Chapter Seven


Author's Note: The story will be a little choppy due to the lack of details but the ending will shock you (unless you didn't see the movie). Remember to give some feedback and I might even update quicker if you do. Enjoy!


The day was perfect. Not too cold and not too hot, but just right. Rio was always drenched in sunlight but today seems different as the birds flew around and played tag, while the parents get to enjoy their relaxation by bathing in the sunshine. Jewel told Blu that she would be with her friends before she left the hollow. Still uncertain if Blu was going to be fine, Jewel left with a heavy burden in her head. The guilt pressed heavily against her skull and it wouldn't go away, even when she tried to enjoy the pleasure of flying.

As Blu waved goodbye to her, he turned his interest back toward the neatly written letter that was given to him by William. Another impulse was going through his mind as the temptation radiated from the paper.

Then the strange sense rattled his aching mind. Someone was standing in front of the doorway. "Blu" a voice sharply hissed.

Blu turned his head and he was soon looking at William. The crow is wearing the same black suit with the cherry red tie but ,this time, a black tinted glass was hanging from his shirt pocket. It was the same glasses that the spies wore before Blu took off in the speeding car.

"Blu follow me, I need to show you something."

He wanted to ask him many more questions that would hopefully shed some lights. But the macaw acted obediently and followed William out of the hollow.

Blu brought along the crumpled letter. The last thing he needed is Jewel finding it and reading the highly classified note. It's bad enough that Blu is lying to her but to hide a secret? If Blu wants a healthy relationship with his mate then he needs to either tell the truth or continue lying and pray that she will never find out.

At this moment, fixing the situation will only break it more. Blu decided with the second option.

The bright light that emitted from the sun beats down on Blu's body. He could already feel the warm hug that the day was giving to him. Blu felt safe and reassured, knowing that the magic of Rio will always protect him.

"Let's fly" William said and he shot into the air. Blu mimicked his movement as he also fired from the ground. The perfect air breezed against his eyes and stopped when he started to glide.

Jewel was certainly right about the pleasure of flying. It felt like if nobody could take your freedom away.

The humans are the only threat to them but they are at ground while Blu is safely hovering in the air. Beside there are only a handful of humans that are rotten like Marcel. And of course there is Nigel but he's far too busy dealing with his loss of feathers.

The sweet bliss of flying was over when they finally reached their destination.

"We're here", William said and the birds slowly descended. It was a short flight but Blu has never been to this region before. He doesn't even recall seeing it on Tulio's map. The mysterious area was mainly covered with snake-like vines that slithered extensively toward the ground.

Blu was trailing behind William as they continued deeper into the unknown forest. The macaw rapidly took mental photos of the surrounding. If he ever wants to come back, then he will remember where it will be.

Snap! He remembers the three rocks that lay close together on the right side of the decaying tree. Snap! A fork like trail and follow the left road with the anthill.

Blu took a couple more photos then William stopped unexpectedly. Blu looked around the crow and he sees a chopped up image of a building that was hidden behind the thin shrub. Blu took another mental snapshot before he walked through the bush and awed at the building's complex structure.

Quickly his vision changed as the numbers and formulas outlined the building. At one angle, Blu could see a formula that explained how the convoluted columns were able to support the structure without breaking. An ingenious design that even made him awed at amazement.

William grinned a little and said, "Oh there's more to it Mr. Gunderson, much more." Both birds walk toward the front entrance. There was nothing interesting about it except the slim guards and the security system. The guards weighed approximately 140 pounds , including the Kevlar armor, and they bore an MP insignia on their upper arm as they lazily waved them through.

The security system wasn't much, apart from the 8-digit dialer and a surveillance camera that was constantly eye-balling Blu.

The crow punched in the numbers and the door slipped open with ease, revealing a narrow hallway. There were twenty doors and were divided evenly by ten doors on the right and left.

A double-door stood at the end of the hallway and William urged Blu toward it. He felt nervous as the door kept getting closer and closer. All of the other doors were ignored and Blu continued walking.

Left talon, right talon, left talon, right talon, and soon he was standing in front of it. Blu halted in a still position. He was too afraid and anxious to even breathe.

"Are you going to open the door Blu?" William asked with a hint of annoyance in his breath.

Blu didn't say anything but he flew on top of the doorknob and twisted it with his talons as the door opened. As he did so, Blu saw William smiling at him. Wanting to know why, he flew down and his eyes nearly popped out of his socket.

It was the perfect wonderland. Lab tables were placed around the room with test tubes that are carefully placed on top of it. Eight computers were silently humming; waiting for the next order to be given. And at the very end of the room was a work desk that was piled with papers.

"This" William grandly announced "this is where you'll be working."

Blu's emotion took over. "But what about Jewel, and my friends, and Linda!"

Although Blu is deathly excited to start creating some more theories, he still needs some contact with someone other than a lifeless paper.

"Oh don't worry Blu" William said with reassurance "you can work here for as long as you want."

Blu exhaled a sign of relief knowing that he could still live his life normally.

"But" William said sternly "if anyone is to know about this then…" he shaped the tip of his feathers into a gun. Blu felt a heavy lump that was forming in this throat.

"I'll leave you to your work Mr. Gunderson."

William started to leave and Blu heard the door closed behind him with a satisfying clunk. Blu surveyed the room again and in the far right corner was a security camera. It was going to monitor his every action for 24/7. Blu guess that the C.I.A still doesn't trust him. He quickly looked away and started to walk toward the work desk.

Striding across the room, Blu brushed the lab table with his feathers. He could feel the endless possibilities that was already coursing throughout his body.

On the desk were the neat piles of stapled paper, all of which are filled with equations that needed to be solve. Blu picked up a pencil contently and started writing.


"a = x0 x1 x2 ... xn = b, d = max (x1-x0, x2-x1, ... xn - x(n-1)), an exothermic reaction would occur... equilibrium is going to act upon... allowing the broken molecules to be reassembled again..."

Blu released a steady flow of knowledge onto a piece of paper as he worked tediously. He was nearly done with the equation when he suddenly hit a wall.

His brain was trying to push forward but Blu couldn't find the correct answer. He heard the front door open. "Blu" William said "it's time to go."

Blu didn't look up and pleaded to William, "Can I take this home? I, I, just need a little more time, yes time." William frowned a little bit but he nodded.

Blu hurriedly gathered up his paper and walked out of his work room. The front door opened automatically and as Blu walked outside he noticed that it was nighttime. Fear swept over his mind.

According to Blu's calculation, he predicted that the time. And then Blu quivered. "William" Blu asked nervously "what time is it?"

The crow didn't have a watch but he started to gaze at the blacken sky. He was obviously trying to find the time by looking at where the Big Dipper was pointing to. When he was finish surveying he said, "Approximately 2:00 a.m."

Just as he thought. Blu didn't even bother to organize his paper and he took off in a sprint. Papers were being flung around ,trying to escape the macaw's grip but none of them were dropped. If Blu's wings weren't occupied on trying to grasp the paper then he would have been able to fly and be home in about a minute. Running would probably take him ten precious minutes. That's ten minutes less in Blu's life and he wasted it.

Blu reached the hollow but there is a problem. He needs to find a way to get into the hollow without having to sacrifice the papers. Blu's mind started to race around. "Perhaps if I could find a strong enough trunk that is also flexible I could probably build a mini-catapult."

Blu didn't even started on the first step of his plan before Jewel suddenly flew down. He could already tell that this is going to end very badly. Jewel was fuming in anger and her head started to turn fiery red. She was so enraged that Blu could have cooked eggs on top of her head.

"I've been looking everywhere for you Blu!" Jewel furiously yelled. Blu could worry about the paper later but his main concern is trying to calm Jewel down.

"Oh hey Jewel" Blu said "don't worry I have a good explanation for this." Before Blu could explain himself Jewel saw the paper that was hidden behind his back.

"What's that?" Jewel said, pointing to the hidden paper. Blu was about to shred it beyond existence but Jewel swiftly snatched it away before a single tear could be made. Blu didn't even bother to stop Jewel. Her eyes widened a little as her eyes scanned the words.

Blu braced himself but Jewel said, "So what? Your excuse was writing a story or something?" Blu was baffled. "Huh?"

Jewel showed the paper to Blu and William's letter look perfectly normal. "This is your handwriting Blu" Jewel said while he examined the letter.

"What do you mean? This isn't my handwriting" Blu said. Jewel seemed taken back by this. Her expression instantly switched from angry to confused.

"Blu" Jewel said "this is your handwriting, I've seen it a dozen times." Before Blu could answer, his mind rang loudly and he shut his eyes tight. He started to rub his temple as his headache grew into a head splitting migraine. A voice rang in his head, "Blu! I warned you!"

Looking up again, Blu saw William and his partner. The agent was wearing a cast on his right shoulder and the holster was switched from his right side to the left.

"Amazing Mr. Gunderson you managed to spill a top secret file in less than a day" William said, not even trying to hide the sarcasm in his voice.

"Congratulation this must be a new world record and guess what your prize is?" Blu was confused at first but the image of William making a gun sign popped into his head.

Blu viciously hissed at the crow, "You leave her out of this you hear!"

Jewel started to panic a little and said, "Blu what's going on? Who are you talking to?"

William cut in and said, "Sorry Blu I must be deaf since I can't hear you but maybe you're deaf too! I warned you Blu, I WARNED YOU!"

"Answer my question Blu! Who are you talking to!" The macaw briefly looked at Jewel and nearly shouted, "I'm talking to William can't you see?"

"My partner seems very trigger-happy right now Mr. Gunderson" William said and he tapped the agent's holster.

Blu horrifyingly watched as the hand itched toward the revolver. The tension strained inside Blu's racing mind. Then the safety holster was flicked away. The tension strained even more. "You don't have to do this William" Blu shouted. Jewel started to slowly back away.

William violently retorted, "You're right Blu, I wouldn't be doing this but you are making me do it!" The revolver slipped out of the holster. The tension strained even harder.

Blu turned his back against the revolver and said to Jewel, "Go, Run!" The sound of the hammer being cocked backward snapped the silent air. The tension was on the verge of breaking.

Jewel nearly sobbed, "Blu please! I'm not going anywhere until you tell me. Who are you talking to? There's nobody here. Please Blu, please."

Blu looked over his shoulder and he could see the finger making a progress on pulling the steel trigger. The bottled tension finally burst. Acting on instinct, Blu charged at Jewel head on. The trigger was pulled, the gun's chamber turned, the cocked hammer struck, and the bullet was shot at supersonic speed toward Jewel.

A split second faster, Blu beat the bullet and tackled her to the ground. She yelped briefly in pain while Blu was struggling to shield her from the next bullet. Jewel thrashed around and she was finally able to push him aside. With a fluid motion she instantly rocketed upward and vanished beyond the dark cloud. The agent didn't continue firing upward in fear of civilian casualties if the bullet was to ever fall down.

William snarled, "See Blu? See what you just did? You weren't able to get over your pathetic emotions and now everything is compromised!"

Blu has never been so offended in his entire life. Out of all the insults, this one turned Blu into a terrible monster. The crow walked to where Blu was laying and the next thing he knew, the right side of his face was split opened by a fluid motion of a talon.

Satisfied with his revenge, Blu flew after Jewel and soon vanished beyond the black blanket that surrounded the western side of the Earth.

Blu hollered with all of his might and strength, "Jewel wait! I didn't mean to hurt you!"


Author's Note: REVIEW! I sound like a dictator don't I? XD