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Summary: Three years past the departure of the alien Tak, weird dreams haunt the minds of young children. What do they mean? People don't notice. Well, they don't notice until the children disappear.
And Then There Was None
Dreams. This story isn't about them, but let us discuss them for a moment. Images, most will say. And that's what they are. Images. Most of these 'images' are from the past. Some of the present. And even some showing the near future. Why are they here? What do they mean? Questions which probably will never be answered. But what if? What if dreams were something more? Something terrible. Something dreadfully terrible.
Part One
"As I lay me down to sleep, I beg my soul the Lord to keep."
"So close! Just one more level!"
"Hey Gaz! I think I finally got some real prove that Zim is an alien!"
"NO!"
Gaz looked up at her brother, only one thought revolving in her head at the time: REVENGE.
"You will PAY!"
Dib backed away. He knew when Gaz began to act like this, he had better run away, or he wouldn't be chewing with his mouth for a whole year.
"Uh, yeah, I'll just, leave now." Dib muttered, his black trench coat flying out behind him.
And it makes one wonder. Does he ever take it off?
(Zim's house)
Zim lay quietly asleep on his keyboard, sweet dreams of destroying Earth in his head.
Yes, it has been three years since Tak's little trip to Earth, and trust me, she wasn't missed. And could you believe it. The paranormal investigator (still in training, mind you) and the green, water allergic alien Zim were still going at it.
Now, over these three years a lot has happened. Stuff I think you should know about. First off: Gir was destroyed in a tragic accident with a garden hose. All have mourned. Well, okay, so nobody cared. Nobody saw it happen, except that one guy who thinks he's a chicken that lives down the street from Zim, and he sure wasn't talking.
Second: Professor Membrane is engaged. And boy can I tell ya, Gaz and Dib were NOT happy about that. But, we'll get more into this little 'engagement' later in the tale.
Yes, there's more: Bitters is dead. And, people of the world, we silently cheer over this. But, just for show, let's PRETEND we're sad. There, there, wipe your tears.
And even more: Zim was permanently exiled from Irk, and banned to associate with anyone from the Irken empire (Who couldn't see that coming?)
Poor Zimmy. If Irken's could cry, there would literally be a river flowing through Zim's home.
Now, back to Gir. I did say he was tragically killed by a garden hose, correct? Well, I'm wondering if you're wondering why he was killed by such a simple object. First, this garden hose had it coming. It had tangled around Girs legs and had tried to choke him, but Gir escaped that.
The hose was turned on. The last thing Gir saw before his mind slowly powered down, and his glowing eyes darkened, was a shadow. What a way to go for our little robot. The last thing he saw was a shadow? What in the world does this have to do with the story?
Maybe nothing. Maybe everything.
Zim sat straight up, his crimson eyes wide. Oh, how wide those eyes were!
What had he dreamt about? A hose was it?
"What happened to my dreams of world domination?" Zim muttered as he got up.
Zim had grown taller. Such a silly little thing, isn't it?
It wasn't silly. Zim was nearly as tall as the Tallest. And they couldn't allow that to happen, could they? Zim was banned, his voot cruiser taken away, forced to live and die on this little floating ball of mud we call earth. Oh yeah. Zim was cheesed. Or, in other words, really, really pissed. You see, if he had KNOWN that he was as tall as the tallest, he would be GLOATING rather that mourning. But Zim thought the Tallest hated him.
But wouldn't Zim have noticed that he had gotten taller?
Oh, yeah, another thing over these past three years: Zim is blind in his left antennae. He can't really tell how tall he is. And he only see's in black and gray. Boy, what a world.
What a world.
End of Part One
Summary: Three years past the departure of the alien Tak, weird dreams haunt the minds of young children. What do they mean? People don't notice. Well, they don't notice until the children disappear.
And Then There Was None
Dreams. This story isn't about them, but let us discuss them for a moment. Images, most will say. And that's what they are. Images. Most of these 'images' are from the past. Some of the present. And even some showing the near future. Why are they here? What do they mean? Questions which probably will never be answered. But what if? What if dreams were something more? Something terrible. Something dreadfully terrible.
Part One
"As I lay me down to sleep, I beg my soul the Lord to keep."
"So close! Just one more level!"
"Hey Gaz! I think I finally got some real prove that Zim is an alien!"
"NO!"
Gaz looked up at her brother, only one thought revolving in her head at the time: REVENGE.
"You will PAY!"
Dib backed away. He knew when Gaz began to act like this, he had better run away, or he wouldn't be chewing with his mouth for a whole year.
"Uh, yeah, I'll just, leave now." Dib muttered, his black trench coat flying out behind him.
And it makes one wonder. Does he ever take it off?
(Zim's house)
Zim lay quietly asleep on his keyboard, sweet dreams of destroying Earth in his head.
Yes, it has been three years since Tak's little trip to Earth, and trust me, she wasn't missed. And could you believe it. The paranormal investigator (still in training, mind you) and the green, water allergic alien Zim were still going at it.
Now, over these three years a lot has happened. Stuff I think you should know about. First off: Gir was destroyed in a tragic accident with a garden hose. All have mourned. Well, okay, so nobody cared. Nobody saw it happen, except that one guy who thinks he's a chicken that lives down the street from Zim, and he sure wasn't talking.
Second: Professor Membrane is engaged. And boy can I tell ya, Gaz and Dib were NOT happy about that. But, we'll get more into this little 'engagement' later in the tale.
Yes, there's more: Bitters is dead. And, people of the world, we silently cheer over this. But, just for show, let's PRETEND we're sad. There, there, wipe your tears.
And even more: Zim was permanently exiled from Irk, and banned to associate with anyone from the Irken empire (Who couldn't see that coming?)
Poor Zimmy. If Irken's could cry, there would literally be a river flowing through Zim's home.
Now, back to Gir. I did say he was tragically killed by a garden hose, correct? Well, I'm wondering if you're wondering why he was killed by such a simple object. First, this garden hose had it coming. It had tangled around Girs legs and had tried to choke him, but Gir escaped that.
The hose was turned on. The last thing Gir saw before his mind slowly powered down, and his glowing eyes darkened, was a shadow. What a way to go for our little robot. The last thing he saw was a shadow? What in the world does this have to do with the story?
Maybe nothing. Maybe everything.
Zim sat straight up, his crimson eyes wide. Oh, how wide those eyes were!
What had he dreamt about? A hose was it?
"What happened to my dreams of world domination?" Zim muttered as he got up.
Zim had grown taller. Such a silly little thing, isn't it?
It wasn't silly. Zim was nearly as tall as the Tallest. And they couldn't allow that to happen, could they? Zim was banned, his voot cruiser taken away, forced to live and die on this little floating ball of mud we call earth. Oh yeah. Zim was cheesed. Or, in other words, really, really pissed. You see, if he had KNOWN that he was as tall as the tallest, he would be GLOATING rather that mourning. But Zim thought the Tallest hated him.
But wouldn't Zim have noticed that he had gotten taller?
Oh, yeah, another thing over these past three years: Zim is blind in his left antennae. He can't really tell how tall he is. And he only see's in black and gray. Boy, what a world.
What a world.
End of Part One
