Rio: Lost In Paradise

Disclaimer: 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios are the rightful owners of "Rio", its characters, etc, and I am the rightful owner of this story, the characters I create, etc.

Chapter 14: Jewel teaches Blu

The next day, Rafael decided to help Blu out with his fighting skills, but first...

"Fly?" Blu looked at his best friend in a way that meant are-you-nuts. "Do you not see my damaged wing?"

"Hey, sleeping isn't going to heal it, amigo," said Rafael, in a fatherly tone. "Besides, if you feel it in your heart, you won't even feel the pain."

Blu looked up at the sky, seeing all of the Amazon birds flying, and he said, "Okay… I can do this…"

As he was about to fly, Pedro and Nico came over, yelling, "Hold it, guys!"

The two pals sat on a branch, holding large piles of berries, and Rafael asked, "What are you two doing?"

"We came to see Blu try to fly," answered Pedro.

The nervous Macaw began to feel a little panicked, but Rafael said, "Hey, ignore them, Blu… remember, to fly, you need to feel the rhythm in your heart."

Blu thought about what he said, and then, he looked down the clear path in front of him. "Okay… let's fly!"

He ran down the path, took a high leap into the air, and when he flapped his wings… "Hey, I'm… I'm flying!"

"All right, Blu," cried Rafael.

Nico congratulated him by crying, "You're doing great, buddy, just keep flapping!"

Pedro, however, cried, "Blu! Look out for that…"

CRASH! Blu crashed right into a tree, and as he fell to the ground, Pedro began to laugh. "Now, that's the Blu I know."

Rafael went over to Blu, and cried, "Ay caramba! Blu, are you okay? Speak to me, amigo!"

Blu coughed up a few leaves, and said, in a dizzy tone, "Everything can be for real… in Rio… all by itself."

Nico and Pedro flew next to Rafael, and the samba-loving canary said, "Oh, man… I don't know if Blu will be ready for his next lesson."

"What's that?" asked Blu. "More flying?"

"Er, not exactly," replied Rafael and Nico.

Blu looked at his three friends, and asked, "Okay, then, what am I doing next?"

"It's with Jewel, man," said Pedro. "Your hot wing is gonna teach you how to fight."

Blu's eyes became ping-pong-ball-sized when he heard that. "You mean that Jewel… and I… are going to… oh…"

The dizzy Macaw collapsed, and Rafael looked at his friend. "Pedro! Why did you say that?"

"How was I supposed to know that he would faint?" Pedro shrugged his shoulders. "I mean… how bad can it be?"

About fifty miles away, Mr. Lopez's henchman asked, "Sir? What happened to the cockatoo?"

"I told him last night to find the Macaws," explained the Boss. "Actually, I told him to bring them and/or that cardinal."

"Well, boss, what if he gets… eaten by something?" Vic made the sound of a bird being choked.

Mr. Lopez laughed, and said, "Not to worry, my friend… my pet will bring those birds to me, no matter what!"

Rafael reached the spot that Jewel had requested him to bring Blu to, and he said, "Okay, here we… Blu?"

"Uh, I have to check on my kids first." The Macaw began to run away, but Rafael pulled him to the spot by force.

"Come on, amigo, don't back out now," replied Rafael, and with a grin, he whispered, "You could prove to your Juilet that you, Romeo, are the better Macaw."

"The better Macaw?" Blu began to smile at the thought of that. "Huh… I like that… okay, I'm ready."

"Great, that's the spirit," said Rafael. "Well, bye now!"

He began to fly away, but Blu stopped him. "Whoa, hey, wait a second… you're not just gonna leave me alone?"

"Of course not, Blu," said Rafael. "I'll be safely watching from up in that tree behind you… good luck!"

The toucan flew into the air, and Blu gulped, walking to the spot where Jewel wanted him to be.

"Uh, love hawk," said Blu. "Can you at least talk to me?"

Jewel's soothing voice was everywhere as she said, "Don't be so nervous, Blu… I'm trying to help you."

"Help me?" Blu searched for his mate. "First, I hear you, but I don't see you… and 2nd, help me fight or end up dead?"

"Try to enjoy yourself, Blu," said Jewel. "For me?"

Blu smiled, and he sighed. "Okay, Jewel… let's go."

"Perfect!" From out of nowhere, the female Macaw tackled her mate to the ground, her foot pinning his neck to the ground, and she said, "Are you still ready?"

Blu gasped, and cried, "As soon as… you… get off my throat… ow…"

She lited her foot, and when Blu got up, she began to act very seductive to her mate.

"Well, my love, this can be fun, too," pointed out Jewel, who was standing really close to Blu.

Up in the tree, Pedro and Nico both had their mouths drop, and the cardinal said, "Oooh… things are gonna be spicy… right?"

"Not exactly," said Rafael. "Jewel is up to something…"

Down below, Jewel said, "In fact, I know what we can do…"

She began to kiss him, and Blu carefully went close to her beak… but then, a stick came toward him!

Backing away quickly in time, the Macaw saw that Jewel had tried to hit him, and his mate said, "1st lesson, Blu: Never let the enemy distract you."

Jewel tossed him another stick, and said, "Bring it on!"

Blu looked up at Rafael, who flashed a thumbs-up, and after he saw his approaching mate, he said, "Here I go…"

They began to fight with the sticks, as if they were swords, and in the tree, Rafael said, "That's my boy!"

When it seemed that Jewel would win, Blu gave her a smile, and he used his strength to break her stick!

Next, in a swift way, Blu put his not-broken wing around her neck (also trying not to hurt her), and he kissed her cheek. "Huh… this actually might be fun!"

"Really?" Jewel grinned. "Well, what do you think of this?"

She then flipped Blu over her, and threw him across the field, with Blu screaming, "AAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH!"

He landed on the floor, stopping, but when he saw Jewel fly straight at him, he screamed again.

Up in the tree, Nico asked, "Don't you think we should help Blu out?"

"No way," said Rafael. "He's got this… ooh, that must hurt… hang in there, amigo!"

"Easy for you to say," cried Blu. "Jewel, that wasn't… ow!"

Author's Note: Stay tuned to find out what happens next... ;)