Nigel's last stand
"Hahahaha! Now who has got who now, Pretty birds?" A cockatoo named Nigel -who had survived once again- cackled as he had Blu and Jewel's throat in his talons.
"Well, well, well, you thought I was dead, didn't you?" Nigel chuckled. "But, like I said before it takes more than a stupid hawk to stop me." Nigel said as he tightened his grip on Blu and Jewel's throats. Blu just lied still looking at Nigel but Jewel just kept squirming around trying to get free.
"Let us go or I'll claw your eyes out!" Jewel threatened.
"Oh, I'm so scared," Nigel said sarcastically. "And what are you going to do? I have your precious husband trapped and soon I'll have your children as well."
"If you so much as touch my children, I'll personally rip those newly grown feathers off your back!" Jewel barked but Nigel didn't seem startled at all.
"You don't scare me, pretty bird." Nigel said as he brought his face close to hers. "Now I hope you both like America," Nigel chuckled.
Nigel flew a few feet in the air with his victims in his talons, he flew up to a branch on a tree a little higher where there was an open cage.
"In ya go!" Nigel said as he chucked Blu and Jewel in the cage. Blu landed first on his back then Jewel fell down on top of him. "Wait, right here!" Nigel said as he attached a pad lock on the cage.
"As if we have a choice," Jewel said sarcastically.
When Nigel left, they both quickly got up trying to find a way out before he came back.
"Jewel, do you see a weak spot anywhere?" Blu asked examining the bars.
"No, I think he has us trapp-AH!" Jewel was about to say, before Nigel came back swinging the cage making them fall back over.
"I'm back!" Nigel said evilly as he re-opened the cage door.
"That was quick," Blu retorted.
"Now, pretty birds… do you remember this?" Nigel asked as he held up a chain. Blu and Jewel knew what he was going to do.
"You are not chaining us together again!" Jewel rolled her eyes.
"Oh yeah?" Nigel laughed quickly flying inside the cage. With a quick strike of his wing he knocked Blu to the side then grabbed Jewel and pinned her down.
"You always were a feisty little thing, weren't you?" Nigel said as he attached one of buckles around her right talon.
"Grrrr," Jewel groaned as Nigel tightened the chain on her foot.
"Now that didn't hurt did it?" Nigel asked as he turned to Blu who was just sitting there watching. "Am I going to have to put this on you by force as well?" Nigel asked.
"No, not at all!" Blu quickly responded as he held out his left talon.
"Good!" Nigel replied as he attached the other end to Blu's talon but didn't do it hard like he did to Jewel. "At least your husband knows how to cooperate." Nigel said flying back out of the cage.
"BLU!" Jewel gasped a little annoyed.
"What?" Blu replied. "He was going to get it on my talon anyways."
"Exactly," Nigel smiled as he relocked the cage. "Now its time to say bye-bye to Rio de Janeiro."
So Nigel flew from the cage towards the grounds leaving the macaws alone dangling in the cage.
"Déjà-vu huh, Blu?" Jewel sighed as she fiddled around with the chain with her other talon.
"Yeah, I guess," Blu replied sadly. Minutes later Nigel suddenly cam back out of nowhere flying on top of the cage and knocking them into one of the corners (Blu landed first, seconds later Jewel landed down in front of him on his body).
"Surprise," Nigel cackled. "Are you ready to leave your pretty little home?"
"What do you mean?" Blu asked.
"Look!" Jewel yelled.
Blu and Jewel looked out of the cage where they saw three familiar people. It was Marcel the smuggler who had kidnapped hundreds of birds for money with his two henchmen who are known to be 'idiots' Armando and Tipa.
"Nigel, did you get 'em?" Marcel asked.
Nigel smiled as he got on top of the branch holding the cage up. "Hold onto something," Nigel announced as he snapped the branch making the cage fall but Marcel quickly caught it.
"Haha, well done, Nigel." Marcel smiled as Nigel perched himself on his shoulder. "Locked in a cage and chained together, see guys, I told you he was smarter than the two of you put together."
"Yeah, well is he smarter than you?" Tipa asked.
"Of course not!" Marcel said making Nigel look at him angry. "Well we are both equally the same." Marcel said so Nigel changed his angered face to a rather evil and sinister smile. "Well, we have the last blue macaws on Earth again."
"Erm boss, didn't you read the news?" Armando asked.
"You guys never read the news, you just sit there watching soccer." Marcel replied.
"Here, read this." Tipa said handing Marcel a newspaper he carried around with him.
"Here," Marcel rolled his eyes, handing the cage to Armando. "Don't drop it or Nigel here won't be very happy." Marcel said as Nigel stared at Armando with an evil look. Armando gulped.
"Hey, relax boss, I got it." Armando replied.
"Good, now what did you want to show me?" Marco asked, peering down at the paper and the headline.
The Last Blue Macaws on Earth have children!
Ornithologist Tulio Monteiro reports that the last Blue Macaws in the world both a male and female named Blu and Jewel have recently given birth to three chicks. Dr. Monteiro has also opened up a local tower and wilderness preserve to help protect animals… his wife… Linda Gunderson was the one to come up with the name of the tower which they have christened the "Blue Bird Sanctuary…"
"They have children do they? Very interesting…" Marcel said as he looked at the two macaws in the cage. Jewel looked at him with an angry face.
"And I read another newspaper the other day saying that there are another pair of blue macaws that arrived in Rio too." Tipa said.
"Well if we had them all, we could get more money." Marcel smiled. "For now let's just get these two back to the hideout, let's go."
So the three smugglers walked through the forest (Armando holding the cage and Nigel on Marcel's shouler) back to a new hideout Marcel had found. Blu and Jewel both sat down in the cage sad that they might never get to see their friends again. Jewel still continued to bite her chain off but it was too strong and was made out of chrome steel. As the smugglers continued to walk they finally arrived at a car Marcel had stolen and sprayed.
"Put them in there," Marcel ordered.
Armando put the cage in the back seat and attached a seat belt around it to keep the cage still. Tipa got in the driver's seat, and Armando got in the back to watch the birds.
"Alright, start the car and let's go." Marcel said as he sat down in the front seat, but then as Tipa started the car, the engine blew with smoke coming out. "Ugh, what now?" Marcel groaned.
"The engine must have blown." Tipa replied.
Marcel sighed.
'Come on Tipa, let's go fix it, Armado watch the birds." Marcel said as he got outside of the car with Tipa. "Okay, open the hood," Marcel said.
"Tipa opened the hood, smoke erupted from the engine making them cough. "Well what's the problem?" Marcel coughed waving the smoke away.
"I'll look," Tipa said as he checked the engine.
As the smugglers tried to get the engine working back inside the car, Armando climbed over to the driver's seat trying to start the engine while Blu and Jewel tried to make their escape.
"Blu we have got to get out of here." Jewel said as she climbed on top of the cage from the inside of course.
"Jewel, I don't think we can get out this time," Blu said sadly.
"What do you mean? Of course we will Blu, we always escape right?" Jewel said to her husband.
"Yeah, but we normally have out friends with us too." Blu replied. "But look we're in a tight cage is padlocked and I'm chained to you again."
"But Blu, I don't want to die," Jewel said sadly as she sat down in the cage.
"I know, I know, but the best thing we can do now is have a little rest." Blu replied as he lied down on his back.
"I guess you're right." Jewel replied as she curled herself in her wings lying on her belly trying to sleep. "Wake me when the car goes somewhere." Jewel said as she closed her eyes.
"Okay, Armando try that now!" Marcel called.
Armando tried to start the engine again but it still wouldn't turn over.
"Still not starting," Armando replied.
"Damn, well keep trying." Marcel said as he continued to examine the engine.
# # #
Meanwhile in the sky the dark green military macaw captain known as Lenny was with his two men Private Davis and Private Derek and he also had ten more military macaws following him who were his new recruits.
"Okay, men, do you think you're ready to join the military?" Lenny asked.
"YES SIR!" all the rookies replied in unison.
"Um, sir, isn't that Blu and Jewel?" Davis asked.
"Yeah, it is, oh my god, it's Nigel, he's alive!" Lenny said in shock. "Those must be Smugglers."
"From here it looks like he has them in a cage." Derek joined in.
"Hey rookies, are you prepared for your first battle?" Lenny called out.
"YES SIR!" The rookies all replied.
"Good, now no getting soft, this is a tactical mission, our objectives are, defeat the smugglers and save the blue macaw. Casualties will not be acceptable under any circumstances do I make myself clear?"
"YES SIR!" the rookies all replied.
"Let's go!" Lenny ordered.
All the military macaws flew in a perfect line heading directly for the smuggler's car.
"Erm boss?" Tipa tapped his boss on the shoulder,
"What?! Oh birds, get some nets boys." Marcel smiled.
"You can't be serious," Tipa said.
"They're just birds and by the looks of it they're military macaws. They must be worth about a thousand dollars each, come on!" Marcel said as he opened the trunk which had three nets and a bunch of cages. "HERE!" Marcel said throwing a net to Tip. "Here they come."
The military macaws flew to Marcel and Tipa and tried to attack them while Armando tried to start the engine.
"Nigel, give us a hand!" Marcel yelled waving his net around.
Nigel flew from the car roof and proceeded to help his owner catch the macaws.
"Davis, go help Blu and Jewel, we'll keep these guys distracted!" Lenny yelled dodging a net.
"What about Nigel?" The macaw private replied.
"I'll handle Nigel, just go, NOW!"
"yes sir"
As the battle continued, Nigel managed to grab two military macaws.
"Hello there, pretty birds," Nigel chuckled.
"Get off them!" Lenny screamed as he tackled Nigel down.
"You again?!" Nigel said, "This time, I will show you no mercy!"
"Have you ever shown any mercy? Bring it!" The macaw captain yelled as they began to brawl.
Meanwhile Davis tried to open the car door but it was locked from the insider.
"Derek, go and help David out," Lenny ordered.
"Yes sir!"
"Errr what about the-Blu, Blu look it's Lenny!" Jewel yoke up and yawned as she shook Blu.
"He must be trying to save us," Blu replied rubbing his eyes.
"Blu, Jewel, are you okay?" Davis asked through the window.
"We're okay, Davis, just get us out of here, please." Jewel said.
"I can't get in the door is locked from the inside." Davis replied.
"Um, erm," Blu tried to think. "I got an idea!"
"What is it?" Jewel said quickly.
"There is some buttons in between the chairs, do you see them?" Blu pointed.
"Yeah, I see them, so what?" Jewel replied.
"Well, one of them opens the window on the door, and if I can just hit it with something-" Blu said looking.
"Blu, there is something there!" Jewel pointed.
Blu looked out of the cage and noticed there was a small chicken bone which Nigel must have eaten.
"Good, now if I can just reach it." Blu said as he tried to reach the bone with his right talon but he couldn't quite reach it. "I can't reach it. Jewel can you try? Your feet and legs are a tiny bit smaller and longer than mine." Blu asked.
"Okay, I'll give it a try," Jewel replied as she gripped onto the bars with her wings and stretched out her left talon almost grabbing the bone. "I almost got it, give me a wing," Jewel struggled.
"Okay," Blu replied as he wrapped his wing around her body and tried to push her a little.
"Almost… I got it!" Jewel cheered as she pulled the bone towards the cage.
"Good job," Blu smiled. "Now hurry, are you going to throw it, or shall I?"
"Well, I'll do it," Jewel replied.
Blu and Jewel moved to one of the ends of the cage. Jewel gripped the bone on the other side getting ready to throw it.
"Remember Jewel, we only get one shot, make it count." Blu said.
"I'll try, but what if I miss?" Jewel replied a little worried.
"Don't worry, Jewel, I believe in you and I think you can do it." Blu smiled as he kissed her beak to beak for a second.
"Thanks, Blu, okay, here we go." Jewel said as she aimed with the bone. Jewel threw the bone at the buttons that would be their only freedom, and watched as it spun through the air and went towards the button and then…
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Success, it's a hit, the bone hit the button open for Davis to come through, before Armando could act, Private Derek came out of nowhere and jumped on his face.
"David, hurry up, we're kind of losing here!" Lenny called as five of his new recruits had been caught.
"I'm on it! Hang on guys, just have to pick this lock."
Davis struggled trying to break the lock with his toe but after a few minutes he managed to find his way around the mechanism.
"Almost got it… and… unlocked!" Davis through the lock away and opened the door.
"Come on guys, let's go, hurry!" Davis said flying off but Blu and Jewel tripped over each other, forgetting that they were still chained together.
"Omph, sorry," they both said.
"Wait, wait!" Derek said holding his wing back as a signal. "Look!"
Blu, Jewel, Davis, and Derek looked out the car and saw that all the new recruits had been caught.
"Good job, guys, now-" Before Marcel could finish, out of nowhere a voice snapped through the air.
"Freeze!"
Marcel, Tipa, and Armando looked where the voices were coming from and saw six cops surrounding them.
"What?! How did you find us?" Marcel said surprised.
"We've had reports of three smugglers from a watch tower in the forest." The cop explained. "Men, cuff em."
Nigel was about to attack the cops, but one of them shot him. "Don't worry, just a sleeping dart." The cop said, so the cops took all three smugglers, the stolen car, and their cockatoo away and freed the other macaws.
"Thanks for the help, Lenny." Jewel said to the macaw captain.
"I'm sick of Nigel coming back all the time, we need to end this here and now!" Lenny replied.
And so it begins. Nigel has survived the hanger explosion and now want's his revenge. But has he been caught for good, or will he escape? Stay tuned for chapter 2.