Invader Zim Fan Fiction ❯ Invader to Queen ❯ Labor Day Special ( Chapter 8 )

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Me: In comes a special episode just for Labor Day! Please enjoy!

Zim: LABOR DAY!? Wait no.. Zim isn’t ready!

Dib: Ready for what? Labor Day is an important Holiday..

A/N: I was really debating whether I should even include this honestly I don’t really know if it is actually celebrated or if Zim would have known it existed as a holiday, let’s just say he missed the memo and didn’t realize those extra days off were actual holidays and who knows maybe we make up some new Zim Holidays as we go, for Zim specifically.

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Invader Zim

Labor Day Special

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“Labor Day?” Zimsera asked.

“Yes, that's why we aren’t going to the lab tomorrow,” Dib replied. He had just finished explaining to Zim why there were extra days off.

“Oh no, do I have to go into Labor?” Zim asked concerned. “I don’t think I can..” Dib chuckled a bit as he watched his lover panic a bit, he stood up from the chair he was in and wrapped his arms around her pulling her into his calming embrace. It seemed like only yesterday that she had agreed to actually learn more about his planet’s holidays. Honestly, he doubted he could teach her all of them as each country had their own and even though he is a genius, he had to admit that he didn’t know them all. She was already beginning to show but she doubted the Smeet/Earth-Worm Babies were ready for this ‘Labor’ Day. Dib wrapped his arm around Zim comfortingly but his slightly evil grin had her worried.

“Don’t worry we’ll figure something out,” Dib replied then snickered a bit at Zimsera’s worried expression. Gaz hits Dib in the shoulder, then pulls Zimsera aside to explain Labor day to her.

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Dib let the two head off on their own a bit as he tried to think what he and Zimsera should do, he wanted to celebrate their soon to be new arrival as well as get Zimsera’s mind off the Tallest for a little bit. They would arrive in a few days he had gathered from their trajectory and heading. He thought back to their time in the lab and frowned once Zimsera had calmed down and went with Gaz upstairs to talk, he had hacked into the Irken’s laboratory mainframe and from there hacked into the Massive to track it’s course. He also wanted to decide if he would go with Zimsera, after all if he didn’t they could invade and kill everyone but if he did there was a chance they would destroy his planet.

Either way he was going to stop them, he would protect his planet and his… he stopped in his tracks. He truly wanted to be by her side, when did he come to love her so much? It couldn’t be from any kind of dependence it would have went away in the days she had been gone from his life, wouldn’t it? He needed to check his DNA just in case. He looked at the time, it was already getting late and he quickly intercepted his sister and Zimsera to give his lover a kiss.

“What say we head home? Stores are closing soon anyway,” Dib asked.

“One more store Dib,” Gaz answered. “She needs an outfit for tomorrow anyway right Zimsera?” Zimsera nodded and Dib relented following closely behind however he had to wait outside the lingerie store. His face was red as people passed by whispering about him, he had heard them say pervert more than once even though he didn’t once look inside the store. When Zimsera finally came out a few women who had stopped started walking again as the alien grabbed his arm and tugged him back through the mall towards the exit. The bag she held was modestly white hiding the garments within but he could guess what they looked like. Gaz suddenly popped up on his other side and placed something in his pocket. He glared at her but decided against looking at it now, she mouthed the words ‘you can pay me back later’. He gave her his most confused look as she started to head off. “Well I’m going home, don’t stay up too late lovebirds!”

“Lovebirds?” Zimsera asked in disgust. “What do Lovebirds and we have in common? Their feathered and… definitely a different shape, plus they fly!” Dib shook his head. “well I suppose I have...”

“She didn’t mean literally Zim,” Dib said. “It’s a compliment, I guess we look like we are in love.” Zimsera clammed up and color seemed to rise to her cheeks.

“My name is Zimsera,”she suddenly chided him. He chuckled, he had forgotten her new name but it seemed so odd for her to have to change it after being Zim for so long.

“Of course,” he replied. They had some conversation on the way back to Zimsera’s apartment. Of course when they arrived it still struck him as odd that Zimsera would try so hard to fit in. “I still don’t understand why you would try to fit in on earth if you were planning world domination.”

“Seriously?” Zimsera asked. Dib gave her a questioning look. “Fine but I am only going to tell you because you are my life-mate. Infiltration is key to a successful invasion, first an irken must blend in and learn all they can about the planet’s subjects. We also study things like the planet’s makeup even if it is...” she shuddered. “...Dirty.” Dib seemed unimpressed by this, Zim sighed before giving up and saying. “It was nice to just fit in somewhere, happy?” Dib looked surprised.

“Really?” Dib asked. “You’re saying you didn’t fit in anywhere?”

“I messed up Impending Doom II and in the trial I kind of… Created a monster that ate our First Tallest,” Zimsera replied looking embarrassed. Dib tried not to laugh this was news to him. “And it ate our second tallest, to be honest I should have seen the actions of my two tallest now that they were, well. They are disrespecting because I caused trouble.” Dib coughed to clear his throat a bit and scratched the back of his head. He knew all about not fitting in but this was beyond what he did. He could remember all the times he had brought a failed device or even when he began to tell everyone about his beliefs that aliens were coming for them. Yea no one talked to him after that, except Gaz, but she was his sister so she didn’t count in that aspect.

He watched Zimsera as she removed her contacts and wig, the windows were polarized so no one could actually see inside as he had learned a few years ago. Zimsera could truly relax here, he placed his hand in his pocket and felt the foreign object in his pocket, it was like a cube but the corners were rounded. Dib’s throat went dry, he certainly hoped it wasn’t what he thought it was. If it was he was definitely going to kill her, he would never, ever…

“I’m going to bathe,” Zimsera replied interrupting his thought.

“Alright,” he replied, nervously. Zimsera gave him a strange look before leaving the room. He breathed before pulling out the box, it looked like the right size but he was too afraid to look inside. What was his sister thinking? Did Zimsera tell her about the possible future child? He sighed before gathering his courage and… Lifting the lid, all he could do was stare at it in shock.

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Zimsera relaxed in the bath thoroughly enjoying the warm liquid and cleansing herself. She barely had understood the meaning of this labor day but it must be something important to the humans if they held it in such high regard. It’s not like she was part of some work force in Earth’s history so it didn’t mean anything to her or her people. Still another day to spend with Dib was enough for her, she would take any excuse to be with her life-mate. And it was day she didn’t need to think about the tallest and the way they treated her, almost as though she weren’t the one who was really in charge. She thought back to the previous times she had been among the Irkens she never once heard a mention of a queen let alone seen her. Not until that one day anyway, the queen had glanced at the tallest before giving judgment almost as though she feared them.

“Was she trying to tell me something?” Zimsera thought aloud, worried. She climbed out and dried off, she wanted comfort and the best place for that was her Life-mates arms. She felt like she could depend on Dib, she halted suddenly the fact that she thought of Dib as comforting now was a far cry from the enemies they had been before. Even that scared her, no she should be able to find comfort from her life-mate, after all they were one now. She waved her antennae lightly and felt something, her life-mate was seeming stunned by something.

Curiosity overwhelmed her so she tried to sneak out but she was too loud and by the time she finally laid eyes on him the object that had interested him was already hidden. She frowned taking a few steps forward, a sudden bout of dizziness hit her and she was falling forward. The last thing she saw was Dib rising from the couch, looking panicked.

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The queen remembered when she held her very first smeet in her arms, she loved it dearly and wanted to care for it but then a Tallest that Zimsera didn’t recognize walked up looking angry. She snatched the smeet away causing it to cry and yelled something Zimsera couldn’t quite understand like she was too far away. She could feel the Queen’s sadness and pain in that moment it was overwhelming. She was already too heavy to give chase, as they had kept her pregnant, the handmaidens all meeped sadly with her and held her up, she was certain they would give chase if she only ordered them to. She was afraid though, they had her life-mate. She screamed with all her might but the Tallest didn’t return.

“Tallest Sera...” Zimsera yelled, sitting up. She guessed she had passed out somehow, maybe the shock of all those memories had gotten to her. “Wait, Tallest Sera?” She felt as though that name should have been familiar but somehow couldn’t place it. Just who was Tallest Sera? Zim had never even see such a Tallest, nor had she heard of her either. What was going on with her lately, she though the Technicians had fixed her passing out. She looked beside her to find Dib rubbing his eyes and groaning.

“Zim… Your awake,” Dib sounded relieved. He pulled her into his arms and held her in a gentle yet firm embrace. “I was worried.” She felt warmth flooding to her cheeks, he seemed so strong just then she couldn’t help how she felt in that moment. She was happy, elated even, or maybe overjoyed. She didn’t care if it was all the above as long as she could stay just like this, safe and in his arms for just a little longer.

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*Intercept’s* Sorry short Chappie guys!! But I was really tired and wanted this special out!! So what do you think wa sin that box? Lemme know what you want to see for the next Chapter and maybe, just maybe you will get your wish! Until Next time, guys.