.Zim's Sister Chapter Two

Exposition, exposition, exposition

His head was pounding painfully. He could hear his blood pumping in his ears. Slowly Dib opened his eyes. It felt as though he were being smothered by darkness. He couldn't see anything; even with light everything was unclear. His vision was blurry but gradually it focused enough for him to make out where he was. It was a huge dark room with cables or something draping across the high ceiling. There was a huge computer screen across the room with a monitor that covered the whole wall. There was a single chair in the middle in front of it. On the screen glowed Irken words he didn't know.

Dib's eyes shifted back and forth he knew where he was, Zim's lab. Dib knew he had to get out. He tried to lift his arm to push himself up but there was a large weight on his limbs. Dib squinted his eyes in the darkness. Over his feet and hands were large silver balls. Dib struggled but it was to no avail they were heavy, really heavy.

"I cant believe Zim captured me, I…" Dib's mind flashed back to that morning. He and Zim were circling each other like animals but then there was that flash of light…and then this. He woke up here. There was a small noise next Dib, a quiet moan. He peered through the darkness and saw Zim lying on the tile floor beside him also wearing those hand/foot weight things.

"Zim?" he asked looking around. If this wasn't Zim's lab then who? As if on cue some one snickered, "Ah so you're awake." Dib stiffened but they continued, "Zim. Have you missed me?" Dib glanced over at the Irken who was now fully awake. Then he looked around the room trying to find the source of the voice but he saw no one.

"Who are you and what are you doing in my lab?" Zim demanded also looking around frantically trying to find the intruder. The person chuckled quietly. They had a high, slightly squeaky voice. It was probably a girl. A single light turned on overhead just above the chair in front of the computer.

Someone rose revealing two crimson pigtails. The person pushed the chair to the side. It skidded off in to the wall, hitting it with a loud bang. Slowly they turned around showing their face. It was a small pale girl with dark purple eyes and red hair. She was wearing a black dress. The sleeves flared out at the elbow. Around her waist was a thick silver belt with a huge circler purple metallic belt buckle. They had stripped red and black stockings going down into their bulky boots.

Dib stared blankly at the girl. She had asked if Zim missed her but he had never seen her before. When could Zim have encountered her? Apparently Zim was thinking the same thing because he shouted, "Who are you filthy human earth child? And why do you hold Zim captive in his own base!" Zim still didn't seem to notice Dib's presence.

"Human?" she repeated and tapped her index finger over her mouth thoughtfully, "Should I be insulted or feel complemented? Well I'll take that as a kind word."

"Oh no…" Dib muttered to himself. He knew what she was now. She too was an alien.

"Though," her voice turned dark, "I must say I'm offended you wouldn't recognize me…after all well." she paused and said, "Maybe I should give you a hint." She lowered her hand to the purple belt buckle and squeezed it slightly. Her pale skin, red hair, and human features fazed away leaving an Irken instead. The Irken had pinkish red eyes with thick lashes and tall antennas that curved smoothly down forming small loops at the ends. She wore a plain pink shirt with long black gloves and stripped pink and black leggings leading in to bulky boots.

She smiled coyly, "Hello Zim." He stared blankly for a few seconds then gasped, "Tenna!"

"No." her eyes narrowed.

"Spleen?" Her right eye twitched.

"Spleen is boy! I'm a girl, not just any girl I'm yoursharer of biological information donors!" Zim's eyes narrowed but he remained silent. Dib looked between the two and the words began to make a little sense. Biological. Information. Donors.

"Parents?" Dib said aloud, "You mean you guys are…"

"That's right Dib." The girl said smiling broadly addressing Dib for the first time, "We're what your people would call siblings. Isn't that right dear brother?"

"Don't call me that…never call the great Zim your brother, Miz. I will not allow it!" Miz, Dib silently repeated, Zim…Miz…its Zim's name backwards. That's pretty unoriginal. (yes it is.)

"But…but I thought your people were made in labs or something?" Dib said wanting to scratch his head but still unable to move his limbs.

"We are." She said casually, "But your DNA has to come from somewhere. Some Irkens, some of the taller more superior ones have some blood extracted to create smeets. But we are closer than just that correct, Zimmy? We were trained together and just grew to be sooo close! That's why I came to see him." Her eyes narrowed, "Despite certain acts of betrayal…" she shook her head and smiled again.

"Zim." She said turning her back to Dib, "I came back to help you. If you'll accept my help I can aid you in your defeat of the humans." She reached in to her pocket and pulled out a small silver ball not unlike the ones that had created that light that had knocked them unconscious. She moved her middle finger over it. The weights over Zim's hands and feet retracted and shrunk. Zim leapt to his feet, rubbing his wrists, "What would make you think I would agree?"

"You'll agree because you're smart enough to know what's good for you. You always have known how to make sure your wants and needs are taken care of." She said, her voice icy. Zim stared at her a moment then nodded. His eyes fell on Dib, "Why is he here?"

"I wanted to warn him." She said smiling sweetly at Dib.

"What?" they said at the same time.

"Zim, I've been watching your movements for a while now. The past seven months to be exact. I sent cameras out here to watch your progress while I came myself. The cameras got here quickly that's cause you don't have to worry about their inside liquefying from being shot out of a rocket. Anyway, always when Zimmy…"

"Don't call me that!" Zim screeched.

"Always when Zimmy came up with a half decent plan you'd show up," she finished without reacting to Zim's interruption, "Actually you'd show up even when he didn't have a plan going at all. You always managed to stop him…"

Dib stared at her, an eyebrow cocked. If she knew he always stopped Zim then why would she warn him about her plan of doom? She moved her finger over the small sphere and the restraints retracted as they had for Zim. Dib just looked up at the alien girl hovering over him, bent at the waist. Her face was shadowed but her eyes were glowing red, "I'm doing this, releasing you, because your efforts amuse me. Zim's a moron, and you're a moron so it makes for a good laugh. You may be able to stop him but with his little sister at his side he is undefeatable. We are undefeatable. So run, scream, panic, then get your shit together and try to stop us because you're your planet's last line of defense. Isn't that sad…" She took a step back and laughed quietly, "You're no threat."

She pressed a on the sphere and suddenly Dib was falling into the darkness below that room. A claw snatched him out of the air and whipped him around until he found himself outside. It was pitch black out and Dib found himself sitting on the lawn of a house that clearly did not belong to Zim. It was a cream colored house with blue shutters. It was completely boring and no one passing would give it a second look.

Dib closed his eyes, Miz's laughter was echoing in his ears. There was a cold feeling like an ice cube sitting in the pit of his stomach. There was something about Miz…maybe it was her competence but just something that scared him. But like always he would have to stop the alien menace. And in this case the alien menace's sister. Still that cold feeling wouldn't leave. It stayed with him the whole time he walked home, the whole time he got ready for bed and the whole time he spent staring at the ceiling until light.