The Spawn

By Unknowner (as always)

Chapter Three

Zed sat bolt upright in bed. How long had he been out? And… wait. It was all a dream. Wasn't it? He glanced around. Everything seemed norm-

"HIIIIIIII!"

Zed screamed as something grabbed onto his head. Then he paused. It was- laughing?

"Squishysquishysquishy…. heeeheheeee!"

He slowly pried his assailant off and examined it. It was a smallish grey and cyan robot, with a cylindrical head and huge eyes. It was then that Zed realized that it wasn't a dream… his dad was…

"Whoa."

"Awwwww… what's wrong?" The tiny form tiled his head to the side and hopped up on Zed's shoulder.

"Nothing. Just…"

"Master said you migh have some problems after you woke up."

"Master?" At this the robot leapt to the floor, his eyes and chestplate turning a brilliant crimson.

"THE GRAND HIGH COUNCILMAN AND AMBASSADOR TO THE PLANED SOL-3, ALSO KNOWN AS EARTH, LORD ZIM!!!!" The color of the robot's eyes shifted back as he added "But you can call him `Pop'."

Zed let this digest for a minute. There was so much he wanted to know…

"Is my dad here?"

"Yes- waitaminit- no."

"Where is he?"

"You were napping for a long time. He left for a date with your mom."

"Is anyone else here?" The robot shrugged, producing a faint squeak.

"Thanks- wait, what's your name?"

"Master calls me GIR, but my Yahoo name is MongooseDog!"

"Um… Okay. I'll… talk to you later." Zed walked down the stairs and into the kitchen, where he found his uncle Dib sucking down a cup of coffee.

"Hey, Zed! You're finally up."

"Uncle Dib?"

"… I guess you're pretty confused."

"Got that right."

Dib sighed. "Sit down. I guess I'll just start from the beginning…"

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Zed sighed deeply. "So my dad was an incompetent invader."

"Yeah. He turned into a revolutionary when he found out the truth about his so-called mission."

"And he's been off liberating Irk since I was a baby?"

"Most of the time. You know those software conventions your mom goes to?"

"Yeah?"

"She only goes to about half of `em. The rest are just excuses to get away with your dad for a weekend or so."

Zed paused. It was all beginning to sink in. "So let's recap. My dad's an alien, my mom jet-sets around the universe on an annual basis, and my uncle- say, why were you on Irk?"

"I'm the US ambassador."

"Oh. So… how did mom and dad get together, anyway?"

"That's kind of a long story."

"I've got time."



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