- At casa del Macho
''Manny what are you doing with that evil villain magazine?''; Carly asked curious while looking down at her brother who was sitting on the couch.
''Nothing... why you asking ghehe?''; Manny said tense yet shocked as he quickly put the magazine away for Carly who was leaning on the backrest behind him.
''Well.. I would almost think that my big brother wants to be a villain rather than being a hero''; Carly said suspicious while smirking.
''Nah, you know I don't wanna disappoint dad and besides I have no idea what to choose, being a hero or being a villain''; Manny said sad while worrying about his dilemma.
Carly saw it was really bothering Manny as she tried to comfort him.
''Manny, whathever you choose good or evil you'll always be my awesome bro and don't worry you got a lot of time to figure it out''; Carly said encouriging while sliding down next to him.
''Yeah, you're right. Thanks Carly you're the best.''; Manny said grateful while giving Carly a hug as he felled much better.
*growl*
''What was that?.."; Manny said startled as he looked at Carly who was laughing a little.
''Hahaha I think my tummy needs some food''; Carly said chuckling while holding her stomach.
*sigh*" haha... well go get yourself some food then you crazy chica''; Manny said smirking as he let go of Carly.
Carly jumped off the couch as she was heading towards the kitchen for a midday snack. But just before she walked around the corner..
''Oh and Carly..''; Manny said quick as he looked behind.
''Yeah?''.
''Don't tell dad I was peeking in evil magazines he would be really devastated if he finds out''; Manny said worried as he was scared to dissapoint him.
''Oh no problem bro I won't tell a thing you know I would never dare to tell a secret''; Carly said smirking as she made a ' mouth shut ' gesture towards her brother and walked away.
Manny turned reliefed as he turned on the tv watching lucha libre.
''Yeah! knock him to the ground! WHOEE ghehe''; Manny shouted encouraging in a violent way.
''Yo bro! are you seriously watching wrestling again..?''; Carly said from out the kitchen.
But Manny didn't respond back as he was fully focused on the game as suddenly..
''We interrupt this program for a special news report''.
Breaking news:
''Sartana of the dead and her grandson Django of the dead are destroying Miracle city!''
*explosions*
''Who can save us now!? Where is EL Tigre!''
Manny jumped off the couch and became: *roar*''EL Tigre!''
''Manny wait you need me with this!''; Carly said as she heard the whole thing and rushed out of the kitchen.
''No you stay here it's too dangerous besides I don't want anything bad happen to you''; Manny said protective while standing on the edge as he jumped out of the window on his way to Sartana and Django.
''But Manny..''; Carly repeated softly with a sad look on her face as she stayed behind.
"Viva Pantalones"
"I know señor Chapi but what can I do"; Carly said while holding Chapi in her arms.
Chapi jumped out of her arms and flew away.
"Señor Chapi come back!, where are ya going"; Carly said while running after him.
Suddenly Chapi flew into the bedroom. It was Carly's room as it was dark inside.
"Chapi where are you!?"; Carly shouted when suddenly the door creeks open.
Carly turned around and looked around the corner.
"Chapi are you in here?"; Carly whispered while walking into her bedroom.
"Viva Pantalones"
"Chapi!...you're a genius"; Carly said smirking as a bright green light cought her eye.
- Meanwhile in Miracle city...
Sartana and Django were planning to rob the miracle city bank when suddenly El Tigre showed up.
"STOP YOUR ACTIONS SARTANA!"; Manny demanded running into the fight while pointing at both, Sartana and Django
''Well..well..well if it isn't the Rivera sibling, wait.. where is the other Rivera!''; Sartana said while looking around the area.
''Probably scared nana hahaha''; Django said while he put on an evil grin towards his grandmother.
"Too bad Sartana she's not here but I'll tell her all about it how I destroyed you and your weak skeleton gringo's"; Manny said determined.
''Enough! lets finish him''; Sartana said.
She pointed her mistic guitar towards El Tigre as she was about to unleas her mistic powers on him. As all of a sudden they heard a voice out of nowhere.
''Nobody messes with my brother!''; the voice said as Carly ran into the fight as La Tigresa.
''Carly, what are you doing here?! I told you to stay home for your own safety''; Manny said with a worried look on his face.
''Don't worry bro, we can defeat them.. together''; Carly said confident.
''So you wanna join the party Rivera girl, you can't be serieus you are far from dangerous I won't even consider you as a threat, your just a girl''; Django said while laughing at Carly as he totally underestimated her.
''Is that so, oh please I can take your bony butt anytime of the day as well as my brother over here''; Carly said with a challenging look on her face.
Manny smiles looking at Carly.
''Yeah!, Carly! you take care of Django! I got Sartana!''; Manny said glaring at Sartana.
''You sure? becouse my senses are tellling me you could get your butt kicked''; Carly said laughing a little.
''Right!, like that will ever happen''; Manny said as he smirks.
''Enough talk!''; Sartana said as she whipped out her mistic guitar and fired barrage of dark energy from it at Manny and Carly.
They both hop out of the way and charged at their opponents.
''Alright you tall bony punk, lets see what you got!''; Carly said as she dashed at Django and throwed a hard left punch at Django making him slide back a little far. Django rubbed his jaw and glared at Carly.
''Well, someones got some strength!''; Django said as he blasted a red dark energy from his guitar at her.
Carly dogged, rolled and jumped while doing a backflip in the air and landing on Django's head. Django staggered and Carly then put up her fist like a boxer and throwed barrages of punches at Django and finished it with an uppercut.
''Ahhh!''; Django shouted in pain as he was sent into the air and landed on the ground with impact and sent rolling.
''Oh please! is that really the best you got?!''; Carly said getting in a fighting stance smirking.
Manny and Sartana were fighting furiously as Manny dodged a swing from Sartana's guitar by leaning back and doing a backflip. Then he came back with a slash from his claw making a claw mark on Sartana's skulled face.
She backed away as she felt the carvings from Manny's claws and growled in anger as she looked at Django seeing he wasn't getting anywhere.
''Django! how dare you be losing to this weak girl!''; Sartana snapped at him.
''She's stronger then she looks!''; Django said.
He slammed his guitar on the ground making sharp red glowing spikes appeared out of the ground as Carly quickly dodges them but one appeared out by her and cut her leg.
''AH!''; Carly shouted in pain as she fell to the ground.
''Carly!''; Manny shouted looking at her.
''Never take your eyes off your opponent El 'Tigre''; Santana said darkly as her guitar powered up with red energy swinging it against Manny's head making him fly back into a light post as it made a loud cling noise
''Ouch! that had to hurt!''; Django said as he laughed and went over to Carly.
Carly looked at Manny as he groaned in pain and rubbing his head. ''Manny! are you o- AHHH!''; Carly shouted in pain as Django slammed his mystic guitar hard on her back.
''Not so tough are you now huh? you little annoying girl!''; Django said as he stepped on her repeatedly.
''STOP!''; Manny shouted as he got up and charged at Django but was shot by and laser from Santana and slided on the ground as smoke simmered off him.
Django laughed as he kept stomping on her as Carly then catches his foot and glared at him with anger and gave Django a uppercut in the jaw hard making him fly into a building.
''YOU JERK!''; she shouted as she held her leg as it was bleeding a lot.
Carly didn't worry about it much as she quickly ran over to Manny and checked on him.
''Manny are you ok?''; Carly asked with worry in her voice.
Manny slowly got up in pain and looked at her.
''Yeah, I'm fine, just a few bruises here and there''; Manny said chuckling getting up.
''Told ya you would get your butt kicked''; Carly said chuckling.
''Oh whatever''; Manny said chuckling and laughing as he sees Django getting out the hole in the building he crashed into.
''You all WILL PAY WITH YOUR LIVES!''; Django shouted as his eyes glowed even brighter red.
''Calm yourself Django, don't let them get the best of you''; Santana said as he walked to him and stood next to him.
''Yes nana''; Django said as he made a vicious expression across his face.
Manny looks over at Carly and looks down seeing her leg has been cut bad seeing the blood.
''Carly your leg''; Manny said looking at her.
''Don't worry about that now Manny, we have to beat these two now!''; Carly said glaring at them.
''But..''; Manny hesitated worried about Carly.
''Manny, I'll be fine, I promise''; Carly said as she looked at him and smiled widely. Manny sighed and smiled at her.
''Ok"; Manny said as he turned his attention to Django and Santana .
Santana and Django glared at them with their Red undead glowing eyes sizing Carly and Manny's direction.
''Its time to end this...''; Django said as he quickly played his guitar making machine gun type lasers fire at Manny and Carly.
Manny and Carly rolled Dodged them and dashed straight for Santana and Django.
Carly sharpened her claws and so did Django as they clashed at each other. Manny dashed at Santana with heavy speed throwing a hard right. Santana Blocked it with her Guitar as her guitar charged fast and swung it at Manny. Manny ducked and went under arms and punched her dead in her face.
Carly and Django were fighting with everything they had. The sounds of sharp claws were loud and the movement was intense.
''Just give up you no good Rivera!''; Django said ducking, dodging and blocking her claws.
''NEVER!''; Carly screamed as she started hitting harder.
Django was filling up with anger as he started hitting harder as well as they both struck each other. Carly struck Django in his chest but ofcourse no effect was done to someone who was already dead. Carly was struck in her shoulder very deep and blood was coming out her shoulder instantly. Django laughed darkly looking Carly straight in her eyes.
''You never stood a chance when this fight started''; Django said as he kicked her off his right arm and a sickning sound was made when they disconnected.
Carly screamed loudly as she fell to the ground holding her shoulder. Manny heard her and turned to her direction.
''CARLY!''; Manny shouted.
Carly rolled on the ground in pain as she couldn't move her right shoulder. Santana took the advantage and struck Manny in the back with her guitar sending him into a wall. Django walked up to Carly slowly taking his time.
''The Riveras were nothing but fools, no one could stand a chance against the family of the undead''; Django said extending his claws that were covered in Carly's blood.
Carly looked at Django in anger but fear. Django was about to hit her with a final blow but was kicked hard in the face getting sent into Santana and collided. Carly looked up and smiled widely.
''No one lays a hand on my daughter!''; Rodolfo said glaring at Santana and Django.
''DAD!''; Carly said as she tried to stand up.
Manny looked over to the direction where Carly was seeing his father.
''DAD!''; Manny said running over to him.
''What were you two thinking?!''; Rodolfo said looking at both of them. ''Facing against both Santana and Django?!''; Rodolfo said upset.
''s-sorry" Manny and Carly both said looking down.
Rodolfo shook his head shaking off the anger. ''This isn't the time for me to be upset!''; Rodolfo said looking at them.
''But I see you both have proven your bravery and strength, i am proud of both of you''; Rodolfo said smiling.
Carly and Manny looked up at their father smiling widely with happiness.
''Carly are you alright? you are very injured''; Rodolfo said as he kneeled down to her.
''d-d-dad I'm fine, it's just my shoulder''; Carly said trying to suck up the pain.
''You sit here, me and Manny will take care of them''; Rodolfo said to her.
''But-But Dad!''; Carly said trying to get up.
''Carly, you did enough, we will take care of the rest''; Manny said looking at her.
Carly sighed and nodded. ''Take them down!''; Carly said smiling as Rodolfo and Manny nodded smiling as well.
Santana and Django finally got on their feet as they see Rodolfo and Manny glaring at them.
''Well well well, if it isn't White Pantara, finally joining the fight''; Santana said with a smirk around her face.
''You all have done enough! its time to finish this!''; Manny said while extending his claws.
''You all will be delt with shortly"; Rodolfo said as stretched his legs.
''OH PLEASE!''; Django said blasting laser bullets at Rodolfo as he moved fastly out of the way and appeared right aside to Django.
''Never mess with my daughter again''; Rodolfo said with a serious voice as he got on both his hands and spinned around catching Django in his legs juggling him as he feet kicked him in the process.
''Whoa''; Carly said watching and smiling.
Manny charged at Santana and slashed at her leaving cuts on her as she blocked them but some slashed left cuts on her.
Carly smiled as she watched and held her wound.
''I'm so lucky''; she said as she smiled. ''To have such a wonderful family, a wonderful father, a wonderful brother, and most of all...a wonderful mother''; Carly closed her eyes remembering the hugs she gave her earlier today. ''I can't wait..to hug her again''; Carly whispered under her breath. ''I-''; Carly said as he heard Manny yell in pain.
She quickly opened her eyes seeing Manny on the ground holding his leg seeing the smoke come out of it.
''You foolish little boy!''; Santana said as she smacked him away further with her mystic guitar.
Manny got up on one arm a little glaring at Santana and then falls on the ground tired and injured. Santana charged up her mystic guitar and pointed it at Manny. Carly eyes widen seeing this as she got on her feet ignoring the pain running to Manny's aid. Everything seemed like it was going in slow motion.
The beam was fired.
Manny's eyes were closed waiting for the beam to hit him. But nothing happened. Manny opened his eyes as they became wide seeing Carly standing in front of Manny with a hole in her chest. Rodolfo turned around and sees Carly standing in front of Manny with a hole in her chest as he stood there in total shock.
''CARLY!''; Rodolfo shouted loudly as Carly fell back.
Manny catched Carly quickly shivering with worry. He stairs into Carly's have lifeless eyes as tears fell down his cheek fast.
''WHY DID YOU DO THAT?! WHY?!"; Manny shouted in a Crying tone.
''i...i couldn't let anything happen...to my big brother..''; Carly said as blood came out her mouth and coughing.
Rodolfo looked at them as he stood there in disbelief. He clenched his fist hard as he closed his eyes and shouted loud it made an echo across town. He glared his eyes at Santana as he instantly appeared to her and raised his leg high in the air and slammed it down on Santana completely destroying her and her guitar.
Django eyes widen as he tried to act but Rodolfo appeared to him that Django couldn't act. Rodolfo didn't kicked him but he punched Django through his guitar and destroyed him. Rodolfo fell to his knees and kept punching at the remains of what was left of Django and cried.
''D-Dad...''; Carly said as she couldn't hardly breath. Manny cried as he turned over to his father's direction.
''Dad!..Carly..she needs you!''; Manny said with tears streaming down his face.
Rodolfo took off his mask and went over to them. Carly smiled and wiped Manny tears.
''I'm sorry...i'm sorry''; Manny said as he cried more and held her close to him.
''Manny...please..don't...its ok...Dad..you were so awesome out their''; Carly said smiling widely. Rodolfo forced a smile rubbing her cheek.
''I love all of you...i'm...so lucky...so lucky...to have...su-such a wonderful...Family...i..i love all of you..so much...so..mu..''; She couldn't finish her words. Carly eyes showed no sign of life. she was cold and lifeless as she passed on.
''NO! NO! NO NO NO!''; Manny said as he held her closer crying his eyes out.
''CARLY WAKE UP! WAKE UP!''; Manny shouted and cried harder.
''Manny..please...''; Rodolfo said covering his face in his mask while crying.
''CARLY!''; Manny shouted her name as he hugged her. Rodolfo dropped to his knees and just cried.
At The Riveras home.
Rodolfo and Manny arrived home after today. Maria quickly went into the living room expecting to see Carly running up to her. She stood there looking at Manny and Rodolfo.
''What? where is Carly?''; Maria asked looking at them.
Manny didn't looked at his mother and Rodolfo went up to Maria and handed her the belt she was wearing. Maria looked at the belt then at Rodolfo.
''No...no..''; Maria said as she backed away.
''Maria...i'm..i'm sorry..''; Rodolfo said as he just stared at the floor. Maria looked at him and Manny not believing them.
''WHERE IS MY DAUGHTER?!''; Maria screamed.
''Maria...''; Rodolfo said but was cut off as Maria slapped him across the face.
''WHERE IS SHE?!''; Maria screamed with tears fell from her eyes.
Rodolfo looked at her with tears of own.
''Answer me!''; Maria screamed at him more as the tears just kept falling.
Rodolfo just looked at her and hugged her but Maria pushed him away and kept beating on his chest in anger.
''YOU LET THIS HAPPEN! YOU AND THIS HERO NONSENSE! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!''; Maria screamed and kept beating on his chest but finally embraced him and cried on his chest.
Manny stood there in tears and cried his eyes out not knowing what to do or what to believe in anymore.
(Fighting scene made by Storyteller54)
All he could think of was his little sister who risked her life for his. Manny saw how broken both of his parents were especially his mom who was suddenly confronted with the horrible news that she would never see her daughter alive again, and all she could think of was blaming Rodolfo for being irresponsible with his hero nonsense.
''Mom, don't blame dad it was my fault I had to send Carly away when I had the chance, dad came to protect us from Sartana and Django''; Manny said almost crying while looking up to his mother as he took full responsibility for what happend.
''Mijo don't blame yourself for this I...''; Rodolfo said as he was cut off by Manny who was already gone to his room crying.
''Maria, plz..''; Rodolfo said devastated.
He tried to comfort Maria by gently grabbing her arm but Maria refuses and backed away disappointed as she walked up to Manny's room.
As she stood at the door she heard her son crying as it made her even more sad. She gently knocked on the door as she saw Manny laying there through the door opening that was slightly open.
''Manny, can I come in?''; Maria asked
*sigh* ''I guess''; Manny repond depressed as he was hiding his face under a pillow.
Maria walked in as she sat on the bed next to Manny.
''Manny, it isn't your fault''; Maria said while she gently picked the pillow off Manny's face.
Manny came up as he sat on the bed.
''But I had to protect her and I failed at doing that.. I failed as a brother mom''; Manny said crying as he looked down.
''But Manny you did protect her, you would've done everything in your power to save her''; Maria said as she put her arm around his shoulder to comfort him as her eyes were filled with tears and she could hardly control her emotions.
Manny looked up as he saw the pain in his mothers eyes as she tried to stay strong for him.
''Don't cry mom, everything will be okay''; Manny said sobbing as he gave his mother a hug.
Maria gripped him tightly as she cried a little.
''Don't cry..''; Manny repeated as his tears made his eyes close.
A few days later..
It was a rainy day at the Miracle City cemetery. The day of saying goodbye to their beloved Carly as all of the Rivera members were gather at the cemetery where Carly would be buried.
Before the ceremony started they entered the funeral home where they had the chance to see her for the last time before their final goodbye. Carly was set up in a room with lots of candles and flowers as the room was dark but slightly dim. Manny and Rodolfo entered the room first and walked up to the coffin where Carly was laying peacefully in a beautifull red dress, the scars were no where to be seen, it seemed as if she was sleeping.
''Dad..?''; Manny said as he looked up to his father with tears in his eyes.
''Yes Mijo?'';Rodolfo responded in a crying tone as he looked sadly down at Manny and could hardly control his tears.
''Can I have some time alone with Carly for just a few minutes..?''; Manny asked as he looked back at Carly.
''Of course my son''; Rodolfo said as he kissed Carly on her forehead while softly stroking her cheek.
"Oh and Mijo I almost forgat"; Rodolfo said as he took out Carly's La Tigresa belt.
"Make sure you put this in the coffin, its very important that it stays with her no matter what"; Rodolfo said as he handed the belt to Manny and then walked to the door while crying.
Manny looked sad at the belt as he grabbed a chair and sat down next to the coffin as he was leaning with his arms over the edge while looking at his sister.
''Carly, dad asked me to give you this, I dont know why but he thought you still might needed it..since it's yours"; Manny said as he gently put the belt on Carly's waist.
As he looked at her this feeling of guilt was still there.
"Carly, I'm so sorry I couldn't save you in time.., I feel like I failed as a brother and now you are laying here all I can think of is hoping to wake up from this awful nightmare''; Manny said crying while feeling guilty.
''Most of the time I think I had to be the one laying here, not you but sadly it is you. I can't bring you back but I'll never forget what you did for me''; Manny said grateful with crying tone as he placed his hand on hers.
''You lived and died as a true Rivera and one day I will see you again'';'Manny said as he kissed her on the cheek.
Manny turned around and slowly walked up to the door as he felled a positive presence serounding him like it was telling him that everything was okay. Manny looked back one more time as he walked through the door.
Maria and grandpapi were next to enter the room. It was extra hard for Maria seeing Carly laying in the coffin because the last time she saw her she was alive and hugging her, not knowing that it was the last hug she would ever have with her daughter. As she walked up to the coffin Maria was not prepared for what to expect as she was hoping for the coffin to be empty. With that thought Maria looked in the coffin as her heart felled like it was ripped apart.
''Oohh my poor baby!''; Maria screamed while bursting into tears as she couldn't bear seeing Carly laying there.
Grandpapi embraced Maria while he looked sad at Carly feeling the pain of the loss of his granddaughter.
''Maria, I know this is difficult for all of us but you need to stay strong for Manny, he needs you during this difficult time and remember Carly is in good hands''; Grandpapi said sad.
Maria wiped away her tears and looked back at Carly. Grandpapi took out a handkerchief from his pocket and gave it to Maria.
''My only daughter, I wish I could do something to turn back time and keep her safe so this would never happened''; Maria said in a crying tone while holding her daughters hand.
''No one knew she was capable of doing this, Carly felled she had to protect her brother regardless of the consequences. It was either her or Manny yet she prefered her own life for his ''; grandpapi said sad with tears in his eyes.
Grandpapi looked at Maria who was staring sad at Carly while she stroked over her hand.
''I have something''; grandpapi said as he took out a beautifull white rose.
''Here, this rose stands for all the love and loss we feel for her like family. I want to give it to you so you can lay it in the coffin on behalf of us all 4. I'm sure she would loved it.''; grandpapi said as he gave Maria the rose.
Maria gently grabbed the rose and put it on Carly's chest beneath both hands. Then they both walked to the door as they left.
After they all left the room Bibo (Carly's Monkey) showed up from behind the coffin as he couldn't say goodbye to his owner/ bestfriend. He decided to stay a little longer as he crawled up to her and closed his eyes not letting her go that easily.
- At the Miracle city graveyard.
It was time for the ceremony to begin as the Rivera members walked up to the spot where Carly would be buried. Because Carly was a child in the age of 11 she was placed among other deceased children of Miracle City. As they arrived at the area they stood at the spot where the coffin was set in place above the grave. The coffin was supported with ropes so that it could be hoisted down easily. The coffin was closed with above it beautifull white roses and a white ribbon that said : Por siempre en nuestros corazones. Minutes later the priest arrived starting the ceremony as the Rivera's listen to the words he had to say.
''We are all gather here to say goodbye to not just a person but a courageous young girl who sacrificed her life for another''; the priest said as he continued.
After he finished reading his solemn sentences. Manny wanted to say some words about Carly aswell.
''She was always there for me when I needed her. Someone to talk to or laugh with, she was always there also in the difficult times.. but I know she will be okay and I will always remember her as the little crazy hermana that she was and always will be''; Manny said sad while looking at the coffin.
''Well said Mijo''; Rodolfo said laying his hand on Manny's shoulder.
After the ceremony the priest gave the signal to slowly hoist the coffin down. As it was set in place beneath the ground the Rivera's stayed a little longer to say goodbye to their beloved Carly as it was hard to leave her. One by one they left with tears in their eyes except one Rivera.
''Manny... are you coming?''; Maria said seeing Manny still standing by the grave.
Maria walked up to Manny and kneeled down next to him.
''I'm coming.. just.. *sigh* I can hardly believe she's gone mom''; Manny said sad while looking at the spot where Carly was laying beneath the many layers of dirt.
''I know Manny, If I could bring her back I would and I'm still mad and crushed inside but we need to be strong and accept she won't be around anymore then in our hearts''; Maria said to Manny as she tried hard not to collapse in front of her son.
Manny gave his mother a hug as he grabbed her hand and looked back at the grave.
''Goodbye Carly I'll miss you..''; Manny said sad as he looked at the ground walking home with the rest of the family..