By animeninjaNIPPON

"Zim," Dib yelled, "What do you want?"

"I WANT my stolen disk back!" Zim replied angrily.

"No way. I'm going to send that disk back to paranormal researchers to prove you're an alien! Then the world will see you for what you really are!"

Zim chuckled. "Do you have any idea what's on that disk?"

"Well…no," Dib admitted. "But I'll check it out tonight!"

"I won't let you!" Zim lunged at his enemy, who in turn whipped out his camera.

"Take one step closer," Dib warned, "and I'll – "

"Can't you see I'm NOT an alien?" Zim was still wearing his human costume; however, Gir had shed his dog suit. "AAAH! Gir, what are you doing?"

"WOO-HOOO! I'm free!" he exclaimed ecstatically, running around in little circles. Zim shook his head in disappointment.

"Bingo!" Dib prepared to take a picture of the exposed robot, but was sidetracked by a flash of light from the sky.

"Huh?" He stepped back, but soon realized it was only lightning. "You better run home, alien. It's going to rain."

"Nobody tells ZIM when it's time to go home!"

"But the rain will kill you," Dib protested, "and then I won't be able to prove you're an alien!"

"AHAHAHAHAAA!" Zim laughed. "Are you trying to use that stupid 'REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY' stuff on me, you stupid Earthstink?"

"What? Where did you learn about reverse psychology?"

"That's not important now!" Zim walked over to Dib menacingly. "What do YOU care whether I take over Earth or not, DIB-WORM? Everyone here HATES you! Why do you want to protect a planet that doesn't want you around?"

Dib took two steps backwards, right against the edge of the canyon. "I have a family, Zim."

"Do they care?" Zim glared at the boy in the black trench coat. "Face it! Nobody would miss you if you died!"

At that moment, it began to rain. Zim wasn't wearing any water repellent, and at that rate, he would be dead before he got to his base. He had to act fast. Without warning, he grabbed for Dib's trench coat.

"Zim! What are you doing?" Dib shouted as the green boy fought to take his coat. Dib struggled to throw Zim off, but in the end, Zim had claimed his prize. The slowly sizzling alien threw the coat over his head and hollered, "It's MINE now!" He stood and laughed.

Suddenly, lightning struck a nearby tree, causing Zim to flee, taking Gir with him. But Dib wasn't quick enough – he lost his footing and fell over the canyon cliff… to his death.

However, his head wasn't the only thing that had cracked open. During the struggle, the multi-colored tube Dib had a knack for carrying around had landed on the ground above and gotten crushed by the falling tree. The rainbow liquid leaked off the cliff, sprouting new flora where the water carried it. A few drops intermixed with the rain-diluted blood of the dead boy…

End of part five