Nico's Story
When I first joined fanfiction I had seen the movie Rio on TV and I fell in love with the vibrant characters. This was originally going to be my first fan fic, but I cannot remember why this changed! Anyway Nico is one of my favourites and I wanted to focus this story on him and his chicks. Please feel free to review!
Our story takes place one month after Jewel and Bleu had their chicks.
A yellow canary flew through the tranquil jungle and breathed in a lungful of sweet tropical air. "Rio is the place to be!" the pint-sized bird murmured happyily to himself as he listened to the soothing sounds of various birdsong. Morning sunshine peeked through the canopy and bathed everything in a gentle light. Arriving, at a sturdy mango tree the small bird landed outside and removed his bottle cap that he used as a hat, drum or if threatened a boomerang/weapon! Knocking politely on the top of the trunk the bird called in to the deep hollow "Bleu, Jewel anyone home?!". Suddenly, there was a flurry of excitement inside as three different shades of blue stormed from the entrance of the hollow, almost causing the calm bird to fall backwards off the tree. "Uncle Nico, Uncle Nico!" the young cerulean chicks chorused excitedly and they clung to their uncle as they circled around him. Chuckling, Nico smiled down at the fluffy chicks. "Hey Samba have you been practicing your dancing?" Nico asked and was genuinely taken aback when he saw how well Samba moved on the branch. "Does that answer your question?" Samba replied boldly and laughed as he dodged a playful (pretend) slap from his uncle's slim wing. "Sapphire how's my pretty lady doing then?" Nico inquired as he gently twirled Sapphire under his wing and in response to this Sapphire blushed and quietly addressed her uncle "I'm really well, thank you for asking". Finally, Nico turned to probably the shyest of Bleu's children, Azul. "How's it hanging Azul?" Nico asked quietly and he bent towards the tiny chick, who was a darker shade of blue compared to both of his siblings and parents. "Fine, I can't complain..." Azul replied awkwardly and Nico lightly ruffled his two feathers on the back of his head.
"Nico how are you?" Bleu asked surprised to see his friend. "Great... except I'm stressed about the eggs you know, they are due to hatch soon and..." Nico stopped mid-sentence as he spotted Jewel. He had to suppress the urge to narrow his eyes as he always did to his female fans or when he was introducing the song Hot Wings I wanna party! "Hello Mrs Gunderson, you are looking fine, I mean well!" Nico silently prayed that he wouldn't blush in front of a lady, especially a smoking one! "Skip the formalities Nico, it's cool, you can put your hat back on as well. Also, don't worry about your eggs everything will be just peachy!" Jewel placed a reassuring wing on Nico's back as she spoke. "I hope so..." Nico lowered his head and tried with all his might to prevent his legs from going shaky. "Yo, Nico, your wife needs you dude. The eggs are popping!" Pedro shouted as he flew past at what could resemble the speed of light. "What, you mean they are hatching, like right now!" Nico jumped up from the branch and hoped that the butterflies in his stomach would settle down soon. "No need to get jittery Nico, I'll come with you. Bleu be a dear and stay with the children" Jewel addressed Nico confidently and accepted his grateful and slightly watery smile. Bleu nodded and told his chicks to go back to sleep. "Oh... dad you know Rio birds do not sleep in the morning!" Sapphire whined as she started to clutch her dad's wing. "Yeah, they party all day and party all night!" Samba let out a squawk similar to Pedro's. "Okay... you have been spending way too much time with your uncle Pedro!" Bleu chuckled as he nudged his chicks in to the serenity of the shady hollow.
Me: I hope you enjoyed chapter 1! I have already wrote more for this story, so I will be quick to update, although I haven't completed it yet! Feel free to review. Any criticisms good or bad are accepted :)