'Sometimes in life, you need to take risks. Take a deep breath and dive into the unknown, only then will you know what lies ahead of you.' These were words that Kalea had been told many times by her father, which always confused her. Sun Conure's were known for sticking with their flock and would never venture far. Yet her father always said one day he's going to leave the flock and fly to Rio, a city full of music and dreams. He'd always loved music and was known around the amazon for his mesmerizing voice and his crazy ideas. Kalea thought highly of her father, she'd often practise her singing with him and would go to the jungles parties with him. They were inseparable.
That was until a day, two years ago on. Kalea watched from afar as her father said his goodbyes to his family and friends, although they were concerned for his wellbeing most of them gave him a warm farewell. Apart from his mate- Kalea's mother. She thought the idea was 'insane and dangerous' a 'death wish', even when he said he was only going for Carnival she wanted nothing to do with the idea, this was why on the day of his departure, she sat in the nest, saying no goodbyes. Kalea on the otherhand followed her father, begging him to let her come, however it was cut short at the edge of their territory.
'Sweetie it's too dangerous for a small bird like you, maybe next year I'll take you with me, okay? Besides, someone needs to look after your mom.' He said calmly to her, his brown eyes were stern yet deep down you could see his sorrow for decaling his daughters offer.
"You promise to take me next time?"
"I promise."
Those were the only other words that had stuck with Kalea, that promise. The promise that one day she would be able to go Rio with her father. To sing and dance with some of the most talented birds in the world. Yet, as weeks went by, the flock started to get worried about the Sun conure's whereabouts. He'd not returned. They'd started talking to other birds around the Rainforest, they'd said that some birds who'd flown to Rio had returned days ago but had heard word that there had been massive kidnapping of birds during the festival. When word had come to Kalea that her father may have been birdnapped, her heart sank. Her father meant the world to her and had been a massive inspiration and the reason she love and now he was gone. Whilst the flock mourned the loss of her father, Kaleas mother vowed that her family would never follow in his feathers. 'Rio is a dangerous place and I'll not have any more of my family taken away from me' although this distressed the female Conure, she obeyed her mother's word. Or at least she did for a short while, like her father, nothing was going to stop her from going to Rio. Little did she know that help she was looking for would come from a small blue macaw and her family?
/Hello! I hope you've enjoyed the Prologue of Mango feathers, I'm hoping this will be a NicoxOc fic eventually! Please let me know what you think.