Tiago stifled a laugh as he continued. Bia shifted a little in her sleep, making Tiago choke down on any of his noise. He tapped the last yellow flower on his sister, and then removed the rest of the evidence. As he shot outside as quietly as he could, he couldn't really hold in his laughter anymore. In Bia's sleep, he had painted her red with yellow polkadots with the flowers that the family used as body paint. They washed off easily, but he still couldn't wait for Bia's reaction when she woke up. He had to wake up so early in the morning, that even Jewel hadn't woken up yet. As he rushed back into his room to hide, Jewel stirred, rudely awakened by Tiago's laughing.

What in the world is he up to now?

She checked around, expecting the usual spider prank on Blu, but didn't find a lurking arachnid anywhere.

Besides, Tiago would never wake up so early to pull off a prank.

Jewel walked to the entrance, taking a deep breath of the fresh air. The sunrise was beautiful as ever, and it was rare for her to ever catch the beginning of it. The crimson light illuminated the waterfall, making it shimmer like refined silver. Hardly anyone was awake yet, and nobody would be until maybe half an hour later. Jewel smiled at the beautiful silence and scenery, leaning against the hollow entrance. It had been two days since the loggers were driven out. Linda and Tulio were still setting up their sanctuary in the nearby deforested area, and it would act as a hospital for any wounded or sick animal the staff met. To make things even better, the fight against the loggers had healed most of the fractures between the scarlet macaw tribe and the Spix's macaw tribe, and the nut grove they lost to the scarlet macaws was returned. Things were finally looking up.

Two hours later

"Alright, you've been snoring enough, get up!" Jewel rolled Blu onto his back, and into the light. He grumbled at the new irritation, and dragged himself awake, yawning and stretching.

"Jewel, the sun just rose," he murmured, still annoyed at the time in which he had to get up.

"No, it didn't. It was up for an hour or two," Jewel nudged Blu again.

"Do we wake the kids?"

"Unlike you, they are already up. Except Bia," Jewel reported. She was admittedly a little annoyed at Bia's nasty habit of sleeping in, like Blu, but if they were both left to sleep, Bia would still be up much earlier. Meanwhile, Tiago seemed to be 'helping'. If Jewel was too busy to wake Blu up, there would always be some kind of creepy crawly to do it for her, thanks to Tiago. Bia became a target for many of his pranks, due to her habit. Meanwhile, Carla learnt to get up at least ten minutes earlier than Tiago most of the time, just to avoid getting pranked.

Tiago didn't seem to stop smiling or chuckling the whole morning. When asked why, he would just smile and go with his usual "Wait and see" answer.

"Hungry?" Jewel asked, indirectly offering to get breakfast.

Before anyone could answer, Bia stumbled out of her room in slight drowsiness. The room entrances weren't on the ground, and as she blundered out, she tripped and fell face first onto the ground, and in the light.

Carla turned to look, with her iPod still in her ears. Carla stared for a few seconds, and burst out laughing. Tiago did the same. Blu and Jewel turned to see what Bia was victim to this time. Jewel almost laughed, but tried to look sternly at Tiago, but failed to do so. Blu covered his face, but his laughing betrayed what he was doing. Bia blinked in confusion at her family's reaction to her appearance.

"What?" She asked, staring at everyone's amused looks.

"Look in the drinking pool!" Tiago chortled, still laughing with Carla. Bia moved over to the drinking pool in the middle of the hollow, and stared in. Her eyes widened at her reflection, and she shrieked and jumped back in shock, staring at her wings. Tiago grabbed his stomach and dropped to the floor, laughing even louder at her reaction.

"Tiago!" Bia charged at her brother, and much to everyone's amusement, the body paint was stained on Tiago as well.

"Hahaha...HEY WAIT WAIT! GET OFF," Tiago shrieked as well, as his feathers were slowly dyed into a messy mixture of red and yellow.

"Yellow polkadots!?" Bia and Tiago tumbled around the room, with Bia wiping her colored wings all over Tiago as he struggled to escape.

"Alright! Alright! Break up you two," Jewel separated the two.

"I'll go get breakfast then," Blu let himself out, still snickering.

Carla was still laughing at the scene, but flew off just in case her siblings tried to dye her as well.

"I need to go and meet up with Mimi over something. Don't get into another fight," Jewel looked at the two briefly before flying away as well.

"One day, Tiago, one day," Bia fumed, trying to brush the body paint off.

Tiago laughed. It wasn't the first time she made the empty threat. The good thing about Bia, was that she cooled off unbelievably fast, unless it was a verbal insult. If it were, then she would do the direct opposite, and provide a heavy grudge for days.

Soon after Bia and Tiago cleaned themselves up (in a more remote area so as to not get themselves seen), and eaten breakfast, Bia stayed inside to read, while Tiago and Carla went out to meet new people. Unlike her first few days in the tribe, Bia began continuing her old habit of reading by herself when their old belongings were transferred from Rio. Carla got a new iPod, Bia had all her books back from Rio, and Blu had gotten a cellphone. Nico, Pedro and the others back at Rio had another cellphone, in which they used to talk over the distance.

As Bia was deep in a book about Amazonia wildlife, she overheard Blu talking to someone at the entrance. With curiosity, she peeked out of her room to eavesdrop on the conversation.

"Are you free enough? I really need a babysitter for my two sons," the visitor requested.

"Oh... No sorry, Eduardo wants me in an escort to the scarlet tribe soon," Blu rejected, looking apologetic.

"Oh man, my wife's gonna kill me," the macaw sighed. Bia found that the visitor had a striking personality resemblance to Rafael.

"Is there nobody else that would take the job?" Blu asked, curious.

"Well... Let's just say everybody's... Er... Busy," he said, though not very convincingly. However, Blu bought it, but still couldn't help.

"Well, I'm free," Bia offered.

The visitor looked up, along with Blu to see who offered to.

"Are you sure? You look only a few months older," the macaw hesitated.

"But everyone else is busy isn't it?" Bia reminded.

"Yeah... I guess," the macaw scratched his head a little.

"Bia is babysitting?" Tiago inquired, half dubious.

"Well, she volunteered," Blu shrugged.

"Who's she babysitting?" Carla asked.

"Apparently it's a pair of twins. 'Crash and Dash'. The names are somewhat intimidating," Blu admitted. "But they looked like a pair of sweet kids when I saw them. Alright, I needa go meet up with Roberto and Eduardo to meet Felipe. Bye!"

The two kids waves goodbye as their father flew away to meet the scarlet macaw leader. It was a simple visit, to their knowledge.

"Wanna go check on Bia?" Tiago asked, still amused that his sister would suddenly switch from reading to babysitting.

"We could. I'm interested to see how she's like handling that pair."

"Crash! Don't leave the hollow!" Bia sighed again, holding onto one of the twins. The two were like mini versions of a hyperactive Tiago, and the two wouldn't stop bickering and wrestling.

"But Dash bit me!" Crash whined, still squirming to get out of Bia's wings. It didn't prove to be too hard, Bia didn't have large enough wings to contain the little chick, and he soon wriggled out.

"Oh come on! Stop fighting!" Bia tried to separate the two for the umpteenth time. The two chicks were aptly named, and together, they were like a mini tornado. Bia narrowly prevented them from ramming into walls or ruining the delicate flowers lining the some of hollow walls more than once, and she was slowly getting annoyed. The macaw was half right, she was too young for the job, and the chicks wouldn't take her seriously.

"Your dad told me that you can't leave the hollow," Bia replied firmly as the twins asked to go outside again.

"But it's so boring here," Dash complained.

"What exactly are you going to do outside that makes it different?" Bia asked.

"It just feels better," Crash smiled sweetly. The two were a light shade of blue, a little lighter than Bia's shade. Crash had a crest feather that stuck out, while Dash didn't. It was literally the only defining difference between the two. Bia was probably only slightly taller than the twins.

"Well, your dad said no, you can discuss with him later on," Bia insisted.

"Dad always says no," Crash grumbled.

Kind of like Dad. Bia thought, referring to Blu.

"But you can say yes," Dash requested again.

"No, you can't go out," Bia sighed again.

"Please?"

"Pretty please?"

"Pleeeaseee?"

The two gave her puppy eyes, still trying all they could to go out.

"Nuh uh," Bia held firm. It was Carla's trick to give puppy eyes. Blu always caved in to those, while Jewel didn't.

"Did we mention that you look extra pretty today?" Crash laid down an empty compliment, hoping to get on Bia's good side.

"Flattering," Bia replied, though a little sarcastic. "The answer's still no."

The two groaned.

"Aw you are horrible at this!" Dash turned to Crash, referring to the 'art' of getting past Bia.

"Well I don't see you doing anything effective," Crash retorted.

"Hold on, we could try plan B," Dash blatantly stated, causing Bia to raise an eye brow.

"But we don't know if it works on her," Crash huffed.

"Guys, maybe go discuss your diabolical plan to get past me somewhere where I can't hear you?" Bia suggested.

"Nah, suspense is good," Dash laughed.

"Yes, it makes you scared," Crash inferred.

"Why would I be scared of you guys for?" Bia asked, half amused, but quite frankly half scared as well. They were after all almost her size.

"Your tone betrays you!" Crash said, trying to spook Bia further.

"I can smell your fear!" Dash continued.

"Very scary," Bia commented in heavy sarcasm.

"We needa try plan B," Crash suggested.

"Yep, I hate sarcasm too," Dash agreed.

"And what's this plan of yours?" Bia asked.

"Well, it needs a certain thing to be true for it to work. Can I ask you something?" Dash inquired.

"It depends on what it is," Bia replied, but he asked anyways.

"Are you ticklish?" Dash asked.

Bia hesitated for a moment, before answering in a rushed tone.

"No."

"Aw come on, Mom and Dad let a lier babysit us?" Crash teased.

"What?" Bia replied, a little surprised that the two could tell.

"You're obviously lying," Dash laughed. The two took a step toward Bia, and caused her to edge back a little.

"What are you two up to?" Bia asked, trying to maintain a voice of authority that wasn't really there in the first place.

"Just let us out," Crash groaned again.

"Crash, you can't even fly properly yet," Bia tried reasoning.

"Yep, let's do it," Dash smiled.

"We've been searching for so long. The tree has to be somewhere,"

Tiago grumbled. They couldn't seem to find the tree where Bia was at, and they had already spent about thirty minutes.

"It has to be this one. There are none left," Carla comforted.

"That's what you said four trees ago," Tiago rolled his eyes.

"Yea I know. Too bad you're not as gullible as before," Carla snickered.

"Hey!"

"Wait a minute, I hear something," Carla and Tiago halted, listening intently. There is was, someone laughing. Bia's laughing.

"This way," Carla led, with Tiago close behind.

Soon the two stumbled on the tree where Crash, Dash and Bia were in. The two laughed at the sight. Bia was getting pinned down by the two and tickled. They could do it with ease, since Bia wasn't exactly known for her physical strength, and the both of them were easily as heavy as she was.

"Just allow us already," Crash whined.

"Nehever!" Bia laughed, squirming around, trying to get free. While she was doing so, she caught sight of Tiago and Carla staring.

"Guys! Hehehlp me!"

"Daw, but you look so cute together," Carla laughed.

"Just help me!" Bia laughed as well, though hers wasn't as voluntary.

"Yea okay, we should," Carla carried Crash, while Tiago lifted Dash. The twins squirmed around the new grasps, and Dash managed to escape Tiago and get loose.

"Hey no fair!" Crash complained,

"With siblings like you, who needs enemies," Bia muttered, getting up, and stroking down her ruffled feathers.

"Careful, we leave you three alone again anytime," Tiago smirked.

With three to two, the twins couldn't try much anymore, and went back to their annoying and restless stages of wrestling and bickering. Soon Crash and Dash's parents came back, and the tiring session was finally over.

It was already nearing early evening, and the trio headed home to rest for the day, especially Bia.

"Now I know how Mom and Dad feel like taking care of you," Carla commented, referring to Tiago.

"I ain't half as bad!" Tiago insisted.

"Yea you're not half as bad, you're easily twice as bad," Bia smirked.

"Aw why is that?"

"You painted me red with yellow polkadots, Tiago," Bia reminded.

The siblings, including Bia, laughed at the memory.

"Well, that's not as bad as them yet. They attacked you within an hour of knowing you," Tiago said.

"You know what else you three have in common?" Carla beamed.

Tiago looked in curiosity, and shook his head.

"You're all so adorable!" She laughed.