Chapter 7 (The Contest)
When they were on the train cart heading to the plaza to go sign up to the competition, Miguel and Hector were seating outside talking while the others were inside hoping they will succeed in their plan.
Penny was looking at her hand as she started seeing her actual skeleton hand, and this making her worried as the others were feeling the same way as they too were looking at there hands.
"I hope will get his blessings on time before sunrise. Cause I really don't want to be staying here permanently." said Violet as she was eating some chips that she brought from the near by grocery market. Wilbur who was trying to get receptions on phone and eventually gave up. "I agree with you Violet, I hope so too. Any luck with calling Vanellepe or Tardarshi?." he asked Hiro.
Hiro put down his phone and said "I have zero bars on my phone and its all because we're in this realm. I bet our family is worried to death about us, I just know it." Wilbur open some bag of cookies and share them with Penny and Hiro, and said "Well, I just hope that everything will work out good and hope nothing goes wrong."
Back outside tuning the guitar, Hector was talking about music with Miguel as he was getting to know Hector better. "So, you're telling me that you wrote Ernesto De La Cruz's songs and he didn't?. I highly doubt that." said Miguel doubting it. "It's true amigo I was the one that made him popular, and his not that good as a singer. Maybe his good at having good eyebrows, but singing nah." said Hector.
Then Miguel ask a interesting question "Is there any Supers out here by any chance?." Hector laugh and said "Are you serious?. Of course we have supers down here!. We got the legendary Thunderstorm, Ms. Fire, and many more supers." "Cool!. You guys have all the famous Hero's here." Miguel said with grin.
"You know something Miguel, you remind me of my little girl. Well, she's very older now in this time frame. I miss my child." said Hector feeling sad as he handed Miguel the guitar. This made Miguel feel sad to see Hector like this before and dare himself to ask the personal question.
"What is your daughters name?. If you don't mind me asking." Hector smile seeing that someone for once cared about his life and said "Sure no problem Miguel. My daughters name is Co." "Hey, guys were here!. Let's get to it!." said Wilbur as interrupted Hector as he was about to say his daughters name. "Will talk about it later come on." Hector said getting off the train cart as Miguel just smiled and join the others.
As they made it to the plaza they seen a huge crowd of people waiting for the contest to start, while they found the sign up booth and signed up. After Miguel have signed up they were seating in the back where all the other contestants were, and just wait for there turn to play.
"Alright kids we only have one chance and that's it an so, what song are you planning on singing?." asked Hector. Then Violet said "That's easy, Miguel is going to play the same favorite song that he always loves. An that's Remember me." crossing her arms. "He never gets tired of that song at all, and it's gets old pretty quick with us." said Wilbur while Miguel hit him in the arm.
"Guys I know that, I keep playing that song almost every day but hey, that's my jam." said Miguel polishing off the guitar. Hector then said "Well, I hope you have another song to play cause around here, everyone use the same song. See." All five of them looking at the contestants who was in the contest, were singing the same song.
Penny then thought up an idea and snapped her fingers as she found the solution. "Ok, I got idea back up song you guys. Instead of Remember me, we play Poco Loco." "Penny you're a genius, Miguel that's the song you should play." said Hiro. Hector who was happy about the idea and said "Excellent!. Now, we can get things going. You're ready Miguel?."
Miguel chuckle nervously after hearing that question as he said "Um, about that Hector, I never performed in front of a coward besides my friends and Aunt Franny." "Wait come again?." he ask hoping that he was only hearing things. "It's true Hector. Miguel has never performed in front of anyone except my mom and us." said Wilbur rubbing the back of his head.
"But don't worry about a thing because, we will be on stage with him. I mean we did rehearse this song for fun." said Violet with a smile on her as she tied her hair up in a pony tail, so she can dance better.
As they heard the announcer call Miguel's name they immediately went up to the stage, and when they did came on to the stage. Hector told Miguel start it off by doing a holler, and with that Miguel did what he was told as he began playing the guitar.
"What color is the sky. Ay, mi amor, Ay, mi amor. You tell that it's red. Ay, mi amor, Ay, mi amor. Where should I put my shoes. Ay, mi amor, Ay, mi amor. You said put it on my head. Ay, mi amor, Ay, mi amor." as Miguel singing the song, Wilbur was dancing with Violet while Penny and Hiro were doing same as well asas they were dancing in perfect tempo and rhythm.
Like always that they do when performing this song to his mom, Wilbur stepped beside Miguel and sang. "You make me poco loco, Un poquiltitito loco." Then Hiro came up to the microphone with a big grin on his face since he loves singing
"They way you keep me guessing, I'm nodding and yessing. I'll count it as a blessing." Miguel came back in and said "That I'm only un poco loco." Hector was amaze to see the kids singing and dancing with great potential, and it's that his seeing from them. No sir, he sees that they were going to do great things one day and when the night is over, he will be watching them to see the reality of them being and doing something great.
Violet and Penny were enjoying the dancing and eventually they went off the stage, and pull Hector up to the stage. "Wait kids, I don't think I should." "We're all chipping in to win this contest." said Violet as she pulled Hector on to the stage, as Penny said before she went back to dancing "This is suppose to be a holiday celebration after all."
Nodding in agreement and join the fun as Hector began to dance, as the coward cheered and enjoying the show. "The loco that you make me, It is just un poco crazy. The sense that you're not making." Hector singing and dancing as Miguel sing the other half "The liberties you're taking."
"Leaves me cabeza shaking. You're just un poco loco." said both Hiro and Wilbur. As they started tap and break dancing. Little did the kids know that momma Imelda and the others were at the competition, as the spirit guide have finally caught up with fresh tracks. "They're around here somewhere so, let's split up and find them." she said enjoying the music that was trying her best not to dance.
"He's just un poco crazy, Leaves my cabeza shaking. He's just un poco crazy." said Penny as Violet jump in and said "Leaves my cabeza shaking. He's just un poco loco, leaves my cabeza shaking." Hector smiled and said to Miguel "You and your friends aren't that bad amigo." "You know it amigo. Alright guys are you ready to end it?." he ask with a grin.
"I was born ready to end it." said Penny as she, Violet, Wilbur, and Hiro came up to where Miguel was and all said together "Un poquiltititititititito loco!." and then finished off by howling. The whole crowd was cheering and whistling at the great performance as all six took a bow.
"We did good huh?." said Wilbur smirking as Violet did the same thing and said "You did great on your vocals Wilbur. I guess all that singing and dancing practice with Aunt Franny have finally paid off." Then Penny said "It sure was and I can't wait to get back home." as she was the first to get off the stage.
When they got off the stage and congratulating each other on a great performance, Hiro looked far away an saw momma Imelda and the rest of the family searching and asking people have they seen us. "Oh crap. Um guys we have a problem." he said whispering so Hector can't hear him. With that being said they looked over and saw their dead relatives and begin to panic a bit.
"Ooooo, this is not good at all. And things were doing just fine." said Penny as she was biting her nails, when she starts to panic. Violet then said with panic on her face "Pen stop doing that. You know that when you bite your nails, you make me want to bite mines." as she started biting hers.
"Girls relax we just got to walk away and find a way to get to that party. This way." said Miguel as he was leading the way, until Hector stopped them. "Hey kids where are you going?. They are about to announce the winner of the contest, and I'm getting goosebumps just thinking about it!." Wilbur who was the one to answer for them as he chuckled.
"Well about that Hector, we just figured that it's a slim chance of us winning the contest and you know." "What?. What do you kids mean by that?. What's going on?. You five can tell me." Hector said giving them a smile. "Well the thing is Hector is that." as Miguel was trying to explain suddenly the announcer have cut him off, as she was on the stage.
"Attention everyone this is an emergency. A family is looking for five living kids of the names of Miguel, Hiro, Wilbur, Violet, and Penny. They just want to send them back home safe and sound, and please don't hesitate to say something." said the host of the contest.
After hearing that announcement, Hector turn back to them and finally know that the kids do have more dead relatives. Heck, he can even ask a Super if he or she is related to Violet. "You kids lied to me." that's all he can say after learning that what they told him was a lie. "Crap". said all five of them knowing now that their luck were running out for them.