I'm new to the Rio fanfictions so don't be too cruel in your judgement. Not long ago I've seen Rio 2 and shortly thereafter Rio 1. Maybe a bit unorthodox, but hey, I'm not going to deny I enjoyed both movies! Enough to make a fanfic storyline. I'll try to maintain the characters' personalities as best I can, with some adjustments to make some parts more interesting of course. Now please enjoy my story and share your opinion in the review.

1. A quiet morning

The macaw wild life reserve in the heart of the Amazon, the new home of Blu and his family. Crystal lakes, vast greenery, beautiful sunsets and of course, a lot of Blue Spix's Macaws. This community had lived here for generations and they had developed an entire culture. Most were born with a natural understanding of this culture. Eating what you find, getting up early, getting to know your way around the jungle and dedication to the group. But 'most' was not the description of Blu.

"You want me to do what?!"

Blu shouted in disbelief at his beloved wife after hearing what she proposed. She was holding out a dragonfly, clutched in her talons and tried to persuade him to regard it as a fine meal.

"Come on, it's not that bad. You should really just give it a try."

"Honey, no. No. Just the idea of-of eating… that." he turned his back to her and shivered.

"Then don't think of it as a bug, think of it as an eh…" she supported her chin with her talon while thinking.

"A what? An elongated peanut with wings?" Blu remarked sarcastically.

"If that makes it look tastier, I assure you, it's just tastes like blueberries. "

"If you think for a second that I believe tha-mmbl"

*Crunch*

As Blu had turned around Jewel had stuck the dragonfly in his beak and was now motioning his beak up and down with her wings. She then put on her most adorable smile in the hope he wouldn't freak out.

"There! It's good, right?"

The macaw chewed further independently and drew an intrigued face as he let the taste get identified by his tongue. His mate was standing with an expecting face, but the fact that he didn't immediately throw up like with the centipede made her confident that he might even be enjoying it. Her eyes got bigger as she saw him swallow and she leaned forward to him.

"Aaaand?"

Blu wiped his beak and was indeed surprised by the excellent flavour of the critter, however he was still not willing to give up his civilised nature and he was not about to surrender now.

"Well, I eh… It's not so bad."

"Of course it isn't. It's breakfast!"

"Breakfast!" Tiago yelled.

The youngster had popped up on his mother's back, giving Blu a scare. Jewel picked him up and placed him next to her on the floor of their nest. They had been given Roberto's 'old' place as a token of appreciation for saving the forest. It had only been a week since, however, and Blu still had a long way to go before he was fully suited to living in the wild. If it was up to him, he'd make sure that it would take a couple of years if not forever. He postponed the eating of clay and bugs as long as he could, even though this particular one tasted pretty good. Unfortunately for him, his wife had other ideas.

Today, like in the past few days, she dragged him along to fetch breakfast for themselves and their chicks. They gathered brazil nuts mostly, which Blu stored in his fanny pack. Although Eduardo still didn't like human things in the group, he made an exception for a few items, among which the multi-applicable bag. The elder along with some others had been given fanny packs by Tulio to aid them in things such as collecting building materials for the nest or, in this case, hoarding edible nuts. Occasionally Jewel also caught an insect which Blu then reluctantly stored as well. He had to admit, to his own disappointment, that she was actually quite good in catching them.

"Okay, I think we're pretty much prepared for our three hungry beaks." Blu remarked as he had trouble stuffing the last nut into the fanny pack.

The parents returned home greeting other macaw families, who had now also came out of their nests, on their way back. When they arrived, the three children had already woken up and had started attending to their own daily activities. Tiago was jumping around and sliding down into the bath, splashing up water at Carla, who was trying to listen to her ipod. She glanced at him annoyed, while she took more distance from her brother and his aqueous antics. At the same time, Bia was reading her Amazon book with a fascinated expression and she was the last to spot her parents' return. It wasn't until Jewel called her over that she actually let go of her precious reading material. When she arrived, she found her brother already greedily chewing on a yellow beetle.

"Did you know some beetles store venom in their bodies making them poisonous to birds that eat them?" she asked, pointing at Tiago.

As struck by lightning, Blu slapped the snack out of his son's beak.

"How poisonous exactly?" he demanded with a frightened look.

"My book didn't say. Only that some species are known to cause paralysis if eaten in certain quantity."

Tiago who was trying to take a bite out of another bug was rudely picked up by his father who started to inspect him from nose to tail, checking whether he didn't find any traces of the described symptom. Jewel spotted how Tiago vividly tried to escape the examination and reach the food in front of him.

"He's fine, Blu, see? He's not even close to paralysis."

"And what if it has an incubation period? I think we need to keep an eye on his motion capabilities."

"Blu, don't you think you're exaggerating a bit?"

"You can never be too careful, Jewel!"

"Whatever! Dad, please, I'm starving!"

"Let your son eat his breakfast, daddy."

Blu loved it when she called him that. He never thought he could be a father and now he had three children. He let go of his squirming offspring and watched with amusement how the latter threw himself on a brazil nut right from the moment he felt ground under his feet. The family continued their most important meal of the day, although Blu was still giving each of his children an inquisitive look each time they ate a bug. He himself kept solely to fruit such as the brazil nuts, which he had learned to appreciate, mostly because he thought the rest to be even worse. But the mood was about to change significantly as a particular bird was nearing the nest.

This is it so far. I hope you like it, because I intend to write more. If you have tips, suggestions or other remarks, please, do not hesitate to review.