Episode 5: Date with the dead
Manny and Frida were in school bored as usual while listening to a lesson on dirt. When the bell rang they went into the hallway to talk about what they were doing after school.
"You doing anything?" Manny asked.
"No how about you?" Frida said.
"Nope."
"Attention everyone!" Vice principle Chakal announced. "Today we have a new student may I introduce-"
Then the ground shook and something burst out releasing fire everywhere then the figure landed.
"Django of the Dead!" He coughed after being burnt.
"Django?" Manny said.
"Hello Manny, did ya miss me?"
He reached for his belt buckle.
"Cool it! I don't want any trouble."
"Then why are you here?"
"Didn't you hear the man? I'm going to school here now Nana says I need an education to do evil."
"And what happened between us?"
"Water under the bridge."
"Okay then we'll show you around." Frida said.
"I'd like that." Django said grinning at her.
"She means around the school!" Manny said.
"And this is chemistry class, you always need a partner for this class." Frida said.
"Can you be my partner?" He asked.
"Uh sorry she's my partner."
"Actually Manny can we do a change? Just for today?"
"Then who do I work with?"
"You want to be my partner?" Davi asked excitedly.
"Regrettably yes." Manny said.
"Awesome!"
"Okay class now fill your beakers." The teacher said.
Frida kept spilling the fluids. "Like this Frida." Django held her arm and adjusted it to pour a good amount. Manny watched this and was growling and squeezing his beaker.
"Thanks."
"No problem, wouldn't want to spill anything on a pretty girl like you."
Frida giggled, Manny growled even louder and his grip caused the beaker to break.
"Hey we needed that!" Davi said.
"Sorry."
Later that day as Manny walked home Django stopped him.
"Hey Manny thanks for everything."
"No problem."
"And is Frida your girlfriend?"
"No! We're just friends."
"Okay that's great!" Django started walking away.
"Why do you ask?" Manny called.
"Because I'm gonna ask her out!"
"What!"
Then before Manny could do anything Django vanished.
"I can't believe he's actually interested in Frida!" Manny said to his family.
"So what if he is?" Grandpapi said.
"He's not right for her!"
"Manny are you sure you're not. You know? Jealous."
"Me? Jealous? No way! Why would I be jealous!"
"Okay! Okay! It was just a suggestion and who knows Frida might not say yes."
"Yeah good point she's gonna say no."
The next day...
"What do you mean you have a date with him tonight!"
"I mean he asked and I said yes."
"You can't date him he's my arch enemy!"
"Like when you dated mine?"
"Hey that was just a fling!"
"And maybe this is just a fling." Frida said. "Come on Manny! This is the first guy who's asked me out that isn't a nerd I need this. Please!" She made her eyes all big and cute.
"Okay I'm sorry." Manny sighed.
"Thanks dude!"
She skipped off into her dad's car as it drove home. Manny stood there thinking for a minute then an idea came to him. "Oh Davi!"
"Yeah."
"How would like to help me with a secret mission?"
"Really? Yes my time has come!"
One hour later...
"Why do I have to sit up in a tree?" Davi asked.
"Because you're gonna help me spy on Frida and Django." Manny said as he spun his belt buckle.
"You said we were going to fight El Oso."
"Yeah I say a lot of things. Now what do you see?"
"They're sitting down and now they're talking."
"What about?"
"I don't know, okay now Frida's laughing."
"He probably said she was hot or something." Manny grumbled.
"Why are we doing this?"
"Django is planning something I know it."
"Hang on now they're eating and...Oh my God!"
"What is it!"
"He's eating steak with a salad fork! Who does that?"
"No offense Davi but you're a dork!"
"Can I go home now? Nothing's happening." Davi complained.
"No."
"Dude I think you're just jealous."
"I'm not jealous!" Manny decided to climb up the tree to get a better look, he carefully listened.
"I had a great time." Frida said.
"Me too." Django said.
He leaned in closer to her, Manny started to panic. And just as his lips were about to touch hers Manny flung a rock at his head.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah but where did that come from?"
"I was right! You are jealous." Davi said.
"I am not!"
"Yes you are!"
"No!"
"Man you got jealousy bad."
"I'M NOT JEALOUS!" He roared it so loud that the tree shook and the boys fell out.
"Manny? Davi? What are you two doing here!?" Frida cried.
"I can explain!" Manny said.
"It was Manny's idea! He made me spy on you!" Davi said.
"What!?"
"Davi!"
"Manny I can't believe you! Why would you spy on me?"
"I just wanted to...to..to"
"To what?"
"Look I don't have to tell you!"
"You don't? Really! Because I think you owe me an explaination!"
"Uh you know I'm just gonna go." Django said.
"No wait! Django I'm coming with you." Frida said following him.
Manny sank to the ground and slapped his face. "Smooth move Rivera." He mumbled.
Frida and Django walked through town.
"Sorry about Manny he can be a little crazy." Frida said.
"I know I've met him." Django said. "What a loser!"
"Hey he's still my friend."
Django go got a sad look on his face but it also looked dark as well.
"Is something wrong?" Frida asked.
Django took a deep breath then he looked at her. "I'm sorry Frida, I really like you but I have to do this!"
"Do what?"
Then he grabbed her and cover her mouth so no one could here her scream. The next day Manny chose not to go to school he just couldn't face Frida after last night. After a while he went for a walk and then stopped by a pay phone. The phone rang and he answered it.
"Hello?"
"Is this Manny Rivera?" A skeleton asked.
"Yeah."
"Okay good, now talk to him Darlin'!"
"Manny?" Said a girl's voice that was trembling.
"Frida? Is that you?"
"Manny I've been captured, come by Sartana's place at 8:00 pm or...I'll be killed." Frida sounded so scared. Then he heard someone laughing in the background.
"Manny help!" She shrieked.
Then the phone went dead, Manny yanked the phone line, turned into El tigre, and hurried to Sartana's lair. Django stood there smirking at him and next to him were two skeleton banditos.
"Where's Frida?"
"Of course. Boys!" Django said.
Then they tossed Frida in front of him. Her hands were tied and she was shaking from head to toe. Manny reached out to her but the banditos pulled her back.
"What do you want?" Manny said.
"A rematch!" Django said.
"That's what this is about? No way!"
"Suit yourself, boys crack her pipes!"
One of them grabbed her throat and started squeezing. Frida coughed and gasped for air.
"Okay! Okay! Fine!"
They stood across from each other giving death glares. Then Django fired his guitar quickly Manny dodged it and jumped on top of him growling. Manny scratched Django's face and in response he knocked Manny againist a wall. Django fired another blast this time hitting him.
"Any last words El tigre!" Django laughed.
"Yeah does your guitar still make you turn to dust if it breaks?"
"Yeah why?"
"Because of this!" Manny yanked the guitar out of his hand and smashed it.
"Okay I should've seen that coming." Then Django exploded and turned to ash.
Manny walked up to the skeleton banditos who were shaking with fear.
"Boo!"
"Ahh! Don't hurt me!" They took off running.
"Thanks dude." Frida said.
"No problem." Manny sliced the rope on Frida's hands. "Sorry about spying on your date."
"Don't worry about it I know why."
"You...You do?" Manny stuttered.
"Yeah it's obvious you were trying to find out what Django was planning."
"Yeah and I was right."
"Man I should've known bonehead wasn't interested in me." She sighed. "I guess only nerds want to date me."
"That's not true! Lots of guys would want to date you. You're smart and fun and cute-."
"What was that last part?"
"Uh..uh cool! I said cool. You know it's getting late." Manny said as they left Sartana's lair. "Let's go home."