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CHAPTER 18—When GIR Attacks—

Wren's P.O.V….

I looked around my room gaping. It was huge. Definitely much bigger than I thought it would be. The bed was twice the size of a king sized bed. I puzzled over the reason why it was so big but gave up on that for the moment. I looked around at the colors and noticed they were mostly red, black and a moss green.

The silk sheets on the bed were black with a red comforter. Black and red pillows took up half of the bed but there were a few moss green ones too. A canopy of semi-transparent red and black cloth hung from the front of the bed to the back. A few strings of beads were tied into the cloth.

In the center of the room was an almost full circle couch. The covering was a shimmering fabric that tied into the sheets of the bed. To one corner of the room was a kitchen that was a good size. The other corner had a door that led to a bathroom and I was pretty sure by then that it was done in colors that matched this room.

There was one wall that totally confused me though because it was totally blank. I blinked at it for a moment but shrugged it off.

In the back of my head though as I walked around to investigate further the room and its contents I puzzled at the color choice. It hit me though and I smacked my forehead.

"Bez?" I asked aloud.

(Yes…)

"Don't listen to Rouk. Ever. Unless it's important."

(Why?)

"Yes, why?" Rouk asked looking at me curiously.

I turned to her blushing, "You're meddling."

"So?" she said starting to clean herself.

I sighed and jumped over the back of the couch and sat down. I ran my fingers through my hair thinking about who the colors of my room reminded me of. "Damn my crush, if this is really what it is," I thought furiously. "I should have never fallen for a bloody cartoon character that's turned real, flesh and whatever." I rested on my stomach with my ears back and my tail twitching with frustration.

"You need to stop worrying about this problem and fix it you know." Rouk said looking up from her cleaning.

I looked at her from the corner of my eye. "Rouk. I don't need to fix this problem. The problem is ok how it is."

"But…"

"But nothing. If it's not broken don't fix it," I said sternly glaring at her from my spot on the couch.

"This problem isn't going to go away no matter how you ignore it, you know," Rouk hissed.

"I know! I just don't want to deal with it right now."

"Wren, I'm your muse. I know what the problem definitely is and I know that you need to find out what to do about it or it's going to eat away at you."

"I know that too!" I growled standing up, leaping back over the back of the couch. "It's just that…just that I really don't need this right now. I have enough on my mind and on my plate to hold me for a while."

"Like what?" she snapped. Her skin now changed colors and a stormy black reflecting her mood.

"Like finding home! Like finding out if mum and da and Starsha are alive on the planet. Finding all my friends would be nice!" I shouted stomping off to the kitchen wiping tears from my face.

I started to rummage through the kitchen in search of something to calm my nerves. I found some hot chocolate type stuff and started to make myself some. Back home hot chocolate always seemed to calm me down when my nerves were frazzled. I decided on a small amount just to try it, just in case it wasn't my cup of tea. Now that I thought about it, some tea would have been wonderful. Would it be possible for Bez to recreate it?

(Is this a bad time?) Bez asked worried.

"No Bez. I always have time to talk to you," I said my anger receding further the longer I made my drink.

(I was going to suggest that all of you take a good rest and let me keep my sensors up.) Bez said.

"Have you asked anyone about your idea?" I asked stirring what was in my cup with a spoon.

(Actually…no…you had the Captain's quarters so I see you as the Captain. That's why I asked you first.)

"Ah." I murmured taking a sip of my hot chocolate like substance. "I think it is a good idea. The spheres can probably use a job. They can keep an eye on things too."

(Would you like me to tell the others?) he asked.

"If you wouldn't mind." I said with another gulp of my drink. "You can tell them who confirmed it."

(Yes ma'am. I will do exactly that.) Bez said disconnecting promptly from my mind for the time being.

I had finished my cup of hot chocolate and decided I needed another. I could never be too calm and it did keep me relaxed. Of course, keeping busy did the same as well.

Rachel's P.O.V….

James and I were going over every inch of our quarters when Bez told us what Wren said. We agreed to the decision but were just a little shocked. We hadn't decided on anyone really being a leader in anything but he had to ask Wren first. Before we could even question why though Bez had cut off. I knew it was pointless to even try to talk to him now.

"Why would he ask Wren to pass it? Why not ask all of us?" I said voicing both of our thoughts. I sat down on the couch and reclined so my feet were on the arm of our half circle couch.

James plopped down close to my head and ran a hand thru his hair. "I wouldn't mind knowing that myself."

"Oh well," I said shrugging my shoulders then stretching, "that means less figuring out how we're going to monitor everything. That also means we get to sleep as long as we want."

"That sounds like an excellent idea to me." James said. "I could stay up a bit longer and make sure everything's ok."

I looked at him a moment a little perplexed. James seemed to not like the idea that Wren had actually done something with a little authority. I frowned mentally and decided to keep that information to myself. "You wouldn't dare though," I said looking him in the face not revealing my inner decision, "I'd make you get some sleep."

"You would huh?" he said with a small smirk.

"Yes, I would." I said with a nod and crossed my arms over my chest. I game him my best glare just to show I wasn't kidding.

"And how would you do that?" James asked. There was a mischievous glint in his eye.

"I'd convince you."

"Oh really now… How would you convince me?"

I grinned. "I'd find a way, trust me."

Narrator….

Zim agreed with Bez when he popped onto the link in his mind. By now he was used to Bez talking through that link. And the decision was a good one and there was no point of questioning who had passed it. He knew Wren had a good reason to pass it so what was the point of going against it? Anyway, she had a huge ship she knew backwards and forwards and no one else really did.

He had paused at looking throughout his room for Bez and only now realized that he was hungry again. The food that Wren and the other two ate was ok but he missed dishes from his home. Not every Irken went after junk food like animals. And he had grown up on healthier foods that he now missed.

As Zim made his way over to the fridge to look for something to eat he frowned. "I'll count that as one of many reasons this whatever I have for Wren wouldn't work out." He thought realizing then about the ages. "I'm several human years older that she is. It'd be like me seeing a child."

Opening the fridge Zim spotted something that actually looked like it was from Irk. He picked up a small sample and saw with his delight that it was exactly what he thought. He smiled happily and looked toward the ceiling. "Bez," he said grabbing a few dishes, "you are my hero!"

Wren's P.O.V….

I had just finished fixing my hot chocolate, which by now I had decided that it had a hint of coffee to it, and started to turn back to the couch when something tackled me from behind. Of course, since I had no warning what-so-ever it scared the shit out of me.

I screamed and dropped my cup. It hit the ground and shattered spilling the contents everywhere. Pieces of the cup landed not too far away but it still was a mess.

"Aww," the culprit of the scare said, "you made a messy."

"GIR!" I shouted fur and hair bristling outwards. My ears were flat against my head and I snarled at him.

"Lookit me! I can dance like a monkey!" he squealed and proceeded to dance in front of me through the mess he'd help cause.

My left eye twitched as I tried not to get even angrier with him. I grabbed a cloth from the edge of the counter to clean up the mess at my feet from the shattered mug. I wiped most of it off my feet first before I started on the floor though.

While I was kneeled down GIR came up to me quickly and kissed me. Not on the cheek, forehead, or whatever, but on the lips. "I wuf you!" he squealed and did it again. He then danced off toward the center of the room.

I crouched there for a moment confused. Then I was completely pissed off for some odd reason. Rouk by now was on the floor because she had been laughing so hard she fell off the couch. I shook myself out of my daze, quite literally too, to finish mopping up the mess. My anger only escalated as I stood and threw the rag with the broken cup away.

I walked toward GIR, grabbed him by the antenna, and stalked out the door. As soon as I was in the hall way I growled out, "GIR, where is your blasted room?"

He pointed to the one across from mine. "Dat one!" he giggled.

"Good." I snapped and walked to the door. I swiped my hand over a sensor that served as a door bell.

The door slid open revealing a slightly smaller room than mine. Zim was sitting on the couch reading something as I stalked in holding the SIR still by his antenna in front of me at arm's length. Zim looked up and noticed how flat my ears were. I then held GIR out and dropped him to the floor. He landed with a few soft clinks because he bounced on the carpet a few times. I glared at Zim as I pointed to the SIR now rolling on the floor.

"I will not kill him if you convince him not to do it again." I growled, tail lashing furiously.

"Do what again?" Zim asked putting aside what he was reading carefully.

"That robot thing," I threw my hands into the air, "kissed me!" I shouted my tail bristling.

"He WHAT?" Zim asked jumping up off the couch.

"GIR kissed me!" I said a second time but pointing at Zim. I shook with frustration and pent up anger. "I will kill him if he does it again."

"But I wuv ou!" GIR squealed and leapt up to give me another kiss.

"No!" I shouted, pointing at GIR. "Stand down!"

The SIR stopped mid leap. His eyes turned red and with a salute to me he said, "Yes madam. I hear and obey."

I pointed back toward Zim. "If he kisses me one more time, he will be destroyed, and you will pay." I growled out, turned on my heel, and stormed out of the room.

Narrator….

Zim watched Wren go. He blinked at the closed door for a few seconds then turned his gaze to GIR who was still at attention.

"GIR! You're sorry ass is mine! I'll kill you!" Zim snarled leaping at the SIR unit.

He tackled the unit just as GIR went back to normal mode. GIR looked at him as Zim picked it up and blinked. "Why?"

"B-b-because…. Just because!" Zim stammered. He started to flush with embarrassment as he really realized why he wanted to kill the unit. He turned to return to the couch and placed his head in his hands.

GIR followed. "Master," he said pulling on Zim's pant leg, "is it because you want to kiss her too?"

The Irken sighed and looked at the defective unit. "I didn't before GIR, not when we met. But now that I'm getting to know her, I think I do…" Zim stood to walk over to the bed. "I don't know why either…It doesn't make any sense at all! We haven't even known each other a flin!" He flung himself on his bed. "This is so wrong in so many ways. This shouldn't even be happening…."

GIR watched and listened carefully. He stuck his tongue out in thought as he looked toward his master, then toward the door. GIR quietly walked out the door with what little thought he had running wild. He would make his master happy.

Rachel's P.O.V….

I was lying on my stomach writing an entry to a journal in my notebook when GIR came in. With me concentrating on that and James concentrating on the log of the ship we didn't notice his entrance. That was until he startled both of us.

"HI!" The unit screamed as it jumped onto the bed.

I jumped straight up off the bed about a foot. James fell off of said bed. GIR just giggled at us and started to bounce up and down.

"I know something you don't you!" he squealed.

I glared at him and got off the bed. "I don't want to know it GIR." I said as I picked him up. I started to walk to the door with him.

"Awww… but it's a good secret."

"I don't care." I growled and dropped him outside the door. Before it closed though, I added, "Maybe you should keep that secret anyway."

"Okay!" he said and walked toward Wren's door.

I locked the door with a happy sigh. Maybe he wouldn't bother us again if it stayed locked. I turned to see James still on the floor tangled in covers.

"Wanna help me?" he asked looking up at me as I walked over to the bed.

I stood at the edge of the bed and tapped my chin. "I think you can get out of that on your own." I said finally grinning evilly.

"Why?" he asked trying to untangle the covers.

"Because…" I purred crawling into bed.

"Because why?"

"Because you're a big boy and can get yourself out of a mess of blankets." I said leaning over the edge of the bed and gave him a raspberry. I then returned to my side of the bed smug.

James sooner or later got up and untangled from the covers. He sat beside me smirking. Suddenly he pushed me off the bed. I landed with an undignified yelp. Blowing a few strands of hair out of my face I glared as he gave me his own version of an evil grin. I leapt at him giving a war cry and tackled him off the bed despite my size. Soon we were pushing each other off the bed in a master of the bed fight. That ended soon though as James pinned me to the bed and tickled my sides.

"Ok, Ok." I said between gasps and giggles. "I give!"

James leaned down and kissed my forehead. "Alright then. That only means I win."

I stuck my tongue out and replied, "Only this time. You won this time. There will be other times and I will win those!"

James leaned down to give me another kiss when we heard a huge crash that sounded like someone was trying to rip the ship's insides down.

Wren's P.O.V….

After placing GIR in Zim's room I had headed back to mine and had taken yet another shower to try and get the hot chocolate off of my feet and legs. I was cussing the whole time while getting out of the shower. Of course that didn't stop even when I brushed my hair out. Now that I was in pjs and Rouk had braided a few braids into my hair I was finally relaxing.

I finally took time to look at what I picked to wear and realized the pants had flames on them that were a two tone effect. I had a tank top shirt on too that somewhat matched the pants. I looked at my feet which looked like damp fuzzy socks. My still damp tail was curled around my waist so it was out of the way.

"You look pretty." Rouk commented from my shoulder. She pushed a few strands of loose hair out of my face with her tail.

I made a face at her comment then sighed as I noticed my sight was getting a little blurry. "I think my sight it going back to the way it was." I murmured.

"You're probably just tired." She scolded. "You should try and get some sleep."

I waved her off. "I know I know. I'm heading that way." I said standing and grabbing a video screen while I was at it. When I had found it first I was excited because I didn't think these things existed. So when I found one it was an exciting thing.

I headed for my bed and climbed into it. I did literally have to climb into it. I opened up a page on my vid and decided to try to sketch for a bit. By that time my mind was wandering and my hands were doing the work.

Suddenly a screech cut through the tranquility like a hot knife through butter. I leapt into the air and landed on all fours with all my hair and fur bristling. I looked toward the direction of where the sound came from glaring. There was GIR running toward me.

"Ah hell no….." I said as he jumped up and attacked me.

"I's got a secret!" he squealed from the top of my head.

"I don't care!" I growled trying to pry him off. "Just let go!"

"But you'd like my secret!" He giggled as I got him unattached.

I glared at him about ready to tell him to get out when he cut me to it by taking a deep breath and saying, "Mymasterreallylikesyouandwon''stooafraid."

I blinked at him because all I caught was 'my' and 'afraid'. I shook my head and looked back up at the SIR. "Wha?"

He shrugged and replied, "I dunno."

I growled at him and set him down. "GIR, get out." I pointed to the door.

Instead of listening though he grinned at me. He leapt up and kissed me on the lips as I stood there in complete shock. As he fell back to the ground he shot for and out of the door.

"GIR! WHEN I GET A HOLD OF YOU YOU'LL WISH YOU WERE DEAD!" I screeched and bolted after him.

I chased him up and down the hall several times barely making the u-turns without running into a door or wall. GIR was literally bouncing off walls and doors making the biggest racket imaginable.

"GIR! GET YOUR SHINEY METAL ASS BACK HERE!" I snarled leaping toward him. During our chase I had started to run on all fours with ease without noticing. I didn't notice either that everyone was in the hall. That was until GIR ran past Zim and hid behind Rachel. He started to shiver in fear with tears in his eyes.

I snarled again and leapt through the air for him but two strong hands caught my waist. I squirmed growling trying to get out of their grasp to reach the SIR unit.

"Let the hell go!" I snarled squirming harder as I was pulled flush to the body behind me.

"Wren, calm down." James said from beside Rachel.

"You try and calm the hell down when you have just been kissed by an insane, possessed piece of walking, talking, singing metal not once, but twice!" I hissed the pupils of my eyes contracted to slits and expanded again in my agitation.

Rachel looked at me funny. "You mean GIR kissed you?"

"What the hell did I just say?" I screeched trying to reach for the unit, hands outstretched.

Zim tightened his grip around my waist. Rouk, who was on his shoulder, was crooning to me to calm me down. Needless to say it wasn't working because Rachel had started to laugh. James and GIR had enough brains to inch toward their respective rooms.

The iris of my eyes expanded as the pupil contracted. I snarled with an animalistic quality and my canines showed through my snarl. I tensed as if to spring at her.

"Rachel, I don't think I'll be able to hold her back if she springs at you." Zim said looking worried.

I did just that. I leapt at her my teeth snapping and Zim barely could hold on to me. Rachel gulped, "I believe we'll go right…" She took James' arm and led him toward their door.

"I believe that's a good idea…." James said and pushed Rachel thru the door.

GIR darted into Zim's room and both doors beeped in signal that they were locked. I was barely aware of Zim barking "calm down" at me as I snarled. Then without warning Zim kicked my legs out from under me. With practiced movements restrained me so my arms were stuck by my sides with his legs as he sat on my stomach. I squirmed and tried to free myself but with no luck. It didn't help that I knew nothing about hand-to-hand combat either.

Zim glared down at me as I stopped struggling and I returned it full force. "I know GIR has pissed you off, but calm down." He said. "Even if your day has been as shitty as it could get it is no reason to take it out by destroying my SIR."

I continued to glare at him but he was unfazed. I stopped snarling and he continued, "I'll keep GIR away from you, but only if you get some sleep. You need sleep and you will get it even if I have to sit on you until you do."

"And who are you? My mum?" I growled, tail twitching and ears flat.

"No, but I am one of the people who really care about you on this ship. So either you go willingly or I carry you to your room and sit on you till you fall asleep." He said a smile playing on his lips.

"I'll go quietly but you have to keep It away." I said frowning.

"Alright then." Zim said getting up slowly. He offered me a hand up and I took it.

I brushed my clothes off looking at the floor. I paused and murmured, "Thanks Zim. I don't know what came over me. I usually never act that way every. I've never done that before."

"No problem Wren." He replied, "It was nothing. We all have our moments."

I looked up at him and gave a weak smile and nodded. And then he did the unimaginable and hugged me close. Without thinking I leaned into and rested my head on his shoulder. He ran his fingers through my hair once, released me, turned me to my door, and pushed me into that direction with a murmured 'Good night.'

Once I got inside the door I stood there for a bit exhausted. I headed toward my bed and picked up my forgotten sketch pad to move it so I could crawl in bed. I looked at it a moment and realized the picture was of Zim. I blushed a deep red and put it in the stand beside the bad. I got under the covers and soon I was dead to the world.

Narrator….

Zim watched as Wren returned to her room. He sighed and shook his head and with a mutter he said, "I'm staying around humans too long. I'm starting to act like them and think like them."

He turned to his own door and had Bez open the door. It opened only to reveal a small shivering, scared SIR unit on the couch. Zim smiled as he went to the couch and picked it up.

"It's ok GIR, she calmed down and probably won't try to kill you." He said to his little robot soothingly.

The unit sniffled a bit. "Master, I sorry." He said, "I just wanted to help."

"It's alright GIR, I figured that much. But it you do that again I personally will hurt you." Zim sternly said.

"Okay!" GIR smiled and gave his master a hug. He hopped out of Zim's arms and ran to the bed. He gave a flying leap to the top landing on a pillow. He rolled over and was out like a light.

Zim smiled and followed his SIR's lead.

(1)Smeets are baby Irkens if you guys didn't know. I just wanted to point it out for some odd reason.

Not much of a change just a little more or a proof read. I really liked this chapter because it's one of the chapters that you could see my writing style really change. It's more of what it is today. Don't forget to review!

I'm trying to expand these chapters and get better at this proof reading stuff. I can't believe how many mistakes I've found rereading what I've already read. Weird.