Paklet AU (Cryptid, Emotions And The Possible End of the World: An Invader Zim AU on A03)
This story is about the developing friendship between Zim and Dib as they go through cryptid hunting adventures with near-death expereinces, drama and accidently starting an intergalatic war with the great alien Irken Empire.
(The relationship here is written to be friendship/queerplatonic. Romantic interpretation is okay but MUST be kept to an asexual development.)
Asnwered Questions about the Paklet AU (Ceatpeotw):
Yes, Dib and Zim are the same height. See Irken biology links.
Paklet Information stuff: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
Zim & Irken biology/culture stuff: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,
Yes, Dib is a transman. When did he transition?
Does Membrane get a Paklet?
Rom/Sexuality Headcanons: short answer: I like to leave it open to your interpretation. Long answer.
Not everything I draw is meant to be AU canon or chronological order. (See: this)
More will be added as questions answered.
You can read the entire series on my A03 here.
Fic list in chronological order:
The Tree’s Have Seen You Savage
Rated M | Wordcount: 24,807 | Chapters: 3/3 (Complete)
Dib finds Zim following him out on one of his cryptic hunting investigations, and the two of them find something that’s way in over their heads. Shenanigans ensure. Someone is threatening to make someone else eat a slug, someone gets lured away into the woods, and oh, Dib gets shish-kabobed.
My arts and other’s fanarts for this fic
Rated M | Wordcount: 40,634 | Chapters: 4/4 (Complete)
After receiving a report from Swollen Eyeball of a malicious entity responsible for a total of 13 deaths, Dib is assigned to the investigation. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have a choice but to bring his new self-proclaimed ‘partner’ along as well.
My arts and other’s fanarts for this fic
Rated M | Wordcount: 16,634 | Chapters: 2/2 (Complete)
Bad nights happen sometimes. That’s normal, Dib’s been through them before. The easiest solution to fight the nightmares is to avoid them completely. Simply don’t sleep. Easier to do when you have a distraction, especially if it’s in the form of an alien Invader who’s got this brilliant idea to kidnap you, fly you out to the middle of the solar system and not be entirely truthful in his reasoning for it. Dib is exhausted, Zim is being vague and Gir is currently chewing on some questionable objects.
My arts and other’s fanarts for this fic
Rated M | Wordcount: 34,767 | Chapters: 3/3 (Complete)
Tasked with finding evidence of a mermaid to prove it’s existence, Dib, Zim, Gaz (and Gir!) take a road trip to the beach in what was supposed to be an easy, no-sweat, semi-vacation mission where they could relax on their off time and soak up the sun. Things go wrong, Zim is hiding secrets, and Dib can just be really dense sometimes.
My arts and other’s fanarts for this fic
Rated M | Wordcount: 56,474+ | Chapters 5/? (Ongoing)
After the suspension of Dib’s membership to Swollen Eyeball’s organization, Zim offers a trip to an unknown planet filled with adventure, space anomalies and a reprieve from Earth’s stressors as a graduation gift and an escape. Dib accepts in a heartbeat.
Unfortunately, both of them are dumb danger magnets, and Dib goes through dealing with fairies, drunken bar fights, space pirates, way too emotional talks and more as he gets sense that Zim has been keeping something from him for a very, very long time. Oh, and the Irken Empire is out for blood. So there’s that.
My arts and other’s fanarts for this fic
All fics above are rated M for violence, blood, gore, ect. Please read tags.
My Invader Zim fics that are NOT in this series:
Fight Me! Rated M | Wordcount: 5450 | (Oneshot)
A pause. Dib is staring up at a mixture of ceiling and alien, the green gets a bit bigger in his vision until he feels something swishing in the air close to his face. Antennae flick wildly in front of his vision and he has half a mind to reach out and grab one until Zim recoils in visible disgust, teeth bared and tongue poking out in a grimace. “You REEK of poison.”
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The fic where Dib goes to a high school party he doesn’t really wanna be at, gets drunk, shows up at Zim’s house for the sole purpose of wanting to pick a fight with him, ends up knocking himself out. Zim is both laughing at him and dealing with him about it.
A Moment Rated M | Wordcount: 16121 | Chapters 2/2 (Complete)
Dib realizes he has a crush on Zim, doesn’t know how to deal with it in the slightest and tries to completely ignore it and play it off despite it being so blaring obvious, making him more avoidant and dismissive.
Meanwhile, Zim is incredibly suspicious. Disturbed by the thought of the Dib swept away by someone else, he plots to eliminate the problem, if only he could figure out who that problem is.
A two-shot about two losers dealing with their (assumed) unrequited pining.
(This two-shot is NOT CONNECTED TO THE SERIES. Aspec Dib and Zim.)
Blood Pak Rated M | Wordcount: 20402 | Chapters: 2/? (Ongoing)
After being alerted to a Vampire in the area, Swollen Eyeball sends Dib (and by default, Zim) to investigate. The investigation goes as smoothly as you’d think, but it’s only until afterwards do the consiquences arise.
Or: the fic where Zim is infected with vamperism.
(Spin off in the CEATPEOTW series. Could be read as stand-alone.)
In Which Shenanigans Happen Rated M | Wordcount: 13796 | Chapters: 2/5 (Ongoing)
As far as Dib was aware, Zim was never going to bring it up, even if Dib pried, he would be ignored. There would be no answers, and he was leaving that year behind along with every explanation Dib could have wanted.
Though as the hologram lights up, showing planets and stars and galaxies far from here accompanied by Irken symbols he can barely translate, illuminating the laboratory and casting lights across his and Gir’s face, Dib is starting to put the pieces together.
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100 drabble prompts, all for the Paklet AU, or following the 'Crytpids, Emotions and Possible End of The World’ Series following extra moments in the life of Dib and Zim.
None of the drabbles are in chronological order for the timeline. Some will be Zim’s POV of certain scenes from the main story. All can be considered canon to the AU, and could contain SPOILERS for the future of the story.
(All my Invader Zim art here)
Asnwered Question list about Paklet AU