Following their respective match, Blu and Alex decided to go backstage and relax a bit. They were currently eating some apples that have been cultivated by Alex's clan.

"Hmmm!" Blu moaned at the sweet taste in his mouth. "Those are delicious, Alex! Were did your clan found these apples?"

"We didn't found them," the snowy owl replied before taking a bite of an apple himself, "it's a specialty of my clan. We're not called the Forester Clan for nothing; earth holds no more secret for us, specially in matter of fruits."

"Speaking of which, what was that attack you used to take down Jameson in one shot...Apple Smash, right?"

"Yes," Alex nodded, "it's a technique I developed myself. I would lie to say that you could learn it too, but to do so, you need to have been in contact and harmony with earth for quite a while. And I think you did more with your computers than earth, right?" he asked with a chuckle which Blu shared.

Then, the referee bird arrived. "Mr. Blu, it's time for your next match," he announced.

Both Blu and Alex looked at him with confused looks. "what are you talking about? He already had two matches today. That's enough."

The ref simply shrugged. "I'm not the one planning the matches; I just coach them. See you in a few minutes," he said with flying back in the arena.

Blu and Alex exchanged confused looks, but then agreed to continue their conversation later and followed the ref back in the arena.

The ref made his speech again. "It is time for the next fight! May I introduce to you the next fighters! First, to my left, representing the Spix Macaw Tribe, from Rio de Janeiro, with a record of 8-0, the Capoeira Master BLU GUNDERSON!"

"And to my right, representing India, from Mumbai, India, with a record of 18-1, THE GREAT KHALI!"

Blu have a surprised look upon hearing his opponent's record, but it only grew bigger upon seeing his opponent in question. It was a giant military macaw who was a lot taller than Blu and his wings were so big that it looked like they could crush rock. Along with this size, the glance in his eyes indicated that he looked ready to kill.

"Who the hell is that?!" Blu though without stopping looking at him.

"Oh no..." Alex mumbled, "I heard about this guy - The Great Khali, one of the most dangerous fighters in the world."

"He's really that strong?" Rafael asked in concern for his friend.

"To give you an idea, the only defeat he got on his record was a disqualification for refusing to stop attacking his opponent after the match ended. This man's a true beast from what I've heard," Alex said which created concern for Jewel and the kids.

However, Blu wasn't about to back down after so many fights and having an undefeated streak. "Are you ready?" the ref asked to which they both nodded, Blu more nervously. "Then let this match BEGIN!"

The Great Khali let out a piercing battle cry as he ran at surprising speed toward Blu and swung his giant wing at the spix macaw who performed a flip to dodge him, but still lost a few feathers as the wing rubbed on his side, making him groan.

"This guy is more dangerous than I though!" Blu though as he jumped to put some distance between himself and this monster.

Khali charged again and lifted his fist to slam it down on Blu who dodged it again, letting it crash in the rock, and replied with a Somersault Kick under his squared jaw. To Blu's horror, this attack barely affected him. He kept swinging his giant wings at Blu who used his agility to dodge and reply with kicks, all more useless one than the other.

"Crap!" Blu swore before flying up in the air in hopes of getting away and having time to think of a strategy. Unfortunately, Khali didn't gave him that chance as he started grabbing the big rocks scattered across the fighting zone and threw them at Blu.

He did managed to dodge them, but it also ruined his plan of thinking of another strategy. Then, another idea popped into his mind; he flew down at quick speed to make Khali think he was going for a straight attack...only to suddenly stoped and flap his wings to send dust flying everywhere and blindfold him.

It worked as Khali lost sight of Blu and started smashing away randomly. Taking benefit of the surprise effect, Blu discretely went behind the giant to hit a Trouble In Paradise behind his head which knocked him down and out.

The ref came to make the countdown, but stopped at three, surprising everyone that he could get up so fast. Standing tall, the Great Khali gave Blu a deadly glare full of rage, like someone about to commit a cold blood murder.

Before he could react, the giant charged and punched Blu in the stomach so hard that he spat saliva and fell on the ground. He then wrapped his wings around his waist and locked him into a Bear Hug, putting so much pressure that Blu let out a piercing scream of pain.

Despite all his efforts and struggling, Blu could not break free and ended up passing out from the pain. The ref called for the bell to end the match which marked Blu's first defeat.

However, Khali refused to let go of his opponent and pressed harder until the sound of bones snapping was heard. "BLU!" Eduardo shouted in shock and was about to interfere, but got stopped by the referees.

Khali didn't stopped there as he then grabbed Blu's head into one wing and lifted him high before slamming it so hard on the rocky ground that it cracked. He finished by hitting an elbow drop on his back before Alex rushed in to hit his Apple Smash across Khali's jaw, snapping it and sending him flying away.

The medical team rushed at Blu's side, leaving all his family and friends to look in horror as he was carried away on a litter.

"You bastard..." Alex angrily mumbled as he glanced at Khali who was still laying down with a lot of blood flowing out of his beak.


Fun trivia: The Great Khali is the name of a real former WWE wrestler.