By animeninjaNIPPON
"Where are you, Gaz?" Dib called out to his sister. It was roughly 8am, and he had gotten dressed (in the only "clothes" provided for him) and stepped out of his room in search of his lost sibling.
He ventured out into the main room, where Zim was conversing with a middle-aged human in a wheelchair covered by a blanket. "Hey Zim, have you seen my sister anywhere?"
"What AM I, her KEEPER?" Zim snarled back.
The man in the wheelchair glanced up at Dib. "Agent Mothman, is that really you?"
"Agent Darkbootie?" Dib's eyes widened in horror. "What happened to you?"
"That boy Iggins ran over my feet with his scooter."
"You know Iggins?"
"He was an apprentice of mine, Mothman – "
"Call me Dib."
"Well, Dib, this boy became my…" Darkbootie turned his head abruptly at the sound of a child's yawn. Gaz rose from the tank, covered in a velvet sheet from the neck down. Not long after, Gir followed in the same manner.
"Gir!" Zim cried.
"Dib!" Gaz cried.
"Agent Darkbootie!" Dib cried.
"Gir!"
"Dib!"
"Agent Darkbootie!"
"Gir!"
"Dib!"
"Agent Darkbootie!"
The initial surprise went on like this for a couple more rounds until Zim shouted, "ENOUGH!"
A crowd gathered around the controversial scene, absolutely dumbstruck by the sight.
"I MADE you, GIR," Zim sneered, "and I can BREAK you just as easily." He leered daringly at Gaz. "We will CONTINUE this conversation at dinner tonight. Under the CIRCUMSTANCES, formal dress is OPTIONAL!"
With that, he stormed off. Gaz remained in the tank beside her silent metal partner, wrapped in a blanket of blue velvet. The rest of the crowd dispersed, leaving behind only Dib and Agent Darkbootie.
"OK…" Dib attempted to break the silence but got only silence in return. Eventually, he and Darkbootie turned to leave as well. Gaz and Gir merely stood there, not quite sure what was going on, and certainly not wanting to know.
End of part eleven