Alright, all, here's the next chapter! Hope y'all like it! XD
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I knew I was early, but what's the harm, y'know? It was about 3:30, and I was just walking into the park, hand curled around a cherry freezy. I didn't look too out of place; now was about the time the Goth beatniks gathered in little covens to share their free form poetry and complain about how depressing and oppressive society was, and my disguise was set as a lacy red peasant top and a short leather skirt, with knee length boots to match, and short, spiked purple hair. I found a vacant bench and set myself down to wait.
Whatever Dib had to tell me must have been urgent, because he arrived not too soon after I did, looking around as he strolled through the gates. I sat up a bit straighter and waved, and he saw me and came over. He eased himself down on the bench, watching the kids off in the distance play.
"Hello, Alex."
"Hello Dib. You wanted to tell me something?"
"Do you believe in aliens, Alex?" His question caught me by surprise, and caused my suppressed paranoia to flare into life. (When I had first landed on this planet, I refused to leave the relative safety of Lightwing's compound, for fear of being hunted down by some sort of government agency. Then I realized how truly clueless most humans were.) My hearts began whirring faster than an Earthen hummingbird's wings, and under the hologram, my antennae were doing these funny little twitches. I flattened them down on the pretense of running a hand through my illusory hair and regarded him for a moment.
"Yeah, I guess I do," I said carefully, wording my answer as I said it. "Why?"
"What would you say if I told you I knew there was an alien on Earth bent on taking over the planet?" Again, this required quick thought and careful wording.
"Well…I think I'd say that's an interesting theory, but can you prove it?" He looked up at me.
"But you don't think I'm crazy just for suggesting it?" I leaned back against the bench in what I hoped was a nonchalant manner.
"Dib, I've traveled out of the country numerous times chasing rumors," I said with a light laugh. "I don't think you're crazy for suggesting it." He smiled triumphantly.
"I'm glad, because there's my proof!" he pointed out into the park. It took me a moment to locate what he was talking about, but then I saw it, as a group of people walked away. Two figures were standing in the center of a field, one stock-still, posture stiff and altogether military looking, while the other ran in rather mindless circles about him.
They were both green.
One of them looked like a dog, albeit one with a disproportionately small body and bulging eyes. It was a bit hard to tell from here, but the thing appeared to look like a plush toy, complete with a zipper. The other, though…well, I'm glad to say I had no reason to be paranoid. Obviously an alien, one with green skin so like my own, he wore the telltale Invader uniform I had once had the (dis)pleasure of donning every day. That explained his rigid pose; this one appeared to be purebred Invader, through and through.
It wasn't hard to tell he was an alien, though. Maybe this human wasn't as smart as I gave him credit for, but, whatever. I was intrigued now.
I turned back to him, finding that he was looking hopefully up at me, waiting to see if I was going to vindicate his very existence or crush him like a bug. I toyed with the latter, but decided it would be more beneficial to remain on good terms with him, so when I opened my mouth and said, "Oh my God, Dib, you've actually found one!" his face lit up.
"I'm so glad you can see him!" he exclaimed, jumping to his feet. "No one else can see him for what he really is!" That's because your race is moronic. "His name's Zim, and I'm not sure what his species is, but I think it's called Irken or something." Very good, some leads now, and though the name Zim didn't ring a specific bell, it certainly sounded Irken. "That little dog thing is a robot. It's supposed to be a minion or something, but it's not very good." Ah. A SIR. Something I have the misfortune (or fortune, as I see it) not to posses. And a good thing, too. This one looked like it was seriously malfunctioning.
"This is big," I said excitedly as he stopped to draw breath. "You've got to tell me all you know about him! Does he live around here? Can we, like, spy on his home or something?"
"His base," Dib corrected. "And yes. He's close. It's hard to get close to his base at times—he's got these gnome things that guard it—but I can take you now if you want. It'd probably be a good time to try and sneak in, since he's here and not there!"
And that was how I found myself, not just that afternoon but numerous, numerous times later, spying with Dib on the base of Invader Zim.
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Shout out time!
Faith: I'm glad you like it! T' answer your question, ZaiFae looks sort of like Red, only a little bit taller and with antennae sort of like Tak's, only more rectangular. She wears a outfit basically like the one the Tallest wore in The Nightmare Begins, but with a few little differences. Here's your kumquat! *Throws it at you*
Which reminds me, MetaChi, you get a kumquat too! *Toss*
Hey, guess what? Had anyone here ever watched an ep of Invader Zim (which was ON TV YESTERDAY!!!! *Dances*…and then watched Lilo and Stitch? If you ever have, have you noticed the Pleakley and Purple sound the same? 'Cause they do. I heard it! And then I checked on the credits for Zim and the credits for Lilo and Stitch, and I found out that they're voiced by the same guy! Kevin Hamilton Mcdonald. Yep. *Nods* Just so y'all know.
I'll be leaving now. Review Please!!!!!