Tito was basically evil incarnate. While his father and other demons were merely mischievous and troublesome yet they held love for their families. He felt no mercy, no remorse, no love, he had no heart literally. He got rid of it a long time ago because it made him feel emotion which made him think he was weak.

"Ahh! Damn cigarette!" He shouted after burning himself.

"What's the matter Tito?" Zoe teased from her jail cell. "Did you hurt yourself? Want me to kiss it better?"

"Shut up you little wench!"

"Or what? You'll kill me? Like I'm afraid of you!"

"Maybe not me. But I know what you are afraid of?"

"Your breath?"

"No! You're afraid of being weak!"

"I'm not afraid of anything."

"Oh yes you are. You're afraid of being weak because you're half human. Not being good enough for anyone, your mother, Manny. I know you love him but he doesn't love you."

"Stop it!"

"You want to become a full fledged demon so you can get rid of your heart and not feel like I did."

"You don't know anything about me!"

"I do know that I can see to it that you won't feel anything anymore." In his hand he held a small black mirror.

"What is that?"

"It's a demons mirror. When a demon crushes his darkened heart it turns into a mirror that shows you the worst of yourself if you look into it. But if the mirror is crushed and one it's shards enters your body it only allows you to feel hate."

He crushed it in his hand and then blew the black shards toward her. One of them landed in her eye.

...

"Got everything ready?" T.J asked his friends. They had spent the whole day preparing to rescue Zoe. Tito's temple was a place of no return. Once someone went there they never came back.

"We're ready." Andrea said.

"You guys aren't coming." Manny stated.

"Why not?"

"You wouldn't stand a chance against my uncle."

"In case you haven't noticed dude. We're not as weak and denfensless as you'd have us believe." Frida said. "In fact I've saved your butt several times."

"But this is my problem."

"Ask me if I care because I don't and I'm coming weather you want me to or not."

"You don't even like Zoe."

"That is very true but I like you and for God knows what reason you like her so as your friend I must help you. Even though I believe you have terrible taste in women."

"T.J help me out here?"

"Hey dude leave me out of this. I'm only coming to support you."

"Andrea?"

"She's makes a good argument. Anyway we're helping and that's final."

"Ugh! Nicholas was right I should've stuck to being friends with demons. Fine! You can come! But don't blame me if you get killed! Anyway you better use the bathroom before we go because we're not taking breaks."

With that said they went to the nearest bathroom. Manny went to his room and when he was sure he was alone he pulled out the feather that Tito had left him and carefully stroked it.

"She means a lot to you doesn't she?" Frida asked.

"I...I...I...Yes she does."

"Do you love her?"

"I don't know. I know I care about her and the last thing I would ever do is hurt her."

"Manny you'll be honest with me right?"

"Um...That depends."

"Figures but okay, Manny would you- hypothetically speaking that is. Would you leave me if you fell in love with me?"

Manny burst out laughing.

"Oh that's a good one! Ah-ha! Ha! Ha! Me? Fall in love? With you? Oh man! Ha! Ha!" He laughed so hard that he was crying tears and hardly breathing. However when he saw Frida's unresponsive face which was slightly annoyed he realized this wasn't a joke.

"Oh God you're serious. Well uh...Then this is awkward?"

"Yeah, yeah, yuck it up. But seriously you were Zoe's friend but when you felt like you were falling in love with her you left her. You and I are friends and suppose you might fall for me. Would you leave me?"

"Why does it matter It'll never happen, it's an impossiblity."

"Well excuse me but I'll have you know that somebody falling for me isn't impossible."

"It is for me."

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"Nothing except as I said when we first met you're not my type."

"Oh right how could I forget? Your type consists of deranged half demon goth girls."

"You know Zoe has a lot better qualities than you think! She's smart, exciting, pretty-"

"So I'm not pretty huh?! Well I figured as much! I know I'm not a beauty like Zoe and most men joke about my appearance but I'm not that ugly am I?"

"I didn't say that! Of course you're not ugly! You're very beautiful!" He clapped his hand over his mouth and blushed.

"Really?" She said smiling. "You think I'm beautiful?"

"Um...Well...I...I...I guess...You are to some men...I mean guys flirt with you so you have to be...But Zoe's a lot prettier."

"Ugh!" PUNCH! "Jerk!"

"Ow! And she was a lot nicer too!"

"Well then give her a kiss for me! As a thank you for nicely trying to kill me!"

Then shemarched off fuming. Once everyone had their bathroom break and cooled off they went to the temple of The Metal Demon Tito. It resided somewhere underground in a cave just above Hell. To get there you needed a dead man's coin, T.J knew a demon who owed him a favor so obtaining four dead man's coins was easily done. The cave was like an endless bitter void of eternal darkness. When they arrived there were four caves.

"This place is creepy." T.J said.

"Okay here's the plan. We'll split up to cover more ground." Manny suggested.

The four of them split up and went into different caves. In the third cave Frida heard a shrieking coming further downward. It sounded like some kind of bird in pain. She pulled out her bow and arrow. She continued downward toward the shrieking noise and there she saw a crow bashing it's head against the bars of a cage trying to get loose. Frida opened the cage and the crow flew out taking the form of Zoe when it landed.

"Interesting trick." Frida said unimpressed.

"What are you doing here?" Zoe asked.

"Saving you."

"You're kidding."

"No. Manny's worried sick about you and he won't rest til you're safe."

"He's here?"

"Duh why else would I be here?"

"I thought you didn't like me?"

"I don't but he loves you so as his friend I have to help you."

"He loves me huh? Does it hurt you?"

"Oh great not this. No it doesn't hurt me."

"You're lying."

"I am not."

"Yes you are. You love him don't you and it just pains you that his heart belongs to me and not you." She taunted.

"Okay I see what you're doing and it's not working so let's get out of here."

"You do realize once I'm saved he's going to leave you for me."

"I...I'm sure you two will work out whatever problems you have but he's still my friend."

"Is that what he told you? Manny doesn't associate with humans at least not for long. Let's face it he was merely using you as a hiding area. Once he's done with you he'll leave you all alone."

"Can you stop?"

"Why? Does it make you sad? Does it your break your heart?"

"I really don't want to shoot you for his sake but if you push me too far I will."

"Ha! You can't defeat me!"

"Wanna bet?"

"Take your best shot. I dare you."

"Fine! You asked for it!"

She fired her arrow but Zoe caught it and crushed it.

"Oh Frida how horrible of you." She said. "Imagine what Manny would think if he found out you tried to kill the woman he loved."

"I aimed a few inches from your arm the worst it would do is scratch it! Now can we drop this and go- ah!"

Zoe sized Frida by her throat.

"How could you possibly think that someone as strong and powerful as Manny could love someone as pathetic and weak as you?"

Tears streamed down Frida's eyes.

"Please stop!" She pleaded. "Please!"

But she didn't. She jabbed her hand into Frida's chest and began digging around it.

"What are you doing?! Stop it! Please I can't stand it! You're hurting me! I can't breathe!"

She pulled out a glowing star. It was Frida's heart and once it was out her body, Frida fell to the cold ground seemingly dead. Zoe lifted Frida's wrist up and felt for a pulse.

"Not completely dead yet, you have exactly one hour to get your heart back before you die but I doubt you'll be able to." She said. "Three down, one more to go."

In the fourth cave Manny wasnear the end when metal ooze leaked in. It rose up and took the shape of Tito who was holding an unconscious Zoe.

"Put her down Tito! Now!" Manny demanded.

"As you wish."

He dropped her and then slipped away. Manny rushed to her side and gently shook her.

"Zoe are you okay? Wake up!"

She opened her eyes and smiled at him.

"You saved me. I knew you would."

"I'm so sorry. He didn't hurt you did he?"

"Not nearly as much as you did."

"I'm sorry Zoe but you don't understand getting close to you would cost me my life."

"Figures you don't love anyone but yourself!"

"That's not true! Zoe I'm sorry, look you can live with me in my apartment. We'll start over and try to make things work."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"That's what I've always wanted."

She hugged him and he hugged her back. It felt nice to be with her again but his happy thoughts were stopped when he caught hold of a familiar scent. Zoe smelled like Frida, well technically Frida's scent was on Zoe. Why? Had she run into her.

"Zoe why do you smell like Frida?"

"What?"

"Where's Frida? Is she alright?"

Zoe shoved him away.

"Does she mean more to you than I do?"

"Answer the question Zoe! Where is she?"

Zoe glitches her teeth but her face softened. She snapped her fingers and Frida's motionless body appeared.

"Frida!" He ran to her and lifted up her upper body. She had no breath or pulse and she was cold. "What did you do to her?!"

Zoe held up the the star.

"What is that?"

"It's her heart." She said. "I ripped it out of her chest."

"You...Zoe you didn't!"

"Rest assure she's not dead yet. If her heart is restored in one hour she'll be revived."

"Give it back!"

"Wait! Her heart is very special if I eat it I'll be a full fledged demon and if you eat it you'll be a full fledged spirit. So let's cut her heart in half and split it."

"No!"

"But isn't that what you always wanted? To be a whole spirit?"

"Not at the cost of her life! Give it back now!"

"Or what? You'll kill me? The woman you love? Do you really have it in you to do that?"

Manny didn't know what to do, he just stood there not moving and looking confused. This girl couldn't be Zoe. Not the Zoe he knew, Tito must've done something to her. Zoe could be cruel but she wouldn't do this, would she?

"That's what I thought. Well hate to see this go to waist."

As she brought the star to her lips Manny tackled her to the ground and tried to pry it from her hands. When she wouldn't let go he punched her in the face causing her to let go of the heart. Manny was horrified by what he did but she looked at him with a face that lacked any emotion.

"I knew it." She said.

"Knew what?"

But she didn't answer. She just changed into a crow and flew away. Manny looked at the star heart and then placed it back inside Frida's chest. For five minutes there was complete silence then she sat up with her eyes open and breathing heavily.

"Frida are you okay?" He asked her.

She looked at him. Her face was ghost white, her body was shaking and trembling, and tears began to stream down her face.

"I was dead." She whispered. "I was dead! I was dead!"

"No Frida. You're not dead." Manny said calmly.

"My heart stopped! I couldn't breathe! I was dying!"

She buried her face in his shirt and started crying, Manny had never seen her cry before and he had never seen her so scared. Whatever Zoe did to her it petrified Frida halfway to death. Manny wrapped his arms around her, she couldn't stop shaking or sobbing.

"It's okay." He calmed her. "You're safe now, it's gonna be alright."

"She...She...She tried to kill me." She wept.

"I know, I know, I'm sorry. I promise I won't let her hurt you again."

Meanwhile back in the other caves...

"Keep pulling Andrea!" T.J begged.

"I am!" She said.

He had walked into some quicksand and was sinking like a ship. Andrea was relying on all her strength to pull him out.

"Andrea if I don't make it tell Bernice I love her!"

"What?!" She said letting go of him. "Who the hell is Bernice?"

"Ahh! Andrea! I'm sinking!"

"Who is Bernice?"

"Andrea now is not the time!"

"Who is she?"

"Oh for the love of God! She's my grandma! Now help me!"

She took a deep breath and pulled harder than she ever had to the point of where her face turned red. Luckily she managed to get him out.

"Thanks." T.J breathed.

"No problem. Now let's try and find the others."

She helped him up and led him out of the cave where Manny stood waiting for them while holding Frida who was asleep in his arms.

"What happened to you two?" T.J asked.

"We're going home." Manny said.

"What about Zoe?"

"We're going home. You guys can either stay or go."

"Okay." T.J said confused.

"What on earth happened to them?" Andrea asked.

"I don't know. But I'm guessing it was bad."