Tada! Chapter 13!

The unlucky number. Too bad for Zim, Dizzy and Dib!

Alright, I won't give out any spoiles for this chapter, you'll just have to read it on your own!

Let's pray that Zim, Dib, Dizzy and Gir can make it out of this. Alive.

I don't own Invader Zim... Wait... No.

I Do own Dizzy. mmmK?

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Dib glanced to the ship's stern. Most of it was underwater.

"Zim... We don't have time for this! I can understand why you could be scared, and I am too! But jumping off may be the only way to save our lives."

"No!" Zim exclaimed. "I won't do it!"

"Stop it, Zim! You may not believe we can survive, but I do." Dib said, though he didn't completely believe it himself. "You can't give up so easily."

"Shut up, Dib human!"

"No, you shut up!" He yelled. "You're an idiot! Staying here insetad of saving your own life. You're pathetic." At that moment, Dib felt like he was Zim, yelling at Dib.

"Do not call me pathetic you stupid human!"

"That's enough!"

Dib and Zim froze. They looked to the person who had shouted back at them - Dizzy.

"I...I can't take the fighting anymore." She said. Her tears were dry. "We are w-wasting our time. We need...we need to get off the sh-ship..."

"You go!" Zim exclaimed, taking a step back. "I will not go!''

"Fine." Dizzy stated.

"What?!" Said Dib in shock. Was she giving up as well?

"Zim, staying on the ship is your choice-" Before Dizzy could finish, the three had noticed the ground was slowly titlting. They quickly held on to the nearby bench they were sitting on before.

"Dizzy, we need to get out of here! The boat is going under!" Dib shouted in a slightly paniced voice.

"Wait." She said. "Zim, staying on the ship is your choice. But you need to know something. If you choose to stay on this ship and die, then I'll have no choice but to stay on this ship with you."

There was a moment of silence. Of course, the people didn't stop screaming for their dear lives, but it seemed like the world had just stopped spinning for a few moments. Finally, someone broke the silence.

"...What?" Dib asked, in extreme confusion. "Dizzy, you can't..."

"I can't leave Zim. I just can't. Zim, you may think of me now as an annoying, pathetic, loudmouthed irken, and frankly, I'm okay with that. But no matter what you say, you will never get me to jump off this ship without you."

That's disgusting, Zim thought. Though he didn't say it aloud. He was shocked to know that someone would actually die to be with him. He never thought anyone would do anything like that at all for anyone... Well, maybe a human, but not an irken. Why did Dizzy believe there was a way to survive, anyway? There was no possible way... Was there?

"D-Dizzy... You can't stay..." Dib said quietly, in a weak voice. Dib was now torn between jumping off the ship to save his life, and staying on the ship, so he may possibly be sucked into the atlantic, just so he could be with his friends.

Ick... Did he just say 'friends?' ...Ok, maybe they were his friends... In an enemy sort of way.

"I... I am going to stay with Zim." She said. By the sound of her voice, Dib knew she was not going to change her mind.

"Alright." He agreed. Dib gulped. "Then I can't leave."

Now, Zim was confused. Why was the Dib worm staying. "Why?"

"I can't leave Dizzy." Dib almost blushed for even thinking of saying such a thing.

There was another dead silence. Zim felt very small. A feeling he had never had before. He would never say this, but two people he had slowly built bonds with were about to die because they couldn't live with themselves if he died. Well, except Dib, who is just staying for Dizzy. But still, they would stay. Could he... Could he be able to take that?

Suddenly, Zim grabbed Gir and motioned him to hang on to his back. He then grabbed Dizzy and Dib by their arms and began to make his way toward the bow of the boat.

"Zim, what are you doing?" Dizzy asked. Zim looked toward her.

"Heh! You don't think the almighty Zim was going to give up so easily, did you? Of course not!"

Finally, Dizzy was able to crack a smile. Even Dib wore a small grin. He should have known Zim's 'almighty' ego was bigger than his fear.

The began making their way to the bow. This wasn't over yet. There was still much to come.

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Let's sail away my darling

Let's sail across the stars

I'll hold you close

my darling

your dreams,

they are not far.

Take hold of my hand,

my darling

Create a world of bliss

touch the skies and

feel the stars,

a world you can not miss.

Close your eyes,

my darling,

feel the world around you,

feel it slowly vanish,

and all of your dreams come true.

The ship was slowly tilting. A huge crowd of people made their way to the bow of the ship, the side that was almost completely lifted from the water. The smiles on Zim, Dizzy and Dib's faces vanished, when they finally saw the expressions of horror on the people's faces. Babies were screaming, as were the mothers who didn't make it to a lifeboat. Screams could be heard below, where some people never made it out of their rooms. Children were crying because they could not find their parents. To Zim, this horror was more devastating than any blown up planet.

Probably because he was the one blowing them up. But still..

The four managed to squeeze through the crowd. Someone tried to kick Zim backward, nearly knocking Gir off his back. But they were able to hold on. Zim still clenched on to Dizzy and Dib's arms, being careful not to let go.

Zim had a new mission. This was no mission given to him by the Almighty Tallest, but a mission he gave to himself. His knew mission, was to make sure Dizzy and even the Dib human made it out of this alive. No matter what.

They finally made it to the tip of the bow. The bow was extremely high up, and the sight of the great fall almost made Zim fall backwards. His Irken organs pumped, like a heart beating fast with fear. There was no hiding the obvious fear from Dizzy and Dib. The fear stood out in everyone.

Zim stepped back. "I can't do it." He said. He shook his head. "No way." Zim released Dib and Dizzy's arms and held on to the railing. Dizzy stepped toward him and held his hand.

"Do not be afraid Zim." She said, giving him a fake smile. She was scared to death herself. "We will jump together."

"Dizzy," Zim said, "You are bleeding badly. And your skin is peeling off."
"Exactly." She said. "There is nothing else it can do to us. If we may die right now, I want to thank you, for putting up with me all this time."

I think I am going to puke, Dib thought. But he must admit, it was rather sweet... In a sick alien way.

Dizzy began to cry again. Yet she still cracked a smile. She turned to Dib. "This may be it." She said quietly. Dib could barely hear her over the screams. Without thinking, Dib stepped forward, being careful not to slip, and hugged Dizzy warmly. Zim felt a tad bit of jelousy. Then, Dizzy turned to Zim and hugged him.

They agreed to hold hands and jump, in case of getting lost. Zim was not comfortable with holding the Dib worm's hand, so they stood side by side next to Dizzy. Carefully, they climbed onto the Ship's railing.

All of them took a deep breath.

And jumped.

The water was terribly cold. It was worse than before, back at the staircase. It was even worse with hundreds of people splashing and screaming in the water. It seemed like forever as they struggled to make it above the surface. They're entire bodies were numbed. Once they were above water, they were surrounded by screaming, petrified people. But none of them did they reconize.

Then Dib remembered. He accidentally let go of Dizzy's hand while they fell. He then knew they were seperated. Dib looked to the hundreds of people in the water. Finding two small people was going to be difficult-

Just then, Dib heard someone shout his name. It was faint, but he still heard it. He shouted back to it; "Dizzy?! Zim!! Where are you!" Then, he saw them. Cleverly, Zim placed Dizzy on his shoulders, allowing her to wave her weak, shaking arms in the air.

Gir was not moving at all.

Then, he saw something else. A large man swam over to Dizzy and Zim and attempted to cling to their tower of two. Zim splashed and gagged on the water as the man dunked Zim's body under the water. Dizzy had fallen from his shoulders.

Dib gathered the last of his strength and began swimming toward the desperate man. "Hey, get off of him!" Dib exclaimed. He finally made it to the man. Dib grabbed the man's shoulders and shoved him away from Zim. Zim desperately swam to the surface and caught his breath.

"Zim! Are you alright?" Dib asked. Wait, did he just ask that?

"Where is Dizzy?" Zim asked, ignoring Dib's question.

"I-I-I'm here.." Dizzy replied, slowly swimming closer to the three. Her entire body was numb. She could barely breath. Her skin burned in the water, as did Zim's.

Dizzy leaned on Zim's body. Zim made no effort to push her away. She was shaking terribly.

"Zim," Said Dib, knowing it was his turn to give directions. "We need to get away from the boat, now. If we don't, the boat will suck us down with it."

"Agreed, Dib worm." Zim said, holding on to Dizzy's body. He shook her. "Dizzy, wake up. We need to get out of here, we need to find... Dizzy?" Dizzy had passed out. Suddenly, Zim and Dib heard a very loud cracking noise. The water shook violently.

"Dib human, what is going on?!" Zim demanded, still holding on to Dizzy and Gir's bodies. Dib stared in horror as the ship's bow slowly plumited toward them.

"The boat is breaking in half..."

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End of chapter 13

Sorry it is taking so long for the boat to sink, but I do love a detailed story. And I hope you do, too!

This chapter in a nutshell: Dizzy tells Zim that she could never jump the Titanic without him, so she choses to stay. Then, Dib tells Dizzy that he could never leave her, so he stays. Zim is uncomfortable with this, so the takes the two by their arms and leads them to the bow, which is now almost straight up into the air. The three finally get themselves to jump the Titanic, and nearly get seperated after hitting the water. Now, to their horror, the Titanic is now splitting in half, causing the bow to plumit toward them.

Tune in for chapter 14!