Chapter 10 (The Truth)
When the party had finally came to an end as the guest's have went home for the night as the kids followed Cruz to his main room were his gifts that he received from all the fans in the world on every Day of the Dead week. All five of them was in awe to see mountains of food piled up in the huge guest room as Cruz see the looks on their faces in which made him very happy to see them be very impressed on what they are seeing.
"Wow you have a lot of gifts around here." said Penny as she was admiring the cool things in each pile. "Yes I know it's like this every year of the week of Day of the Dead. All these gifts was given to me by each of my fans, and its still keeps coming." Cruz said feeling proud about it. Then Miguel said with a smile "It's really nice Grandpa Cruz honestly. I'm just wondering if you had any regrets with your decision leaving your family?." "That's a good question you pointed out Miguel. Did you?." said Wilbur as the others wanting to know badly.
Cruz looked at all five as they were waiting for that answer and willing to give it to them. "My grandchildren I truly do miss my family so much to the point I cry. But in life you have to do whatever it takes to cease your moment and get what you think you deserve." Hiro went up to the window as he sees the fireworks going off like there was no tomorrow as the others came to see it as well. "I just love watching the fireworks." said Violet as she was smiling. "Yeah the fireworks are lovely tonight." said Hiro who was smiling too. Then Cruz had an wonderful idea and said "Hey, how this kids. Why don't you come and watch my Day of the Dead concert, and have a great time!. And you five can be the guest of honor!." This put smiles on their faces after hearing that and not at all would love to go, if they weren't running out of time.
"Oh about that we can't. You see." Miguel said showing his hand that was straight up bone. "Oooooo I see, well it looks like I really do need to send you kids back home." Cruz said while walking up to his bouquet of flowers to get a pedal. Violet lifted up her shirt to see how bad the damage is and see her ribs in shock and automatically fainted. Wilbur catch her in nick of time as he he said "Vi this not the time to faint." Violet looked back at Wilbur just said as Penny was looking at her ribs and started touching it. "Crazy and cool at the same time." she said. Cruz picked up the pedal and walked over towards them with a smile on his face as the kids were ready to leave this place, and finally go home to their families.
"My grandchildren I give you my blessing to go home and forever play music." he said as the pedal begin to glow. "There is no place like home and that's a strong fact." said Wilbur as he was happy to go home. "I'm going to miss you kids. I hope I see you kids soon but not too soon." said Cruz as he was about to give the kids the pedal. Before the kids can even lay a finger on the pedal someone out of no where stopped them. "Not so fast!." yelled Hector as came out from the dark and took off his disguise of dressing up as Frida, making everyone to be shocked to see him here. "Hector!?." said all five of them as Cruz was also surprised to see his old friend.
"W...W... What are you doing here?." asked Wilbur. Hector said while taking out his photo of himself "I'm here because the deal that we made. Kids please I'm begging you. Please take my photo and put it on the ofrenda." Hector pleaded badly to them as Cruz was shock to learn why his asking them to do this while taking the photo from him, and knew his theory was right. "Hector your being forgotten." he said looking at his best friend. Hector looked at Cruz as he was the one to be blamed for the whole thing as he got upset and angry. "Yeah and I blame you for it amigo. As matter of fact why don't you tell these kids who really wrote those songs." Hector said taking it personally.
"Alright this getting ridiculous about the whole subject of who wrote the songs and what not. Who actually wrote the music?." asked Penny as she was tired of the debate over who owns the music that Cruz have played when he was alive. Cruz felt bad to see his friend that he calls his brother was being forgotten slowly but he thought he prevented it from happening. "Hector I'm so sorry my friend. I thought if I play those songs then apart of you can be remembered. I never wanted you to be forgotten." said Cruz as he explained to Hector as he was sadden about this.
"Cruz you told me that you will move heaven and earth for me, and now I'm telling you to do this for me." Hector pleaded once more. Miguel remember about the movie as he said "Are you referring to the Moving Heaven and Earth movie?." "What?. No I'm talking real life Miguel." said Hector. Then Hiro understood what Miguel was talking about as he and Wilbur watched that movie every time they had a sleep over, and know what his going with it. "Hector. Miguel is talking about the movie were Cruz was drinking poison that the man gave him. The screen is showing it right now." Hiro said pointing at the big screen that showing the part that Miguel was talking about. Hector watched the scene of the movie as suddenly his memories hit him like a bullet as he found out that he didn't die of food poisoning.
And instead he was murdered by his so called best friend as he looked at Cruz with hatred in his eyes. "After all this time. After all these years you killed me!." he yelled making Cruz back away a little as the kids were shocked to find out the truth. "Hector I think you're over thinking it a little too much." Cruz chuckled nervously as he knew that this was not going to go down well. Hector was full of pure rage as he thought he died of eating bad food but instead he was stabbed in the back by him. "You took away my life and you did it on purpose!." Hector yelled as he jumped and began strangling him.
"Guards!. Guards!." Cruz yelled for his security as they came quickly and pulled Hector off of him. "This just got crazy." whisper Violet as Penny nodded. As Cruz told the guards to take Hector somewhere that he can go and chill out for a while, as the guards did what they was told an take Hector away as he was yelling in anger. With a sigh and a huff, Cruz grabbed the pedal that he dropped and looked at the kids. "Now where were we?." he asked them. All five look at one another to see who was going to say anything to him as Miguel was the one to say something. "You were going to give us the blessings to go back home." he said nervously.
He chuckle and said "Yes that's right and um, before I can finish this blessing. You kids want tell anyone about this right?." "About what?. If you don't mind me asking." said Violet who was nervous to ask. "I mean what just happened between me and Hector, and about the music. I mean I do have a reputation to up hold." he smiled nervously. They all grinned nervously as they nodded their heads and hope he fall for the fake act the they were pulling. Cruz looked at the kids an then looked back at the photo knowing that his not going to risk it as he folded the photo up and placed in his coat pocket, and then crushed the pedal. "Hey what are you doing?." asked Penny.
With a evil glint in his eyes he said "Security please take my grandkids to where Hector is. They will be staying here a little bit longer." The security people came in and grabbed the kids as they were putting up a good fight but failed to escape as they were being pulled out of the mansion. "Hey!. You can't do this!. Were family!." said Miguel. Cruz grinned evilly as he said "I'm sorry Miguel but like I said before. Do whatever it takes to cease your moment." The kids were thrown into a pit with Hector as they saw there was no way out of escaping the pit. With no luck in their side they sat down on the flat rock with Hector and being sad on things turn out for everyone.
"I'm so Hector for not keeping our end of the deal." said Miguel as Wilbur agreed and said "We should have listened to you and none of this would have happened." Hector smiled after receiving the apology from the the two. "It's alright you kids this not the first time that this has happened to me. I just." Hector suddenly collapsed on the ground as he started to feel the effects of being forgotten. "Hector are you alright!?." asks Penny as she and Violet helped him get up off the ground and help him seat back down on the rock. "Dude please don't tell us that you're being forgotten already." said Hiro in worry.
Hector felt the pain while sadly nodding his head. "So it seems it's true sadly. My daughter is forgetting me. My time is drawing near very fast." he said even more sad. Miguel felt the one to be blamed for what is happening to Hector and all because he wanted to be a musician. "Hector?. You never told me who was your daughter." Miguel said as the others were wondering as well. Hector said as he manage to seat up right "My little girl's name is the best name that me and my wife have picked out for her when she was born. CoCo." Violet's mouth dropped in disbelief to hear that name as Wilbur, Penny, Hiro, and Miguel were in shock to find out that Hector was actually their great, great grandpa.
Miguel took out the photo and show it to Hector as he was surprised to see it. He took it as he saw the picture of his little girl and sang a song that got all five surprise to hear as it was the song Remember Me. After done singing the kids gave Hector a hug and Wilbur said for the first time being serious and not joking. "Hector we will find a way out of here and get that photo back from that evil fake musician." Penny nodded and smiled as she said "We're not going to let you be dead twice." Hector smiled to hear from his great, great grandkids as he said "That's great but how are we going to get out of this pit?." Hiro seat down as he put on his signature thinking pose in which it was putting his first on his chin while tapping his foot.
"Weeeeell did you came up with an idea yet?." Violet ask. "I have one idea and that's finding a big spirit guide that flies. Where are the odds of having that?." Hiro said as they all heard a loud roar above them. They got up and saw momma Imelda riding on her spirit guide as she was happy to found them after thinking on what Miguel have told her. "Grandkids!." she yelled happily as the kids were happy as well. "Momma Imelda!." said all five as they were so glad she came on time. Imelda was smiling as she see each of sweet grandkids as she her husband, and dropped her smile as he smiled nervously as he was glad to see his old lady.
"Imelda you look great. You look just the same that I saw you." Hector said catching up with his wife while she wasn't happy to see him. "Save it Hector!. Get on and let's go." she said as her spirit guide dropped down and letting them hop on. After hopping on the back of the Cheetah and getting the first class ride, the kids were reunited with Dante as he knew that Hector was their grandfather and not only that but he too was spirit guide as well. "Who knew Danye was a spirit guide." said Penny while watching him fly. "And to think that we thought that he was just a plain old dog." said Wilbur.
As they landed down on top of a roof and getting off the multicolored Cheetah they were greeted by the rest of the dead family members and they were so relieved to see them back in one piece. Imelda was the main one to group hugged them as a tear went down from her face. Then she started planting kisses on their faces in which made them laugh and asking her to stop. "Oh I'm so happy to have you kids back. And it's no thanks to you." said Imelda who was blaming Hector for putting them in trouble. "Imelda please let me explain my love." Hector tried to tell her but she interrupted him.
"I have to rescue our grandkids out of the pit cause of you!. Are you done hurting our family or you're not satisfied?." she said. "What Mommm Imelda you got it all wrong about Hector." Miguel said defending his great, great grandfather. "It's true Momma Imelda he wanted to be with you and CoCo. But was murdered by that De La Cruz character." said Hiro who was mad to even say that guys name. Imelda was shock to learn the truth about why Hector haven't came back to her or CoCo and was saddened to hear it. "It's true Imelda, I was trying to get back to you and CoCo. I wish I haven't walked out that door on that day." said Hector as was about to hug her until he collapsed again as Imelda helped him from falling down.
"We have to get that photo back and it put on the family ofrenda. His family Momma Imelda." said Violet. Miguel then said "Please Momma Imelda you have to for give them. You can't keep that grudge against him." "That's right, and like my dad always says to keep moving forward." said Wilbur. Wilbur had a point when he said keep moving forward as which his dad been telling them that everytime when they failed on things like failing on creating the next car or lose at their soccer game. Imelda looked at her husband as he looked at her as they both know that the kids were right and just keep moving forward.
"I... I... I forgive you my love and we will get your photo back from Cruz. One way or another we will do this as a family." Imelda said as Hector got up as he hold hands with his wife. "If we are going to do this then how are we going to get to Cruz?. His probably at his concert by now." said one of the Twins. This was the chance for five to actually be heros for once as Tardarshi did say to them was that they had great potential to do great things for the greater good. "We have a plan and this is a good plan too." said Miguel making everyone huddle over.