Chapter 7:

The next morning Dib once again woke up in his bed, his grief and anguish still fresh in his mind.

"ZIM!" he cried. "WHY DID I LET YOU DIE?" he slapped his hands down in frustration, "WHY?"

A muffled voice next to him protested, "OW!"

Dib blinked. "HUH? WHAT THE--?"

He flipped over his blanket to find--

"HUH? ZIM!"

"Shh..." Zim muttered sleepily. "Pipe down, Dib."

"ZIM!" Dib exclaimed, grabbing the Irken by his shoulders and shaking him. "BUT-HOW-I-SAW-YOU-DIE-HOW-ARE-YOU-HERE?"

Zim yawned. "I faked it."

"...HUH?"

Zim nodded, "Yup. I made a clone of myself and it died."

Dib gaped, "But..."

"That was the real me that attacked the class, though..." Zim admitted. "Sorry if I was a bit rough...heh-heh."

Dib kept his hold on him. "WHY DID YOU DO IT?"

Zim smiled. "To give you a happier life..."

"...Oh," said Dib, letting go. "...Thanks...I guess...Are you going to leave Earth?" he twiddled with his thumbs as he said this. "I mean, your cover's blown and...uhh..."

"No, it's not," the Irken replied. "I sent a subliminal message through every TV station that recorded the autopsy to make everyone think that the alien broke into the school to find you...and that Zim the kid was moving. So I'm just going to move my house..." Zim smiled slyly. "...Closer to you."

Dib smiled back, "Heh-heh...WAIT!" he cried, eyes widening. "HOW DID YOU GET IN MY BED?"

"Your dad..." replied Zim, and sucked in a breath to imitate Membranes' tone of voice. "Oh, if you're moving, why don't you spend the night here with my happy, sane son?"

He breathed back out, "So yeah..."

Dib scratched his head, "...Oh...Ok..."Then he remembered something else. "What about GIR?"

A tiny fart sounded from the edge of the bed, and an antenna with a little blue ball topping it waved at him.

"...Oh-kay..." Dib shook his head. "Aww, heck with it!" he said and flopped back down to sleep.

Zim smiled and did the same, snuggling up to the boy, falling asleep and dreaming about their new, happier life.

THE END! So whatcha think?

masochist89: There! Happy now?

SingerOfDoom: I can't have dreams like this either...so I'll settle for letting someone else have them as long as they tell me all about it!

animeninjaNIPPON: The suspense is over! Rejoice and become a happy cabbage!

Ryu Forte: Zim DIDN'T die! (dances) I hate fics where one or the other main characters die...if he had I wouldn't have posted Ynnep-san's dream in the first place.

Invader Peep: Dib was TRYING to break the glass! I want his trench coat too! Who doesn't? Oo; Ah, but sorry, no whales!

Aseret Kitsune: Now they are poor no more! Woot!

chickens: THIS is what happens now! It ends!