Zim was deep in thought when his robot minion interrupted him. "Master, what are you thinking about?! Tacos?!" Zim shook his head. He had learned over the years to just excuse his weird behavior. "No Gir, I am trying to think of a plan to destroy the Dib human!" He turned around to face a screen."Computer, research things that humans fear!" The computer sighed and did what it was told. "There seems to be a large list sir. There's arachnids, insects, sea creatures, rejection..." The computer went on and on about phobias as Zim nodded. "Perfect... I must inform the Tallest of my new plan!" He announced. "Computer, call the Tallest!" The command was obeyed and after a few seconds a pair of irritated irkens were on the screen. "What is it now Zim?" The red one asked. "My Tallest, I have thought of another brilliant plan! This one is sure to-"

"That's what you said last time Zim," The purple one interrupted. Zim nodded. "Yes, yes, I know. But this time I don't just think it will work, I know it will! It's simple really, all I need to do is..." Zim stopped speaking when he noticed the Tallests' expressions. "My Tallest, you appear to be... bored," Zim stated. "Huh? Oh, uh, well..." Purple tried coming up with a good excuse. "You said this mission was the most important of all! Don't you care what I have to say?" The Irken leaders looked at each other and sighed. "Zim," Red started,"Your mission...it doesn't exist." The small irken was puzzled. "What do you mean my mission doesn't exist? Why would you send me here without a purpose?" Surely the Tallest were joking! "Zim, I don't know if you know this, but we hate you. We sent you to Urth to get rid of you," Purple said blankly. "B-But, I don't understand! Aren't I a great invader?!" The Tallest couldn't help but laugh. "A great invader? You've-You've got to be joking! Zim, you're a defect! You can't do anything right!" They laughed like it was the funniest joke they had ever been told in their lives. However, for Zim it was quite the contrary. This was definitely the worst thing said to him.

Red got himself together and wiped a pink tear. "Heh! Anyways, Zim, you are now banished from any Irken territory. If you ever show your face around here again, we will terminate you. Goodbye!" And with that, the Tallest hung up. Zim's antennae fell limp against his head. "C-Computer, call the Tallest again!" He yelled. "I can't sir, all forms of contact are denied." Zim fell to his knees as small pink tears formed. What was his purpose now? He had failed his Tallest. It was almost like nothing mattered anymore. He took a few shaky breaths and then started sobbing. He couldn't hold back the tears as they were too strong. This is exactly why he was called a defect. Irkens don't cry, only defects do.

And nobody likes a defect.

"Master, what's wrong?" Gir asked Zim with concern. As incoherent and downright crazy as he was, there were still moments where he was calm and collected. "It's...It's nothing Gir," he lied. He didn't want to worry the little robot. "Ok....Hey! I know what will cheer you up! Waffles! Imma go make 'em, kay?!" He then waddled to the kitchen with a big grin on his face. Zim smiled a little. At least he still had Gir, right? He couldn't imagine what he would do without him. He sighed and walked into the kitchen. There were so many thoughts racing through his mind. Thoughts like 'What do I do now?' and 'What's my purpose?'. However, they all turned blank when there was a sharp knock on the door. Zim groaned. He was kind of in the middle of something. He put on his disguise and opened the door to reveal the one and only Dib. "Dib-stink, what do you want?" he asked miserably. He didn't know why, but he almost felt a little happier when he saw the boy. "I've come to stop your evil plan Zim! Whatever that might be." He walked past Zim and into the house to look for anything that looked suspicious. "You, uh, do have something planned...right Zim?" He shrugged in response. "You can look around, I really don't care," he said as he sat on the couch. He then turned on the tv to a random channel.

Gir walked into the room with a plate of waffles. When he saw Dib his expression brightened. "Mary! Do you want some waffles?!" Dib turned to the small robot and looked at the waffles he was carrying. They were covered by tons of syrup and powdered sugar. "Um, I think I'll pass..." he said taking a step back. "MmmOK!" Gir yelled skipping back to the kitchen. Dib shook his head. "What's up with you, Zim? You're acting...moodier than usual." Zim looked up at the boy and shrugged. "Am I?" Dib nodded. "Yeah, is it an irken thing or...?" he noticed the tears in Zim's eyes. "Were you crying?" Zim felt the area around his pupils. His antennae sprung up in the air, indicating he was alert. "How dare you accuse me of such a thing Dib-Stink! Irkens don't cry!" Dib pointed at Zim's antennae. "You're lying! They always go down when you're lying!" Dib exclaimed walking towards Zim slowly. 

"You can't prove anything!" Zim yelled. When Dib got within a foot away from him, he made a sound similar to hissing. "Get away Dib-Human!" Dib cautiously took another step. "Come on Zim, I just want to know what's wrong!" he said with a bit of...concern? Woah, that was new. He actually felt concerned about his alien foe. Zim sniffled. "Fine! You want to know what's wrong, so badly?! What's wrong is that I've failed my Tallests! They sent me to this trashy planet just to get rid of me! A-And if I get near any Irken territories, I'll be terminated! All because I'm just a stupid defect!" As he was yelling, Zim started sobbing again. He sobbed and sobbed telling his enemy everything that had happened that day. Once he was done, there was a bit of silence. All that could be heard was Zim's sniffling and Gir's muffled humming. "Hey, since you're no longer an invader... does that mean we can be friends now...?" Dib asked breaking the silence. Zim nodded. "I guess..." Dib grinned a bit. "Then that means I can do this..."

Dib gave Zim a hug.