(HI...yep another chapter...cool huh...lets pick it up where we left off)

Some time later

"...and that's when you woke up" Dib finished.

He looked to Zim, expecting him to jump up and proclaim him a liar, but instead Zims gaze was directed at the ground and a very thoughtful look played across his face.

"...It does make since" Zim slowly said jerking Dib back to reality

"It does?" he asked slightly confused

"Yes" Zim replied looking up at Dib "The circuits in my pak were frozen which caused a lack of circulation between the Pak's brain and my memory implant"

"Memory implant?" Dib questioned

"It's a device that stores all of our information in it ...every memory from the time an Irken is hatched up until the day he dies" Zim briefly explain

"I don't get it" Dib said "Why do you need a chip for that?" he asked "Can't you remember on your own"

"Don't be foolish earth thing" Zim said half annoyed "Irkens live a great deal longer than humans do and it would be impossible to recall all of our wondrous life without it...in some cases are memories are actually kept in storage after we die back on Irk"

"How come it didn't effect you at first" Dib asked still eager to understand

"It takes time for the information to cease" Zim told him "First short term memory then long term"

"How come you almost...well...died" Dib asked "I mean, losing ones memory shouldn't kill you"

"Must you be so dumb Dib human?" Zim asked.

Dib just shrugged and Zim sighed "The truth of it was that my brain was no longer receiving past information and had nowhere else to store new information that was obtained during that time"

"So your system overloaded" Dib concluded

"In a way" Zim said, "But also, because my brain was not receiving these signals it was impossible for it to determine whether or not I was even still alive...and in such cases the pak will deactivate its self...slowly draining energy until I cease function"

"That's just crazy" Dib said standing up "I mean how can you trick your own brain into thinking your dead...and what's with this pak thing anyway...It seems like it has more control over you than you do"

Zim jumped up glaring angrily at Dib "You know nothing you speak of" he said "Your people are nothing but mindless idiots...wandering around this world without purpose...there is no order or structure on this planet...it disgusts me"

Dib glared back at him but straightened his posture "I liked you better when your pak wasn't working"

Zim straightened his posture as well, he realized that he had just divulged vital information to his enemy. How could he let his guard down like that.

"If you are thinking about using any of this information against me Dib-pig then let me assure you that..."

"Face it Zim...were stuck here" Dib said, glaring "No one's looking for us...and we're going to die here in this stupid cave together"

Zim gritted his zipper like teeth.

"Then I thank you for saving my life Dib human" Zim said his voice full of resentment

"Now I will have the honor of watching you die first" It almost astonished Dib that even in their current situation they seemed to revert back to rivalry...as if it were their comfort zone. Even when he tried to get along with Zim, it seemed impossible to hold back the smallest insult. It amazed Dib that he could actually enjoy himself during it all...despite how much he tried to deny it...nothing made him feel more alive. The entire situation they were in at that moment and everything else that had happened that day was enough to almost make him laugh out loud...but instead he simply smirked at Zim

"You're welcome"he replied evenly

Zims glare weakened at the remark "I will never understand you humans" he stated "Especially you...Dib"

Dibs facial expression went blank...the tone of Zims voice seemed so foreign ...as if the comment had come from something other than anger or disgust.

"Why did you not just let me die?" Zim asked truly curious

Zim looked to Dib...but his expression was passive. Zim could not understand why Dib would ever do such a thing...if he had let him die then his problems would be over. Why would he pass up an opportunity to eliminate him...and then it hit him...Dib was after all, only Human...and Humans were ruled by their emotions and fears.

"Were you too much of a coward to die alone" Zim sneered

Though Dib realized there was truth in Zims words it didn't make him any less angry at the moment "I'm not a coward Zim...we had a truce" he yelled "And when I make a promise I stick to it"

Zim's antenna rose for a moment then he laughed

"It is a foolish thing to put a promise before ones own interest" Zim stated "You would have been wise to let me die"

"So you're saying that a truce is only affective when it benefits you" Dib said his hands clenched into fists as he tried to suppress his anger on the subject

"Precisely" Zim smiled

"So if it had been me, you would have let me die" Dib concluded

Zim's smirk vanished again and his antenna lowered. It should have been simple to answer...after all eliminating Dib would easily solve all his problems...but to kill Dib under these circumstances would be almost...cowardly. Dib may have been his enemy but he deserved a better death than that...didn't he?

"Perhaps" Zim answered quietly

The fact that Zim had replied in such a way completely threw Dib off and he found himself wondering if Zim wasn't still malfunctioning

"Are you sure your back to normal?"

"Do not mock me Dib pig" Zim snapped kicking a rock towards him.

Dib easily dodged the rock and half glared at Zim "Gee Zim you're so...predictable" he said "Even after all this time"

"Oh really" Zim replied a determined glare and smirk crossing his face...'how dare the human challenge me' he thought

Dib raised an eyebrow in question feeling slightly paranoid "Okay Zim...what are you..." before he could finish Zim dove on top of him and pinned him to the ground.

"Ha" He said triumphantly

"Oh come on" Dib said very unimpressed as he flipped Zim over and pinned him down the same way "Like I really didn't see that coming"

Zim looked mildly surprised but determination made its way to his features as he reversed the position once again.

"Prepare to be surprised Dib beast" he said as he pinned Dibs wrists to the ground

(lol...I like ending the chapter this way...but first I would like to point out a mistake that I've made...I just read through my story again and realized that I'm not longer having them stutter from the cold...infact I've completely drawn all attention away from the temperature...weird...since my title basically demands I not forget...I'll have to bring it up again in the next chapter but until then...have a nice day and/or night)