The beautiful jungle sunrise came with a price that morning. Arnold, Helga and Jorge were surrounded by La Sombra's man at the edge of a one hundred foot drop cliff.

"TAKE THE GIRL AND KILL JORGE!" La Sombra gave the order.

Jorge took a deep breath as he saw a couple of man pulling out their guns to aim at him. He turned quickly to look at Arnold, suddenly without warning he saw them jumped. In a split second one thought run through his mind.
Stay and die or jump to the fate of the river.
Shots began firing at Jorge as he jumped down the cliff, the bullets barely missed him.

"NOOOO!!!DON'T LET THEM GET AWAY!!!!!" Yelled la Sombra furiously, while Eduardo had a soft smile on his face.

On the way down Arnold yelled "DON'T LET GOOO!!!" as he held her hand tight.
The water hit their bodies like a thousand sharp needles, the vicious rapid swallowed them deep into the dangerous depth. Arnold swim towards Helga, as he saw her struggle under the water and help her swim towards the surface. The flowing rapids splash  on their faces continuously making it very difficulty breath.

"ARNOLD!!" Shouted Helga trying to stay at float. "HELGA HANG ON!!" screamed Arnold trying to hold on to her. The violent waters pushed them downstream, while he tried to keep Helga from drowning. The force of the water kept pushing them under the rapids over and over again. "ARNO..." Helga kept taking in water trying to take a breath. "HELGA I'M......HERE" Yelled Arnold trying to hold her up. The sound of strong current in fury, sounded like a terrifying roar underneath the water. He reach out to long tree branches around the river, without success. The intense stream became shallower with sharp rocks all around. As the strong splashing waters continued it's dangerous course over them, Arnold smashed his head on a rock knocking him out cold.

"ARNOLD......STAY WITH ME!!" cried Helga as she tried to kept him from drowning.
The unforgiving rapids dragged Helga, further and further away from Arnold as she was watching him being swallowed by the rapids.
The brutal currents began smashing her against one rock after another. "NO...I CAN'T GIVE UP....ARNOLD!!" cried Helga as she saw another strong wave smashed in to her taking her deeper in to the deadly depths, unable to breathe and stay conscious, she closed her eye.

On the cliff La Sombra was yelling in disappointment to his man. "Five man with guns and no one was able to shoot Jorge!!! And you all let them get away yet again!!! Julio shoot someone useless!!"

"Si jefe!" Answered Julio.

Shots when off...while someone screamed in pain.

La sombra took out a puro to smoke and to think what to do next. His compadre walked up to him worried "La sombra, remember what I told you about the prophesy...we have to be very careful!"

He puffed....

"I know about the promise volcano child." Said La Sombra as he enjoyed his puro.

"I'm not talking about that, the prophecy said anyone who abuses the rock power or challenges the chosen one will feel the... fuego."

La Sombra laughed "The fire....uhh I'm scare....I don't believe in old Indian tales!!!"

The compadre nodded "No más digo, we should take it in to consideration, bueno that's if the boy survive the fall."

"I'll send a group of man to look for him and if his alive, will find him." Said La Sombra as he continued to smoked.

Deep in the bushes three man with green paint on their faces camouflage by their surroundings had listened very carefully to La Sombra's conversation as they disappear in to jungle.

Meanwhile far on the edge of the river, he was fighting save her life "Come on Helga breathe..1...2...3 and..." he was giving her chest compressions and mouth to mouth oxygen.  "Come on Helga...breathe!!"
"1...2....3..." he continued giving her oxygen.

"Don't give up Helga, I love you and...I need you in my life."she heard Arnold's voice and felt his kissed on her forehead.

Helga began coughing up water and breathing slowly with her eyes still shut and whispered. "Arnold" immediately she grabbed him by the shoulders and kissed him passionately.

With her lips still on his she opened her eyes "JORGE!!" she screamed as she slapped him across his face. He rubbed his cheek. "JORGE ITS YOU!" she shouted in surprise.

Jorge's cheeks turned red. "Yes it's me... ugh, I guess you thought I was Arnold or.....where you just thanking me." he smiled.

Helga blushed "I....I mean, I thought it was Arnold, I heard his voice and his kiss....well not your kiss, I meant, I felt his kiss on my forehead.....but, did you, kiss me back!?"

Jorge coughed a little. "Umm...yes I think I did." He said it shyly. "I'm sorry but, you got me off guard and por dios wow ....you're such a good kisser...I see why Arnold likes you so much."

Helga's face was red with embarrassment and raised her eyebrow "You have no idea buster!But...I'm so bless to have him in my life." She exhaled "Wait! Where's Arnold then!?" She tried to get up.

"Here let me help you, you're still very weak, it's best if you rest a bit." Said Jorge as he was helping her stand.

"Ouch...my head it feels like, I was hit by a bus." She was touching the back of her head.

"The rapids were not kind to you Helga, I saw you struggle to stay at float, I kept calling out to you but you couldn't hear me, then I saw you get hit by a large rock and drown. I had to sumerge deep under the water to pull you out, you're very lucky to be alive."

Then Helga remembered. "DID YOU SAW ARNOLD WITH ME!?" She shouted looking around.

"No Helga, when I saw you, Arnold wasn't with you!"

"NOOOO!!!I WAS TRYING TO SAVE HIM, HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND.....ARNOLD!!" Helga ran towards the river to try to swim under the water. "HELGA DON'T!!!" Jorge ran after her and wrapped his arms around her tightly trying to calm her down.
"LET ME GOOOOO....I HAVE TO FIND HIM.....HE NEEDS ME!!!" Yelled Helga struggling with Jorge. "HELGA IT'S TOO LATE, THEIRS NOTHING YOU CAN DO!!!"
She continue to struggle "NOOOOO FOOTBALL HEAD!!!!" She screamed with tears running down her face till suddenly she passed out in Jorge's arms.  "HELGA!" Jorge called out to her and checked her vital signs. Her pulse is weak but steady thought Jorge as he carried her to save ground.

Jorge POV
I never had a girl kiss me with so much pasión like Helga did, she thought I was Arnold thou, but still it was me who felt her love on her lips, too bad her affection doesn't belong to me, but...I sure did enjoyed her kiss. The moment she realize Arnold was lost at the rapids she cried hysterically, it broke my heart to see her in so much anguish. She wanted to go back to the river and look for him at all cost, but I couldn't let her....she showed so much strength as she pushed me away, but at the end the river had taken so much from her, she physically couldn't take it and fainted in my arms.  I carried her away from the river in to a dry cave near by, I took off my button shirt and use it as a pillow for her to keep her more comfortable. Once she was safe laying down,  I looked for sweet berries and a plant that is know to help with low blood pressure. I made a small fire and used a small metal cup I had inside my bag to heat up the water with the plant, to create a hot tea for her to sip on as she was still unconscious. Her pulse was getting stronger, I knew she was going to wake up anytime soon, still I didn't know how she would react after knowing Arnold had disappear. The sun had set and it was getting cooler, the weather in the jungle of San Lorenzo was tricky, it was hot during the day and cold at night. I kept Helga near the fire to keep her warm and wonder about everything that happen to us that day, if Arnold was dead and if he was, what now? What will happen to Helga? What will happen to us? Now that La sombra will stop at nothing, to find us.
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Miles away an eagle soared by the river, searching, looking for the the one that carried the light. A body was laying by the side of the river, the eagle rapidly descended towards it.

On another part of the jungle, the green-eyes were dancing to the eagle spirit to protect the chosen one. The entire green-eyes tribe surrounded the fire as they continued their spiritual devotion ceremony. An elderly Indian approached the flames and threw sacred sand to the fire as he shouted.
"Yeh cocone den tletl ihzaz...Yeh cocone den tletl ihzaz."  Over and over again.

By the river, the eagle began tearing his pocket, in till the sacred trapiche rock came to view. With it's peak the eagle grabbed the rock and place it gently in his hand. As the rock touch his skin it began to glow in till it turned bright green. The winds woke and began blowing furiously against his surroundings, causing the trees and plants to shake violently, the water on the river splashed with the strong breeze, the dirt on the ground began to shook, but the eagle stood steel with it's eyes on the chosen one as he lay on the ground. The bright rock began to burn in his hand, in till flames emerged from it.

Suddenly he closed his hand tight with the burning rock still in his palm and opened his green eyes wide, taking a deep breath "ahhh....ahhh." as Arnold gasped for air.

As he lay on the rivers bank, he looked around disoriented by his surrounding. He turned his head to the right and saw the majestic grey eagle standing beside him. As Arnold tried to seat up, he felt shaky and fainted falling back down, unaware a strange man was watching him from afar.

Note:
This chapter was so difficult to write on the sentimental part. I hope the readers felt the drama scene from the river to Helga realizing Arnold had drowned. 😢

Jorge POV was great, I wanted everyone to see from his point vof view including Helga's......kiss 😏

Also "Yeh cocone den tletl ihzaz.." means
"The son of fire will rise"
from chapter 7.