Blu and Jewel landed in the entrance of the bird club. It was the second time they had gone on the pier and the club. Only an hour late, they walked in. Blu saw the club's lights up, birds dancing and drinking, and the beat pumping. The club's roof was basically a plastic cloth-like material. Crates were stack as high as seven in a tower and as low as one standing out. Tables with big pickle and spaghetti sauce caps sat six birds and were located between the bar and the dance floor. Blu looked at Jewel.
"I'm going to start with a drink-"
Jewel gave him a disappointed face.
"No. Remember what happened last time?"
Blu smiled.
"All I remember was making sweet love to you."
Jewel slightly blushed.
"Okay, but just one. I'll go find a table. And also give me one too. Something sweet."
Blu nodded and walked off. He leaned against the counter made of Popsicle sticks. The bartender was the Brazilian Teal who served him last time. The bird smiled.
"Well, Buddy. I haven't seen you for a long time."
"Yeah, I've been busy."
"Alright. So, what will it be?"
"For my mate, it will be a Sex with an Alligator, and for me…I'm not sure."
"Are you looking for something strong?"
"No. I plan to sing at nine or sooner."
"You like Cola?"
"It's pretty good."
"Then I can wipe you up a Carmen Miranda."
"Okay. Sounds good."
The duck smiled and started to prepare the drinks. Blu turned around and tried to find her mate. He did, but it seemed someone else did. Annoyed, he walked up to table.
"Jewel."
Jewel looked at Blu and smiled.
"Oh, thank goodness you're here."
"Oi, mate! Get yer own."
Blu faced the drunken bird that talked like a pirate. It was Red-bellied Macaw. He stared at Blu coldly.
"This is my wife."
"There's no…no way. How can such a pr…pretty bird mate with…this guy."
Blu got annoyed by that comment.
"This guy? Well, obviously if she chose me, one of the factors was because I'm good-looking."
Jewel thought about it. Sure, that was one of the factors, but it was his personality and affection that won her over. If it was just looks, the relationship wouldn't have lasted the Tuesday after they were freed from the chain.
"Is that…hiccup…true?"
Jewel nodded.
"I have three adorable children."
Adorable would be pushing it, thought Blu.
The macaw laughed.
"Wouldn't be the first time I screwed a MILF."
Jewel's beak dropped open. Blu gnashed his beak together in rage. He curled his fist and delivered a powerful punch to the macaw's face. The macaw fell back. He closed his eyes not for the pain, but because he went to sleep. Jewel spat down at the floor in front of him.
"That's for calling me a MILF."
"Honey, do you even know what that is?"
"No, but I got a feeling that it's very disgusting."
"It's not disgusting, depending on who you are looking at. The word itself is very naughty."
Blu got closer to Jewel and whispered it to her.
"It stands for Mother I Like to Fuck."
Jewel blushed and looked down. She covered her face. After she relaxed, she looked up at Blu.
"Then I'm your MILF."
"No. You're my WILF, Wife I Love Fucking."
Jewel blushed again, but she didn't hide it from Blu.
"Probably tonight. The kids are at Linda's, so we have the whole den to ourselves."
Blu grinned.
"I'll take you up on that offer."
They reached the bar and saw that their drinks were made. They grabbed the glass cups that were ironically made for children to promote drinking and toasted.
"Bottoms up," said Blu.
Blu and Jewel took a drink from their cups. Jewel smiled.
"You know. This is pretty good."
On her second drink, she gulped it down. Blu wasn't halfway done with his drink when she did it.
"Can I have another?"
Blu smirked.
"You're starting to sound like me."
"Whatever. I just want one more."
She faced the duck and called him over.
"Sir, can I have another one?"
"Another what? I forgot your drink."
Blu faced the duck.
"Sex with an Alligator."
Jewel faced Blu with a disgusted face.
"I'm not having sex with an alligator."
"Dear, that's the name of the drink."
"Oh," she replied, embarrassed.
The bartender smiled and prepared the drink.
"Blu? Jewel?"
The blue macaws faced whoever called their name. Rafael was standing next to the bar counter with two drinks in his wings.
"Kind of late, don't you think?"
"Yeah, well, Blu decided to take a shower in Linda's bathtub thing."
"Hey, I haven't had a bath with shampoo for a long time."
Rafael smiled.
"Well, c'mon. The whole gang is here, and we saved you both a sit."
Jewel chugged down her drink and set it down on the counter. They walked with Rafael to where the whole gang sat. They were sitting five rows away from the dance floor. Blu sat next to Rafael. Jewel sat in-between her mate and Fides.
"Hi, Jewel and Blu," said Luis. "Kind of late to the party."
"Yeah," replied Blu. "So how did you handle Pepito and Jasmine?"
"There are at my mother's," answered Fides.
"Oh," said Jewel. "Our chicks are with Linda, Tulio's wife."
"So, Jewel," said Eva. "Are you and Blu singing?"
"Well, we want to," said Blu. "Is there a line to sign up?"
"Don't worry, amigo," said Rafael. "I got your back. I signed you and Jewel up for eight-thirty. Luis is after you."
Jewel and Blu faced Luis in shock.
"You sing?"
"Yep. All birds sing."
Not all, thought Jewel, remembering Eva's wonderful screech.
"So, you're not singing, Fides," wondered Blu.
"I get stage-fright easily. Especially under pressure."
"What do you mean?" asked Jewel.
"Well, there's going to be a prize. They just haven't announced it yet."
"How exciting."
"Hey, Rafael?" called Blu. "Where're Pedro and Nico?"
"They're getting ready to host the contest."
"Oh, are they singing?"
"Blu, if they sang, the contest would be in their favor. They would win."
Blu chuckled.
"Yeah, that's true. Keep it fair."
The lights on the dance floor dimmed as a spotlight shone down on Nico and Pedro. They stood on a small stack of books which served as a stage.
"Hey, ya all!" exclaimed Pedro. "How's the party so far?"
The birds chirped or squawked in excitement. Pedro and Nico laughed.
"It looks like everyone's having a blast," said Nico. "We owe it to DB Mouse."
A bird wearing a white, big mouse plastic head waved at the birds from where he stood. The birds applauded and whistled. The birds settled down at Nico's voice.
"Now, now. So, we have been providing a funky beat for a while, and we thought to give some birds a chance of spotlight. So, we have a karaoke contest tonight. Thanks to MP3 Rocket, we have every song and the sound tech guy only made the beat. Our contestants will have to sign it to you. Since it's already eight, we'll start the contest with some spicy saucy with Karina."
Jewel faced Blu.
"Eight. That means we're up in thirty minutes or less. You remember the song?"
"Of course. You showed it to me when we dropped off the kids to help me remember."
Blu faced Luis.
"So, you're going solo?"
"Yes. I assume you and Jewel are doing a duet."
Blu smiled and nodded.
"I'm surprised nothing has happened yet," said Fides.
Blu and Jewel faced her.
"What do you mean?" asked Blu.
"Well, today is the end of the world."
Blu groaned. He had explained his personal feelings to Jewel this morning.
"It's like I told Jewel. It's all fake; propaganda; bullshit."
Jewel was shocked.
"Blu, you never told me it was bullshit. Besides, I'm starting to get a feel that Leoncio is getting is potty mouth from you."
Mirrored Blu appeared next to Blu. Only Blu noticed him.
"So now she just figured it out. Besides, you just said fuck right now, and she was pretty okay with that."
"Not now," Blu said in a hushed voice.
"What was that?" asked Jewel.
He remembered his darker side was invisible to everyone else.
"I said sorry."
Jewel nodded her head as mirrored Blu disappeared.
"Why do you say that?" asked Fides.
"Well, nothing has happened."
"But you said you were skeptical about it."
"I was, but after thinking it through, I realized it was very unlikely. I mean to say that one day the whole world ends is pretty illogical. It's saying that the dinosaurs were all wiped out by an asteroid."
"But they were," said Luis. "They found proof in Mexico about it."
"Yeah, but the dinosaurs were already dying out long before the asteroid hit. The asteroid was just the last thing that happened to make all the dinosaurs extinct."
"Hate to ruin the whole history lesson here," said Eva, "but Blu and Jewel are up soon."
"Yeah. That's true. C'mon, Jewel."
"I better go with you guys," said Luis. "I'm after you."
The thirds birds go up and headed next to the stage. There was a bird with a piece of paper that had the list of performers.
"Excuse me."
"Hi," said the Tui Parakeet.
"Yes, I believe we're next. The name is Blu, and this is Jewel."
"Ah, yes. The duet. You haven't told us what song."
"I'm sorry. My friend signed us up. It's "Endless Love" with Luther Vandross."
"And with Mariah Carey? I know which one. You have a very lucky friend. He gave us three songs that you might sing. Luckily, that song was on the list. I'll tell DB Mouse that."
The parakeet flew off. Blu faced Jewel.
"We have to thank Rafael tomorrow."
Jewel smiled and nodded. The parakeet returned and motioned Blu and Jewel to follow him up the backstage. Nico and Pedro were already giving their introduction.
"Next up is… Wow, Pedro! It's the bird that saved our lives."
"Let's see if he can smooth our ears. It's the duet of Blu and Jewel."
Pedro and Nico flew off stage as the light grew dim. Blu and Jewel slowly walked out. With the song playing, Blu began.
My love,
There's only you in my life
The only thing that's right
They were walking to the center of the stage. Jewel began the next verse as Blu provided the smoothing 'yeah' for background.
My first love, (yeah)
You're every breath that I take
You're every step I make
They faced each other and sung the next verse together soothingly as Blu provided the emphasis on the chain of I and sang the last line by himself and Jewel emphasize the uh streak and sang the first line by herself.
And I
(I-I-I-I-I)
I want to share
All my love with you
No one else will do...
(uuuuuh uuuh)
They continued the simultaneous singing, but Jewel sang the first line by herself and Blu sang the second line by himself of the next verse.
And your eyes
Your eyes, your eyes
They tell me how much you care
Ooh yes, you will always be
My endless love
They emphasized their vocal cords and then sang the nest verse together.
Two hearts,
Two hearts that beat as one
Our lives have just begun
Jewel started off the next verse by herself. Blu's voice sung the second line in parenthesis of the following verse, and their voices came together in the third line.
Forever
(Forever)
I'll hold you close in my arms
I can't resist your charms
Jewel started the first line of the following verse and Blu sang the second line. They came together in the third line. Jewel sang the second to last line of the verse by herself. Blu sung the last line of the verse.
And love
And love
I'll be a fool
For you,
I'm sure
You know I don't mind
Oh, you know I don't mind
Jewel sang the first line by herself as Blu emphasized the word 'baby' four times. Their voices joined together in the third line. They finished the song together.
'Cause baby,
(Baby, baby, baby, baby)
You mean the world to me
Oh
I know
I've found in you
My endless love
yeee ee eeeee
Ooooh-wow
do do do do do
do do do do do
do do doo doo
Oooh, and love
Oh, love
I'll be that fool
For you,
I'm sure
You know I don't mind
Oh you know-
I don't mind
And, yes
You'll be the only one
'Cause no one can deny
This love I have inside
And I'll give it all to you
My love
My love, my love
My endless love
Jewel and Blu finished as they were beak-to-beak. They smiled and kiss. The audience cheered. They faced their audience and bowed. Pedro and Nico flew on the stage as Blu and Jewel walked off the stage, wing-in-wing.
"Wow," said Nico. "I don't know 'bout you, but I feel the love here tonight."
"I do too," said Pedro, waving his wingtips at a female cardinal.
"Alright, now it's time for the next contestant. He's a new friend of ours and recently had a girl with his mate. Give it up for Luis."
Pedro and Nico flew off the stage as the rock music began to play. It surprised Blu. He had listen to hard rock before, but he never expected a Brazilian bird like Luis to sing that type of music.
Luis walked near the end of the stage, where the audience was. He began singing.
When you read the news
Does it make you sick?
Murder, money, politics
Gonna fill you up
Get your bullshit fix
It's the end of the world
Grab your crucifix
And fall to your knees
And beg, "God, please
Have mercy on me, mercy"
When you turn on the TV
What do you get?
Sex, lies, scandal, violence
Like the end of a gun
Pressed against your lips
It's the end of the world
Grab your crucifix
And fall to your knees
And beg, "God, please
Have mercy on me"
When you can't buy gas
And you can't pay rent
And what you've got left
Is the Government's
No win, no future, no benefit
It's the end of the world
Grab your crucifix
And fall to your knees
And beg, "God, please
Have mercy on me"
Coming out of the hypocrisy
Coming out of the bureaucracy
Coming in to lead a war
They're a shame
You can ignore what you cannot see
You can believe in a lie
You can run away from anything
Until you open your eyes
There was a short guitar solo in this part.
No rest for the wicked
Yeah, they never quit
Watching, waiting
For the next trick
We won't be celebrating
When the atom's split
It's the end of the world
Grab your crucifix
And fall to your knees
And beg, "God, please
Have mercy on me"
Another very short intermission of instrumental music played before Luis started singing again.
Coming out of the hypocrisy
Coming out of the bureaucracy
Coming in to lead a war
They're a shame
You can ignore what you cannot see
You can believe in a lie
You can run away from anything
Until you open your eyes
Coming out of the hypocrisy
Coming out of the bureaucracy
Coming in to lead a war
They're a shame
Blu and Jewel were a little surprised when Luis finished. The birds applauded. Nico and Pedro flew to the stage as Luis walked off.
"Very good, Luis," said Nico.
"I give him props for using this song as the theme for tonight."
Blu and most of the other birds were confused by what Pedro had said. Blu stood up from his seat and spoke up.
"Pedro, what was that?"
"I think it was "End of the World" by Dead by Sunrise," said Nico.
"Not the song. The theme?" he asked and started to fly towards them.
"Oh, the song fits the theme of the party," explained Pedro.
Blu landed on the stage and faced them.
"What theme?"
"The End of the World."
"The end- Oh, you did not!"
"But Blu, it's doomsday today."
"How many times did I tell you it was all just a hoax?"
"Not enough," mumbled Nico.
"Today's the twenty-first," said Pedro.
"I don't-"
"Excuse me."
Blu, Pedro, and Nico faced the audience. A Vinaceous-breasted Amazon was talking to them.
"What do you mean today's the end of the world?" asked the green parrot.
"Well, today is supposed to be the end of the world, as thought up by the humans."
Chatter rose amongst the audience.
"But it's just a myth."
"How can you be sure?" asked a Black-headed Parrot.
"Well, I-"
"Yeah," agreed White Woodpecker. "The humans have all these fancy gismos. They could've predicted the end to be today."
The chatter rose. Blu tried to talk over them.
"Humans can be wrong too!"
No one was paying attention.
"We're all going to die!"
"So many things left undone."
"Let's go to church and pray to try to get to bird heaven."
"One more round of drinks for me."
"Honey, let's go home so I can pound you."
"I always wanted to experiment."
"QUIET!"
The birds faced the stage. Nico and Pedro took a few steps from the agitated Blu.
"Listen, we're birds. We have senses. If the end of the world was today, we would've sensed it."
Just then, the ground began to shake. Drinks spilled on the tables. The bartender flew as the glass fell and broke behind the counter.
"The end of the world!" yelled a Barred Antshrike.
The birds raced for the entrance. Blu groaned and faced Pedro and Nico. They were already leaving with what appeared to be their dates. Jewel landed next to him.
"Blu, we need to get out of here."
Blu nodded, and the two birds flew away from the club and took to the skies. None of the birds saw or even considered the tugboat that crashed into the pier.
