A/N: Alright. It's bright and early on a Monday morning, so I'm getting this in now since my last update was so late last week. Thanks to those of you who faved or added the story to your story alert list. =3 Hope you all enjoy this quick update. And remember, feedback is much appreciated. 8D Now, enough of my talking. Let's get on to Chapter 6! 8D

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: Notgonnadie

Dib: Me

Drone/Computer/Gir: Both of us

Beta: Notgonnadie

His snickers growing into a laugh, the drone's voice seemed to bounce off the walls of the cell Zim was in. "Oh, well Earth is going to be no more than a field of asteroids as soon as the clearance comes in." the drone could only snicker more and more into his hands as he towered over the terror-stricken Zim.

Meanwhile, back on Earth, Dib sat within Zim's lab hopelessly. He couldn't think of anything he could do for the other as he found himself completely at a loss.

Sitting within the others lab, Dib hugged his knees to his chest and hid his face away in his arms. "This is all my fault...He's in this situation because of me, and there's nothing I can do to fix it..." he shook his head, pulling his knees even closer. "I-I didn't even get to say goodbye to him..." his voice was low and shaky inside the quiet lab.

"Well, if it's any help, the Massive is closing in on Earth... And all of Zim's gear IS still here...So you could either fly out to save him or turn it in and get famous. I don't care which so long as I get inter-webs out of it." the computer then informed him in its usual monotone voice.

Eyes growing wide, Dib couldn't help but lift his head at that bit of information. "D-Do you really think I can do that? W-Wait a minute...I-I thought they had already decided what they were going to be doing with Earth and were going to leave it alone from now on. So why are they heading here?" he asked nobody in particular as he tried to come up with a suitable reason.

"I dunno. They probably lied about it. They only fly the Massive to a planet when they're going to destroy it, after all." the computer answered as though it were common knowledge.

Knowledge that Zim was just receiving back on the Massive.

"WHAT? B-But the Tallest said...It's supposed to be a ZOO!" Zim exclaimed, up on his feet in a matter of seconds.

"Heh...Not anymore, it's not." the drone smirked, obviously enjoying Zim's reaction to all this.

A reaction that wasn't all too different from Dib's own back on Earth.

"D-Destroy it? Th-They can't do that! We had a deal that if anything, it was going to be a zoo!" Dib exploded, panic obviously setting in now.

"The Tallest make deals all the time. They never keep them. Take Zim, for example. He would have been killed no matter what. They HATE him. That's probably why they are blowing up this planet too..." the computer explained, all too late for Zim or Dib to do anything about it of course.

"Th-Then Zim gave up his position as an invader for nothing...A-And it's all my fault! B-But I can't just let them kill him! I...C-Can you program Zim's ship to take me to the Massive? I have to get on there somehow and save him, then I have to stop them from blowing up my planet!" he looked up to the ceiling, knowing he couldn't do this alone.

"Eh...Sure. Why not? It'll be about an hour though." it agreed to help Dib save Zim's life.

Meahwhile, back on the Massive, Zim was at this point fuming.

"You-!" he didn't even really begin a sentence before attacking the drone in the cell with him and knocking him out cold, the enraged Irken now desperate to find a way out."Locked!" he growled, not having expected it to be that easy of an escape. Of course, the cell's lock wasn't accessible with any key. Rather, it required a code that only the drone in the cell with him would know. So, blasting at the door, searching the interior for any sort of air vents, attacking the walls, and attempting anything else he could think of to escape, Zim spent the next hour or so hatching several plans that ultimately ended in failure before finally sinking back down to the floor and curling up in a fetal position, his conflicting emotions bringing tears to his eyes. "Dib is going to die...and it's all my fault." he broke down right there in the cell, uncertain as to what he was going to do now.

Back on Earth, however, Dib sat within Zim's base, already certain of what he knew he had to do.

Pacing back and forth after about an hour of waiting, Dib finally began to grow impatient with how long it was taking Zim's computer to program a route to the Massive in Zim's ship. "Can't you go any faster? He might already be dead by now!" he complained, pacing even more now.

"I'm almost done! Sheesh! Besides, they won't kill him until he's seen you die." it said as a ding went off. "There. Now, I'm done." the computer informed him, causing Dib to suddenly become very nervous.

Eyes growing wide in a bit of fear at the computer's words, Dib seemed to stall for a moment. "I-I'll need a disguise too once I get on board. Is there anything you can do to make me look more like an Irken so they won't recognize me?" he asked, the weight of the situation just then seeming to settle on him.

"Sure. Why not?" it said before producing a screen with several different designs for holo-Irken disguises.

Observing the options closely, it didn't take Dib long to decide on one with dark, bluish eyes. "How about this one? It should work well enough to keep me hidden until I've found where they're keeping Zim." he said, nodding to himself for reassurance.

"Whatever." the computer could really care less what he looked like as it slammed the pod over Dib and applied the hologram.

Unfortunately for Dib, he couldn't say his experience inside the pod was all too enjoyable as he let out a loud scream of pain.

"AH!" he screamed before stumbling out of it once it was complete. "Th-That was painful..."he rubbed his head before shaking it off and thanking the computer, running back upstairs to collect a few things into a bag and have Gir show him where Zim's ship was stored.

Looking up from what it was he was doing, Gir went to greet Dib but stopped himself mid-sentence. "Hi Mar- AHHHH! INTRUDER!" he jumped up from his spot and went into SIR mode, several weapons coming out of his head and pointing right at Dib.

Freezing in his spot, Dib held up his hands defensively. "Woah! Wait a minute, Gir! I-It's me. Dib. I-I'm wearing a disguise." he dropped his voice down low so as not to alarm the robot.

Eyes dying down from red to turquoise again, Gir quickly returned to his old self, smiling stupidly at the other. "Okie dokie then!" he exclaimed before giving Dib a good look up and down. "You look like Mastah!" he gasped, pointing at the others disguise.

"I-I do?" Dib asked, looking down at himself the best he could, turning this way and that.

"Uh-huh!" he wasted no time in running off to find himself a mirror for Dib to see.

Looking into the mirror once Gir had returned, Dib brought a hand up to feel his face. "Woah...I really do look like him..." he said before turning back to Gir. "Gir, I need you to get me something." he said in a serious voice now.

Smiling happily at him, Gir merely nodded his head in agreement. "OK! What you want? OH! You want a biscuit?" he was quickly getting off track.

"Umm...No...What I need are some water balloons if you have them. Do you think you can find and fill up some balloons with water for me? This is really important, Gir. If you can't, you may never see your master again." he said, trying to persuade the android to listen to him.

"Oh yeahs! I gots lots of those!" he said, opening his head to reveal a huge handful of empty balloons in it.

"I need you to fill them with water, Gir, while I'm looking for something to carry them in that won't look too suspicious." he said, already searching the room for something to carry them in.

"Okie dokie!" he quickly zoomed off to have them filled.

"You know, you could just carry them in that holographic PAK you have on your back. It's a solid projection, so they shouldn't fall out." the computer informed him, causing him to stop in his tracks.

"R-Really?" he asked, reaching back to touch it. "A-Alright. I guess I'll do that then." he said, pulling his hand away from it to look up at the ceiling.

Running back into the room, Gir approached Dib with awaited water balloons. "I GOT EM!" he squealed happily before tripping on his feet, causing a few of the balloons to fly up into the air before crashing back down on Dib, getting him wet. "Oopsy..."Gir smiled back at Dib innocently.

Of course, there was no use crying over broken water balloons, especially not when back on the Massive, Zim was faced with an even bigger challenge of getting out of the cell he was in.

Finally starting to regain consciousness, the drone sat up in his spot with a groan. "Ugh..."he rubbed his head, looking about the cell.

To his surprise, Zim was nowhere to be found, having taken refuge up on the ceiling to the cell.

"WH-WHERE DID ZIM GO?" he freaked out, looking around for any signs of an escape. "Oh no! He couldn't have gotten out!" he got up back onto his feet and ran over to the cell door. Typing in the code and unlocking the cell door, he opened it and looked outside, checking to see if Zim was anywhere around. "Oh, Irk! The Tallest is going to kill me!" he began to panic just as he felt another blow to the back of the head, knocking him unconscious again, allowing Zim the opportunity to escape.

Little did he know that back down on Earth, Dib was preparing to come and break him out.

Standing there for a few moments with an annoyed look on his face, Dib tried to shake the excess water off of himself before sighing. "Alright, Gir. Give me the rest before you drop them too and get me all wet again." he said, taking the water balloons from Gir and placing them into the small compartment that the holographic disguise offered him in the PAK. "I guess these will have to do for now. I just hope I don't run out of them." he said, more to himself.

"Ummm...Not that I care, but you may want to bring another weapon just in case." the computer said before bringing out two metallic arms to offer Dib some kind of Irken stun gun. "It only holds about 50 or so shots before it needs an hour to recharge, so I would be careful about using it if I were you." it warned him before dropping it into Dib's hands.

Taking the gun from the computer, Dib quickly looked up again. "Th-Thanks. I'll keep that in mind." he said before storing his PAK with the rest of the balloons and turning to follow Gir up to the attic where Zim's ship was.

He would be there soon, but in the meantime, Zim was on his own, slipping out of the cell he had been kept in and climbing onto the ceiling to keep out of view as he searched the ship for the escape pods or something else useful.

A/N: Well, there you have it. Your weekly update for those of you reading. Now, that wait wasn't so bad, was it? Anyways, I'd like to take this time to thank those of you who reviewed.

To Illisandria Carthain: Much thanks to you for the timely feedback on our story! 8D It really does make my day when I receive a new review in my inbox. =3 Anyways, I'm glad you're enjoying it so much. And, yes. You'd think that's where we're heading with this story, but actually our plot follows a slightly different route than where it seems to be heading at the moment. In fact, this isn't even really the plot of our story as you'll see later on. But, yes. Tallest Red's an ass in this story. A complete and utter ass. He'll show up again in future chapters. But until then, I hope you enjoy this short update and continue to read and review. 8D

To kaoru1174: Indeed, both Zim and Dib need a hug. They actually need lots of hugs in this story. But this is nowhere near as bad as things get for them. The farther we get into this story, the worst the situation they find themselves in. But fear not! I'm 99.9% sure this story will eventually have a happy ending despite how much we torment them in it. XD We're not completely heartless. =3 And there are plenty of cute parts to make up for all the sad parts in it. =3

To Shiva-sama: Lol. XD Well, we're glad you're enjoying it so much! 8D A lot of people have admitted this is a very addicting story. But then again, most of my RPs with people are. So I'm not too surprised. XD But, yes. This is indeed very much from an RP. I don't even think I COULD write this much if it weren't...err...Actually, I probably could but it would take me a really long time since I'm usually pretty lazy. ^^; But really, I work better on stories when I have a partner working with me. =3 So here' Is your next update. Hope you enjoy. And thanks again for the wonderful review! 8D It's what keeps us going. It really is.