El Tigre copyright Jorge Gutierrez and Sandra Equihua
The Mask copyright Dark Horse Comics/New Line Cinema
The American Rivera
Chapter 07: Mikla, The Aztec Prince Of Doom
[Miracle City, Several Weeks Later]
Zoe Aves Got Out Of The School Bus Along Wth Some Other Kids.
She Looked And Saw Manny And Frida Run Up To The Bus...Apparently, They Were Late Again.
They Walked Up To the Sidewalk And Zoe Approached Them.
"Hi, Manny..." Said Zoe
Manny Waved At Her."
"Hi, Zoe."
Zoe Then Looked At Frida.
"hello, frida." Said Zoe Darkly
Frida Grumbled a Bit.
Despite The Time They Had Spent Together, Frida And Zoe STILL Disliked One Another.
As They Walked Towards School, They Saw a Car Pull Up To The Curb.
Manny Knew It Was His Mother`s Car, So They All Stopped For Awhile.
The Car Door Opened...And Chris Johnson Walked Out.
"BYE, CHRIS...HAVE A GOOD DAY!" Said Maria As She Drove Off
Chris Waved As She Drove Off Somewhere.
As He Walked Off, He Was Greeted By Manny, Frida And Zoe.
"HI, CHRIS!" Said Zoe, Who Hugged Him
"hey, Z."
Manny Smiled.
"Hey There, Bro...How Are You Doing?"
Chris Shrugged His Shoulders.
"Okay, I guess...
My "Unofficial Vacation" Is Now Over, So I`m Off To School."
Frida Laughed a Bit.
As The Four Teens Walked Towards The School...They Were Greeted By Snickering"
They Turned To See SPike And His Gang Walk Towards Them.
Though Manny, Frida And Zoe Glared At them...Chris Was Quite Calm.
"I See Your Back, Chris...That`s GOOD, I Missed You." Snickered Spike
Chris Grinned.
"I Missed You To, Spike...And Your Stupid Mohawk."
Spike`s Friends Laughed At This, Which Earned a Snear From Spike.
The Punk Kid Then Turned Back To Chris...Who Remained Straight Faced.
"Careful, Spike...We`re Not In The City Streets Anymore.
So, If You Rough Me Up TOO MUCH, You May get More Detention...Or Spend Quality Time With Chief Suarez"
Spike Sneared At Chris.
"You Know...I Was Pretty MAD When Your Mother Tried To Press Charges On me In Court."
"And, I Was Pretty Mad That Your Rich Uncle`s Fancy Lawyer Got You Out Of It."
Spike Laughed.
"Yeah, Well...The Lack Of Witnesses Can DO That."
Chris Eyed Him.
"Well, See Ya` Around...VERY SOON."
Spike And His Gang Walked Off.
Zoe Placed Her hand On Chris`s Shoulder.
"You Okay, Chris?"
Chris Sighed.
"yeah...i`m fine."
Manny Huffed.
"So Much For "Justice In The World"."
"TELL ME ABOUT!
I Still Can`t Believe That Lawyer Convinced Everyone That Spike Was Innocent!" Said Frida In Anger
"Well, That`s What Happens When You Have a Rich Uncle With "Special Friends." Said Chris
Zoe Grumbled.
"I Still Don`t Understand Why We Don`t Just GET EVEN With Him." Said Zoe
Chris Sighed.
"Oh, Believe Me...I Would Want NOTHING MORE Than To Do That!"
But, We Gotta Face Fact...Spike Has a Rich Uncle Backing Him Up"
"My Dad Is The Chief Of Police!" Said Frida
Chris Eyes Frida.
"Frida...Even Your Dad Has His Own Bosses.
People That He Takes His Orders From...Like Politicians."
"oh..."
"And Besides That...
Spike`s Gang Is PRETTY LARGE...I Should Know.
If We Try Anything, He`ll Just Try To Get Even With Any One Of Us."
Zoe Sighed.
"it`s not fair...He Shouldn`t Have To Get Away With This!"
"I Know." Said Chris
Zoe Grumbled To herself.
"i just wish there was something we could do..." Said Zoe
Chris Sighed.
"yeah...me too."
At That Moment, The School Bell Rang.
"Well, Time To Go..."
The Four Teens Walked Into The School.
[After School]
Dozens Of Kids Ran Out The School...
Manny, Frida, Zoe And Chris Were The Last Ones Out...As Usual.
"So, What Are We Gonna Do, Today?" Asked Chris
"I Was Thinking Of Going To the Carnival!" Said Frida
"Uhhhhh...I Don`t Think So, Already Been There Before.
And, I`m Pretty Sure The Guy That Owns The Shooting Gallery Doesn`t Want Me There." Said Chris
Frida Eyed Him, Puzzled.
"Shooting Gallery?"
"don`t ask."
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
The Teens Looked To See Black Smoke Coming From Within The City.
"Well, I Sure Know What I`m Doing Today."
Manny Spun His Belt Buckle, And In a Flash Of Green...Became EL TIGRE.
Tigre Grabbed Frida And Grappel Swung Away...Leaving Chris And Zoe Alone.
"That Happens ALOT Around Here..." Said Chris
"Mmmm-Hmmmm..." Nodded Zoe
Zoe And Chris Ran Across The Street And Ducked Into An Alley.
Eventually, Black Cuervo Flew Out...Carrying Chris In Her Arms.
"This Is...Kinda Fun." Said Chris
Cuervo Blushed.
"yeah...i know."
Cuervo Soon Landed Within The City...At The Source Of The Trouble.
Soon Afterwards, El Tigre And Frida Arrived As Well.
"HOW`D YOU GET HERE BEFORE US!" Exclaimed Frida
Cuervo Smiled.
"Turbo Boosters"
Frida Grumbled.
BOOM!
The Four Teens Looked To See People Running And Screaming From a Thick, Black Smoke From Out Of The Smoke...Was Several Black Skeletons Dressed In Aztec Armor.
"no...it can`t be." Said Manny In Disbelief
The Smoke Soon Cleared...And They All Saw a Monster Towering Over Them.
The Monster Was Also Dressed In Aztec Armor...And Atop It Was a Teenager With a Skeletal Arm And Leg.
"MIKLA!" Exclaimed Tigre
Chris Eyed Him.
"What`s a Mikla?"
"The AZTEC PRINCE OF DOOM!" Said Frida
"That`s...Quite a Mouthful."
"It`s No Joke..." Began Cuervo
"He`s VERY DANGEROUS."
The Monster Lowered It`s Head...Allowing Mikla To Get Closer To Everyone.
"Citizens Of Miracle City...
Tremble Before The Might And Power Of MIKLA!, THE AZTEC PRINCE OF DOOM!" Shouted Mikla
"Oy!
Alright, We Get It!
Your An "Aztec Prince Of Something Or Other", No Need To Over Advertise!" Said Chris
Mikla Looked Over To Him.
He Motioned His Monster To Lower It`s Head To The Four Teens.
"What`s This?...
EL TIGRE, BLACK CUERVO And FRIDA SUAREZ...My Hated Enemies."
Mikla Chuckled, Then Noticed Chris.
"You...I Do Not Know Tell Me, Have I Ever Threaten You before?"
"I`d Think I Would Remember Being Threatened By a Half Skeleton Guy...So, No." Replied Chris
Mikla Chuckled.
"An AMERICAN!
My, My, My...I Would NEVER Expect To Find An American Here In Miracle City."
"I`m New In Town...Been Here For Several Months Or So."
Mikla Chuckled.
"Well, If I Were You...I`d Go Back Home.
Pretty Soon, There Won`t Be Any Miracle City!"
El Tigre Extended His Metal Claws, While Black Cuervo Charged Her Laser.
Frida And Chris Just Stood Still...But, Frida Did Some "Kung-Fu" Stances.
"GET THEM!"
The Monster Launched It`s Massive Hands At Them.
a Cloud Of dust Was Created Upon Impact, Imparing Mikla`s Sight.
"BLAST It ALL!"
Mikla Raised His Skeletal Hand And Summoned Some Wind And Blew The Dust Away.
But, Instead Of Seeing Tigre And Cuervo Trapped In His Monster`s Hands...He Saw Frida And Chris.
"WHAT IN THE-"
Frida Waved With Her Fingers, Smiling Nervously.
"hi, there...my what big claws you`ve got." Said Frida
"The Better To Crush Us With, Apparently." Said Chris, Feeling a Little "Tight"
At That Moment, Tigre Lauched His Grappel Claw At The Monster`s Hand...Dropping Frida.
"HEY!, WHAT ABOUT ME!"
As If To Answer Him, Cuervo Shot a Blast From Her Laser The Beam Hit The Monster`s Hand...Releasing Chris.
"YOU IDIOTS!
YOU DARE TO MAKE A FOOL OUT OF MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" Yelled Mikla
"Dude...You Don`t Need Help In That Department." Said Frida
Mikla Growled.
He Leaped Down And Faced Them...His Eyes Glowing Bright Red.
"Now...I`m Gonna-
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYE-RIT-TA-!
Mikla Turned.
"WHAT TH-"
The Aztec Is Knocked To The Ground By a Woman Dressed a Silver Leotard/Sombrello And Red Cape.
"PLATAAAAAAAAAAA !" Shouted The Woman
Chris Looked At The Woman...And His Eyes Widened.
"M-MOM!"
Peligrossa Ran Up To Him.
"YOU OKAY, MOJO!
"I...I Guess So." Said Chris, a Little Unsure
"GOOD!
Then, I Am Gonna Make Mikla PAY!"
Peligrosa Ran After Mikla, Making Shrill Battle Cries.
Chris Looked At Tigre.
"It`s The Glove."
"Oh..."
At That Moment, White Pantera And Puma Loco Arrived...As Did Voltura And Lady Gobbler.
"Why Are You Guys Here!" Asked Chris
"We Were All Watching TV..." Said Puma Loco
POW!
Plata Peligrossa Was Knocked Away And Fell Before Everyone.
They Turned And Saw An ENRAGED Mikla Approach Them.
"I...Have Had...ENOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUGH!" Shouted Mikla
Mikla Snapped His Fingers And His Monster Growled At Them.
"Finish Them..."
"!"
The Monster Struck At Them With It`s Fist, But The Riveras And FOF Dodged Out Of the Way.
"LET`S ATTACK IT ALL AT ONCE!" Shouted Peligrossa
"Eh, She May be Crazy...But She Have a Point." Said Puma Loco
"Right!
EVERYONE!, LET`S FOLLOW MARIA`S LEAD!"
The FOF Flew Up And Launched Their Lasers At The Monster From Above Puma Loco Launched His Missles And Plata Peligrossa Punched It From The Middle And, El Tigre And White Pantera Attacked With Slashes And Kicks From Below.
This Combined Attack Knocked The Monster Down.
The Riveras And FOF Stood Together And Smiled.
"Well, That Was Certainly Easy Enough!" Said White Pantera
The Monster Then Got Up.
Causing Everyone To Glare At Pantera.
"Well, It WAS..."
The Monster Launched An Energy Breath Attack At Them.
The Force Of the Blast Causes a Tremor That Knocked Everyone Down.
Chris And Frida Got Up And Saw The Rivera`s And FOF Knocked Out Cold.
"oh, this ain`t good..." Said Chris
Mikla Levitated Upwards And Grinned Evily.
"Definetly NOT GOOD." Said Frida
Mikla Charged His Hand And Blasted The Riveras And FOF WIth Energy In a Bright Flash, They Disappeared...Without a Trace.
"HEY!, WHAT DID YOU DO!" Exclaimed Frida
"I Teleported Them Away."
"WHERE TO!"
Mikla Grinned.
"The SAME PLACE I`m Sending You, Ms. Suarez."
Mikla Shot a Beam At frida And She To Disappeared.
"HEY!
BRING THEM BACK!" Shouted Chris
"Hmmmmm...Let Me Think." Said Mikla, Pretending To Think
"Okay, How About...NO."
Chris Got Mad.
"LET THEM GO!
Or So Help Me, I`ll-"
"YOU`LL DO WHAT!" Exclaimed Mikla WIth a Chuckle.
"What can YOU DO!
Not Only Is This NOT YOUR FIGHT, But You Don`t Even Have Any Powers!
HA!, You Are Worthless, NOTHING TO ME...So, Just Begone."
Mikla Leaped Onto His Monster And Made Them Both Disappear.
Chris Just Stood There As More And More Aztec Skeletons Appeared And Attacked The City.
"great...now what do i do!"