By animeninjaNIPPON
Red and Purple spiraled past the motionless humans in a sweeping slow dance. Gaz pretended not to care, but she was gradually growing nervous as alien dancers brushed closer and closer to her, and her arms were going numb from being stuck in one position for too long. Normally, she would have beaten the tar out of anyone who opposed her, or at least scared them silly, but the new environment somehow made her feel intimidated.
Dib, on the other hand, was angry – he was missing the paranormal convention, his clothes were gone, and he had come face-to-face with one who appeared to be his arch nemesis. As Zim and Tak swirled about the dance floor in a slight embrace, Dib caught the former by the shoulder. They slowed to a stop and separated.
"Wait just a darn minute," Dib demanded. "What is the meaning of all this…stupidity?"
"Are you CRITICIZING the lifestyle you so DESPERATELY want as your own?" Zim narrowed his scarlet eyes at the boy.
"What are you talking about, Zim? Why are you acting like this?" Dib threw his hands out on each side.
"I KNOW how you humans work, Dib-monkey." Zim placed a gloved hand on Dib's scarcely-covered shoulder and walked two fingers across the anxious human's collarbone. "Your ONLY purpose for living is to INDULGE in a life of FANTASY!" He slowly removed his hand from Dib's collar to place it on Tak's shoulder and gently pushed her forward. "Have a DANCE, will you NOT?" With a crazy chuckle, he walked away.
Tak moved forward hypnotically and grabbed both of Dib's wrists. "Soon you'll see it our way." She gave her own brand of evil cackling. Dib winced, catching a glimpse of Zim moving in on Gaz. Surprisingly, she didn't lash out or step back – she just stood there, slowly unfolding her arms and accepting Zim as her partner. Dib figured she was only doing it in retaliation for him making her go to PaNoCon, but still…
The lights came on at once, blinding Dib. A faster, upbeat song started and he was swung around by his she-Irken dance partner. Everything was a blur…the music pulsated on…the purple-and-green apparition of Tak swirled around and around…it was all surreal.
At one point in the song, Zim picked up Gaz by the waist and tossed her into the air. She gasped in shock, but landed safely on her feet. She took Zim's hand and together they danced up to the throne. At that moment, a clock chimed twelve times.
"It is TIIIME!" Zim announced. The merriment ceased, and Dib fell to the floor, as dizzy as humanly possible. Red turned down the lights as all eyes focused to the left, where a large glass tank shrouded in blue velvet stood in the spotlight. "BEHOLD, my CREATION!" Numerous neon lights went on in the background. "Arise, GIR!"
End of part five