At The Drawn Together household, the boys were being scolded by Clara after they heard about them stealing the gold.
"I can't believe you guys would do such a thing like this!" Clara said firmly. "And we're gonna be cursed if you don't return it!"
"Look, we're gonna put it back, and then problem solved." Spanky replied.
"You had better or I'm kicking you out!" Clara threatened.
"You can't do that to us!" Spanky crossed his arms before looking to Ling-Ling. "...Can she?"
Ling-Ling just shrugged as he didn't know for sure himself.
"I still can't believe you foos would do something like this!" Foxxy added.
"That's something Eddy would do." Mike added.
"Hey, we said sorry, isn't that enough?" Spanky asked.
"Sorry, guys, I can't help you on this one," Mike said. "It was just dumb and dangerous. At least you're being honest this time about returning the gold to where it belongs."
"So, then, when is he supposed to get here?" Toot asked.
"We don't know," Wooldoor shrugged. "But he said that we would know."
"I'm going to my room a bit," Mike said. "I need a tiny break from insanity before another adventure comes to whisk us away." She then got off of the couch and walked away to her room for a while.
Ling-Ling looked to her before looking over.
"You all made your beds, and now you have to lie in it," Clara said. "I swear, if I wanted a bunch of fools around, I'd let the jesters rule the kingdom after what happened to Uncle Reuben and that so-called Princess Victoria."
"Man, we already apologized for it, so will ya quit nagging us?" Spanky complained.
"I want you to promise you won't do something like that again, or you're out on the streets, and I'll make sure of it," Clara told them before storming off. "Oh, excuse me, Mike."
Mike muttered something out and soon went to take a little power nap to get ready for her next adventure.
"Man, she's pissed." Spanky commented.
"No, duh!" Xandir replied. "We shouldn't have done it in the first place."
"Well, how was I supposed to know something was gonna happen?" Spanky asked.
"By listening to El Curandero like you were supposed to." Fernando's voice replied as he soon walked into the house.
Spanky then yelped, jumping into Captain Hero's arms in fright. "Don't scare me like that!"
"It's your own fault." Fernando scolded.
"You seem close with that Corno guy or whatever it is you call him," Wooldoor commented.
"Curandero, or Benito Martinez," Fernando replied. "He was basically like a father to me growing up when I was a child with mi hermanita, Carlotta."
"Isn't your sister gonna come with us?" Wooldoor asked.
"She's dead." Fernando said softly.
"Oh... Uh... I didn't know..." Wooldoor said.
"Man, you're just full of bad news, aren't you?" Spanky huffed to Fernando.
"Hush up, foo!" Foxxy glared, bopping him on the head.
"Ow! That hurt!" Spanky complained.
"I was a little worried about you..." Foxxy smiled as she held Fernando.
"Ah, you never need to worry about me," Fernando smiled back. "As long as my heart beats for you, I'm always safe right at home."
"That's so beautiful!" Toot sniffled, wiping her eyes.
"Hai." Ling-Ling agreed as he blew his nose with some tissues.
"Next time on Foxxy's Romantic Plot Tumor steals the show..." Spanky narrated mockingly only to get hit in the head again. "Hey!"
"Um, Fernando, are you hungry? Thirsty?" Foxxy asked. "I can get ya somethin'."
"I'll be fine, but thank you for offering." Fernando smiled.
"I can get ya little sugah later if ya know what I mean." Foxxy smirked, giving him a wink.
Spanky rolled his eyes and gagged slightly.
"Depends on how busy we are, Astuto." Fernando chuckled to Foxxy a bit bashfully.
"Oh, you." Foxxy giggled to that.
Spanky still rolled his eyes.
"How are we gonna know when to go?" Foxxy asked Fernando.
"It's hard to say," Fernando said. "The call to adventure is a very curious thing."
"Well, in that case, I'm going too," Toot said before eating from a bag of chips. "I need to get out more once in a while."
"You sure?" Fernando asked.
"Eh, why not?" Toot shrugged. "What have I got to lose?"
"Ven...Ture..." Leah babbled as she was old enough to start talking now.
"Good job, honey!" Toot beamed, nuzzling against her daughter's nose. "Who's a good girl? You are! Yes, you are~"
Leah giggled to that.
"Oh, she's growing up so fast," Xandir smiled. "Soon she'll be tying her shoes... And going to school... And graduating from college... Oh, where does the time go?"
"Let's have another." Toot hinted.
The two of them soon laughed together before Toot gave Xandir a look.
"I mean it." Toot said to him.
"Oh, my." Xandir whispered.
"Foxxy, there's something you should know about your boyfriend." Wooldoor spoke up.
"I know, isn't he great?" Foxxy smiled.
"It's not just that, he's got a secret!" Wooldoor told her.
"Oh, can't you mind your own business?" Foxxy glared. "If he has any secrets, he would tell me."
"But Foxxy, you don't understand-" Wooldoor replied.
"You shouldn't tell secrets, Wooldoor, don't you watch those Brady Kids?" Foxxy scolded. "I thought you of all people would know better."
"But Foxxy, he's El Dorado!" Wooldoor explained.
"What?" Foxxy asked.
"Fernando. Is. El Dorado." Wooldoor spelled it out for her.
Foxxy just blinked for a second and started to laugh.
"But I'm serious!" Wooldoor pouted.
"Uh, sure, all right, talk to ya later then, Woolbat." Foxxy said as she walked away from him.
"Eh, she'll find out eventually." Wooldoor shrugged to himself.
Foxxy decided to hang out by the hot tub to relax a little. Mike still seemed to be asleep as she seemed to really need it from what she had to do lately.
"Spanky, do you think that the curse is real?" Wooldoor asked.
"Pfft! There's no such thing." Spanky scoffed.
"Ling-Ling think Honorable Pig Demon not say that," Ling-Ling warned. "It might come back and bite you on big pork tuchus."
"Hey, if a curse is real, then let me come into The Temple to piss off all the Jews." Spanky smirked.
"He won't listen, huh?" Fernando asked.
"Nope." Xandir shook his head.
"He always do this." Ling-Ling said as he came up to Fernando.
Clara walked downstairs after calming down, looking down to see a certain man was down there and she gave him a polite smile. "Hello."
Fernando nodded to her. "Hola, Senorita."
"Ah, so good to see you again, especially with taking care of our little Foxxy." Clara smiled.
"I do my very best." Fernando replied.
"That's good to hear." Clara said as she walked over to the kitchen to get something to drink.
"At least she seems nice." Fernando commented.
"Not always, despite being Disney Princess..." Ling-Ling said. "I blame Uncle."
"He was not a good man." Xandir agreed about Clara's uncle.
"Uh, what's this about her uncle?" Fernando wondered.
"Well, he raised her after King Simon died," Xandir explained. "Reuben killed his own brother, Clara's father, to take the throne and even killed the Queen in a carriage accident with drunk driving when Clara was 7. Ever since that incident, he pretty much taught her to be selfish, spoiled, racist, and homophobic."
"Where is this jerk now?" Fernando asked.
"Thanks to Mike's help, gone like the dinosaurs," Spanky said before smirking. "Ya know, like Carol Channing, Phyllis Diller, and Joan Rivers."
There was then a random rim-shot heard from the dark joke.
"But ever since we defeated King Simon, Clara has been a whole lot different than she was before." Xandir then concluded.
"So I see," Fernando said. "I'm sure it's taking her time to adjust though."
"It is... There are a few times she slips up, but she's working on it." Xandir nodded.
"That's just the first step or recovery," Fernando said. "I see this Mike kid means a lot to you guys."
"Of course she does, she is family to us," Toot replied. "We've basically raised her ever since she came to live here."
"I'm sure that must mean a lot to you," Fernando said. "After mine and Carlotta's parents died, our family friend Benito helped out when we had to stay with our Uncle Ernesto."
"Uncle who?" Wooldoor asked.
"Sorry, but I rather wouldn't talk about him." Fernando replied.
"Oh. Okay." Wooldoor replied.
"That Mike kid must be really wore out." Fernando commented to change the subject.
"With all the adventures she has, she could use a vacation." Xandir nodded.
"Well, this might be a problem then because of the curse." Fernando commented.
"Look, there's no such thing as curses!" Spanky glared. "I don't believe in them!"
"You will eventually." Fernando told him.
The house then started to shake as though there were an earthquake.
"What the hell was that?!" Captain Hero asked.
"It is starting." Fernando told them all.
"What's starting?" Spanky asked.
Fernando gave him a look for that question.
"It's the curse!" Xandir panicked.
"We must leave!" Fernando told them.
"But where will we go?" Spanky asked.
"On the road to El Dorado." Fernando told them.
"All right, a vacation!" Captain Hero beamed.
"It is not a vacation." Fernando replied.
"I think I know a vacation when I see one." Captain Hero said.
Mike soon came downstairs after her nap, rubbing her eyes.
"Hey, Mike, wanna go on vacation with us?" Captain Hero asked her.
"You're not on vacation," Mike glared slightly. "You guys are cursed, remember?"
"We are not cursed!" Spanky complained.
The floor then started to crack as the house continued to shake.
"Everyone, we must leave!" Fernando told the others. "Hurry!"
"Spanky, I used to be just like you, I didn't believe in curses." Mike said as they rushed out of the house.
Toot picked up Leah as she ran outside with Xandir to make it out in time with the other housemates as this was a bad sign for them.
"We're going to die!" Wooldoor panicked.
"Wooldoor, calm down!" Clara told him.
"CALM DOWN?! Oh, yeah, sure, I'm totally gonna be calm once our house is destroyed because we awoken an ancient curse!" Wooldoor yelled, shaking the princess in mass hysteria. "This is like that time when the Griffins found a Native American skull and it sucked their house away into a void!"
"And whose fault is that?!" Xandir added, glaring at the pig.
"Oh, sure, blame me," Spanky replied. "How was I supposed to know taking that gold would give us a curse?"
"Now you believe in the curse?!" Mike snapped.
Spanky then cupped his mouth to that like he regretted saying that already.
"I was told a story when mi hermana and I were children about the treasure and the road to El Dorado..." Fernando told them. "It left a big impact on me as I got older."
"Sounds easy," Toot replied. "All we gotta do is put the chest back. Nothing to it."
"So you think... Everyone follow me." Fernando told them.
The housemates nodded and followed the man to end the curse and put the chest back. They came up to the Foxxy 5 van.
"Nice van." Fernando said.
"Oh, uh, thanks." Foxxy blushed to that.
"We have to go on the road, it's a long way to Spain." Fernando told them.
"Road trip!" Captain Hero beamed.
Fernando just rolled his eyes as everyone got into the van and Foxxy drove off to Spain. Toot hooked Leah up to her car-seat as they soon drove away from their house.
"And I thought the adventures ended after our big movie adventure!" Spanky said. "...Is that canon?"
No one said anything about that as Foxxy then drove everyone off to Spain. Of course, being a different country, it would take a while with a lot of stops to either stretch their legs or get something to eat.
"Spanky, I used to not believe in curses either," Mike said. "Then I became an exchange student on a desert island."
"And let me guess; there was a witch doctor who put a curse on you?" Spanky guessed.
"Something like that, yeah, but Old Queeks summoned ghosts to drive me away from the island." Mike explained.
Spanky looked to her.
"Fine, don't believe me," Mike said. "Be a skeptic who brings everybody down with you. I thought you of all people would be more open-minded, especially after you've seen what I can do. Besides, wasn't the house haunted once when you guys made that casino hotel with a strip club?"
Spanky then opened his mouth before then closing it, realizing that she was right. "Okay, so you're right on that," he then admitted. "Maybe I do believe in the curse a tiny bit."
Mike just smirked as the pig was starting to believe the curse.
"Fine, you win." Spanky growled.
It took a while, but then they finally made it into Spain.
"Well, here we are." Foxxy told everyone.
"And it only took us 8.45 hours." Toot grumbled a bit tiredly.
Everyone else woke up with a stretch.
"So, what do we do now?" Wooldoor asked.
"You listen to whatever Fernando tells you," Mike said. "...I wouldn't mind exploring a bit though."
"We can relax for now, but first thing tomorrow, we're going straight to business." Fernando told them.
"Yay!" Captain Hero and Wooldoor cheered to this.
"But don't wander off too much." Fernando replied.
"We won't." Wooldoor nodded.
"Going somewhere, Fernando?" Mike asked.
"I must find Benito and tell him what's going on," Fernando said to her. "We were always very close. He was like a father to me."
"Could I come with you?" Foxxy asked.
"Hmm... I suppose that would be okay..." Fernando said. "He's a very curious man."
"From what I've met from him when I was here with my friends, I have to agree." Mike said as she remembered seeing El Curandero when they had to take care of the Monster of Mexico.
And so, everybody then split up to do their own thing for the time being. Fernando went to take Foxxy across town until he came up to a certain tent. Benito was inside with his grandson until he heard he had company.
"Benito, it's me." Fernando said.
"Huh? Oh, Fernando," Benito smiled to him. "I can't believe you're all grown up now."
"It's good to see you as well, Benito," Fernando smiled back. "And who is this?"
"This is my grandson, Antonio." Benito introduced.
"Hello, Senor." Antonio greeted.
"Ah, yes, hola," Fernando smiled. "He looks like a handsome young man."
"He reminds me of you when you were that age." Benito smiled back.
"And who is this lady?" Antonio asked.
"This is my novia: Foxxy Love." Fernando introduced.
"What's up?" Foxxy greeted.
"Definitely American." Antonio smirked.
"Very funny," Fernando replied. "Anyway, we came here with a special treasure."
"Oh, very good!" Benito said, taking the hint. "I shall see you all tonight for the evening meal."
"Abuelo makes the best taquitos," Antonio smiled. "Uh, that is, if you don't mind us taking care of you during your visit to our lovely home."
"I hope you don't mind if Foxxy's amigos come as well." Fernando said.
"Not at all." Benito reassured.
"They are kind of 'extraño'." Fernando told the two.
"I'm sure that we can handle it." Antonio replied.
"Don't say I didn't warn you." Fernando muttered slightly.
"I just hope those foos ain't doin' anything stupid right now." Foxxy rolled her eyes.
"I don't mean to offend you, but they don't seem to be the smartest bunch." Benito said to Foxxy.
"Ah, that's okay," Foxxy replied. "The only ones that ain't dumbasses are Mike and Xandir."
"Mike... I remember her..." Benito remarked. "I've met her once... How do you know her?"
"Actually, I adopted her." Foxxy replied.
"Interesting," Benito replied. "She seemed like a very smart kid, like a born leader."
"Yeah, she's been like that, even before I adopted her." Foxxy smiled.
"So I see..." Benito replied.
"Yes, Mike is a curious case," Foxxy said. "I'm sure she'll be alright on her own though. I gave her an emergency cell phone for her birthday."
"Ah, very good," Benito said. "Now, Fernando, may I speak to you privately?"
"Oh, sure," Fernando replied. "Excuse us for a moment."
Foxxy and Antonio looked to each other.
"So, kid, any cute girls in school or somethin'?" Foxxy asked, making conversation with the teenage boy.
"Actually, not really," Antonio shrugged. "I mean, these girls are beautiful and all, but just not the right girls for me."
"Uh... That's too bad..." Foxxy shrugged, not sure what to say to that.
Antonio looked to her before looking around.
"So, you wanted to see me?" Fernando asked Benito.
"You're heading out tomorrow?" Benito asked.
"Yes, the curse has already started." Fernando said.
"I'm afraid this will have to involve a special trip with a very risky cost." Benito said.
"What's that?" Fernando asked.
"Time travel... I'll explain more tonight at dinner..." Benito said. "You know that story I used to tell you and your sister when you were children?"
"Si... That's my favorite." Fernando smiled.
"Well, it'll come into play for the night when you guys stay for dinner," Benito said. "I will tell you more though before you go to sleep for the night."
"Gracias for helping us out, Benito." Fernando said.
"It is no problema." Benito replied.
"You gonna make those taquitos?" Fernando asked hopefully.
"You know I will," Benito smiled. "I know how much you love my taquitos."
"Hey, yours are the best, everyone knows that." Fernando chuckled with a smile back.
"I guess so, but promise me one thing." Benito said.
"What's that?" Fernando asked.
"Please come back out of this alive," Benito replied. "We already lost your parents and your sister, so I don't want to lose you either. You have always been like a hijo to me."
"I don't know if I can promise that, but I'll damn well try." Fernando said out of determination.
"Don't do this for me, but for Ellody," Benito told him. "She needs you as well."
"I just said I would try?" Fernando shrugged.
"I know you will." Benito replied.
They walked out only to find Foxxy and Antonio laughing.
"I cannot believe he did that!" Antonio laughed.
"I know! Ya just have to see it to believe it!" Foxxy laughed with Antonio before looking over. "Oh, hi, Fernando."
"Is something funny?" Fernando smirked playfully to them.
"Oh, I was just telling Antonio here about some stories about during my time on Drawn Together." Foxxy replied.
"Well, I'm glad you two are getting along," Fernando said. "Antonio, maybe you and I could be friends. I'm good friends with your grandfather."
"That sounds cool." Antonio smiled.
"Gracias."
"No problem."
"I should check on Mike in case she wandered too far." Foxxy said to Fernando, Antonio, and Benito.
"Be careful." Fernando wished.
"I will, I'll see you guys later." Foxxy said as she walked out of the tent to look for the tomboy.
Everyone else explored in their own way since they were tourists in this country.
"Oh, look at this, bullfights!" Toot beamed. "Let's go watch it!"
"Oh, I just hope the bulls don't get hurt." Xandir frowned.
They then went to pay and then sat down to enjoy the show. Leah seemed to fall asleep in Toot's arms as she began to eat some of the food she bought. Music began to play and the crowd went wild as the bull fight was about to begin as a matador came out into the arena, waving to the crowd. The matador soon heard some snarling and snorting sounds, making him get ready. The matador soon nodded and held out the red cape for the bull. The bull soon roared out and came charging towards the matador.
"Ole!" The matador called as he pulled the cape away and made the bull hit the wall.
The crowd cheered and threw roses at the matador. The matador smiled and bowed as he collected the roses.
"That was awesome, wasn't it?!" Toot beamed.
"Yes, it was." Xandir agreed.
Mike was exploring around town herself for a bit before deciding to watch some masked wrestlers in action. "Sweet. Wrestling." She then smirked before sitting down to watch the wrestling.
There appeared to be three kids in action with a dog who had his own mask, watching them.
"This should be good." Mike commented to herself as she watched the three kids as they seemed to be stronger than they looked.
The three kids charged after the wrestlers. The girl transformed into a bulldozer, the first boy changed into a pinball while the other boy dressed like a flea and used a stink technique to make the wrestlers run away.
"Whoa! That was so cool." Mike laughed.
The dog barked to them.
"Okay, five minute break." The red boy said before collapsing slightly with his friends.
Mike was heard clapping for them and they looked over. "Hey, you guys, that was pretty neat," she smiled. "Where'd you learn such cool moves?"
"We go to the School of Lucha to help with our techniques and signature moves." The girl replied.
"That sounds cool," Mike smiled. "My friend Spinelli would love you guys."
"Who are you?" The girl asked.
"The name's Mike Mazinsky," Mike said before petting the masked dog. "I'm visiting with my family."
"We're here to practice for school since we're on break," The red boy said. "My name's Rikochet."
"I'm Buena Girl." The girl added.
"The Flea is honored to meet you." The flea boy said to Mike.
"Nice to meet you too." Mike replied.
The kids then noticed something moving in Mike's jacket.
"Something is moving in your jacket." Buena Girl pointed out.
"Huh? Oh, that's just my pet, Ling-Ling." Mike replied.
Ling-Ling poked his head out. The masked dog growled at first.
"Chill, Masked Dog, it won't hurt you," Rikochet said. "Uh, that thing won't hurt Masked Dog, right?"
"Of course not." Mike promised as she pet Ling-Ling once he came out.
Ling-Ling then growled back at Masked Dog.
"Easy, Ling-Ling, he won't hurt you." Mike told her battle monster.
"What kind of dog is that?" Buena Girl asked.
"He's a battle monster actually," Mike said. "You know, like a Pokémon."
"Oh, I've read about those, I've never seen one though," Buena Girl said. "That's interesting."
"Yeah, he's one of a kind." Mike smiled to her new friends.
"Can I pet him?" Buena Girl asked.
"Sure." Mike replied.
Ling-Ling soon settled down as he hopped onto the ground and stretched until he smiled as Buena Girl pet him.
"So, you go to a school just for wrestling?" Mike asked.
"Masked wrestling," Rikochet clarified. "The Foremost World-Renowned International School of Lucha."
"Si, we train how to be good masked wrestlers in the future like our parents and the adults before us," The Flea smiled. "Like Senor Hasbeena, The Headmistress, and Mr. Micarda."
"That sounds pretty cool." Mike smiled back out of interest.
"I'm hoping one day that my cousin will join the school." Rikochet beamed.
"Your cousin, huh?" Mike asked.
"Yeah, you probably know him," Rikochet replied. "His name is Manny Rivera, also known as El Tigre."
"Oh, yeah, I know him, not too personally though, but he's dating my friend Lu," Mike said. "That's cool though."
"So he broke up with Zoe Aves?" Rikochet asked. "In his last letter to me, he told me about that."
"Yeah, I don't know the whole story, but he broke up with that Zoe girl, then my friend Lu met him, and the rest is history." Mike explained.
"That's what I told him," Rikochet replied. "I didn't think dating Zoe Aves would be such a good idea."
"Cool to meet you," Mike smiled. "Maybe before I go back home I can see you guys again?"
"Probably," Buena Girl smiled back. "That would be a lot of fun."
"You can see The Flea's belly button lint collection!" The Flea grinned excitedly.
"Uh... Maybe I'll pass on that." Mike said nervously from disgust.
"So, what brings you here anyway?" Rikochet asked.
"Let's just say I'm on vacation with my family," Mike said. "Oh, here comes my mama."
"There you are, baby~" Foxxy cooed.
"Hey, Mama Foxxy." Mike smiled.
"Mama Foxxy?" The Three Maskaritas asked.
"That's just what I call her," Mike told them. "Mama Foxxy, I made some new friends: Rikochet, Buena Girl, and The Flea, oh, and that's Masked Dog."
"What up, y'all?" Foxxy greeted.
"Eh, pretty alright," Buena Girl replied. "Just meeting our new friends."
"A bit late for Halloween, aren't you?" Foxxy asked them.
"These aren't Halloween costumes, we're masked wrestlers in training, ma'am." Rikochet told her.
"Really now?" Foxxy asked.
"Yes, ma'am." Rikochet nodded.
"Hm, well, I can't say I've heard of a masked wrestling school, but that's good to know." Foxxy remarked.
"Is there something you need?" Mike asked Foxxy.
"Yeah, it's time to head back." Foxxy told her.
"All right," Mike replied before looking to her new friends. "I'll see ya guys later."
Rikochet, Buena Girl, and The Flea waved her off as she soon went away and they smiled as they seemed to had made a new friend.
Everyone met up with Benito as he was going to make them all dinner and not just for him and his grandson that time.
"So, did everyone have fun today?" Fernando asked.
"I went to the cemetery." Captain Hero beamed.
"Don't ask." Mike whispered to Fernando.
Fernando nodded as that was probably for the best.
"I was checking out the gift shop." Clara smiled.
"What did you find there?" Mike asked.
"I found a really cute stuffed bear." Clara replied.
"That's sweet." Mike said.
"Yes, it is." Clara smiled as she took out the stuffed bear for everyone to see.
"Oh, my God, it's so cute!~" Xandir gushed.
"Isn't it though?" Clara smiled, hugging her stuffed bear.
"Yeah, I guess." Spanky shrugged.
"Well, at least you found something nice to remember this trip from, Clara." Mike smiled politely to the princess.
"Thank you, Mike." Clara smiled back.
"Xandir and me went to see some bullfighting!" Toot beamed. "And it was so cool!"
"Surprised you're still alive." Spanky said.
"Who? Me?" Toot asked.
"Yeah! They usually eat the bull after it loses a fight!" Spanky then laughed at her.
"Goddammit! I'll kill you, pig!" Toot glared, tackling Spanky into a cartoon fighting cloud, beating him up.
Mike rolled her eyes, but didn't do anything as that was just normal.
"This is a great family vacation though!" Wooldoor beamed.
"You said it, my yellow friend," Captain Hero chuckled. "We shall cherish this moment forever."
"Cation!" Leah giggled.
"That's right, Leah, vacation." Mike smiled to the baby girl.
"Hey, everyone, dinner is almost-...Whoa," Antonio said before he stared at Clara who was hugging her stuffed bear. "Who is that chica?"
"Princess Clara," Mike said. "She's a good friend of mine. I guess she's like one of my sisters in a way... Hard to say, I think of her as a lot of different things in this crazy, mixed-up family."
"She's beautiful." Antonio said to Mike.
"Wait, do you have a crush on Clara?" Mike smirked.
Antonio stammered as his face turned red.
"I rest my case..." Mike said. "Uh, how old are you?" she then asked him since Clara was an adult.
"17," Antonio replied. "I'll be 18 in a couple of months."
"Hm... Then I guess it might be okay..." Mike said. "Clara just turned 20."
"She looks great for her age." Antonio smiled.
"Yeah, lots of Disney Princesses do." Mike smirked playfully.
Bentio then served everyone their dinner which were some taquitos. Everyone grabbed a couple of them and ate up.
"Oh, my God, this is delicious!" Spanky beamed.
"Benito makes the best taquitos." Fernando smiled.
"Well, I gotta say, these are the bomb!" Mike beamed.
"Gracias." Benito smiled.
There were of course other food such as chips, rice, and many sauces. Toot was eating more than everyone of course as she always had a huge appetite.
"It feels like I died and went to Cartoon Heaven~" Wooldoor gushed.
"Ooh, Cartoon Heaven..." Mike said. "I think Norbert and Daggett Beaver said something about that during my last visit to Nicktropolis."
"These taquitos are delicious." Clara beamed.
"Glad that you think so." Antonio blushed slightly.
"They are pretty nice," Mike smiled. "You cook a lot, Benito?"
"Mostly for family and friends." Benito smiled back.
"Abuelo is one of the best cooks in Spain." Antonio told them.
"Ah, I wouldn't say that, son." Benito replied.
"Well, I would," Antonio smiled. "Because it's true."
"I must say, it's quite good." Clara smiled to Benito and Antonio.
"Gracias." Antonio smiled back.
After dinner, the housemates yawned and looked tired after having a fun day.
"It's best that we get some sleep," Fernando told them. "Tomorrow, we have a big day."
"Yeah, yeah, we know." Spanky replied.
"So, what's this story you wanted to tell us?" Mike asked.
"Ah, yes, The Road to El Dorado," Benito said. "It was a story handed down from my family for generations. There were these two young men named Tulio and Miguel. They were always such troublemakers, especially when it came to making bets with their prized possession of dice they had which would let them win every time. In one game, they won a map to the City of Gold itself: El Dorado, and after they got caught, they soon ran off before ending up on the ship of Hernán Cortés."
"Who's Hernán Cortés?" Xandir asked.
"He's a ruthless and cruel man who wanted to kill the natives and get the gold he believed them to possess." Benito explained.
"I guess you never had a history class, Xandir?" Mike commented.
"Not in Video Game Land," Xandir explained. "We usually learn about battles and going on adventures."
"Makes sense." Mike replied.
"During the voyage, the two were caught as stowaways and imprisoned, but broke free and take a rowboat with the help of Cortés's horse, Altivo," Antonio told them. "They soon found themselves in South America, and it looks like a dead-end for them, but they soon found two beautiful village women named Chel and Natalia, who were being chased by guards, and through there, they found it. The City of Gold. El Dorado."
"Tulio and Miguel were brought to the city's elders, Chief Tannabok and wicked high priest, Tzekel-Kan," Antonio added. "While Tannabok warmly welcomes them to the city, Tzekel-Kan mainly sees them as a way to enhance his own standing. Tzekel-Kan also believes that with the arrival of the gods comes 'The Year of the Jaguar'."
"What's the Year of the Jaguar?" Wooldoor asked.
"A year in which the city would be purged of all wicked people." Antonio replied.
"Gosh..." Wooldoor clenched his teeth nervously.
Mike patted his back in comfort.
"Eventually, Miguel and Tulio were found out to be not gods," Benito continued. "Tzekel-Kan conjured a giant stone jaguar to chase them through the city..." he then yawned a bit.
Mike and the housemates felt amazed by the story so far.
"I am sorry, but I must sleep now... It's late for an old man, you know." Benito told them, leaving them on a giant cliffhanger.
"But what happened to Tulio and Miguel?" Spanky asked as he was on the edge now. "Did they make it out okay?!"
"You will all find out eventually," Benito replied. "Right now, you all best be getting some sleep."
"You can't end it right now!" Spanky cried out. "Damn it... I hate cliffhanger endings. Especially when fan fiction chapters end that way until they get updated the next morning."
"Antonio, help me out a little." Benito told his grandson.
"Coming, Abuelo." Antonio smiled to his grandfather, coming to help him out.
"Man, I wanted to know what would happen!" Wooldoor cried out.
"Guys, don't obsess over it, we'll find out more tomorrow," Mike said. "That'll make the story more interesting anyway."
"Mike is right," Foxxy agreed. "We all best be getting some shut-eye. We have a big day tomorrow."
The others looked to each other and they soon went to get some sleep as Antonio and Benito had spare tents for them and they all shared their own by splitting up. Mike went with Foxxy, Xandir, Toot, and Leah had their own, Captain Hero was with Spanky, and Wooldoor was with Ling-Ling while Benito and Antonio stayed with Fernando. Little did they know though, an adventure was come, and it involved a trick which was known as going back in time.
Everyone seemed to be asleep until later on, Foxxy heard a noise. She woke up looked over to see that Mike and Clara were fast asleep so it wasn't them. She then quietly walked out of the tent so she wouldn't wake them up and she walked outside, then she was surprised that her boyfriend was still up.
"Fernando?" Foxxy asked.
Fernando looked over.
"What're you doing up?" Foxxy asked him.
"Oh, I just couldn't sleep," Fernando replied. "That's all."
"Want some company?" Foxxy asked him.
"I would like that." Fernando replied.
The fox woman smiled back and sat down next to him. Fernando looked out to the night sky with her.
"So, that was an interesting story." Foxxy said.
"It'll get more interesting in the morning if you know what I mean." Fernando hinted.
"Can't you tell me now?" Foxxy pouted.
"Sorry, Senorita, but you gotta wait until tomorrow." Fernando smirked.
"Damn." Foxxy groaned.
"Let's just say, when you guys wake up, it'll be a new adventure." Fernando said.
"It's gonna be great since you're coming with us." Foxxy said.
"Si... If only mi hermana were here... She would've loved to come..." Fernando sighed.
"I'm sure you miss your sister... I know I miss mine a lot... But you can't let the pain of her loss plague you." Foxxy advised.
"Where did you hear that from?" Fernando asked.
"Actually, Mike told me it once out of comfort." Foxxy said.
"Smart kid." Fernando said.
"Boy, you don't even know." Foxxy smirked, though she was proud of Mike.
"I suppose you're right; I know mi familia are up there watching over me, making sure that I am safe and I must do the same for Ellody, like I promised Carlotta." Fernando replied.
"I've had my share of growing up and making my way in this world." Foxxy said as she gently pet her tail.
"So you are part fox..." Fernando said.
"Yeah... Mama was a fox..." Foxxy nodded. "Daddy was a human. Some people think it's weird."
"Well, it really makes you unique which is why I like you a lot." Fernando soon said.
"Ah, thank you~..." Foxxy blushed. "No other guys think so. They just wanted me for my body, and that was all they liked about me."
"Well, you do have a wonderful body, but there's so much more to you than that." Fernando smiled, blushing a bit himself.
"T-Thank you..." Foxxy replied.
"It is no problem, senorita~" Fernando smiled.
Foxxy smiled to him as she really felt like she was in love and she seemed to finally find the man she had been looking for for so long. "You wanna hear something funny? You know what Wooldoor said to me earlier today?" she then chuckled. "He said that you were El Dorado."
"Hm..." Fernando let out a small hum to that, not really saying anything.
"Isn't that funny?" Foxxy smiled.
"Oh... Si... Very much, gracioso." Fernando replied.
Foxxy just laughed before it soon winded down a bit, wiping her eye. "Oh, sweet mercy, that was so funny... You being El Dorado."
Fernando still shrugged to that, giving a small smile to humor her. They spent a while with each other until they went to bed. As soon as everyone was in bed, Benito seemed to make a magical powder and began to spread it to everyone who was sleeping as they were going to be in for a surprise once they would wake up the next morning.
"Good luck to all of you," Benito whispered. "I wish you the best of luck on your journey."