Chapter 2: Band Together
Wow, thanks everyone for the reviews, favs and follows for the first chapter. You guys are awesome! So, all those questions you had at the last chapter like "Will the Scarlet macaws agree to fight alongside Blu for their home?" and "Will Nigel, Gabi and Charlie make an appearance?" and "What's going on back at home with Blu's wife and family?" will be all or mostly answered in this chapter.
I do not own Rio or any of its content. If I did, Rio 3 would already be further along in progress.
Enjoy the story!
She hadn't expected him to be out this long. She thought that he would be back by now, but then again, who of course could blame him for not wanting to return back so soon? The tribe was discussing angrily about her mate since his little' incident in the Pit of Doom earlier.
Okay, so 'little' incident was an extremely, exaggerated understatement. He scored the final goal in the other side's own net and just lost their biggest food supply to the opposing team. The macaws were furious with him and her own father, the chief of the tribe, had looked so upset and disappointed at him.
Her mate had not been any happier with himself afterwards. She had tried to asks him when everyone had left what had happened out there, but all he said was that he would never be 'the bird' that her father wanted him to be and that they should just go home. She didn't understand what it all meant, but she did know that they couldn't just leave here and now, not when she had just rediscovered and reunited with her family, the ones she once thought were gone.
She tried to reason with him, but her words had no effect. He was just being selfish, only bothering to rant his negatives about this place without even giving her words a chance to see him through with this place. The argument ended with her finally yelling him to stop thinking about himself and for the rest of them before finally flying off, but she had just flown up into the canopy and into some trees to watch his reaction.
To her shock and dismay, she saw him pick up his fanny pack cast aside during the game and put it on. He then began flying out of the Pit of Doom and away from the tribe's direction. In that moment, she felt her heart sink down in her chest and painfully throb. This was his decision, to leave them, abandon them, and return back to Rio without them.
It had all happened three hours ago. She had returned back to the hollow where she, their kids and... formerly him lived under Roberto's graciousness. She had gone into one of the bedrooms where she and Blu had shared and laid down in the nest to think. Was he really gone? Had her one and only Blu just packed up and leave them? Was he still here or did he really started flying back to Rio? Did the one she loved, the one she had met three years ago who took her on a crazy adventure through Rio, fell in love together, and eventually saved both their lives from falling into the ocean, really just leave them like this? She turned around on her other side, trying to decide what must be really the truth.
After about fifteen minutes of thinking, her mind was made up. He didn't leave. He couldn't have. She knew Blu. He would never just abandon her and their children, their three wonderful children. He wasn't that so insensitive that he would just desert him. She knew his heart. It was too sensitive and full of love and care to ever do something like that to them. Her best guess is he had just left somewhere to let all his emotions out.
Though it had been three hours since she or anyone else had last seen or heard from him. He would come back, she just knew it. But the time ticking by didn't ease the little worry that she had pushed into the back part of her mind that he would not come back.
She could only hope now that he would.
Blu and Felipe zoomed at high speed over the rain forest, heading in the direction of the falling trees. As they caught the thermals to allow them to rise without flapping their wings much, they both picked up a scent from the wind that was quite strong from the direction it was blowing. For Blu, the smells were quite similar to the one he had been surrounded with growing up but for Felipe, the scents were strange and quite sickening. But to both of them, they could both guess from where it was coming from. The scent of cut wood, dust, dirt, and broken foliage lay heavily in the air. It sickened and shocked the both of them to know that just up ahead, the rainforest they knew was being destroyed. They both mentally steeled themselves for what they were about to witness.
But nothing could prepare them for the sigh before them as they dodged some fleeing birds and zipped in-between some trees and onto the sight of the loggers before them. The entire forest was devastated. What was once fertile ground covered in foliage was reduced to nothing more than dust that rose high as the machine rolled across them. Where trees once stood, now they lay cut and piled together with rubber bands securing them on trucks as they rolled away.
Chainsaws handled by the loggers sliced through trees and plants with hardly any resistance. The huge bulldozers, cranes and plows gave out great puffs of dark grey smoke as they rumbled and tore down the land with their size and hard bodies. Nothing verdant and green could be seen in the space they were clearing, except for the fallen bits of plants off their trucks and the spots they were beginning to clear too. The sounds of rumbling, gears clicking, men shouting and trees crashing was enough for them to wince in pain as their ears took a pounding.
Blu felt a wing smack his lightly and turned his head towards Felipe. Felipe nodded his head towards the direction they came, signaling that it was time to go back to discuss the plan with the other members of his tribe. Blu nodded and turned around to follow Felipe to his territory, but not without turning his head back one last time to see the rainforest dying by the destructive machines and the hands of the men down there.
He doubled his wing flapping to gain speed. The more time spent just watching and not doing meant that more land was being torn down when it could be saved.
The Scarlet macaw tribe was just on the other side of the Brazil nut grove, yet you could sense the difference between the Spix tribe and this one. For one, the macaws here were of red feathers with different tipped wings, while the Spix macaws were just one singular color all over. The only supply of river was on the border between the two territories, while the Spix also had the waterfall and clay walls that connected with the river. Yet both places seemed very similar environment wise.
But in terms of the atmosphere of the tribe, that is where you could feel the main difference. Everywhere you turned you could almost always see a pair or more of Scarlet macaws sparring or training together. Blu had heard talk of the Scarlet macaws being more aggressive and exercise-obsessed, but he never imagined anything like this. But it wasn't all just training, he could see some just hanging out with some Brazil nuts or parents pending time with their chicks. The more he saw, the more he realized that the two species weren't all that much different from each other.
As he flew, he got the feeling that someone, or rather many someone's were watching him. Looking around he saw that many of the macaws he flew past were observing him, some watching with expressions of disgust and other with shock. He then realized that he was different from them, that he was the only Spix macaw seen here. He knew the Spix macaws had lost in today's games and that his kind didn't get along the best together, so it was no wonder why they were watching him, and flying behind their leader to add another thought to their list.
"Must think I've come here to beg back part of the nut grove," he thought to himself. He silently chuckled, "Just wait till they find out."
Felipe then began to fly circles around in the air and started calling out to the other macaws here.
"¡Atención! ¡Atención! Todos los guacamayos se reúnen en la cumbre*," he called out to them.
A flurry of red wings, tipped with yellow and blue took to the sky and followed in the same direction that Felipe was circling above. Felipe broke out of his circles and Blu followed him to a grove of trees beside of rock wall that had notches in it so that macaws to fly down and perch on. Soon enough, an entire flock of Scarlet macaws had gathered together on the rocks and in the branches around them. Felipe alighted down on a smaller rock that stood tall enough in the middle of all the bird's sight and so they could hear what he would say.
"I come with grave news everyone. Humans have invaded the rainforest and are cutting it down as I speak, he announced. The macaws immediately gasped and began talking amongst themselves, before one actually spoke up.
"If that's the case chief, then why is there one of those pesky Spix macaws here? And isn't he the same one that gave us full priority to the Brazil nut grove," one of them called out. All eyes went to Blu. Now realizing he was the center, he shrank down a bit and waved his wing slightly towards them.
"H-hi there," he called out. He quickly snapped his beak shut when he saw many of the eyes narrow at him. Luckily for him, Felipe came over a wrapped his wing over Blu's back and yanked him into a headlock.
"Yes he is a Spix macaw and the same one who gave us full ownership of the nut grove, but he's different from the others, that's for sure," he explained. A series of voices came out, but one was heard clear over the rest.
"How can you be sure?!"
"Stop," suddenly came a voice. All eyes turned to the voice. Mara. Felipe smiled as she glided softly down to them until she was only a few inches from the both of them.
"This macaw saved me and my three eggs from the loggers when they're machines fell down the tree my babies and I were in." A hushed silence fell across the crowd. "This one, Blu, could have chosen not to save me, but yet he did. He showed compassion to a specie that he was not well-acquainted with. It's proof that he's willing to risk so much in order to save our home. Does anyone else he have a reason why we shouldn't trust him to help save our home," she asked. No answer. Mara took a deep breath before continuing.
"So answer me this, 'cause you've all become pretty quiet now. Will you stand with us, for your home, for your family, for your life, or will you leave because of our different colored feather friend here that stands with us now?"
For the second time that day, the rainforest was completely silent. Each of the macaws were looking at each other, trying to see who would be the first one to take a stance and go over to fight alongside their chief and their new ally.
I will," came a voice from the audience. Eyes turn till they saw the same male who had asked a question earlier about Blu had now stood up. They all watched unblinkingly as he glided down to to where they all were, till he got between Mara and Blu plus Felipe.
"If anyone is so willing and dedicated to fight for our home, then I want to right by his side fighting along with him," the male said. Another macaw flew down to his side, this time a female.
"If he's going, then I'm in too," she said.
"Same here," a voice from the audience added. Soon other voices joined them. The tribe was getting on the same page, on the same side. Loud cheers and calls came from every macaw there.
"Settle down! Settle down," Felipe called to calm down the excited tribe members. "The loggers are coming and they have quite formidable machines and forces. Yet we have an advantage, someone who knows how to fight back." He turned his head to Blu. "So Blu, what's your plan. You've got all our full attention now."
Blu smiled. He knew exactly what to do.
In the Amazon currently, the logger weren't the only people at the moment. Somewhere off from where they were destroying the forest, two humans, a man and woman, were held by their wrists to a tree. They had stretchy band over both their wrists that were connected to each other's, so that when one pulled, the other pulled with it. It wasn't the hardest to see them in their predicament but they were so far from civilization that no one could hear them calling for help, aside from the loggers, but it wasn't likely that they would help rescue the two people trying to stop them from destroying the rainforest.
Yet someone else did hear them. Blu was flying overhead with the tribe following close by, when he heard the two humans. He remembered and recognized their voices, knowing that it was his former owner, Linda, and her husband, Tulio. He stopped flying and started turning down to help them when Felipe flew in front and stopped him.
"Blu. What are you doing? With those two tied up, there is no need to go and stop them," Felipe said.
"Sir, I know that, but those two aren't loggers. That's my former owner, Linda and her husband, Tulio," he continued even though Felipe gasped in shock, "They came here to help and if we release them then they can help us. You can trust them. Please sir" Blu explained.
Felipe looked at Blu in disbelief at him and his confession and wanted to tell him that all humans were dangerous, but the more time he spent telling him off the more forest was getting destroyed.
"But.. they.. ugh. Fine, do it quickly and you had better be right about them," he said. Smiling his thanks, Blu moved passed him and down to the both of them squawking to signal his arrival. The red-haired women with the glasses snapped her head up as she heard him.
"Blu? Blu! Down here," she called out. Blu flew down to the rope binding them and started slicing through the rope with his beak.
"What? Blu," Tulio asked. He was a dark-skinned man with glasses as well.
"Blu? What are you doing here? This is dangerous," Linda asked. Suddenly, the rope snapped and the two were freed, minus one part of the rope stuck to their wrists.
"That's incredible! It's a two thousand mile flight! It's amazing," Tulio exclaimed. Blu cut through the other rope to free them fully before he went back into flight towards the direction of the loggers.
"Let's follow him," Linda said, before adding, "I told you I heard him."
Meanwhile, from up above Felipe watched and another macaw joined him. "He's quite strange, chief," he remarked.
"Yes, he is," Felipe replied, before pausing. "I kinda like it." He spread out his wings and began following after him with the tribe closely following.
The cut part of the forest was getting closer. Light could be seen through the once thick trees better than ever before. Birds and other animals fled as Blu tried to head in the direction they were running/flying away from. All at once, he could see a logger heading towards an old, thick tree with a bulldozer, beginning to clear the floor of every living thing. He looked over and saw it had toppled over a tree and was heading towards one where a mother bird and her eggs were in a hollow as it approached them, just like Mara was. Blu dove down towards the space where the logger was driving and yanked out the keys to the bulldozer while effectively shutting it off.
"Hey," the logger yelled and tried to reclaim the keys from Blu, but Blu was too quick and agile for the logger to catch him.
"I'll take those. And those," he said as he dodged a logger's hand.
"Give back...," he demanded, but fell of his bulldozer in the process. Blu merely stuck his tongue out at him and flew up into the canopy. He began smirking to himself when suddenly a bunch of trees began falling down, puked down by chains tied together. He swiftly maneuvered between them, and up towards the Scarlet macaws.
"Nice work, Blu," Felipe commented as he slid into position with him. Blu smiled in return.
"Thank Felipe. Now for the rest of them."
Tulio raced through the forest floor with Linda right behind him. They weren't the only ones trying to help stop the loggers. Little did they know that a few Scarlet macaws were flying above them and watching them as well.
The two humans soon came across the land where the loggers were and were advancing with their heavy machinery, saws and dynamite.
"Stop! Stop! Stop," Tulio yelled as he and Linda came to a halt before them and stood firmly. The bulldozer still came right towards them though.
"Stop," he yelled again as the length between them and the several ton machine grew shorter and shorter with each second passing. Suddenly, just before it hit them, it immediately shuts down. Tulio looked at it, stopped just a few feet in front of them.
"Oh yeah! Respect the rainforest," he cheered. He then became confused when he saw the logger with an awestruck expression on his face. Turning around himself, they both turned to see what was the thing that made them stop. They both gasped in amazement of what they saw.
All across the branches, hundreds, maybe thousands, of Scarlet macaws plus one Spix sat perched on the branches above, looking right down towards the loggers, their feathers contrasting greatly to the green foliage.
"Cheese and sprinkles," Linda whispered, amazed by the sight.
"So many of them. And... and is that Blu back there," he asked, adjusting his glasses on his face.
Behind them, a few loggers on foot with chainsaws started stepping away from them. One began running back in fear until his leader, Big Boss, grasped his arm and stopped him.
"Hey, where do you think your going," he asked. "It's just a bunch of pigeons! Get back to work!" The man nodded and ran back into position while the others started cranking-up the engines to their machines again.
"Lead the way, Blu," Felipe ordered. Blu smiled back at him.
"Thanks Felipe." He then called out to the other birds there. "Rainforest birds of a feather...!"
"Have to stick together," they chorused back. They then began flying towards the loggers, squawking while they dive bombed down on them. The loggers on foot began to flee in terror as a huge red flock of birds began chasing after them. One guy climbed into his truck and slammed the door shut, only to realize that he wasn't the only person in the truck trying to get away from them.
"Everybody ready," Blu called out from over his wing as he lead several macaws into battle."And under!" The macaws began to dive in-between the logger's legs and sent them off balance. "Over!" They began flying over a plow truck as it moved forward. Suddenly, a tree caught on a crane claw began swinging towards them. "Ahh! Backwards," Blu yelled as they avoided the tree as it swung past them and into a pile of logs. It knocked down several and those then knocked down three of the construction machines, sending them toppling down on their sides.
The macaws began flying around the foremen, trying to send them into a retreat. They also managed to disarm several of the machines by pulling out it's keys and scaring the drivers away.
"I ain't afraid of no birds," one foremen said. He soon after was met with a growl and a black jaguar jumped out in front of him. The foremen screamed, along with the Big Boss's pet monkey, and together they began to run away. The jaguar then began to start choking on something and he spit out a small, girl capybara.
"Attack," the little one yelled. Out from the forest came monkeys, toucans, turtles, macaws of different species and other creatures, ready to defend the rainforest as well. Several macaws carried up two, huge, Capoeira turtles and started dropping them down on two loggers, sending them down. The monkeys began chasing after the loggers with chainsaws and such.
"Incoming," a female Scarlet macaw yelled as a group of macaws all carrying Brazil nuts flew over a bulldozer and dropped the nuts into the exhaust pipe, shutting it down. The rest of them started throwing nuts at the rest of the loggers.
Blu and Felipe flew down to another bulldozer and began prying the cover off with his Swiss army knife. Once off, Felipe jabbed a piece of wood into the inner mechanisms of the machine, stopping the entire thing from moving.
"Nice work, Blu," Felipe complimented.
"Yeah. We make a pretty sweet team," Blu replied. The both of them turned towards the remaining loggers.
"Game on," Felipe cried out as he and Blu charged towards them. Meanwhile, the Big Boss was trying to re-organize everyone from the fighting.
"Hey! Come back! You're useless, all of you" he yelled as they ran past him, chased by the animals of the rainforest.
"Look out," Blu cried out as suddenly, an out of control crane turned and hit Felipe as he was flying, sending him falling to the ground, just as a bulldozer started coming in his direction. "Felipe" Blu yelled as he started flying after him. Felipe's eyes widened as he saw the huge machine heading towards him. He shut his eyes tightly, preparing for the end. Then he heard a clang and he opened his eyes again to see another human driving another bulldozer that was holding back the other one before it could crush him.
"Pick on someone your own size," Linda yelled as she pressed down on the gas pedal to increase her push on the other bulldozer. Tulio the came over and reached out to move Felipe out of the way. He began squirming, trying to get away.
"No! No, no! Leave me alone," he cried out.
"Felipe," Blu cried out from above him. "Tulio is not here to harm you. He's here to help, so let him." Felipe's body stilled as he felt Tulio's hands wrap around him and pull him from out under the two clashing bulldozers. As soon as he was out, he spread out his wings and flew up to join Blu.
"Saved... by one of them," he asked. Blu nodded. soon, the other bulldozer toppled and Linda starts doing a little victory dance.
"Whoo hoo," she cries out. Blu smiled and nudges Felipe with his wing.
"That's Linda. She's the one who raised me" Blu explained. Felipe looked at Blu strangely, but nodded.
"Well, apparently she did a good job of it too," Felipe replied. Blu smiled and looked across the cleared land. The Scarlet macaws, plus with the extra help from the animals, have sent most of the loggers retreating in terror. They've almost won the battle. Just then, the two heard a loud boom and crash as they turned to see the Big Boss strapping dynamite to some trees and lighting them up, causing their bases to explode and the trunks to topple.
"I have to do everything myself," he muttered to himself as he lit a match and started lighting the fuses. Blu and Felipe began flying towards him. Felipe began hitting him with his wings to knock him out of the way while Blu started clawing the dynamite off the tree. He came to a tree and began tearing at the rope with his beak.
"Hey! Get away from there," Big Boss cried out before Felipe knocked him off his feet.
"Go Blu! Get that thing off the tree," Felipe said. Blu finally managed to tear it off, but to his dismay, he discovers it's had already been lit. He gripped the rope with the dynamite connected to it and began flying up, up out of the way. He pumped his wings harder and faster, trying to gain altitude. A piece of dynamite flew off and exploded as he exited out of the canopy and into the open sky.
He knew if the dynamite exploded with him still holding on to it he could be severely injured or even killed, but he knew that every second counted and the higher he got the explosion away from the forest, the safer the others would be. He looks down and saw the light has almost reached the end of the fuse. Hew as almost far enough to throw the sticks away. There, just a few feet higher. Closing his eyes, he flipped mid-flight as he let go of the dynamite as he twisted through the air.
Then, the dynamite exploded. Blu was only few feet away, so he didn't get the full blast of the explosion, but it was enough to singe a few of his feathers and send falling down the the ground below. He screamed as he fell, watching the world spin as the earth became closer and closer. He flapped his wings desperately to slow down his descent, but he was going way to fast.
Wham! His body made contact with the ground the loggers cleared away, which was surprisingly soft despite being packed down tightly. He scraped across the ground like a bird torpedo before finally coming to a stop before Felipe's feet. The Scarlet macaws gently tapped Bu's shoulder and he groggily looked up at him, only discovering his dizziness from the fall made it possible to see three Felipes.
"You know something Blu...," Felipe said, his voice low and almost menacing. "You just saved us all," he said much more jovially. He laughed out loud as he helped Blu up out of the dirt he pushed during his fall. He then turned to his fellow birds.
"Fellow macaws and creatures of the rainforest. We are victorious," he cried out. The others cheered and clapped as they celebrated their victory. The two turtles high-five while the monkeys jumped up and down with excitement. The macaws squawked with joy. A few flew down to Blu and lifted him off his feet on their wings like a school hero or something.
"Blu! Blu! Blu! Blu," they chanted. He blushed through his feathers.
"Attention everyone" Felipe called out and the cheering died down a bit. "I have an announcement to make. For his valiant efforts and his brilliant static in the battle for the rainforest, I would like to make Blu here an honorary member of the tribe!" Blu's eyes grew wide as he looked at Felipe.
"W-what," he asked. The other macaws grew silent. Then one began clapping their wings, followed by another, and another, till the clapping spread throughout all of the, followed by cheering. While all this was happening, Blu just stood there completely stunned, until Felipe slapped his back in a friendly manner.
"Congrats Blu. C'mon, aren't you gonna say something," he asked. Blu just stood there gaping with his beak open slightly till Felipe propped it back up.
"I-I don't know what to say," he replied. Felipe gave a small smile before resting a wing on Blu's shoulder.
"Well, I'm sure you'll have lots to say tonight, for tonight we celebrate!" More cheering rose up from the crowd. They started into flight and towards the direction of their territory. Blu followed after them, still stunned though. He took one last look at Linda and Tulio, who were using the logger's phones to alert the authorities to come and arrest the owners of the phones. He dipped down right over them and gave a squawk their way. They looked up and waved as he slid back into the rainforest canopy, now safe from destruction.
Little did Blu know was that someone had been watching him the entire time and he disappeared back into the shadows.
Though the Scarlet macaws were way different from the Spix macaws, Blu did have to admit one thing. They sure knew how to party.
Pairs of two or more flew together as the music provided by twigs being strummed in the macaws beaks and the beating of empty Brazil nuts shells with sticks or stone sure provided an exciting atmosphere to the party. The Scarlet macaws had invited the other fellow fighters in the battle to the party and so the mixed-animal bag was sure adding a kick to the event.
One, lone Scarlet macaw stood out from the festivities. Mara watched the event taking place with great joy over their victory. Beside her, hiding under a big leaf was a smaller figure, one looking like a macaw chick, but they were concealed in the shadows so no one could see them.
"Will he be back soon? And with this Blu I keep hearing about," the figure asked. Their voice was so young and squeaky that it was hard to think of the figure as not a chick.
"They'll be back soon. I confirmed it with one of the scouts. No one was lost in the battle, though a few feathers were lost against the loggers. Nothing too serious," Mara replied back. She heard the chick hidden behind her sigh with relief.
"Its nice they stopped them when they did. I can't imagine our home just being destroyed." The voice paused. "I really want to meet him, the macaw that alerted us and saved our home. I want to meet him and say thank you." Mara turned around and stuck her wing under the leaf, reaching over and gently stroking the young one's back. The chick cooed as she enjoyed the gently, soothing movement across her back.
"I'm sure you'll get to meet him. Felipe said that he made Blu an official member of the tribe, so even if you don't get to tonight, there's a good chance you will some other time soon," Mara reassured. The chick smiled and sighed again. She fluttered her long eyelashes he did so too.
"I hope so," she said. Just then, the two heard the flapping of wings and turned to see Felipe and Blu flying down onto a branch near from them. Mara smiled and turned to the chick.
"I believe now you can meet him now," she said. The chick grinned happily.
"So you agree to speak with Eduardo about sharing the Brazil nut grove," Blu asked as he discussed with Eduardo about his proposition. Felipe sighed in annoyance, but nodded in reply.
"Yes, Blu. I promise I'll speak with old Eddie that the Spix macaws can share the nut grove with us. You don't have to keep reminding me, I don't think I'll forget," Felipe replied.
"Oh, okay. Right. Uh, just making sure," Blu stuttered. Felipe chuckled in amusement.
"You sure did quite a lot today to try and get the grove back," Felipe remarked. Blu blushed and ed the back of his head.
"Yeah, I just wanted to make it up to them for losing it in the first place," he replied. Felipe looked at with an analyzing expression.
"Something tells me it's more than just losing a goal for the tribe," he commented. Blu looked down and traced the bark with his toe. Felipe wrapped his wing around Blu in a friendly manner. "C'mon, you can tell me Blu. I take good care of my fellow tribe members," Felipe said. Blu sighed and was about to speak when two wing beats were heard and they saw Mara fly down in front of the with another, much smaller bird behind her.
"Mara," Felipe said as he came across to embrace her. "Glad to see you are alright," he said, before taking a pause. "Are you alright?"
"Yes, our chick is safe and sound asleep and the two other eggs are unharmed," Mara replied. Felipe sighed in relief of his firstborn son and other un-hatched chicks being safe. She then turned to Blu. "So, I've heard you've become on of us now."
"Well, yea-," Blu was cut off when Felipe beat him to it.
"Yep. He's an official Scarlet tribe member, despite the, well you know," he said as he took out one of Blu's wings, to which Blu snatched back and held close to his chest.
"Mm, I see. Oh, Blu, I have someone here who heard about your valiance today and wants to meets you," Mara explained. Blu perked up at this.
"Oh, well, cool. Can I see them now," he asked. Mara nodded and looked behind her. Blu could see a speck of tiny, blue feathers move as the apparent chick tried to keep behind her.
"Hey, little one," Blu said as he tried to see the chick behind Mara's back. "It's alright. I'm not going to hurt you. I heard you wanted to see me," he asked. He waited a second till he saw a head poke out. Then a little chick, about the same age as his, hopped out from behind Mara and right before him. Blu remained quiet as he took in the girl's appearance.
Blue feathers. Blue feathers all over her body. She was a Spix macaw just like himself. She was about the same size and height as his daughter, Bia, but her build was a tiny bit larger. Her feathers were an ocean blue, like his, but perhaps a little darker. She had four feathers growing on top of her head, none more than his. Her eyes were hazel and they were widened in awe before him.
"N-nice to m-meet you, sir," the chick stammered, before retreating back and going under Mara's left wing so that she was partially hidden.
"Huh? Oh, n-nice to meet you too," Blu replied, before looking at both Mara and Felipe for some answers. Like, for example, 'why was a Spix macaw chick here with them?'. Mara and Felipe looked at each other and sighed.
"Blu, let us explain something to you. First off, this is Aqua, and second, she's our adopted daughter," Felipe clarified. Blu stared in complete shock.
"Huh?!"
*For those who are non-Spanish speakers, he said, "Attention! Attention! All macaws gather together at the summit!"
Ooh, plot twist. Bet you didn't see that one coming. By the way, for those who are wondering when Nigel and the rest are coming in, don't worry. I'll have them coming out soon enough. Next chapter though, we're going back to the Spix macaw tribe and seeing if Felipe really is sticking true to his word.
Hope you all enjoyed this chapter, thanks everyone who reviewed the last one. Please tell me your opinion and/or suggestions about this one. Sincerely, v.t.7
