Story 6: Prank Wars Part 1 (Style: Humor, Family)

A/N: A big thank you to ShyGuy86 and Karts of Sugar Rush for the idea and the use of Pierce. Hope you will enjoy my vision of how your idea plays out!

A typical day for the young Blue Spix Macaw we know as Tiago, would consist of flying, eating, enjoying quality time with his family, and most importantly, pranking the heck out of everyone around him for his pleasure. At some point, all of Tiago's peers would accept the fact that he will never stop his ways, but at least he means no harm behind his mischievous plots. Yet on this faithful day, could Tiago go too far in his pranking?

Across the vast Amazon Jungle lived the adorable and approachable Blue Spix Macaw family of five that we know and love. On this lovely day, the parentals Blu and Jewel were set off to run a couple errands given by leader of the Blue Spix Tribe and father/ father in law, Eduardo. This leaves a free day for their three kids Carla, Bia, and Tiago to do whatever they please. For Bia, this would be a great opportunity to do some much needed catching up on her reading, while for her older sibling Carla, she needed to get back into tune with her Ipod. Tiago however, found himself a free day to satisfy his pranking needs, and he found great guinea pigs in the form of his sisters.

In need of some good plotting, Tiago flew off to visit his friend Pierce, an another Blue Spix Macaw youth around the same age of Tiago. It didn't take too long for these two macaws to become fast friends after sharing their common interests that include sports, eating, playing, and best of all, pranking. Once reunited with his good friend, the two mischiefs set off to prank Tiago's sisters.

"Hey Pierce, you get Bia while I get Carla?" Tiago suggested.

"Sounds like a dandy idea buddy, you first." Pierce replied. Deciding on who goes first for the daily prank, the macaws set off back to the Gundersons' Hollow to give Bia and Carla a dose of pranks. The first victim for these boys starts with Tiago's sister Carla, who at the moment is too distracted by her music and Ipod. Finding the perfect opportunity to get his sister, Tiago fills up an empty Brazilian nut with berry juice and seeds, the clever concoction he developed when he first pranked Pierce.

Pierce stays back to observe what devious plan Tiago had in store for Carla as she continues bobbing her head back and forth to the beat of her music. With his mixture ready, Tiago goes in to execute his prank. While in tune with her music, Tiago carefully grabs onto Carla's Ipod and cranks the volume to the max. The blasting audio gives Carla a shocking panic attack as she flails around and removes her earbuds quickly to relieve her the stress in her eardrums. In the midst of her ears ringing, Tiago pours his juice and seed mixture all over Carla, the two boys darting out of the hollow while cackling like a pack of hyenas.

"TIAGO!" Carla roared, dripping in the mess Tiago poured on her. It didn't take too long until the seeds started to stick and glued onto Carla's body, the second side effect of Tiago's juice mix. "Oh great, this is going to take forever to wash off." Carla groaned, trying to scrap off the sticky seeds scattered on her body.

With Carla off their hit list, Tiago and Pierce set off for their second victim, Bia, Tiago's second sister. The two boys eventually find Bia in the woods, studying a variety of bugs with the help of one of her books. Pierce already cracked a wide grin as he knew what he has in store for Bia.

"Alright Pierce, show me what you got." Tiago challenged, feeling confident that his buddy will do something great for Bia.

"Sure thing Tiago. Don't worry, she won't get hurt." Pierce added, flying down quickly and quietly to Bia without getting her attention. While Bia was too engrossed in her studies, Pierce snatches a nearby Amazon Larva and places it onto a nearby rock. He later finds a nearby hole dug by some animal, a perfect pit for his trap in mind. He quickly filled the hole up with mud and leaves to hide the hole, some help given by a nearby local and friendly tortoise. Once his plan was set, he went on to get Bia's attention.

"Yo Bia!" Pierce shouted, waving to Tiago's sister. His shout caught her attention as she smiled and waved back.

"Oh hello Pierce! Nice to see you." Bia replied as she set down her book to greet Tiago's best friend. "How you've been?"

"Oh great, thanks for asking. Say, what are you up to?"

"Just studying the wildlife and species of the Amazon. I'm so amazed by their living and behavior."

"Sounds like you. Speaking of wildlife, I saw this larva that looks mighty interesting. Could you help me see what kind it is?"

"Of course Pierce, where is it?" Pierce pointed to the rock where he set the larva on. Once Bia spotted the bug, her eyes sparkled with bewilderment as she examined the distant Larva. "Fascinating! I've never seen any like that!" Bia admired the larva's skin and color scheme. "I must get a closer look!" She flew over to the larva and landed in front of the rock to further examine the larva specimen. Unfortunately she lands directly on top of Pierce's trap as she capsizes into the pit, mud and leaves engulfing her body. Bia quickly flies out in shock and confusion from the pit, drenched from top to bottom in mud. It didn't take too long to ignite Bia's rage as she darted her look onto the laughing duo of Pierce and her brother Tiago.

"Pierce,Tiago!" Bia shouted, trying to fly after the two boys, but the mud on her body weighed her down as she plopped back down onto the earth. The boys then took off as they continued laughing to Bia's dismay. "That Tiago and Pierce, why is Pierce like another Tiago?" Bia thought, trying to wipe off the mud from her body.

Once distanting themselves from the fuming Bia, the two boys found a safe spot in a tree hollow to break down in fits of hysteric laughter.

"Oh man you should of seen the look on Bia's face!" Pierce cried out through his cackling.

"I get to hand it to you buddy, that was great!" Tiago replied, wiping a tear away from his eye.

"It was great, but let's face it, I think my prank beats yours in a heart beat."

"Come again?" Tiago asked, feeling slightly irked by Pierce's proud nature.

"I mean I'm not going to be rude or anything T, your pranks are well thought out and brilliant. But not compared to the genius of mine." Pierce stated confidently.

"Say what!?" Tiago cried, his anger starting to flare out to have someone trying to outdo what he's best at. "I'm the only king of pranks bucko, no one else!"

"I beg to differ." Pierce inquired. "The king has been dethrowned, you're looking at the new prank king kind sir."

"Is that a challenge?"

"I think it is T." The two boys now reached a boiling point as they butted heads and beaks, glaring into each other's eyes with their competitive spirit burning by the second. Tiago and Pierce soon nodded and grinned as they backed off, a new competition for them to settle the score.

"Alright, for the rest of the day until dinner, first one to come up with the ultimate prank to another wins. We'll have the flock decide who wins."

"And how we propose we do that Pierce?"

"Simple, we'll have the guys be our judges."

"Done, hope you're ready to lose."

"Don't bet on it T."

The two macaws shook wings in a form of sportsmanship before setting off to do some much needed plotting for the upcoming prank war.

A/N: And brings us to the end of part 1, part 2 should be up some time this coming week. Another piece of news is that once I finish part 2, I'm going back on finishing End of An Era as it is in need of an update. If you've run out of reading material from either here or my other stories, do check out other authors of Rio fanfiction like Sorrelwing or Prophet of Life. Hope you've enjoyed the first part and also hope to hear from you soon!- Poshil