ZaDR Oneshots (Invader Zim)

The Life Of Professor Membrane (discontinued)

Summary:

This  follows the story of Professor Membrane and what his life might of canonically been like and even explains how he mets Zeek.
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Before Membrane Labs existed Dayton, Ohio was a slum full of danger and suffering... Everyday a missing poster would get put up all over through town of some unlucky soul. Everyday people whispered rumors about those who went missing or the newly discovered dead bodies the police discovered. Sometimes it's was just a case of over dosing on drugs, others animal attacks, and a few murder cases, but what really scared people where the unexplained deaths...

When these deaths occurred the citizens flocked like flies to the church for prayer and protection as if that could save them from the strange event happening around in their city. Monsters, vampires, ghost, aliens and more... Professor had heard all the guesses as a kid. Those kind of things was a scary world. An unexplained and illogical world. A world that was impossible to fight as an adult let alone some small child. So, since the adults couldn't do anything... The children made plans to do something anything even if it was pointless...

While sitting in class one day waiting for the teacher to show, the student began talking about how they were going to grow up and make the town better again.

"Detective Hootie and Hopper on the case! We will explain away the mysteries the others fail to do!" The two boys of the police chief explained passionately without fear.

"Yeah! Just incase! Detective Bill be looking into the things that seem like it might go bump and night to wrestle it with it and protect our people!" Bill the outcast of the group and kind of crazy kid chimed.

"For the thousand time Bill! Shadow People aren't real!" A girl shouted at him.

"Listen. I don't believe in any of this shit... more than y'all do... but if there's something there out there hurting people! We need a team! A team to take it's ass down! Imma make a kind of neighborhood watch group. We will shoot the heck out anything weird and usual no questions asked and keep our town safe!" Jessie declared powerfully.

"Not you too Jessie..." Professor looked at her sighing.

"Shut up! It's better to be prepared! Than unprepared! And what you planning to do about the shit that been going on huh?" Jessie challenged him.

All eyes locked on the tiny Professor as he winced. He hadn't really thought about it. He honestly wasn't sure if he even cared. This wasn't his problem. This wasn't his burden to bare. He didn't need to get involved right?

"Well.... Uh..." Professor gulped as his class seemed to have this high expectations from him, "I'll help give an answer behind what's going on for starters." He explained slowly.

"Oh like you gonna hunt down the shadow people like me?!?" Bill chirped.

"Or become police detectives like us?!?" Hootie chimed.

"Perhaps he will seek his answers from god like me!" The preacher's boy explains.

"Nono! None of that!" Professor explained and they looked at him confused, "I was thinking. Using science to solve our problems." He explained.

"Unless you're making bombs in the lab Professor. I don't think your science is going to be much help." Jessie cruelly tells him.

"If it wasn't for science! Police wouldn't have a forensic department!" Professor countered.

"He got a point there." Hopper nodded.