A/N: This is by far the shortest chapter I have ever written (or will ever
write). Sorry for it's shortness, but I wanted to speed things along, and
this was the best way. Enjoy! Sam ^_~
Chapter 18 - A Few Months.In Summary
Skool started up again not long after Zim and Zia got settled back into the base. The teachers all realized how much they missed tormenting children, so they agreed to return to work with only a 5% raise. And as the children were all moping about having to be back in Skool, no one bothered Zia about the two weeks she had been absent. Her little fan-club of girls from their class seemed to have all but forgotten about it and was all too happy to see her again. Their opinion of Zim, however, refused to change, and the girls stuck their noses up disapprovingly every time they saw the couple together. Dib was keeping surprisingly quiet. He was much too busy, designing blue- prints for the modifications for his probe droid, to bother with the aliens for the time being. And Gaz, who could really have cared less about exposing aliens, just stuck to her GS2, same as always. APU followed Zia around as much as he could, but he now had to divide his attention between his Mistress and her unborn children. He had never felt GIR was of much use to anyone, but over the past few months, he grew thankful for GIR's help. Needless to say, GIR's kind of help was not always helpful, but at least he was willing. The babies were growing nicely, and right on schedule, which was surprising since the egg was laid naturally, without any chemical-aid. The egg shell had dissolved and the fetuses had attached themselves to the incubation tube. Computer kept them under constant supervision, which was a comfort to everyone in the house. Twice the base was raided by Jasten and her probe droids, but both times she had been unsuccessful at finding the entrance to the actual base. Actually, she did find the elevator in the toilet, but it was built for Irkens, not humanoids, so she got stuck and had to be pried lose by ZS-567. She got out an instant before Zim and Zia got back from Skool. Overall, things were pretty normal. At Zia's request, Zim had stopped trying to eliminate life on the planet, and stuck to information retrieval, like he was supposed to. Zim obliged, being keen to please her. And please her he did. Out in space, the refugee transport entered Earth's solar system, heading for its destination: The Interstellar Check-in Station, NY, NY.
Chapter 18 - A Few Months.In Summary
Skool started up again not long after Zim and Zia got settled back into the base. The teachers all realized how much they missed tormenting children, so they agreed to return to work with only a 5% raise. And as the children were all moping about having to be back in Skool, no one bothered Zia about the two weeks she had been absent. Her little fan-club of girls from their class seemed to have all but forgotten about it and was all too happy to see her again. Their opinion of Zim, however, refused to change, and the girls stuck their noses up disapprovingly every time they saw the couple together. Dib was keeping surprisingly quiet. He was much too busy, designing blue- prints for the modifications for his probe droid, to bother with the aliens for the time being. And Gaz, who could really have cared less about exposing aliens, just stuck to her GS2, same as always. APU followed Zia around as much as he could, but he now had to divide his attention between his Mistress and her unborn children. He had never felt GIR was of much use to anyone, but over the past few months, he grew thankful for GIR's help. Needless to say, GIR's kind of help was not always helpful, but at least he was willing. The babies were growing nicely, and right on schedule, which was surprising since the egg was laid naturally, without any chemical-aid. The egg shell had dissolved and the fetuses had attached themselves to the incubation tube. Computer kept them under constant supervision, which was a comfort to everyone in the house. Twice the base was raided by Jasten and her probe droids, but both times she had been unsuccessful at finding the entrance to the actual base. Actually, she did find the elevator in the toilet, but it was built for Irkens, not humanoids, so she got stuck and had to be pried lose by ZS-567. She got out an instant before Zim and Zia got back from Skool. Overall, things were pretty normal. At Zia's request, Zim had stopped trying to eliminate life on the planet, and stuck to information retrieval, like he was supposed to. Zim obliged, being keen to please her. And please her he did. Out in space, the refugee transport entered Earth's solar system, heading for its destination: The Interstellar Check-in Station, NY, NY.
