Dreams
Chapter Two: Rogue
"Uhhh...my head hurts..." Rogue mumbled as she stepped into the upper level of the house/base. Back down below, Zim was running an auto-check on the main computer, in fear that maybe Gir did more then just give it a mayo coat. He had told Rogue to go rest a bit up in the living room while he did just that.
Outside, Rogue could hear a mix of midnight noises, all giving their own voices at the same time. The wind, an owl, some crickets, and a few other sounds that she wasn't sure who they belonged to. At that moment though, she couldn't care less.
"Rest...sounds good..." She whispered to herself, making her way to the sofa. After getting on the cushions, and feeling how soft and comfortable they were, she wasted no time at getting cozy. She rested on her back, with legs stretched out and arms drooped to her sides. With her body now all relaxed, next was her mind. But that wasn't as cooperative as she was hoping. Something was nagging her.
"I wonder what was bothering Zim..." She stopped for a minute. "...I mean...blush...the way he grabbed and hugged me...He wouldn't tell me what was wrong."
She shut her eyes. With her acute sense of hearing and picking up vibes, she could hear the computer down below, running the self check on itself. Everything sounded fine. No error noises or anything.
'I wonder if he'll come up here...' Rogue thought, lightly blushing. That was a comforting thought.
Five minutes went by, then ten, then fifteen, and so on. Still no Zim, but the quiet waiting made Rogue grow even more tired. She fought to keep her eyes open, hoping to see Zim walk through the living room doorway.
'...Must...not...rest...yet...' The tired Irken thought, her body surrendering itself to sleep. But this battle between rest and staying awake didn't last long. Within the next few minutes, Rogue was out on the sofa.
{ NOW ENTERING DREAM SEQUENCE...}
"...Mmm...yawn...Uh? What the...? I'm floating!?"
Indeed she was. Rogue awoke in her dream suspended in the air. But where, she wasn't sure. It was too dark to see anything.
"I must be dreaming..." She said to herself. She looked down at her feet. There wasn't anything under her, yet she wasn't falling.
"...Shoot, that means I dozed off before Zim walked in!" She said with a little pout followed by a sigh. "...Well, he DID tell me to get some rest."
Just then, a faint movement caught the attention of her antennas. It was coming from behind her. She turned around, but nothing was there, nothing her eyes could see anyway.
'…Something's over there…' She thought. Without thinking about it, she started walking toward the vibe. The closer she got, the stronger it got. She then noticed they were footsteps.
"…Who's there?" She called out.
The footsteps stopped. The darkness in the room fainted slightly and Rogue could see someone standing there; looking right at her.
…Oh, hi!
"What…?" Rogue just stood her ground staring at this little person. He was about two, maybe three feet high and without a doubt she could tell he was Irken. He had small antennas pointing out of his head. They were twitching slightly; a Irken sign that he was…happy?
"Who are you?" Rogue asked. She tried to walk closer towards this little stranger but the closer she got, he just seemed to draw further away from her. "Uh? …Alright, enough games! Tell me who you are!"
Do you…love Zim, Rogue?"
Rogue was startled by that sudden statement. "…What was that? …I…Of course I do! But why am I telling you this, you're just part of this senseless dream. You're just a figment of my mind."
Maybe The little Irken answered back. Rogue could then hear him make a cute chuckle. I knew you loved Zim. And he loves you too, Rogue. I can't wait to meet both of you face to face…
"What??" Rogue was so lost now. "…Who…just who are you…?"
Before she could get an answer, the small figure was gone; vanished from Rogue's sight. The room grew even darker and more murky. A sudden uneasy feeling overtook Rogue. It was like something was watching her, but it was coming from all around. She spun from one side to the other but nothing was there; nothing she could see or pick up. She quickly grew nervous, which wasn't like her, but in this case, she's willing to make an exception.
The area then let out a sound that made Rogue nearly jump out of her skin. A high pitched scream, from who she didn't know. She could feel her insides tighten but she started making her way towards the source of it. In the back of her mind she thought maybe who ever was talking to her just now she would find and help her to understand what the heck was going on.
She didn't have to walk for long. Everything around her suddenly flashed forth images and memories from her past, things she thought she had forgotten; things she wanted to forget. There was her first recalling of the time she met Zim, followed by all those times she served the Tallest without thinking twice about questioning their ruling.
'This is…' She thought. "…This is my past going backwards?"
Finally, the pictures stopped at a time where Rogue nearly completely forgot about; the first time she began working for the Tallest. Something wasn't right. Something was missing. But Rogue already knew that.
"I don't know the rest. I could never recall what happened before this…"
Why's that?
Rogue shot her head around and once again saw that little whoever watching her from behind. She still couldn't see just what he looked like.
"You again!" She yelled. "I don't know what you're deal is, but I'm getting tired of not knowing who I'm talking to, even if this is just a stupid dream!"
The little someone hung his head then said, …Does not knowing about you're past make you sad, Rogue?
Rogue had to stop and think about that for a moment. She had thought about such a thing before, but now a make-believe someone was asking her this. She started to wonder if she was slowly losing it or something.
"…Maybe." Rogue answered. "But why am I telling you this. Whoever you are, you're just part of my dream, right? What does it matter to you if you know how I feel about this?"
It's does matter… He said. …It matters because…what if something important happened and now you don't remember it? Something big…
"What does it matter anymore? It's in the past." She said. "Besides, I bet my past isn't so great in the first place."
You followed that screaming, didn't you? Why did you do that?
That question left Rogue speechless. Why did she follow it? Did she know who was screaming? Why would she even care, it's just a dream!
"Do you know who that was then?" She asked, feeling like she was crazy asking this little whoever.
No
"Then what's the point!?" Rogue shouted. "If I don't know what happened, then big deal! That's it, how do I wake up and get out of here?"
Wait, one more thing?
"…Yes?" She replied in a irritated manner.
Whoever you heard screaming…maybe it was someone you knew. A person you cared for, and that's why you followed it. If you can't remember you're past now, maybe someday you will. Am I right?
"…" Rogue looked towards the empty black ground of her dream world. "…Maybe I don't want to remember."
In a instant, the world around Rogue broke apart and gave way. Right before Rogue was ready to wake up, she heard:
I want to meet you and Zim face to face
{ END OF DREAM SEQUENCE }
Rogue slowly awoke to see she was back in the living room. Blinking a few times she sat up and reflected on what just happened. She was confused but also a little curious. She couldn't stop wondering who that miniature Irken was. He kept talking to her like he knew her.
Zim walked in and saw Rogue on the couch with a deep thinking expression. He went over and sat next to her saying, "Something wrong?"
The cybrog gazed into his eyes for a minute before answering. "Nothing…I just had the strangest dream. There were recaps of my past. Well, the stuff I remember, and there was this…tiny person following me around, asking me questions and…it was just weird."
"A tiny person?" Zim's eyes perked. "Was he Irken-like, maybe about this high?" He held his hands up to show about three feet.
"Yeah! How did you know that?" Rogue asked with wide eyes.
"I had a dream with a little person asking me questions." He answered. "But…no, forget it."
"What? Did you have a recap too?" She asked.
"…Not exactly… It's nothing, really."
"Come on, Zim. I'm bet that's what was bothering you earlier, right? You grabbed me the second I woke you up. Something frightened you."
Zim still wouldn't say anything.
"…Alright. If you don't wanna talk about, that's fine." Rogue said. Deep down, she wish he would.
"…Hey, you weren't waiting for me, were you?" Zim said out of the blue.
With a little smile, Rogue got closer and placed her head on his chest. "…Yeah, I was…" She got comfortable and closed her eyes again. A show of rouge appeared on her face. Zim beamed a smile too and laid his head back on the couch. Warmed with each other's tenderness, the two Irkens slowly dozed off together.
[ END CHAPTER TWO ]
Chapter Two: Rogue
"Uhhh...my head hurts..." Rogue mumbled as she stepped into the upper level of the house/base. Back down below, Zim was running an auto-check on the main computer, in fear that maybe Gir did more then just give it a mayo coat. He had told Rogue to go rest a bit up in the living room while he did just that.
Outside, Rogue could hear a mix of midnight noises, all giving their own voices at the same time. The wind, an owl, some crickets, and a few other sounds that she wasn't sure who they belonged to. At that moment though, she couldn't care less.
"Rest...sounds good..." She whispered to herself, making her way to the sofa. After getting on the cushions, and feeling how soft and comfortable they were, she wasted no time at getting cozy. She rested on her back, with legs stretched out and arms drooped to her sides. With her body now all relaxed, next was her mind. But that wasn't as cooperative as she was hoping. Something was nagging her.
"I wonder what was bothering Zim..." She stopped for a minute. "...I mean...blush...the way he grabbed and hugged me...He wouldn't tell me what was wrong."
She shut her eyes. With her acute sense of hearing and picking up vibes, she could hear the computer down below, running the self check on itself. Everything sounded fine. No error noises or anything.
'I wonder if he'll come up here...' Rogue thought, lightly blushing. That was a comforting thought.
Five minutes went by, then ten, then fifteen, and so on. Still no Zim, but the quiet waiting made Rogue grow even more tired. She fought to keep her eyes open, hoping to see Zim walk through the living room doorway.
'...Must...not...rest...yet...' The tired Irken thought, her body surrendering itself to sleep. But this battle between rest and staying awake didn't last long. Within the next few minutes, Rogue was out on the sofa.
{ NOW ENTERING DREAM SEQUENCE...}
"...Mmm...yawn...Uh? What the...? I'm floating!?"
Indeed she was. Rogue awoke in her dream suspended in the air. But where, she wasn't sure. It was too dark to see anything.
"I must be dreaming..." She said to herself. She looked down at her feet. There wasn't anything under her, yet she wasn't falling.
"...Shoot, that means I dozed off before Zim walked in!" She said with a little pout followed by a sigh. "...Well, he DID tell me to get some rest."
Just then, a faint movement caught the attention of her antennas. It was coming from behind her. She turned around, but nothing was there, nothing her eyes could see anyway.
'…Something's over there…' She thought. Without thinking about it, she started walking toward the vibe. The closer she got, the stronger it got. She then noticed they were footsteps.
"…Who's there?" She called out.
The footsteps stopped. The darkness in the room fainted slightly and Rogue could see someone standing there; looking right at her.
…Oh, hi!
"What…?" Rogue just stood her ground staring at this little person. He was about two, maybe three feet high and without a doubt she could tell he was Irken. He had small antennas pointing out of his head. They were twitching slightly; a Irken sign that he was…happy?
"Who are you?" Rogue asked. She tried to walk closer towards this little stranger but the closer she got, he just seemed to draw further away from her. "Uh? …Alright, enough games! Tell me who you are!"
Do you…love Zim, Rogue?"
Rogue was startled by that sudden statement. "…What was that? …I…Of course I do! But why am I telling you this, you're just part of this senseless dream. You're just a figment of my mind."
Maybe The little Irken answered back. Rogue could then hear him make a cute chuckle. I knew you loved Zim. And he loves you too, Rogue. I can't wait to meet both of you face to face…
"What??" Rogue was so lost now. "…Who…just who are you…?"
Before she could get an answer, the small figure was gone; vanished from Rogue's sight. The room grew even darker and more murky. A sudden uneasy feeling overtook Rogue. It was like something was watching her, but it was coming from all around. She spun from one side to the other but nothing was there; nothing she could see or pick up. She quickly grew nervous, which wasn't like her, but in this case, she's willing to make an exception.
The area then let out a sound that made Rogue nearly jump out of her skin. A high pitched scream, from who she didn't know. She could feel her insides tighten but she started making her way towards the source of it. In the back of her mind she thought maybe who ever was talking to her just now she would find and help her to understand what the heck was going on.
She didn't have to walk for long. Everything around her suddenly flashed forth images and memories from her past, things she thought she had forgotten; things she wanted to forget. There was her first recalling of the time she met Zim, followed by all those times she served the Tallest without thinking twice about questioning their ruling.
'This is…' She thought. "…This is my past going backwards?"
Finally, the pictures stopped at a time where Rogue nearly completely forgot about; the first time she began working for the Tallest. Something wasn't right. Something was missing. But Rogue already knew that.
"I don't know the rest. I could never recall what happened before this…"
Why's that?
Rogue shot her head around and once again saw that little whoever watching her from behind. She still couldn't see just what he looked like.
"You again!" She yelled. "I don't know what you're deal is, but I'm getting tired of not knowing who I'm talking to, even if this is just a stupid dream!"
The little someone hung his head then said, …Does not knowing about you're past make you sad, Rogue?
Rogue had to stop and think about that for a moment. She had thought about such a thing before, but now a make-believe someone was asking her this. She started to wonder if she was slowly losing it or something.
"…Maybe." Rogue answered. "But why am I telling you this. Whoever you are, you're just part of my dream, right? What does it matter to you if you know how I feel about this?"
It's does matter… He said. …It matters because…what if something important happened and now you don't remember it? Something big…
"What does it matter anymore? It's in the past." She said. "Besides, I bet my past isn't so great in the first place."
You followed that screaming, didn't you? Why did you do that?
That question left Rogue speechless. Why did she follow it? Did she know who was screaming? Why would she even care, it's just a dream!
"Do you know who that was then?" She asked, feeling like she was crazy asking this little whoever.
No
"Then what's the point!?" Rogue shouted. "If I don't know what happened, then big deal! That's it, how do I wake up and get out of here?"
Wait, one more thing?
"…Yes?" She replied in a irritated manner.
Whoever you heard screaming…maybe it was someone you knew. A person you cared for, and that's why you followed it. If you can't remember you're past now, maybe someday you will. Am I right?
"…" Rogue looked towards the empty black ground of her dream world. "…Maybe I don't want to remember."
In a instant, the world around Rogue broke apart and gave way. Right before Rogue was ready to wake up, she heard:
I want to meet you and Zim face to face
{ END OF DREAM SEQUENCE }
Rogue slowly awoke to see she was back in the living room. Blinking a few times she sat up and reflected on what just happened. She was confused but also a little curious. She couldn't stop wondering who that miniature Irken was. He kept talking to her like he knew her.
Zim walked in and saw Rogue on the couch with a deep thinking expression. He went over and sat next to her saying, "Something wrong?"
The cybrog gazed into his eyes for a minute before answering. "Nothing…I just had the strangest dream. There were recaps of my past. Well, the stuff I remember, and there was this…tiny person following me around, asking me questions and…it was just weird."
"A tiny person?" Zim's eyes perked. "Was he Irken-like, maybe about this high?" He held his hands up to show about three feet.
"Yeah! How did you know that?" Rogue asked with wide eyes.
"I had a dream with a little person asking me questions." He answered. "But…no, forget it."
"What? Did you have a recap too?" She asked.
"…Not exactly… It's nothing, really."
"Come on, Zim. I'm bet that's what was bothering you earlier, right? You grabbed me the second I woke you up. Something frightened you."
Zim still wouldn't say anything.
"…Alright. If you don't wanna talk about, that's fine." Rogue said. Deep down, she wish he would.
"…Hey, you weren't waiting for me, were you?" Zim said out of the blue.
With a little smile, Rogue got closer and placed her head on his chest. "…Yeah, I was…" She got comfortable and closed her eyes again. A show of rouge appeared on her face. Zim beamed a smile too and laid his head back on the couch. Warmed with each other's tenderness, the two Irkens slowly dozed off together.
[ END CHAPTER TWO ]