Back with El Tigre, Mimi, and Razor, they are about to have a conversation with Alice Grainger; Damian is just barely listening to them.
"It's a real honor to meet you Ms. Grainger. I've been looking forward to meeting you in person one day; I never would have guessed that it would be this soon." said Mimi
"Well, I've been going around the world lately to find people who are connected to mystical items in hopes that they will join the Order of Miracles." said Alice
"Well you've come to the right place; we're more than ready to join." said Mimi pointing at El Tigre and Damian
"I'm not! I don't want anything to do with you guys or these stupid mystical items." said Damian in anger
"That's fine; you don't have to get involved!" said Fernando appearing through a door
"Why hello Fernando!" said Alice
"Save it Alice! (to Damian) I'm sorry about all of this; they didn't mean to force you into anything." said Fernando
"We weren't trying to force him; we were trying to get back the food he stole from us." said El Tigre
"Here; just let me leave already!" said Damian giving back the food
"Sure! This door will take you out of my safe space." said Fernando opening a door for Damian
"Good!" said Damian as he is walking through that door
"How did you know where to find us?" El Tigre asked
"It's one of the powers of Fernando's mystical item, The Barrier Key of the North. Not only can he create a barrier/world that puts anyone who uses their mystical item in there to fight, but he can also detect when someone uses their mystical item in his safe space." said Razor
"So I take it this means…" said El Tigre with a nervous look on his face
"I know about the fight you had at the Miracle City theater. (to Razor) And you didn't come to me, why?" said Fernando
"I didn't exactly know where you were and Manny was already in the location of these items; he was partly successful in gathering them and he is alive so I don't see the problem." said Razor
"There is no problem Razor! Fernando is just being cranky just because he wants to be; he simply can't acknowledge that Manny wants to hunt down these mystical items and join the order."
"Well I want to hunt the mystical items, but…..." said Mimi
"You're the only one who wants to join the order, not him! None of you are joining the order! (to Alice) Leave Alice! Miracle City is under my protection; you have no business here!" said Fernando
"Actually, I do Fernando! A mystical item wielder wishes to join our order; I've come to collect her and help her get settled in." said Alice
"What about Manny; he's going with us right?" said Mimi
"He can come with us if he likes! (to Manny) If you want to be a member of the order, then you should come with me; me and the other members can really teach you how to use your mystical item." said Alice walking up to El Tigre/Manny
"But Fernando is already teaching me!" said El Tigre
"True, but he's been holding out on you! All he's been doing is teaching you beginner tactics; he hasn't taught you other ways of becoming stronger nor has he really been training you to fight against people with mystical items. However, you can't blame him entirely since he's only keeping a promise for a friend." said Alice
"A friend!?" said El Tigre
"Oh dear! "said Razor
"What is it Razor?" said Mimi
"It's a mystical item; it has just revealed itself. Jonah's Whale!" said Razor
Just then, a huge blue whale appears from the sky and starts heading toward everyone. Everyone jumped away from the whale before it could eat them.
"Razor, when did this mystical item activate?" Mimi asked
"A few seconds ago!" said Razor
"This must be the guardian for it!" said Alice
"Manny, this is our chance to prove ourselves; Let's take this whale down together!" said Mimi
"This is mystical item is too powerful for you to handle!" said Fernando grabbing Mimi's arm
"You think every mystical item is too powerful for us to handle!" Mimi shouted at Fernando
"You're just kids! Let the adults handle this!" said Fernando
"While I'll be more than happy to assist them, my mystical item isn't effective with a guardian of a mystical item. Also Fernando, you can't utilize the rest of your mystical item at this time without the barrier you placed over Miracle City coming down now can you? "said Alice
"I can use it long enough that no one will notice!" said Fernando
"Just let us handle this Fernando!" said El Tigre
"You can't handle it! You shouldn't be handling this! Do you have any idea how your parents would react if you did any of this or died from this, especially your mother? She's already upset with me because you came in contact with that belt." said Fernando
"What!?" said El Tigre
"Dang! I wasn't supposed to say that!" said Fernando
"What about my parents; they know about this?" El Tigre asked
"Well they…. ow! Mimi!" said Fernando as he got hit with Mimi's rifle in the head
"Was that really necessary?" El Tigre asked
"Not really, but it had to be done! Besides, he can't use his mystical item to its full power to stop this whale anyway! It's up to us Manny! You have the power to hunt these mystical items and prevent them from falling into the wrong hands or possibly causing damage to the people of Miracle City." said Mimi
"Let's do this!" said El Tigre
With that said, Mimi and El Tigre run as fast as they can toward the huge whale that is about to attack them; Razor gets on El Tigre's shoulder in order to guide him when necessary. The two of them jump into the air before the whale could eat them with its big mouth. While in the air, the notice that the whale has something on the top of its head; it's the wheel that you would normally see on a ship and they notice a robed figure riding the ship. Mimi assumed that it's the guardian of this mystical item and the two head towards the guardian. The robed figure then grabbed out a sword and began to attack El Tigre and Mimi. El Tigre would then fire his claw darts at the robed figure's hand in order to disarm the figure and kick him on the ground. The Guardian got back up and charged toward El Tigre, but Mimi kicked the guardian away from him. The hooded figured turned out to be a skeleton man. El Tigre then rushed up toward the skeleton man and slashed him apart with his claws and Mimi blasted the pieces away from each other so they couldn't possibly reform. As a result, the Whale stopped moving and began to shrink down to the size of a toy. El Tigre and Mimi then landed on the ground with El Tigre holding the mystical item and returning to Alice and Fernando.
"Excellent work you two! (to Fernando) See! I think these two have proven that they can handle hunting for mystical items." said Alice
"Easy ones, not the very difficult ones!" said Fernando
"Well if you would train me and Manny properly instead of holding us back then we could handle the harder ones. The more you hold us back the more likely when actual danger comes to us, we won't be ready. We were chosen to wield these items; why can't you and Manny's parents accept that." said Mimi
"Wait, my parents! What do they have to do with… said El Tigre before getting interrupted
Before El Tigre could ask any further, a gunshot was fired and it was heading toward him. Luckily, Fernando move him out of the way before he could be hit; however, he was hit somewhere in the chest, close to his heart. As a result, the safe space started to shut down and Fernando started to bleed out. Alice advised that El Tigre turn back into Manny and Mimi send her rifle away now. They all found themselves back in the marketplace with all the people here and everyone noticing Fernando wounded. Alice then looked at the roof to see where that bullet came from; she noticed a tiny man on the roof and he ran away before she could do anything.
At Miracle City hospital, Fernando is taken into surgery. Manny, Mimi, Alice, and Razor (with the three of them being the only ones who can see him) are in the waiting room. One of the doctors then comes out of the surgery room and walks up to them. He explains that Fernando is going to fine, but he will have to remain in the hospital and rest for a few weeks; they got to his room and find him asleep/sedated.
"He'll pull through! I've known Fernando for a long time; he's too stubborn to die." said Alice
"Are you ok Mimi?" said Manny comforting her
"I'll be fine! "said Mimi with a sad-angry look on her face and getting up
"Where are you going?" Manny asked
"I'm going to find the guy who did this!" said Mimi
"I doubt you'll be able to find him; chances are he's not in Miracle City after that botched mission to assassinate El Tigre." said Razor
"I was the target!" said Manny
"I think so! I don't think that assassin meant to attack Fernando. However, there will be consequences to his actions." said Alice
"What do you mean?" Manny asked
"With Fernando out of commission, strange things are going to happen in Miracle City." said Razor
"What do you mean strange things?" Manny asked
"The short version: mystical items and their presence will be known in Miracle City." said Rodolfo as he and Maria walked in
"Mom! Dad! What are you doing here?" said Manny
"We heard what happened!" said Maria giving her son a hug
"Hello Rodolfo! (bitterly) Hello Maria!" said Alice
"Hello Alice!" said Maria with a bitter tone
"Manny, there's a lot we need to talk to you about." said Rodolfo
"Are you going to tell him the whole story?" said Alice
"This is a family matter Alice; stay out of it!" said Maria
"Very well, Maria! (to Manny) Whenever you feel that you are ready to join the order Manny, let me know; I'll be waiting for you. (to Rodolfo) It was your old partner; he targeted Manny!"
"Thank you for telling me!" said Rodolfo
At Manny's school, Leone Middle School, the janitor just left the boys bathroom after cleaning it. As he is about to put away his cleaning supplies, he notices a red light coming from the hall. He decides to see what's going on. The light was coming from a locker, locker number 13. He uses a master key to open the locker. When he did, a giant hand grabs him and pulls him into a black book.
Somewhere in an alley, a large group of dogs are walking up to German Sheppard whose eyes are glowing yellow.
At the Miracle City Museum, a painting called "San Angel" is starting to glow.
With the barrier that Fernando had placed over Miracle City down, more mystical items and their affects are going to be popping up a lot faster than usual. Miracle City is going to be a battleground soon; it's close to being one, but it's not there yet. El Tigre's true journey is about to being! - Razor