By animeninjaNIPPON

The alien laughed mercilessly as Dib gazed in shocked terror. She then glanced down at the panic-stricken boy and sobered up. "Dib, right?"

"How'd you know my name?"

"Don't you recognize me? Oh, I guess not." She paused briefly to turn on her hologram disguise.

"Tak!" Dib's eyes widened. "You're an alien?"

"Technically, yes," she replied, removing her hologram. "I am an Invader from the superior Irken race. I'm almost ready to present your planet to my leaders, but first I must rid it of these useless creatures." With that, she pressed a button that sent an electric current through a nearby hobo, frying him to ashes. "You're next, meddling human."

But Dib was already gone. He ran all the way back to his house, but when he got there, it was completely leveled. The only thing standing was a large outhouse with the words "Membrane Bomb Shelter" above it in neon lights. Professor Membrane and Gaz were a few feet away.

"Terrorists are attacking!" Membrane announced. "Come along, daughter unit – WHERE IS YOUR BROTHER?"

"Here I am!" Dib called out, running up to his family.

"Ah, son, there you are." Membrane paused dramatically. "To the Membrane Bomb Shelter – QUICKLY!"

"Outta my way!" A boy with green hair and a maroon T-shirt shoved Dib aside and prepared to step into the bomb shelter. "I gotta save Iggins!"

"Hey!" Dib yelled, getting up just in time to see Iggins get electrocuted and fall to the ground.

"I've programmed it so that only people with the family DNA can enter," Membrane explained, scooting Iggins' body aside with his foot. "Now then, let's go!"

Gaz got in first, followed by Professor Membrane. Dib put his hand on the frame of the entrance as he started to climb in, but recoiled when he felt a painful electric current jump through his wrist.

"Oh dear," Professor Membrane lamented. "I was afraid this would happen…"

"What's going on?" Dib demanded, clutching his injured wrist as people and buildings were set aflame in the background.

"Well, son," Membrane explained, "or rather, Unit 42…You're actually a failed experiment of mine. That's why your head is so large."

"WHAAAT?"

"That's right, Unit 42, you're a Data-Incoded Being. I made you."

"But…but what about Gaz?"

"Well…" Membrane scratched the back of his head. "I cloned her from myself and the DNA of your 'mother,' who lives in a jar. I'll tell you all about it sometime…"

"But Dad – I mean, Sir – I mean, Professor – what about me? I'll die out here!"

"I'm sorry, son." With that, Membrane closed the door.

Before Dib could protest further, he was hit in the back of the head with a blunt object. He passed out into the arms of a smiling green alien with ominous, crimson eyes.

End of part eight

Just so you know, "incoded" is not a typo. I purposely misspelled "encoded" to fit Dib's name as an acronym. And that idea that Dib is actually a failed experiment is not mine, for I actually heard about it in the commentary on the second volume of the DVDs (I think it was the Chickenfoot episode, I dunno). Well, there's still more to come…

animeninjaNIPPON