ONE HECK OF A NIGHT
Zim raced down the street, legs pumping. He had to get back to the base before the transformation was complete. Suddenly a dog shot out in front of him. Zim screeched to a stop. The dog glanced at him and ran on. Zim's ears perked as a door to his right opened and a girl stepped outside." Feels good to get fresh air." She froze, noticing the green cat. "Why, hello there." Zim stared at her. A calico cat rubbed against the girl's legs and a dog padded up beside her and barked. "Quiet, Pig. You'll scare the poor thing." Pig whined and strode back inside the house. The girl picked the alien up and went inside. A second later, a German shepherd raced up the street. The dog sniffed the ground and raised its head. The cat was inside that house. The shepherd barked and raced back to Dib's house.
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Zim sighed and twitched his tail. "You're a funny looking cat. I've never seen a green one before." The girl petted his head and jumped slightly as the calico cat lumped into her lap. "Okay, Swift. I'll get you some food." She looked at the Irken. "Would you like some too?" Zim blinked and his stomach growled. The girl laughed. "I guess so!" She got up and left the room. The Irken sighed and stretched in satisfaction. He curled his tail around him and fell sound asleep. He was safe. For now.
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Dib woke to the sound of a dog barking. He put on his glasses and glanced at his alarm clock. 6:00 a.m. Dib yawned and walked over to the window. Since he was still half asleep, he banged his head on the glass. "OW!" He rubbed his head and peered out the window. "What is it, Zeke?" The German shepherd barked and whined. Dib sighed and snuck down the stairs. He went outside and rubbed his eyes. Zeke wagged his tail and pulled on Dib's trench coat. "What? What is it?" Zeke barked and raced down the street, Dib close behind.
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"Margo, wake up!" Margo groaned and sat up. Something purred beside her and she looked down. The green cat was curled beside her. Margo jumped as thunder split the quiet air. Zim woke with a start and leapt into her arms. "AWW!" She cuddled him and set the alien on the floor. Zim watched her leave and turned around.
"Am I insane?! I was sleeping with a human!" He followed her down the stairs and stopped at her feet. Margo opened the door and gently shooed the three outside. Pig raced around back, while Swift slunk under a bush. Not knowing what to do, Zim wandered into an alley. A shadow loomed over him and raised the gun. Zim came to a dead end and turned around. Suddenly something splattered against his side. He yelped as more hit his back. Zim turned around, searching for the attacker. Mud dripped from his fur.
Zim fell forward as a well-aimed blow hit him in the back of the head. The Irken fell to the ground and slid a ways in the mud that had dripped to the ground. By now his entire body was covered in muck. "Fancy meeting you here, Zim." The alien's ears lowered. Dib. Paws held him to the ground as boots splashed in front of him. Zim growled and grew quiet as Zeke growled. "You know that collar I put on you? It's a tracking device." Zim hissed and tried to lunge at him. Zeke pushed more firmly on his back.
"I was really hoping this would be more of a challenge." He bent down and grabbed the cat by the scruff. Zim yelped and stabbed his claws into Zeke's paws. The dog howled and leaped back, releasing the cat. Zim tore away, mud trailing behind. Dib wiped the mud of his glasses and crossed his arms. "Zeke!" The dog whined and hung his tail. Dib shook his head and took his dog by the collar. "Let's go find him. We'll find that alien no matter what. He can run, but he can't hide."
Zim raced down the street, trying to get out of the rain. He was soaked to the bone and hungry. Mud still coated his fur in some spots. The Irken shivered and spied a curved rock. He darted underneath it and huddled in fear. When he was still fully Irken, he was the predator. But now that he was a cat, HE was the prey. The cat part of him wanted to lie down and fall asleep. Zim knew better than that. If he fell asleep, he could be caught in Dib's clutches again. He yawned and sat down. Something moved under him and he felt the ground give way.
The alien was wept down a tunnel, mud following. He fell to the floor on his back and screamed as the mud flowed over him. It was packed in his nose and mouth, forcing him to choke. He struggled to roll over, but it was no use. He was stuck in a level tunnel, alone. He was trapped with no source of escape. The mud held him pinned to the floor. To his horror, it seemed to be slowly rising, along with rain water. If he didn't get out of here fast, he would die. His clawed at the mud, but his claws just slipped though the soft ground. His head felt dizzy and he fell asleep, unconscious.
Zim raced down the street, legs pumping. He had to get back to the base before the transformation was complete. Suddenly a dog shot out in front of him. Zim screeched to a stop. The dog glanced at him and ran on. Zim's ears perked as a door to his right opened and a girl stepped outside." Feels good to get fresh air." She froze, noticing the green cat. "Why, hello there." Zim stared at her. A calico cat rubbed against the girl's legs and a dog padded up beside her and barked. "Quiet, Pig. You'll scare the poor thing." Pig whined and strode back inside the house. The girl picked the alien up and went inside. A second later, a German shepherd raced up the street. The dog sniffed the ground and raised its head. The cat was inside that house. The shepherd barked and raced back to Dib's house.
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Zim sighed and twitched his tail. "You're a funny looking cat. I've never seen a green one before." The girl petted his head and jumped slightly as the calico cat lumped into her lap. "Okay, Swift. I'll get you some food." She looked at the Irken. "Would you like some too?" Zim blinked and his stomach growled. The girl laughed. "I guess so!" She got up and left the room. The Irken sighed and stretched in satisfaction. He curled his tail around him and fell sound asleep. He was safe. For now.
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Dib woke to the sound of a dog barking. He put on his glasses and glanced at his alarm clock. 6:00 a.m. Dib yawned and walked over to the window. Since he was still half asleep, he banged his head on the glass. "OW!" He rubbed his head and peered out the window. "What is it, Zeke?" The German shepherd barked and whined. Dib sighed and snuck down the stairs. He went outside and rubbed his eyes. Zeke wagged his tail and pulled on Dib's trench coat. "What? What is it?" Zeke barked and raced down the street, Dib close behind.
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"Margo, wake up!" Margo groaned and sat up. Something purred beside her and she looked down. The green cat was curled beside her. Margo jumped as thunder split the quiet air. Zim woke with a start and leapt into her arms. "AWW!" She cuddled him and set the alien on the floor. Zim watched her leave and turned around.
"Am I insane?! I was sleeping with a human!" He followed her down the stairs and stopped at her feet. Margo opened the door and gently shooed the three outside. Pig raced around back, while Swift slunk under a bush. Not knowing what to do, Zim wandered into an alley. A shadow loomed over him and raised the gun. Zim came to a dead end and turned around. Suddenly something splattered against his side. He yelped as more hit his back. Zim turned around, searching for the attacker. Mud dripped from his fur.
Zim fell forward as a well-aimed blow hit him in the back of the head. The Irken fell to the ground and slid a ways in the mud that had dripped to the ground. By now his entire body was covered in muck. "Fancy meeting you here, Zim." The alien's ears lowered. Dib. Paws held him to the ground as boots splashed in front of him. Zim growled and grew quiet as Zeke growled. "You know that collar I put on you? It's a tracking device." Zim hissed and tried to lunge at him. Zeke pushed more firmly on his back.
"I was really hoping this would be more of a challenge." He bent down and grabbed the cat by the scruff. Zim yelped and stabbed his claws into Zeke's paws. The dog howled and leaped back, releasing the cat. Zim tore away, mud trailing behind. Dib wiped the mud of his glasses and crossed his arms. "Zeke!" The dog whined and hung his tail. Dib shook his head and took his dog by the collar. "Let's go find him. We'll find that alien no matter what. He can run, but he can't hide."
Zim raced down the street, trying to get out of the rain. He was soaked to the bone and hungry. Mud still coated his fur in some spots. The Irken shivered and spied a curved rock. He darted underneath it and huddled in fear. When he was still fully Irken, he was the predator. But now that he was a cat, HE was the prey. The cat part of him wanted to lie down and fall asleep. Zim knew better than that. If he fell asleep, he could be caught in Dib's clutches again. He yawned and sat down. Something moved under him and he felt the ground give way.
The alien was wept down a tunnel, mud following. He fell to the floor on his back and screamed as the mud flowed over him. It was packed in his nose and mouth, forcing him to choke. He struggled to roll over, but it was no use. He was stuck in a level tunnel, alone. He was trapped with no source of escape. The mud held him pinned to the floor. To his horror, it seemed to be slowly rising, along with rain water. If he didn't get out of here fast, he would die. His clawed at the mud, but his claws just slipped though the soft ground. His head felt dizzy and he fell asleep, unconscious.