A/N: Read this. It's MAJORLY important:

Okay, am I the ONLY one who's realized this? Nick said that Invader Zim was coming back, but it was on for like, two days, then it went off the air. If ANYONE has any info on the sudden disappearance of Zim, please say so in your REVIEWS! (hint, hint) Oh, yeah, just in case you've forgotten, I don't own Zim. Thanks again Gazmrules, for REVIEWING (HINT, HINT, HINT!) And, yes, Zim was terribly out of character in that last chapter… but don't worry, he'll be back to is bossy, loveable self in no time. And don't worry, the action's gonna start soon. YAY!

Chapter 5 – Zim learns the truth – BUM BUM BUM BUUUUUUUUUM!

"What?" "You heard me Zim, contact them." Mib, Dib, Zim, and GIR were standing in Zim's lab in front of the computer screen. Mib, wondering about the current Zim situation, had ordered Zim to contact the Tallest and get this situation resolved 'once and for all'.

Sighing, Zim said, "Computer! Contact the Tallest immediately!"

"Yeah, sure, I'm on it" said Computer in a bored voice. "Oooh" said Mib "I'll give you 50 monies if you let me borrow your computer for a day."

Zim rolled his eyes. "No can do, he's mine."

"Aww Zim, you do care" said Computer.

"SILENCE! CONTACT THE TALLEST YOU FILTHY PIECE OF SCRAP METAL!"

Dib stood nearby, his hands itching to spray Zim with the water gun, but for now he was under Mib's orders. For now. Suddenly the Tallest appeared on screen, looking haggard. Mib snorted. "You're not that tall."

"Silence Earthling!" shrieked Zim. Then, seeing the Tallests' confused expressions, he said, "My Tallest, uh, these hypnotized humans… yes, that's it, I hypnotized them both! These hypnotized human worm-babies are being stubborn and insist that I am not a real invader. Please set them straight my Tallest."

Tallest Red smirked and looked at his fellow leader, Tallest Purple, who was munching on some random snack. "Well, Zim, you see…" he began, and at these words, Mib saw Zim's antenna droop slightly. Uh-oh, this wasn't gonna go well.

Tallest Red was still talking. "You see Zim, you were a terrible invader, and your banishment to FoodCourtia was permanent. We have no place for you, and when you came back, we sent you to a place where we thought that there was no planet. Your whole mission is a lie. And by the way, we're invading Earth tomorrow, so don't go anywhere. We'll pick you up and send you to some nice jail cell somewhere." With that, the connection was cut off, and the last shot of the Tallest that they had was Red and Purple smirking hugely.

"I – I don't understand." Zim sounded weak. His antennae were drooping and his eyes were filled with shock. Mib felt a sick sort of feeling in her stomach, but Dib was grinning from ear to ear.

"So Zim," he gloated, smirking at the crestfallen invad – excuse me – ex-invader. "I suppose this means I've finally won, doesn't it? I've won Zim. I've won." "You don't get it do you?" said Mib, her voice shaking slightly. "Dib, the planet is going to be taken over tomorrow and all you care about is that Zim got fired? I'm going home." "Wait, Mib!" Dib ran after is older cousin, his face slightly panicky. Mib was never this serious.

Now it was just Zim and GIR left in the lab. Confused thoughts swam around in his mind, but one phase kept coming back; 'You see Zim, you were a terrible invader…'

"No" Zim murmured and sank to his knees. He had done everything to help his Empire. If it would help his Empire, he would do it, no matter how impossible it seemed. Sure there had been a few 'accidents', but if you looked at his invader résumé as a whole, he had done fairly well. GIR, noticing his depressed master, came over and said, "What's wrong Mastah? Are you feeling okay? Do you need tacos?" Zim looked up, and something in his eyes changed. They were still large, shiny, and violet, but instead of the sadness that had been in them a moment before, there was something much more determined.

"You know GIR" whispered Zim hoarsely, "this means war."

A/N: Oooooh, DUN DUN DUN DUUUUUUUN! How epic! Thanks for reading! Review please! And if you have any info on Zim, say so in your reviews!

~Gilly