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"Right there." The scary girl told Pepito, pointing to a rather odd looking house that was coming into their view, its yard decorated with at least 50 flags that read: "I love Earth", "Aliens don't exist, Dib!", "Dib is crazy, don't believe him!", as well as what appeared to be a gaggle of hideous lawn gnomes, and other deformed ornaments.
Pepito parked the car in front of the strange looking alien base, which almost looked like a fun house. "I can tell this is the alien's home...he fills his yard with such hideous and painfully obvious signs... " The Antichrist stated, looking at the unusual home in bewilderment, especially all the 'I love Earth' flags, the giant puffer fish lawn ornament randomly sticking out of the ground, and the front door which bared a men's room sign on the front. Even scarier than that, a certain red headed kid stood in front of the lawn with a pair of binoculars, giggling creepily to himself as he stared into the window of Zim's home.
"Ugh..." By now, Gaz was already annoyed. She wasn't looking forward to chatting with Zim at all, for she knew all too well the craziness that would ensue.
Pepito noticed this, and decided to spare her some misery, if he could. "Eh, it's okay. You can stay in the car." He told her.
"Fine." She answered in a slightly less annoyed tone as she looked at the cover of her new video game.
The Antichrist confidently got out of the car, feeling quite determined. As soon as he slammed the door shut and turned around, he came face to face with a particular nuisance...Keef.
"HEY! YOU'RE NEW!" Keef happily shrieked, actually managing to cause the Antichrist to jump back slightly, clearly uncomfortable with the proximity.
Pepito's eyes grew big, surprised that the creature managed to invade his personal space at such an alarming speed. He balled his hands into fists, which were now flaming, ready to attack if need be. He got a reading on the red head, and quite frankly, it was disturbing. One of the most disturbing readings he's ever had! He thought about what Gaz had said about reading being able to read people all of the time. It did get annoying after awhile, and this was one of those times he actually wished he wouldn't be able to read people at all. "Get away from me." He quickly warned, about to just step around him...but the persistent stalker stepped right in front of him, to his complete annoyance...Gaz couldn't help but to snicker as she stayed behind in the car and continued to watch the scenario with Zim's infamous stalker unfold.
"Oooooh! Pretty! Your hands are on fire...just so you know." Keef ignorantly informed him. "I used to light my hands on fire when I had a dream of running away and joining the circus with Zim. I stopped after I started taking this new medication. But that's around the time the squirrel started talking to me and telling me that he wasn't actually Zim, and Zim's been hiding in his house all along. He even gave me cameras and told me to record everything I can about Zim! Ha ha. I thought the squirrel was Zim the whole time!"
"If you know what's good for you, step aside and stay away from me. Me being the Antichrist, I'm a very busy guy, and I have no time for goons like you." Pepito tried to warn him, as he walked around him and toward Zim's house.
"WHY?" Keef suddenly asked, appearing seemingly out of nowhere once more.
Pepito backed away from him yet again. "LEAVE MY PRESENCE AT ONCE!" He told him, gathering a massive amount of black energy and surrounding himself with it as he levitated off of the ground, about to shoot some fire out of his hands to make a point and hopefully scare him away.
But instead, Keef was more curious, rather than afraid. He gasped. "Are you here for Zim?! Is it because he's an alien? Are you taking him to...Heck?"
With that, the Antichrist became further annoyed. "It's called Hell, not 'Heck'. I hate it when people say 'Heck'. We all know you mean Hell!" He snapped. For some reason, it seemed to be a pet peeve to the son of Satan. "Furthermore, it's not any of your business."
"Wait. Are you his friend?" The red headed kid asked.
"Sure. Whatever." The Satan Spawn replied with disinterest, trying to get him to shut up.
"Hey, if you're going in his house, could you give this to him?" Keef asked, pulling out a photo-book with a picture of an annoyed Zim and oblivious Keef in the center. The title read: BESTEST FRIENDS FOREVER! I'M YOUR FRIEND TILL THE END! It was also surrounded by smiley faces and glitter.
Pepito looked at the clingy, creepy, annoying human, almost in complete disbelief over his stupidity...
"Oh, and I'm gonna need you to give him this too!" Keef happily said, pulling out a life sized card board cut out...Which was none other than Dib Membrane, looking tired and holding a toothbrush, and wearing his UFO pajamas. Poor Dib apparently had no idea that a photo was taken of him, let alone made into a life sized cardboard cut out! "I want us all to be friends! Do you want to be my friend, too?!" Keef asked with much enthusiasm, starting to bounce up and down as he couldn't contain his excitement.
By now, Pepito was thoroughly irritated. Even disturbed. "No. I want NOTHING to do with you. Go away before I decide to explode your skull for being so unbearable!" He growled.
"Does that mean you won't give him my gifts?" Keef asked, ignoring the obvious threats.
Pepito growled in annoyance, his eye now beginning to twitch from Keef being so irritating. "I'm not giving those to him. That's just...disturbing." The Antichrist blatantly told him.
"Ha ha! You're so funny! I can already tell we're going to be great friends!" The red headed kid happily laughed. "Tell Zim he's invited to my slumber party! Dib's going to be there! Hey! You're invited too! We're all going to wear footy pajamas, have a pillow fight, and take pictures and post them and..."
By now, Pepito was growing even more annoyed. He stomped off directly into Zim's yard to get away from the pest to avoid having to destroy him. However, he walked into the yard rather than the sidewalk...Before Gaz could even warn him...Big mistake...
The poor unsuspecting guy was just about bombarded by lasers that appeared to come out of nowhere...He quickly ducked and rolled. He noticed the first lasers fired, and was soon surrounded by a small army of lawn gnomes...reacting fast, he quickly exploded them all...and Zim's entire yard along with it! It even left a huge crater!
"Oooooh! Fireworks!" Keef clapped, watching the large explosion in joy. "Zim's house is the best!"
"Estúpidos adornos de césped..." He muttered, taking a deep breath, and taking a step back from the deep crater he left in Zim's yard...and to look back at Gaz.
By now, she had the window rolled down. "I forgot to warn you about Zim's stupid gnome army." She yelled over, starting to yawn.
"It's nothing I cannot handle. That destroyed more than I had planned. You cannot possibly tell me you're not impressed by the enormous crater, proof of just how powerful I am." He proudly told her.
Gaz scoffed once more. Pepito just looked at her in disbelief. "My brother left much bigger craters in Zim's yard. Even Gir left bigger craters in the yard." She answered with disinterest. She still wasn't done withholding any form of compliment or approval. At least not until he got her console for her. That, and she thought his dumbfounded reactions looked hilarious.
And it worked, as his once proud face turned into a dumbfounded one. "Even that annoying goon is impressed with the destruction I've caused!" Pepito said, trying to make a point as he motioned at Keef. Once again, he was secretly disappointed that she didn't seem all that impressed by him or his abilities.
Keef just continued to giggle and clap. Gaz just scoffed. "Yeah, but that moron's impressed by anything. Just watch." She responded, throwing a white plastic bag out the car window. The bag was blown by a faint wind, and Keef started to laugh and chase after it like it was a game.
"Wheee! This is fun!" The red headed kid happily shouted.
Pepito breathed a sigh of deep disappointment, and turned his head back to look at her. She had just rolled the window up, not wanting to speak to him more than she had to. The Antichrist walked to the doorstep, and rang the bell. He felt guilty. He knew he needed this console if she was ever going to forgive him or look at him the same. Within a few moments, the door creaked open.
"WELCOME HOME SON!" The robo parents shouted gleefully.
Pepito observed the poorly made androids. One of which was a woman wearing overalls and a tutu over top of them. The other was a man with glasses wearing a sweater vest. And among other things, he also heard a blaring loud TV, Gir giggling, yelling around, and what sounded like a monkey screeching.
The Antichrist groaned impatiently. "Is Zim there?" He asked, or he thought he would at least try. For Gaz's sake.
"I maaaaade cupcakes!" The robo mom screeched, holding up a toilet seat.
"I maaaaade DIARRHEA!" The robo dad shouted, its voice distorting, as a bunch of screws and bolts suddenly fell out of its pants' legs.
Pepito just smacked his head. He could really understand why Gaz didn't really want to come here... "ZIM?" He called out, looking past the malfunctioning androids.
"Coming!" A voice answered. "What can I help you with today, hu-hu-HUMAN?!" Skoodge answered, pushing the androids out of the way. He fearfully jumped backward once he saw the scary human-like creature at the doorstep of the base...That, and he noticed the gnomes were all destroyed by this mysterious being, and a gaping hole was now in the yard.
"AAAAAHHHHH!" Skoodge let out a scream, as he could almost sense the scary doom aura around this guy.
The Antichrist sighed. "I need to speak with Zim. It's important. The FATE OF YOUR WORLD hangs in the balance...and also Gaz's happiness. That's what counts the most, though." He explained.
"W-wait. You know Gaz?" Skoodge asked, feeling kind of skittish around the new, scary guy.
Pepito merely nodded.
"Oh. That actually makes sense." He replied, seeing that they're both equally terrifying beings. "ZIM! BUDDY, IT'S FOR YOU! HURRY UP OR WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!" Skoodge urgently screamed for dear life, as Pepito stared at him.
"SKOOOODGE! You can't even handle one thing by yourself without having to call for the amazing Zim's presence!" Zim angrily shrieked, stomping towards the door. He pushed Skoodge out of the way, sending him flying backward. He looked at the Antichrist curiously. "Oh...It's you. I forget your name..."
"Pepito." The Antichrist answered.
"Ah, yes. Why are you here?" He asked, almost suspiciously, keeping the door open only a crack so the demon couldn't quite look in his house.
"I've heard that you've acquired ten game consoles-"
"WHO WANTS TO KNOW?! I bought them with my own monies and definitely not any other human's!" Zim suddenly yelled in an nervous uproar.
"I just wanted to ask if I could buy one from you. It's kind of an emergency." The Antichrist calmly explained, gesturing towards his car.
At first Zim didn't understand. He squinted suspiciously, moving his eyes toward Pepito's car. More importantly, who was sitting in the car. His eyes nearly popped out of his head once he noticed the scary, angry, grimacing girl in close proximity of his base. Then suddenly, an amused smile crossed the Irken's face. A dark chuckle escaped from his mouth.
"Just what is so funny?" Pepito demanded to know, folding his arms, and glaring at him.
Zim just smirked. "You messed up big time, didn't you?" He asked him in an amused tone.
"What? I didn't-"
"Let me guess. You broke it?" The arrogant Irken inquired, trying to stifle his laughter.
"Sí. I did, but I was just trying to fix it." He explained.
"It doesn't matter. What I do find to be unusual, however, is why you are still here?" He bravely inquired, analyzing the demon.
"I'm here because I want to buy a game console from you." The Antichrist answered, getting kind of annoyed.
"No. Let me rephrase that. HOW are you still here?! With limbs?! Especially after you claimed to have broken her precious console?" The Irken said, feeling baffled and just a tad bit suspicious.
"I promised her a new one." He responded, shrugging his shoulders.
"LIIIIIEEEEESSSSS! YOU LIE! I don't know why you're really here, but EVERYONE knows that NO ONE breaks the Dib-sister's games and actually LIVES to tell about it! SO WHAT MAKES YOU SO SPECIAL?! HUH?!" Zim angrily screamed.
"I DO NOT LIE! I broke her game, and I just want to buy another one for her! Why is that so difficult?!" Pepito shouted back, growing frustrated.
"You really expect me to believe that you just so happened to break her game and that the scary she-beast showed you just enough mercy to make it to my doorstep?!" The alien screamed back with much suspicion.
"YES! AND YOU'RE THE ONE WHO ACCUSED ME OF BREAKING IT!" Pepito started to raise his voice once more.
"WHEN WILL THE LIES END?!" Zim screamed like a lunatic, tugging on his wig and than pounding the door.
"CAN I JUST BUY ONE ALREADY SO I CAN LEAVE THIS LOCO PLACE?!" The Antichrist asked once more, getting fed up with Zim's accusations. However, he didn't quite realize, in the midst of all the crazy, Zim did have a point. The alien knew Dib's terrifying sibling for years, and she wasn't one to show mercy to others, especially to the one that destroyed her game...
"Heh? Oh, no can do." Zim calmly answered.
"BUT YOU POSSESS TEN!" Pepito argued, his aura now bursting into flames.
"Used to possess ten. Not anymore." Zim explained, backing off fearfully from him.
"Why did you buy ten in the first place? What happened to them?" Pepito asked.
"So glad you asked. I've been meaning to experiment on the human consoles so that I may use them to in my latest plan...TO DESTROY EVERY LAST STINKING HUMAN ON FILTHY EARTH...it was an ingenious plan involving the use of my evil minions, not to mention some giant canons they would have been operating to-"
"Do you have ANY left?" The Antichrist inquired once more, as he turned back to glance at Gaz.
"Eh...Gir broke them all...except one." Zim answered.
"Can I buy it from you? Money is no objection. I cannot disappoint her any further." Pepito explained, almost feeling, well a tad bit desperate. But he had his reasons for that.
Zim looked over at Dib's scary sister, who has yet to emerge from the vehicle. Then the alien just looked at the strange guy, actually feeling somewhat bad for him. He was stuck aside of the Membrane household as their neighbor, and he somehow managed to destroy the scariest Membrane's most prized possession. Even Zim himself knew not to mess around with Gaz, especially when it came to her video games. However, this guy really didn't know any better in that sense. He's new. And apparently clueless.
"Wow...I actually wish I could help you, but I promised the last one to Gir and Minimoose. And I cannot break that promise...I feel REALLY sorry for you, pal. And I don't feel sorry for anyone! Living alongside of that Membrane family unit! Not only do you have the annoying Dib-stink that will stalk you every minute of everyday, you also have the Father who just drones on and on about primitive Earth science and for some reason toast! Worst of all, there's the scary Dib-sister, the most terrifying, clever nightmare creature I've ever seen! And Zim has seen A LOT! I'm going to offer you some friendly advice. MOVE. Move out of that neighborhood, move somewhere FAR, FAR AWAY! The next galaxy over, if you have to!" The Irken decided to warn him. It was bad enough he had to deal with these people frequently, but at least he didn't have to live aside of the crazy family!
"It's really not so bad. Sure, the brother can be kind of annoying, the father is another story...as for her...Well, I like her..." Pepito calmly explained. Then he realized he accidentally let something important slip, and to a stranger.
"Like who?" Zim asked, feeling confused.
"...Gaz." Pepito finally answered, a smile now coming across his face.
Zim stared at him, almost in complete disbelief. "YEAH RIGHT! WHOO! You really made me laugh! Surely you jest?!" He said, bursting into a fit of laughter.
"I'm serious. I really like her." The Antichrist firmly announced.
"You can't possibly mean to tell me you like...THAT?!" The alien asked, gesturing to the horrifying girl waiting in the car.
"Yes, "that." She has a name, you know. Gazlene." He told him, folding his arms almost defensively.
Zim's eyes widened. "She'll eat you, you FOOL! Wow. Well, I knew that you were strange, but I never thought you to be completely INSANE! Here's some more of my amazing advice..."
"I didn't ask for your advice!" Pepito retorted.
"Well Zim's giving it to you free of charge! If you want to survive, I wouldn't tell her that. She's DANGEROUS! She'll rip your limbs off! And she'll probably destroy you, no offense." The alien tried to warn him.
"Okay, I'm leaving..." The Antichrist said, not only unhappy that he couldn't buy her a game console, but also because he didn't know how Gaz was going to take the news.
"WAIT! Don't tell her I said that! She'll try to kill me too!" Zim yelled, grabbing Pepito's arm and stopping him in his tracks.
"I'm just going to tell her that you have the last console, but don't wish to sell it." The Antichrist responded, shrugging his shoulders. "I'll just have to-"
"NOOOOOOO! DON'T TELL HER THAT EITHER! SHE'LL DESTROY ME FOR IT! YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT EVIL FORCES YOU'RE TOYING WITH HERE, DO YOU?!" Zim shouted in an attempt to beg him not to tell Dib's terrifying sibling.
"She'll just have to accept that you bought it before we could, and that you're keeping it for your robot." Pepito calmly told him.
"WEENIES! WEENIES! DANCIN' WEENIES!" Gir came running out of the blue, with some sort of large canon on his back, and a wiener on a stick.
"GIR! PUT THAT DOWN!" Zim scolded. "Weenie time is 8:00 sharp!"
"Okaaay." Gir sadly said, putting it down on the floor and leaving the room.
"Sorry about that. Anyways, why don't you just buy some from that hideous kid at the mall?" The alien asked him.
"Actually, that's where we just came from...they had none left, the manager was horrible, so I exploded his head." Pepito casually told him.
"Huh. Dib and I did that with Keef's head once, but it just reformed." Zim curiously responded, scratching his head. "And somehow he's even worse."
"I saw him just outside. He wanted me to give you some stupid scrap book, and a life sized cardboard cut out of Dib." Pepito informed the alien.
Zim looked in pure disgust. "THAT MONSTER!"
"Yeah, I know. He's a disturbed soul. Maybe I'll blow up his head on the way out." The Antichrist said, chuckling.
"HE'S DOWNRIGHT CREEPY!" Zim agreed. "And that sounds great, pal!" Zim enthusiastically said.
"Hey! Are you two done blabbing?" Gaz asked, seemingly appearing out of nowhere...and scaring the crap out of Zim.
"AAAAAHHHHHH!" Zim shrieked, stumbling backwards, a good few feet away from the dark girl.
"MONKEY!" Gir screamed as he and Minimoose chased around a monkey that was carrying Zim's huge canon. Skoodge was shouting something in the background.
"Did you get one?" She asked the Antichrist, impatiently tapping her foot, ignoring the other drama going on in Zim's house.
"Eh...No. We have a dilemma. Zim has the last console. The other nine were destroyed, and he doesn't wish to part with his last one. He's keeping it for his robot and floating moose to play." Pepito calmly explained to her.
Gaz breathed an agitated sigh, as she looked absolutely infuriated now. Before Pepito even knew what hit him, the dark girl dared to put her hands on him, swiftly knocking him to the ground.
But it actually wasn't to hurt him. The Antichrist's eyes widened, upon hearing a loud boom, which shook the very ground he was lying on. He noticed a a bright blue light in the distance. He looked around. He noticed Gir break dancing, as well as the monkey yowling happily and waving the Irken canon. His eyes darted to a destroyed mailbox, another huge crater nearby, plus something laying lifeless on the street...Keef. Zim was now running around screaming and trying to stop the howling monkey, and get his canon back, as well as Gir. Pepito's slitted eyes quickly gravitated back to Gaz, meeting her amber eyes once more. She was still on top of him, her face close to his own. He stared at her in utter amazement, realizing what had just occurred. He was kinda shocked that she threw herself right in front of him, especially considering she wasn't too happy about him or her game console situation.
The dark girl's expression was different now. It was as if all the anger was drained out of her pale face, and replaced by a look of worry? She too, felt the shock of the unusual situation. As much as she would never admit it, she felt her heart racing, and in that moment she knew the canon blast was coming, she didn't hesitate, she reacted in a split second. Even putting herself before him, strangely enough. That's when something else sunk in...She was still on top of him, even pressed against him, her hands still gripping his shoulders tightly. She felt flustered by being so close to him, however, she quickly composed herself, squinting her eyes once more, and getting away from him. She did offer her hand to him, to help him up.
Pepito felt his heart racing. Not only because of the blast that could have hit him, but because the girl that was giving him such a hard time swooped in to protect him, without thinking. That and she was pressed against him. He quickly accepted, taking her hand as she helped him off of the floor. He was still staring at the girl everyone feared, standing close to her, and looking in her eyes. This was actually the first time anybody had looked out for his own well being, and she had even put her life before his own. He held onto her hand, but before he could say a word, Zim came running back into the house.
The alien successfully retrieved his canon, as well as Gir tucked safely under his arm, and the monkey being held by Gir. "Excellent work, Gir. Thanks to you and your horrible monkey, we've finally destroyed Keef! VICTORY!" The Irken happily shouted to the roof top. "Who's with me?!" He said to Gaz and Pepito.
Gaz was about to retort, when the three of them heard a coughing noise...coming from the street. Keef.
"I'm okay guys! The mailbox and the ground actually saved me, otherwise I would have probably died in an instant!" Keef shouted, still lying on the ground, giving a thumbs up. "Wait. My spine needs to be popped back into place...Zim?"
Zim just smacked his head. "You don't know how many times I've tried to eliminate that pest, and he STILL keeps coming back!" He grunted in frustration.
"Zim! Slumber party at my house! You're invited! Bring your best footy pajamas!" Keef shouted over to the Irken.
"SILENCE! CAN'T YOU SEE WE'RE ALL VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT YOU DIDN'T MEET YOUR HORRIBLE DEMISE?!" Zim screamed like a lunatic.
"Be there tomorrow night, bestest buddy! Don't make me crawl on your roof and dangle from the window to remind you!" Keef said.
Zim groaned, muttering some curse words in Irken.
Gaz focused her attention back to Zim, and let go of Pepito's hand. "Okay, you mean to tell me you had TEN consoles yesterday, and now you somehow only have ONE left?" She asked, feeling irritated by all the stupidity as she took a step closer to the Irken.
"AAAAAHHH!" Zim shrieked, stumbling backwards away from her. "Take the stupid human gaming device! Just don't hurt me!" The normally arrogant Irken pleaded, knowing full well Gaz's twisted capabilities. "Gir! Fetch the console!" He demanded.
"No. Keep it." Gaz firmly said...which surprised both Pepito and Zim.
"Huh?" Zim said in confusion, as Pepito raised an eyebrow.
"Look, as much as I want to get my hands on a new console, I'm not going to take yours away from you." She told the perplexed Irken.
"Why not?" Zim bravely questioned, almost doubting her.
"Because idiot...that already happened to me. I'm not going to pull an Iggins and just steal it from you. Besides, I'll just find one somewhere else." She answered, folding her arms. She remembered back to the day that the troll did that to her, and she couldn't do that someone else. To her, it was some level of respect between anyone who truly enjoyed games as much as she did. And Zim seemed to have a blast with video games, even if he was kinda terrible with them.
"Um, well, thank you?" Zim answered, not knowing how to respond, or if it was a trick. He was surprised she didn't try to destroy him and take off with it. He even offered it to her, and she refused. Was she sick or something?!
"Sure. Let's go, Pepito." She said, tugging on his arm, motioning for him to come with her.
The Antichrist smiled, satisfied with her answer, and followed suit as she walked down the sidewalk.
"So where to next?" Gaz asked him as she approached the car.
He didn't answer. Instead, he just stared at the girl who never ceased to mystify him.
"What?" She demanded to know, as she noticed his attention was fixated on her once again.
And he finally broke the silence, coming closer to her. "YOU!...You could have been exploded into a MILLION pieces!" He shouted, not being able to hold it back any longer. It bothered him that she made a brave decision like that, but he also couldn't help but to feel touched. She was looking out for his safety, after all.
The dark girl just sighed. "I know. But I didn't. And neither did you." She calmly answered, as she felt her face start to get a little warm. While she was used to Zim and his minions' crazy antics all the time, she was no stranger to any potential danger she could be in. And she wasn't used to someone acknowledging her actions. She ended up turning her face away from his own, as she knew by now she was kind of blushing. Pepito however, gently held either side of her face with his hands, slowly turning her head and bringing her direct attention right back to him. And surprising her a little, though she allowed him to do so.
He gave her a deep, serious look, his slitted red and amber eyes meeting her own once again. "I want to thank you...if you hadn't pushed me out of the way...well-"
"I know...Well, at least now you know why I wanted this place to be the last resort." She told him, staring into his eyes as well. For some reason, she didn't want to make a big deal about what had just happened.
He let go of the sides of her face, and against his better judgement, he embraced her in a hug, even nuzzling against her. While she didn't get her console yet, while she was initially pissed at him for destroying it in the first place, she hugged him back. He was important to her, and she was just glad he was okay...And for some reason, the Antichrist really seemed to need a hug.
"I promise you I will get you your console. I know of another place, but it can be rather dangerous." He softly told her.
"Where?" Gaz asked, opening an eye with interest, even mild concern.
"Hell. The Damned have stores there. I should be able to buy one for you there." He confidently told her.
"I DON'T THINK SO, SATAN SPAWN!" Dib's voice angrily shouted, as he heroically appeared out of nowhere.
However, before either of them knew it, they were both doused with a large amount of water...but not just any water. Holy water!
Anybody catch the Child's Play (Chucky) reference with Keef? XD Much like Chucky, Keef never seems to die/go away either.
LOL. I thought it would be funny if Zim actually pitied Pepito for living next to the Membranes.
I'd like to think that Gaz wouldn't try to intimidate Zim for his game console, or try to steal it from him. She was more than annoyed when Iggins stole the last one from her before.
While Gaz has been giving him a hard time, she cares about Pepito more than he even knows.
And now Dib caught up to them, splashing them both with holy water!