The Truth

Part 12: Dib's Smartness

"HEY! HUMAN WORM BABY! DON'T LEAVE ME BEHIND!" Zim yelled as he caught up to Dib. Dib opened his mouth like he was going to say something, but nothing came out.
"What?"
"Huh?" Dib was confused, and turned to face Zim, who was already blankly staring back.
"You were about to say something?"
"Oh, it was nothing."
"It was something."
"I said it was nothing."
"Then why'd you open your mouth?"
"I- uh..."
"ZIM DEMANDS TO KNOW!" He screamed, stopping in his tracks. He backed away from Dib, giving him the death stare.
"Z-zim?..." Zim opened his pack, revealing lasers, pointy ones.
"Heh, there's really no need for that..."
"Tell me, or your head goes... poof." Dib gulped.
"F-fine... I was going to say—" He was interrupted by the loud roar coming from the forest ahead of them. They both exchanged glares, and looked to the forest.
"Is that..?"
"Bigfeets." Dib said, focused. He ran off towards the sound, leaving Zim annoyed.
"Stupid worm pit weasel PIG!" He mumbled. He walked on his spider legs alongside of Dib.
"Why? Why? Why go towards the sound?"
"Why go towards the sound?" Dib asked, almost laughing. "Because that could be Bigfeets, and if it is, and I catch him on tape, I will be the first person to, well, catch Bigfeets! ...on tape." Zim was very confused.
"What?"
"It doesn't matter. Follow me!" Dib said excitedly, pointing ahead of them. There was another roar, that was louder than the last.
"Oh! We're getting closer!"
"Yippee." Zim said, clearly excited. They kept walking further into the woods. They continued walking for what seemed like hours, when a bush started to move. Dib gasped.
"Did you see that?!" He whispered next to Zim.
"Are you dumb?"
"Uh... no. Not at all really, I get straight A's. I mean, except for gym. I got hit in the head by a dodge ball once. You know, before you came to Earth to try and conquer it," he gasped again. "Unless, you were there the whole time, but had a disguise on! WERE YOU THE ONE THAT HIT ME?! Wait, but that wouldn't make sense, since your disguise, now, is garbage. It's actual trash," he laughed. "I don't know how anyone bought it. I mean, I didn't! I knew all along that you were an alien. I mean, you still are, I was just saying that because of the context of this conversation. Referring to the past, because this happened in the past, unless it didn't. But it did, I think. But of course, you wouldn't know that because you never pay attention in class!" Dib hissed. "But that just proves how smart I am. Anyway, it hurt really bad. You know, when I got hit in the head by a dodge ball? Yeah, I even had to get stitches."
"Stupid human," Zim sighed as he face palmed himself.
"DID YOU SERIOUSLY DID NOT LISTEN TO ANYTHING I JUST SAID?!"
"Shh... you're hurting my antennas." Dib made an angry face at Zim.
"What? What is that?" Zim questioned, circulating his finger in the air around Dib's head.
"You're the one that's stupid. Stupid alien." Zim made an offended gasp.
"Oh, how much do you wanna bet on that?"
"Hmm, let's see? You were sent to Earth to be banished, but you clearly didn't get any of their hints that your leaders hate you, because you tried to conquer Earth. I mean, you would've too, if I didn't interfere with your evil plans. But now, you leaders came to Earth to kill you. And , you thought... Ha! Boy, were you wrong! It's pretty obvious now, and funny. Your rulers, or should I say, ex-rulers, are trying to kill you! They even travelled several lightyears, just to—" Dib laughed, and looked over at Zim, seeing tears forming in his eyes.
"Oh, Z-zim... I didn't mean to make you cry. I'm sorry. I-I take it all back!" A few seconds pass by, when Zim answers.