Hi, everyone. VPVPVP here for a sequel to my previous story, Blu, Jupiter and Company's Return to Rio: Double Trouble (or DT for short). This time, the sequel will be focussing on the offspring of the main cast, among them Carla, Bia and Tiago (the two daughters and son of Blu and Jewel) and Justin, Charlotte, Matilda and Virgil (the four chicks of Zephyr and Venus). The name of this story is going to be Carla, Bia and Tiago and the Legend of the Bizarre Birds and Treasure and the reason for the title will become clearer as the story goes on. This story is set three years after the events of DT, and the chicks of the main cast had all grown up though they are still quite young, but not far off from adolescents (except Triton and Indigo). Some of the chicks had become close that they are close to becoming boyfriend/girlfriend couples: Carla and Justin had become close, as had Tiago and Matilda, and Ganymede and Mimas despite the former being a scarlet macaw and the latter, a blue-and-gold macaw, and some more pairings will develop as the story progresses. Furthermore, Carla, Bia and Tiago have started up a circle of friends meeting every week as a form of discussion on the events occurring in their tribes and clans and also around them. But a new threat is about to reveal itself as time goes on. For now, life is happy in the Sanctuary de Amazon and the animal residents are all thriving.

To add, this story will be different from the previous one. Rather than an underground Lost World, the legend will be instead situated in the rainforest in another country which we will see as the story goes on but some of the elements will remain. Okay, here we go!

Chapter 1- prologue: three years on

It had been three years since the poachers led by Lysandre had been arrested and dealt with, as well as the defeat of Nigel during Blu and company's first summer trip to Rio and not much has really changed in the Blu Bird Sanctuary and the Sanctuary de Amazon. Over the three years, a building, which was an animal hospital, had been built in the Sanctuary de Amazon while bird hides for tourists had been constructed around the sanctuary for tourists to hide and examine the wildlife. The construction of the animal hospital had been a relief for the ecologist groups in charge of looking after the sanctuary as it had saved the hassle of travelling all the way to Manaus with animals that had been seriously injured. Animals that had been treated of any injuries would then be released straight into the habitat without the need for transport back to the sanctuary which saved a lot of money on transport costs. Furthermore, entry into the protected nature reserve had become restricted which meant that fewer poachers had managed to get through only to be found out and caught. All ecologists working on the sanctuary had been required to get licences since the incident with Lysandre's group three years ago.

The macaw tribes and clans and all the non-tribe and clan birds living in their territories continued to live together peacefully but Carla, Bia and Tiago's generation had grown up over the years. The first-brood offspring of the main cast were now over three years old and many of them had entered pre-adolescence. Apart from their increase in size, their main features remained largely unchanged. Carla now resembled a miniature version of her great-aunt Mimi with the same chubby build and cerulean feathers though her crest, which greatly resembled her mother Jewel's, remained straight with a flick at the ends unlike Mimi's crest feathers which were curly. Carla's interest in music and dancing had blossomed over the years and the collection of songs on her Ipod had expanded. Bia had grown up into a miniature lookalike of her mother Jewel with the same slim build and body structure. However, her crest feathers remained flat against her head. Her interest in the sciences had blossomed like how Carla's interest in music had over the years. She now had her own collection of books in her room and had become more and more into nature, astronomy, physics and maths. Tiago, the youngest and only first-brood son of Blu and Jewel, had taken on a slender version of his father and his crest feathers still bore a strong resemblance to Jewel's crest but the feathers were messier. Tiago had become mature though sometimes he was still a bit immature and liked pranks. Though he was mischievous at times, he was not rambunctiously naughty unlike the majority of Rafael and Eva's kids and grandkids.

Mercury and Sapphire's daughters, Phoebe, Jasmine and Annette had also grown and were not far off from maturity as Lear's macaws matured at around age four. All three had grown into beautiful young female Lear's macaws. Phoebe and Jasmine's head feathers had grown longer but they still remained shorter than Sapphire's while Annette had taken on a more spitting-image of her father Mercury. Phoebe's interests had changed slightly and she had become more into music like Carla. However, her love for brightly coloured things remained. Jasmine's interest in music and singing had also blossomed and she even had her own Ipod much like Carla. Annette, meanwhile, had become an improved dancer though she was not keen on singing. The three sisters had become close friends with Carla, Bia and Tiago and the other main cast's first-brood offspring though they were closer to Carla than they were Bia and Tiago because of their interests in music and dancing.

Zephyr and Venus's four chicks, Justin, Charlotte, Matilda and Virgil had also grown up into beautiful and handsome young pre-adolescent Spix macaws and had become close to Carla and her two siblings. Justin's appearance which strongly resembled his father Zephyr had become more pronounced and his love of music had also blossomed and he had become very close to Carla such that they were now a couple. Charlotte's appearance which greatly resembled her aunt Brisa had also become more pronounced. Her skills in soccer had developed and she was now a skilled soccer player. Matilda had taken on a more spitting-image of her mother Venus though her feathers remained a bright electric blue. Matilda's love of light-hearted mischief had also developed and she had become close to Tiago. The duo sometimes played pranks on the others such as occasionally scaring Blu with a spider whenever he slept in! Virgil had not changed much either but his electric blue feathers had grown a little brighter. He, in fact, bore a stronger resemblance to Venus's decaesed father Erico who had similar features except that his feathers were lush blue like Blu and Zephyr's feathers. Virgil did not show much interest in a particular subject though he was fascinated with nature. His crush on Bia had become more pronounced but Bia had paired up with another male chick named Raul, which Virgil was a little jealous of but decided to leave it.

Mars and Chiquitita's three sons, Phobos, Deimos and Alexandre, had also grown up but again their main features had not changed much. Phobos and Deimos were smaller than the average pre-teen green-winged macaw height, a trait Chiquitita had when she was their age but Alexandre's height was around the average. All three sons bore a stronger resemblance to Mars but Phobos and Deimos had maintained their mother's slender build. Phobos and Deimos seemed to quite like light-hearted mischief while Alexandre had become a talented dancer.

Jupiter and Ruby's four first-brood chicks, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto had also grown larger but again, their features had pretty much remained the same, though Ganymede's height which he had inherited from Jupiter had become more obvious. He was now taller than his older sisters Io and Europa and his muscular build had developed. Callisto was tall but not as tall as Ganymede. Io's interest in music had developed and she was one of Carla's closest friends. Europa's interest in mischief had waned unlike Tiago and Matilda but she still liked playing the occasional pranks on her friends. Ganymede had become more and more into science and was like a scarlet macaw version of Bia. Like Bia he also had a collection of books in his family's hollow. Callisto had become more and more skilled in playing soccer. Her skills rivalled those of Charlotte though her style was more elegant.

Saturn and Orquidea's large brood, Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Titan and Iapetus had also grown into pretty pre-adolescent blue-and-gold macaws. Again, their main features remained largely the same though Tethys, Dione and Rhea had become more and more like identical triplets and could only be told apart by their eye colours and length of feathers on their green foreheads. Tethys had the shortest and her eyes were magenta, Dione's feathers were medium and her eyes were pink and Rhea's feathers were longest and her eye colour was violet. Titan had grown taller than the other six and had likely inherited Saturn's rather unusual large size. The seven chicks' interests had also changed. Mimas had gone off soccer and had taken up art instead, Enceladus had developed a greater keenness on nature, especially bugs though he took care not to go anywhere near the venomous ones, Tethys, Dione and Rhea had become slightly mischievous though they remained mature, Titan still remained into art and music and Iapetus remained interested in singing and dancing though he now liked collecting stones which he started over a year ago.

Uranus and Esmeralda's five, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon also remained largely unchanged in appearance except for their increase in size. The four daughters now bore a stronger resemblance to their mother while Oberon looked more like his father. Oberon's four sisters looked so alike that they were sometimes called quads. They could be only told apart by the colours of their eyes like Tethys, Dione and Rhea. Miranda's eyes were emerald green, Ariel's were lime green, Umbriel's eyes were dark hunter green and Titania's were blue-green. Only Oberon stood out for the shade of certain parts of his plumage were different from his four sisters' and his crest was different. Miranda had become more and more into painting, Ariel had become more into nature, Umbriel had developed a love for brightly coloured insects, even gross ones like beetles, Titania's love of flowers had also grown stronger and she now had a book on the flowers and trees of the Amazon. She was basically like a great green macaw version of Bia but she specialised in plants instead. Oberon, meanwhile, had become more into soccer and like Charlotte and Callisto he had become a skilled soccer player.

Neptune and Ultramarine's two chicks, Triton and Indigo, had also grown up. They were now obviously taller than their smaller species friends but despite being over three years old, the two were still rather like young human kids for they were still far from adolescence. Hyacinth macaws matured at around seven years so Triton and Indigo were still very young. However, their interests had developed. Indigo had become more into bird flight and anatomy and had even had a book on the subject while Triton had become more into music and acting. However, he was still too young to attend a club.

Ceres and Cobalto's sons, Azul, Aurelio and Wilbur had grown into handsome young blue-throated macaws. Again, their main features had largely remained unchanged. Their talents had also developed and had become more obvious. Azul was an excellent dancer and could perform a variety of complicated sequences of moves; Wilbur had taken up an interest in creepy-crawlies and even had a book on them. He had been able to memories a lot of insect and other creepy-crawly species from it, and Aurelio's singing voice had developed into an elaborate one similar to Roberto's silvery voice. Aurelio was basically like a blue-throated macaw version of Roberto.

Lastly, Pluto and Lapis Lazuli's four chicks, Blueberry, Charon, Quincy and Flor had also grown up into pretty young glaucous macaws. Like all the other chicks, not much has changed in their appearances apart from their sizes, but their interests had developed or had changed. Blueberry had taken up painting and could paint a variety of pictures using fruit and flower paint as paints and large leaves and slabs of wood as canvases, Charon had become more into nature though he was not as brainy as Bia or Ganymede. He could do basic maths relatively close to Bia's level. Quincy liked music much like Carla and even had his own Ipod and Flor, like Charon, also liked nature and had especially become interested in flowers and plants like Titania. She had a book on the plants of the Amazon and had practically memories many of the species.

Back in the Spix macaw tribe, Zephyr's sister and Venus's sister-in-law, Brisa, had become the mate of Roberto and with him; she had a clutch of three chicks, two older sons named Jojo and Felix, and a younger daughter named Lavender. Justin, Charlotte, Matilda and Virgil had become cousins of these three chicks while Venus and Zephyr now had two nephews and a niece. These three siblings were also close friends with Carla, Bia and Tiago and were part of their circle of friends. Life certainly was positive for all the animals of the Sanctuary de Amazon. However, a new threat against the Sanctuary de Amazon was soon to emerge, meaning a new adventure for some of our feathered friends…