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Paranoia	By : Ik3dA Category: +G through L > Invader Zim > Slash - Male/Male Views: 2536 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Invader Zim, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

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AN: Mmmmm, I don't think I have much to say...ah well, Enjoy!

Chapter Seven: Atomic Clock

Membrane returned home, he noticed the house was all alone and vaguely wondered where could Gaz be, and he hoped she was alright, even if she could take care of herself perfectly well, she still was just a little girl…

Membrane climbed up the stairs really slow, dragging himself to his room…he sat on the bed, covering his face with his hands, his elbows digging into his knees, he felt devastated…he couldn’t just sit down and accept what life was so impolitely throwing at him, he felt like reality was taunting him only to see how much he could take before he snapped…it all resembled a hideous nightmare…

And it didn’t look like he could take much more, only a few days had gone by and he was already toying with the idea of suicide, HE, the one who’d been completely and utterly enlightened by the glimmer of REAL SCIENCE more than anyone else, seemed to always be succumbing to his psychological issues…

He felt pathetic all of a sudden and sprawled himself upon his bed, sighing heavily…closing his eyes, he tried to stop the tsunami of despair and guilt that threatened to overwhelm his mind, but resistance proved itself to be futile, heavy, warm tears escaped Membrane’s eyes, he didn’t even remember where he’d left his goggles…all he could think of right then and there was how alone he felt…as if the whole world was deserted and he was the only human left alive…

-.-

Dib’s alarm startled Membrane…he leaned on his elbows, his house didn’t look any different than before, but it did feel different and he definitely didn’t remember changing clothes or getting inside his bed…

“Aw damn it!! I completely forgot!!”

That voice…Membrane couldn’t believe it…it just couldn’t be happening…it all, couldn’t have been…a dream!?

After the shock, Membrane got up and out of his bedroom, walking towards Dib’s room, he needed to know, suddenly he felt a tiny figure stumble against him mid-hall, when he looked down and saw Dib fall on his back in front of him he couldn’t believe it…

“Ow…”

Dib quickly got to his feet again and grabbing the front of Membrane’s clothes began to shake him, or at least tried to, all while he shouted in that hysterically normal way of his about something Membrane had already heard before and quite recently by the way…

“Dad!!! I completely forgot to tell you earlier, an alien’s been spying you!! He has cameras here and in your labs too!! Yesterday he was inside your labs!! I saw him coming out…dad? Are you listening AT ALL?? I know you don’t believe in aliens and stuff but…it’s true!! I saw it with my own eyes…I thought it was only for the technology, I mean, what else could THAT alien be spying you for? But then I found the cameras in the house-“

“Son…stop…”

Membrane tried to interrupt him, or at least stop Dib from shaking him…

“And I knew it was personal, so it was obvious you needed to know and-“

“DIB!!!”

Dib cringed a bit and shut up instantly, not shaking Membrane anymore and felt how his father’s hands slowly pried away his own…

“I’m sorry…I should’ve known better than telling you…”

Membrane heard the sad undertone and saw Dib was beginning to walk away so he grabbed his son’s wrist quickly…

“No…”

Crouching in order to be at eye-level with Dib…who was watching him with a puzzled expression…

“That’s not it…it’s just that…you were babbling…it was getting annoying…”

Dib’s mind went blank, and he went completely lax…though he was still standing…he seemed noddlely…

“Oh…ooooooh…yeah well, I do that a lot…”

“That’s stupid…”

Dib felt a strong ‘dejà-vu’ feeling…when he could feel his body again he crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes…

“I know…but hey, then, do you believe me!?”

Membrane scratched his chin a bit…

“Well…not exactly believe…but I’m willing to listen…”

“Who are you and what did you do with my dad?”

“Mmm…I’m sure I’m me…but I have a feeling that what you are trying to tell me might be somewhere near true…”

“But you’re not one to obey your feelings!!! What happened with REAL SCIENCE!?”

“It can wait for today I guess…”

“…alright…”

Dib’s amazement was more than obvious but Membrane didn’t pay more attention to it than it deserved…Dib walked to his room, motioning Membrane to follow and sat in front of his computer, Membrane sat on the bed behind him, Dib quickly opened some files and videos that showed the inside of the Membrane Labs…the scientist’s eyes narrowed…Dib turned and continued explaining…

“I haven’t found the cameras physically, but I’ve seen the records and I know that he’s not after the technology, but I don’t know what he might want…”

“Wait a minute…”

“Yeah?”

“You said an alien was spying me…is it the green kid??”

Dib thought of the answer for a bit, and right when he opened his mouth to talk, Membrane felt a wave of nausea hit him, his vision began to blur and he saw the darkness beginning to creep into his world…faintly he heard Dib’s voice…

“Dad!? Are you alright?? Dad!!!”

“Dad!!! C’mon!! Wake up!!”

Membrane woke up violently and nearly fell off the bed, he sat slowly, trying to chase away the wave of nausea and to ease the throbbing of his head, he was having migraine, he’d not had migraine in years…

“Dad!! Wake up already!! You’ll be late for work!!”

Called the insistent and disturbingly familiar female voice behind his door…the door cracked open slightly…a purple-haired and very pale face peered inside...

“Dad? Are you awake?”

“Gaz?”

Membrane was dumbfounded…the older Gaz stepped inside the bedroom, she had her schoolbag with her, a pair of earphones hanging from it and a videogame was visible inside a transparent little compartment…

“Dad, are you feeling alright??”

“Yes…no! Actually I’m dizzy…I…I don’t think I’ll go to work today…”

Gaz sat by him on the bed, eyeing him curiously…

“Are you insane!? You have an important experiment today!! You said yourself you just couldn’t miss it!! Is it migraine again?”

Membrane was covering his face with his hands, his head felt like an atomic clock, regular and perfect in each of its pulses but its only purpose is the ultimate boom…

“Yeah…”

“Aw god…well, I guess I shouldn’t be that surprised…you’ve been having migraine almost every week ever since Dib…you know…”

Membrane suddenly turned to look at Gaz as quick as his aching head would allow it without making the images blurry…

“What? Dib what?”

Gaz wasn’t one to fidget…so she just stated it as it was…

“Died…we even moved out because you just couldn’t bare it…”

“Is that so??”

“Dad…I wish you stopped having these periods of complete ignorance…it’s not good for either of us…”

Gaz stood up in order to leave…

“I’ll leave your medication in the kitchen’s table, I have to go or I’ll be late and you too!! Everyone at the labs must be hysterical by now without you there…”

She left…Membrane got into the shower in that automated way he was progressively getting used to and afterwards dressed up, with the alterations he’d gone through lately he was amazed that his attire hadn’t changed at all, at least he still was a scientist…he descended the stairs slowly, the decoration of the house was pretty much the same as the older one, but the structure and the size was definitely different…this one was a bit bigger, even if the number of people living in it had gotten smaller…it took him a bit getting to the kitchen since he was so entertained looking at his relatively ‘new’ house…

He grabbed a glass of water and swallowed the tiny yellowish capsules…he grabbed his keys and went outside, after locking the door and activating the security system he turned and what he saw was completely different from the previous location of his house…it was the same city of course, but the place was quite far away from his old house…when he walked towards his car saw that the exterior was quite alike though…he wondered how much time had gone by…

-.-

His labs didn’t seem that different, only for a few more wings added and more technology, but nothing seemed to really have changed, maybe not many years had gone by after all…he saw a large crowd gathered in front of where the PEG lied dormant…apparently he was going to announce something, but he didn’t remember at all of course…another scientist approached him…he seemed really nervous…

“Professor!! Finally you’re here!! We’ve been waiting you for hours!! You never really explained us what your new project was so we couldn’t make the announcement without you!! Not even a little notice…but now that you’re here everything is ok…”

The scientist was pulling Membrane along the corridors and onto the outside platform in front of the PEG, before he could get lose of the other scientist’s hold he was in front of the podium and facing an eagerly waiting crowd, he didn’t know what to say…it seemed like another of those weird dreams where you’re naked in front of a crowd, and he was sure he wasn’t naked at all…and he was completely sure he was either going insane or dreaming when the people began to dissipate like fog and the ground began to crack, swallowing him into its darkness again…he didn’t even have time to scream…

-.-

“Ha!”

Waking up in a pile of sweaty limbs was becoming something quite common for Membrane, however, there weren’t any sheets covering him this time, or at least none of his own since his bed wasn’t undone, he sat slowly, apparently the migraine hadn’t been part of the insane succession of dreams, he’ll have to get some ergotamine…he noticed someone had thrown a little flannel blanket over him while he was asleep, maybe it’d been Gaz, that meant she was back already, Membrane sighed with relief…

He walked to Gaz’s room and opened the door very carefully, there was Gaz, sound asleep in her bed…that made him happy but he hadn’t been a good father after all, he’d so not been it to either of his children, and it seemed like depression was what life had in store for Membrane once again, along with a little self-induced insomnia because he didn’t want to sleep in a while after this…

-.-

Zim leaned forward, resting his chin on his hand, it was getting interesting, who would’ve thought his human was so vulnerable…his sudden laughter shook his base’s silence before it quickly faded and left a lazy grin on the alien’s face…

“Don’t worry Membrane, you can sleep when you’re dead…”
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