Chapter 6

Dib was in his room, freaking out and throwing things in his anger and frustration.

"HOW?" he asked himself for the hundredth time as he grabbed his book shelf and shook it. "HOW COULD I HAVE FALLEN FOR THAT LYING MONSTER? I CAN'T BELIEVE I WAS EVER WITH HIM! ARRRGH!"

He knocked the shelf to the ground and threw himself at his posters, tearing at them with his finger nails and chipping some of the paint off his wall. "WHY HAVE I BEEN VIOLAITED?"

Unknown to him, Gaz was watching her brother from the slightly ajar doorway he'd failed to close all the way when he'd slammed it shut. She jumped when she heard a new voice behind her.

"Hello, daughter! What are you up to? Are you watching your brother being insane again? That boy...what is he going on about now?"

It was Membrane. Gaz brought a finger to her lips and pointed through the crack in the door to Dib's room. Membrane raised an eyebrow but turned silent and looked in. Gaz turned her attention back to her brother once more. She hoped he wouldn't suddenly do something stupid like...

Dib suddenly stopped in mid-tantrum and fell to his knees, feeling helpless and miserable.

"WAAHH!" he cried. "AHAHAAAAWAHHH! WHAAAAY? WAHY IIID SIS APAN TOO MEH?" (Translation: Why? Why did this happen to me?) "WAHH HAAAAAWAHHH!"

Dib slammed his fists down hard and felt a sharp pain in his right hand.

"OW! Huh?"

Wiping his tears away, Dib saw he'd cut himself on a piece of glass. It had broken off from a picture frame of himself and Zim last Christmas that his Dad had taken as they happily exchanged gifts.

The picture, which had always made him smile, now filled him with a terrible rage.

He picked up the glass and held it firmly between his thumb and forefinger, fingering it's sharp edge. "And his evil smeet is in me..."

Dib looked at the glass, then at the belly, and knew what he was going to do.

"I DON'T WANT YOUR EVIL SMEET IN ME, ZIM!" he cried, raising the glass and taking aim at the center of his own gut.

"NO, DIB!"

Membrane and Gaz shot through the door and tackled him, knocking the glass out of his hand. "STOP!"

"...D-dad?" he stuttered in surprise. "Gaz..."

"Please..."begged his sister. "It's not the baby's fault! And it's your baby, too!"

She hugged her brother. "Please don't do what I think you were gonna do..."

"I still don't get what's going on,"Membrane lifted his children off the cluttered floor and cleared a space for them on Dib's bed.

"Tell me, Son..." he said as he sat them down. "I promise I'll listen this time."

(End Chapter 6)

SingerOfDoom: The fate of Dib and his baby even I don't know! Ynnep-san hasn't told me that much yet (though I nag her constantly about it!)

animeninjaNIPPON: Yep! The truth is out and does no good to anyone. Poor insane Dib...

Techno Doofus: She's a good artist as well as dreamer ain't she?

Invader Iza: Ooh,you've got fluff! What kind is it? ZaDr fluff's my fave! (in case you couldn't tell)

Ryu Forte: Then I just KNOW you're about to get homocidal on THIS one, ain'tcha? The shortness taunts you! Bwehehe!

Hikari of Marik: I think it's because in the show he's more whiney and that seems to be a feminine trait...hehe, poor Purple! XD

Bee Bop: Doesn't look like Dib's feeling too forgiving does it? Let's hope this knuckle head has some tricks up his sleeve!