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A large crowd of people surrounded the arcade, where an epic show-down between an alien invader and the world's most annoying human was about to take place. They had their drinks in hand, and were holding tubs of popcorn that they had gotten for 'free', courtesy of one insane green dog overloading the popcorn stand. The crowd gathered around Iggins, Zim and Gaz. They were cheering on the weird green kid, and booing Iggins. Iggins stood in front of his arcade game proudly, and Zim stood in front of his arcade game, looking arrogant as ever as they were all cheering for him. Gaz stood at her own arcade game, beside Zim, who was about ready to begin his match against his new foe. She was still trying to gather as much tickets as possible, all while keeping a watchful eye on Zim's match. She couldn't let him fail no matter what. She knows Zim is good with video games, but hopefully he is better than Iggins. She couldn't let Iggins win. A. She HATED him. Even more so than her usual hatred for the human race. B. Zim losing would look bad for her. C. If she had to hear Iggins gloating again, she would strangle him in public. But there was three things she was counting on; Zim's persistence, his angry, destructive nature, and his last minute wits. Or at least she had hoped...
"Zim! Zim! Zim!" The crowd chanted repeatedly.
A certain creepy red headed kid approached the crowd. "Hey everybody! I heard everyone cheering for Zim, and I was hoping he would let me come within 50 feet of him again!" Keef cheerfully told the crowd. "OOOOOOOOOH! There he is! Zim! Hey buddy! It's me! I came to cheer you up!" Keef announced as he spotted the alien he likes to stalk.
Zim slowly turned his head to face the idiotic creep who called his name. "Just when I thought this day couldn't POSSIBLY get any worse!" Zim complained.
"Friend of yours?" Gaz teased him.
"As much as that Iggins beast is your friend!" Zim quickly retorted. Zim was glaring daggers at the overly happy, very creepy boy that approached him.
Keef began to happily skip, a ray of sunshine shone above his head. He skipped over to where Zim was standing, until he spotted Gaz. He stopped abruptly, and the ray of sunshine above his head faded as a dark, menacing cloud has now loomed above him, courtesy of Gaz.
"Zim? Who- who is this? Did you get another friend without me?" Keef innocently asked.
"Yes. She is superior to you in every way possible. Now BEGONE WITH YOU!" Zim screamed.
"Yeah, get lost creep. We're gonna have a competition. I'm gonna wipe the floor with him!" Iggins informed Keef.
"Two new friends? Zim, you forgot to invite me, buddy!" Keef said as he started to grab Zim's boot and cling to it.
"GET OFF ME!" Zim screamed as he tried to remove the scum clinging to his boot.
"Isn't he just the funniest!? Zim! You're always gonna be my best friend! We're gonna be so happy together! 50 feet apart was just too far!" Keef announced to the world.
Some people in the crowd vomited in their mouths as they watched the creepy kid. It made them uncomfortable as they watched the disturbing sight of a stalker at its finest.
"DON'T TOUCH ME!" Zim screamed as he finally managed to pry Keef off of his boot. He grabbed the boy and tossed him in the nearest garbage can. "Keef...If you want to make me happy, you'll stay in there!" Zim shouted. Gaz couldn't help but to laugh.
"OKEY- DOKEY, buddy! Anything for you!" Keef shouted, his arm emerging from the trash can and giving a thumbs up.
"You could have assisted me, you know." Zim complained to Gaz.
"No. That was just too funny." She told him.
Iggins glared at Zim. "Okay! Back to the competition! Rules are simple: three rounds of Super Kicky Fighters 2, whoever gets the most points wins. Hmmm...to kick things up a notch, we should have a little wager..."
"What kind of a wager?" Zim asked, glaring his opponent down.
"Whoever wins gets to take the title of Superior Game Over-Lord of All Time...and loser has to fork over any and all tickets or prizes for eternity..." He said, staring at Gaz's accumulating ticket pile with a smirk. He safely tucked away his own ticket pile in a backpack.
This made Gaz give the moron a death stare. Even though she had won most of those tickets, Zim technically did play her game for a short period of time, which means if Zim would lose, all of her tickets would go to Iggins. Her fury was building now. If looks could kill, Iggins would be dead on the spot.
"DEAL!" Zim quickly shouted without thinking.
"Deal!" Iggins excitedly answered.
Gaz smacked her head. She paused her own game (that's when you know it's bad!), her absolute focus would now be on Zim and his game. She couldn't lose her tickets. She stood closely aside of Zim and watched the alien.
"Oh, and no help from your scary girlfriend! If she touches your game controls you're disqualified!" Iggins added on. He knew Gaz would be a threat, of course.
Gaz glared at the annoying idiot. That was the second time he said the word girlfriend. Her eye began to twitch slightly. She decided to go with it for now, and just focus on helping Zim. Besides, she honestly hated the way Iggins treated Zim, and by saying she would never date Zim would just make matters worse, and give Iggins more of an opportunity to bash him. Not that Zim couldn't handle it. Zim would just destroy him on the spot... Without thinking... In front of EVERYONE.
"This is Zim's match! She shall not touch any game controls, you filthy pile of smelly meat!" Zim screamed defensively. "And what about YOUR girlfriend?!" Zim screamed accusingly, pointing at something sitting aside of Iggins.
"What girlfriend? I don't -" A confused Iggins said as he looked around desperately for an invisible person that Zim was pointing at.
"RIGHT THERE!" Zim screamed furiously and pointed... at a half empty can of soda with a smiley face decal sitting on a small table aside of Iggins.
"That's a can of soda!" Iggins said with much confusion.
"EXACTLY! How pathetic!" Zim shouted.
Gaz couldn't help but to chuckle at Zim's insane insult, as it clearly infuriated Iggins. If there was one thing Zim was good at, it was insulting people without even trying.
"Whoa! That annoying kid is dating a can of soda! The FREAK! Everybody point and laugh at him! HA HA HA!" One man said, pointing at Iggins. The crowd burst into a fit of uncontrollable laughter.
"I am not! Ugh! Whatever!" Iggins yelled. "So?! That goth girl is dating a green weirdo!" He said in a stupid attempt to divert the crowd's attention, which only angered them. One kid took off his shoe and threw it at Iggins head for saying something so stupid. "Oof!" He yelled as a smelly old shoe made contact with his face. Iggins then bowed his head in shame.
"So, are you ready to be annihilated by the AMAZING ZIM, stink beast?!" Zim arrogantly asked his opponent.
"I'm ready to kick your green butt, loser!" Iggins declared.
And with that, they each hit the start button and began their match.
Meanwhile, Dib and Tak were sitting at the kitchen table with bowls of ice cream, while Professor Membrane regaled them with another story about science.
"And that's when the formula, in a horrible turn of events, made his organs implode as a result. Those poor, poor fools..." Membrane said as he finished his story.
"He obviously didn't perform the right calculations..." Tak flatly said.
By now, Dib was anxious. His little sister was all alone with Zim while his Dad keeps talking to them about science.
Tak was frustrated beyond belief. She desperately wanted her revenge on Zim. She remained calm however. She thought Dib's father's stories were entertaining and interesting at the very least.
"Tak, I've noticed you didn't eat your ice cream. It's Count Cocofang! That's Gaz's favorite." Professor Membrane said.
"Oh, um... I do not eat very much dairy." Tak searched to come up with an answer.
"Um, you know, it's okay, Tak. Zim ate that ice cream, and he was fine." Dib emphasized to her, as a way of letting her know that this Earth food was okay to eat.
Trusting Dib, she reluctantly took a spoon of her ice cream and tried it.
"Hmmm...not bad." She said.
"Wonderful!" Membrane said as he ate some of his CocoFang ice cream.
"Um, Dad...can me and Tak go to the amu- I mean, Bloaty's?" Dib asked his father.
"In time, son. I still have PLENTY of stories all about science!" Membrane answered. "So what are your thoughts on artificial beavers?" He asked Dib and Tak.
Dib groaned and slammed his head off of the kitchen table. He didn't want to hear stories about science. At least not while Zim was on the loose at the amusement park. He's probably destroying world as we speak! Dib anxiously thought to himself.
Back at the amusement park/ arcade...
"Round one: FIGHT!" The announcer in the games shouted.
Both Iggins and Zim raced to fight their opponents on their games, quickly racking up points. Iggins glanced over at Zim's game, and his smirk quickly faded when he realized Zim had a few more points than he did. Zim had frightening determination to prove his superiority, while the annoying boy started to grow nervous, seeing that Zim was actually good competition. So, Iggins, well being Iggins, decided now was a good a time as ever to use cheat codes he memorized.
"Ha! Look who's ahead now, loser!" Iggins gloated as he racked up even more points than his opponent.
"Huh?! Impossible!" Zim shouted as he looked over at the Worm's game.
"Oh, it's possible when you're the Superior Gamer!" Iggins bragged.
"Shut your noise tube, you worm!" Zim screamed.
"I'm NEVER shutting up!" Iggins said gleefully, which made the crowd groan in anger and disappointment.
"I'm AMAZING! I am Zim! It's not over yet!"
"Round one over!" Zim's game announced. His shoulders drooped and he looked genuinely surprised. Iggins was already onto the next level, as he accumulated more points than Zim. Gaz smacked her head. She knew Zim needed to focus.
"HA HA! You couldn't even beat the first level! I made it to level two before you did, and I have unlimited lives, new weapons, and I know tons of combo moves! Give it up! You're not gonna last very long!" The annoying kid told Zim.
"You horrible, HORRIBLE MONKEY! I AM ZIM! I DO NOT 'GIVE UP'! NOT EVER!" Zim shouted to the sky.
"Hey! Quit focusing on Pig boy over there and focus on the game." Gaz reminded him.
"Gaz human, I am focused on the game! What do you think I am doing?" Zim shouted.
"Less talking, more winning. You only have three lives." Gaz told him.
"Fear not, Gaz human, for Zim has got this!" He confidently reassured her.
"ONE LIFE LOST! YOU HAVE NO SKILLS!" Zim's game informed him. He just looked surprised.
Gaz just simply growled as the two continued their competition. She knew Iggins was constantly insulting Zim to distract him from his game. And Zim of course, was so caught up with insulting him back, he was falling for it. She then turned her attention to Zim's annoying opponent. She creepily walked over to Iggins, her shadow looming ominously over the disgusting boy.
A dark shadow approached the boy whose eyeballs were bulging out of his sockets, somehow blocking his light.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Iggins screamed, realizing that the horrifying girl quickly made her way over to him and her evil gaze was fixated upon his every movement. She appeared cold and calculating, analyzing the boy's gaming skills.
"You don't belong over here ya know! You could go stand over there! Far away from me! Please?" Iggins screeched.
Gaz simply smirked, which made him nearly pee his pants.
"FIVE WEAPONS LOST! YOU SUCK!" Iggins' game suddenly announced.
"There's no rule saying that I can't stand here and watch you and your game." She told him as she smiled creepily at him.
Iggins simply whimpered. It made him feel uneasy. He knew all too well she was up to something. He felt as if he could puke. His heart was starting to pound, he was sweating, and his hands were shaking. He began to turn into a nervous wreck. He was there to challenge the weird green kid, NOT her. He did not want to invoke her wrath again. He was lucky to have survived the first time.
"100 POINTS LOST! SAD UPPERCUT!" Iggins game told him.
"NO!" Iggins yelped.
"200 POINTS DEDUCTED FOR FALLING ON YOUR BUTT! SISSY!" Iggins game announced as his character fell on his butt during a fight.
"NO! NO! NO! NO! That's not how it was supposed to go!" Iggins cried.
"300 POINTS ELIMINATED!" His game again announced.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO! Wait? How?! What for?!" Iggins questioned his own game.
"FOR BEING A WHINY BABY! BOO HOO!" Iggins game announcer taunted him.
Iggins looked as if he was about to cry.
Gaz smiled as the annoying boy lost a considerable amount of points, putting the score in Zim's favor. She walked back over to check on Zim.
" I see you're finally on level 2." Gaz said to him.
"Huh? Oh yeah. I have accumulated a TON of extra points!" Zim excitedly showed her. He was actually intensely focused on the game.
"Good. You're a few points ahead of Iggins. Keep it that way." She told him.
"Fear not, Gaz human! I shall win this thing!" Zim bragged.
"Just focus. You can brag later. Level 3 is coming up. It's one of the longest levels on this game." Gaz told him.
"What? How long?" Zim asked in surprise.
" I don't know. It depends on how fast you are, how many weapons you can find and how many extra points you can get." Gaz replied.
"Now entering round three!" Zim's game sounded.
"Yes! I shall beat the hideous human within moments!" Zim shouted.
"Now entering round three!" Iggins game also announced.
"HA! In your face, Zim! Final round! Good luck, you only have two lives! You're not gonna make it! This is like the longest level on here! It's even longer than the Japanese version." Iggins bragged.
"SILENCE YOU FOOL! Zim has got this!" The alien shouted.
The crowd cheered as Zim had made it to what would be considered the final round. Even though they were a bunch of disgusting, drooling, stupid humans, they were cheering for him. It made him smile.
Both Zim and Iggins were intensely focused on this level. Gaz had creepily appeared aside of Iggins again, intimidating the boy as he desperately tried to concentrate on his game. He wanted the title of Superior Game Over-Lord of All Time. That and free tickets for eternity. And the satisfaction of beating Zim. Needless to say, Iggins felt like he could puke as he continued his game.
Thirty minutes easily passed by and Zim and Iggins were still on level 3. Iggins looked like a sweaty, nervous wreck, while Zim himself even was starting to feel uncomfortable. Sure, he enjoyed video games, but he never played them for so long. He had no idea how Gaz human could sit or stand for so many hours and do nothing except focus completely on the game. He glanced over at his opponent's score, which was slightly ahead of his own by a few points. He grew determined and angry, until...
"Ouch! Ow! OW!" Zim grumbled under his breath.
"What's wrong?" Gaz asked, coming back over to Zim's side to check on him.
"Shoulders! Cramping!" He loudly yelled.
"HA! Real gamers are used to shoulder cramps, and hand cramps, and arm cramps! And it's probably cause you're so SHORT you can barely reach the control panel!" Iggins snorted and mocked him.
The word 'short' echoed hauntingly in the Invader's head. He was called it his whole life by various other Irkens, but not by a lowly idiot human like Iggins. That really struck a nerve. Just like that his fury reached its peak. His pupils looked like slits, he was clenching his zipper like teeth, and gripping the game controls tightly.
Nobody. Calls. Zim. Short... EVER!
"ZIM IS NOT SHORT! How dare a lowly, pathetic life form call someone elite like myself short?!"
Zim was about to go on a psychotic rampage against this kid, but before he could, the one person even shorter than himself stepped in.
"So? Being short is better than being a stupid, ugly, drooling, moron!" She quickly retorted, a dark magenta aura beginning to crackle and glow around her.
This left Iggins stammering, while the crowd went wild by saying "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!"
Gaz quickly turned her attention to Zim, who was just dumbfounded. Nobody ever defended him for being short in his entire existence. It was unheard of. It was honestly, dare he think... kind of touching? He stared somewhat curiously at the scary girl.
"Zim! Focus! He's just trying to get you to lose. We can destroy him later. After the game." She quietly reminded the alien invader.
He knew he needed to win this game however. Zim tried to just focus on the game. Unfortunately, he felt his shoulders tense up, cramping up even further.
"Ouch!" He grumbled to himself. He was shaking. He was trying to focus on the game, but this was proving distracting. He quickly thought of a possible solution, but it would require Gaz to cooperate with him. That's if she didn't tear his limbs off for even suggesting it. He really wanted to win this thing. Not even just for himself; surprisingly, for the shorter purple haired human girl beside him. He wanted to make her proud too. He hated to ask, but he decided he would try anyways.
"Gaz human! I would not normally ask this of you, but can you..." He couldn't bring himself to ask for her help. Not again.
"What? What do you need?" She grumpily asked him.
"Can you..." Zim's voice was strained.
"Can I what?! Come on! We don't have all day!" She angrily whispered.
"Could you... massage my shoulders? The cramps!" He quietly yelled.
She did not expect him to ask that, of all things. It caught her off guard, making her blush slightly. "NO!" She defensively told him. " Now quit being a whiner and just deal with it."
"But the horrible shoulder cramps!" Zim screamed in agony.
"Pain is just a state of mind. You can overcome it." Gaz coldly told him.
"The PAIN! Distracting me...from... GAME!" Zim complained, his legs were looking a bit shaky.
Gaz once again smacked her head. She realized if she wanted him to win this thing, then that would require Zim to stop being in pain. And that would mean she would have to do the unthinkable...
"UGH! Whatever! " Gaz reluctantly walked behind the Irken, grumbling under her breath, and very hesitantly placed her hands on Zim's shoulders.
Zim jumped and let out a horrified gasp. He thought for a moment she was going to grab a hold of him and send him flying in the air...but she actually started to gently massage his shoulders, to his request. And it actually felt...good? He would have never let a filthy human touch him, but he was desperate. But then again, Gaz wasn't like the rest of her species. She wasn't anything like them.
Gaz couldn't even believe she was massaging his shoulders. She doesn't massage people, she DOOMS them! If only Dib saw her now, he would be screaming. Or drop over from a heart attack. Maybe accuse Zim of hypnotizing her. Or she would end up in a picture in Dib's weirdo paranormal magazine alongside Zim. This was weird. Even for her. But she really wanted him to win this thing. Massaging his shoulders...actually wasn't as bad as she thought. She knew Zim didn't want to come to the amusement park in the first place, but he ended up going just so she could go without Dib. And now he was actually there, it seemed more...fun? Well, with the exception of Iggins being so annoying. She couldn't let Iggins win. No matter what.
Back at the Membrane household...
"And since then, there have been multiple experiments in which they have successfully replaced human blood cells with coffee beans! Ha!" Membrane said as he concluded another story.
"That's really quite interesting..." Tak told him. Mimi appeared by her side again.
By now, Dib was holding on tightly to the table. "Uh, that sure is fascinating, Dad."
He couldn't take it anymore. He was worried for Gaz. He was worried for the world. "Dad, can we-"
He was suddenly interrupted by loud ringing.
"Oh, hold on, son." Membrane said as he answered his phone. "Hello, Membrane speaking. Uh huh, yes, ... Again?! I'LL BE THERE!"
The Professor quickly hung up the phone. "Sorry, to cut this short, son, but one of the scientists imploded his organs again. I'm heading down to the lab. It was nice to meet you, Tak. Oh, and you two can go to Bloaty's pizza now."
Before he ran out the door he patted Dib on the head and whispered something to him..."Son, I think she's a keeper! She knows all about science!"
Dib felt slightly mortified at what his father suggested to him. He had a shocked look on his face as his father ran out the door.
The very thought of him and Tak in a relationship...was just odd.
"Dib! Now's our chance!" She said as she grabbed the boy's arm, and started to lead him to the garage. Mimi ran in a blur alongside of them.
As the two entered the garage, Dib removed the tarp that he used to hide the ship. As he climbed inside, he was about to sit in the pilot's seat.
"I don't think so." Tak said as she grabbed his arm to stop him from taking the seat. "I get to drive." She ordered.
"Oh...okay." Dib said.
"Nothing personal. It's just that it was my ship before, so I know all about the controls, the secret weapons and other programs." She told him as she sat down.
"He's probably already destroyed most of the world by now! We have to hurry!" Dib yelled in a panic.
Tak hit a button on the ship, causing it to be cloaked. It was completely invisible. She swiftly piloted her ship into the sky.
"I'll get you, Zim! I won't let you get away with whatever big, evil idea you're planning!" Dib shouted.
"Good. Now let us put an end to 'Invader' Zim once and for all!" She angrily yelled, her ship darting across the sky.
And with that said, they were on their way to get Zim.
Meanwhile...
The alien's shoulders became less tense, and his pain dwindled down so he could actually focus on the rest of competition. He was at the last challenge of level 3, and he and Iggins were nearly tied.
"Almost there! Must... use ...more ...KICKS!" Zim grunted. He was quickly gaining some more points.
"I'm so close to winning this thing my eyes could pop from my skull! Ha Ha!" Iggins said gleefully.
"We wouldn't be so lucky." Gaz bitterly remarked as she tended to the Irken's shoulder blades.
"Just one more portal! One more!" Zim shouted as he kicked away his opponents on screen. "There!" Zim accurately guided his character over the pit of chaos and misery, leading to the portal which would complete the level.
Both Zim's kicky fighter and Iggins kicky fighter jumped through said portal at roughly the same time.
Their audience gasped, Gaz opened her eyes...everyone was surprised as they looked at the two scores...
that the weird green kid had actually WON! By only five kicky points.
The crowd began to cheer louder than ever before, which only served to inflate Zim's ego even further as he smiled as big as he could. He was happy. So happy, that without thinking, wrapped an arm around Gaz, to her surprise, and he started waving to the crowd. Gaz didn't shove him away. Or hit him. It seemed like he was proud, and wanted her to feel proud with him. He wasn't one to share the spotlight with anyone. She let a small smile form on her face as her green friend embraced her.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! How did that even happen!? Not possible! He must have cheated! I want a rematch!" Iggins screeched as smoke steamed from his brain overloading.
"IN YOUR FACE, YOU PATHETIC, SODA CAN LOVING, EYEBALL BULGING, REVOLTING WORM! ZIM HAS WON!" Zim screamed in the whimpering boy's face as he snatched away his backpack full of tickets. "And you shall now call me...Superior Game Over-Lord of All Time! Kneel before Zim!" Zim announced dramatically.
Iggins cringed at those words.
"Go on! Do it!" Zim commanded.
"NO WAY!" Iggins cried.
Gaz glared an evil death stare at her foolish enemy.
"DO. IT!" Zim grunted while laser emerged from his Pak, aiming straight toward the boy. At this point nobody seemed to notice or care.
Iggins reluctantly got on his knees before the weird green kid.
"FINE! Zim is my Superior Game Over- Lord of All Time! There! ARE YOU HAPPY?! ARE YOU TWO FINALLY HAPPY?!" A crazed Iggins shouted at the top of his lungs.
"HMMMMM." Zim said casually. He looked at Gaz who just shook her head. He turned his back and started to walk away from the sad, sniveling mess.
"NOPE!" He turned back around and sprinted, stuffing the boy in the nearest trash can and kicking it across the room. "NOW I'M HAPPY!" Zim loudly announced after getting revenge on his enemy.
Both Zim and Gaz heard Keef's creepy laughter coming from the trash can where he tossed Iggins...who was now sharing it with Keef.
"Oh YAY! Zim is finally happy! You made him sooooooo happy! And now I'm happy! Hey! We can go to the circus! I love the circus! Do you want to be my friend?" Keef giggled as he scared a defeated Iggins, who was stuffed in the trash can and struggled to escape.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! GET IT AWAY FROM MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! AND STOP TOUCHING MY HEAD!" Iggins screamed in pure horror.
"We can be bestest friends forever and ever and ever! We can be trash can buddies!" Keef's creepy voice happily echoed.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! THIS IS THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE!" Iggins let out a scream similar to what could be heard on a deranged horror movie.
"Hey, I know what could cheer you up! A hug!" Keef cheerfully said to the boy.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! MUST ESCAPE! HEEEEELP!" Iggins screamed.
"MWAHAHAHAHAHA!" Zim let out a wicked laugh, enjoying throwing Gaz's worst nightmare, Iggins, to his own worst nightmare -Keef. It doesn't get much scarier than that.
"I hope ya like nightmare world!" Gaz yelled to Iggins as he desperately tried to escape from Keef, who was now clinging to him.
"MAKE IT STOP! THIS IS TORTURE!" Iggins screamed as Zim kicked the trash can even further away.
People in the crowd clapped and cheered wildly for them as Iggins remained trapped in the trash can. Satisfied, the crowd eventually began to depart as Iggins received the fate they were all hoping for.
Zim couldn't help but burst into a fit of laughter, having thoroughly enjoyed dooming the two idiots. This even made Gaz laugh along with him. Zim was laughing so hard he held onto Gaz's arm for support. Gaz continued to laugh as well. She felt strange again, as she realized she had never laughed so much in her life. It was scary.
"Did you- Did you see the look on that worm's face! The trash can! Keef! HA HA!" Zim struggled to say in between laughter. This was the most fun he's had in a while.
"Well, we did promise him a nightmare world from which there is no waking..." Gaz said.
"Yeah! KEEF! This was priceless! Whoo! And then we got his tickets as well!" Zim said with an evil laugh as he held up Iggins' backpack full of tickets.
Gaz smiled at the green boy. "I have to admit...that was actually a good idea. Tossing Iggins in with that other creep. I was going to destroy him immediately, but your idea is more... torturous. " She told him.
Zim's laughter died down, and he found himself smiling at her. She had paid him a genuine compliment. Yeah, he's amazing, but Gaz never compliments anyone.
"Yeah. I thought of it last minute. I love dooming pathetic humans!" He proudly told her.
"So do I... Huh... I guess we have something in common." She told him, trying to hide a smile.
"Well, there's that and video games..." Zim added on.
She opened her eyes to stare at him. "Yeah..." She realized he was right. Then another thought hit her. He...actually wasn't bad to look at. He was...not- hideous.
"Oh, and pizza! I have grown despicably fond of that Bloaty pizza myself..." Zim admitted.
"Yeah. I told you that pizza's the best..." She realized that by now she was smiling at him. And he was actually smiling back. Not in a spiteful or miserable way, but an actual, genuine smile.
Both accidentally made eye contact with each other. They were just a few inches away from each other.
They soon found themselves just staring at each other. Even admiring each other. Both felt strange. This feeling felt rather foreign to them...they caught themselves... not-hating the other. They felt...strangely happy?
Zim broke the silence. "Um...soooo...did you want to play some more video games?" He asked her. He felt slightly...nervous.
"Actually, I kinda want to go on some of the rides and get some more food. You don't have to come with if you don't want to..." She told him.
"I'll go!" Zim quickly told her.
"Since when do you care about going on rides and stuff?" She asked him.
"Since I care- " Zim stopped himself from finishing that sentence. "Well, I'm already here, aren't I? Besides, I do not mind your company. And I guess I should find Skoodge and Gir sooner or later."
"Okay, well, I was gonna go on that roller coaster over there first." She said as she pointed to a deranged looking roller coaster ride. " I heard it's pretty fast..."
"Hmmm...I doubt it's that fast...only one way to find out." Zim said to her. "Zim shall come with you!" He said as he gave her a big smile.
Gaz smiled at him.
The two of them walked side by side as they headed toward the nightmarish-looking roller coaster...
I wanted this chapter to mainly focus on Zim and Gaz and some ZAGR moments! They did make a lot of progress in this chapter, like learning to work together and having some fun. And making other people suffer. I thought it would be cool for Zim to use Keef as the ultimate punishment against Iggins! Keef naturally creeps people out without even trying! I wanted to give Zim the opportunity to use his worst nightmare (Keef) against Gaz's worst nightmare (Iggins). I got inspiration from Nubs of Doom for Zim to use the soda can insult! And don't worry. Dib and Tak will be arriving soon enough, so things will pick up. Also there could be some DATR moments...sorry DATR haters.