I hope you guys are enjoying this because I am! Invader Zim belonged to Jhonen Vasquez and Richard Steven, but all of the OCs involved belongs to me.

A/N - Maybe I should make a special note: All of the chapters are connected and is in order. Just in case you think the chapters are separate, but they're not. There are all connected and it's in order, just in case you need to know.

Speaking
Thoughts
Shouting
Importants

Dib slowly opening his eyes and looks around, seeing he's lying down on a hospital bed and looks at his left, where he sees a certain white knight.

"A-Artemisia!?" Dib shouted in shock, "What are you doing here?!"

"... I'm here to await you awaken," Artemisia replied calmly, "Thank goodness you're alive."

"Artemisia... worried about me?!" Dib thought, "Holy shit! This is awesome!"

"In that case, I should be leaving to give you some space then," Artemisia said as she walks towards the door, until...

"Wait!" Dib called out.

Artemisia stopped and turn her head to Dib, who is wearing a hospital gown and bandages covering his injuries.

"... Yes?"

"I... ahem... I want to know..." Dib said awkwardly, "Why... what happened?"

"... You were beaten up by Zim and I saved you from him." Artemisia told him bluntly in a straightforward manner.

"THAT BASTARD!" Dib yelled and then coughs a bit.

"Dib!" Artemisia shouted as she runs up to Dib with concern.

"I-I'm fine! Honest!" Dib ensured her, making the knight relaxed a bit, but still tensed.

"Okay..." Artemisia replied, "I should change the topic to avoid pushing his limits," "You were pretty excited to see me if I have to guess... are you a big fan of the Six mirages?"

"I-I...ahem..." Dib looked away with a blushy look and says timidly, "...Yes..."

"... I see..." Artemisia simply said, "Which one is your favourite?"

"...You..." Dib said even more with a blush, which made Artemisia looked away.

"...So...do you want to learn more about me and the mirages...don't you?"

Dib gasps and nods excitingly like a child, "Yes please! Yes!"

"He seems more emotionally stable now...I should avoid giving away too much information about myself though... so keep it vague..." "... I was from a rich, but rather unstable family household."

"Oh..."

"...My mother was a controlling demon who pressured me into a perfect daughter while my father ignored my existence... my siblings and I didn't get along at all, and I didn't have any friends...until I met the love of my life..."

Dib become more intrigued and asks, "I...I didn't know you were in love with someone..."

"Not many people do, only small amount of people knows," Artemisia told him, then continued, "He was also from a wealthy, but unstable family, and didn't have any friends, so thanks to what we have in common, we become very close and soon enough...I fall in love with him cuz he was the only one that I can be myself... the only one who understands me... I..."

Artemisia quickly takes a deep breath and continues, "...When I become eighteen and finished my education, my parents arranged a marriage for me, which, at first, pissed me off beyond belief, until I find out my future husband happened to be...him... we were shock, but happy that we're together instead with complete strangers,"

"...Funny, that actually happened to me and Fiona," Dib noted.

"Yea...weird... we were happy together romantically and I was grateful for it, but..." Artemisia explained as she looked down, "...A few years later...he was murdered...right in front of me..."

"Oh shit!" Dib swore, "I...I'm so sorry..."

"It's okay... that happened years ago and I learnt to move on...but that doesn't change the fact that he's very precious to me and I'm unable to marry another man..."

"...I'm sure he's very proud of you for being so strong even though it really hurts..." Dib empathised with her, who nodded.

"...Thank you...you know... you sort of remind me of him..." Artemisia told him, which caught him off-guard. "I...ahem...well..."

"Really!? That's so cool!"

"...Yes...it is..." Artemisia replied, "...Do you want to know about the other members?!"

"Yes please!" Dib responded, "The members are Mana the ice witch, Raz the Irken hero, Sebastian the ninja-butler, Askari the immortal wizard, you and... Ate the goddess of mischief..."

Artemisia stayed silent and nods, "...That is correct..."

"You...you sure-"

"No...it's fine, I will tell you about them... as far as I know..."

Then, Artemisia starts telling details about the members as far as she knows to Dib.

(Meanwhile with Fiona)

"What do you mean I can't visit him!?" Fiona yelled at Red as she slams her hands on his desk. "He's my husband and future king!"

"And do I look like a care?" Red asked uncaringly, "Now, get your job done!"

"But-"

"Look...I'm a ruler of a planet...you're just an heiress to a kingdom...that's why I'm superior to you along with everyone here!" Red told her arrogantly, which only made her growled.

"I swear...if he wasn't my boss and a leader of an entire advanced species, I would have pierced his fucking head off with my spear and feed it to the animals!" Fiona thought angrily, "Why I'll-"

Then, Ate enters the room and the two quickly stops arguing as they turned and see her comes in.

"Imperatriz Pureness!"

"Why hello there," She greeted them politely and asks, "Now...I heard you two were arguing about something... maybe I have a solution to it."

"He wouldn't let me visit my husband," Fiona complained to her, "Who is in the hospital right now!"

"She needs to focus on work and stop giving a shit about people!"

"You! You foul, loathsome, evil little cockroach!" Fiona yelled at him angrily as she takes out her spear and points it at him.

"Ahh!" Red freaked out and panicked, "Y-you-"

"I don't care about stupid consequences!" Fiona yelled at him, "I am fed up with your sociopathic and narcissistic bull-"

"Enough!" Ate yelled as Fiona puts down her spear, "Good...now...Fiona, you have my full permission to be dismissed...if you let me join you, after all, I am his legal guardian."

"Yes, of course, Imperatriz Pureness," Fiona agreed.

"Please, just call me Rebecca," Ate lied politely, which Fiona runs out of the room.

"Seriously Ate?!" Red yelled at her.

"...Yes, I am serious..." Ate responded, "Unlike you, I have motives that doesn't involves pleasure."

"That's ironic coming from the goddess of ruins."

"...And this is why we're just allies and not friends..." Ate said, "Unlike you, I'm able to make human relationships, like how I see Dib as my son and...no, forget everything I said, someone like you who was surrounded by nothing but warfare, hate and bloodshed wouldn't understand what's is like to feel guilty for your action, but realised you can't go back even if you want to..."

Then Ate quickly runs away while Red rolls his eyes, sighs and crosses his arms.

"...Earthworms...you can't understand them..." Then, he goes back to his paperworks, "... damn, I wish I have a donut..."

A/N - A background of Artemisia and, a different side to Ate and Fiona as well! I hope you guys enjoyed this part and if you do, leave a comment and have a nice day, my ninja clan. See you next Thursday. Kuno out!