This is the second story of my Rio adventure series, and the sequel to Rio summer break. If you liked it, leave a review of what you think.
A group of birds were flying over the nation of Brazil in South America, they weren't just any casual migrators who flies around and searches for warmer areas, they were heading for one specific forest which we all know, the Amazon rain forest. The flight was tiring for them since it was a two thousand mile distance, but they were determined enough to finish this whole flight in less than a week.
One female spix macaw was filled with enthusiasm within this whole flight. She didn't complain a single time during this trip and encouraged others to extend their energy limitation. That macaw that we all love is Jewel, she was always the leading the pack and the last one to rest. Everyone was clueless where she got all this energy from, but Jewel knows that it is the determination of seeing her family again that boosted herself beyond its limits.
Jewel's mate, however, struggles to keep up with the pack. The male spix macaw named Blu was a sarcastic and nervous macaw, but he did get some braveness from his independent Jewel. He loved his mate Jewel and never wanted to disappoint her or make her mad, he always wants the best for her and that's one of the reason that Jewel fell in love with him. Even though the flight was long and tedious, he still manages to keep up with Jewel because his love for her made his body and mind stronger.
The female aplomado falcon who seemed to be attracted to a eagle whose name was Maria, was excited about being in a real rain forest. She never imagined herself being in a wet and humid environment, and just thinking about it made her both excited and apprehensive. She didn't even know how she fell in love with a bird almost twice as big as her, but she didn't mind that at all. All she care about was that she loved him and she knew that the eagle will protect her no matter what. Their relationship had been strengthened over the course of last two month, they dated each other quite often and always spent times enjoying each other's company.
Will, the bald eagle that loves Maria, had no problem following the lead of Jewel. He was big for his girlfriend, almost twice as big and had completely different appearance. Will was formerly a human and turned into a bird after he went to a bar. He didn't care much at all, in fact, he loved being a bird, especially someone who sits on top of the food chain. The only thing that bothered him really was his father. He rather forget everything about him than having broken memories like broken glass that stabs him in the heart everytime he thinks about his father. He tried not to think about him but rather think about the life in Amazon rain forest. It will be an exhilarating adventure for both him and Maria once they get there.
After a few days of flying, they reached the border of the Amazon rain forest and entered it. Immediately trees began to appear and the thick leaves of the forest gave it the color green. Rivers flows down the both in and out of the land, creating a huge maze-like land. Jewel knew exactly where the spix macaw tribe lived so she guided the pack into the deep center of the forest.
Just as Jewel thought, she flew in the familiar area when they first came to Amazon. She flew past a few trees and saw the huge waterfall from a distance, and she knew that this was the territory of the spix macaw tribe. Will and Maria was fascinated both by the scale of this area and the beauty of it.
"Isn't it amazing?" Jewel said to Will and Maria with a sigh of relief.
"Wow, I've never seen anywhere that wild." Will commented and raised his head to see everything around him.
"Are there any dangerous predators?" Maria asked Jewel with a hint of fear.
"Oh no, there isn't anything we are really afraid of here, except for the humans that we got rid of last year. They almost destroyed our home, but Blu here is brave enough to stand out and defend our land." Jewel smiled before looking at Blu.
"It's nothing, I wanted to protect it because I want you and your family to be safe." Blu blushed at Jewel giggled as she gave him a small kiss on the cheek.
"You always know what to say don't you?" Jewel joked as she turned around to Will and Maria to introduce them to this area," We used to fight with the scarlet macaw tribe, but we've established peace ever since Blu came here. All of what you see is shared between the spix and scarlet macaw."
"Don't eat any macaws here Will, because they will gang up against you if you do." Blu warned Will not to harm any macaws.
"Aww, I guess I can only get mangos." Will said sarcastically not liking the fact that he's restricted to killing macaws.
"Actually you don't have to, there are snakes around here that likes to annoy us. They don't cause harm to adults, but the eggs don't have sharp talons so they sometimes get eaten by the snake." Blu introduced another source of food for him," If you can catch some of those thief, you can get some good reputation around the tribe."
"Well, at least it's better than vegetables and fruits." Will sighed and said," They just don't taste good."
"Let's go see how my dad is doing." Jewel took off and flew to Eduardo's place.
After flying up to the big open space on the rock where they usually hang out, Jewel spotted his dad and yelled at him," Daddy! we are back!"
Eduardo recognized the voice and turned around. His face was filled was joy when he saw that her daughter was back from Rio. Jewel flew down to the rock and gave his dad a big tight hug.
"Did you have fun? Did Blu treat you well? How are the kids?" Eduardo bombarded Jewel with questions.
"One at a time dad." Jewel said to Eduardo. Blu and his kids landed beside Jewel.
"So how was the trip?" Eduardo asked Jewel.
"It was quite interesting, me and Blu had a lot of fun. There was this big eagle named Erico who nearly killed me." Jewel told him about the enemy that she encountered. Will and Maria landed after Blu and his kids. Eduardo saw them and jumped back.
"WHAT ARE THESE FOREIGNERS DOING HERE?" Eduardo was both shocked and angry at their presence.
"Dad hold on, they saved me from Erico. They are not dangerous." Jewel tried to calm his dad down.
"Wait, you saved my daughter?" Eduardo calmed down but still has a hint of annoyance in his tone.
"Yes, and it wasn't easy since he was so much bigger than me." Will said to Eduardo and didn't like his attitude towards him and Maria.
"I guess I have to thank you." Eduardo thanked both Will and Maria," But you are not welcome here."
"What? Dad come on, they can help you clear out the snake problems." Jewel said wanting Will and Maria to stay.
"Yeah, what did we do to you?" Maria said without knowing Eduardo's temper.
"Because you look dangerou and I don't want any troubles in my tribe, so I want to you to curl into a small ball and get the heck outta here." Eduardo said showing dislike against them.
"Fine, see you later old man." Maria said with displeasure," Come on Will, let's get out of here."
Maria said to Will and they both left the place, they thought they were supposively be welcomed, but they were terribly wrong. Eduardo drove them out like they were invaders.
"Dad, why did you do that? They were my friends, and they can help us improve lives here." Jewel whined about Eduardo's decision.
"How can two dangerously strong bird ever help us? Even if they do, it will make us look weak and always need help of others." Eduardo tried to prove his point.
"But that doesn't give you the right to just drive them away, you should give them a chance." Jewel kept arguing with Eduardo while Blu and her kids just stepped back from the conversation.
"They are not safe to be around and they will not be permitted to be here. End of the argument." Eduardo finished and headed back to his hollow.
"Let's just go see aunt Mimi now." Jewel said flying away to a different direction.
"What a mean old bird." Maria said to Will while flying searching for shelter," We didn't even do anything bad to him."
"I guess the strong aren't welcomed among the weak." Will said with sarcasm again.
After flying for half an hour, Maria spotted a hollow big enough for both of them to live in, so she called Will to come," Over here, I found one."
Will heard Maria and flew to her side, he then followed Maria into the hollow. The hollow seemed to be unoccupied and safe to live in. Will sighed and said," I guess we'll live in this hollow then."
"Yeah, we have to make a nest first, and maybe make some markings later." Maria said to Will before flying out to get some building materials.
"Then we can go hunting." Will said and followed Maria," We haven't eaten anything in two days."
"But first we have to gather some materials to build our nest." Maria said as she picked up some soft leaves and dried branches.
"I'll help you." Will said and carried some materials up to the hollow and began building their nest.
Blu, Jewel and the kids all flew up to Mimi's hollow and landed quietly trying not to disturb her. Rafael, Nico and Pedro all went on separate way because they need to clean up their old hollow. Mimi heard some footsteps and raised her head, she jumped up and ran to Jewel hugging her tightly.
"My little wildflower has returned from Rio, how was it?" Mimi said with a big smile on her face.
"The trip was fun, but I got injured by this big eagle named Erico." Jewel said to her aunt.
"Oh my, that's terrible! How did you escape?" Mimi gasped and asked Jewel.
"There is another eagle named Will who helped me kill him." Jewel said looking outside," But my dad drove him out because he thinks that eagles are dangerous."
"They are, but your friend Will doesn't sound so bad." Mimi said to Jewel.
"Yeah, and he came with a falcon named Maria, and apparently they are a couple." Jewel said to Mimi.
"What?! How can eagle be with a falcon, their size and appearance doesn't match." Mimi was shocked to hear that Will wasn't attracted to another eagle but a falcon.
"They said love doesn't matter who you are, just like how I was attracted to Blu when we have completely different personality." Jewel said to Mimi and gave a small nudge to Blu.
"Hey Juju, good to see you back." Roberto flew in the hollow and landed beside Jewel. Blu still had some dislike against Roberto because Blu thinks that he's trying to steal Jewel from him.
"Oh hey Beto." Jewel smiled at Roberto and said back to him. She knows that Blu is jealous of him for many reasons so she tried to keep some distance away from Roberto.
"Hello Roberto, good to see you again." Blu forced himself to put a smile on his face to show that he doesn't mind Roberto at all.
"How was Rio?" Roberto asked Jewel. He wanted Jewel to be with him badly, he always dream about being with Jewel someday, but that spot had been taken by Blu, so he has a deep hidden hatred towards Blu.
"It great, me, Blu and the kids had a lot of fun, but there was this big eagle named Erico who almost killed me, but luckily someone came and saved me." Jewel said to Roberto.
"That's terrible to hear. Do you want to go to the riverbank for some brazil nuts?" Roberto asked Jewel to go with him so he can be alone with her and admire her beauty.
"Sure, do you want to come too Blu?" Jewel wanted Blu to come with her so he won't have to worry too much about her.
"Yeah, it will be great. What about you guys?" Blu said and asked his three children. He felt relief when Jewel told him to come too, so it won't be awkward when he wants to ask too.
"We'll stay here with great aunt Mimi." Tiago said before his sisters could speak. Tiago thinks that going out in the forest just for some brazil nuts is too boring, he rather stays home and make some pranks when his parents get home.
"Alright, let's go." Roberto said before taking off. He wanted to spent time with Jewel but Blu will be there to interrupt them.
Blu and Jewel followed Roberto to an open area around the riverbank. There are nuts everywhere on the tree, so it would be a good place for a picnic. Roberto flew up the branch and plugged some nuts off and placed them in front of Jewel.
"Thanks for the food and this wonderful place Beto." Jewel thanked Roberto for bring them here.
"You are welcome, now eat up, you don't wanna fly around Amazon without some energy." Roberto said to Jewel as he cracked open one of the nut.
After spending a few hours of eating and chatting, Blu and Jewel knew that they had to go back or their kids will start to worry, so Blu said to Roberto," I think we'll be going, we have to take care of our kids."
"Well, I guess I can't stop you, see you later guys." Roberto said as he flew away in a different direction. He glanced back at Jewel and thought," Why do you have to be a mate of a stupid domesticated bird? There's nothing good about him, but don't worry, I'll save you from him later."
"There we go, nice and comfy." Maria sighed and looked at their nest.
"Perfect, now we can go find some food." Will said and licked his beak.
"Yeah, I'm starving." Maria said as she left the hollow and started searching for animals. She immediately saw some spix and scarlet macaws and said," We can eat those macaws. Man, those macaws look delicious.
"We can't eat them because they are endangered species. Humans might hunt us down for eating those macaws." Will stopped Maria before she could charge at them.
"Then what are we going to eat?" Maria asked sadly to the fact that she couldn't eat them anymore.
"We can eat other small birds or fish if you like." Will said to Maria.
"Ok." Maria said and flew around the forest to find anything interesting.
After a few minutes of flying, Maria and Will saw a squirrel sitting on a branch eating a nut. Will used his hyperspeed to ram the squirrel onto the ground and knocking it unconscious. Maria flew down to his side and looked at their prey.
"Looks like we got some food to eat." Maria said happily but then saw something in the corner of her eyes. She turned around and saw some camps around the forest, so she asked Will," Umm, Will, what are those camps doing here?"
"I don't know, maybe just some tourist who just wants to see the endangered macaws." Will said and lifted the squirrel and carried it back to their hollow. Will decapitated the squirrel with his claws and kept half for later. The couple enjoyed their meal together and chatted with each other.
"It's not bad actually." Maria said biting one of its leg.
"Yep, but I still prefer macaws." Will said to Maria and drank some blood from the squirrel.
After filling their stomach with food, they cleaned each other's beak and claws. The couple then went in the nest and lied down watching the stars.
"You know, your feathers are really comfy when I lie my head on it." Maria said while resting her head in Will's wing.
"I think I forgot a spot on your beak while cleaning." Will said pulling her head up to his height and kissed her, he almost pulled her entire beak in his mouth since it her beak was small. They hugged each other while kissing and slept peacefully after leaving marks on both of their beaks.
Will's dream
"I did what you asked Artor." Will said to the empty space in front of him.
"Is Amazon fun?" The creature whose name is Artor appeared in front of him.
"I don't know, but they sure do have some nice views." Will said to Artor thinking about the life in Amazon.
"I see that Eduardo doesn't like you here." Artor said to Will.
"Yeah, I wonder why." Will said irritatedly.
"You'll just have to get used to the environment here, but be aware of your surroundings." Artor said before disappearing into dust again.
End of dream
Blu and Jewel just putted their children to sleep and went to their nest for some rest. Blu was still uncomfortable about Roberto so he braved up up and asked Jewel," Do you like Roberto?"
"Yeah, he's a cool bird." Jewel casually answered.
"Would you rather prefer him or me?" Blu nervously asked Jewel hoping that she wouldn't freak out.
"What do you mean?" Jewel asked Blu and looked at him in the eye.
"He's always better than me in every way." Blu finally expressed his feeling to Jewel," I'm afraid that you'll leave me and live with him one day.
"That's nonsense Blu. Why would you ever think that? We are mates and I will never cheat on you, still remember that we swore to be mate for life?" Jewel wasn't really shocked by Blu since she saw it coming.
"I'm sorry Jewel, it's just that he's perfect and I'm not. I thought you chose me because I was the only one left." Blu said sadly trying not to look at Jewel.
"It's ok Blu, heck, I even feel jealous when you were with some really pretty female spix macaws. I even wanted to kill them so that they don't steal you from me. No one is perfect, I have some bad things that you might not like. I still would've chose you even if there are more spix macaw to choose from because I just love the way you are, funny and nervous.." Jewel turned Blu's head to her side with her wings and moved closer to him.
"No one can ever be as pretty as you are." Blu smiled and kissed Jewel passionately.
"You always know what to say to make me happy." Jewel giggled and fell asleep on Blu's fluffy chest followed by Blu.
That's chapter one, thanks for reading, I'll catch you guys later.