Rio : The 10 Power Stones
Book 2 : The Shadow Stone
Chapter 2 : A Trip Down Memory Lane
~3 Hours Prior~
? : General, do we attack?
? : No. Wait for an optimal moment to strike. Maybe if possible capture his daughter once again but this time be careful. Don't underestimate her, she is smarter than she looks.
? : Yes general.
? : See if you can get her when she is alone.
? : General I'll be signing off now. The target is moving.
? : Sure thing. Good luck soldier.
~End of Chat Log 2/25/15~
~Present~
Bia was traveling to the clay banks with the materials she collected for the ritual she is doing with Jack. Once she arrived she saw him waiting for her with his own materials.
"Hey Jack Im back with the materials." She said.
"Oh good. First lets do a review of the materials." Replied Jack. "Camera?"
"Check!" Replied Bia.
"Chalk?"
"Check!"
"Candles?"
"Check!"
"Paper?"
"Check!"
"Voice Recorder"
"Check!"
"Well? We're all set. Let's start." Said Jack with a smile.
He procceeded to draw a circle with some symbols in it using the chalk on the ground. He then took a picture of it with the camera and recorded the instructions using the voice recorder. He then added four candles at the sides and took another picture and recorded the second set of instructions. He asked Bia to light the candles using her fire powers and Jack once again took a picture and recorded instructions. He asked Bia for one of her feathers and took one of Blu's own feathers and placed the 2 feathers in the middle of the of the circle. He took another picture and recorded another set of instructions. He then turned on the recorder and placed it on the ground. He recited chants that were probably from a dead language. Suddenly an orange portal opened in the middle of the circle and Jack turned to face Bia.
"Bia, after we go in I need you to clean up the remains of the ritual. After 2 hours you need to perform the ritual again." Said Jack while giving the camera, 3 orange feathers and voice recorder. "Here is the camera which have the pictures of the ritual. And here is the voice recorder which has the instructions and chant for the ritual."
"Okay, be safe Jack! Take care of dad for me!" Said Bia.
"Bye!" Replied Jack before stepping inside the portal.
Bia then took apart the altar and went home.
~Blu's Side~
Blu opened his eyes to see a large corridor filled with doors he walked for a few moments until he saw a big door that was barricaded heavily. Suddenly someone tapped his shoulder making him jump. When he turned around he saw Jack looking at him with a smile.
"Oh! Hi Jack. You scared me." Chuckled Blu.
"Sorry. By the way, do you see that big door?" Asked Jack.
"Yeah I see it. What about it?" Said Blu.
"It's your most important memories. As you can see it is blocked by the amnesia you have. And Im gonna help you unblock it." Replied Jack.
"And how are we gonna do that?" Asked Blu.
"Simple. We're gonna go to my mind and look for your memories there." Answered Jack.
"Well? What are you waiting fo- wait. I thought we are in my mind." Replied Blu.
"We are in your mind. But since I was possessing you while doing the ritual we can also enter my mind. It's just through that orange portal." Said Jack while pointing to an orange portal at the opposite end of the very long hallway.
"Lets go then!" Said Blu enthusiastically while running towards the portal.
Jack then proceeded to follow behind Blu and went inside the portal. When they came out the portal they saw another hallway but this time it was bigger longer and orange. They proceeded to look for Blu's memories.
~Bia's Side~
Bia was flying back to her hollow with the bag that has everything she needed to do the ritual. She was hoping to go home to find everyone asleep. Unluckily for her when she got home she saw her mother waiting for her angrily. When she arrived at the entrance of the hollow her mother rushed towards her and picked her up.
"Bia! Are you hurt? Where were you?" Asked Jewel, worried.
"Mom Im fine. No need to worry about it." Replied Bia.
"This is the 2nd time you snuck out of the hollow at night!" Chided Jewel.
"But mom I ha-" Said Bia before she was cut off by her mom.
"You're grounded young lady. You can't leave the hollow for the rest of the day." Said Jewel.
"What?! But I have to leave the hollow in 2 hours!" Said Bia.
"And why would you need to do that?" Asked Jewel with an angry face.
"Umm. I promised dad that I'll keep it a secret." Replied Bia.
"Fine." Said Jewel. "I respect your promise. But you're still grounded."
"But-" Bia tried to say something but was cut off by her mother once again.
"No buts Bia." Replied Jewel sternly. "Im just worried about you. You've been doing strange stuff lately and I worry for your safety. You've been birdnapped for crying out loud."
Jewel paused as tears started to come out of her eyes.
"Bia... I am your mother. I just want you safe and out of harm."
Bia also started crying and rushed to her mother to hug her.
"Don't worry mom. I can handle myself." Said Bia while crying into her mom's stomach. "I'm not a little kid anymore... but I will always be your baby."
"Thanks Bia. All I needed is a talk with you." Replied Jewel, now crying tears of joy. "Alright. You can go do whatever you need to do. Just be safe alright."
"Don't worry mom. I'll be fine. Plus, while Im waiting for 2 hours we can talk to each other." Offered Bia.
"Oh yeah. Right you're going in 2 hours. Sure we can talk." Answered Jewel.
They proceeded to spend the next 2 hours talking to each other and cheering each other up.
Meanwhile inside Blu's mind...
~Blu's Side~
Blu and Jack were looking door after door for Blu's memories. It has been an hour since they have gotten inside each others mind. Both were exhausted and needed a break. When they did take a break they started a conversation about their plan.
"Ughhh. Im tired of all this opening and closing of doors. When will the torture end!" Said Blu.
"Tell me about it. Welp lets continue, these doors aren't gon-" He said before pausing then put a happy expression. "Thats it!"
"What?! What is it?" Asked Blu.
"If we can't find it in my mind. We can find it in your mind!" Suggested Jack with a happy face.
"But it's blocked by the amnesia barrier remember." Opposed Blu.
"But we have powers Blu. We can just break the barrier." Replied Jack.
"That sounds risky Jack. Are you sure we should do this?" Said Blu, worried about the problems it could cause.
"Blu don't worry nothing bad will happen." Reassured Jack.
"Okay. Lets do it." Said Blu while going through a blue portal that leads to Blu's mind. Once they got there they went to the big door that was blocked and got ready their fire powers. Jack made the first shot since Blu was still scared at what bad things could happen. When Jack's fireball hit the barrier it broke a bit and Blu started to get light headed. Jack saw him hold his head and asked him if he was alright.
"Yo Blu are you alright?" Asked Jack. "We can stop if you want."
"No no no. Im fine. I just feel light headed. Keep going." Assured Blu.
"Okay. I trust you bro." Replied Jack before throwing another fireball.
As more and more fireballs got thrown by Jack the barreir got more broken and Blu started to feel a huge headache but barely managed to tell Jack to keep going. After the 37th fireball Jack threw the barrier finally gave way and broke. Just a second after the barrier broke Blu's life flashed before his eyes.
The day he met Jewel.
Their first dance at the samba club.
Their first kiss.
The day their eggs were laid.
The day their eggs hatched.
Their trip to the amazon.
Blu met his father-in-law.
The day he helped in defeating the loggers.
Then after this he passed out.
~To Be Continued...~
