Pixarverse - Past

Violet was logging into her first account on . This is her first time on the website.
"Wow!" She explored the site, finding online games, trivia, news, lots of fun quizzes, and more. "This is so cool!"
Her username was 'Visibilitygirl14'. She noticed something on her notification envelope icon and saw it was a welcome greeting from the owner of the website.
'Welcome Visibilitygirl14!' The message read. 'Thank you for joining WorldBuddies. We hope you enjoy your stay. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.'
She then saw a username with the icon of a guitar, it's screen name was 'De la Cruzito13' and was curious.
Violet clicked on the icon and was taken to his page. It was for a boy who lived in Santa Cecilia, Mexico. She began to click on the person icon then followed his page.

Miguel had just gotten a notification that he had a new follower on WorldBuddies. He had been on the website for 2 months. Now there was a new user joining the site, and he decided to do a chatroom on the speech bubble icon to thank this user for following him.

'Hola. Thanks for following me.'
He messaged her.

Violet saw her first private chat in a chatroom and begin to reply bye a 'Hi?' she typed 'Do you speak English? Just wondering.'

'Oh, I'm sorry. I was saying hello.'
Miguel figured the new user must not be from Mexico.

'Oh, my bad. I'm new to this site.' Violet apologized, knowing that he's from Mexico. 'It's nice to meet you, I'm Violet Parr.' She introduced herself. 'I'm from the United States.'

'It's ok. Nice to meet you, too. My name's Miguel Rivera.' He introduced himself. 'You're from America?'

'Yep.' Violet replied. 'I'm just new to this "Spanish" language.'

'It's ok. I understand.' He replied. 'I do know a little English.'

'How about a deal, I'll teach you English, and you teach me Spanish?' Violet typed.

'Sure. That sounds great.' Miguel messaged back.

'I'm 14' Violet typed 'You?'

"Cool. I'm 13." He replied.

She was amazed at the age gap. She began telling him the entire story about her family, and her crazy adventures from the crazy fight at dinner to her on an airplane, to saving the city from robots, to her old house explosion, to fighting the Underminer, to finally fighting against Evelyn and her 'screenslaver' army.

'Whoa! You have a family of superheroes? That's amazing!' He said, fascinated. 'Mine are just a bunch of shoemakers.' Miguel then told her the entire story of his life, and his adventure in the Land of the Dead, from the beginning of the shoe business to finding out about his family's history, to finding out about Ernesto murdering Héctor, to bringing music back to his family, to finally restoring his family's legacy.

'Wow! You actually met dead people? That's so cool!' Violet said, amazed. 'That's great what you did for your ancestor.'

'¡Gracias!' Miguel typed. 'What powers do you have? And wanna video chat?'

'I can turn invisible and make force fields.' Violet replied. 'Sure, we can do that.'

Miguel turned on the website's webcam and was amazed at Violet's looks; her long, black, raven hair, and her sparkling violet-blue eyes.

"Hi, Miguel." Violet waved when she saw his face in the webcam.

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One week later.
Violet was making a plan to sneak out to Miguel's home without getting caught by her family. Karen (Voyd) was helping her pack because she loved to go to explore outside of the U.S., but most importantly to help her with her plan.
"Thanks for helping me, Karen." Violet smiled, packing her bag. "My parents would freak if they found out."
"I would agree too." Karen nodded. "You just got the tracking device off, right?" She said as she gets the stuffed bear.
"Yeah. It wasn't easy, but I finally got it off." Violet nodded.
Violet read 5:30 PM on her electric alarm clock, and her best friend, Kari was getting dressed in Violet's clothes, and getting her wig and eye contacts, a voice-covering device, and a disguise mask, because she was also helping her, but to disguise as her so Violet's parents won't know that their REAL Violet is sneaking to Oaxaca, Mexico.
"I'm glad to help, Vi, but this seems like a lot of trouble just to see someone you met online." Kari said, a little unsure.
"Relax, Kari," Violet said. "He's just a teen like me, and the voice changer will work it's magic once you put it on." she then put on her indigo puffer jacket.
"Ok, I'll give it a try. But why are you keeping this from your parents?" Kari wondered.
Violet sighed and began to explain to Kari why she had kept it from her parents.
"Ok. I understand." Kari agreed. "Just try not to get in trouble."
"Ok! See you when we come back!" Violet waved, going to climb out of the window, along with Karen, their bags.
"See ya. Have fun." Kari waved back.
Karen and Violet snuck their way to the woods and began using their powers to get to Santa Cecilia.
"Ok, let's do this." Karen extended her arms and created a portal to Santa Cecilia. They quickly and carefully got in, and then looked around to see if anyone here.
"I think we're safe." Karen said, relieved. "Looks like no one's around."
"Now we need to find a place to sleep for the night." Violet suggested. "Like a hotel."
They began walking through the town.
"How are we gonna find one?" Karen asked. "None of the signs are in English."
"I can translate it." Violet said, getting out her phone. "I have some translator apps, just in case. And some of the country's official money."
"Wow. You really came prepared for everything." Karen looked impressed.

Luckily, they found a brown 4-story hotel nearby named 'The Hispanic Longland Motel' or 'El motel Hispano de Longland', and saw some employees greeting each other in both English and Spanish.
"Excuse me." Karen greeted the employees. "My friend and I would like to check in."
"Sure thing." One of the employees said. "That's at the check-in counter, lucky for you, the line's gone."
"Thanks." Karen said as she and Violet went over to the check-in desk.
"¡Hola, Niñas!" clerk said. "We are English speakers here! So what do you girls what?"
"Hi. We would just like a room." Violet replied.
"Sure thing." The clerk begin getting the two girls the guest book. "How many adults and kids or teens are you?" He asked.
"Oh, just one teen and one adult." Karen said.
But he began to realize who the two people were. "You're Violet Parr and Karen Fields from the news about superheroes!" He then began to write their names down.
Karen and Violet looked at each other, shocked that he might have figured out their secret identities.
Now the clerk searched for rooms available. "Do you want a Double, Queen, King, or for the supers now being legal, the luxury suite?"
"A double will be fine, please." Karen replied.
"How long will you two be staying?" He asked.
"Just a couple of days." Violet answered.
"Do you need a wake-up call?" He asked again, getting the hotel key number.
"Oh, no thank you." Karen politely refused.
"I understand." He then gave Karen their room key. "You'll be in room 110, 2nd floor. Do you want to take the elevator or stairs?"

"Thank you." Karen took the key. "We'll take the elevator."
They then got their bags and when to the elevator, feeling a sigh of relief.
"I'm glad not one of the employees noticed us, but the clerk did." Karen said.
"Yeah." Violet agreed. "I hope that he doesn't tell anyone who we are."
When they got to the second floor, they found out that their room was almost 3-feet away. Using the key, Karen unlocked the door and they entered the room.
"Wow!" They were amazed by the room they were staying in. Two beds with silk white sheets, green and purple pillowcases and blankets, the floors were a beautiful cherry wood, and walls were painted with a beige blue color, along with an HD-TV, a mini-fridge, a big window with fabric brown curtains, and most importantly, air conditioning.
"This is amazing!" Karen said, excited. "We might never leave."
"I agree." Violet said getting her bag, and began unpacking.
"So, after you're done unpacking, wanna go exploring?" Karen asked.
"It's going to be late soon" Violet said. "We're in Oaxaca, Mexico. It has different time zones."
"Oh, yeah." Karen looked slightly disappointed. "Sorry, I'm not used to traveling."
"You'll get used to it." Violet said. "Hey, Google, what time is it in Oaxaca?" She asked her phone.
"Time is 4:30 pm." The phone responded.
"At least we got time to get dinner." Violet suggested, getting the phone. "We can get some room service."
"I guess so. Or maybe we could find somewhere to eat around here." Karen suggested.
"We need to keep a low profile." Violet said. "We don't want anyone to find out we're here."
"Oh, yeah. That's right." Karen agreed. "I just wanted to go out and explore the town."
"How about tomorrow?" Violet said.
"Ok. That sounds fair." Karen agreed.
Then Violet called room service.
"Hola. This is Room Service." An employee answered. "How may I help you?"
"I'll like a two bean burritos, some strawberries, and a glass of water, please." Violet requested, then handed the phone to Karen. "What do you want for dinner?" She asked.
"I'll two chicken enchiladas, some chips with salsa, and also some water, please." Karen ordered into the phone.
"Do you want them delivered to your door or take in?" One of the employees asked, writing to orders down.
"Delivered to our room, please. Number 110." Karen requested.
"Sure thing." The employee said. "We'll take your food in 15 to 20 minutes. Thank for calling room service."
"Thanks a lot. Bye." Karen then hung up the phone.

15-20 minutes later, their food had been delivered to their doorstep.
"That'll be 98 pesos, por favor." The hotel vendor said.
Violet gave the vendor the money, then she and Karen brought the food inside the room.
They then began eating.
"This stuff is really good." Karen took another bite.
"I agree." Violet said as she took a bite of one of the fresh strawberries.
"Too bad there isn't food like this back home." Karen dipped one of her chips.
"At least you're trying another culture's cuisine." Violet said as she sipped her water.
"Yeah, that's true." Karen agreed.

The next morning at the Parr residence, the family was up for some breakfast, while, Kari (disguised as Violet) tried to keep it cool.
"So, what's new, kids?" Helen asked, making conversation.
Kari's voice changer worked and tried to talk like Violet. "I was, umm... reading some Romeo and Juliet." She said.
"Wow. That's a great story." Helen smiled.

Meanwhile, in Mexico, Karen and Violet woke up, yawning. Karen, who wore her turquoise and indigo nightgown, began opening the curtains to let in the sun. "What a lovely morning." She whispered.
"Yeah, it is." Violet agreed, once her eyes adjusted to the sunlight.
"We better get ready!" Karen said, making her bed. "What time should we go to Miguel's place?" She asked.
Violet took her clothes into the bathroom to change. "I think we should go after breakfast." She suggested,
"Good idea!" Karen said, getting out some clothes, she then waited for her to get ready.
Violet brushed her hair and pulled it back with a headband. She then came out of the bathroom, now dressed.
"My turn!" Karen said, getting her clothes and hair things, and went to the bathroom.
Violet couldn't help think about her family. She hoped that they haven't figured out that she was gone.
Violet then snapped out of it when the bathroom door opened.
"I'm ready!" Karen said as she stepped out, fully dressed. "Let's get going."
"Ok. Let's get to the dining hall of breakfast, then we get back to the room to find any transportation." Violet suggested, getting her purse.
"Sounds great." Karen agreed and also grabbed her purse. "I'm getting hungry."

When then got to the elevator, then the dining hall. They were amazed at the dining hall, the kitchen, and the all-you-can-eat-buffet.
"Whoa!" Karen's eyes widened. "There's so much food here. Where do we start?"
"Let's get something from the all-you-can-eat-buffet." Violet suggested.
Karen took a plate and picked some pan dulce, fruit, huevos rancheros, and some atole. Violet then got herself some concha, banana, Mollette, and some champurrado, and found themselves a table to sit.
"I don't think we have to worry about anyone finding out our identities." Violet said, looking around at the people around.
"Yes, that was VERY close." Karen agreed.
"Yeah." Violet nodded. "But I think we should be safe for the rest of our stay."
Then they started eating and drinking.
"Mmm. This is really good." Karen took a bite of her meal.
"I agree." Violet agreed. "I just hope Kari got everything under control."
"I'm sure she does." Karen assured. "I just don't want either of us to get in trouble."

-
Meanwhile, at the Rivera complex, Miguel was eating some chilaquiles for breakfast, and talking to his family about Violet.
"Sounds like you've got a girlfriend." Rosa teased.
"She's NOT my girlfriend!" Miguel argued.
"Calmese, ninos." Elena intervened
"You're right, Abuelita." Miguel said, calming down, then finished his breakfast.
"She sounds like a really nice girl." Luisa said, smiling.
"Well, I'm done with desayuno!" Miguel said, putting his plate away.
The rest of the family soon finished eating and headed to the workshop.

-
When Violet and Karen finished breakfast, they went back to the hotel room. They took off their shoes, Karen decided to watch some telenovela on the TV, while Violet decided the video chat Miguel on her phone to discuss the transportation, or if his house was almost closer to the hotel they were staying in.
"Hey, Miguel." Violet greeted him when he answered her call.
"Hey, Vi!" Miguel said. "How's your stay at the hotel?" He asked.
"This place is amazing." She replied. "But the clerk heard the news about supers and almost figured out who I am."
Then Violet began to explain to Miguel how she and Karen escaped home without them knowing she's gone, and how Kari helped out.
"Wow!" Miguel looked surprised. "Why didn't you just tell them you wanted to come visit?" He asked.
Violet then began to explain why she didn't tell them about him.
Miguel understood her reason but remembered how he got in trouble for keeping a secret from his family.
"Now what we need is some transportation from the hotel." Violet said. "How long is it between your house and the hotel?" She asked.
Miguel thought for a moment. "El motel Hispano de Longland isn't very far. About 10-15 minutes away." Santa Cecilia was a small town, so everything was pretty close.
"Well, that's easy." Violet said, amazed. "Which transportation should I used to get your house without walking?" She asked.
"I could ask Mama or Papa to pick up you and drive you here." Miguel suggested.
"Good idea." Violet said. "And Karen's here's too. The woman I told you about." Violet then moved her phone camera to Karen, who was laying on her stomach, with a pillow on her elbows, and still watching the forced marriage episode on one of the telenovela's recent shows.
"Sure, she can come over too." Miguel said, nodding. "I'm sure that my family won't mind."

-
Meanwhile, Kari succeeded in getting away with it, now all she needed to do was to play along. Luckily, Helen was at the news interview about supers now being legal, and Kari had to tiptoe to her best friend's room, and call Violet.
While Violet waited for their ride, she heard her phone ring. "Hey, Kari." She answered. "How's it going?"
Violet then explained to Kari about last night and this morning.
"Wow!" Kari said, amazed. "Have you seen Miguel yet?"
"Not yet. One of his parents is picking me and Karen up from the hotel." Violet explained.
"That's cool." Kari said. "I can't wait to hear all about it."
But then she saw a 2017 red minivan and one of the adults and a child came down.
"They're here. I'll talk to you later." Violet said before hanging up. "Karen, our ride's here."
"Really?!" Karen said, surprised. "Well, let's go!" She then got her purse and quickly rushed to the door.
"Hey, wait for me!" Violet also grabbed her purse and followed after Karen.
To their surprise, they saw Miguel with his parents, Enrique and Luisa, who was carrying his little sister, Socorro.
"Hi, Miguel. Hi, Mr. and Mrs. Rivera." Violet greeted the family, smiling.
"It's nice to meet you, Niña." Luisa said. "Miguel told us all about you."
"Nice to meet you, too." Violet said. "I've heard a lot about you guys, too."
"¿Hola? Ummm... Mr. and Mrs. Rivera?" Karen waved, nervously. "¿Soy... Karen?"
"Nice to meet you, Karen." Luisa smiled. "It's ok, we speak English too."
"Oh, thanks." Karen said, relieved. "I'm so excited for you guys."
"We're glad that Miguel made such a nice friend." Luisa glanced at the kids.
Then everyone got into the van and began driving to the Rivera complex. Violet and Karen were amazed by the sights of the town.
"What do you think about Santa Cecilia?" Miguel asked.
"This place is so cool." Karen said, excitedly. "I've always wanted to travel."

When they made it to the house, they were amazed at how big and wonderful it was.
"Wow. And I thought my family had a big house." Violet commented.

Miguel, his parents, baby sister, Karen, and Violet then got out of the van.
"Well, come on inside. Make yourselves at home." Enrique and Luisa led their guests into the house.
Violet and Karen were amazed by the workshop and the entire house.
"Wow. Look at all these shoes." Karen said, excitedly.
"Would you like to give them a try?" Enrique asked.
"Well, sure, if you don't mind." Karen then told him her shoe size.
"We can measure your feet too." Luisa said.
"I'll go get mi familia for the shoes." Enrique said, getting to his siblings' rooms.
"Oh, thank you." Karen smiled nervously. "I hope it's not too much trouble."
The Riveras begin measuring their feet.
"Not at all." They assured her while getting the needed supplies. "After all, it's what we do."
"Since you're our first American customers and our 19th foreign traveler, you can get half a discount on our shoes." Berto said.
"Which type of ladies shoes would you niñas like?" Elena said, getting the fabric.
"Thanks. Well, I would like a pair of boots, please." Karen replied.
"I could use a pair of sneakers." Violet added.
The Riveras begin working on the requested shoes.
"So this is all they do all day?" Violet asked Miguel.
Miguel then explained about his family tradition and business, while the family was making their shoes.
"Wow." Violet looked amazed. "So you all got roped into this, huh?"
"Si." Miguel said.
"Ready!" Luisa announced, getting the finished shoes. "Now close your eyes for the surprise."
Karen and Violet both closed their eyes, eagerly waiting to see their new shoes.
They took the handmade shoes and put them on. "You can open them now." Elena said.
Karen and Violet were amazed by a pair of green and blue boots, and a pair of violet and indigo sneakers with silver laces.
"These are beautiful!" Violet complemented.
"I agree!" Karen added, looking at her new shoes.
"We're glad you like them." Elena smiled. "Rivera shoes are the finest in Mexico."

"So, about this 'ofrenda' thing. It's about your family?" Karen said, curious.
"Yes. It's to honor all of our family members who have passed on." Elena explained.
"Can we see it, por favor?" Violet asked.
"Sure you can. Come on, I'll show it to you." Miguel led them to the ofrenda room.
Karen and Violet were very amazed by the ofrenda room, with lots of pictures of relatives who died, and many foods, drinks, and things they loved in life.
"Wow! It's so big and colorful!" Karen said, excited.
"Can you please explain who is who on each and every photo?" Violet asked.
"Sure." Miguel agreed and pointed out all of the family members. "This is my Mamá Coco with my Mamá Imelda and Papá Héctor. And that's my Papá Julio. There's my Tía Rosita... and my Tía Victoria... and those two are Tios Oscar and Felipe."
"That's so cool!" Violet said.
"Wanna explore the town?" Miguel asked.
"Yeah, we'd love to!" Karen replied.
Karen, Violet, and Miguel decided to explore the rest of the town.
"Be back by lunch, niños!" Luisa shouted.
"We will, Mamá!" Miguel called back as they left the house.

The girls were amazed by the town, most importantly the music, and how friendly everyone was. The first thing they went to first was the pan dulce booth to get something sweet to eat.
"Wow. They all look so good, I don't know which one to pick." Karen said, looking at the selection of pastries.

After choosing, Karen got herself a chocolate empanada, Violet and Miguel got themselves some conchas and saw a hairless dog coming to Miguel.
"Hey, Dante!" Miguel greeted the dog, smiling. "Sit. Down. Roll over. Shake." He said, getting half a piece of his concha. "fist pump."
"Aww, what a nice dog." Karen leaned down to pet him.
"His name Dante." Miguel introduced his dog as he gave him half of the sweet bread. "He's my pet. I told Violet all about him."
"Oh, so this is the famous Dante. Nice to meet you." Violet also began to pet the dog.
Dante then licked on Violet's face. She was slightly grossed out but laughed.
"¡Vamanos, Dante!" Miguel said. "Let's go!"
"Guess our next stop is the 'Plaza' you were talking about a week ago?" Violet questioned.
"That's right." Miguel nodded. "You're gonna love it. All the mariachis play there.

Violet and Karen were amazed at the town's plaza filled with singing, humming, playing, and dancing.
"This is so cool!" Karen smiled and started to dance to the music.
"Yeah. I can see why you love it here." Violet said to Miguel.

After dancing, they decided to go to the cemetery and saw all of the graves, including the Rivera's and the recently buried Hector
"It's great that your ancestor is back with the rest of your family." Violet said with a smile.
"I agree." Miguel said. "It's almost lunchtime!"
"It's only 12 PM!" Violet added. "I know, but my mama told us to be back by lunch." Miguel reminded her.

Meanwhile, at the Parr residence, Kari was making sure no one knew that Violet had been gone. So far the disguise was working, and no one in the family seemed to be suspicious.
"Hey, Vi!" Dash said, coming to her room.
"Huh? Oh, hey, Dash." Kari said in Violet's voice.
"You did act very strangely." Dash said, knowing about her sister's friend online. "Is it about that Miguel 'boy' again?" He asked.
"No, I haven't." She said, trying to keep her cover. "How did you about him?"
"I've checked on your WorldBuddies website while you were asleep, and read your history of you and your chat times. And I saw a message from the other day that you're gonna visit him." Dash remembered.
Kari gasped. "You little sneak! You've been spying on me!" She said angrily. "What I do on my page is none of your business!"
"Oh really? That part that you help out by taking her place, and disguising as her." Dash said, taking off her wig.
"Hey!" Kari shouted. "Just wait till I tell Violet what you did. She's gonna be furious. Why couldn't you just leave her alone?"
Dash awkwardly backed away and then ran back to his room.
Kari then calmed down, hoping that scared him into keeping their secret.

Meanwhile, Karen, Violet, and Miguel were walking home, talking about their favorite parts of Santa Cecilia.
"That Plaza was so much fun." Karen smiled.
"I agree." Violet said. "Music is everything the town has to offer!"
"I knew you guys would like it here." Miguel said. "We should do it again."

When they got home, they were greeted by Elena.
"Ah, right on time." She smiled. "Come. Lunch is just about ready."
The table was filled with pork tamales, taquitos, and chicken. The adults had some coffee while the kids had milk, except Karen who got herself a Coke.
"Wow, this food is delicious." Karen said while trying a little of everything.
"So is this the 'Violet' you were talking about?" Rosa teased.
Miguel looked shocked that Rosa had brought her up. "Yes, she is."
"Well then, soy Rosa Rivera, the older cousin of Miguel." Rosa then took out her hand.
"Nice to meet you, Rosa." Violet shook her hand.
The family then ate and got to know each other better.
"So, how long are you and your friend in town, Violet?" Luisa asked.
Violet was about to answer her question when her phone suddenly rang in her pocket.
"Excuse me, I need to take this." Violet said and then stood up.
Violet then went outside, and answered her phone "Kari?"
"Vi, we've got a problem." Kari said. "Dash knows what we're doing."
"WHAT?!" Violet said, surprised and shocked. "That little sneak! How did he know about my plan?"
"He went onto your WorldBuddies page and read your history, messages, everything." Kari explained.
"Oh, that little brat!" Violet said, angrily. "I'll tell Karen about it. Meanwhile. you make sure my brother doesn't get into my history again. Oh, I'll video chat you so you can meet Miguel." She put the video chat on and took it to the kitchen. "Hey, this is Kari, my friend." She introduced her to him.
"Ok. I will." Kari agreed. "Hi. Nice to meet you, Miguel." She greeted him when she saw him on the phone's camera.
"Hola, Kari!" Miguel said. "It's nice to meet you."
"I've heard a lot about you from Violet." Kari smiled.

After some talking, and some dinner, Violet told Karen everything about what Kari said and what they needed to do.
"Your brother knows what we're doing?" Karen looked worried. "What if he tells your parents? We gotta get back home."
"Don't worry." Violet comforted her. "Kari said that she'll make sure Dash won't get to my account again."
"Ok, I guess you're right." Karen agreed. "Let's just not stay too long."

Meanwhile, Kari was making sure to remove any evidence Violet sneaking out. She adjusted the settings on Violet's page so that only she and her friends could see it.

Karen and Violet said goodbye to the Rivera family and quickly went back to the hotel, packed their things, checked out and quickly went back home by using Karen's powers.
"That was fun, but it's good to be back home." Karen said.
"I agree." Violet said. They quietly snuck back in the window.
Kari was relieved to see them enter the room. "Vi, you guys are back."
"Allow me to take you home." Karen asked, get their bags.
"Sure. Thanks Karen." Kari smiled.
Kari grabbed all of her stuff and even her disguise. "Bye, Vi!" She said as Karen began opening the portal to her home.
"Bye Kari. Thanks again for your help." Violet replied.

Two weeks later, the family had a huge announcement. They were going to Oaxaca, Mexico for an interview with a Mexican talk show, and decided to use Karen's powers to get there faster, but Violet tried to keep it covered.
Soon the family got settled in the hotel. Dash found the remote on the nightstand and sat down to watch TV.
"Hey, Mom and Dad?" Violet asked. "Can Karen, Kari, and I explore Santa Cecilia?"
"Sure, honey." Helen agreed. "Just be careful, and try not to go too far."

Kari, Violet, and Karen went to the bus stop nearby, waiting for the Riveras to pick them up. Soon they heard a horn honking and saw the car pull up to them.
"Hola, Miguel." Kari waved.
"Hola, girls." Miguel waved back.
The girls then got in the car and began chatting with each other on the way to Miguel's Hacienda.
"It's great to have you guys back in town, Violet." Miguel said to her and Karen.
"And it's Kari's first time in town." Violet said.
"Really? Well, I hope that you like it here." Miguel said to Kari.
"Oh, thanks." Kari said.

When they made it to the Hacienda, Kari had the same reaction as Violet and Karen did during their first time in Santa Cecilia.
"Wow! This place is so big." Kari looked amazed.
The parents then opened the two green gates into the Hacienda.
"Karen, Violet. So nice to see you again." Luisa greeted them, smiling.

Little did they know, Bob and Helen secretly turned back on the tracking devices to know where they actually were.
"I'm not sure about this." Helen said. "It feels wrong to spy on them."
"But we know Violet had lied to us about her friend online." Bob said. "We have to make sure she's safe, and we read her WorldBuddies history page last week."
"Yes, what Violet did was wrong." Helen admitted. "But if she finds out, she'll be mad and think that we don't trust her."

At the Riveras complex, Miguel was showing Kari his family's ofrenda and each member of his dead relatives, while Karen and Violet were waiting outside the room.
"Wow, Miguel. You sure have a big family." Kari said amazed by huge alter.
"I can show you around town!" Miguel said.
"Great!" She said excitedly. "Violet told me all about it when she was here."
Miguel asked her mother if he and the girls could go to town. Luisa said yes just as long as they don't stay out too late.
Miguel, Violet, Karen, and Kari saw things in town, like the booths for food and toys, alebrijes sculptures, Dante, the plaza, then finally the cemetery where he was showing his dead ancestors.
"This place is amazing. There are so many cool things here." Kari said, looking around at everything.

Helen was in an interview with one of the TV co-host, so Bob, Dash, and Jack-Jack decided to go into the Rivera house.
"Mama!" Jack-Jack squealed, pointing at the TV.
"It is an honor to meet you!" Enrique said, sitting next to Bob.
"Nice to meet you too." They shook hands. "These are my sons, Dash and Jack-Jack."
The two families soon began chatting about each other and themselves, and even their history.
"You guys just made shoes all day and no music? How boring." Dash said.
The family then explained how music was brought back to the family.
"Wow. That was a great thing your son did." Bob said, moved by their story.

Meanwhile, Karen, Violet, Kari, Miguel, and Dante were walking home.
"Thanks for showing me the town, Miguel." Kari said. "I really had fun."
As they opened the gates, they noticed laughter from the television room.
"Sounds like your families are getting along." Karen commented.
Violet was surprised when she saw her father and her brothers in the room. She was about to walk away when she heard her dad calling her name.
"Yeah, Dad?" She nervously approached him, wondering why he called her.
"Why did you lie to me about Miguel?" Bob asked, crossing his arms. "You said you only going to use the website for education."
"Dash! I told you not to tell them, you little tattletale!" Violet angrily scolded her brother. She then explained everything about the website and how she met Miguel, and how she'd had fun in his town.
"Vi, I'm glad that you made a friend and had fun." Bob said. "But that doesn't make it right for you to lie to us."
"Guess I understand now." Violet said, feeling guilty.
"But I'll let pass this time." Bob said
"Thanks, Dad." Violet smiled. "I promise I won't lie to you again."

For the rest of the interview, the Riveras and Parrs begin watching as Helen was saying important things about life as a superhero. How they're working on volunteering for new generations of supers, and the battles they've gone through. From Syndrome's robots to fighting against Evelyn and her masterful plan to not get supers to the public again, and everybody in both the live audience and TV audience was amazed at her.
"Wow. Superheroes get to do all kinds of cool stuff." Abel said, fascinated.
Rosa rolled her eyes. Miguel talked to Violet about the show. Their parents were talking to each other. Dash was talking to Benny and Manny about American culture, and Jack-Jack and Socorro were playing with each other.
"Aww, isn't this nice." Elena smiled at the scene. "Two families have come together."

The families decided to have dinner together for the night, and most of the night they were chatting, talking, and eating.
"This is a really interesting meal, Elena." Bob said, tasting one of the tamales.
Violet rolled her eyes and began to eat her dinner.

After dinner, they exchanged phone numbers, said there goodbyes, and headed back to the hotel.
"That was fun. Can we come back again?" Dash asked, a little hyper.
"We'll think about it." Bob said, but then someone knocked at the door.
"Who could that be?" Karen wondered, going to answer the door.
It was Helen, who was carrying a gift basket from the show she'd interview, with fanmail, treats, cookies, fruits, vegetables, chocolate-covered strawberries, and a beautiful fruit bouquet.
"Helen, hi! Come on in." Karen stepped back and let her enter the room.
"We saw you on TV at the Rivera house." Violet said.
"Yeah, and you were great." Bob added and gave her a kiss.

After their night in Oaxaca, the Parrs went home. Violet unpacked her things and put them back in place in her room. She felt better knowing that she didn't have to keep her friendship with Miguel a secret anymore.

Miguel was talking to his dead relatives about Violet and her family, due to the fact he now had ghost eyes, (Which he got two days after his adventures in the Land of the Dead), which allowed him to see his family from the other side, in the privacy of his room.
"Oh, it's great that our Miguelito's found such a nice girl!" Rosita said excitedly.
"She's just a friend." Miguel said, embarrassed. "She's lives in America."
The family was amazed that Miguel had found a friend in another country.

A month later, the Rivera family decided to visit the Parrs. By the time they got here, they were amazed at the house as the entire family carried their bags.
"Wow! This house is amazing!" Miguel said as he and his cousins stared at the house.
"Miguel!" Violet looked at him in surprise, and ran over and hugged him.
"Hey, Violet!" Miguel put his bags down and hugged her.

Miguel and Violet went to her bedroom.
"This is great that we can visit each other." Miguel smiled.
"I agree." Violet said as they headed upstairs to her room. "So, what do you wanna do?" She asked.
Then they decided to go to the roof of her bedroom to get an amazing view.
"Wow! You can see everything from up here." Miguel said looking out at the neighborhood.
"I know, right?" Violet said, crossing her legs. "So let me ask you something." She then played a game with him. "If I changed my name to Susan in another country, what would your name be?"
Miguel thought for a moment. "I don't know. Maybe it would be something like Michael."
"Or Marco." Violet said, looking at the site. "And I bet Dash would be named Barry. And your cousins?"
"I'm not really sure." Miguel shrugged. "I never wondered about that before."
"Just playing with you." Violet said, punching his arm, softly. "Do you have a crush on someone?"
"Hey." Miguel laughed. She was starting to remind him of Rosa. He was surprised by her question. "Well, I-I don't know."
"Mr. Deavor give me and my family this house a couple of months ago." Violet said. "It's super high-tech."
"Your house is so cool." Miguel said. "You don't see anything like this in Santa Cecilia."

Meanwhile, inside the house, the adults were having a conversation about their houses and childhoods.
"Must've been hard growing up without music." Helen said, feeling a little sorry for the Riveras.
"It was until Miguel came along." Luisa smiled. "He has a love of music, just like me when I was his age."
"That was a wonderful thing he did for my mama." Elena smiled, getting emotional.

On the roof, Violet and Miguel were looking at the half-afternoon sky.
"You know, this is really nice." Violet smiled, enjoying the view.
"I agree with you, Vi." Miguel said, getting his guitar.
"What are you gonna play?" She asked, noticing the instrument.
"I just wrote you something, about our friendship." Miguel explained.
Violet looked flattered. "Oh, Miguel, that's very nice of you."
Miguel begin plucking the first notes of the song.
'I have a friend, her name is Violet Parr' He started to sing.
"She likes when I play music on my guitar"
Violet looked very surprised, as Miguel continue singing.
'With eyes that sparkle violet-blue
And long hair as dark as night,
She took my breath away
When I met her on the Worldbuddies site'
Violet began to listen to Miguel.
'When she comes around
With her pretty smile,
My heart begins to pound
And race for many miles'
Violet blushed.
'At first, we had a bond
That she couldn't tell,
Now our families have met
And they get along well'

Violet then looked delighted.
'Your first to visit my town, your parents couldn't know
I took you all around to see all I wanted to show'
Violet clapped at the song, and Miguel sang the final verse:
'To my lovely friend, Violet, forevermore.'
"Wow, Miguel. That was great." She smiled. "No one's ever written me a song before."
"G-Gracias." Miguel said. "I wrote it two weeks ago."
"Really?" Violet looked impressed. "You're really good."
The sun was about to set. "We need to get down from the roof." Violet said
"Good idea." Miguel agreed. "It's probably almost time for dinner anyway."

For dinner, they had a mixture of both Mexican and American foods.
"Aye, you're twigs, niños. Have some more." Elena said as she piled food onto the kids' plates.
"Let me guess, in your culture, you have to eat plenty of food, and refusing it is considered offensive?" Violet asked.
"Pretty much, yes." Miguel replied. "Especially with Abuelita. If you refuse her food, you'll face her chancla."
Violet chuckled. "So funny."
"Not when it happens to you." Miguel cringed. "Trust me, it hurts."

After dinner, the Parrs asked if the Riveras were going to stay for the night.
"That's very kind of you," Elena said politely. "But we have our shoe business to run."
"Alright, bye." Helen waved goodbye.
"Adios." The Riveras waved back.
Violet waved goodbye to Miguel as they left.
Miguel smiled and waved back to her.

After the Parrs got home, Violet went to her room and looked at the photo of her and Miguel in Santa Cecilia. Of course, even though she was dating her boyfriend, Tony, she's secretly bisexual. After the song Miguel wrote her, she thought of Miguel like a brother, but with an amazing culture and story. Little did they know that one day a curse would erase their memories of the day they met, including each other, knowing one day they'll meet again.


/It was my co-writer's idea to make Violet bisexual, to add a little support for the LGBT community.