A/N: I am so sorry this took so long! Last month just flew by! Anyways I hope you enjoy this chapter. Trigger Warnings: Fluffy Zim, Violent mood swings, delicious food, more violence and some cameos!
Zim's Base
Gaz was sitting comfy in one of Zim's fancier Irken recliners watching him with fascination as he chopped up produce with deadly precision and speed. It was a hilarious sight indeed, here was this 6 foot tall green alien soldier sporting an apron that says "Taste My Schmeat!" on it slaving away in the kitchen. He insisted that she keep her feet elevated and relax while he cooked her dinner. "Okay, preheating the oven… now I gotta make the sauce" Zim mumbled to himself out loud.
"Zim, seriously you can just buy pasta sauce," Gaz suggested.
"HA! That's hilarious Gaz-Love! Store bought filthy sauce is beneath you! Zim makes his shit organically!" He protested and proceeded to pour a bunch of tomatoes into a bowl to smash them. "Besides this isn't just any sauce, it's marinara!" He finished.
"Oh excuse me, Gordon Ramsay!" Gaz laughed. She put her hands behind her head and smirked, amused that Zim was taking something as mundane as cooking so seriously.
"Gordon Ramsay WISHES he can cook like Zim!" Zim scoffed. He started sizzling the chopped up garlic and then added the tomatoes and oregano, beginning to stir the mix. It made the whole house warm and filled the air with a fantastic aroma of garlicky bliss.
"I WANNA HELP MASTER! please? please? PLEASSSSE?" Gir asked tugging at Zim's apron erractly.
"Hey Gir wanna help me instead?" Gaz asked.
Gir turned to her and gasped, getting a huge grin on his face.
"Can you braid my hair?" She asked.
"YAAAAY I love making braids!" He screamed and rushed to sit on her lap.
Zim sighed relieved and continued his work, placing a basil flower on top of the pasta sauce letting it submerge into the sauce. "Okay, in 15 minutes it should be done, now I think I should start grating all the cheeses, Gaz-Love you like this 'Monterey Jack' cheese correct?" Zim asked loudly.
"Yes of course," Gaz answered.
"Mozzarella and provolone as well?" He asked, grabbing more cheese from the fridge.
Gaz's mouth began to water "I love all those cheeses! Which one are you going to pick?" She asked.
Zim laughed "All of them of course!" His eyes widened and antennae stood straight up "Wait a minute! Computer?!" He asked.
"Whaaaat?" The AI asked, annoyed.
"Lasagna should be safe for Gazlene to eat right? This won't be toxic to our children will it?" He asked nervously.
"Should be fine Zim, but to be on the safe side just eat it first and see if you get a reaction, dumbass" Computer answered.
"Yes yes of course!" Zim shouted before resuming his tasks.
Gir was giggling madly making another braid in Gaz's hair and she scowled at him at first but then shrugged. She sighed and pet his head while continuing to watch her crazed alien boyfriend cook like a maniac. She always enjoyed watching Zim work, completely in his element, blocking out the outside world, totally focused… at least with Gir out of the way. It was flattering to know he put so much care and dedication into everything he did for her, a stark contrast to how she grew up.
Gaz for the most part was never a priority for her father or brother, more of an afterthought. In her youth she went to bed hungry many nights convincing herself she wasn't that hungry anyways, she always needed Dib's approval code in order to get the premade food their father would make and most nights if he wasn't chasing after Zim, he was chasing after another cryptid. One time she was so fed up with the neglect she had even hoped an explosion she caused in the kitchen would be enough to wipe out all human life.
"So Gaz-Love tell Zim about these nightmares you've been having" Zim's voice brought Gaz back to the present. She didn't realize during her flashbacks that she had grabbed onto Gir so hard that she was crushing his head. Thankfully the little SIR Unit didn't mind as he was laughing like usual. She swallowed hard and blinked a couple times before regaining her cold like demeanor.
"Zim… I'm telling you it's hella stupid. I don't even want to waste my breath" she answered.
Zim was cooking the meat in a large saucepan but his antennae still stood upright at attention picking up the distressed signals Gaz was giving off. He had an unfair advantage when it came to picking up the emotions she tried so hard to bury. He was unsure when exactly it started but it was definitely sometime after they became official, even HE didn't know how or why, nevertheless he was grateful for the ability.
"Nonsense Gazlene! Nothing you say can EVER be stupid! I mean unless you've been dreaming that Zim will leave you or something ridiculous like that! Hahaha!" He laughed. He proceeded to put the meat, noodles and cheese into a baking dish before looking at her. Her face was paler than usual and her eyes were wide and glossy. "Gaz? You HAVEN'T been thinking that, have you?" He asked, his tone gentle yet firm.
Gaz turned her head away from him, flinging Gir slightly to the right. "I mean… I'd be lying if I said the thought hasn't crossed my mind" she said quietly.
Zim gasped "WHAT???!!!" he asked in shock, almost dropping the lasagna to the ground. "You cannot be serious!"
Gir gasped and let go of the strands of hair he was braiding "GAZZY! MASTER LOOOOVES YOU! HE LOVES YOU SOOO MUCH!" he screamed and started to cry.
Gaz started to pet him again to calm him down "Gir! Why dont you paint my nails now?" She suggested.
"Ooooh yay!" He squealed and ran off to get nail polish. Gaz let out a sigh of relief watching Gir before turning her head slightly and being startled by Zim in her face.
"Ahh backup!" She blurted out.
Zim's eyes narrowed, a fierce fire burning behind them into hers. A single claw lifting her chin demanding her attention "Gazlene… how can you still doubt me after everything that's happened?" He asked, a tinge of pain in his voice that he tried to restrain. "Do you know how much easier it would've been to just let the Tallest deactivate me? Everything I am doing right now is to ensure the safety of you and our kids! I will never leave you. I need you to know that!" His antennae drooped after that last statement. He waited eagerly for her response but she was overwhelmed by the emotions radiating off of him.
"Listen Zim...I know you love me NOW but what about years from now?" She asked hesitantly.
"Irrelevant! My loyalty is to you always no matter how much time has passed!" He stressed.
"Zim… how much do you even know about a human's lifespan? About pregnancy? Children? Really? Because things are about to get really ugly real fast! I'm going to get fatter, meaner and-"
Zim interrupted Gaz by kissing her mid sentence. They held each other close and kissed deeper until Gaz punched him in the gut, making him fall to the ground. "Don't try to change the subject!" She sneered.
Zim groaned in pain and got up with a smirk and started to laugh "Feels like it's been years since you've done that! I kinda missed it!" He chuckled.
Gaz held back a smile of her own in vain "Zim! Quit it!" She laughed.
"I will not quit it and I will NEVER quit you! Get as fat and ugly as you want but you're stuck with me Gaz-Demon! Stuck until I cease to exist!" He declared.
He huffed and turned away from her to continue making her food. "By the way, are you thirsty? I'm thirsty!" He asked.
Gaz sighed "Yeah" she answered.
Zim grabbed a pitcher of water out of the fridge "This water has been purified and infused with various fruits ensuring it's nutritious value!" He explained before pouring it into two cups. Gaz watched him closely as he shuddered holding the glass up to his lips. He gulped hard and took a deep breath "Let THIS be a Testament to my undying devotion to you my beloved… I'm going to make sure this HORRID liquid isn't toxic to our children!" He shook and slowly took a drink, closing his eyes tight bracing himself for whatever burning pain was sure to follow. He opened his eyes afterwards and sighed with relief, he laughed lightly "Okay… it's safe".
He handed Gaz the glass and she shook her head before taking a drink. " Drama queen" she thought to herself.
Gir returned with all his supplies ready to give Gaz a manicure "WHAT COLORS YOU WANT LADY?" He shrieked. His eyes flicked red "The usual black and purple?" He asked seriously. Gaz nodded and Gir got to work.
"And Remember I want them sharp!" Gaz reminded him.
"OF COURSE!" Gir screamed in delight.
Zim checked on the lasagna and then went to prepare breadsticks "Is that the only nightmare you've been having Gaz-Love? Or is there more?" He asked.
"There's more," Gaz said in a monotone voice. "Now this one… is REALLY dumb" she continued.
Zim put the breadsticks in the oven with the lasagna before giving a look "Well?" He asked impatiently.
Gaz groaned "I saw one of the kids and he was SO CUTE! Unbelievably cute in fact" she began.
Zim's face beamed, a wide grin appearing on his face "Oh a boy huh? And of course he's cute! He's MY son!" He said smugly
Gaz scoffed "Yeah well YOUR son looked mostly like ME" she grinned.
Zim shrugged and looked anxiously at the oven tapping his foot "What were the others? What did they look like?" He asked.
Gir finished with Gaz's nails and she held them up admiring how deathly sharp they were before petting him in reward for his service. The little SIR unit giggled gratefully before he and Mini Moose started cleaning up the mess. Gaz's mood then changed suddenly "Zim they uhhh… tore me open from the inside with their claws… I couldn't see what they looked like because I died" she answered solemnly.
Zim became unusually quiet but still restless as he twitched in discomfort, the thought of Gaz suffering the same fate as her mother gave him the most intense feeling of dread. It was yet another foreign feeling she awakened within him, just when he thinks he's experienced everything she always finds ways to infect him more. Foolish female, how ignorant of her to think he could ever get tired of such fascinating phenomenons. Despite the fear he felt deep inside, it only strengthened his resolve.
"Oh yeah and our son… our cute and adorable son, he morphed into this weird skeletal smeet and tried to eat me," Gaz added and laughed a little. "See I told you it was stupid, a zombie baby? Yeah right" she said awkwardly.
"Yeah...heh heh…" Zim laughed uncomfortably and cleared his throat "There's noooo way that could ever happen, not anymore" he said hastily and got out his cellphone. He quickly typed "reminder to investigate what happened in the smeetery" and put it back in his PAK.
Gaz sighed "I assume that I'm just...ugh scared" she mumbled the word under her breath.
Zim removed the lasagna and breadsticks from the oven and the base was instantly filled with a familiar warmth and salivating aroma. Gaz's stomach growled furiously which was followed by some feisty kicks from the beets making her groan in slight pain. Zim twitched slightly at this but continued making her plate. He presented her meal with a smug grin "Put those fears aside for now and feast your eyes upon this" he said proudly. His eyes flicked towards her face in amusement seeing her barely be able to contain herself from devouring the food in front of her. He blocked her quickly from lunging towards the food earning him a snarl from his Gaz-Demon. "Sorry but I have to try it first Gaz-Love!" He smirked.
"HURRY UP! I'M STARVING!" she growled.
Gaz watched as he cut off a piece of the lasagna causing steam to rise from his plate, she watched the cheese and all its melted glory get twisted around Zim's fork as he hated making a mess. It was torture watching him eat the surely scrumptious piece of food meant for her.
"Oh yes, delicious is an understatement! I have outdone myself yet again! You may eat now Gaz" he declared.
Without the slightest hesitation she consumed her portion of the lasagna only slowing down to savor the flavors of the zesty sauce, gooey cheese and meat all seamlessly meshing together to perfection in her mouth. If there was one thing they could agree on, it's that Zim really was the superior cook and he should make every meal. She felt another overwhelming sense of something washing over her. She ate slower but felt...a tear escape her eye, she swallowed her food and tried to contain this foreign sensation. It's not like she's never not cried before but there was usually a REASON behind it, it didn't just happen out of the blue like this…
"You hate it don't you?" Zim asked, getting closer to her.
"W-what are you talking about?" Gaz asked between sobs.
Zim ripped off his apron and threw it away dramatically "I put too much salt didn't I? It tastes awful! I have failed you!" He wailed.
Gaz wiped away her tears "No Zim! That's not it! The food tastes incredible!" She said,
Zim tilted his head curiously "Then what's wrong Gazlene?" He asked and held her hand mindlessly rubbing the top of it with his thumb.
She trembled and grit her teeth. She hated this "I-I don't even know I'm not even sad! Nothing is wrong… everything is perfect" she said between breaths finally unraveling and sobbing uncontrollably. Zim was more confused than ever but kneeled beside her holding her head to his chest while she continued her breakdown.
He stroked her back gently while racking his brain with ways to make her feel better " I don't understand this, food always makes Gaz feel better! Was she lying to spare my feelings? No! That's not how Gaz operates… but still what is wrong? It's like her mood… that's it! Her mood!"
"Mood swings!" He said aloud.
"Huh?" Gaz looked up at him groggily.
"You're having mood swings Gaz-Love, it's normal considering all the stress you've been under combined with the surge of pregnancy hormones" he explained.
"Yeah I guess that makes sense…" she sniffled. She stopped crying and wiped her face with a napkin. She once again dived into the food as if nothing had ever happened, making Zim relieved. He sat across from her and started eating as well.
"HEYYY WHAT ABOUT MEEE?" Gir screamed.
"Nyah!?" Mini Moose squeaked.
Zim grunted in irritation and got up to make their plates. He came back and put plates in front of each of them before returning to his. While the two robot minions scarfed down their food, Gaz sat back and watched them all. It's crazy how NORMAL this all felt to her, how so much could change in just a few years. She laughed seeing how annoyed Zim was with their messy eating and yet he seemed to eat all prim and proper.
"So what's on your mind now babe?" He asked before grabbing a breadstick. "Are you still hungry? You want dessert?"
"No I'm full but thanks" she answered.
"You sure? Because I can make us a killer cheesecake real quick if you wanted" he suggested
She rested her head in the palm of her hand "maybe tomorrow I couldn't eat another bite" she answered.
Zim finished up his meal and simultaneously cleaned up after his crazy robots effortlessly. Gaz sighed happily and got up. Zim was washing the dishes at this point and she hugged him from behind, startling him and making him drop a dish to the ground.
"G-Gaz? You feeling ok?" He stuttered.
"Yes I'm just really grateful, that's all" she said and nuzzled into him squeezing him tighter.
"Has it really been that long since I made you a meal?" He asked.
She turned him around and stood on her tiptoes in order to reach his lips. She kissed him softly and then looked into his eyes "It's not just the food Zimmy, it's everything, I love my life with you" she kissed him again, he scooped her up and started walking back to their room before she violently pulled his one of his antenna "So you can't go off and die understand? I refuse to go back to living the way I did before!" She snarled with a murderous glare.
Zim started to sweat, and he began to quiver with fear " These mood swings are terrifying!" He thought to himself.
He put her down gently as she never released her hold on him. "Gazlene I promise! Whether I live or die you will not go back to living the way you did before! I will see to it that no matter what happens to me you will be safe".
Gaz growled "Wrong answer!" And twisted his antenna painfully making Zim hiss in pain.
"You were SUPPOSED to promise me that you wouldn't die! I don't want the life I had before you! I want the life we have together!" She yelled and twisted his antenna even more, snapping it. Her eyes went wide as Zim screamed out in pain. She held the broken piece of antenna in her hand and began to cry again. "Oh my God… I'm such a bitch" she sobbed.
Zim held her arm "Eh? I can't hear you!" He asked.
Gaz gasped "I'm horrible! I'm going to be a horrible mother because I'm a terrible person!" She wailed.
Zim couldn't hear her but could clearly see the regret in her body language so he hugged her "GAZ I CAN'T HEAR YOU! BUT DON'T WORRY I'M A FAST HEALER! MY ANTENNA WILL BE REGENERATED IN A COUPLE HOURS!" he shouted. Gaz cringed at how loud he was but since it was her fault didn't say anything. "AND DON'T FEEL BAD OKAY? IT'S JUST YOUR MOOD SWINGS ACTING UP AGAIN! ZIM WILL BE FINE!" he continued.
Gaz hugged him tighter, despite his attempt at easing her guilt she only felt worse.
"Here I can speed it up!" Computer said before grabbing a wire out of Zim's PAK and plugging into one of the walls. Gaz backed off of him while he got recharged and like he said his antenna regenerated good as new.
"There see? No harm done!" He smirked and retracted the wire back into his PAK.
Gaz was still visibly upset,her face was tear stained and she didn't want to look at him. "I'm sorry" she grumbled.
"Don't be, I should be thanking you" he grabbed her hand and kissed it "you always have a way of putting things in perspective, keeping me in check" he explained. "You are correct Zim did answer wrong! The only one allowed to determine my death is you! So of course I cannot die by THEIR filthy hands" he snarled.
Gaz rubbed her head, all these emotions were exhausting her and causing a headache. Zim could tell "Tylenol should be a gentle enough pain medication for you to take, it's highly unlikely any harm would come to them, I'll go get it" he said. Zim went to the kitchen medicine cabinet and took two tylenol tablets himself to test them. When his insides didn't disenrgate he was further convinced it was safe. He returned to find Gaz sitting on the bed with her head in her hands, he handed her a glass of water and the tylenol tablets. "It's safe, I tried it," he assured her.
"Thanks" she groaned and took the meds. She turned and looked at him, eyes still full of remorse.
Zim sat next to her "Gaz don't worry about it, it will take much more than a broken antenna to hurt Zim!" He said.
"I'm just as bad as they are now…" she whispered. "That day I found you, your antennae were all busted up" she looked at him shamefully.
Zim's antennae flattened against his skull "Gazlene do not ever compare yourself to those morons again, YOU are dealing with emotions beyond your control… the Tallests on the other hand…f-fuck" he chuckled darkly "They killed me over 4 times just for getting Taller" he finished. He looked down at his claws, feeling ashamed. Gaz held onto one of his hands.
"They killed you? Four times? That's what happened?" She asked wide eyed.
He stared ahead, avoiding her gaze "Yeah that's why it was taking so long for me to regenerate that night, all of my PAK's power was depleted from bringing me back from death so many times" he laughed before his antennae drooped and he took a deep breath. Gaz put her arm around his shoulder and rested her head on him.
"They tortured me and broadcasted it like a big joke, because that's what they do when they're threatened, they try to break your mind and spirit and I admit it might've worked if...it wasn't for you" he continued.
Gaz blushed "Really? What did I do?" She asked.
Zim pulled her into his lap and held her tightly "What haven't you done? You've ignited a fire within me that can never be extinguished, you've given me purpose, strength...happiness" he stopped and kissed her cheek. "I'm far more competent and powerful now than I Have ever been and will only continue to improve! And it's because of you Gaz, you are my motivation for everything and the reason behind my strength!" He explained.
Gaz laughed shyly "You would think I'd be used to all this affection by now, but it's still awkward for me" she confessed.
"Zim has noticed! But it's no matter, I enjoy your awkwardnessss" he hissed and flicked his tongue at her playfully, making her face turn bright red in embarrassment.
"Oh my God stop!" She laughed.
"Stop what?" He whipped his tongue out again "I am being completely normal!" He grinned. He brought out a pack of tic tacs from his pocket and flicked one in the air and caught it with his tongue giving Gaz a smug smile afterwards.
She groaned into her hands "I hate that you know my weaknesses" she mumbled.
He laughed maniacally and kissed her face again "You should rest now Gaz, when you awake I'll have a surprise for you" he suggested.
"Hey! You need rest too! You worked all day today! at least sleep for an hour or two!" She griped.
Zim took off his boots "If you insist...and hey" he grabbed her hand "no nightmares tonight, if you're worried about suffering the same fate as your mother don't!" He said.
Gaz looked at him annoyed "But I-"
"It was over 20 years ago, your planet's medicinal practices have advanced since then, as well as your father's technology and of course you'll have mine" he explained.
He grabbed both of her hands and looked into her eyes seriously, antennae standing straight up at attention "It's NOT going to happen, you ARE going you survive this" he said firmly.
Gaz smirked "You mean WE are going to survive this!" She corrected him.
"Of course," he smiled.
{~~~ One Month Later~~~}
Membrane House
Gaz was only a little over 2 months but she was already starting to show and grow out of her clothes. She wore her hair in a side braid and wore a purple plaid dress and black leggings as she deemed pants way too uncomfortable. She knocked on the door reluctantly, she wasn't looking forward to Dib's overreaction to her weight and hoped her father would be the one to answer.
" Daughter, I'm so happy to see you!" Membrane whispered happily and gave her a gentle hug.
"Hey Dad, how have you been? Why are you whispering?" She asked.
" Your brother is sleeping right now and I don't want to wake him up, he's been working hard so I want to make sure he's well rested" he explained as they walked into the basement. The Professor started to set up his equipment and Gaz sat on the examining table in the center of the room. "I assume you've been feeling okay, no out of the ordinary pain or cramping right?" He asked.
"No nothing unusual, same cramps and mood swings, nothing crazy" she answered.
"Very good, are you ready to take a look?" He asked, prepping his ultrasound machine.
Gaz sighed "Yeah let's get this over with" she answered and laid down. She was used to the way this worked by now and took the gel and rubbed her stomach "I hate the way this stuff feels" she grumbled.
Membrane pressed the transducer to her stomach while simultaneously looking at the monitor."Yes, yes okay...umm hmm that looks normal enough… interesting looking hands on that one" he mumbled to himself.
"It shouldn't come as a surprise but the children are developing faster than normal human fetuses would, as a result we should prepare for early labor in approximately… 3 months I'd say!" He explained.
Gaz groaned "I GUESS that's a good thing because I'm tired of feeling like a cow!" She got up the hospital like bed and wiped off the gel on her stomach.
Membrane laughed "Oh Daughter! You aren't that big...yet! You are about the size of an average woman in their second trimester" he explained. "Anyways I have an important question for you honey"
Gaz adjusted her dress and turned to face him "What is it Dad? Nothing is wrong right?" She panicked.
"No no no! Everything is fine honey! I was just wondering if you wanted to know their genders is all" he exclaimed.
"You can already tell?" She asked with wide eyes.
"Yes, do you want to know or do you want to be surprised?" He asked her eagerly.
Gaz hummed pondering this before she shrugged "I wanna know" she answered.
"GOOD! Because I HATE keeping secrets! Haha!" The Professor laughed heartily. He handed her four pictures of each fetus zoomed in with little notes written in her dad's distinctive chicken scratch handwriting.
Gaz couldn't hide her smile as she looked at each one of them "Holy crap" she laughed.
Membrane shook with excitement "I know! Isn't it exciting? I can't wait to tell everyone that-"
"No dad! Don't tell anyone yet! Especially Zim. I want it to be a surprise!" Gaz interrupted.
The Professor slouched "But Daughter! I'm horrible at keeping secrets! Especially with something so exhilarating!" He protested
"It won't be for long, I promise, it's just that this is most likely going to be my only pregnancy so I'll only have one chance to do this" she explained.
Professor Membrane pouted "Understandable honey," he said sadly.
Gaz grabbed her purse and headed up the stairs "Hey Dad, what has Dib been up to anyways? I want his help with something" She asked.
Membrane laughed "Your brother has been staying out all hours of the night at that female alien's residence! I suppose I should've expected that both of my children were too extraordinary to commence relationships with normal human beings!" He boasted.
Gaz rolled her eyes "What a hypocrite he turned out to be! Well I'm gonna go wake his ass up!" She snickered.
"Please don't beat him up honey! From what I understand he's been trying to improve himself to fight those aliens that are supposed to be coming! He's most likely sore" He pleaded.
Gaz growled "F-Fine, I'll see you later Dad". She continued walking upstairs.
"Let me know when you tell them so I don't blurt it out before then!" He shouted behind her.
She turned around "Trust me you'll know, I'm having a gender reveal party" she smirked. She turned a corner and bumped into mini moose.
"Nyah!" He squeaked
"How long have you been here? what did you hear?" She grilled and grabbed him.
"Nyah nyah nyaaah" he answered
"Well I guess you don't know too much! Don't tell Zim anything yet! Got it?" She threatened.
"Nyaahhh" he squeaked.
"Good" she growled and walked up the stairs to Dib's room. She grabbed his blanket and threw it across the room "Rise and shine loser, we're going shopping!" She yelled with a grin.
Dib groaned loudly and turned on his side."Leave me alonnne" he whined.
"Come on Dib! Let's go!" She insisted and flipped his mattress so he fell on the ground.
"Nyahh IS THAT REALLY NECESSARY?!" he yelled and got up angrily. He brushed off his clothes and put on his glasses. He turned around to face her, backed up and rubbed his eyes "Oh my God!" He gasped.
"Fuck you! It's rude to react to a pregnant woman's weight, you dick!" She sneered and crossed her arms.
"It's just that… man it's...it's really happening…" he stuttered.
Gaz rolled her eyes "Go take a shower and get dressed, we need to talk, I'll be waiting for you downstairs" she said before leaving.
"Alright…" he griped.
Invader Grupa's Troops
Invader Grupa and his fleet landed successfully undetected in a wooded area not far from the city. "Okay so far so good! Took a little longer than expected but that's a small setback" Grupa said to himself as he got out of seat. He walked to the command console and spoke into the intercom "This is Team Alpha Leader Invader Grupa! Team Beta, Report!"
"Team Beta landing is successful Invader Grupa! Awaiting further instructions" a squeaky voice responded.
A smug grin appeared on the Invader's face "Excellent! Do not exit your vehicles until your cloaking devices are activated, you are to investigate the Irken base located in the Earth desert not far from where you are now, but DO NOT ENGAGE the humans unless absolutely necessary!" He ordered
"Yeah but… they're just lower life forms we're going to take over anyways I do not understand why we can't just take them out now" a deeper voiced Irken replied.
Grupa sighed deeply and rubbed his head "Becaussse they outnumber us right now! If we go all out right now and get captured by the enemy before the invasion begins we will be giving the humans access to Irken technology!" He exasperated
"Oh okay that makes sense" the soldier sadly remarked.
"Please don't make me explain myself again! Things will go a lot more smoothly if you all just listen to me! I am not the Tallest I actually DO value you all" Grupa commanded.
A collective gasp was heard from the speakers. Grupa groaned "Come on you guys… you know it's true!"
A collected murmur of agreement was heard.
"I would like you all to take a look at your datapads now, in addition to our mission I want you all to be on the lookout for this particular human!" Grupa instructed. He pressed the buttons on his console and uploaded video footage of Dib. "This footage is the last thing Tak saw before her PAK went offline, I believe this human was responsible for her extermination! If you can catch him alive without being seen by the other humans that would be the best course of action! However if the opportunity does not present itself just try to avoid him," he ordered.
"Understood!" They replied.
"Excellent you may proceed, I expect a progress report in no longer than three hours from now, Grupa out!" He concluded.
He stretched his arms over his head making some of his bones pop and let out a sigh "SIR please go tell team alpha to activate their cloaking devices and meet me outside, I'm gonna do some warm up exercises before we get started" he ordered.
"Yes sir!" The unit replied and zoomed out of the ship in a flash.
The rest of Grupa's were varied in size but not a single one of them was taller than 4 feet tall. They did as instructed and activated their cloaking devices, put on their goggles and stepped outside of their ships.
Tael, a yellow eyed dark skinned petite female Irken soldier twirled one of her antennae in anticipation "I wonder how long we're going to be here, cloaking or not someone is bound to run into our ships at some point" she pondered.
Beside her was Yechti, a slightly taller leaner Irken male that leaned against their shared spittle runner "I doubt it, according to Tak's previous reports the people here are pretty dense" he said.
"What I wanna know is just how good these 'donuts' are! I mean Tallest Purple is going insane without them! They must be the most delicious edible product in the whole universe!" Lonk exclaimed, he was a chubbier Irken to say the least.
"Enough of your babbling, time to get to work!" Grupa stepped out and commanded.
"I've looked and there's no way around it, we're going to have to enter the city! Remember do not engage the humans, follow my lead and if Zim happens to be alive do not attack" he finished.
"What if he attacks us?" Tael asked.
"Leave him to me" Grupa answered.
Membrane House
Dib now freshly showered and fully dressed begrudgingly stomped down the stairs. "So what are we doing again?" He asked.
"We're going shopping," she answered flatly.
Dib yawned and threw on his trenchcoat "And you couldn't just do this with Zim because?" He asked, annoyed.
Gaz scoffed "Come on Dib, is it really so weird that I want to spend time with you?" She asked.
"Yes!" He shouted.
"Well in three months I'm not going to be able to, so stop your bitching and let's go," she explained.
Dib sighed and followed her out the door. his keys and unlocked the car and they both got inside. "So where are we going?" He asked.
"Party Cannon '' she replied and buckled her seatbelt.
"A party store?" He asked surprised as he started the engine.
Gaz smirked "Yeah, I found out what I'm having" she said.
"Oh you mean besides evil alien monster spawn?" He scoffed.
"Dib…come on" she groaned.
Dib shook his head and drove off, an awkward silence befalling them. Dib cleared his throat "So uh where is he right now anyways?" He asked.
"In his lab talking to some Vortian guy" she answered. "How's YOUR alien? What has she been up to?" She asked and lightly smacked his arm.
"Tak is not my alien! She's merely an essential part of my plan to NOT DIE when those bastards get here" he whined.
"Surrre, that's why you've been staying over there all night" she teased.
"Look Tak might be an alien, but she's on our side and I trust her, can't say the same for your cockroach boyfriend!" He retorted.
Gaz scoffed "Yeah she's REAL trustworthy! She's only betrayed you at least 3 times, Zim's never betrayed me".
"Not YET" he said.
"You know what Dib, you talk so much shit, but I've dated before him you know and THOSE guys were the ones you needed to be worried about not Zim" she sneered.
"Oh yeah! The guys you MURDERED!" He yelled.
"They asked for it," she said coldly.
"Look YOU'RE the one that decided it would be a GREAT idea to go get knocked up by the one guy in the world THAT I CAN'T FUCKING STAND!" He griped "I-I mean you REALLY expect me to be happy about this? I wanted better for you Gaz!" He ranted.
"Nyah!" Mini Moose squeaked.
Gaz turned around to face the purple moose "No need for that, I got this" she said.
"What'd THAT thing say?!" Dib asked.
"Doesn't matter, and no Dib I didn't expect you to be happy but I thought you would AT LEAST be accepting" she answered.
Dib sighed "I would be on edge even if it was just one baby with a normal human, but four alien creatures I mean Gaz… this is fucking dangerous" he said.
Gaz gasped mockingly, making an exaggerated shocked face at him "Oh REALLY? I HAD NO IDEA!"
Dib drove to the parking lot near the store and parked the car. The two siblings and floating moose all got out and started walking towards the store.Unbeknownst to them they were spotted by Invader Grupa and his men.
" That's him! The human that destroyed Tak!" he internally screamed "That female looks familiar also…" he thought.
"Psst Invader Grupa! What do we do sir?" Tael asked.
"Watch them for now, stalk their movements and when the moment is right immobilize them both" he ordered.
Right beside the party store was a new and rather large Mexican restaurant. Dib stopped for a second, adjusted his glasses to make sure he was reading the sign right "El Gato? Yes we serve cats?! Gross! They can't be serious!" He screamed.
"I think they mean they actually serve cats! Like customers'' Gaz elaborated.
"Like actually seat them at the table and serve them food? I don't know Gaz..." He speculated
"Meh, I don't really care," she replied.
They entered the store and were greeted by a tall blonde swedish looking guy "Welcomes tos PARTYs Cannon! My names is Skwisgaar, Hows can I helps you todays?" He asked.
"Do you always put plurals at the end of every word?" Dib asked.
"Whats?" He asked.
"Nevermind him, where is the gender reveal party section?" Gaz asked impatiently.
"Aisles 3s" he answered.
"Thanks" she said.
Dib started to snicker "I didn't think YOU would be the type to throw a cheesy ass gender reveal party Gaz! Or should I start calling you Karen" he laughed.
Gaz flipped him off before turning into the aisle. "Look asswipe, like I told dad I'm not doing this pregnancy thing again, I don't want any regrets" she explained while looking for party supplies. "Besides, it might be the last time we all get to spend together for a while" she said softly.
Dib sighed "You have a point, we might not even make it through this alive and even if we do I still gotta move back to Australia eventually" he said regretfully.
"Yeah so stop being such a whiner and just indulge me okay" She said. "Pink and blue is so… typical! I think I'll do purple and green instead" she said out loud.
She tossed Dib some purple and green paper plates and streamers. "Take that stuff to the register, I'll bring the rest and I don't want you to see" she ordered.
"Fine... God I hope they're not all boys" he mumbled under his breath.
Dib brought the stuff to the register and eyed the oddly familiar looking cashier "Hey I think I know you… were you in a metal band?" He asked
Skwisgaar sighed "Yas, buts we brokes ups a while agos, bys the ways is that chick availables?" He asked quietly.
"She's pregnant you freak!" Dib shouted.
"Sos? I loves Milfs! Theys beautiful" he beamed.
"That's my sister you sicko!" He yelled
"Ugh! Yous got your sisters pregnant?" He asked in disgust.
"W-what! Nooo! I'm just helping her shop!" Dib shrieked.
"Dib go outside. I got it from here and try not to yell for once" Gaz said and placed her items on the counter.
"Okay" he huffed
He stepped outside and felt a sudden jolt of electricity "F-Fuck-in shit! What was that?" He jumped up and looked around but saw nothing. Everything was also eerily quiet and empty save for two women in the restaurant next to the store who laughed irritatingly loud.
" It didn't work! That should have immobilized him!" Yetchi whispered harshly.
"Should we try again?"Loob asked.
Grupa pondered this, numbers were in their favor and the city was mostly empty " We try again, don't stop shocking him until he goes down" Grupa Commanded.
Mini Moose floated out of the store followed by Gaz "NYAHH!" he roared and covered Gaz in a laser like shield. No sooner than that Dib received a sucker punch to the gut and another electric shock to his back.
"Dib! Mini Moose says you're surrounded by Irken soldiers!" Gaz shouted as Mini Moose pushed her towards the direction of the car.
Dib kept getting hit by his unseen foes until Gaz threw a soda can at him that exploded on contact making the cloaking devices of the Irken fleet malfunction. Dib growled and grabbed one of them by the throat and threw him to the side viciously before standing up. The others backed up fearfully, but Tael lounged ahead and tackled him to the ground. "Arghh Get off me! I don't want to hurt a girl!" Dib grunted.
Tael punched him square in the face before he caught her arms squeezing painfully and making her bones crunch.
"AGHHHH! My arms!" she wailed before collapsing.
Yetchi ran to her aid, and the other troops started shooting at Dib. Dib took a couple blows unfazed but was still too busy dodging attacks to fire any of his own. He crouched and sweep kicked two more soldiers knocking them temporarily to the ground, but they jumped up quickly and shot their guns at him again. It didn't hurt but it stung enough to piss him off "OKAY! YOU'RE ALL JUST ASKING FOR IT NOW!" he snarled and pointed his fist in their direction.
The troops stopped what they were doing to laugh. "Haha W-what are you going to do? Pose us to death?" One asked, holding his stomach.
"T-That's not even the right way to make a fist! Ha ha ha" another laughed.
Dib's face turned into a sinister grin "Oh I'm going to enjoy this" he said, his arm making a whirring noise.
The only one not laughing was the still unseen Invader Grupa " Why does this look familiar to me? What's he going to d- DON'T DROP YOUR GUARD!" He shouted.
"What?" They all asked and looked away, giving Dib the opening he needed.
He planted his feet firmly on the ground, unleashing a giant white energy blast onto them. In a split second their faces froze in fear as the blazing hot blast engulfed them all. Grupa growled and shut his eyes to protect them from the blinding light.
Dib retracted the blast and laughed "How do you like that mother fuckers? I don't hear you laughing now! Haha!" He laughed. The Irkens lay scorched to the ground, black as ash. He looked at the destruction he caused and instantly felt a shift in his mood. "Okay...miiiiight have gone a little overboard but oh well" he shrugged. He knelt down to one of the incompastated Irkens My gauntlets are powerful enough to destroy them but not their PAKS it seems' ' he said to himself examining the blistered body on the ground. He felt a strong force lift him up and punched him into the window of the restaurant. The force of the punch was so strong he flew across the restaurant into a nearby table knocking over the two women in attendance. Grupa aimed his blaster towards Dib You'll pay for that one disgusting human!" He snarled before powering up his gun.
Dib groaned and picked himself up only to see a shocked curly haired girl underneath him, he gasped when he heard the blaster power up and turned in Grupa's direction.
"Say goodb-" Grupa dropped the blaster, making it go off in a random direction. He struggled feeling claws against neck, effortlessly squeezing and making him choke.
"I'm disappointed Grupa, I thought this would be more challenging" Zim hissed
"Z-Zim?" Grupa choked.
"The one and only!" He yelled and dropped him to the ground, and proceeded to kick him violently in the face followed by a powerful stomp to his midsection.
Dib sighed in relief and picked himself and then helped the girl up. He looked at her and admired the fact that she wore a trench coat similar to his and a shirt that said "Dimp" on it. "I'm so sorry, are you okay?" He asked worriedly, dusting her off. She just stared at him with sparkly eyes at a loss for words. "Don't worry I'll take care of the aliens! You and your friend should get somewhere safe, ok?" He suggested before running off "By the way I like your coat!" He shouted behind him.
The other woman started snapping in her face trying to snap her back to reality "Yo Baked didn't you hear him? Let's go!" She said.
"But Mizzz, I wanna see this fight" she whined.
Dib ran up to Zim that was still stomping on Grupa "Zim! Don't kill him! We need to question him first!" He yelled.
Zim growled "I KNOW what I'm doing Dib-Shit! Here!" He threw him a circular metal object "Go throw that at the Irkens you vaporized before they get reactivated" he commanded.
"What's it do?" He asked
"Just do it!" Zim yelled
Grupa gasped and grabbed for Zim's leg weakly "Z-Zim… please listen to me"
Zim pressed his boot to his throat "You have a lot of nerve you wretched boot licker" Zim said darkly and lightly lifted his boot off Grupa's throat
"O-okay I deserve that" he gasped for air "But listen I don't want to fight you! I didn't know that human was your ally"
"Ally? No more like someone I'm forced to tolerate! Now-" Zim got out his rifle from his PAK "Tell me how many of you are here and I'll make your death less painful" he hissed.
Grupa panicked and activated his PAK legs, he propelled himself over Zim and quickly retrieved a gun from his PAK Look Zim I just want to talk! This doesn't have to be a fight!" He urged.
Zim laughed "OF COURSE you just want to talk NOW THAT YOU'RE LOSING!" Zim shot the gun right out of Grupa's hand, vaporizing it. The Invader yelped but bit his lip trying to contain himself and not show weakness.
Zim yawned mockingly and stepped towards Grupa slowly "I should've expected such a pathetic attempt from the FALSE conqueror of Blorch" he taunted.
"That wasn't my fault! That was the Tallest's call not mine! What would YOU have done in my position?" Grupa shouted.
"Ehh, yeah you got me there, but doesn't mean I can't hold it against you for being such a mindless drone!" Zim answered.
Grupa retracted his PAK legs and sprinted towards Zim tackling his midsection, sending them through the same window from before. Glass shattering everywhere "Man! I JUST wanna finish my food!" An angry female shouted.
"Go home and eat it Mizzz!" Baked yelled.
"I hate my house!" Mizzz yelled back.
Grupa had a surprisingly strong hold on Zim "Don't make me have to say it Zim! But I have my own reasons to betray the Tallests! I want in! Now listen to me!" Grupa sneered.
"Ha!" Zim headbutted him and tossed him to the side "Yeah you just came all the way here to join me? You really expect me to believe that!?" Zim asked, offended.
He shot at Grupa's legs and other arm, completely immobilizing him. He screamed and squirmed in the ground in agony. "I-I'm...I'm" he sobbed but couldn't spit the words out.
"Y-You're what? S-Stupid? A Loser? Muhahaha" Zim mocked.
"De...deff…"Grupa croaked.
"Duhhhh… what?! Spit it out! Zim is getting impatient!"
"DEFECTIVE! I'M DEFECTIVE!" He wailed.
Zim's mocking grin turned to a frown, he lowered his gun and sighed. He rubbed his head and groaned loudly "That is not a word to be used lightly, you better not be lying!" He hissed.
"I'm not! I always have been! I had to hide it to avoid deactivation! YOU should know more than anyone how stressful that is! I HAD to be a mindless drone to blend in!" He confessed and started to cough up blood.
"Don't you DARE fall for it you moron!" Dib yelled from behind them. "He knows that's your trigger word Zim! How do we know this isn't some kind of plan to betray us later!" He finished.
Zim's eyes narrowed at the fallen Irken "You have a point" he said.
"By the way did you seriously just make me pokemon the Irkens?" Dib asked.
"Pokemon? That game Gaz plays sometimes?" Zim asked
"Yeah you told me to throw that circle thing at them and it captured them like a pokeball!" Dib explained.
"Oh ho yeah! Gaz made those! She told me to throw them into big groups of soldiers though I admit I didn't know why, I just assumed it was a grenade," he laughed.
Grupa seeing them get distracted, tried to wiggle away unnoticed before almost getting shot in the head by Zim. "Don't think I've forgotten about you!" He grinned.
"I've come to the conclusion that you are too dangerous to keep alive unlike your subordinates, you should feel honored, nice seeing you again Grupa Goodbye" Zim declared before powering up his rifle.
"WAIT!!!" a female shouted.
Dib and Zim turned around annoyed to see a indigo haired woman rush towards them "He isn't against us! He really is defective!" She urged.
Dib looked shocked "You KNOW this guy?"
Zim crossed his arms "Lame disguise Tak you look the same as before but taller and uglier hair" he scoffed.
"SHUT UP ZIM! And Yes I'll explain later but he isn't your enemy!" She screamed.
"T-tak you're alive?" Grupa wearily asked.
"Yes I'm fine Grupa, It's a long story" she explained.
"I'I'm so relieved" he groaned before passing out.
"How did you get here anyways?" Zim asked.
"MiMi teleported me!" Tak answered picking up the fallen Invader "My GAWD Zim you didn't have to hurt him this badly! What a mess!" She complained.
"He attacked first! If he was SUCH a great guy why'd he do that? Huh?" Dib asked.
"You too! I cannot believe the damage you caused and IN BROAD DAYLIGHT!" She screamed.
"Hey don't mind us, we don't know anyone important" Mizzz interrupted.
"Silence you-" Zim stopped mid sentence to read the female's tank top, it read " Invade Me Zim" on it. "You are a DISGUSTING human female ugh" he cringed. He turned his attention back to Tak "Anyways TAK, they came here! They got what they deserved" he spat.
"Yeah! We were just defending ourselves!" Dib added.
"I hate that I'm siding with Zim on this one" he thought as he cringed.
"You two might have just taken out some much needed allies due to your recklessness! We need all the firepower we can possibly get!" Tak yelled.
"Why do you trust this guy so much anyways Tak?" Dib asked.
"I have my reasons, but know that an Irken would NEVER throw around the word defective and risk deactivation! Come on Zim! I expected YOU to know that much" she ranted.
"Look lets get the fuck outta here! Take these guys back to Membrane's lab and we can rewrite their PAKS, we can argue later" Zim ordered.
Dib and Tak nodded in agreement. Tak lifted Grupa and Dib waved to Baked the trenchcoat girl with a big smile "Don't worry you're safe now!" He grinned.
"Who is THAT?" Tak asked.
"What do you care? Go take care of your man!" He spat.
"Ughhh you two are more annoying than Gir!" Zim growled.
Zim walked ahead towards Dib's car, he let himself in and saw Gaz playing her gameslave in the backseat. "Everything good?" She asked.
"Of course my dark angel! We might even have some new allies" he grinned.
"You either do or you don't" she replied not taking her eyes off the screen.
"Ehh it's complicated, but with your father's machine I'm sure they'll see things our way in no time" he explained.
Gaz sighed "Guess that means you'll be busy for a while" she griped.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
She turned her game off and got out of the car. She opened the trunk and got out a box like present. "On Earth we have these things called 'gender reveals', normally expecting mom's throw parties to reveal to the dad what they're having" she explained.
Zim looked at her and started twitching "You know what we're having?! The answer is this box?" He asked frantically.
"Yes, green balloons represent boys and purple means girl," she smirked.
Zim ripped open the box quickly, 3 green balloons and a single purple balloon floated away. He looked back towards Gaz Seriously?" He laughed.
"Yeah crazy huh?"she laughed.
Zim laughed louder and hugged her tightly.
"I feel bad for our daughter though, being the only girl and all" he said.
Dib walked over annoyed "What's this all about?"
Zim just shot him a grin and Dib shook "OH NO! YOU'RE HAVING ALL BOYS AREN'T YOU?!" he panicked.
Zim was about to explain but before Gaz Shushed him "Let him think he wants" she whispered with a mischievous smile.
A/N: THANK you all for taking time out if your days to read my fic! PLEASE don't be afraid to review if you like this because it seriously helps with inspiration and motivation.
Also I wanted to say that I made a Tumblr specifically for this fic so if you ever wanted to see what Zim and Gaz's babies will actually look like you can see them there :D (except the fourth one, but soon), I also have some doodles and jokes related to this over there (like Dib's baby gun).
http/one-last-time-fic.
(if the link doesnt pop up just let me know)
Funny things you might have missed
1.Party Cannon is the name of a black metal band
2.Skwisgaar is from the cartoon. metalocalypse and the band dethklok
3. Tael is the name of a fairy from Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask
4. My friend Baked and I were the two bitches laughing in the restaurant
OKAY that's enough and hopefully I'll see you next chapter