Gaz yawned and stretched out her arms, the low humming of the engine and soft vibrations of the ship started soothing her to sleep "How long until we get there?"
Zim stared straight ahead, his eyes keen on the path ahead of them in deep concentration as he navigated throughout the pitch blackness of space.
"Zim?"
His antennae twitched "EEH?! YOU SAY SOMETHING?!"
Gaz held her in ears, wincing from the sudden outburst "Ugh! Do you always have to scream!?" She growled
"I am not screaming! I am talking at a perfectly normal volume!" He argued "Besides I have to focus! This area of space is dangerous and completely devoid of stars that illuminate our path! Have you not noticed?" He asked
Gaz grumbled and turned to her side window, seeing nothing but her own reflection and a few blinking lights from the ship. She questioned how Zim can even know they were going the right way. Space was a lot colder and emptier than she remembered, not a single speck of light to be seen. It was… intimidating… even for her. "Shit, I really should have thought this through better" she mumbled. Zim, her life right now was in Zim's hands… or claws… whatever. Zim who frequently fucks up his OWN plans, who crashes the very ship they were flying in on the daily! The thought made her queasy, but with no bathroom in sight, she swallowed hard and tried to not think about it. "So HOW long until we get there?" She asked again.
"Ehh… time flows differently in space, it's hard to calculate exactly… COMPUTER!!!" He shrieked
"Whaaaaaat!?" The AI asked
"Calculate the distance from earth to arcademageddon for the puny human here, while I drive!" He ordered
"At our current speed it will take uhhh… a minimum of three earth days to reach Arcademageddon"
"Three days! I'm not staying in this cramped metal coffin for three days!" She screamed
Zim waved her off "Calm down human, OBVIOUSLY ZIM has thought of everything!" He declared. "As soon as we pass through the blackout belt there will be a wormhole that leads to the Trifid nebula" he explained
"Is that a shortcut or something?" She asked
"Psh! There are no shortcuts to Arcademageddon! Part of their evaluation is how well you survive the trip!" He scoffed"No, in the Trifid Nebula there's a planet where various other contenders usually stop to rest, it will be perfect for your pathetic needs!"
Gaz sighed "Will there be other planets like that along the way?"
Zim grunted, antennae twitching in annoyance "I don't remember you being so NEEDY! You humans and your needs to go to the bathroom, and your wretched sleep cycles!"
Gaz snickered " What? You don't go to the bathroom?"
Zim stuck his snake-like tongue out in disgust "I would SELF DESTRUCT before I committed the atrocious act of…defecating" he shuddered
Gaz laughed "I don't blame you, it's pretty fucking gross, you're lucky you don't have to"
"Well at least you can admit your species faults, unlike your doo- eh I mean Fuh..king Dib-shit brother"
Gaz started to snicker to herself, trying to hold it in but eventually she erupted in hysterical laughter. She held her sides and her eyes watered from laughing so hard. Zim snarled and turned to face her "What's so funny? Did I not use the Dib-Shit term correctly?!"
"Hahaha! I love that you're expanding your vocabulary Zim but it needs a little work" she laughed and wiped her tears away.
"How so?" He asked
"Repeat after me, Fuck!" Gaz instructed
"Fffuck!" He repeated
Gaz laughed again "Why do you say it like that? Just say it real fast, Fuck!"
In the distance there was a strange whirring noise, which was especially odd considering nothing could be seen at all. The noise got louder the closer it got, shaking the entire ship and crashing harshly once it made contact "FUCK!!!!" Zim screamed, instinctively putting an arm out in front of Gaz to prevent her from hitting the windshield.
The other ship was apparently undamaged as they drove to the front of the Voot cruiser. They shined a harsh light making Gaz and Zim both hiss and shield their eyes. "Ah man, they survived!" A whiny blue alien with a heart shaped wrinkly head popped his head out of the window "Hey guys! I'll Make a deal with you"
"ZIM CARES NOT FOR YOUR DEALS YOU WRETCHED BALL SACK!" Zim spat
Gaz snickered "He does look like a ball sack"
The alien shrugged "What's a ball sack? Never mind! Listen, you're going to Arcademageddon right? Why not just fake your deaths and go home?"
"Oh hell no!" Gaz scoffed
Zim huffed "Do you have ANY idea who you're talking too!? I AM ZIIIM! destroyer of worlds! Slayer of TALLESTS!!! I am the Irken Elite! I would never do something so cowardly!"
The alien chittered to his co-pilot in what was their native language before turning his attention back to them "You've got to be kidding me? Do you have ANY idea how dangerous these games are?"
Zim waved him off dismissively "It is nothing Zim cannot handle! Now be gone with you!"
The alien shrugged "Alright then it's your funeral" he said before shutting the roof of his ship and blasting off ahead. Zim sighed and adjusted his seat back, glaring over at the purple human who did the same " I assume your inferior human organs are all intact, yes?"
"Yeah I'm ok" she groaned.
Zim pressed his watch like device again, it covered him in a purple space suit and invisible helmet "Good, I'm going to require your assistance"
Gaz scoffed"Ugh! What do you what ME to do?"
"If you want us to keep making good time human, you're going to have to pilot the Voot Cruiser while I access the damage on the outside" he explained
She chuckled "Oh is that all? No problem then"
Zim narrowed one of his eyes at her "What do you mean 'No problem'? I haven't even shown you how to drive it yet"
Gaz smirked "Did you forget that I've beaten you in your own ship before?"
Zim growled "You lie!!! I was just uhhh… giving you a head start!"
"Uh huh, sure, what about the time you were in Dib's body and I beat you up with my dad's robot?"
"Nonsense! I was simply thrown off guard thinking you were Dib-Tits at first! Now THAT was cheating!" He hissed
Gaz cackled "DIB-TITS!? I didn't teach you that one! I love it hahaha!"
Zim's eyes widened, his antennae twitched, a smug smile formed on his face "Genius yes? I've discovered the most effective way to insult your pig smelly sibling was by adding his name and the most OFFENSIVE English words afterward" he explained
Gaz groaned "It's not funny if you have to explain it"
"YOU'RE LYING!" Zim screamed.
Gaz held her ears and nudged him with her elbow "JUST hurry up and fix the ship already!" She said with gritted teeth
"Ok ok! But first this is important! As I said we're in the blackout belt! You MUST go very slowly and pay attention to the radar!" He instructed
Gaz cracked her knuckles "Got it, now get moving!"
"If you see something blink on the radar you MUST activate my shields instantly! I cannot stress this enough human!"
"Like I wanna be stuck in space with YOU forever trust me I'll be careful!" Gaz growled
Zim pressed a button on his seat that sent him to the back of the ship, making it safer for him to exit without the risk of Gaz possibly getting sucked into the vacuum of space. He activated his PAK legs, crawling around the Voot Cruiser and scanning for any damages that weren't so obvious to the naked eye. After checking about three times he decided there should be no hidden issues and just worked on fixing the dent just above the rocket thrusters.
"ZIM! HURRY UP! YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE FOR HOURS!" Gaz yelled, using a speaker from the ship.
The vibrations for the noise almost made Zim lose his footing. He snarled and used his smart watch to communicate back to her "WRETCHED FEMALE! YOU ALMOST MADE ZIM FALL OFF!"
"WELL HURRY UP THEN!"
Zim pulled at his antennae and took a deep breath "What's the matter Gauze? Getting nervous?" He teased
"IT'S GAZ! and NO I'M JUST BORED OUT OF MY MIND! Can't I put this thing on autopilot!?" She asked
"Negative! The autopilot is not equipped for this part of space! You must be vigilant Gaz! Now LEAVE ME ALONE SO I CAN FIX THIS!" he ordered
Gaz cut off communication with a huff "Bastard better watch the way he talks to me or I'll rip his antennae off and poke his eyes out with them" she growled. She flicked her eyes towards the radar, then towards the side windows to see him using a blowtorch on the ship, then she eyed more controls that piqued her curiosity "I wonder what kind of music aliens listen to" she said aloud "Computer?"
"What up?" He asked
"Which button is the radio?" She asked
Zim was almost done fixing the ship as he was welding the last piece of metal to perfection he heard a familiar chittering sound that made his antennae stand on end "Oh no… not crabobleshorches!" He whispered. He could barely make them out in the darkness but the tiny pebble-like creatures soon surrounded the ship. Zim began to panic making his signature squeaky sounds, he couldn't attack them without damaging the ship, but if he didn't get them off they would devour it.
The Voot blared extremely loud metal music from within, luckily enough the force of the music was enough to shake off the vile creatures from the ship. Zim quickly entered the ship and rushed to the front "VeryGoodHumanButWeHaveToGo NOW!" He hurriedly stressed.
Gaz gladly backed away from the controls and let Zim take control again, trusting whatever he saw out there was bad news. She didn't want to end up giving birth to a xenomorph through her chest after all. Zim activated the boosters, sweating profusely as he knew the risk of using high speed in the pitch blackness, having no way of knowing where he was going and depending solely on memory. Gaz noticed that he hasn't made a single smart assed remark and he was straight faced, not your usual Zim traits. She eyed the controls for what she guessed were weapons "Zim?"
"Not now human!" He barked
"If there's some space freak trying to kill us right now I could be shooting at it right now" she replied
"Listen human your bloodlust will be quenched when we get to where we're going but for now you must BE QUIET!" He spat
"What's after us Zim?!" She yelled
"Crabobleshorches! They LOOK harmless but they will devour us and the ship in minutes!" He explained
Gaz grunted and balled her fists, she kept staring at the controls, KNOWING she could easily destroy the weird alien freaks chasing them but didn't want to risk making her idiot pilot freak out and wreck. "Why didn't these things show up on the radar?"
Zim made a sharp left turn, making the two of them squish even more together uncomfortably but they narrowly missed a giant meteor "Phew! To be honest Gaz-Human it's suspicious! Normally these creatures do not inhabit this part of space" he rambled. Gaz looked out her window to see if they were still following them "I don't see anything Zim, if your paranoia gets us killed I swear -"
"Maybe I lost them then! Do you see anything at all?" He asked
"Just a bunch of little rocks" she scoffed
"THAT'S THEM YOU FOOL!" He yelled
Gaz huffed "You mean to tell me your freaking out over some stupid pebbles?"
"You are the one who is stupid! If I were not obligated to bring to this event I would THROW YOU OUT AS A DISTRACTION AND ESCAPE!" He shrieked
Gaz grit her teeth "Trust me ZIM! The ONLY reason I haven't ripped your throat out is because I need you to get there!"
Zim flipped the ship into a somersault to try and shake the speedy aliens. He then fired his lasers rapidly destroying about half of them, that they could see anyways. He spun around firing simultaneously taking the rest out but had to stop suddenly to prevent crashing into another meteor.
"You should let me use the weapons, I'm just saying" Gaz teased
"SILENCE!!!" He screamed
Back on earth …
Gretchen, the awkward teen had recently had her braces removed and was able to shut her mouth for what felt like the first time in her life. She smiled in the mirror "Wow I actually look normal" she giggled. Her dad patted her shoulder "Well I'm glad everything worked out kiddo, need a ride home before I go to work?" He asked. Gretchen got her headphones from her backpack "No thanks Dad, I'm feeling good right now, gonna go for my jog"
"That's my girl! Get your fitness on!" He shouted as got in his truck. Gretchen shook her head "You're such a dork dad" she turned up her music and waved her father goodbye as she began her jog throughout the neighborhood.
Her dad shouted "Hey you need a better outfit! You look like a hoochie mama wearing that! Ah man you can't hear me"
She started taking physical fitness more seriously after noticing things that Dib would scream about. The florpus , space wormholes, and she herself was a victim of Zim's experiments from time to time. She made a conscious decision to toughen up, just in case the world really was about to be invaded. She had the same routine and always lingered a tad longer at his house.
Gretchen stopped to catch a breath, leaning against a tree that was across from the Membrane household. She took a drink of water and wondered if today was the day she should lay it all out there. She looked good, she felt good, and she might not see him again after the skool year ends. "H-Hi Dib, um I was in the neighborhood and I… uh" she shook her head "No that makes me sound like a stalker! Let's see…" she started to walk slowly across the street "Hello Dib! I think I saw a werebunny, wanna help me catch it?" She cringed "No no no!" She braced herself to knock on the door, her forehead sweating profusely "My heart is beating so fast, why do I have to be this way? It's just a conversation no big deal" she thought to herself. She paced back and forth on the porch "Nope I can't do this!" She panicked and was about to run away before she heard a scream.
"Nyahhhh not there!"
She raised a brow and walked towards the garage "Dib?" She tried to listen, placing her ear next to the garage door.
"MEOOOOOW!"
"Rrrrrrrow!!!"
"MEEEEEOOOOWWW!!!!"
"H-Helpppp! Sssomeone please!!!! no more CAT VIDEOOSSSSS!!!" Dib wailed as the robot gophers forced his eyes open and others were biting his legs. GIR giggled madly while he recorded the entire fiasco with an android phone he found in the garbage "MASTER IS GONNA LAUGH SOOOO MUCH HEE HEE!!"
Gretchen pounded on the garage door "Dib are you ok in there?!" She asked
"Oh my GOD NO IM NOT IM TRAPPED IN HERE! Help!" he begged.
"Trapped in your own garage? How? Okay hold on I'm coming in" she said.
"WAIT!!! THERE'S A ROBOT GOPHER ARMY IN HERE! GET A WEAPON FIRST!" He bellowed.
Gretchen blushed and giggled "Why are his screams so damn cute?" "Ok Dibbers! I'll grab… uhhh well I have a water bottle?" She asked
"WATER BOTTLE!?" he screamed "NYAHHHH Hurry they're nibbling on my ears! It feels weird!!!"
Gretchen lifted up the garage door to see Dib restrained by the metal coils with bloodshot eyes, the robot gophers both biting at him while others danced around him. She growled and threw the water on the Gophers surrounding him, electrocuting them with ease, but of course they were latched onto Dib so…
"NYAHHHHH!!! BRAIN….ON FIRE!!!" He shrieked and passed out.
"Dib! I'm so sorry!" She ran to his side but was stopped by Gir.
"Hiii~" he sang.
"Uhhh hello robot thing, can you help Dib? Make sure he's okay?" She asked
Gir swayed back and forth, "Welll~ my master doesn't like the Dib ~ but you asked nicely! Dance with me!" He proposed
"But he could be dying!" Gretchen cried
"DANCE WITH ME!!!" Gir sobbed
Gretchen growled and stood up "Okay okay" she relented. She wasn't much of a dancer so she just did the only dance she knew, the dirty chicken dance. Gir giggled so hard his head exploded and his body ran off to find it. Gretchen kicked the nearest Gopher body across the room "DAMN IT! I JUST KEEP KILLING EVERYONE!" she yelled.
"Keep it down you moron, I'm trying to enjoy my sleep mode" a familiar voice ordered.
Gretchen's heart fell out of her chest "I know that voice…" she said softly. Memories of her rejection started swimming through her brain, the pain she felt watching her long time crush give the new girl the valentine meat she gave to him resurfaced "The Fuck am I doing here?" She frowned
"Do not worry about that idiot, he will be waking up shortly, now if that's all you're worried about GET out of here!"
Gretchen growled "Where are you anyways Tak!? You would think you'd be more worried about your boyfriend!"
"Ha! Please first of all I am not Tak I'm her downloaded personality!" The ship corrected.
Gretchen stopped in her tracks "Downloaded personality?"
"Uhhh another genius I have to deal with on this filthy planet! Yes! The real Tak is imprisoned, I crash landed on Dib's lawn and he's kept me ever since" it explained.
Gretchen sighed and knelt beside her scorched crush. She put his enormous head in her lap and gently brushed away the hair from his face, relieved when she saw he was still breathing. "He must've really liked her to keep her ship this long" she sighed
"Actually the first chance he got he tried to delete her personality and replace it with his own! Ha! And then the fool made the ship so depressed it erased itself! Therefore resetting the personality AI and bringing me back" the ship laughed "It's truly amazing how PATHETIC this feeble creature is"
"Dib is anything but feeble! Have you seen the things he's done? Have you seen how brave he is?" Gretchen asked
"Is it bravery? Or stupidity? Hahaha" the ship mocked
Dib groaned in his sleep, he slowly blinked his eyes open, looking up at Gretchen "Am I dreaming?" He asked groggily
"H-Hi Dib" Gretchen blushed
"Whoa!" Dib jolted up and scooted away "Who are you?" He eyed the strange girl, dressed in a magenta colored sports bra with matching Capri pants. She looked familiar but for the life of him he couldn't remember her name.
"It's me, Gretchen" she answered, eyes darting back and forth between him and the floor.
Dib rubbed his chin "Hmmm… I used to know a girl with that name but I guess she moved or something" he rambled
The ship struck the ground harshly between the two of them "I TOLD YOU TWO TO BE QUIET!
Gretchen gasped when she saw that the ship had managed to draw blood from Dib's already damaged legs. She growled, years upon years of suppressed rage making her blackout. She grabbed a nearby hammer and started pounding on the ship relentlessly. Dib started to panic "Gretchen! What are you DOING!? STOP!" He tried to run over to her but was thrown back by one of the ship's PAK legs.
The ship tried to shake Gretchen off but missed and ended up impaling itself. "ARGHHH DISGUSTING MAMMAL!!! I'LL TEAR YOU APART LIMB FROM FLESHY LIMB!!!" The ship echoed. Gretchen backflipped off the ship and continued her assault. The ship continuously stabbed at her narrowly missing her but she stayed one step ahead. Dib was freaking out, babbling incoherently and ripping out his hair in frustration. The ship finally stopped, both from the damage it caused itself and the damage Gretchen inflicted. She wiped the sweat from her brow and gasped "Uhhh did I do that?" She asked as she blinked a couple times. Dib groaned in agony and caughter her attention. She ran over to Dib "Dib! Are you okay?"
Dib grunted and pushed her away "No! I'm not! That ship was my only hope of saving my sister! And YOU JUST DESTROYED IT!" he yelled
Gretchen squeaked "Oh… my bad" she said "Maybe we can fix it?"
Dib scoffed "I've BEEN trying to fix that hunk of junk! Now you just set me back!"
Gretchen almost let her feelings get the best of her, she held back her tears and spun on her heel "Well we better get started then!"
Dib picked himself up and hobbled over to try and stop her 'Get away from my ship! You'll just wreck it more!"
Gretchen ignored him and picked up a wrench from the ground "Basic repairs shouldn't be too hard even for me, besides I know a thing or two about these ships" she explained
Dib laughed "Oh please what could YOU possibly know about Irken ships?"
Gretchen sighed "I've only seen Zim work on his ship a million times!" She threw her hands up in frustration.
Dib groaned and moved the various dead robot gopher bodies out of his way "Ok fine you can help but don't mess with the controls… God, my legs hurt" he said. He entered the cockpit, while Gretchen began to put the pieces of metal back together with screws.
For hours they worked and every once in a while Gretchen would sneak a peek at Dib when he would hiss in pain "Umm Dib?" She asked
"What!" He spat
"You might want to get your leg looked at before we-"
"I HAVE NO TIME FOR THAT! My dad will be coming home tomorrow and then he's not going to let me do shit! I only have right now to save Gaz!" He screamed
"Save Gaz from what?" She asked
Dib face palmed "I'm so sick of saying his name, Zim! The alien space monster I've been screaming about for at least a decade now"
Gretchen opened her backpack that had various snacks and bottled water. She smiled sweetly and offered Dib some "Want some beef jerky?"
Dib's eyes perked up and his stomach growled "Well can't save the world on an empty stomach, thank you"
"It's the least I can do, I'm sorry when I saw this thing attack you I just lost it" she explained
Dib sighed "Well I can't say I blame you, it isn't the first time it's tried to kill me! If I didn't need it so badly I would've wrecked it myself" he laughed
Gretchen blushed and turned her attention back to fixing the ship "You know for us only having earth tools we've actually made some good progress so far" she observed
Dib chewed loudly "Huh? I've never thought of it that way! You're right!" He swallowed thickly "Now brace yourself! I'm going to check out the AI! Maybe this time we could use your personality!"
Dib pressed the keys on the cockpit and the ship whirred back to life. Dib jumped out and prepared himself for battle by grabbing the nearest weapon… a rake. The ship spun around "Hee Hee Hello!" It sang. Dib and Gretchen stared at each other then back to the ship "Are you kids ready for an adventure throughout the beauty of space? HEE!" It spun around again.
"Is…that…Michael Jackson?" Dib asked
"Ohhhhh! Yes kids! You can thank the little robot for that! He transferred what he was listening to, to the AI and now I'm here HEEEE!" It answered
GIR bounced around "I LOVE MICHAEL!!!!" he screamed and starting spinning around on the floor.
Dib sighed " Well… it's better than Tak trying to kill us at least, ship, do you know where Zim took my sister?"
"Oh yeah but I don't recommend following him heeee! He's going to the Giga Ripper planet! Only the most talented gamers in the universe are permitted entry. If they find you unqualified you'll be vaporized on the spot!" It informed
"BUT I CAN'T JUST STAY PUT AND DO NOTHING!" Dib screamed
The ship moonwalked and spun around again "Welllll Arcademageddon does have moons where the general populace watch the games heee! You may be able to at least CONTACT them from there"
"Ok that's perfect! I can definitely figure out SOMETHING I can do once I see the environment I'm working with!" Dib declared.
"The temperatures get really cold, children! And make sure you pack for over a week! Ohhhhh!" The ship advised
"OVER A WEEK!? Man dad is gonna kill me!" Dib yelled
"Yeah mine too" Gretchen sighed
"Hold on Gretchen you're not coming with me are you?" He asked
"Of course I am! You can't go alone! Especially in your condition!" She stressed
Dib scoffed and puffed his chest out "Please I've been to space by myself plenty of times!"
"Yeah well not this time! Sounds like you're going farther than you ever have before" she insisted
"But I can't risk your life!"
"But you can risk your own?!"
Dib frowned "Okay fine you can come, besides it would be nice to have some help for once"
Gretchen was so giddy on the inside but did her very best to maintain her poker face "Thank you! I'll be back in 30 minutes!" She said seriously and ran back home.
Dib sighed "Great now I have TWO people to worry about"
Zim was still dangerously zipping through the blackout belt with the crabobleshorches still on his trail. His luck seemed to be running out as his ability to narrowly avoid the various obstacles was getting less and less accurate. With another sharp turn they collided with another meteorite "ZIM! this isn't getting us anywhere! If you won't let me fry these bitches then let me DRIVE!" Gaz demanded
Zim just growled and flicked his antennae against his skull. Gaz grabbed his arm painfully, digging her nails deep into his biceps, staring into him with glowing red eyes, her voice echoing with rage "If I die before going to the greatest gaming competition in the universe I WILL SPEND THE REST OF MY AFTERLIFE MAKING YOURS A LIVING HELL YOU WILL NEVER ESCAPE FROM!!!"
Zim gently pushed his arm away "OKAY OKAY WOMAN! You take over the controls and try not to crash! I'll be outside the ship destroying these FOOLISH CREATURES!" he cackled
He darted to the back of the ship and prepared himself for some vengeance. He ejected out of the ship, equipping a grappling hook to the Voot Cruiser so he can effectively fire at will towards the swarm without fear of getting left behind. Gaz wasted no time speeding up and navigating through all the space rocks and debris hidden throughout this maze they were stuck in. Zim was dragged along, grunting with frustration "That HORRIBLE FEMALE is going to get us killed at this speed!" He spat. He fired his PAK lasers rapidly at the relentless crabobelshorches and made them splatter all over his helmet. "MUAHAHAHAAHA!!! Take that you HIDEOUS INSECTS!!! If Zim is going down I'M TAKING ALL OF YOU WITH ME!!!" He cackled manically. Gaz was also doing her own evil laughs from within the ship "Man it's been way too long since I've flown a ship! I forgot how fun this was!" She increased her speed again, and saw a speck of light ahead of them. She activated the speaker again "ZIM! I see light finally! Is that the wormhole we need?" She asked
"I'M A LITTLE BUSY RIGHT NOW!!!" he yelled. It was difficult to see from his position as he was facing the opposite direction. He pressed a button on his boots that activated magnets to the ship, giving him more freedom to look around "YES! That's it! Just get us there and these stupid things will be vaporized on impact!" He answered
"Won't you be too?" Gaz asked
"Nonesense! My suit can take much more damage than that" he answered offended
"OKAY then I'm going for it" she warned
She zoomed throughout the belt dragging Zim behind and ignoring his screams. Focused on reaching the damned wormhole and getting out of this annoying part of space. "We make it out of here alive, we are finding a different way back because this sucked!" She grumbled. She finally made it to the enormous swirling violet and blue wormhole and slowed down enough to let it suck in the ship. In the rear view mirrors she saw the blasted aliens get burned to a crisp just like Zim said they would, Zim's suit was on fire but he wasn't getting damaged so she just shrugged it off "Eh, he'll be alright" she said to herself and put on the autopilot. She threw her head back against the seat and let out a breath of relief.
Zim finally reentered the ship, singed and exhausted. He breathed hard and removed his helmet. He looked over to the human girl and sighed when he saw she had fallen asleep "Typical human" he muttered and took over the controls. Gaz groaned in her sleep and leaned her head on his chest, making him squeak in surprise. He tried to ignore her but she kept making little noises in her sleep. Her hair shined in a way that caught his eye, it was ANNOYING! How can any Irken focus when his enemy species falls asleep on him? Normally he would be grossed out by the hair particles contaminating his precious skin, but purple was his favorite color and he found himself grossly fascinated by it. He couldn't help but run his claws through it, admiring the silky texture "Heh, that's what you get for falling asleep on me pitiful human! I bet she'll wake up all mad haha!" He whispered to absolutely no one
His antennae wiggled, catching the scent of her vanilla shampoo "Hmm it seems at least this human doesn't stink like the rest of them" he observed. She cuddled closer to him as she shivered, making him flinch in fear for a second. Her body so close to his made him tremble, the warmth was soothing and he was so tired. However if she would wake and see him so close she would surely want to ring his neck. His ruby orbs began to droop and his head began to nod "No I do not need sleep! I am the Irken Elite! Sleep is beneath me!" He battled himself mentally….
He eyed the auto pilot and whispered "Fuck it" before flicking it on and drifting off to sleep.