I'm going to be writing stories in this format from now on. Apparently some of you don't like having three different parts of the story in just one chapter. I understand, so the chapters will be a bit shorter, but probably easier to follow. We will see how it goes.

"So, you've given up?"

"I didn't give up, I just don't think it is possible anymore. Besides it has been nearly two weeks and we still haven't found him."

Jackson shook his head, "I am telling you, he was on that truck!"

"Well what are we supposed to do about that now? That truck is gone, far away from here!" Roberto protested.

"Maybe we should've done something about it when the truck was right in front of us!"

"Okay," Roberto sighed, "If you want to chase a magical truck that is heading somewhere, we have no idea even exists, be my guest!"

"Buenos Aires!"

"Where is that?"

"That's where the truck is heading."

They really were going in circles about the whole thing. But the two thought they were alone, there was another waiting and listening to everything being said.

"Look, we can't find that truck now. Besides, for all we know it could've reached its destination by now. I am calling off the search." Roberto said.

"That isn't your call to make, may I remind you!" Jackson nearly yelled at Roberto.

"Oh? Wait a minute… It turns out I am the head of safety inside of the tribe. So yeah, I call the shots!"

"I hope you know what you are doing."

"I hope you know who you are talking to!"

"If I may ask, sir, why are you giving up on the search so easily?"

"I told you already, I'm not giving up."

"What about her?" Jackson asked. Roberto was taken back by this, he had no idea who Jackson was talking about.

"Who?" Roberto asked.

"Jewel, shouldn't we ask her how she feels about all of this?"

Roberto remained quiet as he thought about it.

"Isn't that her husband that is out there alone? You shouldn't do anything without her approval you know." Jackson reminded Roberto.

"She doesn't understand-"

"Understand what? That's her family, if anybody should be the head of the rescue it should be Jewel herself!" Jackson went on.

"I don't even understand why Eduardo would choose you to lead this. Wouldn't Jewel be the most emotionally tied to Blu out of everybody else in the village? She would be most likely to move a little out of her comfort zone to go get him!"

"We didn't have a chance!"

"I told you we did! We could've at least made sure whether or not Blu was on the truck or not."

"Look, there is a time and a place for everything! And the time and place in which that happened wasn't right! This conversation is over!" Roberto was now clearly frustrated.

"But-"

"Go home!"

"Bu-"

"I said, the conversation is done! Go, Home!"

"Might I say something?" a voice from seemingly nowhere said.

The two men stopped arguing and looked for the source of the sound, until she revealed herself.

"Jewel." The name slipped from Roberto's beak.

Jewel turned to Jackson.

"Jackson, thank you for everything you tried to do. But listen to Roberto, go home."

"Yes, Ma'am" Jackson walked past Jewel and flew away.

The sound of Jackson wings flapping was drowned out by silence. Roberto and Jewel just stood in the hollow.

"How long were you there?" Roberto asked, daring not to look Jewel in the eye. He screwed up again.

"Long enough."

"I sound like a jerk don't I?"

"I don't care what you sound like, it has been two weeks since Blu disappeared and I know a rescue search only lasts for the same time. But if you had a chance to save Blu, why didn't you take it?"

Roberto leaned against a wall and hung his head low.

You coward! First you have a nervous breakdown in front of Blu when the loggers came, then you lost Jewels kids, and now this. Blu has more courageousness than you do! You coward!

The word spun around in his head like a record, replaying itself. Coward, coward, coward.

The silence between the two only lasted for a few seconds, but it seemed like an hour.

"I-I trusted you!"

His head still hung low, he knew that Jewel was right. Jackson was right too. Why did it sound so different when Jewel said the same words than when Jackson did.

"Jewel I don't know where Blu is, Jackson could be wrong about the whole thing. I didn't want to risk following the truck to wherever it was going. We tried but it didn't work, I'm sorry."

"Listen, Roberto. I think Jackson was right, it is better if I try to look for Blu myself from now on."

"Jewel-"

"I mean it."

Jewel flew away, leaving Roberto there inside the hollow alone.