Chapter 2: On The Run

The two boys walked behind Leone Middle School.

"Let's search here first", suggested Angel.

El Tigre and El Jungador scanned the area until El Jungador found something.

"Boot prints! Frida must have walked behind here on the way home", said Angel.

"And she probably must've been upset because this trail leads to the dark alley in Miracle City Plaza. She always walks there when she's upset or mad. Come on!", said Manny.

The two ran until they reached the dead end of the plaza and headed into the alley. Angel stopped in his tracks and saw a note. He took the note and started reading it:

"Dear El Tigre, I have your friend. If you ever want to see your friend again, surrender your El Tigre belt. Signed, El Cazador De La Luna."

"Oh no", said Angel in a monotone voice.

"Yeah, right! Like I would surrender my belt to him!", said Manny.

"I'll say! This ransom is not that threatening at all!", said Angel.

"Forget that, Angel! We need to find Frida before it's too late!", said Manny in dismay.

"Relax, dude! I battled El Cazador before. The places he's found the most is at cemeteries, roofs of tall buildings or forests", said Angel.

"Where do you think she is?", asked Manny.

"By the looks of this note, she's at the cemetery", said Angel.

"How do you know?", asked Manny.

"The back of this note read, 'P.S. We're at the cemetery'", said Angel.

"I thought you were predictable, dude!", exclaimed Manny.

"Well, I'm not", said Angel.

"We'll come back to this conversation later, Angel. We're burning daylight here!", said Manny impatiently.

"Okay, okay! Jeez!", said Angel slightly terrified of Manny.

"Sorry dude! I didn't mean to scare you like that! I didn't want to see Frida hurt. I kinda have a confession to make to her", said Manny softened.

"Wait, you have a crush on Frida?! Dude, no wonder you're concerned! I totally respect that! We'll find her together!", said Angel.

"For Frida?", said Manny putting his claw forward.

"For Frida", said Angel putting his hand forward.

They both raised both hands in the air.

Meanwhile at the Miracle City Cemetary, El Cazador De la Luna read from a spellbook while Frida stared angrily at him. Frida could see her La Electrica cuff in his clutches. Frida began to wonder what was going on.

"Hey stupid!", Frida began. "I wanna know why I'm tied up and you have my powers!".

El Cazador didn't answer.

"Hey! Are you deaf?! Didn't you listen to me?!", Frida continued.

"At last, after one millennium, this spell is broken", El Cazador began.

"Millennium? Spell? What are you doing?!", asked Frida.

"This is none of you business", said El Cazador. Now where were we? Oh yes! You are the new La Electrica, huh?".

"Yeah, what about it?", said Frida.

"You are the new La Electrica!", said El Cazador. "And you shall pay!"

"What are you talking about? And how am I the new La Electrica?", asked Frida.

"This is a long story, but if you wanna here my origins, fine. It all started 1,000 years ago. Back when I was a simple mortal….

*Flashback*

"I lived in a village called Caidas De Pradera. it was a quiet and peacefull town without any problems, until The Original El Tigre and La Electrica ruined it all! They were after two jewels that will gain absolute power which they were searching for. I was lucky to leave alive, but mi amigos and mi familia didn't have the same fate."

"By the time El Tigre and La Electrica left my village, it was destroyed in oblivion and I was devastated. The agony and the suffering of losing everything made me gain revenge. These two heros destroyed my home…. All because of their silly battle!"

"But at that moment, someone was watching me who offered me a chance that night of getting revenge…."

"A dark being said what I had suffered, losing my friends and family, my home destroyed, he offered me the power to face them, but before I could accept the offer, he had to erase all my memories, and I accepted."

"The next day I went to Miracle City, and I had a great battle with El Tigre and La Electrica more than every other battle, but I was more dead than every other hero or villain at that time."

"But then I realized that they were in love, they were protecting each other, little did I know that they no longer had the strength to defend themselves. But they didn't surrender so easily, as El Tigre left a scar on my eye."

"But then they used the twin gems on me since they were too strong,"

"LIGHT OF PUNISHMENT!"

"And I was imprisoned in a crystal prison on the outskirts of town. Years passed and passed until I was freed by an apprentice….."

*WHOOOOOOSHHHH*

Django of the Dead appears.

"Now to see if the legend was true."

"The Crystal Prison,….mmmm…. you are as I said in a story of my grandmami. 1,000 years has passed since you were imprisioned, and yet, I feel a great enery coming within you…."

"If you are as strong as described, then you are what I need. So that you can help defeat an enemy we have in common, El Tigre!", said Django.

"And what do you wish for?", asked El Cazador.

"To be my partner, my friend", said Django.

"Friend?! I only take apprentices but let it be, I accept", said El Cazador.

"Whoa hold up!", interrupted Frida. "Django was your partner?"

"Yes, but he left me few years ago", said El Cazador. "Now before I forget, time to retrieve what I lost".

Frida gulped. "Where are you, Manny?", she whimpered.

Will Manny and Angel save Frida on time? Leave a comment!