Chapter 2
As Miguel and Jose packed their stuff with their beagle Tagpi by their side, the turned-on television flashed a report about some American dude attacking a Barangay in Manila looking for something.
However, they didn't pay much mind to that.
Once they arrived in Manila, everywhere they went, there were rallies of iskwaters (poor people) looking for certain people.
They had axes in their hands and the smell of incense and sweat trickling on their faces.
To any foreigner, death was imminent.
Ignorant groups of ragged Filipinos only had one goal "Patayin ang mga Amerikano!"
Whether or not the person they attacked was American or not, everyone, even other Filipinos were attacked.
Jose and Miguel steered through the crowd like nobody's business, watching people get beaten here and there. Being Lucians, of course, they didn't mind.
However, right before they reached the steps of Malacanang, something caught their legs.
"You stay down….those guys are crackpots." A big and robust teenager said.
It was Hamilton Holt.
"You do know, we're Filipinos too right?" Miguel exclaimed angrily
"That's how much you know!" Madison Holt complained
"Do you want us to throw you into the crowd?" Jose growled
"Whatever, we could beat them up anyway." Reagan boasted
"Then why did you choose to stay down?" Miguel and Jose said simultaneously.
There was no response from the Holt children, just a bark from Arnold, whose mouth was foaming, while Tagpi snarled at him as well.
"Anyway, why aren't your parents here?" Miguel asked
"They were looking for the clue, but after a really weak punch, hit the measly barangay captain, he got KOd pretty well." Reagan said
"So why did you pull us down?" Jose asked also
"We need you to communicate to the locals for us and say it's just a misunderstanding." Hamilton said softly.
"Alright…let's get out of this ditch, Miguel."
"Agreed."
Once they started talking to the locals, Miguel and Jose told them where the Holts were hiding, and obviously, the iskwaters raged towards them furiously.
As Miguel, Jose and Tagpi stepped on to the steps of Malacnang, they heard the Holt kids shouting "You suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Pretty short, this has not a lot to do with the story except for making the Holts angrier and the Holt parents angry too once they come around.
