Lilly finally gathered enough courage to move up on the couch but
still kept enough distance from the angry girl muttering at her video
games. She watch as one by one piggies perished before the mighty wrath of
Gaz, squealing in mortal terror as they met their grim fate before the man
in the weird hat on the screen. At first Lilly found it disturbing, the
endless killing of colorful pixels for a high score and bragging rights but
Gaz didn't really have anyone to brag to or wouldn't really want one
anyway. But after a while the whole thing seemed kinda fun.
She really didn't want to play, she wanted to be in the game. She smiled sweetly as she imagined killing the piggies, watching them squeal in pain as they met their demise. This was also because Lilly was board out of her skull and it was the only thing keeping her occupied. She turned her head as she heard gigantic footsteps coming into the living room. One quick glance of the giant dressed in a white lab coat and goggles sent her hiding in between the couch cushions with her little butt sticking out at the professor.
The monster stopped briefly to look at Lilly eyeing it with mild curiosity. "Gaz! What's that thing?" He asked, trying but failing at bonding. It really wasn't his thing. Even with her head stuck in between the cushions Lilly could pick that up.
"Some toy Dib wants me to look after. It's from Japan." Gaz answered without even looking away from her piggy slaughter.
"Neat! Anyway we're in desperate need of MILK! Go down the corner store and get some."
"Can't it wait till later?" Gaz growled, still keeping her eyes on the screen.
"It cannot! We need it now! I need it for an experiment involving the growth and germination of tiny..." But before the professor could finish Gaz saved and turned off her game as he still rambled on. She pocketed the money he left on the table and grabbed Lilly from her hiding spot, dragging her along the floor as Lilly stared at the monster in awe wondering what knowledge spewed out of the man's invisible mouth. Of course Gaz knew better, he just wanted milk for cereal and made some lame excuse of how milk would benefit mankind. Like she really cared if it did.
Dib was amazed on how fast he found his face in the ground, then up staring at Zim's face. In the past, Dib had managed to piss Zim off pretty bad, but he never saw anger like this in Zim's face. It was pretty angry. Dib then wondered if what he did was a mistake, that he should of left it at Zim's front door and hid at home. Oh yeah, he was afraid the gnomes might destroy it like so many other "present's" he left for Zim. Still, even as Zim's mechanical legs pointed dangerously at his head he felt a sense pride that he got to Zim that badly. He let a smile come to his lips.
Zim's grip tightened around his throat. Funny, he hadn't noticed that before his grip nearly cut off his breathing. Trying his best not to sound to pathetic with limited air to talk Dib dared to pull his face closer to Zim's and practically spat in his face, "You wouldn't want to do anything stupid, killing me means that you lose the location of your little friend." This time, the smile came to Zim's lips, something that Dib hadn't counted on.
"Doesn't matter. There's always your family. I can think of ways to make them talk. Or I could just tear your house apart till I found her, and for my trouble I'll burn it to the ground after I'm done." Zim growled.
Dib really didn't expected that. "Wait!" the confidence in his voice faltered, he even sounded more pathetic gasping for what little air Zim allowed. "They don't know anything. Lilly isn't even at my house! She's in a place where only I know and..."
Zim had cut Dib off by tightening his grip to the point where the boy couldn't breath at all. All with a smile on his face. "Don't lie, it upsets me. I know it's your house. Only your house has those crappy Membrane merchandise littered all over it. You poked me in the eye with that stupid lamp in the picture. Remember?"
Dib mentally cursed himself as he tried to wiggle free. He didn't remember Zim being this strong. He gasped as he felt Zim's hand loosen on his neck, thanking whatever god was out there at the time. Zim stood over him, no longer smiling but he seemed to have calmed down, all of his spider legs safely back in his pack, but still had a dangerous look about him. "You know, as much as I would really love to snap your puny human neck right now and rid myself of you forever and then your family, but it would raise to many questions. One thing I have to hand to your pitiful species is your forensic scientists. They would know that something was up when they found alien skin cells all over your broken neck but its something worth risking if need be. Now take me to Lilly before I change my mind...Dib." The last "Dib", was pronounced in such a way that it made worm infested dog crap sound more appetizing to look at then him.
This time, Zim was not kidding. Zim would try as hard as he could to hide when Dib really pissed him off. Tried not to give him the satisfaction. This time, he messed up big time, especially with the stupid lamp...how could have he been so...stupid. Usually, he would of said something to himself like he'd pull it off the next time. There was no next time with this plan. In fact, he really didn't feel like crossing Zim ever again. But... it was his self-proclaimed duty to protect the earth, he would just have to wait a little to let Zim cool this one off.
Apparently Zim wasn't happy of the speed that Dib was recovering. He grabbed the gasping boy by the neck and pulled him off the ground. Dib wobbled a bit but stabled his footing. For the first time, Dib looked up at Zim in fear. It was terrifying. He imagined the other humans, that one day they might all have to do the same if nothing was done about him. A new anger flared up inside. He couldn't let that happen. This new anger gave him new strength, new courage though later he called it stupidity.
"You really care about her don't you?" Dib said, almost mockingly. Zim's eyes narrowed, making him even look more dangerous which at the time Dib though was impossible. "Well, we'll take very good care of her. Me and Gaz that is. I have to say that for an alien I really took a liking to her...I think I'll keep her, and raise her properly and teacher her to do good for mankind rather then destroying it. Like you would." Dib smiled defiantly and his voice reeked in disgusting pride. "We'll take real good care of Lilly I promise, but I can't trust her with the likes of you."
Zim's actual body didn't flinch other then his twitching eye, but one solitary mechanical leg emerged and hung over Dib's head, positioning it's self to poke on nasty hole in Dib, perhaps one nasty hole through his body. This was about the time Dib realized that his bravery and courage were nothing more then stupidity.
An/ sorry to all the Dib fans out there, I hurt him to much didn't I. Sorry I haven't updated in a while, I just got back from Europe a week ago and my writing kinda suffered from the long break. But the next chapter should be up al least by Saturday if not tomorrow.
She really didn't want to play, she wanted to be in the game. She smiled sweetly as she imagined killing the piggies, watching them squeal in pain as they met their demise. This was also because Lilly was board out of her skull and it was the only thing keeping her occupied. She turned her head as she heard gigantic footsteps coming into the living room. One quick glance of the giant dressed in a white lab coat and goggles sent her hiding in between the couch cushions with her little butt sticking out at the professor.
The monster stopped briefly to look at Lilly eyeing it with mild curiosity. "Gaz! What's that thing?" He asked, trying but failing at bonding. It really wasn't his thing. Even with her head stuck in between the cushions Lilly could pick that up.
"Some toy Dib wants me to look after. It's from Japan." Gaz answered without even looking away from her piggy slaughter.
"Neat! Anyway we're in desperate need of MILK! Go down the corner store and get some."
"Can't it wait till later?" Gaz growled, still keeping her eyes on the screen.
"It cannot! We need it now! I need it for an experiment involving the growth and germination of tiny..." But before the professor could finish Gaz saved and turned off her game as he still rambled on. She pocketed the money he left on the table and grabbed Lilly from her hiding spot, dragging her along the floor as Lilly stared at the monster in awe wondering what knowledge spewed out of the man's invisible mouth. Of course Gaz knew better, he just wanted milk for cereal and made some lame excuse of how milk would benefit mankind. Like she really cared if it did.
Dib was amazed on how fast he found his face in the ground, then up staring at Zim's face. In the past, Dib had managed to piss Zim off pretty bad, but he never saw anger like this in Zim's face. It was pretty angry. Dib then wondered if what he did was a mistake, that he should of left it at Zim's front door and hid at home. Oh yeah, he was afraid the gnomes might destroy it like so many other "present's" he left for Zim. Still, even as Zim's mechanical legs pointed dangerously at his head he felt a sense pride that he got to Zim that badly. He let a smile come to his lips.
Zim's grip tightened around his throat. Funny, he hadn't noticed that before his grip nearly cut off his breathing. Trying his best not to sound to pathetic with limited air to talk Dib dared to pull his face closer to Zim's and practically spat in his face, "You wouldn't want to do anything stupid, killing me means that you lose the location of your little friend." This time, the smile came to Zim's lips, something that Dib hadn't counted on.
"Doesn't matter. There's always your family. I can think of ways to make them talk. Or I could just tear your house apart till I found her, and for my trouble I'll burn it to the ground after I'm done." Zim growled.
Dib really didn't expected that. "Wait!" the confidence in his voice faltered, he even sounded more pathetic gasping for what little air Zim allowed. "They don't know anything. Lilly isn't even at my house! She's in a place where only I know and..."
Zim had cut Dib off by tightening his grip to the point where the boy couldn't breath at all. All with a smile on his face. "Don't lie, it upsets me. I know it's your house. Only your house has those crappy Membrane merchandise littered all over it. You poked me in the eye with that stupid lamp in the picture. Remember?"
Dib mentally cursed himself as he tried to wiggle free. He didn't remember Zim being this strong. He gasped as he felt Zim's hand loosen on his neck, thanking whatever god was out there at the time. Zim stood over him, no longer smiling but he seemed to have calmed down, all of his spider legs safely back in his pack, but still had a dangerous look about him. "You know, as much as I would really love to snap your puny human neck right now and rid myself of you forever and then your family, but it would raise to many questions. One thing I have to hand to your pitiful species is your forensic scientists. They would know that something was up when they found alien skin cells all over your broken neck but its something worth risking if need be. Now take me to Lilly before I change my mind...Dib." The last "Dib", was pronounced in such a way that it made worm infested dog crap sound more appetizing to look at then him.
This time, Zim was not kidding. Zim would try as hard as he could to hide when Dib really pissed him off. Tried not to give him the satisfaction. This time, he messed up big time, especially with the stupid lamp...how could have he been so...stupid. Usually, he would of said something to himself like he'd pull it off the next time. There was no next time with this plan. In fact, he really didn't feel like crossing Zim ever again. But... it was his self-proclaimed duty to protect the earth, he would just have to wait a little to let Zim cool this one off.
Apparently Zim wasn't happy of the speed that Dib was recovering. He grabbed the gasping boy by the neck and pulled him off the ground. Dib wobbled a bit but stabled his footing. For the first time, Dib looked up at Zim in fear. It was terrifying. He imagined the other humans, that one day they might all have to do the same if nothing was done about him. A new anger flared up inside. He couldn't let that happen. This new anger gave him new strength, new courage though later he called it stupidity.
"You really care about her don't you?" Dib said, almost mockingly. Zim's eyes narrowed, making him even look more dangerous which at the time Dib though was impossible. "Well, we'll take very good care of her. Me and Gaz that is. I have to say that for an alien I really took a liking to her...I think I'll keep her, and raise her properly and teacher her to do good for mankind rather then destroying it. Like you would." Dib smiled defiantly and his voice reeked in disgusting pride. "We'll take real good care of Lilly I promise, but I can't trust her with the likes of you."
Zim's actual body didn't flinch other then his twitching eye, but one solitary mechanical leg emerged and hung over Dib's head, positioning it's self to poke on nasty hole in Dib, perhaps one nasty hole through his body. This was about the time Dib realized that his bravery and courage were nothing more then stupidity.
An/ sorry to all the Dib fans out there, I hurt him to much didn't I. Sorry I haven't updated in a while, I just got back from Europe a week ago and my writing kinda suffered from the long break. But the next chapter should be up al least by Saturday if not tomorrow.