I thought it was worth mentioning that I like run on sentences. I've always liked to paint pictures with my words and that entails LONG run on sentences. Most people comment on that but its just part of my style so…yeah I thought it was worth mentioning. Oh and thanks for the kind reviews.

Invader Dib

Chapter 2

Dib's eyes fluttered open he flung himself up into a sitting position. His hands searched over his body as if looking for an answer. Slowly his eyes began to adjust. He was sitting in his bed, in his room, safe. "A dream?" he whispered, "Could it have really been just a dream?" He began to rub his forehead. Moonlight filtered through the blinds on his window creating an eerie glow and creating stripes across his blue blanket.

A heavy sigh escaped Dib's lips. Then a small smile began to tug at the corners of his mouth. It turned in to a grin and a soft laugh echoed through the room as he began to see exactly how stupid the dream was, "Destroyer Incognito boy." He repeated and laughed again. Dib closed his eyes and began to lie back down when a small dark voice whispered, "You make them worry." He shot up and peered through the darkness. Sitting at the edge of his bed was a small purple haired girl.

"Gaz?" he asked as though anyone else would be in his room, "Who…what?" he asked his brow furrowing in confusion.

"The Xingans." She said simply.

"That's what they're called?" he asked. His eyes widened, "So that means…."

"It was no dream." She muttered and slid off the bed, "They are real. You are not human." she walked over toward the door without another word just before slipping our Gaz muttered, "I mean it when I say you worry them. The Xingans are a trusting race when it comes to their own people but you're such a human sympathizer that…" she trailed off and shut the door.

Dib stared after her for a while but finally pulled his eyes away from the door. A digital clock near his bed glowed brightly proclaiming that it was four thirty a.m. Dib shook his head and ran his fingers through his tuft of hair, "I gotta get outta here," he muttered. Dib slid out of the bed and hurried over to his closet. Quickly his fingers flew over the combination pad entering the access code to enter. There was a beep and the doors slid open Dib pulled out his costmary blue shirt and black pants. As Dib slid on his boot he tried to avoid thinking. There was just too much to take in.

"Argh!" he moaned, "My mind's been created to perfectly that I can't stop thinking!" He trudged down stairs pulling his jacket off the banister of the stairs where he abandoned it earlier that night. It seemed like forever ago. Dib quietly slid out the front door and realized why his room had glowed to brightly. There was snow everywhere. The white fluff generated that intense glow. Even so early in the morning he could make everything out.

Dib was temped to head back in to the warmth of his home but realized "That's not my home that hardly is my family in there." So Dib began to walk. The snow under his feet crunched and more flurries fell around him. They seemed to be fallowing him, pestering him, trying to get in his head. Dib waved his hand in front of his face as though that would rid himself of these glowing bothers. He let his eyed drop and stare at the glittering snow. It sparkled so lovely. Would anyone ever be able to admire the snow this calmly again after he and Gaz were finished?

Dib grimaced. What had they meant by "take care of the humans?" was he going to kill them? Enslave them? Maybe transport them to another world so that the…what were they called…Xingans could have earth. For a moment he became optimistic, "Maybe we don't have to hurt anyone!"

The snow under his feet took on a green glow. Dib's eyes widened, "What the…?" he gaze lifted to see he was standing in front of a large green lope sided house with GIANT gnomes and a ridiculous "I 3 earth" sign.

"Zim," he growled. Dib tromped through the snow and leaned on the fence in front of the glowing house, "At least I'm not as evil as him. I mean he came to earth with the dream of annihilating all life only to pillage what's left of this world! I," he said, "on the other hand came to earth…to…annihilate all life only to pillage…" Dib shook his head ferociously. He dropped to his knees, "NO!" he screamed, "I cant be that bad! I cant!" In his mind Dib pictured the city on fire, the inhabitants chained up and covered only by dirty rags. A loud laugh rang through the street. It was gleeful with conquest. The owner of the voice stood on a pile of ruble he wore black boots, pants and a pink shirt with black gloves. His evil alien eyes narrowed behind large glasses. The creature was Dib.

His eyes opened, "No." he whispered, "I cant! I wont! AIIIIEEEE!" he screamed and ran. The twelve year old ran as hard and as fast as he could through the snow just screaming in horror in emotional agony.

Zim's front door opened. The green skinned alien stuck his head out, "Eh…hello?" he whipped his head front side to side and shouted, "I AM ZIM!" to the empty street. Glancing around one last time he shrugged his shoulders and said, "Eh, okay." And shut the door.

Dib stumbled as he ran and eventually collapsed. He panted hard, "I'm so cold." He mumbled. The leather jacket he wore even in summer was not doing the job. Dib looked around. He had run all the way from the suburbs to the middle of the city. But it was a city he knew pretty well and wouldn't end up in Mexico like some other characters had. Dib looked around. Most the stores were closed. Except one. He entered without hesitation. Warmth flooded over his stiff frozen joints. He exhaled heavily. When the paranormal investigator breathed him the smell of disinfectant and ink filled his nostrils.

"Need something kid?" a voice asked. Dib looked around. He was in a front room the was were completely covered in pictures. Some were of Bugs Bunny and other WB characters, some were spirally tribal designs, some were of fairies and butterflies.

"what is this place?" he asked a heavily pierced girl with pink hair. The girl cocked her silver pierced eyebrow, "You in da Hearts and Holes 24 hour tattoo and piercing store." That made since except…

"Who would come in so late that you need to be 24 hours?" he asked. She gave him a look.

"Other than me." she just shrugged and picked up the magazine she was reading, "Look do you want something or not?" His eyes swept around the room until something caught his eye. He walked up to a less covered wall and pointed at a poloroid, "What do you think of that?" he asked the girl. She spun around in her chair to look and smiled a little, "Nice, yeah I think you could pull that off." She stood up, "I'll go get the stuff." She began to walk to the back room then stopped, "you got money right?"

"Always." He sighed. After all his "father" was a world-renowned scientist/TV host. She returned and said, "This will hurt a bit." He gulped loudly and nodded.

LATER

The sun was peaking over the horizon as Dib shut the front door quietly.

"It's a snow day." A dark voice said from behind. He spun around. Gaz was sitting on the stairs playing her GS2. Even though her eyes were closed he could tell she was rolling them. Gaz stood up and began to ascend the stairs without speaking. When she reached the top his sister said, "I don't know how you think that's going to make last night not real but whatever…it does look kinda cool though." Then she went to her room without another word.

Dib's pale fingers touched his tender lip, "Ow!" he squeaked running his finger over the stud sticking out of the skin just below his mouth. He winced, only a few weeks until it would heal and stop hurting. In contradiction to most impulsive things done in tattoo shops he didn't regret it. Dib was not who he had thought he was. Maybe the old human Dib wouldn't have done this. Maybe he would have. He didn't know.

TO BE CONTINUED…

I've always wanted Dib to have a piercing. I just have okay! Don't question it. The actiony stuff with happen soon but I thought a chapter of reflection was in order. I never thought Dib would be able to handle bad news to well so I had him do this. Who knows what other crazy ass stuff the Dib creature will do next! All I know is he's very unstable right now. NEAT! Well please review and don't flame. Thanks Invading Angel.