Okay, I'll admit that I'm only a recent fan of the Rio films. I only picked up the first one because I was at Best Buy purchasing a gift, and I got it for ten bucks. It also had a free ticket for Rio 2 as well, which was very nice. Anyway, I watched the movie and it was actually really good. I really liked the music, and the story was pretty nice as well. Same goes for the sequel. Anyway, things aren't really going to be so colorful and high spirited with the idea I have for this fic, so don't expect anything like any of the other stories I've written on my profile.

It was a beautiful day in the Amazon. The birds are chirping, the animals are going about their business…everything was going smoothly, just like any normal day.

Inside the secret spix macaw sanctuary, Blu, Jewel and the kids were busy trying to smoothly integrate themselves into the community. However, a wrench was thrown into their plans when Jewel's old friend Roberto shows up, firmly planting himself between the two of them. This forced Blu to resort to desperate measures to make sure that Roberto doesn't go as far as to try to steal Jewel away from him.

First, he tried making friends with Jewel's father Eduardo, letting the older macaw teach him how to live life as a wild macaw, but his domesticated lifestyle prevented him from effectively perform the tasks Eduardo asked him to do. This only led to him thinking that Blu wasn't worth training, further driving a wedge between them.

Blu even tried to impress Jewel by putting himself into a game of fruit ball against the scarlet red macaws, which he accidentally made happen by taking a Brazil nut from their territory. He played well for a while after getting substituted in, only to score the winning goal for the other team.

Despondent after realizing that the whole colony probably hates him, he decided that the best course of action was to talk to Jewel and see what was going on.

So, as everyone was about to go to bed, Blu flew into their tree house and landed next to Jewel as she was putting Tiago into bed.

"Hey Jewel, can I speak to you for a moment? In private?"

Jewel nodded, and the two of them flew up higher into the tree house.

"What's going on, Blu?"

Blu sighed before replying.

"Look, I've been noticing how you and Roberto seem to be getting along. A little too well, if you ask me."

Jewel looked at Blu, slightly confused.

"Wait, what are you talking about? We've known each other since we were little! Do you really expect me to just ignore him?"

Blu didn't answer, but Jewel could tell what he was thinking from his expression.

"I get it. You're jealous, aren't you?"

"What? N-no, of course not. What makes you think that I'd be jealous of that bird?"

Jewel gave him a disbelieving look.

"Sure, of course you're not."

Blu sighed, realizing he was caught.

"Yeah, alright. I am kind of jealous of him. Who wouldn't be, though?"

Jewel opened his beak to answer before Blu cut her off as he continued speaking.

"Honestly, I'd just feel more comfortable if you'd be a little supportive of me. Most of the other birds probably hate me because of that fiasco with the red macaws this afternoon, and you're busy spending time with everyone else."

Jewel stared at Blu with a hurt expression on his face.

"Wh-I'm just trying to get out and spend time with my family! Why would you say these things?"

Suddenly, Blu's expression faltered as he realized he shouldn't have said what he said. But before he could apologize, Jewel suddenly spoke again.

"Look, Blu…I'm willing to give you the benefit of the doubt and say that this was just pent-up aggression from today. You didn't really have to take it out on me, though!"

"I'm sorry, Jewel. I didn't mean-"

Jewel held up a wing to cut him off.

"Let's just head to bed. Hopefully a good night's sleep will help you cool off."

Blu stared at Jewel as she flew back down to where the kids were; regret filling his heart as he thought the stupid things he said.

"Stupid. Why didn't I think this through better?" he said to himself as he followed Jewel down.

He was about ready to fall asleep next to her before she suddenly pushed him away with a wing.

"Please Blu, I need some space."

Depressed at how far this has gotten, Blu slowly flew over to another area of the tree house, wishing today never happened as he went to sleep.

The next day, Blu woke up refreshed and ready for a new day, before suddenly remembering what happened last night. He looked over to where Jewel was originally sleeping only to find she wasn't there, and neither were the kids.

Blu decided that the best course of action to start the day was to find Jewel and apologize, knowing that he needed to get it over with if he wanted to repair their relationship.

So, as he flew out of the treehouse and into the sanctuary, he kept one eye looking around the area for Jewel. Eventually, he found her standing near the waterfall in the middle of the sanctuary, talking to her dad. He immediately went into a dive, landing near where they were.

"Excuse me, sir?"

Eduardo turned around to look at Blu, a stern look on his face.

"I hear you've been saying some bad things to my daughter. I won't stand for that, as I'm sure you've figured out already."

Blu gulped before replying.

"That's actually the reason I'm here. Can I speak to her, alone?"

Eduardo's expression didn't change, which Blu took as a 'no'.

"Well, can I at least speak to her, please?"

Eduardo continued to stare at Blu for a few more seconds before finally relenting.

"Alright, but I'm keeping my eye on you."

Blu sighed in relief as he turned toward Jewel.

"Jewel, I just wanted to apologize for what I said last night."

Jewel gave a disapproving noise, but she let Blu continue.

"While I do still love the time that I've spent back in Minnesota, spending a majority of my lifetime with just Linda for company, as well as originally thinking I was the only bird of my kind in existence can lead to a pretty lonely life. But now that I have you and the kids, as well as everyone else in this sanctuary, it's a lot to take in, especially with someone like me who is used to the kind of lifestyle I had. And now that I was suddenly alone again just as I finally got used to being around you guys… it was too much to take!"

Jewel's expression noticeably softened as she listened to Blu's explanation.

"So, what I'm saying is, can you forgive me?"

Blu looked at Jewel nervously, not sure whether his apology was enough. But when she smiled, he sighed in relief.

"Apology accepted, Blu. I'm glad to see you've finally come to your senses."

"I'm really sorry about that, Jewel. I promise, I'll find a different way to let off steam if this kind of thing ever happens again."

Blu and Jewel both hugged before Blu looked at Eduardo, who gave him a small smile.

"Good work on that, Blu. Don't expect me to be more lenient if this happens again, though."

"Of course, sir. Thanks for understanding."

Eduardo grunted before flying off.

"So, what do you want to do now?" asked Blu.

"What's say we grab the kids and go see what the guys are up to?"

"Sounds good. Do you know where they are?"

"I thought that you still had them back at the treehouse." said Jewel.

"No, they were gone when I woke up. I figured that they were here with you."

Blu's eyes widened as he realized what could have happened, but Jewel was there to comfort him.

"Don't worry, Blu. I'm sure that they're probably somewhere around the sanctuary. We'll find them."

Blu still looked noticeably nervous, but he nodded and the two of them flew off to begin their search.

However, their search efforts were fruitless, as neither of them could find any of the kids, even with the help of the other macaws.

The two of them were noticeably beginning to panic as they found Nico, Pedro and Rafael, who were busy setting up their own version of Carnaval.

As they landed on the ground, Rafael looked over and saw the two of them, immediately noticing the look that the two of them had on their faces.

"What's going on, you two? You look like you've seen a ghost!"

"Raf, we can't find the kids!" said Blu.

"What do you mean? Aren't they still in the sanctuary?"

"We've looked everywhere! They're nowhere to be found!" said Jewel.

"Dear lord, then that must mean…"

None of them wanted to think of that possibility, so Rafael decided to just drop it right there, turning towards the other two birds.

"Yo Nico! Pedro!"

The two of them flew over and landed in front of them.

"What gives, Raf? We kind of had a thing going with that last act!" said Pedro.

"Blu and Jewel's kids are missing."

Nico and Pedro both gasped.

"They're not in the sanctuary?" asked Nico.

Both Blu and Jewel shook their heads.

"Well, we've got to get a search party going! The sooner we get out there, the less of a chance they have to get too far out."

"So, are you guys going to help us out?" asked Jewel.

"Of course! What kind of friends would we be if we didn't?" said Rafael.

"Thanks so much, you guys. It means a lot." said Blu.

They were all about to fly off, when Pedro suddenly stopped, having realized something.

"Hey you guys, wait a second!"

The rest of the group stopped in their tracks and looked back at Pedro.

"What is it, Pedro? We're kind of losing time here." said Blu, wanting to get moving so they don't lose any more ground.

"The Amazon's a big place. It's gonna take weeks for the five of us to search through it by ourselves. We need to get more birds to help!"

"Pedro does have a point, you guys. You think we should ask the other macaws for help?" asked Jewel.

Blu wasn't sure if they would be willing after what he did to them, but he figured it wouldn't hurt to give it a shot.

"Yeah, let's go talk to them. I'm sure that they'd be happy to help once we explain our situation."

So, as the five birds flew off towards the spix macaw sanctuary, Blu couldn't help but worry, hoping that their children were still okay. However, there was a also a thought at the back of his mind wondering why the kids disappeared in the first place, but he brushed it off, preferring instead to focus on the task ahead.

Thanks for taking the time to read this. Let me know what you think.