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(Zim POV)

_"Are they going to kill me? I don't want to die."

"Don't worry, I'm not gonna let them touch you."

"But, how? Your just one Irken."

"I don't know yet, but trust me, I won't let them do a thing to you."

"I-I don't want you to get hurt, though. You're not the one who failed the PAK evaluation. I am."

"I know, but I would never let anything happen to you. You've had my back a couple of times before. Consider this as getting even."

"Just, don't do too much for my sake, mmkay Zin?"

"If you know m- APPROACHING PLANET FLUBDRIT."

"What? ..."

"APPROACHING PLANET FLUBDRIT."_

APPROACHING PLANET FLUBDRIT.

"..Gir? I, I just woke up. Gir! Why didn't you wake me!"

"You was just so cute! I couldn't!"

"You woke me up the first time!"

"Yeah, I know." How does his thought process work? Whatever. I looked ahead of me and through the windshield. Planet Flubdrit was just beyond those asteroids.

"Gir, just as before, maneuver through the asteroids. Be very, very, very careful. There are a lot more this time."

"Wooo! Okie chokie!" He lurched us forward fast into the deadly belt of rocks. I couldn't help but scream bloody murder.

"Giiiir! Be careful!" What was wrong with him?!

"Don't you worry!" He continued to rocket through the asteroids, and surprisingly was avoiding every one of them. As we got closer to completing our path through, my screams got quieter. But somebody else's got louder. My antennas perked up. ... We weren't alone on the ship.

When we finally exited the asteroid belt, the full view of Flubdrit could be seen. It was similar to that of Earth, except it was mostly green instead of blue. My yells had ceased, and so had our passenger's. Who could have possibly gotten on to the cruiser? "Land the ship down there, Gir." I pointed to the empty patch of ground nearing in my view. He did as instructed and we landed without issue.

I popped open the top of the Voot and let my skin absorb the fresh atmosphere. This planet was full of only plant life (Aside from us and possibly my sibling), so the air was just heavenly. I hopped out, as did Gir.

"We're here! Hurray!"

"Yes, hurray." I made my way to the trunk of the ship. That's where I heard the other screaming, I think. I pulled the trunk open.

Laying there with pure fear shaking throughout his body, was Dib.

"Dib-puke?! How on Irk did you! -" A waving hand flared in front of my face.

"I didn't mean it! I just, uh, your computer let me!" Was he stupid? Like I'd believe that. He obviously has some technology he has created to disarm my security system. I'd have to find it when I came back to Earth and destroy it.

"Quiet yourself Dib-monkey. Step out and stand before me." He did as I asked. "Gir, go fetch some bendy twigs from the forest to left of the ship!"

"Alright!" Hmm, Dib. I looked him up and down. When my glance passed his eyes, I quickly looked towards the ground. Girk, those eyes!

"You know, scince your here, I could use your help. Three is more efficient than two for this task."

"Why would I help you!" Blabbering idiot! I grabbed him by his calor and peered at his forehead, still wanting to avoid eye contact with him.

"Because, Dib-mole, YOU are here. Because I said so. Because YOU made the poor choice of sneaking aboard my ship. And because if you don't help me, I'll rip your arms off and let Gir do whatever he pleases with them. Understood?" I really had no intentions of ripping anything off, that's just gross. But I would definitely give him many scars if he didn't comply.

"Fine! But just know that I'm only helping because as soon as you capture your brother or whatever, the sooner you can make your plan to conquer Earth, and the sooner I can stop it." That was probably the dumbest logic I've ever heard. One, he definitely wouldn't be able to stop any future plans I had for Earth conquest like in the past because any future plans will definitely be foolproof. Two, it wouldn't matter if it happened now or later. It's funny how humans think when their limbs have been threatened. Three, ... how did he know about what I was doing?

"Your logic is stupid. And how did you know about my quest?"

"I was kind of in your lab when you were talking to Gir about it. .. I was going to stop you from leaving because I thought it was part of a scheme to take over the planet. Then when I figured out it wasn't, .. I mostly wanted to come along for the ride. Hehe." What a bafoon! Only a moron with a moronic curiosity for space would do what he did.

"Ha, like you would have stopped me from leaving anyway. So, Dib, you wanted a space journey? Tell me, how well did you think it was going to go considering it was my ship you boarded? It's obvious that you'd have to deal with me, your enemy. And also, are you even prepared? The searching could take months, even years. Did you pack any food with you? How about water? I don't require water, and I can survive long periods of time without a meal. Oh, did you perhaps bring along an atmospheric helmet, like the ones I have? Not every planet we may need to visit will have suitable atmospheres."

"Uh, no. I guess I didn't think about all that ... CRUD! AM I GOING TO DIE OUT HERE?!" The Dib started doing some weird, quick-breathing panicking. I chuckled.

"Of course not. I will be able to find food for you and water, too. Most planets have water and food that humans can consume, I think. And I will lend you a helmet. I just wanted you to realize how dumb and pathetic you were."

His panicky whatever stopped abruptly. "You're gonna help me survive? Why -"

"Like I said, three searchers is more efficient."

(Dib POV)

I'm such an idiot! Of course he heard my screams from the trunk. I didn't mean to be so loud, but I could feel the ship jerking viciously from Gir avoiding asteroids. I thought we were maybe gonna crash.

And that's not the only reason I'm an idiot. Zim was right. I was so unprepared for this! I'm lucky that he wants me to help him out! Or else, I'd be screwed! There's also the fact that I never considered that the trip could take years! I mean, it's not like anyone would care about my absence, but still! What was I thinking!? I knew right before the ship took off that his leaving had nothing to do with Earth conquest, it was about capturing his whatever. I should have got off when I had the chance. Curse my curiosity for space travel!

I guess helping him could be fun. It's not like I really had a choice, though. I needed to help him if I wanted to survive. Plus, if I refused, he'd totally scar me up. I know he would so not rip my arms off. That would be too messy for his taste.

So there I stood, in the clutch of Zim's grip. I noticed he was staring at my forehead. It reminded me of earlier when he was staring at my chest. What the heck? Was I considered so disgusting now that he couldn't look me in the eyes? .. But wait. At the park. He said they were mysterious. I assume we stood there frozen, waiting for Gir.

"Hey, Zim. Why won't you look at my eyes? It's kind of weird. You look like a dip-shit staring at my forehead."

"I can look at you wherever I please!" My mind flashed the image of Zim wiggling on top of me again. Seriously brain, what the heck?!

I was about to speak up again, but the sound of Gir returning interrupted.

"Back with the twigs!"

"Gir, keep watch of Dib for a minute."

Zim let me go and grabbed the twigs from Gir and walked a little bit to the right. Gir then positioned himself were Zim was standing before. I heard rustling from the twigs being twisted.

"Okay, Gir. Let me see the Dib." Gir stepped out of the way and Zim approached, ... with a, what was that?

"What the heck is that?" The loop was placed over my head and around my neck, then tightened.

"It's a leash so I can keep you from running away." He held the handle that extended from the loop tightly in his hand.

"Uh, you need me to help you search, right? I'm not going to be much more in service for your search if I'm right by you."

"Oh, I won't be handling you, Gir will. I have no doubt that Gir will get distracted, so during the times he does get distracted, you can look around instead of him." He's letting the most easy to persuade thing in the world handle me?

"Uh, okay."

"I know you won't persuade Gir into letting you go, cause if you do, and you run off, you'll probably die trying to fend for yourself or trying to find a way off the planet." Oh yeah.

"Gir, I want you to search the southern part of the planet, while I search the nothern. You will be bringing Dib along with you. Do not let go of the leash."

"Wait, you know I won't run off, so what's with the leash?"

"It's to amuse ME and humiliate YOU." Of course.

"So remember, Gir, hold on tight! And also remember, we're searching for my twin, so look for an Irken who looks like me. You might not find him. We meet back here in one day. Also, while searching, find the Dib some water." How did he expect Gir to remember all that?

"*sigh* If you do all that, I shall attend a piggy party with you once we go back to Earth."

"Oh boy! Sir yes sir."

"Alright, Gir. We part ways now. See you in one day." Zim turned around and headed off towards some tall grass. I felt a tug on my neck and was lurched forward.

"Come on Dib! Let's find you some Wa-ter first!" Water. That sounded really good right now.

"Mkay Gir."

We walked for hours until we found a small stream. "This is water, right Gir?"

"Yup! This planet's very similar to, ... to ... YOURS!" Good. I drank greedily a couple of hand fulls of water until tugging on my neck dragged me back. The stream got farther from my view, as trees entered. He was dragging me into a wood or forest or something.

"We's going to look here for a bit."

"Hey, Gir. How are able to stay so focussed right now?"

"Zim's never been to one of my pig parties. I want him to go to one. I really want him to go to one. It would mean everything to me." I swear Gir almost started crying.

"Oh, okay. Um, so how are we going to search half a planet in one day?"

"We won't. Once we search certain sections, we are able to conclude if someone would be hiding in any unsearched sections based on estimation .. I don't know. My master could esplain it better. Just keep your eyes peeled for ... A DRAGON!" Gir dragged me over to a thorn bush and gawked at it. Guess this would be considered a time when Gir is distracted and I needed to look around. I turned my head and started examining the area. I couldn't really look around much, considering I couldn't move from this spot since Gir had a hold of the leash.

I was suddenly pulled forward. "Come on pig-headed boy! There's no time to be looking at the trees! We is on a quest!" ... But ... but. Ah, whatever. I sighed.

"This is going to be a long day."