Chapter 11: Near Death Experience

Blu and Jewel approached the entrance but stopped dead in their tracks when they overheard what sounded like growling. "Did you guys here that"? asked Jewel. "Yeah, sounded like it was coming from the garage." said Blu who looked nervous and anxious. "It's nothing." said Peter who stepped into the garage to see if the coast was clear. "See, nothing to worry about." said Peter. Suddenly out of the shadows leapt a large bulldog. "Uh Peter, you might want to turn around." whispered Aaron who was trying not to panic. Peter's eyes widened as he turned around to see the bulldog charging towards him. "Okay… that's something." stuttered Peter before taking flight. The dog barked and snarled as Aaron started throwing little pebbles at it. "Take that you stupid hund." he said in a confident voice. "Aaron look out"! yelled Rose but it was to late the dog trapped Aaron in a corner. "Uh guys… I didn't think this through." gulped Aaron. "Hey mutt, leave him alone." yelled Jewel. The dog turned his gaze to the two macaws and tackled them. Blu and Jewel laid motionless as the dog drooled on them. "We're going to die." said Blu who was now on the verge of a panic attack. Peter looked at Rafael who was smiling as the dog snarled at the two macaws. "He tricked us." Peter thought to himself. "No… no he wouldn't… would he"? The dog stood there for a long moment before finally saying, "I got you good." Rafael started laughing as the dog released the two macaws. "I could've ripped your heads off but I didn't… but I could have." said the dog. "Luiz stop scaring my friends." said Rafael. "Wait, Luiz is a dog"? asked Jewel who was still recovering from what just happened. "Yep, you got a problem with dogs or something"? asked Luiz. "I do when they drool on me." snapped Jewel. "It's a medical condition… that's messed up." he whined.

"Luiz can you help my friends"? asked Rafael. "But she's mean." whimpered Luiz as he pointed at Jewel. "She meant nothing by it I can assure you." said Peter. "Who are you"? asked Luiz. "My name is Peter, you've already met Blu and Jewel." said Peter. "What about those two"? asked Luiz who noticed Aaron and Rose standing in the back. "The bird who tried to stone you is Aaron… we call him old man sometimes though. The other one is Rose." said Peter. "Some times Peter calls her pretty." said Aaron who seemed a little annoyed by what Peter said. "Shut up Aaron." snapped Peter. "You had it coming." chuckled Aaron. "Well everyone, I'm Luiz." said Luiz. "Pleasure to meet you." said Rose. Nico and Pedro flew into the room and looked around in confusion. "Look who made it." said Peter. "We had to prepare ourselves. You don't just simply hop into a fight without preparing yourself." said Pedro. "Besides we were keeping lookout." said Nico. "I'm sure you were." said Peter. "Luiz you've met Nico and Pedro right"? asked Rafael. "I don't believe I have." said Luiz. "All greetings aside, Luiz can you help us get this chain off"? asked Jewel. "Sure, I can even get that collar off you Rose." said Luiz. "Thanks Luiz." said Rose. Luiz ran behind what looked like a box of tools and ran out with a welding helmet on. "Alright, Blu… Jewel… you guys get to go first." said Luiz who pointed at a table that had a saw on it. "Hi i'm Peter and your watching jackass." muttered Peter as he stared at the saw.

Blu and Jewel got on top of the table and put the chain in the middle. "Now I'm just going to give you guys a heads up that I can't see in this thing." said Luiz. "Are you sure this is a good idea"? asked Jewel. "Don't worry I'm a professional… oh and one last thing. If something goes wrong you need to yell really loud because it's also really hard to hear in this thing." said Luiz. "I can't watch this." said Peter. Luiz started to push the birds towards the saw. "You know I think I might keep my collar." whispered Rose. Luiz suddenly tripped on his own spit causing the macaws to go tumbling towards the saw. Jewel quickly took flight and grabbed the overhead light to lift Blu up. The light swung the two macaws back and forth before the hit Luiz causing him to go face first into the saw. He quickly pulled back to reveal that his mask had been cut straight down the middle. Blu and Jewel slammed into Luiz causing the chain to get caught in his mouth while they hung off the edge of the table. Luiz's drool slowly oozed down the chain until a miracle happened. Blu and Jewel slipped out of the chain and fell to the floor. Luiz quickly spit the chain out which got caught in the saw causing it to break the saw. "Oh my God that actually worked." gasped Peter. "Jewel we're free, slimy but free. Contaminated… probably but free." cheered Blu. Luiz looked unfazed by what just happened. Instead he just simply said, "Peter your next bud." Peter looked around with a look of terror on his face. "No, absolutely not." stammered Peter. "I'm just going to go step outside." laughed Aaron.

A few minutes passed and Peter stepped out alongside Rose. "Finally free." she gasped as she ran her wing across her neck. "I never want to think about that again." whimpered Peter. Rose hugged Peter while laughing. "I won't let you live it down, I promise." laughed Rose. "Jeez, thanks." muttered Peter. Out of the corner of Peters eye he noticed Blu standing there looking at Jewel who was flying in the sky singing with Pedro and Nico. "Oh no." Peter thought to himself. Peter approached Blu and put his wing on his shoulder. "Hey man, you good"? asked Peter. Blu said nothing, instead he just watched Jewel with a sad look on his face. "I know how you feel bud, sometimes I just want to chase them and bite their heads off." said Luiz. Peter's eyes widened and cleared his throat. "I'm just kidding, chasing them is enough." laughed Luiz. Peter shook his head while Blu stood there silently. "Right I'm just going to go." said Luiz before walking away. Peter could swear he saw a tear run down Blu's face while he watched Jewel. Peter opened his beak to say something but decided maybe it was best to just say nothing. "I'm so sorry Blu, we'll figure this out." Peter thought to himself, "I promise."

Authors Note: Hey guys it's me Cloverfield! Special thanks to RiodanJaneiro97 for his support, It means a lot buddy thank you! Special thanks to everyone else, your support is what brings Peter and his friends to life. I hope you guys are enjoying the story so far! Buckle up ladies and gentlemen things are about to get crazy! Oh and one last thing… Welcome To Rio!