Okay! Chapter 2! Thank you to all the people who reviewed the last chapter.
And, that would be . . . FOUR PEOPLE!!! Yeah, eight of the reviews up there
were reviews for my fic before I changed it. It had originally been this
weirdish fic called The Truth. I think it's better now.
And I know SOMEONE read this, because someone mentioned it in a review to another story! I forgot which story . . . Oh well! PLEASE review!
And, in other news . . . If you know me, leave a review and tell me you go to my school, or something. My nickname is Secret! Yes, it is Secret! If you know any girl at all who calls herself Secret, then you might know me!!! And I also wear a skeleton key necklace! YOU KNOW ME, DONTCHA! So... um... yeah. And, Casey Savage, I KNOW YOU'RE HERE! I will find you! You can hide, but you can't . . . hide!
This chapter starts with Zim flying to Earth in The Nightmare Begins.
And, just in case there is anyone wondering, the character Mur IS a female and she IS close to Zim, but THIS WILL NOT be a fanchar/Zim thing. And Mur is not a Mary Sue, meaning she doesn't make Zim act OOC. Actually, she's kinda an anti-Mary Sue, meaning she keeps him in character. There will be no romance at all in this fic, other than the necessary bit in the next chapter. THAT WILL BE AAAAAAAAAAAALL!!
And I got digital cable! *dances* Now I can watch Zim on the Nicktoons channel! Wh00t!
Okay, onto the fic!
Disclaimer: I don't own Zim. No, I don't. I do own this plot, Mur (to be introduced in this chapter), and Quifosenkis (to be introduced NEXT chapter. Actually, it's not a character. It's a diseeeeaaaase . . .). Oh, AND I own Kayna! But she's gonna die, so never mind!
Oh, ONE more thing! For those of you who said Zim knew Red and Purple before Spork died, I know. But, we didn't actually see that. We saw Zim's memory of knowing them in The Trial. Except, he didn't really know them. He just THOUGHT he remembered knowing them. And it is necessary for Red and Purple to be older than Zim. If there's any conflicting information (like if Zim thinks he DID kill Miyuki and Spork, even though he didn't.), JUST IGNORE IT! It will be explained in... about ten chapters...
Stop asking all these nosy questions! : ( You're making me reveal WAY too much important information!
***
The Six-Month Nightmare
Zim stared out the window of his Voot, listening to Gir sing. He reeeaaally wanted to hurt Gir. Really.
It had been two hours since Zim had launched from Conventia in that godforsaken tiny Voot. Two hours of that blasted Doom Song, too. Zim really wished he hadn't said doom.
Zim sighed and leaned against the glass window of his Voot. He didn't feel like he deserved this mission. He had blown up half a planet, for Slark's sake! And killed two Tallests. Not on purpose, though . . .
Maybe this was all a trick? Maybe Zim didn't have a mission, after all? But, that would mean the Tallest were liars! They couldn't be! They were the TALLEST! But . . . how else could he explain his mission, which he never should have gotten?
Zim grabbed the bases of his antenna to block out Gir's singing. "How could the Tallest be liars? But, what's so special about them? Besides height . . ."
Maybe it was from all that had happened that day, or stress or something, but Zim fell asleep, right there. Only thing was that Irkens don't sleep.
***
Zim found himself in a desert. He was dreaming, he knew that. There were no deserts in his Voot cruiser.
"Oh slark," he muttered. "Is this another one of those things with--"
"HI!"
"Gaah!" Zim screamed and stumbled backwards, before he turned around to face a pale creature with brownish-yellowish hair, and white eyes except for a black dot in the middle of each. "Oh, hi Mur."
"So, watcha doin'?" Mur asked.
Zim looked around himself. "Gee, I DUNNO, maybe I'm standing in a desert."
"No, I mean what's wrong," Mur clarified.
"Eh?"
"C'mon, Zim, every time you come to me, that means something's wrong. An' I fix it! I'm a parascientist!" Mur said proudly.
Zim blinked. "You mean psychiatrist?"
Mur's smile fell. "Yeah, whatever. So, what's up?"
Zim sighed, but reluctantly began to talk. He trusted Mur. He had been talking to her through dreams since Spork died. "I... don't think my mission's real."
"Why's that?"
"I blew up half a planet, killed two Tallests, and caused two huge BLACKOUT- Y THINGS!"
"So?" Mur shrugged. "That doesn't matter. Obviously, they gave you another chance."
"But WHY? I don't deserve it!"
Mur slapped Zim. Surprised, Zim took a step back. "Zim, listen to me closely," Mur said, her voice low and ominous. "Never ever, say that again. Never. Do you understand?"
Zim nodded, and Mur relaxed. "Y-you just slapped me!" he said indignantly.
Mur shrugged. "So, hit me back."
Zim blinked. "What?!"
"I said hit me!"
"I can't--"
"HIT ME!"
"Why?" Zim asked.
Mur grinned. "To prove that you're not a wimp. If someone hits you, you gotta fight back."
"Yeah, but, you're the only friends I have! If I can even call you that..."
"No. I am not your friend," Mur said, shaking her head. "You are Zim. Zim needs no one. You can take care of yourself. Now, say it after me. You are Zim."
"iamzim."
Mur snorted. "C'mon. You can do better than that!"
"I am Zim!"
"That's better! Now, do LOUDER! Do it the ZIM way!"
"I AM ZIIIIIIIIIIIIIM!!!!!!!!" Zim screamed.
"Right!" Mur said.
"But, what about my mission? How did I get another chance?"
"Obviously, they were amazed by your destroying abilities. I mean, you caused a five-year blackout! Most people would settle for two years!" Mur said. "Lemme tell you, am I ever proud to be your psychic!"
"Psychiatrist," Zim corrected.
"Whatever. The point is, they gave you a mission because, even though you may have messed up before, they see potential in you. The Tallest can see that you can take over a planet quickly. I bet you can do it in a week!" Mur said.
Zim brightened up. "I bet I can do it in four days!" He grinned evilly. "I can do it in an hour, because I am ZIIIIIIIIIIM!!!!!"
Mur grinned. "Right! That's why you got a mission! Now, punch me."
"Not this again!"
"Fine. Don't."
~*~
Zim woke up. He had only been asleep for five minutes. But, already, he believed in his mission entirely because of Mur.
Mur, who wasn't even real.
~*~
So, what'd ya think? In case you're wondering, yes, Mur IS a human, but Zim doesn't know that. Next chapter will be back on Irk, centering on Tallest Red. Expect more Zimmy goodness in Chapter 4! But, don't skip Chapter 3 or anything like that. It's important to the story. : )
And I know SOMEONE read this, because someone mentioned it in a review to another story! I forgot which story . . . Oh well! PLEASE review!
And, in other news . . . If you know me, leave a review and tell me you go to my school, or something. My nickname is Secret! Yes, it is Secret! If you know any girl at all who calls herself Secret, then you might know me!!! And I also wear a skeleton key necklace! YOU KNOW ME, DONTCHA! So... um... yeah. And, Casey Savage, I KNOW YOU'RE HERE! I will find you! You can hide, but you can't . . . hide!
This chapter starts with Zim flying to Earth in The Nightmare Begins.
And, just in case there is anyone wondering, the character Mur IS a female and she IS close to Zim, but THIS WILL NOT be a fanchar/Zim thing. And Mur is not a Mary Sue, meaning she doesn't make Zim act OOC. Actually, she's kinda an anti-Mary Sue, meaning she keeps him in character. There will be no romance at all in this fic, other than the necessary bit in the next chapter. THAT WILL BE AAAAAAAAAAAALL!!
And I got digital cable! *dances* Now I can watch Zim on the Nicktoons channel! Wh00t!
Okay, onto the fic!
Disclaimer: I don't own Zim. No, I don't. I do own this plot, Mur (to be introduced in this chapter), and Quifosenkis (to be introduced NEXT chapter. Actually, it's not a character. It's a diseeeeaaaase . . .). Oh, AND I own Kayna! But she's gonna die, so never mind!
Oh, ONE more thing! For those of you who said Zim knew Red and Purple before Spork died, I know. But, we didn't actually see that. We saw Zim's memory of knowing them in The Trial. Except, he didn't really know them. He just THOUGHT he remembered knowing them. And it is necessary for Red and Purple to be older than Zim. If there's any conflicting information (like if Zim thinks he DID kill Miyuki and Spork, even though he didn't.), JUST IGNORE IT! It will be explained in... about ten chapters...
Stop asking all these nosy questions! : ( You're making me reveal WAY too much important information!
***
The Six-Month Nightmare
Zim stared out the window of his Voot, listening to Gir sing. He reeeaaally wanted to hurt Gir. Really.
It had been two hours since Zim had launched from Conventia in that godforsaken tiny Voot. Two hours of that blasted Doom Song, too. Zim really wished he hadn't said doom.
Zim sighed and leaned against the glass window of his Voot. He didn't feel like he deserved this mission. He had blown up half a planet, for Slark's sake! And killed two Tallests. Not on purpose, though . . .
Maybe this was all a trick? Maybe Zim didn't have a mission, after all? But, that would mean the Tallest were liars! They couldn't be! They were the TALLEST! But . . . how else could he explain his mission, which he never should have gotten?
Zim grabbed the bases of his antenna to block out Gir's singing. "How could the Tallest be liars? But, what's so special about them? Besides height . . ."
Maybe it was from all that had happened that day, or stress or something, but Zim fell asleep, right there. Only thing was that Irkens don't sleep.
***
Zim found himself in a desert. He was dreaming, he knew that. There were no deserts in his Voot cruiser.
"Oh slark," he muttered. "Is this another one of those things with--"
"HI!"
"Gaah!" Zim screamed and stumbled backwards, before he turned around to face a pale creature with brownish-yellowish hair, and white eyes except for a black dot in the middle of each. "Oh, hi Mur."
"So, watcha doin'?" Mur asked.
Zim looked around himself. "Gee, I DUNNO, maybe I'm standing in a desert."
"No, I mean what's wrong," Mur clarified.
"Eh?"
"C'mon, Zim, every time you come to me, that means something's wrong. An' I fix it! I'm a parascientist!" Mur said proudly.
Zim blinked. "You mean psychiatrist?"
Mur's smile fell. "Yeah, whatever. So, what's up?"
Zim sighed, but reluctantly began to talk. He trusted Mur. He had been talking to her through dreams since Spork died. "I... don't think my mission's real."
"Why's that?"
"I blew up half a planet, killed two Tallests, and caused two huge BLACKOUT- Y THINGS!"
"So?" Mur shrugged. "That doesn't matter. Obviously, they gave you another chance."
"But WHY? I don't deserve it!"
Mur slapped Zim. Surprised, Zim took a step back. "Zim, listen to me closely," Mur said, her voice low and ominous. "Never ever, say that again. Never. Do you understand?"
Zim nodded, and Mur relaxed. "Y-you just slapped me!" he said indignantly.
Mur shrugged. "So, hit me back."
Zim blinked. "What?!"
"I said hit me!"
"I can't--"
"HIT ME!"
"Why?" Zim asked.
Mur grinned. "To prove that you're not a wimp. If someone hits you, you gotta fight back."
"Yeah, but, you're the only friends I have! If I can even call you that..."
"No. I am not your friend," Mur said, shaking her head. "You are Zim. Zim needs no one. You can take care of yourself. Now, say it after me. You are Zim."
"iamzim."
Mur snorted. "C'mon. You can do better than that!"
"I am Zim!"
"That's better! Now, do LOUDER! Do it the ZIM way!"
"I AM ZIIIIIIIIIIIIIM!!!!!!!!" Zim screamed.
"Right!" Mur said.
"But, what about my mission? How did I get another chance?"
"Obviously, they were amazed by your destroying abilities. I mean, you caused a five-year blackout! Most people would settle for two years!" Mur said. "Lemme tell you, am I ever proud to be your psychic!"
"Psychiatrist," Zim corrected.
"Whatever. The point is, they gave you a mission because, even though you may have messed up before, they see potential in you. The Tallest can see that you can take over a planet quickly. I bet you can do it in a week!" Mur said.
Zim brightened up. "I bet I can do it in four days!" He grinned evilly. "I can do it in an hour, because I am ZIIIIIIIIIIM!!!!!"
Mur grinned. "Right! That's why you got a mission! Now, punch me."
"Not this again!"
"Fine. Don't."
~*~
Zim woke up. He had only been asleep for five minutes. But, already, he believed in his mission entirely because of Mur.
Mur, who wasn't even real.
~*~
So, what'd ya think? In case you're wondering, yes, Mur IS a human, but Zim doesn't know that. Next chapter will be back on Irk, centering on Tallest Red. Expect more Zimmy goodness in Chapter 4! But, don't skip Chapter 3 or anything like that. It's important to the story. : )