My third Rio fanfiction - Bia, Carla and Tiago are now early teens, and Roberto has a mate called Sophia (the pretty Spix's scorekeeper in Rio 2, and she's also featured in my other two Rio fanfics) along with four kids, Bromeliad, Isaac, Azure, and Orchid. While these four, alongside Carla and Tiago, easily fit into the 'cool kids', Bia is left out as an outcast. This is set after our favourite feathered family's first summer in Rio, after Rio 2. If you ask me, I think this could be a great storyline for the possible 'Rio 3'. Enjoy!

The sun glittered on the water of the hidden ravine, hitting the waterfall and sending little rainbows slicing through the air, dazzling colours. Giant Amazon water lilies scattered across the surface of the plunge pool, and several fish swam beneath its surface. In the background, there was singing and the middle of the ravine was alive with dancing blue birds, the males' faces painted red, and the females' yellow with the addition of their wingtips. On an overhanging branch on the edge of the plunge pool, a beautiful female Spix's macaw rolled her eyes, turning her mate around when he turned to fly."Wait a minute, you…" with a delicate talon, Jewel curled the red plant paint more around Blu's eyes, making it appear better. Nodding and smiling, Jewel picked up a yellow flower, using the pollen to make a pretty yellow pattern on her face and wingtips. Tucking the flower in the feathers by her ear, Jewel planted a kiss on Blu's cheek before she led the way to the dance.

Jewel and Blu made their way to the middle of the dance, 'Beautiful Creatures'. This dance and song never got old; it was ageless. Jewel remembered dancing this for the first time in years a few months ago, when she had been reunited with her tribe. Only then, she had been dancing then with her long-lost childhood friend, Roberto. She shouldn't have left Blu out, but she had been so excited to see her long-lost tribe again that she had forgotten about him in her joy. Now she was making up for it. She had taught him the dance properly and always partnering with him. Blu accidently made a wrong move, but Jewel quickly improvised it to stop it looking out of place, spinning into his wings.

"Thanks, honey." He whispered gratefully as they spun in the air. Jewel smiled warmly, before the couple spun in time to the music. Blu and Jewel waved a wing to Roberto as they danced, who waved back as he danced with his new mate, Sophia. Sophia had been the tribe's scorekeeper, and had been given the role when she was very young, only a bit older then Jewel had been at that time. She still was the scorekeeper, but now she was also the mate of Roberto and the mother of four beautiful chicks; eldest girl Bromeliad, the two boys, Isaac and Azure, and the youngest girl, Orchid. Sophia and Roberto had fallen for one another during the Amazon Carnival celebrations a few months ago, and within a few weeks they had become mates. Their four chicks had grown surprisingly fast, and actually looked close of age to Blu and Jewel's chicks, Bia, Carla, and Tiago. The three, alongside Roberto and Sophia's brood, had grown in the few months, and were now tall enough to reach Jewel's shoulders. Like how Roberto had become Bia, Carla and Tiago's 'uncle', Blu and Jewel had become Bromeliad, Isaac, Azure and Orchid's uncle and aunt. Blu and his family had just returned from Rio, as it was the end of the summer. After their defeat of the loggers, Blu and Jewel had agreed to spend summers in Rio. It had been a blast; since Tiago had lost his goggles, Carla her iPod and Bia her Amazonia book, they had got new ones in Rio.

Bia was now into more than non-fiction; she had had some trouble carrying a bag full of a mixture of non-fiction and fiction books. She had around either book now, a few of which over four-hundred pages long. She was reading a series called 'Divergent', which was, according to her, an amazing series. The other books were non-fiction, all about the rainforest and South America. She had one entire book on the whole of Brazil; the cities, sights, and the nature. One was dedicated to animals over the entire world, another was solely on Amazonian wildlife, and another was on the plants of the Amazon. Finally, the most slender book was solely dedicated to butterfly species, which were Bia's favourite animals. Bia had become even smarter than before, and was always dropping facts whenever she could. It seemed there was barely a plant or animal Bia didn't know about.

Carla had more songs on her new iPod than the one before, and her voice was really blossoming. Her singing voice had always been lovely, but now it was getting even better. She seemed fond of a song called 'Just a Dream', along with 'Only Love Can Hurt Like This', but now she was singing her own songs along with ones on her iPod. She was always singing the verses or humming the tune. Nico and Pedro were obviously more than impressed, and had been telling Blu and Jewel that Carla could be a star.

Tiago was growing into a handsome little bird, even though he still had those awkward downy baby feathers sticking up on his chest. It was probably a characteristic he'd have all his life, a significant feature. It did make him look very cute, though. Tiago was still as mischievous as ever, and still had that immature streak, but he wasn't too childish. He liked telling a joke and making a few pranks, and loved having fun like he always did.

The three kids flew over to join their parents, and were soon followed by Eduardo and Mimi, Jewel's father and aunt. Since the battle against the loggers, Eduardo had really warmed up to his son-in-law despite his quirks. He still found him a little irritating at times, but now he had accepted him. Eduardo had also forgiven Blu about the little error he made in the Pit of Doom. After the two tribes had worked together during the battle against the loggers, the hostility between the Spix's and Scarlet tribe had dissolved, and Felipe had even returned their section of the Brazil nut grove. Now, matches in the Pit of Doom were only friendly competition, for fun.

The dancing tribe spun down to the surface of the plunge pool, skimming off the water before flying back up, blue streaks. In the mass of macaws, Bia was dancing beside Carla and Tiago. She and her sister spun so that they were back-to-back, before Tiago popped up between them like he usually did. This part of the song meant that everyone had to find a partner. Bia looked around; Carla had paired up with a male called Augustus, and Tiago had partnered with Roberto and Sophia's youngest daughter, Orchid. She then spotted Orchid's brother, Azure, who didn't seem to have partner. He spotted her, began flying toward her, but then his older sister Bromeliad seized his wing. "I haven't got a partner, bro!" she said, spinning him away. Azure looked back at Bia helplessly. Whenever Bia saw a lone male, another female partnered with him. It was nearing the end of the dance. Bia desperately flew through the crowd, only to get knocked in the face by a wing. It was too late now. All she could do was quickly fly upwards and make it look like she had been with a partner. Bia shot upwards, throwing the yellow flower in her talons into the air above her. Petals and flowers showered down as the tribe cheered and congratulated each other on their performance. Carla and Tiago flew over to their sister, grinning merrily. Blu and Jewel enveloped their kids in their wings as they hovered in the air, and Eduardo and Mimi joined in the little circle. Bia smiled, but her eyes didn't carry the smile. She had never been left partner-less before.

Later

Bromeliad, Isaac, Azure and Orchid flew through the air, accompanied by Carla, Bia, and Tiago. Their body paint still decorated their faces and the girls' wing-tips. Despite being a few months younger than her 'aunt' and 'uncle's' kids, Roberto and Sophia's brood looked almost the same age and were almost as big. Carla had her headphones in, her iPod clasped in her talons, and she rocked slightly as she flew. At the back, the book on butterflies hung from Bia's claws. This part of the territory was enormously populated by butterflies, and Bia had painted a tiny tick symbol on the corner of the pages for each butterfly, the ones she had seen. Bia was then distracted as an enormous butterfly fluttered toward them. "Woah!" she squealed, excited. "That's a…" she flipped through the thin book. "Turquoise emperor butterfly!" While the others's eyes widened in fascination, Bromeliad rolled her eyes, scowling at her adoptive cousin. Orchid squeaked. She, being the youngest, was the smallest of them all, at least a head shorter then Tiago.

"It's so… pretty!" she hovered some distance from it as it landed on a large flower, it's bright wings moving slowly up and down. Bromeliad landed on a branch above it.

"So? It's only a bug." And I'm tempted to squash it. Thought Bromelaid to herself. Isaac looked at her, sighing.

"Total mood-kill." He muttered under his breath. "It's pretty, Bromeliad - it's not just a bug."

"Is to me." Retorted Bromeliad, too quiet for him to hear as the others admired the butterfly. Bia ran a talon through her face paint, making a tiny tick on the Turquoise Emperor page of her book.

"I've only got twelve more butterflies to find!" she said happily. "I just want to check if there's any more." The hazel-eyed teenager flew into some nearby flower trees, looking around for butterflies. When Bia was out of earshot, Bromeliad turned to the others.

"Doesn't she annoy you sometimes?" she asked, stunned. Carla and Tiago exchanged confused looks. Azure spoke up, looking equally puzzled.

"Not at all - why?"

"Nothing." She said quickly, before beginning to inspect her wing-tips innocently. Azure frowned, before returning to gazing at another butterfly.