Meeebbe a slightly different style of writing this time, but here's the next chapter! Apart from the first one, I think this chapter is the shortest. It doesn't really go anywhere. And I reaaally need plot ideas now people, unless I suddenly miraculously while eating sugar come up with an idea, so help…? ^^d
I don't really have much else to say, other then I love all you reviewers, because apart from the satisfaction of being able to go to sleep without a plot bouncing around in my head, you make this story worth writing. It's fun getting reviews, yes?
But, enough dawdle! To the fic!
Disclaimer: apart from the plot ideas that keep cropping up? Nope, don't own anything.
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Rii-ii-iing!!
How annoying. Stupid shrill stinkbeast devices, he was trying to escape.
Rii-ii-iing!!
Ugh. How long until it stopped? Oblivion called. Sweet, sweet oblivion named sleep.
Rii-ii-iing!!
Where was GIR? The maniac robot usually picked up the phone for him. Oh yes. Tacos.
Rii-ii-iing!!
Zim groaned, cracking open ruby eyes. The sight of the inhuman kitchen greeted his bleary gaze. The annoying ringing continued on from the living room, where the phone rested. There was another ring and then a recorded message came on, one which Zim didn't bother to listen to. Stumbling up, Zim tottered, then glared out into the living room. Why couldn't the humans just leave him alone? He wanted to escape this world, and dive back into the dream world.
That was, at least, what he wanted to do before the voice of the person leaving the message on his phone echoed out around the living room.
"Hey, Zim." There was a dry, choke of a laugh before Dib's voice continued. "I just got a call. From CPS. I'm going to an emergency foster home, and it's barely inside the skool district. "
Zim's eyes widened considerably, and he moved towards the phone, hitting the wall with his shoulder and stumbling. The message continued on.
"I'll still be in skool, don't worry, you can still torment me. But I can't fight back." There was the choking laugh again. "You've won."
"No!" Zim hissed.
"See you at skool." There was a click, and another beep. Dib's forlorn voice gone, his call unanswered. Silence echoed through the house.
Zim hissed through his teeth, closing his eyes again and sagging against the wall behind him. They were taking Dib away. Why? Zim wasn't sure, he hadn't left his house since the Tallest abandoned him. The Tallest.
Remembering them brought back memories. Zim felt stupid now, stupid and alone. Looking back it was obvious they didn't like him. It was obvious nobody on Irk did. An unexplainable pain dribbled into Zim's chest. Why did they have to abandon him? Why did they only say they hated him now? Why did they bother even acting nice to him? it wasn't fair. It hurt badly, to be humiliated and left to die, on the third little dirtball from this solar system's sun. Alone and lost. Without a purpose. They didn't even kill him, for god's sake.
He was left alone in the universe, friendless and homeless. Unless one counted GIR. But GIR was everyone's friend. Zim had no home, knew no one in the universe but enemies, he couldn't even get off of the damned planet called earth. His existence was no longer of importance.
Zim shifted his though pattern slightly, and focused on the Dib problem, unable to deal with the feeling of pain that always surged through his stomach as he thought of being unimportant. It was a habit of his, he had to be important.
But, Dib was leaving. The only intelligent being, apart from himself of course, on the dirtball called earth. Dib was going away, he wasn't going to fight back anymore. What had happened, to cause such a huge fall in the human's spirit? At the moment, Zim couldn't help but compare the similarities in the way Dib was acting to the way Zim felt now. Broken. Alone. Like the whole universe didn't care. a pang of hurt sifted through Zim's thoughts, but the Irken quickly shoved the emotion away, unable to deal.
But what had broken Dib's spirit in the first place?! Zim was confused, it didn't make sense to him. He hadn't heard anything about Dib's family lately, Gaz had been just as deadly as usual at skool lately, nothing had changed, had it?
Had it?
Zim reached a decision. It was a quick one, pretty easy, it would solve a few problems. He would learn what happened to Dib, use it against the stinking human, and die in battle. The universe didn't want him anyways. So why should he care if Dib killed him? It wouldn't even be a fully shameful death.
And so it would be. Zim quickly but wearily grabbed his disguise, securing the wig and contacts and steadying himself for another day with the worm-baby species on earth.
And just as Zim stepped outside, he was run into. A green blur had run into Zim, squishing the alien against the door. The green blur paused and looked up at Zim with big fake eyes, revealing itself to be GIR in the doggie suit.
"Hiiiii!" a high-pitched squeal emitted from GIR, causing Zim to wince slightly. GIR suddenly hugged Zim very tight, making Zim make a strange noise as the air was squeezed forcefully from his body.
"GIR –! I have – work – to – do!" Zim squeaked. GIR hugged Zim even tighter and said, a note of sadness in his voice, "Don't ever leave me 'lone, master!"
Zim blinked, and would have looked strangely at the robot if GIR hadn't been squeezing his guts all to hell at the moment. "What are you – oof! – speaking of, GIR?"
"Dun' ever leave me alone, like Dibby's family left him!" GIR demanded, sadness still etched in the robot's tone.
"What…?"
GIR pulled away from Zim, and looked up at his master before holding up a large bundle of grayish paper that was the news paper. Zim took the paper, looking a bit perplexed, before glancing at GIR again. But GIR was nowhere to be seen. The slamming of a door and a slight rush of air behind Zim said that GIR had went inside the house. confused, Zim unfolded the paper, to be met with a bold headline that cleared up a few questions in Zim's mind.
The headline read: Prof. Membrane Dead! World at loss!
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