Phew... Glad everything ended happily. Blancing tension and comedy in that last chapter was pretty fun. The story is almost over!

"I'm sorry I caused you guys so much trouble. I owe you guys my life." Dib had just woken up half an hour ago. The smell of this hospital room was making Zim sick. He still didn't get why they couldn't have just brought Dib-stink back to his base. He had a medical facility, though that was mostly for Irken physiology.

"Maybe next time you'll use your brain and Not fly things you can't operate and… Oww! That hurts!" Kam had elbowed him… hard.

"It's ok Dib just try and get better."

"Either of you got any juice?" Dib asked looking around the room, "I'm kinda thirsty."

"No, but I saw a vending machine down the hall." Kam started walking to the door. "What kind do you want?"

"Anything's good." Dib waved his thanks as she left the room. Turning to Zim he said, "So what happens now?"

"Happens with what?"

"You know… I mean you did tell her you're an alien right? How else would you have explained the ship?"

While they had conveyed the story of their daring rescue to Dib, both Zim and Kam had avoided mentioning that short kiss they had shared when it was all over. Zim just pretended to study his gloved claws. He was starting to see that it was a very convenient way to make himself look disinterested when he actually couldn't come up with anything to say.

"Well… umm… Yes I did tell her."

"And…?"

"And what is it to you earth-stink?"

"You guys kissed didn't you?"

If Irkens could blush, Zim would've been bright red. Luckily for Zim, his inner goo was the same shade of green as his skin. But with nothing to say in response Dib easily figured out he was right.

Kam came back to find the two of them fighting, and had to jump in to separate them before they made Dib's injuries worse.

They spent the next few hours talking. Zim explaining where the problems on the ship were, hoping Dib wouldn't feel the need to try and rebuild it.

"Wait… Kam hotwired your ship?"

"Only the tractor beam, but yes."

"But that would mean she understands Irken technology."

Zim and Dib looked over at Kam who was slurping her own bottle of juice. She shrugged.

"So if she helped I could probably rebuild it and… Hey wait… Does that mean Kam's smarter than me?"

"I always have been Cuz. You just never noticed."

Dib mumbled something about her needing to be told that Zim was an alien and sipped at his own juice.

Zim laughed. Kam came over and leaned against the wall next to him. As the two of them linked hands Zim really didn't care if he was only feeling these things because he was defective. His first friend ever was alive, and he was standing next to the most wonderful sentient creature in existence.

What more could he ask for?