Frida felt her heart break as she watched Manny and Zoe laugh with each other on their date. It had been three months since the Rivera family defeated all the villains and she foolishly kissed Manny exposing her crush on him. Later on that same day while Rodolfo and Grandpapi were celebrating their success over tequila Manny pulled her aside and told her that all though he cared for her deeply he would never see her in the way she saw him. It broke her heart but she didn't let him know that instead she just laughed it off like it was no big deal only to come home in tears. To make her suffering much worse he began dating Zoe Aves a week later and he began spending less time with her.

Every time they kissed she felt like a knife was stabbing her in her chest repeatedly and she thought about ways to break them up but couldn't bring herself to do it. True she could be a very selfish girl and ignore other people's feelings completely but that is the behavior of most people her age however she could never find it in her heart to hurt Manny for anything. In fact she would never pick anything or anyone over him, there had been some close calls, some too close for comfort but she always put him first in her life.

One day she received a call from Manny asking her to hang out with him today, just the two of them. She so overjoyed she could hardly breathe. They went to the arcade where she won the high score, the ice cream shop where they beat some kids in an ice cream eating contest, and finally to the carnival where they rode losts of rides which caused Manny to throw up his ice cream. When night came they started launching fireworks which to her was her favorite part.

"They sure are pretty." She said.

"Yeah." He agreed. "Man I feel like I haven't seen you in forever."

"Well in my defense you haven't exactly been answering my calls."

"I'm sorry I've just been really busy with Zoe."

"Yeah I noticed." She sighed. "So you two must really be close huh."

"Well we've been together for three months so yes."

"I'm glad you're happy." She said softly.

"Hey are you okay?"

"I'm fine except...I miss you and I really miss being with you."

"I'm here aren't I?"

"Yes but what about tomorrow?"

"Frida what's wrong?"

"When you first told me you and Zoe were going out you promised me nothing would change. That we would always be friends but.. You never see me anymore."

"Well I need to be there for Zoe too."

"Manny I know you love Zoe but does being with her mean that I don't exist anymore?"

"Of course not! You know that not true!"

"Then don't shut me out! Don't you care about me anymore?"

"Oh I see what's going on. You're jealous! You still have a crush on me and now you're trying to get me to break up with my girlfriend hoping that I'll suddenly start liking you! Well even if Zoe and I break up I am never going to like you! Never! So get over it already!"

Frida felt her heart shatter into a million pieces and tears fill her eyes. Manny realized he went too far but before he could quickly correct what he said she ran away sobbing. Manny tried to go after her but he couldn't keep up with her. Little known fact without his belt Manny couldn't run as fast as Frida. Soon she was gone.

"Awww man! I really screwed up." He sighed. "I guess she's kind of right. I have been neglecting her a bit, I'm gonna make it up to her. But how?"

He thought back to when he started to like Zoe and how he made her a necklace. Granted it was made out of a metal nut and plastic beads but she loved it anyway because he made it for her. So he decided he'd make something for Frida. Of course it wouldn't be anything extravagant because he was flat broke but Frida didn't care about stuff like that. He began searching the house for something he could use. Unfortunately their house didn't really have anything a girl would like. So he went to his piggy bank, got what little money he had left, and went to see if he could but anything she would like.

The next morning he went to Frida's house when her father wasn't home so he wouldn't get attacked by police dogs. Her mother gladly let him in to make up with her. Unlike her husband she understood that while Manny was a boy not to mention a half evil boy he cared for Frida.

"What do you want?" She asked.

"Frida I know I was jerk and I'm sorry so I made you something."

"What is it? A churro?"

"Frida you know I can't cook. It's not food." He stuck his hand in his pocket and pulled out a comb that had been cut smaller with a blue ribbon tied on it.

"You made this for me?"

"Yeah I know it sucks-"

"No I like it but what do I do with it?"

"I don't know. I was just trying to make something pretty."

"Why?"

"Because you're a girl and I thought all girls like pretty stuff to wear. Do you wear pretty stuff?"

"Well...No. I never really thought about because I'm not pretty."

"That's not true, you're pretty."

"Really? You think I'm pretty?"

"Sure you're one of the prettiest girls I know."

"Thank you."

She blushed and smiled, he blushed too and realized what he did.

"Well...Gee...Look at the time. You know I really should be going because...I-I-I-I-I um...ummmm. Gotta go!"

He jumped out of the window.

"Ahh! Why did I do that?!" He shouted.

Frida giggled and looked at her gift trying to think of what it could be used for. Looking at herself in the mirror she couldn't help but wonder: "Am I really pretty?" She never thought of herself as pretty or beautiful. Her mother was beautiful, her sisters were beautiful, but she never thought of herself as good looking at all. She took off her goggles and placed Manny's gift in her hair. Looked at her reflection again hoping to see a change but in her eyes she would never be pretty.

"Frida!" She heard Manny shout climbing back up into her room. She quickly took the pin out of her hair and slipped on her goggles before he could see. "I just got a call from Zoe! She's in trouble! Do you think you can help?"

"I don't want to but for you sure."

She went with him to the alleyway where Zoe asked him to meet her. When the saw her she was pale and shaking like a leaf, once Manny arrived she ran into his arms.

"Zoe what happened?" He asked.

"It's my ex boyfriend. He's after me." She said.

"I didn't even know you had ex boyfriend."

"Hey you weren't the only man in my life. Anyway his name is Armand and we met one summer at a camp for villains. He seemed my type at first. Cool, suave, bad but after awhile I learned something about him."

"What's that?"

"He's insane. He went on and on about how he was going to change the world to what he wanted it to be. So I kicked him to the curb but he never really got over it. In fact he blew up twenty buildings, killed ten cops, and once turned a man inside out."

"Whoa he sounds nuttier than squirrel poop." Frida said.

Zoe sneered when she saw Frida was with him.

"Why is she here?" She asked Manny.

"She wanted to help." Manny said.

"Is that right Suarez?"

"Yes Aves." Frida said. "Is that a problem?"

"Maybe."

"Girls let's not fight." Manny said. "So what's your crazy ex doing?"

"He's recently escaped from a juvenile facility in Russia and is on his way here to steal the Universe Stone."

"What's that?"

"A stone that allows whoever uses it to alter the universe. It might be a myth but I don't think we should take any chances."

"Me too. Where is this stone?"

"At the museum. I'm think we should steal it first before he does."

"Good plan."

They transformed into their hero and villain alter egos and went to the museum. While Manny and Zoe snuck in Frida stayed outside as their lookout. The two cleverly slipped past the defences without triggering the alarms and approached the display where the stone was. They were just about to grab it when suddenly the wall busted open and an emo looking kid with a jet pack flew in.

"Zoe!" He cried. "At last I found you! You thought you could run away from me but I knew I'd find you!"

"Armand we broke up!" Zoe said. "Get over it!"

"Never! You're the only one for me Zoe and with that stone I'll be able to make you mine!"

"In your dreams pyscho!" Manny shouted.

"Who the heck are you?" Armand asked Manny.

"I'm Zoe's boyfriend!"

"You dumped me for this?! A kid in a cat suit?!"

"I'm a tiger!"

"Whatever! Point is once I get that stone she won't be with you anymore!"

Manny punched Armand while Zoe grabbed the stone but Armand blasted the both of them with a wrist laser knocking them out. The stone rolled away from Zoe's limp arm and outside where it hit Frida's foot.

"Hey what's this?" She asked picking it up.

"Give me that!" Armand shouted knocking Frida down and taking the stone. "At last."

He looked over at Zoe and grinned.

"Oh Zoe my pretty raven, with this stone I will change this world to where I am in control and you are mine and as for your stupid boyfriend well in this world you'll hate him so much you'll wish him dead!" He held the stone and began chanting something in an entirely different language.

"Oh no you don't." Frida got up and tried to pull the stone from his hand. The two of them tugged over it back and forth when suddenly the stone began to glow.

"Ha! You stupid girl! You're too late! In five seconds the world will be mine!"

Dark clouds filled the sky, wind blew hard like a twister, and a bolt of lighting struck down right where the stone was. It was the last thing Frida remembered before losing consciousness.