Chapter 2: The Swirly
Dib looked at his iphone again in joyful disbelief. There was nothing wrong with the picture. It was perfect. It looked up at Zim showing his wig halfway off his head from jumping off the seat with his right eye white with steel blue irises while his other eye was a whole ruby-sapphire complete with facets like that of a fly. This was proof. Undeniable proof! Dib grabbed the small latch and flipped it. He flung open the dirty door and found himself looking dead center into the eyes of the alien menace. Dib gave a small gasp jumping back.
"Oh hey...Zim." Dib said an awkward grin painting his face. It was only until he saw the irkens heterochromatic iridium eyes glance at his right hand, still holding the phone that he realized how bad the situation was going to get. Dib hurriedly hid it behind his back. Tucking it into the pocket of his black overcoat. "Uhh...sooo how ya' been..buddy."
Ugh he had to force out that last part. Zim was intriguing-which was a word that actually had two definitions. The first definition showed him from a naive point of view. Zim was intriguing; Zim was fascinating. Dib had always believed in the paranormal. And here was an alien that landed right in his own town! People like him would kill for a chance to even catch a glimpse of an alien footprint-well no wait. Someone already had but the swollen eyeball never talked about that much. He got to observe him everyday!
The second meaning showed his more diabolical side. Zim was always intriguing; making secret plans to do something detrimental. Coming up with evil plans to rule the earth just to give it over to his leaders all gift-wrapped in a shiny bow. He had promised the Moon to his robot! He was constantly trying to destroy the human race-MY RACE! But no one would believe him not without proof. But they'd see. THEY'D ALL-
"HELLOO?! IRK TO DIB PIG." Zim interrupted his flow of thought. Zim still stood in the middle of the doorway. Glaring at him, his expression unchanging. How long had he been standing here? Apparently long enough to forget why he was here in the first place.
"Uhh I don't uhh." awk-ward.
"I asked you a question", Zim stated his flat almost emotionless quiet voice, "What are you holding behind your back in your filthy, little, piggy, thieving human hands?" Dib felt himself swallow involuntarily. When Zim was angry he never went quiet. He was never went quiet...ever. Come to think of it this was the only time he could remember Zim ever talking to him like this.
"Nothing."
"You lie?"
"I lie?"
"You admitted it-YOU LIE!" Zim screeched pointing a pointy finger at Dib then launched himself at Dib. Okay this is expected. Dib quickly sidestepped and Zim ended up face first in the toilet. He knew there was only one thing to do. Zim pulled his head out of the toilet bowl about to take a breath to scream in agony only to find himself drowning again. Dib had done what every single bully had done to him for 6 years since Kindergarten. He had grabbed a hold of Zim's head, pushed it into the filthy toilet bowl and then flushed the toilet. Dib Membrane, for the first time in his life, was giving a swirly to someone else. And better yet to an alien! This. Day. Is. AWESOME! He could feel Zim thrash around wildly like a greased chicken foot (don't ask how he knew). Dib let Zim up for a brief moment to give false hope then suddenly pushed his head harder down into the toilet continuing to flush. Wow, no wonder other people do this to me, Dib thought, this is great!
Suddenly Dib heard the loudspeaker echo through the Skool. The Principal's spooky batmanish voice echoed throughout the Skool. "If Dib Membrane and Zim no-last-name are still inside the building, please head to Miss. Bitters classroom immediately. Oh and if anyone sees a large glowing radioactive slug please use a stick and poke it back to the cafeteria."
The classroom? Oh no.
"My proof!"Dib suddenly released Zim's head ignoring the irken twitching and screaming spasmodically on the grey floor. There was no time to gloat. Dib raised his head and eyes to the sky," THERE'S ONLY TIME TO SHOW THE WORLD THAT I'M NOT INSANE! AND I'M TALKING OUT LOUD AGAIN!"
Dib quickly lowered his arms and raced out of the bathroom down the hall. First getting to hit Zim in the face with a soccer ball at recess, then getting his contacts, THEN getting to give Zim a swirly AND PROOF THAT HE WAS AN ALIEN?! THANK YOU UNIVERSE! This is the best day of my life!