Author's Note: Twenty reviews in all. That's the most I've EVER had. And this story is so fun to write! I'm so... happy? Meh. Oh well. TO PLOT!

Could someone tell me the link to listen to the remixed version of Mario mentioned in this chapter? It's so fucking great. It makes me giggle with evil.

Also, I included a bit of humor in this chapter.

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Gaz walked down the lane. Unlike Zim, she had an idea of what was going on in Dib's horribly oversized head. She knew Dib better than anyone, and he was not the most stable of characters. She knew everything about him. And everything about Zim. She had to know about Zim to know her brother.

If Dib had told Zim he loved him, something must have broken down his defenses earlier. She firsted noticed him acting differently when he tried to attack her for threatening to slander about him loving Zim. This meant that Dib did love Zim, and something triggered this in his brain. Oh, he'd always had loved Zim, but it was hidden under layers after layers of hate and disgust.

Love and hate were so close together. Circling around him like vultures. And Dib was pretty fragile. Once a bit of the layer broke, the rest would unearth. As well as some other emotions and voices.

She would save her brother. The blood loyalty was in her veins, she did not like Dib, but if he wasn't there, Membrane was sure to notice eventually if he didn't show up. And the last thing she needed was her stupid father worried about Dib.

And plus, they needed each other. Dib was the only family she had. If he died, she'd be all alone, with no one to fight off the monsters that haunted the night.

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He was cold, wet, and angry. Blood ran down his arm, pain making him more alert. His braid was down, leaving wet trails of water slidding down him. Dib could not stand this. These voices! They had to go away!

Mr. Normal had slid away at the first brush of the knife, but Feminine was still there. Laughing her horrible laugh. Why didn't she go away?

The knife went deeper into skin. Blood flowed down his arm, making a small pool on the ground.

You really think you can get rid of me? Such a fool. I'm part of you Dib. And to destroy me, you'll have to destroy yourself.

Anything to get you to shut up! I can't take this anymore!

You want to fuck him like an animal. Don't deny it!

Why the hell are you quoting Nine Inch Nails?

To confuse you stupid. Now, I will replay the song Closer with Mario remixed in it in your head over and over and over again to weaken you!

...That's just stupid.

I know, and that's why you're going to listen to me. Stop cutting yourself you moron. You can't stand to listen to a good band be tainted with Nintendo's soul bending essence.

You're really, really sick.

I know I am. You know you wuv it.

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Zim didn't know what Gaz was going to do, but he knew enough about the Dib-Sister that it would do no good to talk to her anymore. He had to prepare for GAH! The pain... The twitching... He needed that potion again. And didn't care what it would cost him.