Okay here is a long one. I was getting sorta stuck here, and kept re-writing it. Enjoy :)

So for as many minutes passed between both of them, there was twice as many screams and weapons firing outside. So in essence, it was becoming immeasurable. Gaz wanted to cross the room to him, but was stuck at the same place she was in when she first entered her house. Zim also wanted to cross to her, but he was frozen himself. He knew her temper, so that is why he stayed where he was. Some Tallest he is. Afraid of her anger, but at the same time aroused by it. He had to be the one to make the first move so he stood up. Watching her straighten up then smile at him a little he felt a little hopeful.

"Zim." She whispered his name. The look on her face looked brighter all of a sudden as she watched him.

That was a very promising face she held, as he walked around her couch and walked towards her. A smile came onto her face as he closed the gap. She smelled so wonderful. Her hands touched his hands gingerly. Staring into her beautiful amber eyes he felt so close to picking her up and, "OW!"

Curled up on the ground now grabbing his groin and moaning in pain, Gaz stared at him with cold eyes before kicking him in the side. Without another word, she wandered into the kitchen to grab a soda to possibly prepare it to spray in his face. "DAMN IT ZIM! You vanish without a word to me. You just leave. What did I do to you? Also, what did you do to my brother? It is like you didn't exist to him anymore one day. As much as I love not hearing him wondering what you are up to each day, it was still my brother, SO WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?! Also, you think I'm stupid enough not to know that you haven't been around? I'm not a moron." Hearing a parent telling her kid to hide, outside almost completely unhinged her. "Now there are Irkens out there killing innocent people out there! WHAT THE HELL?! That kid is 5 years old."

Struggling to breath a little he managed to stand up. "I ordered them not to kill anyone innocent at all. Besides, when did you start to care?"

Shaking her can, she replied curtly, "If you ever cared to start to pay attention to what I talked to you about instead of you going all... Zim-like. You would know that yes, that before I wanted to obliterate the entire human race, but now just a whole 'cabinet' if you ever paid attention to politics."

"You were serious?"

"Zim, they killed a cop outside my school." When he didn't seem non-pulsed she had to ask. "My brother. Is he alright?"

His college was one that was easy to take hostages from. He was surprised that, Dib lost his large fighter spirit, so taking him was easy. "He's fine. He's at my base right now. Doesn't know what is going on right now."

Feeling her heart sink at hearing that, she needed to get her brother back to his old reality when she saw him. "My father?"

"Some father he is, Gaz. He isn't trying to see to your safety or your brother's. He is holed up in his base swearing science is his only savior." He scoffed.

Regardless of issues she has with her own dad, Zim really just didn't understand him, so she decided to unlock security door and prepared to walk out the front door. Hearing her name, she turned to face him and caught a laser gun in her hand. Placing her finger in the trigger it automatically responded by turning on. "Glad you understand that I'm going to see him now."

"What you don't understand, Gazlene is this, that gun you are holding in your hand can only be operated by Irken DNA." All these years of having an inkling about her, he found proof the second he tossed that gun to her.

She wanted to toss the gun. She wanted to shoot him. She needed to see her family. She wanted to deny that past, but not her mother. Gun still armed, she had to ask. "Why did you leave without a word?"

"So many years of knowing that I was just this joke for Red and Purple. This planet was my exile. Even as I still planned to take it over, really I was only half hearted into it simply because of the humiliation they put upon me. Yes, I made a mistake in Impending Doom I, but did I seriously deserve that? Really, they wished that I would kill myself here." Knowing she can be a lethal, especially with an armed weapon in her hand, he went on talking, and ignored it. "Anyhow, years passed, and there was this human, a human I felt close to. Even though we hardly had that much words pass one another, but what I heard coming out of your mouth was enough to make me want to be around. A human I actually wanted to know better."

"That day I saw you upset, I felt you, so I took that opportunity to approach you with a tissue. You didn't deserve what he said to you. Anyhow, when next we spoke I am glad we did because I had for the first time in my life, a friend." He continued. "Gaz, feelings don't come easy for me since I was raised not to have any. I told you many times of my upbringing." Seeing her nod was only slightly encouraging. "My feelings for you at first was of friendship, but recently it started to become... More. But I didn't act right that day after the museum. I feared I scared you away."

Gaz lowered the gun a little, but she still had it armed. She was allowing him to talk.

"Then to see you kissing that guy I felt... I guess you humans say something to the effect of heart being torn out. Anyhow, that is how I felt then, Dib-stink hit me with water." Zim chanced taking a step forward. "I appreciate you coming to me, but I felt angry about that, and the humiliation made a solid plan get placed into my head. Soon after you left, I went down to my lab to finish my project, and made a portable worm hole generator. I wanted to be undetected, even by my own race, so I can keep putting my plan in motion. I placed myself into silence."

Hearing an incoming transmission, he raised his wrist to talk to, Skoodge. "Just gather them and hold them as hostages." Hearing him complain about the numbers, Zim sighed. "I understand about the numbers, but this is important and I know we can do this. We're Irkens. Tallest out."

"Are you the new Tallest, Zim?" Gaz spoke so softly, he had to strain himself to listen.

"Red and Purple are no longer the Tallest, and I am the new one. At least I don't have to rely on mechanics to keep my body strong like they did. I have to say, this planet did me a lot of good." He replied with a smile. "I have a lot of good help from trustworthy Irkens, and I have no interest in demeaning them like Red and Purple did so often with myself and the others."

"What about me? What are you to do with me, Zim?"

"I want you by my side."

"As what?" If he was a human, she didn't have to them spell it out, but Zim sometimes didn't understand human nuances.

"My mate."

Leveling the gun, she squinted her eyes and said with utter contempt. "After all I said before, you think that the second you confess some type of romantic feeling for me, I will swoon? You're an idiot, Zim. What about my friend, Bret?"

"What about him?" He spat out. Anger welling inside of him as he thought of his hands on her. "You want to consort with him always like that one night in your bedroom?"

Firing the gun and hitting the floor a centimeter from his left foot, she replied. "You're an idiot. I felt your presence in the house, Zim. I'm not stupid when it comes to you. Bret was in Dib's room asleep when I had him come to my room to make out with me. I knew that would get to you. I knew that would flush you out. Thanks for that message you sent me shortly after that session."

"So... You aren't with him?"

"No you moron! We are just friends. We aren't as close as you and I once were, but he is a friend." Lowering the gun and disarming it, she hung her head down. "I missed you so much and you just abandoned me."

Frowning, he went to try to hold her when she raised the gun at him again. "I was always here watching out for you. I'm not your father."

Scoffing at that, she opened the door quickly and stepped out. "After my mother was killed, he ended up abandoning both Dib and I, and yes he did still provide for us, but he was hardly here. Please tell me, Zim" She spoke his name like a curse. "How are you so different?"

Following her out the door, he had to halt his army from harming her. "As I see it, I am with you right now, while he is holed up in his lab doing science. Go ahead and see him, Gaz, I won't stop you, but he is far better there right now then anything else."

Turning around, she reached up as far as possible, 'How tall is he now?' She thought. Grabbed his uniform near to his chest as possible, and put him face level with her.

"What do you mean by that?" She whispered.

"Because this planet is being taken over by me, but let him be the hero in taking it back." He whispered back. Watching her amber eyes light up then darken as she squinted her eyes, she pulled him back into her home.

Closing the door, she secured the house again, and stalked to the couch to calm her confusion. When he sat down next to her she stared at him for a few minutes. "So this planet take over is just mostly for show?"

"Yes. Before I wanted to do more on this planet a long time ago, but since I'm the Tallest, well it is a show of power." He answered. "Also, if your father succeeds or anyone else, it proves that we should make you allies, rather then slaves."

"Has that ever happened before?"

"No, not really. We have come to an understanding with a few races and became allies that way. They just feel Earth is inferior."

"My brother would of been a big help there, you know."

Sighing, he simply just nodded. "We need to go to my base now." Quickly taking her hand, he pulled out his device and blinked them back into the dark recess of his base. Sensing her disorientation, he held on to her until she was steady. "Follow me." He said gently.

Following him to the farthest door, he walked her into a chamber which was actually pretty large, with comfortable furnishing inside it. On the far side, was Dib muttering something under his breath. He looked a tiny bit crazed, but she knew he was thinking frantically right now. Hating the shield separating them, she called out to him. "Dib!"

Looking over at her quickly, he ran over to smile at his younger sister. "Oh thank goodness you are alive, Gaz! Do you know where dad is?"

"He is holed up in his lab. He's safe for now." She replied.

Eyeing Zim suspiciously, he wanted to whisper to her, but had a feeling he couldn't. "Has 'It' done anything to you?"

Damn! He honestly didn't remember him. "No he hasn't, but he has done something to you, Dib."

"Doubt it. First time I seen him was when he grabbed me in my room and then brought me here."

Turning her anger onto Zim, she pointed a finger harshly at him. "You! You are to reverse what you have done now!"

"I can't, Gaz." Zim said. "To do so would result in brain damage."

Kicking his shin, Gaz turned to Dib who cheered at his sister's anger. "Dib, we've known him since skool. You both had Ms Bitters class together. He tried to send you to the room with the moose." Turning to Zim she muttered to him sarcastically. "Really? A room with a moose? Lame."

"It was a large moose." Zim said weakly.

"I'm sorry, but I just don't remember, Gaz." Dib said. It was strange his sister seemed sort of friendly to this alien.

Oh she sucked at this so far. She was good at flushing, Zim out but her own brother, she just thought about so many things until one thing popped up in her head. Grabbing Zim roughly by his uniform again, she brought his face down to meet hers where she kissed him.

Zim's eyes widened more at this until he relaxed and his eyes closed to enjoy the kiss. Kissing her back he slipped his segmented tongue inside her mouth. She did do a sharp intake of breath when he did that, but when she relaxed back into the kiss, she met his tongue with hers as she came closer to him with him allowing it. Running his hand through her hair, he placed his other hand around her slim waist. This felt perfect for him. This felt right.

"ZIM! LAY YOUR FILTHY ALIEN HANDS OFF MY SISTER!" Dib roared slamming against the barrier with no success. "Gaz? Why did you do that?"

Turning her face to him, she replied. "Do you remember everything now?"

"Yeah! That bastard tried to brain wash me."

"ZIM DID NOT DO SUCH A THING!" Zim roared. "Zim is a fantastic guy to let you keep your brain."

Slapping Zim she then mentioned. "He needs to get to my dad's. Can you get him there without raising suspicion?"

Rubbing the side of his face, he simply shrugged. "Yes, but there may be an issue."

"Yes?" She urged him to continue.

"He doesn't have loyalty to me, but he does to you so you need to tell him what needs to be done."

She can't consider him a coward there since he did have a point. Before turning to speak to her brother, she told him, "That moose was still lame." Zim shrugged again, and stepped away to give them space. "Zim is now the Tallest on his planet and right now he isn't serious about taking over this planet."

"Then why bother doing this in the first place?"

"It is for show only. He is allowing dad to stay in his lab to act as a hero or maybe someone else. Irkens believe Earthlings are in general weak, so to prove our strength in regaining our planet, they become our allies. It may sound stupid, but he is just trying to prove one little thing."

Dib rubbed his chin. "Get me to dad and I'll help out there. I don't want us to be slaves to these disgusting alien scums."

Hearing that, Zim screamed. "I will have you know I'm far too perfect to be scum."

"Uh yeah." Dib mumbled sarcastically. "She comes with me though."

"Disagree there. She stays here as a mock hostage."

"I will not have you put your scummy hands on her again. Who knows what you gave her with that kiss." Dib looked like he was gonna throw up with that memory.

"Ugh. Dib, I will stay here, I have faith he won't do anything strange with me." Gaz interrupted. Raising her hand to stop her brother from objecting there, she added. "Zim will bring you to dad and you will be a hero. I have faith in you there, Dib."

Dib looked dumbstruck. She had faith in him? His sister really did calm down with age. Narrowing his eyes at Zim he pointed his finger at him. "I will agree to this. Promise me, Zim that you will not harm my sister."

Raising his hand in the typical Irken salute promise, he said confidently. "I swear to honor, Gaz in her safety."

"Um okay. Let me out and take me to my dad."

Opening his cell, Dib ran out and punched Zim. "What was that for?"

"Kissing my sister. Now let's go."

Damn Membrane's and their violence. Taking Dib's arm, he blinked him to the back entrance to the labs. Making sure, Dib-stink made it in, he blinked back to his base. Noticing she wasn't in the cell area anymore, he wandered back to where his computer was held to see her sitting on the chair. He honestly hoped this plan succeeded.