Chapter 5:

The next day at skool Dib was late again. Then when he finally DID show up...

The class looked at his slicked back, business-like hairstyle and some whistled appreciatively "Darn..."

"Sorry I'm late...again" Dib smiled, stealing a glance at Zim. "I had trouble with my hair, hehehe!"

Zim smiled back at him.

"Here's your tardy slip, Dib," said Ms. Bitters. "Now take your seat! Unless you want to be the first to give your report?"

Dib nodded and pulled his papers out of his laptop carrying case, then faced the class and cleared his throat.

"I think that it's pretty narrow minded to think that we are the only ones out there...I mean, c'mon, it's a BIG universe-"

The class was gaping at him in shock, but it was Zita who voiced their collective thoughts, "YOU'RE CRAZY!"

"Yeah!" another girl chimed in. "We liked you better when you were cool!"

Dib bit his lip, growling quietly to himself, "Don't let them get to you again, Dib. You are NOT crazy!"

Then aloud he said, "GRR, I'M NOT CRAZY! You kids are just too stupid to see what's right in front of you!"

"Like Zim?" one of the boys taunted. "Hehe!"

"YES," Dib replied without thinking. "For the love of god, you're all so stupid!"

"AHHHHH!" screamed Zim, bringing all eyes to him. "You found me out, human! HAHAHAHAH!"

Dib blinked confusedly at him for a second, "...Eh?"

"Huh?" agreed the class.

Zim yanked off his wig and contacts, for the first time allowing someone other than Dib to gaze upon his Irken glory. "BWAHAHAHAHAH...eh...YOU ALL FELL FOR IT!" he exclaimed, pointed claw sweeping over the class. "Now I have enough information on you stink beast to doom you all! HAHAHAHAHA!"

He turned on Dib suddenly, "And thanks, Dib, for changing! Now you're too stupid and trusting to stop me! HAHAHAHAH!"

Dib blinked again, hurt mixed in with the confusion now, "HUH? WHAT?"

Zim sighed, irritated. "I thought you would've guessed it by now...heh-heh... All this time I was just acting stupid to lower your defenses! Hee-hee, and you fell for it! You all did! HAHAHAHA! Now I'll destroy you all! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"Oh brother..." the boy sitting next to Zim rolled his eyes. "You're crazy too-(oof!)"

The boys' statement was punctuated, along with his shoulder, by one of Zim's spider legs and pinned to the wall.

NOW he had he class's attention. "AHHHHH!"

"WHAT THE HELL?" Dib screamed. "Now you've gone TOO far, ZIM! I trusted you! Why are you doing this?"

Zim extracted himself from his former classmate and flung himself at Dib, using this spider legs to pin HIM to the wall now, stabbing the shoulder's of his shirt.

Zim grinned evilly as he laughed in the boy's face, "HAHAHAHAHA-heheheheh!"

"No..." Dib said, suddenly stunned with fear. "You're..."

"Here, Dib!" Ms. Bitters called out. "TAKE THIS!"

Zim turned to see what she had done. "Eh?"

Dib caught the gun that she'd thrown at him, sweating a little at the thought that she'd had it in class in the first place. "Eh, thanks..."

He pointed it at Zim's lower left spider leg and shot it off.

"AHH!" Zim fell to the floor.

"I can't let you go, Zim!" Dib said, crying a little, and then he punched him.

"You can't beat me human!" Zim said as he stabbed Dib in his stomach. "Heh-heh..."

Dib gagged, "Z-zim...h-how could you?..."

Dib fell to the floor.

Zim licked the blood off his spider leg. "Heh-heh! Now, for the rest of you to die! HAHAHAHAHA!"

The class screamed, "AHHHHH!"

"HAHAHAHAHA!" Zim pulled out his own gun and got ready to shoot them.

(Bang-bang-bang-bang) "HAHAHAHAHA-uhh ahh..."

Zim fell, clutching his arms and legs.

Dib got was holding his gun up weakly, but steadily, keeping it pointed at Zim. "I'll...never let...you destroy... the Earth...Zim..."

He forced himself to his knees, tears streaming down his cheeks now, as he gathered the last of his strength to shout out a warning. "Now get out, BEFORE I KILL YOU!"

Zim couldn't help but smile slightly as he once again faced down his old rival.

"Ok...you have won...Dib..." Zim lifted his arm a little and spoke into his wrist. "GIR...come get me, please..."

"...Yes, Master." came the reply.

Dib did nothing more to prevent his escape, not even when the wall behind Zim burst inward and his SIR unit flew in to land next to him. He just watched them through tear bleary eyes.

Zim smiled at him again as he climbed on GIR's back, "I commend you, Dib...You are a better hero then I thought...I'll leave...good bye..."

GIR's rockets flared and they escaped, Zim called over his shoulder, "I'll never return!"

Dib followed the alien's departure with his eyes, until they all but became a fading twinkle in the sky.

"...YEAAAAAY! HURRAY FOR DIB! YOU SAVED US!" the class cried, picking Dib up and tossing him in the air"

Dib laughed weakly at their cheers, their cheers just for him. "Eh heh-heh..."

Then he began coughing, splatters of blood adding to his already soaked shirt, and he passed out.

"Oops," Zita said. "Get the hospital!"

(End Chapter 5! Yes, I know, it seems very odd for Ms. Bitters to have a gun in her desk, but remember, this was a DREAM! So whatcha think!)

'Invader' Kri: And now the cute becomes sad, but then happy, but then sad again...YAY!

Aseret Kitsune: Dib is finally a hero! But at what cost?

Chloe: Still feeling sorry for Zim? Even after he betrayed the Dib? But how do you know he doesn't have an ulterior motive?

SingerOfDoom: Yep! IdividedYnnep's dream into 7 chapters! Two more to go!

animeninjaNIPPON: Yeah. Isn't it weird how people tell you "Dude! I had the WEIRDEST dream last night!" as if dreams were supposed to make sense. And then people get surprised if they make too much sense. What a world, huh?

Ryu Forte: As long as you understand I don't have to explain, now do I? Bwehehe!