A/N: I'm ALIVE!! Sorry I haven't been in this story, I do love it, just had multiple plot ideas and I think I found the perfect one to continue this. Thanks SO much for the patience, love you everyone! : )
Not long after that, Antonio and Dolores found themselves being tied up in a rope.
Antonio then looked at all the animals hidding in the back of the room and scoffed. "Scary cats..." He murmured.
"Uh-hu, almost there...aaaaand...yes! Got it!" Katie grinned as she looked through her backpack, when she was done with that she held out a green heptagon-shaped gem, then made it balance against a tree.
"What's that?" Antonio asked, gulping.
"This? Ah, just a thing my dad found once." She smirked. "It prevents any...gifts and the house's own magic to work as long as it's inside your Casita."
"That's ridiculous!" Dolores yelled.
"Ridiculously awesome? Yeah, I thought so." Katie replied. "There's a lot of this house's history that even your Abuela doesn't know about. Like the power of this gem." She held it up before putting it back in the tree.
Dolores frowned. "I'm missing in on my first date with Mariano. You just couldn't stay friendless until tommorow, could you?"
All her brother could do was just scoff.
"I can't believe it..." Katie began as she stepped on top of medium-sized rock. "This house is now OURS-" Suddenly, the door burst open.
"Hey Antonio have you seen my..." Camilo stopped mid-sentence as he looked back and forth at Katie doing a pose in a rock and his tied-up siblings. "...brown boots."
At once, Dolores and Antonio yelled.
"Camilo!"
"Untie us!"
"Don't listen to her!"
Katie spoke above them. "Camilo Madrigal, right? I've heard lots about you. My name is Katie, and unless you want your door destroyed, you will join your family here in there...vocation."
Dolores and Antonio gave each other nervous glances. Would their brother sacrifice his door (and powers along with it, of course) for his family?
Camilo snorted. "HA! If you think some...these gifts are more important than my family, you're wrong. Step aside girl, i'm gonna save the day if you don't mind."
Dolores and Antonio sighed with relief as their brother walked passed Katie and kneeled down to the rope.
"Not even for your Glittery Pants collection?"
Camilo then stopped and gasped.
Antonio now grew frustranted. "Brother! What is more important? Getting us out of this robbery, or some pants?"
Camilo rubbed the back of his neck. "Well..."
Dolores rubbed her temples with frustration while Antonio glared away from his siblings in the ropes, Camilo now between them.
He shrugged.
"Eh, worth it."
Antonio sighed. "This is all my fault..."
Dolores put a hand on top of his. "Brother, that's not true." She smiled softly.
Antonio smiled. "Really?"
"NO!"
Katie then grabbed the room's doorknob. "I'll be back. Let's see how much valuable items I can find around here." She then laughed and left the room.
Dolores glared after. "If I could only kneel down to her throat level..."
Antonio turned angrily at his sister. "Hey! Sure she's a bit rude, but remember what Mamá told us? If someone is born rude, it has to do something with the parents or family."
Dolores looked thoughtful now. "Hold up, did she came with somebody, anybody, inside our house?"
Camilo gasped and nodded. "Nickel! Her dad."
"He must have something to do about this." Dolores guessed.
Silence.
Camilo then spoke. "Is anyone that can rescue us still in the house?"
Dolores thought for a moment. "Well, with the trip and now our Tía gone..." she gasped. "Mirabel!! She's not as strong as Luisa, but she's tough. She'll get us out of this. She has to..."
"Didn't you said Nickle dropped off Katie here? That means he must be after her! But then why wouldn't Katie just bring her here?" Camilo wondered.
"They must have something horrible in mind for her." Dolores said, trembling at the thought.
Antonio whimpered. "Mirabel, you can do it. You're the most special of us all. Save us."
A/N: Good? Does it need some changes? Don't be shy to let me know : ) Also, do you think I should make a sequel where they discover more of that gem's power? Thanks again everyone!
