Parenthood [INVADER ZIM]

CHAPTER 25

What is life?

Zim couldn't exactly remember the Irken that he was made from, nor does his PAK recall the DNA either. He had one function at the time of his birth, it was to serve The Almighty Tallest. Obey, serve, listen, to The Almighty Tallest. Nothing more or nothing less. He was programmed to be an Invader, it was in his bones. Yes, he had a high intellect with some issues with blowing up things for fun and sport, but knew the Control Brains were wrong when they made him a scientist on Irk. 

He built so many things with the first word starting with Doom- It had to be wrong. He didn't want to find a way for Irken's to evolve more, create a way to stop pink pimples, or make a better version of the Voot Cruiser. No way, he wanted to go out there and destroy! Zim wanted to breath the air and break a few bones of another species. Was that too hard to ask?

Fate had other plans when [M/N] had pulled some strings, and make small talk with the Control Brains. Zim was able to switch his career...though it was almost denied after his blob of energy ate Almighty Tallest Miyuki. That never stopped Zim, no way, he kept on going to make this Tallest happy-

To make [M/N] happy, it was never about Red and Purple, no way. It was always to please the one who raised him, the one that welcomed him back with a smile.

No, that can't be it. Zim happily served under the Empire, his home planet Irk. Under all his leaders, Almighty Tallest Red, Almighty Tallest Purple, And Almighty Tallest [M/N-

They never appreciated Zim, they made fun of Zim and make him feel worthless. They made my [M/N]'s existence a joke, he's kindness is something not to be taken lightly and best not to anger him. They touched me and now-

Impossible.

Almighty Tallest Red and Almighty Tallest [M/N] were made for each other. Red being the more leadership type, one of the best Tallest after Miyuki. [M/N] being the more thoughtful leader, ruling with a gentle hand. One of the sweetest Leaders in Irk history.

No. Zim has seen it in his eyes, Red is barely at [M/N]'s Level. Mateo is the one who can match [M/N]'s Level in every way. His knowledge, his comedy, his obvious but gentle spirit of wonder. It matches his Almighty Tallest. They are different species, like the human's stupid romance, Romeo and Juliet that Ms.Bitters made them read.

Why are all these thoughts happening in Zim's brain? These new thoughts? They never entered my mind before. They liter it with ideas of that [M/N] is to be mated with a human. It repulses me at the thought of Mateo laying a hand on his green skin.

That's how it should be. My Tallest loves that human, not as much as me but enough. Enough to love a human like him. That's how it should be, even if Mateo is a human freak.

" Zim? Zim?" I head, I could feel my antennas bounced as my name was called. It sounded like my Tallest.

" What are you doing, love?" Another male voice, Zim knew of the voice, Mateo. [M/N]'s human mate.

" The book said to talk to your children while they are submerge under the liquid." [M/N] answered, and I moved my claws around but they felt stiffed and same goes to my toes. It felt like Zim was in jelly and unable to move an inch because of it. Why is Zim in jelly?

" Dear, that's when you're pregnant with the child, in your womb though..I don't know if your species have that.." Mateo corrected and [M/N] gasped, "oh"

" Yeah, [M/N], I probably should've explained it better.." I contain the growl trying to escape my mouth. The Dib. " But maybe if you talk to him, maybe he will wake up or something." Dib-smell added as I growl more. Stupid big-head correcting my Tallest..

" Perhaps, it has been three weeks." Mateo said, I felt my antennas go higher, despite the jelly holding everything of me together. " I saw that."

" Saw what?"

" His antennas, they tried to go up but the jelly solution keeps everything stiff so the cells could mold together." Mateo goes on to explain about me, me...

Zim.

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" There, you can see twitches of his antennas, even when the full body is submerge." Mateo said, pointing to Zim's antennas that were still but if you stared hard, they twitched. [M/N] pressed himself against the glass, eyes staring at the body. His body warming at the thought of his smeet breathing, moving, after a few weeks.  " Amazing, this is magnificent! His PAK is working perfectly, the blockers disabled and now his body is working, we just wait for full movement."

" Then he'll be perfectly working again, right?" [M/N] asked hopefully.

" Physically yes, but when he was killed, his mind will be-" there was a large bang and hurried footsteps around upstairs, catching both adults attention.

" Dad?! I sort of caught the couch on fire with my science project!" Dib's panicked voice called down to them. Mateo sighs before shaking his head, just as the smell of couch came to their senses.

" At least it's a science project." Mateo said, as he hurried up the stairs with a slam of the door behind him. [M/N] heard his steps before nothing, [M/N] pressed his claw at the glass. His antennas lightly tapping on the glass tube, trying to touch Zim and scent him up as his own out of natural protection. [M/N] frowns a bit, " Zim, my smeet, please wake up."

[M/N] pressed his forehead against tube, the light tapping of his antennas against the tube once more but stops when the sound wasn't replied. His antennas went down, before moving to the stairs when he smelled the fire. Sighing, he slowly left his space before stopping when there was tiny tapping. It vibrated his antennas.

" Zim?" He whispered, moving to the tube, his antennas vibrating and tapping against the tube. He could see Zim's antennas tapping back, then there was loud ringing. [M/N] whines as he held the ends of his antennas, the ringing getting louder with the red light flashing in the background.

" TUBE OPEN, TUBE OPEN, CREATION AT FULL STATE!"

The tube opens at the bottom, the liquid coming out at the bottom of the tube. [M/N] moved back as the liquid cleared on the floor, Zim's body then slides out onto a hover cart that popped up from the floor. [M/N] watched the cart moved towards the hanging PAK. The robotic cords holding it pulled the body up, and the PAK hooked up into the body. Soon, one cord was plugged into Zim's PAK.

" REACTIVATING."

The room shines with the light of electricity through the green body, [M/N]'s eyes lit up as the pink and sliver machine was working the new body.

" REACTIVATING."

The PAK tried again with waking up it's body, the green body jerks once more with the shock but it went flat once more on the sliver hover tray. [M/N] stared down at the body and it jerks once more.

" REACTIVATING."

The PAK stops after the third time and [M/N] saw the soft movements at the chest, he moved over quickly and pressed his hand to the PAK. It was warm, vibrating and the pink hue lights came on. That had to be a good sign.

" Zim?" He whispered, moving down, his antennas lightly tapping over the Irken Invader. Trying to wake him up, but then soft hands grasped his antennas. [M/N]'s antennas slowly twist around Zim's hands and a loud purr came from the Tallest throat. " Zim!" Zim's eye's fluttered opened and [M/N]'s eyes watered a bit, staring back at him was Zim.

With one pink eye and one yellow.