A cold wind blew outside causing the house to shift and make a low hum. Inside, was dark and the air was full of dust as if the place hadn't been cleaned in years. Cobwebs hung everywhere especially in the corners of the ceilings. So far there were no signs of paranormal activity.

Zim walked away from the group of four humans close to the wall where he felt somewhat safer than being out in the center of the room. He leaned against the wall that had torn and stained white and pink flowered wallpaper. The group had just gotten to the house and it was midnight because Ms. Bitters thought it would be hauntingly fun. He rolled his lavender eyes at the group. Dib was staying near Gaz, obviously being the protective older brother and the other two humans were literally clinging to each other. The girl wore a pink dress and had blonde hair and aqua blue eyes, her name was Cindy and so far she was a jerk. The boy clinging to her wore a red shirt and blue jeans with spiked green hair, his name was Jake.

Gaz walked away to the wall where Zim was, nodding her head to acknowledge his presence, she leaned against the wall next to him. She was obviously none to thrilled about this trip.

Dib who was studying every last speck of detail in the house suddenly realized his sister's absence and looked around frantically.

"GAZ?" He raised his voice.

The voice echoed in the home causing Cindy and Jake to whimper and cling tighter together. Gaz rolled her eyes and pushed herself off the wall to her brother's side. He gave her a pat on the back causing Gaz to grit her teeth tightly to stop herself from beating the pulp out of him.

"Shall we find the bedrooms?" Dib questioned his suggestion.

Everyone minus Zim nodded. They all huddled in close as they walked further into the home. Zim sighed and pushed himself from the wall and went to follow the others.

"Okay, since there are five of us well have to have three to one room and two to another." Dib stated.

Cindy and Jake raised their hands in unison and rushed into a room, slamming the door behind them. There were rustling sounds from inside. Dib sighed, he really didn't want to share a room with his enemy but it looked as though there wasn't much chose to the matter. Gaz left the boys as she walked into their room.

"So…" Dib said.

"Human, if you do anything to prove of alien existence, I won't hesitate to kill you." Zim warned.

The alien left into the room where Gaz was leaving Dib speechless outside. He wouldn't try and prove of Zim's existence, well, at least not here. That was the least of his concerns. Now he needed to focus on finding ghosts or zombies in the house. Snapping out of his stupor, Dib lingered into the room after Zim.

Closing the door behind him Dib looked up to find Gaz already lying in one of the two beds. Dib suddenly realized there were only two beds. No way would he share a bed with Gaz or an alien and he'd never let anyone sleep with his sister. Before he could even point out the problem, Zim had already made himself comfortable on the red velvet sofa lying beside the large window in the corner of the room.

"Thanks, Zim." He said.

"Yeah, yeah. Do anything human, and you die."

"I know. Night Gaz."

Gaz mumbled something incoherent and Dib jumped up into the large white bed finding himself sinking slightly into the mattress. He pulled the covers up to his neck and looked around the room one last time before he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Zim on the other hand was having a hard time trying to sleep. Something about this room was sending chills down his spine causing him to curl up on himself. Having no blanket he thought he was just cold.

After so long, Zim's eyes grew heavy and they closed. He listened to the silent creaks in the house, the settling floorboards of the wooden floors. He had only just drowsed when his eyes snapped opened in a sudden jolt of alarm. His eyes shot skyward. Something was up there, on the ceiling. He could feel eyes on him, but he couldn't see anything.

Suddenly the room seemed to darken. Zim's heart pounded loudly and he was fearful that whatever was in the room could hear it. A shadow suddenly loomed over him, but there was nothing there to create a shadow. He sat up fast, hands groping around for anything, and then they instinctively went to his pack. It opened up and he quickly pulled out a metal object and pressed a rubber button. The light came on and he aimed the flashlight at every corner of the room and shined it on the ceiling. Nothing was there.

There is nothing there! He thought, though his insides were still tense and his breathing was in short breaths. Had there been anything there at all? Suddenly there was a groan and his heart stopped and shot up to his throat. He flashed the light to the beds, letting out a long raspy breath when he found only Dib, apparently having a nightmare. He was squirming around in the bed; his sheets were getting tangled around his body like a white serpent.

Zim slid off the sofa; he swallowed hard and quickly peeked under the sofa, shining the light around. Nothing. He shivered, Goosebumps decorated his green skin. He then bolted to the door, fast, and pressed the silver button on the knob down. With a click the door was locked. Even though Zim knew ghosts could go through walls he felt safer knowing that the door was locked. The click of the lock caused Dib to jerk awake.

"Zim? What are you doing? Alien planning?"

"Why would I do that here? In a Haunted House?" Zim's voice was shaky.

"What's wrong? You look pale."

"I…it's nothing Dib-human. I just thought I saw something. Now go back to sleep or suffer the wrath of Zim."

Dib rolled his eyes and collapsed into instant slumber. Zim was like a deer in headlights because he was stock still feeling a presence again, but this time he tried to ignore it. He told himself it was all in his head. He jumped onto the sofa and curled in on himself, eyes darting everywhere. Nothing was there, his eyes once again grew heavy and they closed without his consent. He quickly fell into a deep slumber.