Chapter
7: A new 'friend'.
Once again, it's been awhile since I've written. I've been lazy,
and school started. The way I see it, I'm only half way done. I don't expect
many chapters to come easy. If your reading this as I post it, feel free to bug
me about the next chapter. It's the only way I'll ever finish. Well, uh… I
think this is the turning point of the story.
Zer sat on the couch. At this point, he was ignoring the mission. He had this new idea, that there was another meaning. Why else would he have found Gir? He sat there, and wondered. Wondered what to do now. After awhile, he got up, and went to the lab. He pulled Dib's log out of his back pod, and opened up to the last dated page. He began to read, not realizing what changes in his life this page would bring.
Dear Log. Today, I am leaving. I am going to make an attempt to rescue
Zim. Without him around, my life is meaningless. I don't want to live that
way. I will not come back if Zim is not with me. I don't intend on living a
pointless life. If your reading this, I'm probably gone. If you never noticed,
there's a tape under my bed you should watch. If, in the event that I was
proven dead, I want Gaz to know the batteries under my bed are for her, and,
that I did care about you. I cared about you more then you do me, and I
hope you realize that.
Zer stared at the book in awe. Dib was going to save Zim. Now, he knew there was another meaning for his mission. He was sure there was a good reason he was sent here, and not because he was supposed to rule the planet. "Gir! Sir!" Zer yelled, hoping they where home. To his surprise, they both ran in the door. "Yeeessssss? Did you want me to rub your foot?" Gir said. "Uh… no thank you. Sir, Gir… I have a mission for you. A new one." "O_o! Do you want us to rob the herbatorium?" "What?… No, Sir. I want you to go find any evidence on who killed Dib." Sir temporarily switched into a series mode. "You know, humans have been trying to solve that puzzle for hundreds of years. Do you really think we could find out?" "Well.. I don't know, but if I could find out, It might help link all of this together." "All what?" Gir asked. "Nothing, Gir. Nothing."
Gir and Sir left, and Zer just stared at the journal. A single tear shed from his eye. He didn't know what to do. If he went out and tried to expose the truth, People would realize his secret. He thought to himself. "Is it worth it? I could be ruler of this planet, or… I could make peace with the humans. Should I try and expose the truth, or just give it all up now? Is it worth ruining the mission?" That's when he realized. It would be worth it. He could end a never-ending chain of death between the Irken and the human. He stood up, and looked out the window. There was some lightning in the background. He leaned his head against the windowpane, when he heard the metal clank of his 2 robots outside.
"Sir! What did you find?" "I dunno… I didn't find notin, but I lost sumpin! Gir ran away!" "You lost him!?! Where did he go?" I dunno… Where did you go?" Zer leaned against a wall in frustration. As he pushed himself away, He grabbed his jacket off the coat hook, and put it on. "Where you gonna go, master?" "I have to find Gir." "Oooo! Can I come?" "Huh… sure, but you have to help." "I guess." Zer stepped out the door, and set back off toward the museum. He thought that was the best bet.
As he walked past the cemetery, he felt something odd. A strange feeling was pulling him near. He didn't want to go in, but, for some reason, he did anyway. He walked in and out of the graves, something propelling him. He was searching for something now, though he didn't know what.
As he walked past another grave, he got a chill down his spine. Across the field, a young figure sat at a gravestone. He wondered why they would be out this late, in a storm. They were wearing a raincoat, so Zer couldn't identify them. Though he was hesitant, he approached the human. By the time he reached a dozen yards of them, Zer realized it was a female. She wore a dark gray raincoat, and had long, blonde hair. Zer had never seen her before. He approached her bench.
"Hello. What are you doing here so late?" "Oh… hello. I saw a loose dog, and I was worried he'd get hurt in the storm, but I lost track of him." "Gir…" Zer thought. "Did you see which way he went?" "No… I'm afraid not. He seemed very upset about something. He looked an awful lot like your dog there." "Yeah… I think that's my dog, Gir." "Gir… that's an odd name." "Yeah… speaking of names.. What's yours?" For some reason, Zer felt very comfortable around this human. Somehow, he knew She wasn't going to expose him for an alien, even if she knew. "Oh… My name is Fizz. What's yours?" Fizz? That was an odd name to Zer, but he didn't bother to insult it. "I'm Zer. Nice to meet you." "Hey! She smells like peaches!" Sir yelled. "Cupcake! Your not supposed to talk!" Fizz didn't look surprised. "He.. He. He's… uh… a very smart dog." "I see." Zer stopped and shook off the embarrassed feeling he had. "I have to go find Gir now. You should get home, before It's starts raining." "I suppose I should." She said, standing. She gave a warm glance at Zer, and began to walk away. "Who was that, master?" Sir yipped. "I'm not sure, Sir." "Is she Dib's friend?" "No.. I don't think so, but…. I think she may be able to help us.
Let me just say, Fizz will play an important part. I
didn't through her in because I was bored 'though I named her after my
friend!' She is going to link in here. Please…. Yell at me for taking to
long. It will help… really.
