Okay! So for the last day of @alt-zadr-b1tch3z CREATURES, I wanted to share the idea for my one AU.
There is a lot of amazing work with Zim and Dib taking care of the smeet, and I thought what if they would find themself attached to a different type of creature, a moth creature :3
Dib with Zim, were sent to investigate what was the cause of the abnormal screech haunting the forest.
During the investigation, they came across a frail-looking moth creature and Dib immediately decided to uphold their task to catch the new discovery. Strangely enough, they didn't have much trouble capturing it (I mean, of course! Dib is the best paranormal investigator after all. At least, that's what he was bragging about all the way home).
When they arrived at Zim's base, Dib was so excited and ready to dissect and examine the creature right on the spot but when it come to it
he couldn't get himself to do it
Still wanting to research the cryptid without harming it, he made sure to provide the monster with everything it wanted needed. From all kinds of food and treats to a ton of different toys. All in the name of science!
From observation, he found out the cryptid is a female, doesn't look like she can fly, and isn't able to speak, but still show some kind of verbal communication and understanding of her surroundings.
In just a couple of days, all of Dib's notebooks were filled with information like: What is the length of her wings? What foods does she like? What are the best toys for her? What is the proper way to hold her to put her to sleep? All the necessary information.
Zim on the other hand wasn't so fond of the idea of her running all over his base and causing destruction everywhere. He already had Gir and didn't need another kid bag of germs with the lack of boundaries on top of his responsibilities. But stupid Dib couldn't even keep his pet thing properly clean, so again all the work falls on the amazing Zim's shoulders!
But they couldn't keep her locked in Zim's base forever, thankfully they have Tak to help work on the disguise so they could move more easily around the neighborhood.
[In this story, Tak stayed on Earth and I will touch on why hopefully in some future comics ^^ (or if it will be too much for me then I will share it thru texts)]
But as time passes, one day they need to learn that stealing the cryptid from the monster forest wasn't the wisest idea.