[anxious to win] Oh, I've gotta win! Taking care of Zebra Donkey is my destiny! We have so much in common. It's like, we're the same guy.
FridaThat's beautiful, dude. But I hope you sold a lot of raffle tickets.
PTPrincipal Tonino
And now, our Zebra Donkey winner is... [rips open the envelope as Manny crosses his fingers] MANNY RIVERA!
[screams in excitement and runs around outside the school, whooping, and runs back inside] WOW! I just wanna say, I'm gonna give Zebra Donkey the best Zebra Donkey week of his Zebra Donkey life! He'll remember it as long as he lives!
[Rivera house; Manny and Frida bury Zebra Donkey's body in the ground after he dies from being poisoned by bananas]
[places a flower on Zebra Donkey's grave; breaking down, tearfully] It is as if, I have lost a brother. A striped, long-eared brother. And it's all my fault!
Frida
Um, Manny? The Zebra Donkey fiesta spectacular is tomorrow.
[shouting angrily] THIS IS NO TIME TO TALK ABOUT PARTIES! [calms down] I'm sorry, I just need some time to grieve.
Frida
Looks like this is actually gonna work out.
Of course. All we did was use evil magic to violate the laws of nature. What could go wrong?
[All the lights suddenly go out]
[appearing; savagely] THIEVES!
Frida
[to Manny; annoyingly through gritted teeth] Never say, "What could go wrong?"
[gets back her mystic guitar and summons her skeleton banditos] Steal from me and give me a bad makeover?! You will PAY!
Now, Manny, we have work to do. The divine angel who is your mother is coming to visit! And we must… clean up this mess, at once!
Oh, you gotta hear this story! [Flashback story begins with his parents walking through the park and Maria pushing him in a baby carriage as a baby; voice-over] When my folks first got married, Mom used to think Dad being White Pantera was cool. Then, one day…
FRFlashback Rodolfo
[changes into his White Pantera identity and runs over to stop El Mal Verde, who's causing trouble] Halt, fiend! So says, White- [gets smashed repeatedly by El Mal Verde's metal club; El Mal Verde laughs and walks away; holds up a thumbs up, beaten and battered as Maria runs over to him while carrying Baby Manny]
[voice-over as Maria starts hyperventilating] It was the first time she saw my dad get hurt, and she totally lost it.
[Fade to giant monster creatures attacking the city, and Manny, now a toddler]
[voice-over] Maria didn't want me to be a superhero anymore. She couldn't stand to see me in danger. But I could not ignore the crisp, clean refreshing call of crime fighting! It is in my blood! [Maria watches in horror as he gets beaten up by the giant monsters, then starts hyperventilating in panic, pulls her hair, and screams] In the end, she could not stand it anymore. [Fade to her packing up her suitcases] She had to… [sobs] leave me!
[kisses Manny on the forehead, then stands outside the front door as Rodolfo looks on in heartbreak] I'm sorry, but I married the man, not the mask.
[The door closes in front of her and Granpapi enters a split second later]
[voice-over] I moved in to make sure Rodolfo and Manny would be okay. Also because I crashed my evil headquarters of evil. Maria's career as a mariachi singer took off after that. She traveled the world, performing for adoring fans everywhere, even Luxembourg! Manny goes to visit her every month.
[Cut to Manny first getting his El Tigre belt]
[voice-over] I got my El Tigre belt after Mom went on tour. [changes into El Tigre for the first time; end of flashback] And I, uh…haven't had a chance to tell her about it yet.
Frida
Dude, she is gonna freak when she finds out!
I know. So that's why we gotta clean. If my mom sees all this wreckage, she'll know we've been doing superhero stuff, and she'll freak out.
[agitated] I just asked why you gotta hide stuff! You don't gotta tell me your whole life story, man!
Hurry! Maria will be here tomorrow! And I will once again behold a sweet goddess without whom my life has become a pit of misery. And who I never think about anymore.
Didn't I tell you? Maria called to say she's coming early. She should be here in about, eh… no minutes.
[The doorbell rings and Rodolfo freezes in fear, realizing that Maria has arrived]
Frida
Move it, people! We've got evidence to hide!
[Manny, Frida, and Grandpapi rush around the house, cleaning up the mess and covering El Oso with a blanket, disguising him as a chair]
He's frozen in fear of seeing his one and only true love, who he never thinks about anymore.
[Leone Middle School; Manny and Frida are in Vice Principal Chakal's office, both covered in green goop]
[sternly] Do you have any idea how many detentions you have?
[savagely] 136! Since there aren't enough days left in the year to serve all these, you must either work them off by doing community service, or… SPEND TWO MONTHS IN OUR SUMMER DETENTION CAMP IN THE NONAGUA DESERT!
Frida
[frightfully] Community service doesn't sound so bad.
Oh, it won't be so bad. It will be… SO BAD! Your options are… clean up after frog dissections, shovel cafeteria gristle, de-clog toilets, or… Leave school early to volunteer at an old folk's home!
MFManny and Frida
[sobbing] NO!
I'm sorry. Did you say leave school early?
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