(I am back! With a new chapter to! This one is bordering on kill the author when done reading….but anyway….Capra hircus, yeah, well, Evil Dib is just that, evil, no compassion or remorse for anything but himself….until this chapter at least. Yes, Zim is quite a nice mate if I do say so. XD Aseret Kitsune, thank you! I'm very happy you like it so much….and detail? I didn't know I was that detailed….Uru Baen OMG! WTF? CHAPTER THIRTEEN IS THERE! Did you ever think maybe your computers stupid or something? Damn! andalitebandit-6, yes there is an unfinished episode similar, but not exact. It's the same basic principal that Dib gives up chasing after Zim, and Zim gets lazy in his mission…and then a very odd ending where they go out laughing at each other and they're insults and whatnot…Um…its called Mopiness of Doom if that helps out any…..Oh, and I got some really good torture ideas and some other stuff from the new Rob Zombie movie, Devil's Rejects….Oo…ok, ON WITH THE CHAPTER!)
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"Sir! It's time!" cried one of the scientists, "He will be ready to be taken out of the tank in just a few minuets."
"Very good." said Evil Dib, a maniacal smile crossing his cold, twisted face. "Lower the temperature in all prisoner cells to 42 degrees."
"But sir! That's almost freezing!" said a guard.
"Exactly," said Evil Dib, "Lower them now, so they are ready in ten minuets."
"Yessir!" said the guard as he set the climate control.
"Good…this will be perfect." Just as he said this, the tank lights started flashing. Evil Dib turned to one of the scientists. "Drain the tank now!" the tank was drained and the creature's heartbeat seemed to get stronger and stronger. As the tank drained, the creature slowly sank down with the water until it was resting on the bottom of the tank. The creatures eyes were closed and it's body limp, thought it's antenna twitched occasionally. The creature was stark naked… (hee hee, he nekid! XD) until the scientist carried him away.
"You may see him in just a few minuets to make it final." said one of the scientists as the other carried the creature into a small room adjacent to the lab.
Evil Dib nodded and paced about the room, not very patiently. It was like a father for his first child to be born…But soon, the door swung open and Evil Dib was allowed to look at his creation.
"Bring the box in and set it next to the table…" barked Evil Dib as he looked the creature over. "Perfect…" he murmured. He circled the table the creature lay upon. Green skin, antenna, long slender figure. It was all there. This was a perfect mirror image of Zim, save for the gargoyle-ish legs, tail, and wings. Not to mention the three jewels in his forehead. His clothing was far from his original uniform, it was very mystic looking and futuristic.
Evil Dib opened one of his eyes and inspected it. True ruby red, just like they should be. He pushed the beings back up so he was in a hunched over sitting position. Evil Dib opened the crate and took out an Irken pod. His Zim's pod.
Evil Dib held the pod over the creatures back and the pod took hold immediately. The pod seemed to glow, downloading all its information into the creature.
The creature awoke with a gasp, falling off the table. His eyes were wide, alert and scared to death at the same time. It searched the room, trying to piece together where it was, what was going on, what happened.
Evil Dib crouched in front of the being, his expression had softened considerably, even his cybernetic eyes seemed to glow with a kindness in it. "Ssh, ssh, it's ok, it's alright. Calm down. You're fine." He placed his hands on the creature's shoulders.
The creature came out of its panic and saw Evil Dib, and almost began to cry with joy. "Dib!" The creature took Evil Dib into it's arms, much to Evil Dib's surprise. "I…I thought I'd never see you again!" the creature buried it's head into Evil Dib's neck. He really was sobbing now, just so happy to see Evil Dib. (We will now call him 946, see if you can figure out why XP) The fear came back to him and quickly pulled away. "I…I died…how…" he looked into Evil Dib's eye, looking for the answers he needed. He then finally noticed the cybernetic parts of evil Dib's face. "What happened…to you?"
"I'll tell you that later, but I brought you back, so it's ok." said Evil Dib softly, "Please calm down…"
"Brought me back…" said 946, still disbelieving that it was real. He now got the chance to look at himself. He still had his claws, but his feet were also talon-like. Plus he noticed the tail and wings. He saw his tail twitching when he was scared and confused, but it stopped somewhat when he relaxed. It felt very odd having a tail (though he would never admit that he'd always wanted one.) and wings. IT was kind of like trying out new equipment that he had just installed in his pack.
946 reached out and touched Evil Dib's cybernetic face. "Can you feel it when I touch this side of your face?"
"Not really. I can feel the warmth a little bit, not much else…" said Evil Dib, "I lost most of the skin, muscle, and some of the bone on that side from a freak explosion…" he said.
946's face fell as well as his antenna and his wings drooped at the news. "I'm so sorry…I wish I could have been there…to maybe have stopped it…" then his mind sparked the memory of being shot and who did it. His face contorted into anger. "That bastard…I was killed…I didn't just die, I was murdered."
"Yes, and since then, I've gone to other universes and hunted down each Dib." said Evil Dib, "I've done all of this…for you…"
946 took a moment to think about this. Then an evil smile crossed his emerald green face. "Have you killed the one from this world yet?"
Evil Dib shook his head. "No, he's the one who did this to my face…" he pointed to his cybernetics. "I'll kill them all…"
"No, allow me…" he placed a clawed hand on Evil Dib's shoulder and showed an evil, toothy smile.
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Dib and Zim were shivering badly, you could see their breath as they breathed. They hadn't said anything since the room had become very cold. Suddenly, an Irken guard came through the door. He walked over to the wall and punched in a few buttons. The shackles holding the two released and they dropped to the floor.
"You should say your goodbyes now. One of you won't be around much longer." The guard left the room and locked the door behind him. Another guard nodded as he stood by the door to guard it.
Zim and Dib huddled together to stay warm. Zim, surprisingly, was very warm to Dib. Dib had always thought Irkens were cold blooded because Zim always seemed to get lazy in the winter. But that was at the back of his mind. He cuddled as close to Zim as he dared and rested his head on Zim's shoulder. Zim rested his head on Dib's.
"So…this is the end of the road for us…" murmured Dib, shaking as he spoke, more from the cold than anything.
"No, it's not…" said Zim roughly, "I told you before we'd get out of here…"
"And what if we don't?" whispered Dib, getting as close to Zim as he possibly could.
Zim was silent. He had no answer for that. Instead, he wrapped his right arm around Dib's waist and used a claw from his left hand to turn Dib's head, so he looked strait into Zim's eyes. "Just don't think about it. We'll figure it out, if it comes to that."
Dib's eyes started to tear a little. "Zim…" he choked on his words a little.
"Please don't cry…" pleaded Zim, "When you cry it makes me….feel….not good…."
This, of course, made Dib's eyes water more. Dib buried his head into Zim's neck. Zim flinched a little when the tears touched his skin, but it wasn't overly bad. He had built up a small tolerance to water.
"Dib…" murmured Zim, under his breath, trying to soothe the boy. Dib stopped crying and looked up into Zim's eyes. Zim took this to mean 'go on…' "Is…is there anything I can do to make you feel better?" Zim probably should have thought before he spoke.
Dib blushed a little and looked at Zim with big, brown, puppy dog eyes. "You could…kiss me…" his voice was small and barely hearable. But Zim's superior hearing picked it up with no problem…He blushed and his antenna went flat against his head.
'Great…what have I gotten myself into…' thought Zim. He pulled Dib close and gave him a quick peck on the cheek, feeling quite embarrassed.
Dib felt safe when he was near Zim like this. Zim's arms around him…it was so comforting. He felt warmer, despite it being super cold in the room. He nuzzled Zim's neck, that small peck was all he really needed. Pretty soon, Zim was purring softly, and this amused Dib to no end. He smiled and started playing with Zim's antenna again. He smiled even more when Zim started purring and gurgling happily.
"I love it when you purr…" said Dib softly, playing with the tip of one of Zim's antenna.
"Mmm…gurg…" Zim purred and blushed softly once again, that feeling coming back to him. This time, however, he didn't try to stop Dib. But he did stop when the guard burst though the door.
"Make it quick, you have five minuets, Dib number 000075, ID number 3620. Say your last goodbyes…" the guard left and locked the door once again.
They were both shocked, Dib more than Zim. Dib looked at the floor and chuckled slightly. "If there' anything you want to say, say it now. Because this is your last chance…"
Zim looked at the floor, antenna drooping, not a sound came from him.
"Ok, if you won't, I will." said Dib, "Over these past few weeks, I've realized something…I knew before, that I liked you, as somewhat more than a friend. Don't ask me why because I don't know. But I can tell you that what I feel for you is genuine. No tricks, no schemes. Zim…I love you…"
Zim's head snapped up to look Dib in the eyes. His own eyes were open wide, just as far as they could possibly go. "Dib…but…why…how? Why here?" Zim could barely find the words to speak. It was like his brain shut down or something.
"I guess I just need a deadline or something…" said Dib, shrugging a bit.
The guard burst into the room once again. "Times up, time to go."
Dib looked at Zim and gently placed his hands on either side of Zim's head. "Listen to me. Live on, I know you'll live longer than any human by far. Live on and forget about me, it's for the best. I don't want you to live your life in sorrow because of me…" He then kissed just as passionately as he could possibly muster. Zim was taken aback by this but without even realizing it, he returned the kiss in full. But it was ripped away from Zim buy the guard.
"Dib! DIB!" cried Zim.
"Please forget about me! Just forget…" As if out of instinct, Zim tried to grab for Dib, but it was already too late. The guard had taken Dib away and had locked the door once again.
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(Ok, I don't know about you guys, but that personally left a bad taste in my mouth…That might be the worst way to end a chapter, even worse than a cliff hanger…ugh…anyway, I stole two scenes in this chapter, one from the Fifth Element and one from the season finale episode of JAG…if anyone has seen either, the whole 'perfect' reference was to Fifth Element, and the line about having a deadline was right out of that JAG episode….but yeah…um…I don't know when I'll update next so don't hold me to anything….oh, yeah! I have pics at my DA account! I think I have the address a couple of time throughout this story, so you kind find the link in one of my random chapters….till next time, my lovely readers!)