A/N: Woot! Third chapter of today's spammage. =3 Hope you all enjoy Chapter 49 of ZADR Orange. Oh, and as always, feedback, faves, and adds to story alert lists be much appreciated. ^^
Warnings: Extreme OOCness
Rating: M
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/Tak/Jack/Rose: Notgonnadie
Dib/Gir: Me
Gaz: Both of us
Beta: Notgonnadie
Smiling when Dib agreed to come with him, Jack decided for the time being not to push Dib into staying with him any longer than would be comfortable for the boy. "That's fine. Stay as long as you need to." he said, leaving the offer open for now as he led Dib out of the restroom area and towards where he had parked his car. "Sorry it's a mess. I always forget to clean it out." he laughed lightly, getting the door for Dib.
"Th-That's fine..." Dib really didn't care as he climbed into the front seat next to the older man, more worried about getting sick in his car than anything else. Then, strapping himself in shakily, Dib rather pressed a hand to the window before swallowing thickly.
Smiling at Dib again once he had gotten himself strapped in, Jack reached over a comforting hand to place on the hybrid's shoulder. "If you start to feel sick again, let me know and I'll pull over or open the window." he said, trying to make this car trip as easy as he could for the other.
Nodding his head slowly in response, Dib then took in a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Is it far from here? Your house, I mean...?" he asked weakly, really praying it wouldn't be that long of a car trip.
Jack shook his head. "Not too far. Just a short drive." he reassured the other before starting up the car.
"Alright..." Dib said, closing his eyes before reclining in his seat a bit and leaning up against the door, curling up with his knees to his chest.
Shaking his head again as he released the parking brake, Jack couldn't help but comment on how Dib looked to him just then. "I-I don't mean to sound rude...But you sort of remind me of my wife..." he laughed nervously. "She throws up a lot, you see, but she IS pregnant..." he said as he pulled out of the parking lot and headed for home, just around the corner from where they were.
Eyes growing wide at the man's words, Dib couldn't help but tense up completely. "Heh...I-I'm pretty sure that's not what's wrong with me..." he lied the best he could despite panicking a bit now. "I-It's just indigestion...I-I have a weak stomach, s-so certain foods just make me sick..." he reiterated, not wanting the other to think it might be anything else.
Sending Dib an odd glance at those words, Jack soon turned his attention back to the road. "I wasn't going to suggest that you were pregnant..." he then laughed a little at the absurdity of such a thought. "Men can't get pregnant." he said before finally pulling up in front of a medium-sized house.
Seeming to blush in response to that, Dib merely dropped his gaze back down to the ground. "I know that..." he mumbled, playing with his fingers some more, trying to take his mind off of Zim and the smeets growing inside of him.
Smiling back at Dib, Jack then unstrapped himself from his seat to get up out of the car. "Need some help, Dib?" he asked, unsure whether the hybrid had even noticed they had stopped yet.
Merely shaking his head in response, Dib went ahead and sat himself up straight so he could get out of his seat on his own, stumbling to his feet before bringing a hand up to hold his head, the world spinning in a sickening fashion.
"N-No...I-I'm fine..." he said, shaking his head a second time in an attempt to straighten himself out before following Jack into the house slowly, looking about the place curiously. "Y-You have a nice house..." he said more out of habit than anything else as he couldn't focus on anything long enough to really give it a good look over.
Realizing that Dib was having difficulty taking it all in, Jack just smiled. "You don't have to say anything, Dib." he said, taking his hand and leading him over towards the couch. "Here...You rest. I'll go get you a bucket." he said before turning to leave in search of one.
Nodding his head at Jack's words, Dib found himself taking a seat on the couch and laying back before turning over onto one of his sides to curl up, his body shaking slightly.
Returning a few minutes later with a bucket in hand, Jack set it down on the floor next to Dib's head. "Now, if you start feeling sick again, you just use that bucket, okay...?" he said, not wanting Dib to have to get up and try to find a bathroom.
Nodding his head again, Dib then closed his eyes and let out a small whimper as all he wanted to do in that moment was sleep it off, finding it difficult however now that his head had begun to hurt.
Pressing a hand to Dib's forehead, Jack pulled away after a moment. "You feel a bit warm...Are there any medications you can take?" he asked, thinking that perhaps a painkiller would help him sleep better.
Opening his mouth to list off a few, Dib quickly stopped himself before closing his mouth again and shaking his head, knowing from his biology class that it wasn't good for the babies to take medications while pregnant. "No...I shouldn't...Medications make me dizzy..." he tried to come up with a good excuse for why he couldn't take any.
Smiling softly, Jack then ran a hand through his hair soothingly. "Well, how about a glass of water then?" he offered, wanting to get him something that might make him feel at least a little bit better.
Seeming to give that offer some thought, Dib then nodded his head, deciding that a glass of water couldn't hurt him too much. "Alright...I can try to keep that down..." he agreed, feeling rather relieved now as he wanted to wash out the horrible taste that was still lingering in his mouth from earlier.
Nodding his head, Jack stood back. "Okay. I'll get you a glass." he said, heading for the kitchen to get Dib some water.
That's when Jack's wife wandered into the living room from upstairs, yawning wide as she was certain that she had heard Jack's voice coming from in there. "Honey, I feel-" she froze, seeing Dib. "Well, who are you?" she asked, smiling friendly at him.
Not having been expecting Jack's wife to come into the room, Dib couldn't help but jump a bit at the question. "I...I, ummm..." he seemed to panic somewhat, blushing deeply and staring down at the ground.
Making his way back into the living room, water in hand, Jack smiled as he made his way over to his wife. "Ahh, good afternoon." he leaned over to kiss her. "How was your nap?" he asked, having left the house to perform a few errands while she had been asleep.
Smiling at the kiss, Jack's wife turned her attention away from Dib for a moment to look back at him. "Great for once. I'm feeling a lot better now." she said before turning her attention back to Dib again. "But who is this?" she asked, not seeming at all surprised her husband would come back to the house with a stranger.
"Oh." Jack smiled sadly at his wife before bringing the glass of water over to Dib. "This is Dib. I met him at the park today...He seems to be sick." he explained, telling her how they had met.
Covering her mouth with her hands, Jack's wife couldn't help but send Dib her own sad look. "Oh, you poor thing. Is there anything I can do for you?" she asked, just as concerned about him now as her husband was.
Blushing, not used to people being so nice to him, Dib merely sank down in his spot a bit shyly, shaking his head slowly in response.
"Ohh...You poor thing." Jack's wife smiled apologetically at him. "I'm sorry. I guess you must not be used to this..." she held her hand out to shake Dib's. "My name is Rose by the way." she said, introducing herself in hopes that would help make Dib a little less uncomfortable.
Hesitating a moment, Dib slowly reached out to take her hand, her temperament reminding him very much of his own mother's. "N-Nice to meet you..." he said, in a low whisper before shifting his gaze up to look at her, trying not to seem too nervous.
Her belly only a little extended at this point, Rose smiled back down at him warmly. "Nice to meet you too, Dib..." she said as politely as possible.
"So, Dib...Are you hungry?" Jack then asked, cutting in.
Shifting his gaze over to look back at Jack, Dib merely shook his head before pulling his hand back after a moment. "N-No...Thank you..." he thanked him anyways, the last thing he felt like doing in that moment was eating.
Smiling back at him, Jack nodded his head understandingly. "Well, okay. You just rest up and let us know if you need anything." he said before taking his wife by the hand to lead her out of the living room so Dib could get some rest.
Meanwhile, back with Tak and Gaz, Tak sighed and looked up at Gaz as she came back into the house. "Any luck finding him?" she asked, starting to regret yelling at him now.
"No..." Gaz huffed out in an irritated fashion before sighing herself. "I have no idea where he could have gone. I looked everywhere for him." she said, having spent the entire morning searching for him all over town.
Tak shook her head. "We should tell Zim he left...Maybe he can help find him." she said, already knowing Dib was too stubborn to have gone back to Zim.
About to protest that idea, Gaz stopped herself before she could even say anything, sighing as she knew Tak was right. "Yeah, I guess you're right...We don't really have any other choice at this point, do we?" she said, feeling a bit too defeated in that moment to come up with any other ideas.
Tak shook her head again. "I'll pull up a transmission screen." she said before turning to transfer a call to Zim's base.
Back at Zim's base, Zim still had yet to leave the couch since Dib left, looking a little worse for the wear at this point.
When the computer announced that they had an incoming transmission coming through, Gir crawled out from under the covers when Zim didn't respond to it before giving him a light shake. "Mastah? Mastah! Someone on da TV phone!" he announced, unsure whether he should get it or not.
"I don't care..." was Zim's only response, not wanting to talk to whoever it might be on the other end.
Looking at Zim, then the screen that now said 'waiting transmission', and then back at Zim, Gir, after a moment of contemplation, jumped off the couch to get it himself, pressing a button on the wall that caused the screen to display an image of Gaz and Tak in the background. "Hellooo? Oh! Scary lady! Hi!" he waved at Gaz, smiling with his tongue hanging out.
Rolling her eyes at the stupidity of Zim's robot, Tak quickly cut in before Gaz or the android could say anything else. "Hey, robot. Get Zim." she ordered it, though didn't expect much from it, seeing as how it was ZIM's SIR unit.
"Okie Dokie!" Gir hopped off his perch and ran back over to where Zim was. "Mastah! Da scary lady is on da phone for you!" he announced loudly in an attempt to get Zim's attention.
"Tell her whatever it is, I don't care..." Zim didn't feel like speaking to either them as he pulled the blanket up over his head.
Hopping off the couch, Gir returned to the screen where Gaz and Tak were waiting less than a minute later to give them Zim's response. "He sez whatevah it is, he don care!" he screamed just as loudly back at them before smiling.
Growing annoyed quickly, Gaz merely ignored the android in favor of shouting over the robot at Zim. "SO DO YOU MEAN TO SAY YOU DON'T CARE THAT DIB IS MISSING, ZIM?" she asked, not so convinced Zim would feel the same way after finding out Dib had left Tak's base hours ago and not returned.
A/N: And there you have it. Yet another update of ZADR Orange. =3 AND LOOK! ANOTHER NEW CHARACTER! 8D And such an awesome character she is. =3 JackXRose equals love. X3 But do not mistake them for Titanic characters. NGD named them and says quite clearly that she was not thinking Titanic when she decided on their names. So yeah. Let me just quickly respond to the people who reviewed last chapter and then I'll post another chapter in just a few more hours. XD But until then, hope you all enjoy this chapter I'm posting now~
To kikidon11: Lol. XD Glad you enjoyed the chapter. Thanks for reading and reviewing. Until next chapter~
To Invader Krys: -_-; Jack is not pushy. He's just nicer than the majority of other characters in this story, as you'll see soon enough with the rest of my spamming for the day. X3 But definitely not pushy.