Halloween night, 11:30 to be precise...

Dib ran as fast as his legs could muster. He panted and heaved but kept going. His sister had left, without telling him, to a halloween party that Zim was hosting at his base. If he did anything to Gaz, there will surely be hell, Dib could promise that. He looked at his watch, trying to tap into Gaz's watch, but then he realized that his watch wasn't there. Stupid Zim and his electricity attack at the beginning of the year! Faster and faster he ran, his legs begging to stop but his brain and heart pushing them to keep going. He just hoped he wasn't too late.

Halloween night, 11:45 to be precise...

"Do you honestly believe that you can force that beer of yours down my throat?" Gaz asked menacingly. It was past curfew, which means that Dib might just notice. Might. Zim only smirked and replied,

"No, the beer is only for those stupid enough to actually want to drink it. Because you're smarter I've decided to try a more...traditional approach." This got Gaz worried a little bit, but she didn't show it. She only struggled for a little bit until a small, silver thing jumped onto her lap. Gaz saw that it was none other than GIR, Zim's little robot minion.

"HHHHHHIIIIIIII PRETTY LADY!" shouted GIR as he took out a sombrero and put it on Gaz's head. Then, he started shaking his butt in her face. "Why you little..." Gaz started when Zim pulled GIR (and the sombrero) away and said, "GIR! Remember what I told you? Never play with the captives!" GIR only took the sombrero and ate it.

11:50...

Dib kept running, faster and faster, until he realized that he had no idea where Zim's new base was. So he ran back. And then he ran in the other direction. And back. And forth. And back. And forth. Just when he couldn't take it any longer and had to stop, he saw Zim's base. It was right across the street from his house.

"How did I miss that?" Dib asked himself. Dismissing his confusion, Dib ran to Zim's base.

11:55...

Zim kept pacing. And pacing. But not talking. This made Gaz restless. What was he waiting for? What was he up to? She could try to find out what he's planning, but she'd sound too much like Dib. So, she decided to threaten him. "Zim, if you don't let me go, I'll..."

"Oh shut up Gaz! I'm way too smart for your threats!" Zim interrupted, waving his three-fingered hand in her direction impatiently. This surprised Gaz into silence. Usually her threats always made someone do what she wants. Suddenly, the base's alarm went off, signalling that someone has arrived. After checking the monitors, Zim smiled evilly and said to himself, "Ah, yes. Perfect timing." Zim's base's computer asked Zim,

"Should I put up the necessary defenses?" But Zim shook his head and said, "Nah. Let him come in."

11:57...

Dib burst through the door to Zim's base dramatically. What he saw there almost shocked him to death. Bodies of fellow students were all over the floor. Gaz was across the room, tied up in a chair, but thank god she was breathing and alive. Unfortunately, as soon as he got inside the base, the computer of Zim's base tied him up and hung him from the ceiling. Zim laughed evilly while Dib struggled with the binds for a while. Finally Dib just gave up and said,

"Zim! I swear...once I get out of this..." Zim only laughed again and answered, "But you won't, Dib-stink!" He finally caught a breath from laughing and ordered, "Computer! Bring out the clock!" The computer of Zim's base responded by pulling out a large screen from a nearby wall. The screen flickered into life, and showed the time: 11:58:25. "Perfect timing," said Zim as he went over to the screen and pulled out little chips. These he connected onto the heads of every body there was in his base, save for Dib and Gaz.

11:59:00

"What are you planning now, Zim?" Dib asked. "You better tell me, or I'll..." Zim only waved his hand impatiently and replied, "Your threats bore me, Dib. But, since you'll be my first victim, I'll let you see what happens...in one minute!" Gaz looked over at the bodies that now have chips on them and asked,

"Not that I care, but are they dead?" Zim looked over at the students and said, "No, they're not dead. But they will be in a...hm, how shall I put this...state that's pretty destructive, if not almost apocalyptic." Dib gasped and cried, "I knew it! Ever since you came back, I just knew! You're trying to take over the Earth!" At this both Gaz and Zim looked over at Dib, their looks screaming, You just realized, Sherlock?

Zim looked over at the clock. 11:59:50. "Yes," Zim said, "The time is near. Soon, my invasion will begin..." Zim watched the clock anxiously. Dib and Gaz did as well, but only in anticipation of what will happen. Finally, the clock struck midnight.