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(Another chapter down. This has been an interesting one indeed…stupid idea monkey…stupid writers block…damn box has held me captive. But I was able to chuck out this chapter. Sorry, not really any gir parts for you all. But I do have Membrane in this one. W00t!)

(Happy reading.)

Kumi was still a little wary, but she came into the room. She looked from Dib and Zim to Alter Dib and Alter Zim. She considered the possibilities.

"Did you two try to clone yourselves again?" she asked, confused about what was in front of her.

"No, Kumi," said Alter Dib, "They aren't our clones…they are us from a different dimension…" Kumi just looked at them with a 'You're kidding, right?' face.

At this point Zim was panicked again. "A HOLLOWEENIE!" screamed Zim, subconsciously tightly latching onto Dib. Dib was startled by this and fell over.

"Get off me, Zim!" said Dib, trying to push Zim off. Zim still stayed attached to Dib, shaking slightly in fear. 'Please help me…' thought Dib, looking at the Alters and Kumi. Alter Zim just laughed at them.

"Holloweenie?" said Alter Zim, still laughing. "She's not a holloweenie. She's a higher ranking demon, meaning she's more like an alien race, more huminoid-ish, rather than the dimwitted things that were chasing us around earlier…What is a Holloweenie anyway?"

"It's a long story…" said Dib, not really wanting to explain it all.

"Then you may tell it when you have time." said Alter Dib. Dib was able to shove Zim off of him, even though Zim was still shaking. Dib almost felt bad for Zim, keyword almost.

"Did you just hear what he said, Zim?" said Dib, "She isn't one of those things."

He looked down at the alien, and realized he'd closed himself from the world. He looked at Alter Zim. "Can you bring that gir thing of his back online?"

"Should be able to…" said Alter Zim, looking at the idiotic SIR unit. He looked over, and it appeared to look just like his gir. He pushed a few buttons in its metal head, and did something to its back. It's cyan eyes came back to life.

"Master! Somebody needs a huuuuuug!" sang gir as he headed for Zim. This snapped Zim out of his trance.

"No! NO HUGS!" shouted Zim, trying to keep gir at bay. "Stoppit, gir!" Dib snickered at Zims pathetic attempts to keep gir away.

"What's wrong Zim? Afraid of a little hug?" mocked Dib. Alter Dib just sighed and murmured, 'not again…' Alter Zim tried hard not to laugh, but ended up giggling a little. Alter Dib shot him a glare.

"What?" said Alter Zim.

"OK! That's it!" said Alter Dib and picked up both Dib and Zim by the backs of their shirts. He carried them over a room and dropped/tossed them into it. "I don't know your history, but I suggest you come to a compromise real soon. If we're all going to work together, you're going to have to get along. So whatever beefs you two have with each other, you're going to solve them right now…" and with that, he closed the door and locked it from the outside. He walked back over to Alter Zim. "I hate teenagers…"

"NOOOOOOOO! Don't leave me in here with the Dib beast!" shouted Zim as he banged on the door. He turned back to Dib, "This is…"

"All my fault. Blah Blah Blah…" said Dib," Its NOT my fault. It's YOU'RE fault! YOU came to earth, YOU make me protect it, YOU built that devise, YOU sent me here, and I had to DRAG you with me to protect the stupid PLANET! So, yeah Zim, its all my fault!"

"I'm glad you agree with me." Said Zim smugly.

"That's it! You're DEAD!" said Dib as he attacked Zim.

"I put $5 to kick Zim's ass." said Alter Dib, looking through the one-way glass.

"I'll raise you 5. 10 moneys on Zim to win." Said Alter Zim.

"Will you two ever grow up? questioned Kumi, watching the squabble and then looking at the betting.

While they were betting, Dib and Zim were dueking it out in the room. Zim pulling on Dib's scythe-lock and Dib pulling on Zim's antennas. It kinda reminded Kumi of a cat-fight. Biting and scratching, tearing at each others clothes, they eventually tired and went to opposite sides of the room, to stare at each other. Dib was scratched all over his face, and his bottom lip was bloody and it slowly dripped onto his black shirt. The only way you could tell it was on his shirt, was because of that grey-blue face. He also had a black eye. Zim was also in the same boat as Dib, he was also scratched and bruised, with a thin trickle of blood exiting from the corner of his mouth. Dib had never noticed before, but Zim's blood was red, just like humans. He always thought that the aliens blood might have been blue, or green…But red? It made Zim more…humanoidistic maybe…when Dib saw Zim's blood. He then remembered the day before, when several students were chasing him around the skool. Dib might as well ask…Zim was pretty beat up that day also. Dib smirked a little and looked at Zim.

"Tell me, before I beat the hell out of you on Friday, why were those other students chasing you?" he said with a smirk. Zim just glared for a while before answering.

"Retched earth stinks…" said Zim hatefully, "Your species' females are insane and fickle, and they change moods too quickly. How am I supposed to know what they wanted? One moment, they seem kind, the next they try and kill you! I hate your race…" finished Zim, as he wiped the blood from his mouth on the back of his glove.

'Females?' thought Dib, 'What the hell is going on? How can anyone be interested in a green skinned kid? I mean, come on!'

"Ch. They probably just wanted to be your lab partner or something…girls only do that when they want a smart lab partner and they don't want to do any work, or…" he trailed off. 'They couldn't possibly want to date him…could they?' (Do I detect a hint of jealousy in his thoughts?) He continued to think.

"Or what, Dib stink…" said Zim, getting a little suspicious.

"Nothing…never mind." Said Dib.

"Now, I think it only fair that you answer me a question…" said Zim, and Dib just groaned.

"What…" he said.

"You said that you were going to go far away over the summer. Where were you going to go? If I know your laws correctly, then you can't really go anywhere until you're 18…" said Zim…was there…concern in his voice?

Dib sighed. "I'm not too sure. Maybe Roswell…people there wouldn't think I was some kind of freak…" said Dib, "My family doesn't care for me anyway, they wouldn't know if I was gone. Plus, I could just create a fake ID for myself…I hadn't really thought it through that far…" he looked down at his bloodied shirt. "Your not the only one who hates the human race…"

When Zim heard this, his antenna perked up a little. Zim knew Dib hated his classmates, the whole skool even…but the entire planet. This is the kind of thing that made Zim think Dib was different. He seemed to be nothing like the other humans, he didn't know how or why, he just knew… 'But if he hated his entire race…then why is he protecting them?' he thought. Zim will get the answers, in his own time…Zim wanted to say something, but he didn't, he just thought it in his head. 'I don't think you're a freak…'

"So…who won?" asked Alter Dib.

"I dunno…" replied Alter Zim. They both looked at Kumi. "Who won?"

"Eh…Neither of them…it was a tie?" she said, unsure herself.

"Damn…" said the Alters under their breath.

"Oh, well…At least their not trying to kill each other…" said Alter Zim.

"True, that's one step closer for them…" said Alter Dib. "I'll go get them." He went over and unlocked the door, and went inside the room. "Ok, you guys are free. Lets get you cleaned up." he said, helping them up and to the medical wing.

Dib and Zim just glared at each other as their respected double took care of their wounds. Little did the Alters know the peace wouldn't last…

"How'd it feel getting beat Zim? Huh? Huh?" said Dib with a smirk.

"More like when you got beat, worm baby." Said Zim, also smirking.

"It's so on!" said Dib and he jumped off the table and once again attacked Zim. Alter Dib once again broke up the fight by picking them up by their shirts.

"Ok, no room for you, you're being hung in the closet." And so they were. Alter Dib took both of them into a closet and hung them on the hooks by the back of their shirts, far enough away from each other to not cause any more serious damage. "If you continue to act like this, I will be forced to throw you to the demons! I'd get a big kick out of your screams!" And with that he slammed the door. He was very frustrated with these teenagers, he wanted to just go on a hunt and kill something…or kill them…

"You ok? You look more stressed than normal…" asked Alter Zim, obviously concerned for Alter Dib. Kumi also looked concerned. "I could beat them into shape…" Alter Dib just shook his head.

"We can't force them to work together. They have to come around on their own terms." He sat down in a nearby chair. "All other alter dimensions that I've seen, or have been to, the outcome is always the same, some just take a little longer than others. You have to remember, they aren't as wise as we are…We know what's going on, but they don't, and there must not be any outside influence to change that." He had become very sullen. 'Untill they have, we have to watch them carefully.'

Back in the closet, Dib and Zim were scratching at the air, trying to get to each other.

"I'll rip you apart!" said Dib, trying his best to reach the alien.

"Not if I can tare you apart first, Dib beast!" retorted Zim, also clawing his best. Dib eventually got bored and stopped, realizing it was no use. He just hung there, thinking about their situation. Zim also tired and did the same thing.

"This is stupid…" said Dib, breaking the silence.

"Eh?" grunted Zim, "how so?"

"If we continue on like this, we'll keep getting punished. If we at least try and cope with each other, then we can get home faster." Replied Dib.

"Stupid earth monkey…wait…we can stop fighting, then we can get back to our own dimension! I'm such a genius!" said Zim very proud of himself. Dib just rolled his eyes. Zim got on his spider legs and got off the clothes hook he was on. Then he helped Dib down. Dib was almost shocked, Zim was surprisingly gentle as he lifted Dib off the hook and onto the ground. The closet was pretty cramped, but not like they were pressed together or something. Just a little too close for comfort.

"Uh…thanks." said Dib. He never thought he'd say something like that to Zim…especially Zim.

"Eh? Oh…uh…your welcome…" replied Zim, also something Dib thought he'd never hear.

Outside the closet, Kumi had gone off somewhere, maybe to find someone, hint hint. Anyway, Alter Zim and Alter Dib had been discussing the problem of the doubles.

"What if we can't find a way to get them back?" asked Alter Zim.

"That's why I sent Kumi to go find my father…" said Alter Dib. "Plus I want your honest opinion on this…"

Alter Zim just kinda looked at the floor. "I think this is weird. Its like looking at ourselves…I don't know…Its just weird." Alter Zim got up and sat next to Alter Dib. Alter Dib promptly leaned his head against Alter Zim's shoulder.

"What are we gonna do…if…" he cut himself off, at the thought of ceasing to exist.

"Hey, that's not gonna happen, your father can think of something…" said Alter Zim, trying to reassure Alter Dib. But the thought had Crossed his mind several times after they met up with they're Alters. Alter Dib looked up with those big, brown eyes and Alter Zim couldn't help but smile at him. They gazed into each other's eyes before leaning for a kiss. (Yes, they are together in this world.) When they heard the closet door creak, they broke off their kiss and skooched away from each other. Just as Dib and Zim came out of the closet, (Not in that way…) Kumi also entered the room alone.

"I can't find him…besides, he's your father…you should handle it…" said Kumi, slightly annoyed.

"Yeah, alright…looks like I'll have to get him…You all can wait in the kitchen area…" said Alter Dib, heading off to find his father. Alter Zim and Kumi directed Dib and Zim to the kitchen, Zim's gir following at his own speed. They waited at the table in the kitchen. Alter Zim and Zim had put on their disguises on since they got there. Pretty soon Alter Dib had returned with, Dun Dun Dun. Professor Membrane! He basically looked the same but with a little streak of grey running through his hair. Alter Dib and his father joined the others at the table.

"So! What is so important that you had to drag me away from my research?" asked Professor Membrane.

"Actually, we need you're help to eh…get these two back to their own world…and…save the world…" said Dib.

Membrane squinted his eyes (which really means his goggles). "You want to bring me into you're insanity? Nope. I won't do it."

"But…" Alter Dib looked at Alter Zim, and he just shrugged. Then Dib motioned for Alter Dib to lean over. Dib whispered into Alter Dib's ear, and Alter Dib looked at him funny, but Dib assured him it would work. Alter Dib looked skeptical, but decided to try. "Its er…Santa, Dad…Demons have been sent by Santa to destroy the world, and so far they have succeeded…Its his….eh…demon toy-making elves…" Kumi gave a ;what the hell are you doing?' look at Alter Dib. Although odd as it may sound, it must have worked.

Membrane stared off into space, remembering that painful day. It was Christmas day and he had asked Santa for some Uranium, but when he opened the box, it was socks. As the tidal wave of socks emerged from the box, he vowed to spending a part of his like to destroy the Jolly Beast of DOOM!

He shot up out of his seat and pointed an accusing finger at Kumi, who went pale. "Then why is SHE here? Is she a spy for Santa?"

"Uh, no…She was one of the toy-making…demon elves…and she quit…er…and now she wants revenge…" said Alter Dib. Then her felt a sharp pain run through his leg. "Ow!" he looked over at Kumi, whose eyes were red with blood lust. She had kicked him in the shin and promptly did it again. "Ow! Hey! Stoppit!" said Alter Dib, holding his leg in pain.

"I'll get strait to work on that inter-planer devise you wanted. Anything to stop Santa's evil wrath!" said Membrane, heading back to his labs.

Dib then had a sharp pain going through his leg also, after the professor had left. "Hey! What was that for?" he cried out in pain.

"YOU gave him that ridiculous idea…" she growled angrily.

Alter Dib looked at Dib with a quizzical look. "How did you know that?"

"Bad experience from a few years ago…" said Dib, looking at Zim. He then pointed a thumb in Zim's direction, "His fault…"

"Hey! Eh…yeah…that one was all me…" said Zim meekly. Dib smirked a bit.

"You were such an idiot…" joked Dib, standing up.

"You're just mad you didn't think of it first!" retorted Zim, also standing up.

"Ok, then!" said Alter Dib, speaking over them, "Lets go on a hunt."

(End chapter 5. Ok, credit giving time to my friends. The whole closet thing was all a guy who gives me a lot of Zim ideas. Thank you Senken! He also gave me the Professor Membrane part. And thank you for all your comments…even though it's only two of you. –Huggles andalitebandit-6 and Ooshi Kurai.- Thank you, both of you!)

(Ok, just warning you all, I probably won't update for a week or so because of two things. That stupid monkey, and final exams. But after that, I will post! Mwahahahaha! Thanks for readin'!)