What if Blu no longer considered Rafael, Nico and Pedro his friends after they left him and Jewel on the plane?

Author's notes: the author of the idea is slydog148, thanks for the great idea!

Blu and Jewel were already in a safe aviary where they could rest, at least for a while. They were able to spend some free time with each other, which had to be interrupted because, as tests on Jewel's wing came out, it turned out that surgery was required.

"Unfortunately, but an operation is necessary" acknowledged Tulio while looking at the photorentgen picture of the wing.

"Surgery?" asked Jewel hearing Tulio talking to Linda, they were standing in the corridor and the aviary door was slightly ajar.

"They're going to operate on your wing... But relax, you won't even feel a thing. You'll get anaesthesia, or they'll put you to sleep for a while" Blu stated.

"Are you sure?"

"Definitely" stated Blu confidently, then hugged Jewel gently, being careful of her wing to himself.

"It would be nice if Rafael, nico and Pedro stopped by" said Jewel once she was in Blu's arms.

"Why... They ran away, they didn't help us" replied Blu.

"You can't be so mean... Under emotion they did it, if the situation was different they would have stayed"

"You too could have flown away... But you stayed..." replied Blu.

"I couldn't leave my bird alone" giggled Jewel.

"Well yes, but you know what I mean. They ran away like cowards" said Blu.

"Oh, don't say that, surely they had reason to..." said Jewel, when she was interrupted by a noise coming from the corridor. It was a familiar voice, one she had met before.

"They've arrived!" Jewel said. Nico, Pedro and Rafael flew into the superficial hall.

"How good to see you!" said Rafael warmly.

"Ouch... What happened to Jewel's wing?" asked Pedro seeing Jewel's broken wing.

"Nothing like that..."

"We were fighting with Nigel, alone in two" chuckled Blu. Jewel hearing this poked Blu in the stomach.

"Good thing you guys made it," replied Nico.

"Yeah, but you know... It would have been easier if you hadn't left us" Blu pressed on, no longer paying attention to Jewel's gaze, which was clearly telling him to stop.

Rafael, Nico and Pedro looked at each other with mixed eyes. They were surprised by Blu's sudden change in attitude.

"I know Blu that you are saying this under the force of emotion, but you must understand our mistake." Blu only cast a glance at Jewel's broken wing giving a sign for them to look as well.

"How do you think this could have been avoided?" asked Blu sarcastically.

"Stop it Blu" interjected Jewel finally.

It seemed that Blu obeyed, as he only sighed loudly while kissing Jewel on the head.

"She's going to have surgery, she needs some peace and quiet" said Blu more calmly.

"Yeah... Then we'll come later...well, take care Jewel" he said nicely, then he and his friends left the rooms.

"What's got into you?" asked Jewel once they were out of the aviary.

"It just annoys me that they pretend to be friends now, but when we really needed them, they ran away" stated Blu, at which Jewel furrowed her brow.

"Don't be so general... They helped us when the apes attacked us, don't you remember?" asked Jewel.

"Yes I know and I appreciate it, but you know what I mean" replied Blu. Jewel sighed and rested her head against Blu's chest.

"He needs peace Bluey, we'll talk about this later." Jewel said.

"Yeah..." sighed Blu putting his wing over Jewel to keep her warm.

Jewel was tired after her checkup, so she fell asleep rather quickly. Blu sat in the same position not moving until Tulio had to take her to the operating table. He didn't want to say for Jewel that they were going to bandage her wing from the inside because he expected Jewel wouldn't take that information well. After less than an hour, Tulio came to the aviary. Seeing that Jewel was asleep, Blu gently handed her over to the ornithologist.

"It's even better for her that she's sleeping," the man said to Blu.

The male spix Macaw was left alone. He walked over to the crystal lake to wash his face. He too was tired, but not tired enough to fall asleep. As he splashed his face with the water in the reflection he saw Rafael, Nic and Pedro.

"We need to talk, it's not like we ran away" Rafael started the conversation.

"Were you waiting in the corridor?" asked Blu.

"Anyway, never mind, what was so important to leave us?" The three friends looked at each other searching their faces for an answer.

"Ha, that's right... I have nothing against you guys seriously, but friends are the people you can always rely on, no matter the situation, I freed you guys... And you ran away"

"We didn't want it to look like this"

"But it looks the way it does, Jewel is having surgery now and will have to rehabilitate her wing for a few weeks or months"

"Well... We're terribly sorry about that, really" Nico replied. Blu sighed, as if he didn't want to have this discussion anymore.

"It happens... You know, I'm tired, I think I need sleep, to analyse everything calmly... I'll go lie down" Blu said yawning.

"Yeah, I think we all need it" said Rafael. They said goodbye to Blu, then retreated from the aviary.

"Friends... Thank you, but I prefer to live without such friends" thought Blu, then looked around for a place to sleep.

"Where can I sleep..." muttered Blu looking around. Eventually he decided that it wouldn't be a bad idea to lie down under the bushes where he had slept during his first night in the aviary. He plucked one large leaf from the bushes and laid down on the ground covering himself with it. After a few minutes he fell asleep.

A few hours later

Blu slept a good few hours, dreaming about Minnesota. He dreamed of Minnesota, where he had spent over 15 years. He dreamed of the cage he usually slept in. It was a pleasant dream, probably why Blu didn't wake up quickly, only after a good few hours. In this dream he recalled lots of things from this location where he had been for over 15 years, until he was transported to Brazil.

When he woke up and slowly opened his eyes, he noticed a figure waving a wing towards the door. When Blu woke up more he noticed that it was Jewel. She was already out of surgery, you could tell by the wrapping of one of her wings.

"How's the wing?" asked Blu seeing her wrapped body part.

"Oh you're up already... Rafael nico and Pedro said you had to rest. It's stiff and I can't move it. Other than that it's fine" replied Jewel.

"Have they been here?" asked Blu.

"Yes, they left a while ago" replied Jewel.

"Why are you so down on them? Yes they did wrong, but the important thing is that they see their mistake"

"Well yes, but a friend is someone you can pretend to be 100%, and they didn't show that... Anyway let's not talk about them now, all that matters right now is you" Blu said wrapping Jewel up.

"Awww, I love you Blu"

"I love you Jewel"

Epilogue

After less than a month, Jewel was ready to leave the hospital. At this I would of course Blu, who had been eagerly awaiting this moment. They were both looking forward to this moment. Initially, Rafael and his friends were also supposed to be there, but Blu still resented them. Even though Jewel, after a long discussion with Blu, had established that they were going to hang out with them still Blu couldn't call them his friends. He couldn't trust them 100% anymore...

Thank you for reading the chapter! See you later!