A/N: I'm on a roll! Let's see how far we get this time. >)

Chapter Five: The Horrible Truth

As Dib left Zim behind, he ran back to his house to gather his things. There was something in that class that had to cause Zim's current state. He grabbed anything that would assist him on his journey.

"Wooden stake, check! Holy water, check! Silver cross..."

"What are you doing?" an eerie voice came from behind him. It was only Gaz looking at her brother with the non-concerned look.

"Vampire hunting," Dib answered without looking at her.

"And here I thought this was for Zim," Gaz said sarcastically.

"It is! I mean if he attacks..."Dib yelled.

"First Zim's an alien and now he's a vampire, what's next?" With that, Gaz left her brother to continue playing her Game Slave. Dib ignored his sister's comments and headed towards the door. In about nine minutes, Dib was standing outside the school fence, getting ready to enter the classroom that had the answers he needed.

"There has to be some clues to what happened," Dib informed as he climbed the fence and the window that was still opened. As he climbed into the classroom, the room was pitch black. As he walk further into the class he saw that would horrify him into a heart attack. On the classroom floor laid a green ooze that felt like blood. Still shocked about what he saw he tripped onto Ms. Bitters's desk and landed on the desk. As he was getting up something was holding him down. It was a hand.

"So you decided to join the same fate as your friend encountered last night," a voice came from behind him. He turned his head only to see Ms. Bitters, grinning at him evilly.

"Ms. Bitters!" Dib yelled as he tried to get up. But Ms. Bitters was stronger than he thought. "You're the vampire?"

"Yes and so will you," Ms. Bitters informed him coldly. As Dib struggled to escape, Ms. Bitters leaned towards him and started to reveal her fangs to his neck. Dib waited for the pain to come, but nothing came. Dib looked up to see Ms. Bitters sneer at him. "It appears though you've been marked by Zim,"

"What?" Dib asked afraid of the answer.

"When a vampire bits someone, the scent of the vampire is marked on the victims neck," Ms. Bitters answered. As she sneered at Dib again she released Dib from her desk.

"So this means that I..." Dib was stopped as Ms. Bitters nodded at him.

"Yes this means that you belong to Zim." Ms. Bitters informed as she started to slither away.

"No!" Dib screamed, "Isn't there a way to reverse this!"

"There is one way," Ms. Bitters replied.

"What?" Dib pleaded, this would probably be the first and last time he would plead with Ms. Bitters.

"You must kill Zim," Ms. Bitters's answer was like getting stabbed in the stomach. Dib would have his chance at last to destroy Zim, but for some reason he couldn't think of doing that. 'This is what I wanted, isn't it, to destroy Zim?' Dib thought, 'Why do I feel that it's wrong then?'

"Isn't there any other way?" Dib asked hoping that there was. "And what would happen if I succeed?"

"There isn't any other way," Ms. Bitters said, "And if you are able to kill him then you'll be back to you're abnormal self." Knowing not to stay any longer and become Ms. Bitters's slave, he decided to leave the classroom and a very scary Ms. Bitters behind as he thought of what must be done.

As he was walking there was a war going on between his brain and his heart. If he killed Zim than he would return to normal, but in the attempt in killing Zim, he would be alone. However, if he didn't kill Zim than he too would be a vampire and would be forced to drink blood. Not only that but he would have to obey his enemy's command. Dib was too deep in thought that by the time he was out of his thoughts, it was already midnight.

"I wonder if Dad left the door unlocked?" Dib pondered as he ran back home. But before he could reach the last corner to his house, someone had blocked his way.

"I was looking for Dib," the figure spoke in a cool voice. As he came to the street light it was obvious who it was. Zim.

"Zim!" Dib yelled with surprise... and a little joy in his voice? "What are you doing here?"

"After you left I did a little investigation about this creature you called a vampire," Zim smirked at Dib who went pale, "And I discovered that when a vampire bites someone they become a vampire."

"Yea...listen Zim about that," Dib began to inform.

"Oh you don't need to explain I remembered what happened to me in the classroom," Zim informed as he drew closer to Dib. Dib was backing away from Zim until his back hit the fence, "And thanks to Ms. Bitters, my brain had increased after being turned into a vampire if you were wondering about that."

Zim was close to Dib's face now and it was really scaring him. 'Why am I now afraid of him?' Dib thought to himself.

"You don't have to afraid of me Dib," Zim whispered in Dib's ear. 'Did he just read my mind?' Dib screamed in his head. "Yes, Dib, I'm able to read your every thought and you will too, if you let me," Zim whispered in his ear again. As Dib was looking at Zim's red eyes, he started to feel dizzy again.

"Why do I feel so dizzy?" Dib asked Zim, fearing it was his doing. Then without warning, Dib's headache returned as painful as ever.

"I've learned some new techniques while you were gone," Zim replied as he held Dib up from falling, "One, at which, that would enable me to control the person I bit with my mind." So this was Zim's doing after all. "You can say that I was inexperienced at the time to know this but now that I'm aware, I'll be able to claim what is rightfully mine."

"What?" Dib asked as he was slipping in and out of conscious.

"The other part of the bet Dib," Zim whispered, "If I won not only would you give me the Earth but you would surrender yourself to me." After this Dib passed out. As darkness finally embraced him he felt warm and happy for the first time in all his life. Even though he was in mortal danger, by Zim of course, he felt safe in the arms of Zim.

A/N: If this chapter confused you, you're not alone. This is what I get for writing and watching TV at the same time. Anyways what will happen to Dib; will he kill Zim before he too becomes the undead, or will he join Zim in eternity of darkness? Stay tuned and find out! Please read and review. >)