Note: So, little story here, you know how Gaz said Zim looked like a pedophile? Well, for a while, I thought that just meant a really creepy pervert. I first heard it while watching a video on YouTube that made fun of an anime. So, I used that. A day or so ago, I wondered if I was right, so I searched it. Turns out it's a special kind of really creepy pervert that likes children! Not likes children, LIKES children.

Yeah.

And then I watched some scary pedobear videos. *shudder* So, now every time I think of what it means, I see an anime Invader Zim smiling creepily, then I think of the Pedobear.

YAY FOR DISTURBINGNESS!

So, anyway, to anonymous reviewers.

TheCrazyGirlYouNeverMet: Yeah, Fred is...a long story. We all love donuts, don't we? And, yes, she did have to mention him! Because she LUUZZZZ him! She just don't know it yet! XP

And, I'm not sure whether you're Quel or Cal, so hi to both of you!

Stealth dog: YAY! EVERYONE LIKES A GOOD COOKIE! Anyways, any comeback with the words 'your' and 'face' always make sense. Because they just do. XD

Okay, also, Chimera! Hey! Wazzap! Okay, well, I hope your'e not disappointed, but I have to alter your suggestion a bit in my mind. I'm not sure if I can have him brush it off. Also, I'm not sure if I can make it so...intelligent-looking.

I'm really sorry! I tried my hardest to keep it original, because I don't want to put you down or anything, but to have the story turn out anything like I was planning to, it's what's gotta be done! Seriously, I hope you're okay with it!

On to the story! Oh, and one more thing:

PEDOPHILE!

Did ya see it? Huh? Did ya see an anime Zim smiling creepily? Did ya?

Zim walked Gaz along through the trees, keeping himself busy by just making sure she didn't blow something up. Before he knew it, it was dark again, and he was looking for a place to stop for the night.

Suddenly, he heard a faint rustling and moved ahead of Gaz, who was doing some kind of weird dance. She wasn't very good at it.

Zim looked through some tall bushes and saw a creature. He cursed under his breath. This creature wasn't too bad of a threat, but it was really annoying to get rid of. Then, he smiled, realizing something.

He was much more powerful now.

He thought for a moment. With his new power, it should be much easier to take care of the creature now. He focused on what he was seeing through the bushes. The creature was completely white, other than it's gray wings and black bug-eyes. He wasn't sure why it had wings, because he had never heard of one flying, but that wasn't too important.

It had four arms and a mouth made of tentacles. He had antennae, too, and was a bit shorter than the usual human man. Basically, he was just a big bug, with a few attributes of a mammal. On Irk, they called it a malcolite.

He was about to lunge and get rid of it quickly, when he saw a flash of purple and slapped his forehead in aggrivation.

Gaz was trying to hug it.

The malcolite gave a high-pitched screech of fear, then tried to shake her off of his back. She just laughed, and yelled: "Yay! Buggy-back ride! Wooo!" Gir was on top of her head, yelling similar things.

"I'M GONNA NAME YOU STEVE!" Gaz yelled, while the creature was still running around like crazy.

Zim snapped into action. If he left the creature alone for too much longer, it would get over its panic and find a way to hurt her. They weren't that smart, but they could be dangerous when they wanted to be.

He grabbed both of Gaz's forearms and threw her to the side roughly, then shot a beam of energy at the creature. It screeched again and swiped at him. Zim dodged easily and shot again, causing the malcolite to retreat.

He sighed and glanced over at Gaz. She was pouting at him.

"What?" he said after a moment.

"Why'd you make Steve go away? Big meanie!" she threw Gir at his head, but he dodged it. Gir hit a tree, then bounced off and hit another, then another, so on. Like a game of pinball. Zim stepped out of the line of fire.

He looked over to where the malcolite had been. There was a cave there. The creature had probably been trying to make it his new home. Zim shrugged, grabbed a few bits of firewood, (being sure to dodge Gir while he was at it) then walked into the cave. He looked back over his shoulder.

"Are you coming?"

Gaz crossed her arms and pouted more. "I'm not going anywhere until Steve comes back!"

Zim shrugged. "Suit yourself. But, just to let you know, judging by the look of the plants..." he rubbed a leaf from one of the logs between two of his fingers, examining it.

"It looks like it's that time of the year."

Gaz looked up reluctantly. "What time?"

"Once every Irken year, there is an extreme temperature drop that lasts one night."

"I'm still not coming!"

"Freeze to death, do whatever you want, I don't really care. But Steve won't save you." he walked into the cave, leaving Gaz behind to continue her pouting. He lit the firewood and soon drifted off to sleep, his hands behind his head, wondering if Gaz was really going to freeze to death.