Epilogue: Again.

The sun was just rising. It was way too early to get up for Skool, but Dib wanted to make a stop. It was cold with the approaching winter, but Dib's hand in Zim's kept him warm. Humans were strange, Zim decided. They buried their dead only to put a stone on top of it. The stone read the man's name and span of life. Dib stared at it sadly. Zim tightened his grip on Dib's hand, hoping Dib would stop being sad. Dib looked up and smiled.

"It's the last day of Skool this semester, let's not give them a reason to lock us in the underground classrooms all winter," Dib suggested. Zim nodded quickly. They started walking towards the Skool, feeling good about the upcoming break in work.

"Your sister is scary…" Zim whispered as they passed yet another one of her posters. She had her arms crossed and was glaring at anyone who dared look at the poster, which was somewhat contradictory. Things had changed over the fall. Gaz had somehow gained power in all the countries of the world and manipulated them so that everyone was at peace. Now she was reining Queen of the world. There were no more presidents or ministers or leaders. Only Gaz. It made life a bit easier, although Gaz liked torture too, so all the high Skool teachers had a lot more power over discipline. Dib shuddered, remembering what happened to one kid who was late to class. No one had heard from him yet.

"At least we have pardons," Dib reminded him. Gaz had set up a system, everyone that graduates is put hard at work. Some to be laborers, some to be in the army. Why they needed an army if there was no war? No one knew, but Gaz ordered it and it was done. But Zim and Dib secretly had pardons from her to live in peace somewhere without having to work.

"Yeah…" Zim sighed. He leaned on Dib lazily. "So…Whatcha wanna do after Skool?" Zim asked.

"I dunno…what we always do?" Dib suggested.

"That's getting boring…" Zim mumbled. Dib glared at him, Zim blushed. "Well, n-not boring…just, we always do that…and…um…"

Dib laughed. "It's okay…what do you think we should do?" Dib asked, Zim stared off into space.

"Let's go on a vacation," Zim said happily.

"Haha, like where?" Dib asked. He knew if he asked Gaz, she would set them up with a plane to anywhere they wanted.

"I know this one vacation planet, it's not too far out either," Zim said, nudging Dib.

"That doesn't sound too bad," Dib reasoned. A vacation on a different planet seemed like a very good idea, in fact.

Gaz put her game down. She'd beaten it about a hundred times now. Things were getting a little boring on earth now. She'd have to take over another planet now. She'd already promised the moon to Gir, so now all she had to do was find an alien planet. She had all the equipment ready. Mau had helped her to ready the Voot for outer space. The insane little guy even gave her coordinates for his planet before he left. Maybe she'd invade Irk someday. That sounded good. She grinned. Tallest Gaz, it was only right.

"I'm bored…" Purple said lazily, grazing on a bad of donuts.

"We should do something…" Red suggested, equally as lazy with a slurpy in hand.

"Zim hasn't called in a few months…" Purple observed, staring at the transmission screen.

"Yeah, thank Jashin…" Red sighed.

"Hey, I think I know how we can torture him more!" Purple said, getting excited.

"How?"

"We can…take over earth…and put Zim to work with the humans!" Purple exclaimed.

"Wow, Purple, you actually had an idea…" Red said in surprise. Purple shoved a donut in his mouth.

"Yeah…that happens sometimes…" Purple said, enjoying the donuts. He suddenly got bored of them and tossed the bag over the raised platform they always sat on. A pack of Irken workers snatched up the bag before it even reached the ground and consumed it like starved bilge rats. Whether this was because they were quite starved, or just excited to be able to eat something their leaders had touched is unsure, but it always creeped out the Tallest.

"Hey, get back to work!" Red snapped, "And set a course for Planet Earth." The near-mindless workers began setting the Missive towards Earth, feeling pity for anyone who resided there.

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Wow this was short. I've never wrote an epilogue. Heh, I couldn't help but put a cliffhanger. Anyway, the sequel will be named Blessed and will be posted soon :)

But you know what is posted right now? My little sister's story Forsaken! She's my protégé, hehe. Anyway, go to NikkiNaive, and read her story, I promise it's good!