El Tigre copyright Jorge Gutierrez and Sandra Equihua
The MASK copyright Dark Horse Comics/New Line Cinema
The MASK of Miracle City
Chapter 03: School Daze
Mask Sprinted Towards The School In a Blurr Of Motion He Quickly Hid Behind a Wall, Then Pulled Off The Mask.
Chris Instantly Returned To Normal Stuffing The Mask Back Into His Backpack, And Proceeded To The School Entrance
Manny & Frida Arrived Some Time After.
Chris Walked Through The School Halls...Where He Soon Met Up With a Friend.
"Hey, Chris.
Chris Looked To See Zoe Avez Walking Towards Him.
"Hey, Z.
Zoe Grinned a Little She Thought Chris's Nickname For Her Was Cute.
"So, What Are You Doing?
"Waiting For You.
"Okay, Then Lets Go.
Chris Walked Towards Class, Followed Closely By Zoe...Who Kept Staring At Him With Forlorn Eyes.
It Was No Secret Zoe Had a Thing For Chris.
When They First Met, Zoe Was Attracted To Chris's Shyness, And chris Liked Her Too Of Course, At The Time, She Also PRETENDED To Like Chris To Gain REVENGE ON MANNY
But, As Time Went By...Zoe Began To Like Chris For Real.
then, Zoe Developed a Crush On Him...But, Chris (Ironicly) Had a Crush On Her Alter-Ego: Black Cuervo This Happened When She Once Rescued Him As The Cuervo When a Battle With El Tigre Got Out Of Hand...
Needless To Say, It Caused Difficulties In There Relationship Zoe Even Started To Get JEALOUS Of Her Own Alter Ego For Awhile!
But, Chris Eventually Found Out The Truth...And There Bond Has Never Been Stronger.
To This Day, Chris Is Still The One (Besides Manny & Frida) Who Knew Her Secret.
Zoe's Crush On Chris Had Developed Into Love Now Chris However Was Starting To, But Still Liked Her As a Friend.
You Could Say Chris & Zoe's Bond Was a Special One.
Both Of Them Were Social Outcasts, WHo Enjoyed Each Others Company...
Ironicly, Manny & Frida (Who Disapproved Of There "Unity") Were The Ones That Brought Them Together!
Since Manny & Frida Kept Ditching Chris To Do There Own Things, Leaving Zoe To Care For Chris Herself
Of Course, Manny & Frida Try To Spend More Time With Chris Now...
But, The Irony Of It Is That Chris HAS NO TIME FOR THEM EITHER!, He's Too Busy With "Zoey"!
To Zoe, THIS Is The Perfect REVENGE On Manny & Frida: Being Chris's BEST FRIEND & CRUSH, KNOWING THEY HATE IT!
"Hey, Chris...
"Yeah, Z.
"a New Night Club Is In Town.
And, I Was Hoping That Maybe You Could Come With Me Tonight.
"New Night Club?
Hmmm...Well, Sounds Alright, What's It Called?
"The COCO BONGO.
"Seriously?
That's Funny, I Remember There Being a Club Like That Back In The US.
"Well, This Is a New MEXICAN Coco Bongo.
Chris Shrugged.
"Well, As Long As It's JAZZY...I'm Game.
Besides, I Could Always Take Some Photos For The School Paper.
Zoe Smiled.
Chris Had Two Hobbies Of His: Photography & Art (Cartooning, Actually)
He Also Sold Photos & Drawings To People For Money, Which Was How He Got By.
Zoe Had Seen His Work, And She Had To Admit...He Was Quite Talented.
Once, He Drew a Sketch Of The El Tigre & Black Cuervo Fighting (Based On a Photograph)
And It Won FIRST PRIZE At An Art Show...Zoe Couldn't Help But Be Proud Of Her Friend/Crush.
Just Then, Manny And Frida Showed Up.
"Hey, Bro. Said Manny.
"Hey, Manny. Said Chris
Zoe Smiled, And Greeted Them Too.
"hi, Manny. Said Zoe Calmly
Zoe Then Narrowed Her Eyes.
"hello, FRIDA... Said Zoe In An ICY TONE
Frida Just Gritted Her Teeth
"Manny, You Look Terrible...What Happened To You? Said Chris
Manny Frowned.
"That GREEN FACED, ZOOTED SUITED, EL STUPIDO MASK Happened To Me!
Chris Sweated a Little.
"Really...
So, What Did HE Do?
"He Tossed By Clear Across Town And Into Calavera. Said Frida
Zoe Couldn't Contain Her Laughter
"Well, I Am Certainly Sorry For That.
"Yeah, Well...Not As Sorry As THE MASK Will be If I Ever GET MY CLAWS ON HIM!
Zoe Grinned.
"Well, If The Mask IS As You Say He Is...You Should Give Up, Now.
"GIVE UP!
RIVERA'S NEVER GIVE UP!
"Even When They Know It's HOPELESS?
Manny Growled At Zoe.
"Anyway, I Think MAsk is...Interesting.
"I Think He's Cool. Said Frida
"FRIDA!
"Uhhh...That Is, As CRAZIES Go...Heh Heh.
Chris Was a Little Nervous.
"Could We Talk About Something OTHER Than The Mask, For Awhile.
"Like What?
"Like, Uhhhh...The COCO BONGO!
"That New Night Club? Exclaimed Manny
"Yeah, That One.
"Say...Isn't That The One Your Mom Is Hosting? Said Frida
"She IS? Exclaimed Chris & Manny
"Yeah, I Overheard Manny's Dad Talking About It.
He Wants To Try And IMPRESS Her There With His "Talents"
Chris & Manny Had FORBODING Looks On There Face.
Then, The School Bell Rang.
"Wow, Never Thought I'd Say This, But: THANK THE LORD, SCHOOL HAS STARTED!
"Yeah, Even I Can't Believe You Said It. Said Frida
With That, The Four Teens Went To There Classes.
However, Hidden In The Shadows...
a Dark Figure, Clad In Aztec Armor Was Spying On Them.
The Figure Activated His WristCOMM.
"Target Identified, My Master...What Are My Orders?
a Dark Voice Boomed From The Wrist Device.
"Remain In Shadows...
Keep Target In Your Sights...
Do Not Engage, Until Further Orders...
"Understood...Lord Mikla.
With That, The Feed Was Cut And The Aztech Warrior Dissappeared In Darkness.