Chapter 2

        Trouble

             The next morning was horrible for Tip and Zim. Both of them didn't want to get up, but Tip fought the urge to go back to sleep and got up off the couch. Zim, who was asleep next to the couch, refused to open his eyes. 

             Tip was tossing him back and forth. Nothing. Kicked him. Nothing. Slammed his head against the couch leg. Zim would not open his eyes! Not once! 

                      "ARE YOU OUT STONE COLD OR WHAT!!????" Tip screamed. She had no choice. She got a glass of water from the sink and tilted the cup slightly over Zim's head so that only a single drop of water poured on his head. 

              Zim's skin started to singe, but he didn't wake up. Tip narrowed her eyes and dumped the whole cup of water on him.

                       "AAAHHHHHHHHH!! AH! AH! AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!" Zim screamed

                       "Oooh! Wide awake now are we? Sorry to wake you from your beauty sleep idiot boy, but we gotta go! Hurry up and get dressed!" Tip said with a smirk

               Zim's skin was sizzling and the smell of acid filled the living room. Tip sprayed air freshener and handed Zim a towel.

                       "Why do I love this stupid time traveling feeemaallee??" Zim thought to himself as he took the towel

                       "I'm surprised you aren't yelling at me for throwing the water on you...come on! I'm making toast for us. You better be dry and dressed by time it's done!" Tip said

                Zim nodded and proceeded to dry himself with the towel then he adjusted his wig in place and put his contacts in.

                        "Hahaha! Remember that time when you got a new outfit to look more human?" Tip started to laugh 

                        "Yes that was a horrible plan YOU had!" Zim said

                        "Oh NOW you admit it's my plan!" Tip rolled her eyes "That was about the time when I first used time travel in this time period,"

                        "Wait so you used time travel-"

                        "To go back and save you? Yes. You are welcome," Tip cut off Zim

                        "So what would have happened if you didn't use time travel?" Zim asked

                 Tip thought about what had happened to him before she changed time. She also thought about the time that he died and how she changed that as well. Tip's smile faded

                         "......Eat your toast Zim. We need to get going," Tip said in a low, soft tone

                         "Then maybe you should get dressed as well," Zim said pointing to Tip's XXL anime shirt that she used as a night gown. 

                         "OH CRAP!" Tip yelled and slammed her hands to her head.

                  Tip rushed into the other room to get dressed. When she came out she was wearing a bright orange frilly t-shirt and light blue jean shorts. Her hair was in a side ponytail.

                          "What's with the change of human attire?" Zim asked

                          "COME ON! WE'RE GONNA BE LATE!!" Tip yelled and ran out the door.

                   Zim looked at the time. She was right. Zim's eyes went wide.

                          "BYE GIR! LOCK THE DOOR!" Zim yelled and ran out the door. 

                   Zim caught up to Tip and both of them ran to Skool. They got there out of breath with a minute to spare. They both grabbed their books and headed to their classes. 

                   Dib lit up when he saw Tip in her new outfit. He leaned back in his seat and tried to look casual.

                           "Well you look nice! What's the occasion?" Dib asked

                           "Hahaha! What? A girl can't dress up nice for once?" Tip giggled

                           "Well I like it. You should do it more often," Dib smiled

                           "Haha! I only did this because Clem bought it for me and said she would kill me if I didn't wear it,"

                           "She...does realize she can't kill you right? It's illegal plus you're practically immortal,"

                           "Yeah, but I let the girl dream," 

                    Both of them laughed. 

                           "Hey we should play some games and stuff later. Wanna come over?" Dib asked

                           "Yeah!" Tip said excitedly

                           "So how is your house like? I've never been. Is it big?" 

                    Tip's eyes widened. She forgot that Dib never knew that she lived with Zim or so she thought. In reality Dib really DID know because Zim told him. He was just pulling some strings. 

                            "It's fine. It's just the basic house. You know," Tip said nervously

                            "Cool," Dib said deciding that pulling more strings wasn't a good idea if he wanted her to love him.

                      Tip let out a slight sigh of relief. Back in Zim's class, Zim was wondering what he should do to get Tip to love him. He didn't know much about human love. He only knew what he saw in those stupid movies that GIR always watched.

                      He knows that girls like flowers and that they like chocolate, but Tip was different. She hates flowers because they die quickly and she hates fake ones because they don't look real. She barely eats anything and when she does it's usually bread and butter, or waffles.

                            "Hmmm. Oh human females like it when a dirty hobo man plays old music from a big box outside their house! No...Tip would probably get a headache from that," Zim thought to himself, "Human females also do this thing called...kissong...kisding....kistin? I don't know, but it's something they do with a human male when they're in love, but...Tip ISN'T human, but she's like it, but her genetics aren't," Zim thought trying to pronounce the word kissing in his mind, but he forgot how it was pronounced.

                             "I wonder how that Kissgin works anyway...I should look more into this, but I can't use Tip's computer because she'll be able to see what I was looking at and I can't use the base's computer because it will give me problems...I'll sneak out and use the Skool's computers!" Zim thought then raised his hand

                             "Yes Zim?" The teacher asked

                             "May I go to the bathroom?" Zim asked

                             "Can you wait?"

                             "...I have a MIGHTY NEED!" Zim's voice increased

                      Everyone stared at him. "Go Zim," The teacher said wide eyed

                      Zim happily got out of his seat and walked out of the room. He then quickly made his way to the Library where the computers were. 

                       Zim sat down in front of the computer. The computer was way different from the computers he used. "What is this small box...connected to this big one?" Zim said holding up the computer mouse.

                       The only computers Zim worked with was a laptop and the base computer. Zim started to press random buttons on the keyboard, monitor, and processor. He finally hit what was the start button. The computer turned on. He touched the screen. Nothing happened. He slammed the table in frustration.

                       The computer mouse moved and so did a small white arrow on the screen. "What?" Zim said moving the mouse and watching the white arrow.

                                "When I move this small box the tiny white object on the screen moves with it!" Zim thought

                        He started to rapidly move the mouse and click the buttons until he clicked the internet icon. Zim started to get the hang of the computer. He went to Snoogle and typed in "What to do to get a female to like you"

                        Lots of things came up. He clicked the first link. It said:

                                         How to get a girl        

Step one: Find out more about thins girl from her friends

Step two: Become friends with the girl

Step three: Learn how to be smooth

Step four: Learn how to kiss like a man

Step five: Dress nicer around her

Step six: Ask her out

Step seven: Take her home and show her what a fun man you are

                        At the bottom of the list was another how-to link labeled "How to work it" Zim clicked on it. He begun to read it, but he got scared of what content was showed on the screen. He blushed and quickly turned off the computer.

                                "HUMANS ARE DISGUSTING!!" Zim thought

                                "Zim!" The teacher yelled from behind him "Going to the bathroom huh?"

                                "Ugh...," Zim said

                                "Come with me!" 

                         Zim followed the teacher to the principal's office. When Zim got there both him and the teacher went into principal's office. The teacher explained what happened then left.

                                "So why were you in the library when you said you were going to the bathroom?" The principal asked

                                "Ugh..." Zim said trying to think "I got lost?"

                                "So you thought the computer would help you?"

                                "YES! I thought there was a map on there!" 

                                "The teacher said you were looking at...things,"

                                "Oh I accidentally clicked on this horrible thing that led me to-"

                                "Save it Zim. You went to the computers because you felt the urge to look at stuff," The principal cut off Zim

                                 "No I swear!" Zim said with a smile to reassure the principal      

                                 "Three days detention,"

                                 "De...tun...teon?" Zim repeated the word trying to figure out what the stupid human meant

                                 "Yes. Here give this to your parents," The principal handed an envelope to Zim

                                  "Parents?" 

                                  "Yes now goodbye Zim!"

                       Zim got up and walked out of the room. It was now science time. Zim went in and gave a late pass that the office secretary wrote for him to his teacher. The teacher examined the pass then him and shook his head and shame.

                                   "Take a seat," The teacher said

                       Zim sat in his usual seat next to Tip.

                                   "What's that?" Tip whispered to Zim pointing to the envelope

                                   "I got de...tun...teon? Detenten-" 

                                   "Detention?! For what??" Tip said cutting off Zim who was trying to remember how the word was pronounced

                                   "I said that I was going to the bathroom when really I was planning to go to the library to use the computer and I got caught," Zim whispered

                                   "Why did you need to use the computer?"

                                   "I needed to...look up something,"

                                   "What could be so important to look up that you had to sneak out of class?"

                        Zim shrugged. The teacher turned around.

                                    "Zim...Tip...is there something that you want to share with the rest of us?" The teacher said in an annoyed tone

                                    "No sorry," Tip said

                                    "Zim you already got detention for three days. Would you like me to add another three?" The teacher said to Zim

                                     "Ugh...," Zim said confusedly. He didn't even know what detention was

                                     "Stupid kids," The teacher mumbled

                                     "What an asshole!" Tip whispered angrily "He called you out just to embarrass you! Why do they have to cause more pain?"

                                     "What's detention?" Zim asked Tip

                                     "You have to stay after Skool today, tomorrow, and the day after that in the library and possibly do work, but they'll probably just let you sit there," Tip explained

                                      "What? I don't want to stay after Skool! I hate this place!" 

                                      "Should have went to the bathroom instead then," Tip said with a smirk

                                       "I just wont go,"

                                       "Then you'll get days added. Just go the three days! How bad could it be?"

                    <: Later after Skool>

                                       "WHHOO!" "HAHA!" "Duuddee,"

                                  Lots of kids screamed and threw things at each other. One group of kids were stoned and the other was playing loud screamo music.

                                        "How bad could it be...HOW BAD COULD IT BE??!!" Zim quoted Tip's words angrily in his mind "THESE HYU-MANS ARE ANIMALS!!!"                  

                                        "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!" Zim yelled and burst out the door.

                                   All this time the teacher that was watching them was sleeping. Zim ran into the bathroom and called his house hoping that Tip or GIR would pick up.

                                        "Hello?" GIR's screechy voice said on the phone

                                        "GIR! I'm at the High Skool! I need you to come pick me up! NOOOW!" Zim commanded

                                        "Okie Doki!" GIR said cheerfully and hung up the phone.

                              A few minutes later GIR walked into the boy's bathroom to see Zim rocking back and fourth in a corner. 

                                         "GIR! QUICKLY! GET ME OUT OF HERE!" Zim yelled and climbed onto GIR's back

                              GIR and Zim flew out the window. It took about five minutes to get to their house. GIR slammed Zim into the door.

                                         "G-Good work GIR," Zim said limply "Hey why isn't Tip here?" 

                                         "She went to see Dib!" GIR smiled

                               Zim's hands turned into fists. Meanwhile Tip was beating Dib at video games as usual.

                                         "Man! Is there anything you CAN'T do??" Dib asked

                                         "Well...there is one thing," Tip said

                                         "No way!"

                                         "I'm serious,"

                                         "What...is it?" Dib said fascinated

                                         "My lips are sealed,"

                                         "Hey no fair!"

                                         "Tell ya what. You beat me at a video game and I'll tell ya!" 

                                         "You're on!"

                                Dib and Tip played Pig Runners. It was the last lap and both Tip and Dib were tied. Whoever wins the last lap wins. 

                                Back and forth their game characters bounced. Tip used her grappling hook to throw Dib behind her.

                                          "Oh that's cheap!" Dib said

                                          "That ain't cheap! You're cheap!" Tip yelled

                                At the last second Tip used her grappling hook and won the lap.

                                          "YEAAAHHH!!" Tip yelled in victory

                                          "Mkay haha you win," Dib said

                                          "What? You aren't sad? Mad? Jealous?"

                                          "Nah. When you're ready to tell me what it is you'll tell me,"

                                Tip smiled "You're sweet," She said tugging his cheek. Dib laughed a little.

                                          "I need to go it's getting late," Tip said stretching

                                          "Okay see ya," Dib said

                                          "See ya,"

                                Tip didn't realize how late it really was. It was one in the morning by time she got home! "When did I leave Dib's?" Tip thought

                                 When Tip walked into the door she felt something pressing against her. It was Zim wrapping his arms around her in a hug.

                                          "Z-Zim?" Tip asked. When she talked Zim squeezed tighter "Ah! Haha! Okay you can let go now," Zim didn't let go "...Zim?" Tip said softly. Zim slowly picked up his head. 

                                          "Where were you?" Zim asked

                                          "I was at Dib's," Tip said

                                          "FOR THAT LONG?!"

                                          "Sorry!! I lost track of tim-"

                                          "The wear a watch next time!" Zim yelled letting go of Tip and going down to the base

                                          "Grrrr! SCREW-" 

                                          "He was worried about you," Tip started to yell, but GIR cut her off

                                    Tip stared at GIR as he walked away. "Worried?" Tip thought "About me?"

                                     Tip smiled, "Idiot boy,"