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ONWARD WE GO!
The weekend brought nothing but annoyance to the Membrane family. Dib was constantly hounding his father, Professor Membrane, about communication technology and Gaz was continuously being interrupted while playing her Game Slave 2.
"I'm telling this to you for the last time, Dib…unless you want me to plunge you into a nightmare world of which there is no return, you will leave me the hell alone…" Gaz snapped at her brother. Dib had refrained from bothering her after that.
Zim had been the exact opposite. He had been sulking around his house, not doing anything unless Kira called him, which was almost never. Even Gir, who was normally running around the house like a horny monkey on speed, was more secluded and docile. He preferred to watch TV rather then interact with Zim.
There had been several signs that Kira's plan was going well. There was no sign of her anywhere. Only Sera came out of the house to observe while her master stayed inside. If Kira did come out, she was nursing burns most of the time.
Dib also noticed that, lately, when Kira and Zim had been near each other, they had been acting very strangely, more so than usual. Kira was always twitching and Zim looked as if he was going to puke. Both of them looked very weak. The human couldn't make heads or tails of it for, as soon as they noticed their behavior, they had starting keeping their distance from one another. Dib was on the brink of explosion from his curiosity until…
"Wait! How could I be so stupid?" Dib asked himself out loud, smacking himself in the forehead. "Assuming he hasn't destroyed that chip…I could communicate using Gir!" Dib suddenly sighed in defeat. "Gir's radio frequency is in my room somewhere…I'll never find it!" He smacked his head against the wall. "But I have to try!" With that, Dib started to run upstairs, skipping every two until he smacked into his door. "I will find-!" He was cut off as the door swung back to meet him. Dib feebly pushed it open and rubbed his head. "I will find it!" He dove into a pile of papers on his desk and began looking.
Meanwhile, back at Zim's base, Gir was patiently waiting for Zim to come out of the bathroom.
"Was it my taquitos? I'm sorry master!" Gir cried, tears coming to his bright blue eyes. A few moments later, the toilet flushed and the door opened, leaving Zim to hobble out, rubbing his head and holding his stomach.
"No Gir, it wasn't you…" Zim remarked sickly. "It's Kira…why does she have to be here now of all times?" He held his stomach again and a fresh wave of weakness hit him, nearly causing Zim to fall over. "Stupid troq…she is the source of all Zim's pain!" He continued to curse her as he collapsed on the couch. "Ugh…computer! Scan my body for any deficiencies!" Immediately, a scanner appeared from the roof and a red beam scanned the Irken.
"Analyzing…" the computer said. A moment later, a few charts came up on the TV screen. "Taromonium deficiency detected."
"As I expected…" Zim remarked feebly. "Computer, scan for Earth items containing taromonium."
"Scanning…" the computer responded. A few minutes later, it responded. "No taromonium detected on Earth."
"WHAT!" Zim cried in outrage. "How am I supposed to function with such weakness? I can barely lift my antennae!" He panted from all the energy he wasted on yelling. "Com…puter, is there…anything on Earth that is similar to taromonium?"
"Yes…a mineral called Calcium," the computer told him. Zim sighed in some relief.
"What is its form?" Zim asked.
"A silver white rock," the computer remarked. Zim cringed in disgust.
"I am not walking around chewing Earth rocks!" Zim barked at the computer, as if it was its fault. "Is there any Earth…food…that is high in this mineral?"
"Yes," the computer remarked, giving Zim a list on another screen.
"Milk, cheese, BEANS!" Zim cried. "The most disgusting of Earth filth must contain my energy! CURSE YOU EARTH FILTH!" Zim forced the sudden flow of bile back down his throat. "I guess I have no choice…Gir, fetch me this Earth filth I require!"
"Yes master, I obey!" Gir cried, springing into a salute. He slipped into his dog suit and walked out the door. Zim remained feeble on the couch, groaning with weakness and pain.
"Kira, I only hope you are experiencing the same pain as I…possibly more," Zim grumbled. A half-an-hour later, Gir returned with two bags, filled with the specified items.
"Master, I have returned with your desires!" Gir remarked. "And I got a giant burrito too!"
"Gir, I did not say…oh never mind, you take the burrito and give me the rest…" Zim remarked. Gir's eyes lit up and he immediately handed Zim the bag without the burrito. He took off his disguise and his antenna began to blink. Zim raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong with you?" Gir didn't respond. Instead, a TV screen came out of his head and Dib's face appeared onscreen. Zim gasped in surprise and terror. "What. Are. You. Doing? Are you trying to get me killed?"
"No," Dib responded simply. "Jeez, what happened to you? You look terrible…"
"It is no concern to you!" Zim remarked, nearly barfing in the process. "Now go away before Kira's monstrous technology discovers you."
"She won't find out as long as Gir isn't wired…and as long as you two are still avoiding each other," Dib added.
"We're not avoiding each other!" Zim cried indignantly.
"Don't give me that load of dookey, Zim. I've been watching the two of you. Every time you get near one another, you start twitching or feeling sick. And now look at you! You've stooped to eating Earth food! That's not like you, Zim, so don't try to tell me nothing is wrong," Dib remarked.
"Well, enough of your questions. Perhaps you could answer mine…what is with your sudden interest in me and my culture, Dib?" Zim asked, glaring slightly. Dib froze in his seat.
"I've always been interested!" Dib protested.
"Yes, but never like this…" Zim remarked, gentler then before.
"You're avoiding my question!" Dib snapped suddenly.
"And you're avoiding mine!" Zim snapped back.
"Well you…you…" Dib stuttered. He growled and shook his fist. "My interest doesn't matter right now…we need to get rid of Kira!"
"I can't help you anymore Dib…" Zim remarked pitifully.
"What are you talking about, of course you can!" Dib said. "That's why I transmitted through you're robot. My radio frequency is linked to Gir now…"
"That's not what I meant," Zim said. "It's too risky for me to get close to anyone right now…" Dib raised an eyebrow.
"Zim, if you won't tell me what's going on, then I'll find out some other way!" Dib snapped. "Stop keeping secrets. We're working together now!"
"That's where you're wrong Dib…" Zim said softly, his energy still too low to really argue. "We are simply working together until Kira is gone…"
"Zim, don't you get it? You're stuck on Earth! Why won't you listen to reason and help out your new home planet?" Dib asked Zim. This statement caused Zim to cringe like a disciplined puppy.
"This filthy dirt planet will never be my home!" Zim cried out. "Do you hear me Earthling? NEVER!" Zim feebly lifted a gloved hand and pointed accusingly in Dib's direction. Dib sighed at Zim's sudden rage.
"Look, I'm sorry…but please Zim, for the love of humanity, tell me what's going on!" Dib begged. "Maybe I can help you…" Zim cringed at Dib's begging.
"Don't reduce yourself to begging like a glorgensplorch, Dib…" Zim told him. He raised an eyebrow at the strange word. "If you so desire to know, perhaps some observation on Kira will help you…I am simply too tired to accurately describe what is happening." Before Dib could protest, Zim responded. "It has much worse effects on females…you will get your answers from her…that bug is still on her...use it." He took a deep breath. "I need to go and consume this filth you call food before I'm reduced to a withering pile of nothing. Only contact me if it is necessary…good-bye and good luck. Gir, de…deactivate transmission…" The robot immediately did as he was commanded. Dib watched the screen go fuzzy and resigned himself to taking Zim's advice. He quickly switched the signal over to Kira's bug, which was programmed to separate and wire itself through the house. Luckily, it had done just that, and Kira didn't suspect a thing. He began to observe the Irken as she paced senselessly. Her entire base was in disarray and it was almost impossible to see anything. Tables and chairs had been turned over or moved; random things had been pushed into one corner for seemingly no reason. While Kira paced, her muscles seemed to twitch with every step she took. Dib fell completely silent as Kira began to speak.
"This cursed planet…the comet was not due on Irk for another six months! Why did it need to come now?" Kira burst out angrily. Sera was off in a corner, watching her master vent. "The last thing I need is distractions…and this bloody comet is ruining my plans! I haven't been able to go near the dragon since Zim left!" She growled angrily. "I should've killed him, then I wouldn't have this problem! No Irkens would be around and I wouldn't have to suffer like this! Even so, ANYONE would've been better than HIM! Look at me, Sera! Nothing has even happened yet and I'm already nesting! Curse this filthy planet! Damn it to the fiery depths of hell!" Sera tilted her head and said nothing. Dib's mouth was hanging open.
"Nesting?" Dib asked himself incredulously. "Zim and Kira must have some form of Calcium deficiency from all of the energy their bodies are preparing. This comet stimulates Irkens to mate! That's why they are acting so weird!" Dib immediately brought a web page up for upcoming space phenomenons, searching for comets. "No way! Haley's Comet is coming?" Dib sighed. "I REALLY need to start paying more attention to these things…"
Hehe…not too much of a cliffy, right? The plot thickens! Will Kira ever finish her creation? Will Dib confront Zim or Kira about the comet? What will happen if one gets to close to the other during the comet's passing? You'll just have to wait and find out.