Chapter 6: Now Everyone Has a Personal Something…
Dib opened his eyes and could only see darkness.
Well this is a weird dream… He thought. He looked around before seeing a bright light that seemed to be getting closer. He shielded his eyes from the light as it was in front of him. The light dimmed down and Dib stopped shielding his eyes to see a woman in white armor with white wings. She had long, straight, blonde hair and bright blue eyes as well.
Dib couldn't really see her well because he didn't have his glasses on.
"H-Hello…?" He greeted.
"Hello, Dib," The woman greeted back.
"Who are you?" Dib asked.
"I'm Naomi, an angel sent from God," The woman answered.
"An angel sent from God? That's quite a bold thing to say," Dib said.
Naomi glared at him. "I'm being serious, Dib. Do you not see these wings on my back?!"
Dib watched as Naomi flexed her wings, but he shrugged.
"You could be a figment of my imagination," Dib said.
Naomi facepalmed. "Oh my goodness… of course you believe in paranormal things like unicorns, or monsters that can't even be biologically explained, but you don't believe in a simple thing like angels…"
"Science and religion are like polar opposite things. I highly doubt any scientist believes in religion," Dib stated with his arms crossed.
"Dib, not every scientist is an atheist, some scientists are religious. They believe that God created the laws of science and to be frank, they're not wrong," Naomi responded.
"Okay… you may have a point, but even so, why would God want to send an angel to me?" Dib wondered.
"Because, there's a dangerous devil on this planet that we need to get rid of, and you know them," Naomi answered. Dib thought about it for a minute, then realized who she might be talking about.
"Are you talking about… Zim?" Dib guessed.
"Precisely," Naomi answered with a nod.
"But… I can't just get rid of Zim. My little sister likes him and is even d-da… dating him…" Dib added.
"You couldn't even say it right the first time. You don't like that he's dating your little sister," Naomi pointed out.
"Yeah, but I shouldn't ruin it for her… I've already fucked up big time… I'm not doing that again," Dib stated with a shake of his head. Naomi scoffed at this.
"Yeah, but Zim is a devil. He himself will not only ruin their relationship, but also ruin the people, the planet, many other planets, and Gaz herself." Naomi brought up.
Dib sighed, "I don't care what you say, I'm not interfering with Gaz's love life, I'll just mess it up." Dib said as he crossed his arms.
"You won't mess it up, you'll save her from being killed," Naomi countered.
"What's the problem with Zim being a devil?" Dib asked.
"Dib… anyone being a devil is a problem, but Zim especially is dangerous. He's too powerful, and if he decides to take over the world or something, he'll be able to do it pretty quickly," Naomi answered. "And I know you want to protect the world, that's what you've been doing for years now."
"Yeah, I get that, but this is different… you don't understand the position I'm in right now."
"I've been watching you for a while now, I know exactly what position you're in," Naomi said.
"You've been watching me?!"
"I'm an angel, dipshit! My whole job is to watch and protect people!"
"... Okay, but still, I just can't get rid of Zim… it feels wrong."
Naomi didn't respond and let Dib hang his head low.
"You know, Gaz takes after your mother," Naomi spoke.
"You don't think I know that?"
"Was just saying, cause your mother's an angel."
Dib shot his head up with wide eyes and stared at Naomi. "What?"
"You heard me. Your mother is an angel-or was an angel."
"And how can I believe you?" Dib asked with a suspicious glare. Naomi sighed and brought out a picture. She showed it to Dib, who gasped. In the picture, it was Dib's mom and Naomi with another angel. They were smiling and they all looked happy. Naomi put the picture away and crossed her arms.
"That was…"
"Miniel." Naomi finished.
"So… you knew my mom?" Dib asked.
"Yeah. Me and her were best friends, along with Conah. Sadly, she did something against God's will and was casted out of Heaven. So, she's now a fallen angel under Lucifer's control." Naomi replied.
"Is there a way to save her?" Dib wondered.
"Of course there is, but we need to get rid of Zim first." Naomi answered.
"What?! Why?!"
"Because, Lucifer made a deal with God. Either we help the demons in getting rid of Zim, or Miniel will stay in Hell forever."
"... There's something else to it, isn't there?" Dib guessed.
"What are you talking about?"
"That deal wouldn't benefit the demons at all, since Zim seems like he's everyone's problem. And it's not like this is a minor issue… this is a major issue that affects everyone. There's something else God wants that Lucifer has," Dib explained.
Naomi bit her lip, but soon sighed and drooped her arms. "Yes, there's something else too…"
"And what is it?" Dib inquired.
"Lucifer made a deal with God that if we can successfully destroy and get rid of the devil known as Crish that is inhabiting an alien named Zim, he will not only give us back Miniel, but he'll also retract all demons and fallen angels that are lurking in the world and will start properly doing his job as the devil," Naomi answered.
"Doesn't sound like much, to be honest. Also, the devil has a job?" Dib spoke.
"Of course it doesn't sound like much to you, you're a human and yes, he does. The job of the devil is to punish any bad souls that end up in hell properly, but instead of doing that, he just lets the bad souls do whatever they want in Hell. The same goes for demons except they started escaping and are now roaming around the world."
"I haven't seen any demons."
"You're welcome for that by the way. We instantly notice if a demon is on the surface of Earth and quickly deal with them."
"But if that's the case, how come you didn't get rid of the demon that's in Zim?"
"Crish did something that prevented us from noticing her. The only reason we knew was because of your little sister. Thanks to her being around Zim so much, our Nexile was able to identify a demon inside of Zim."
"So you used my sister to find a demon?!" Dib grilled.
Naomi narrowed her eyes. "Calm down, Dib, the Nexile didn't do anything to your sister in the process."
"How am I supposed to believe that?!"
Naomi sighed in annoyance, "I have no reason to lie to you, Dib, in fact, I'll tell you something right now. Your sister is part fallen angel."
"Now that just sounds like a lot of bullshit, how could Gaz be a fallen angel?" Dib said with a glare.
"Don't believe me? Fine, bring your sister across the street from your house as soon as you wake up," Naomi told the boy as she turned to leave.
"If Gaz is a fallen angel then shouldn't I be one too? We're brother and sister," Dib pointed out.
Naomi looked behind her shoulder and stared at Dib for a moment. "Who said she was your sister?"
Dib's eyes were forced open and he sat up slowly.
Who said she was your sister…? What's that supposed to mean? Dib asked himself. He sat in his bed and looked at his sheets, pondering on the thought if he should go to where Naomi said to go.
That Naomi person knows about my mom… if I'm gonna get answers, I guess I should do what she says… Dib thought and got up. He quickly changed into a black t-shirt, blue shorts, white socks and black slides. He got out of his room and went up to Gaz's door. He peered it open slightly and looked inside.
Dib pulled out a black ball the size of a marble and rolled it across Gaz's floor. The ball hit her dresser, and it repeatedly flashed light blue before an electromagnetic field dispersed from it. Malfunctioning sounds could be heard from inside the drawers, signaling that the defense mechanisms were disabled.
Dib walked up to Gaz's bed and looked at her sleeping underneath her purple covers. He grabbed the covers and slowly pulled them away from her body.
It took a solid minute and a half for Dib to carefully pull the covers off of Gaz. She curled herself up, trying to keep warm while Dib tried to find the best way to carry her out the house.
Dib rolled Gaz over onto her back and scooped her up. One arm under legs while the other was supporting her head.
Jeez… how heavy is Gaz?! Dib asked as he struggled to hold Gaz. After he found a comfortable position for his arms, he walked to her window and peeked outside. Across from their house, he could barely see what looked to be a woman in armor and white wings sprouting from the back in between two houses. Dib's eyes widened as he stared at the woman for a bit.
So it seems like it wasn't just my imagination… Dib thought. He turned around and walked out of Gaz's room, making his way down the stairs.
Dib made it out of the Membrane household and walked across the street. He fully saw the woman in armor and it was the same one from his dream.
"Didn't think you'd actually come," Naomi said as she turned around. She pulled her wings in and began to walk down the space in between the two houses. "Follow me."
Dib walked behind her and they soon made it to a clear spot. Dib looked past Naomi and could see another woman leaning against the side of a house, except this one had pitch black, long and messy hair with devilish purple eyes. She had black wings and was wearing a small, black dress, but she didn't have any shoes on.
"Who is she?" Dib asked.
Naomi walked next to her and the woman stopped leaning. "This is Conah, the Nexile that was in your sister."
Dib inspected her as Conah gave a toothy grin. "She's a Nexile…? What's a Nexile?"
"A neutral exile, or just, a neutral fallen angel. She works for both Heaven and Hell," Naomi answered.
"You must be Dib, the unlucky brother of Gaz," Conah spoke as she leaned forward.
"Unlucky? What's so unlucky about me?" Dib asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Well, you don't have part fallen angel like Gaz. You're just a normal human," Conah answered.
"There's nothing wrong with being normal! Also, why does Gaz have part fallen angel and I don't?!" Dib questioned.
"Of course there's nothing wrong with being normal, but Dib, you aren't normal at all," Conah said.
"Oh so now fallen angels can stalk me too?" Dib rhetorically asked.
"I could care less about what you do, I'm not your fallen angel, also, I only know about you through Gaz," Conah replied with a deadpan stare. "And to answer your previous question, you don't have fallen angel in you because you're not the biological son of Miniel."
Dib took a step back and his eyes widened. "W-What…? You mean… Mom isn't actually…"
"Your real mom? Sorry to say, but Miniel is your stepmom. Your real mom was just some normal woman who sadly died after giving birth to you," Conah finished with a shrug.
"No… this can't be…" Dib denied, looking at the ground in disbelief.
"Dib, you don't look anything like Miniel at all. The only thing that looks similar is the eye color, but, they're not the same," Conah added.
Dib remained silent as he tried to process what the Nexile said.
"If it makes you feel any better, you are compatible with an angel," Naomi voiced after a moment of silence.
Dib slowly looked up, "Really…?"
"Yeah. You want to get rid of evil and expose it and you do everything you can to try and be a step ahead. The methods can be a bit strange, but overall you do end up saving the day and even when it goes unnoticed, that doesn't stop you."
Dib looked down and slightly smiled. "Yeah… I guess so…"
"If you want, I could give you the powers of an angel. It will be weird at first, but I believe it'll pay off," Naomi offered.
Without a second thought, Dib looked up at Naomi and nodded his head.
"Great, the only thing is that I'll need to take over your body. You'll be asleep until I'm done making changes that will be needed for complete compatibility."
"That's fine," Dib said.
"Good, set down your sister please, it'll be easier that way."
Dib crouched and set Gaz down on the grass carefully before standing up. Naomi walked up to him and put a finger on his forehead. A glowing cross formed on Dib's forehead and his eyes went completely white before glowing. Naomi slowly started to disappear and soon, she was gone.
Conah walked up to Gaz and pressed her forehead with a finger. A dark crescent moon with a blade and wings appeared on Gaz's forehead and the same thing happened to Conah.
Soon, Dib blinked a couple of times and his eyes remained purely white and glowing.
"Good. I'm now in control of Dib's body which means the conversion process has started," Naomi spoke. She looked down at Gaz's body and saw that her eyes were open, revealing purely purple eyes.
Gaz stood up and stretched, causing black wings to sprout out from her back. Naomi forced wings to sprout from Dib's back.
"You should almost be done with Gaz, right, Conah?" Naomi checked.
"Yeah, I've been doing other business though, so it should be done soon," Conah responded.
"Good, let's go visit the special devil."
XXX
Zim was fast asleep until three forceful knocks at his door, that shook the house, woke him up. He quickly got out of bed and stumbled out of his room.
"Computer… who's at the door…?" Zim asked groggily.
"It appears to be… Dib and Gaz," Computer answered. Zim stopped and thought about what Computer said.
"Wait… Dib and Gaz are here… and together? What the frell happened for those two to be together?" Zim asked.
"Best to check it out for yourself," Computer said. Zim nodded and walked to his door as his disguise came on. He opened it and saw Dib in steel armor outlined in gold with giant white wings and a gold halo floating above his head. Zim looked at Gaz and saw that she was wearing a black dress with black wings and had a black halo that was cracked with some of it missing.
Zim looked at the Membrane siblings questioningly. "Didn't know you guys made up so quickly, also, if you wanted to go trick or treating, you missed it."
"Zim, something's wrong," Crish cut in.
What's wrong?
"There's something different about Dib and Gaz, look at their eyes and their presence is entirely different. Also, get away from your house and go to the middle of the circle," Crish told. Zim looked at Dib's eyes first and saw that they were purely white. He looked at Gaz's eyes and saw that they were purely purple.
"Well, come on then, I guess, since you two didn't go trick or treating earlier," Zim said as he walked past the Membrane siblings and made his way towards the middle of the cul-de-sac. He twisted his body out of the way as a vertical slash zoomed by him and crashed into a house.
Zim whipped his head at Dib to see him holding a white sword and blade that radiated powerful energy from the blade.
"What the frell, Dib?!" Zim screamed.
"Hm… you have fast reflexes it seems," Dib spoke.
"Shit," Crish cursed lowly.
What? What's wrong now? Zim asked.
"As you can probably tell, that isn't Dib and Gaz…" Crish answered.
Well then who are they?
"I can't tell yet, but it's very familiar…" Crish said.
Gaz grinned before she put her arm behind her back and a large, black scythe formed. She swung it horizontally and a purple, curved line shot out towards Zim. He ducked and the attack crashed in the house behind him.
"Stop moving, you damn roach!" Gaz yelled at Zim.
"You're trying to kill Zim! Why should he stand still?!" Zim yelled back.
"For the time being, it seems like you'll have to fight them," Crish said.
What?! I can't fight my girlfriend, Crish! Zim shouted in his head angrily.
"Do you have a better idea?! You can't talk them out of their daze, Zim, it doesn't work," Crish argued.
But in the TV shows it does… Zim added.
"Those are TV shows, Zim, this isn't a TV show!"
Zim ducked after Dib ran up to him and took a swing at him. He rolled back and instantly transformed into his devil form.
"Here, I'll try to think of a possible way to get them back to normal, you just try to survive and don't get yourself killed."
Zim nodded and stood up.
"So that's what he looks like as a devil… pretty cool," Gaz commented.
"Now's not the time to be complementing his appearance, Conah, we have to kill him quick," Dib told Gaz with a stern gaze.
"Don't be so stuck up, Naomi, he can't even use Crish's power effectively anyway," Gaz, or Conah, waved off.
"Conah… Naomi…? Oh those bitches are here…" Crish said lowly.
Are you okay, Crish? Zim asked. Crish didn't respond and Zim dodged a stray attack coming his way.
"Damnit! Stop moving!" Conah yelled and dashed forward. She raised her scythe up high and was about to slash down. Zim put his arm up to block it, but a black tentacle came out from his shadow and tugged his left foot back, making him lean forward and dodging Conah's strike.
Zim jumped back and noticed Naomi from the corner of his eye. He did a barrel roll in the air to avoid Naomi's sword and kicked it away. It went flying into a house and got stuck. Zim landed on his claws and did a back handspring.
"Thankfully, I don't just have one weapon," Naomi said and put his arm out. A white circle appeared in front of him. It opened up and a bow came out. It was white and surrounded with purely white energy. The tips were flaring with energy. An arrow came out and was all white as well.
Naomi grabbed the bow and arrow and placed the arrow in the bow. He pulled the string and arrow back and fired. The arrow was coming at Zim fast and he ducked under it. The arrow curved up, then down and was going for Zim's head. He rolled out of the way, but the arrow changed its direction and went for Zim.
Conah put her two hands close together but not touching and started summoning a purple ball. It grew bigger and bigger until it was a bit bigger than her head. Naomi did the same thing and they both watched as Zim was avoiding the arrow as best as he could.
They waited until Zim finally grabbed it and broke it. Both Conah and Naomi threw their balls at Zim, who didn't realize. He looked up to see two balls of white and purple coming at him. He couldn't do anything but close his eyes and put his arms up to try and block it.
Zim heard explosions, but didn't feel any pain. He slowly opened one eye to see a figure standing in front of him. He fully opened both eyes and saw Crish standing in front of him.
"C-Crish?!" Zim yelled in bewilderment. She had both of her arms out and blocked both of the attacks with ease.
"I figured a way for you to get Gaz back," Crish spoke.
"And what's that?" Zim asked.
"Kiss her."
"K-Kiss her?!" Zim questioned.
"Yeah kiss her! You've done it before haven't you?! So what's the problem?!" Crish grilled.
"How is Zim supposed to kiss Gaz if she's trying to kill him?! Not to mention, but that's also not Gaz and someone's controlling her! She also has a scythe!" Zim pointed out.
"Don't think of it like that. Try to think that it is Gaz, but she's under mind control instead of someone else possessing her. I'm knocking Dib out which should bring him back," Crish informed.
Zim sighed and stood up, "Alright fine,"
"Crish… didn't think you'd show yourself to us so soon," Naomi said with a cocky smile.
"Shut the hell up, Naomi, I'm just trying to protect my friend," Crish said.
"You mean host?" Conah corrected.
"You're lucky I'm not coming after you, Conah, else I'll rip open your body and make sure you're alive to feel it," Crish threatened.
"Ooo, scary! Why not come after both of us?" Conah asked in a teasing voice.
"Zim is coming after you," Crish responded.
"Why do I get the Irken?!" Conah whined.
"Enough talk! Let's go!" Dib shouted and took off, as well as Crish.
Zim looked at Conah who looked pissed.
"Alright, fine, let's fight, Irken," Conah told and readied her scythe.
Zim summoned Bloodweep and reverse gripped it. Conah flapped her wings once and sprinted towards him. He prepared himself and watched as Conah spun her scythe behind her and threw it at him. Zim's eyes widened as he didn't expect Conah to do that. He blocked the scythe, but it kept on spinning and wouldn't stop. It spun faster and harder, slightly pushing him back.
Zim noticed Conah running up to him and he opened his mouth.
"Dragon's Breath!" Zim yelled as a large amount of fire rushed out of his mouth and stopped Conah in her tracks. She put her arms up and backed up, trying not to get scorched. Zim moved out of the way and let the scythe continue its path past him. He ran up to Conah and was about to grab her, but she did a backflip and almost kicked Zim.
Conah jumped back and held her hand out. Zim waited, but then ducked right as the scythe flew past his head. Conah grabbed it and looked at the handle.
"Damn this body… if it wasn't so weak, I'd be able to use my full power…" Conah cursed.
"Gaz's body isn't weak!" Zim shouted at the Nexile. Conah looked up at Zim with a raised eyebrow.
"Pfft, you kidding me? Of course this body is weak! She's half fallen angel! Fallen angels are the weakest out of angels, demons, and fallen angels! And it doesn't help that she's half of that, and half human! Humans are also weak!" Conah argued.
"Maybe most are, but there are some strong humans out there, you just haven't seen them, I guess."
"No, you dumbass. Every human is weak. Every human has a weak spot, a weak point, a breaking point. Humans are so fragile that they need protecting, but don't know it or don't want to admit it!"
"Yeah, but that's what makes humans humans. Actually, what makes you a living being if you don't have a weak spot? Also, angels, demons, and fallen angels all have weak spots. You shouldn't be blaming Gaz for you not being able to use your full power, that's on you for deciding to control her!"
Conah gritted her teeth, "You're an Irken, what do you know about humans?!"
"More than a fallen angel it seems," Zim retorted.
"Just die!" Conah shrieked and rushed Zim. She put her scythe up and forcefully swung down. Zim easily dodged and spun around Conah. He elbowed her back, forcing her to the ground. She rolled over and was about to get up, but Zim held her down.
"Get off of me!" Conah demanded.
"What, and have you try to kill me again? No thanks," Zim denied with a shake of his head.
"Fine then!" Conah opened her mouth and it started glowing purple. Zim took the chance to put his mouth over hers to initiate the kiss. Conah's eyes widened and her mouth stopped glowing.
Zim got off of her and she didn't move. Conah's eyes fluttered before closing.
That didn't feel rewarding… Zim thought. He looked at Gaz's unmoving body and saw the scythe slowly disappear. He walked up to her and picked her up gently.
Naomi started rapidly swinging at Crish, who didn't move. The devil wasn't getting sliced by Naomi's slashesand the angel jumped back, looking confused.
"Why didn't you get affected by my slashes?!" Naomi questioned.
"It's cause you missed," Crish answered.
"What?! How could I miss?! I was swinging at you!" Naomi exclaimed.
Crish shrugged with a smug smirk.
Naomi gritted her teeth and put her arm up. A large circle opened above Crish and she looked up.
Arrows of light showered hard down at Crish from the circle and covered her from sight. A moment later and the arrows of light shattered, revealing an unharmed Crish. Naomi was baffled at how the devil was still unharmed.
"You've really gotten weaker, Naomi, what happened?" Crish asked.
"W-How are you still fine after that?!" Naomi grilled.
"You missed again," Crish answered with a bored look on her face.
"There's no way I've missed twice!" Naomi denied.
"This is getting boring, Naomi, sorry but I'm gonna have to end it here," Crish told as she cracked her knuckles.
"Yeah right, like you can-"
Naomi was cut off as an orange circle appeared above her and an orange hammer came down. It landed on her head and Naomi fell forward, unconscious.
"That was too easy," Crish spoke as she grabbed Dib's body and dragged him towards Zim. "Alright, let's go."
XXX
Zim and Crish were in Zim's base with Gaz and Dib still unconscious. Zim sat in the middle of the couch with Gaz laying down on his lap. Crish put Dib on the floor and she leaned against the door, being the farthest away from the three.
A few minutes later and an angel and fallen angel appeared out of Gaz and Dib. They both looked around before locking eyes with Zim.
"Zim… you damn Irken!" The angel yelled at Zim.
"Why are you yelling at Zim? He doesn't even know you!" Zim pointed out.
"Well we know you! You're a terrible Irken, who killed a bunch of his own people on a failed operation, right?" Naomi guessed, making Zim growl audibly.
"Shut the frell up! That was a long time ago!" Zim shouted. Gaz and Dib both woke up from the yelling.
"W-Wait… where am I…?" Gaz asked. She looked around before looking up at Zim. "Oh… hey, Zim…"
"Hello, Little Gaz," Zim greeted as he gave her a kiss on the forehead. Gaz smiled and hugged him.
"Wait… why am I here? And who are those two?" Gaz asked as she looked at Conah and Naomi.
"I'm the fallen angel that you've been seeing recently," Conah answered.
Gaz stared at her for a few seconds before finally rendering her appearance. "I thought you'd look like me."
"I can if you want me to," Conah said with a shrug.
"One Gaz is enough," Gaz declined. She looked at Naomi now, "And who's the angel?"
"Naomi. I'm Dib's angel," Naomi answered.
Gaz looked at Conah confused, "I thought you said that Dib was unlucky, how does him having an angel make him unlucky?"
"Dib didn't have an angel. We made a deal, I tell him more about your mom and give him powers, and he let's me control him for a bit," Naomi answered.
Gaz processed that, then grew angry. She looked at Dib with bared teeth.
"You made a deal with an angel to basically attack Zim?!" Gaz yelled.
"What?! No! She said that she'd give me powers, she didn't say anything about attacking Zim!" Dib denied.
"You think I wouldn't do anything after having full control over you? That's pretty dumb thinking, Dib," Naomi stated with her hands crossed. Dib remained speechless as he just sight.
"God, of course you would do something like this, Dib! You're lucky Zim isn't dead!" Gaz shouted.
"Don't yell at Dib like that, he just wanted to protect the Earth, that's all. There's no shame in that," Naomi defended.
"Protect Earth by killing my boyfriend? That's just fucking murder, I'd expect you to know all about it since it happened to you guys," Gaz fired.
Naomi's eye twitched, "Coming from a girl that no one gives a shit about and would be better off with her dying. Oh wait, I forgot, no one remembered it was your birthday, goes to show that no one cared about you, not even your family."
Gaz's eyes widened, "How are you an angel?! You're a rude piece of shit!"
"Angels don't have to be nice to demons. We loathe and kill them, and I'd be happy to kill you any day," Naomi answered.
"I'm a human," Gaz growled.
"You're an abomination is what you are. Half fallen angel and half human? Talk about the worst combination possible," Naomi corrected.
"There's nothing wrong with Gaz, Naomi," Zim added with a glare.
"And look who decided to talk. Of course you wouldn't think there's anything wrong with her, you're a damn defect, you have no right to judge others because you're the lowest form of Irken there is."
"Gaz is perfect the way she is! Having flaws is what makes a human, human! And for me, I'm glad that I'm a defect. I don't want to be some military drone in Irken society, that would be boring," Zim countered.
"Yeah, but all of Irken society hates you. That doesn't even get you slightly hurt? Not to mention, but what are you even worth? If you're not useful to Irk, who are you useful to? If these humans knew you were an alien, you'd be nothing more than research. Hell, you're a demonic Irken. You're being hunted by everyone. No one sees you more than something that causes a problem for everyone, and we'd all be happy if you were gone, that's why we're trying to kill you. You can thank Crish for that."
"Zim can already tell that you're an angel no one likes," Zim said.
"What was that?" Naomi asked demandingly.
"All the angels would prefer if you were gone, huh? They don't like you around because you're a bossy bitch and always commands people what to do. You suck up to anyone that's superior to you and do whatever they say no matter how bizarre it is, huh? The other angels would be happy if you disappeared, but can't make that happen cause you follow all the rules like a little pussy and can't step out of line for even a second, huh?" Zim guessed with a smug smirk.
Naomi's eyes widened and she bared her teeth, "What the hell does a defective Irken know about an angel?! You're literally worth nothing and your whole race doesn't like you! You're a disgrace!"
"The same could be said about you. The other angels don't like you. No matter what you do, even if you do it correctly, you still can't get your superior's attention. You're doing all of this for what? For who? The other angels don't like you, either, Naomi, we're in the same boat."
"At least my creator is a living being instead of a fucking machine," Naomi sallied, making Zim's eyes widened. "Aw what's wrong? Did I hit a nerve little Irken? Exactly what I thought so shut your-"
"Enough."
Everyone stopped and looked at Crish. The whole room gave off a terrifying aura as Crish was glaring at everyone. The only thing they could see if Crish was her glaring and glowing orange eyes. She stopped leaning and walked out of the shadows. Everyone remained quiet and anxious as they saw Crish.
"I'm not gonna sit here and listen to your fucking bickering. We brought only Dib and Gaz here, not unwanted angels and nexiles," Crish spoke. Her voice was much deeper than her usual one and she seemed oddly different, as if she'd matured and Zim noticed.
"Naomi, I could quite literally kill you so fast you'd think you're still alive. Do you really think you're tough because you're almost an Archangel? I highly doubt you'll be an Archangel any time soon, even Miniel had a better chance than you," Crish stated.
"W-What are you talking about?! Miniel is a fallen angel! I'm an actual angel!" Naomi defended.
"Of course you are. You're only an angel simply because you do your job. You'll never be an Archangel because of the way you act towards other angels. If no angels like you, how are you going to be an Archangel? Also, Heaven already has seven."
"How do you even know how many Archangels we have?!"
"You remember Theliel, right, the newest member of the seven before Zadkiel took his place?"
"You mean the one that you killed?" Naomi corrected.
Crish's eyes widened as a large grin appeared on her face. Everyone grew worried, but she laughed loudly.
"I killed Theliel?! Oh man, that's funny… you mean you killed Theliel?" Crish corrected. Naomi began to sweat.
"What are you talking about?"
"Naomi, regardless of what Theliel was, he was my best friend, actually, I liked him a lot. Although we couldn't go anywhere past being friends, we were still close. He only told me what he was allowed to and didn't even deem me as a threat. Yes, he could've possibly gotten in trouble for associating with a devil, but he didn't. You wanna know why? Cause I wasn't registered as a devil, no, instead, I was a lost girl with two horns on my head. You had to force your nosy ass into his business and not only falsely accused me as a devil, but you also falsely accused Theliel as a traitor and killed him before he had the chance to defend himself!" Crish responded as she stepped forward, making Naomi step back. "You're a sinful little angel, aren't you, Naomi? You're lucky God and Jesus we're watching over the humans and weren't paying attention to you. I don't know how long you've been telling yourself that I was the one who killed Theliel, but you should own up to your sins. You're worse than the seventh Prince of Hell, Mammon."
"The seventh Prince of Hell?" Zim asked. Crish looked at Zim and calmed down a bit.
"Yes, there are seven princes of hell. Lucifer, Beelzebub, Satan, Abaddon, Mammon, Belphegor, and Asmodeus. They are the ones that watch over Hell," Crish answered.
"I thought it was only Lucifer…?" Conah spoke.
Crish turned to Conah, "Well, Lucifer is the leader of all demons. He's the one that controls everything, he just has six other demons rule over Hell with him,"
"Hm… I never heard of the other ones before," Conah said.
"Well, when Lucifer was casted out of Heaven and started to control things in Hell, he was the only one doing so. Lucifer wanted to take a break, so he split himself in two and named the other half Satan. He told Satan to watch over Hell while he went to go whatever the fuck he was doing. Lucifer came back some time later and wanted to take over Hell again. Satan said no, Lucifer fought Satan, then Lucifer won and is now ruling over Hell once again," Crish explained.
"Interesting…" Conah commented. "But… how do you know that?"
"Miniel told me," Crish answered. Both Dib and Gaz's eyes widened.
"You actually talked to my mom?!" Gaz asked as she jolted up.
"Of course. We stumbled across each other and became good friends," Crish responded.
"Do you know where Olvido is?" Gaz asked.
Crish put a claw to her chin and thought about it. "Yes, I do."
"Could you take us there? My mom is stuck in there thanks to Lucifer," Gaz asked.
"Yeah, I can, but it'll be a pain in the ass to get there though. We'd have to go to Hell to get to Olvido, and not only that, but only Lucifer can go in Olvido," Crish answered. Gaz looked down and sighed heavily.
"But don't worry, we'll find a way," Crish added, lifting Gaz's spirits a bit. "Now. Naomi, I find it interesting how all of this started because of your decision to classify me as a devil. Not only did you force me to play your game, but you hate me even though I'm playing it by your rules," Crish spoke. "I'd really like revenge for you killing Theliel, but I'll leave that up for Zim if he wants to. All I want to know is, why did you kill Theliel instead of me?"
Naomi stood there silent as everyone looked at her, waiting for her answer.
"I… I… can't tell you…" Naomi avoided with her head down.
Crish frowned, "Of course you can't… if you can't tell the truth, then what's the point of being an angel?"
"I'm not lying! I seriously can't tell you!" Naomi shouted at Crish.
"No, you can tell me, you're just being a little bitch like you've always been," Crish countered, trying to tempt Naomi.
"Gah, fine! I killed Theliel because he was a stuck up jackass! He always thought he was better than everyone else and is so annoying! Always playing the good guy, but he was just using everyone for his own benefit!" Naomi admitted, trying to catch her breath.
Crish just stared at her with wide eyes. No part of her body moved as she stared solely at Naomi. Zim and Conah could feel the anger inside of Crish as she wasn't hiding it very well and was letting off a violent aura that only they seemed to notice.
Conah and Zim readied themselves to stop Crish from killing Naomi.
It was completely silent for a minute, but in a flash, both Conah and Zim grabbed Crish's arms as she tried to rush Naomi who jumped back.
"YOU KILLED HIM OUT OF JEALOUSY?! I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE I BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF YOU UNTIL YOU'RE ON THE BRINK OF DEATH AND KILL YOU IN THE WORST WAY POSSIBLE, THEN I'LL DO IT AGAIN IN YOUR NEXT LIFE! I'LL HUNT YOU DOWN IN YOUR NEXT LIFE AND I'LL MAKE YOUR ASS AN ANGEL BEFORE RIPPING OPEN HEAVEN MYSELF TO FIND YOU AND KILL YOU AGAIN!" Crish threatened as she tried to move forward. Zim transformed into his devil form and tried to plant his feet, but was scooting up an inch. Conah tried her best, but was almost failing at holding Crish back.
Gaz and Dib watched with wide eyes, not wanting any part in this.
"I SWEAR TO GOD THAT I'LL KILL YOU, NAOMI! WHETHER IT BE IN THIS LIFE OR THE NEXT ONE!" Crish yelled. Conah lost her grip and fell back as Crish opened her hand and darkness surrounded it. Her black arm became bigger and she was planning on slicing Naomi into two, but Zim got in front of her and grabbed her arm. He began to push back with all of his might, and the two devils were at a standstill.
"Crish… calm down! This isn't like you at all!" Zim yelled, making Crish stop. She looked at Zim and the darkness around her disappeared instantly.
Crish stared at Zim and he stared back, concerned. She soon sighed and looked at the ground.
"Zim… you don't know what I'm like…" Crish whispered.
"Zim knows that you're a goofball and you're like Gir. Silly, uncontrollable, fun, I don't know where this… new you is coming from, but it isn't like you," Zim said.
"No… Zim, I've always been like this…"
"How so?"
"Ever since I could remember, whenever I got pissed, mad, angry, whatever, I would always act mature, super serious, and think things through. And as far as I know, I was always pissed at something, even the slightest inconvenience would make me mad. This is one of the few times I'm actually goofy, silly, carefree, stupid… I just didn't want to be angry at stupid shit anymore, that's one of the reasons why I took over bodies. To just… relax and have someone else do all the killing for me. I'm tired of all this devil bullshit, I'm tired of pretending to be something I'm not, I'm tired of being angry, I'm tired of killing, I'm tired of being hunted down by angels, demons, exiles, aliens… I'm tired of being the one to blame for things I haven't even done, I'm tired of being the root of all problems… Zim… I'm just tired of all of this… I didn't even know Hell existed, I didn't even know Heaven existed… I didn't even know there was such a thing as a religion when I came to Earth… I didn't even know that Lucifer was the real devil and now I'm enemies with all of Hell as well as Heaven… I just wanted to explore this planet without any problems… but I couldn't even have that… I don't want to worry about what's going to kill me, I don't want to be alert at all times, I don't want to be paranoid anymore… I just want to… be at peace for once… is that so much to ask for? I played this damn game of being the big bad devil that "killed" an angel. I massacred a bunch of them because "I'm the devil…" I took an actual devil's identity because "I'm the real devil…" No, I'm not. I'm not a devil, damnit… I just want this to stop… I just want myself excluded from this stupid religion… I just wanted Theliel to be alive to talk to me, to be with me… now that he's gone, I don't want to be involved with Christianity anymore… and now I have to worry about how to fix all of this… I just don't want any part of this… I just want to be left alone, in a quiet space, by myself, even if it's for five minutes… that's all I want… I just don't want to deal with this anymore… please, please just give that to me, I'd be so grateful… I'd even do whatever you wanted…" Crish pleaded as she put her head on Zim's chest and began to cry silently.
Zim pulled her into a hug and looked at Gaz who nodded. "Don't worry… you have the infinite space, use that for all the time you need. I'll take your place as the big bad devil and will handle all of this grozit while you have your peace and quiet."
Crish returned the hug, "T-Thank you so much…"
Zim turned his head and glared at Naomi who just stood there.
After a few minutes of Zim trying to calm Crish down and everyone being there awkwardly, Naomi walked up to Conah.
"Hey, Conah-"
"Don't," Conah interrupted with a hand raised.
"What? Why?" Naomi asked.
"After what Crish just said and what you admitted… I realized that you casted both me and Miniel out of Heaven."
"How?"
"We were both friends with Theliel and when we heard that he was a traitor, we didn't believe it and were exiled from Heaven. We were instantly made into fallen angels, I was randomly chosen to be Nexile while Miniel was just a normal fallen angel residing in Hell. I'm extremely angry right now after hearing all of this, so I'm going into Gaz's head," Conah answered and walked away from Naomi. She watched as the Nexile walked up to Gaz.
"You need something?" Gaz asked.
"Nah," Conah replied as she touched Gaz's forehead.
"What are you-" Gaz didn't get to finish as Naomi swirled into Gaz's head and was out of sight. "-That was weird…"
Naomi walked over to Dib and did the same thing. It was only Zim, Dib, Gaz, and Crish left in the living room. Dib got up and walked up to Zim.
"Hey uh… I'm really sorry, man… I… I'm sorry I made Gaz cry…" Dib apologized.
"Honestly, Dib, it's a little bit late to say that and you shouldn't be apologizing to Zim, you should apologize to Little Gaz. Also, to make up for it, you should come to Olvido with us," Zim offered.
Dib was baffled by this, "W-What? Are you serious?"
"I mean yeah, else I wouldn't be saying this right now. I'm not very fond of you right now, Dib, because you did make Gaz cry and hurt, but you do have to see your mom."
"Yeah, but, she's not my real mom…"
"Real mom or not, she was still there for some of it, right?"
"Well, yeah…"
"Exactly. You deserve to see her. Now, go apologize to Gaz, I have to tend to Crish."
Dib nodded and walked away from Zim and over to Gaz. She saw him and glared. Dib took a seat on the couch a bit away from her.
"Hey Gaz," Dib greeted quietly. Gaz didn't say anything in return. "I… I wanted to say I'm sorry for forgetting it's your birthday and hurting you greatly."
"You do realize that's one of the shittiest things possible right? To not at least get a happy birthday from your sibling?" Gaz questioned.
"I… I know… I don't even know how I forgot. You're my only sister after all, and there's only four people in our family, it shouldn't have been hard for me to remember… I have no excuse for forgetting your birthday," Dib responded.
"I thought you'd use spying on Zim as an excuse, but I see you're slightly better than that," Gaz commented.
"Mm… it wouldn't have helped if I said that…" Dib said.
"You know, you also almost got Zim killed from bringing along that Naomi bitch," Gaz added.
"Yeah… I know… she didn't say anything about killing Zim when she offered me powers, but I should've used my brain for once and figured that out, I mean, she did say that we needed to get rid of him."
"Which makes it worse."
"Much worse…"
Gaz sighed and leaned back into the couch, "At least you apologized. Thought you'd be too scared to."
"You think pretty lowly of me, huh?"
"I think lowly of everyone, Dib," Gaz corrected.
"Right… but I couldn't think of a good time since you would've just either ignored me, cursed at me, or yelled at me."
"Mm… yeah, that does sound like something I'd do," Gaz agreed without a second thought. "Are you coming to see Mom with me and Zim?"
"You mean your mom? And yeah, it's the least I can do at the moment."
"What do you mean 'your mom'?"
"Miniel is my stepmom, Gaz. My real mom died when giving birth to me."
"Oh… wait, that only makes us half siblings then."
"How so?"
"Because, dimwit, we have the same dad just different moms."
Dib thought about it for a second before realizing it. "Oh yeah, you're right, it does!"
"God… you're an idiot…"
"I'll take that."
Zim walked over to the two without Crish in sight.
"Where's Crish?" Gaz asked.
"She's in her space," Zim answered.
"Jeez… this was… unexpected. I'm sorry for bringing her here, Zim," Dib apologized.
"No need. I think it was better this way," Zim waved off.
"How so?" Dib asked.
"Crish was finally able to express her emotions, yeah, it was a bad time and everyone was scared, an angel almost died, but she was able to get some things off of her chest," Zim answered.
"Mm… so, what's the first step of meeting our mom?" Dib wondered.
"If we're going to set off sometime soon, we need a good excuse as to why we were absent for as long as we were," Zim replied.
"Family crisis. They'd understand," Gaz suggested.
Zim put a hand to his chin and thought about it. "Yeah, that sounds plausible."
"But what's the next step?" Dib asked.
"We need to train. If there are seven Princes of Hell, we need to be prepared to fight them and the other plentiful demons and exiles that are in Hell," Zim answered.
"Where are we going to train?" Gaz asked.
"Come here later today after Skool. We'll get to training as soon as possible,"
"Oh wait… isn't it Wednesday now?" Gaz assumed.
Dib checked his phone and audibly groaned. "Yeah, and it doesn't help that it's 3:03AM…"
"Missed out on a lot of sleep thanks to all… this," Gaz said as she gestured to the air.
"Just go home and get as much sleep as you can," Zim told. Gaz walked up to him and gave him a hug which he returned. They both kissed each other before separating.
"G'night, Zimmy," Gaz whispered.
"Goodnight, my little piggy," Zim whispered back, making her smile. He watched Dib and Gaz leave his house and sighed right after.
"That was… terrifying…" Computer voiced.
"Yes… yes it was…" Zim agreed. "I'm going to bed, Computer, if I wake up late, make sure to be extra loud."
"Got it," Computer said.
Zim went to his room, changed out of his disguise, and got into his bed.
Jeez, what a night this was… I guess I won't be hearing from Crish for a while, poor thing… Zim thought. After a few moments of staring at the ceiling, he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.
