EPILOGUE
Keeping himself separate from the world, Arnold Shortman lives in recluse, no longer having any place in it. Losing his family, his home, and all that he loves, there is no place on Earth for him anymore except the city of the Green Eyes, digging a corner of the Earth to himself and not daring to crawl out.
The Green Eyes themselves do their best to stay respectful of him; they give him a place of rest and mourning to recover from his trauma and loss to find his soul again. They all know it will take them a long time for that day to come, but they remain patient for his sake and his healing.
But today is a day when they cannot afford any more patience, and Luz brings that to an end by escorting to his student a guest. The guest that comes the way of Arnold Shortman is a lone man from the outside world, notorious for also possessing an unusually large head like Arnold himself, but far from a football-headed shape.
"Arnold. This man wishes to speak to you. He brings matters very much important to you and the world." Luz said.
Stepping into the shadows to find a dirty and bearded Arnold in the dark, the man introduced himself, revealing himself as Dib Membrane.
"Mr. Shortman. Quite a hole you've thrown yourself in." Dib said.
"The idea was to get away from everyone else. That includes psychos that try to push alien invasion conspiracy theories. If this is an attempt to get me to come back, I'm gonna say the same thing now that I told you before: Piss off." Arnold said.
"I respected your wished before. But we don't have any option now. It wasn't my idea to come here. It was hers."
"'Hers'?"
Dib showed that he was not alone in his visit, turning to show his accomplice. Stepping also from the shadows was a blue-and-white robot, built in the shape of a woman, and far more advanced than anything in the modern world had ever seen in technological advancement.
Not interested before in Dib's visit, his curiousity was now peaked and gained.
"What the hell is that thing?" Arnold asked.
"I'm from the future. Your future. We need your help. He's coming." The robot said.
"Who's 'he'?"
The robot seemed to show some emotion of fear, even with the simple mention of the name being spoken.
"Zim." The robot said.
[Soundtrack Cue: Kevin Manthei - Invader Zim End Credits]
Somewhere in space, a dark shadow looms over the Earth and its sole satellite of the moon. Closing in on it are a collection of large warships, all hailing from the planet Irk, and showing the insignia of its armada: The smiling face of its dominant species known as the Irken.
Inside the warships carried armies upon armies of alien soldiers, armed to the teeth and ready for one purpose:
Invasion.
[Soundtrack Cue End]
Now is the time to unite.
TO BE CONTINUED IN:
"DEVILBOY216'S NICKTOONS UNITE"
Credit to a very special friend who asked not to be named yet for help and ideas on the final dialogue between Arnold and Helga.
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