Sorry about how long this took but I hope it's worth the wait!

The plan

Dib reached his dwelling just as the town began to become consumed by the shadows. He opened the front door and shrugged off his jacket dropping it on the arm of the couch. He rolled his shoulders and groaned a little, "Note to self, do not fall several stories on to a cement floor." He was actually unsure as to how far he plummeted but he knew it had been painful.

Dib's stomach growled at him like an angry beast, "I need food." He muttered to himself as if there was an interested companion standing at his side. As he approached the threshold of the kitchen he heard the quiet beeping of a handheld. Dib gulped a little and entered. Just because he and Gaz were both Alien/human hybrids didn't mean she would be any nicer to him. In fact since he had found out one might say she's been even colder. Dib ran his fingers through his seethe shaped hair.

Gaz was sitting at the kitchen table with her head bent and her bangs shadowing her squinted eyes. Her fingers were frantically pounding over the controls and she was maneuvering her body as if to guide the game. The skull hanging around her neck leapt from her chest and spun around with her more exaggerated movement. Dib said nothing but furrowed his brow in quiet wonder. (Yes quiet for the first time in his life). The boy made his way over to the refrigerator and shoved his face in the door looking around. There really wasn't much Membrane's assistant was probably behind again. There were a few scattered juice boxes and soda cans. There were condiments and some old milk the only sustenance he could see was a box of Chinese food. He grabbed it and closed the door. His blue sleeve became trapped in the door and he had to reopen it to prevent a tear.

The boy wandered over to the silverware drawer and grabbed a set of chopsticks. Just before exiting the room he froze and turned to his sister. Behind his glasses the paranormal investigator's eyes narrowed, "That's it!" he muttered. Dib pointed an accusing finger at his sister, "That!" he cried, "You got that four years ago! Just about the time of our last check up! It's a communicator, isn't it? Or a computer? Its something!"

Slowly Gaz's head lifted and her eyes opened and met his, "Well," she said in a growlly, "He finally uses his brain." Her thumb hit the pause button on the game and her hand lifted to the skull around her neck. She began to finger it fondly, "This is from them. You are right about that." Dib looked around desperately, "G-give it to me!" holding out his small pale hand.

Her eyes closed back into slits, "No."

"What?"

"I said no." she repeated and dropped the necklace so that it rested on her chest.

"Why?" he moaned.

"Look!" she said without raising her gaze, "The Xingans keyed you in so that you could do a job for them. And they want you to do it fast. So I'll give you the necklace and you can take it apart and study it as much as you want after. Now leave my alone I'm only sixteen levels away from beating Intruder Zap!" She was still Gaz even if she bared an daunting request. Murder.

"Why?" Dib asked, "Why would you give it to me? I mean as payment? Don't you still need it?" he inquired.

"Because once Zim is out of the way we get to move forward. I wont need it." He began to feel that frightened panic creeping in his mind.

"But what…what about your game slave? What about all your beloved video game?" she didn't react to his question just shushed him and threatened his life if she lost the game. Dib dropped his shoulders feeling defeated. Slowly he crawled up the staircase and to his room. Dib thought for a long time about what to do. Suddenly, as if being punched in the head by Gaz, he was struck by an idea. Dib jumped out of his bed and began to type away at his computer. His fingers flew over the keys with the speed of a humming bird. His eyes widened and pupils shrunk like he was on some sort of heavy drug. Sweat was bubbling to the surface of his face. It was like he was a machine of thought and the cogs and gears were spinning in to a blur.

Later Dib's hands drop to his sides with exhaustion. He let his head fall back and closed his eyes like he had run a marathon, "That's it." He mumbled to himself, "Its perfect, the perfect plan to bring down Zim." Dib leaned forward and rested his head on his hands. "I was built to think, I was made to have great brain meats." His eyes flickered to the screen, "And I was made very well." Still conceded but now filled with a new feeling. Overwhelming sickness. Dib's eyes widened. He dashed to the bathroom and threw up. This would be it. This was the plan to kill Zim and to by proxy destroy the planet he had grown up on.

After brushing his teeth and popping some mint flavored gum. Dib sat back at his computer he grimaced at the screen as he hit the print button. He existed out of the word program and noticed an icon on his desktop. The swollen eyeball sign. He hadn't signed in in days. They would think that he just hadn't found any new evidence of alien life. How wrong that preconceived notion would be. Finally the machine stopped churning and shot out the last piece of paper. Dib took the stack in his hand and stared at it. His brow furrowed at it. Dib lifted his eyes to the door. He could tell Gaz this plan involved her but he could keep it to himself.

"I can wait a little bit longer." Dib's eyes closed and he saw that same picture, the one of a being standing over a destroyed city laughing, in his mind, "I'm not human. I am as bad as Zim." He swallowed, "I've got to remember that." Dib inhales and sighed heavily. "God I have so much angst and my not even thirteen! He shook his head and put down the papers. The boy/alien thing crawled in to bed and dropped off into a heavy sleep. His body exhausted just went limp the second it hit the bed. His eyes dropped like lead weights and his mind became swallowed by darkness.

MORNING….

A bird chirping happily soared down from the sky and landed on a tree in the backyard near Dib's window. Immediately a laser popped out of the side of the house and fried the blue jay. "CHEEP!" he screeched. Dib opened lazily. A few slow blinks then his eyes began to focus. He scratched the side of his face and sat up. He pushed himself off the side of the bed. Changed in to a new set of clothes (even though they were identical to the ones he wore yesterday). Dib went through his entire morning routine without speaking out loud to himself once. The documents sat on his dresser untouched from the night before. Dib knew what he had to do. There was no option. He had to stay loyal to his people.

Dib began to walk down the stairs. He saw his sister sitting in front of the TV with her game slave 2. The Satan Boy show was on. She loved that one. Her head lifted and rotated to face him. Dib swallowed and opened his mouth slowly.

A few moments later Dib found himself out side. The sun was bright and high in the sky. The stud in his lip was sparkling like a diamond. Dib had a purpose. This was no leisurely walk. He reached his goal, a house that glowed green even in the daytime. It was slanted and off making it look more like a child's drawing than a dwelling place. Dib made his way past the giant lawn gnomes toward the front door. Slowly he extended his index finger and pushed the buzzer.

Two sparking robots answered the door by saying, "Welcome home son!" A small green boy pushed them away and they slide back on tracks to their closets to wait for the next time they could be of use. Zim glared at Dib and inquired, "What are you doing here Earth Stink? You've got no right to come around here after leaving Zim in the pit of darkness TO ROT!"

"Shut up…" Dib growled in a weak voice, "Just shut up Zim. I've got something important to say." Zim glared at Dib.

"What could you possibly have to say that would interest Zim?"

"I give up, does that interest you?"

"Eh?"

"Yeah I realize its not my place to protect the earth…but I also realized that I cant destroy it. Neither one is really my purpose. So…I am here to tell you that you finally win." Zim stared at Dib for a time just taking in these words. Slowly a malicious smile crept over his face and he began to chuckle. His laughter became louder and more intense until he was cackling. There world seemed a quiet place right then. Almost like some one had hit the mute button on existence and the only sound was Zim victorius laughter.

TO BE CONTINUED SOME MORE….

WHAT IS HAPPENING! This is all too much! Actually I know exactly whats happening. I cut this chapter in to two! Just to make you wait and wonder! Ha and they say Zim is evil. Well please review.