Disclaimer: These characters belong to the Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Jhonen Vasquez.

May God bless you all.

Everything seemed to be going so slow. It's not that that was unusual; it was school after all, but today time almost seemed to stand still. Lunch time almost felt like it should have been the end of the day. Zim sat at his usual table, alone. However, there was something different. No, stink-eye of Dib across the lunch room.

He wasn't in class either, so at least Zim could thank God for that. However, his mind was pretty much preoccupied on what had happened. He just wanted to go home. He should have just skipped school today, but in truth. He wasn't really thinking straight. It wasn't just what he saw, but what he had heard that kind of made him…

…uneasy.

*Plop*

Zim looked to his left, but didn't say anything.

"Still dealing with the trauma?" Asked Gaz as she sat next to him and ate her lunch.

Zim didn't respond. He really just wanted to get home. Not make small talk with Dib's scary sister.

"Dib's practically hysterical about you witnessing the birth of his child..." Gaz went on. "…It's why he's not in school today, father thinks he's having an episode or something like that."

While the revelation was welcomed by Zim he still chose to say nothing.

"In any case don't tell him anything." Gaz insisted. "I mean it. Not about what you saw or anything that happened in that room really. No matter how much he begs."

"Trust me I won't." Zim finally replied. "Zim wishes he could just forget everything he saw."

"I bet you do." Gaz said as she got up and took her tray.

"By the way…" She said as she passed behind him. "…I'm using your simulation room after school today."

It wasn't a request and Zim knew that. Not that he really cared.

He had a lot on his mind today.

Well technically only one thing, but it was big enough to warrant a great deal of attention.

"Compute…" Zim was…

…slightly hesitant.

Though why should he be so nervous? He was pretty sure that the file was just something to help him. It had to be while else would…

Zim almost jumped as the elevator shot down. When it opened it revealed Dib's scary sister.

"The simulation room is two floors below this one." Said Zim.

"Yeah, but your computer won't let me down there without permission, so give it." She demanded.

"Computer allow the Gaz-human access to the simulation room." Zim ordered.

"Access granted." Replied his computer. "Now what were you going to ask me before she came?"

"Just grant access." Said Zim.

"You okay?" asked Gaz.

"You have access now go!" Zim yelled back.

Gaz didn't argue. She simply returned to the elevator which soon shot down.

Once again alone, Zim began… or at least he tried to get the words out.

"Why is this so hard!?" He asked himself.

It shouldn't have been. It was his future self that asked him to do this after all.

Back in the delivery room

"All right now push!" Said the Professor.

"Come on honey just a little further." Dib tried to encourage her.

"Oh shut up!" She responded. "You sit here for nearly an hour pushing then tell me just a little further!"

Dib chuckled nervously. "You gotta love her."

"Aahhh!"

"Ewewewew" Said Zim as he just witnessed something that he would most likely never be able to forget.

"I know disgusting right?" Said a very familiar voice to his right.

Zim turned to see his older self looking in his general direction.

"You can see Zim?"

"I know you asked if I could see you, but no I can't or hear you, but I remember being right where you are now."

Zim looked at his much taller future self. He had so many questions. Perhaps he should ask as his future self would probably remember asking and might actually answer them.

"I know you have a lot of questions, but we don't have much time." Replied his future self.

"Listen this is very important."

Zim listened intently.

"File… massive… number 68203910. Now get out." His future self whispered.

"They're about to cut what's known as a placenta."

Present Day

"Computer…"

"Yes…?" Responded the computer seeming rather annoyed.

"Bring up…" Zim was still hesitant to request the file.

"No, stop this! You are the mighty Zim!" He told himself.

"Bring up Massive file number 68203910!" He shouted quickly.

"Okay…" The computer responded.

Nervousness filled his insides as the file came up. However, he wasn't going to back down. He would see what his future self, wanted him to see.

It was a video file, apparently of the massive. Though… this was strange. There were no pilot drones or anyone around but the tallest.

"What is this?" Asked Tallest purple.

"Apparently it was found in a hidden compartment back at Tallest Miyuki's abode." Replied Red. "It's encrypted too so we can't just open it."

Zim watched as the massive computer went through many attempts but couldn't decrypt the file.

"My apologies my Tallest, the file is using rather old irken technology. It is set only to awaken at Tallest Miyuki's voice and I cannot find a way around the encryption."

"Wait…?" Said Red. "…It's set to open at the sound of her voice?"

"Yes… and a specific command, a name, an order I don't know." Replied the Massive computer.

"Fine, just have every audio file Miyuki ever made played next to this thing and see if anything she says causes it to open or whatever it's supposed to do."

"Yes, my tallest." Replied the Computer.

Suddenly the screen went fuzzy for about a second then another shot of once again the Tallest alone in the massive command center.

"Did you get it open?" asked Purple.

"Affirmative, one of the recordings said the necessary command, and the file is now playable." The computer replied.

"Goodie." Purple Responded. "Play the file."

"Hold on." Red interjected. "What was the word that opened the file?"

"Spork." Replied the Computer.

"Really? Tallest Spork?" Asked Red.

"What does it matter play the file." Purple Urged and the massive a.i. complied.

Suddenly Zim saw Tallest Miyuki on the Massive Screen. He was amazed at how much taller she seemed to be than even the Tallest. Though she and Tallest Spork were known to be quite large, so he shouldn't have been that shocked.

"Who's that?" Asked a voice behind Zim causing him to jump.

"Computer pause!" He yelled as he realized who it was.

"Gir! Go… bother someone else!" He yelled.

"Okee Dokee!" Said Gir as he ran to another part of the lab.

"Oh my…" Zim said as he realized what he most likely had done.

"Computer hurry up and play." He ordered as he realized he most likely now had limited time.

The video continued to play and Tallest Miyuki began to speak.

"This will hopefully be a recording you never have to see." She said. "Spork, my love... We are going to into battle tomorrow and… well I really hope you'll never have to see this, but I just want you to know how much I love you."

"I knew it!" Shouted Purple. "I knew there was something going on between the two of them!"

"Well, it was pretty obvious." Said Red. "I mean they weren't exactly subtle."

"Well, I still knew it." Replied Purple.

Zim watched bewildered as to why this was the file his future self wanted him to see.

Why would I the Mighty Zim!" He thought. "Care about Miyuki and Spork's love life?"

He almost turned it off as it was just more boring lovey-dovey stuff, but just as he was about to order the file off, something caught his ear.

"…Now this next part is very important. If anything happens to me… I need you to enact plan 26, 9, 13. I'm sorry if it ever comes to that but please you have to do it.

"Hopefully I'm just being overcautious and none of this ever has to happen and I can just destroy this file when we get back."

With that, the file went off.

"What's plan 26, 9, 13?" Asked Tallest Purple.

"Computer are any plans identified by those numbers?" Asked Tallest Red.

"Negative, no battle, or simulation or anything that is identified by those specific numbers in that order." The computer responded.

"Then what did she mean?" Asked Tallest Red.

"The drones are returning." Purple warned him.

"Send this to the massive archive under file number 68203910" Ordered Red.

"Yes, my Tallest." Replied the Massive A.I.

Then the screen went black.

"Why would my future self…" Zim began.

"Hey, Zim!" An angry Gaz from behind said.

"Look what I found." Said Gir as Zim turned to see the results of his previous order.

"Computer…" Zim ordered. "…Ummmm get me out of the lab!"

"You'd just be delaying the inevitable." The computer told him. "Take it like an irk."

Zim shivered in fear as the Gaz-human approached him.

"Your robot said you told him to annoy me?" She asked.

"Not you specifically." Replied Zim only to be met with Gir's head flying as him. The impact caused him to fall over the console and into the wires underneath.

"If I get interrupted during my gaming session again…" Warned Gaz.

"Incoming call from the massive." The computer Interrupted.

"What wait I must…" Zim began but the call just came through.

"Zim!" Yelled Tallest Red. "Who are you?" He asked as he noticed the pink-haired human.

"Leaving." Gaz said as she turned around and headed toward the elevator.

"Ignore the human girl." Said Zim. "how can I Zim! Be of assistance?" He asked as he climbed back over the console.

"We received notification that you accessed file # 68203910." Said Red. "Why would you do that?"

Zim thought for a moment. He couldn't tell them about the time traveling.

"Zim was curious." He answered. He wasn't lying he was very curious about a file that his future self had told him about.

"How did you even know about that file?" Purple inquired.

"Ummm…" Zim answered. "…Why are you the Tallest interested in Zim's curiosity?"

"No, we ask the questions Zim." Red replied. "Now answer. Who told you about the file?"

Well, there was no other way out now.

"Zim told Zim about the file." He replied. To which the Tallest looked at one another and then laughed.

"Oh, and how did Zim tell Zim huh?" Asked Purple when he finished laughing.

"Well…" Zim began but was cut off by Red.

"Nevermind… should have known." He said. "Just ignore what you saw and don't go prying into old massive files without… actually we don't want you informing us so just… stop being so Zim-like."

With that, the call ended and Zim breathed a sigh of relief.

This was all strange though. Why would the Tallest of all irks, care that he looked at some old file? Why would his future self want him to even see that old file? None of this was making any sense.

And despite what the Tallest had just ordered, Zim felt as though he couldn't stop investigating until he found out why his future self wanted him to see that file. And also…

…What plan 26, 9, 13 was.

Thank you for all who made it to the end. Don't forget to leave a review.

May God bless you all.