"Alright, Irken scum! You've got two choices! Painless, or painful! Choose!" the robot girl warned, her blaster charging up.

"Wait! Wait! Hold your fire!" Dib yelped as he threw his hands up, the visor of the ship rising to reveal himself. "I'm not an irken!"

"Huh?" the robot girl said in surprise, her laser powering down. "You're a human?"

"Yes! I'm as human an anyone else on Earth!" Dib stated.

"Except there are no other humans with a head as big as yours." Tak's ship snarked.

"Shut up! Why does everyone keep saying it's big!? It's not that big!" Dib protested.

"Ahem!" Jenny coughed, gaining his attention and shutting the two up. "If you're not an irken, they why are you flying and irken ship?"

"It's a long story." Dib answered.

"I got time." she countered.

"Okay. I guess I'll start from the beginning." Dib started. "You see, it all began-"

"If you say 'With a huge explosion', I'm going to hurt you!" the robot suddenly growled.

"...That came out of nowhere." Dib said before shaking his head. "No! It began years ago, back in my hometown."

"So your name is Dib, you're a paranormal investigator, you hunt the supernatural and you've been trying to expose Zim as an alien for years, but nobody believes you because they all say you're crazy?" the robot girl asked.

"That's the gist of it. And you're a robotic girl named XJ-9, or Jenny, that was built to protect the world from alien threats but has been trying to live a normal life like a human?" Dib asked.

"That's right." Jenny nodded.

"So...that means you know aliens exist and don't think I'm crazy?" Dib asked.

"Why would I think you're crazy for trying to defend the Earth from hostile aliens?" Jenny asked.

"FINALLY! SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS!" Dib yelled with a grin.

"Nice one. Now he's never gonna leave you alone or shut up about this." Tak's ship groaned.

"This is great! With the two of us fighting together, we can stop Zim and all other aliens from destroying the Earth! Oh! We could also find those other monsters that exist out there! I've had my eye on a clan of sea creatures that grew legs to walk on dry land that we can capture! And there's also those other monsters that everyone else says doesn't exist, like Bigfoot and the Chupacabra and-"

"Whoa whoa whoa! Hold it!" Jenny interrupted while waving her hands, stopping Dib's rant. When he shut up and looked at her, she spoke again. "Look, I'm all for saving the earth from alien threats, mainly because that's the reason I was built, but I'm not gonna follow you everywhere all the time! I've got my own life!"

"But with you by my side, all the mysteries of the world could be solved!" Dib stated.

"Forget it! Besides, right now, I need to find Zim and destroy him." Jenny stated.

"That's good! Because if we don't stop Zim before he unleashes his next plan, it may be too late!" Dib stated. "And if that happens, all of humanity will die! And he'll have won! And his species will take over and-"

"And there will be no one to stop Zim from fucking your sister." Tak's ship interjected, making Dib spaz before he passed out. "Hehehe! I love doing that."

"Why'd he do that, and what do you mean by 'fucking his sister?'" Jenny asked.

"Last time she finally answered one of his calls, she was in the middle of fucking her boyfriend. Don't know who it was, but I made an offhand comment about it possibly being Zim. Now, whenever Dib hears that Zim is fucking his sister, Gaz, he spazzes before passing out. And when he comes to, he never remembers it, no matter how many times we repeat the cycle." Tak's ship explained before she shook Dib awake.

"W-What happened? Did I black out again?" Dib asked while rubbing his head.

"Uh...yes?" Jenny answered before shaking her head. "Anyway, I can help you find Zim, but that'll be it. After that, we go our own ways. Take it or leave it."

"Fine." Dib huffed.

"Good. Now, where is Zim?" Jenny asked.

"I don't know. He used to live in that spot back there that's now surrounded by those useless bums from Skyway Patrol." Dib answered.

"Ugh! Those guys again? I bet they came too late, didn't they?" Jenny groaned.

"Late is an understatement. According to them, they knew about Zim coming to Earth years ago, but did nothing until recently because they finally finished the paperwork needed to take action." said Tak's ship.

"Yeah. I can't believe they wouldn't do anything until they finished their stupid paperwork and-" Dib began before suddenly cutting off. His eyes were wide before they narrowed at her. "Hang on a second. You said you were built to handle all alien threats as they came to Earth, right?"

"Yeah. My mom built a radar system to detect all alien life that came within Earth's atmosphere. Then she sends me out to deal with it." Jenny explained.

"Then how come you didn't deal with Zim when he first arrived?!" Dib snapped.

"Hey, don't get mad at me! I was built after Zim had already infiltrated Earth! I came here because my mom finally finished isolating the Irken signature she picked up from this town!" Jenny snapped back.

"That...is a good point." Dib admitted.

"Look, you said that Zim has infiltrated Earth as a famous video game maker and CEO, right?" Jenny asked.

"Yeah. It's a clever ruse. A profitable one, but a ruse nonetheless." Dib scowled.

"Then why not just look up what he's doing now? If he's famous, somebody must've seen or heard what he's doing at the moment." Jenny suggested. Dib opened his mouth, closed it in realization and brought out his laptop to search.

"Let's see...Zim Ovirk...current events...Got it!" Dib muttered.

"Hmm...Says here that he was involved in an incident in a town called...Endsville?" Jenny finished in confusion.

"Endsville? Haven't been there in a while." Dib said with a nostalgic smile. "But why would he go there?" he asked himself before gasping. "Maybe he's trying to get his hands on the power of the Grim Reaper!"

"Say what now?"

"A friend Gaz's, Mandy, got the Grim Reaper to obey her when she was just a kid! Now he does her bidding! Zim might be trying to harness his power to take control of life and death! He can have her send the Grim Reaper to reap the souls of anyone he chooses! Important people, like world leaders! Or maybe intergalactic enemies! Or even-"

"Zim's fucking your sister."

"Grkckk!" Dib gurgled before passing out again.

"Never fails to shut him up. Anyway, let's go since it's the only clue we have right now." Tak's ship said before flying off, with Jenny following behind.

-One Flight Later-

Jenny and Dib landed in a park in Endsville, with Dib parking the ship amongst some trees and bushes to keep it out of sight.

"So this is Endsville, huh? Looks nice." Jenny commented.

"Yeah, until you see some of the strange creatures that sometimes lurk in the shadows." Dib muttered as he pulled up Mandy's home on his GPS. "According to this, her home is nearby. Let's go!"

"Why don't I just fly us there?" she asked as she grabbed him and flew them there. A moment later, the two were in front of the house, a big 'FOR SALE' sign in the yard. "You sure this is the right house?"

"What? She moved? Crap!" Dib grunted before running to the neighbor's house and knocking.

"Hello?" a woman greeted after answering the door.

"WHERE'SMANDYWHEREDIDSHEGOINEEDHERHELPHASALITTLEGREENALIENSHOWNUPUPHEREAND-"

"SHUT UP! SHUT UP! YOU'RE MAKING MY EARS BLEED!"

SLAM!

Dib blinked before readjusting his glasses before he walked over to the next house and knocked.

"Hello?" an old man rasped.

"SIRHAVEYOUSEENALITTLEGREENMANRUNAROUNDHEREHISNAMEISZIMHEISADANGERTOALLOFHUMANITYAND-"

"I DON'T WANT ANY COOKIES, YOUNG LADY!"

SLAM!

"Oh, come on!" Dib yelled before he quickly ran to the next door. He was about to knock before Jenny grabbed his arm.

"You, don't talk! I'll do the talking!" Jenny ordered before she knocked.

"Hello?" a middle-aged man greeted in his night shirt and boxers greeted, his eyes looking like he just woke up.

"Uh, good day, sir." Jenny began, doing her best to be polite despite the man's look. "We're looking for a woman named Mandy."

"Mandy? You mean that blonde woman with the permascowl?" the man asked.

"That's her." Dib answered.

"She don't live around here no more. She and a friend of her's moved away with this rich young guy." the man explained.

"Do you happen to know where?" Jenny asked.

"I don't, but maybe her best friend does. He still works in her toy factory as a receptionist." the man explained.

"Thanks. Good day." Jenny waved goodbye, the man waving back before closing the door. "Toy factory?" Jenny asked Dib.

"It's a business she started. I haven't seen it, but it's supposed to make really popular toys." Dib answered as he looked up the address. After finding it, Jenny grabbed him and flew them towards the factory, allowing them to see it from the sky.

"That whole place belongs to her?!" Jenny asked in shock.

"Yep. I'll say this much about Mandy. She may be a total bitch, but she's a total bitch with a lot of business sense." Dib commented as they landed outside the front doors. They walked and looked around reception area-

"Hi! Welcome to Reaper Toys!"

-before Dib's everything into action as the sound of Zim's voice hit his ears.

"ZIM!" Dib yelled, making Jenny arm a multitude of cannons and lasers in the same direction.

"WOW! Is that a new toy you want us to mass produce?!" Billy asked, his smile not wavering despite all the laser sights on his nose.

"Huh?" Jenny answered in confusion. "Dib, who is that?"

"Wait. Billy? Is that you?" Dib asked.

"Who's Billy?" Jenny asked.

"He's Mandy's best friend." Dib answered.

"Why'd you call him Zim?" Jenny asked as she put her weapons away.

"Their voices are so identical, it's almost as if they're the same person." Dib elaborated.

"Hey, I know you! Your Gaz's brother! The one with the really big head!" Billy said in recognition. "HI DIB!"

"Why? Why can't anyone remember me for anything else? And my head is not that big!" Dib whined.

"So, do you want me to schedule an appointment for Mandy to see this giant toy robot girl you brought?" Billy asked.

"She's not a toy, and we're here to ask you about Zim." Dib stated.

"Who's Zim?" Billy asked.

"He's a horrible alien bent on destroying our world!" Dib explained. Billy stared at him for a moment before smiling.

"Cool!" said the big nosed man before laughing.

"How can he laugh at that?!" Jenny yelled.

"I forgot. Billy is a complete idiot." Dib groaned.

"Isn't it a little harsh to say that about-" Jenny began before she saw Billy somehow swallow a stapler whole. "...what did I just see?"

"I don't know, but it's going to haunt me." Dib answered before steeling his gaze. "Look, Billy, if you don't know about Zim, then how about where Mandy went? I heard she moved."

"Yeah! She and her friend, Mindy, left with Gaz some time ago. She still sends instructions every now and then from her cellphone." said Billy.

"Gaz was here?!" Dib yelped in shock.

"Uh huh!" Billy nodded.

"Do you know where they went?!" Dib asked.

"Nah, but Mandy did tell me all about her date with Gaz." Billy answered.

"That's not helpf-Date? What date?" Dib suddenly asked.

"Mandy asked your brother to be her boyfriend for the day so that she wouldn't have to honor a contract she signed to be Irwin's girlfriend." Billy answered. Dib just stared at him and blinked a few times before his mouth started to work.

"I don't have a brother." he said.

"Yes you do. It's Gaz." Billy corrected.

"Uh...what am I missing here?" Jenny asked.

"As much as I am." Dib answered. "Look, Billy, you're not making sense. Gaz is my sister."

"Nu-uuhhhh! Mandy said so herself that she was going out with her boyfriend, and the two of them left together! So I win! Gaz is a boy, he's your brother, they went on a big date all day and then left after Mandy and Mindy packed their things!" Billy stated after crossing his arms and giving a smug smile.

Both Dib and Jenny just stared at Billy, their expressions saying that their minds were having a little difficulty processing all that Billy just said.

"I think some of my circuits just fried." Jenny said in a dull tone while Dib rubbed his temples.

"Let's...say that what you just said is true." Dib began.

"I know it's true." Billy stated, making Dib look about ready to strangle Billy before calming down.

"Where...did they go on their date?" Dib asked through clenched teeth.

"Well, first it was to the movies...or wait, was it food first? I think they went to the museum. Or was it the bowling alley?" Billy rambled while Dib and Jenny side-eyed each other. "I definitely remember them going to the moon!"

"Do you happen to know of anyone else who knew where they went on their date?" Jenny asked.

"Oh yeah! Irwin knows! He followed them everywhere!" Billy answered with a smile.

"That's right. I remember Gaz mentioning a guy named Irwin. From what I recall, Irwin was a guy who wanted Mandy to be his girlfriend." Dib said as he remembered Gaz talking about her friend during dinner once.

"So where's your friend now? We need to ask him some questions." said Jenny.

"He's at Endsville Hospital under heavy guard due to trying to kill Gaz." Billy answered.

"WHAT?!" Jenny shouted before turning to Dib. "Dib, if he's serious, we need to get..." she began before trailing off, a dust cloud leading out the front door of the factory. "Which way to the hospital?!" she asked Billy.

"Go out the door, turn left, go down 8 blocks, then head right for three. Can't miss it." Billy answered.

"Thanks." Jenny said before flying out the door. She quickly found Dib pestering people for directions before swooping down and grabbing him. "The hospital's this way!...I think." Jenny said as she flew through the skies. A few moments of flying later and they were both hovering above the hospital in question. "Wow. Billy gave the right directions." she said as they descended to the ground. The moment they touched down, Dib ran into the hospital as fast as his legs could carry him. Jenny quickly followed, but stopped when Dib was thrown out by security.

"We told you. No visitors means no visitors!" one of the guards yelled before going back inside while Dib got back to his feet.

"What happened?" Jenny asked.

"They told me that Irwin isn't allowed to have visitors." Dib grumbled. "I have to talk to him! I know! I'll explain that I need his help to uncover and alien conspiracy!" he said before dashing back in.

"Is that even going to work?!" Jenny yelled before Dib was thrown back out and at her feet. "Guess not."

"And if you come back, we'll have the white coats come for you!" the guard yelled before going back in.

"Shit! I hate the guys in the white coats!" Dib cursed. "I gotta talk to that guy!"

"Hold on. I have to ask, are you going to murder him since he tried to kill Gaz?" Jenny asked.

"No, but I will break whatever of his that isn't already broken if it's true. After all, it was Billy describing everything." Dib explained as he looked at the hospital. "How do we get in there?"

"Got an idea. Can you hack the system and find what room Irwin's in?" Jenny asked with a smile.

"Maybe. Why?" Dib answered.

"Do it, and leave the rest to me." Jenny replied.

The hospital room that Irwin was occupying was quiet, save the rhythmic beeping of his heart monitor. The lone occupant was silently staring at the ceiling in boredom as he waited for his injuries, both the ones Mandy and Zim gave him and the ones from getting run over by a truck, to heal. He'd watch TV, but it showed nothing of interest, or too much about what he'd done on the News.

"This stinks, yo." he muttered with a sigh. He closed his eyes to try to sleep, only to open them when he heard the sound coming from the window. He turned his eyes to see a metallic hand trace a large circle on the window before a small suction cup lifted it out, allowing a big headed man and robotic girl to enter. Suffice to say, Irwin was not expecting this. "What the-?! Who are you?!"

"My name is Dib. My friend here is Jenny. And I have some questions for you, Irwin."