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Summer finally ended and with 12th grade already about to begin for Gaz. She didn't hear any more guttural sounds after that one night. She was the only one who saw her brother off at the airport, sadly. Her father was on video screen, but that was still very impersonal of him. This was his only son heading off to college to pursue the same thing their own father ignored them for. SCIENCE! Gaz already learned to stop seeking approval from their dad a long time ago. If anything he just gave them a means to survive in this world, what with a roof over their heads, education, clothes on their back, and food. So looking at her brother walking ahead of her about to approach the first security point. He fidgeted as he looked at whatever was in front of him, while Gaz actually felt a little sad in a way. Her annoying brother was leaving. It wasn't permanent, but right now it felt like it. He was more like her dad, more then Professor Membrane.
Holding on to his ticket, as if it was gonna slip out of his hand, he turned around to look at her. "Well, Gaz, this is it for now. I'll write you."
"Yeah well, I guess I'll reply when I can." She muttered through gritted teeth.
Adjusting his glasses, he gave her a knowing smirk before quickly doing the scariest thing he should be doing. He gave her a hug. "Love you sis." Quickly releasing her, he scrambled to the security check point to make a clean get-a-way before she possibly would kill him.
Cheeks heated up. Fists unclenching then clenching watching her father fly off through a wall. She watched as her brother made it through the check point, and before he disappeared through a bend, he waved at her before she couldn't see him again. Standing there feeling utterly alone, she watched so many people saying good bye before she gave up some unspoken thoughts and wandered back outside to her parked car in the garage. Getting into her car, she received a text message from the editor of the paper hoping she can make it in.
Well obviously since I have no life, Gaz thought.
The paper was located downtown, so once arriving there, she met up with the editor and a surprise person from a college she was interested in. The editor being friends with the Dean of Admissions there. Isn't that always the way? The editor had been sending her articles to show what a talent she was. Honestly, Gaz was grateful to that. So after the meeting it was 7 when she left the building, and headed home. Music cranked up loud, to suddenly take the demons out of her head from the sudden thought of being alone again, she was singing.
Trying to concentrate on the road and getting rid of those demons, she didn't notice a spike strip that was laid out on the road in front of her, causing her car to hit it and ending up with four flat tires and making it very difficult to stop the car. Keeping her calm, she gritted her teeth, as she stomped on the brakes causing it to skid from the flat tires and the slippery road as well making her hit a wall. Air bag deployed it did help her, but it also knocked her out as well in the process. Groaning, she didn't notice five guys stepping out of the alleyway towards her.
"Whoo hoo! That person must of been flying to end up in the wall." One commented.
"Ah look. With a car like that they must have some money." A rather chubby one guffawed.
"Well let's take a lookie see then." One dressed in red and black said as he ran to the drivers side. Peering in, he straightened up to say excitedly. "It's a gurl!"
Scattered laughter was heard as the rest ran forward to open up the door, flatten up the air bag, to take a look at, Gaz. "Earl... She a purdy rich one."
Sliding her out of the car, they all had a close look at her. "Get da bag, Fred!" As soon as the one called, Fred did as he was told, they all ran back into the alley with her.
Laying her on a piece of dirty cardboard all four of them looked down at her, while Fred took out some money. "No jewelry or credit cards. She only have $40.00 on her. She ain't rich."
Earl got on his knees in front of her. "Well she is beautiful so she can pay us in a different way." Hearing, Gaz start to moan, he smiled. "Boys we have a preview what she is gonna be like, but let us take her to our place."
"Earl she be bleeding." The chubby one remarked eyeing the redness under her head.
"So? We will need her for one thing and that's it." Ignoring the blood, Earl lifted her up and started to wander down the alley.
Nervous, the chubby one looked at the puddle of blood on the cardboard, then eyed the girls exposed legs for a second thought as he followed his leader and his other friends. So much vastness was inside this empty skull that he didn't notice four very long pairs of spider legs behind him. He heard a faint clicking, but he stupidly thought it was the blood dripping from the girls skull so he kept walking until he heard the most creepiest voice you only heard in horror movies.
"You will put the girl down now or you will perish."
Stopping, he turned slowly to a sight definitely out of a horror movie. High above him, looking as if it was maybe a spider cross bred with some alien with glowing red eyes and a voice that made him almost urinate his pants. Was the most angriest creature he has ever seen. "Earl! We have a problem."
"Quiet Lump and come with." Earl was too fascinated with Gaz to care of anything else right now. "Last time I have a whiner in my group."
Chuckling, Fred looked behind him to Lump, but froze at the sight himself. "Uh Earl, there is something strange that showed up."
Cursing, he turned quickly about to yell out 'What?' But also saw it himself. Staring for half a minute, he regained himself and yelled at the creature. "Whatever you are go away! This is mines! Finders keepers."
"Ohhhh but you Earth stinks are in error since she is no one else's but her own." Angry at the pure ignorance of this group for not backing down to him, Zim instantly came forward with his spider legs making them pay for their stupidity. Ignoring the destruction he caused in a short amount of time. Seriously no one is a match for him. No one. He walked quickly over to, Gaz, who was still out.
After he wrapped something around her head to stem the bleeding, he gently placed her in his arms, and re-activated his pak legs so he can climb up the side of the building to his Voot cruiser. Today, it paid to stalk her. Pity it was almost too late. Making sure she was properly sedated, he decided to activate the pocket worm hole to quickly bring him back to his base.
Laying her gently on the table he instructed the computer to keep her sedate her and to run a scan of her. As the computer did that, Zim quickly did a paste bath on his hands, placed gloves on, and cleansed her wound.
"No swelling of her brain. No harmful signs to any vitals. She will need to have some blood replenished into her system after I stitch her up." Examining his master, he studied the careful nature in which he tended to her wound. "Unless you wish to take the honor there."
"The thing is, computer, it is still much too soon for her to know about me here. I wish for all this to be a surprise. Is there a way of closing this up without stitches?" Zim was worried. He was relieved to hear she will be fine. She was always such a strong and healthy human.
Pausing to compute all this, it answered. "Certainly."
Standing up, he looked at her and kissed her forehead. "Get to it then. Gir and I will retrieve her vehicle."
Waiting for his master to leave, the computer made short work in repairing the small human up. "My my, what he doesn't want to do for you, little one." It remarked quietly as it prepared the blood to be placed in.
Days later, Gaz woke in her own bed. Looking around her room, the last she remembered was her car skidding, then pain, and now... Sitting up, she cautiously stood up, and looked at the calender on her alarm that it was two weeks from the day she dropped off, Dib. Groaning, she slowly moved around the house. No dad around. No Dib. She even looked in the garage to see her car in perfect condition. Confusion started to drift into anger as she went back to her room to pull on some different clothes, so she can get out of the house.
Storming to the familiar cul de sac where, Zim lived, she looked at the empty lot. She was angry. She knew she wasn't crazy. Stepping forward to the gate, she kicked it open violently and entered the yard. Wandering around she tried to determine any difference in the field around her. Eyes closed. She concentrated. She knew he was behind what happened. Why she was back home safe and sound. But why hide it from her? Why hide himself? Standing where his living room would be she decided to yell out.
"Zim! Zim! Get your green butt out here right now! I know you're here."
Hidden in his dimension, the sensors were activated. Pulling up his screen he saw the old demoness standing there. That old familiar anger he was once really afraid of and now a more of a different feeling. Oh her purple flames were starting to show up again. He missed seeing those. He was sorry to make her upset, but at the same time he was physically very excited.
"Why hide from me? I never done anything to you! All I've ever done is care for you and you hide from me!" Purple flames starting to fully engulf her now, she was fully angry at her whole life. Why does everyone want to be away from her?
Eyes closed she screamed within her mind, burning the ground below her. So much energy used. So much tears starting to be shed now, the flames died as quickly as they appeared. She muttered something softly before leaving the yard.
In his base, Zim was having difficulty trying to ascertain what she said. All he can make out it was possibly three syllables.