A/N: Hey, you guys. Sorry this is late. I was having an off day. But here's your weekly update of ZADR Orange. Hope you all enjoy Chapter 4. Oh, and thank you all of you who faved or added the story to your story alert list. =3 Remember, feedback is much appreciated.

Warnings: Extreme OOCness

Rating: M for later chapters

Disclaimer: We do not own Invader Zim, nor any of the characters from it. We do not make any money from the writing of this story.

Zim/Tallest Red/Drone: Notgonnadie

Dib: Me

Beta: Notgonnadie

Red couldn't believe it. It just wasn't possible. Zim conquering a planet! Absurd! But here he stood, gaping back at two beings, who had agreed on it, in surprise. "So, Zim ACTUALLY conquered a planet...?" he asked again, looking at Dib while pointing at said Irken.

"Yes! And I-I'm his proof of that! I-I wouldn't be down in his lab if I weren't his slave!" Dib exclaimed, trying to make the other believe him.

"Y-Yeah!" Zim then cut in, grabbing hold of Dib and pulling him close. "That's my slave for you!" he smiled back nervously, shifting about in his spot.

"Hmm...Well...If you conquered the planet...I guess it's time for you to come back..." he said before turning away and shaking his head. "Can't believe he actually did it..." he then whispered to himself under his breath.

"Uh...Come back?" Zim questioned, not sure whether he liked the sound of that.

"Yes. Seeing as how you've taken over, it's time for you to return to Irk so we can, you know, do something with the planet." Red elaborated on what he meant by that.

Those words had Dib's face paling suddenly. "Wh-What exactly do you have in mind to do with it?" he asked, suddenly worried he had said something very stupid.

"Oh, I haven't decided yet. Usually we'll pick a few options and then let the invader choose, but seeing as it's Zim..." his sentence trailed off as he seemed to give it some thought with an evil smirk on his face.

Looking back at Zim with a panic-striken face, Dib couldn't help but wonder now what was going to happen to Earth.

Zim, however, still couldn't get over the fact that he was going back, completely missing the look of fear in Dib's eyes. "What about Dib?" he asked, obviously not wanting to leave the human.

Turning to head for the teleporter present on their ship, Red waved his hand back at the other. "Bring your slave with you for all I care. But you have to come back. Staying isn't an option." he threw over his shoulder at the other as he walked up to the teleporter in the room before turning back to face the screen.

Fidgeting in his spot nervously, Zim could only send Dib a questioning look.

But Dib seemed torn between staying and leaving with Zim as he found himself unable to keep eye contact with the other, fiddling with his fingers and staring down at the ground.

"Well?" Red said, growing increasingly impatient with each passing second as he stood there, arms crossed and tapping his foot against the ground.

Biting his lip, Zim stared at Dib beggingly.

"I-I guess...But y-you're not going to h-hurt anyone on the planet, a-are you?" he asked, finally looking up unsurely.

Opening his mouth to speak, Zim was quickly cut off by Red before he could even get a word in.

"Does it really matter? Just grab your junk and get in the teleporter." he said with an all too annoyed look on his face before turning his attention back on Zim. "Your invading equipment will be left there to be used as resources for when the soldiers arrive." he addressed the Irken directly.

Dib could only tense up even more at Red's words. "S-Soldiers? B-But I thought you said you didn't know what you were going to do with it yet!" he exclaimed, starting to panic yet again.

"Standard procedure. Gotta restrain any remaining rebellions." Red replied back nonchalantly.

Zim, meanwhile, just remained silent. "..."

"B-But I just told you! I'm the only one who even cared that Zim was trying to take over my planet! There aren't any rebellions!" he desperately tried to convince Zim's leader not to go through with sending down soldiers to the planet.

"Let's hope there aren't." Red then said, glaring at Zim. "Now, get a move on into the teleporter. NOW. I'm keying in the coordinates." he said, turning to a small panel on the teleporter.

"Dib...?" Zim finally spoke for the first time in a while, staring back at Dib worriedly.

The human had by now become completely stiff, all the life and color drained right out of him as he stared down at the ground with wide eyes. "Z-Zim...I think I'm going to be sick..."

"Come on! MOVE IT! Zim, grab your slave and get going!" Red yelled over the transmission, obviously having no more patience for waiting around.

"Dib?" Zim said again, now worriedly looking back and forth between Dib and Red. "Just come with me..."he tried to coax the other into following him, holding out a hand for the boy.

But Dib could only look over at Zim with a lifeless look in his eyes as everything around him began to spin before blurring completely, his vision going dark as he blacked out on the other.

"DIB?" Zim exclaimed, catching him and scooping him up into his arms, cradling his head carefully. "Oh please, wake up..." he begged in a whisper, wishing this were all just a terrible nightmare he would wake up from soon.

Eyes falling half lidded in annoyance, Red's antennae fell back, unimpressed. "Zim..."

"Y-Yes, my Tallest?" Zim stuttered out, shrinking back a bit with Dib.

"Get in the teleporter. NOW." he demanded, not wanting to have to say it again.

Shaking somewhat, Zim could only nod slowly, scared now that Dib was down. "Y-Yes, my Tallest..." he finally gave in and carried Dib into the teleporter with him.

Dib, however, mumbled a few things in his unconscious state that had Zim looking down worriedly at him again. "Zim...Don't let them...Please, don't let them..." he murmured, a tear slipping down his cheek.

Pulling Dib closer, Zim could only squeeze his eyes shut as the both of them were transported to the Massive.

Coming to slightly upon arrival, Dib could only peek his eyes open enough to see that he was now on a large ship. "Z-Zim?" the other's name slipped from his lips before losing consciousness once again.

Holding Dib even closer when he heard his name, Zim waited to get instructions on where to go from here.

"Zim. Your room is this way. Feel free to leave your slave here. We'll pick it up for you later." a drone then addressed him, reading over a clipboard he had received from the Tallest.

"No!" Zim exclaimed, however, holding Dib even closer now.

The drone could only send him an awkward look for the outburst. "Alright...Follow me." he said as he began to lead Zim away to the room set up on board for him.

It wasn't until several hours later that Dib finally began to come around again, this time a soft surface underneath him. Blinking his eyes partway open, he looked about the room he was laying in. "Z-Zim?" he questioned, unsure of where he was.

Leaning over the now awake human, Zim stared down at him from his spot right next to him, his arms still wrapped around Dib protectively. "Dib! A-Are you okay?" he asked, obviously relieved that Dib was at least conscious now.

"I-I had the worst nightmare, Zim...One of your leaders wanted us to leave Earth so he could take it over..." he said, not grasping the reality of the situation.

"...Yeah...Truth IS stranger then fiction, huh...?" he said before looking away and pulling Dib close. "It wasn't a dream, Dib..."he sighed out, feeling horrible now.

Eyes growing wide as the realization of their situation finally dawned on him, Dib pulled his knees to his chest and hid his face in his hands. "I-It's really gone...I-It's really gone...And I'm the one to blame..."he said, feeling as though he would just break down now.

Wrapping himself around Dib, Zim tried to tell him otherwise. "No, no! No, Dib! It's alright! The decision has yet to be made! It's okay! It's okay! Please, don't do this!" he held the boy tight, rocking the two of them back and forth.

"B-But you know there's nothing we can do to stop it at this point!" he exclaimed, having by now already burst into tears as he curled in on himself even more.

"No, Dib! It's okay! Please, stop! Please! The Tallest will be here soon to ask me what the fate of Earth should be! There is still hope!" he held Dib tighter, his own eyes sealed shut.

"B-But I can never go home again, can I?" he said, trying to wipe away some of his tears just to have them replaced with more.

"Please, Dib. I'm sorry. I didn't know this would happen. Please, don't cry." he begged, attempting to kiss Dib's tears away. "Please...Stop...It'll all be okay..." he tried to reassure the other.

But Dib merely shook his head. "No, it won't...Nothing will ever be okay again..." he sniffled wetly, hugging himself tightly.

Antennaes wilting, Zim could only look away at those words. "...I'm sorry..." he apologized in a whisper, sliding out of the bed and away from Dib when there came a loud knock on the door.

Eyes growing wide at the sudden loud knock on the door, Dib shrunk back, pulling up the covers of the bed he was in as though to hide from whoever it was.

This reaction caused Zim's antennae to drop down lower than they ever had before as he sighed and went to get the door.

"The Tallest wants to see you and decide the fate of your planet." came the voice of a drone from outside.

Nodding sadly, Zim agreed. "Okay..." he said before turning back to Dib. "I'll be back..." he promised before leaving the room completely.

Lowering the covers slightly to watch as Zim left, Dib then laid himself back down in the bed and hid his face away in the pillow to cry himself back to sleep.

It wasn't until later that Zim finally returned to the room, quietly calling out the other's name. "Dib?" he said, approaching the bed just to see that the human was asleep, tears staining his cheeks. Sighing to himself, he rather than waking the other, crawled underneath the covers with him and curled himself back up around Dib.

A/N: Well, there you have it. Your weekly update for those of you reading. Now, I'd like to take this time to thank those of you who reviewed.

To MonochromeFox: Thank you for the cookie. It's much appreciated. XD I'm glad to hear you're finding amusement in this story, though to be perfectly honest, it gets very sad later on. But I hope you'll continue and enjoy reading future chapters. 83

To Illisandria Carthain: Lol. XD That is indeed a lot of 'ness'es. The fact that this story was able to bring about so many 'ness'es amazes me. XD Anyways, you shall indeed see much more of this story in the future. And hopefully you'll enjoy where the plot leads from here on out. 83

To Chaos of the asylum: Lol. XD Well, I had to come up with SOMETHING for the summery. Though I probably could have come up with something better. Glad you like it though. It took me quite a while to even come up with that. Feel free to suggest changes to it though if you think of something better to go along with our story. XD I probably should have went more with something along the lines of how far one kiss would take them. XD But oh well. I'm not good at summeries.