Okay, as of right now, I'm going back to where I decide how many new chapters I wanna publish in a day. Never mind the two in one day thing going on. Anyway, I think you guys are gonna like this next part. You see, the plan was to have Blu and Jewel go to Minnesota, visit and talk to Ivory, and bring her to Alex but now this'll be different.
And also, I've decided to rename the sequel to this story. I'm calling it RESTART FOREVER. If you can guess correctly what that'll be about, and I hope you look forward to it. Now…
CHAPTER THIRTY SIX: MATCHMAKERS (PT.1)
December 2013. It was now the Christmas season once again for Blu, Jewel, and their family, and they were gonna spend the current one in Minnesota. At the moment before they all left, everybody was still in the amazon jungle, and at Linda and Tulio's campsite they were trying to pack everything up. The blue pair and their kids were doing that as their friends were all there, ready to say goodbye.
"Wow. To think you've been doing this vacationing stuff for three years and always made it home, yet to this day I still feel unsure about it." Said Eduardo.
"I know." Mimi told him. "But like I always remind you, this is Jewel we're talking about. She's strong and has a caring husband that's always with him."
"Thanks, Aunt Mimi." Said Jewel. She came up and hugged both of them. "I promise you, dad, nothing bad's going to happen."
"I hope so. Otherwise if your husband doesn't agree to play ball with me, I'm going to live, and live, and live." Jewel and Mimi chuckled to that, and Blu only rolled his eyes with a smile rather than make laugh in a timid tone. So they continued packing, and Blu and Jewel just stopped at one point because they saw Renaldo, Miguel, Skye, Lisa, and their parents came to say goodbye to Carla, Bia, and Tiago.
For Carla and Renaldo…
"Can you believe it, Carla? First far time apart as a couple."
"Yeah. But don't worry, I'll be back sooner than you think. Getting ready for us to do our New Year's caroling."
"Can't wait. You take care of yourself and your family okay, babe?"
"You got it."
They made a quick kiss and hugged each other. Soon she did it with Bruce and Flor too. During the times since Carla and Renaldo became closer, she got the chance to know his parents better and bond with them the same way she always bonded with her parents.
For Bia and Miguel…
"You're gonna be okay? Being there again?"
"Yep. And one of these days, Miguel, maybe you could come with us."
"Maybe someday. Right now, I just want you to enjoy yourself with your family. And maybe…(blushes massively) bring a mistletoe?"
"Ooh, I thought you'd never ask."
She gave him a quick kiss and hugged him and his parents.
For Tiago, Lisa, and Skye…
"You have some fun, okay? And try giving your sisters a good snowballin' for me."
"You got it, Skye. And Lisa, you'll miss me, right?"
"Everyday. Have fun, sweetheart."
Tiago blushed before giving his friends a good hug. Then he gave one to Skye's parents. Albert had no problem giving him a hug too, while Maria only gave him a friendly smile and pat on the back.
So everyone gave their goodbyes, hugs, were all packed, and ready to go before three more friends showed up. Alex, Roberto, and Liz. "Hey guys." "Hey." Blu and Jewel flew up to where they were. Roberto said to them, "Sorry, we're late, guys." "It's fine, but we're about to head off now. Enjoy your Christmas without us, guys." Blu said. "Sure. You guys have fun too." Then they all hugged, and after separating, Roberto gave Alex a small elbow bump. Telling him to say something that he has been wanting to say for a while.
Alex took a good look at his friends as they had their stuff in, and after the others (the kids and their parents, except for Lisa and her parents) quickly left, Alex finally spoke to Blu and Jewel. "Hey guys, can you wait a second?"
"Uh yeah, something up?" Jewel asked.
"Nothing big except…I've been thinking about what you said, and after talking with my folks about it…" He exhaled, feeling way passed nervous to say it. "…I've decided I wanna come with you guys to Minnesota."
Blu and Jewel gasped. Blu said to him, "What? Alex, are you serious?"
"Yeah. I wanna come with you guys."
"But why? Is it because-?"
"Yes. And it's also because I wanna see what it's like outside the jungle for once. Please?"
"He's actually telling you guys the truth." They turned to see Albert said that. Then Maria said to them, "Just as long as he's safe with what's out there."
Blu and Jewel couldn't believe they heard them, but they knew Alex never left jungle before, and thought that if he came with them, it would be easier to get him and Ivory together, and not to mention make them happier sooner. So they smiled and shrugged. Blu said, "Well okay. If you wanna do this, then come along." "Thanks, guys!" Alex felt really excited from there. He went to his parents and sisters, giving them a good hug and the sweetest goodbyes.
"You guys take care of yourselves, okay?" He told his sisters.
"Sure." Liz chuckled, then Lisa smiled saying, "You have fun. And I'm really looking forward to meeting my new sister-in-law Ivory." Alex blushed with big opened eyes, which was what the girls wanted to see and chuckle to. Alex just rolled his eyes and waved goodbye to everyone as he flew to where Blu, Jewel, and their kids were going to. Blu had his fanny pack with him, with the stuff they only needed to occupy themselves with, and very soon, they reached Linda and Tulio's campsite. "Hey everyone." Said the cheerful Linda. "Is everybody about ready to go?" Tulio asked, and everybody nodded. Linda was first to notice to Alex with Blu and everyone.
"Oh hey, Alex. What are you here for?" She asked before Alex and Blu landed on her arm. Blu wrote a note to her saying "Alex wants to come with us to Minnesota." "Oh really? After all of these years now another friend of Blu wants to come with us?" She laughed. "Okay. The more, the merrier I guess." Alex was glad to hear that, so he, the five blue macaws, and two humans continued packing everything else before they got onto the jeep and headed to the airport.
After another hour went by, everybody was on an airplane heading for Minnesota. Linda and Tulio were in the seats with everybody else while the birds were in the cargo level inside their cages; to which Alex felt nervous about.
"(breathing slowly)...So...is this what you guys have to go through during your trips?"
"You'll get used to it." Blu and Jewel both said. They shared a cage together while Alex agreed to share another with their kids.
"You're not scared, are you, Uncle Alex?" Tiago chuckled, only for his sisters to both give him a "don't be rude" shove.
"Well," Alex told them. "it's my first time in a cage. And a plane. This is the kind of thing that most wild birds would find bad. But I trust you guys, and after getting to know Linda and Tulio for so long, I trust them too. So if you say this is safe then I'm all for it. As long as it means I still get to meet Ivory and spend Christmas with you guys."
"Ivory?" Carla questioned, but then realized, "Oh right. Mom and dad told us about how you two got together, and...this explains why you wanted to come with us."
"Guilty." Alex blushed. "I want to meet her sooner."
"Oh no." Bia wingpalmed her.
"What's wrong, Bia?" Alex asked.
"Our parents did tell us about how you got together in the previous timeline. And they also told us this plan of theirs about setting you and Ivory up sooner and about everything they did since this restart began. Which still I have to say is a bad idea."
"What? Why is that a bad thing?"
"Because time travel is a dangerous thing. Going back in time and trying to fix or make the things that you've already experience happen sooner can create something unpredictable. And sometimes it can be something dangerous."
"You mean like when Lisa became my girlfriend instead of Skye?" Tiago said with a pout and turned his back on Bia. She was surprised. "No, no, no. Tiago, I didn't mean it like that. I mean that has been one of the only good things that's happened...but that's beside the point. Uncle Alex, look I care about you, I care about Lisa, and everyone else in my family, but I'm worried that messing with too much of time can lead to something bad. I'm just try being safe." She took Alex's wing, hoping he wouldn't get mad. And he didn't but before he could answer her, Blu said to her from the other cage, "Bia...I know you're worried. To this day I still kind of am too. Believe me, ever since this restart began, I've been scared about what was happening. I was afraid that I wouldn't be too careful about what changes I might make but your mother and I wanted to take that chance because it meant that it could erase the mistakes we made and it would make things easier and happier for us and the rest of our family. I know, believe me, I know time travel is very dangerous but we're trying to be careful and doing only good with ourselves and everything else. And I promise you nothing bad will happen."
"Do you really promise?"
"Cross my heart and I really hope to die."
"Okay. I just hope you're right."
"When am I not?"
"Is that a rhetorical question?" Jewel asked, which made everybody laugh. Including Blu. After that, Blu said to Alex, "Oh and Alex? One thing that Jewel and I can promise you is that you're gonna love Ivory." "Thanks. And will she feel the same way about me?" "You bet." "Thanks then. I can't wait." He smiled, looked totally thrilled about it. Tiago and Carla were happy, and despite Bia's worry, so was she. Alex was gonna meet the new love of his life.
Later that night, everyone was still on the plane. Alex and the kids were sleeping in their shared cage. The kids were actually sleeping on him because when they were hatchlings they used to believe he was not only their uncle but a friendly living red pillow. So even though the years past, their habit to sleep on him whenever he was around, never went away. It was one of many reasons why they loved their uncle.
Author's Note: Don't tell me you don't find that both funny and adorable.
Blu and Jewel were sleeping in each other's wings inside their cage. They were almost close to Minnesota, so with the air getting colder, Jewel felt happy to be comforted in her husband's wings. "Hmm...oh Blu...don't let me go." She said in her sleep, and surprisingly he replied in his sleep, "Don't worry. I'm chained to you whether you like it or not." They sighed and smiled in their sleep, feeling happy to still be together. Even before the restart began, they never argued again since the pit of doom incident. They just showed compromisation, selflessness, openness and communication, and most of all...love. They had their love for each other like always and knew that they would always stay together no matter what timeline they were in. But that moralish dream of theirs soon got out of thought when they both heard a staticky voice.
"Hello? Blu? Jewel? Are you there?" It was Liz talking through their walkie-talkie. They were using a set of two walkie talkies Blu and Jewel used to communicate with their family every time they would go on a long vacation. "Ugh..." Jewel said, groaning that she disrupted her dreaming of her and Blu. "Hello? Is that you, Liz?" Blu walked to Jewel's side.
"Yes, it's me, guys. How are you doing?"
"Well we're okay. But I think you should know that you woke us up while it's still night time from where we're at."
"Ooh sorry. It's still day from here in the tribes. I just couldn't wait, I wanted to talk to you guys about something."
"Okay, what is it?" Blu asked kindly yet tiredly.
"It's about Roberto."
"Is he okay?" Jewel asked, both her and Blu were thinking it was bad news.
"Yes. He's okay, I'm just saying...I wanna do something new with him. I...actually, I think you should know that for a long time now...I've wanted us to take a new step our relationship. I want us to start a family."
Blu and Jewel gasped. Jewel next was actually the first to smile after that. "Really? Heck, that's great. Have you-?"
"No. Of course I haven't spoken to him about it and I haven't said anything to my parents about it yet either. That's why I wanted to speak to you guys first. You're both my age and are already parents so I wanted to tell you guys to let it out of my system. And I want some advice. How do I tell him?"
Blu and Jewel smiled, so Blu gave the first part of it. "The easiest thing to do is to just talk to him about it." "Yeah." Said Jewel. "And there's a chance he's been wanting to tell you as well."
"You guys think so?"
"Yep. Just be open with him, tell him how you feel and that you would be high over heels to the fact that you would be a mother. And if he says no to you, you either yell at him or pretend to cry and plead to him. I did only one of those things the first time I convinced Blu to start our family." She and Liz laughed, and Blu made an incredible blushing face while rubbing the back of neck; remembering what did happen. "Alright. Thanks, Jewel. Thanks, Blu. I'll try to keep those steps in mind. And I'll also keep in mind that if he doesn't wanna do it, it's better to wait, right?" "Right." "Okay. Thanks again. And when you see Ivory tell her I said hi and also tell her that I hope she can be a great sister-in-law." "Will do. Bye." They laughed again and hung up.
The two blue lovebirds smiled. "Another job well done. Thanks to us." Said Blu. Jewel chuckled, "Yeah. Um...do you think we should've told her that she and Roberto did become parents before and had a daughter? And that she wasn't supposed to be born until 2016?" "Oh, oops. You're right. But I don't think that'll cause any harm, and maybe the less everyone else knows about their destiny the better." "Sure." So Blu walked back and laid on his corner of the cage, waiting for Jewel to come to him.
"Jewel? Aren't you gonna come and sleep with me?"
She didn't answer. She only smiled and walked very slow and smooth like towards him. "Jewel? What are you doing?" He made a nervous chuckle. Then she slowly rested herself on him, still smiling and drew circles on his neck. "Blu? After that conversation with Liz...what if I don't wanna go back to sleep just yet?" Blu smiled to that. "Okay. Then what do you wanna then?" "What we always do. Have some fun with each other by just snuggling the night away." Then she gave him a passionate kiss. Another great kiss that made Blu happy and made Jewel thrilled to cuddle with him at a time like the present.
Before they went back to sleep next, they thought about how exciting their next Christmas event would be, and were glad to know that they not only had each other still, but they had Liz and Roberto reaching to becoming closer and were about to bring Alex to the love of his life.
Be ready for what comes next. Alex x Ivory again, and then…comes the welcoming of the other special member of the family...Alexriolover95's Rosalia! Be ready. And I know I've said this more than once but I'll say it again to make myself feel good...I WILL NOT MAKE LEMONS! See you all later.