Chapter 6: Halfway There

Back in the Land of the Dead, Miguel and Hector had just arrived at the building where De La Cruz would be rehearsing for his Sunrise Spectacular show. While Hector was speaking to the seamstress who's dress he borrowed, Miguel saw that Dante ran off again.

"Dante, get back here." he said, as he chased him through a door, where the actual rehearsing was happening. Then Dante spotted an alebrije monkey, and started chasing him. The monkey climbed onto the shoulder of his owner, which was the famous artist Frida Kahlo.

She turned around, and saw Miguel. "You! How'd you get back here?" she asked sharply. "I was just following..." Miguel tried to say, but Frida spoke first. "(Gasps), the famous Xoloitzcuintli dog. A great choice for an alebrije." she said, petting Dante.

"Uh, I don't think he's a spirit guide." said Miguel. "Nonsense, alebrijes take many forms." said Frida. Then the two looked at Dante who was chewing on his own leg. "Or maybe he's just a dog. Now I need your opinion." said Frida, taking Miguel by the arm.

She sat him down a couch. "Now you're the audience. First there's darkness, and from the darkness there comes a giant papaya." she said. She shows him a giant papaya statue, and skeletons wearing black leotards and legwarmers and shoes came out of it.

"The dancers come from the papaya, and they're all me." said Frida, and all the dancers had wigs that looked like Frida's hair, and a unibrow. "Then they got to drink the milk from their mother, which is a cactus, and it's also me." said Frida, as a cactus with her face appeared.

"But the milk isn't milk, but tears. Is it too obvious?" she asked. "Well, it's just the right amount of obvious." said Miguel, even though he thought it was a pretty weird concept. "But it could use a little music. What if you went "don, don, don, don don?" Miguel suggested.

Frida snapped her fingers, and some musicians played the tunes. "And then it could go, da la, da la, da la, (blows)." The musicians played the tune, and Frida loved it. "Magnifico! You young man were born to be an artist."

Miguel smiled at the compliment. "Then the dancing stops, the lights go off, and De La Cruz comes out and plays." said Frida. Miguel hoped that he'd finally get to see De La Cruz, but it wasn't him on the stage but a mannequin.

"Hey, where's De La Cruz?" asked Miguel confused. "O,h he never comes to rehearsals. He's hosting a Dia de los Muertos party at his tower." said Frida, pointing out the window, at a giant building across the land.

Then Hector came back. "Kid, you cant' just go running off like that." he said. "De La Cruz isn't even here." said Miguel upset. But before Hector could respond some of the other musicians spoke.

"Hey look guys it's Chorizo." said one of them, and they began to laugh. Hector laughed sarcastically. "Chorizo, are they talking about you?" asked Miguel. "Ask him how he died, it's the most hilarious thing." said one of the skeletons.

"No it's not." said Hector. "Oh yes it is. He chocked on chorizo." said another. "I got food poisoning, there's a difference." Hector protested. "How am I gonna find De La Cruz now. I have to hurry." said Miguel, as he saw that his hands were showing more bones.

"Well you could enter the battle of the bands contest." suggested one of the skeletons. "Si, the winner gets to perform for De La Cruz live." added another. "You should enter Hector." "No no, I'm not a musician anymore." said Hector.

"Hey, I'm a musician. Do you know where I can get a guitar?" asked Miguel. "(Sighs), I do let's go." said Hector. "(Sighs), I hope Gabby's having better luck than I am." said Miguel. and they left.

While that was going on, Gabby had found her way to the LTD theater. "We found it Carina." she said to her dog. Carina barked. "Now to get a ticket." said Gabby. She went up to the front, and found the clerk.

"I'd like one ticket for the show por favor." she said. The clerk looked down at her, and raised his eyebrow. "That's be $50." he said. Gabby reached into her bag, pulled out a $100 dollar bill, and handed it to him.

Though he was shocked to see such a young child having that much money, he gave her a ticket. "Oh the joys of being rich." she whispered as she went inside. The theater was a grand one, even though the pictures of actors and actresses on the wall were skeletons.

An usher took her ticket, and showed her to her seat. When the curtains went up, and the dancers appeared on stage, Gabby searched for her abuelita. "Where could she be?" Gabby whispered.

Suddenly a large pink ball was lowered in the center of the stage, and out of it appeared Esperanza. Gabby's eyes widened as she saw her perform her dance steps perfectly. When the show ended, and everyone got up to leave, Gabby looked for a way to sneak backstage.

When no one was looking, she snuck on stage, and walked behind the curtains. "Now which room is Abuelita in?" she asked herself. Carina barked, but Gabby shushed her. Quietly snooping around, she saw a door with a star on it.

"Abuelita was always the star of the show." she said. She knocked on the door, but right that second she was grabbed by a security guard. "What are you doing!?" he yelled. "Uh, I was just um..." Gabby sputtered.

Then Esperanza came out of her dressing room. "Que esta pasando?" she asked. "Nada, Senora Lopez, just a trespasser." said the guard. "But I just wanted to see Esperanza." said Gabby. "Yes, and so do many other fans." said the guard.

But Esperanza recognized that voice. "Gabby?" she asked confused. Gabby got loose from the guard and ran up to her. "Si, it's me Abuelita." she said, happily. "Gabby, but how...you're not..." Esperanza sputtered.

Gabby went into the dressing room, got a wet one, and wiped the make-up off her face. "Mija, it is you." said Esperanza hugging the girl. Gabby then explained how she got there to her grandmother.

About her friend Miguel's ban on music, how they tried to take De La Cruz's guitar and got cursed, that they needed their families blessings, and that Miguel went to find his great-great grandfather.

"Well that's quite a story, and I'll be happy to give you my blessing. In fact I think I know where to find De La Cruz." said Esperanza. "You do?" asked Gabby. "Si, I'm going to a party he's hosting. But first I'm going to watch a battle of the bands." said Esperanza.

"Great, I just gotta let Miguel know I found you." said Gabbby. She got on her walkie talkie, while Carina got some cuddles from Esperanza. "Hey Miguel you there?" she asked. Miguel's voice spoke over the machine.

"I'm here Gabby." "I found mi abuelita." "Awesome. I'm gonna get to see De La Cruz as soon as I win the battle of the bands contest." "We're gonna see that show. I'll watch you, then meet you at De La Cruz's place."

"See you there." said Miguel, and the two signed off.

That's chapter 6, plz review, once again I don't own Coco Disney and Pixar does