Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the final chapter! I would like to thank all my loyal (and above all patient) readers who have taken the time to read this and review. I thank you greatly, for if you were not reading this, I probably would never have gone beyond chapter one.

Again, thank you.

Novacaine

"You asleep yet?"

"No..." I snuggled up closer to Dib. Amazing how his growth spurt had created a perfect fit for me.

Dib sighed and placed his chin on my head. "Gaz and GIR have already crashed."

"But... they weren't in vehicles of any sort..."

"It's an expression. It means they're-" He yawned. "Asleep."

"... Are you about to... crash?"

"Not before you do."

"But what if I don't?"

Dib chuckled. "I don't know, Zim, you're a pretty good crasher."

"But I've never fallen asleep before."

"Joke Zim. You know, like 'funny, ha ha'?"

"Oh yeah."

Dib sighed. "Come on, Zim. You've got to be tired!"

"Exhausted."

"Then falling asleep should be easy!"

"If it's so easy, why don't you- Oh."

"Yeah, 'oh'," Dib laughed, wrapping his arms around me. "Just... close your eyes."

I did so, amazed by just how heavy they had been. "And?"

He shrugged. "I don't know. Zone out?"

"Like... day dreaming?"

"I... guess..."

I couldn't speak; my tongue felt thick and clumsy in my mouth. And my body felt pleasently heavy...

Dib had fallen asleep, his breath slow and rythmetic. I found myself matching mine to it, slowly drifting off.

For the first time in history, an Irken was sleeping.

And, just as I hoped I would, I dreamed of Dib.