"I still can't believe I took away all those lives," he said with tears running down his bare face.
"manny, you were 13 then, you didn't know any better," Frida explained.
"I don't care, I destroyed Grandpapi! I can never live this down," he said extremely. A spark flew out of his left hand.
"and look, my undeveloped power stil won't control itself," manny said negatively.
"you've been stuck in that capsol for 4 years, you can't expect it to just develop right away," I recalled.
I felt sorrowful. I knew how he felt. When I got my undeveloped power I went crazy too. But I controled it soon. I then started to cry. I could sense that he saw my tears, I wanted him too, I want him to know that we need him. Need him alot. Frida slowly pulled out a flower, it was black and dead. Manny's eyes grew big, he remembered.
"that's the rose I gave to you at our first 'friend' date at the school dance," he stated.
"I've kept it for all these years, It meant a whole lot to me that you cared, when they put you in the capsol, It started dying," Frida explained putting it on her wrist.
"really?" he asked pulling in closer.
"really," frida said under her breath.
He pulled in closer. I smiled a bit. My hands clasped together in a happy mode and my eyes shimmered delightfully. She pulled in close to him as her lips slowly puckered out in a sweet form. He did the same. My heart raced. It was a moment of beauty I have been waiting for ever since I met him. Just a few more inches and they're in for it. I couldn't wait any longer, my stomach had butterflies. My slight smile gre into a big excited one. I could see Frida was going to lifting her right leg. Few more centimeters. A laser beam flew into the area and split them making manny fall to one side and frida sliding in the other. I growled. So close, SO CLOSE!!!! Two alien zombies flew in with laser guns and flying discs. I looked for options. I grabbed the piece of glass that had held manny inside and threw it gracefully at one of them. It hit one and that was left to hear was a loud earsplitting scream. The other one was hit when the disc exploded and it fell with a loud explosion.
"manny!" I screamed. It was headed for him. He ducked and grabbed it to fly out of the area.
"that was close," manny said.
"and something else was too," I mumbled under my breath.
"what?" frida asked.
"nothing," I lied.
"so, are you in, or out? El Tigre," I asked changing the subject.
"it may be the head drama I've suffered from that capsol, but I'm in," he said smiling.
"see isn't participating fu," I said sassy.
"most definately," he said.
"cool! but first we need to reuntie you with someone you haven't see in many years," I said excited.
"but how are we going to get out? we left our mystic items at Casa De Macho," frida recalled.
"I'll take you," manny offered and pulled us close.
He extended his claw and jumped out in the horizon to his home. We got there soon and Frida and I went to my room to get our items. I supun my belt buckle and yelled a tiger roar a bit higher than El Tigre's. I grabbed my tail for a moment. Frida pressed her charm and turned into La Gata Siberiana. She held her tail too. I quickly stomped on the ground to get my Uncle's attention to walk up the stairs. It worked.
"Janette! what's wrong? I heard a noise," rodolpho said worried. He noticed us holding our tails and staring at our feet.
"what's going on? Please tell me you didn't bring another hobo in the house again," Rodolpho begged.
"uh, Uncle. I didn't. But I did do something else that may upset you," I admitted innocently. He looked confused.
"what could you have done?" he asked.
My eyes shimmered and I bit my lip. Frida gulped and scratched the back of her neck. We turned around and manny was revieled sitting on the floor. My Uncle gasped. Manny didn't do anything, just sat there questionless.
"you," uncle hissed.
"dad?" manny said.
"not anymore, you have dishonored our family with your craving for death and destruction," Uncle replied.
"I didn't mean it dad! Like you said, nobody's perfect. It was an accident! you think I would actually want to kill Grandpapi!?" manny shouted.
"but you did! that is was hurts me!" Uncle argued.
"Uncle! Grandpapi was endangered of dying anyway! It's not his fault! Grandpapi had a high risk of a heart attack! You can't blame him!" I screamed.
He stared at me quietly... I put a had over my heart and took a deep breath. I have said what I dared not to say for many years. I knew it would hurt him, but I don't want manny being neglected by his own father. Rodolpho sighed. He walked out of the room and went down the stairs with a silence after it. I blinked twice and my bottom lip quivered. Manny embraced my sypathetically. I hugged him back.
"Uncle doesn't have the right to treat you like that," I said quietly.
"you were brave to stand up to him, he hasn't been the same when he gave up superheroing," frida encouraged.
I smiled, but slightly. I know I did the right thing but my heart was heavy. I held manny's hand and kept it. I didn't want to let go, not again. frida put a hand on my shoulder when I cried. I felt better, but not completely.
"I'm going to see if he's okay," frida said finally braking the silence. She went doen stairs and walked in his room where he normally would be.
She gasped.