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                                              The Mask Of Miracle City
                                                Chapter 19: Epilogue







[Casa Del Macho]

Manny, Frida, Zoe And Chris Walked Inside Manny`s House.
There, The Riveras, The Aves And Maria Were Waiting For Them.

"Okay, We`re Here....
  What Was It That You Needed To Tell Us That You Couldn`t On The Phone??" Asked Rudolfo

"Yes, Beside Manny And Frida Being Togethers..." Said Grandpapi

Manny And Frida EYed Them.

"Okay, Seriously....HOW DO YOU GUYS KNOW THAT!!!!!????" Exclaimed Manny

"EH!!
  EVeryone Knows..." Replied Grandpapi

The Other Adults Agreed In Union.

Manny Slapped His face.
Chris And Zoe Stepped Up.

"Okay, We Called You Here To Tell You This..."

Chris Turned And Kissed Zoe.
This Was Followed By The Riveras And Aves Yelling Out WIth Joy.

"Oh, Chris....I Just Knew She Was The One." Said Maria

Carmelita Walked Up And Hugged Her Daughter.

"I`m So Proud Of You, Mija!!!
  I Always Knew Chris Was Right For You...."

Zoe Smiled.

"Umm, There Is Something Else Chris Needs To Tell You." Said Zoe

"What Is It??" Asked Carmelita

Chris Sighed.

"Z...Are You Sure Their Ready For This??

Zoe Smiled As She Nodded Her Head.

"Go On....They`ll Understand.

Maria Eyed Chris.

"Understand What??"

Chris Sighed As He Took Out Something From His Pocket.
It Was a Green, Wooden Mask With An "L" Branded On It.

"What Is That Thing??" Asked Nana Aves

"Whatever It Is, It Look VALUABLE!!!" Said Grandpapi Rivera

Chris Sighed.

"hold on to your hats..."

Grandpapi Rivera Actually Held Onto His Sombrero.
Chris Put The Wooden Mask On His Face....Which Glowed And Grew Over His Head.

"CHRIS!!?" Exclaimed Maria

Chris Began To Spin Around In a Green Tornado
When He Stopped, He Had a Green Face, Ginger Hair
And Wore a Bannana Yellow Zoot Suit With a Purple And Green Polka Dotted Tie.

"SSSSSSSSMOKIN!!!!!" Said The Mask

The Adults Stared In Shock And Awe, Unable To Speak.

"What Is This: An Audience Or a Mosaic??" Said Mask

"C-C-Chris??!
  Is That...YOU!!?" Said Rudolfo

Mask Zipped Over To The Man.

"In a Manner Of Speaking....I Am THE MASK!!!
  The Super Alter Ego Of Chris "Ipkiss" Johnson....Also Known As RIVERA."

Maria Began To Tremble.

"You Mean YOU!!, AND HE!!
  YOUR THE!!-, With THE!!-, AND THE!!-"

Maria Began To Hyperventilate.
Mask Zipped Over And Handed Maria a Brown, Paperbag.

She Snatched It And Breathed In It.

"Wait....You MEan YOU Are The Green Faced Loco Who I Tried To Blow Away!!?" Asked Nana Aves

Mask Zipped Over To The Old Woman.

"CORRECT....
  Which Reminds Me.

Mask Takes Out a Pie And Slaps It In her Face.

"Now, We`re Even...."

Carmelita Chuckled.

"Shut Up, Carmelita....
  Your Not Too Old That I Can`t Still SPANK YOU!!!!" Said Nana Aves

Carmelita Stifled Her Chuckles.

"heh-heh, sorry..."

Rudolfo And Grandpapi Rivera Approached Him.

"OH, THIS IS SO GREAT!!!
  Now, We Can Hang Out And Do Some REAL STuff Together!!!!" Began Rudolfo

"You And Me Can Go Out And Fight Crime!!
  WHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITE PANTERAAAAAAAAAAA And THEEEEEEEEE MAAAAAAAAAAAAAASK!!!!!"

"DON`T BE STUPIDS!!!
  Me And Mask Will Be Too Busy Doing Evil, Like Robbing The Banks!!!" Said Grandpapi

"I Have a Better Idea...." Began The Mask

"Why Don`t We Fight Supervillains....
  Then, STEAL ALL THEIR LOOT And Party All Night At The COCO BONGO!!!!"

Rudolfo And Grandpapi Rivera Looked AT Each Other.

"Sounds Good."
"I Can Work With That."

Maria Then Fainted
Mask Zipped Over To Her.

"Guess The Excitment Was TOO MUCH For Her...."

Mask Grasped The Back Of His Head And Pulled Off The Mask, Changing Back To Normal.
Chris Looked Around To See Nana Aves With a Pie In The Face And Maria Passed Out.

"Crud...I Knew This Was a BAD IDEA."






[Later]

"...So, That`s How It Happened."

The Riveras And Aves Adults Stared At Chris, Who Finished Telling His Story.

"So, You Find Old Mask When It Fall From The Sky??!" Said Grandpapi Rivera

"I Honestly Thought It Was a Shooting Star.
  So, I Made a Wish That My Luck Would Get Better....
  Then, BOOM!!!.....The Mask Crashed Right In Front Of Me"

Maria Had An Icepack On Her head.

"m-m-m-mask...."

Chris Walked Up To Maria.

"mom....I`m Sorry I never Told You About This, Or Anyone Else.
  I Was Just Worried You Wouldn`t Be Able To Take It Very Well...."

Maria Sighed.

"Chris....I`m Not Sure ABout This Whole Thing!!
  What If You get Hurt OR WORSE!!!!, I can`t take That Thought!!"

Manny Walked Up To His Mom.

"Oh, Don`t Worry MOM!!!
  Chris Can`t feel Pain Or Get Killed When He`s The Mask."

"You Sure??" Asked Maria

"SURE, HE`S SURE!!!" Began Frida

"Afterall...
  Chris As Been Blown Up, Flattened, Shot, Stabbed, Shredded And Dropped From a Thousand Feet, An-"

Maria Began To Hyperventilate Again.

"oops..."

Chris Sighed.
He Then Faced His Mother Again.

"Mom....
  The Point Is: I Don`t Want You To Worry."

Maria Took a Deep Breath.

"Oh, It's TOO LATE For That!!!
  But, You have Been Doing Alot Of Good With Your Powers.....Even If You Are a Bit "Crazy" At Times.
  So....I guess It's Okay For You To Be The Mask, Since You can`t Get Hurt Or Anything."

Chris Hugged His Mom.

"Thanks."

Just then, a Loud Explosion Was Heard.
Everyone Looked Out The Window And Saw a The GIANT ROBOT SANCHEZ Stomping Around.

"Looks Like It`s Time To Go To Work..." Said Manny

"For a Giant Robot!!?
  Please....I can Handle This One MYSELF!!!"

Chris Put On His Wooden Mask And Changed Into The Mask.
He Zipped Over To The Door And Opened It.

"DON`T WAIT UP FOR ME!!!!!"

Mask Sped Out, Slamming the Door Shut
The Riveras, Aves And Frida Looked Out The Window.

They Saw Bright Flashes And Felt Loud Explosions.
Later, The Door Opened And Mask Walked In....His Body Covered In Soot With Singed Clothes.

"In Case Anyone Is Wondering....That TINHEAD Was Packing Nukes." Said Mask

"NUKES!!!!!!!???" Exclaimed Maria, Now Panicing

"How`d You Stop Him??" Asked Carmelita

"I Ate The Explosives."

"You Did??!"

Mask Burped Loudly, Blowing Fire a Little.

"Yep....Lucky I Like SPICY FOODS, Eh??"

Maria Fainted Again.





[Several Days Later]

It Had Been Quite Some Time After Chris Told His Friends And Family His Secret.
Lately, Mask Was Working With White Pantera And Puma Loco (With El Tigre) On Certain Adventures...

Although, he Mostly Prefered To Work ALONE.

The Only Other "Suarez" That Knew Of His Secret BESIDES Frida Was Her Mother And Sisters, Who LIKED Mask.
Nobody Was Willing To Tell Chief Suarez (Who HATED Mask To Pieces) To Truth....For Fear Of His WRATH.


Lateley Everything Was Normal.....Or, As Normal As It Can get In MIRACLE CITY.



[Somewhere In The City]

Manny And Frida Were Sitting On a Table Of a Fancy Restraunt.
They Were Mostly Staring At Each Other Than Eating Their Food.

"So, Manny.....What Is It About Me That You Like The Most??" Asked Frida

Manny Thought a Bit.

"Well, There Is Your Blue Hair..."

Frida Brushed Her Hair.

"It`s Natural By The Way."

"Really??
  I Didn`t Know That."

Frida Giggled.

"You Know.
  The I Like Most About You....Is Your Chocolate Eyes."

"It Is??

"YEAH!!
  I LOVE Chocolate."

Manny Smiled.

"To Tell You The Truth, Manny.....I`ve Felt These Feelings For a LONG TIME."

"You Have??
  Then....WHy Haven`t You Said Anything??"

Frida Shrugged Her Shoulders.

"I Dunno....
  I Guess I Always Thought Of You As My Friend."

Manny Sighed.

"Funny.....That`s How I Always Felt."

Frida Smiled, Then Kissed Manny.

"i love you, manny...."

Manny Sighed.

"yeah....me too."

Frida Noticed Manny Was Distant.

"Manny.....Is Something Wrong??"

Manny Looked At Frida.

"I...I`m Just...Worried."

"About What??"

"It`s Chris....
  I Still Feel Guilty Over Always Leaving Him In The Past.

Frida Nodded.

"So Do I...."

"I Want To Spend More Time With Him....
  But, How Can I Hang Out With Him And Be WIth You At The Same Time!!?"

Frida Chuckled.

"Oh, Don`t Worry About Him....
  I Have a Feeling Chris Is Too Busy With His Own Things."



[Meanwhile, In Central Park]

Chris And Zoe Were Sitting On a Grassy Hill Under a Shade Tree
Chris Was Strumming Tune On a Guitar While Zoe Just Listened To Him.


"You Play Wonderfully...." Said Zoe

"I Have Some Skills."

Chris Layed The Guitar Down.
He Looked At Zoe, Who just Smiled AT Him.

"You Know What??"

"What??"

"you have beautiful eyes..." Said Chris

Chris Then Brushed Zoe`s Hair Back.

"But, I Like To See The Rest Of Your Face."

Zoe Blushed a Little.

"Z....I Want To Know.
  What Is It That Made You Love Me??"

Zoe Looked At Chris.

"Your.....Different, Chris.
  Your Sweet, Kind, a Little Shy And Very Understanding."

"Really??"

"Yes...
  You Were The Only Boy Who Was Ever Nice To Me And Treated Me Like a Person.
  To Be Honest, I Can`t Really Understand Why You Liked Me In The First Place."

"Well...I Know What It`s Like To Be An OUTCAST."

Zoe Sighed.

"i`m not like you, chris....
  I Pretended To Be Your Friend So I Could Get Revenge On Manny."

"I Know....But, You`ve Changed Since Then."

"Yeah, But I Still Don`t Understand Why You Forgave Me So Easily..."

Chris Looked At Zoe.
He Touched Her Chin Softly.

"Because I Knew That Deep Down.....You Aren`t Cruel.
  You Never Went Through With Your Plan AND You Told Me The Truth.
  All That Tells Me Is That Despite It All, Your a Good Person....You Are My Friend, And I Love You."

Zoe Smiled, Tears Escaping Her Eyes.

"i don`t deserve you...."

"yes, you do....everyone deserves to be happy"

Chris And Zoe Share a Kiss.
Zoe Then Rests Her head On Chris`s Chest.

"chris....

"yeah??"

"i`ll talk with my family....i promise we`ll change our ways."

Chris Looked At Zoe.

"You Would Really Do That??"

Zoe Looked At Chris.

"For You....ANYTHING.
  Your Worth It, Chris."

Chris Smiled, Then Kissed Zoe.

"thanks.

Just Then, a Car Sped Pass Them....Followed By Several Cop Cars.
The Speeding Car Was Being Driven By The Mustache Mafia....Who Had Just Robbed a Bank.

Chris Looked At Zoe.

"Up For a Little ACTION For Our Date??"

Zoe Smiled
She Pressed a Button On Her Wrist Watch And Changed Into Her Cuervo Armor.

Chris Took Out His Mask And Put It On
In a Green Wirlwind, He Changed Into THE MASK.

"Race You..."

Cuervo Flew Off, Chasing The Speeding Cars.
Mask`s Eyes Bulged Out And a Heart Shape Beated From his Chest.

"WOW!!!
  WHAT A WOMAN!!!!"

Mask Zipped Off And Ran At Super Speed, he Hopped Over Cop Cars And Landed Ontop The Mustache Mafia`a Car.
He Knocked On The Roof And Some Of The Gangsters Poked Their Heads Out....Only To Face The Mask.

"Your Going WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY Over The Speed Limit, Pal!!!!!"

The Gangsters SHot Their Guns At Mask, Who Manipulated His Body Into Various Shapes, Avoiding The Bullets.
Cuervo Hovered Over And Shot The Wheels With Her Lasers....Causing The Car To Crash Into a Lamp Post.

Mask Twirled And Resembled AN Astronaut.

"CRRRRRRR....
  That`s One Small Step For Mask, And One MOTHER OF ALL HEADACHES For These Goons!!!!"

Mask Swirled Back To normal And LAnded On The Ground
He Tore Off The Car`s Doors And Drug The Gangsters Out.

The Police Soon Arrived.
They Got Out And Approached The Mask And Cuervo.

"OFFICERS!!!
  Here They Are, All Ready For Jail!!!"

"Gee, Thank You Mr. Mask." Said a Trooper

Mask Smiled.

"CATCH HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Shouted Chief Suarez

Mask Bounced Away, Whooping Like Daffy Duck
Black Cuervo Followed Him As They Made Their Escape.

"IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!!!
  WHY DIDN`T YOu ARREST THEM!!!!!!!??????" Exclaimed The Angry Police Chief

"B-But, Chief Suarez....Mask Helped Us Catch The Mustache Mafia`s Men."

Chief Suarez Pulled At His Hair, Yelling Out In Anger.




[Meanwhile, In The Aztec Dimention]

Mikla Sat At His Throne Deep With The Grand Palace Of His Home Dimention.
He Stared At Monitors As He Watched The Mask`s Past Exploits AFTER Their Battle.

"Laugh While You Still Can, Mask....
  But, One Day....I Shall Have My REVENGE And All Of You Will Pay."

Mikla Clutched a Skull WIth His Skeletal hand, Then Crushed It Into Dust.

"one....DAY."

Mikla`s Eyed Glowed Bright Red In The Darkness



THE END.....For Now.












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                                                   Author`s Note.



                        In Memory Of MEL BLANC "The Man Of a Thousand Voices" (1908-1989)
                                  And, TEX AVERY "The King Of Cartoons" (1908-1980)




                                               Thanks For All The Laughter.
The Story's Big WRAP-UP....

Here, Chris Reveals His Secret To His Family And Trusted Friends And We See Some Action And Romance Before Ending It With One Last Scene WIth The Villain.

Also, a Personal Message To Honor The Memory Of MEL BLANC And TEX AVERY.

Tex Was The Artist Who Created Most Of The Looney Tunes Characters (BUGS BUNNY And DAFFY DUCK, Mostly) And Mel Voiced Most Of The Looney Tunes Characters

It Was Their Influence That Inspired Most Of The Gags And Jokes In This Story.

But, "T-T-That's NOT All, Folks!!"
I Still Have Other Storied To Do, So This ISN`T The True End...

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El Tigre Copyright Nickelodeon

The MASK Copyright Dark Horse Entertainment
© 2010 - 2024 MetroXLR
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If I can, I'll do a drawing of Mask Frida if that's alright