Now the last chapter of this story.
Epilogue
Zim
Lea pushed me out of the chair I was tied up in. "Ow..." I muttered, Tak following after. I sat up,
and was pushed AGAIN to the ground by Lon who was hugging me. "Okay! I get it!" I said trying to
pry her off. Suddenly our attention turned to Tisvana. "Is she dead?" Lon asked. "No." Lea answered.
I stood up, STILL trying to pry the smeet that was hanging on to me for dear life. Yet for the first time
I noticed how tall she was, she had to bend down to hug me around the waist (And then go limp to
hang there.) Lea snapped in front of Tisvana's eyes. "Hi." She said casually sitting up. "Hey!" I said
backing off in case my niece decided she'd attack me as well. "So..." Tisvana asked looking at Lea.
They did some sort of hand punch. " Where'd you learn to act so good?" Lea asked. "5 months on
Irk." Tisvana stated. Lea leaned on the control panel casually. "So...You guys want to go back to..."
Lea asked. "Wait Teresa!" Lon blurted. "She's at home safe." Tisvana said. Rolling my eyes I walked
to Tak. "Hey Tak?" I asked shaking her. She opened her eyes and dived at Lon. "Ack!" Lon screamed,
causing me to laugh. "Hey Tisvana I think Tak's having a mental breakdown..." Lea laughed. Tisvana
chuckled a little. "Get off me! Don't! Stop touching Lon!" Lon shouted trying to pry Tak off her
(In a stunningly similar way as I did to her) "That's Zim's kid." Tisvana said. Glaring I walked up.
"Why do you all say that?!" I asked. They shook their heads and Lea entered in codes.
Helena (On Earth)
"Dib? Why aren't they back yet?" I panicked. Dib was casually sitting by Tak's ship drinking
soda. I turned around. "Hey! If they're dead I'm blaming you!" I barked. Dib stood up. "Helena...."
He begged. "Maybe I should go there! I can shoot more guards!" I muttered. "Helena..." Dib said.
"Or maybe..." "HELENA..." Dib asked. "WHAT?!" I yelled at him. Suddenly I was tackled down, by
two people...A robot and a little Irken. "Hi Helena!" They said at the same time. I turned around.
Zim, Tak, Kiatu, and Lon were back. "Lea's here too!" Lon said reading my thoughts. "Oh..." I
said quieter. "Hey Zim! Guess What!?" I ordered. He backed away holding the sanctuary sign.
"No! I've been tackled enough!" He hissed. "What?" I asked. "What?" He asked confused.
I clapped and brought out a present with a bow. "I did some research while you were away and..."
I dragged off. Zim stared blankly at me. "Today you are...161 today!" I said pushing the present at
him. "Happy birthday Dad!" Lon said tackling him to the ground. "OKAY. I get it!" Zim hissed prying
Lon off him (Who was giggling and laughing like she was high.) He blinked. "Birth-day?" He asked.
I blinked. "Irkens don't celebrate birthdays?" I asked confused. Lea stretched. "I do!" She said
trying to grab the present. "It's celebrating your day of birth!" I said like it was obvious. He nodded
slowly getting the drift. "Yes! You should all honor my day of...birth!"He said slowly confused.
"You don't know what birth means do you?" I stated. He shook his head. Lon hissed at him in response
and playfully went off to playfully sulk. "How can you have a kid and not know..." I paused. D'oh!
Lea came to get him during Skool and Lon was...1 hour old so...He completely missed that.
"Well open your present anyway!" I said pushing it into his face. He ,confused, pulled the ribbon
and opened the box. Lon looked in over his shoulder. "Ooh! What is it!" She asked. Zim turned to
glare at her and she shrunk back behind his shoulder. "Look behind you..." He read (I learned a little
of Irken from stalking him) He turned around to get a Mini M in his face. "Mew!" Mini M said
licking him playfully. Tak started to laugh at him. Mimi walked up and sat down. "Here's your gift."
Mimi said and put down a shirt with the Irken symbol on it (Which most people wouldn't notice)
In front of a Purple background. He stared. "It's Earth clothing." He stated. I smiled. "Cool!" Lon
said fascinated with the Irken symbol. "Yeah....but it's Purple!" I said quickly. Tak smiled. Leaning
down and picking up Mini M off poor Zim, she smiled. "Maybe this can help you get along on Earth"
She said smiling at me. Lon stared desperate. "Oh...So I guess it's back to the lab..." She sadly said.
Zim and Tak's expression softened. "Well....."They said staring. "Only for one more year. And it's
June" I intervened. Lon perked up. "June? You guys don't have Skool?" She asked hopeful.
"Eh...Yeah!" They said trying to catch my drift. "Maybe you guys can spend time together." I led.
They seemed to smile at each other. "And we can go to the mall! And Movies! And...Eh..." I paused
thinking of other things. "The beach?" I asked. Zim moved uncomfortably away from me. Tak
blinked. "Sure. And if you could help us watch the base every once and a while..." Tak said leading
off. "No!" Zim and Dib yelled at the same time. "That means baby-sitting him!" They yelled pointing
at each other. "Well it didn't seem to bother you that much 3 years ago." I said. Zim and Dib glared
at each other, sparks seeming to fly out of their glares. "Is this what it's like at Skool?" Lon asked.
Tak and I glanced at each other. "And at the movies, and at the Mall." Tak said. "But you have
to admit it's because they're jealous." I said. "I don't know why, I'd never sink as low to a Human!"
Tak laughed. I glared. "I'd never sink as low to an Irken!" I argued. "You look funny!" Lea yelled
randomly to Lon. We all paused and stared. "What?" Lea asked. I stopped and turned to them
"So are you guys happy here? Because while I was thinking you guys were dead I realized..." I
dragged off. "You never seemed to be happy." I said quietly. Tak stared. "And on that note something
I've been stalling for years." Tak said out of the blue. "Lon don't look." She said, and tackled Zim
to the ground, this time he didn't really object. (Except for the spark of the moment surprise) I
smiled.
The Pursuit for Happiness was over.
Narrator (And Sneak Peak)
So one could say they were happy at last. Not one could object to that, Tak had finally snapped
into loosening up (And into getting some Bi-Polar and ADHD medicine from that snap) Zim could
finally act happy, and Lon finally had the Freedom she dreamed of. So all's perfect right? Wrong.
One main obstacle was slowly growing on Tak that would ruin everything they had fought for. It
wasn't alive, yet. It wouldn't be for 7 years, but in the End...
The Pursuit of Happiness is over
but the Battle isn't even half way finished.
Because the Earth was about to get a wake-up call.
Into the Nightmare it will become.