A Whole New World - Chapter 14: Hawk Showdown

You may have noticed this is the final chapter. I didn't realise how much was left to do so, this is the final two chapters and I know a lot of you will enjoy this one as it will have a certain two characters battling it out towards the end, and let me say the battle in this chapter is only one of two battle scenes. Those who have waited so, here is that chapter finally here, just for you.

Now on with the finale!

I was free...I was finally free...

I got to my feet and looked at my foot. It free of the chain albeit slimy.

After it finally all clicked. I jumped into the air and started flying around.

"Whoo hoo!" I shouted in glee.

I shot up high and spun around in the air before free falling again. I did all manner of twists and turns within the small building, it felt good to be able to fly again. I looked down and noticed the others having something rub over their foot, obviously not wanting to go what I just went through, that allowed their feet to slip through the chains.

I could see Jewel had massive smile upon her face. She jumped into the air and flew straight at me to which I caught her while in the air and spun us around. For the first time in the longest time that I could remember, I had a big smile adorning my face. Not one from laughing and such, but a genuine happy smile.

"We did it! We're finally free!" She exclaimed.

"What are we waiting for birds? It's carnival!" Nico called.

With that, we all flew out the opening in the roof and started flying around in the air. Sapphire, Jewel and I were all happy and carefree as we flew around each gracefully. However, there was something that was bothering me...

Then I realised what it was...

Slowing to a halt in the air, I looked to the ground and saw Blu looked somberly as he put his head down to not look as us as he slowly walked away. I then realised what was going on and it hurt.

My brother couldn't fly with us...

I flew down to the ground to catch up with Blu.

"Blu! Wait up!" I called out as I landed on the ground and began walking towards him. I also noticed Sapphire land next to me.

"What's wrong, Blu?" She asked.

"Nothing is wrong." He lied, "You'll all soon be off to the rainforest, and I'll be back with Linda. It's how we all wanted it."

"I-I think Shadow was-"

"Wanting to come back to Minnesota? Guess I'll just knit him a scarf then." Blu rudely interrupted.

This was starting to sound nothing like the brother that I knew. This was sounding like a totally different bird, not just to me but to Sapphire as well.

"Look, I can't follow you guys wherever you go from the ground. I just can't."

"Well it's not our fault you can't fly." Sapphire bitterly replied.

And then there was silence. A deathly and awkward silence. While I didn't really appreciate the comment, I could see why Sapphire replied as bitterly as she did. She was probably sick of the way Blu was acting.

"Alright, clear the air. Just come clean with each other." Rafael said, trying to clear the tension.

That was the last thing we need as things just went further downhill from here.

"You want honesty? Fine! I can be honest!" Blu began, and I did not like where this was going, "I don't belong, in fact I never wanted to come and you know what?"

The look on his face made him look this next bit was hard to say given the people that were currently around but it came out anyway and I did not like one bit of it.

"I...I...I hate samba!"

I heard Nico cry out in sadness but that wasn't where my attention was focused at the moment. My eyes turned into daggers as I glared at Blu. I myself had quite enjoyed what the birds had called 'samba', it was lively and great to dance to as I had discovered.

"Yeah, there, I said! It's always the same over and over! Tico taco ya ya! Tico taco ya ya!" Blu then groaned, "Well, I'm tico tacoing out of here."

"Fine!" And with that Sapphire flew away but she couldn't hide what I saw as she left. Tears in her eyes...

I turned my head back to Blu and glared daggers at the back of his head as he slowly moved away. This was not my brother, this was not even remotely close to my brother.

"I don't know who the hell you are! But you most certainly are not my brother! I know for certain my brother would not act this way and make another bird, such as Sapphire, cry! You are nothing! I don't know you at all!" And with that said, I flew after Jewel who had gone after Sapphire.

I didn't see Blu's facial expression but I imagine it would be one of hurt. I regret saying it, but it had to be said if Blu was to rethink what had just happened. I focused my attention on the girls ahead of me. Jewel had managed to catch up and was comforting Sapphire at the moment. However, that would be short lived.

"Jewel! Look out!" "Shadow! Look out!"

Just as I finished shouting my warning, Jewel shouted one back causing me to whip around only to be met by a face full of talons. I managed to move out of the way of most of them, but one of them still managed to get me just above the eye. I grunted in pain as I turned around again to see two things, both of which angered me deeply, but one of them made me happy as well.

The one that angered me the most was that Nigel had both Jewel and Sapphire in his talons and was beginning to fly away with them while laughing manically. The other one that angered me and yet made me happy was the certain Red-Tailed Hawk that was in front of me.

"Razor." I grinned gleefully.

"Shadow." Razor grinned in return.

We started circling each other before both cawing and flew at each other. Just as we were about top collide, I veered slightly to the left to fly past Razor. As I did, I whacked him over the head with my beak as well as claw him as I went past. It obviously hurt as he cawed out in pain and glared at me menacingly.

"What else you got, Hawk? Cause I'm just getting warmed up!"

The retort irked him somewhat as he came charging at me again. I hovered in the air and held my ground, ready to kick this Red-Tailed Hawk's ass like you wouldn't believe.

Blu's POV

I was walking along a wall in some random direction in hopes of find Linda. What Shadow yelled at me stung to the core. I suppose the way I acted was rather stupid and I shouldn't have done what I done and had I really made Sapphire cry? I feel like such an idiot if I have.

My train of thoughts was interrupted when I heard the clacking of talons behind me. I sighed quietly knowing that Rafael was following me.

"Quit following me, Rafael." But the clacking of talons continued.

"Rafael, isn't carnival back that way?" I asked.

"I'm not going to carnival." He stated simply and it confused me.

"I thought you liked carnival though?"

"I do but I like my wife and kids more and that is a decision I made with this, not this." He said while pointing at my heart and head respectively.

It made me think about what Shadow had said to me and about a lot of the actions I have taken in the course of our journey. All I was doing was thinking with my head, where I have all the information, where everything makes logical sense when instead I should of been listening to my heart.

My thoughts were interrupted from a distant cry out.

"Blu! Blu!" Nico called out.

"There were these two birds and one of them grabbed Jewel and Sapphire!" Pedro followed.

"And Shadow was fighting the other one! He was all like, WOOSH, POW!" Nico also followed.

Shadow was fighting? But that meant he was fighting...Razor which meant Nigel got Jewel and Sapphire like Pedro had said...meaning...

The smugglers!

I looked at them with a determined look. "Let's fly!"

Shadow's POV

I could tell Razor was slowly getting exhausted with each pass. Hopefully, I could wrap this up soon but I was starting to get exhausted as well.

We flew at each other again and as I went to pass him like I usually do, he countered and veered the same way I did causing him to fly head first into me which dazed me slightly. It gave Razor an attack window and he latched himself onto me and started pecking at me while clawing at me whenever he could.

Never before I had felt so much pain but I wasn't going to let it stop me.

As he came down for another peck, I looked up and grabbed his beak with mine to hold it where it was. I then tried to grab his talons with mine but it wasn't easy when he is holding me them but I managed it.

To finish it up, I let go of his beak and whacked him over the head with the hardest part of my beak, hopefully. I swear I heard a faint crack but I wasn't sure but with the force I hit, I wouldn't be surprised. I wanted to get him off of me and away from me as soon as I could, so what did I do?

I grabbed him by the top of his wings with my talons and flipped to throw Razor over me and let go. As I let go he seemed not to recover and starting falling to the ground at a rapid rate. Hopefully, he won't wake up and will be too injured from that to fly.

I wavered slightly as I felt the effects of that draining battle catch up to me. Right now, I had to ignore it and find the girls. Knowing that the smugglers were likely in the carnival somewhere, I headed in that direction.

Hang on, Jewel, Sapphire, I thought, I'm coming.

Though I was mostly hoping Blu had come to his sense and would be heading for the same place I was.

Alrighty, one last chapter left and then we are done. It has a been a great journey and I'm glad you all could have enjoyed it with me.

Tune in next chapter for the finale and the final battle between Razor and Shadow. Who will win? Will it be Razor? Or will it be Shadow? And will Blu and Sapphire ever get together? All that and maybe a little bit more in final chapter.

EDITED 20/04/2015