In this chap, Zim scans Pip's files, and we finally get a hint of slashy-type stuff! (and there was much rejoicing. yaaay.)
Disclaimer: I do not own Invader Zim
Chance
Chapter 3
At skool the next morning Dib fidgeted all through class, thinking about how easily this could all be trap. By the time the passing bell rang we was so lost in thought that he didn't notice Zim standing in front of him until the alien put a nutrient drink on Dib's desk and began walking away. Dib used a pencil to poke a hole in the top, then gave it to Pip, who had used some loose papers to make a nest-type thing in his backpack. As he began to zip up the backpack, he couldn't help but notice how much Pip had grown already. He'd only had her a day, and she'd grown at least an inch. He'd have to ask Zim about it later.
The bell rang and the rest of the class ran into the room, attempting to barely make it out of a tardy. Ms. Bitters was the last one in the room, and Dib still couldn't beleive that she's followed them up to middle skool. She took her usual place at the front of the room and began her usual lecture on how they were all doomed. Dib just sat back and pulled a book out of his trenchcoat pocket, trying to keep his mind off of his earlier thoughts. It wouldn't do him any good to get stressed over it.
It seemed that skool was over in record time. Dib carefully slipped his backpack on and began walking towards the door when Zim stood in front of him. Dib sighed and took Pip out of his backpack and handed her to Zim. He looked at her for a moment.
"She's grown. Good."
Dib simply glared at the alien, then patted Pip on the head as he walked out of the classroom. He planned to arrive at the base before Zim.
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Zim watched Dib leave, then looked down at Pip again. He was glad that Dib had been thoughtful enough to equip her with a disguise. Realizing that someone was paying attention to her, Pip looked up at Zim and smiled. Zim frowned, she looked almost exactly like Det, even with the human disguise. Zim transferred Pip to his left arm, holding her securely against his side, and began walking towards his base.
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Dib had gotten inside the base easily enough. He hadn't been noticed by the gnomes, and Gir had simply let him in once he'd danced for about a minute. That robot was certifiably insane. Now he was sitting on the couch, waiting for Zim to arrive.
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Zim groaned and smacked his forehead with his palm when he saw Gir let the human inside the base.
Well, at least I got a picture of him dancing. That should be good for blackmail.
Of course, Zim had about fifty other blackmail pictures that he'd never used, but one more couldn't hurt.
Zim gave Dib his usual glare as he walked into the base. Dib stood up, and Zim was once again reminded of the fact that Dib had grown, and he had not. The human was only a few inches taller, but it was still enough to irritate him.
"Follow me, earth-stink."
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As Dib and Zim stood on the platform taking them to one of the underground rooms, Dib wished he had brought his camera along. Of course, Zim usually ended up destroying the film, so it would be a waste, but still....
Of course, some of the pictures still turn out.
Dib had about four pictures that had developed, out of the dozens of rolls of film he'd used. Each one of them could probably convince those dolts at NASAPLACE that aliens exist, but he had gone through so much trouble, so much allowance money, just to get those four that Dib didn't really want to give them up. The thought that he could make copies had never even occured to him.
It didn't take long to get to the room, and Zim walked over to a huge console on one wall. Zim put Pip down on an extra chair and connected a wire from her pak to the computer, quickly scanning through her files until he found two that weren't her own. One he recognized as the memory she'd pulled from his own files yesterday, so the other one had to be it. He brought up the file, and sat quietly as Det's image appeared on the screen.
The young, lavender eyed female smiled sadly at the recording device.
"Hello Zim. I'm sure it's you, no one else would have thought to check my daughter's memory files. If you've found this, I'm probably no longer functioning. Also, I'm certain you'd like to know why I came to your planet. First of all, I found out where you were on my own. If you remember, I had applied for a position in Tallest Purple's personal staff back before you were banished to Foodcourtia. Well, until a little less than a month ago, I was one of his top advisors. Anyway, I came here because I found out what they'd done to you, and I couldn't stand to work for them any longer. Now, I've known you my whole life, so my best guess is you're still completely oblivious. If not, skip this next section, as I'm sure it's going to be painful.
"The Tallest didn't even think that there was a planet here. They beleived that they had sent you to an empty point in space, where you would hopefully die. In essence, you had simply been banished again. When it turned out there was a planet there, they allowed you to continue your false mission because it amused them. Though, I must admit, you looked adorable in the bear suit."
Det giggled lightly, then gave an apologetic smile.
"Sorry, Zim, I couldn't help myself. You know how I am. Please take care of my daughter and yourself. Oh! I almost forgot, I noticed a file in you computer when I hacked into it awhile ago. It was a rather lengthy bio on one of the inhabitants of that planet. Dib, I think his name was. And yes, I read the whole thing. All I have to say is good luck, and have fun. Well, I should end this transmission, I want to transfer the file before she wakes up. This is Det, your daughter in spirit, signing off."
Dib looked over at Zim to see that the alien seemed...sad was the only word for it, though Dib couldn't think of a single time when Zim had expressed that emotion. Dib disconnected the wire from Pip's pak and quietly left the base, somehow knowing that Zim didn't want to talk to anyone. As he began to walk out the door of Zim's base, he saw Gir start to run towards the platform. Dib thought for a moment, then grabbed the robot as well, leaving a quick note for Zim that told him where the robot was.
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Zim sat, staring at the blank screen for a long while before he realized that Dib had left, taking Pip with him. The alien slowly stood and headed for his rarely used bedroom. For some reason he felt incredibly tired.
Of course, once he had layed down, after finding Dib's note, he couldn't seem to sleep. He kept thinking about what Det had said about his mission. He couldn't beleive the Tallest would send him on a false mission, but he knew Det would never lie to him....He layed for a while, thinking about it, before he remembed another thing she had said.
What was she implying when she spoke of the Dib-human? What did I write in his observation file, anyway?
Zim sudddenly remembered that one of his entries had been made towards the beginning of the skool year, after consuming a foul human drink called beer. He immediatly ran to the nearest console and brought up the entry. Zim's eyes widened as he got the the line that Det must have been talking about.
'...and he's got a nice butt, too...'
Zim started smacking his head against the desk.
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Dib gave a releived sigh as he sat on the couch. Pip had finally fallen asleep and was currently laying across his lap, and Gir had ben following Gaz around since they'd gotten to the house. As he sat, staring blankly at the TV, he couldn't help but think about Zim. That file had obviously held a lot of meaning for him, and Dib kinda wished that he knew what Det had meant. Dib was also very curious as to what Zim had written about him, if it was interesting enough for the other alien to comment on. Of course, Dib was glad Zim couldn't get into his files, because he knew that he had written something weird towards the beginning of the skool year, when some older kids had tricked a bunch of the new ones into getting drunk, Dib included.
I haven't even read it, and it's been months. Honestly, how bad could it be?
With that thought, Dib carefully picked up Pip and headed to his room to go read it.
Oh, it's bad. Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad.
That was what Dib thought after reading the first couple lines. He forced himself to read on, hoping at the end it would all turn out to be a big joke.
Dib got to the end, and stared blankly at his moniter. It hadn't gotten any better. It hadn't been a big joke. In fact, it had just gotten worse and worse. And the worst thing of all was the fact that the more he thought about it, the more he agreed.
Okay, I'm just overstressed today. I'll just go to bed, and in the morning everything will be back to normal.
Dib got up and ready for bed, not noticing that Pip had woken up and went to see what was so interesting. She giggled as she read one of the first lines.
'...I bet he's a good kisser...'
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*Laughs hysterically* Weehee!! Sorry, I just love those last parts. Underage drinking is bad. And also, I just realized that I've probably been confusing about their ages in this fic. They're both currently in their first year of middle skool. I've actually managed to get three chapters out quickly. I'm very proud of myself. Let's all just hope I don't forget about this one. (Like I've done with almost every other fic so far...-_-;;) Well, I'm gonna really work on this one, plus I'm also doing some fanart for it. Does anyone know a good place to post it? They're actually pretty good, if you'd just like to see one or two email me, and I'll send you the file.
So far I have:
Pip wearing one of Dib's shirts,
Pip trying to stick a fork in a toaster,
Gir, Dib, Pip, and Zim in the park, flying kites...sorta,
Dib holding Pip, who just woke up from a nightmare,
and one of Zim and Dib asleep on the couch (about a tenth of a second before they realize how they're laying and scramble away from each other)
Wow, okay, I know this is getting reeeaallly long, but I need someone to beta this fic, if they have the time. Apparently my sister is against ZADR. huh.
Disclaimer: I do not own Invader Zim
Chance
Chapter 3
At skool the next morning Dib fidgeted all through class, thinking about how easily this could all be trap. By the time the passing bell rang we was so lost in thought that he didn't notice Zim standing in front of him until the alien put a nutrient drink on Dib's desk and began walking away. Dib used a pencil to poke a hole in the top, then gave it to Pip, who had used some loose papers to make a nest-type thing in his backpack. As he began to zip up the backpack, he couldn't help but notice how much Pip had grown already. He'd only had her a day, and she'd grown at least an inch. He'd have to ask Zim about it later.
The bell rang and the rest of the class ran into the room, attempting to barely make it out of a tardy. Ms. Bitters was the last one in the room, and Dib still couldn't beleive that she's followed them up to middle skool. She took her usual place at the front of the room and began her usual lecture on how they were all doomed. Dib just sat back and pulled a book out of his trenchcoat pocket, trying to keep his mind off of his earlier thoughts. It wouldn't do him any good to get stressed over it.
It seemed that skool was over in record time. Dib carefully slipped his backpack on and began walking towards the door when Zim stood in front of him. Dib sighed and took Pip out of his backpack and handed her to Zim. He looked at her for a moment.
"She's grown. Good."
Dib simply glared at the alien, then patted Pip on the head as he walked out of the classroom. He planned to arrive at the base before Zim.
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Zim watched Dib leave, then looked down at Pip again. He was glad that Dib had been thoughtful enough to equip her with a disguise. Realizing that someone was paying attention to her, Pip looked up at Zim and smiled. Zim frowned, she looked almost exactly like Det, even with the human disguise. Zim transferred Pip to his left arm, holding her securely against his side, and began walking towards his base.
~~~~
Dib had gotten inside the base easily enough. He hadn't been noticed by the gnomes, and Gir had simply let him in once he'd danced for about a minute. That robot was certifiably insane. Now he was sitting on the couch, waiting for Zim to arrive.
~~~~
Zim groaned and smacked his forehead with his palm when he saw Gir let the human inside the base.
Well, at least I got a picture of him dancing. That should be good for blackmail.
Of course, Zim had about fifty other blackmail pictures that he'd never used, but one more couldn't hurt.
Zim gave Dib his usual glare as he walked into the base. Dib stood up, and Zim was once again reminded of the fact that Dib had grown, and he had not. The human was only a few inches taller, but it was still enough to irritate him.
"Follow me, earth-stink."
~~~~
As Dib and Zim stood on the platform taking them to one of the underground rooms, Dib wished he had brought his camera along. Of course, Zim usually ended up destroying the film, so it would be a waste, but still....
Of course, some of the pictures still turn out.
Dib had about four pictures that had developed, out of the dozens of rolls of film he'd used. Each one of them could probably convince those dolts at NASAPLACE that aliens exist, but he had gone through so much trouble, so much allowance money, just to get those four that Dib didn't really want to give them up. The thought that he could make copies had never even occured to him.
It didn't take long to get to the room, and Zim walked over to a huge console on one wall. Zim put Pip down on an extra chair and connected a wire from her pak to the computer, quickly scanning through her files until he found two that weren't her own. One he recognized as the memory she'd pulled from his own files yesterday, so the other one had to be it. He brought up the file, and sat quietly as Det's image appeared on the screen.
The young, lavender eyed female smiled sadly at the recording device.
"Hello Zim. I'm sure it's you, no one else would have thought to check my daughter's memory files. If you've found this, I'm probably no longer functioning. Also, I'm certain you'd like to know why I came to your planet. First of all, I found out where you were on my own. If you remember, I had applied for a position in Tallest Purple's personal staff back before you were banished to Foodcourtia. Well, until a little less than a month ago, I was one of his top advisors. Anyway, I came here because I found out what they'd done to you, and I couldn't stand to work for them any longer. Now, I've known you my whole life, so my best guess is you're still completely oblivious. If not, skip this next section, as I'm sure it's going to be painful.
"The Tallest didn't even think that there was a planet here. They beleived that they had sent you to an empty point in space, where you would hopefully die. In essence, you had simply been banished again. When it turned out there was a planet there, they allowed you to continue your false mission because it amused them. Though, I must admit, you looked adorable in the bear suit."
Det giggled lightly, then gave an apologetic smile.
"Sorry, Zim, I couldn't help myself. You know how I am. Please take care of my daughter and yourself. Oh! I almost forgot, I noticed a file in you computer when I hacked into it awhile ago. It was a rather lengthy bio on one of the inhabitants of that planet. Dib, I think his name was. And yes, I read the whole thing. All I have to say is good luck, and have fun. Well, I should end this transmission, I want to transfer the file before she wakes up. This is Det, your daughter in spirit, signing off."
Dib looked over at Zim to see that the alien seemed...sad was the only word for it, though Dib couldn't think of a single time when Zim had expressed that emotion. Dib disconnected the wire from Pip's pak and quietly left the base, somehow knowing that Zim didn't want to talk to anyone. As he began to walk out the door of Zim's base, he saw Gir start to run towards the platform. Dib thought for a moment, then grabbed the robot as well, leaving a quick note for Zim that told him where the robot was.
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Zim sat, staring at the blank screen for a long while before he realized that Dib had left, taking Pip with him. The alien slowly stood and headed for his rarely used bedroom. For some reason he felt incredibly tired.
Of course, once he had layed down, after finding Dib's note, he couldn't seem to sleep. He kept thinking about what Det had said about his mission. He couldn't beleive the Tallest would send him on a false mission, but he knew Det would never lie to him....He layed for a while, thinking about it, before he remembed another thing she had said.
What was she implying when she spoke of the Dib-human? What did I write in his observation file, anyway?
Zim sudddenly remembered that one of his entries had been made towards the beginning of the skool year, after consuming a foul human drink called beer. He immediatly ran to the nearest console and brought up the entry. Zim's eyes widened as he got the the line that Det must have been talking about.
'...and he's got a nice butt, too...'
Zim started smacking his head against the desk.
~~~~~
Dib gave a releived sigh as he sat on the couch. Pip had finally fallen asleep and was currently laying across his lap, and Gir had ben following Gaz around since they'd gotten to the house. As he sat, staring blankly at the TV, he couldn't help but think about Zim. That file had obviously held a lot of meaning for him, and Dib kinda wished that he knew what Det had meant. Dib was also very curious as to what Zim had written about him, if it was interesting enough for the other alien to comment on. Of course, Dib was glad Zim couldn't get into his files, because he knew that he had written something weird towards the beginning of the skool year, when some older kids had tricked a bunch of the new ones into getting drunk, Dib included.
I haven't even read it, and it's been months. Honestly, how bad could it be?
With that thought, Dib carefully picked up Pip and headed to his room to go read it.
Oh, it's bad. Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad.
That was what Dib thought after reading the first couple lines. He forced himself to read on, hoping at the end it would all turn out to be a big joke.
Dib got to the end, and stared blankly at his moniter. It hadn't gotten any better. It hadn't been a big joke. In fact, it had just gotten worse and worse. And the worst thing of all was the fact that the more he thought about it, the more he agreed.
Okay, I'm just overstressed today. I'll just go to bed, and in the morning everything will be back to normal.
Dib got up and ready for bed, not noticing that Pip had woken up and went to see what was so interesting. She giggled as she read one of the first lines.
'...I bet he's a good kisser...'
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*Laughs hysterically* Weehee!! Sorry, I just love those last parts. Underage drinking is bad. And also, I just realized that I've probably been confusing about their ages in this fic. They're both currently in their first year of middle skool. I've actually managed to get three chapters out quickly. I'm very proud of myself. Let's all just hope I don't forget about this one. (Like I've done with almost every other fic so far...-_-;;) Well, I'm gonna really work on this one, plus I'm also doing some fanart for it. Does anyone know a good place to post it? They're actually pretty good, if you'd just like to see one or two email me, and I'll send you the file.
So far I have:
Pip wearing one of Dib's shirts,
Pip trying to stick a fork in a toaster,
Gir, Dib, Pip, and Zim in the park, flying kites...sorta,
Dib holding Pip, who just woke up from a nightmare,
and one of Zim and Dib asleep on the couch (about a tenth of a second before they realize how they're laying and scramble away from each other)
Wow, okay, I know this is getting reeeaallly long, but I need someone to beta this fic, if they have the time. Apparently my sister is against ZADR. huh.