ZIM YOU'RE SO CUTE! I kind of feel bad saying love means you're defective/broken. Don't hate me Zim! I love you! I'll be a Defective with you!


Zim was on his way to school Monday when he heard his name called. Kam was running up the street. He tried to push back the happy feeling he got as he waited for her.

"How was your weekend? I heard you went over to Dib's house." She said trying to catch her breath.

"Heh..? Oh yes. The Dib-monkey was working on a project he needed help with. Plus I also had a few things to discuss with him."

"Yeah I heard about this project. It sounds too complicated for Dib to handle."

"Yes working on that ship is very beyond his capabilities."

"Oh so it's some kind of ship?"

Zim's eyes bugged open. He stopped dead in his tracks. This was not good.

"NO! I meant… umm… It's a boat, for water… YES! That's it." He could see Kam was not buying it.

She stopped to look back at him. I can't let her find out Dib is working on an Irken vessel! She would want to know where he got the schematics for it!

"Look I'm not stupid." Well this was obvious. She had just tricked Zim into saying something he had been kept awake all night trying to figure out how to avoid.

Zim casually continued walking, looking away from Kam, trying to think of anything to say to make her forget what she had heard.

"I don't know why you guys are hiding this from me. You know I could help." Zim felt a twinge of guilt. Kam sounded furious. Don't worry about what she thinks! Zim reminded himself.

Realization set in. "Wait… Is this why you were mad at Dib the other day?"

Kam didn't respond.

"It is, isn't it?"

"Yeah, so what?!" She snapped at him. "I mean I've known my cousin for so long. I've let him into so many of my top secret projects, and suddenly he can't tell me what's going on? And you're no better. I called the Membrane house while I was on my way home on Friday cause I'd forgotten to tell Dib something, and he wasn't there. Gaz told me he went to your house."

Zim had no idea what to say to this. Even though he had in the end sent Dib home without letting him in, he had still agreed to let Dib come in the first place. Zim felt terrible. He hated hurting her feelings as much as he hated that he felt bad about it. He felt even worse after her next statement.

"I transferred to this school hoping to make some new friends… When people found out I was related to Dib they wouldn't give me a chance. You were different. So smart and you didn't laugh at my cousin's talk of aliens."

This conversation was getting very dangerous and they were still a decent walk away from the skool.

"Kam… I…"

"Oh it's you guys." Gaz came walking up a cross street. They had reached the point where the Dib and Gaz's walk intersected with Zim's.

Zim was truly impressed by her acting when Kam smiled and greeted Gaz like nothing had happened. Humans were normally so transparent with their emotions.

"Dib's not with you?" Kam asked.

"No. He said he finally got that thing of his working and he was going to make a test run."

Great… from one bad situation to another. "That FOOL! He's going to explode if he flies it as it is now."

"What? What's going on?" Kam looked worried. Gaz just shrugged and continued walking.

"The Dib-filth is about to do something I've told him not to." Turning to Dib's house, he took off at a run. He had to stop this or Dib would probably die.

Footsteps right behind him made Zim look back. Kam was following.

"You should just go to the filthy-earth-skool. You'll be late if you come with." He wanted to stop and force her to go, but time was of the essence.

"My cousin is in danger and you're telling me to go to class? Are you stupid or something?"

When Zim looked at her he was shocked. He could see from the look in her eyes. Kam was terrified.

He smiled. Such an outstanding human. She's afraid but she's willing to do whatever it takes.

"Very well but you'll do as I say. We don't have much time and if we can't stop him before he takes off, obeying orders will be absolutely critical." He looked over as Kam nodded. "Don't worry," Zim said softly. "I won't let him die."


ZOMG! Climax time! This is getting intense! DIB YOU FOOL!