A/N: Pelted with stones ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT! I'M SORRY FOR THE LONG WAIT! PLEASE DON'T KILL ME! DX I've been so swamped with homework these past couple of days and had to hardest time writing the ending to this chapter. I literally had to write it three times before I was even slightly happy with it. The rest of the chapter was fine though. Don't worry, people. The next chapter won't take as long to post. I'm not going to let skool get in the way as much anymore. I cracked yesterday at skool and decided I wasn't going to stress about skool work anymore. Have you ever worked on a huge project just to find out at 2 in the morning you did it completely wrong? Well, that's kind of what happened to me. 2/3 of a psychology project I was working on, I did completely wrong. I was supposed to turn in three papers and only ended up turning in 2. I know I completely failed the assignment but I don't care anymore. I want to be happy and if things continue to get worse, I'm just gonna laugh my ass off about it, go to the bank, take out all my money, and fly down to Florida to be with my girlfriend. In fact, I just lost my job today so I may do just that soon. My boss is closing down her shop this week so I need to find a new job. I have one waiting but it doesn't open until January or February. Yep, I'm pretty screwed but I'm honestly perfectly happy right now and I'm not even drunk!...yet...Maybe later tonight. Lol. XD Anyways, that's enough of my ranting. Let's just get started now. Disclaimer: I own nothing and nobody. Don't sue me! Chapter 6: Vengeance. Enjoy! Oh! And there's smut in this chapter. I give warning.
2 weeks. It had been 2 weeks since Gaz had been raped, and still nothing had been resolved. Zim sat in the same position he had been in since day 1. He sat in a chair next to the window of the guest room, his head buried in his arms on the windowsill. His antennae hung limply at the sides of his head as he stared out the window with sad eyes. The only reason he was even staying in that room was because he was afraid Membrane would turn him in to the Earth authorities if he left. As the days went by, however, he was beginning to think that perhaps being turned in would be better than staying in this room all day and night. He guessed Membrane just wanted to keep an eye on him.
If he left the house to go back to his base, Membrane would always have that fear that he could easily sneak back and rape Gaz again, not that he cared. He knew he hadn't done it. What surprised him was that Dib didn't. How could the human not believe him? His trust for Dib had been shattered, and he just wanted to die now. Dib had been the only thing he had left on this putrid planet, and now it seemed the Irken Empire had somehow managed to take even that away from him. This fact brought up many other different questions that had also been running through his head continually. How the hell could there be another Irken on Earth? How had they found him? Why had they gone after Gaz? But the biggest questions were what scared him the most. Was that Irken still out there and would he be back for more and did the Tallest know he was with smeet?
Zim shuddered just thinking about it. He knew the dangers of them knowing and feared the worst. But there was nothing he could do about it now. All he could do was wait anxiously for the worst to happen.
He didn't turn when the door opened. He already knew it was Dib, and he didn't want to see Dib's face. It hurt too much. He hadn't even spoken to Dib in days. No matter how many times Dib tried to make some kind of conversation with him, he refused to talk. There was nothing he could say. Dib had already made up his mind and chosen to take his father's side. Anything he said to try to change Dib's mind, he thought, was pointless.
He felt so stoopid for ever having allowed himself to get so close to the human, his worst enemy even! Dib was just coming in to give him his food, he knew. But no matter what Dib brought him, he refused to eat. He was too depressed to eat. All he did was stare out that window, ignoring everything else around him.
Zim was right. Dib was coming in to drop off some food. As he set down the tray of food he had on the bed, he sighed. Zim hadn't eaten again. The waffles he had brought in earlier that morning were sitting right where he had left them, untouched. He was beginning to worry Zim was trying to starve himself to death. It also had him worrying about the baby. Despite Zim's lack of eating, he could finally make out the tiniest of bulges on Zim's lower stomach. But it didn't seem Zim would be getting any bigger than that if he didn't start eating soon.
He knew he wasn't going to get Zim to eat by talking, but he really had no idea what else to do. He felt horrible about this whole thing. He had desperately been trying to think of any explanation that could prove Zim's innocence. Perhaps another Irken had been exiled to Earth. But that still didn't explain how they had found Zim and why they had raped Gaz. Nothing made sense. He had been able to convince his father not to put surveillance cameras in Zim's room, but that was about it. He couldn't make his father believe Zim hadn't done it.
The day after the incident, Dib could see in Zim's face that he was telling the truth. He only wished he had seen it sooner. Now he couldn't get Membrane or Zim to believe him.
Slowly, he came to stand next to the window in front of Zim. Zim didn't move or look at him. Dib gave the Irken a long, sad stare before reaching out to press a hand to his forehead and then run it down to stroke his cheek gently. Zim didn't look well at all. His skin was cold and pale. A little surprised that Zim hadn't snapped at him or tried to move away, Dib began to stroke Zim's cheek gently with his thumb. The lack of response had him worried. Finally, he spoke in the quietest of whispers. "Zim. You can't keep this up. You'll get sick if you don't start eating soon or worse." he felt his heart breaking just thinking of what would happen if Zim continued to refuse all the food he brought the Irken. "Please. If not for me, then do it for the baby at least. I know you don't care for it that much but still...it deserves a chance to live."
Dib moved his hand up a bit to stroke one of Zim's antennae. The touch to Zim's antennae had him closing his eyes and tilting his head more to the side. Whether he did that to hide or encourage more touch was unknown to Dib, however. So he just continued his stroking of the sensitive appendage in hopes of eliciting some kind of response from the other. After several minutes of silence, he finally pulled away to leave the room. Just as he reached the door, however, Zim spoke. "Zim never said..."
The words had Dib spinning around suddenly in surprise. "What?"
He looked at the hunched over Irken as he sat up slowly. "Zim never said he didn't care." Those words had Dib making his way back over to Zim again. "Zim is just...scared." he brought his eyes up to meet Dib's.
Dib reached a hand out to Zim's face again. "What's there to be afraid of? I mean, I know having a baby can be kind of scary but up until now, you haven't seemed all that worried to me."
"The pain." Zim's eyes went wide with fear. "Losing the baby. Losing you. No, wait. I already lost you."
Dib knelt down next to Zim so he could study the Irken's face better. "What do you mean, you've already lost me? You haven't lost me. I'm still right here with you and I have no plans of leaving anytime soon. Everything will be fine. The only way you're losing that baby is if you don't start eating soon. And as for the pain, how do you know it hurts as bad as the others say? Maybe they're just over exaggerating. You act as though you've been through all this before."
Dib's words didn't really help Zim calm down all that much. "Oh, it hurts, Dib. Trust me. I've ummm...seen it before. And how do you know everything will be fine?! That's just what they all say. They promise they'll never leave you, but the second something goes wrong, they abandon you to live the rest of your life all alone, just saying they did it to protect you and all kinds of other bullshit."
Dib just sighed and shook his head. "Wait a second, Zim. You stopped making sense about three sentences back. I think you've been watching way too much T.V. Zim, no matter what happens, I'm not leaving you. That's a promise."
Zim's face fell as his eyes dropped to the ground. "You've already made one promise you couldn't keep." he barely whispered.
Dib frowned at that and sighed. "Oh, Zim..." he pressed his forehead to the Irken's and wrapped comforting arms around him loosely.
Zim leaned more into Dib's arms, enjoying the warmth of the other's body. This was what he needed. This comfort. This security. He let out a breath against Dib's bangs before smirking and laughing bitterly. "Heh...Your father would kill you if he knew you were in here cuddling up to the Irken he thinks raped his daughter."
Dib gave an amused laugh of his own and smiled. "Like I'd let him!"
Zim smiled and closed his eyes. "Your father doesn't want you near me."
Dib leaned in more to brush his lips against Zim's before pulling away to breath warm air against them. "It doesn't matter what he wants. I want to be near you. I need to be near you."
He moved in to kiss Zim again but stopped a few centimeters from Zim's lips when he heard his father's voice breaking the silence in the room. "Dib! We're home!" he called from some other room in the house. Dib let out a slightly annoyed sound.
Zim's face fell again. "You better go before you get caught."
Dib stood up, one hand still on Zim's arm. Leaning forward once more, he placed a quick kiss on Zim's forehead before leaving the room. "I'll be right back. At least try to eat something while I'm gone. I brought you some doughnuts and toast this time."
Zim simply nodded his head lightly and watched Dib as he left the room.
As Dib made his way down the stairs, Gaz started making her way up them. "How did things g-?"
"Just shut the fuck up, Dib!" Gaz screamed as she shoved past him to go up to her room. The sound of her slamming her door could be heard a few seconds later.
Dib turned back to face his father. "I take it things didn't go all that well." he said as Membrane turned to hang up his and Gaz's coats.
"Not really. Dib, I think we need to have a talk." he said as he turned back to face Dib.
Dib already knew what his father was going to say but nodded anyways.
"Dib, I tried to trust him, I really did. But now we've got a problem. The doctor says Gaz is pregnant. That's where I draw the line. I don't want to take any more chances. I'm only thinking about your safety. I want Zim to leave. I think it'd be best for all of us if he returned to his base, or space, or wherever he came from. I just can't trust him after what happened to your sister. I'm sorry, Dib." Dib could feel his temper rising with each word out of Membrane's mouth.
He snapped as soon as Membrane had finished. "Dad! Zim didn't do it! He would never! And I can't just abandon him! In case you've forgotten, Gaz isn't the only one who's pregnant! He needs me to help him through this! Even if you won't, I will!"
Unlike most parents that would have probably yelled back, Membrane remained calm but serious. "Are you saying you are going to choose to help him over your own sister?"
Dib brought his eyes up to meet Membrane's. "I never said that, but...just know that if you kick Zim out, you're kicking me out too. I promised not to leave him and I intend to keep that promise, even if it means leaving you guys. But at least then, Gaz will still have you to help her. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have something to check up on." he said and left the room before Membrane could say anymore.
Membrane simply watched after him, sighing as soon as Dib had left the room.
Dib threw open the door to the guests room, instantly smacking right into Zim. The impact of the door sent Zim to the ground in a daze. Dib brought his hands up to his mouth and gasped. "Oh, God, Zim! I didn't see you there! I'm so sorry! I was just coming in to see if you ate or not."
Zim pushed himself up into a sitting position and rubbed his head before shaking it a few times. "It's fine. I wasn't expecting you to come back in so soon. Well, I did manage to eat a little, but then I got nauseated so I stopped. But I feel better now that you're here."
Dib smiled and pulled the Irken to his feet, glad that Zim had actually eaten. "That's good to hear, Zim. I really was starting to worry about you. I thought I was going to have to hold you down and make you eat."
SMUT SCENE STARTS HERE! NO LIKEY! NO LOOKEY! ENJOY!
Zim let out an amused laugh. "You can't make Zim do anything, human."
"Wanna bet?" Dib smirked before leaning forward to capture the Irken's lips in a deep kiss. Zim instantly pressed his body as close to the human's as he possibly could, wrapping arms around Dib's back.
Dib dived deep into the alien's mouth before pulling back suddenly, panting. "Wait. Let me just..." he turned to lock the door. He turned back toward Zim, smiling "Just so you know, I didn't do that because I care whether my dad knows what we're doing anymore. I just still prefer privacy and would rather not have anybody interrupting us."
The Irken smiled slyly at him. "Well, then, I like the way you think."
Dib just laughed at that. "Now, where were we?"
Zim gave him a big toothy grin. "Here." he said as he roughly pressed his lips to Dib's again.
Dib let out a muffled sound as Zim slithered his snake like tongue across Dib's teeth before forcing it further into his mouth."Mmmmff..."
Zim instantly clung to Dib with both his arms and legs like a koala. Dib wrapped his own arms around Zim tightly for extra support as he lifted the Irken up to carry him over to the bed. He was careful as he set Zim down on the bed, climbing on with him to attack the alien's mouth with passionate kisses. Zim brought his hands up to grab handfuls of Dib's raven black hair so he could keep Dib there. He loved the taste of Dib's mouth and couldn't get enough of it. Dib allowed Zim to explore his mouth with his tongue a while before he had to pull back to catch his breath. Zim pouted when he lost control of the Dib's mouth and instantly tried to pull him back in for another kiss but could only manage to capture Dib's bottom lip in his mouth. Growling impatiently, he began tugging lightly at Dib's bottom lip with his mouth.
Dib complied readily, tugging at Zim's clothes in the process. Zim made attempts to pull his shirt off without breaking their kiss but let out a frustrated sound when he couldn't. Reluctantly, he broke the kiss so he could sit up and pull his shirt off quickly. In a matter of seconds, they were locked in another long lasting kiss. Thankfully, getting his pants off wasn't as troublesome as getting his shirt off had been. Dib's hands fumbled a bit as he worked to undo the Irken's uniform pants. Once done, he pulled them down as far as he could so Zim could kick them off the rest of the way.
Starting at Zim's hips, he ran his hands back up the Irken's sides, the cool texture of Zim's skin sending shivers up his spine. Dib broke their kiss again so he could place a trail of gentle kisses from the side of Zim's mouth down to his chin. Zim shuddered noticeably, the air in the room chilled. For a moment, he wished he had his clothes back but rather pulled the warm human closer as Dib trailed his tongue down the curve of Zim's neck before kissing his way back up it. Zim let out a slight throaty moan when he felt Dib just barely graze his teeth along his neck and down a little more toward one of his shoulders.
His antennae twitched a few times before settling along the sides of his head, the very tips resting near his shoulders. Dib instantly clamped his mouth down onto one of the tips of said antennae. Zim gasped audibly, the very tips being the most sensitive. His body arched up off the bed to press even more against Dib's, his eyes fluttering closed. Dib lightly teased the sensitive appendage with his tongue, twirling and twisting it a few times, earning himself a few moans from the Irken underneath him.
Dib loved being in control. He enjoyed watching every reaction coming from Zim, something he rarely got to do because he very seldom got to be on top. Zim enjoyed "torturing" him too much. After a few minutes of just playing around with Zim, he finally let go to do something different. Bringing his mouth to Zim's lime green chest, he kissed a number of different designs anywhere and everywhere he could manage to place his lips.
He loved everything about Zim's skin: the taste, the texture, hell, even the color. Absolutely everything. He couldn't take his hands off of the Irken. He never wanted this wonderful moment to end. Everything felt perfect for once.
He passed one of his hands over Zim's stomach a moment, feeling the life form they had created in one moment of passion such as this, and smiled. For the first time since it had happened, Dib actually felt at peace about the situation, could already feel an attachment forming so soon. Dib slowed his motions down, making his kisses more passionate and longer lasting.
Zim groaned lightly as Dib brought his mouth ever closer to his aching member. He wanted all of this more than ever before. The pleasure Dib was giving him made his forget everything for the time being. All his problems, all his fears, all his doubts, they were all gone and what took their place were the things Zim needed the most in that moment. Comfort, contact, Dib. He had them all and he never wanted to let go of them.
He was so lost in it all, he almost jumped when he felt Dib drag his tongue up the side of his shaft. He moaned in ecstasy as every touch from Dib became just that much more pleasurable. Zim's breaths came quicker, his head tossing and turning left and right as Dib engulfed the entirety of his member.
Dib had been waiting for this, building everything up until Zim reached his highest peak. He wanted Zim to feel pleasure the likes of which he'd never felt before. He worked his mouth excruciatingly slow on the swelling organ, eliciting a series of pleasured moans that filled the room. He had felt Zim's member stiffening against his leg almost the second he had begun playing with Zim's antennae. That's when he knew he had gained control of the situation. He picked up his pace a bit more, bobbing his head more on the Irken's member.
Zim was hanging in there the best he could, trying desperately to make the wonderful sensations last forever. Before he could stop himself, however, he began thrusting uncontrollably into Dib's mouth, exploding in one of the best orgasms he had ever had. His entire body shook with the feeling as he nearly screamed out at the top of his lungs. He collapsed back into the covers of the bed immediately after, panting, his chest heaving.
Dib finished swallowing down Zim's release, the substance leaving a sweet taste in his mouth. Dib nearly collapsed also on top of Zim after he had finished, just as worn out as Zim. Being careful of Zim, he caught himself and lowered himself gently to lie down next to Zim. The Irken quickly grabbed a hold of Dib and pulled him closer so his head was resting on Zim's chest. Dib easily cuddled up closer to Zim as he cradled Dib's head and let his hand roam through Dib's hair.
He kissed the top of Dib's head a few times before sighing contently. Feeling Dib shift to wrap arms around him, Zim looked down to watch as the human got comfortable. Hugging Zim tightly and yawning, he closed his eyes to sleep, the gentle petting soothing him considerably.
END OF SMUT SCENE! HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED!
Zim snickered a bit. "I can't move now."
Dib let out a small amused noise. "Neither can I, but you have to admit, it was worth it."
Zim nodded lightly. "Yeah...Hey, Dib? What were you and your father fighting about before you came in here? I heard yelling."
Dib frowned suddenly and opened his eyes slightly. "It was nothing you have to worry about, Zim. He said he didn't want you staying in the house anymore, but I just told him, if he kicks you out, he's kicking me out too. Because I promised to stay with you no matter what. I'm sure he can help Gaz on his own."
Zim's face paled. "What's wrong with her?"
Dib blinked once to stay awake, sleep slowly winning over him again. "Whoever raped her got her pregnant."
Zim's eyes widened in some fear at that information. "And you still chose me over her? Why?"
Dib yawned one last time, giving one simple answer before finally succumbing to the desire of getting some sleep. "It's cause I love you, Zim." his eyes closed again.
"Love?" Zim questioned quietly in a somewhat unsure voice.
Dib simply nodded against Zim's chest as he buried his face in it to sleep peacefully. "Mmmhmm..."
Zim, on the other hand, had an unsettling feeling in the pit of his gut as he tried to sleep peacefully also. Unconsciously, he had begun to comb his fingers through Dib's hair a bit faster in an attempt to calm his nerves. While the boy slept calmly throughout most of the night, Zim struggled to get some rest.
After a night of little sleep, Zim gave up. He awoke early the next morning with Dib still hugging him. Gently, he moved one of Dib's arms away so he could get up out of bed. There was something bugging him about what Dib had said last night and he couldn't take it anymore. He wanted answers and he feared if he waited any longer, he'd miss his one chance to figure out exactly what was going on. He only hoped he wasn't too late already.
Being careful not to wake Dib, he placed a pillow where he had been so the boy didn't know he had left. Dib instantly clung to the pillow in his sleep and shifted a bit but otherwise didn't wake up. He didn't want Dib to know he was leaving. He knew if Dib woke up, he'd try to keep Zim there. He couldn't have that.
Gathering up his clothes, he quickly dressed and made his way into the hallway. The house was so quiet this early in the morning. As quietly as possible, he made his way to the kitchen to find a pen and some paper. He wanted to write Dib a note before he left. He knew it wouldn't help calm the boy's nerves, but he hated the idea of leaving with no explanation.
He found what he was looking for quickly and wrote his note. Then as quietly as he had made his way downstairs, he made his way back up to the room. He wanted to put it somewhere the Dib would see right away. Finally, he made up his mind and placed it on the door. The Dib would be sure to see it there.
Taking one last glance at the boy, he moved to stand right over him. He hated leaving like this, but he kept telling himself he'd be back as soon as physically possible. Reaching a hand out to the sleeping face, he moved some bangs away from Dib's forehead so he could place a simple kiss there before leaving. "I'll be back soon." he whispered and then he was gone.
He knew what he had to do. He had to find that Irken bastard that had raped Gaz and make him pay. Whether he meant to or not, he had left Zim to take the blame for his actions, and that was simply unforgivable. Though some Irkens were the lowest creatures in the known universe, Zim wasn't one of them. He had at least some pride and would never even think about raping a young earth girl or any other species as a matter of fact. But he couldn't help but think that the Tallest had ordered this. It made him sick to think he had once followed such merciless leaders.
Pushing all these thoughts to the side, he found Gir sleeping under the couch downstairs. It took all his strength to hold the little bot down and keep him quiet until they got outside. Once outside, he pulled their disguises out from his PAK along with some other device. It was the same device he had used to find Dib when he was in the hospital and when he had been sent to that asylum. Although he only ever used it to find Dib, it could also be used on other species, even Irkens. He placed it to the right setting, and turned it on. If there really were another Irken on the planet, his scanner would be sure to pick it up. And since their late night visitor had stopped by Dib's house, he knew he couldn't be too far. No Irken would be stoopid enough to leave their ship too far from their destination.
Almost the second he turned it on, the scanner got a strong reading from not far away. Wasting no time at all, he jumped on Gir's back and directed the small SIR unit in the direction he wanted to go.
Dib awoke a few hours later, completely alone. The second he realized it was a pillow he was hugging and not Zim, he shot up straight in bed to look around the room. All traces of the Irken were gone. Finally, his eyes landed on the note on the door. In a matter of seconds, he was up out of bed and pulling the note off the door to read.
"Dib.
By the time you read this, I will already be long gone. I don't want you to worry too much though because I should be back before midnight. So stop pouting already. I know you'll be pissed when you read this. But I couldn't wait around to tell you in person or you may have held me back. I'm sorry, but this may be my last chance to get some answers. I need to know the reason for that Irken's presence here. I fear the worst. I fear the information he may have acquired that night and his motives for raping your sister. I'm sorry, but this is just something I have to do.
Zim."
Dib re-read it once more, his eyes wide. "No...No!" he sprinted downstairs and opened the front door, but Zim was already gone.
Bixxle reclined in his ship, completely bored now. He had been on this putrid planet for 2 weeks, and he couldn't take it anymore. He had enjoyed the first couple days of rest and relaxation, but now he was just plain bored. There was nothing for him to really do, so he just stayed in his ship eating snacks and watching Irken movies on his monitor. He wished he could leave already, but he only had to stay one more day. After today, he could go check and see how his little experiment had gone and then leave in the middle of the night.
Suddenly, an alarm in his ship went off. Something was approaching and fast. Not at all surprised by the sudden alarm, he took his time making his way out of the ship to see what, or who, exactly was coming his way. He didn't have to go too much farther as Zim came into view riding on Gir's back. The disguised Irken and robot came to stop a good distance away from Bixxle.
As Zim stood to face him, Bixxle just laughed lowly. "Well, well, well. If it isn't Zim. What an unpleasant surprise."
Zim growled lowly at the insult. He recognized this Irken right away. Bixxle had been in the same class as him back when they had been training to become Invaders. "Bixxle...I should have known only you would have been low enough to rape an innocent girl. Who the hell sent you?! What business do you have here on Earth?!" his voice dripped with venom.
Bixxle simply smirked and held his hands out in a small gesture. "Oh, come now, Zim. Don't tell me you still haven't figured it out. You know who sent me. And as for my business here, I'll give you a clue. It has to do with reproduction. That enough of a clue for you?"
Zim's glare just grew that much more at that answer. "Damn you. Damn you to hell, you bastard! This planet has done nothing to the Irken Empire! And that girl! Because of you, her life will never be the same!"
Bixxle's cruel grin grew at that. "Ah, so I take it my little experiment worked. That means I can finally leave this horrid planet and report my findings to the Tallest. They'll be thrilled to hear that they can move in right away to take possession of this planet as soon as they get here."
Zim's fists shook with rage. "NOT IF I KILL YOU FIRST!!!" he lunged at Bixxle in an attempt to strangle him.
Bixxle easily sidestepped the attack as Zim turned to claw at him, missing by just a few centimeters. Zim continued to swipe at him in a blind fury while Bixxle managed to dodge everything the Irken threw at him. "You know, Zim, I do believe you've gotten slower. Tell me, have you gained weight or is that just-"
"SHUT UP!" Zim screamed as he launched himself at the other using his spider legs.
Bixxle moved to the side as he brought an ax kick down on Zim's back, sending him to the ground. "Or perhaps it's this planet that's made you so weak."
Zim's landing knocked the wind out of him, but otherwise he didn't stop moving. The second he hit the ground, he rolled onto his back so his spider legs could shoot a few lasers from their pointed tips.
Bixxle wasn't expecting such a quick recovery and took to his own spider legs as Zim started shooting off lasers at him. Perhaps Zim wasn't as weak as he looked, but that didn't change the fact that Zim had never beaten him in a fight. At least not alone.
Four spider legs held Zim up as another two continued firing lasers at Bixxle. It wasn't until several minutes later that Zim finally managed to gain the upper hand when one of his lasers sliced through one of Bixxle's spider legs, sending him slightly off balance. As Bixxle faltered, Zim took the opportunity to plunge one of his spider legs deep into Bixxle's right shoulder. Bixxle let out a loud cry of pain as he brought one hand to his wounded shoulder. Blood dripped from the freshly made wound as Bixxle sent Zim a murderous glare with those blood red eyes of his. There was no way he was going to let Zim win. He would be an outcast if he let that happen.
Zim made another thrust at Bixxle's chest, but the Irken dodged it and grabbed a hold of Zim's spider leg as it passed. Zim didn't have time to react as Bixxle yanked him forward by the spider leg. As Zim stumbled forward toward him, Bixxle brought his foot straight to Zim's groin and then a knee to his abdomen when Zim doubled over from the kick. Zim's eyes went wide as he fell to his knees, coughing into one hand and wrapping an arm around his middle before vomiting what little he had eaten the other day onto the ground where he knelt. What really scared him though was that he could see blood in it.
Bixxle straightened somewhat as he looked down upon the ex-Irken Invader. "Heh. I knew it. You're still just as weak as you were back when we were training to become Invaders. The only difference about now and then is that now you don't have anybody here to save you. Not that disgusting human you seen so fond of or that Irken freak you had as a friend growing up. What was his name again? You know the one I'm talking about. The short one with the weird skin condition. Him."
Every word coming from Bixxle's mouth had Zim's temper rising more and more. Spitting a bit more blood from his mouth, his voice came out in a dangerous growl. "I'LL KILL YOU!"
He connected his fist with Bixxle's jaw. Thrown slightly off guard, Bixxle stumbled back, a bit surprised. He didn't think Zim had any more fight left in him after that last blow. But there Zim stood before him, panting. Bixxle was beginning to tire of this fight. He waited for Zim to charge at him again so he could place one final punch to the Irken's gut.
The punch had Zim nearly collapsing to the ground. Bixxle easily took a hold of him by his antennae and held him up. Letting out a pained yelp, Zim held his head near the base of his antennae, just praying the other wouldn't rip the thin appendages from their spots. Bixxle merely leaned in more to whisper something to Zim. "You're just lucky the Tallest instructed me not to kill you. But don't think that means you're off the hook. They'll be here in about a week, and there's nothing you can do about it." With that, he threw Zim back to the ground just so he could give him a few choice kicks. By the time he had finished, Zim's vision was blurring from loss of blood. One final kick to the head had Zim blacking out completely.
Zim awoke several hours later completely alone except for Gir. The little android was kneeling next to Zim and whimpering. When Zim tried to move he found that he couldn't. And what was worst was that he was lying in a puddle of his own blood that continued to grow larger by the hours. He could feel consciousness leaving him again as he desperately tried to voice a message to Gir. "Gir...Gir...I need you to find the Dib and bring him to me. Hurry."
With that, he passed out again. Gir seemed to understand the command well enough cause he actually got up and went in search of Dib. But whether he'd actually be able to find his way back to the house was something even he didn't know.
Dib sat waiting outside in the same position he had been sitting in all day, with his legs up to his chest and his chin resting in his arms. Every hour that went by had Dib worrying more and more. He was near breaking point now as he watched the setting sun in the distance. He wanted to get up and search for Zim, but he had no idea where to start. So he sat there, waiting. There wasn't much more he could do at this point. He'd wait up all night if he had to.
He didn't turn when he heard the front door opening. Gaz didn't even acknowledge him at first as she walked pass him to stand a good distance away. Lighting a cigarette, she crossed her arms to stare off into the sunset.
After several minutes of silence, she finally spoke. "Dad wants you to go inside. You've been sitting out here all day."
Dib lifted his head slightly. "I'm not moving until he gets back. He didn't do it, Gaz. He wouldn't."
Gaz finished off her cigarette, exhaling in a sigh before turning to give him a long, level stare. Then she spoke. "Bring me proof and then I'll believe you." She made her way back into the house without another word. Dib watched her as she left before turning back to keep a look out for Zim.
It took several hours and plenty of backtracking before Gir finally passed an area he recognized. He had made it into town and gotten lost many times before getting back on track. There were so many streets and stores; it was hard not to take a wrong turn along the way. But he made it and was soon heading up the street Dib's house was on.
Zim felt movement and warmth as his mind slipped back and forth between consciousness and unconsciousness. He wasn't sure why, but he felt as though he were flying or perhaps just floating. If it wasn't for all the pain he still felt, he would have sworn he was dead. But the sensation of pain seemed to be getting stronger, wracking against his already battered body, like rain. In fact, he was pretty sure he could feel the little droplets of acidy water splashing painfully against his face. Or perhaps that was just his blood. It would explain why his face seemed to be the only part of his body getting the abuse. He could feel the assault of liquidy evil falling on him but there was no additional pain accompanying the pains that had already been there the last time he had woken up. However, nothing would explain this warmth and sense of flying he felt.
He tried to bury his face away into the warmth and found it to be surprisingly soft, like cloth. But that couldn't be. He was on the ground in a puddle of his own blood, wasn't he?
Everything in him wanted him to open his eyes to clarify his surroundings but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get them open more than a crack. And even then he had difficulty making anything out. Everything was a horrible blur from all the blood loss. Even color was lost in the unending darkness surrounding him. It made him terribly dizzy and he almost thought he'd be sick again. But instead he just closed his eyes, wanting to let out a moan but finding himself unable to. His voice was completely gone for the time being. In the meantime, he just swallowed down his sickness in favor of falling asleep. It didn't take long for him to fall back into unconsciousness. He had barely even been awake to begin with.
A/N: And I leave you all there cause I suck like that. XD But feel lucky people. I was five seconds away from falling asleep tonight when I made myself get up out of bed and come down to the computer to finish typing this out. Now I'm wide-awake and it's 12:15. I think I would have killed myself if I hadn't gotten an update in this weekend though. So here it is. I have skool in a few hours so I'll just wrap things up here and head back to bed.
And now to thank everybody that reviewed on that last chapter.
To Sora4president: Yep, that pretty much sums it all up. XD I think I'll take that as a compliment and hopefully you'll continue to read. 8D
To Thomas Rose: Yeah, I know how you feel. I hate logging in sometimes. Of course I know Rilzit. I've been reading that story practically since the beginning. I'm just waiting for Kitteh and Neofox to update chapter 57 on DA since I don't think they've updated it on in a long time. But right now, I've been reading Monsters and Ladybugs, trying to catch up on their DADR goodness. I always have the hardest time reading that story. It short circuits my brain and makes me draw lots of DADR art. In fact I just finished a ZADADATR picture the other day and posted it on deviantart. It's sexy! XD Anyways, I try to update when I can but sometimes things get hard around here. But I should have more time soon to work on it, so hopefully the next update will be quicker than this last one. I also fear the apocalypse when I think about it. As soon as the idea pops into my head, I can't get it out of my head and freak out until I finally fall asleep. DX Well, just tell me when you have those stories up and I'd be happy to read them.
To scarlet pikachu: Welcome back and thanks for the comment. I do my best. I'm glad to see you're still continuing to read my story. That makes me extremely happiful. does happy dance I know how hard it can be to write MPreg well and I really want it to make sense rather than just having it randomly happen.
And to anybody else that reviews- Thank you all. Much love to all my reviewers!