Hide n Seek

- Run Away, Far Away

Dib looked outside the window, seeing the peaceful sky stretch out for miles and miles.

Thinking about how it covers the whole world, how there's more than this stupid town. Dib opened the very dusty closet by his bed, pulling out a big enough side bag and dropping it onto his bed. Stuffing in clothes and money and a few other gadgets he guessed he may need as well as a fake ID he had made in case he needed to go undercover.

He grabbed his phone, knowing he could possibly get tracked by it, dropped it to the ground and smashed it. Remembering all the happy memories he kept on the phone but quickly moving on as he realised there was no turning back. He grabbed the bag, hanging it over his shoulder and opened his window. Jumping out and safely getting to the ground before escaping away from the home he's been trapped in for most of his life.

Dib rushed towards the nearby woods he knew led to a highway. As Dib got further and further inside the woods, the more it got harder to see. Dib knew it was getting close to darkness, guessing it was close to 5:00pm now. Dib grabbed out a torch, lighting up the area in front of him. Revealing another figure standing in front of him.

"Why are you following me?"
Dib asked as Zim lowered himself with his PAK legs.

"You're the one walking into the woods with a bag filled with clothes and gadgets."
Zim scowled back, showing his large sharp teeth as Dib shined the light into Zims bright pink eyes.

"So you were watching me as well."
Dib stated as well, holding his bag close to him.

"I can see the clothes through the bag, human."
Zim pointed, making Dib curious as to what else he could see through. Cautiously covering himself with his bag.

"Of course not through clothes dumbass."
Zim twitched at Dib, walking closer to him..

"But still, i know you're trying to run away, it's obvious."
Zim spoke, calm yet again as Dib stayed quiet. Just glaring at Zim who slowly levelled himself with Dib using his PAK legs.

"But no matter how far you run, you'll still be stuck on this planet. There's nowhere i can't go to, as well Dib-shit."
Dib furrowed his brows, hearing the vulgar language come out of Zims mouth.

"So what? Why would you care?"
Dib questioned as Zim circled around him, a smirk crossing his face.

"Because i want to make your life hell. Just like how you ruined my life."

"What? I didn't do anything like what you did to me- just today!"
Dib argued back, facing directly towards Zim, whose face began to morph into something unrecognizable. Dib froze seeing Zims face distort into something of just fury. Before a smile cracked on his face and he began to laugh. Laugh exactly like a maniac.

"You are so naive and stupid."
Zim laughed before using one of his PAK legs to shove Dib against a tree, forcing him to drop his torch and lose his whole vision as everything fell into almost a nothingness. The PAK leg pressed hard against his neck, luckily it was bent to avoid the sharp part from piercing his neck but still didn't feel at all safe. Dib used both his hands to grab onto the PAK leg trying to push it away from his neck and give him some airway to breathe. Dib couldn't see anything, only hearing Zims heavy breathing come closer towards him.

"It makes me want to rip your fucking limbs apart, and hear you scream as you slowly bleed to death."
Zims voice was deep. Deeper than any normal person Dib ever knew. And it was almost satanic like. Like the gargling and throat ripping voice you usually hear associated with the devil. Dib held his breath, completely terrified and totally vulnerable. Zims own voice come back, laughing once again.

"But i'll be nice."
His PAK leg moved away from Dibs neck, letting Dib fall back down, touching the dirt ground.

"Run away... run as fast as you can away from here, and if i find you..."
Zim stopped, possibly for suspense. Leaning closer towards Dib.

"You're done for."
He whispered, moving back, watching the petrified Dib who couldn't see anything anymore, freeze in place.

"Run."
Zim simply said as Dib just ran. He forgot the torch and just ran as fast as he could. Of course hitting alot of branches and massive trees along the way, but at least getting away from Zim. He didn't know what Zim could be capable of now, especially as mad as he was just a second ago. Eventually Dib was able to process his surroundings. The light from the highway, giving him back his vision. Dib stumbled onto the loud and busy road. Not sure whether Zim was following him at all and would just pounce at any moment.

He ran and ran beside the highway, watching all the cars drive right past him. Some faster than others and some blinding him for just a moment, slowing him down. Dib quickly lost all his breath and energy. Forced to stop and kneel down, almost in defeat. It was over. He couldn't go any further and he surely can't run far on foot. He was felt hopeless and stuck. He was never going to be free was he? But suddenly a loud roaring sound stopped a few yards away from him.

He looked behind him and saw a car parked on the side of the road, right by him. The drivers side door opened and out came a man who bolted over to Dib, in a panic state. He rushed over to Dib, seemingly worried and seriously concerned for Dib, something he never really saw in anyone towards him.

"Are you alright?? What are you doing on the side of a highway?"
The man questioned as Dib looked at him completely lost. Maybe this is his chance to get away.

"I need to go... far away from here."
Dib blurted out, leaving the man to realise what he meant but unsure of whether he should help.