Morning soon arrived. Tulio had parked his car and was walking to the front door of the bird sanctuary when he saw an Eagle Harpy on the floor. It was beaten up pretty badly. It looked like attempted murder more than abuse. Tulio jogged over to the raptor and examined it.

"What happened to you?" asked Tulio, like if the bird could talk to him.

He picked it up and walked to the door. He got his keys out and unlocked the door.

"Don't worry. We'll get you back out there."

The bird screeched faintly. Tulio assumed it was happiness, but the raptor preferred to stay inside than go out again.


Blu was working on the way out. Jewel was still sleeping. Thankfully, he could fly off the tree without disturbing her. He had held the lighter now for a half an hour now and figured the metal was more punctual now. He stabbed the heated spot with the pointed end of the screwdriver. After stabbing the same spot fourteen times, the screwdriver went through the metal. He pushed the handle of the screwdriver to the left as it still was through the hole. The hole grew bigger as he moved the screwdriver in a way to make the hole bigger for him. After a few minutes, the hole was big enough for him to fit through. He crawled through the whole and saw the wires along a beam that were probably the fan's wires. He walked back to pick up the scissors. Carefully, he snapped both wires in half. He then walked into the vent with the scissors and checked the fan. It was slowing down to a stop. Blu smiled and returned to Jewel. He had just perched himself on the branch as she woke up. She sleepily faced Blu.

"Good morning," she said in a soothing voice.

"Morning, my Jewel."

She yawned and opened her eyes.

"So, did you do it?"

"Yep. Everything's all set. Now I just need-"

"Blu. Jewel."

The macaws turned to where they heard the voice. Blu picked Jewel up with his talons and flew down. Linda smiled as Blu softly placed Jewel on the ground. He landed right beside her.

"Good morning, you two. You two come with me to the kitchen. I have a treat for you this morning."

Blu and Jewel faced each other, wondering what the surprise could be. Linda lowered her arms, and the macaws climbed aboard, each in different arms. Linda walked out of the breeding cage and headed towards the kitchen. She was stopped by Tulio. He had the bird he found in a cage.

"Tulio, what's that?" asked Linda, eyeing it.

"Oh. I found this poor bird today. It looked like it was almost killed."

Jewel felt sorry for the bird, but Blu didn't. He recognized as one of the Harpy Eagles that almost made him their next meal. He noticed the Harpy Eagle, though critically injured, was looking at them. He was looking at Blu in particular. His smirk sent chills down Blu's eyes. Blu closed his eyes, not wanting to stare potential death in the face.

I'm in my happy place; I'm in my happy place. Oh, this can't be happening. They found us. It's not long before we become dinner.

"It looks like a raptor," pointed out Linda.

"Yes. In fact, it's a Harpy Eagle. I'm taking this poor fella to the lab to run some tests and give it some shots and medication."

Juan's eyes flew open, but he was too weak to move. Boss almost killed him, and he thought he would be treated in heaven. This wasn't heaven; this was hell. He squawked as loud as he could. Tulio looked down.

"Don't worry. We'll hurry to the lab. I'll see you in a bit."

He kissed Linda on the cheek and walked away to the lab. Juan squawked repeatedly as Blu snickered. Jewel looked at Blu and extended her wing towards him, behind Linda's next. She was able to reach him and smack his head. He looked behind Linda's neck and saw Jewel with a disapproving face. He incompetently shook his head, not knowing what he did wrong. Jewel sighed in frustration as Blu remained clueless on what he did wrong. During the time, Linda was unaware of this disagreement.

Linda opened the door to the kitchen. She neared the counter. Blu flew off and landed on the counter as Linda grabbed Jewel and placed her down. She gently petted both of them and faced Jewel.

"I haven't truly welcomed you Jewel. To make it up to you, I decided to make your favorite foods for breakfast today. I know you like mangos and now chocolate. A blue birdie told me so."

Linda walked over to the cabinet and opened the doors. She faced Blu.

"Blu, can you cover her eyes?"

Blu happily covered Jewel's eyes with his wings. Linda got the plate down in front of Jewel. Blu dropped his wings as Jewel saw what was in front of her. There was sliced mango circled around on the edges of the plate with two iced cocoa cappuccino that looked like they were homemade. A tower of three cookies was between the cups. Jewel's faced beamed. Linda smiled.

"I knew you'll like it. I'll leave you two alone."

Linda left to attend her other errands. Jewel faced Blu and rubbed her cheek against his cheek.

"Thank you Blu."

"Dig in," he simply said.

Jewel walked over and pecked at a mango slice. Blu joined her. After finishing the small portion of mango, she faced Blu.

"So, why did you laugh at that poor bird?" she asked in a kind of angry tone.

"Poor bird?" questioned Blu sarcastically. "That poor bird and his friends tried to have me for dinner a couple of days ago. Didn't you hear Tulio? It was a Harpy Eagle. Those things can eat birds like us."

"I've seen a few Harpy Eagles when I was younger, but they didn't attack me."

Jewel walked over to the coffee cup with the cold cappuccino. She was surprised at the white stuff on it. She nibbled on it and smiled. It tasted like melted vanilla ice cream but better. She then grabbed the cup handle and tilted the cup to enjoy a tasteful sip. She put the cup down.

"Ah! That was refreshing."

Blu chuckled.

"What are you laughing at?"

"You got some whip cream on your beak."

"Whip cream?"

The whip cream made her look like she had a mustache. Blu walked over.

"Here. I'll take care of it."

Blu licked her beak, which made Jewel giggle. When he got most of it, he came down for a kiss. Jewel welcomed him, sucking on his vanilla-flavored mouth. They parted from the kiss.

"I think I also like this whip cream stuff," commented Jewel.

"Oh. I managed to stop the fan. We could leave tonight for a dance."

"I would love that, but my wing-"

"It doesn't matter. You can still shake your tail feathers."

Jewel blushed at what he said and responded, "Can I just give you a private show?"

Blu's blush was brighter than Jewel's blush. He walked over to get some cappuccino. Jewel chuckled and walked over to her boyfriend.

"Okay. Besides, it will be great to see the others again."

Blu smiled, but the moment was soon interrupted.

"Damn it. Where's my lighter? I need a smoke."

The old, maintenance guy walked by the kitchen. Blu and Jewel watched as he disappeared from their view. They faced each other and laughed.


Juan had just made it out alive. The human that had taken him in gave him all these shots that seemed unnecessary and were very painful. They made him feel sleepy, but he stayed awake. He wasn't sure if that Tulio guy would inject him with some more medication during his sleep.

Juan rose to his feet and looked around. Bird cages were set like ordainments in the room. Some cages, like his cage, hanged from a stand while others were on the long table. The room was human empty now since it was lunchtime. Juan sighed in relief. A tap on the window next to him forced him to look out of the window. Boss stood there.

"Did you find the blue macaws?"

"Boss, this isn't fun. They treat me like a crazy bird who needs his medication every twenty minutes."

"Did you find the blue macaws?" Boss repeated.

"Yes," Juan said drowsily. "They're here."

"Good. Tonight, open the door for- Hey!"

He noticed Juan's eyes were getting heavy.

"Hey Juan! Wake up you lazy bum!"

Boss angrily tapped the glass again. Juan woke up and looked at Boss.

"I'm sorry. You were saying what?"

"Let me in tonight."

"Okie dokie."

Boss groaned as he watched his partner finally shut his eyes. If Juan didn't remember, he would be back in there as soon as he was let free.


Blu and Jewel were back in the cage again. It was still the early afternoon. Blu looked around, trying to find something to do. Jewel was taking a bath in the small man-made stream. She was getting ready for tonight and wanted to be pretty for Blu, hoping that tonight, he would crack.

Let's see. Tulio said that my wing will be better in two days. He told Linda that when I mated with Blu, it would take about four days to lay my eggs. He said it was because it will be my first time. I really hope Blu is ready to start our new life.

Blu continued to walk through the forest.

During lunch, Tulio told Linda Jewel would be ready in two days. They have this reservation for us set to stop poachers. I am thrilled for that, but what about Harpy Eagles. Mmm… Probably we should just stay here, but I don't want to disappoint Jewel. She seems so happy. About tonight and the news. She's probably expecting that we'll reproduce soon. I mean we need to and I want to, but it's too dangerous to raise kids out there. Still, I want this and need it. We both do. Jewel's probably right. I am ready to be a parent. Alright, but I better not fall for it tonight. I will be mature about it, but no action tonight. I'll wait when we are in the jungle.

As Blu thought this, he couldn't help but feel that things would, once again, not go as planned.