Oh hey there, I think it's time for another chapter.
Just a question, Do you guys think that adding more OC will make my story better? 'Cause peoples read my story primarily because they want to see Tiago, Carla and Bia, adding more OC might overcome the significance of this story, I don't know.
Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Delta are just some antagonists that I thought of.
Sorry, AvationRocks10, I don't think your OC can make it in this story, hehe.
And thanks for all the reviews last chapter, I really appreciate it, and I hope we can keep it up :)
Enough rambling, or this "Author's note" will fill up your entire screen.
They left.
Tiago sighed in relief as he watches the four villains fly away in the distance, leaving even more questions and curiosity to Tiago's mind when he realizes that the boss had a past, a dark past he thought. Not that Tiago really wanted to know, but he was just surprised that his words could be so powerful, even more powerful than the brutal physical force that dominates the jungle.
Tiago had his eyes locked on their back as they soared away in the sky, and disappeared as a sweep of wind snatched them away, but Tiago knew that they wouldn't just leave them alone, they might come back, but Tiago hoped that their motive won't be the same as his words might have triggered something deeply inside the boss' scarred mind.
Tiago felt a sharp pain on his neck as he slowly emerged from the wooden ground of the hollow. *Crack*, Tiago snapped his neck as he stood on his talon, a groan came out his beak as he felt the sensation of relieving himself with a stretch of his bruised body, both in pleasure and pain.
"That was weird Tiago." Blu said trying to get up," How'd you get them out?"
"I don't know, I think I might've hit their weak spot." Tiago said.
It was a mess, everyone else were lying on the ground, bruised both inside and outside. The females weren't hurt as much as males since they tried to protect the females with all their effort, but none seemed to matter because the four macaws dealt their attacks with ease, much like smashing egg against a rock.
"Jewel." Blu ran over to her as he heard a small groan from her," Are you ok?"
"Do I look ok?" Jewel said angrily," I almost got raped."
"Sorry we couldn't protect you." Blu looked down shamefully.
"It's… It's ok Blu." Jewel softened her expression as she realized that she couldn't hold her angers towards the four macaws.
"But I'm supposed to be there for you." Blu said to Jewel, still not over the fact that he failed Jewel.
"I said it's not your fault Blu, it's theirs." Jewel comforted Blu.
"It's not theirs neither." Tiago came over and said," They obviously are the victims of something that had shaped them in the past."
"Why?" Jewel asked," They attacked us."
"It's more than that mom." Tiago said not in his usual self. He came to Bia and Carla and helped them up.
"You guys ok?" Tiago asked worryingly.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Carla said brushing the dusts off her feathers like nothing happened, she didn't want to care about it too much because she knew there wasn't anything she could do to turn the tides.
Bia stayed silent, but didn't burst into tears like she did last time.
"Thanks Tiago." Bia said to Tiago," Never thought you could say something that deep."
"It's nothing." Tiago replied back, his face lit with proudness.
Nightfly climbed onto his talon and walked over to them, he cracked a few bones and said," Geez, how are they so tough?"
"I don't know, maybe the result of overworking from doing bad things?" Tiago said sarcastically.
"Surely they can't be that invulnerable." Alex said as he rose from the ground as well, and helped Lily up also.
"Doesn't matter now 'cause they are gone." Jewel said.
"Yeah, I think it's time to head home." Blu said to them," They've dealt enough damage to us already."
"Let's go." Tiago said and flew out of battleground which used to be Alex's hollow, followed by his friends and family, knowing that things aren't simple.
At the four villains
"Why did you let them go boss?" Bravo said irritatedly to the fact that he abandoned their loot.
"Yeah, it's not everyday we get these chances." Charlie agreed with Bravo.
The boss stayed silent while in his flight, but something flashed in front of his eyes like lightning. An image, an image that he used to remember clearly, so clearly that he almost could recognize the image, he flinched at the sight of his distorted memory as he blinked several times.
"There's something that I want you all to know." The boss looked back at the three macaws and said.
"What's that boss?" Asked Bravo with his eyes opened wide with curiosity.
"Yeah, I bet it's not even important." Bravo said.
"First of all, my name is not boss." He said.
"Why? Do you actually have a name?" Bravo asked half laughing.
"Yes… But I don't want you to know just yet." He sighed before saying," It might be too much for you to handle."
"Ok?" Bravo put on his not-interested-face," What's the deal then?"
"Remember when all of you were still small and I took care of you?" The boss said thinking about what happened back years and years before.
"Yeah?" All three said in unison.
"Well… I took care of you because… because… *long pause* I can't tell you the truth." The boss paused and blinked several times, unable to speak out his heart.
"Why? You can't tell us?" Bravo said," I thought you were all tough and stuff."
"I am on the outside, but not in the inside." The boss said wiping his eyes with one of his wings while in flight," I think I should wait until the right time."
"Oh come on boss." Bravo whined," Stop keeping us waiting, you know we hate that."
"The anticipation is killing me." Charlie said.
"I can't tell you yet." The boss said," Let's go back home."
Blu's hollow
"Thanks again for helping us fight against those bandits." Alex thanked them by hugging with Blu and Jewel," Especially you Tiago."
"It's nothing." Tiago blushed at the comment.
"I think we should be going now." Lily said holding Alex's wing," We have to clean up our hollow."
"Ok ok, don't drag me Lily." Alex said while being pulled by Lily as he flew out of the hollow," See you later."
"Bye Alex." Everyone waved at him as they flew away in a pair.
"Well, there's nothing I can do, so I'll just… find something to do." NIghtfly said to them and spread his wings, and flew out of their hollow.
"Ok, now they are gone, we should fill our stomach with some sugar and carbohydrates." Blu said with his stomach grumbling which made everyone giggle.
"You mean fruits?" Tiago asked as he heard those familiar terms.
"Yes my son, good job on guessing on that." Blu smiled at Tiago.
"Well, it's the only thing we eat." Tiago said, unimpressed by his dad's impression.
"Whatever, fruits sounds lame, nutrients sounds way cooler." Blu said and bumped Jewel.
"No Blu, I prefer simple terms." Jewel felt the bump and said to him.
"Dad, we know you are smart, but showing off to us isn't the way to go." Bia said to Blu.
"But I want to." Blu laughed and faded," Sorry, let's go get some 'fruits'."
The blue macaw family flew over to the deep forests of the jungle which is filled with fresh fruits and nuts, and water ran through the base of the tree, creating beautiful sounds that soothed any ear. The smell, touch, sight and the feel of the jungle are what attracted animals to see, dangerous and savageous animal sometimes wanders around in the jungle, but none are able to catch the flying birds high in the sky, and their flight were what separated them from other land creatures.
"I could never get tired of the forest." Jewel took a deep breath and said.
"And I could never get tired of you because you are the Jewel of the forest." Blu said and looked back at Jewel who was giggling like a little girl at his comment.
"And your compliments are always so sweet." Jewel smiled and snuggled against Blu's beak.
"We should go find some fruits now." Blu said and looked around with his big brown eyes, soon some mangos and grapes came into his sight. He flew over to the pile of food and began examining the skin of the fruits.
"Do you need help?" Jewel stood beside Blu.
"No no honey I got this, I can spot the perfect mango for you Jewel." Blu said still looking for the best mango in the pile, and soon he soon found one and brought it to his family.
"Here you go." Blu said and placed down the mango. Tiago came back with some green grapes that he found in a nearby bush.
"Perfect, now we can eat." Blu licked his beak and pierced the mango with his talon, and swiftly cut it in half.
"Man, never thought my talon could do so much before coming to Rio." Blu looked at his juice stained talon and said.
"I told you living in the jungle can teach you a lot of things." Jewel said and took half mango and started chewing on it.
It was quite a heartwarming to see a big happy family having a picnic together, but Carla wasn't having the great time like others. She had something that had been bugging her ever since last night when she overheard her parent's conversation. She couldn't exactly tell what was going on with her, the feeling was so strange that she wanted to rip her heart out and stomp on it. She looks at Tiago, his young brother who was munching on a green grape and had the sense of innocence in his eyes, but she didn't want to give him a hard time by abruptly telling him her feelings, so she called him over.
"Hey Tiago." Carla said to him, trying to hide her mixed emotions.
"What's up?" Tiago said still having his beak on the grape.
"Can we talk a little bit." Carla paused before saying," Alone."
"Umm… Sure I guess?" TIago swallowed the grape on his beak and wiped it clean with his wings, surprised at her unusual behaviors.
They flew about some distance away from their family but weren't out of their sight. After Carla made sure that her parents nor Bia can hear them talking, she landed and took a deep breath. Tiago landed beside her.
"So why are we talking like this?" Tiago asked while looking back at his family.
"Well… There's a thing I want you to know…" Carla paused," It's pretty private."
"Ok?" Tiago's mind rose with curiosity," Is there anything wrong?"
"No no, nothing's wrong, it's just that… When do you think I'll find a boyfriend?" Carla asked.
"I'm sure you'll get one soon, I'm not sure." Tiago said to her.
"But doesn't our parents not allow us to find anybody that is not our species?"
"Yes, that's true." Tiago replied.
"So… What do you think that they want us to do?" Carla asked Tiago.
"I guess they wanted us to find Spix macaws?"
"But there aren't any around this region."
At this point, Tiago knew that Carla realized that the situation here is tough. He doesn't know how Carla got the information that he has to choose between Bia and her, but it was certain that this was not the important part, what bothered Tiago is that the relationship that they had as brother and sisters for the past fifteen years could just easily broken with a few words, and the awkwardness and shamefulness will linger among them for the rest of their life if this is not settled properly. What Tiago least wanted is Bia and Carla fighting over him, and it all depends on their choices.
"Then I guess I can only find… You." Carla took a long breath before finally speaking out her problems.
"Yes, and do you know that dad and mom already talked to me about this?" Tiago said in an unsurprised way, and yet more serious.
"No, I don't, I thought that I was the only one that knew about this." Carla lowered her head as she felt warmness rushing up to her face.
"How does it feel to know?" Tiago asked.
"I… I don't know." Carla still had her eyes staring on the ground, her mind filled with embarrassment as her eyes started to become blurry.
"Carla, I don't want to upset you, but I'm your only choice, and Bia…"
"I get it Tiago, I just couldn't imagine that this could happen." Carla said with her hot tear falling off," All I wanted is a happy big happy family, and this have to happen? Incest? That's not normal."
"We are not normal, we are special and endangered, this is the only way we can save our species."
"Not like this! We can't mate with each other, it's… it's the rules."
"Desperate times requires desperate solution."
"I just want a normal mate, maybe a scarlet, or military."
"Then your children will die from the abnormal gene." Tiago said," I learned it from Bia."
"Why does this have to happen?"
"Do you have a problem with being with me?"
"No…"
"Then what's wrong?"
"It's just that it's awkward and embarrassing when others know that we are siblings."
"We don't have a choice Carla."
Carla did not speak after that, and drifted into deep thoughts, what would their species become once something else adulterates the purity of Spix macaws. She only had the trivial decision in her mind and did not consider the fact that they might go extinct. Tiago was right, the only right thing that Carla and Bia do is to mate with Tiago. Although it is not considered a viable solution for most of the moral minds, what could they do?
"I… guess you are right." Carla wiped her tears away and puffed her chest up," Well, let's go back to mom and dad."
"Yeah…" Tiago said and followed behind Carla, the very bird that could potentially become his mate, he didn't want any of this. He almost wanted to blame this unto himself for agreeing with his parent, he's old enough to make his own decision, why would he do whatever they say? But thoughts considered, it wasn't anyone's fault. Blu and Jewel just wanted their kids to have wonderful time and not to have them to worry about anything, but the Spix are near extinction, unless Tiago does something, or he can just make the specie go extinct if he doesn't want trouble.
"Hey guys." Jewel said as she saw that Carla and Tiago flew back together.
"What took you so long?" Blu asked them," Did you get stuck in a vine or something?"
"We had some private talking." Carla said to them, not very amused at the moment by her stress.
"I suppose it's something important." Jewel commented.
"Yes." Carla said," And I don't want to talk about it."
Alright, that's it for this chapter, I know it's short but I tried to include as much detail as I can, if you enjoyed it or have any suggestions, please let me know by reviewing, it would make eyes glow in delight. (Thanks)
For this chapter's song, I chose Rain Man - Bring Back The Summer (Ft. Oly) and Rain Man Feat. Oly - Bring Back The Summer (Not Your Dope Remix) I chose two because they are from the same song, and I have listened to both of them for a few weeks while making this chapter.
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Nightfly belongs Nightfly123
Lily belongs Skyler The Elf Owl