"Dib; Dib, they've just wheeled another one into Ward Two. You can really hear the wheels of the white trolley fighting screeching even." Zim said, "They have her sedated, on some meds, stupid girl couldn't keep her mouth shut.. Dib, get me the clipboard. I want to see the plans... breathe boy! I'm going to need you at full strength now! Not mumbling mumbo jumbo to yourself you stupid human." Zim looked at the plan. "It's a really good, short plan. I mean all the people in Ward Two have just been here for a week. Why do you protect them? -they talk of daffodils and open sky. Clouds shaped like puppies... Dib" Zim looked around, "Are you there Dib? my back's gone hunched again. It does that when the cart caring bodies goes by... prop me up... prop me up... the chart..." Zim sighed tired, defeated.

"Dib you like me don't you? I am amazing, right? Tell me I'm amazing." Zim sniffed, "You didn't see that! Anyway Irk, back during Impending Doom one, it wasn't like this. They let all the skitos on the loose all the incurable and untouchable. Just so they would have a larger Empire in the end. They even mistakenly let out a few of the dangerous ones by accident." Zim chuckled a little lost in thought. Then he snapped up looking around at his surroundings. "I'm an invader. I'm an invader! Why am I in this padded cell, away from my mission? I should be back on Earth conquering planets for the Empire! Dib, tell them I'm sane, talk to them. Tell them, tell them that you're real. You'll take care of me, you said you would. I know that you'll talk to them, send them a transmission. Hurry up you filthy human! Quickly, the nurse is coming with pills."

The nurse entered Zim's cell, where the deranged boy sat. His uniform was covered by a metal jacket that restricted his movement. It was standard for all patients at Irk's Sanatorium. Zim scowled at the nurse who held his medication in a small cup.

"Now Zim, I know this is hard for you, but will you listen to me this time?" The nurse asked in a gentle tone, Zim simply glared. "O.K. Then I know it's hard for you since the Tallest accidentally agreed to let you out of the asylum during Impending Doom one. Especially when they put on Foodcourtia to work and you had no friends."

"Zim has friends!" Zim argued.

"You do!" The nurse squealed, "Who?"

"Gir and Scooge." Zim said smiling.

"Your doll and the boy that died in the organic sweep beam accident?"

"He got over that." Zim nodded. "I also have Dib and that horrible Keef the-"

"Humans, Zim I already told you there is no planet Earth and humans don't exist!" sighed the nurse.

"Yes they do! I went to Earth on my mission from the tallest, I landed on the planet and worked on my mission for a year and a half!"

"No Zim, you stole a ship, crash landed on and empty planet. The armada found you talking energetically with a rock you claimed to be a small moose."

"Yes, mini moose helped me with my mission. The Dib would always get in my way."

"Dib isn't real!" The nurse sighed and pulled out an injection.

"Yes he is!" Zim screamed and was punctured with the needle, "He's... going to save... me." Zim said his eyes fluttering shut he could barely make out the word incurable before falling asleep.