Chapter 7: Gabriela

White Sands Beach Resort On Anna Maria Island, Florida

2:30 PM

Grabriela, aged sixteen at this time, was on vacation with her family to this beatiful resort. She and her little brother, Felipe, who was thirteen, were relaxing in their room while their parents, Luis and Rosa, were doing some sightseeing. At first, everything went smoothly, as the two were playing checkers, but then, they heard someone shouting for help.

"What was that?" asked Felipe.

"I don't know." said Gabriela. "But you wait right here, got it?"

Felipe nodded, and Gabriela went outside. She soon found a male porcupine wearing a pair of green swim trunks with a white stripe down the side holding a younger one wearing blue trunks. The younger one looked unconscious.

"What's wrong?" asked Gabriela.

"Please, help my son!" the older porcupine pleaded. "He was surfing and got hit by a giant wave!"

"Don't worry, sir." said Gabriela. "I know CPR."

Just then, Felipe came outside.

"What's going on, Gabriela?" asked Felipe.

"Felipe, get the nearest lifeguard on duty." said Gabriela.

Felipe did just that while Gabriela began performing chest compressions on the porcupine child with her feet. Soon, Felipe came back with the lifeguard, who was a male mallard wearing a white tank top with red swim shorts. Miraculously, as soon as the lifeguard was on the scene, the porcupine boy's eyes blinked, which meant he had been saved.

"Wha-what happened?" the boy asked.

"Kevin!" the older porcupine said. "Thank the Lord!"

"Dad?" Kevin asked. "What happened?"

"You had a big wipeout." said Kevin's dad.

"You should really be more careful when surfing." said the lifeguard.

"What's going on here?" asked a voice.

It was Luis. He and Rosa had just come home from their sightseeing trip. The lifeguard informed them on what just happened. The two hummingbird parents smiled at their children.

"We're so proud of you!" said Rosa.

"You too, Felipe!" said Luis. "You both showed courage when a child was in danger."

"Yeah." said Kevin's dad. "I will forever be grateful for this."

"You kids should really be proud of yourselves." said the lifeguard.

The lifeguard, Kevin, and his dad then left, but not before the lifeguard gave Kevin a quick examination to make sure no serious injuries were received. As a special treat for Gabriela and Felipe's brave act, the whole family went to Walt Disney World in Orlando the next day. And Gabriela and Felipe were indeed proud of themselves.

Back To The Present Day

"So you saved a kid's life, too?" Franklin asked.

"Yes." said Gabriela. "And later we learned that Kevin's dad turned out to be a pen pal of my Papi's. His name was Mark. He was really nice to both me and Felipe after we saved Kevin's life. He also owns a small ice cream kiosk not too far from the resort, and out of gratitude, he let me and Felipe have free ice cream every time we went there."

"Cool!" said Franklin. "Now, how did you guys all meet and form the Danger Rangers?"

"Funny you should ask, because we're just about to tell you so." said Sully.

"Oh boy!" said Franklin. "This is gonna be great!"