Hello again everybody, I apologise so much for the enormous wait. College has been overwhelming with course work but combined with the little time I had and Easter now I have been able to do this chapter. Anyway now I am going to every few chapters do a part of the chapters that focuses on another bit of the plot that will build up to the end of the story that will link together. So here you go.
Chapter 14: Lesson
It has been a couple of weeks since the storm had been. Things had returned to normal since that event, but the vegetation within the jungle has slightly increased due to the increased amount of water for the couple of days. However besides that nothing else really changed in the jungle.
Blu and Jewel were sitting with their kids in the hollow as the pair was discussing what to do next. Since it has been nearly 3 weeks since she got pregnant, the signs are showing more and it is once again becoming difficult for her to move about. Blu said to her "So how long have we had the kids now". Jewel said to him "Well considering it is not far from being a year since we met and that it was four months before we decided I say about 4 months now."
Blu was surprised and said to her "Wow, time flies by fast". Jewel nodded but remembered something "Speaking of flying, I believe it is time now" Blu looked at her confused "What do you mean Jewel". Jewel smiled at him and said "For them to learn how to fly". Blu realised what she said and went "Oh, Well I won't be able to help you there." Jewel looked at him and said "Oh no you don't, you are taking part in this"
Blu argued back at her "But don't you remember what I was like". Jewel looked to him "Yes, so". Blu sighed before saying "Well I only was able to fly thanks to you and it still confuses me a little bit. So how could I even be able to teach our kids"? Jewel just smiled at him "Ohhhhh, poor innocent Blu, I sure you can". Jewel continued "But who said it was just going to be you teach them, I will be leading this, as I am the master in this family". Jewel brought a wing out and stroked the side of Blu's face "Isn't that right Blu".
Blu just went along with it "Of course my love but what about you condition". Jewel just sighed "Just listen on how we are going to do this, the same way my parents did with me and my brother and sister." Blu nodded as Jewel looked to the kids "Azul, Selvey, Roxo can you come here please." The three stopped what they were doing and walked over to them and sat next to their parents and looked to Jewel "Ok you're Dad and I have been thinking and it is time for you three to use your wings properly."
The kids looked confused "Use our wings properly." Blu carried on "Yes we believe you are old enough now to learn how to fly." The kids were starting to get excited until Azul said "Do you mean, be in the sky with you and Mom" They both nodded and in return the kids were very excited as The pair stood up as Jewel continued "Now this is what we are going to do".
Jewel looked outside and said "Blu you will go to the ground and when they attempt to fly catch them if they fall and bring them up okay." Blu nodded as Jewel continued "Now come over here you three outside." Jewel walked over and stood onto the branch that linked right next to the hollow entrance with the kids slowly following her on it. Once she was in place she saw Blu standing beneath them on the ground.
The kids were all besides her on her right side and she looked to them ".we are going to start you off by me taking one of you at a time, and once your wings are ready I will launch you into the air and you will flap your wings as hard as you can to see if you can launch yourself back up to me or if you fail and fall, your dad will catch you okay" The kids nodded but were nervous "Selvey would you like to go first."
Selvey nodded and Jewel grabbed her with her wings and held her in place "Now open your wings". Selvey did as Jewel said and set her wings ready". Azul and Roxo sat and were watching with great interest. Selvey looked down to see her dad watching as well. "Now on 3". Selvey got nervous but nodded "1...2..." Selvey braced and readied her small and young wings for their first attempt at flight "3" Jewel launched Selvey out of her wings into the air the second she let go, Selvey begun beating her wings as fast as possible. Her descent slowed down and slowly was stopping." She was starting to turn this around.
However since her wings ain't used to this kind of thing, they gave in quick and she begun to slowly go down. Blu was ready to catch her but he saw he didn't need to as she was floating down in front of him as her wings were still slowly going. Once she landed on the ground she sat down and breathed heavily "That's so hard, I couldn't do it". Selvey was beginning to get upset but Blu stopped that "No you didn't but that was a very good first attempt".
Selvey looked to him and begun to smile for the encouragement "Really". Blu nodded and said "Yep, you did very well for your first time; you almost got it as well". Selvey made a bigger smile "Thank you Dad". Blu smiled back and said "You're welcome Selvey". Selvey sat next to Blu as he looked up again.
Jewel was impressed by how well Selvey did on her first attempt and looked to the boys to see Azul looking at Selvey while Roxo was making a little snicker "Roxo" Roxo looked to his mom as she said "Would you like to go next" Roxo smiled and said "Yes, I will be good at this". Jewel grinned as she took him in her wings. He took his wings into position and readies himself "1...2...3" Jewel launched Roxo into the air, Roxo being too confident casually flapped his wings but he didn't flap enough so he fell quick, he realised this and beat his wings as fast as possible.
He tried but he had already lost too much height to balance it back and went into his dad's wings. Roxo folded his wings and begun moaning "No fair. Wind too big". Jewel grinned again and said "That will teach you not to laugh at your sister". Upon hearing that Selvey glared at him while Roxo apologized "Sorry Selvey". Blu put him down and looked at him "Well, not a bad ending, I will say that".
Roxo and Selvey sat down while the three looked up to see Jewel and Azul "Ready Azul." Azul nodded but slowly as he wasn't too confident "I will try". Jewel smiled and said to him "I am sure you will do well like your sister." Azul smiled as Jewel took him in her wings. Azul breathed before saying "ready mom".
Jewel did her count again "1...2..." Azul tensed upon hearing her count "3". Jewel launched him into the air". They were all expecting him to do the same as Selvey but instead he was managing to flap his wings enough to keep him in the same height. Blu and Jewel were both impressed "Well done Azul keep going."
Azul did try but the stress on his young wings was coming quickly. Azul stayed in his position as long as he could before he started hovering down slowly due to his wings being tired over never using them before. The family were impressed with Azul as he came down, he made one more attempt and managed to level again just above Blu, but he eventually gave in and landed next to his Dad.
Azul immediately sat down and breathed "Well done Azul, it isn't easy to manage that at your age." Azul smiled and said "I faced my wings in the correct way so I could do that. I got tired after." Blu gave Azul a pat on his back and said "Well that was very good for a first attempt at flying, your wings just need to get used to it and then you will be able to fly." He turned to Selvey and Roxo "All of you". Jewel came down and landed next to them.
Azul looked to Blu "Was this how you knew how to fly Dad." Blu looked to Jewel as she made a smile at him "Well, not really, I learned from another way and your mom was involved, I will say that". The kids didn't understand but dismissed it "But I will say this. I learnt this from someone wise and respectable."
Blu remembered the phrase before he said "When it comes to flying, it doesn't come from up here" Blu said as he indicated by placing his wing tip on Azul's head. "It comes from in here "Blu said as he pressed his wingtip against Azul's chest." They were confused until Selvey said "I don't get it".
Blu and Jewel both smiled at her comment as Jewel said "You will learn one day Selvey, One day you three will know what he means." The three just looked at their parents in a confused manner. Blu turned to Jewel and said to her "Are they going to have another go at it".
Jewel shook her head at him and said "Not yet, they need to rest their wings before they try again, they haven't used their wings properly yet so they need to work their wings up at a calm and steady pace or they risk an injury on their wings. Blu nodded but was confused "In that case how was I able to fly at that time if I hadn't used my wings much when we were in that free-fall."
Jewel smiled and answered him "Simple, you're an adult, your wings were strong enough to cope with the pressure on your wings so you wouldn't have a problem". Blu tilted his head and said "Hmm, I suppose, lucky me." Jewel shook her head at him and said "No, not lucky you, lucky us."
Blu looked at her "Huh, shouldn't it be just lucky me as I was able to fly". Jewel decided to correct him "It is lucky us because if you didn't fly then, neither of us would be here now" Blu realised what she meant "Ah now I see what you mean" Jewel smiled as Azul said "Erm what are you talking about".
Blu changed the subject "Oh nothing, don't worry about it. So what is next on the activity list"? The kids all looked confusingly at him "List". Jewel smirked and said "Ignore him; just another way of saying what are we doing next." The kids understood as Selvey replied "Food time".
Jewel nodded "I guess we could have some lunch now, Blu could you get some blackberries" Blu nodded and said "Sure". Blu flew over to the bush and went to collect 5 black berries from the secret supply. Once he did this he brought them back and handed one to each of the kids and one for Jewel. Blu and Jewel devoured theirs in a few seconds. Once they finished they sat together as they watched the kids eat theirs at a slower rate.
Azul was munching his at a steady pace like Selvey but Roxo is going quickly through his. "Once they all had finished Roxo said "No matter, (Hiccup) how many times you eat (Hiccup) Blackberries, they are always tasty (Hiccup)."Blu and Jewel both chuckled at their son's predicament. "Well Roxo I hope you enjoyed it because you have hiccups now for eating too quickly".
Azul then spoke "But how do you not get them, you went really fast." Blu spoke to Azul "Well a blackberry for us is like a snack since we are adults but it is like a meal for you so that is why." Azul understood what they meant and said "I guess Dad, how much do you eat". Blu and Jewel thought and Jewel said "Well at least 2 or 3 mangos a day between us and a few blackberries. That is the highest we would eat." The family had finished their lunch and continued with their daily activities.
Meanwhile... Elsewhere in the jungle...
Two macaws were in a hollow plotting their next move on what to do. "So bro, where do we go from here now." The male replied to the other "I don't know sis, we don't know what is lurking in this part of the jungle yet, but since we have stayed here for the past few weeks, I would suggest we move on soon."
The Female looked outside from the hollow entrance "But we can't just hide in here". The male agreed and said "I know but we have to be careful, because we could be found out at any moment". The female looked to him and back "Okay I am going to get us some food so we can focus and keep our hunger from getting the better of us."
The Male nodded to her and said "Okay but be careful". The female nodded and took off from the hollow and flew off to the nearest mango tree at as close to the ground as possible to reduce the chance of being spotted. She flew on but remained alert to anything around her, all she really could see was other macaws in the area which did settle her down a little as nothing that looked threatening was nearby then.
Once she reached the mango tree, she landed on it and picked two mangos off of it and gripped them within her claws, she smiled as she thought "This will help a lot". However as soon as she took off from the tree she found herself being grabbed by a claw that gripped her neck as something flew by which forced her to drop the mango's.
Once they were at a standstill she looked to see a sight that brought fright to her "You". The bird that grabbed her responded to her "Yes, it has been too long, blue macaw". The female struggled but couldn't get out of his grip "How did you find us you monster." The bird cackled and said "I have been watching you this whole time just to play you around, I do enjoy a bit of sport of chasing my target, and when they feel their safest, they are in for a horrible shock."
The female felt horrified as the bird possibly knew where her brother was but shouted "Let go of me now". The bird smirked at her and said "And why would I do that, I am going to put you and your brother back where you belong". The bird stopped before saying "In my domain". The female widened her eyes in horror "NO". She brought her claw and sung it at the bird making him loose her.
The female immediately attempted to fly away but found herself being pounced to the ground and pinned to the ground "I don't think so; you will never escape me again. But don't worry you will see your beloved brother again so as well" The female remained defiant "I will never submit to you, not after what you did to my parents and second brother". The bird said to her "Oh, and exactly what did I do to them". The female angrily said to him "You killed my parents and tortured my second brother."
The bird merely cackled and said to her "We shall see exactly what the fate of you and your brother will be soon". The bird lifted off with the female in tow, she didn't resist because she knew she wouldn't be able to break free, but only thought of what will become of her brother. "Asra, stay safe please"
Well that is a new development to the story isn't it? I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, I will try to get the next chapter up as soon as possible but I have so much stuff going on right now it is difficult to fit in time for this but I will try. Update for the poll on my profile: two choices are currently at a tie at the moment but all have a vote, if you haven't voted please vote as the pole is very important for this trilogy. See u next chapter.