A Place to Call Home
Story By: inuyashacat13
Summary: After failing for years, The Tallest finally get bored of Zim's meek attempts and decide to take over the Earth for themselves, just for the entertainment. Zim, devastated, begins to question if he ever had a purpose. As for Dib, he's just trying to convince poor Zim, who's has been his longtime friend AND rival, that there's still a purpose for him out there. Like, oh I don't know, saving the world? ZADR. May become Mpreg (but I might just be messing with you xD)
Warning: Contains M/M, some angst, slight romance, drama, some bad words, some suggestive themes, etc.
Disclaimer: I don't own Invader Zim, if I did, I'd shove it down nickelodeon's throats until they finally decided to continue it :3
Chapter Fourteen: Mistake
A/N: Hey everyone :D last chapter I want to say the loss of someone can sometimes serve as a type of aphrodisiac, which explains why…sex xD but I forgot…so I said it now x3 ok, that's all I have to say for now XD
To VampiressKatasandra: ooohhh, didja have fun? :D haha, I loveded him tooo…but, yeahh… and you'll just have to wait and find out what happened to the rest of the people in the world ;) xD
To Mio-Chan's Return: Of COURSE no cats died D: I love em' more then most people xD(they're my favorite animal and I have three of them) Because of…STUFF…I actually knew he was going to die, but I still made myself sad D: cause I still love him x3 and yes, I DO love you and your slightly insaneness 8D
To UberSasukeFan: lol, and then Zim would join him :3 xD
To Danny Anime Girl: Bwahaha, it's all a part of my EVIL PLAN…not really haha, good predications x3 and I love/hate you too 8) lol, thanks xD
To Invader Ang: DO IT 8D xD it'd be fun, and YES! I will…maybe :3 x3
To Ebony3111: I'll cry with you! And, ya never know ;3
To MoonToy: thanks sooo much :D and I'm sure yours are good tooo! No, no I don't, jk xD thanks again x3
To genderless-but strait: thank you :D and I'd love even stick drawings from people x3
To Darkdagers: I know
To lumpco: awww, thank you so much
I give all who've read, reviewed, and/or favorited this story so far my love and this chapter!~
~2 Months Later~
Zim had been traveling endlessly since he had left the humans, and had no plan to stop…however…He finally did stop(crash) when he lost control of his ship.
"Zim, are you alright?" Computer, whom Zim had transferred to his ship, asked as Zim held his head.
"Y-Yeah…" Zim replied, though his head was killing him.
"Aww, Zim's got a HEADACHE!" Gir exclaimed, jumping on Zim's head and trying to rub it.
"You'.Helping!" Zim growled as Gir kicked him in the face, before throwing him into the ship's window.
"Maybe you should take a break, you've been driving for months," Computer chided as Zim checked to make sure his ship was aright from the crash.
"I'm FINE!" Zim snapped harshly, before cringing at his own remark. Computer laughed at the display.
"REST ZIM! REST!" Gir yelled as Zim began to feel dizzy.
"F-fine!" Zim finally replied, before laying down and try to fall unconscious.
A few days went by and Zim didn't get any better, he might've even gotten worse.
"Maybe he's homesick!" Gir said to Zim's computer as Zim was taking a break outside.
"You mean from planet Irken?" Computer asked as Gir, who still liked to wear his dog costume, cocked his head.
"No, silly! From the town we lived at!" Gir replied, smiling happily.
"Well, it wasn't really a home…" Computer commented as Gir attempted to think it over.
"Buuttt…he seemed happy there!" Gir finally responded, not knowing how else to respond.
"That is true," Computer replied.
"So…it was kind of like a home…thing…" Gir said, in the smartest way he could.
"Hmm…I don't know…" Computer started to say, before Gir stopped paying attention and got distracted by a piece of paper blowing around in the wreckage outside.
Computer sighed before turning over to Zim and hoping he'd be alright.
Zim REFUSED to believe anything was wrong with him, no matter how many times he would nearly crash or pass out, he brushed it off. This continued for many more days, until Zim crashed right next to an opening in the Earth and nearly sent everyone to their deaths.
"FINE! I'll let you check my health!" Zim yelled as quickly drove far away from the opening, "But I'M TELLING YOU…nothing's wrong…"
"You've been passing out and getting chronic headaches," Computer stated as Zim stopped.
"…so…" Zim responded, making sure his ship was secure in place before letting go of the wheel.
"ZIM! DON'T DIE!" Gir yelled dramatically as Computer instructed him to leave. Zim rolled his.
"Let's get this over with!" Zim commanded once Gir was out of sight, leading computer to bring out a few needles and scanners.
Gir sat patiently outside as Computer checked on Zim…until he decided to explore. Gir laughed and completely forgot what he was doing as he chased around trash and went through Earth's ruins. There was just SO MUCH STUFF to get into, Gir loved it. Though he missed all the animals and people…though he was sure there had to be some hiding somewhere…like Dib. Gir sighed in wonder as he sat down and looked at all the destruction.
Zim was pissed. He wouldn't be…IF HIS COMPUTER WASN"T SPOTUING NONSENSE.
"Zim, I'm telling you the truth-!" Computer remarked as Zim once again covered his ears.
"LIES!"
"I TOLD YOU! Experimenting on yourself would lead to unwanted results-!"
"I got rid ofany UNWANTED RESULTS!"
"You missed one…"
"ZIM MISSES NOTHING!"
"So are you just going to ignore this till it smacks you in the face?"
"There's nothing to ignore!"
"Zim, like I said before, denial is never healthy…"
"…I have nothing to deny…"
"Alright, fine, be that way, but in time…you won't be able to deny this anymore…especially if-"
"SHUT UP!"
Computer sighed at Zim's ignorance, before dropping the matter. He couldn't help but feel bad for Zim…However, it washis own fault…well…for the most part.
~6 Months Later~
Zim desperately wanted to keep denying things…but it was getting so damn hard! No matter what he seemed to do now…it was always bothering him! He couldn't take it! He was going to go insane! Zim continued to think negatively until he felt an excruciating pain and cried out, before everything around him faded to black.
After what seemed like hours, Zim blinked his eyes open and tried to recall what had happened. He then remembered feeling a lot of pain and…Zim looked around to find himself in his ship…and his computer…was holding… Zim looked away. He wanted to continue to deny things.
"What, Zim?" Computer asked as Zim clenched his eyes shut, "still want to deny what's right in front of you?" Zim didn't respond.
"Are you just going to dispose of…him?" Computer asked, causing Zim to nearly open his eyes. Computer noticed.
"Yes, he's a boy. Don't you want to see him?" Computer cooed, making Zim nearly flare with anger.
"No…but…I don't want to throw it away…" Zim finally replied, opening his eyes and looking at…the thing Computer was holding. It looked human for the most part, with little five-fingered hands and toes, black hair, a nose, and pale skin…the only alien aspect of it was the fact it had antennas instead of ears. Though it didn't move, or cry, and Zim thought it was dead.
Computer suddenly thrust the thing into Zim's arms, and he nearly dropped it, though he didn't because he knew it was delicate. Oddly, it moved when in Zim's arms, and Zim observed it as it opened its eyes…they were human, but the color of…his own… Zim hated it. It mocked him to no end. He had run away, after failing Dib, and now it had to show up…LOOKING SO MUCH LIKE- Zim bowed his head.
"I'll- Give it to the humans or something, they won't be able to tell the difference…" Zim said after being silent for a moment, resentment filling his heart.
"Aren't you going to call him something?" Computer asked as Zim stayed bitter.
"It'll be known as MISTAKE for now," Zim replied harshly, before shoving it back to computer, who sighed as Zim left.
"I'm sorry, little one," Computer whispered to the little half-breed as he reached after Zim, face expressing his want for Zim's company. Zim, on the other hand, ran far, far, away, needing desperately to escape any responsibility he didn't want to deal with…
Zim eventually came back, and when he did, the thing seemed a little…off. But he didn't know why. It didn't cry, or whine, or any other irritating things that normal worm-babies would do…maybe it was defective…like…himself… Zim growled and shook the thought away.
"Computer, what's wrong with it?" Zim asked as it looked up innocently at him.
"He probably needs food or something…or maybe he's sad that you refuse to acknowledge him," Computer replied, Zim rolled his eyes at the last part.
"Gir!" Zim yelled as Gir, who'd missed the fact that there was now a baby there, quickly looked up and hurried over.
"Yes mas- OH MY GOSH! BABY!" Gir yelled before trying to pounce on the newborn. Zim quickly stopped him before Gir could hurt it.
"Ehem…GIR! I need you to help me find…stuff for…that thing…" Zim announced once he had Gir's attention again.
"Yay!" Gir quickly responded, "Let's check the abandoned super-mart that we passed earlier!"
"Fine, let's," Zim unenthusiastically replied, before turning on his ship and flying off.
It'd been a week…or a couple days…or…Gir wasn't sure…BUT! He did know, that a baby had joined them…some time…soon…from…the current day…However, he didn't know where it came from…THUS!...He decided he'd ask Zim.
"Zim, where'd the baby come from?" Gir asked as he walked up to where Zim was currently hiding out, far away from Computer and the baby. Zim merely glared in response, and turned away.
"AWWW, COME ON! TELL ME!" Gir yelled, before pouting, and then jumping on Zim's stomach. Zim immediately let out a shriek of pain and pushed Gir away, causing Gir to stare at him strangely as Zim cringed into himself.
"GIR!DON'T!" Zim yelled, though Gir lifted up Zim's shirt before Zim could stop him, and he was fascinated by the line across it that had been glued shut. Zim hung his head as Gir studied the wound that had yet to heal completely.
"Whas at?" Gir exclaimed as Zim hung his head lower.
"Where that…thing…came from…"Zim replied, looking up to show hatred evident in his eyes.
"Did youuuu, eat it?" Gir asked incredulously, while letting Zim's shirt fall back down.
"NO GIR!...It's…it's…complicated…" Zim replied, before huffing and looking away.
"So if…you didn't eat it then…how'd it get in-" Gir tried to ask before Zim shut him up.
"ENOUGH!" Zim yelled, before quickly scurrying away to find a new place to be alone.
~4 Months Later~
After a few months of loathing the thing, Zim got bored of just calling it mistake and decided to call it, "Alec," his reasoning had been that it wasn't too human but it also wasn't too inhuman. Gir thought it was adorable, while computer laughed because Zim had actually taken some time to name i-him. Zim shook his head and he stop reminiscing, he still hated the thi-the bab- Alec, though.
Zim watched Alec as i-he crawled on a blanket Gir found towards him, and tried not to run away…but this was only so he could hand it off to the humans then. If Alec was totally indifferent towards other living beings…he probably wouldn't fit in too well… There was something strange about Alec though…he never showed emotions. Zim couldn't understand why.
"Why doesn't it-he show any facial expressions or anything?" Zim asked his computer, who was a few feet away, as Alec looked blankly up at him.
"OH, I don't know…" Computer mocked as Zim glared, "Maybe because…hmmm…you never smile at him or laugh…or anything really.
"That's not true," Zim scoffed, and to prove his point, and looked down and smiled at Alec. Almost immediately Alec's own lips curved into a smile, and Zim's eyes widened.
"Told you so," Computer chided as Zim became confused.
"Why does i-he copy off me?" Zim asked as Alec continued to smile at Zim.
"Because you're his mother, children learn basic things from their parents," Computer responded, causing Zim to scowl, which Alec immediately copied. Zim's curiosity peaked as Alec's faces changed with his.
"How strange…" Zim said, making different faces to which Alec would automatically copy.
"I WANNA TRY!" Gir exclaimed excitedly as he hovered over Alec, Alec didn't seem as interested in Gir, however, and Gir pouted.
"…Maybe he's ticklish!" Gir announced once he'd given up trying to get Alec to make faces, and within a couple minutes of tickling and making faces, Alec began to laugh. Zim felt his eyes soften as he did, before shaking his head and turning away. He'd NEVER come to actually like his…Zim didn't feel like finishing that statement and instead walked away from the happy scene.
~10 Months Later~
Zim really hated GIR right now…
"Momma!" Alec yelled as he ran towards Zim, laughing with Gir holding his hand. Zim tried not to glare at the name…but he WASN'T an earthling OR female…but he kind of was- Zim shook his head at the thought of it being alright to be called, "Mother."
"Hello Gir, Alec," Zim said, before they both pounced on him, and Zim suppressed a groan.
"Momma!" Alec yelled as he hugged into Zim, Zim really needed to teach Alec some new words, "Love You!" That caught Zim's attention. He'd certainly never said that to his son, Zim quickly glared at Gir.
"I love Zim too!" Gir yelled as he hugged Zim's other side, making Zim drop his glare…really, why did Gir have to teach him that…At least he didn't understand it yet…Alec and Gir suddenly jumped off Zim, bringing Zim out of his thoughts.
"Bye, bye! Momma!" Alec yelled as he and Gir quickly ran away to go on more, "adventure quests," and Zim couldn't help but feel the slightest something as Alec waved goodbye to him. Though…he just decided to brush it off, he would never… care for Alec…
~2 years Later~
Zim sat alone as the sun set, Alec was three now…he could walk and talk and…Zim had said he give him up when he could take care of himself…Which he could since he was half-Irken after all…meaning he learned things faster then normal humans. Zim sighed as the thought of giving Alec away tugged at something deep, repressed inside him…but he ignored it. Living with the humans was a good path for Alec, he'd no longer have to worry about not finding enough food, and he could stay in one place…
"Mommy!" Alec's voice suddenly called, breaking Zim out of his thoughts.
"What is it?" Zim asked as Alec walked up, Gir trailing behind.
"LOOK WHAT WE FOUND!" Alec exclaimed excitedly, before showing Zim a caterpillar.
"Hmm, those turn into butterflies," Zim commented as it crawled around Alec's hands, Gir tried desperately to eat it.
"NO GIR! YOU CAN'T EAT IT!" Alec yelled as he turned around, antennas flattening as he became angered. Gir pouted before backing off and letting go of Alec's clothes, which were exactly like Zim's since Zim didn't feel like finding earth clothes.
"What are you going to do with it?" Zim asked as he pondered on how Alec sometimes reminded him of himself.
"I'm going to let it go! I just wanted to show you!" Alec responded enthusiastically, antennas rising back up.
"Ok, but hurry up, we have to get up early tomorrow…" Zim announced as Alec began to run off again.
"Why?" Alec questioned as he stopped and looked back to Zim.
"We're going on a trip…"
END A/N: …XD Anyone surprised? Haha, anyone not surprised? :3 ok, sooo, I skipped around A LOT…BUT! That's because if I didn't this story would drag on and get boring x) and other stuff :3 yep, not your typical Mpreg thing, no cliché morning sickness or nine-month shiz xD and some things you didn't get to find out in this chapter I'll probably explain later(I like to keep you all on your toes ;) xD) and I don't like surrogacy, or adoption(because it causes unwanted relationships, unneeded oc's, and it can't be an ACCIDENT :3) and I llooovvee, drama xD(and other reasons, but yeahh x3) haha, I loved writing Zim being so cruel, but hated myself for it at the same time XD and I love Alec, he totally exists in my world xD and I drew pictures of him! Which I will put on my profile then :3 I didn't like not having Dib for a whole chapter, made me feel sad ...but, oh well x3 okay, enough rambling! Another CLIFFHANGER!(cause you totally can't guess what's gonna happen next xD) Reviews make my day! Favorites and Watches make me smile! Views are precious! And Constructive criticism is fine, if reasonable, but flames will be shunned! I love you all for reading this! :D
~Kitty