#fenixtj

"La Cernicala, La Cernicala! She brings justice for the common man! La Cernicala, La Cernicala! For our freedoms she boldly stands! She's a brave renegade, those who cheat good folks will be paid... the cost colleteced by the blade work of La Cernicala!" The song echoes in the halls

"Freedom's flame burns bright in Fenix, spreading liberty's light. But La Cernicala walks the shadows, avenging us in the night!" 🎼

Nancy is no troubadour, but she sings well.

Childlings giggle in the hallways, running and playing "La Cernicala"!

"No, Holger. You are being the bandito this time." Salma tries to explain for a third time. "That way La Cernicala can foil your evil deeds." Nodding to Ariel. "And.... acción!"

Holger's brow knits "I do not wish to be a bandito, they're bad."

"You are playing a bandito. It is acting!"

"Por favor, Holger" Ariel says, "I can't be La Cernicala without a bad guy to foil"

With all three of the girls with the big eyes, he sighs, and looks at what he imagines the 4th wall is "Rar. I am el bandito. I laugh at the sufferings of the people , for which, I am quite responsible"

"Never!" Ariel says "You shall be brought to justice, El Bandito! I Shall knock you out, and tie you up, and leave you for Freeflame's judgement! AH HA!"

"La Cernicala, La Cernicala!" Ellie sings/

Salma reasons, "If we asked Tex to play the Bandito, he might be too good at it, si?"

"You must tie him upside down." Salma nods. "That way, all the cruelty and evil doing will drain out his ears. It is known!"

Holger holds still as Ariel dances about him like he was a maypole an wraps him up in left over holiday ribbon then she pauses and whispers "Salma, if we dangle him the ribbon will break I think"

"What if we watch upside down and pretend?" Ellie bends over as she sits, turning her head to demonstrate. "Si?"

Salma sits upside down on a chair, head dangling where her feet should be, and ears brushing the ground. "Oh, si, I see."

"OH! Genius, Ellie!" Ariel says and stands on her head

"Now you are trapped, El Bandito!" SHe says

Holger actually smiles, for the girls do look funny , but remembering Salma's script he says "My evil.. . and cruelty, they are leaking out of my ears! I see now the error of my ways"

"He is empty now of misdeeds. What shall we fill him up with in place?"

"Happiness?" Ariel asks

"Yes, yes, but what shape does happiness take?"

She hints, "I think it may be found in la cocina."

"... is it churros?"

"I like Churros" Ariel says

"If I am to be the one filled with happy food from the kitchen, do I get a say?" Asks El Bandito

"It depends, are you still a Bandito?"

"No, I have been empited of the evil," He nods "I remember"

"To La Cocina!" She says with a cheer, scooching back upright and taking the end of one of the ribbons. "Come, we shall escort you."

And Ariel takes the other end and hands it over to Ellie "Thank you girls, I couldn't have been La Cernicala without you" And up to holger "AND you, Holger. Gracias"

Holger is helped along "I am glad you enjoyed. But next time, I would like to be a good guy. "

Ellie giggles as she follows. "I'm dizzy."

Salma walks alongside him. "The problem is, the ones who are best at pretending to be the bad guys, can get too good at it. They call it Character Acting, and this is how one looses a finger." She grins.

"AH, Si, Tex" A nod from Holger

Tex shoots by chasing Apuch... the slugh running in apparent panic. THe reaosn is obvious, as Tex has had a mustache marked on his face while he slept

Holger sighs

"Tex, mi amigo..." Salma calls, "Do you want to join us for churros?"

He might not, but perhaps the mention will be enough distraction for Ahpuch to slip out of sight.

"Churros?" Trust a cap to think with his hungry belly

"Si, we are on a mission to feed all of the reformed Banditos."

He pauses, and that's enough for Ahpuch to slither into a crack

"I'm not reformed" He snorts

A curtsey to Tex, " Los siento, Tex. I mistaken you for someone else." She apologizes, then to the others, "Shall we go on, then?"

"REFORMED Banditos get Churros" Ariel chimes

"Could I be a bandito THINKING about reforming so Iget atl east one Churro?" Tex asks

"It depends - would one churro be enough to gain absolution for, perhaps, one who gave you mustachios?"

She adds, "Which are very dashing, by the way. In a bandito sort of way."

"Yeah?" Tex rubs at his face 'Yeah, wsure, that would buy me off."

"Perfecto!"

Looking to Ellie, "Si, Princesca?"

"Si!"