Zim made a grumbly noise as he started to stir awake

"Oh are you up finally?" Dib said just completely done at this point

Zim groggily tried to open his eyes to the familiar voice, his PAK making noises as it came out of sleep mode

"Oh, hi Dib thing…" Zim said, seeming not concerned as he closed his eyes again

"WAIT!" Zim's eyes shot open, immediately kicking Dib straight in the nuts making him fall off the bed "HOW DARE YOU TOUCH ZIM?! GET OUT OF MY BASE!" Zim screeched at the 12 year old crying in pain on the floor

"Fuck Zim…T-That was a cheap shot, asshole!" He tried to sound angry but just sounded like a whining child

"Oh good, you're awake!" Mai said coming back in and picking Zim up off the bed, sitting him on her hip. She looked down at Dib on the floor, trying to figure out what he was doing.

She poked Dib with her foot

"Is he dead?" She asked looking at Zim

"No, just over dramatic. Get up worm baby! Zim has hit you much harder then that before, you're fine!" Zim yelled down at him

"You've never hit me there you- you…ahhh" Dib whined, he couldn't even think of a good insult he was in so much pain. Now it was obvious to Mai what had happened

"Zim! Apologize for hurting your friend!" She set Zim on the floor next to Dib, hands now on her hips

"WHAT? Dib is the enemy! He is not Zim's friend! He deserved it for touching-... Zim…" Now that he was standing he could feel fluids dripping out from between his legs onto what he could now feel was dried fluids on his leggings

"EEE!" He pressed his thighs together before falling onto his butt "W-WHAT DID YOU DO TO ZIM?!" He screeched at Dib, who was starting to recover from that kick

"ME?! You grabbed ME in your sleep and got all….all GROSS!" Dib pushed himself into a sitting position on the floor so he could glare at him properly. That is before Mai came over to pick Zim up again

"I guess you will need another bath, but then you will apologize" She said as she held Zim out like a rabid cat, carrying him to the bathroom. She did NOT want that stuff all over her too.

"Would you like a bath too, Uh, Dib?" She had heard the name enough now to remember it

"What? No! I want-" Dib started

"Ok, go play by yourself for a bit. We will only be a minute" She said before closing the bathroom door

Zim's screams could be heard from the living room. Dib decided he did not wanna follow them and started snooping around the base….

[10 Minutes Later]

Mai came out with a very pissed Zim who was again wrapped in a towel, taking him back to the room and sitting him on the bed to get him dressed again

"Zim hates you" He said as she got his clothes out

"Well I love you, Zim" She cooed, unwrapping him from the towel and rubbing him down one time just to make sure he was dry before starting to dress him back up

Dib poked his head into the room, just as she stood him up, sliding some pink panties onto his tiny body

"HAHAHAH! You wear PANTIES, space boy?! AHAHAH" Dib burst out

"SHUT YOUR FILTHY MOUTH HOLE!" Dib kept laughing his ass off at him. Zim was lunging towards him, ready to fight. Mai held him as he struggled, Getting him dressed the rest of the way and picking Zim up again as he thrashed around

"ENOUGH! You two, stop!" They both stopped and looked at her. She set Zim down in front of Dib "You two, apologize to each other" She said sternly. Dib and Zim looked at her, then at each other

And Zim punched Dib square in the face "HAHAH! TAKE THAT EARTH PIG!"

"ZIM!" Mai picked him back up before Dib could even get a hit in "That's it, I didn't wanna do this Zim but you cant just punch people" She said carrying him over to the couch and sitting down, pulling the still laughing invader into her lap and pulling the back of his pants down revealing just his green butt

"HEY! Wait! What are you-"

SMACK

"OW! LET ZIM GO YOU-"

SMACK SMACK

"W-Wait…"

SMACK SMACK SMACK

"S-Stop! Z-Zim is s-sorryyy!" Zim sobbed out, burying his face in the couch

Dib watched in awe and horror. So aliens disciplined their kids the same way humans did? He'd have to write that down when he got home

"Don't say sorry to me" Mai said, picking Zim up, pulling his pants back up and setting him on the floor in front of Dib

Zim's legs shook, he looked at Dib before covering his face with his hands

"Well?" She said expectantly

Zim looked back at her "I-I don't wanna.." He whimpered

She just gave him a stern look showing she wasn't gonna budge. He looked back at Dib who just looked at him awkwardly, his cheek swollen and turning blue

"Z-Zim is…s..s….so-sorry, Dib stink.." Zim scrunched his face up as he tried to force the words out, gritting his teeth. Oh he hated this!

"Yeah, I guess sorry for teasing you or whatever-" Dib said looking away

"Good, now you two go play. I'm gonna make dinner" Mai said as she stood up, walking over to Zim and placing a kiss on his head before walking to the kitchen

Zim's antenna perked up. What was that she just did? It made his spooch feel all warm-

"So….You have any cards?" Dib asked. He didn't wanna go home and didn't wanna get spanked so might as well make the best of the situation, especially since Zim wasn't actually a threat to earth anymore

Zim glared at him

"Yes…" Zim said angrily still glaring Dib down. Dib just looked back awkwardly

"Uhhh…wanna go get them?" Dib asked

Zim kept his glare on Dib for about a minute longer before stomping into his room. Dib thought Zim was gonna lock himself in there and ignore him, but was actually surprised when the Irken came back with a little box of playing cards in hand

"Ok, lemme show you something-" Dib smiled

[30 minutes later]

Mai had finished cooking dinner and realized it was oddly quiet. She walked out of the kitchen to see both boys sitting on the couch

"Ok Zim, pick a card" Dib said with a big smile. Zim took one and looked at it

"Ok.." Dib shuffled the cards around, Zim looked at his confused before Dib pulled a random card out and showed it to him

"Is this your card?" Dib asked

Zim gasped "Impossible! Tell me how you did that!" Zim said, completely amazed

"For the 10th time, It's a secret!" Dib said. He was happy to finally show his talents off to someone who cared

"Show Zim another Earth trick!" Zim said practically bouncing

Dib thought for a second "I think that was the last one…I know more but I haven't mastered them yet"

"Boys, dinner is ready" Mai finally said with a smile. She was so happy they were getting along now

They both hopped off the couch and ran over, sitting at the table where some very delicious, very alien looking food was sitting

Dib took an experimental lick, his eyes lighting up "Hey this is really good!" Zim was already stuffing his face. He hadn't had homemade Irken food in what felt like a millennia!

Both boys ate up their food leaving their plates clean. Right after they finished there was a knock at the door

"Ill get it" Mai said getting up, before realizing she didn't have a disguise "Wait! Ahhh, that's right!" She ran over the the couch where next to it was a bag she had brought with her. Inside was a bracelet "My old disguise imager!" She put it on and pushed a button

Similar to Tak's disguise, this was an illusion. Her Irken body seemed to glitch into a simple looking human female, brunette hair, brown eyes and a simple floral dress. She looked at herself in the TV reflection

"Eh. This will do, I guess" She sighed, going over to the door

"Why don't you have a good disguise like that?" Dib asked looking at Zim

"Zim's disguise IS good!" He yelled. They were quickly fighting with each other as she opened the door

She opened the door, looking up at professor Membrane who was tapping his foot impatiently

"S-So tall.." She blushed

"Excuse me? I'm here to pick up my son. My tracker says hes here" He held up his watch which had a green dot on it

"Uhhhh….Oh! Yes! Yes he's here!" She smiled excitedly "Would you like to COME IN for some tea?" She said, hoping Zim got the idea and put his disguise on, which he did

"Oh, I'd love to but I have a meeting I need to go to and Dib was supposed to go with me." Dib ran up to the door with Zim

"Hey dad, Sorry I uh, forgot the meeting" He hadn't forgotten, he just really hated them and thought his dad would be to busy and just leave without him

"Sorry doesn't cut it, get in the car" He said sternly. Dib waved bye and ran off to get in the fancy limo

"Oh I'm so sorry! If I had known I would have sent him home!" Mai said flustered

"Yeah dont worry about it, It's his fault. He should know better by now. Thanks for watching him-" With that he walked off to the limo. Mai waved to them bye before closing the door, putting her back against it and sliding to the floor, a big blush on her face

"Zim?"

"Yes?" Zim answered confused

"Were playing at Dibs house from now on-"