When Manny finally awoke the first thing he did was gather up all the weapons and supplies needed. He was going to the nether world he needed to be prepared.

"You sure you wanna do this?" Father Anthony asked him. "In your condition it'll be extremely risky to your health."

"Yes you are aware that you could die by doing this." Sister Josephine warned.

"I don't care what happens to me!" Manny declared. "I'd rather die and burn in hell than let that monster have Frida!"

Josephine looked at him both shocked and impressed.

"Hmmm...It's rather interesting." She said.

"What is?"

"How much you remind me of your father right now. I didn't know him enough to learn about all his good qualities but I did admire one thing about him."

"What was that?"

"His undying love for your mother. He once told me that he'd sell his soul to the devil for her, I never knew a man more devoted to a woman he cared for until you of course. I see it's a family trait."

"Enough about my old man! Now tell me how to get to the netherworld?"

"We don't know."

"I do." T.J said. "But going there is risky for humans. If a living thing from earth stays there too long they will die. Only spirits and demons are immune to this."

"But will take tgat risk for her." Andrea spoke up.

"You don't have to." Manny said.

"But we want to." T.J said. "Frida is our friend too and we don't want to lose her...Or doom heaven."

"Then let's go."

Once they had all the supplies they needed T.J opened his book and said the chant needed to open a portal to the netherworld. With the words said a vortex of fire was opened in the floor but strangely enough the fire wasn't hot. It was cold, as cold as death.

"Now remember we only have til sun rise to make it back or we'll all die." T.J warned.

"Right!" Manny and Andrea said to confirm they understood. Then without further hesitation they jumped through the vortex. All the way down it felt like they were inside the icy waters of Antarctica, it was so cold that it felt like something was cutting their skin but they ignored the pain and kept going. Finally they arrived at the netherworld. A cold, barren, and miserable kingdom of eternal night. There was no light, no warmth, no cries, no laughter, nothing. But if that wasn't depressing enough it was filled with ghosts. All of them moaning, sighing, and floating and wondering through the darkness with emotionless expressions.

"What are those things?" Manny asked.

"The lost ones." T.J said.

"Lost ones?" Andrea asked.

"The souls of those who died and still have not found peace. They spend their days wondering around into nothingness until they can find peace but they have stayed here much too long and now they have forgotten everything about their lives when they were living and once that happens they can never move on."

"Oh the poor things. Is there anyway to help them?"

"No. They're lost."

"Well they have my pity but we need to find Frida." Manny said.

"Of course but where could she be? This place is an endless void, it probably would take us forever just to find the gates."

"I don't care how long it takes! We have to find her!"

"I agree but we need to think this through. None of us have ever been here and we don't know the way around."

"I don't have time to think! Oh man why did she have to be the apostle?"

"Did you say apostle?" Asked a whisper.

They turned to see that all ghosts were now staring at them. One floated forward toward Manny and spoke in a voice as quiet as the air.

"You say there is an apostle here?"

"Yes. Her name is Frida, she was taken here to marry Django a demon. Do you know where she is?" Manny asked the ghost.

"We have heard tell of a demon who plans to take a human bride tonight. Is this bride an apostle? An angel born in a human body?"

"Yes she is."

"We know where she may be kept but we must ask you a favor. We have forgotten who we are so we cannot move on unless an angel or apostle guides us toward the light. We'be been suffering here in the dark for too long, if we help you and if you succeed in saving her could you ask her to guide us to the light?"

"Yeah I can ask but I don't know if she can do it."

"But if she can then we may finally be free."

"You've got yourself a deal."

With those words the ghosts began to show the three of them toward the mansion Sartana and Django. They made there way toward the doors then suddenly a group of zombies and skeletons led by General Chapuza and Che appeared.

"Crap!" Manny cursed.

"Sorry halfling." Chapuza said. "But you weren't on the guest list."

"Too bad because I brought a present!" He fired a gospel gun at one of the zombie's heads making him turn to ash.

"You'll pay for that!" Che said.

The three found themselves fighting what seemed to be an army that kept multiplying and to make matters words the blood moon would soon be rising. They fought as hard as they could but they couldn't beat them. There were just too many, they found themselves getting tackled and pinned by the zombies and skeletons. However they still kept fighting.

"Give up you fools!" Chapuza said. "You'll never be able to defeat us and in one hour it'll be too late. The blood moon will rise, we shall bring heaven to it's knees, and you'll never see your angelic friend again! She'll be stuck here!"

"What do you mean?" T.J asked.

"Once she becomes Django's wife she will die and spend the rest of eternity here as a lost soul wandering alone in the darkness!"

Suddenly just when he thought he had won a green spark started to form from where the zombies and skeletons were holding Manny. The spark grew brighter and brighter and brighter until it burst into flames and destroyed them. From the ashes Manny rose surrounded by green fire with his eyes changing to the familiar angry green.

"HOW DARE YOU!" He said in the familiar, frightening voice that shook the earth. "HOW DARE YOU TRY TO KILL HER! HOW DARE YOU TRY TO GIVE HER SUCH A FATE! I WON'T LET ANYONE HURT HER! ANYONE! IF ANYONE OF YOU LAY A HAND ON HER I'LL DESTROY YOU ALL!"

The seal was breaking and before T.J and Andrea could figure out what to do the seal broke and he transformed into his spirit form. He let out a tiger roar and began to tear the zombie's and skeletons to shreds and rinder them to ashes. Soon he had half of them destroyed.

"That's enough Manny!" T.J said. "Andrea and I can take it from here! You go on ahead!"

"Okay I owe ya!"

...

Frida sat alone in her room and looked at herself in the mirror. She wore a gothic, sleeveless, zafree wedding dress with matching heels and a hooded viel. Her lips were painted indigo as were her eye lids. On her finger was the black engagement ring Django had given her but around her neck she wore the locket Manny gave her. She couldn't believe what she was about to do. At this very moment she was going to marry some undead freak, cause destruction to heaven, and worst of all once this day was over she would be trapped her in the darkness forever and would never see the people she love again. She would never see her father, her mother, her sisters, her grandmother, her friends, she would be lost to them forever. She shed a tear at the thought of never again laughing with her father or never again being held by her mother. Never again would she bond with her grandmother and joke with her sisters. Never again would she hang out with T.J or Andrea. And most heart wrenching of all, she would never see Manny's smiling face ever again.

When it was time for the ceremony she clutched the pendent of her locket tightly hoping that it would give her strength then left her room and made her way down the hall. Doors opened and gothic music played as she approached the demonic alter. It was completely dark with only torches as the source of light. All around her she heard whispers in the dark and standing at the alter was her groom of doom and his grandmother while a sky light stood above them. She made her way up the stairs as slow as possible then finally took her place beside Django.

"Is that piece of jewelry really appropriate?" He asked her glaring at her locket. "After all you are getting married today so wearing something another man gave you is quite insulting."

He tried to make a grab for it only to have her hand stop him. She pushed his hand away and looked at him. Her face had no emotion but her eyes held pure hatred and disgust toward him.

"Know this you creature." She said in a voice that was calm and hatrful. "I may become your wife today but there is only one man I will ever truly love and no matter what happens to me, no matter who I end up marrying, I will always love him until the day I die and no one will take his place."

He snarled quietly at her words then turned to face his grandmother.

"Citizens of the netherworld." She spoke. "Corpses and demons of both hell and earth, we gather today to witness the union of two souls. One a warrior of hell and the other a maiden of heaven, once these two join as one our life long revenge on heaven shall finally be complete."

The demons and corpses cheered at her words. She turned to her grandson.

"Do you Django of the Dead, undead wolf demon and future heir to the netherworld take this woman as your life long mate? Will take her as your own and keep her to you for all eternity?"

"I will." He grinned in a way that made her sick.

"And do you Frida Suarez, last apostle living, angel born in a human body take this man to be your life long mate? Do you give yourself to him and be his forevermore?"

"I..." She sighed hesitantly. "I d-"

Suddenly she felt something inside of her. She felt anger and fear but it wasn't her own. It was some else's. It was...Manny's. Was he here? No that was impossible. He couldn't possibly enter the netherworld and yet why did she feel like he was coming?

"I...I...I-"

"Say it!" Sartana snapped. "Say I do!"

"I...I...I-"

"Say it or lover boy is done for!" Django demanded harshly.

"I-"

"Enough! She accepts! She does!" Django insisted as he held her arm roughly.

"Excellent." Sartana smiled wickedly. "Bring the knife."

A sharp blade with a grip made of stone was brought forth along with a goblet. Sartana was going to cut her hand and Django's then have their blood dropped into the goblet. Both would drink from it and it would make that they were now one.

"Now if anyone has any objections?" Sartana said. No one word said anything. Her wicked smile grew she then sized Frida's hand and raised the knife to cut her skin.

BANG! All heads turned toward the sound of the doors being broken down and standing on top of them was an enraged Manny in his spirit form.

"Yeah I got a few objections!" He shouted

A smile of relief graced Frida's face when she saw him.

"You're here." She whispered so quietly that only he heard her.

She quickly broke away from Django and ran into Manny's open arms. She threw her arms around his neck while he lifted her up by her waist. She put her face in his shoulder and began to cry tears of relief.

"You're here." She said again in his ear. "You're here and you're alright."

"Of course I am." He chuckled. "It takes a lot more than that to get rid of me."

"But I don't understand. How are you here? And in your spirit form? I don't- Oh God you broke the seal!"

"I didn't have a choice!" He told her. "I had to break it or I would lose you forever!"

"But your life is fading!"

"I don't care! I really don't care! I'm just glad I got to you in yime!"

"How touching." Django said. "I would find it very moving if it wasn't my wife you were holding Manny."

"She's not yours Django." Manny said pulling Frida closer to him protectively. "She never said I do so she's a free woman."

"An error that can be easily corrected. Now step aside and let me have her."

"Over my dead body! I never going to let you come near her again!"

"Challenge accepted. If you win I'll never bother you or her again if not then she's mine. Let's see what your made of halfling."

A blood red aura surrounded Django as he transformed into a large, demonic, black wolf monster. A firey green aura flamed from Manny's body an he got into attack position. Green eyes met red, both sets of eyes filled with intense hatred and anger. They lunged for each other letting out a roar as they began to fight. Frida watched in fascinated horror as the two fought each other, snarling, growling like wild animals. Django saw that Manny was in his spirit form he was a much better fighter and was stronger too. He realized that if he was going to beat him he was going to have to mess with his head.

"Why do you do this?" Django asked Manny as they fought.

"Do what?" Manny said.

"Fight me. Stop our cause, do you really want to protect those hypocrites in heaven?"

"Maybe I do and maybe I just like kicking your bony ass!"

"Oh really? Is that so? You know what I think? I think you do it because you can't bear the thought of another having Frida!"

"Shut up!" Manny growled.

"You know you're no match for me Manny and the fact that you keep fighting me all to protect this woman just proves how weak you really are! But I guess a man will do anything for the woman he loves! Even give his life up!"

"How would you know?! You don't know what love is! And you know what, I think you're obsessed with me."

"Obsessed with you? Is that some kind of joke?"

"No. Think about not only did my ancestor beat you but so did I. Twice I think. You were shamed and disowned by your father so now you want me to suffer. This wasn't about making heaven suffer was it? It was pay back!"

"Don't play pyscho analysis with me!"

"Oh I don't need a degree to figure you out. I just look at the facts! You constantly try to fight me and make suffer to reclaim your honor. I'd be impressed if you didn't do it in such a cowardly way!"

"What the hell does that mean?"

"Attacking me when my powers are under a seal! Enslaving Andrea's brother! Beating up my human friends! How much of a coward can you be? But when you went after Frida you crossed the line! What you did was the lowest and most cowardly thing imagineable! You did this because you wanted me to lose her! You decided to use her to beat me instead of fighting me like a man! And now you're gonna pay!"

No mercy. Manny beat Django repeatly with a strength so powerful and strong it shocked even Sartana. One more blow was all it took for him to send Django flying and crashing at his grandmother's feet, broken and beaten.

"You...How dare you!" Sartana screeched. "I'll destroy you for this boy!"

She raised her arms up and began to release those powerful waves the ground ti shake and lava to pour in.

"I don't need you to marry my grandson! I just need your blood!" Sartana grabbed the knife and made a break for Frida's face only to have her foot be grabbed by Manny and get thrown across the room. The demons and corpses screamed angrily and with fear. Some ran to attack Manny others ran to escape the lava. Manny grabbed Frida's hand and pulked her along as began to run.

"Please tell me you can run faster than lava!" Frida hoped.

"That depends how fast is lava?"

"Faster than what you're running I'm sure." T.J said joining them along with Andrea. "It's almost sunrise! We have to get out of here now!"

"What about those ghosts?"

"I can summon them back to earth! Now let's keep running!"

They ran and ran, dodging lava, buildings collapsing, corpses and demons trying to kill them, the ground opening, it was utter chaos. Eventually they arrived in the area they arrived in and T.J began to say the chant to open the vortex back to earth. They quickly jumped through and it sent them back above.

"Oh God that was horrible." Frida said breathing heavily. "Is everyone okay?"

"I think so." Manny panted. "My breathing may be out of wack though."

"At least we made out and we got Frida back." T.J sighed. "Speaking of which, Frida we know some people who have a request."

With help from Father Anthony and Sister Josephine Frida was able to guide the ghosts of the netherworld to heaven. They were eternally grateful and wished the four of them long and happy lives. As they did this T.J began examining Manny's powers to see if he was in good health but he also did some further research which worried him.

"How am I witch doctor?" Manny asked him.

"Shaman and good news your powers have stabilized. You don't need the seal anymore."

"What a relief." He sighed. "But there's one thing I don't understand."

"What?"

"They said that blood moon was supposed to rise last night but it didn't."

"I guess they mixed up the dates anyway you may be back to normal but you need some rest. You'very been through a lot so get some sleep."

"Alright."

He went upstairs to his room and found Frida waiting for him.

"What are you doing here?" He asked her.

"I wanted to see if you were okay and I wanted to thank you for saving me."

"No problem. Hey good news I don't need a seal anymore."

"That's great."

She looked down and began twiddling with her fingers nervously.

"So I guess you're really tired now huh?" She said.

"Yeah I am."

"Okay then I'll just leave."

She quickly and nervously walked away leaving him alone. Manny closed the door to his room, got into bed, and fell asleep. He found himself having another dream. In this one he found himself alone with Arturo and Catarina who were holding hands and smiling.

"That was a very brave and honorable thing you did for those ghosts and that woman." Arturo said.

"Well I'm just glad it's all over." Manny sighed in relief.

But he noticed looks of intense worry crossing their faces.

"What's wrong? Something's wrong isn't it?"

"I'm afraid it's far from over Manny." Catarina said. "You won the battle but the war still rages on."

"I don't understand."

"You're in terrible danger my young descendant." Arturo said.

"But I defeated Django! He gave his word that he would never hurt me or Frida again!"

"Yes but there is another player in this game, Django and Sartana were merely just pawns he used to achieve his goal."

"What?"

"You don't know it but that wedding was all staged by him. He wanted Sartana to cause that mass destruction to the netherworld because it caused his soul to be unearthed."

"He? He who?"

"An enemy of mine. One I had hoped to God would remain trapped forever."

"He seeks total destruction of the world and he will use anyone to achieve his goal and you stand in his way." Catarina said.

"Me? Why me?"

At first they were quiet for the longest time. Not saying a single word, they just looked at each other. Finally they spoke a phrase together at the same time.

"By a Rivera's blood he was killed, by a star's heart he will be revived, and by a Rivera's blood joined with a star's heart in love will he be destroyed."

"What does that mean?"

But they said nothing. They just walked away.

"Wait! Come back! What does it mean!"

He ran after them but they only seemed to be getting farther and farther away until finally they were gone and he was alone in the darkness of his mind once again. He awoke from that dream confused and slightly frightened. What did they mean about it not being over and another player in the game? What did it all mean? And what kind of danger was he in?