A/N: Back for the first chapter! Thanks for sticking with me guys!

loozje: First review! Glad you like it!

eltigre221: All in due time...

Mutant Bat Freak: Yeah, it's been awhile, but here it is! The best fic? Why it's just beginning....(MWAHAHAHAHA!) And don't short yourself.

acosta perez jose ramiro: Yes, I know Manny has more powers, I was just too lazy to remember and/or list them all.

SuperMacho: Life IS sweet...but Frida most likely wouldn't have been on the files, due to the fact the she does not have a mystic object (She has demon powers) Glad you liked Evolution, hope Chosen lives up to expectations.

El Tigre: Chosen

"Darn...jeans! I will put you on! THIS I SWEAR!"

-Manny Rivera

Chapter 1

It was a beautiful morning in Miracle City. Maria was cooking breakfast in the kitchen at Casa del Macho (she had moved in with Grandpapi and Manny after everything that had happened one year ago). She had the windows open, and a pleasant breeze was blowing through. Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock at the door.

"Grandpapi!" she called out. "Could you get that?"

"Why can't you get it?" the old man called back from whatever he was up to, probably something no good.

"I'm busy!"

She heard the supervillain shuffle to the door, grumbling under his breath along the way. The door opened and…;

"MANNY! It's your friends with the funny hair colores!" Grandpapi shouted back into the house.

Grandpapi made his way into the kitchen, with Frida and Mer following close behind. Mer was running his fingers through his dyed purple hair.

"This takes a lot of work, ya know…" he grumbled.

"You two are here early…" Maria commented. "School isn't for another two hours."

"Just wanted to make sure we get there on time!" Mer chirped.

Maria's eyes narrowed. "You can teleport. You can get there any time you want."

"Oh…right," Mer said, rubbing his head sheepishly.

"Where's Manny?" asked Frida.

"He's still in his room," Maria answered.

Meanwhile, Manny was fighting a losing battle. His enemy: his jeans. He currently had both feet in one pant leg and was rolling around on the floor.

"Darn…jeans! I will put you on! THIS I SWEAR!"

"Manny!" Manny looked up when he heard Frida knock. In a flash, his jeans were on and his Tigre belt clicked into place. He opened his door.

"Hey…Frida. I was just…"

"Having trouble with your pants again?" Frida smirked.

Manny stepped out of his room. "No!"

Frida snickered. "Let's go. Mer's waiting."

After the events of the previous year, Mer and Trina had remained close to Frida and the Riveras. Mer started hanging out with Frida and Manny, becoming their "ride" to school and, despite the age difference, their friend and partner in crime.

Trina, on the other hand, was on her way to becoming one of Miracle City's top superheroes. And even though she and Mer were now dating, she had promised that if she caught him doing something less than legal, she would "break his kneecaps." So Mer just doubled his efforts not to get caught.

Frida and Manny met Mer in the kitchen and headed for the door.

"Manny!" Maria called after them. "You haven't even had breakfast yet!"

"No time!" said Manny. "There are bad guys to stop and….kittens…to save?" Manny chuckled nervously and shrugged.

Mer rolled his eyes at the terrible lie and responded, "Don't worry Mrs. R; I'll pick something up for them."

And with that, the door slammed shut.

Maria sighed as Grandpapi took a seat at the table.

"Oooh, pancakes. Mi favorito!" he declared.

Outside, Mer produced his caduceus. "So, where to first?"

Manny and Frida looked at each other and grinned. "The Arcade!"

Mer sighed. "Always the arcade." With a flash, they were gone.

Lt. Reyes and Gen. Guillermo Contreras stood in the computer room. Several soldiers scuttled around them, searching the area for clues.

"How could something like this happen?" Gen. Contreras wondered aloud. "How could someone unauthorized make it this far into the complex?"

Lt. Reyes shook his head. "I don't know sir…but…"

"But what?" The general snapped.

"The intruder apparently accessed the files using your security access code. The computer says you were logged on."

The general's eyes widened. "That's impossible!"

"Believe or not sir, it's the truth."

The general sighed. "What was the intruder looking for?"

Lt. Reyes pointed at the screen. "Whoever it was seems to have called up the files on the wielders of mystic objects in the Miracle City area."

Gen. Contreras put his face in his palm. "This again? I can't seem to get away from this voodoo mumbo-jumbo…" He glanced at the lieutenant, who was gazing at the screen with concern. "Something wrong, Reyes?"

"Sir?" The lieutenant snapped out of his reverie. He looked down. "I'm sorry sir, it's just my daughter…"

Gen. Contreras nodded. "That's right…she's one of them, isn't she?"

The lieutenant nodded in return.

"I wouldn't worry about it," the general dismissed. "From what I hear, she can take care of herself. And besides, we'll find this guy before anything happens."

The general turned and left the room, leaving Lt. Reyes to think.

The woman stood on a rooftop, surround by several dark figures. They were dressed in tattered robes, and they all wore the same freaky black mask. Whatever these figures were, they seemed to be waiting for the woman to do something. Finally, she spoke.

"The information I have will do," she looked around at the masked figures. "It's taken years to get to this point." She looked out over the city.

"It's time to send the call." She held out her hand, and a small hologram depicting the globe magically appeared in her palm. She waved her other hand over the miniature earth, and a wave of crimson washed over it, covering it entirely. Satisfied, she closed her hand and turned back to her companions.

"It has begun. Miracle City shall be the battleground."