There are many different types of pain...
Looking back, he should have just left the body on the Moon to rot. But there had been no glory in no one ever knowing what had happened to the human filth!
But maybe he shouldn't have dumped the Dib-stink's filthy body on the doorstep to his home.
And he definitely should have worn his disguise during the dumping.
But who would have known the negligent human parent would have been waiting up for his son's return. Who would have known he would become so angry?
"I should have listened to him. I should have believed him." The human was chanting those words like a mantra as the restraints were tightened. "Why did I never listen? This is all my fault."
The Dib had gotten in his way while he had been setting up a secondary base on the moon. He had never planned for the stink-beast to ever get up there! How was it his fault that the human had come to stop him?
Membrane hadn't even bothered to call the press. Who cared if he had screaming, struggling, incontestable proof of alien life on his table. His son was dead. This monster had taken his poor insane son away from him.
Was it his fault that his superior Irken strength was so great that one small rib-shattering shove had sent the Dib into a airlock?
His son. His poor son...
Was it his fault that he had hit the airlock release while he had been laughing hysterically over the Dib's trapped fate?
His son was dead. All because of this monster!
Was it his fault that humans couldn't survive even the thirty seconds in open space?
This monster...
He had tried to save the Dib. But humans were too weak. Even the thirty seconds it had taken him to bring the Dib back to safety had proved to be too long. All the Dib's blood vessels had popped like a overfilled balloon and frozen to ice almost immediately after.
The monster had to pay for what he had done to his son.
It hadn't been a particularly honourable victory, but it was victory nonetheless. Truly, it had been more kindness then the desire to gloat that had inspired Zim to return the body to the worm-baby's family.
This monster had to pay for everything it had done to humanity!
But who knew the tall parent would have been so upset at the worthless human's death? Who knew he would have been so strong? Who knew he would have been so angry?
The Professor looked like an angel of vengeance, a scalpel his flaming sword. "This is for my son."
Who knew that the tall parent would take it upon himself to punish him for Dib's death? Who knew that he would own knives so sharp? Who knew that his heart could be so cold that he would feel nothing when he poked through Zim's insides?
Membrane staggered back as a metal appendage suddenly shot out of the alien's back and struck him in the chest. He went flying, hitting a wall with enough force to knock the air out of his lungs. On the table the alien was quickly freeing himself of his bonds. A microphone came out of his back, there were the hissed words of "Gir! Come!", and Membrane knew no more.
When he awoke his lab was in shambles, alien blood covering almost every surface. His daughter was missing. His son lay dead on the couch, still in the position that Membrane had left him in. Covering his face with his hands, Membrane fell to his knees and wept.
Who knew that his Tallest would be so unforgiving? Who knew that they would take Zim's apparent weakness as a chance to finally tell him the truth of his mission? They laughed in his face, rubbing it in, as they had cut communication for the final time.
But who knew how quickly pain could turn to anger? Who knew that the short green alien had a full plan of the Massive and all it's controls? Who knew that the defective could blow them out of the sky from so far away?
...but the worst kind of pain is the one that keeps on giving...
Who knew that the Tallest's assassination would cause the largest and most bloody civil war the galaxy was to ever seen?Who knew that Professor Membrane would be deemed insane at the very moment he was needed the most?
Who knew?
Who knew?
Poor Dib... This is the second time he's died. And poor Zim! He's gotten the shaft twice now. I'll have to do something nice for them later.
And for the record, I REALLY like Professor Membrane. I think he's one of the greatest inventions since super toast so don't be too surprised if he pops up a lot.
Next up: Potatoes!