Story Title: Betrayal

Story Disclaimer: I don't own Zim, Dib, Gaz, or pretty much anything except the plot (Unless some filthy human stinky person thingy stole it from me!)

Story Summary
: It's been five years since Zim moved to Earth, the gang now in high school, and still he has not found a way to conquer it. Over the years, his mind has slowly developed into the human way. But when his heart follows towards someone among them...a human...how will Dib react? And who is this girl Dib has found that isn't so human after all? Zim/Gaz Dib/OC

Inspirational Music: Dive by Steven Curtis Chapman

Chapter Dedication
: Matt. He gave me tuns of ideas, and he doesn't even know it!


Zim's POV:

Zim laughed along with the rest of the children as they all mocked Dib, Dib and his silly antics about vampires and aliens. Of course he knew they were true...the rest of the stupid, filthy humans weren't smart enough to figure it out, but all the same, he enjoyed watching Dib squirm. Things never seemed to go that poor, demented, big-headed human's way.

A smirk followed on his lips at these thoughts. Oh yes, Dib would be in for a shock of a lifetime if this girl really was an...er...a vampire. Or whatever he had calling it. Frowning slightly, Zim tilted his head up to the clock. Oh yes, he'd need to get home. Find out what this...vampire really was. All he himself knew was that this Riq girl looked much more frightening than any of the other human girls he had stumbled upon over the past years. Except for maybe Tak. Then again, she hadn't been human at all. But then again, if this girl was truly evil as Dib believed, he could gang up with her to take over the world.

However, there was one thing he wouldn't admit to anyone. Not Gir, not the computer...no one. Especially not Dib or any of the human-stink. After, how would they react when they discovered that he liked Earth?

Alright...sure, he despised their food. Who would honestly eat such garbage? Not that Bloaty's Pizza was as terrible as it had been since he had first been forced to try it a few years ago, and Poop Cola wasn't the worst as long as you got the diet, but still. For the main part, it just wasn't right.

There was something about Earth that he didn't mind. The humans had slowly begun to make sense...alright, they were pretty dumb and didn't show any the slightest bit of advancement yet, but they still managed to live well throughout this planet.

It had been three years and two months to the date since he last communicated with the Great Tall Ones. What was there to say? He had just begun to think they were dreadfully stupid and had no idea how to dominate anything. Not quite the most intelligent Irkens on the planet Irk, atleast. Why, if he hadn't been exiled, it would most definitely be him.

Shaking his heads, he growled at himself. He was getting off topic again! While he didn't find the human race much of a threat anymore, he still considered Dib an enemy. But Dib wasn't stupid, no...he was smart. That's why he was probably right about this girl, this Riq.

"Computer, please bring up files on this girl Riq. And vampires, too, while you're at it," he commanded, looking at his nails and inspecting them idly.

"Yes, master," the computerized voice came out, and the screen was soon filled with buzzing dots that slowly brought together a nearly perfect image of the new girl.

Zim tapped his fingers impatiently as he waited for the data to pull up and he grinned slightly as the contents of the page spilled out.

Name: Riq
Age: Unknown
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 106 lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Gray
Race: Vampire

Frowning, Zim rubbed his chin as he cleared his throat. "Computer, switch to the vampire files."

"Right away, sir," agreed the true brain behind all the operations as the computer sent the information referring to Riq away and brought out a new sheet of dataan Irken's guide to vampires.

'Vampires are creatures known to a faraway planet called Earth,' Zim began reading, eyes following along the green letters. 'While hardly harmful to humans, as the promised lore goes, if a bit is contracted to one, the results will lead one to be made one of the creatures of the night. As for the common Irken, however, the results are much worse.'

Gulping deeply, Zim felt his contact-covered eyes widen while he continued with the rest of the information. 'If bitten by one such creature, any Irken will be met with unbelievable diseases contracted by the bite. In under a month, it will lead from an itchy patch to the eventual explosion of ones interior self. Proceed vampires with extreme caution.'

"Eugh!" Zim squealed, shaking slightly. All he needed was to turn into a terrible flesh pile in the middle of class.

"Eeeeee!" returned an excited voice, belonging to the little robot Gir. He bounded into the lab, carrying a small pig. "Master! A new person moved next door! I went by and said hi! She said she wants to come over some time, I told her she could come over tomorrow. Oh! Look at that!" he suddenly screeched, flying up to the computer screen and pointing at the picture of a common Dracula. "It's Daq!"

Growling, Zim quickly snatched Gir upside down by his foot, a frown on his face. "Tell me, who is this new person? And who is this Daq?"

"The new girl, Riq! Daq is her father! Come on, I'll show you! Wooohooooo!" Gir laughed insanely, pulling out of Zim's grasp and spinning around on the floor.

"No, Gir. You're coming with me, we're going to Dib's house," Zim declared, unbelieving his own declaration. "We need to see about this vampire Riq. He'll know how to stop her. Then I can go back to hating Dib in peace, without the interference of this new vampire filth."

Stomping away from his equipment, the little robot bounding behind him, he paused at the elevator. "Computer, take me to the house."

Without a response, the doors slid open, presenting him with the empty compartment. Stepping in, he stood up tallhaving grown several inches over the years on Earth, with the different gravitational pullwhile waiting impatiently for the stop at the kitchen.

Emerging from the toilet, he felt himself grimace. This was going to be hard. Dib wasn't stupid...far from it. Zim had to think up a reason for the needed help, and fast. The wrong words could lead to his quick destruction.

"Gir, listen carefully. I want you to do nothing that could blow our cover, so I want you to stay here. I can't risk you getting in the way," Zim began before sighing, watching as Gir's eyes filled with small tears. "And I want you to protect the house, since I know you and your...pig thing will do a very good job at it. Can I trust you?"

Gir's eyes widened once more, but this time from glee. "Okiedokey..." he nodded furiously before squealing, leaping off random pieces of furniture.

"Okay then...I'm going now," Zim declared, blinking quickly as he watched the excited robot. Whistling to himself as he walked out the door and idly marched down the street, he felt his head flood with thoughts. What was Dib going to think when he showed up at his doorstep? He just hoped that he wouldn't put him in a jar. He had seen that happen on TV once.

When he shortly arrived at Dib's house, he felt a frown come over him once more. This was going to be a challenge...far bigger than other moments. Walking up to the door, he cleared his throat before reaching out, rapping on the door lightly.

Looking up, he attempted to look through the eyehole on the door, but was met with nothing. He could, however, hear small footsteps on the other end of the door. Pausing, he watched as the knob slowly turned on the door. His eye twitched nervously, half wondering if Dib had managed to get a hold of another pair of those cuffs he had brought the first day they met. It would certainly put a damper on his plans.

He sighed in relief as the door slowly began to swing open, a whiny voice crying out, "You stupid stink-baby, Dib! What took you so long? I could have died of old age by now and...iieeeee!" he squealed as the door was opened by Riq, Gaz behind her in the kitchen digging around for a few things. Leaping into the air, clinging to the railing above on the roof. "What are you doing here?" he questioned, chest heaving as he clung helplessly to the ridge.

"I'm here with Gaz," came her emotionless response, eyebrow quirked towards him as she acknowledged his presence. "But you, on the other hand, don't seem to like anyone here," she smirked. "What could you possibly want to do with Dib? You two hate each other."

"Well duh," Zim agreed, spatting at her before freezing. Maybe it wouldn't be good for her to believe this. After all, the two plotting against her would be suspicious. "That's what we want people to think. Half of our plans wouldn't work out right if everyone knew. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm coming in. Hey Gaz, go get your brother for me, will you?"

Hearing the growl that emitted from the younger Membrane, he gulped. It would be wise to incur the wrath of someone who was bonding with a vampire. "I mean…umm…please?"

Gaz still produced a low hiss in her throat, but nodded, a 'hmph' emitting before she walked up the stairs quickly. She could be heard pounding on a door, but she was obviously using her usual low voice to call out her brother.

Zim avoided Riq's eyes, settling for staring up the ceiling and occasionally glancing at her to make sure she wasn't charging at him. Personally, he thought she was rather scary. And as long as he didn't upset her, he would be fine. After all, he didn't want to end up a pile of dust like Piv in the back of the room yesterday.

Humming softly to himself, trying to appear casual, he didn't hear Dib nor Gaz walking down the stairs. As Dib realized who he was, however, he felt himself jump when his voice echoed through the room.

"Zim! What are you doing here?" he asked accusingly. "Get out of my house!"

Feeling his throat clench, remembering his words to Riq, he slowly approached Dib with a forced smile. "Dib, old friend. Riq now knows about our secret friendship, we don't need to pretend anymore. Come, let's go up to your room so we can talk about our days."

Striding up to a stuttering Dib, who seemed a few seconds from having a severe heart attack, he pushed him rather forcefully towards the stairs. The two of them slowly reached his room, silence nearly to the point of suffocating before they entered, closing the door behind them. That was when Dib nearly blew up.

"What the hell was that all about, Zim? We're supposed to be enemies!"

"Dib, be quiet! Do you want that Riq girl down there to hear us? Of course we're enemies. Will always be. But we have a more serious problem than that right now," Zim declared, crossing his arms over his chest.

"What, is Tak back again?" Dib asked, raising an eyebrow.

"No, it's—" Zim began but was cut off by another guess by Dib.

"More aliens trying to hijack the planet?"

"Well, no, but—"

"How about a meteor shower that's going to collide with the Earth, killing you along with the rest of us?"

"Will you shut up?" Zim commanded, seething now. "I'm trying to tell you the real problem, but you're not listening!"

Dib blinked slightly, as if puzzled before he nodded. "Sorry, please continue."

"Big-headed human," Zim scowled before shaking his head and clearing his throat. "Our problem is Riq. She is a vampire, and—"

"I knew it!" Dib declared, punching a victorious fist in the air. Looking at the glare Zim was passing his way, however, he sat down on a chair from his desk. "Sorry. You were saying?"

"Riq is a more serious problem. She can kill anyone, including me. Even with my ever-growing superior-ness to your human race, I cannot defeat her. And neither can you. So we've got to find our own way to destroy this vampire."

"You've got to be kidding me. Work with you to beat a vampire?" Dib declared, aghast. "I'd rather die!"

"Okay, then. You die while I work on a plan. So long, dead Dib human thing," Zim declared, heading for the door.

"Wait!" Dib called out to him, causing Zim do freeze with one foot out the door. "In order to pull this off, what do we have to do?"

Zim frowned, stroking his chin in thought before shrugging. "I dunno, I'll figure out a plan. But we'll have to pretend to be friends for a few days. That's what she thinks we are. We must go along with it."

Dib frowned, as if contemplating how good death sounding at the moment, before sighing. Slowly, he was caving in. "Fine, but come over to my house tomorrow. We can figure out the plot then. I'm not going to trust you to do this on your own. Besides, I know all about vampires."

"I'm sure you do. But lucky for you, Riq doesn't live next door," Zim snorted, remembering what Gir had announced to him.

"She lives next door to you?" Dib asked suddenly, flabbergasted.

"Yeah, why? It's not like I'm feeling happy about it."

"Well, suddenly I am. It's perfect! I think I know what to do, change the plans. I'm meeting you at your house. The vampire is going down."


A/N: Well, there it is. If anyone wants to know more about Riq, you can find out by joining www.s9. I just started it a little bit ago, and opened it today. No members but me yet, but I'm working on it.