Hello again. This will be probably be the longest chapter this story will have currently. someone else is going to recover from their coma but it'll be different, you'll see what I mean. (original made by professor ass spiders. Rio owned by 20th century fox/ Fox animation)
Jewel glided through the jungle with her family behind her. She loved the feeling of the wind passing through her wings.
They had been flying for a while.
Jewel and her mate, Blu, talked about flying as a family. They got Bia and Carla to Fly with them.
They were going to talk to Tiago but he was still sleeping. Blu managed to convince her to let Tiago sleep in Peace.
The family stopped to rest on a branch.
"So, what did everyone think?" Jewel asked enthusiastically
"It was great!." Bia said excitement clearly in her voice.
"It was ok. I guess" Carla said with a bored expression.
"Ok, I think it's time we head back." Blu rarely rush's their flights of the jungle but he was anxious to see his son. He didn't want Tiago to think they abandoned him.
Jewel readied herself to fly back when something filled her nostrils.
The scent of smoke. Usually, this wouldn't cause Jewel to stop but the scent was different.
"Jewel?"
"Blu, get the kids out."
Jewel knows the scent.
"What do you mean, get the kids out?"
Her family was in danger.
"Blu, listen to me. Get Bia and Carla as far away as you can." The smell was all too familiar to her.
"Why!" Blu, Bia and Carla asked.
The smell of burning lumber.
Jewel didn't waste any time and told Blu.
"Blu. get them out, ok. I have to go back."
Blu knew what she was going to do.
"What about you?"
"I have to get Tiago."
Blu nodded.
Blu turned to Bia and Carla
"Kids, we're leaving!" Blu's parental instinct took over and guided them away from the forest and into one of the many watchtowers the protected forest had stationed. Confusion was written in their faces when a Tree near them caught on fire. Blu wasted no time and used his talons to pick his children and flew away from the tree.
Jewel Spread her wings and flew away from the tree.
Jewel looked at her family.
Blu and jewel had a silent agreement. Blu nodded and took the kids to the nearest watchtower.
as for Jewel, She has to go back to their nest.
The fire had spread to nearly every part of the area where Jewel lived.
History was repeating itself. Only this time, Everybody got out before the fire consumed the trees. Ashes and soot covered her body but she isn't giving up, not until she knows Tiago is safe.
She saw the nest box, it wasn't on fire but it looked like it was going to collapse. She increased her speed.
"Please let me make it in time" Jewel thought out loud.
"TIAGO!" she yelled out loud.
The Nest was now on fire.
Jewel heard sobbing. She ran towards the noise.
"Mom?" Tiago said with tears in his eyes.
"It's alright, Mommy's got you." Jewel said to let her son know that he was safe. Jewel wrapped her wings around Tiago.
She ran towards the entrance.
Creaks were heard.
Jewel jumped forward. The roof came tumbling down on her.
Jewel and her son weren't crushed but she was trapped.
History repeats itself, only this time, Jewel was the one who was trapped.
Tiago was still in Jewel's wings.
He can't breathe. Jewel heard her son struggling to breathe.
Jewel knows that if she doesn't do something, Tiago will die.
She tried to lift herself up to let her son breath but the rubble didn't budge.
"Jewel!" A yell was heard
"Rafael?" Jewel said out loud. Did Rafael, a father of 21 children, decide to risk his life by entering the forest fire? She didn't care. Tiago's Life was on the line. She can feel his heart beating less and less every second.
"I'M RIGHT HERE" She yelled back.
Rafael flew towards her.
He saw the condition Jewel and Tiago were in.
Rafael tried to move the rubble but he stopped as he saw the pleading eyes of jewel.
He could only save one and Jewel knows that. Tiago must live. For her, For his sisters, for His Father.
Rafael nodded.
Jewel loosened her grip on Tiago. Slowly, he was getting out of the death grip the rubble had on him.
"Please tell Blu that I love him." Jewel isn't going to survive.
"I will. You have my word, Jewel." Rafael flew away. Jewel heard Tiago protesting, wanting Rafael to go back, so he can save her.
Jewel knows she's going to die but that doesn't she isn't going to put up a fight.
Jewel knows that she can't lift herself up but she can drag herself.
Her talons screamed in protest as they were being scraped across the wooden floor.
She could hear the floor breaking, but Jewel continued to drag herself.
She managed to free one of her talons.
Using her wings and talon. She lifted the rubble that had her other talon trapped.
Jewel managed to free her talons.
She wasted no time and spread her wings.
As soon as she got out. She saw her home come tumbling down, becoming nothing but ember.
Adrenaline kicking in, Jewel continued flying. She kept flying until smoke no longer blocked her vision.
Jewel saw an empty hollow. She stepped into the hollow and collapsed from the exhaustion.
Weeks had passed since Jewel had last seen her family. Jewel was barely surviving out in the wild. She was starving and dehydrated.
Jewel had nearly died multiple times, encountering eagles and snakes.
Each one leaving scars on her body as Dried blood mixed with the soot covering her body.
Right now, she is at a stream, gulping down water as she hadn't drank in days. She couldn't bathe as that would leave her vulnerable to predators. Jewel also had to eat during the night. There are too many predators for her to eat safely during daytime. There was barely any cover from the predators as trees and bushes were nothing but ashes. Once her thirst was satisfied, she lifted her wings and flew.
Empty.
This hollow was empty.
Jewel always checked trees that had Holes in them in the hope that her family was there. Yet, it turns up empty. It always turns up empty.
She was losing hope.
Jewel thought of ending it all but she kept fighting in the slight chance that her family was alive.
Jewel decided to check on another hollow.
She went inside.
There was a piece of paper.
She picked up the paper.
There were words inside the paper.
It read:
"If you're reading this, that means you're still alive. I know things may seem hopeless but don't give up. There's a watchtower east from where you are. I know you might not trust humans but right now, we've got to set aside our hate towards them, cause right now, they have the materials needed so that everyone can be treated safely. And jewel, if you're still alive, please make it to us.-Tyler Blu Gunderson.
They're alive, her family is alive.
The paper said the watchtower was east but the problem was east was where most of the predators were located.
She could wait but right now, she's impatient to see her family again.
She made it.
she sees the watchtower up ahead.
She's going to risk it, if she stops, she'll get crushed or eaten by a snake, if she slows down, she'll get torn in half by eagles. She has to make it or die trying.
She makes a dash towards the tower.
She keeps going without stopping.
"GO DOWN" her instincts told her. It kept her alive for the longest time. She went down, dodging a strike from a snake trying to ambush her.
She kept flying, weaving around branches and dodging snake attacks.
"MOVE LEFT" she followed her instinct. She moved left as She saw a shadow of a female harpy eagle failed to pounce on her.
She kept dodging the harpies' attempts to grab her until something forced her down. The harpy managed to pin her down. It moved closer to intimidate her.
Using this opportunity, she bit down on the talon, drawing blood.
The female let go of her.
Jewel knew Harpies will do anything to catch their prey. She used her talons to slash the Harpies' eye.
The harpy screeching in agony. Jewel then slashed on the wing of the harpy. Her talons cutting deep into the wing.
Jewel could feel Blood and Nerves being cut apart from her talons.
Jewel didn't stick around. She continued flying. She turned to see if the harpy was following her.
It wasn't. Jewel continued flying towards the tower.
Her wings feeling heavier from the exhaustion and the injuries caused by the harpy. She can't stop, not now. She saw an open window.
"This is going to hurt." Jewel thought out loud. Her voice raspy due to lack of water.
Jewel flew towards the window. And braced for impact.
Jewel fell towards the floor, rolling around till she finally stopped.
The nightmare is finally over. Jewel closed her eyes to rest.
Memories flood her head as she remembered the time spent with Blu, Teaching Carla how to dance, Singing her mother's lullaby so Tiago could Sleep and reading with Bia. But one memory seemed to be more vivid than others.
"Ok, we're going to head ba-" that was all Blu said before a screech of a harpy was heard and a large talon covered the right side of his chest.
Finally Jewel woke up.
Jewel gasped as the memories of the Harpy attack played in her head.
Jewel threw her entire body up.
Pain forced her to go down again.
"MOM" Jewel Heard someone say out loud.
Bia Glide towards her mother.
"Are you ok?" Bia was concerned as her mother doesn't just go up frantically unless she had a nightmare.
"Bia?" Jewel said with a raspy voice. One of her children is ok but what about everyone else?
"Where am I?"
"You're in one of the infirmary stations."
"Where's your father?"
Bia said nothing and pointed to the left.
Jewel looked and saw her mate with a machine in his chest and Carla covered in bandages but someone was missing.
"Where's Tiago." Jewel said with concern in her voice
"He's up in the heart monitors."
Jewel looked up and sure enough Tiago was up there, Sleeping.
"Is he ok?
"He's fine."
"And everyone else"
"They're fine as well"
Before Jewel could ask, Bia answered.
"The doctors said that Dad and Carla's injuries aren't too serious. They are just in a coma."
They're Safe.
Blu is Safe.
Carla is safe.
They're going to be ok.
Laera finally decided to take pity on her.
I should explain why this was different compared to Tiago and Bia. The way I'm doing the coma sections is that they're based on Traumatic experiences. Tiago and Bia did not have a traumatic experience, so they're being chased by a monster while Jewel and Blu did have traumatic experiences. i'm going to take a short break from this since tomorrow is thanksgiving. So I'll hopefully see you guys later.