Throughout the holiday Lilly observed all that her tiny head could
handle. She watched the behavior of her fellow species, how different
devices worked, and how things reacted to each other. Mostly she loved to
stare into the night sky. Zim would tell her about space, and the that
almost every sun had a planet with some form of life, weather it was
intelligent life, or tiny bacteria that would one day evolve into something
great. She always listened to Zim's lessons, clinging on to each word with
wide blue eyes. Many things she didn't understand, like why Zim always
degraded other forms of life and always wanted to concur them. She also
didn't understand why she had to always obey the tallest, do what ever they
said, and that her number one duty was to please them. She never understood
why it was so important to please two complete strangers, who where going
to terminate her in the first place (yes, she did remember that) and then
mocked her guardian. They never even bothered to see her again. Zim never
did answer her when she asked why. He did get real angry though. He didn't
talk to her for the rest of the night.
Soon the holiday was over, everyone seemed to turn into some kind of mindless drone. All except Zim and GIR. Zim kept on muttering to himself about destruction and being ruler of all humans. The other Irkens no longer treated him equal to everyone else. They would shun him, whisper the latest rumors of his failures behind his back. Lilly felt a new emotion, one she didn't like too much. She felt the need to hurt the ones that hurt her and Zim. Her face would get hot, and a deep dark feeling would form inside her. She then would feel sharp pains at her finger tips and a burning sensation in her heart. (By the way, that's not normal) Zim once noticed her fingertips bleeding after another Irken child smashed the toy that Zim had given to her on her head for being so small.
One night, Zim was making her a meal that he read was best suited for Irken babies. He smiled as he looked down at his masterwork of the culinary arts. He looked up, hearing Lilly cry. He sighed and took the food to her. She was hugging GIR who looked up all sad to his master. He set the food on the floor and sat down beside her, stroking her head gently. She looked up, her face soaked with tears. She spook one simple sentence that left Zim feeling empty. "Why they so mean to us?" Zim looked at the three of them, one malfunctioning idiotic outdated SIR model, one remnant of something no one wanted to remember, and the sole purpose that Impending Doom I failed. Zim looked down at the floor, not knowing what to say to her. He couldn't look at her sad eyes. Lilly sniveled and crawled under Zim's arm, with GIR at her other side. Usually the treatment that he got from the others didn't bother him much. He had learned from the beginning to ignore the other Irkens, only interact with them to get what you needed. Friends? He didn't need friends. He had made his own little world ,which he did admit, got him in a lot of trouble. It had never really bothered him before. He was just used to it and he never questioned it. Lilly he knew was different. From the beginning she needed companionship and still desired it in other means then using others to gain power among her peers like Irkans do. He sighed and tried to explain in a way that she would understand. "Lilly, as cruel as it my be, we are the smallest of our race. To gain respect we must prove ourselves that despite our size, we are equal or even better then them." Zim said flatly.
Again it was something that Lilly didn't understand, why size was so important. She knew that she was born premature, and she would probably develop differently from everyone else. Probably only grow a foot or so. Why would she have to be stepped on for a computer glitch? She never asked to be a "special" child. Her life was the product of a cruel joke, an experiment, of someone who destroyed the lives of billions and would keep on destroying for generations even after being long dead. 'Just a sick experiment.' she thought. 'That's all I am.' She closed her eyes and tried to forget those horrible thoughts. They were sent to the back of her mind, soon vanished from her resent emotions. She was yet to young to understand this and they would resurface when she would be ready to deal with them. But not now, not this young.
"Lilly?" Zim called softly. Lilly looked up blankly. "I wanted to keep this a surprise, but I think you need to here this now." Zim finally looked her in the eye. "Where going to earth tomorrow."
Lilly perked up, for some reason when she heard the word, curiosity took over. Probably because Zim always avoided the subject. "Earth?"
Zim nodded. "Yeah, that's where the tallest have me stationed at. I only came home for Neoxina. It's a planet about six months from here, but with my incredible mechanical skills it should only take a month."
"Earth is where...the the big headed Dib person lives and they have chocolate flavored bubble gum suckies that make me oh so happy." GIR chimed.
"So you won't have to deal with the other Irkens anymore. Although you'll have to deal with filthy disgusting Earth creatures called humans. They can be just as bad. But they leave you alone after awhile." Zim explained.
Lilly looked up blankly. Only a week old and she was leaving her home planet. She would be leaving the little safe haven of Zim's familiar apartment onto a strange new planet. But to get to Earth, they would have to travel through space, or as Lilly called it, "The black sea." As much as she loved the stars, the black sea scared, yet called to her. A little nagging poke to her head said in a mystical creepy voice, "Come to me Lilly, dance with the stars and sail the vast seas of space." Ok, it didn't really do that. But deep inside her belly full of half digested food, something was being drawn to the black sea. Every thing would be alright though, as long as she was with Zim and GIR.
"Now if you want to prepare for earth, you need to eat. You should really like this, I made it special just for you. Now eat." Lilly smiled as he put the dish in front of her. She had mastered the art of eating, no more poking food in her eye. Her squiggly spooch churned uneasily as the fragrance of the weird looking meal entered her nose...thingy.
She held her nose and looked angrily at Zim. "It smells funny."
Zim narrowed his eyes. She looked down shyly tried the first bite. "You like, yes?" Zim asked anxiously before Lilly threw her tray in his face. Zim calmly wiped the gooky crap off his faceand in a dangerous growl threatened, "That was a mistake my friend." Lilly crossed her arms and pouted, her insides growling waiting to be fed. He flicked the food off his hands and stooped down to Lilly's face. "I'm not going to starve you, that would be cruel. But I will make you eat that meal again...EVERY DAY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE! Mwhahahahaha!" Somehow Lilly failed to see the humor in this and started crying again.
"Why you mean to Lilly master, master mean!" GIR fumed.
"Aw, come on! I didn't mean it Lilly. Don't cry." Zim picked the little baby Irken up. She stopped, her little belly growling. Zim sighed and reached for another nutrition bar in his bag. She snatched it and ate it greedily. After, she looked at Zim's head, which still had some food dripping off of it. "Sorrwy."
"Yeah, well...don't do it again." He said as he got some more bars for her. After this we get straight to bed. I want to leave as early as possible. He held the bar to her face, but she was already asleep.
Soon the holiday was over, everyone seemed to turn into some kind of mindless drone. All except Zim and GIR. Zim kept on muttering to himself about destruction and being ruler of all humans. The other Irkens no longer treated him equal to everyone else. They would shun him, whisper the latest rumors of his failures behind his back. Lilly felt a new emotion, one she didn't like too much. She felt the need to hurt the ones that hurt her and Zim. Her face would get hot, and a deep dark feeling would form inside her. She then would feel sharp pains at her finger tips and a burning sensation in her heart. (By the way, that's not normal) Zim once noticed her fingertips bleeding after another Irken child smashed the toy that Zim had given to her on her head for being so small.
One night, Zim was making her a meal that he read was best suited for Irken babies. He smiled as he looked down at his masterwork of the culinary arts. He looked up, hearing Lilly cry. He sighed and took the food to her. She was hugging GIR who looked up all sad to his master. He set the food on the floor and sat down beside her, stroking her head gently. She looked up, her face soaked with tears. She spook one simple sentence that left Zim feeling empty. "Why they so mean to us?" Zim looked at the three of them, one malfunctioning idiotic outdated SIR model, one remnant of something no one wanted to remember, and the sole purpose that Impending Doom I failed. Zim looked down at the floor, not knowing what to say to her. He couldn't look at her sad eyes. Lilly sniveled and crawled under Zim's arm, with GIR at her other side. Usually the treatment that he got from the others didn't bother him much. He had learned from the beginning to ignore the other Irkens, only interact with them to get what you needed. Friends? He didn't need friends. He had made his own little world ,which he did admit, got him in a lot of trouble. It had never really bothered him before. He was just used to it and he never questioned it. Lilly he knew was different. From the beginning she needed companionship and still desired it in other means then using others to gain power among her peers like Irkans do. He sighed and tried to explain in a way that she would understand. "Lilly, as cruel as it my be, we are the smallest of our race. To gain respect we must prove ourselves that despite our size, we are equal or even better then them." Zim said flatly.
Again it was something that Lilly didn't understand, why size was so important. She knew that she was born premature, and she would probably develop differently from everyone else. Probably only grow a foot or so. Why would she have to be stepped on for a computer glitch? She never asked to be a "special" child. Her life was the product of a cruel joke, an experiment, of someone who destroyed the lives of billions and would keep on destroying for generations even after being long dead. 'Just a sick experiment.' she thought. 'That's all I am.' She closed her eyes and tried to forget those horrible thoughts. They were sent to the back of her mind, soon vanished from her resent emotions. She was yet to young to understand this and they would resurface when she would be ready to deal with them. But not now, not this young.
"Lilly?" Zim called softly. Lilly looked up blankly. "I wanted to keep this a surprise, but I think you need to here this now." Zim finally looked her in the eye. "Where going to earth tomorrow."
Lilly perked up, for some reason when she heard the word, curiosity took over. Probably because Zim always avoided the subject. "Earth?"
Zim nodded. "Yeah, that's where the tallest have me stationed at. I only came home for Neoxina. It's a planet about six months from here, but with my incredible mechanical skills it should only take a month."
"Earth is where...the the big headed Dib person lives and they have chocolate flavored bubble gum suckies that make me oh so happy." GIR chimed.
"So you won't have to deal with the other Irkens anymore. Although you'll have to deal with filthy disgusting Earth creatures called humans. They can be just as bad. But they leave you alone after awhile." Zim explained.
Lilly looked up blankly. Only a week old and she was leaving her home planet. She would be leaving the little safe haven of Zim's familiar apartment onto a strange new planet. But to get to Earth, they would have to travel through space, or as Lilly called it, "The black sea." As much as she loved the stars, the black sea scared, yet called to her. A little nagging poke to her head said in a mystical creepy voice, "Come to me Lilly, dance with the stars and sail the vast seas of space." Ok, it didn't really do that. But deep inside her belly full of half digested food, something was being drawn to the black sea. Every thing would be alright though, as long as she was with Zim and GIR.
"Now if you want to prepare for earth, you need to eat. You should really like this, I made it special just for you. Now eat." Lilly smiled as he put the dish in front of her. She had mastered the art of eating, no more poking food in her eye. Her squiggly spooch churned uneasily as the fragrance of the weird looking meal entered her nose...thingy.
She held her nose and looked angrily at Zim. "It smells funny."
Zim narrowed his eyes. She looked down shyly tried the first bite. "You like, yes?" Zim asked anxiously before Lilly threw her tray in his face. Zim calmly wiped the gooky crap off his faceand in a dangerous growl threatened, "That was a mistake my friend." Lilly crossed her arms and pouted, her insides growling waiting to be fed. He flicked the food off his hands and stooped down to Lilly's face. "I'm not going to starve you, that would be cruel. But I will make you eat that meal again...EVERY DAY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE! Mwhahahahaha!" Somehow Lilly failed to see the humor in this and started crying again.
"Why you mean to Lilly master, master mean!" GIR fumed.
"Aw, come on! I didn't mean it Lilly. Don't cry." Zim picked the little baby Irken up. She stopped, her little belly growling. Zim sighed and reached for another nutrition bar in his bag. She snatched it and ate it greedily. After, she looked at Zim's head, which still had some food dripping off of it. "Sorrwy."
"Yeah, well...don't do it again." He said as he got some more bars for her. After this we get straight to bed. I want to leave as early as possible. He held the bar to her face, but she was already asleep.