Part II
Arrival
"Are we there yet?" GIR asked for the hundredth time since they'd left. They were in the Voot Cruiser, following Prof. Membrane's private jet at a safe distance, and the going was much too slow for their tastes.
"No, GIR," Zim said impatiently, "We're no closer than we were five seconds ago."
"Aww, man," GIR said, then entertained himself with his toys some more.
Zim sighed. This was taking too long. At this rate, the egg would hatch before he could get to it, and who knew what problems that would cause!!
A few hours later, the jet had landed and the Membrane family was riding towards their hotel in the company car. Unbeknownst to them, the Voot Cruiser was still following them. When they arrived at the Sci-Fi Hotel, the Cruiser was parked on the roof, hidden behind the giant, lit-up, UFO decoration.
"Why do we have to stay here?" Gaz complained, as they made their way into the lobby.
"Because you lost the toss," Membrane said simply, walking past the registration desk as one of his assistants hurried to sign them in.
Dib grinned, "That's the way it is, Gaz. Maybe you'll get lucky next time."
Gaz growled. They both knew how long it could be before 'next time'.
"Now, now," Membrane said, "Let's not argue, kids. It's not like we'll be spending much time here anyway."
They both nodded and hurried after him up the stairs to their room.
* * *
Outside, up on the roof, Zim climbed out of Cruiser and ran to the edge of the roof to survey the area. "What is this place?" he muttered to himself.
GIR hopped out of the Cruiser as well and stared up at the lit-up UFO. "CAN I FLY THAT?!?!?!" he asked excitedly.
Panicked, Zim tackled the little robot to the ground. "Be quiet, GIR," he said sternly, "We don't want to bring attention to ourselves, do we?"
"Yes!" GIR said from the ground.
"No, we don't," Zim said, "Now come on, let's investigate this building. I need to know what its purpose is and why the brats have come to stay here." He walked to the fire escape stairway and pried the door open. GIR pushed a button on the Cruiser and the lights blinked, locking it, and then he hurried to catch up to Zim as he descended the stairs.
* * *
Before they made contact with the humans, Zim just barely remembered to don his disguise and put GIR in the costume of the little big-headed boy with a beanie. Then they wandered the endless halls of hotel room, very confused.
"It looks like a temporary apartment complex, GIR," Zim mused, "But its decor is oddly unnerving." He gazed up at a poster of the M.I.B. and shuddered, "Perhaps it would not be wise to stay here."
"I like it!" GIR said, "It's homey!"
So they wandered the halls until they found the one marked "Professor Membrane's Temporary Laboratory" and claimed the room across from it. As it turned out, the room already had people staying in it, but GIR scared them away very quickly. Then they settled in for the night.
Arrival
"Are we there yet?" GIR asked for the hundredth time since they'd left. They were in the Voot Cruiser, following Prof. Membrane's private jet at a safe distance, and the going was much too slow for their tastes.
"No, GIR," Zim said impatiently, "We're no closer than we were five seconds ago."
"Aww, man," GIR said, then entertained himself with his toys some more.
Zim sighed. This was taking too long. At this rate, the egg would hatch before he could get to it, and who knew what problems that would cause!!
A few hours later, the jet had landed and the Membrane family was riding towards their hotel in the company car. Unbeknownst to them, the Voot Cruiser was still following them. When they arrived at the Sci-Fi Hotel, the Cruiser was parked on the roof, hidden behind the giant, lit-up, UFO decoration.
"Why do we have to stay here?" Gaz complained, as they made their way into the lobby.
"Because you lost the toss," Membrane said simply, walking past the registration desk as one of his assistants hurried to sign them in.
Dib grinned, "That's the way it is, Gaz. Maybe you'll get lucky next time."
Gaz growled. They both knew how long it could be before 'next time'.
"Now, now," Membrane said, "Let's not argue, kids. It's not like we'll be spending much time here anyway."
They both nodded and hurried after him up the stairs to their room.
* * *
Outside, up on the roof, Zim climbed out of Cruiser and ran to the edge of the roof to survey the area. "What is this place?" he muttered to himself.
GIR hopped out of the Cruiser as well and stared up at the lit-up UFO. "CAN I FLY THAT?!?!?!" he asked excitedly.
Panicked, Zim tackled the little robot to the ground. "Be quiet, GIR," he said sternly, "We don't want to bring attention to ourselves, do we?"
"Yes!" GIR said from the ground.
"No, we don't," Zim said, "Now come on, let's investigate this building. I need to know what its purpose is and why the brats have come to stay here." He walked to the fire escape stairway and pried the door open. GIR pushed a button on the Cruiser and the lights blinked, locking it, and then he hurried to catch up to Zim as he descended the stairs.
* * *
Before they made contact with the humans, Zim just barely remembered to don his disguise and put GIR in the costume of the little big-headed boy with a beanie. Then they wandered the endless halls of hotel room, very confused.
"It looks like a temporary apartment complex, GIR," Zim mused, "But its decor is oddly unnerving." He gazed up at a poster of the M.I.B. and shuddered, "Perhaps it would not be wise to stay here."
"I like it!" GIR said, "It's homey!"
So they wandered the halls until they found the one marked "Professor Membrane's Temporary Laboratory" and claimed the room across from it. As it turned out, the room already had people staying in it, but GIR scared them away very quickly. Then they settled in for the night.