Chapter 9: La Sombra Revealed

So Arnold, Helga, Gerald, Brainy, Miles, Stella and Penelope were ready to fight. They load themselves with swords, food and water for their long and fearful journey. The Green Eyed Race all lined up to bid farewell to their special warriors. The chief was there to give them his final word.

"May we wish you well and hope to bring the La Corazion back to our noble tribe. You'll be regarded as heroes of the green eyes for generation of our people. God speed and good luck." said the chief. And so they did. They clapped and cheered until the seven of them were out of earshot.

LATER

"So how did you survive from the fall?" asked Gerald.

"Just lucky I guess." said Arnold. "Oh mom, dad, this is Gerald, he's my best friend." Gerald.

"Pleasure of meeting you." said Miles and Stella.

"And that girl over there, that's Helga." said Arnold and Miles and Stella waved to Helga, she waved back, but was staring at Penelope crossly. While Penelope looked at Arnold in a dreamy look, Helga just snarled behind her back.

BACK AT LA SOMBRA'S HIDEOUT

Everyone was back in their cells, they were tired, annoyed and hungry.

"Oh when I see that Arnold, it's going to be his head!" she snapped crossly.

"Now Rhonda, we all know that Arnold didn't win this contest to capture us." said Mr. Simmons.

"Mr. Simmons, aren't you aware that Arnold is not here?" asked Phoebe.

Mr. Simmons looked around and already noticed, "Neither is Helga, Gerald and Brainy, oh great that's four students lost!" said a stressed Mr. Simmons.

"You there shut up!" said Dundee.

"No YOU shut up!" snapped Harold.

"No one tells Dundee to shut up, only La Sombra." he said.

"Dundee!" shouted La Sombra.

"Y-yes sir?" asked Dundee.

"...Shut Up and take these slaves...to death!" he snapped. The students, Mr. Simmons and Principal Wartz all gasped in horror.

"But I'm too young to die!" said Stinky and he began to cry.

"This is for terrorising my part of San Lorenzo and for knowing the secret to my hideout so you Gringos won't tell your precious 'CIA' about me!" he said crossly.

"But we're not spies!" said Eugene, "We're just kids from a school."

"Sure that's what they all say, now get moving!" and so Dundee opened the cage door and lead them out to the concourse of his hideout. "Now you stay here, if any funny business, I'll shoot you were you stand!" and he walked away, "Dundee, look after them."

"Yes sir!" and he stand up and looked at them.

MEANWHILE AT THE STUDENT'S CAMP GROUND

Arnold could see all the tents all lined up, just like it when he left.

"Well this is where I last saw them." said Gerald.

"Now what?" asked Arnold.

"Look!" said Penelope and there on the ground were tire marks, still there even from last nights storm.

"Yeah, I remember now, these are the tyre marks from their jeeps!" said Gerald.

"Jeeps?" wondered Penelope.

"They're like a cart only they move with a wheel and a motor." said Arnold.

"Oh thanks for telling me." and she blushed. So Arnold, Miles, Stella, Brainy and Gerald rushed there way following the tyre marks. Helga grabbed Penelope by the shoulders.

"Listen to me you fangirl, Arnold can be you Justin Timberlake or your Lil Romeo, but he's my man and you touch him, smell his hair or calling him football head, then you'll meet Ol' Betsy." she said darkly showing her her fist. Penelope gulped and so they ran off to catch up to the guys.

LATER ON

The students were cold, tired and hoped for help. Then they heard someone coming up from the concourse, it was Arnold, Miles, Stella, Gerald, Brainy, Helga and Penelope! The students were about to cheer until...La Sombra came out!

"Hey there, remember us?" called out Miles.

"YOU?" he snapped, "I-I-I thought you were dead? Ah well, at least I can kill you now and what do you know, It's the miracle boy, I remember the day you were born and what do you know, it's a family reunion, time to die!" and he swung his sword. Penelope, Miles and Stella were fighting him off.

"Arnold, save your little friends and run back into the caves, I'll stop this pain in the..." but just then La Sombra screamed. Arnold, Helga, Gerald and Brainy all untied them and they ran into the caves. Miles, Stella and Penelope ran along with them, with La Sombra running from behind.

Just then, Arnold and his friends rushed into La Sombra's treasure cove, Rhonda found her jewellery box and hugged it with joy.

Arnold looked around for the La Corazon, but he couldn't find it, "I promise to give the green eyes there precious jewel back and by god I'm gonna do it! CHARGE!" shouted Arnold and all the students screamed and charged to get La Sombra. A while later, Penelope ran towards Arnold's group, while Miles and Stella tripped together in the middle room, La Sombra soon found them on the ground in the middle of his 'home'.

"And now you two gringos shall die!" he said coldly. Miles and Stella were hugging each other for dear life. All the goons showed up and watched.

"Not so fast Buckko!" said a well-known voice.

"Who goes there?" shouted La Sombra.

"Me, Arnold Shortman!" Arnold said with sword in his hand.

"HAHAHAHA!" sneered La Sombra evilly.

"You and what army, kid?"

"Me and this army!" and there behind him were all his friends and teachers ready to kick some total butt. Miles and Stella smiled.

"And he's not a kid, he's a man." said Stella and kicked him in the lower groin.

"What should we do?" asked Penelope.

"We should...ATTACK!" shouted Arnold. And so they did, Arnold rescued his parents and they've joined the fight.

Meanwhile, La Sombra ran away to his room up stairs. Arnold soon followed. It says in the scroll that on the day, the moon grows full every ten years, the La Corazon will erupt with green light with the three wishes, though who touch it will be worthy, though who touch it and are not worthy, will die. Just then Arnold burst in.

"It's over La Sombra, game over, you loose!" he snapped. "That piece of rock is sacred to the green eyes, give it back, if not, things will get dirty." La Sombra sniggered. "It's sacred to me, it will unlock power and I am worthy for this thing and by god, I will!" he shrieked.

"It ends now!" and Arnold swung his sword around to get La Sombra.

"Tsk, Tsk, Tsk, did your parents ever tell you not to play with weapons." La Sombra said sarcastically.

"I should I know, they were never there for me!" said Arnold crossly.

"Oh yes(!) and La Sombra chuckled evilly. Later on La Sombra was waiting for the clouds to move and while he was watching, Arnold grabbed the La Corazon and rushed away!

La Sombra saw Arnold taking it just in time! "Come back here with that!" he screeched as he rushed after him. Meanwhile the fight between the students and the goons was going and the students were winning! Arnold later came rushing down.

"I got it, I got the La Corazon!" Everyone cheered for Arnold and they raced away out of the cave. Meanwhile La Sombra came rushing down, he saw his men lying down on the floor in the pain. "What are you doing? GET THEM!" he shrieked. And so they did, one holding his groin in pain.

LATER

The gang were all out of the volcano, it was 3:00 am and they felt something moving beneath the earth.

"Pheebs, what's happening?" Helga asked.

"Judging by the earth's sudden movement, I think we might be seeing a..." but before she could finish, the volcano erupted! Ashes blew everywhere and hot moulted lava was pouring out of the volcano!

"Oh crap!" said Helga.

"Arnold, La Sombra's after you. You, must run away from him, as you got the La Corazon." said Stella.

"If Arnold's going, I'm going." said Gerald, "I don't want my best friend killed."

"And so am I!" said Helga. "No children in their right minds go on their own in the jungle at this time of night, as an adult, I'm going too." Arnold was sad, "It's OK son, we'll take care of ourselves and your friends, we love you so much." said Stella and Arnold and his parents hugged in a group.

"OK let's go!" said Helga and going in either direction, La Sombra came out and saw them running away.

"You idiota go that way and I'll go that way, break!" and so they did. Arnold, his friends and Wartz raced like the wind through the dark green forest. Just then, Helga tripped.

"Ow! My ankle, Arnold just go, I'm not worth anything in this world." said a sad Helga. But Arnold said, "No, Helga, you maybe a bit of a pain, but I don't want to loose you." and that strucked Helga's heart, Arnold cares for her. He picked her up and placed her on his back. Gerald now holds the La Corazon.

"Let's keep going!" shouted Gerald.

"Right!" said Arnold.

"WRONG!" echoed a voice, it was La Sombra.

"He's near." said Wartz and they rushed away. La Sombra soon poke his head in the bushes and saw them, "I got you now." he said slyly.

MEANWHILE

"OK here we are." said Stella. There standing in front of them was the temple that Arnold was born in.

"Get inside quickly!" and as they did, Stella looked at the sky, she kneeled down, inside, and put both her hands together and prayed.

"Please take care of our son and his friends." she said to herself. Then Miles heard some screaming, it was La Sombra's goons and they all have guns.

"Everyone look out!" shouted Miles. Then the elderly woman showed up and zapped them away to thin air. "Thanks" said Miles.

"Anytime Miles." said the elderly woman.

MEANWHILE SOMEWHERE ELSE

Arnold. Helga, Gerald and Wartz came to an old bridge. They were worried. "How can we get away now, this bridge could collapse any moment." said Gerald.

"No we're going to use it!" said Arnold.

"Mr. Shortman, you're crazy. let's do it!" said Wartz and so Arnold with Helga on her back went first, with Gerald and Wartz, holding the La Corazon in his hands, rushed behind...until then La Sombra appeared.

"Fools! Now you will die!" and he rushed towards Wartz. Just then the lava appeared, La Sombra was shocked by it, "AHHHHHHHHHHH!" he shouted, "I hate lava, I hate lava, I hate lava!" he said in panic and he rushed to the other side.

"So do we skull boy!" shouted Helga. La Sombra celebrated until he hit a tree branch. With the burning hot magma, the bridge collasped and with Wartz on it, he fell and grabbed on hold the legde for dear life.

"I can't hold the La Corazon!" said Wartz as it was slipping out of his hand.

"Principal Wartz, give me the stone." said Arnold.

"Arnold how will he reach it to you?" he asked.

"Easy, I'll get it!" and he gave Wartz hand to Helga. Arnold went down and grabbed the La Corazon off Wartz.

"Now PULL!" he shouted and Gerald and Helga did. Wartz was soon pulled back up.

"Thank you, thank you students." puffed Principal Wartz. Just then La Sombra woke up and saw Arnold holding the La Corazon.

"NOOOOOOOO!" he shouted, "The La Corazon cannot see the light of day and now look, it's gone!" but to his surprise and everyone else's, the green light came back on. For what the chief have said to Arnold was true.

"Anyone who is worthy, those who always help, always there for anyone and always looking on the bright side of things will be granted three wishes. It's me, I'm the 'True Heart' of the green eyes!" cheered Arnold.

"IMPOSSIBLE?" shrieked La Sombra.

"It's true, I know the boy and he is the one." said Gerald.

"Oh yeah and have you met Ol' Betsy?" asked Helga.

"No?" asked La Sombra and Helga punched him in the face and La Sombra was knocked out cold.

"That was a nice hit Helga." said Arnold.

"You think so?" she asked.

"Yeah." said Arnold and the two both blushed.

"Um hello?" asked Gerald.

"Right", and Arnold thought of three wishes and so he got them.

"I wish for three things in total, one, I wish that there is no more diseases, two, no more violence in this country and third of all I wish this volcano stopped!" and so a green light was lit and it zapped all over the country and everything stopped.

The elderly woman saw that the volcano have stopped and was happy while everyone cheered and hugged with joy.

"Arnold did it!" said the elderly woman.

"That's our boy." said Miles with tears.

LATER ON

Arnold, Gerald, Helga and Principal Wartz all came back, all hailed as heros and Arnold dropped someone from his back. Everyone gasped that it was La Sombra!

"Wait!" said Arnold, before anyone was going to kill him, "Before we you touch him, I want to see who La Sombra really is." but Penelope said, "KILL HIM!"

"No, no Penelope, killing will not solve any problem, I only took you on this trip to show you that.." said Arnold and so she agreed him. Then Arnold removed the mask and to Penelope, Miles and Stella's reaction, they were shocked to see who it is.

E.O.C 9