Jacklynn and Gaz went ahead and cleared up dinner when Zim didn't come down after a few minutes. Jacklynn packed away the leftovers and put them in the fridge. The girls grabbed the half full bottle of skleck and their glasses to go to the living room. They saw that Zim had apparently made a little bed for gir between the couch and the wall, the little robot tucked in like a child.

Jacklynn reached down and adjusted the blanket on the little guy and smiled. He was kind of cute ...his disguise making him look like a plush animal more than a dog.

She sat with her legs crossed under her on the couch, tipping back the rest of her glass before pouring more and adding to Gaz's glass. The girls both slumped backwards into the couch with a content sigh, clinked their glasses and took a sip...then immediately sat up, and sprayed the Skleck everywhere.

Outside came the nasally cry of Dib.

"Jacklynn! Jacklynn! I know that you can hear me through that huge hole in your wall!! Where were you today?! I have your homework!"

"Fuck! What do we do!?"

"Just stay calm. He doesn't know this is Zim's house."

Footsteps came thundering down the stairs and a hole opened up in the ceiling, Zim herodropping into the middle of the livingroom, a phaser loading with a low humming noice, a snarl in his throat.

"What is the Dib Stink doing here!?"

Jacklynn gulped...that was...hot.

" Don't worry Zim, Ive got it handled..."

They both looked to Gaz who was now on her phone.

"911 what's your emergency?'

" Yes, I want to report someone outside of my apartment. It's this young man by the name of Dib Membrane...Hes been stalking my neighbor for years now. Hes outside our building now screaming for her."

"does she not want to come out?"

" I dont think she's even home honestly. He's not allowed here though, the landlord has a restraining order since he tried to put up cameras to watch this girl."

"okay ma'am, may i have your name and address?'

"Id rather stay anonymous if you don't mind, but the building is 1362 Loretta Ave."

"okay ma'am we have officers just around the corner."

Gaz hung up her phone and looked to Zim who was just confused, to Jacklynn who looked in awe and highly amused.

"Why did you do that!?"

"Jack, Dib just got way more dangerous. The moment he sees you like this, disguise or no, he's going to think your an alien...who knows what he'll do then. Im pretty damn sure he'll go crazy...er."

"That enormous cranium of his...Is the swelling what made him crazy?"

Zim said, looking at him in the cameras, having turned the feed onto the huge screen.

"Honestly, I think that happened in the test tube..."

"test tube? Oh Gaz, not this again' Jacklynn laughed and took another swig of her drink.

"What does she mean?' Zim asked.

" I have a theory that Dib is a clone of my dad...but he got messed up. I think thats part of why Dad doesn't like spending time with him. Dib was a test tube baby though."

~~~~~~~~~~~~Zim

They watched the video feed together. Dib circled the building, tried throwing pebbles ...tried the buzzer, tried buzzing other apartments...he even tried scaling the wall...and managed to piss Zim off by attempting to use a drone to fly through the hole in the wall... luckily the metal tube from Zims house didnt allow him acess.

"What does he think he is doing?! Where are these authorities!? Should they nit be here by now?"

"They like to take their time." Jack Lynn groaned. "I never thought Dib would be so...invasive."

Gaz sighed. "Jack, I've had to stop him from doing a lot of creepy shit...I think Im going to have to talk to Dad."

Zim watched as she reached for her phone again, Jack Lynn sitting beside her, her hand clenched tight around her glass, shaking. Her eyes were wide, glued to the screen watching Dib attempting to open a window in an uninhabited apartment.

He wanted to give her space...But he couldn't ignore his drive to comfort her. He sat beside her, noting how she jumped slightly. He carefully took her unoccupied hand, which she had been fiddling nervously, picking at the base of her claws. He held her hand in his and gave her knuckles a soft kiss.

"Do not worry Jack Lynn. Zim will protect you."

She purred softly and ket herself fall against his chest. He purred, soft, yet rumbling. His other hand running through her hair, stroking her antennai gently. She was still stiff, still staring at the screen...but at least she seemed a bit more at ease.

~~~~~~~~~~Gaz

She pulled up the contact for Membrane Labs, her dad's assistent Kirk picking up the phone.

"You've reached Membrane Labs, Professor Membrane's office, Kirk speaking."

"Hey Kirk, it's Gaz. Is Dad in the clean room?"

"No, he's right here actually, lucky timing! Sir, it's your daughter."

" Daughter! What has you calling in? I heard you skipped school today...Please tell me it has nothing to do with that brother of yours."

"Sorry Dad, no can do. I've been at Jack's all day, sorry for skipping. But Dib is being creepy again... he's been trying to get into her apartment, a neighbor even called the cops."

"Oh...this is troubling...Is Jacklynn alright?"

"She's good, just shaken up. She's already not doing too hot. She stayed home from school if that tells you anything."

"So that's why you skipped...well it must be bad if she stayed home...in that case, dont worry about consequences for skipping, Im glad she has you taking care of her. But what is Dib doing?"

"Well...he was trying to get neighbors to let him in, he tried climbing the wall, flying a drone in, and he just tried to break into an empty apartment to get into the building."

"This is...troublesome...Let me know when the police arrive...Gaz, I think I have to go ahead and send your brother to that school..."

"Yeah, I think so Dad."

"You and Jacklynn stay safe. Are you staying the night?"

"We are, we're at the neighbors watching their surveillance cameras. I think I might stay the night."

"Okay sweetie...give Jacklynn my love. I have my cell on me today, so ket ne know if you need anything. The cells are all harvested so I'll be at my desk and not in the lab."

"Sure thing Dad. "

She hung up the phone and looked to Jack cuddled awkwardly into Zim.

"You good?"

"What did he say?"

"Well he's worried about you...and he will be sending Dib to military school...I think he wants the coos to handle him first though. Also he sends his love."

Jack gave a half hearted smirk and sighed.

"I love him too...Im sorry I put your family through so much"

Gaz scoffed and rolled her eyes. She kicked Jack in the ass with her booted foot.

"Shut up, you haven't put us through shit its all nerd boy here simping over you. Hes an incel Jack, that's not your fault."

she said pointing with her thumb at the screen.

"And now that your spoken for... he's loosing his shit."

~~~~~~~Zim

He glared at the screen...if Jack Lynn were not allowing him to hold her right now, he was fairly certain he'd be out there thrashing the male.

After a few more minutes which seemed like hours, sirens could be heard. They watched as two police cars with their lights flashing pulled up in front of Zim's house and the apartment building. Dib came running up to the officers and immediately stopped with his hands in the air when they pulled weapons on him.

~~~~~~~~~~~~Dib

why wasnt she answering? where was she? He was so panicked...that damn alien must have taken her, or maybe she was dead up there in her apartment from that injection...and what was that hole in her apartment!? He felt like he was going to have a heart atrack.

He turned as he heard sirens, a sigh of relief leaving him as the officers stopped on the curb and got out. He went up to them and immediately stopped when they pulled their guns.

"Hey! I called you!"

"Did you call on yourself? We got a call about a stalking situation turning into a BE. Are you Dib Membrane?"

His blood ran cold...did she...did she call the cops on him?

" Im not stalking, Im worried about her. Shes not answering the phone, her door-"

"Son, you are aware that you have a protective order against you from the owner of this building, I have it on this file saying you were searved by the sheriff...that means you're properly served and the order is active for five years...this was issued two years ago."

"I am...but this was an emergency!"

"Sir, Ive got a crowbar over here, and the window pane has fresh damage...looks like he tried to pry it open."

"Well...yeah, I did that but-"

"No buts son, we're gojng to have to take you in...hands behind your back please."

Dibs heart was racing...he couldn't get arrested! Not now!"

"But officer I-"

"No buts son, turn around and hands behind your back."

Dib bolted. The cops groaned.

"Don't make us chase you! If you stop now I wont add resisting arrest!"

Dib still ran, he teied to dodge an officer, and went to jump over the hood of his car, his boot leaving a scuff on the hood ...his face keaving a dent as he fell right into it from an officer grabbing his ankle.

"They never listen man..."

"Alright son...You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney, if you can not afford one, one will be provided for you...you are under arrest for Disturbing the peace, civil stalking, menacing, harassment, attempted BE, violation of a protection order...oh and what else...resisting arrest and destruction of city property." The officer droned out as he wrestled Dib to the ground.

"I didn't do all of that!"

" See what you did to my car boy? City property right there." He said as he got the handcuffs out and applied them.

"Ow! A little tight don't you think?"

"Oops ...sorry..." The cop said sarcastically. Dib groaned as he was hauled to his feet and stuffed into the back if the cruiser. He couldn't believe this.