#TIMES A SHMILLION

[2econd2ight2yd]

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD.

Day 71

[anonymoosen]

Urth’s greatest dad

[dooblebrain]

random doodle dump one shmillion

i tried to have a theme the last few times but now its time for Other Stuff, including…

The smelliest boy (ft. Hermie) , the terrible two (ft. Taylor and link), tiny taylor, two hens, a half finished doodle, a Ron and Samantha moment, a terry junior moment, and also doctor not me

i think this era of my art style was fun i might return to it lol

[messinwitheddie]

Vortian Minstrel, when did you started working for tallest Pepperoncini? When did the irkens take you in and how are those three babies of yours doing? What did you do after Cini died? Did you reassign to another position? Carry on to work for tallest Lich? Or did you retire or something?

(I haven't had a good excuse to draw Sow-Urr or Vortian minstrels in general. Appreciate this :D Wish I had time to sketch more for this.)

Sow-Urr "Hagg-Huss, my spouse, and I were armada vessel mechanics assigned to the same pitcrew of a few dozen other Vortian mechanics. We both happened to share a love of traditional folk music and dedicated our minor studies on the subject. Truthfully, we were not bonified minstrels, just university enthusiasts.

We were originally hired for the Viral flagship fresh after graduation. Our pitcrew did inspections on the ship; performed maintenance, repairs, apply upgrades if need be and all the like... Rudimentary laborers; that's all we were. Low in rank, but we enjoyed the work and making music during downtime.

When we lived and trotted, Irk and Vort were allies. Late Cini went to great lengths to keep the peace between the Irken empire and the Vortian technocracy. Our planets and species prospered despite the aftermath of recently ended plague wars. The future looked so bright; so promising...

One day, after a successful, productive meeting with our triumvirate, Cini retreated to his personal chambers. Hagg-Huss and I were jamming out during a scheduled union break down a nearby hallway. Cini must of overheard us and I guess he REALLY enjoyed our music. Ever since, he regularly requested us to perform for him.

We couldn't refuse, even if we wanted to. Amateurs like us to be be requested to perform exclusively for an Irken tallest, especially one as jovial as Cini... that's an honor we never in cosmic infinity expected to be offered to us.

Once our bleaties were born, we had to give up being minstrels for a while in favor of steady, reliable tech work. Cini was very understanding. He wished us and our growing herd well.

When news reached Vort of Cini's passing, we were devastated. Our occupations were not compromised, but we feared for the futures of our bleaties. Cini's predecessor, Lich, made it clear his political policies concerning Vortian and Irken relations would become hostile and predacious. The Irken empire relies heavily on Vortian technology, but they outnumber us by the shmillions and their territories stretch across the greater galaxies. Against better judgment and morals, the technocracy succumbed to the Irken agenda. Our bleaties and their bleaties and there bleaties are paying for it now.

The future of Vort looked bleaker with every Irken-sponsored news stream...

By the time our bleaties were grown, fully educated and entering occupations in their chosen fields of study, Lich had died in the final battle for Hobo13 against the Planet Jackers. Tallest Miyuki had been measured in his place. She actively worked to reestablish the good, cooperative relations our species had built with Irkens in the past... or so we passed away believing this to be true.

We are both relieved we died shortly before witnessing the launch of oporation Impending Doom and Impending Doom II... it pains us to know our fellow Vortians are facing genocide by Irken talons all because we lied to ourselves for too many generations...

We never pressured our bleaties to devolope an interest in performing old Vortian folk music as we had. Proud to say. the three of them grew up to surpass our contributions to the technocracy; Architect, Engineer, Programmer they trotted on to become... and their bleaties surpassed them. Most of them grew up to be military research scientists. At the time, our musical passion-hobby seemed frivolous. ..but in retrospect, maybe we should have encouraged them to sing and play. The songs of our ancestors may never be sung again if the Irkens wipe us put completely...

Silence is so oppressive. Hagg-Huss and I will gladly play for you, if you have any requests.

(Sorry this is a downer)

[anonymoosen]

I AM FRIGGIN SCREAMING- IM GOING INSANE FROM THIS OMGOMGORJFRJFJDJF THE CLOSE PROX-ZIM-ITY IM CRYING THEYRE SO CUTE AND NERVOUS IN LOVE LIKE THEYRE ABOUT TO KISS BUT THEY DIDNT YET CUZ OF THEIR HESITATION AHDHEJDJD I LOVE DIB SORTA PINNING ZIM DOWN AND ZIM HAND RIGHT UNDER DIBS CHIN LIKE- IM HYPERVENTILATING AND GOING CRAZY FROM THIS I- *EXPLODES A SHMILLION TIMES*

😱😱😱😱😱😱😱?!?!??!?!?

[anonymoosen]

DANG THIS ARTIST IS SO FRIGGIN TALENTED AHHHDHSJDJ I BET THEYRE A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST WHOS AN ADULT

*the artist is actually my age / only one year older than me*

DANGGGGG

(adding more stuff to say in my tags!)

[closetzadr]

have some maid zim on this anniversary of my follies

[anonymoosen]

NUH UHHH THE BOOPS ARE FRIGGIN GONE 😭😭☹️☹️☹️😢😢😞😞😞😔😔😭😭😭😭😭😭

[anonymoosen]

SCREAMING AND SQUEALING AND SQUAWKING AND KDKING MY FEET RN AHHDHSHDJSJJ IVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS MY WHOLE LIFE SCREEEEEEEEE IM JUST GONNA SAY- THANK U SO MUCH FOR ALWAYS TRYING UR BEST TO UPLOAD ON TIME! LIKE THIS WHOLE THING WLD TAKE ME A SHMILLION YEARS TO DO- ANYWAY, REACTION TIMEMEMEEMEEE- (IM PUTTING A READ MORE CUZ ITS SO LONG AND CRAZY HELP-)

(U DONT HAVE TO READ IT- ITS JUST ME SPILLING ALL MY CRAZY FANGIRLING NOISES FOR THIS COMIC DISJJDJ)

*ZIMHALES* THEY. ARE. SO. GAY. KDKSKKSKS IM SCREAMING LIKE STAHPPPP THEYRE TOO PRECIOUS FOR ME AND THEYRE SUCH ADORABLE BABIESSSS RAAAAHHHH THE LIL HEART ON THE WAFFLES LIKE- STAHPPP I LOVE THAT DETAIL SO MUCHHH IT RLLY SHOWS HOW IN LOVE DIB IS DKSKKDKSMD THEIR BLUSHING FACES NEVER EVER GET OLD TO ME

LIKEKEKE THE EXPRESSIONS ON THEIR FACES WITH THE SWEAT DROPS ARE SO CUTE AND ACCURATE FOR HOW SOME PPL FEEL NERVOUS AROUND THEIR CRUSHES- DIB IS AVOIDING EYE CONTACT FROM ZIMMY BOI AND THATS AN ADORABLE DETAIL!! AND LIKE I LOVE ZIMS EYES SO FRIGGIN MUCH THEYRE SO BEAUTIFUL AND SHINY DJSMSMS ALSO I LOVE HOW SORTA COMFUSED ZIM LOOKS WHEN DIB PASSES THE WAFFLES TO HIM LIKE- HES LIKE “WHYS HE DOING THIS?? *CONFUSED GAY NOISES*”

DIB IS SUCH BF MATERIAL FOR CONSIDERING ZIMS “ALLERGY”-

AND ALSO TOMATO DIB MY BELOVED RAAAHHHHH HES SUCH A CUTE NERVOUS DORKY BOIII!!

BONNIE. U MADE THE GIRLS LOOK SO FRIGGIN PRETTY AND COOL AND PRECIOUS AT THE SAME TIME LIKE DKEJEJJEMS THEYRE SO FRIGGIN COOL KSWKKSSKSK I LOVE LOVE LOVEEEEE GAZ’S HAIR SO MUCH LIKE I THINK UR GAZ DESIGN MIGHT BE ONE OF MY MOST FAVOURITES IF NOT THEEEE MOST FAVOURED ONE EVER

AND ALSO TAKKKK AHDHSHJS SHES SO ELEGANT AND COOL AND ADORABLE STILL WEARING THE CAT HOODIE PAJAMA AHSJSJJSJSMS I LOVE THIS SO MUCH- HER EYE SHAPE AND SHARP EYE LASHES ARE ALWAYS SO COOL TO ME

JDJSJSJSJS HAHAHAHA HE DIEDED I LOVE THIS SO MUCH- U ADD SO MANY DETAILS TO UR COMICS AND ART ITS SO ADMIRABLE!! THE DEATH POSE IS SO CUTE AND FUNNY HERE HEEHEE

TSUNDERE GRASSHOPPER MOMENTTTT #9929283828282!! JDJSJSJSJSMS OKAY SRSLY THO I LOVE HOW TAK WOULDNT ADMIT THAT SHE HAS GROWN FOND OF THE MEMBRANES AND MAYBEEEE EVEN ZIM AND OF COURSE, GREW POSSIBLE FEELINGS FOR GAZ! THIS IS SUCH A WHOLESOME AND PRECIOUS COMIC AHHDHSJDJSJD (OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT THE ROBOT DIEDED- IM STILL CURIOUS ABT THAT!!)

AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE MEMBRANE SIBLINGS BEING GAY AND MESMERISED BY THEIR ALIEN CRUSHES JDJSJDJ THIS IS SO CUTEEEEE- THEY DEFINITELY WLD BOND OVER THEIR SHARED INTERESTS FOR THEIR CRUSHES IN THE FUTURE!!

ANYWAY AHDHSHSJ THEYRE SO PRECIOUSSS- AGAIN, I LOVE THE BLUSHY FACES SO MUCH- AND HOW GAZ OPENS AND WIDENS HER EYES AT THIS LIKE-

AND ALSO ZIM AND TAK BEING FERAL IS SO CUTE AND FUNNY DHSJDJEJJD

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[ofcloudsandstars]

Art of the Melon

[sprite-can]

Okay, I have to bring this up cause it’s been on my mind for too long

So I understand that ZaDR is a very controversial ship, right? The main arguments being that it’s xenopheilia (I don’t have enough info to talk about this) or that Zim is an adult. And yes, Jhonen has confirmed that Zim is at least 120 years old.

Using that as an arguement confuses me..

Zim is clearly portayed as a child, for more reasons than just his height. He’s extremely childish, goes to middle school, has a very high pitched voice, etc. Now these are easily arguable, some could say adults can be childish or can have high voices. But I have a legitimate arguement!!

Zim was born/created on Irk. A planet that is, as said in the movie, shmillions of light years away. Irk is not only in a different solar system, but in a completely different side of the UNIVERSE. Meaning they don’t share the same rotational orbit as Earth, if their planet even HAS an orbit! This means even if Zim is 120, he ages at a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT speed than humans!! Irk could rotate 10 times as fast, making Zim only 12 in Earth years!

I just had to bring this up, so if anyone has any other comments I’d love to hear them! If this HAS been mentioned before I’d love to hear more about this. Anyone can bring up anything as long as it’s not hurtful :]

[myrskytuuli]

My invader Zim plotbunnies just keep getting more unhinged

I made a post about my headcanons for Irken secret police, but I have to admit that the idea behind why I started thinking about it was (as are all my headcanons forming) something comepletely nonsenical between idiocy and brilliancy.

You see I started thinking about an irken who joins the ranks of Tak and Sizz Lorr as people whose lives and careers Zim has wrecked and who are now ready to make the trip to earth just to throw hands expect this one was a fresh Decency Police Officer, whose first assignment was an easy one. There is this drone-height millitary cadet in the invader training, and technically speaking he’s not doing anything wrong, he’s exceling at his classes, but he’s destructive and SHORT so we need to get rid of him. Go frame him for treason!

And this irken, with their new black coat and enthusiams, sets about to expose Zim as a “traitor”. AND NO ONE IN THE ACADEMY BELIVES HIM! WHAT THE FUCK! HOW HARD CAN IT BE TO frame EXPOSE THIS ONE IDIOT! (shmillions of lightyears away, Dib sneezes)

Anyway, after waisting the Decency Police’s resources, time, and officers who somehow got fucked over by the chaos surrounding Zim, the irken in question is demoted. Demoted hard. Demoted to become a testing-drone for the re-education chambers.

And after [redacted] years of being the test-dummy for the new tools and methods in the interrogation and re-education rooms, the irken in question decides that the only way to get their life back is to prove that they can produce evidence of Zim being a traitor.

So, they’re going to force Zim into seeing the potential beauty of earth and betray the irken empire, or die trying.

And at this point I was kind of imagining a general unhinged, sneaky Irken, BUT THEN I HAD A GALAXY-BRAIN MOMENT.

You know what an irken who was broken in the re-education chambers and is obsessed with the idea of proving that Zim is a traitor for the empire would look like???

The Decency police would like to remind everyone that as long as everyone works together to the bettrement of the Empire, we will all be happy and prosper! Only troublemakers seek discourse and negativity!

The Decency Police officers are famed for their abilities to manipulate, gaslight, abuse encourage everyone to be the best versions of themselves.

And they know that they are doing a good job, because if you were not, we just might have to investigate you for treason, and nobody wants that!

but anyway, a fuck-up ex-officer now a drone meant for torture an undercover Decency Police Officer Chammy is on the job to prove that Zim is totally betraying the empire because he just likes the earth and its inhabitants soooo muuuch! They just need one videoclip!! Just one!! C’mon!

So anyway. This is the kind of stupidity that made my at the same time think how the secret police in Irk might function. Because I got a really stupid idea about a joke character in the comics.

[anonymoosen]

DJSJJDJDDKDJSJDJDJFJDJFDJFJDJFDJJFDJFJDJDJDJDJSJDSJ THEY ARENT SAFE FROM THE BOOPEYMAN (ME) *BOOPS UR ART A SHMILLION TIMES CUZ OF ITS BEAUTY* THIS IS SO FRIGGIN CUTE AS ALWAYSYSYS AHDHSJD THE BOYS ARE CUDDLING I WANNA SQUISH THEM AND BOOP THEM FOR BEING SO FRIGGIN ADORABLE LIKE ZIMS HANDS IN DIBS HAIR AND ZIM FRIGGIN- WAGGGINGNGNG HIS CUTESY LIL LIZARD TAIL AHHDDJDJ SO CUTETETEYD PLUS U DRAW BLANKET FOLDS SO WELLL!1!1!1

ALSO ARE THOSE MATCHING SHORTS I SEE >:3

your honor i love them

*from but im so lazy to change it lmao

[krizaland]

Hello I am back— I just feel like the song Found from Steven Universe would fit a Zim x Reader,,, after he finds out his mission is fake, maybe?

I love love love LOVE that song! It’s perfect for Zim! 

Now, I hope you don’t mind me shaking things up a bit because this one’s gonna be a Male!Reader x Zim!

You and Zim had been dating for almost a whole year!  

At first Zim had asked you out to keep up appearances but he slowly found himself falling harder and harder for you over time.

You were nothing like the other humans! You were so handsome, kind, and you smelled nice!

However Zim knew you were his soul mate the moment he revealed his true alien self to you.

You didn’t run away nor did you try to expose him.

You stared up at him in awe and complimented his ruby eyes.

Zim had never felt so connected to anyone nor anything more in his entire life!  

His feelings for you were so strong that he planned on taking you back to Irk with him once the Armada came.

After all, you were the man of his dreams! Zim couldn’t bare to live with himself if the Armada wiped you out!

Zim was certain the Armada would arrive at any given day, so he knew he had to work quickly.

However, everything changed when he accessed the Tallest’s flight plans.

Zim dove into his trashcan and let the elevator platform take him down to a holo-interface room.

All was dark for a moment as the platform carried Zim to a large projector in the center of the room.

“FLIGHT PLAN RETRIEVED”

FSHH!

The projector lifted up and burst to life.

It wasn’t long before the room was filled with holographic planets and stars of all shapes and sizes.

Tentacles slithered up from the ground and attached themselves to the platform.

Zim put his hands on his hips as he observed the flight plans.

“Along this line is every world the Armada plans to conquer!” Zim announced as a hologram of The Massive on a dotted line appeared before him.

Zim’s eyes narrowed as they inspected the line.

“But where’s Urth? The Tallest said it was the most important mission of al!! Computer! Zoom out!” Zim commanded as he glared up at the ceiling.

“ZOOMING OUT”

The map zoomed out a bit.

Zim let out a hum as he scanned the map once more.

“Keep zooming out until you find you how far The Tallest are from Urth!”

“ZOOMING OUT”

The map begun to zoom out further and further.

“ZOOMING OUT!”

“Hurry it up!”

“ZOOMING OUT”

“Vamanos! I must figure out a way to spare Y/N before the Armada gets here!” Zim wailed as he curled his fists in front of his face.

“ZOOMING OUT!”

“I’m sure it’s there….somewhere..”  Zim’s face started to fall as the map zoomed out further and further away.

Days went by and there were no signs of Zim anywhere!

You tried to call him but Zim never picked up.  

At first you assumed that Zim needed to go back to his home planet for something but surely Zim would’ve told you he was leaving right?

You found yourself growing more and more worried.  After one last missed call, you knew you had to take matters into your own hands.

You took in a deep breath as you made your way to Zim’s front door.

BLAM! BLAM! BLAM!

“Zim! Zim! It’s me, Y/N! Please open up!” You pleaded as your palm opened and dragged down the door.

CRREAAAK!

The front door slowly opened as the scent of old nacho cheese assaulted your nose.

You coughed as you fanned away the putrid smell.  Once you regained your composure, you marched your way into Zim’s house.

“Zim! Zim! Where are…You?” You trailed off a bit when you noticed GIR sitting on the couch next to a mountain of nachos.

“Oh! Hi there, Unicorn! I missed you!” GIR chirped with a wave.

“I missed you too, GIR. But…I missed Zim more. Do you know where he his?” You asked as gently as possible.

“I DON’T KNOW!! I WORRY ABOUT THAT BOY SO MUCH! YOU WANT SOME NACHOS?!” GIR reached into the nacho mountain and pulled out an extra gooey handful.

Minimoose poked their head out from GIR’s handful of nachos and shook away some of the excess cheese.

“Nyah!”

“That’s ok, I just want to see Zim right now.” You sighed as you held your hand in front of your face.

“Hey! Keep it down out there!”

You let out a gasp as the mountain of nachos wobbled about for a moment.

POP!

Zim popped his head out of the nacho mountain and let out a loud groan.

“I’m trying to be miserable in my cheesy cocoon of misery…”

“Zim! Oh my god! What happened to you?” You asked as you watched Zim slowly turn to look at you.

“Eh? Y/N? Is that you? Urgh….Please….save your pity for someone who deserves it…” Zim slurred as he sank down into the nacho mountain.

“Zim… What are you talking about? What’s going on?”

“Oh my handsome, twinkling star…..You’ve always been too kind to Zim….I am a worthless….failure…” Zim groaned as he flopped down onto the floor.

You opened your mouth to speak but you were cut off by Zim flopping to his knees and pulling out a remote.

BEEP!

A large hologram of the Irken Armada’s flight path spread across the room.

“This is the flight path of the Irken Armada…and there shmillions of lightyears away from that path is Urth,” Zim slurred as he gestured to a small hologram of the Urth.

“Do you know what this means, handsome human?”

“Your leaders only fly in a straight line?”

“THE TALLEST AREN’T COMING!” Zim flopped back onto the floor and let out a loud wail.

“Oh….Zim….” Your face fell as you sat down next to Zim.

“I’VE LOST THE RESPECT OF MY TALLEST!” Zim whined as he climbed into your lap.

Your heart sank into your stomach! You couldn’t stand seeing Zim like this!

“Hey-”

You were cut off by Zim letting out another loud sob.

You decided it was best to let Zim have a good cry. Besides it would give you time to figure out how to comfort him.

You gently stroked his antennas as Zim sobbed into your shirt.

Eventually, Zim ran out of tears to shed and you finally had an idea.

“Hey…Look at me…”  You gently peeled Zim’s face off of your shirt.

Zim sniffled a bit as a few leftover tears trickled down his cheeks.

“Zim, look….you don’t need the respect of your Tallest….You’re amazing just the way you are.” You explained gently.

“No…I’m a failure a hopeless-”

“That’s not true. You’re not a failure. If anything, your Tallest have failed you.”  Your voice firmed up a bit as you spoke.

Zim quirked an antenna as he let out a sniffle.

“Eh?! But they’re the Tallest…how could they fail Zim?”

“Easy. They didn’t appreciate how much hard work and dedication you poured into trying to please them. Zim, you’ve spent so much time trying to complete your mission. You’re the strongest and most devoted Invader I’ve ever met.” You explained as you wiped away a few more of Zim’s tears.

“Do you really think so? Even-”

“Of course I do! And you know what? Who cares about what your Tallest think? If they can’t see how amazing you are then who needs em?! You may have lost their respect but you still have mine!” You interjected as you gestured to yourself.

“You….You still respect me?”  Zim’s eyes lit up as he gazed into yours.

“Of course I do! You’re the love of my life, Zim.” You giggled as you pet his antennas.

Zim purred and leaned into your touch before gently pushing your hand away.

“But…I’m not longer an Invader….What shall my purpose be now?”

“Well…I’m not sure but….We can find it together.” You offered as you rubbed the back of your head.

“Someday…Somewhere…Somehow…You’ll love again…You just need to find someone.” You sang softly.

Zim gazed into your eyes and begun to sing with you.

“Someday…Somewhere…Somehow…I’ll love again…I just need to find someone….”

You and Zim’s voices melted together as Zim sat up a bit straighter.

“Someone….Who treats me….better…Someone who wants me around…”

“Someone….Who treats you….better…Someone who wants you around…”

Zim felt his PAK spark a bit as he sang with you.

“Someday…Somewhere…Somehow…I’m gonna feel…Found…”

“Someday…Somewhere…Somehow…You’re gonna feel…Found…”

Zim let out a purr as he looked into your eyes. You were always so kind to him and were always by his side.  You always made him feel so loved and appreciated. Just the sound of your voice filled him with joy!

The Tallest nor the Empire could ever care about him the way you did!

Zim had found his new purpose:

To love and serve you.

In that moment, Zim’s face turned a darker shade of green as his PAK sparked like crazy.

All you felt was a light buzz but Zim begun to feel the one emotion he never thought he’d feel:

Rebellious

Every last shred of loyalty to the Irken Empire was erased from his PAK.  Now all that remained was respect for you and you alone.

“Today…Right here…Right now…I already feel….Found…”

[messinwitheddie]

no talk him he angy

Spinch "My Tallest, are you eavesdropping?"

Pepperoncini "Shhhh, Spinch. I can't hear."

Hoola "There's shmillions of drones marching around the empire! If you want someone taller with more muscle tone-"

Hoop "I NEVER said that! I tell you all the time how attractive I find you! If you want a little more definition join the soldiers on their drills a few days a week!"

Hoola *growls!*

Hoop "Why are you so angry with me?! It was harmless teasing!"

Hoola "It was NOT harmless! You hurt my feelings!"

Hoop "I did?"

Hoop "You do it all the time!!"

Hoop "I do? I don't mean to. I would have stopped had you asked me to."

Hoola "No, you wouldn't have! You never know when to stop!"

Hoop "You don't always consider my feelings either."

Hoola "No?!"

Hoop "NO! I always have to stroke your delicate eggshell ego, but maybe I need reassurance once in a while! Is it so difficult to compliment me?! Reach out and squeeze MY hand?! In the 4 plus decades I've called you partner NOT ONCE have you ever bothered to visit me when you're taking personal time! I always come see you when my squad is on leave! ALWAYS!"

Hoola "I rarely take personal time!"

Hoop "You have no right to question my faithfulness! What do YOU have to be jealous of? I'm not the one who spends half his time in our Tallest's personal chambers!"

Hoola "I'm his coordinator, idiot!"

Hoop "And we both know you're overqualified! Why won't you reapply to the medical academy? Why do you insist on being old Cini's personal stooge? Are you attracted to him?"

Hoola "This conversation is getting dumber by the word."

Hoop "Are you?! Be honest with me or don't call me your partner!"

Hoola "He's our tallest. Everyone is attracted to his first jubilee body, ok?! I serve Cini, I don't service him. You need to calm down and-"

Hoop "YOU need to show me this relationship isn't completely one sided or next time, I'm spending my well-deserved leave relaxing on Casino Major WITHOUT you!"

Hoola "Do whatever you like, you meathead! I would PAY for free time without YOU!"

Spinch "My tallest--"

Pepperoncini "We should go."

[emeraldspiral]

I kinda get it. Like, the episode is bookended with appearances by the Tallest. They're there at the beginning, being baffled at the idea that anything tall could be dumb when Zim gets interrupted by the Abductors. Then at the end, Zim resumes his call with the Tallest after having just escaped and says he's met a species even dumber than humans and Purple asks if they were tall. I could see how maybe you watched it once years ago as a kid and the episode reminded you of something that happened in another show and then set your expectations for that twist ending, and then your imagination filled in the blanks where the expected reveal should've been.

When you really think about it, no, it doesn't make sense. It's not in-character for the Tallest to go that far out of their way to prank Zim when the whole reason they sent him on his fake mission was to get him as far away from them as possible. But if you weren't hyperfixated on the show as a kid and only watched an episode once or twice and haven't revisited it in 20 years, it kinda sounds like a thing that would happen. Like, if all you remember is that the Tallest are jerks and they don't like Zim, and they like to lie to him and laugh about how gullible he his behind his back, them disguising themselves as other aliens and going to earth to mess with him in-person sounds like an episode of the show that would exist.

I kinda like to think there's a universe where an episode like this does exist because the premise is slightly different. Like instead of the Tallest sending Zim to earth to get rid of him, he's unknowingly a part of some Truman-show esque reality TV situation. The Tallest claim to be shmillions of lightyears away, but they're actually hovering just outside earth's atmosphere, perpetually cloaked, with a bunch of hidden cameras following Zim everywhere so they can watch him do stupid shit all day for their own and the rest of Irk's amusement and occasionally they interfere with the "reality" aspect of it in episodes like Abducted when they feel like there's not enough going on and they have to manufacture comedic scenarios to retain viewership.

Actually, maybe that could be a premise for ALT ZADR week. AU where Zim and Dib are unknowingly the stars of an Irken reality TV/prank show where a lot of their suffering and humiliation is brought upon themselves, but even when they're on the verge of actually doing something smart or succeeding at something or having a sincere emotional moment or character growth, the Tallest order the production team to interfere because they want the show to be all laughs at their expense all the time.

Maybe eventually they find out and try to break free. But it turns out there's layers to the fabricated reality. Like they were never on earth the whole time but actually on a giant holographic soundstage in space, and them becoming aware that they were on a show was actually a scripted event to shake things up after so many seasons of the same thing. And it really fucks with their heads because it seems like every time they're going off script and taking control of their lives, it turns out it was All Part of the Plan and they feel like they don't even have free will because the production team is always railroading them.

But then they finally find one small space where they can make an unplanned escape and act according to their own free will, with no one able to see or interfere. And it's in that space that they fall in love, and that's the one thing the creators of the show can't allow because their rivalry is the foundation it's built upon. But the show's too much of a cash cow to just end it and let them go. So the production plans to recapture them and erase their memories in order to reset their character and relationship growth so they can act like it never happened.

Basically it's the Loki series meets that one episode of Rick & Morty.

My weird personal Mandela Effect is that for years I had these memories of watching the Invader Zim episode ‘Abducted!’, and that there was a twist at the end, revealed to the viewers but not to Zim, that these two Really Stupid Aliens...

were actually Tallests Red and Purple just playing a prank on Zim.

But obviously, once I learned how to watch Invader Zim anytime I wanted via Perfectly Legal Means, I realized that this was never even implied in the episode and doesn’t really make sense....... so I really don’t know where Middle School Me got that idea/memory?