Chapter 1: Invitation
It was a hot and sunny day in Rio De Janeiro as tourist enjoyed the fine beaches while everyone else anxiously awaited Carnival to arrive. The city streets were filled with cars and vans that would occasionally crawl forward from time to time. In one of the vans sat a caucasian man wearing a sweat stained short sleeve shirt and camo shorts. He checked his watch and let out a irritated sigh as he put on his sunglasses to hide his displeasure.
"I'm sorry sir, traffic is never this bad." said the driver who was desperate to break the tension that filled the van. The man turned around to look at the goods he was supposed to deliver. In the back of the van were cages filled with birds from all over the world. "I read the request and I know it said that you would prefer a driver that didn't ask questions but I can't help but wonder why you have all of those birds and what you plan to do with them." said the driver. The man looked at the driver and smiled. "So you can read? Good, now lets see how well you follow directions." said the man. "I beg your pardon sir"? asked the driver.
"You heard me, shut up and get me to where I need to go." said the man. Before the driver could say anything the mans phone began to ring which sent the birds in the back into a frenzy. The man answered his phone and let out a nervous laugh. "Mr. Eduardo, what do I owe the pleasure"? asked the man. "Are all birds accounted for"? asked Mr. Eduardo. "Yes sir, I'm on my way to the first buyer now." said the man. "Good, I knew I could count on you Mike." said Mr. Eduardo. "You flatter me sir." said Mike who lowered his phone to yell at the birds that were still in a frenzy from earlier. "Oh and Mike before I go I just wanted to remind you that if you mess this up I'll make you hurt to the point where you'll be begging me to kill you. Do we have an understanding Mike"? asked Mr. Eduardo. "Yes sir." said Mike who was now pale in fear. Mike hung up his phone and put it back in his pocket and turned his attention once again to the birds in the back. "You hear that boys? You don't give me trouble and you will just fine." said Mike. Some of the birds backed into the corner of they're cages while a white hawk stood there with a smug look on his face.
Mike pointed at the hawk and laughed. "I know you. Your the one that scratched up Leo." laughed Mike. The hawk just stood there silently and smiled as the other birds looked at him like he was suicidal. "Well let me tell you something bud, you will not get the best of me and you will not screw this up for me." said Mike. "Why are you yelling at the bird"? asked the driver. "Shut it." snapped Mike. The raven in the cage next to the hawk shook his head and said, "One of these days your going to get yourself killed and served up like a rotisserie chicken." The hawk turned and looked at the raven and smiled. "You sound almost disappointed, besides I always thought you wanted to visit somewhere nice and sunny." said the hawk. "That may be true Peter however mein friend I would have much preferred a vacation that didn't involve cages." said the raven. "Oh come on Aaron, sometimes you gotta try to find the upside of the situation." said Peter who started to mess with the lock while Mike's back was turned to him. "Ya, because being sold to smugglers by smugglers somehow has an upside to it." said Aaron.
Peter shook his head while continuing to mess with the lock until a small green bird spoke up. "Your going to get caught." said the small bird. "I can assure you miss he really doesn't care." said Aaron. "I have spent my entire life in a cage but that is about to change." said Peter. "Where have I heard this speech before"? asked one of the birds. "This time it's different." said Peter. "I'm going to assume that you have a plan." said Aaron. "Yeah, I'll improvise." said Peter. "That's a horrible plan." muttered one of the birds. "I don't see you doing anything." Peter snapped. All of the birds looked around for a second and remained completely silent. The silence however was abruptly interrupted when Mike told the driver to stop the van.
"Are you sure?" asked the driver as he observed the dark alleyway in front of him. "Yes, stay here and don't do anything stupid." said Mike as he got out of the car leaving the driver alone with the birds who were still silent in fear. Mike approached a small, run down looking shack and knocked on the door where he was greeted by a man who wore a shirt with patterns on it that made Mike sick by looking at it. The man pulled off his sunglasses and smiled as a white cockatoo landed on his shoulder. "Marcel I'm glad to see that your fashion sense has improved." said Mike who felt uneasy around the cockatoo due to past experiences. "Ah Mike, I'm so happy you could make it. Do you have my birds"? asked Marcel who had the same off putting look he had on his face that he usually had when he talked about birds. "Yep. Do you have my money"? asked Mike.
"What do I look like? A smuggler"? he laughed. "I'm not going to answer that Marcel." said Mike as he turned towards to truck to collect the merchandise in the back. "We were playing a game of poker before you came. Perhaps you would like to join a game before leaving." offered Marcel. Mike looked around and then checked his phone to see what time it was. "I guess I have time for one game." said Mike. "Wonderful"! exclaimed Marcel as he made his way back inside. The cockatoo looked at Mike and squawked at him. "Good to see you too Nigel." muttered Mike as he followed his gracious host inside.
Authors Note: Hey guys Cloverfield2001 here and I just wanted to give a special thanks to Kodiewolf123 for editing for me and I look forward to releasing more in the future. Please Rate and review, any criticism helps and last but not least please head over to Kodiewolf123 on and check out some of the sick stuff he's worked on.