El Tigre copyright Jorge Gutierrez and Sandra Equihua
The MASK copyright Dark Horse Comics/New Line Cinema
The Mask Of Miracle City
Chapter 18: Showdown With Mikla
[Mikla`s Aztec Palace]
Chris Was Laying On The Ground, Completly Out Cold.
He Fluttered Open His Eyes, Then Rubbed Them As His Vision Was Blurred.
He Found Himself Locked In a Cell Made Of Cold Stone, With iron Bars Keeping Him In.
Chris Got Up, Approached The Bars And Looked Out Of Them...All he Saw Was Other Cells.
It Was Clear He Was In a Dungeon Of Some Sort.
And, He Figured He Was Somewhere In Mikla`s Stronghold...Now His Prisoner.
Just then, he Heard Footsteps Approach.
He Looked Out And Saw Mikla Himself Walking Down The Hallway WIth Some Jungle Cats.
Mikla Stopped At Chris`s Cell, Then Turned To Face Him.
Chris Stepped Backwards As The Jaguars Snarled At Him.
The Dark Aztec Prince Smiled Wickedly.
"Welcome To My Palace, Mr. Johnson...
Though Not As "Nice" As The Upper Levels, This Is Where I keep My Prisoners."
Chris Eyed Him Darkly, Despite His Fear.
"Well, Anyway...
In Case Your Wondering, I Captured You So I Could Use You As LEVERAGE.
"Leverage?" Said Chris
"yes...Leverage.
That Was a Pretty Smart Move There, Chris...Telling Your Dog To Run Like That.
With The Mask`s Powers, I May Never Find That Mutt...
Mikla Chuckled.
"But, Now...It's El Tigre`s Problem.
He Will Have To Find Your Dog Max And Take The Mask From Him.
"WHy Would He Do That?" Said Chris, His Arms Crossed
"heh-heh...
Because, If He Doesn`t Bring The Mask To Me...I`ll KILL YOU."
Chris Eyed Mikla.
"no...he wouldn`t.
He Won`t Give You the Mask!
He Knows That If You get It...Your'll Destroy Teh World!"
"And, He Also Knows That If he Doesn`t...He`ll Lose His Brother."
Chris Glared At Mikla, Then Sighed Sharply...Knowing He Was Beat.
"Just You Wait...
I Will Soon Have The Mask Of Chaos In My Grasp!
And, When I Do...I Shall Take My VENGEANCE Upon All Of Miracle City."
Chris Glared At The Evil Prince.
"Why?...Why DO You Hate Miracle City!
What Did The City And All It`s People Do To You?"
Mikla Eyed Chris.
"What Did They Do?
what...did...They...DOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Mikla`s Eyed Were Glowing In Rage.
Then, he Suddenly Calmed Down Annd Spoke Softly.
"Oh, Not Much...They Just DESTROYED MY EMPIRE!"
"What?
Mikla Chuckled.
"You DOn`t Pay Attention To Alot Of History, Do You?
Tell Me...How Was The Nation Of MEXICO Founded?"
Chris Thought a Bit.
"Mexico Was Started...When Spanish Explorers Discovered South America.
The Spanish Claimed The "New World" And Created Their Own Nation, An-
"YES!, Exactly...
And, How DO You Think They "Claimed" It For Themselves?"
"Well, The-
"THEY CONQUERED AND DESTROYED THE EMPIRE THAT ALREADY RULED IT, THAT`S HOW!" Shouted Mikla
Mikla Glared At Chris, Hate Burning In His Eyes.
"Before The Spanish Ever Set Foot On The Country You Call "South America"...
These Lands Belonged To MY PEOPLE: The Aztecs...And, I Am Their ONLY SURVIVOR."
Chris Watched At Mikla Ranted.
"I Remember It Like It Was Yesterday...
My People Blindly Treated CORTEZ And His Conquestidors Like ROYALTY Never Knowing His DARK INTENTIONS, Never Knowing That DOOM Was Upon Us...
But, It Was Too Late...We Were Conquered, Our Once Grand Empire DESTROYED!
The Only Reason I Survived Was By Making a Pact With Our Gods...To Grant Me "IMMORTALITY."
Mikla Then Looked At His Skeletal Arm And Hand.
"But, My Immortality...Came With a Price.
Saying My Deal Cost Me "An Arm And a Leg" Would Be Putting It Mildly."
"What Exactly ARE YOU?" Asked Chris
Mikla Half Smiled.
"a CURSE, Johnson...a Terrible Curse.
I Am a Human...Who Is HALF DEAD."
"Half Dead?"
"Yes...
See, I Techniquly NOT AMong The Living, So...I Cannot Die.
But, I Am Not Fully Dead Either, So I DO Feel Pain The Same As Any Other Man..."
Mikla Paced Around As He Brooded On His "Person Problems".
"My POWERS Come From The Ancient Magic That My Ancestors Practiced...I Have Perfected These Skills.
I Don`t Just hate Miracle City, Mr. Johnson...I Hate ALL OF MEXICO And All It's People."
Mikla Faced Chris.
"Every Moment Their Nation Lives...Is Just a Reminder Of The FAILURE Of My Empire.
Those So Called "Mexicans" Go About Living Their Lives In PEACE And HAPPINESS...
WHile I Am Forced To Live In a HOLE IN THE GROUND!, Forced To Watch As They Parade Around MY LANDS!"
Chris Looked At Mikla, Then Sighed.
"Mikla...I`m Sorry For What Happened To You ANd Your People.
But, That Was SO LONG AGO!...Everyone Who Was Responible For That Have Been Dead For Years!"
"Then, Their DECENDANCE MUST SUFFER!"
"You Need To Let Go Of The Past, Mikla...And Move On With Your Life."
Mikla Eyed Chris, Then Scoffed.
"WHy Should You Care, Johnson?...This Isn`t Even Your Country.
Your Not Hispanic Or Even HALF HISPANIC...Your a Pure Blood AMERICAN."
"That Doesn`t Mean I Won`t Defend Miracle City From The Likes Of YOU!
I May Not Of Been Born In This Country, But It's MY COUNTRY NOW!...I Have Family And Friends Here.
"Right...Because You failed To have One Of Your Own Back In America."
Chris Stopped And Looked Down.
"Don`t You get It, Boy!
It Doesn`t Matter Where You go, Be It AMERICA Or MEXICO...You Will Still Be An Outcast."
Chris Huffed.
"I Used To believe That, Mikla...
But, I KNOW The Truth...I Know Who Cares For Me."
Mikla Chuckled Evily.
"Yes...So Do I.
And, I Am Counting On That Love To Grant Me The Power I Need!
Once EL Tigre Arrives WIth The Mask, I Shall Use Its Limitless Powers To Enhance MY OWN!
No Longer Will I Be Just a Forgotten Prince!, No...I Shall Become A GOD!"
Mikla Turned And Walked Away, His Cats Followed Him.
"So...Enjoy Your Stay.
HA! HA! HA! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Chris Fell Down To The Floor And Sighed.
For Once...He Was Really Hoping That No One Would Be Coming To His Rescue.
[Meanwhile, At Manny`s House]
Manny, Frida And Zoe Sat Around In Manny`s Room And Thought really Hard On Their Options...
They Knew That If a Madman Like Mikla Ever Got The Magic Mask Then he`d Destroy All Of Miracle City...And Possably The Entire World As Well.
And, They Also Knew That With The Mask...Mikla WOuld Be Near Impossible To Defeat.
But, They Couldn`t Abandon Chris Either...
Aside From NOW Discovering That Chris Was The Mask ALL ALONG And Was The One Who Had Been Helping Them And Saving Miracle City As Well
He Was Also VERY SPECIAL To Them...
Afterall, Chris Was Manny`s Step-Brother...Which Made Him FAMILY And That Was Something Manny Couldn`t Very Well Ignore Or Turn His Back On.
Frida Cared For Chris Too.
She Alway Felt Guitly Over All The Times She And Manny Abandoned Him In The Past...
Mainly Because It Was Always HER IDEA In The First Place (She Regreted This When Chris Was Hospitalised)
She Also Owed Chris.
Since HE Helped Manny Save Her From Chipotle Jr. And Senior Seniestro As THE MASK.
So...Frida REALLY Wanted To Repay Chris By Helping Him, She Didn`t Want Abandon Him Again.
Zoe Had The Most Reason To Want To Save Chris...
Not Only Was Chris Her Best Friend, But She Was Madly In Love With Him, Too!
And, Now That She Knew Chris Was Teh mask...She Knew He Loved Her Too.
Why Else Would Mask Always Flirt With Her So Much (Especially At The Coco Bongo.)
After a Few Minutes Of Silence, Zoe Got Up And Went To a Computer.
"What Are You Doing?" Asked Frida
"Trying To find Out More About This Mask Thing..." Replied Zoe
After a Few Minutes, The Computer Beeped.
"You Got Something?" Asked Manny
"yeah...Check This Out."
Manny And Frida Walked Over To Her And Looked At The SCreen.
They Saw The Picture Of a Green, Wooden Mask With An "L" Branded On It.
"THAT`S IT!
THAT`S THE MASK!" Exclaimed Manny
"Says Here It`s The Mask Of Loki." Said Zoe
"Loki?...What`s a Loki?" Asked Frida
"He`s The Norse God Of Chaos And Michief From Scandinavian Mythology...
It Says Here He Was The Son Of Odin, King Of The Norse Gods And Brother Of The Thunder God THOR.
People Described Him As The "Bratty Little Brother" WHo Liked To Play Jokes And Pranks Of Everyone.
Frida Smiled.
"Sounds Like My Kind Of Guy..."
Zoe Continued Reading.
"It Says Here That At Some Point, Loki Got Bored With Tormenting His Fellow Asguardians And, Decided To Turn His Attention To Humanity...Who He Believed Were More Interesting.
Loki Created The Mask, Which Was Forged From Green Wood That Was Carved From a Tree Found Only In Asgard...
He Enchanted The Mask So That Any Human Or Animal That Wears It...Attains His Limitless God Powers.
Frida Raised An Eyebrow.
"I Don`t Get It...What`s So Funny About That?"
"Because The Mask Has a Side Effect...
Anyone Who Wears It Gains His Powers, But ALSO His "Crazed Personality".
"Ooooooooh...
Well, That Would Explain WHy Mask Is So "Looney".
"Anything Else, Zoe?"
Zoe Sighed.
"yeah...I have a List Of Some Other People WHo May Have Worn The Mask Before."
Manny And Frida Looked At The List.
"Blackbeard, Billy The Kid, Attila The Hun...DUDE, These People Are BAD GUYS!" Exclaimed Manny
"But, Chris Isn`t Bad At All...
I mean, He Does ANNOY People...But, He NEVER Hurts Them." Said Frida
Zoe Continued To read.
"I Think I Know Why...
It Says Here That The Mask Affects People Diferently Depending On Their "Morality".
If Someone Good Wears The Mask, Then The Mask Will Be Good...And If Some Bad Wears It-
"Then, the Mask Will Be Bad." Finished Manny
"Exactly." Added Zoe
Manny Thought Of This.
"It All Makes Sense Now!
All These People Are The BADDEST OF THE BAD...And, All Because They Had The Mask.
So, It Makes Sense For Mikla To Want The Mask...He'll Become Unstoppable If He Gets It!"
Zoe Eyed Manny.
"What Are You Saying?...That We Just ABANDON CHRIS!"
"W-WHAT!
NO!, I DID NOT SAY THAT!"
Zoe Sighed Sharply, Shedding a Tear.
Frida Walked Over And Placed Her Hand On Zoe`s Shoulder.
"Don`t Worry, Zoe...We`ll Save Chris, Somehow."
Zoe Was Silent.
"We Know How You feel...He`s Our friend, Too."
Zoe Suddenly Turned Around And Faced Manny And Frida.
"No, You DON`T UNDERSTAND!
Chris Is MORE Than a Friend To Me!, I LOVE HIM!"
Manny And Frida Were Frozen In Shock Zoe Just Turned Away And Cried a Bit.
"z-zoe...i didn`t know." Said Frida
"I Don`t Know What To Do...
He`ll Never Forgive Me If I Give Mikla The Mask.
But, I`ll Never Forgive Myself If I Let Him Die..."
As Zoe Cried, Frida Looked At Manny.
Her Eyes Were Very Serious, And Looked Near To Tears.
Manny Sighed Sharply.
Then, He Thought Of Something.
"Wait...I Think Have An Idea."
Zoe Looked At Him.
"What?"
"We`ll Give Mikla What he Wants...Just Not The Way He Wants It."
Zoe And Frida Looked At Each Other In Confusion.
Manny Just Grinned a Smile That Was Partly Sinister.
[Meanwhile, Somewhere In The City]
a Dog With a Green, Cartoonish Head Roamed Around The Streets Of Miracle City.
Mask Max Sniffed Around And Followed a Trail...He Soon Found Something.
Teh Dog Ran Around a Corner And Spotted His Prey: a Meat Truck.
"SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHMOKIN!" Said The Green Headed Dog
Mask Max Twirled Around In a Green Tornado And Sped Towards The Truck.
He Then Leaped Ontop Of the Truck And Bit Into It`s Rook, Ripping Off a Chunk Of Metal.
He Leaped Into The Hole And Shook Teh Truck As He Began To Devour The Meat.
Teh Truck Soon Pulled Into Teh meat Factory And The Workers Opened Teh door...
They Saw The Trailer Empty, Which Only a Green Faced Dog There.
"Aye Carumba!" Exclaimed a Worker
"BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURP!"
The Mask Dog Spun Around In a Green Twister And Took Off, Leaving The Men Dumbfounded.
Mask Max Soon Ran Off Into The City And Reached Central Park.
As He Roamed Around, He Saw a Man Playing With His Dog.
Mask Max Sat down And Sighed.
His Crazed Dog Mind Remembered His Master And Only Made Him Angry...
He Wanted To Help Chris, Who Was The ONLY FRIEND He HAd EVer Had.
But, Chris Ordered Him To Run Away And Stay Hidden...So, He Couldn`t Do Anything.
Just Then, Three Figures Approached Him.
He Turned To See El Tigre, Black Cuervo And Frida.
"Max...Max, Is That You?" Asked Tigre
Mask Dog Walked Up.
He Then Stood Up Like a Human And Leaned On a Tree.
"You Were Expecting Maybe...Snoopy? Said MAx In Plain English
The Three Teens Stared At Him.
"a Talking Dog...COOL!" Said Frida
Cuervo Approached Mask Max.
"Max...Give Me The Mask, We Need It To Save Chris."
"No Way!
My Master Told Me To Keep It AWAY From Mikla...And, I Am NOT Going To Disappoint Him."
"Max, Believe Me...I Understand What Will Happen If Mikla Gets The Mask.
But, I Care About Chris, Too...So, You HAVE TO TRUST ME!...please."
Mask Max Eyed Her.
"yeah...I Know You Do.
He Cares About You Too, Ya Know."
Cuervo Nodded.
"I Do..."
Mask Max Thought a Bit.
"You Promise You`ll Help Chris?"
"I Swear On My Life I Will..."
Mask MAx Sighed.
He Grasped The Back Of His Head And Pulled, His Green Face Turning Into a Wooden Mask.
Max Was Now a Normal Dog With Teh Mask Laying In Front Of Him.
Cuervo Grabbed The Mask, Then Handed It To El Tigre.
"Now, What?"
Tigre Narrowed His Eyes.
"now...We Face Mikla."
[Later]
Mikla Is Sitting At His Throne, Looking At The Many Monitors.
Just Then, His Security Activated And Mikla Looked Into a Monitor...
He Saw Manny Rivera, Frida Suarez And Zoe Aves Walking Through An Undrground Tunnel Towards His Palace.
"Ahhhhh...They Have Arrived."
Mikla Pressed a Button And Zoomed In On Them.
Manny Holding a Green, Wooden Mask In his Hands.
"Computer...Analysis."
Mikla`s Computer Beeped.
"SCANNING COMPLETE.
ENERGY READING ACCURATE.
THE MASK OF LOKI...CONFIRMED."
Mikla Grinned.
"Good...
Then, Rivera Knows Better Than To Trick Me.
The Three Teens Soon Reached The Palace.
They Walked Up The Steps And Walked Towards The Giant Doors.
The Doors Opened And They Walked Inside.
As They traveled Down The Long Hallway, They Reached Mikla`s Throne Room.
It Was a Large Area Adorned With Golden Objects With a Massive Lava Pit Behind The Throne Itself...
Mikla Was Sitting On The Throne And Grinned Evily.
"My...a Little "Out Of Costume" Aren`t We?" Chuckled Mikla
Manny Glared At The Aztec Prince
"Where Is My Brother?"
Mikla Pressed a Button.
a Large, Golden Birdcage Lowered From Behind Him.
Inside The Cage Was Chris, And He Was Hanging Right Above The Lave Pits.
"CHRIS!" Exclaimed Zoe In Fear
"One False Move...
And, I Press The Button That Gives Mr. Johnson One Serious "Hot Bath". Threatened Mikla
Mikla Got Up From His Throne.
"Now...Where Is My Mask?"
Manny Approached Mikla And Held Up The Wooden Mask.
"NO!
DON`t GIVE HIM THE MASK, MANNY!"
"i have no choice, chris..." Muttered Manny
Manny Handed Mikla The Mask, Which Teh Aztec Prince Snatched Away.
"HA! HA! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
YES!, THE MASK OF CHAOS IS FINALLY MINE!
Mikla Then Put The Mask On His Face.
The Wooden Mask Grew Around His face And In a Whirlwind...Transformed.
Mikla`s Face Was Completly Green WIth Black Tattoos And Red Eyes His Body Became More Muscular, And Even His Skeletal Features Were Now Bigger.
"YES!" Said Mikla, His Voice Deeper
"It`s More Power Than I Have Even Dreamed!"
Mikla Charged His Magical Energy, Which Was Now Stronger Than Ever.
"I Can Feel It...The Power Surging Through My Body.
The ENDLESS, LIMITLESS, UNRIVALED POWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!"
Chris Stared In Disbelief.
"no..."
"Okay, You`ve Got Your Mask Now, LET MY BROTHER GO!"
Mikla Grinned EVily.
"Oh, Don`t Worry...I`ll Let Him Go."
Mikla Grabbed a Remote.
"INTO THE LAVA!"
Mikla Pressed The Button, And The Floor Under Chris Opened Like a Trapdoor.
Luckily, Chris Held Onto The Bars And Was Now Hanging Over The Lava.
"Oh, Crud...I Was Hoping He`d Fall.
Oh, Well...It`ll Be Much More Fun To See How Long He Can Keep Hanging Up There, HA! HA!"
Zoe Glared At Him.
"YOU JERK!
YOU PROMISED!"
"I Said I Would Kill Chris If You failed To Deliver The Mask To Me...
But, i Never Said ANYTHING About Releasing Him Once I Got My Mask."
Manny Glared AT Him.
"I Knew You Couldn`t Be Trusted...NOW, FRIDA!"
Mask Mikla Looked And Saw Frida Holding Manny`s EL Tigre Belt.
She Took Off Her Goggles And Stretched Out The Elastic Band.
Frida Then Shot The Belt At Chris, Using Her Goggles As a Slingshot.
The Belt Got Wedged Into One Of The Bars...a few Feet Away From Where Chris Was Hanging.
"NO!"
Mikla Pressed a Button, Cutting The Cage`s Chain.
The Cage Dropped Down Out Of View And Splashed Into The Lava.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Shrieked Zoe
After a few Minutes, a Green Flash Was Seen Followed By a Tiger roar.
Suddnely, Mikla`s Throne Got Slashed Up And Crumbled...a Figure Then Leaped Over to teh Group.
It Was Chris...Now EL TIGRE.
"Now, This Is DIFFERENT." Said Chris, As He Admired His Clawed Gloves
Mikla Glared At Manny.
"Surprise..."
Zoe Smiled As She Pressed On Her Wrist Watch, Becoming The BLACK CUERVO Tigre Chris Leaped Over Mikla And Joined His Friends As They Faced Off Against The Empowered Prince.
"Time To take Back What`s Mine!" Said Tigre Chris
Mask Mikla Laughed Maniacally At Them.
"Do You Honestly Think...That You Can Defeat ME!
I Know For a Fact That EL TIGRE Is No Match For The Power Of THE MASK!"
"Maybe...
But, I Have Something That Manny Didn`t."
"And, What Is THAT!"
"Knowledge And Experience.
I Have Been Using that Mask Longer Than YOU HAVE...So, You Can`t Surprise Me."
Mask Mikla Glared At Tigre Chris.
"Hmmmm...True.
You ARE The Only One Who Has a Chance Against Me.
So, I`m Gonna Have To DESTROY YOU FIRST!"
Mask Mikla raised His Glowing Hands And Summoned His Skeletal Aztec Soldiers Who Were Now Much Larger And Empowered By Mikla`s New Mask Powers.
Tigre Chris Extended His Claws, While Cuervo Charged Her Laser.
Manny And Frida However...Just Stood There, Not Really Able To Do Anything.
Tigre Chris Leaped Forward And Slashed At The Skeletons.
However, Unlike The Normal Ones...These Could Heal Themselves.
"Crud, Now What Do We Do?" Said Cuervo
"Keep Hitting Them Until They Break." Replied Tigre Chris
Cuervo Smiled.
"Good Plan...I Like It."
Cuervo Fired Her Laser At FULL BLAST At The Skeletons.
Tigre Chris Lauched Some Grappel Punches At Them, Knocking The Skeletons Into The Lava.
Manny And Frida Watched Them Fight.
"Wow...He`s Pretty Good At Using Your El Tigre Belt." Said Frida
Manny Nodded.
"Yeah...Almost TOO GOOD."
Manny And Frida Then Looked Over At Mask Mikla, Who Was Focusing On Summoning More Skeletal Soldiers.
"manny, we have to get that mask off of mikla..."
"i agree.
let`s get the jump on him while he`s distracted."
Manny And Frida Hid In The Shadows And Snuck Up Behind Mikla The Two Leaped Up On top Of His Head And Began To Pry At Hus Face.
"HEY!
GET-GET OFF!" Shouted Mask Mikla
Tigre Chris And Cuervo Saw Mask Mikla Struggling With Manny And Frida.
"ZOE!
WE HAVE TO HELP THEM!
Cuervo Nodded.
She Grabbed Tigre Chris And Flew Towards Mask Mikla.
The Two Tackled Him AT The Front And Tried To Restrain Him.
"MANNY!, FRIDA!
GET THE MASK OFF!
"WHAT!" Shouted Mikla
Manny And Frida Used All Their Strength And Pulled At Mikla`s Face.
His Green Face Soon Turned Into a Wooden mask And Sepperated From Teh Aztec`s Face.
The Energy Backlash Knocked Them All Away.
Mikla Himself Was knocked Flat On His Back And His Skeletal Soldiers Disappeared.
Everyone Woke Up And Saw That Frida Was Now Holding The Wooden Mask.
"MY MASK!" Shouted Mikla
Tigre Chris Looked Towards Frida.
"MANNY!, FRIDA!
TAKE THE MASK FAR AWAY FROM HERE!"
"Okay!
Manny And Frida Quickly Ran Out The Throne Room And Headed Towards The Exit.
"AFTER THEM!" Shouted Mikla
Skeletal Soldiers Came Out And Chased After Manny And Frida...
But, Tigre Chris And Black Cuervo Blocked Their Way, Allowing Manny And Frida To Escape The Palace.
Mikla Approached The Two.
"If Your So Willing To Die...I Shall be HAPPY To Grant Your Wish." Said Mikla, Darkly
[Meanwhile, Outside The Palace]
Manny And Frida Ran Down The Long Steps Of the Aztec Palace And Ran Towards The Underground Tunnels That Lead Outside To teh Surface.
But, Some Reguarl Skeleton Soldiers Appeared And Blocked Their Way.
They Soon Turned And Saw Others Begin To Surround Them.
"Man, I Sure Wish I Had My EL TIGRE BELT!" Said Manny
Frida Looked At The Green, Wooen Mask...With Flash Bright Green.
Frida Then Smiled.
"We`ll Just Have To Make Do With What We Have, Manny.
"WHat Do Yo Me-
Manny Saw Frida Put The Mask On her Face.
The Wooden Mask Stretched And Covered Frida`s Head, Followed By Frida SPinning In a Green Whirlwind.
Frida Soon Stopped Spinning And Manny Saw Her Transformed.
Frida`s Face Was Bright Green With Large, Crazed Eyes WIth a Grin To Match Her Hair Was Still Blue...But, Was Longer And Her Body Had An "Hourglass Figure"
Also, The Lens On Her Goggles Had a SWIRLED Pattern And Her Dress/Suspenders Had Polka Dots On Them She Also Was Carrying a Guitar That Was Glowing With Magical Energy.
"SSSSSSSSSSSSMOKIN!" Said Frida In a Crazy Voice
"F-F-Frida?"
Frida Zipped Over To Manny.
"Hey There, Handsome!
What`s a Cute Guy Like You Doing In a Place Like This?"
Just Then, Teh Skeletons Moved Closer To Them.
Mask Frida Then Eyed Them, Obviously Ticked.
"Do You Mind?...I AM TRYING TO HAVE A ROMANTIC MOMENT, HERE!"
Mask Frida Faced The Skeletons.
She Took Her Guitar And Clutched It In her Hands.
"Time To MAKE SOME NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOISE!"
Mask Frida Did a Heavy Metal Rift On The Guitar.
The Guitar Emitted Powerful Shockwaves That Shattered The Skeleton And Caused Some Tremors.
"THANK YOU!, THANK YOU!
I WILL BE HERE ALL THE WEEK!" Said Mask Frida With a Smile
"Frida, We Have To get Out Of Here!" Said Manny
Mask frida Zipped Over To Manny.
"Yes, Your Right.
We Have To Get Back To Miracle City...BUT, FIRST!"
Mask Frida Suddenly Kisses Manny On The Lips.
Once The Kiss Ends, Manny Mutters Gibberish...Then, Faints.
"SOMEBODY STOP MEEEEEEEEEEE!"
Mask Frida Picks Up Manny, Then Twirls Into a Green Tornado She Then Flies Up And Drills Into The Ground, heading Towards The Surface.
[Meanwhile, In Mikla`s Throne Room]
Mikla Approached Tigre Chris And Black Cuervo.
"YOU TOOK AWAY MY FUTURE!, MY REVENGE!" Shouted Mikla, Angrily
"Some Things Are More Important than "Revenge"..." Said Cuervo
Tigre Chris Approached Mikla.
"It`s Over, Mikla.
Give It Up...YOU`VE LOST!"
Mikla Growled At Him.
"Maybe...
But, That Doesn`t Mean You`ll Get To ENJOY Your Victory."
Mikla Pressed a Button On His Remote, Followed By a Loud Rumble.
"WHAT TH-
"SELF DESTRUCT SEQUENCE INITIATED.
SELF DESTRUCT IN T-MINUS TWO MINUTES."
Mikla Created a Mystal Portal Using his Skeletal Hand.
"Farewell, EL TIGRE...We WON`T Meet Again."
Mikla Disappeared Into The Portal.
Soon After, The Throne Room Began To Fall Apart.
"WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE!" Shouted Tigre Chris
"No, Duh!"
Just Then, The Floor Crumbled And Tigre Chris Fell INto The Pit.
"CHRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS!" Shouted Zoe In Fear
She Saw Tigre Chris Fall, But Landed On a Cliff.
It Seemed He Was Knocked Out, So Cuervo Flew Down To Him.
"CHRIS!
CHRIS, WAKE UP!"
Tigre Chris Opened His Eyes.
He Held His Head As He Got Up.
"Z-Zoe?
Cuervo Suddenly Hugged Tigre Chris.
"Thank God, You Okay...I Was Afraid I Lost You."
Tigre Chris Blushed, Then Smiled.
As The Groudn Rumbled More Violently, Tigre Chris Parted From Cuervo.
He Tried To Launch His Grappel Claw.
But, The Earth Was So Fragil That He Couldn`t Maintain a Proper Grip.
"Blast It...It`s Too Dangerous To Use The Grappel.
Cuervo Picked Tigre Chris Up.
"Don`t Worry, I`ll Fly Us Up."
Cuervo Took Off And Flew Up.
Falling Rocks Began To Head Towards Them, But Tigre Chris Struck The Rocks WIth His Claws.
They Soon Got Out Of The Pit And Flew Out The Palace, Which Was Already Crumbling To Pieces.
"SELF-DESTRUCT IN: 3...2...1."
[Meanwhile, On The Surface]
Mask Frida Drilled Through The Earth And Shot Out Of The Ground.
She Landed On The Surface And Stood Still, Holding The KOed Manny.
Manny Soon Woke Up And Mask Frida Put Him Down.
Mask Frida Then Pulled At Her Face And Removed The Mask, Becoming Normal Again.
"WHOOO!, WHAT A RUSH!" Said Frida
Manny Looked Around.
"What About Zoe And Chris?"
At That Moment, a Loud Explosion Occured From Underground.
Lava Shot Out From Underground Like An Errupting Volcano.
From The Aftermath, Black Cuervo And Tigre Chis Landed On The Ground Before The Two.
Cuervo`s ARmor Was Cracked And Damaged, While Tigre Chris`s Costume Was Torn a Bit.
"ZOE!, CHRIS!" Exclaimed Manny
Cuervo Soon Woke Up.
She Got Up And Tore Her Helmet Off Her Head, Her Make-Up And Eyeliner Smeared a Little.
Manny Approached Her.
"Zoe, You Alright?
"I`m-I`m Fine...WHat About Chris?"
Zoe Looked Over And Saw Tigre Chris Laying On The Ground Motionless.
"oh, god...CHRIS!"
Zoe Ran Over And Knelt down To Him.
She Brout His Face To Her And Took Off His Tigre Mask.
"Chris!
CHRIS!"
There Was No Response.
Zoe Began To Tear Up.
"no...
No, Please!...DON`T LEAVE ME!"
Zoe Held Chris To Herself And Cried.
Manny And Frida Just STood In Shock, Not Sure What To Do.
Zoe Moved Her Face Closer To Chris.
"chris, don`t leave me...i love you."
Zoe Then Kissed Him On The Lips Softly.
She Held Him Tightly And Cried Some More.
At That Moment...Chris Began To Move a Little.
Zoe Opened Her Eyes, Then Looked At Him.
"Chris?"
Chris Groaned As He Fluttered His Eyes Open.
He Coughed Loudly, Then Held His Head In Pain.
"oooooh, my head..." Said Chris
"CHRIS!
YOUR OKAY!"
Zoe Hugged Chris Tightly.
"AHHH!
MY RIPS!, C-C-CAN`T BREATH!"
Zoe Released Chris.
He Started To get Up, As Did Zoe.
Chris Walked Over To Manny.
He Took Off Teh EL Tigre Belt, Changing Back To Normal.
"Here...This Belongs To You." Said Chris
Manny Took Teh Belt And Clutched It.
"If It Means Anything...You Made a Good EL TIGRE." Said Manny
Chris Smiled.
"Thanks.
Manny Then Looked AT Frida.
"Frida...The Mask."
Frida Clutched The Wooden Mask.
"C-Can`t I Just-
"FRIDA!"
"Oh, Alright!."
Frida Handed Manny The Mask, Who Gave It To Chris.
Chris Sighed As He Clutched The Mask.
"I`m Sorry I Never Told You Guys About This...I Wanted To, But I-
"Chris, It`s OKAY...We Understand."
Chris Smiled He Then Turned And Faced Zoe.
"Zoey..."
Zoe Looked At Chris.
"Yes?
Chris Suddenly Kissed Zoe On Her Lips, Surprising Her.
He Parted And Looked At Her With Loving Eyes.
"i love you, too..."
Zoe`s Eyes Widened.
"you...you heard?
"faintly.
Zoe Sighed.
"Chris, I-I...
"Yes?
Zoe Shed Happy Tears.
"I Love You...I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!
Zoe Kissed Chris Deeply.
Frida Smiled As She Moved Closer To Manny.
"Kinda Gets You...RIGHT HERE!, Huh?"
Manny Smiled.
"Let`s Go Home..."
Chris Smiled.
"Yeah...That Sounds Like a Good Idea."
The Four Teens Walked Away From The Whole And Headed Towards Miracle City Manny And Frida Held Their Hands As They Walked, So Did Chris And Zoe...Who Were Now a Couple.