Immediately Jewel darted out of the cage, and for a second Blu followed her, only to stop which caused the cain to yank both their legs and send the both crashing to the floor.

"Blu!" Jewel snapped glaring at the other teen. "What're you!"

"The others Jewel." said Blu, immediately running to Pedro's cage and trying to open the door. "We're not leaving them behind!"

"The keys Blu!" Nico yelled, pointing at the keys that had fallen of the floor when Jewel had knocked Fernando out. Blu was about to get them, when Jewel raced forward, sntached the keys, and threw them at Blu.

"Hurry!" she snapped angrily as Blu jammed keys into Pedro's cage. Soon Pedro was free, then Nico, and they were just getting to Rafael, when they heard a confident laugh.

"Going somewhere?" The lock clinked as Rafael was let loose, and the five birds glared at the newcomer.

"Nigel." Said Rafael evenly, and the scientist burst out in crazed laughter.

"I don't think so pretty birdies."

"Yo, you four get out of here!" Rafael, Jewel, and Blu, and Nico turned to Pedro who was getting into some kind of fighting stance.

"But Pedro." Blu started, he could fight just as well, even if he was chained to Jewel. Besides Jewel could definitely kick some butt.

"Go!" hissed the boy, Jewel didn't question it and proceeded to drag Blu out of there who was reluctant to leave his friend, followed by Rafael.

Nico stayed behind, a determined look on his own face as he sided with Pedro.

"I said go." said Pedro with a hint of annoyance.

"And I don't leave my friends behind." Nico said back with a small smirk on his face.

Nigel glared at the two of them. "Maybe it's better to take you both out now, saves me the trouble of finding you later."

He pulled off the white labcoat and the two stared. Nigel was pale, extremely pale with long white hair, which was weird because he didn't seem that old. His arms were covered in feather showing he'd been one of the earliest experiments, his wings were a bright white and his feet had already become talons.

"Bring it."


The other three ran through the lab, trying to find an exist.

"Where's Nico?" asked Rafael.

"Oh crap we lost him?" asked Blu, immediately wanting to stop.

"No time pal, either we get out now or we die trying!" said Jewel as she continued to drag him.

Rafael looked up. "The window guys! The windows!"

Immediately he flew up, shooting through one sending glass splinters flying everywhere. Blu and Jewel used their wings to somewhat block the glass barrage.

"Alright let's go!" Jewel shot up, only to be dragged back down with a thud. "Blu!"

"Jewel I can't!"

"Can't what?"

"I can't fly!" he yelled back.

She stared at him. "You're kidding right?" By now an alarm was going off. "Oh this is perfect, prefect, so very."

"Door!" Blu yelled, dragging Jewel for the first time and slamming into a nearby door, leading her out into the sunlight.

Immediately she covered her eyes, the bright sunlight hurting them.

"Run!" Blu screamed, and soon the two ran as more and more alarms went off. Luckily the lab had been surrounded by a forest, in seconds they were hidden by shrubbery. They heard cries of scientists, and was that barking? They were running, when someone grabbed Blu and yanked both him and Jewel. Both immediately got defensive, only to see Rafael had grabbed them and dragged them into a cave.

"Nice spot huh?" asked Rafael with a smile.

"Good move." said Jewel with a deep breath. Blu smiled gratefully at his friend, however there had been no sign of Nico or Pedro.


Later that night, Jewel had fallen asleep, leaving Rafael and Blu to watch for their two friends. A small fire was going in the cave.

"You think they're ok?" asked Blu.

"Who Nico and Pedro?" asked Rafael, "They're probably fine, Nico's lived on the streets, he knows how to roll." Blu nodded, although Rafael's words weren't to reassuring to him.

"Go to sleep, if they come I'll." He was cut off by a loud screaming, and a loud thud at the mouth of the cave. Jewel woke up and glared at the lump as it began squirming. Then it separated.

"Pedro!" "Nico!" Blu and Rafael yelled in happiness.

"Shut up do you want them to find us!" asked Jewel annoyed.

Soon the two stepped into the light of the fire, and the other three stared. Pedro had a few cuts and bruises, but Nico was the one to worry about. He looked up with a weak smile, his wings looked shredded, looked a bright red, irritated color, and dripped with small drops of blood.

"Nico you look like hell." said Rafael with widened eyes.

Nico smiled proudly.

"Yeah, those are gonna be some wicked battle scars my friend." said Pedro as the two high fived.

"How you get them?" asked Blu.

"That white haired freak was going after Pedro, and friends look out for friends." said Nico, who then yawned. "Now can we get some sleep."

"Yeah we've been through a lot." said Pedro, mimicking Nico's yawn. The others nodded and the two made theselves comfortable.

The fire was banked for the night, Blu and Jewel slept back to back, the most comfortable way they could, Rafael tucked his wings, and Pedro and Nico fell asleep side by side.