My first Zim fanfic! R+R!
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The Visitors
It seemed just a normal Monday when Dib walked in that classroom door. Kids were sitting in their seats and Miss Bitters was introducing a new student. "Children, this is the latest, dead-weight, completely useless addition to this horrible class. Say what you must now, because after now, I DON'T WANT TO KNOW YOU EXIST!"
The new kid was fairly tall, about "1 Zim" shorter than Miss Bitters. He had glasses, curly hair, and was wearing a white coat. "Hello... classmates," he said. "My name is Gy- er, George. I will only be here temporarily. However, while I am here, I have some work to do. If any one of you interferes with that work, that fool will be forcibly ripped into grain-size pieces by lethal devices that will haunt the nightmares of any survivors for the rest of their natural lives. Thank you," he said, sitting next to Dib.
Some of the kids stared in horror at the new kid, others were jaded by the apocalyptic speeches of Miss Bitters. Dib, though, knew for sure that SOMETHING was up with him, after the "Tak incident."
"All right, overgrown fetuses," Miss Bitters began. "Today we're going to learn about famous massacres. First, let's begin with the British firing on a crowd of defenseless people, killing them ALL..." About four hours into the lesson, the bell rang for lunch. "All right, kids. Consume that filthy food." However, between then and lunch, Dib felt nature call. He went to the nearest bathroom, then went up to a urinal. Right before he could relieve himself (don't laugh, it's a bodily function!), George walked in and promptly went into a stall. From the position of his legs, he was clearly not sitting on the john, and was even typing on what looked like a laptop.
"HEY, JERK-OFF! WHAT'RE YOU DOING WITH YOUR LAPTOP IN THERE, DOWNLOADING PORN?" One of the larger, stupider kids from Dib's class had just burst in, heading for George's stall. "You heard me, alien-boy!" he yelled.
Dib started toward the door, then he heard George mutter something like "My cover's blown." He dismissed it as just the bathroom fan, then he saw a small, metal disc flying out of the side of the stall. Soon enough, a huge horde of Irkens wielding laser guns appeared in the bathroom.
"AAAAAAAGH!!!" the kid screamed, running for his life out the door. "ALIENS! AAAAALLLLLIIIEENNNNSSS!!!" After he left, they faded into nothingness. Dib took a closer look at the disc: it said "Hologramatron 3000" on the side. Right then, George came out of his stall.
"Are you that 'Dib' human?" he asked. Dib nodded. "Indeed... Given your knowledge of Zim and Tak's true identity, you probably know most everything by know. We can't talk here, 'teachers' will be coming. Here's my card," he said, handing Dib a small piece of paper. "When you are ready, come to the address on there. I'll be waiting." He left the bathroom then. Dib looked down at the card. It read "Gyok - Earth Address:" It then gave the address of an alley near Zim's house. Dib pocketed the card, then left the bathroom, eager to leave before teachers came investigating. --- When Dib got home, he had a huge load of homework, so he got right to it, not stopping to see Gyok. Eventually, he got done memorizing the dictionary, but it was 11 PM by then and he was VERY tired. He went to bed, rationalizing that Gyok would be there tomorrow, right?
"AAAAAAAAAGH!"
Dib woke up at about 3 AM by a bloodcurdling scream from somewhere near Zim's house. It continued for a few seconds, then stopped abruptly. Dib immediately thought of Gyok, then changed into his clothes and ran out the door.
A few minutes later, Dib arrived at the alley. He didn't see a single living thing there. Nothing, anyway, but a beat-up-looking Chihuahua. It walked up to Dib, carrying a Hologramatron in its mouth. Curious, Dib grabbed it, set it on the ground, and pressed the button. A few seconds later, a hologram of Gyok appeared. "EEK!" Dib yelled, startled. The alien appeared to have a mechanical right eye, left hand, and antennae. He had a gray Invader uniform on, and a small badge reading "A.R." on it.
"Dib, if you're watching this, well, it probably means they got to me before you did. My mind's backed up on this thing, and it ejects from my body when I die, so I can still answer your questions. As I think I told you, my name is Gyok Narzel. As you can probably guess, I'm a researcher, not an Invader. My ship went down while I was investigating a strange energy signature. I set up camp here, and only made it for a day before... THEY... got me. They're coming here, Dib. They want revenge against you. I'm not sure why, but they REALLY want to kill you."
"Who are THEY?" Dib asked.
"Call them what you will," Gyok's hologram replied. "Ghosts, phantoms, Reapers, translucies... We Irkens are still not sure how it happens, but whenever someone - or something - is killed before its time, its mind still lives on. They can't do anything in their own dimension, so that's why almost no one ever sees them. In parallel realities, though..." The hologram thought for a moment, then continued on. "A UEF - unidentified energy formation, our term for these doppelgangers - will seek revenge on whoever made them this way if they ever get the chance."
"Right, so why would they be after you? Or me?"
"I don't really know. I was able to tell that they were Irkens before they stabbed me. Tell me, Dib, did you majorly piss off any Irkens in an alternate reality?"
"How am I supposed to know-" Dib then remembered the "muffin incident," where Zim had used a VR simulation to get the truth from him. "Well, there was one time when I threw a muffin at Zim..."
"Go on."
"He put me in this virtual reality thingy, and I thought these shoe aliens - don't ask - had given me superpowers. I then took down Zim, then when the rest of the Armada came in to back him up-
"HAHAHA! The ARMADA?! Helping out ZIM?! Ahem, go on."
"So anyways, when they came, I wiped them out. But it seemed so lifelike... and I don't know HOW Zim got me into that VR..."
"Hmm... That was no virtual reality. That was alternate reality. It's been banned for eons because EXACTLY this sort of problem could happen, but Zim went ahead anyway. He switched you into a different dimension, then put you back here. SO that means, you REALLY killed a horde of Irkens. And their UEFs aren't too happy. We Irkens know how to use wormholes, so that's how they got here."
"So why'd they kill you?"
"I designed their ships. If the things won't adequately protect them, they're going to blame engineering, right? Zim's a target as well, he led them here. And after they kill you, they're going after the rest of the Irken Empire for sending them to their doom."
"Great... How am I supposed to defend myself?"
"Well, we've noticed that captured UEFs HATE light. A beam with a strong wavelength and concentration will wipe them out. There's a gamma ray pistol in the dumpster to your left." Dib looked in, and sure enough, there was a pistol in there. "It takes 30 seconds to charge, but once it's ready, it'll fry them easily. And some seem to be unable to be wrong. If you can trick them, they'll self-destruct. However, these are some of the smarter ones. More deadly. It'll be hard to trick them."
"Got it. So, I just kill them with this, then I'm-
"BEHIND YOU!" Dib ducked as a ghost flew over his head. Suddenly, numerous laser turrets popped out of the ground and gunned it down. It resisted for a moment, then disappeared. "Smart one... You need to get out of here, NOW. More will be coming. These turrets can take some down, but not all of them. Take the pistol and RUN!" The hologram then disappeared, as the disc on the ground read "BATTERY OUT." Not taking any chances, Dib started charging the gun and ran for his life. --- So, whadja think? Chapter 2 coming soon!
It seemed just a normal Monday when Dib walked in that classroom door. Kids were sitting in their seats and Miss Bitters was introducing a new student. "Children, this is the latest, dead-weight, completely useless addition to this horrible class. Say what you must now, because after now, I DON'T WANT TO KNOW YOU EXIST!"
The new kid was fairly tall, about "1 Zim" shorter than Miss Bitters. He had glasses, curly hair, and was wearing a white coat. "Hello... classmates," he said. "My name is Gy- er, George. I will only be here temporarily. However, while I am here, I have some work to do. If any one of you interferes with that work, that fool will be forcibly ripped into grain-size pieces by lethal devices that will haunt the nightmares of any survivors for the rest of their natural lives. Thank you," he said, sitting next to Dib.
Some of the kids stared in horror at the new kid, others were jaded by the apocalyptic speeches of Miss Bitters. Dib, though, knew for sure that SOMETHING was up with him, after the "Tak incident."
"All right, overgrown fetuses," Miss Bitters began. "Today we're going to learn about famous massacres. First, let's begin with the British firing on a crowd of defenseless people, killing them ALL..." About four hours into the lesson, the bell rang for lunch. "All right, kids. Consume that filthy food." However, between then and lunch, Dib felt nature call. He went to the nearest bathroom, then went up to a urinal. Right before he could relieve himself (don't laugh, it's a bodily function!), George walked in and promptly went into a stall. From the position of his legs, he was clearly not sitting on the john, and was even typing on what looked like a laptop.
"HEY, JERK-OFF! WHAT'RE YOU DOING WITH YOUR LAPTOP IN THERE, DOWNLOADING PORN?" One of the larger, stupider kids from Dib's class had just burst in, heading for George's stall. "You heard me, alien-boy!" he yelled.
Dib started toward the door, then he heard George mutter something like "My cover's blown." He dismissed it as just the bathroom fan, then he saw a small, metal disc flying out of the side of the stall. Soon enough, a huge horde of Irkens wielding laser guns appeared in the bathroom.
"AAAAAAAGH!!!" the kid screamed, running for his life out the door. "ALIENS! AAAAALLLLLIIIEENNNNSSS!!!" After he left, they faded into nothingness. Dib took a closer look at the disc: it said "Hologramatron 3000" on the side. Right then, George came out of his stall.
"Are you that 'Dib' human?" he asked. Dib nodded. "Indeed... Given your knowledge of Zim and Tak's true identity, you probably know most everything by know. We can't talk here, 'teachers' will be coming. Here's my card," he said, handing Dib a small piece of paper. "When you are ready, come to the address on there. I'll be waiting." He left the bathroom then. Dib looked down at the card. It read "Gyok - Earth Address:" It then gave the address of an alley near Zim's house. Dib pocketed the card, then left the bathroom, eager to leave before teachers came investigating. --- When Dib got home, he had a huge load of homework, so he got right to it, not stopping to see Gyok. Eventually, he got done memorizing the dictionary, but it was 11 PM by then and he was VERY tired. He went to bed, rationalizing that Gyok would be there tomorrow, right?
"AAAAAAAAAGH!"
Dib woke up at about 3 AM by a bloodcurdling scream from somewhere near Zim's house. It continued for a few seconds, then stopped abruptly. Dib immediately thought of Gyok, then changed into his clothes and ran out the door.
A few minutes later, Dib arrived at the alley. He didn't see a single living thing there. Nothing, anyway, but a beat-up-looking Chihuahua. It walked up to Dib, carrying a Hologramatron in its mouth. Curious, Dib grabbed it, set it on the ground, and pressed the button. A few seconds later, a hologram of Gyok appeared. "EEK!" Dib yelled, startled. The alien appeared to have a mechanical right eye, left hand, and antennae. He had a gray Invader uniform on, and a small badge reading "A.R." on it.
"Dib, if you're watching this, well, it probably means they got to me before you did. My mind's backed up on this thing, and it ejects from my body when I die, so I can still answer your questions. As I think I told you, my name is Gyok Narzel. As you can probably guess, I'm a researcher, not an Invader. My ship went down while I was investigating a strange energy signature. I set up camp here, and only made it for a day before... THEY... got me. They're coming here, Dib. They want revenge against you. I'm not sure why, but they REALLY want to kill you."
"Who are THEY?" Dib asked.
"Call them what you will," Gyok's hologram replied. "Ghosts, phantoms, Reapers, translucies... We Irkens are still not sure how it happens, but whenever someone - or something - is killed before its time, its mind still lives on. They can't do anything in their own dimension, so that's why almost no one ever sees them. In parallel realities, though..." The hologram thought for a moment, then continued on. "A UEF - unidentified energy formation, our term for these doppelgangers - will seek revenge on whoever made them this way if they ever get the chance."
"Right, so why would they be after you? Or me?"
"I don't really know. I was able to tell that they were Irkens before they stabbed me. Tell me, Dib, did you majorly piss off any Irkens in an alternate reality?"
"How am I supposed to know-" Dib then remembered the "muffin incident," where Zim had used a VR simulation to get the truth from him. "Well, there was one time when I threw a muffin at Zim..."
"Go on."
"He put me in this virtual reality thingy, and I thought these shoe aliens - don't ask - had given me superpowers. I then took down Zim, then when the rest of the Armada came in to back him up-
"HAHAHA! The ARMADA?! Helping out ZIM?! Ahem, go on."
"So anyways, when they came, I wiped them out. But it seemed so lifelike... and I don't know HOW Zim got me into that VR..."
"Hmm... That was no virtual reality. That was alternate reality. It's been banned for eons because EXACTLY this sort of problem could happen, but Zim went ahead anyway. He switched you into a different dimension, then put you back here. SO that means, you REALLY killed a horde of Irkens. And their UEFs aren't too happy. We Irkens know how to use wormholes, so that's how they got here."
"So why'd they kill you?"
"I designed their ships. If the things won't adequately protect them, they're going to blame engineering, right? Zim's a target as well, he led them here. And after they kill you, they're going after the rest of the Irken Empire for sending them to their doom."
"Great... How am I supposed to defend myself?"
"Well, we've noticed that captured UEFs HATE light. A beam with a strong wavelength and concentration will wipe them out. There's a gamma ray pistol in the dumpster to your left." Dib looked in, and sure enough, there was a pistol in there. "It takes 30 seconds to charge, but once it's ready, it'll fry them easily. And some seem to be unable to be wrong. If you can trick them, they'll self-destruct. However, these are some of the smarter ones. More deadly. It'll be hard to trick them."
"Got it. So, I just kill them with this, then I'm-
"BEHIND YOU!" Dib ducked as a ghost flew over his head. Suddenly, numerous laser turrets popped out of the ground and gunned it down. It resisted for a moment, then disappeared. "Smart one... You need to get out of here, NOW. More will be coming. These turrets can take some down, but not all of them. Take the pistol and RUN!" The hologram then disappeared, as the disc on the ground read "BATTERY OUT." Not taking any chances, Dib started charging the gun and ran for his life. --- So, whadja think? Chapter 2 coming soon!