Chapter 10: De La Cruz's Endgame
That evening, the Riveras dressed in their nicest clothes, and got in their cars to go to dinner, even Dante was coming, and he wore a dog collar bow tie. As they drove to the mansion, Miguel was both exciting and nervous.
He was excited to get to spend more time with Gabby, but he was nervous about having dinner with the Lopezes. They seemed really prim and proper, and what if he did something to make his family look bad?
What if he spilled his drink, burped too loud, or farted at the table? Dante licked his hand, snapping Miguel out of his thoughts. The dog smiled at him, and Miguel smiled back, and petted his head.
At the Lopezes, Gabby was getting dressed for the special dinner. After she was in her nice outfit she looked at herself in the mirror. She couldn't believe her eyes, she wore a nice blue dress with short sleeves, that had cost almost $200 dollars, and low heeled black shoes.
She felt like a princess, and she never couldn't imagine that she'd be wearing an outfit so nice. Carina barked happily, and Gabby pet her. "I know, girl. I still can't believe it either." she said.
Then there was a knock at the door. "Come in." Said Gabby, and the door opened to reveal Sebastian. "Senorita Gabriella, your parents are waiting for you downstairs, our dinner guests will be arriving soon." he said.
"Okay, come on, Carina." said Gabby, and the two left their room, and went downstairs. In the dining the table was being set, it had a white tablecloth, shiny plates, and candles. "Wow, the orphanage dining room table never looked this nice." she said.
When Carina didn't bark in response, Gabby looked around for her and saw that her little brother Carlos was playing around with her. Gabby smiled at the sight, she liked having a little brother.
"Are you ready for dinner, mija?" asked Maya. "Si Mama, what are we having?" asked Gabby. "A real feast, paella, yellow rice and black beans, chili con carne, salad, and for dessert churros and chocolate cake." Maya explained.
"Sounds delicious." said Gabby. Then Antonio and Susanna came down in their nice clothes, Antonio wore a green dress shirt, khakis, and brown shoes, and Susanna wore a blue dress and silver shoes.
"Looking good, sis." said Antonio. "Yeah, lovely dress." said Susanna. "Thanks, guys." said Gabby. Once everyone was downstairs, the doorbell rang, the Riveras had arrived. "Could you get the door, Sebastian?" asked Jorge.
"Si, senior." said Sebastian. He went to the door, and saw all the Riveras standing outside. "Buenos tardes, Riveras, the Lopezes have been expecting you." said Sebastian inviting them in.
They all walked inside, and the Lopezes greeted them with great respect. They all began talking, drinking, and enjoying the evening. Gabby and Carina took this time to hang out with Miguel and Dante.
"It looks like you're really enjoying your family." said Miguel. "I am, it feels so good to have a mom and dad, and an older brother and sister, and a younger brother, and grandparents." said Gabby.
"You know, even though sometimes my family can get sort of crazy and it can be hard to breathe, I can't imagine what it'd be like to be separated from them." said Miguel. "Well hopefully I won't happen to you, or me ever again." said Gabby.
The two then smiled at each other, and then they were called for dinner.
Meanwhile De La Cruz and the evil spirits were making their way to the mansion. "I've been waiting for this day for so long." Said De La Cruz. "I can already taste those souls." Said one of the spirits.
"And why just take the Lopezes, how about we have some Rivera souls for dessert?" Suggested another spirit. "Si, por que?" answered De La Cruz. Inside the mansion, everyone was having a nice meal.
Then Jorge stood up, and lightly tapped his fork against his wine glass, which got everyone's attention. "I have an announcement to make." he said, "This is a very special dinner tonight. Six years ago mi familia lost something very dear to us, but thanks to you Riveras we have our Gabriella home where she belongs, and for that we're forever in your debt." he said.
"It's no problem, Dr. Lopez. We're just glad you have your daughter back." said Enrique. Suddenly, the entire room went dark, and green smoke filled the mansions. "What's going on?" asked Benny and Manny frightened.
"This is seeming very familiar." said Gabby, as she watched the scene. Then the door burst open, and a dark figure walked inside. "Oh no, it's happening again." said Maya, worriedly. When the figure walked into the light, everyone saw who it was.
"De La Cruz." said Hector. Gabby recognized the face, and remembered the role De La Cruz played in her getting separated from her family. "You thought you could escape my curse? For six long years I've waited to extract my revenge, and now you have no where to go." said De La Cruz.
The evil spirits filled the mansion, and tried to attack the people. It was like deja vu, there was screaming, yelling, crying, and evil laughter of the spirits and De La Cruz. As Hector tried to protect Imelda and Coco, he shouted at De La Cruz.
"Why are you doing this Ernesto?" he yelled. "Revenge, Hector. I'm getting revenge on the Lopezes for ruining my music career, and I might as well get revenge on you." De La Cruz explained.
"What do you want revenge on my uncle for?" asked Miguel. "He tried to pass my songs off as his own." Hector said. "You should've just given me the rights to the songs, I'm much better than you anyway!" De La Cruz shouted.
More smoke and spirits flew out of the talisman, and the mansion shook. The dogs barked, and tried to attack De La Cruz to protect their owners and their families. Carina bit his leg, and De La Cruz winced, and almost dropped the talisman.
But luckily he caught it. "Remember De La Cruz, anything happens to that talisman, it means trouble for you." said a spirit. Miguel and Gabby overheard what the spirit said, and got an idea.
Getting their dogs' attention, they told them to try and get the talisman from De La Cruz. The dogs barked and jumped around him, and as hr tried to dodge them, the talisman flew out of his hands and onto the floor.
Dante quickly grabbed the talisman and gave it to Miguel. "Good boy." said Miguel, petting Dante. "Hey! Give me that!" De La Cruz shouted. "Catch, Gabby." said Miguel, tossing the talisman to her.
She caught it, and ran away from De La Cruz. He almost caught up to her, when she decided to give it to someone else. "Antonio, catch this and don't let De La Cruz get it." said Gabby, as she tossed it to him.
One by one the Lopezes and the Riveras threw the talisman to each other, it was like playing "monkey in the middle". "I said give me that talisman!" he roared. The talisman was then tossed to Gabby, but she couldn't throw it cause De La Cruz cornered her.
"So what're you gonna do now, chica?" asked De La Cruz. Gabby scowled, and then threw the talisman on the floor. "This!" she angrily. She lifted her foot, and stomped on the talisman, which broke under her foot.
"NO!" De La Cruz shouted, he tried to pick up the talisman, but it was smashed to pieces. The spirits stopped, and then started to surround him. "You remember our deal, De La Cruz." said one of them.
"But this is just a little setback, I'm sure I could repair it." De La Cruz pleaded. But the spirits swirled around him, in a big flash of light, the Lopezes and Riveras looked up and saw that De La Cruz and the spirits were gone.
"What happened to him?" asked Socorro. "I'm guessing those spirits had plans for De La Cruz." said Gabby. It was true, in the underworld, the spirits were having a feast of De La Cruz's soul.
That's chapter 10, plz review