Author's notes: Hello!!! Sorry for keeping anyone waiting for so long (hm...a
year or so....?) Heh...well sorry. Anyways, I'll actually try and have some
action!! Hehe, anyways....yeah...here's the story...
Gaz kicked through the rubble distractedly, carefully choosing a rock and kicking it down the empty road, watching as it slowed to a stop. The sky was darkening prematurely, due to the swirling masses of clouds. It was only 6 or so, but she wouldn't put it pass Dib to send out a search party or something if she didn't get back soon. She stuffed her hands into her jacket and turned about, watching the sky. It was weird, the way things had turned out, not at all like she would have imagined. Quite ironic really.
"Gaz!" she jumped slightly, and looked for the source of the disturbance. Tia stood at the corner of the street, waving at her. Gaz debated to herself, and then sighed before starting toward the younger girl. She didn't want company right now.
"Dib sent me to look for you." Tia explained as they fell into stride with each other. Gaz sighed and rolled her eyes, this was getting old. Hell, it had been old, "I take it you never got around to looking for food." Tia added, noticing her empty hands.
"We have enough for now, besides we're not under attack, so we can go anytime." Gaz defended weakly, shrugging. Tia nodded as they turned into the familiar house, before she had only been by here a couple of times. Now she was almost used to the creepy lawn gnomes, and the picture of the evil looking monkey. They, (being Dib, herself, Tia, Meth, and Zim, of course) were residing in Zim's old "house". They figured it would be more handy for its self-sufficient power. Dib and Zim operated surprisingly well in the same house, so long as any form of competition was not present. Really, all they did was keep their hatred for each other contained to the point of not murdering the other. It had only two weeks since they'd escaped from the space station and they hadn't quite adjusted to living in such close quarters.
They entered the house to find it in utter chaos. Dib and Zim were rolling around the floor, shrieking curses at each other. Dib gained the upper hand and rolled on top of Zim, grabbing his antenna and giving it a good yank, causing the alien to squeal. Zim reached and grabbed the human by the throat and switching their positions. Meth was sitting on the couch, watching the fight with a large grin on her face. Tia and Gaz walked up to her.
"What happened this time?" Gaz asked, sitting down.
"Not sure, I was down below when it happened. I think I heard something about a donut, though." Meth shrugged, "I'm putting my money on Zim."
"I dunno, Dib looks pretty pissed." Tia put in as she also sat down.
"Oh enough already!" Gaz shouted in exasperation, she stood up and peeled Zim off of Dib, who had begun to turn a purplish color.
"And Gaz wins again." Meth sighed, leaning back.
"She always wins." Tia agreed. Gaz shot them a glare and then turned back to the boys.
"What happened?" she asked.
"Stupid stink boy ate my snack!!!" Zim shouted angrily, shoving his claw into Dib's stomach.
"It wasn't yours!" Dib snarled, grabbing the claw and bending it threateningly.
"I wrote a note saying it was mine!' Zim said snatching his claw away.
"You can't reserve food, you moron!" Dib shouted, advancing threateningly.
"Stop!" Gaz held up her hands, the alien and human stopped and looked toward her, "Dib if someone reserves food, leave it alone! Zim, just eat the damn food when you realize you want it! Okay?!" Both boys nodded, looking the slightest bit abashed.
"Now, kiss and make up." she demanded, crossing her arms.
"AUGH!!! NO!!" both screamed, jumping away from each other and her. Gaz smiled and shook her head. Zim realized she was joking, and turned around and stalked out of the room.
"I'm going down under, I need to see if I've received any messages yet." he explained. Gaz's smile disappeared immediately. Ever since they'd gotten back, Zim had been trying to contact someone from his own race. It had become almost an obsession of his. He rarely slept, rarely ate, and he didn't fight with Dib as much as she would have liked. Each of his transmissions had gone unanswered and with each passing day, the alien had become even more depressed. He had explained to them that Red and Purple had sent him to die and how very few Irkens liked him, let alone respected him. Gaz was confused as to why he would spend so much time trying to contact someone who had rejected and hated him, but she had yet to ask him why.
"Uh, Gaz, where's the food?" Dib asked, interrupting her thoughts, she turned back to them and saw he was dusting himself off and straightening his coat.
"Forgot to look for it." she said shortly.
"Forgot?!" Dib sputtered startled, "How could you forget?! That's why you left in the first place! What were you doing the entire time?"
"Walking." Gaz shrugged. Dib sent her an exasperated look but only at himself on the couch beside Meth, "It's awfully empty isn't it?" she added, looking at the others, they looked slightly surprised.
"The city, I mean. How many people do you think are still here? Alive?" she said, "Even after Zim led the escapees back to earth, there's only 500 people in the entire state at most. Imagine how many people had died, and how many had been shipped off to Irk. Would this be considered the end of the human reign? The apocalypse or something?" The other three exchanged a glance and shrugged, "Do you think we'll die out? Or just struggle to survive, having relied so completely on technology, can we even survive at all? I mean, I see little kids run around, just a couple every once in awhile, half-starved, probably dying already. How could our race ever survive?" she turned her half-glazed eyes back to the others and saw Tia let out a shudder.
"You're so morbid and depressing!" she complained, "Now you've got me all down! I hate when people make me think." Meth laughed at her and Dib gave Gaz a strange, confused look. She only let out a half-hearted smile, and shrugged, more to herself, than to him.
Suddenly, they heard a loud, excited shout from Zim's lab, they all exchanged a quick glance, before rushing to the elevator. They crammed inside the small thing and when the elevator opened, rushed out to see Zim staring, open-mouthed at his giant screen, where an Irken was talking animatedly, a worried look plastered on his face.
Okay, kinda short and uneventful, I know...anyways, can anyone tell me the name of the Irken that actually likes Zim? I can't remember...hm....
Gaz kicked through the rubble distractedly, carefully choosing a rock and kicking it down the empty road, watching as it slowed to a stop. The sky was darkening prematurely, due to the swirling masses of clouds. It was only 6 or so, but she wouldn't put it pass Dib to send out a search party or something if she didn't get back soon. She stuffed her hands into her jacket and turned about, watching the sky. It was weird, the way things had turned out, not at all like she would have imagined. Quite ironic really.
"Gaz!" she jumped slightly, and looked for the source of the disturbance. Tia stood at the corner of the street, waving at her. Gaz debated to herself, and then sighed before starting toward the younger girl. She didn't want company right now.
"Dib sent me to look for you." Tia explained as they fell into stride with each other. Gaz sighed and rolled her eyes, this was getting old. Hell, it had been old, "I take it you never got around to looking for food." Tia added, noticing her empty hands.
"We have enough for now, besides we're not under attack, so we can go anytime." Gaz defended weakly, shrugging. Tia nodded as they turned into the familiar house, before she had only been by here a couple of times. Now she was almost used to the creepy lawn gnomes, and the picture of the evil looking monkey. They, (being Dib, herself, Tia, Meth, and Zim, of course) were residing in Zim's old "house". They figured it would be more handy for its self-sufficient power. Dib and Zim operated surprisingly well in the same house, so long as any form of competition was not present. Really, all they did was keep their hatred for each other contained to the point of not murdering the other. It had only two weeks since they'd escaped from the space station and they hadn't quite adjusted to living in such close quarters.
They entered the house to find it in utter chaos. Dib and Zim were rolling around the floor, shrieking curses at each other. Dib gained the upper hand and rolled on top of Zim, grabbing his antenna and giving it a good yank, causing the alien to squeal. Zim reached and grabbed the human by the throat and switching their positions. Meth was sitting on the couch, watching the fight with a large grin on her face. Tia and Gaz walked up to her.
"What happened this time?" Gaz asked, sitting down.
"Not sure, I was down below when it happened. I think I heard something about a donut, though." Meth shrugged, "I'm putting my money on Zim."
"I dunno, Dib looks pretty pissed." Tia put in as she also sat down.
"Oh enough already!" Gaz shouted in exasperation, she stood up and peeled Zim off of Dib, who had begun to turn a purplish color.
"And Gaz wins again." Meth sighed, leaning back.
"She always wins." Tia agreed. Gaz shot them a glare and then turned back to the boys.
"What happened?" she asked.
"Stupid stink boy ate my snack!!!" Zim shouted angrily, shoving his claw into Dib's stomach.
"It wasn't yours!" Dib snarled, grabbing the claw and bending it threateningly.
"I wrote a note saying it was mine!' Zim said snatching his claw away.
"You can't reserve food, you moron!" Dib shouted, advancing threateningly.
"Stop!" Gaz held up her hands, the alien and human stopped and looked toward her, "Dib if someone reserves food, leave it alone! Zim, just eat the damn food when you realize you want it! Okay?!" Both boys nodded, looking the slightest bit abashed.
"Now, kiss and make up." she demanded, crossing her arms.
"AUGH!!! NO!!" both screamed, jumping away from each other and her. Gaz smiled and shook her head. Zim realized she was joking, and turned around and stalked out of the room.
"I'm going down under, I need to see if I've received any messages yet." he explained. Gaz's smile disappeared immediately. Ever since they'd gotten back, Zim had been trying to contact someone from his own race. It had become almost an obsession of his. He rarely slept, rarely ate, and he didn't fight with Dib as much as she would have liked. Each of his transmissions had gone unanswered and with each passing day, the alien had become even more depressed. He had explained to them that Red and Purple had sent him to die and how very few Irkens liked him, let alone respected him. Gaz was confused as to why he would spend so much time trying to contact someone who had rejected and hated him, but she had yet to ask him why.
"Uh, Gaz, where's the food?" Dib asked, interrupting her thoughts, she turned back to them and saw he was dusting himself off and straightening his coat.
"Forgot to look for it." she said shortly.
"Forgot?!" Dib sputtered startled, "How could you forget?! That's why you left in the first place! What were you doing the entire time?"
"Walking." Gaz shrugged. Dib sent her an exasperated look but only at himself on the couch beside Meth, "It's awfully empty isn't it?" she added, looking at the others, they looked slightly surprised.
"The city, I mean. How many people do you think are still here? Alive?" she said, "Even after Zim led the escapees back to earth, there's only 500 people in the entire state at most. Imagine how many people had died, and how many had been shipped off to Irk. Would this be considered the end of the human reign? The apocalypse or something?" The other three exchanged a glance and shrugged, "Do you think we'll die out? Or just struggle to survive, having relied so completely on technology, can we even survive at all? I mean, I see little kids run around, just a couple every once in awhile, half-starved, probably dying already. How could our race ever survive?" she turned her half-glazed eyes back to the others and saw Tia let out a shudder.
"You're so morbid and depressing!" she complained, "Now you've got me all down! I hate when people make me think." Meth laughed at her and Dib gave Gaz a strange, confused look. She only let out a half-hearted smile, and shrugged, more to herself, than to him.
Suddenly, they heard a loud, excited shout from Zim's lab, they all exchanged a quick glance, before rushing to the elevator. They crammed inside the small thing and when the elevator opened, rushed out to see Zim staring, open-mouthed at his giant screen, where an Irken was talking animatedly, a worried look plastered on his face.
Okay, kinda short and uneventful, I know...anyways, can anyone tell me the name of the Irken that actually likes Zim? I can't remember...hm....