Chapter 5 - The Meeting
"NO! Everybody's coming! You two are not going to die alone!"
"We aren't going to die alone. We're still here together," Vehn informed.
"It still doesn't seem right. Why should I have to leave you two alone and go only with Nodac? Don't you want to go where there's people?"
"We'd like to, but it's just not practical."
"Practical? Zim's conquered the planet! How can you even define practical?"
"Listen, Dib. If just you two are missing, it won't be as suspicious. We'll hold up the fort."
"But he'll ask what happened!"
"Well, he said that you'd want to commit suicide. Why don't we say that you committed suicide and that Nodac followed suit because of it?"
"I still don't feel right about it."
"You must," Laena said, "We'll be here, and we'll be fine. You need to go. Good luck, you two. I wish you both a long and happy life."
"Thanks. Are you sure you'll be okay?"
"Yes. You can leave at the first light."
"Thank you so much you two. You've been with us since Zim took over...I don't know what I'd do without you. You people were my first and only friends in the world. Thank you."
"You have to go, Dib. And Nodac, too. You're our only hope."
"Nodac, let's go get our things packed for tomorrow."
"Okay." They treaded upstairs to their room, both feeling happy that there was a new hope of saving humanity, and yet saddened at having to leave their friends behind. After packing the initial necessities, Dib sat on his bed and stared out into space.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah. I guess so."
"You don't feel comfortable leaving Vehn and Laena behind, do you?"
"No. It just doesn't seem right. Why should they stay here?"
"They're trying to save us. Being sympathetic won't make any difference. They're obstinate. They won't leave."
"We've got to talk some sense into them."
"I'd hate to leave them too, but we don't have any choice. Now, get your knapsack and get ready to cover our tracks tomorrow. We've got a long trip ahead of us. Where exactly are we going, anyway?"
"I've got a map leading to it. Apparently, before Zim's mass murder, one of the towns we passed through slipped me a map of their plans for this place without my knowing it. It's not even certain that this place exists at all."
"Still, it's worth a try."
"And it's our only hope."
"Try to sleep. You'll need it." As hard as he tried, he couldn't sleep a wink.
"NO! Everybody's coming! You two are not going to die alone!"
"We aren't going to die alone. We're still here together," Vehn informed.
"It still doesn't seem right. Why should I have to leave you two alone and go only with Nodac? Don't you want to go where there's people?"
"We'd like to, but it's just not practical."
"Practical? Zim's conquered the planet! How can you even define practical?"
"Listen, Dib. If just you two are missing, it won't be as suspicious. We'll hold up the fort."
"But he'll ask what happened!"
"Well, he said that you'd want to commit suicide. Why don't we say that you committed suicide and that Nodac followed suit because of it?"
"I still don't feel right about it."
"You must," Laena said, "We'll be here, and we'll be fine. You need to go. Good luck, you two. I wish you both a long and happy life."
"Thanks. Are you sure you'll be okay?"
"Yes. You can leave at the first light."
"Thank you so much you two. You've been with us since Zim took over...I don't know what I'd do without you. You people were my first and only friends in the world. Thank you."
"You have to go, Dib. And Nodac, too. You're our only hope."
"Nodac, let's go get our things packed for tomorrow."
"Okay." They treaded upstairs to their room, both feeling happy that there was a new hope of saving humanity, and yet saddened at having to leave their friends behind. After packing the initial necessities, Dib sat on his bed and stared out into space.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah. I guess so."
"You don't feel comfortable leaving Vehn and Laena behind, do you?"
"No. It just doesn't seem right. Why should they stay here?"
"They're trying to save us. Being sympathetic won't make any difference. They're obstinate. They won't leave."
"We've got to talk some sense into them."
"I'd hate to leave them too, but we don't have any choice. Now, get your knapsack and get ready to cover our tracks tomorrow. We've got a long trip ahead of us. Where exactly are we going, anyway?"
"I've got a map leading to it. Apparently, before Zim's mass murder, one of the towns we passed through slipped me a map of their plans for this place without my knowing it. It's not even certain that this place exists at all."
"Still, it's worth a try."
"And it's our only hope."
"Try to sleep. You'll need it." As hard as he tried, he couldn't sleep a wink.