Thanks for your nice reviews!!! You made Lilly very happy. Invader Zim and
related characters are not mine, it belongs to their respected owners.
Lilly is mine technically but she's still an Irkie thingy so I guess she's
not really, but you can hug her if you want.
Well, as it goes, because of Lilly's underdeveloped size and her unknown ability she was to be terminated and It wasn't likely for an Irken baby that small to survive. She was most defiantly premature. But it wasn't GIR's fault, a glitch in the computer hatched her early and deleted the information on her abilities. And she was potentially dangerous in the tallest eyes. If they did not know her ability there was no way to suppress it till she was old enough to understand it and use it properly. Zim felt like an icy hand had squeezed his heart and ripped it out of his chest when he heard this. He clutched Lilly closer to him, but it was all numb, everything was numb. Lilly saw sadness in her friends face, she nuzzled to try to bring him comfort, but he felt nothing but a sharp pain in his heart. It all happened like a horrible dream. The tallest held out there arms to take the small child away, it was expected of Zim to obey. Zim's clouded head could not comprehend how the tallest could ever see the little white bundle he cradled in his arms as a threat to the Irken race. He then wondered why he was trying to protect her so. She was of no use to him, why would her death matter to him but he had no doubt that he had to protect her. The hands reached out for the little child, and Zim pulled back. The caretakers gasped at his disobedience to the tallest. gasp Zim stood down, looking up at the tallest frowning down at him. He swallowed hard and stood proudly before them. "My tallest...I will take care of this child. She won't be any harm to you on earth with me. I will take full responsibility for Lilly."
Purple narrowed his eyes and stooped forward, bringing his face inches away from Zim's. Then he smiled, "Yeah, like you could take care of an Irken baby, you can't even control your own SIR unit." Red started to snicker. The care takers looked at each other confused as the tallest totally ignored Zim's defiance.
"Eh?" Zim replied in confusion.
Red retorted, "Yeah, and he thinks that, this little...thing could be a threat to us." They both started to laugh. Zim couldn't tell if he should have been angry or relived. It seemed that the tallest where gonna let the child live. The tallest stopped laughing and Purple cleared his throat. "Zim, to be completely honest, that child probably won't survive the next few days. Its not completely developed, and with a breed like her a malfunction like this is pretty fatal, it's happened before. They all died. But we will let you keep it. It seems that she only seems to shut up when your around anyway."
Red's antenna shot straight up, he turned to Purple. "Your not serious are you!? Your trusting Zim with one of Xio's experiments!? Of all people, ZIM!
Purple looked back with his eyes all twinklely, "But, look at her , she's so cute. Could you really hurt a little angel like that?"
"No. But..." Red looked down.
"Who else is gonna take care of her, we can't have her running around here, blowing up things because she doesn't know how to use her powers." Then Purple leaned closer to Red and whispered, "So we send her off with Zim and maybe if we're lucky well stop getting those annoying reports from Earth."
"Oh OH. Ok. Yeah, Zim would be the "best qualified" for the job. Ok I'm tired, bye now." Purple waved off Zim and left the room with Red with the two astonished caretakers running behind them.
Zim watched bewildered, not to sure of what had really happened. Then it hit him. "I have to take care of this thing, what was I thinking!?" Zim held Lilly in front of him and examined her, she smiled back and held out her arms missing the warmth of Zim's arms and begging to be hugged again.
"Yaaaay, I get to play with the baby!" GIR squealed and danced around Zim's feet.
Zim sighed and set the little Irken on the ground. Lilly looked up confused at his actions. Zim paced back and forth, looking down at her, thinking of his plans for her. She didn't have a uniform, hell she was naked. He didn't have baby nutrients to nourish her. He didn't know how to take care of a baby. Zim stopped and stooped down to her. So delicate she seemed. She attempted to stand to walk over to Zim, but fell on her face on the slippery floor. She whined slightly out of frustration and wondering why Zim wasn't helping her. Zim got up and walked four feet away. "If you want to grow strong like the other Irken hatchlings, you must learn to walk Lilly. Normal Irken children are able to walk at birth, and you will do the same. I'm not going to baby you like the other premature ones, they perished because they where weak and babied. I'm not going to let you end up like them now if you want to go home now you'll walk to me. We're not leaving till you do." He said sternly. Then his features softened, it was hard to be firm to Lilly, she was so tiny and helpless. But he was determined to make sure she survived. She called to her gently and held out his arms to her. Tears came to her eyes, but she wanted to please Zim, she wanted to be cradled again. She wiped them away and stood up again. She wobbled but maintained her balance. She smiled at her accomplishment, she felt strong, but her legs soon gave way and she fell on her back. She looked at Zim helplessly and a weak "Zim" cried out from her tiny voice.
GIR came from behind Zim, he looked up to his master a little angry at his treatment toward Lilly. But from the look on Zim's face even he could tell that Zim was not enjoying this either. He looked to Lilly who now was again picking herself up from the floor. "Come on Lilly, come here." Zim said sternly but still reassuring. Lilly was now determined to get to Zim. She closed her eyes and remembered how the caretakers left with the tallest, the exact movements of their stride. She steadied herself and carefully put one foot in front of her. She smiled and put her other foot in front of that one. She mimicked the caretaker's steps perfectly all the way to Zim. Still her legs were weak and she stumbled onto his leg. She wrapped her tiny arms around Zim and buried her face into his belly. Zim held her close and picked her up off the ground. "Come Lilly. We go home now."
She looked up at him and smiled sweetly. Her deep blue eyes again pulled Zim's curiosity. He wondered of her hidden powers and if he could exploit them. Hopefully he could teacher her to use her powers to take over Earth. He shook his head. This was not the time to think about earth, this was his holiday, and he had a new mission to take care of. How to take care of his little Lilly. He shook his head again. His little Lilly? "To much time on earth with those filthy humans has made me soft." He said to GIR who just looked up with a blank stare and smiled for some reason he didn't know why.
He turned to leave the nursery. As he did Lilly peered over his shoulder looking back at her open birthing tube. The lack of the cool chemical vapors and silent darkness made her a little dizzy. She had waited so long to be free from the dark, but now she wanted to go back. Even though that she had new friends that she loved very much, so many senses and feelings hit her all at once. It was all so new, everything so alien and strange. She didn't like most of the feelings she sensed. She did however, love the warmth of Zim and the sound of his heart beat. It was as close as the comforting darkness of the tube that she would ever have, and that she favored to warmth to the cold vapors. She also loved his little robot. She watched as he tagged along beside Zim. She observed the movement of his body as he walked, ran, skipped, and danced. For every movement he made she made a mental note. Soon her home was out of sight. She became scared and buried her face into Zim's shoulder.
She hated the ugly metal and wires that covered every inch of the building. The hum of electricity that flowed through the wiring irritated her ears. Zim pulled her close to his chest and told her to sleep. It was a long walk out of the facility. Especially now that the tallest had closed all the doors and the messes cleaned up by maintenance androids, he had no idea where the way out was. Lilly took his advice and cuddled into his arms. She felt safe by his side and his heartbeat lulled her to sleep.
I hope you like. Please R&R.
Well, as it goes, because of Lilly's underdeveloped size and her unknown ability she was to be terminated and It wasn't likely for an Irken baby that small to survive. She was most defiantly premature. But it wasn't GIR's fault, a glitch in the computer hatched her early and deleted the information on her abilities. And she was potentially dangerous in the tallest eyes. If they did not know her ability there was no way to suppress it till she was old enough to understand it and use it properly. Zim felt like an icy hand had squeezed his heart and ripped it out of his chest when he heard this. He clutched Lilly closer to him, but it was all numb, everything was numb. Lilly saw sadness in her friends face, she nuzzled to try to bring him comfort, but he felt nothing but a sharp pain in his heart. It all happened like a horrible dream. The tallest held out there arms to take the small child away, it was expected of Zim to obey. Zim's clouded head could not comprehend how the tallest could ever see the little white bundle he cradled in his arms as a threat to the Irken race. He then wondered why he was trying to protect her so. She was of no use to him, why would her death matter to him but he had no doubt that he had to protect her. The hands reached out for the little child, and Zim pulled back. The caretakers gasped at his disobedience to the tallest. gasp Zim stood down, looking up at the tallest frowning down at him. He swallowed hard and stood proudly before them. "My tallest...I will take care of this child. She won't be any harm to you on earth with me. I will take full responsibility for Lilly."
Purple narrowed his eyes and stooped forward, bringing his face inches away from Zim's. Then he smiled, "Yeah, like you could take care of an Irken baby, you can't even control your own SIR unit." Red started to snicker. The care takers looked at each other confused as the tallest totally ignored Zim's defiance.
"Eh?" Zim replied in confusion.
Red retorted, "Yeah, and he thinks that, this little...thing could be a threat to us." They both started to laugh. Zim couldn't tell if he should have been angry or relived. It seemed that the tallest where gonna let the child live. The tallest stopped laughing and Purple cleared his throat. "Zim, to be completely honest, that child probably won't survive the next few days. Its not completely developed, and with a breed like her a malfunction like this is pretty fatal, it's happened before. They all died. But we will let you keep it. It seems that she only seems to shut up when your around anyway."
Red's antenna shot straight up, he turned to Purple. "Your not serious are you!? Your trusting Zim with one of Xio's experiments!? Of all people, ZIM!
Purple looked back with his eyes all twinklely, "But, look at her , she's so cute. Could you really hurt a little angel like that?"
"No. But..." Red looked down.
"Who else is gonna take care of her, we can't have her running around here, blowing up things because she doesn't know how to use her powers." Then Purple leaned closer to Red and whispered, "So we send her off with Zim and maybe if we're lucky well stop getting those annoying reports from Earth."
"Oh OH. Ok. Yeah, Zim would be the "best qualified" for the job. Ok I'm tired, bye now." Purple waved off Zim and left the room with Red with the two astonished caretakers running behind them.
Zim watched bewildered, not to sure of what had really happened. Then it hit him. "I have to take care of this thing, what was I thinking!?" Zim held Lilly in front of him and examined her, she smiled back and held out her arms missing the warmth of Zim's arms and begging to be hugged again.
"Yaaaay, I get to play with the baby!" GIR squealed and danced around Zim's feet.
Zim sighed and set the little Irken on the ground. Lilly looked up confused at his actions. Zim paced back and forth, looking down at her, thinking of his plans for her. She didn't have a uniform, hell she was naked. He didn't have baby nutrients to nourish her. He didn't know how to take care of a baby. Zim stopped and stooped down to her. So delicate she seemed. She attempted to stand to walk over to Zim, but fell on her face on the slippery floor. She whined slightly out of frustration and wondering why Zim wasn't helping her. Zim got up and walked four feet away. "If you want to grow strong like the other Irken hatchlings, you must learn to walk Lilly. Normal Irken children are able to walk at birth, and you will do the same. I'm not going to baby you like the other premature ones, they perished because they where weak and babied. I'm not going to let you end up like them now if you want to go home now you'll walk to me. We're not leaving till you do." He said sternly. Then his features softened, it was hard to be firm to Lilly, she was so tiny and helpless. But he was determined to make sure she survived. She called to her gently and held out his arms to her. Tears came to her eyes, but she wanted to please Zim, she wanted to be cradled again. She wiped them away and stood up again. She wobbled but maintained her balance. She smiled at her accomplishment, she felt strong, but her legs soon gave way and she fell on her back. She looked at Zim helplessly and a weak "Zim" cried out from her tiny voice.
GIR came from behind Zim, he looked up to his master a little angry at his treatment toward Lilly. But from the look on Zim's face even he could tell that Zim was not enjoying this either. He looked to Lilly who now was again picking herself up from the floor. "Come on Lilly, come here." Zim said sternly but still reassuring. Lilly was now determined to get to Zim. She closed her eyes and remembered how the caretakers left with the tallest, the exact movements of their stride. She steadied herself and carefully put one foot in front of her. She smiled and put her other foot in front of that one. She mimicked the caretaker's steps perfectly all the way to Zim. Still her legs were weak and she stumbled onto his leg. She wrapped her tiny arms around Zim and buried her face into his belly. Zim held her close and picked her up off the ground. "Come Lilly. We go home now."
She looked up at him and smiled sweetly. Her deep blue eyes again pulled Zim's curiosity. He wondered of her hidden powers and if he could exploit them. Hopefully he could teacher her to use her powers to take over Earth. He shook his head. This was not the time to think about earth, this was his holiday, and he had a new mission to take care of. How to take care of his little Lilly. He shook his head again. His little Lilly? "To much time on earth with those filthy humans has made me soft." He said to GIR who just looked up with a blank stare and smiled for some reason he didn't know why.
He turned to leave the nursery. As he did Lilly peered over his shoulder looking back at her open birthing tube. The lack of the cool chemical vapors and silent darkness made her a little dizzy. She had waited so long to be free from the dark, but now she wanted to go back. Even though that she had new friends that she loved very much, so many senses and feelings hit her all at once. It was all so new, everything so alien and strange. She didn't like most of the feelings she sensed. She did however, love the warmth of Zim and the sound of his heart beat. It was as close as the comforting darkness of the tube that she would ever have, and that she favored to warmth to the cold vapors. She also loved his little robot. She watched as he tagged along beside Zim. She observed the movement of his body as he walked, ran, skipped, and danced. For every movement he made she made a mental note. Soon her home was out of sight. She became scared and buried her face into Zim's shoulder.
She hated the ugly metal and wires that covered every inch of the building. The hum of electricity that flowed through the wiring irritated her ears. Zim pulled her close to his chest and told her to sleep. It was a long walk out of the facility. Especially now that the tallest had closed all the doors and the messes cleaned up by maintenance androids, he had no idea where the way out was. Lilly took his advice and cuddled into his arms. She felt safe by his side and his heartbeat lulled her to sleep.
I hope you like. Please R&R.