The next day . . .
It was morning and while everyone was eating breakfast, I was still in bed. I wasn't sleeping but I was just thinking about my decision last night. I still think I did the right thing because he should understand that he really doesn't like me. He just thinks I'm pretty.
Though my whole life, or as much as I could remember, I had been told I was pretty. I just smiled and told them thanks but now I wanted to be someone else. I wanted to be known for my personality.
I finally got up and measured myself against a ruler on my wall. I was almost Dad and Uncle Purple's height. When I went to the kitchen I saw Dib and Fiz having breakfast.
"What do you call this stuff again?" asked Dib.
Fiz giggled. "Its called Tzipooch. I thought I already told you."
"It's such a funky name. Who thought of it?"
"I named it." I said as I was sitting down.
"Why did you name it 'Tzifooch'?" he asked.
"It's Tzipooch, not Tzifooch, for your FYI. And I named it Tzipooch because Tzi is in a very ancient irken language and it means hope."
"Then what's the pooch for?" he asked. "Wait a minute, is this made out of dog? Ugh!" he started spitting it out.
"No," I shook my head. "Pooch is the ancient word for 'the best'."
"So it means 'hope the best'." said Fiz.
"Okay, so what is it made out of?"
"Not out of dog." Said Fiz.
"It's kind of like egg on your planet except a different taste. It has some sauce and stuff added to it. Sometime it's made with meat but not the kind your eating." I said.
"Kind of like an omelet."
"A what?" Fiz and I asked
"Ooookaaaay." He said. Then he changed the subject. "So what are we doing today."
"Well, I have a date with Nur." I said.
"When did you get a date with Nur?" asked Fiz surprised.
"Last night he wanted to go out but I told him I had plans so now we have to go out tonight." I explained.
"Aren't you going to make another excuse for today?" she asked hopefully.
"No."
"But you hate him!" she said jumping out of her seat. "And you're great at making excuses!" she started speaking very fast. "Remember the time we didn't want to go to that conference about financial stuff because we knew we would get bored, so you told Uncle Red and my dad that you weren't feeling well and you even cooked up some fake barf to prove it and you made them fooled for four weeks but me and Liz still had to go . . . but the point is that you can get out of anything!" She took a big breath.
"Woah, you just said one big run-on sentence!" said Dib.
"I know." Said Fiz breathing deeply.
"Well, I know I'm great at getting out of stuff but I haven't seen him for a while and I just want to see what he's like this time." I said.
"Wow, you're sure changing Viz. First you have a crush on that Nix guy, then you dump Zim, and now you wanna go out with someone you used to despise." She said. "Hey I don't remember knowing that word, despise. What does it mean?"
"How do you know about what happened with Zim?" I asked suspiciously.
"Well, Dib and I were at the restaurant when we saw you walk by with Kryz. We thought something was wrong because you never go out in public too much because someone might mob you."
"That's why I took Kryz." I said.
"Yeah, anyway, we kind of walked by while he was getting told by you and we heard it all."
"But no one was around!"
"We used my supersonic ear thingy so we could hear things far away." Said Dib. "And I am so glad you decided to not like Zim. I don't even know why you liked him in the first place."
"I never liked him. Didn't you hear that part?" I asked.
"Oh yeah . . ."
Suddenly Nur came in.
"Good morning Viz, and Fiz and your big headed alien friend." Said Nur.
"Good morning." Fiz and me said at the same time while Dib said, "My head's not big! And I'm not an alien."
"Well, you're not from this planet . . . so you're an alien. Well anyway, I can't wait for our date tonight, Viz."
"Neither can she." Mumbled Fiz looking down at her plate so he couldn't hear.
The transmission screen popped up on the wall and I saw one of our servants.
"Viz, there's a man here that wants to speak to you privately. He said it's important." Said the servant.
"Okay. I'll be there right away." I said. The screen went blank. I turned to everyone. "I'll be right back."
I left the kitchen and went into the main hall and then outside. There's a tall wall that surrounds the palace and whoever wanted to see me would be right outside the gate. I walked across our lawn and to the gate. I punched a code in the door and opened it. Waiting out there was, Nix! He's my friend who was born with no legs. I ran over and greeted him.
"Hi Nix! What are you doing here?" I asked.
"Well, it's about Zim." he said.
"Oh, I guess he told you what happened, huh?"
"Yeah he told me that. I just wanted to ask you if you remember a long time ago at your birthday party?"
"Yeah. I remember you were there and then you left but I can't really remember the details because it was so long ago."
"I'll try to improve your memory."
He floated behind me and placed his hands on my shoulders. Then everything went blank and a flashback came. Viz was suddenly at her party many years ago watching herself and Nix.
(A/N: Flashback time! Yay!)
~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~
"You no, my brother really likes you." Said Nix.
"I don't think he's really my type." Said Viz.
"Sure he is! He's going to be an invader just like you, and."
"And what?"
"I don't know. Just spend more time with him and make him happy."
"Sorry, I don't think I'll like him."
"You'll never know if you don't take a chance."
"I don't want to take the chance, I know I won't like him."
"Then if you want to like him . I don't want to know someone who won't
take chances. If you don't take chances, you can never get on with
your life."
"Nix, what are you talking about?"
"I'm going to leave you, Viz. Zim really likes you. I want you to get
to know my brother."
"I already told you! He's not my type." Viz was starting to cry a
little.
"I've lived with him my whole life and he is definitely your type.
Goodbye Viz"
~~~~~~End of Flashback~~~~~~
Everything cleared and I was back at the gate with Nix.
"That's what really happened?" I asked.
Nix nodded.
"So I guess I really hurt his feelings this time."
"That's why I want you to make it up to him."
"How?"
"Take him out to dinner tonight."
"But I can't tonight! I'm going out with Nur."
"Then what are you going to do? I already made plans for you two!"
"Can it wait until tomorrow?" I asked.
"No! That's when Zim's leaving to go back to Earth."
"Really? I thought he'd stay a bit longer." I said.
"Well he does have a planet to conquer." He said.
"So how am I gonna go out with two people. I'm great at excuses but I already made an excuse not to go with Nur yesterday." I thought for a second. Then I got an idea. "I could always use . . . Kryz."
"Doesn't Zim know about her?" he asked.
"Yeah, but not if she's with Nur."
"So you really do wanna go out with Zim?" he asked hopefully.
"Not really. It's just to make him feel better. But I can control Kryz so it's as if I'm in two places at once. Then tomorrow I'll just ask Nur if he wants to have plans again. He'll be more than happy to. So I'll be on the better date tomorrow."
"Okay, I think I understand." He said. "But you've gotta have someone to monitor this to make sure nothing goes wrong. Someone that can easily go to two places in a flash. Someone brave, someone who can fly. Someone-"
"Okay, I get the picture. Someone like . . ."
"Me." He answered.
"Sure, So you'll comeback and forth to restaurants so you'll know what's up and make sure everything runs smooth."
"You got it. I'll give you a watch that you can communicate to me from. All you have to do is press a button and I'll know if you're in trouble." He said.
He gave me the watch.
"Okay, and shouldn't Kryz get one too?" I asked.
"Oh yeah, here it is."
He hands over the second watch.
"Have a great time!" he said. Then he floats away.
"I sure will." I mutterered.
It was morning and while everyone was eating breakfast, I was still in bed. I wasn't sleeping but I was just thinking about my decision last night. I still think I did the right thing because he should understand that he really doesn't like me. He just thinks I'm pretty.
Though my whole life, or as much as I could remember, I had been told I was pretty. I just smiled and told them thanks but now I wanted to be someone else. I wanted to be known for my personality.
I finally got up and measured myself against a ruler on my wall. I was almost Dad and Uncle Purple's height. When I went to the kitchen I saw Dib and Fiz having breakfast.
"What do you call this stuff again?" asked Dib.
Fiz giggled. "Its called Tzipooch. I thought I already told you."
"It's such a funky name. Who thought of it?"
"I named it." I said as I was sitting down.
"Why did you name it 'Tzifooch'?" he asked.
"It's Tzipooch, not Tzifooch, for your FYI. And I named it Tzipooch because Tzi is in a very ancient irken language and it means hope."
"Then what's the pooch for?" he asked. "Wait a minute, is this made out of dog? Ugh!" he started spitting it out.
"No," I shook my head. "Pooch is the ancient word for 'the best'."
"So it means 'hope the best'." said Fiz.
"Okay, so what is it made out of?"
"Not out of dog." Said Fiz.
"It's kind of like egg on your planet except a different taste. It has some sauce and stuff added to it. Sometime it's made with meat but not the kind your eating." I said.
"Kind of like an omelet."
"A what?" Fiz and I asked
"Ooookaaaay." He said. Then he changed the subject. "So what are we doing today."
"Well, I have a date with Nur." I said.
"When did you get a date with Nur?" asked Fiz surprised.
"Last night he wanted to go out but I told him I had plans so now we have to go out tonight." I explained.
"Aren't you going to make another excuse for today?" she asked hopefully.
"No."
"But you hate him!" she said jumping out of her seat. "And you're great at making excuses!" she started speaking very fast. "Remember the time we didn't want to go to that conference about financial stuff because we knew we would get bored, so you told Uncle Red and my dad that you weren't feeling well and you even cooked up some fake barf to prove it and you made them fooled for four weeks but me and Liz still had to go . . . but the point is that you can get out of anything!" She took a big breath.
"Woah, you just said one big run-on sentence!" said Dib.
"I know." Said Fiz breathing deeply.
"Well, I know I'm great at getting out of stuff but I haven't seen him for a while and I just want to see what he's like this time." I said.
"Wow, you're sure changing Viz. First you have a crush on that Nix guy, then you dump Zim, and now you wanna go out with someone you used to despise." She said. "Hey I don't remember knowing that word, despise. What does it mean?"
"How do you know about what happened with Zim?" I asked suspiciously.
"Well, Dib and I were at the restaurant when we saw you walk by with Kryz. We thought something was wrong because you never go out in public too much because someone might mob you."
"That's why I took Kryz." I said.
"Yeah, anyway, we kind of walked by while he was getting told by you and we heard it all."
"But no one was around!"
"We used my supersonic ear thingy so we could hear things far away." Said Dib. "And I am so glad you decided to not like Zim. I don't even know why you liked him in the first place."
"I never liked him. Didn't you hear that part?" I asked.
"Oh yeah . . ."
Suddenly Nur came in.
"Good morning Viz, and Fiz and your big headed alien friend." Said Nur.
"Good morning." Fiz and me said at the same time while Dib said, "My head's not big! And I'm not an alien."
"Well, you're not from this planet . . . so you're an alien. Well anyway, I can't wait for our date tonight, Viz."
"Neither can she." Mumbled Fiz looking down at her plate so he couldn't hear.
The transmission screen popped up on the wall and I saw one of our servants.
"Viz, there's a man here that wants to speak to you privately. He said it's important." Said the servant.
"Okay. I'll be there right away." I said. The screen went blank. I turned to everyone. "I'll be right back."
I left the kitchen and went into the main hall and then outside. There's a tall wall that surrounds the palace and whoever wanted to see me would be right outside the gate. I walked across our lawn and to the gate. I punched a code in the door and opened it. Waiting out there was, Nix! He's my friend who was born with no legs. I ran over and greeted him.
"Hi Nix! What are you doing here?" I asked.
"Well, it's about Zim." he said.
"Oh, I guess he told you what happened, huh?"
"Yeah he told me that. I just wanted to ask you if you remember a long time ago at your birthday party?"
"Yeah. I remember you were there and then you left but I can't really remember the details because it was so long ago."
"I'll try to improve your memory."
He floated behind me and placed his hands on my shoulders. Then everything went blank and a flashback came. Viz was suddenly at her party many years ago watching herself and Nix.
(A/N: Flashback time! Yay!)
~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~
"You no, my brother really likes you." Said Nix.
"I don't think he's really my type." Said Viz.
"Sure he is! He's going to be an invader just like you, and."
"And what?"
"I don't know. Just spend more time with him and make him happy."
"Sorry, I don't think I'll like him."
"You'll never know if you don't take a chance."
"I don't want to take the chance, I know I won't like him."
"Then if you want to like him . I don't want to know someone who won't
take chances. If you don't take chances, you can never get on with
your life."
"Nix, what are you talking about?"
"I'm going to leave you, Viz. Zim really likes you. I want you to get
to know my brother."
"I already told you! He's not my type." Viz was starting to cry a
little.
"I've lived with him my whole life and he is definitely your type.
Goodbye Viz"
~~~~~~End of Flashback~~~~~~
Everything cleared and I was back at the gate with Nix.
"That's what really happened?" I asked.
Nix nodded.
"So I guess I really hurt his feelings this time."
"That's why I want you to make it up to him."
"How?"
"Take him out to dinner tonight."
"But I can't tonight! I'm going out with Nur."
"Then what are you going to do? I already made plans for you two!"
"Can it wait until tomorrow?" I asked.
"No! That's when Zim's leaving to go back to Earth."
"Really? I thought he'd stay a bit longer." I said.
"Well he does have a planet to conquer." He said.
"So how am I gonna go out with two people. I'm great at excuses but I already made an excuse not to go with Nur yesterday." I thought for a second. Then I got an idea. "I could always use . . . Kryz."
"Doesn't Zim know about her?" he asked.
"Yeah, but not if she's with Nur."
"So you really do wanna go out with Zim?" he asked hopefully.
"Not really. It's just to make him feel better. But I can control Kryz so it's as if I'm in two places at once. Then tomorrow I'll just ask Nur if he wants to have plans again. He'll be more than happy to. So I'll be on the better date tomorrow."
"Okay, I think I understand." He said. "But you've gotta have someone to monitor this to make sure nothing goes wrong. Someone that can easily go to two places in a flash. Someone brave, someone who can fly. Someone-"
"Okay, I get the picture. Someone like . . ."
"Me." He answered.
"Sure, So you'll comeback and forth to restaurants so you'll know what's up and make sure everything runs smooth."
"You got it. I'll give you a watch that you can communicate to me from. All you have to do is press a button and I'll know if you're in trouble." He said.
He gave me the watch.
"Okay, and shouldn't Kryz get one too?" I asked.
"Oh yeah, here it is."
He hands over the second watch.
"Have a great time!" he said. Then he floats away.
"I sure will." I mutterered.