It's on again! It's on again! It's on again with this.

Now I begin, let me just say I saw AVENGERS 3, and if you want haven't seen it yet, then you're in for a real treat, my friends.

Ch.11

After Eduardo left, Jewel was only left alone in her wed-nest. She wanted to fly away but expected her dad to be watching her from the outside and knew that despite her telling him the truth about her feelings towards Roberto, he wouldn't listen. Eduardo was just too stubborn, and despite the care he had for his family, he didn't think about their happiness instead of their safety…just yet anyway. So Jewel laid down in her nest and softly cried over the worst, fearing that Blu would eventually get hurt and that her dad lost his way.

"Oh, dad. Oh, Blu. Oh, Blu, why didn't I let you go? Or w-w-why couldn't I have just come with you? This tribe would probably be better off if I left. Maybe my dad would think more about me."

"What?"

Jewel jumped back in fear, because she surprising heard a voice, but stopped shivering when she saw that it was only Roberto. "What are you talking about?" He said to her while walking up to her.

"Berto?" She stopped crying and ran up to hug her friend. "Roberto…(sniffling)…"

"Shh, hey hey, it's okay."

"No it's not. Nothing is okay right now. Wait, h-h-how did you know I was here?"

"I left Lyra's place and came across Eduardo. He didn't tell me anything except to see you in here."

"Oi…yep that sounds like him. He thinks you're the only one who can help me through this crisis."

"What do you mean?"

"(Sniffling)…Me and Blu were setting up something that would help me reach back to his friend Linda, but then I accidentally sabotaged it because I didn't want him to leave, and we got lost. We were walking and had a good conversation until we then had lunch at a brazil nut tree before realizing that it was in the scarlet macaw tribe."

"Whoa."

"Yep. Then Felipe caught us, took us to my dad, and revealed that I admitted Blu to be my boyfriend. So you can take a wild guess at where that lead to." She made a wheezy fake laugh.

"Ouch. So wait, does he actually know that you want to marry Blu instead?"

"Know it? He was spying on us since last night! Though not exactly upclose enough because he thinks and I was cheating on you, and despite me finally telling him the truth, you didn't believe me. He thinks you actually want to marry me, that I betrayed you, and now he wants you to fight in the pit of doom today."

"What? And he never even told me. Oh boy. And what about Blu?"

"Dad locked him up in that cage under one of the tribe's largest trees."

"Man, look Jewel I'm sorry."

"Sorry for what? I'm the one who brought us all into this in the first place. I should've let Blu go and waited for him, or maybe I should've left and no one had to worry about me again."

"Hmm. If you ask me, I think you've should've waited."

"What?" Jewel felt offended.

"I mean you should've waited because then he would've came back and you would have no reason to leave. You can't leave the tribe when you have so much more than me or Blu. You have Mimi, and there's also Lyra, and more friends, and especially your dad. Who, I know, is being a pain in the neck right now but that doesn't mean we can't help him. We can try to talk to him more and fix things."

"Oh. Do-do you really think so?"

"Yes. But if anything, this is probably my fault since I never told Eduardo the truth. I felt like I was only caught up with his ring-wing bird that I didn't have the stomach to face him like you and your boyfriend did."

"Maybe. But thanks. Also…didn't have the 'stomach'? Is that suppose to be a metaphor?"

"Oh, haha. Yeah I actually got that from Blu. He's a cool guy in all but there's some knowledge about him that I don't think I'll ever understand."

The two laughed, and Jewel didn't feel like crying anymore. Maybe he was right, and it made Jewel know that things would still turn out fine. So she wanted to bring up one last thing. "Roberto, thank you. Not for stealing Blu's thunder but for at least lifting my spirits up and keeping me company."

"Haha, no problem. Just know whether we're a couple or not, I'm always going to be a friend that you'll need whenever you'd like."

"Thank you. Please get Blu back when you can, and right now I think I need a hug."

"Of course."

They hugged and Jewel shed a few more tears but smiled, now hoping for the best. Roberto however didn't smile. He was afraid of how Eduardo would still think of the worst, and couldn't stop thinking about his feelings towards Lyra and Jewel's feelings towards Blu. He wanted to make sure that those two would come back together with no more conflict. And maybe he would get his wish. Because back at where Blu was locked up, Mimi was still keeping him company and giggled so much while he told her about his stories with Linda. "Haha! So wait. Linda would always trick you into trying medicine by showing a little thing called a cereal box?" "Well there's a little more detail to it than that but yeah. Haha." "Haha. Boy, I thought you were good from the start but now I see that you are a real sweet berry." "Thank you, haha." "It makes me happy to see that Jewel's going to be with someone who's so nice and funny." Mimi felt totally happy but then brought up, "Wait…are you still going to marry my little wildflower?" "Well…after everything that's happened…I'm going to say yes." Mimi gasped in happiness before he continued, "Jewel has been too good to me lately, and I know that she has a lot on her plate right now. So i don't plan on leaving her now. I want to spend my time with her, and…all my life I've been wanting more in my life than with what I had. So now, I think she's it. I want to be her husband, and if she even wants me to stay here…then so be it." "Oh!" Mimi started shedding tears of her own. "Oh, Blu, you're such a kind soul." "Thank you." Mimi couldn't her excitement so she tried to hug Blu from the outside of the cage, which made Blu feel both happy and squeezed by an anaconda.

"I actually agree." Blu and Mimi turned to see Lyra enter. Blu asked, "Lyra? What are you doing here?" "Roberto and I separated and I noticed trees outside the tribe that have fallen down, and I suspected something was wrong when I flew by and noticed you in this thing." She walked around and examined the cage. "Huh. I know you lived with good humans but why are you so use to cages?" "Because despite the lack of space it may have, it's been comforting to me as the quiet times of this tribe. It makes me feeling like I'm not in any danger, especially when it's a friend who places me in here instead of an enemy." "And I'm guessing you're not feeling too much like that since it was Eduardo who brought you in here?" "Yeah, kinda." "Well you don't have to worry because Mimi and I will help bring you out." "Hang on, let's not do that yet." "What? Why?" "Because…" Blu smiled and quickly opened the cage without breaking a sweat. "I wanted to demonstrate how I open it." He walked out and was able to look at the jungle after observing the shocking look on his friends. "Plus, now's not a good time. Eduardo is steamed and if he sees you guys helping me then he'll think you're betraying your home, and I can't have that on my conscience. So right now, I need to stay, and…wait until tonight. From there, maybe Roberto can sneak Jewel out of her wed-nest, then we can fly off to where Linda is and bring her back here."

Lyra was surprised, "Linda? You actually mean your human-friend? Are you sure that's going to make things any better?"

"Yes. When she and Tulio come here, they'll be able to turn this entire place into a national wildlife refuge and make sure that no harm will come to any of you again, and it will give me the best chance to reason with Eduardo so you won't have to follow your old rules ever again. Believe me when I say it's full proof."

"Oi, well if you say so, Blu. We'll do it."

"For you and for my little wildflower." Said Mimi.

Blu smiled, feeling as good as Jewel was, who was still in her wed-nest talking to Roberto about what to do next, and though he knew Eduardo was watching, he thought that with how much he trusted Roberto, he should just leave him to guard her until the war would start. So he did after telling him about today's event and that he needed to watch Jewel at all times before bringing her to the pit of doom.

After leaving, Roberto said, "Okay Jewel, do you want to leave and see Blu now?"

"What? Really? Yes, yes, yes!"

"Good. But let's keep quiet."

They shooshed and flew out of the wed-nest, where Eduardo or any other bird wouldn't see them, and they succeeded as they made it to Blu's cage where they could see Mimi, Lyra, and Blu all safe. It gave Jewel the excuse to fly super fast and hug Blu when she also noticed him out of the cage. "Oh, Blu! Oh, are you okay?" Blu was shocked but hugged her back until they both fell into the cage, causing the others to giggle. "Hehe, I'm okay, I'm okay. What are about you and—?" "My dad trusted Roberto to watch me so he brought me here to meet you. But enough about my pain in the neck father." She said in a seductive tone and began preening the side of Blu's head and neck. He vibrated with enjoyment before they quickly hugged each other tight.

"Oh, it's good to see you two together." Lyra smiled as Roberto slyly put a wing around her. He said, "Almost as good as it is for me and Lyra to get back together again." "Oh Berto." Lyra giggled and did the same thing to Roberto, preening his neck.

Mimi felt flattered with seeing the pairs happy together, but remembered, "Oh! Hey Blu, I believe there was something that you told me that I think Jewel would hear?" Jewel responded, "Huh? What's she talking about?" Blu was confused too until, "Oh, yeah. Jewel, with everything that's going on, with how good you and…well most of your family has been treating me, and with how much you've been through…I've decided…" he took a good look at Jewel's eyes. "to stay here. I want to marry you and stay here in the tribe after we bring Linda and Tulio."

Those words were a wave of shocking proportions, for Jewel's eyes changed from sparkling to tearing and made a large smile before hugging Blu so lovingly.

"Oh Blu! Thank you! Th-thank you so much. (Sniffling)…I-I-I love you."

"You're welcome and I love you too. I promise you that I will not change that. I will take care of you, nurture you, and love you with all my heart."

"And I promise I will always do the same."

They continued hugging, and Lyra tried doing the same to Roberto. Mimi didn't want to ruin the moment so she just smiled and looked outside to make sure no follower of Eduardo would tattle on them.

Each pair just continued their moment of hugging and felt totally in love before Jewel said, "Wait. Uh, Blu?" "Yeah? What, are you okay?" He tried bringing his beak to hers but she tried standing up. "No. I just something else. Today, because Felipe spotted us eating his tribe's brazil nuts, he and my dad both declared war on each other and Roberto has to participate in it today." The news shocked everyone else.

"Go to war? You mean they'll fight each other?"

"Kind of. They going to face in each other in a competition that will determine now who gets to keep all of the food supplies to both tribes. That's how it goes. And it's all because of me."

"No, no, no. Jewel that wasn't your fault, you need to remember that." Blu hugged her again, trying to support her and Roberto did the same by only patting her. "He's right. Look we can still go through it and in the end we'll win and keep both our food supply and theirs."

Blu protested, "What? No. We can't do that."

"Why?"

"Because this mess right here is nothing more than a total misunderstanding. If we just talk to Eduardo and Felipe I'm sure we can fix this whole thing."

"No. Blu, as good as that plan sounds, Eduardo isn't exactly in the best bird to reason with, and I've known Felipe since I was a chick and to me he's a competitive chimp. He's not going to be any better."

"Well it wouldn't hurt to even try. I want to at least give them a chance, and preventing a childish fight like this would prove to him that I will not being an evil draft to his life and Jewel's."

Jewel was touched to hear that, and when Blu looked at her face, he could tell that she knew he was right. Then they both looked at Lyra and Mimi, who also gave the same impression as she did, then they all looked at Roberto. He sighed. He thought it was a long shot but, "Okay. It's seems like a high hopes thing but…it means doing something good, then I'm all for it."

"Thank you, Roberto. Now when did Eduardo say the war would start?"

"I think he said in less than three hours from now."

"Okay. So if anything that will give you enough time for you and his followers to get ready, and maybe I can give you guys some techniques on what to do just in case. And strictly before it starts, I can try to talk to Eduardo and Felipe."

"Alright. That sounds like a plan. Although, no offense Blu, but how do you know of any war strategies."

"Oh, when Linda and I were kids she would sometimes bring me to a friend's place where she would these fun war kids games. They might not be accurate for this but it could help for this occasion."

"Well…okay? In fact, how about we start now?"

"Alright. We'll head to the pit of doom now."

Then Jewel interjetted, "Hang on, but before we do anything, do you mind you guys can give me and Blu some privacy? I want to be alone for a while to talk."

"Okay, Jewel." Roberto said.

Lyra, "You'll see you there then. Bye."

The three smiled and flew off, while Blu and Jewel were alone.

"So…what do you want to talk about?" Blu asked.

Jewel just hugged him and held his left wing tight. "Oh nothing. I just want to spend some talk with you before the war starts. You know just in case things don't end well."

"Oh okay. But don't worry. We'll all be okay and we have to stay positive. I know things will be great."

"Hmm…if only I had your confidence."

"Mine? I'm a coward compared your courage. You're confident, strong, and don't have problems with anything."

"And I want you to remember that after our wedding, haha."

They laughed and cuddled their heads together while still hugging, feeling in love and had no fears. "I love you, Blu." "I love you too, Jewel. Always." Then Blu kissed the top of her head. Making her giggle.

And after a while longer hour of snuggling, they were on their way.