I, Elana Vital, do not own Invader Zim.
It was very strange to be alone in the house so long. It had been about eleven months since Bobby had left Sally Bledsoe at the sustinance farm. It didn't really sink in that he was truly gone until after the first week had passed.
The morning after he left to find his fortune on Irk, Sally even went out to the lab and made a can of mustard gas for his breakfast before she realized that he wasn't upstairs playing video games in his bedroom.
Many lonely months had passed. Every few weeks or so, her shining moments were when she'd receive a brief transmission from her son telling her about his adventures in the great beyond. He'd even sent her pictures of the strange, colorful terrains from foreign planets he'd visited, many of which looked like water-color paintings of an Earthen desert. As far as she knew, he hadn't come in contact with any other alien life form, but Sally knew her son well. If there were any dangerous creatures out there, she knew he wouldn't tell her about it. He'd always try to stop her from worrying about him. It never worked.
Sally had done things to keep her mind off the distance between her and her boy. With the money she saved from Bobby's nuclear powered generator, Sally was able to afford classes taking Pheonix University's online psychology course. Learning about the psychology of the mind gave her incentive to reflect her own situation.
She was very lonely. And she was very depressed.
She knew she was suffering from an advanced form of empty-nest-syndrome. It happened to all mothers, but her case was much worse. Most mothers get more time with their children and she'd only had him for two years. Most mothers get occasional visits from their grown children; maybe around a Thanksgiving dinner. Sally would most likely never get to see him again.
She tried hard not to feel sorry for herself. She was still young; her life wasn't over. She was only thirty-four years old. Maybe there was still time to build a family. Another family. An Earthling family.
Maybe she should move back to the City, perhaps she could get her job back at Convast. Maybe she could even start dating again.
But everything stopped when she received a holographic transmission from Bobby in the barn.
"Mom! It's me, Bobby! You have to listen to me, we're in a lot of trouble!…"
That was her worst nightmare. Bobby, far away and in danger, and here she was stuck on Earth, unable to do a blessed thing about it.
"… You have find Agent Mothman so he can help us stop this. I've never met him in person, but I know he can do something. The Tallests are going to get more then they bargained for if we can team up against them. Be safe, Mom. Please. I love you, and I'll see you soon… End transmission."
Sally sprinted from the barn and into the house and sat herself down on Bobby's computer. Frantically, she searched for someone on his friends lists called Agent Mothman…
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