"What if Blu hadn't survived the explosion?"

Author's notes: The chapter begins at the end of the fight scene in the film

When Blu noticed the dynamite sticks, he immediately flew up to them and tried to cut the ropes, although they were tied to the trees. After a short while he succeeded, and then he ascended into the air.

"Take care of yourself..." Jewel muttered when she saw Blu, who was dragging a few sticks of dynamite and a white bird. Blu, wondering why this dynamite is so heavy, turned back. He was surprised when he noticed the white cockatoo behind him.

"What are you doing? Are you crazy?! Fly!" shouted Blu, still flying upwards.

"Never!" the bird answered, still scratching upwards towards Blu. Blu tried to knock him down, but his attempts were useless. Soon, when Blu decided that the altitude was right, he let go of the dynamite, turning back. Then suddenly a mysterious bird threw itself at him. The mask fell off their face, Blu managed to notice who he faced once again.

"Deja Vu Blu" said Nigel with a malicious smile.

"Nigel?!" he said shortly before the outbreak of Blu. Dynamite soon exploded and caused big fireballs in the air. Blu and Nigel started to fall into the jungle.

But...the problem was that Blu knew that this was it. His whole life flashed before his eyes. Waking up and dancing to 'Real in Rio', being captured by smugglers. Then being rescued by Linda, living in Minnesota. Travelling to Rio. Meeting Jewel the love of his life. Meeting Rafael after escaping the smugglers. Meeting Nico and Pedro and dancing with Jewel at the club. His argument at Luis' garage. Defeating Nigel, and jumping out of a plane to rescue Jewel. Him confessing his feelings to her before she kissed him. Him Flying for the first time. Starting a family. New Years Eve. Travelling to the Amazon. The loss at the pit of doom. Them defeating the loggers...But there was nothing he could do now as he slowly closed his eyes accepting his fate. Saying one final thing "I'm sorry Jewel, Carla, Bia and Tiago...I love you all..."

"Blu!" screamed Jewel, terrified. Soon she, her children and Eduardo started to follow Blu, who was falling inertly. There was a blood trail in the air, which made Jewel even more annoyed. Soon the family managed to reach the place where Blu and Nigel probably fell together.

"Blu? Where are you!" shouted Jewel in a desperate tone.

"There he is," said Tiago, bending one of the branches of the trees. Blu was lying on a stone, his body was partially covered with blood and dirt. Jewel looked up and managed to spot Nigel, who had escaped the explosion.

"Blu!" she screamed out. Jewel ran to him. Blu gently opened his eyes and tried to smile despite the pain.

"It's okay... It's okay..." said Blu with a weak smile and half-open eyes.

"It's going to be okay, Blu, someone's going to cure you..." said Jewel through tears. Only Jewel stood at Blu, the rest of the family, especially Eduardo, didn't have the courage to approach. The children were afraid to see their dad in blood, and Eduardo was afraid to say what? He was torturing him all the time, and now he's just coming at him?

"As if something had happened, let Roberto take care of you," said Blu weakly kissing Jewel on the cheek and closing his brown eyes.

"Blu... Wake up!" screamed Jewel, but her screams were useless.

"Mimi knows medicine, let's take him quickly!" ordered Eduardo when he approached the seriously wounded Blu. Eduardo took Blu on his back and went to Mimi with him. Two reconciled herds enjoyed victory, but when they saw an unconscious Blu they immediately became speechless. Everyone was looking at the bloody Blu, which was lying on Eduardo's back.

"Wait a minute, it's not the one who made up the whole plan?" one macaw asked.

"Unfortunately," said the other one. After a 10-minute journey, Eduardo and his family managed to reach Mimi's house. Mimi was at home wearing a mud mask.

"Mimi, are you there?" shouted Eduardo even before he was at Mimi's house.

"I'm here, what happened..." said Mimi with laughter, but immediately her humour disappeared when she spotted Blu, who was put on the floor by Eduardo.

"Save him... Please..." she said, with tears in her eyes. Mimi looked at Blu for a few more moments and then put him on the couch.

"I'll see what I can do, but in the meantime get out of the house... I have to be alone," she said urgently.

"But..." She tried to oppose, but Eduardo convinced her effectively.

"It's for the best," said Eduardo when he led his daughter out of the house. When they left the house in front of them, a large number of birds appeared, who also came to learn about Blu's health condition.

"We came here to see how Blu is doing," said Felipe when he approached Eduardo.

"Thank you... but so far we don't know how he feels," answered Eduardo. Meanwhile, Jewel left the meeting place to be alone, to put all her thoughts in order. Nobody saw where Jewel went, except Roberto, who decided to follow her.

"Where's Mom?" said Tiago, realizing that Jewel wasn't with them. Eduardo wanted to answer, but he couldn't find it himself.

"She will come back...she just wants to be alone," said Eduardo for sure, but he wasn't really sure about the sincerity of his words. Meanwhile, Roberto had arrived where Jewel was staying. Jewel was standing in the stands of the "Pit of doom", where the match took place. Roberto decided to take the opportunity to talk to Jewel calmly.

"It's a pity it was a suicide goal, Blu plays very well," said Roberto starting the conversation.

"When we were in Rio, we played ball together in the same way you did here," said Jewel, wiping her eyes from her face. Jewel was still terrified of Blu's condition. She was still terrified at the sight of Blu, which was covered in blood, and his dead eyesight.

"When Blu closed his eyes he said... he wanted you to take care of me and our children," said Jewel. When Roberto heard that, he was surprised by Blu's decision, he saw that Blu wasn't very fond of him, and yet he wanted him to take care of his children.

"If he so requests... I'll do it," said Roberto. For a moment they both fell silent to think about a future that could be cruel.

"It would be better if we returned to the flock Jewel...Maybe Mimi has some news about Blu," said Roberto after a moment of silence.

"Yes... I think you're right..." said Jewel.

10 minutes later

Jewel and Roberto reached the heart of the flock where Mimi lived. When they were able to see Mimi's house, they saw every macaw on the platform in front of Mimi's house and kneeling. There was a terrible silence, it would seem that somebody had died...

"What about Blu?" asked Jewel when she approached Mimi. Mimi, with tears falling down her cheeks, waved her head disappointed.

"I'm sorry..." said Mimi. Jewel understood what had happened: Blu died. Jewel burst into tears, Eduardo tried to stop her, but for Jewel he managed to get into Mimi's house and see Blu for the last time.

"Oh Blu, it's all my fault... if I didn't want to go to the damn Amazon... Forgive me..."

Jewel was kneeling next to Blu, her head was located on Blu's chest, tears were pouring out of her eyes with streams of water. Blu was trembling, his body was cold and Jewel's beak did not even feel the slightest breath.

"All he said was that Roberto was supposed to take care of you and your children," said Mimi, joining Jewel. After a while, Jewel got up and left Mimi's house, and Blu's body was covered in dark cloth.

Epilogue

One year later

"I think it was a good idea to build a monument," said Roberto to Felipe when they looked at the Blu monument. Roberto and Felipe decided to celebrate Blu by erecting a monument for him. Everyone was positive about this idea, everyone believed that it made the Amazon peaceful and uninterrupted. Roberto took care of Jewel and the children as promised. But when he first tried to pick up Jewel, he realized that it didn't make any sense, because Jewel would still love Blu even after his death. Tiago, Bia and Carla also survived the death of their father, but with the help of their family, they managed to recover from depression. Jewel felt remorse all the time that all this had happened because of her. She would love to leave, but because of Blu, she decided to stay in the Amazon. However, for the rest of her life, Jewel regretted that she wanted her family members back so badly to lose her closest partner...

Many thanks to RiodanJaneiro97 for his help in writing the chapter! To the next chapter!