Episode 28: Into the past part 1

Manny was at his secret spot painting on the mural when Frida came in.

"There you are! I thought I would find you here." Frida said.

Manny just ignored her and continued painting.

"Manny is something wrong? You've been avoiding me."

"And you're surprised?"

"Um yes."

"Did you forget what you did to me?"

"Come again?"

"You vandalized my locker!"

"What? No I didn't!"

"Two timing jerk was sprayed on it!" Manny shouted. "Now who else would write that?"

"I don't know. Maybe Zoe."

"She's my girlfriend!"

"Yeah well she threatened me last week!"

"Yeah right."

"Are you calling me a liar?"

"If the shoe fits wear it!"

"Why you little jerk!" She tackled Manny and started punching him. They fought for a very long time and in the middle of it they knock over an old clock. The clock started to ring and it glowed then a portal opened in the ground and started to suck up everything.

"What is that?!" Manny cried as he grabbed the wall.

Frida started to get pulled into the portal. Manny grabbed her hand and held on to it.

"What's happening?!" Frida said.

"I don't know!" Manny said.

"I'm slipping!"

"Hang on!"

"Don't let me go!"

"I'll never let you go I promise!"

Then her hand slipped from his and she was sucked into the portal screaming.

"I'm coming for you!" He let go of the wall and went flying into it. He landed in front of the school. "Frida? Frida?"

"Catch me!" Frida shrieked. As she fell toward him, he caught her but it wasn't a good feeling.

"Frida you're okay and I'm not!"

"Thanks dude."

"No problem and ow!"

She got off him and they looked around.

"Where are we?" Frida asked.

"It looks like the school but it's a little different."

Then the clock fell in front of them. The clock glowed and Miguel appeared.

"Miguel! What's going on?" Manny said.

"This clock is a time machine." Miguel said. "And it's busted!"

"So we're stuck here!"

"Just until I get it fixed. In the mean time you two need to blend in." Miguel snapped his fingers and their looks changed. Manny had a mullet, a red shirt, a leather jacket, and Z cavaricci pants. Frida had a perm, wore a white blouse, a pink sweater, and a black skirt.

"I look like a dork!" Manny said.

"Relax! It's the 80's these clothes were popular. Now you two try not to talk to anyone are change anything." Miguel said. He disappeared taking the clock with him.

Manny and Frida walked around the school observing how different it was.

"Hey dude! Can you do me a favor?" Said a rebel looking boy.

"Yeah what?"

"If the teacher asks you didn't see me!"

"Where is he?!" Shouted a man who's head was half shaved. The boy took off running. "You can run but you can't hide! I will find you Emiliano Suarez!"

"Dad?" Frida cried.

"Mr. Suarez?" Manny said.

"Emiliano you get back here!" The teacher said grabbing his ear. "Just wait til your mother hears about this!"

"Ow! Ow! Let me go old man!"

A pretty girl with brown hair followed them.

"You never learn do you Emiliano?" She said.

"Oh be quiet Carmela!"

"Mom?" Frida gasped.

"Why can't you just behave?" Carmela asked.

"Why can't you just have a little fun?" Emiliano said. "Teacher's pet!"

"Juvenile delinquent!" Carmela shouted.

"Whoa! You're dad was a rebel!" Manny said. "I really wish I had a camera right now."

Suddenly a boy ran into them and knocked them over.

"Hey watch it!" Manny said.

"Oh I'm sorry I didn't see you there." He said. "I was too busy running for my life."

"From who?" Frida asked.

"There he is! Let's get him!" Said a very large boy. Behind him were two other mean looking boys.

"Oh no!" The boy took off running as the bullies chased him. Manny and Frida followed them.

"Gotcha!" Said the bully. "It's swirly time!"

"Not again!" The boy said as he was pulled into the men's room. Manny went in after them. "Come on Bryce! Let me go!"

"You think you can look at my girl and expect to get away with it?"

"She's not your girlfriend."

Bryce punched him in the face.

"You like her don't you loser?" He said.

"She's a very good friend."

"Well she's mine!"

"Pardon me but she's not a thing she's a person." The boy said. "You don't own her!"

"That's it! Dunk him boys!"

"No! Please! Have mercy!"

"Drop him!" Manny shouted. Bryce and the others faced him. "Only a coward would pick on someone weaker than him."

"Excuse me! Who do you think your talking to?"

"I'm talking to a chump who needs to be punched!"

"Oh you-"

"Hey you boys get to class!" The janitor said.

Bryce and the bullies left the restroom while Manny and the janitor helped the boy up.

"You okay?" The janitor asked.

"Yeah I'm fine." The boy looked at Manny. "Thanks!"

"No problem."

"You're really brave I wish I could stand up to Bryce." The left the restroom. Frida met up with them. "Are you guys new?"

"Yeah my name is...is...Pablo, Pablo...Murrieta and this-"

"Cristina." Frida finished. "Cristina Gomez."

"I'm Rodolfo Rivera."

Manny and Frida's eyes popped out of their heads.

"Dad?" Manny whispered.

"What was that you said?"

"Glad! Glad to meet you Rodolfo!"

They shook hands and walked to lunch.

"I've got two problems in my life." Rodolfo said. "Number one is my father. He's this big super villian and he wants me to be one but I wanna be a hero. But I can't even stand up to a few bullies."

"What's your other problem?" Frida asked.

"Her." Rodolfo said pointing to a beautiful girl with long, dark, curly, hair which was tied back with a ribbon. "I've been in love with her for as long as I can remember. But I don't think she likes me."

"Then it's probably not worth it." Manny suggested.

"Really? Are you sure?"

"Trust me."

"Okay."

After school Manny and Frida sat outside the school. Miguel arrived an hour later with the clock.

"Is it fixed?" Frida asked.

"Yeah but now we have another problem."

"What?" Manny said.

"You know that girl your father has a crush on?" He said.

"Yeah."

"Well her name is Maria Rameriez! Your mother!"

"Really?!"

"And since you told him she wasn't worth it he didn't try to date her which meant they never married and you were never born."

"Oh man! Now what?"

"You have to bring them together."

"How?" Manny asked. "My Dad's a wimp!"

"Before you interfered she fell in love with him some how." Miguel said. "So make it happen again."

"Why me?"

"Because you messed it up!"

"Great!" Manny groaned.

"Here take this." Miguel handed Manny a bag. "This will never run out of money while you're here and once you fix things with your parents call me."

"Don't worry Manny we'll bring your parents together." Frida reassured.

"I hope so." Manny said.

To be continued...