Blu was walking down the street after he got free.
Rafael came up to Blu and landed in front of him, blocking his way," Come on Blu, don't do this, you don't have to go back to your owner."
Blu stared at Rafael and said," No, she's done enough to me, all the insults and hates, she doesn't need me, she's better off alone, and I'm going back to Linda."
Rafael shook his head and said," Don't think that Blu, Jewel's probably missing you right now."
Blu shoved Rafael and continued walking down the street, with his eyes staring on the ground, and filled with sadness. Nico and Pedro suddenly flew in front of Blu and Rafael and stopped them.
"Blu!" Nico landed and said to him.
"What do you want?" Blu said irritatedly.
"You gotta come with us, a big cockatoo got Jewel!" Pedro exclaimed with his wings up.
"Nigel," Blu said to himself, and looked back, still a glimpse of a light blue figure, but wasn't physically there. He shook his head and said," Whatever."
"What?! Blu, you have to get her back!" Rafael was surprised that Blu didn't want to save Jewel.
"Why? So she can keep telling me I'm a pet?" Blu said sarcastically.
"Blu, if you save her, she'll be with you all your life, I promise." Rafael tried his best to convince Blu to save Jewel from the cockatoo.
"No, just go away, I'm going back to Linda." Blu hesitated and said to them.
"But…"
"GO AWAY!" Blu shouted and made everyone jump back in fear.
"Ok geez, I guess you don't our help then." Nico said and flew away in the opposite direction," Have fun with your owner."
Rafael followed Nico and looked back at Blu, and sighed at the sight of two broken lovers, they could've been together, but one decided to back up, maybe this isn't a fairy tale, and there's no happily ever after.
Blu continued to walk down the street and saw some fireworks illuminating the sky with its bright color and light, but it's the exact opposite of Blu's mood. He couldn't tell what was going on with him, anger? Depression? Sorrow? Blu stared down at his gray talons as he walked step by step down the brick tiles on the floor. An image of a light blue figure appeared but disappeared quickly as he blinked, his heart raced and pounded with great force as he remembered the time that he and Jewel were together, on the train, the beach, the forest, and the aviary, but they all seemed to fade slowly in his memory when he tried to grasp onto them like sands, the harder you grab, the more it goes away, and there was no more. He could recall the images of the past day, but the key element was missing. Something else had dominated his mind, a human. Linda was his best friend, they grew up together and shared a wonderful time with each other, but was it time to move on? Two females, Linda or Jewel. Either die as a virgin and live a safe life or have a family but always have to look out after dangers that lurk everywhere in the wild. He sighed and continued to walk down the street, with his mind strangled with questions.
Jewel in her cage, about to be loaded into the airplane.
"Let me go you stinky cockatoo!" Jewel shouted out and rammed the cage, trying to break the metal bar, but it was no use.
"How pity, where did your boyfriend go?" Nigel smiled evilly and said," I would really like to have two of the same kind, one is too boring."
"First of all, Blu's not my boyfriend, and second, you'll never get him because he's not coming for me," Jewel said with anger in her tone but rue at the same time.
"Don't worry princess, I'm sure your prince will come after you in no time." Nigel looked at his sharp talon and said," I wonder how many seconds it takes for this talon to break your neck."
Nigel snapped his talon onto Jewel's neck and choked her, she pounded his talon with her wings but wasn't effective.
"Nigel! We need to keep her alive." The poacher said to Nigel when he almost choked Jewel to death.
"You'll pay for this," Jewel said with hatred as her body was brutally dropped on the cage floor, and coughed a few times when her necks got free.
"Have fun." Nigel laughed maniacally as he flew into the control room with the poachers.
Jewel clamped her beak as she saw Nigel flying into the control room. She sighed and looked around her. Birds in cages were all that she saw, from various color and sizes, and all kinds of species. She had a deep hatred towards humans and this incident had her believe even more that they are evil, but what really bothered her is the fact that she felt something was missing particularly a bird. She doesn't know how but she just felt safe and comfort when Blu's around, and she only had that feeling before she was deported with her parents. She couldn't tell what it was like, a warm feeling that just rushes up to her entire body when the image of Blu appeared in her mind.
"Hey." A voice called out.
"What?" Jewel escaped her thoughts and said, looking around for the voice source, and found out that it was just a male scarlet macaw.
"Whatcha doing?" The scarlet macaw said in a voice almost whispering.
"Thinking, obviously," Jewel said.
"Whatcha thinkin bout?" The scarlet macaw kept asking.
"That's none of your business," Jewel said and turned her back against him.
The scarlet macaw smirked and said," You are thinking about that Blu aren't you?"
"How do you know?" Jewel turned back.
"You and that cockatoo were just talking about it, it was so loud everyone heard it." The scarlet macaw said," So what's the problem?"
"Do you want to know?"
"Yes."
"Ok, this macaw named Blu, I like him, he's cute and… charming, but we got into an argument."
"Ahh, typical teenager problems."
"Hey, you know nothing about love, you just look like somebody that eats human's trash." Jewel was mad that the scarlet macaw called her concerns 'teenager problem'.
"Oh, don't get me started, I had three wives already, and they all died because of those f**king humans." The scarlet macaw got a little bit emotional," I'm more of an expert in these kinds of areas, and sorry for the language."
"Oh ok then, do you think that he'll come for me?"
"Of course, only birds that are mentally retarded or are human's pet can reject such a beauty like you.
"Actually… He is a pet." Jewel said slowly.
"What?! Had you a feeling for pets? They are the worst, all they do is ask for food and mimic human voice so they can get some desperate attentions."
"Not this pet, he's special…"
"Heck, everybody says their boyfriend is special."
"He's not my boyfriend!"
"Then why do you talk about him?"
"Because… I want him to be my boyfriend, but… there's one major issue."
"What?"
"He can't fly."
"Umm, ok what?" The scarlet said with his beaks opened wide.
"Yeah, he can't fly and I was stuck with him on a chain, and I somehow started to have connections with him."
"Well, let me just ask you a question." The scarlet macaw said," Do you love him?"
"I… I don't know, we've just known each other for less than two days."
"Does your heartbeat increase whenever you think of him?"
"Yes."
"Do you always look at him when he's not looking at you?"
"Yes…"
"Do you get nervous when he's around?"
"Yes."
"Ok, let me ask you again, do you love him?"
"YES, yes I do!" Jewel shouted out her feelings.
"Looks like I decoded you, you love that flightless pet macaw called Blu, but does he have the same feeling for you?"
"Of course he does, he acts really awkward around me, just watch him be hiding somewhere on this big silver thing and save me at the right moment.
"I don't think so young lady, if he loves you back he would've jumped into the fire for you already."
"What?"
"It's a metaphor for saving you without thinking and getting caught." The scarlet macaw smirked," Looks like he doesn't love you enough to save you."
"That's not true, he's going to come for me, I believe in him," Jewel said.
"Whatever floats your boat." The scarlet macaw crossed his wings and lowered his head to sleep.
Jewel looked behind her, a city filled with light and confetti became smaller and smaller as the plane rose and took off to the distance. The booming sound of the airplane annoyed her and also made her anxious about what the scarlet macaw said. That scarlet macaw sure had some experience in love, but could she really trust what he said? Was Blu really not coming for her? Jewel stared down at the dim light shining from the city down below her. But soon disappeared into nothing, like her hope in Blu to save her from wherever this plane goes. Jewel sat down and broke into tears, thinking about all the time that they had been together, and she would much rather have Blu in her life than living alone in the jungle, but now she got nothing, no freedom, no affection, nothing, and her life is now dependent upon the will of the poachers.