The rest of the day passed as if it was some sort of waking hell. Dib's new
pod chafed painfully on his back, and more than once he caught himself
about to take a drink from the fountain. The first time he wasn't lucky
enough to remember in time, and the scene he made had Zim rolling around
laughing.
During lunch, Zim had seemed determined to subject Dib to all the indignities that he had been forced to endure during the past years. Bologna found its way onto his face, and when he looked up from the floor, Zim was there, laughing.
Finally, the end bell rang. Dib collected his things from his locker and followed Gaz out the front door. She seemed pretty engrossed in her GameSlaveII, but she was at least decent enough to nod in his direction.
When they arrived at home, Dib tossed his backpack down on his bed and headed out the door, calling to Gaz that he was heading out and would be back in time to make dinner. No answer.
Halfway down the block, Dib noticed Zim knocking on the door to Kith's base. He bit his lip and walked faster.
Dib arrived at the door and was pleasantly surprised to discover the lawn gnomes seemed perfectly content to leave him alone. He rang the doorbell. Kith opened it, looking no less shaken than she did when she ran out of class that morning. When she saw it was Dib, a forced smile graced her face.
"Dib...come in. Zim just dropped by; should I order a pizza? I know a good place that makes them with fairly standard stuff, you don't get zits if you eat it...." she became quiet quickly when she realized she was rambling.
"No thanks, I'm fine. I just wanted to see if you were alright, after you ran out of class." Dib swallowed and looked around. "Can we lose the disguises? They're uncomfortable."
Zim, sprawled out on the couch, snorted derisively. "The human sounds like us! This is very humorous! I laugh."
Kith shot a venomous glare at Zim and answered Dib. "That's a good idea." She showed him how to turn off the hologram generator, while Zim glared openly at them.
"I'm still unable to see why you even bothered to do this, Kith," he growled. "If the Tallest knew-"
"Well the Tallest don't know, do they?" she snapped back. "Besides, what's Red gonna do? Exile me? It's for our security, Zim. If Dib is genetically Irkan, then he won't dare try to turn us in. Who knows. He might even help us find better ways to blend in on Earth, until the Massive comes." She looked to Dib for a conformation.
"Oh, yeah, definitely," he replied, nodding. "Anything I can do, let me know."
"You can leave Kith alone.." muttered Zim under his breath.
Kith's antennae twitched. "Did you say something, Zim?"
"No!" he nearly yelled. "I said nothing! Nope. I am perfectly silent."
"We could only hope," Dib said with a sneer.
Kith looked strangely from one to the other. "Um.okay. Sure. I'm going to go get something.I'll be right back." She hurried up the elevator.
Zim and Dib glared at each other in a long and awkward pause. Finally Dib looked away, tired of seeing the smug grim on the Irkan's face. He felt around for his backpack, before he remembered he had left it at home. He sighed, in frustration and called Hex on his pod. Zim's eyes bugged out.
"You gave him a pod?!" he shrieked at Kith. "And a SIR?! What are you thinking!?"
Kith stuck her head out of the elevator, trying not to lose her temper completely. "My plan includes Dib blending in on the Massive, and no Irkan who's still part of society goes without a pod and a SIR."
"But he's not PART of Irkan society! You seem to be unable to grasp tha-"
Kith stormed up to him and stuck her face in his-somewhat hard for her to do, seeing as he was actually taller. "I will do what I wish to do, Zim!" she yelled. "In case you've forgotten, I don't need to reveal my plans to you. I may be shorter, but I am the sister of Almighty Tallest Red, and I will not ruin my life to suit your needs!"
Zim was speechless.
Okay, sorry to make it relatively shorter than the rest..but I realized all my chapters were too long to post quickly anyway. I'm going to start making all of them a lot shorter, so I can post them more often. Please review, tell me what ya think! Thanx!
During lunch, Zim had seemed determined to subject Dib to all the indignities that he had been forced to endure during the past years. Bologna found its way onto his face, and when he looked up from the floor, Zim was there, laughing.
Finally, the end bell rang. Dib collected his things from his locker and followed Gaz out the front door. She seemed pretty engrossed in her GameSlaveII, but she was at least decent enough to nod in his direction.
When they arrived at home, Dib tossed his backpack down on his bed and headed out the door, calling to Gaz that he was heading out and would be back in time to make dinner. No answer.
Halfway down the block, Dib noticed Zim knocking on the door to Kith's base. He bit his lip and walked faster.
Dib arrived at the door and was pleasantly surprised to discover the lawn gnomes seemed perfectly content to leave him alone. He rang the doorbell. Kith opened it, looking no less shaken than she did when she ran out of class that morning. When she saw it was Dib, a forced smile graced her face.
"Dib...come in. Zim just dropped by; should I order a pizza? I know a good place that makes them with fairly standard stuff, you don't get zits if you eat it...." she became quiet quickly when she realized she was rambling.
"No thanks, I'm fine. I just wanted to see if you were alright, after you ran out of class." Dib swallowed and looked around. "Can we lose the disguises? They're uncomfortable."
Zim, sprawled out on the couch, snorted derisively. "The human sounds like us! This is very humorous! I laugh."
Kith shot a venomous glare at Zim and answered Dib. "That's a good idea." She showed him how to turn off the hologram generator, while Zim glared openly at them.
"I'm still unable to see why you even bothered to do this, Kith," he growled. "If the Tallest knew-"
"Well the Tallest don't know, do they?" she snapped back. "Besides, what's Red gonna do? Exile me? It's for our security, Zim. If Dib is genetically Irkan, then he won't dare try to turn us in. Who knows. He might even help us find better ways to blend in on Earth, until the Massive comes." She looked to Dib for a conformation.
"Oh, yeah, definitely," he replied, nodding. "Anything I can do, let me know."
"You can leave Kith alone.." muttered Zim under his breath.
Kith's antennae twitched. "Did you say something, Zim?"
"No!" he nearly yelled. "I said nothing! Nope. I am perfectly silent."
"We could only hope," Dib said with a sneer.
Kith looked strangely from one to the other. "Um.okay. Sure. I'm going to go get something.I'll be right back." She hurried up the elevator.
Zim and Dib glared at each other in a long and awkward pause. Finally Dib looked away, tired of seeing the smug grim on the Irkan's face. He felt around for his backpack, before he remembered he had left it at home. He sighed, in frustration and called Hex on his pod. Zim's eyes bugged out.
"You gave him a pod?!" he shrieked at Kith. "And a SIR?! What are you thinking!?"
Kith stuck her head out of the elevator, trying not to lose her temper completely. "My plan includes Dib blending in on the Massive, and no Irkan who's still part of society goes without a pod and a SIR."
"But he's not PART of Irkan society! You seem to be unable to grasp tha-"
Kith stormed up to him and stuck her face in his-somewhat hard for her to do, seeing as he was actually taller. "I will do what I wish to do, Zim!" she yelled. "In case you've forgotten, I don't need to reveal my plans to you. I may be shorter, but I am the sister of Almighty Tallest Red, and I will not ruin my life to suit your needs!"
Zim was speechless.
Okay, sorry to make it relatively shorter than the rest..but I realized all my chapters were too long to post quickly anyway. I'm going to start making all of them a lot shorter, so I can post them more often. Please review, tell me what ya think! Thanx!