((Drum roll please for the NEXT CHAPPY!!! Huzzah!!! All charries of Invader Zim I do not own but my own charrie Luka I do own. Oki then. Drrrrrr!))

Zyn Aranea

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The next day Zim came to Skool looking ghastly pale. His eyes were wide open all through out the day, and he never stood up to say anything out of the ordinary. He was being so unnoticeable that he was being… noticed.

"Hey Zim, why are you so pale?! Are yooou some kind of coooww??" said Zita. She pulled her hair down for some strange reason.

"Yea! Zim is being weirder than is usually is! Maybe he's been hanging around that Dib kid too much!" Celia said, pointing over to Dib. Dib was gnawing at his hand non-stop.

"Dib… what are you doing?" Gaz said, not looking up from her game. Dib kept on gnawing. "I can't help it Gaz! DO NOT DISTURB MEEE!!!!!" Rat-like, he crawled to the corner and began muttering something about his 'precious tray' while nibbling on a milk carton. Normally Zim would've said something, but he didn't. He made an effort to slam his fist on the table and fall asleep, and that was about it. Really, what was going on?

Later after Skool, Dib laughed madly and fired something else at Zim. A tiny device stuck onto his back. Zim twitched and reached for the object. "Ah… who cares," he muttered, letting his hand flop down to his side. He walked away and Dib laughed.

"I got you now, ZIM!!! MUAHAHAAA!!! I got yooou!!" Dib looked like Zim now.

Zim rolled his pale crimson eyes. "Whatever," he said wearily.

Moving on, Dib and Luka were watching Mysterious Mysteries while sharing a bowl of popcorn. Dib literally shoved his face into the bowl and starting breathing deeply.

"Dib, I'm really getting sick of your insanity, now will you PLEASE…"

"NOT NOW LUKA!!!" shouted Dib's muffled voice through the popcorn. "The kernels are SPEAKING to me…" He lifted his face from the bowl and grinned, popcorn covering his face. Luka rolled her eyes and chucked the remote at his head. Dib keeled over and stuck his tongue out in a smile, sort of like GIR.

"Honestly Dib, I have no idea what's gotten into you!!!" Luka stormed into Dib's lab, dragging him behind her. Dib gnawed at his foot.

"What we'll do," Luka explained. "Is use the device you shot at Zim as a tracking device. Through this screen we'll be able to see Zim where ever he is." Luka turned on the monitor and tapped it. After a few moments of static, the screen became clear. They both leaned forward, Dib's hand in his mouth.

On the screen they saw Zim in his lab in Irken form with his head against the wall. He sighed. "Computer… do a body scan on subject: ZIM… what's wrong with me?"

The computer beeped a few times, flashing images on the screen back and forth.

"Body scan complete. Virus detected. Virus unknown. Hydrochloric acid found within substance." The robot voice said to Zim. Zim suddenly jerked his head up and stood with much effort and difficulty. "COMPUTER!! Magnify on virus." A large blob on the screen appeared, showing a variety of Irken symbols and 'letters.' Finally the computer spoke again. "Hydrochloric acid present. Sulfuric acid present. Unknown substance detected. Unknown substance not from Earth." Beads of sweat slid down Zim's pale green face and he started to hyperventilate. "Computer! What is going on in my body?!" Zim commanded. The computer's magnification zoomed out, displaying a silhouette of Zim. "Virus destroying Zim cells. Hydrochloric acid and unknown substance coming together to eat away cells."

Zim nearly fainted. His knees buckled and Zim looked in the mirror. There were scars all over his face. "NOOOO!!!!!!!!!"

The screen crackled with static again. Luka laughed evilly. Dib did too… except he sounded like a hyena on crack. Luka stopped. Dib didn't stop laughing. Luka glared at Dib. Dib stopped and he twitched before finally calming down.

"Do you know what this is, Dib?" Luka asked him eagerly. Dib nodded. Then shook his head. Then make little squeaky noises and started DANCIN' LIKE A MONKEY!!!

"I'm DANCIN' LIKE A MONKEH!!!!" He squealed.

Luka got impatient and grabbed Dib's face. She pushed him away, knocking over some stuff. "Dib!! Focus, all right?! If you want to get rid of Zim, the you HAVE to pay attention!!!" Luka's piercing blue eyes seemed to penetrate beneath Dib's skin, making his blood run cold and his soul quiver inside his own body.

"The potion we developed works sort of like a leprosy for Irkens. The virus will slowly but surely eat him up until he's weak. He'll die of hunger, die of weakness." Luka grinned, helping Dib back up again.

Meanwhile, GIR danced around Zim who was in a fetal position, rocking himself to and fro in the corner. "This can't be happening GIR…" Zim muttered. "This can't be!"

GIR stuck his tongue out. "But what about the little bomb and gas thingeeeee?!"

Zim bolted upright, now sitting on the floor. "Wait… yes! Yes, that's exactly right GIR! The bomb attached to Dib's house will explode due to insanity in approximately 6 days. Until then, he will be going insane due to the special waves being emitted." Zim cackled.

GIR laughed and said, "Awww, those waves are mine!"

Zim nodded. "Yes GIR, I've decided that your waves of doomy stupidness will come in handy," Zim smiled wickedly after collapsing to the floor in pain. "I'll be sick, but Dib will die of exploding in insanity!!"

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Okay now, I'm sorry this chappy was kinda short but believe me another will come very soon!!!

Zyn Aranea