I am ZIM!
I woke myself up, feeling weird. I checked the time on my Pak. It's 6:31. I got out of my bottom bunk and climbed the ladder to Dib's bunk above. I nudged his shoulder.
He twitched, but didn't open his eyes. This time, I desperately smacked his chest.
He sat up and coughed a little. "What the hell was that for?" he demanded, "And why so early?"
"Something's wrong," I said.
"What is?" he asked as he put on his glasses.
I got off the ladder and looked at my feet. "I don't know..."
"Should we tell the girls?" He put on his trench coat and didn't bother to change.
I paused a little while. "... I think we should," I said a little too slowly. Something was coming over me, but I didn't know what it was... physic?
I let myself into the girls' room. Everyone was asleep, even Gaz. Dib tried o wake her but she snapped, "Touch me, I swear, I'll kill you."
"You're awake?" he asked.
"Yeah, you woke me!" She demanded, "What happened?"
Dib explained that something was wrong with Dare while I climbed the ladder to Dare's bunk.
She wasn't there. But a piece of paper was. I grabbed it and read it.
It was in full Irken writing.
This is a brief translation:
Zim,
This is NOT Tak! I'm giving you this message because Delilah helped me, and I feel much guilt and sorrow that I did not return her kindness. If you want to see her alive, please go back to your home on Earth and send a transmission to your Tallest; Tak and the Tallest are working together to eliminate you. They'll be waiting for you if you truly love her.
Tak has gone almost insane with growing power. She will easily kill to get her way in anything. Try your best to stay away from her.
She's scaring me.
Please help Delilah.
-Mimi
I looked at the note in horror.
"What is that?" Dib asked.
"It's a letter that Mimi left," I answered, "She wants to help Dare."
"Why?"
"She says that Dare helped her somehow, but I don't understand how Mimi would want to return the favor."
"What does it say?"
I have to go back to the city," I ordered myself, "and back to my house; Mimi says that I have to send a transmission to my Tallest; apparently they and Tak are working together."
"How do you know it's not a trap?" Gaz asked me.
"Mimi never speaks to anybody; this is genuine. She's not lying."
I turned my head to the back door. "I have to go save her. Take care of Gir and Calli for Dare."
"Sure," Gaz answered.
"I'm going too." Dib tried to be the big hero as well.
"No," I yelled, "They don't want you; they want me."
Dib scowled at me like I had stolen his spotlight (that was never ON him in the FIRST PLACE). "Fine, go on then." He turned and left the room.
I looked at Gaz, determined.
She returned the look and nodded to me.
I nodded back and wandered out the door, stepping in the snow with the boots Dare had bought for me.
I loved her and I want her back so badly.
The sky this morning was really dark and cloudy. I think I heard someone say something about a blizzard...