"Helga will you marry me?"

Helga POV
The instant I heard those words my heart stopped, with my mind frozen in time. I let a deep breath escape my mouth, as I began to breathe again. I gasped trying to comprehend what he had asked. I have always known my love for him, still his words astonished my soul. This new soreness swelled my heart with pure happiness. The wind blew the trees around us, as if they were praising his proposal. The sun shimmer us with its brilliant golden light, like a blessing being bestowed upon us. Unknowingly tears began running down my cheeks. Arnold turned around and stared deeply in to my eyes holding me tight within his arms. His green eyes dominated my senses, my heart shook by his stare. I was for a moment a little girl again staring at him for the first time. No matter how long we been together, every single time he gazed at me, he took control over me, owning me completely. I loved him more then what words could described and I was more then ready to be his wife.**

"Yes I'll marry you, I'll be ever faithful, eternally true, forever and always, I love you Arnold."

He wrapped his arms around her waist lifting her up in the air spinning her around with joyful tears in their eyes, for that was the happiest moment of their lives.

In another part of the jungle, La Sombra, Eduardo and his man were walking down the path, Arnold and Helga had taken to escape La Sombra bandits. "If we don't find them soon someone is going to die! So find there tracks....Ahora!"  yelled La Sombra furiously.

Eduardo walked up to him "Sabes, some man are scare of continuing searching for them. They say a ghost eagle attacked one of them almost to death, could it be the prophecy is true?"

La sombra grabbed his gun and check the ammunition "You better tell those sons of mierda to be more scare of me then a significant ghost eagle! At least now we know Arnold survived the rapids, and there's still a chance I can use him to find the grand trapiche and the green-eyes village."

One of the man ran up to La Sombra.
"Jefe, we found a mud slide showing some broken branches, they probably fell down and landed around that area over there...and headed east." Said the man pointing down.

La Sombra leaned over and saw the broken palm branches at the bottom of the hill. "Muy bien, that's what I like to see, we head east, we will find them soon" then he turned around facing Eduardo with an evil smile on his face.
"And this time pray we find them Eduardo or you will die in there place."

Jones and Jorge finally arrived at the water hole exhausted from the walk to find Arnold and Helga twirling around with joy.

"Did something change, or am I so hungry that am imagining things. Are you two celebrating something?" Jones asked looking strangely at them.

"Maybe Arnold found a way to get out of this jungle alive." said Jorge.

The two of them lay the fish on the ground and began preparing them to be cook.
"Where's the wood for the fire?" Jones asked
"Philip! Did you collected wood to set a campfire?" Jones shouted staring at Arnold who was walking up to them.

"Ugh...we been kind of busy...but we collected peaches for desert." Said Arnold scratching the back of his neck.

"Really busy, doing what? ....well if you and Helga can collect wood for the fire, so that we can get the fish ready to eat."

"Sure will be back" said Arnold as he and
Helga walked along collecting wood. "So what do you think about Jones, football head? He looks odd."

"He is strange but, theirs something about him that I feel I can trust, besides he save me when he could have left me for dead by the river."

"I understand Arnold, its just that...we need to be careful who we can trust. Now I know we can trust Jorge, he save my life....but Jones even if he helped you, we still don't know anything about him."

"Yeah I know what you mean....tomorrow you, me and Jorge will find the green-eyes village. I need to speak to Naku like my father said on the letter and I'll tell Jones that...we will continue without him. Besides, his been living in this jungle for many years alone, I'm sure he won't mind returning to his regular routines, and.......Helga?"

"Yes my handsome lover fiancé?" She answered happily.

Arnold smiled sighing "Let's keep our...engagement to ourselves, for now."

"I understand...till we get back home to....Crimity! We're going to get marry, what will our friends say!? What will my parents say!?"

Arnold took a deep breath "I know I feel so.....so new like, if I'm walking in unfamiliar ground. I also have to tell my grandparents. Oh God my grandparents! I hope they're not too worry about me!?"

"I left my parents a note that I was going to be back in three days or so.....I guess they are also wondering about me. Good thing we left our cell phones hidden at your parent's house. We can use them to call home once we get back....if we get back" Helga said that last word sad looking down.

"Don't worry love....will make it, I know we will." Said Arnold giving her a tender kiss on her forehead. "That's enough wood let's head back."

The open camp fire was set and all the fish were cook. Arnold, Helga, Jorge and Jones sat by the fire, by the time they finished eating the sun had already gone down. The brilliant starts reflected on the water decorating the waterfall.
"The jungle looks radiant at night" Said Helga admiring the view.

"The jungle is enchanting but lonesome" Said Jones staring at the fire.

"Where are you really from Jones?" Asked Helga.

"Someone from the USA...it doesn't really matter where, I guess."

"Why haven't you gone back home?" She asked

"I just can't....I heard La Sombra is following you Philip."

"Who told you La Sombra is following us?" Arnold asked puzzled by what Jones knew.

Jorge coughed....showing a guilty face.

Arnold rolled his eyes "Oh I see.....yes La Sombra is following us....but you don't have anything to do with this Jones and honestly, I don't want you to get you involved."

"You may not want me involve but you need all the help you can get." Said Jones throwing more wood in to the fire.

"Thank you Jones for offering your help, but La Sombra is after us not you and....I don't want to feel responsible if something should happen to you because your trying to help us." Said Arnold trying to stare at his eyes though Jones's dirty old glasses.

"I understand you don't want to feel more burden on your shoulders. This must be very hard for you...trying to stay alive with the most dangerous man, who as many connections all over San Lorenzo after you." said Jones.

"How do you know La Sombra as connections en todo San Lorenzo?" Jorge asked

"Who doesn't." Jones replied.

"Jorge is right, how do you know him?" Helga asked raising her eye-brow at Jones.

"I....don't know him personally only from what I heard over the years. So, what's your plan to escape this jungle?" Jones turned to look at Arnold.

"I...don't know yet. I'll figure something out by tomorrow morning." Said Arnold thinking.

"Jones, how did you found Arnold?" Asked Helga.

"I was checking my rabbit traps when I saw him laying.....lifeless by the river."

Helga exhaled in shocked
"Lifeless!? But how....."

"Helga I'm okay." Said Arnold grabbing her hand gently. "Didn't you said you saw the harpy eagle next to me?"

"Yes I did"

"Then how did you come near me with the eagle being there?" Arnold asked.

"I just did, the eagle didn't attack me if that's what you mean."

"You can control the eagle Arnold?" Asked Jorge confused.

"Yes and no....it's complicated."

Jorge then said in amazement. "When I saw the eagle attacked the man, that
was incredible and...the way Helga fought those man was....amazing. She said you taught her Arnold."

Arnold smirked listening to Jorge "Yeah, I taught her martial arts and self defense years ago and she got so good at it, sometimes I think she's better then me."

"I am Football head." She said very proud of herself.

"You sure are, love" answered Arnold staring at her.

"Who taught you martial arts Philip?" Jones asked.

"My grandmother, she knows all types of martial arts and...I learned a lot from her."

"Of course you did." Jones smiled.

"What did you meant by that Jones?" Helga asked staring at Jones curiously.

"Nothing, why?"

"You said of course like if you were expecting for Arnold to say that." Said Helga raising her eyebrow.

"Helga don't start?" Said Arnold staring at her with a serious face.

"Start what Football Head!? It's a simple question, so far he knows more about you or us then what we know about him!"

Jones laughed......

"What's so funny Jones!?" Helga asked a bit frustrated.

"You remind me of someone, but... I didn't mean anything by it." Jones stood up and walked away.

Arnold kept staring at Helga with disapproval.
"Helga, sometimes you get so work up over a simple word."

"Listen Arnoldo I like to keep my eyes and hears open to all possibilities and right now we have to be very careful who's around us. So yes, I'll take any comment very seriously right now."

"I...agree with Helga" Jorge replied shyly.

"If you agree with me Jorge then why did you tell Jones about La Sombra!?"

"It just slip and I didn't give it much thought." answered Jorge timid by her face expression.

"What did Jones ask you when you went finishing with him?" she asked concerned.

"Not much....we just talked about fishing and... I told him we met because my uncle Eduardo introduced us and... how I always look up to my uncle and....your father Arnold but that was all."

"Did you told him how Eduardo turned on us?" Arnold asked.

"No I didn't mention that....most of the time he was really quiet."

"Maybe we're thinking wrong about him and he just wants to help us." Said Arnold staring at the fire.

"Maybe So Football Head, but let's be careful what we say around him, till tomorrow when will continue on without him."

"Do you have a plan Arnold?" Asked Jorge

"Yes, I found a letter from my father hidden inside his journal and it had instructions of how to find the green-eyes village and will go there tomorrow."

"I thought you said. You knew where the green-eyes were when you touched the eyes of the forest rock." Ask Jorge remembering what Arnold saw when he held the rock.

"Yes I saw the location, but my father's letter gave detail instruction on how to access the secret entry to their village and he said to look for Naku once we find the green-eyes. My father wrote Naku will help us."

"Where's Jones anyways?" Asked Helga

"I guess he went for a walk." Said Jorge staring at the bushes.

"For crying out loud a walk! In to the dangerous of the jungle!?" Said Helga feeling very suspicious about Jones.

Arnold, Helga and Jorge remain seated by the fire talking a bit longer, waiting for Jones to return. As the night continued they noticed Jones was still missing.

"Where's the eagle football head? I would sleep much better knowing that giant eagle was watching over us."

"Won't you feel saver with me sleeping next to you love?" Arnold asked gazing sweetly at her eyes.

"No offense Romero, but you don't have large claws like the eagle as."

"Ouch..." said Jorge laughing at their conversation.

Arnold smiled at her "The harpy is over there at the top of that tree." Arnold pointed up to a large strong tree near them.

"Wow I never noticed it was up there." Said Helga looking up.

"Now I always know where the eagle is." Responded Arnold

"Jones is not back yet. Maybe something happen to him." Said Jorge

"Well we can't go looking for him. Let's hope he comes back unarmed." Said Helga looking tired .

Arnold was silence pondering "I may be able to see Jones if I concentrated on finding him, like I did with you and Jorge." Arnold closed his eyes to concerted.

"Don't you need the eye of the forest rock for that?" Jorge asked.

"Shhh...Not anymore" whispered Helga while Arnold was seated with his eyes shut trying to locate Jones.

"Strange I don't see him." Said Arnold scratching the back is his neck.

"You don't see him because you can't concentrate....In what way do you mean Football Head?"

"Maybe it's too dark for you to see him?" Suggested Jorge.

"No it's not that.....I don't see him at all, I can't even feel his presence."

"What!? He can't be a ghost, Arnoldo!?"

"And he ate with us and ghost can't eat, right?" Jorge mentioned feeling scare.

Arnold closed his eyes one more time concentrating on finding him, then he opened them wide in shock and said.

"Its like if Jones doesn't exist!"

Author Notes:
Helga's POV was very important to me just like Arnold's and I'm very pleased with the way she express her feelings. About her answer, it's a combination from the journal episode and the jungle movie dialogue when she saw Arnold sobbing while he was staring at his parent's picture.

So what do you think about Jones. Where did he go? And what about what Arnold said at the end.

Thank you for reading and your comments. Till next chapter and it will be a really good one. Guarantee!