(hello readers..I'M BACK..I would first like to apologize for your wait...I'd like to blame it all on computer problems but even before then I was at a loss with this story...and now that i've started it up again...you'll see that it's going to take a turn...this is because my mind set when at first started this story has changed somewhat...and it bothers me alot to think that i'll be letting my readers down...i hope I don't disappoint and I ask you to bare with me)

"Zim..." Dib asked absentmindedly "Do Irkens ..sleep?"

Dib shifted slightly and looked down at Zim, Zims eyes were closed and his face looked calm but still something felt wrong. Dib stopped for a moment and held his breath but was unable to hear Zims breathing.

"Zim..." Dib asked again but there was no answer. The silence was unnerving.

He shook Zim slightly "Zim..."

Nothing.

Suddenly Dib was fully awake...he gently laid Zim down on the ground and tried to wake him again.

"Zim...ZIM" Dib yelled shaking him but his body didn't respond, his face was pale.

'Oh man' Dib thought beginning to panic 'What do I do...'

The back of Zims pak began to blink red only adding to the truth that something was seriously wrong.

'His pak' Dib thought frantically 'If I can fix whats wrong with his pak maybe that will work'

Dib realized now more than ever the importance of Zims pak. it was dangerous for him to mess with something that he didn't fully understand but at the moment he felt he had no other choice.

Dib turned Zim over on his stomach and began pulling at Zim's pak...finally with one big jerk it came off and he knew he had to work fast. he quickly opened the inside...briefly astonished at the advanced technology as he searched for the problem. Some of the circuits looked frozen but nothing seemed broken...

Dib finally spotted a small microchip placed deep within the pak...he wasn't sure what it did but he could tell that there was a small crack down the side.

'Must have happened during The fall' his mind rationalized

Not having time to debate about the subject he forcefully jerked the chip out receiving a slight shock which caused him to drop the chip on the floor. He quickly placed the pak back on Zim's back and turned him around.

'Come on Zim...' Dibs mind pleaded 'Please wake up'

Dib waited a moment hoping Zim would open his eyes and be back to normal but feeling as though he had failed another thought came to him. A desperate, last resort.

"Okay Zim...I know you might not be human" he said leaning over him "But I hope CPR is universal"

Dib swallowed for a moment being only inches from Zims face...As he came loser his eyes began to close...and then...

"reactivation'

At the sound of the computer voice Dibs eyes shot open at the same exact time as Zims did. When their eyes met Dib felt his heart sink into his stomach but that feeling quickly faded as the surprise in Zims eyes faded into anger. Zim quickly pushed Dib off him and got to his feet.

"What in the name or Irk do you think you're doing Dib-beast!" He yelled pointing an accusing finger at Dib who was still on the floor

Dib blinked up at Zim in surprise "What...did you just call me?" he asked slowly

Zim shot him a confused yet annoyed glare "What do you think I called you Dib pig" he snapped

"You mean you know who I am?" Dib asked still surprised that his tinkering with Zims pak had worked "And...you know who you are?"

"Have you completely lost your brain meats human" Zim asked still thoroughly annoyed "I am Zim...your future ruler and slave master"

At this Dib knew he had succeeded and he jumped up from his spot on the ground "YES I DID IT"

"Did what?" Zim asked his eyes narrowing in suspicion.

Dib stopped and turned to him "Come on Zim" he said "Are you telling me you don't remember anything that just happened"

Zim raised one eye in question and then glanced around the cave. His eyes fell on the place where his wig and lenses where layed and his eyes widened

He quickly brought his hand up to his head and felt his antenna and then he took a step back from Dib and glared

"What did you do human?" he demanded to know "Why am I not in my disguise and why were you about to perform your disgusting human love stuff on me"

"Listen Zim I.." suddenly Dib stopped as if he had just realized what Zim was saying. He shot Zim a look of disgust and quickly took to the defense.

"I wasn't performing any love stuff on you Zim" He spat "That's just...gross"

"Then what were you doing human?" Zim asked, or rather demanded to know.

"I was trying to save your stupid ungrateful life" Dib snapped

Zims facial features relaxed and he stared blankly at Dib for a moment. Dib found it very difficult to continue glaring at this point and ended with a deep sigh.

"Listen Zim" Dib began "It's late...I'm tired and hungry...so lets just call it quits for now and I'll tell you everything that happened in the morning"

"No" Zim said his glare returning "You will tell Zim everything now"

Dib sighed again...there was just no winning now that Zim was back to his old self. Things were about to get complicated.

"Fine" Dib reluctantly replied walking over to the fire place and sitting in front of it he motioned for Zim to do the same. Zim followed with uncertainty and sat down.

(I know...I know...wheres the fluff?...I hope you'll understand the difficulty of making Zim and Dib be together now that Zims memory has been restored...the next chapter will help explain what exactly went wrong with Zim...and I hope It doesn't confuse anyone...)