Keri: Ugh, one more chapter after this, I just want this story to be over.

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"How can you act so nonchalant about you boyfriend taking over the planet!" Donny nearly screamed, pacing about the room.

"Now, now, it's not…" he caught himself before saying 'the end of the world'. "Please Donny, you must understand." He said kneeling down to the boy's height "I unknowingly gave Zim the earth 100 years ago. He's had time to plot and scheme and invent all sorts of crazy things he won't let me even know the names of." Dib sighed, "I'd really love to help, truly and honestly, but I told him he could have it. And even as the sole defender of Earth, I can't go back on my word." Donny just looked at him, tears welting up in his eyes. Zim beamed as he rode the elevator up in front of the two boys, but his smile quickly faded as he saw Donny.

"What is here doing here!" he yelled pointing at him, "He should be outside," he pointed behind his should to the door, "getting killed along with all the other stink-beasts in the world! No offence, Dib-love." Dib stood up,

"Um, well, he…uh." He hung his head, "He snuck in. he wanted to prove that he wasn't a chicken." Zim growled.

"Even after I said he couldn't!" he said threw clenched teeth, his antenna shaking with rage," I should kill you right now!" he was raised high onto his spider legs, one swooping down to impale Donny. Dib jumped in the way and it stopped, "Move Dib, right now!" Zim hissed. (Fun Fact: My snake's retarded. Woo! Loogit 'im go! Aw, he's drinking! How cute:3 I wuv you Domino!)

"No Zim! I won't let you! He's my friend, the only one I've ever had my entire life! Can't you see that he was just trying to prove himself to his peers! Please Zim! Don't hurt him!" Zim lowered himself so he was just hovering above the tiled floor. The words "prove himself" had gotten his attention. Wasn't that all he was trying to do? Prove his worth to the Empire.

"You're saying, that you want me to spare the life of this…smeet?" he waved lightly in Donny's direction. Zim and Dib wear now face to face. Dib nodded.

"Yes Zim." The alien licked his lips.

"And what do you propose with do with him? He'd make a nice pet if he would just stay him that small – but that's not going to happen. (Fun Fact: My snake fell into his water dish.) And he looks to small and bitchy to keep as a slave." Zim sneered down his 'nose' at him, "What's the point in keeping him around? Sure you two are "friends" but invaders, such as my self, have no need for such things. Mates on the other hand…" he smiled evilly at Dib, a small sparkle in his eyes. Dib blushed. His voice was shaky and nervous once he spoke,

"He…his parents, they don't love him. I doubt he had any better a childhood than I did." He gulped, "Maybe we could keep him, you know…" his voice grew quiet, "like, adopt him?" Zim looked absolutely repulsed by such a though.

"HA! The human dirt-child isn't deserving of having the AMAZING Invader Zim as a male parental unit! And you, thought not as great as us Irkens (Dib rolled his eyes), are even too good for him to have as a female parental unit! No! I shall not "adopt" this human! I do not even want him in my bas any longer." And with that, he picked Donny up off his feet, making his way to the door, "You will leave my base, you will leave me and my mate alone and you will go home and die just like everyone else!"

"AH! Zim no! Put him down!" Dib ran after the two, glomping Zim from the back, attaching himself to the Irken's waist, "Pleeeeeeease Zim! Donny's a sweet kid! He's smart too! I'm sure that if you'd shown up in this generation, instead of mine, he would've been able to see right threw you, just like me! Please oh please Zim!" Zim dropped the boy so he could pry off his clingy mate.

"Fine! Fine! Just let go of me!" Dib released his lover, tears running down his face, even though he was grinning from ear to ear. Zim glared at them both in turn, "You owe me Dib."