I don't know what came over me. As the shot fired I pushed Dib and myself out of the way.

"Zel, you saved me!" Dib said shocked.

"Not now." I said dragging Dib into the kitchen. "Computer! Take us to the lab!" I yelled. We sank down got to our destination. As soon as Gir spotted us, he ran up to me with tears in his eyes.

"Mini-master! Big-master, he not okay! Red gunk everywhere!" he yelled. I ran to where Zim lay. The floor around him was soaked with an ever steady flow of bright red blood. I looked at him. He groaned and tried to swallow the pain. The hole in his head was only the size of a small pebble but it had done some much damage, not only physically for my father but mentally for Gir and me. His Pak as still intact, and with that for a split second I thought of trying to heal him, to save him, but I knew it would just be a waste of time. I knelt before my father. The tears came back. He was on his last breaths. I knew his pain would be over soon enough. As I looked helplessly, Zim started to mumble something.

"Zel-Don't forget. Don't forget."

"What? Don't forget what!" I yelled. He started talking again.

"Don't forget your -" His last words were cut short by a bullet which made the final wound into my father's head. I looked back; it was the two murderers again. The two bastards. They had found me again. This time I didn't run. I stood my ground. I didn't move. The rage swelled up until I couldn't take it any longer.

"You're going to pay you inferior beings." I said.

"Ha! If your pathetic father couldn't dispose of us what makes you think you can?" said the taller man.

I stood there. The rage was just too great. I couldn't take it. There was no more Zel. They were now facing the top soldier of the Irken military. The aimed their guns and fired. I quickly dodged their little toys of metal.

"You're going to pay. Pay dearly for what you did to my father and even more so for insulting him. Don't expect any mercy you bastards. I want you two dead." I yelled. I pulled out a laser gun out of the pocket of Zim's body. It was a small little gun, but it would have to do.

"Ha HA HA!" they both laughed. "What are you doing to do with that? Blind us?"

He was right. This gun could do nothing. I looked around; it was only a matter of time before they decided to fire again. Out of the corner of my eye I saw the amplifier. I raced toward it.

"You're not going to escape again, alien." they said. They fired their weapons. I ducked trying to dodge, but it failed. The shot had hit my left arm. I bit my tongue. I didn't have time for pain. I connected the laser gun to the amplifier. I had seconds. They fired again. I pulled the trigger, a blast of energy exploded from the gun leaving the bullets in smithereens. It collided with the two murderous and caused instant death. I stood there tired. I had done it, I had avenged my father.

"Zel, you, y-you killed them." said Dib. I looked at his face. It was a pale white; obviously, this whole ordeal had caused some shock.

Dib's POV:

Zel had single handedly killed both Agent Darkbootie and Nessie. I looked at her. I was almost afraid she would turn and kill me next. She didn't. She dropped the gun and walked toward what was left of Zim.

"Dad, I-I'll miss you." she said hugging the body of her father. Tears flowed down her cheeks. I couldn't help but feel sorry for her. I always thought of aliens as monsters that came to take over the earth and enslave mankind, but Zel, she wasn't that. She didn't do a thing and still, her whole world collapsed on her. We humans are the monsters here, sometimes I wonder if humanity deserves to exist. Maybe I should stop -stop protecting earth, and just let it be destroyed. But then- no, I need to save this planet. For the day that we humans prove ourselves to be worthy of existing.

Zim's little robot joined Zel. I stared at them. I knew this was my fault. If I had left Zim alone, this wouldn't have happened, but if I would have let Zim alone, he would have taken over the world. My heart felt heavy with guilt. I had done the right thing. By Zim being dead , I had saved the world, but Now as I look back, I might have chosen to spare Zim's life over the world. That was a selfish thought. Would I have really chosen an alien's life over the world? I couldn't take this thoughts. I looked at Zel and Gir one last time before I ran away. I didn't want anything else to do with Zel. As I ran I wondered " What to do I now?"