By animeninjaNIPPON
"I wonder why my life is so boring…"
Dib had taken a short break from reading the "Zim Files" in order to contemplate the meaning of life – well, his life, at least. Another uneventful week had gone by, and the only thing vaguely exciting that happened to him (other than finding the notebook) was when he sat in gum on Tuesday. It was the first time in years he had done so…
Tired of thinking, he rolled off his bed and picked the notebook up off his dresser. He found the place where he had stuck a blue "Mysterious Mysteries" bookmark, sat down on his bed again, and continued reading.
Sometimes I just can't believe how stupid Zim is. A few hours ago, he rode up to my house on a giant invisible robot, expecting me to run away screaming. He tried to destroy me, but he ended up stealing my camera instead. Sure, that was one of my best cameras, but for what it's worth, he didn't do anything. It's times like these I start to wonder if he's losing his touch…but then I realize that's what he wants me to think…
"Wow," Dib said, "even this strange notebook is starting to get boring."
He got up, notebook in hand, and went into the kitchen. He got a soda out of the refrigerator and went into the living room, where Gaz sat on the couch playing her GS2. She ignored his presence as he put the book in his trench coat pocket and opened up his can of POOP cola, but as soon as he sat down on the opposite end of the couch her apathetic mood was disrupted.
"Go away," she growled.
"I just want to see what's on TV," Dib protested, grabbing the remote and switching the television on.
"I was in here first."
Dib sighed and sipped his soda. A news reporter in a cowboy hat filled the television screen. "We have breaking news, here at Channel 52," he said casually. "An earthquake has destroyed the Deelishus Weenie, leaving nothing but sawdust, hot dogs, and a strange-looking hovercraft with what appears to be an alien insignia."
A spray of brown cola was next to fill the screen. "An alien spaceship?" Dib exclaimed, standing up and wiping his mouth on his trench coat sleeve. "I've gotta get over there!"
"Why do you talk?" Gaz inquired, not looking away from her game.
Suddenly, the ground started shaking. Some dishes broke in the kitchen, and for some odd reason, a cat yowled.
"Gaz! Take cover!" Dib shrieked, collapsing to the floor and putting his arms over his head to the best of his ability. The purple-haired girl merely sat there and tapped away at her handheld game.
Outside, people screamed in the streets. Mothers cried out in terror as lasers were shot at schoolchildren, who cried even louder. Three houses down from Dib's, people were jumping out of windows.
As soon as the earthquake ceased, Dib ran outside to investigate. Once he slammed the door behind him, all chaos broke loose. He ran until he reached a large asphalt circle where some type of drilling machine was stationed, then looked up to see a green alien with purple eyes and long, curly antennae looming over the disorderly human population, laughing with contempt.
End of part seven