{ art not mine}

[M/N] sits on the couch, shaking practically, holding his Smeet's PAK, eyes wide. Mateo pacing in front him, muttering stuff in spanglish,  with Dib trying to get his attention and explain everything. Mateo stops and stared at [M/N] who lovingly caressed the PAK. He shakes his head a bit before pacing around, rubbing his hand down his face as he kept repeating over and over, hallucinating, hallucinating, hallucinating. In Spanish.

" This can not be possible, in all of my natural life-span, I have never witness this hallucination of my boyfriend becoming a being of fiction." Mateo muttered as he rubbed his hands together pacing around, his eyes snapped to [M/N] or who he thought was [M/N]. He was beautiful, as a human or an alien. His skin was a lot lighter than his son's, who could possible be a human adopted by this alien or another smaller alien in disguise. His skin still looked smooth and no scars or blemishes either made Mateo even more envious of his skin, no scars at all. He didn't have any hair either, only two strong and long antennas that were dipped down like he was sad, almost like a pouting or upset dog. They were long stalks with some little fibers on it that could be hair, his eyes weren't black like the photo's Dib made in his room, they were an light color of yellow with no pupils but some gleam in it that could be used as one. His clothes weren't the ones that he was in at the office, no they resembled some sort of armor with a space aesthetic, he had a thin waist and the machine on his upper back. One thing Mateo noticed too was the new height, he had to be the exact Hight as him or taller. He is the first alien, and he is the most beautiful alien of them all. " You can't be real."

" Dad, he is real!" Dib finally yanked at his father's lab coat and stared up at him with narrowed eyes. " And he's your boyfriend! I would usually scream how come you wouldn't notice or anything like that but right now he needs you! Look!" Dib points over to [M/N] who was still petting the PAK in his arms. " Something bad happened to Zim, and by the looks of it..something must've killed him." Dib looked down to his feet a bit, questions running through his mind. Zim is just that little bug that you couldn't kill, he'll take the punches and kicks, but he always come back up laughing and sneering.

" Oh, Oh no." Mateo mutters before moving towards [M/N], he stared at him before taking a seat beside the other and moved his hand slowly, and gently on the other's shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze. His antennas flickered for a moment and [M/N] turns to look at the human with glazed and blurry eyes. " Honey, I..-" What could he say? I'm sorry that your alien son was killed? Do you want to hug me but I might break you if I squeeze too much? Do you want coffee? He didn't want to say the wrong thing and face [M/N]'s fury and lay eggs in his ribcage. Can he even produced eggs?

" He killed him, Mateo." [M/N] breaths out, he hugged Zim's PAK tighter to his chest and blinked his eyes a couple times and took a deep breath. He felt like he couldn't breath, like an animal was sitting on his chest. " That blasted Red, I knew he would've pulled a cowardice act like this! DID I KNOW?! NO! But I knew he was pushing the edge of trying to mate me, he wanted me to himself and I just wanted to be loved because of myself!" [M/N] antennas pulled back a bit and raised, ignoring the tears that came down his cheeks and onto his robe. " Zim was in the way between him and me, unknowingly, and he paid the price because I was a child and denied Red." [M/N] sniffled a bit, ignoring his PAK as it told him not to cry in front of other species. He felt so emotional and wanted to ripe something out of anger. He wanted to do that, then he wanted to hug Zim's lukewarm PAK and never let go. If this was the life he was granted now, to be free, than he would rip his own PAK off his back.

" Honey," Mateo whispered before gently taking [M/N] bare claw hands in his gloved ones, he moved his thumb over the knuckles and [M/N] looked to him. He looked like a hurt animal, someone that is just some sense of stability, " How can I help you? How..." How can I even help you? Do I make a robot and put that machine on it? Is that how your kind works? His eyes wondered to the tiny machine against his chest and noticed it was the small tech book-bag that Zim always had on, a light bulb coming to his mind especially when he saw a much large book bag attached to [M/N]'s. " May I see him?" Mateo whispered as [M/N] gulped a bit before slowly showing Mateo the small PAK, and the scientist gently takes the electronic pack, looking over it. He could feel how hot it was thanks to his sensation sensors, it felt so warm and so alive, there was three holes on the other side and Mateo's mind began thinking for a possible way on how to fix this situation.

" Irkens are their PAK's." Dib spoken up as he moved sitting beside [M/N], he looked to his dad with a frown. " Their brain function, their personality and their whole bodies depend on these PAK's. You take them off for a few minutes, then at least and they'll die."

" And their bodies?" Mateo asked his son, still looking at the PAK with amazement though the only bad thing in this decision would be the ten minute doom part. " What purpose do they need if everything is decided and programmed into this PAK?"

" We need bodies just as you humans need hearts, lungs and eyes. The PAK's are our functions, they give us orders, essentials and equipment we need for our job." [M/N] said, looking to Mateo, antennas flickering forwards, gently tapping onto Mateo's head a bit, Mateo almost chuckled at the sensation of the gentle taps from [M/N] antennas. " Without the PAK, there won't be an Irken."

" If it hold's your personality and profession, then why not skip the body all together?" Mateo asked, as he looked down at the pink PAK in his hands, thumb lightly rubbed over the bottom pink light. " Just build a full robotic body, without the need for a body that can be easily disposed of."

" Allmighty Tallest Helio thought of that and the Control Brains beheaded him." [M/N] said, as his antennas went low once more and closed his bright yellow eyes. " He was a Tallest before Miyuki, Spork or myself. Bodies are easy for us anyway, DNA is stored in the Smeet faculty, we reuse the code and make a new Smeet out of the DNA of the previous Irken that had passed away or was older." 

" That's it!" Mateo suddenly cried out as an idea finally pop up, " DNA, yours to be exact, do you know who was Zim's original holder?" [M/N] shakes his head a bit and Mateo stood up and [M/N] did as well. " That's perfect, since you clearly cannot leave for more DNA that was Zim's and his body cells had probably died off thanks to decomposition, we can take a blood sample, a piece of skin and reshape it in my lab."

" What are you saying, Dad?" Dib asked, looking at his father who grins down at him, eyes twinkling as the idea kept running in his head. 

" I'm saying, we can bring back Zim by using some of [M/N]'s DNA, re-hooked the PAK into the lifeless body and if everything is successful, then [M/N] and Zim would be actual father and Son!" [M/N]'s antennas shoots upwards in the air, as Dib's spine felt a chill go down as his dad talked like that, like he did this before. Dad wouldn't clone you, stop thinking and poking into things that clearly wasn't meant for you to think about!

" Do you think you could do that?" [M/N] asked, tapping his claws together nervously, their bodies and tech were very enhanced then anything Mateo could make, but if Dib could hack into their base security over and over. Though, the doubt in his mind was gnawing at him badly, " I don't want him deleted if you were to mess up."

" [M/N]," Mateo soothed and [M/N]'s cheeks tinge a bit of pinkish-purple hue at the tone of his voice. " You can trust me on this, this isn't some school project that, this is life, I've done so successfully five times and will do so the six." Mateo soothed and moved, holding the PAK in his arm and leans down, pulling his cowl down a tiny bit and gently kissed [M/N]'s cold cheek. A loud chirp came from [M/N]'s lips, his antennas went up high as he slapped his hands over his mouth.

" What was that?" Dib and Mateo asked, Dib gently tugging on [M/N]'s tallest robe, [M/N] shakes his head. " Nothing, go fix Zim!" [M/N] whines and Mateo shoots [M/N] another smile before leaving down to the lab below the Membrane household. He could only trust in him now. [M/N] sits down and fixed his robe as Dib moved to sit beside the Irken, looking down at his red shoes. [M/N] moved his claw and gently pets Dib's hair, feeling the cowlick brush his fingers and looked at him, " What's wrong, Dib-pumpkin?" 

" Nothing, it just that, when Dad talked about cloning and how he worked on it, and it worked five times," Dib grips his own pants leg, as he thought over it. " I just wondered, what if I'm one of those clones, like the reason he gets fustrated with me not liking science is because I was SUPPOSE to like science because he did." Dib said, looking at his hand, " Then Gaz, she has a mom, Paulene, so she can't be a clone, she's actually dad's and someone else. He doesn't expect her to like science like he expects me, she gets to be someone and something else but he expects me to follow after him because maybe, I am his clone. The next figure for science like he is."

" Dib-Pumpkin," [M/N] said, looking down at the human-smeet and moved to gently pat his head more, antennas gently wiggling and gently tapping down on the human's head. " I'm sure your dad has done many experiments, I know some of Irken's finest did so with their own DNA for cloning purposes but to create more great Irkens." [M/N] said as he looked down at the human child who blinked up at him. " If you are a clone of him, you are part of his greatness, you were made to be like him, perhaps, but you turn out perfect just the way you are. You may not like science as he does, but you have so much determination and love for the paranormal." [M/N] removed his hand off Dib's head and antennas still lightly tapping Dib's head and forehead, scenting him a bit. Out of maternal instinct downloaded into his PAK, scenting something close to his lost smeet would calm him down.

" That, I'm proud how passionate you are about the subject," [M/N] smiled down once more before hearing a throat being cleared from the doorway and looked over seeing Mateo. 

" I need your DNA, I hooked the PAK to my machine and it's keeping Zim at bay." Mateo said, " His PAK is very compatible with my machines, but I need a few samples with your DNA and blood, then I can construct a body for Zim." [M/N] stands up and Dib watched him go, that did sooth his doubts if he was a clone, but he was still asking himself, am I a clone?

" Could you keep the hue of his eyes, Pink?" [M/N] asked as he went down the stairs, his boots clacking on the white floor of the lab. He saw the PAK on the wall, charging up with the two tubes attached to it, the pink parts now a lovely light pink and soft clicks coming from it. " I adore his eyes as that color." 

" Hm, I think I can, but don't be upset when I can't," Mateo said, as he looked of the panel in front of him, pressing and dragging his fingers up. " I heard most of what you said," [M/N] sits on the stool by the little grey tray with a needle scanner. [M/N] sighs, as he get's ready to be lectured once more about approving Dib's insane babbling about the paranormal.

"And you disapprove of it," [M/N] said, as his antennas went down as he watched the human walked towards him, and [M/N] pulled the long sleeve of the robe up to show his arm. 

" I do, yes," Mateo said as he rubbed the white pad of alcohol on the arm of his boyfriend and gently takes the scanner and needle, scanning over the patch of the arm getting the DNA source and looked to [M/N], " This is going to hurt for a second, just hold still." [M/N] grimaced a bit, antennas twitching when the needle sinks into his arm. "..But I'm happy that you tried to speak on my behalf, making Dib feel secure about himself and his obsessions', now that he was telling the truth, I may be more open to his discoveries and this..Para-science nonsense. I just never expect that my first boyfriend would be an alien, out passed our stars." [M/N] watched the needle pull out and a white Band-Aid over his arm.

" I never wanted you to find out like this," [M/N] said as he watched his blood be put into a tube in the machine of a holding chamber, the liquid is mixed in with the water, watching it slowly clump into a body slowly. " I wanted to show you when I was ready to reveal myself, not only was I putting myself out there to be seen, but I was putting Zim as well."

" I understand." Mateo said, as he looked at the green body, as it grows into a small clump of green flesh and two tiny antennas poking out on the head, tiny ones and [M/N]'s DNA mixed nicely together with the solution he made years ago. " What are you going to do now?"

" What do you mean?" [M/N] asked, keeping his gaze on the lump of cells creating and making the body of his smeet. 

" I assume, you are going to go into hiding or leave for a while so you two could make a plan, assuming you didn't kill whatever killed Zim." Mateo said, watching [M/N]'s antennas flicker a bit as he talked like he was listening. "...What's going to happen."

[M/N] stared at the tube, gently placing his hand against it and felt the tiny movements of the cells and a small growing body of the smeet floats within the water. "..I don't know, I can't just leave everything here in a day and leave the galaxy, I..think I need time to think and rest, recharge." He said, as he turns his head to look at the human who he grown fawn on. " I won't do anything without telling you, if you fear that I might abandoned you at night."

" I'm not, I mean-" Mateo's cheeks heated as [M/N] said that, like he read his mind. " I just don't want you two to be hurt or lost, worst, d-"

" Dead." [M/N] whispered, " I can assure you, this won't happen again, I just need rest and donuts."

" Those are the exact opposite of each other."

" My people eat sweets, snacks, and carbs. Usually, something sweet brightens my day." [M/N] said, antennas flickering behind him a bit. Mateo nods his head, making a mental note of that before looking at the tube and moved, gently placing his gloved hand on his shoulder and the Irken turns to the human with a quirked antenna a bit, " You should stay over for a while, until Zim's body is complete."

" How long does it take for a body to grow in your tubes?"

" A month or two," [M/N] nods agreeing and shrug the hand off, Mateo felt hurt for a brief second until [M/N] moved pressing himself closer, wrapping his green arms around Mateo's mid-section and squeezed a bit, antennas resumed the tapping on his forehead. Mateo stared at [m/N] who buries his head into the croak of his neck, nuzzling a bit and inhales Mateo's sent. Oil, iron and a hint of human clothes cleaner. It was weird but [M/N] found it very unique. Mateo's heart beats harshly into his chest as [M/N] did this gesture and slowly moved hugging [M/N]'s waist, feeling how cold it was a bit but the alien robe covered most of his skin. " Honey?"

" Mateo, nothing could express how much I appreciate this, no single species has ever shown me such kindness but Zim and your children," [M/N] whispered, his long antennas wrapped around Mateo's large cowlick and held it together. " Thank you, Thank you, Thank you."

Mateo didn't reply but moved, pressing himself closer into [M/N], he closed his eyes and sighs softly, blissfully as he kept hugging his boyfriend. This didn't change much really, other than the fact his boyfriend was an alien from outter space with a whole race of creatures, as Dib said, was sent to invade Earth. At the moment, that didn't matter, no, what mattered was the fact was [M/N] was alive and soon, Zim will be too but then the matter of what happened and their next plan was. Mateo just hoped he was apart of that plan.

He didn't have any strength to lose someone he loved again.