"Only This and Nothing More"
Ok.. this is only my second attempt at writing fan fiction. I hope it isn't too horrible. Please read Blast from the past for an explanation of who Ari is. This is the sequal to Blast From the Past.
Disclaimer: Alas, I don't own Invader Zim. All the characters belong to Jhonen Vasquez except for Ari. And the poem the Raven belongs to the late Edgar Allen Poe.
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
"'Tis some visiter," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door -
Only this, and nothing more."
"It's a perfect night to read Edgar Allen Poe" Thought Dib silently to himself. He was on his couch in the living room with only the lamp on to provide light for reading. Gaz had gone to bed, and, as usual, Professor Membrane was at work. It was storming outside, and the power was bound to go out at any minute. There hadn't been a night like this in years. It seemed that the whole town was comming alive with frequent, vibrant flashes of lightning.
"Beautiful." Whispered Dib. He yawned. How long had he been sitting here reading poetry from the 1800's? He checked his watch. It blinked 11:45 p.m.
" Oh crap! School tomorrow! I better go to bed." With that, Dib laid his book of Edgar Allen Poe's poetry on the nightstand and headed up to his room. He lay there, listening to it rain. Not a lot had happened since Ari came. Zim mostly hung out with her during lunch. They were best friends, even if Zim hated the fact that he liked her. Dib's only companion was his sister, and she never really said anything to him except shut up or leave me alone. He couldn't really join Zim and Ari, it just felt weird being round two aliens at once. Although the tallests had said Zim could have the Earth, they called back the next day to say they wanted it back and he could have a year's supply of snacks instead.
Dib laughed at that. That was the first time in a while. Not much really amused Dib these days. Oh, how he longed for companionship, friend he could trust, or even better, a girlfriend. But this was just wishful thinking. He tried and tried to push it out of his mind, but his secret crush kept popping up in his thoughts. He knew it would never work. She was way out of his league. About an hour later, he drifted off to dreamland.
All of a sudden he was in a giant ballroom, surrounded by people he knew. He was in a tux and looked quite spiffy. " Hey, I never knew how good I looked in one of these." He turned to see Zim drinking some punch. " So, um, is this some kind of party?" Zim glared at him. " You should know! You invited us all here. Now get away from me human, the guest of honor is fixing to arrive." Dib looked puzzled. " Guest of honor?" Everyone then turned toward the entrance of the ball and gasped, then whispered to one another. " Huh? What's going on?" Dib pushed through the crowd, finally getting to the front. " What's going o..wow!" The sight of the guest stunned him. She was dressed in black boots, a silk midnight blue dress that touched the floor , black gloves and a black chocker necklace. Her blue eyes glistened in the light on the room. She slowly walked up to Dib, walking very elegant and sexy. " Care to dance?" She asked in a smooth, sweet feminine voice. " Uh..sure!" Dib answered. " Oh that sounded so stupid! " He thought. One hand took hers, and the other gripped her waist. She put her other arm on his shoulder and they danced the night away. At the end of the ball, she led him out to the balcony. " Aren't the stars beautiful tonight?" She asked. Dib replied " Yes, but not near as beautiful as you." They both smiled and shared an innocent kiss on the lips. Dib smiled while laying in his bed.
Meanwhile at Zim's base, all was chaos. The living room was covered in chocolate pudding. Zim sat on the couch with a sour expression on his face. Gir was making snow angels in the puddles on the floor.
" WEEHAW! I LIKES PUDDIN! " Gir screeched. Zim's eyes narrowed. He was not a happy cupcake. He suddenly exploded ( A/N not as in KABOOM! That would be really weird if zim blew into pieces at random. I'd love to do that! Ahem.. on with the story) " ARRRGGHHH!!! Of all the times for my plans to go wrong! Ari is coming over in an hour and my pudding plan decides to backfire!" Zim fumed. Just then a big glop of pudding landed on his head. Zim sighed. " Computer start cleaning the base while I cleanse myself." The computer groaned and got to work. Gir was now rolling in the sweet substance. " Gir!" Gir's eyes turned red " SIR!" Zim wiped his face with a cloth. " Gir, stay here and if anyone comes to the door answer it." Gir saluted and sat on the couch, eating the pudding off it. Zim went down into his base. He finally got all the pudding off and threw the cloth aside. " Another plan failed" He sighed. He sat down in front of the big computer screen, laying his head in his hands. He spotted the small picture on his desk. It was of him, Ari, and Gir all together on the couch. He had forced Dib to take it. He picked it up and stroked the picture of Ari.
" Sometimes I think you're the only thing that keeps me going." He then opened a drawer, pulling out some flowers and candy. " I hope these human tokens of affections will please her." He looked at the clock. He had 45 minutes until Ari was due. He decided to take a quick nap and quickly drifted to sleep.
Hope ya liked the first chapter! Once I get two reviews I'll post the second one.
Ok.. this is only my second attempt at writing fan fiction. I hope it isn't too horrible. Please read Blast from the past for an explanation of who Ari is. This is the sequal to Blast From the Past.
Disclaimer: Alas, I don't own Invader Zim. All the characters belong to Jhonen Vasquez except for Ari. And the poem the Raven belongs to the late Edgar Allen Poe.
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
"'Tis some visiter," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door -
Only this, and nothing more."
"It's a perfect night to read Edgar Allen Poe" Thought Dib silently to himself. He was on his couch in the living room with only the lamp on to provide light for reading. Gaz had gone to bed, and, as usual, Professor Membrane was at work. It was storming outside, and the power was bound to go out at any minute. There hadn't been a night like this in years. It seemed that the whole town was comming alive with frequent, vibrant flashes of lightning.
"Beautiful." Whispered Dib. He yawned. How long had he been sitting here reading poetry from the 1800's? He checked his watch. It blinked 11:45 p.m.
" Oh crap! School tomorrow! I better go to bed." With that, Dib laid his book of Edgar Allen Poe's poetry on the nightstand and headed up to his room. He lay there, listening to it rain. Not a lot had happened since Ari came. Zim mostly hung out with her during lunch. They were best friends, even if Zim hated the fact that he liked her. Dib's only companion was his sister, and she never really said anything to him except shut up or leave me alone. He couldn't really join Zim and Ari, it just felt weird being round two aliens at once. Although the tallests had said Zim could have the Earth, they called back the next day to say they wanted it back and he could have a year's supply of snacks instead.
Dib laughed at that. That was the first time in a while. Not much really amused Dib these days. Oh, how he longed for companionship, friend he could trust, or even better, a girlfriend. But this was just wishful thinking. He tried and tried to push it out of his mind, but his secret crush kept popping up in his thoughts. He knew it would never work. She was way out of his league. About an hour later, he drifted off to dreamland.
All of a sudden he was in a giant ballroom, surrounded by people he knew. He was in a tux and looked quite spiffy. " Hey, I never knew how good I looked in one of these." He turned to see Zim drinking some punch. " So, um, is this some kind of party?" Zim glared at him. " You should know! You invited us all here. Now get away from me human, the guest of honor is fixing to arrive." Dib looked puzzled. " Guest of honor?" Everyone then turned toward the entrance of the ball and gasped, then whispered to one another. " Huh? What's going on?" Dib pushed through the crowd, finally getting to the front. " What's going o..wow!" The sight of the guest stunned him. She was dressed in black boots, a silk midnight blue dress that touched the floor , black gloves and a black chocker necklace. Her blue eyes glistened in the light on the room. She slowly walked up to Dib, walking very elegant and sexy. " Care to dance?" She asked in a smooth, sweet feminine voice. " Uh..sure!" Dib answered. " Oh that sounded so stupid! " He thought. One hand took hers, and the other gripped her waist. She put her other arm on his shoulder and they danced the night away. At the end of the ball, she led him out to the balcony. " Aren't the stars beautiful tonight?" She asked. Dib replied " Yes, but not near as beautiful as you." They both smiled and shared an innocent kiss on the lips. Dib smiled while laying in his bed.
Meanwhile at Zim's base, all was chaos. The living room was covered in chocolate pudding. Zim sat on the couch with a sour expression on his face. Gir was making snow angels in the puddles on the floor.
" WEEHAW! I LIKES PUDDIN! " Gir screeched. Zim's eyes narrowed. He was not a happy cupcake. He suddenly exploded ( A/N not as in KABOOM! That would be really weird if zim blew into pieces at random. I'd love to do that! Ahem.. on with the story) " ARRRGGHHH!!! Of all the times for my plans to go wrong! Ari is coming over in an hour and my pudding plan decides to backfire!" Zim fumed. Just then a big glop of pudding landed on his head. Zim sighed. " Computer start cleaning the base while I cleanse myself." The computer groaned and got to work. Gir was now rolling in the sweet substance. " Gir!" Gir's eyes turned red " SIR!" Zim wiped his face with a cloth. " Gir, stay here and if anyone comes to the door answer it." Gir saluted and sat on the couch, eating the pudding off it. Zim went down into his base. He finally got all the pudding off and threw the cloth aside. " Another plan failed" He sighed. He sat down in front of the big computer screen, laying his head in his hands. He spotted the small picture on his desk. It was of him, Ari, and Gir all together on the couch. He had forced Dib to take it. He picked it up and stroked the picture of Ari.
" Sometimes I think you're the only thing that keeps me going." He then opened a drawer, pulling out some flowers and candy. " I hope these human tokens of affections will please her." He looked at the clock. He had 45 minutes until Ari was due. He decided to take a quick nap and quickly drifted to sleep.
Hope ya liked the first chapter! Once I get two reviews I'll post the second one.