Life in the Amazon
Chapter 1: family picnic
What up, everyone! It's Assassin's Creed Master, and welcome to my next Rio story! Yo, I need to calm down a little bit. Anyway, I'll try to keep this author's note short since I tend to talk too much.
This story acts as a sequel to It's on in the amazon that I published in April this year, and these are just a series of one-shots.
Long story short, it's Friday, everybody's favorite day of the week, and here's chapter 1 to begin, enjoy the chapter, folks and any questions, let me know in Private Messaging. Until then, ciao.
Today could not be a better day for anyone who residents in all of Rio de Janeiro to be out on this glorious day. The sun was shining, the sky was clear with almost no clouds at all, and the weather was just perfect. Not too hot, not too cold, just perfect.
Deep below into the amazon of the Rio de Janeiro was the blue macaw tribe, led by the fearsome Eduardo who was trying his best to keep all of them safe due to them being the last of their kind. However, his attitude had changed after the return of his daughter with her new mate and grandkids, and now he finally come to realize that not all humans were bad. He knew this ever since he was saved by that woman in the bulldozer who he referred to as "a Linda", and was then picked up by someone wearing glasses.
Not too long after that, he had been serious injured from the leader of the military macaw clan: a strong, brutal, huge military macaw whose name was currently unknown. But after putting the trust of his clan to his son-in-law, he was glad that everything was over now and that they had peace with the military macaw clan.
One month had passed since those events and now Eduardo's injuries had almost completely healed. He still felt some pain of course, but not enough to stop him. He resumed his role as the leader of the tribe, but was more than happy enough to have Blu as the leader if he was to one day retire.
Inside one of the many tree hollows around the blue macaw clan was the five blue macaw family who had only just moved here a few weeks ago. Blu, the kind-hearted, intelligent yet a little clumsy father, Jewel, the beautiful yet feisty mother, Carla, the oldest out of her three siblings who often thought everything was lame, Bia, a smart young chick who loves nothing more but to learn, and Tiago, the enthusiastic chick and the only boy out of the three.
One peaceful early morning, Blu was the first to have woken up from his relaxing, peaceful sleep. The first thing he noticed was his beautiful mate cuddled close to him in the center of his nest. She had her back pressed into his body and she slept under both of his wings that he kept around her like a blanket.
In the past, Blu usually slept in until the rest of his family were up, but he remembered how much Eduardo counts on macaws waking up early, and this made Blu want to impress him further. Even despite the fact he had broken a wing from a huge macaw he was forced to fight.
Blu moved his beak towards Jewel's and nudged her in a playful way. He continued doing so while speaking in calm, relaxing voice. "Je-w-w-e-l, honey, time to get up."
"Hmmm." she groaned quietly in her sleep, moving closer towards her mate with a slight smile across her beak. She mumbled a couple of words to Blu while he continued to try and get her up. "Five more minutes..."
Blu stopped nudging her when he could tell this was not going to work. He raised a slight grin across his beak after thinking of the perfect plan to get her, and he was certain it would work. "Jewel, there is a big mango sitting in the middle of the nest. If you don't get up, someone's going to eat it."
Jewel, hearing what her mate had just said to her, peaked one of her eyes open but closed it again in a matter of seconds. "(No...He's bluffing...)"
Before any of the two could say or thinking anything further, they were suddenly jumped onto by three little blue macaws. Now Jewel would have no choice but to wake up if she wanted them off.
"Mom, Dad, wake up!" Tiago called out to them, jumping up and down onto his father's back like a trampoline. "Wake up, wake up, wake up!"
"Come on, get up!" Carla requested, tugging her mother's wing.
"By my calculations, Mom still needs a certain amount more minutes of sleep time before gaining full energy to get up." Bia suggested, acting different from her brother and sister, but she too was trying to get them up by tugging her father's talon.
Both Blu and Jewel finally leaned up out of their family and nest and greeted each other with a peck on the beak, and then greeted their three children with a hug. Tiago and Carla hugged their mother, and Bia hugged her father.
"Morning everyone." Blu greeted, setting his daughter down back into his nest, and she jumped back in the center of the hollow with her brother and sister standing beside her.
"Hey, there's no mango here." Jewel told Blu, playfully shoving him with her wing. "Liar."
"Well couldn't let you sleep all day, could I?" Blu answered with a grin across his face. He moved his wings out to her for a hug, but instead, she placed a wing upon his chest to make him stop.
"Ah-ah, you can hug me when you get breakfast." Jewel explained, raising a smirk as she leaned forward and pecked the side of Blu's beak.
"But breakfast is already here, Mom." Tiago admitted, gesturing his wing over the end of their hollow.
Blu and Jewel both arched eyebrows and looked over towards where their son was pointing to and were shocked to see five Brazil nuts at the end of the tree hollow. Now who could have put them there?
"Now who left those for us?" Jewel wondered as she stepped out of the nest and made her way over the stack of Brazil nuts. She was about to pick one up, but instead, was startled as a familiar family member jumped into her home. "Whoa!"
Jewel almost fallen over onto her back but was able to use her wings to keep herself balanced. She smiled as both of her wings were taken by her aunt. "Morning Aunt Mimi."
"Jewel, my little wildflower! And how did you sleep?" Mimi inquired, always seeming to be excited every time she saw her niece.
"We slept fine, thanks Aunt Mimi." Jewel smiled, looking back towards the Brazil nuts that she suspected her aunt her put there. "Did you put these Brazil nuts here for us, Aunt Mimi?"
"Sort of." Mimi admitted, placing a wingtip onto her chin as she thought back to this morning. "Me, your father, Roberto, and two of our friends decided to get you a Brazil nut each!"
"Oh, that was sweet of you, Aunt Mimi." Jewel admitted, hugging her aunt for a moment, happy to have her and Eduardo back.
"No problem, because you need all your energy for today when-wait for it..." Mimi paused as she stepped over to the edge of the tree hollow with her wings extended out as much as they would go. "We're going to have a family day at the waterfall I showed you!"
The kids jumped for joy, already excited to this place in the amazon they were going to. Despite their enthusiasm, the trio hid behind their father from their great aunt, still a little nervous and shy around her.
Jewel watched as her aunt embraced her in a tight hug. She smiled as Mimi released her and made her way over towards Blu. "That sounds good. Where is Dad?"
"He's on his way here, just doing his silly patrol like usual." Mimi answered, approaching Blu who did not have the chance to greet her properly when she picked him up and hugged him close. "Morning Blu, and how is my favorite nephew-in-law doing this morning?"
"Uh, doing fine, thank you, Aunt Mimi." Blu answered, feeling a little uncomfortable with her being a little too excited a little crazy all the time, but she did have a kind heart and meant well.
Mimi released her tight embrace from Blu and set him back down onto his talons. She smiled as she placed both of her wings to the sides of Blu's neck. "Now all of you eat up. We're going to have lots of fun today!"
Around half-hour had passed or so and now it was time for the family to make their way over to this waterfall Mimi spoke of. Eduardo placed the trust of his clan to Roberto until they returned and joined in with his family.
Eduardo and Mimi led the way while Blu, Jewel, and the three kids flew close by. Blu and Jewel packed some food for them to eat in case they were hungry like this was a little picnic. They wrapped up the food in some leaves and vines, and were being careful not to let them go.
Tiago could not be more excited for this little trip of theirs, and while he was flying, he jumped onto his father's back while crying out his enthusiasm. "Woo-hoo! This is going to be fun!"
Blu and Jewel smiled towards each other for a moment as they continued flying through the crystal cleared sky with the beautiful amazon lurking below them.
Finally, after twenty non-stop minutes of flying, they had arrived. The entire area was surrounded by trees and the ground looked perfect to sit on. The small waterfall looked ever so beautiful and the water pond below even looked shallow enough for the kids to play in if they wanted to.
The blue macaw family (all except for Mimi that is) admired the area they were in, and they could not help but stare at their surroundings. This place looked magnificent! And better yet, they had it all to themselves. How Mimi discovered this little area was a question each and every one of them wanted to hear about.
"Wow." Jewel sighed, admiring the sparkling water from the water fall as it dropped down below into the pond. "You were right, Aunt Mimi. This place is amazing!"
"Told ya." Mimi smiled, resting herself down on a small log that just happened to be there. "Now, why don't we all get settled in?"
"Sounds like a plan." Blu agreed, smiling while he and his mate set the food down onto the ground but kept it wrapped up so the food did not rot or get dirty.
While the adults were getting settled in, the three blue macaw kids admired the small waterfall. It only looked around five-foot tall, but to birds, that seemed quite big. It looked just about as big as the inside of Roberto's home.
The water fall had three separate rock structures that allowed the water down into the pond. There was the middle part that simply dropped water down, but to the left and right sides looked like a twirled waterslide before it dropped down into the pond below. Obviously the three seemed eager to check it out.
The second their parents had settled in, Tiago led his sisters over towards father, and as usual, when it came to doing something fun, he was the one to do the convincing. He jumped up and down in front of his father, practically begging him to do in. "Dad, can me, Bia and Carla jump from the waterfall into the pond? Please?"
Blu was about to answer with "no", sensing it did not look safe but if that was the case, than Bia would have usually warned him, but instead, she remained silent, having nothing to say. He thought about it for a few seconds, struggling since he did not want them to be mad at him, but he did not want them to get hurt either. "Uh, Bia, what do you think?"
"Well Dad, by my calculations, the water seems to be perfect, meaning it is not to hot or too cold and it would be ninety-five percent possible for us to jump in below without gaining any injuries of any kind." Bia answered, being as descriptive as she could towards her father with her intelligence. She waited patiently to her father to answer, standing in a row with her brother and sister.
Blu looked towards his mate for support but she was too busy talking with her father and aunt, meaning it was up to him to make this decision alone. He sighed while folding his wings together, keeping his attention towards his three children. "Alright, you can all go and play. All I ask is you don't wander off or try and drown each other."
The three kids could not be more excite now that they had their fathers approval. They jumped over to their father, embracing him in a hug and almost knocking him down in the process. "Thanks Dad." Bia and Carla thanked simultaneously.
"You're the most awesomeness Dad ever!" Tiago admitted, jumping back out of the hug the three were sharing.
Blu felt touch by his son's words and he watched as the three began to play on their own. He raised a smile across his beak, always wondering to what his life would have been like if he never had met Jewel or came to Rio in the first place.
He felt something wrap it's self around his body, and he turned his head to the left, his eyes meeting the most beautiful bird in the world. He and Jewel moved their heads closer towards each other's and playfully nuzzled their heads together.
"I see that you let the kids go and play in the water." Jewel admitted, station the obvious as she took her wing around him.
"Well, they are my children and I want nothing more than to make them happy." Blu answered, holding her wing in his own while they both looked towards their three children. "I love them, Jewel."
"I know. Me, too." Jewel agreed, resting her head down against his shoulder for a moment.
The two lovebirds watched as their three children simultaneously jumped down from the waterfall. Tiago jumped down from the center while his sisters slid down the sides that resembled waterslides. The trio cheered as they hit the water down below, followed by a slight splash upon impact.
Blu panicked slightly and was about to jump in and help them, but he sighed in relief when the three submerged from underneath, laughing with each other. His expression softened, seeing them having fun made him happy.
The duo shifted their attention back towards Eduardo when he had called both of them over. "I hate to interrupt, but can you both give me and Mimi a hand?"
"Coming Dad." Jewel replied, taking her mate's wing as they both walked towards the older macaw.
The four adults found and perfect spot for them to sit down and enjoy the rest of the day together. The three blue macaw kids continued to play near the water, and by the looks of it, it did not look like they were going to get bored for a while.
Eduardo and his older sister sat on one side while his daughter and son-in-law sat on the opposite of them, and he was the first to make conversation between them. "So, Blu, tell me, still got some of that city wisdom inside of you?"
"A...A little, sir." Blu admitted, rubbing the back of his head with his wing for a moment nervously, remembering how much Eduardo hated humans in the past. "I have mostly adjusted to this new life now. I love this place, it's wonderful."
"Glad to hear it, Blu, because I never want you or Jewel to leave." Eduardo hoped, never wanting his only child to leave ever again after he lost her so many years ago, but he still cared for Blu now and treated him like his son.
Blu nodded in agreement but he decided to change the subject for now since bringing up humans might upset Eduardo a little, even despite the fact he understands not all of them are bad. "Uh, how are you feeling, sir? Have you fully-recovered?"
"I still have a little pain inside of me, but it's not too bad." Eduardo answered, examining his left wing while he was speaking. "It takes more than a big macaw to stop me."
"But we were worried about you, Dad." Jewel admitted, scooting forward and moving herself closer towards him. "I won't lie, I...I was worried you weren't...You know..."
Eduardo could sense her worry and moved closer to her. He held her in a soft embrace while her expression looked like she was about to cry, but he comforted her before she had the chance to. "It's okay, sweat pea. Daddy promises to never leave you go."
Blu and Mimi watched the father-daughter moment and thought it was wonderful that they cared for each other so much. But to Blu, this was more upsetting to him. Not because he was jealous, but because he never even got the chance to know his family. He woke up one morning when he was just a little chick all alone, and that's when he was captured and brought to Minnesota, and then adopted by Linda.
He shrugged off his sad expression before any of the three would notice. He raised a smile instead as his mate sat back beside him and even decided to hold her right wing in his left wing.
Blu made more conversation between him and Eduardo, wanting to improve their relationship even though it was quite stable at the moment and they seemed to be on good terms. "Sir, if I may ask, what caused the war between you and the scarlet macaws?"
"That my boy is a long story." Eduardo admitted, unsure of where to start exactly. "Felipe and I met one day when Roberto and I were getting breakfast, and both accused each other of stealing since we both were arguing over a Brazil nut he and Roberto wanted. We vowed war against each other and marked our territory, and we then agreed if one of us ever stepped in the other's territory, then we would begin war in the Pit of Doom. We never did go to war...Except when you arrived and accidently went into their territory."
"Uh, sorry about that." Blu apologized, looking away for a moment with a slightly guilty expression.
Jewel could sense he was getting worried and defended him like she did when Eduardo demanded to know who he was when they first me. "Dad, it was not Blu's fault. He didn't know he was in their territory."
"I know that, Jewel, and I'm not mad." Eduardo assured, raising a smile across his face that was very rare to see from him. "Relax Blu. It's over now, and Felipe and I resolved our differences. In fact, it was you who managed to help us settle this little war of ours. And I owe you a thanks for that."
"Oh, thank you, sir." Blu thanked, feeling somewhat eased now that he knew Eduardo was not mad at him for costing them that game a few weeks back.
As the four adults continued chatting with one and other, they turned their attention over towards the trees when they could hear singing coming from nearby. Blu and Jewel smiled when two gold and blue macaws emerged from the trees, dancing with each other in their wings, and Blu immediately recognized one of them. "Diego..."
Diego and the female he was dancing with (who the blue macaws assumed was his mate) both smiled as they were singing with each other while dancing towards them.
Diego-
Her name is Lola, she was a showgirl, but that was 30 years ago, when they used to have a show
Rosa-
Now it's a disco, but not for Lola, still in dress she used to wear, faded feathers in her hair
Diego-
She sits there so refined, and drinks herself half-blind
Rosa-
She lost her youth and she lost her Tony
The two held wings as they continued dancing with one and other, spreading their wings to the music but at the same time, holding each other's wings while they continued to dance with different styles.
Diego and Rosa-
Now she's lost her mind, at the copa
Rosa-
CO!
Diego-
Copacabana
Rosa-
Copacabana
Diego-
The hottest spot north of Havana
Rosa-
Here
Blu and Jewel glared towards the two macaws and both raised a smile across their beaks. Blu even began nodding his head to the left and right, getting into tune with the music. Jewel saw this and rolled her eyeballs around, remembering how much of clumsy macaw he was. But she still loved him with all of her heart and would never let him go.
Diego-
At the copa
Rosa-
CO!
Diego-
Copacabana
Diego and Rosa-
Music and passion were always in fashion
At the copa... don't fall in love
Don't fall in love
The two gold and blue macaws took a bow for the blue macaws. Blu, Jewel, and Mimi both clapped their wings for the two, but as for Eduardo, he was confused to who they were and what they were doing. He seemed to show an untrustworthy expression, but if his family seemed to like them, then they must know them.
"Blu, Jewel, the blue macaw lovebirds." Diego greeted them, taking his mate's wing and spinning her around for a moment, catching her in his wings when she almost fallen down. "And how are you both doing?"
"Diego, good to see you." Jewel admitted, speaking in a sweet tone but did not bother to stand up.
Diego smiled in response but only just realized that none of them had met his beloved yet. He stood her back onto his talons and gestured his wing to the blue macaws. "Blu, Jewel, I would like you both to meet the love of my life Rosa."
"Nice to meet you both." Rosa admitted, sounding somewhat enthusiastic like Mimi always did. "Diego told me about you."
"Nice to meet you, too, Rosa." Blu greeted in a friendly manner.
"Oh, did he now?" Eduardo inquired with a hint of anger in his voice since he was still trying to keep his clan a secret from the rest of the amazon.
Jewel could already tell her father looked a little angry, and moved towards him before he would. She placed a wing upon back before he got the wrong impression on them both. "Dad, this is Diego. He's the one who was able to find out who attacked you."
Eduardo's expression changed slightly surprised that someone from a different species was kind enough to help them, especially tracking down someone as big as the military macaw leader. "Well...If that is the case, then I suppose I owe you a thanks."
"No problem-lame-o, sir." Diego assured, bowing down to him slightly in a respectful way. "Now, I would love to stay and catch up, but I can see you are having a family day together and I would hate to interrupt. Adios."
The blue macaws bidden Diego and Rosa goodbye and waved their wings to them as they flew away and began singing yet another song to themselves. They may not be part of their tribe but Diego was a great friend to Blu and Jewel, and would even put his own life on the line before anyone else.
An hour or so had passed during the time the blue macaw family had visited the waterfall area, and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. Blu and Jewel were now talking amongst themselves, Eduardo and Mimi were resting on their backs, and Mimi had cucumbers over her eyes. As for the three blue macaw kids, they continued playing with each other in the water.
Just as Blu was about to take a rest for a while, Tiago and Bia had suddenly emerged out from the water and jumped towards him in excitement. Both of them took each of his wings, tugging them both slightly.
"Come and off the waterfall with us, Dad!" Tiago requested, unable to keep himself from jumping up and down on the ground. "It's awesome!"
"Its fun, Dad, and perfectly one-hundred percent safe." Bia assured him.
"No thanks, kids, I would rather stay on land." Blu answered, but his smile dropped when he felt he was being pushed from behind. "Jewel, what are you doing?"
"I want you to see you jump into the pond, Blu." she explained, leaning forward and pecking the side of his beak. "Come on, Blu, don't disappoint your children."
Blu hesitated for a moment, constantly looking back towards the waterfall and his two children, who gave him the famous puppy dog look. He sighed, knowing they were not going to give up. "Okay, I guess just once would not hurt."
Tiago and Bia cheered as they dragged him over towards the top of the waterfall together. They released his wings and allowed him to fly up there under his own will. The three blue macaw kids all stood behind their father while he stood at the top of the water fall in the center.
He nervously glared down towards the pond, having to admit he was a little scared to jump since a lot of things could go wrong. "Um...Oh...Erm..."
"Jump Dad!" the trio cheered, eager to see him to jump down.
Blu looked down where he could see his mate calling out to him, her too wanting to see would happen next. He raised a slight smile when he would gain confidence every time he looked towards her beauty.
"Come on, Blu!" Jewel called out to him from above, standing near her father and Aunt. "Jump!"
Blu spread his wings out and stood right at the edge of the water fall. He was about to dive down like a torpedo missile, but before he could even blink, he felt something soft yet powerful force hit into his back, and this caused him to lose balance. He yelled out as he plummeted towards the pond, cursing the bird responsible for pushing him. "T-I-I-I-I-I-I-A-A-A-A-A-A-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-O-O-O-O-O-O-O!"
Tiago, Bia and Carla watched as their father hit the pond below, followed by a huge splash upon impact. The trio flew down below while chuckling slightly on their way down. They perched themselves at the edge of the pond, watching as their father submerged from the water, his entire coat of feathers soaked, and by the looks on his face, he did not look very happy.
Tiago gulped, fearing he was going to be trouble. He and his sisters were about to fly away, but they never even got the chance to blink when Blu grabbed all three of them in his wings. Now they were caught in his grip, and if they were in trouble, there was surely no escape.
Blu changed his annoyed expression into a happy one and hugged all three of his children in his wings. He sat down at the edge of the pond while he spoke the trio, reminding them how much he cared for them. "You kids are the best. I love you all so much, and I promise to never let you go."
That's chapter 1, folks. I'm not sure when chapter 2 will be up as I am working on an animation project that is time consuming, but shouldn't be too long. If you enjoyed, stay tuned for more.