Chapter 1
It was morning in the city of Rio de Janeiro. As the sun began to climb upon the horizon the fog began to fade offering a brief freshness to the dawn. The day promised to be a hot one, with lots of humidity and very little rain to offer any relief. Even amongst the forest, the many birds could feel the pleasant increase of the tropical humidity as they came awake to peer out at the city on the horizon. To them, life seemed perfect, they could live without a care in the world, and in a place as beautiful as Rio, they could sing to their heart's content. Despite the beauty which almost seemed to seep off the city like a contagious virus, the jungle itself proved to be a beautiful place in its own right. Strands of sunlight slanted through the thick canopy above, shifting patterns in unison with the trees as the wind swept across the branches, this was the first sight that Blu noticed as he slowly began to awaken from his slumber. Without a word the spix's macaw peered down at his large cerulean wings and noticed the familiar figure of his mate wrapped within them. She rubbed against him and let out a comfortable sigh which only brought a smile to his face. He shifted his attention to the chicks for a quick moment and made sure that they were still asleep before planting a kiss on Jewel's cheek. Moving his free wing he proceeded to pat her back, careful to be as gentle as possible. At the feel of his warm embrace, Jewel started to smile in her sleep, which only caused Blu's smile to a couple of minutes of laying in silence, Blu peered out at the cloudless blue sky. He rose up onto his talons and ruffled his feathers before stretching the stiffness from his body. He could still feel the last few remnants of sleep fade from him, but the day would be too beautiful to stay inside. He peered back at his new found family one last time and made sure that everyone still remained asleep.
"Perhaps I should go and get some breakfast for everyone." He whispered to himself. "Some fruit would go down nicely, it probably won't be as good as coming from a cereal box, but it definitely is better than nothing at all."Without wasting another second, Blu flew off at full speed, determined to find some halfway decent mangoes, papayas, passion fruits, or whatever he happened to come across in his search. Who knows, he might even happen to find some delicious berries that the chicks would enjoy. The wind soared through his wings as he sped through the jungle with all the speed his body would allow. He chuckled to himself as he peered out at a blur of brown and green, obvious signs of trees which littered both sides of him. His beak twitched as he followed the sweet tropical scents of various fruits. Magoes, papayas, passion fruits, blackberries, all blended together in a savoury sensation which forced his mind to wonder which one would be perfect to start the day. Suddenly he stopped as he caught a glimpse of a yellow canary and a red breasted cardinal hovering in place. It didn't take long for him to realise that he was looking in the direction of two of his most cherished friends.
"Nico! Pedro!"
The two birds turned around, coming alert, their eyes widened with delight as they caught sight of their long time friend.
"Well, look who we have here." Nico said with a hint of interest and amusement. "Bird, we thought you were dead."
Pedro held up his wing to silence the canary's shenanigans, he kept a pleasant smile on his face.
"Blu, do you want to go to the soccer stadium with us on Wednesday?" Pedro piped in.
"What about Jewel and the kids?" Blu asked, a little taken aback by the request.
"Don't worry that hot wing and your chicks can follow along with you." Pedro grinned.
"Let me ask Jewel first." Blu replied.
"Suit yourself." Nico and Pedro sighed in unison.
After that sentence, the two birds immediately flew off. Blu hovered in place for a minute contemplating his encounter, before finally continuing on with his task to gather breakfast.
"Perhaps I should go with the mangoes," he admitted. "After all, Jewel does like them."
Once he got the mangoes, he immediately flew back to his hollow.
"Good morning my little angel."
"Good morning to you too my blue bird." replied Jewel.
"While I was getting breakfast, Nico and Pedro asked if you want to go to the stadium on Wednesday to watch the world cup with them with our kids."
Jewel looked at him awkwardly and replied"With Pedro and Nico? Well okay." Jewel than leaned on Blu and nuzzled him.
Suddenly, they heard moans. It was coming from the chicks. Ruby (girl) and her brothers Sapphire and Rudy (boys) woke up and greeted their parents.
"Good morning mom and dad." Said the three little chicks.
"Good morning to you guys too." Replied Jewel and Blu at the same time.
"kids we will be going to the stadium to watch the world cup with your uncle Pedro and Nico." Jewel broke the news to them.
"Yay! We are going to the stadium. We are going to the stadium." They cheered happily.
"But your father and I will only let you go if you behave yourselves."
"Come on Jewel, don't be so tight with them."
"Well okay Blu. So long you stick close to us or your uncles."
