Sorry for the delay, my cousin got married. A big thank you to all you reviewers, you guys are awesome.
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On the Massive, Red and Purple groaned.
"Not Zim again....."
Purple nodded at the drone to connect.
"What do you want now, Zim? And...Who is that behind you?"
"That is Dib Membrane, and I would like to know if you were ever on Earth, my Tallests."
Red growled a little, wishing once again that they'd sent him to one of those exploding head planets, while Purple grew thoughtful. Red glared at the small Irken.
"Of course not, Zim!"
Zim suppressed a smirk.
"Then the fact that Dib's mother was Penny Anderson means nothing to you. I am sorry for wasting your time--"
Purple interrupted Zim, getting up from his chair.
"Do you have proof?"
Zim glanced at Dib, who held up a few pictures, along with his doll. Behind Purple, Red nodded.
"Oh yeah! I remember that."
Purple looked carefully at Dib.
"Where is she?"
Dib saddened.
"She committed suicide when I was five."
Purple's eyes widened slightly, and softened.
"Why?"
"My father spent more and more time at work, leaving her alone with me and my...sister...She really loved us, but she couldn't take the separation..."
Purple dropped back into his chair.
"I never got to tell her that she was right..."
Dib blinked.
"What?"
"When I was staying with her, she kept hinting that Red and I were an...item. I never got to tell her that she was right."
Dib couldn't hold back a grin.
"I don't think you needed to."
Purple looked at the human, almost doing something that resembled a grin.
"That is true. You said you had a sister, does she look at all like Penny?"
Dib nodded slowly.
"She looked almost exactly like mom, except for her eyes..."
"She's dead?"
Dib nodded again. Zim, seeing that Dib was about to start crying again, pulled him offscreen and made him sit down. Red and Purple shared a small glance as Zim came back.
"So Zim, how's the invasion coming?"
Zim blanched
"I-It's going just as planned! Yes! All is going smoothly!"
Purple smirked.
"Don't bother, Zim."
"W-What?"
"Don't. Bother. With. Earth. It's too far to be useful, anyway. Consider this a forced retirement."
"But, my Tallests!"
Purple help up one hand.
"No more conquering, Zim. Just make sure the kid stays alive. Maybe take him offworld, that really is a mizerable little planet."
"My Tallests....Thank you."
In the background, Red sighed.
"If only he wasn't with Penny's kid, we coulda just killed him. ZAP! Lazer through the skull! Damned Purple and his 'friendship'..."
Zim paled as Purple cut the connection. Dib got up and walked over to the alien, who was still staring at the blank screen.
"Hey, Zim...You okay?"
Zim nodded distractedly, eyes blank. Dib sighed and waved a hand in front of Zim's face.
"Zim, wake up. Don't make me pour water on you."
Zim nodded again and began walking towards Dib's room.
"Where are you going Zim?"
"The Tallests were right, this planet is horrible, bad for you too. Maybe Austa....Well, you need to pack your things anyway or they might end up in the fuel tank when the ship reconfigures itself."
Dib realized what Zim was doing and grabbed his shoulder, pushing him up against the wall.
"Zim, you can't just run away,"
"Why not? I failed. I don't want to be here."
"You didn't fail, Zim. You're just running away from memories, you can't do that. You'll just end up worse off than you are."
Zim looked at Dib, slightly confused.
"But isn't that what you've been doing? Running away from your memories of Gaz?"
Dib's face grew angry for a moment, before moving to shocked realization.
"...Dammit...You're right."
Dib let go of Zim, sliding to the floor. Zim looked down at the human.
"Maybe we should go to your house instead of Austa?"
Dib managed a grin and nodded.
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All that waiting and all you guys get is this tiny little chapter. Sorry. However, the next chapter will be out very shortly. Typing is less of a strain than working on my sorry excuse for a comic, and therefore much more appealing.