El Tigre copyright Jorge Gutierrez and Sandra Equihua
The MASK copyright Dark Horse Comics/New Line Cinema
The MASK of Miracle City
Chapter 10: The FOF, The Siniestro and The MASK
Senior Siniestro Carried His Bags Of Priceless Artifact To His Robot Horse.
"Looks Like I Made a Haul, Eh...Mr. Broomy Horse?
The Robot Horse Released Steam With a Hiss.
"Yeah, And The Best Part Is...
With That Fake Invitation I Gave The Rivera's, No One Can Stop Me Now!
With That, a Green Laser Beam Shot At Him.
"WHAT THE!
La Voltura Had Both Lasers Charged And Aimed At Him.
"The FLOCK OF FURY!
BEAT IT, YOU MANGY CYOTES!, THIS IS MY HAUL!
"Not Anymore It Isn't...
Hand Over The Loot, Cowboy.
Siniestro Fired His Missles At The FOF.
They Dodged It Just In Time, As Voltura and Gobbler Fired Back...Cuervo Flew Chris Away From Battle.
"LET ME GO!
"No Way, This Is Getting TOO DANGEROUS.
"I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF!
"NO YOU CAN'T!
Cuervo Flew Chris Over To a Nearby Building.
"Stay Here And Hide, I'll Be Right Back.
"But-
"STAY HERE!
Chris Crossed His Arms.
"ZOE AVEZ, I AM A NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPHER!
I Can't Just Hide From Danger, I NEED TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE BATTLE!
"Let Me Handle That.
"ZOE!
"DARN IT, CHRIS!
JUST DO AS I SAY!, PLEASE!
I CAN'T BEAR TO SEE MY BEST FRIEND IN THE HOSPITAL, NOT AGAIN!
Zoe Staring Teary Up.
"I...I Can't Go Through That Again...Not Again.
If Anything Ever Happened To You...I Don't Know What I Would Do.
Chris Realised There Was No Way Out Of this.
"Alright, Z...You Win.
I'll Stay Here Where It's Safe.
"Thank You.
"Just be Careful, Okay?
"I Will.
Zoe Hugged Chris, Then Flew Off To The Battle.
Chris Waited Til She Was Gone, Then Hid Behind a Dumpster.
He Took Out His Wooden Mask From his Backpack.
"Of Course, CHRIS Promised To Stay Safe...
But, Nobody Said Anything About THE MASK.
Chris Put On The Mask And Transformed In a Whirlwind.
The Mask Was Now In a Cowboy Outfit.
"HEADS UP, MIRACLE CITY!
There's a NEW SHERREF IN TOWN!
Mask Blasted His Guns.
[Later, Back At the Battle]
Siniestro Battled With The FOF Furiously He Blocked There Lasers And Missles With His Arm Guards, And Retaliated With His Own Rockets.
He Knocked Lady Gobbler Out Cold, And Clutched Voltura And Cuervo In His Metal Hands.
"HA!, I WIN!
No ONE CAN BEAT SENIOR SINIESTRO!
THE ROUGHEST, TOUGHEST, GUNSLINGER IN ALL THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AAAAAAAAAAND WEST OF THE PECOS!
("oh, Please...) Thought Voltura
("Just Finish Clobbering Us And Spare This Torture.) Thought Cuervo
Siniestro Continued Ranting.
"THAT'S RIGHT, I'M TH-
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH, SHUT UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP! Said a Voice
"DID I HEAR SOMEONE SAY: "SHUT UP"!
Siniestro Looked To See The Mask In His Cowboy Outfit.
"Yeah, I Did...
Siniestro Released Voltura And Cuervo And Rushed Over To Mask.
"STRANGER!, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR IN FOR!
"You've Been Eating Onions.
"And, YOUR GONNA BE EATIN' LEAD!
"I Don't Think So.
Siniestro Pulled Out Some Guns Marked SIX SHOOTER.
"OH, YES YOU ARE!
Mask Puled Out Guns MArked SEVEN SHOOTER.
"OH, NO I AIN'T!
Siniestro Pulls Out Guns MArked EIGHT SHOOTER.
"OH, YES YOU ARE!
Mask Pulls Out Guns Marked NINE SHOOTER
"OH, NO I AIN'T!
Siniestro Pulls Out Guns Marked TEN SHOOTER
"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH, YES YOU ARE!
Mask Pulls Out a PEA-SHOOTER
"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH, NO I AIN'T!
Mask Blows It, Hiting Siniestro In The Face WIth a Pebble.
Siniestro Throws His Guns Away And Points a Rocket LAuncher At Mask.
"LOOK, PAL...
THIS TOWN AIN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR THE TWO OF US!
"It Isn't?
Mask Pulls a Saw And Hammer From His Pocket He Runs Off And Constructs Various Skyscrappers In a few Seconds.
Mask Comes Back.
"Now Is It Big Enough?
Siniestro Fires a Shot In The Air.
"NO, IT STILL ISN'T BIG ENOUGH!
While Mask And Siniestro Are Arguring The FOF Begin Unloading Siniestro's Loot From His Horse.
Sinietsro Aims His Guns At Mask.
"Okay, Green Head...Dance.
"What Type Of Dance Do You Want?
The Tango?, Freestyle?, The Quick-Step?
"DANCE!
Siniestro Fires AT Mask.
Dance Music Begins To Play from Out Of Nowhere As Mask Does a Tap Dance.
"NOW, You GO...SHORTY!
The Dance Music Plays, And Siniestro For Some Reason Starts Dancing He Then Does a SIDE-STEP, In WHich He Falls Into a Sewer Manhole (WHich Mask Opened)
"Well, That's That...
Sinietsro Soon Appears In Fron Of Mask.
"What for You Dump Me In The City Sewer System?
Siniestro Aims His Rocket Guns At Mask.
"I'll BLOW YOU TO PIECES!
"HEY!, THOSE SOUND LIKE FIGHTING WORDS!
"Yeah, Dem's Fighin' Words...
"I DARE YA' TO CROSS THIS LINE!
Mask Draws a Line On The Ground With His Foot.
"I`m a Steppin'
Sinietsro Steps Over It.
"No, No...I dare Ya To Step Over THIS ONE!
Mask Draws Another Line, Siniestro Steps Over It.
"This One!
Siniestro Steps Over It.
"That One!
Mask Continues Drawing Lines, Which Siniestro Step Over Until They reach a Nearby Road Block With a Ten Foot Drop Over It.
"Whatever You Do, DON'T STEP OVER THIS LINE!
Mask Draws a Line Right At The End Of The Cliff.
Siniestro Steps Over It...And Falls Into The Pit.
"!
a Loud Boom Was Heard.
"Well, I Tried To Warn Him.
Mask Walked Back To The Museum The FOF Were Half Way Done Loading The Loot, When Siniestro Showed Up Again.
"ALRIGHT, MASK!
THIS TIME YOUR GOING DOWN!
"HOLD ON, PAL!
This Ain't No Way To Fight.
"It Isn't?
"No, Why Don't We Settle This Like a REAL WESTERN.
"Really?
How's That?
"Easy.
We'll Play Cards.
"Well, It Goes Against My VIOLENT LIFESTYLE...
But, Okay...YOUR ON!
In a Green Whirlwind Mask And Siniestro Are Sitting At a Poker Table In teh Middle Of The Street.
Siniestro Begins Shuffling The Cards.
"Okay, CUT THE CARDS. Said Siniestro, As He Places The Deck On the Table
Mask Chops The Deck Of Card In Half With An Axe.
"NOT THAT WAY, YOU DERN GALOOT!
Siniestro Takes Out Another Deck Of Cards And Places Playing Chips On The Table.
"How Many Chips?
Mask Steals a $100 Dollar Bill From Siniestro's Wallet He Hold The Bill Up And Places It On The Table.
"ONE HUNDRED BUCKS WORTH!
HA! HA! HAAAAAA!
Siniestro Takes One Chip And Snaps It In Two...
He Tosses The Half Chip At Mask.
"Stranger, You Don't Know What Your In Fer...
a Few Minutes Later...
Mask Has Piles Of Chips AT His Side, And Siniestro Only Has Teh Half Chip.
Mask Is Calm, But Siniestro Is Stressed Out.
Mask Sneaks Up Behind Siniestro And Looks At His Hand.
Siniestro Pulls a Card.
"No, No...Not That One.
Siniestro Pulls Another Card.
"Yeah, Yeah...That One.
Mask Zips Back To His Seat.
"HA!, I Got FIVE ACES!
So, Tell Me...What Do YOU GOT! Said Siniestro
"I've Got SIX ACES.
Siniestro Steams Up With Anger As Mask Takes The Last Chip
"GIN, YOU LOSE!
HA! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Mask Puts All The Chips In a Bag And Tucks It In His Coat.
Siniestro Walks Up To Mask.
"If I Had FOUR LEGS And Went "HEE-HAW" What Would I Be?
"Why, You Would Be a "JACKASS".
Siniestro Aims His Guns At Mask.
"OKAY, NO MORE SISSY STUFF!
THIS TIME I'M REALLY GONNA BLAST YA!
"Oooooh...is This a New Toy.
Mask Spins The Bullet Container On The Gun.
Money Begins To Spill At, Which Mask Put In Another Bag.
Confused, Siniestro Stares AT His Gun.
He Spins The Bullet Container And Holds Out His Hand...Only To get Blasted.
"TWINKLE TWINKLE...LITTLE STAR!
Siniestro Fall The The Ground, Knocked Out.
The FOF Finish Unloading The Loot.
"Okay, That's All Of It. Said Vultura
"About Time... Said Gobbler
Just then, Mask Zipped Over To Cuervo And Held Her.
"Oh, Cheri...
Let Us Make Beautiful Music Together...So, What Do You Like? MARIACHI or POLKA MUSIC.
"WHAT THE-
"MARIACHI IT IS!
Music Quick Changed Into a Mexican Outfit.
"Shall We TANGO?
Cuervo Blast MAsk With Her Laser, Creating a Gaping Hole In His Chest.
"REJECTION!
I Feel Like I Have a HOLE IN MY HEART!, Along With Everything Else.
"Is This Crazy For Real? Exclaimed Vultura
Mask Does a Double Take At The Giant Bag Of Loot.
"A PRESENT!
FOR ME!, I KNEW YOU CARED!
Mask Ran Over And Grabbed The Bag.
"HEY!, THAT ISN'T YOURS!
"FINDERS KEEPERS, LOSERS WEEPERS.
"Those Artifact Belong To The MUSEUM!
"Oh, BUT THEY'LL LOOK SO MUCH BETTER AT MY PLACE!
"GIVE BACK THAT STOLEN LOOT THAT WE STOLE FAIR AND SQUARE! Shouted Gobbler
"Sheesh, Even THAT Doesn't Make Sense To Me.
"But, But...
"SEE YA!
Mask Spins In a Tornado And Sped Off.
Gobbler Launched a Missle AT Him, But Misses.
"RATS!, HE GOT AWAY! Said Gobbler
"Well, At Least You Didn't Cause Any Serious Damage.
It Seems Your Missle Only Destroyed That Empty Building a Few Blocks From Here. Said Voltura
"Si, Lucky No One Was There.
Zoe's Eyes Were As Wide As Saucers.
"Mija, Where Is Chris?
"!
Cuervo Blasts Off For The Blast Point.
"oh... Said Voltura, Realisation Sinking In
"woopsy. Said Gobbler Nervously