The next day just happened to be Isabella's quinceaƱera!
Antonio gazed sadly at his daughter's sparkling, pink dress.
Gabriela put a comforting hand on her husband's shoulder. "She'll come back, Antonio..."
Antonio closed his eyes and sighed. "Did we...? Fail as parents? I mean... we kept Isabella isolated for most of her childhood so she could practice using her powers... Oh, no..."
Gabriela started weeping. Antonio got down on his knees and said out loud,"What have we done?"
Isabella had reached the icy, cold cave. She shivered from the chilliness. She was only wearing a summer dress, after all.
"I have to keep going..." Isabella said with a frown.
As soon as Isabella stepped foot into the cave, Miguel, Oscar, and Felipe shouted,"Isabella!"
Isabella froze in sheer panic.
Miguel shouted to Isabella,"Running away from your problems isn't the solution! I did the same thing and I regret every second of it!"
Isabella shouted back,"Well, I don't!"
Isabella's words full of hatred and selfishness made the wind spiral upward. It soon swirled around Isabella and absorbed her powers!
It's like the wind has a mind of its own! Miguel thought in horror.
The wind which was now colored red traveled to the Land of the Dead at the speed of sound!
Skeletons gasped at the sight of the strange-looking wind.
Pepita was licking her paw when the wind swirled around and around her. Her eyes and fur coat soon turned red.
At that exact moment, Imelda gasped out loud as she rose up from her bed. She immediately put on her boots and ran outside. She could see Pepita fly to the giant bell that had once crushed Ernesto de la Cruz. She grabbed it without effort.
She was going to trap Isabella inside the bell! Imelda thought in realization.
Imelda knew she had to think of something fast.
She suddenly told Hector who was just coming out of the house,"Stay here and protect Coco in case Pepita comes back!"
Hector asked his wife as if she were crazy,"What are you going to do? I mean I know she's your spirit guide but Pepita is in a state of disobedience right now!"
Imelda replied,"I need to get to Isabella and make her embrace her uniqueness!"
Isabella woke up from her unconscious state.
She was all alone in her bedroom. She looked to her right to see a letter resting on the top of her drawer. It read:
Dear Isabella,
Having special talents is a blessing, not a curse. You're supposed to embrace them and use them to make those around you smile. But now that I see you look at them as nothing but waste, I don't think we should see each other anymore. I'm sorry...
- Miguel
Isabella breathed rather heavily. Tears were slowly trailing down her face.
I have made a terrible mistake... Isabella thought with severe guilt.
Isabella sat on her bed. She was at a loss of what to do.
Suddenly, the distant roars of a giant creature made Isabella bolt right up. She looked up from her bedroom window to see a ferocious, red Alebrije flying right towards her!
