Hello there! This is a one shot about what would happen if the Blues' parents were not around and Red gets to adopt them. Mischief and madness ahead.
Blue Lullaby:
He grabbed the egg and hid under the giant golden pig head, waiting for the explosives to go boom. There was a crack on the blue egg. "No, not now…" He whispered to the egg. But apparently, the hatchling would not listen. A small beak surrounded by blue light feathers peaked through the crack and cried. "Not now little one." He started to hear the explosions and Leonard screaming in terror as his palace was probably crumbling down around them. Then two more little beaks peaked through the crack.
Triplets.
Their little beaks cracked a hole on the egg, allowing Red to see inside. Three tiny little blue hatchlings sat at the bottom of the egg. The only difference between them were their eye color. Green, brown, blue. They stared at him with their big eyes. Soon, they started to try and break the rest of the egg. "No, no, no…" Red said. The hatchlings stopped. "Listen, I'm not sure if you fully understand me now but we are in danger so it is best that you don't break the egg until I say so, ok?"
A short moment passed and the hatchlings nodded. Suddenly the ground was shaken. Red grabbed the egg, protecting it with his arms and closed his eyes. Somehow, the explosion caused them to leave their shelter. His back landed on something hard. He gasped for air. Wood and concrete fell on top of him. A piece of heavy concrete fell on his leg. He yelled in pain.
He didn't know how far they had landed. He looked down at his hand to find the egg gone. He frantically moved the wood and concrete, wincing when he moved the concrete away from his leg. He stood up and noticed they had landed back where the flock was waiting and handing over the eggs. He searched through the concrete pieces when he found a piece of the egg. The triplets were inside. Alive. Red sighed in relieve. He turned around to face his friends and saw their horrified faces. That was until the triplets poked their head out of the shell. Then everyone started cheering. He looked around for the triplets' parents. He searched and searched, but so far, no one was missing an egg. The triplets looked at Red in curiosity. Red looked back in pity. His only option was to get them back home and put them in the orphanage. Somehow, that option seemed wrong in all ways possible.
"Hey, Red! Great job!"
"Thanks, Chuck." Red acknowledged Chuck and Bomb. He sat down on a rock, trying to catch his breath and wincing a little at his injured leg. He sighed and looked down at the triplets. "I can't find their parents."
Bomb tapped his chin. "Maybe they were a lost egg."
"Maybe they belonged to the orphanage or something. Maybe their parents didn't want them and…" Chuck trailed off when he noticed the deathly glare Red gave him. He nervously chuckled and said nothing else. "Can we call them the Blues until we know what to do with them?"
The triplets, now the Blues, smiled and started trying to get out of the egg shell and into Red's arms. Red sighed as he noticed their sleepy eyes "We really need to find their parents. Maybe they stayed behind on the island."
His friends nodded in agreement and together with the rest of the flock, sailed back towards Bird Island.
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They didn't had much luck back home neither. No one that stayed behind seemed to have lost an egg. Red sighed as he watched the hatchlings play in the orphanage playground.
"Don't worry, Mr. Red. We'll find their parents." The old lady of the orphanage said. Red knew he could trust her. She took care of him when he was at the orphanage.
After a week between getting his house reestablished in the village and other things, the Blues' parents were not found.
OOO
As the weeks passed, Red and the Blues bonded, Red unknowingly becoming their parental figure. Many in the village were making bets on whether he would adopt them or not. Chuck had his high bet on that he would.
The Blues usually ran to him when they saw him. And usually dragged him into their cute mischief. AND usually he found himself scolding them for said mischief. (It's not nice to prank the police guy, but Chuck looked proud when Red told him).
When the Blues felt down, it was Red who they went to. At one time, when they were feeling lonely and abandoned by their parents, they went to Red's house. A storm hit that night and they ended having a sleepover with him. Red enjoyed spending the night with them.
At one time between those weeks, one of the Blues had injured his wing. They went to Red instead of the medic. Red took them to the medic after applying first aid.
One day, the Blues dragged Red to the beach to make their first sand castle.
Red had the misfortune to encounter birds who didn't approve of his relationship with the Blues. Let's just say, it didn't end well for any of them.
Barely a few weeks old and they were already causing mischief in school. The lady of the orphanage couldn't go to the meeting with their teacher, so Red went in her place. The Blues were there and they expected the old orphanage lady. But when they saw Red instead, they lowered their heads in shame. The teacher was shocked at first, having Mighty Red in her classroom. That was the day that teacher betted that he would adopt them.
Another day, Red woke up to a loud banging at his door. He carefully opened the door to find a Father's Day homemade card on the floor.
When grades were being handed out, the Blues' teacher called him by accident. Red went either way. Upon seeing their exceptionally high grades, he took them out for ice cream.
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"I'm adopting them."
"About time." Chuck said without looking up from his newspaper. "I betted big money on that you would."
Red's right eye twitched but ignored it. The anger management classes were paying off. "Oh, really? Who else is on the bet?"
Chuck seemed to think about it. "Well, some betted that you wouldn't, many others betted that you would. Judge, Matilda, Bomb, me… Their teacher… basically everyone. Even the police guy."
Red wondered how far he had come and hadn't killed the yellow bird yet. He stood up and left the restaurant. Chuck looked up with a smile on his face.
OOO
After filling the papers and getting the approval to adopt, the Blue grabbed their tiny suitcases with what little belongings they had and ran up to Red to give him a hug.
Red had prepared them a room in his house with three separated nests. He had managed to buy a few toys. Some things he left untouched so the Blues could adorn them at their taste. At bedtime, the Blues hugged him, whispering their thanks and good nights. For a moment there, he though he heard the word 'dad'.
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Bullies. He hated bullies. Especially those who messed with his Blues. Red wrapped an ice cube in cloth and gently placed over the brown eyed Blue's eye. "Here. Press gently, got it?" The Blue nodded.
Apparently, the bullies wanted their lunch money and they put up a fight. One that they lost due to their small size. Otherwise, Red was sure they would have won it. "I want you to be careful next time, ok? And seek help right away. I don't want you guys to get hurt again." 'I don't want you to go through what I went through…'
The Blues nodded and hugged him. "Thank you, dad." They said.
Red stared at them in shock. His eyes watered and managed a smile.
OOO
Sometimes his old leg injury from the concrete that fell on him would get to him and he had to sit down or lay on his bed. Today was one of those days he had to sit down. He sat in front of the TV, but he wasn't focusing on it, but on the pain in his leg. The Blues noticed his injury even though Red hadn't informed them of it. They got to work.
Managing to not break the glass or spill something on the floor, they gave Red a glass of orange juice. Red, not expecting it, smiled and took it. He made space for the Blues on the couch. They sat together, mostly leaning onto Red's warm feathers. "We love you." They said.
Red looked down at them. "I love you too, guys."
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