Step 2: Birthday Smash

Several weeks later…

Zita anxiously waited for Zim to show up in the café, as today was her 18th birthday party. All of her friends and classmates were there, and only Zim seemed to be absent. "He promised," Zita assured herself, "I'm sure he'll come."

"Zita!"

Zita turned to Becky who had brown hair, wore a black dress with a blue vest, had a red amulet tied around her neck, and black shoes, was walking over to her. Zita smiled. "Hey Becky; Have you seen Zim anywhere?" Becky slightly cringed at the name. True, she and Dib grew to tolerate the alien, but that didn't mean that they didn't like him, nonetheless. Still, Becky kept her smile as she answered, "I think he said he was getting the birthday cake, or something."

Zita sighed. "That's so kind of him…"

"You do realize that he tried to conquer our world, right?"

Zita and Becky turned to Dib (imagine him in his future outfit from the IZ episode "Dib's Wonderful Life of Doom"; the one without him wearing the goggles), who had obviously just came to the party. Becky mentally sighed in romance at the sight of him. "Hi, Dib," she said.

"Hey B," Dib said, "Hey Zita."

"Why do you two hate Zim so much?" Zita asked.

"Now hate is such a strong word," Dib told her, no longer having the same hate he had before, "Let's just say we strongly dislike him."

"Fair enough," Zita said, "Why do you, strongly dislike him?"

Becky rolled her eyes. "Zita, like Dib said, Zim tried to destroy Earth before," she said, "And, despite how much we kind of worry about the guy's depression, nothing changes the fact that we still at least rival him." Zita turned away, crossing her arms with a slight glare. "What ever," she said, "That doesn't mean he'll break the promise…"

Meanwhile…

"Ugh, I'm gonna be late," Zim muttered to himself. His small sidekick, GIR, stood beside him in his doggie-disguise, despite the fact that he didn't need it anymore. "Why does master want to see pretty-face anyways?" the innocent robot asked. Zim slightly blushed. "I promised…"

"Zim loves Zita! Zim loves Zita! Zim loves Zita!" GIR chanted.

Zim glared. "One more word and I'll-"

The door Zim and GIR were standing in front of opened, pushing the two into the crowd. Zim tried to protect the box in his hands, a white box tied with a purple bow. The two had trouble getting past crowds and traffic, but as depressed as he was, Zim was still very determined like before. However, a couple times did Zim crash into the wall, with an oblivious GIR to laugh his butt off; Zim would deal with him later. The Irken checked inside the box; it was a strawberry short-cake, Zita's favorite dessert. Luckily, it was at peace…

…The opposite of it, though, was that the walk to the party had only begun.

After retying the box with the same purple ribbon, some random guy knocked the box out of his hands. GIR, despite how naïve he was, quickly leaped at the box and with no fail caught it. Maybe Zim would spare him this one time for that save. "We'll never get past this crowd!" Zim growled, when he saw an alley. With no hesitation, both Zim and GIR ran into the alley, hoping it was an easier way there. The next thing they knew was that Zim was holding GIR and the box while running away from some of GIR's friends; the leader was obviously a pig, followed by a twin squirrels, also followed by a mongoose, a monkey, and finally a rhino (do not question me! I ran out of ideas for the giant animal).

Back at the party…

The guests were waiting patiently for the party to finally begin. Zita paced back and forth when a cake was brought to her…

Becky face-palmed herself as Jackson waved to her, blushing madly. He quickly turned to Zita, who grabbed the cake he was offering. In less than a few huge bites, the crowd watched as Zita ate the entire cake in one sitting. "Wow," Jackson said nervously, "You must've been hungry, he-he…"

Zita paid no attention, as she turned to the window, hoping Zim would come soon.

Back with Zim and GIR…

The duo had managed to escape the animals, and was only five minutes away from the café. Before GIR could cheer out something stupid, they crashed into a trio of boys, two humans, and one an Irken. Zim recognized them as Torque (the leader), The Letter M (TLM for short), and Skoodge. "Hey!" Skoodge growled, "That's the Irken who raped Z!"

"You sure," asked Torque, "Well then…"

The three cracked their fists as they glared at Zim, who was backing away with GIR by his side. "GIR! Faced maneuver point 12!"

"Huh?" GIR's brain began to hurt at all these big words Zim was saying. The alien groaned. "Just fly."

"Okie-dokie!"

ZIM went on the robot's back, as the GIR's rocket feet were activated. They flew up a building with the three humans following them. As they came back to the ground, Zim leaped off of GIR, heading straight to the door of the café, only to be stopped by Skoodge and Torque, with TLM behind him. By some odd-luck, Zim knew karate and martial arts, and was able to dodge and defend himself from the trio's attacks. Upon hearing the commotion, Dib turned to the window, and was the only one noticing Zim's dilemma. "There he is!"

Just as Dib spoke, Zim tackled himself through the door, followed by GIR who was holding onto Zim's back, and the three human males who leaped at them. As they came into the room, the box slipped out of Zim's hand as the cake also slipped out of the box. Half the cake was at peace, the other was on the ground. GIR quickly leaped out of the way as Zim was on the bottom of Torque, TLM, and Skoodge. "If it would be nice of you three Earth-pigs, to please get off of my body." Zim groaned.

"Get, off, my, boyfriend."

Torque, TLM, and Skoodge looked up to an enraged Zita who was now holding the half-way ruined cake. All three boys fearfully obeyed. About five seconds after, Zita's happy attitude returned, and the party began. During cake, after Zita took a bite of the strawberry shortcake, she glomped Zim in public, shocking everyone, including the guests. Jackson tried to offer flowers to Becky, but was turned down, and was chased off by Dib, who was then flirted with by Becky. As Skoodge was being flirted with by Tenn, who was conveniently at the party, Torque knocked him to the ground with one punch for giving out the wrong information about Zim. The owner of the store, who most likely disliked intermarriage, kicked Zim, Zita, and the other guests out of the café, most of them standing by Zim and Zita's side. Dib would've been there, but was dragged back by Gaz after he became love struck by Becky. Zita kissed Zim on the cheek before going back home with her cake. "Thank you, Zimmy," she said. Zim stared with dull eyes, yet at the same time was madly blushing.

"Zim and Zita sitting in a tree-!"

"GIR!"

Later that day…

A 6-year-old girl was standing in front of the same bakery Zim and GIR were at that began the hullabaloo. She seemed to be in the same predicament as Zim was, holding a box similar, only with a pink bow. Zim just so happened met up with her and smiled; putting the girl on his shoulders he kindly asked, "Need help?"

Wish your love (the word was crossed off)

Wish your cake is delivered safely…