Where They Are Now:

Summary: Invader Zim characters: where they are now. After cancellation, what did they do with themselves? How did they support themselves? And what in the world did they do with all that free time? New character every chapter, possible reunion last chapter(s).

Disclaimer: No trees were harmed or killed in the making of this fanfic, though some electrons were inconvenienced.

REAL Disclaimer: Invader Zim? Yea, I knew 'em. Two words to describe that whole bunch: not mine.

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Chapter two: Tyrannical Tranquility.

Hello and welcome to the second chapter of Where They Are Now series on the characters of Invader Zim. Once again not affiliated with the Australian hit-TV show "Where Are They Now?" due to impending lawsuits.

We meet with the person the show was named after, a "mighty being" to use his own words.

"I AM ZIM!!"

Today we discover what this dynamic character has done with his time after the end of the show.

He has been quite successful, we are unsure if this is quite what he desired, but he has been quite successful at it.

We begin our show with this interview with the man...er Zim...himself.

"So, tell us Zim, what do you believe to be your greatest accomplishment?"

"My latest and greatest plan has been going amazingly, as I made it, and I am amazing."

"Mhmm..so what exactly is your greatest plan?"

"I have been traveling this filthy world, and I have had many-a-human fall to their knees for me, as I tell them to do so. And they do. It's neat." Zim smiles.

"So all you do is go on tour, telling people of yourself, and they fall to your bidding? That's quite an amazing accomplishment, I don't know if anyone has ever been able to do that so easily–"

"Of course it is! Because I am Zim and I am amazing, and they are stupid. Stupid humans, they barely know the potential of ZIM!!!"

"I see. Now what do you have to say about the title of your sponsor?"

"Why? What is the title? Tell me."

"World Peace Tour 2007."

Zim pauses, and stares at the interviewer blankly for several moments, and then re-adjusts himself in his chair, a little uncomfortably.

"What is the meaning of this?" Zim turns to the person holding the large microphone above his head, the man shrugs.

Zim looks around, clears his throat and puts his hands in his lap uncomfortably.

"Um. You just simply do not see the ingenious of Zim! You...stupid human! As I am indeed going to make this world..." he twitches. "peaceful." He spits, disgusted.

"Um...PEACEFULLY...DOMINATED! OH YEA!" He leaps onto the chair in a victory pose. "But my sponsor has little to do with the title of the tour itself. THE WORD OF ZIIIIM!!"

End of interview

We asked one of the "groupies" that follow Zim on his tour that is called, "The word of Zim."

"It's just the way you interpret Zim, y'know. He's really talking about peace, and love and all that stuff. He's always speaking of 'stupid humans' when he's really talking about the stupid nature of humanity, and how it seems to bent on destruction and how the word of Zim is like zen. That's why it sounds so much alike. Zim and zen." Speaks Frank, the prophesy formerly in Saucer Morons.

"Hey! Destruction is neat!" Zim shouts at him.

"Exactly, my little friend."

"What exactly is Zim saying now?"

"He's comparing destruction and the neatness of certain people. How the obsessive-compulsive nature could be the destruction of us all." The groupie points out.

"Yes...YES!! I will destroy you all!" Zim shouts, the groupie nods.

"...And now?"

"He's reminding us to have our own lives, that Zim is not to be taken lightly, but at the same time we must live as we do. And if we obsess about Zim, he will be our destruction. Just like them over there. We call them Zimnatics."

There is a group of people twitching in the corner, shouting random quotes that Zim has said.

"Ziiimm...ZIIIMM...I AM ZIM!" A girl in the center shouts before falling backwards. Zim angrily jumps in front of the camera, shouting angrily at the girl.

"Hey! No! I AM ZIM!! You are a pathetic worm-baby. Now go and be...the worm you are." Zim shouts to the crowd, angry a human used his name as their own title.

"Yes my lord!" The group shouts in unison, as they begin acting like worms.

Cut to narrator

"This tour that Zim created has had quite an impact. There have been surveys on the overall approval about this new tour, and it is evident that nearly everyone loves this new craze, and those that do not live in caves."

"That's not true! I don't live in a cave! At least, not anymore." A voice bellows defiantly from the shadows.

The cameras swirl to get a picture of the voice's owner..

Out emerges Dib.

"And we're out of time! Join us next week to discover the fate...of these mortal enemies."

Zim and Dib scowl at one another.

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A/N: I'm so sorry for the shortness of this chapter! And I'm deeply sorry that I didn't get this on sooner! I would make excuses but I know you all would just throw tomatoes at me.

But, here's a recap if you didn't quite understand what I was getting across: Zim is unknowingly on a world peace tour, thinking that he's going farther on his mission, when he's really supporting something entirely different, but he IS successful at it.

And Dib's chapter will be next, but it will have some Zim in it because we don't want to deprive that little alien of his time! But Dib will also have some of his own time, so don't worry! It'll all come together next chapter.

Thank you all so much for your reviews!!

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