The Samba Club Christmas Special

Yes ladies and gentlemen! Merry Christmas one and all! I hope you are all having an amazing Christmas so far! And here it is…The Samba Club Christmas Special! I'm not going to tell you what happens in this story because I want you to be surprised! So without further ado, let's get to it!

(Santa Tell Me – Ariana Grande Starts Playing) Sang By Lila…

Lila: Santa tell me,

If you're really there?

Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here next year!

Santa tell me,

If he really cares?

'Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year!

(As the song goes on, the scene opens up on a very sunny Rio! Team samba club looked like they were preparing for some kind of Christmas celebration! With Lila singing on the stage, and Siax was doing some back up dancing with Jewel and Mandisa.)

Lila: Feeling Christmas all around,

And I'm trying to play it cool,

But it's hard to focus when I see him walking around the room!

'Let it snow' is blasting out,

But I won't get in the mood,

I'm avoiding every mistletoe until I know,

It's true love that he thinks of,

So next Christmas, I'm not all alone boy!

(During this part, the children were sat in their own little play area near where the adults were setting up. Tiago was supervising with his girlfriend Hazel, and his sisters Bia and Carla. With of course Carlos the toucan helping out with the younger siblings.)

Santa tell me,

If you're really there?

Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here next year!

Santa tell me,

If he really cares?

'Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year!

(In this next scene you can see Dominic putting up decorations on a tree just inside of the new samba club, with Apollo, Raul, Helena, Iris, Fernando, Jaime and Lexi. With the help of their scarlet macaw children who loved Jaime like he was their dad. Because he's raising them like his own.)

Lila: I've been down this road before!

Fell in love on Christmas night!

But on New Year's Day, I woke up and he wasn't by my side,

Now I need someone to hold,

Be my fire in the cold,

But it's hard to tell if this is just a fling,

Or if it's true love that he thinks of,

So next Christmas, I'm not all alone, babe!

(We briefly cut to Blu and Donkor, who were sat on a table watching their wives perform, although Blu was watching Jewel do her belly dancing that Siax taught her. And Donkor of course was fixed on his wife as he dreamily smiled at her.)

Lila: Santa tell me,

If you're really there?

Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here next year!

Santa tell me,

If he really cares?

'Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year!

(While Lila was singing on stage, she did have a little look around the audience. And for some weird reason…her husband was nowhere in sight? It made her feel a little disappointed that he wasn't there to watch her performance. But she didn't let this ruin her Christmas spirit as the next part of the song came up.)

Lila: Oh I wanna have him beside me like oh-oh-oh,

On the 25th by the fireplace, oh-oh-oh,

But I don't want a new broken heart,

This year I've got to be smart, oh baby!

Jewel And Siax: (Santa, Tell me, Santa, Tell me)

Lila: If he will be, If he will be,

Jewel and Siax: (Santa, Tell me, Santa, Tell me)

Lila: Oh-oh-oh!

Santa tell me,

If you're really there? (Santa tell me, 'cause I really care)

Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here next year!

Santa tell me,

If he really cares? (Tell me, Tell me boy)

'Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year!

Santa tell me,

If you're really there? (Tell me, Santa baby)

Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here next year! (If he won't be, If he won't be here!)

Santa tell me,

If he really cares? (Tell me, do you care?)

'Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year!

Song Ends…(The Title 'The Samba Club Christmas Special' appears, before cutting straight back to Lila as she finished the song.)

Yes it was that beautiful time of year here in Ro de Janeiro! Christmas Day! A wonderful time of year to spend with friends and loved ones. A time of joy, grace, care, and of course a festive attitude! And one certain black owl, was already in the Christmas spirit. Because he couldn't stop smiling while making paper banners with his wife Kelly and best friend Alex.

"Ooooh yes! It is time for the most incredible day of the year! Oh goody I'm so excited! Aren't you excited Alex?" The black owl of course revealed to be our beloved Jameson. Who finished making his festive decoration, before passing it to Lexi who went to hang it around the top of the tree.

"I'm sure this will be a great day! It's about time we had a bit of cheer and excitement for once! Rather the fear of any of us dying!" The snowy owl male replied with a cheery grin, as he picked up a banner and showed it to them. "How does this look? Did I use enough glitter?"

"I think that looks beautiful Alex! I love the different colours!" Kelly remarked as she gave a banner to Iris. "Hey Iris, how's the decorating going?"

"Pretty good! We are nearly done with one side of the tree, but we still have to do the other side! I love Christmas!" The blue and gold female beamed as she rubbed her wings together.

As this was going on, Sorrel was currently relaxing just outside of the club entrance, with Jamison, Cabot and Tomada. The four of them were feeling pretty relaxed during this time of year.

"I personally think that this will be the best Christmas party ever! I'm surprised that Martin and Douglas put all of this together!" Cabot remarked while he hugged his wife Jamison closer, as she nuzzled her beak on his cheek.

"Of course I expected them to pull this off! They are the best at arranging parties and celebrations! They did a great job on our wedding day!" Tomada spoke up as he leaned back on the spot. "Hey, are we doing secret Santa this year?"

"What's secret Santa?" Jamison asked curiously as she tilted her head to the side.

"Oh, it's this human tradition that Blu told us about! You all pick one individual out of everyone and you get a gift for them!" Sorrel pointed out as she noticed that a certain someone was approaching them rather quickly. "Huh? I wonder why Emily looks concerned?"

It was indeed their friend Emily who flew up to them, but she didn't look concerned, she looked determined for some reason.

"Hey guys! Listen up! We are all gathering near the stage to sort out who is getting who for secret Santa! Come on you guys!" Emily motioned with her wing for her friends to follow her. She turned back around and walked away in the other direction.

"Okay, I guess we are sorting this out now?" Tomada remarked as he stood up on his talons with the other three, and they made their way over to the staging area.

Let's Quickly Cut To The Stage…

Nightfly and Tanya were stood at the very front of the stage, with Talita and Keith holding what appeared to be two small buckets filled with sheets of paper. Luckily for them, in the last two years, Blu, Martin and RDJ taught everyone how to read and write. Where some of them found writing to be more difficult than others, they all knew how to read pretty well.

"What a great idea to do a secret Santa Blu! This is definitely going to be an exciting one!" Jacqueline remarked to her friend as he sat at the front with Donkor and his wife.

"I'm a bit surprised that all of you wanted to do this? I know things have been a bit awkward since everyone returned to their countries! I was surprised that Mason and Florence went back home!" Jewel spoke up while crossing her wings.

"They wanted to be at home with their family! Don't forget what happened two years ago when we set up the club? Even I am still shaken up about it!" Blu responded as he scratched the back of his head.

"Im just glad it all got sorted in the end, and RDJ still remained the head of the assassins! Speaking of which? Has anyone seen him? Lila?" Donkor asked the blue spix's female, who also got a bit worried when she didn't see her husband yet today.

"I don't know? Maybe I'll go and see if he's back at the hollow! I'll come back here once I've found him!" Lila spoke as she flapped her wings and shot off back into the jungle in search of her husband. Leaving the others there to shake their heads.

"I find it weird that we've seen him less and less around Christmas time? Do you think something happened that he doesn't really want to talk about?" Roberto asked as he joined in on the conversation.

"No idea but…oh no…CECI! STOP HITTING LUCY!" Jacqueline called out to her daughter, while Alex who had joined the group heard what she said.

"Lucy?! Oh gosh…why is it they can't get along?!" Alex and Jacqueline instantly flew over to their children to break up their little scuffle. While the other children just stopped what they were doing and looked at the little fight that was going on. "STOP IT! BREAK IT UP! BREAK IT UP!" Alex constantly shouted while pulling his young daughter away. While Jacqueline was pulling her daughter Ceci away.

"But dad! She called me chubby! Owls aren't chubby! Are we daddy?" Lucy whined while crying into his chest feathers. Causing him to soften his expression and stroke her head.

"Of course not sweetie! I'm sure that Ceci didn't mean that?"

Jacqueline let go of her daughter and put her wings on her hips and narrowed her eyes at her daughter. "Cecilia! Did you…or did you not…call her chubby?"

"N-N-No?" Her daughter answered very fearfully, and shook a little as she felt quite petrified of the way her mother was staring at her.

"Ceci…tell me the truth! Did you call her chubby! Don't lie to me!" She narrowed her eyes and sternly looked at her shivering daughter. Who was petrified when seeing her mother so angry.

"Fine! I did! But only because she kept throwing her food at me!" She whined in annoyance, gazing at the female owl chick who stuck her tongue out at her.

"Listen you two! This is Christmas! It's supposed to be a day of loving, giving and joy! So if you two can't get along! Then neither of you are allowed to go to the Christmas festival this evening!" Alex declared, as he stood alongside Jacqueline, as both of them stared at their children.

"But…But…" Both of them stuttered while widening their eyes.

"NO BUTS! Now…both of you get along! Or no Christmas party!" Alex and Jacqueline flew away from their children. And the two of them just looked at each other and gave each other annoyed stares. Before going to play with the other children.

Now Let's Find Out Where RDJ Is…

Our favourite blue and gold macaw male was currently standing in the same tree hollow that his parents sadly died in many years ago. He was standing in one particular spot of the hollow…as he slowly kneeled down to the old nest that was in there. He sighed heavily in sadness, and pulled the nest aside.

He looked at this rope that was tied to the floor of the hollow, and he pulled the rope upwards. Only to reveal a certain hole in the floor, with a small box in the middle.

Once he pulled the box out, he sat up against the wall, and took the lid off of the box. And when he saw it's continents…it was only one thing…a certain doll?

It was a little fluffy pink macaw doll with flowers on its head and a few little markings on the outside. It was a very cute looking object.

For some reason it made him shed a few tears while looking at it…and he just gently brushed the top of it. While muttering a few small words.

"I'm so…so sorry Allie…I wish I could have done more…" he muttered softly while holding it close to his chest. Not realising that someone was in the hollow just staring at him in concern.

"Honey? What are you doing?" Lila was the certain someone who had entered the hollow, causing RDJ to immediately throw the doll back in the box and push it aside so that his wife couldn't see it. Even though she clearly did see it.

"Oh…h-h-hey honey! W-What are you d-d-doing here?! Aren't you supposed to be preparing for the celebration this evening?" The blue and gold assassin stuttered a little, as he was pretty keen for her not to find out why he was hugging a stuffed toy.

"Well I was at the preparations? But you were nowhere to be seen?" The blue female replied quite sadly, looking down at the floor in disappointment. "Didn't you want to see me perform?"

"What? Of course I did! I'm just…I just…not a big fan of Christmas, that's all?" RDJ nervously spoke and he twiddled his wingtips. Clearly not ready for the reaction his wife was going to give him.

"WHAAAAAAAT?!" Lila gasped in horror while covering her face with her wings. As she felt a huge shockwave hit into her like she had been in the firing line of a bazooka. "What…the fuck…did you just say?!" She growled at him in annoyance, while he just looked at her nervously.

"I…I don't like Christmas! But…it's not like I always hated it? There's a very good explanation for that!" He rose his wings up in defence. With a little fearful expression on his face.

"Okay? So let's hear it?" Lila spoke sternly and waved a wing at him like a gesture that she wanted him to talk about it.

"What? You mean…right now?" RDJ asked in surprise as he shuffled his talons nervously back and forth. "I've never told anyone this! It's one of the most horrific things that had ever happened in my life!"

"Yes right now! I don't understand why you would dislike Christmas? It's the most magical time of the year!" Lila responded incredibly confused, and approached her husband very calmly. Trying not to spook him into not telling her why. "Do you hate it because a family member died or something?"

RDJ sighed heavily in defeat, and pointed towards the nest as a signal for her to sit down.

She agreed and nodded her head, before making her way over to that said nest, and smoothly sat down. As she awaited the reasons for why her beloved isn't very fond of Christmas. "Okay, so please explain?"

"Okay…I guess…It started back when I was in Columbia! I spent several months in Columbia trying to find the remaining associates that Armando had spread worldwide! But little did I know, that I would end up spending Christmas Day there! And boy…I don't think I had experienced anything more painful than what happened on that very day…" RDJ explained softly as he sat next to his wife.

A Few Years Ago…Somewhere In Columbia…

The blazing hot weather was one of the many things about this country which would be very irritating for any of the visitors or tourists to come visit here. Although it does have a beautiful landscape.

A younger RDJ was travelling across the city in search for his next target, as he had already wiped out many of the associates of Armando over the past couple of years.

He noticed that a lot of the local birds were out celebrating in the streets of Columbia, as this wasn't just an ordinary day. It was indeed Christmas Day!

"Wow, a lot of birds are out here? Must be nice for them to celebrate a day as great as this one! I wonder if…" Suddenly…he heard the screams of a young female macaw below him, and he instantly felt alert, as he heard what they were screaming.

"AHHHHHHH! HELP ME! HELP ME SOMEBODY?!" It appeared to be a female pink macaw who was screaming at the top of her lungs. As she was being chased through the streets by a couple of sparrows, with machetes in both of their wings.

"COME BACK HERE MISS! WE JUST WANNA TALK?! HAHAHAHA!" One of them spoke as they picked up the pace in their pursuit.

This little scene did irritate our blue and gold macaw as he already had a task that he wanted to complete. But…he also knew that he had to save other locals from time to time.

"Ughhhh…this better be worth it!" RDJ spoke to himself as he followed them through the streets. Luckily for him they weren't too far away, so he had the advantage coming from above.

After a few minutes had passed, the female ran into a dead end, and she cowered up against the wall, as the two sparrows were cutting her off to prevent her escape.

"Nowhere to run now pretty lady!" One of them spoke with a mischievous grin. As he edged closer to her.

"Please! Let me go! I have a daughter! She's not doing well! I just need food and water for her!" The female cried in fear as she held het wings up in defence. "Surely if you had a child that was dying you'd do the same thing that I tried to do?"

"Well that gives you the right to steal from us?! We all know what happens to thieves in Columbia!" The male spoke back as he grabbed her by the head feathers and proceeded to slit her throat.

"NO! PLEASE! HAVE MERCY!" She cried once again as she closed her eyes, expecting the worst to happen.

"Ohhh don't worry! We will make sure…ACKKKKKAAAAAaaaaa!"

Suddenly, a machete rammed right through the back of his neck, and he instantly fell lifeless on the floor.

"WHAT THE…ACKKKKKaaaaaaa…" the other sparrow had his throat slit from behind and he too fell lifeless on the floor.

"Huh?" The female slowly peaked one of her eyes open, only to see that a stranger had killed both the men that were chasing her. A stranger blue and gold macaw who wore some kind of fabric cloth as a hood over his head. "Who…Who are you?"

The bird was of course RDJ, abs he extended his wing to pick her up off of the floor. "Your saviour! Now come on! Get up!" RDJ beamed as he pulled her onto her feet and put his machete away.

"Why did you save me?" She asked with a hint of confusion as she brushed the sand off of her feathers.

"Why would I let someone die on Christmas Day? Anyway…have a great Christmas!" RDJ spoke while nodding his head, and proceeded to walk away from her.

"Wait! Wait! Please! You have to help me! I'm begging you!" The pink macaw female beamed as she grasped his muscular wing. "Woah…you are very strong!"

"Ummm…I'm…Im pretty busy? I've got some business to…"

"No! You don't understand! My daughter…she's dying! I need to get her some food and water! After those two men took everything we had, we had to fight for food and water!"

"Look I really understand that times must be tough for you! But I'm trying to find the bird responsible for my family's death!" RDJ replied as he continued to glance at her with a blank expression.

"But if you don't help me, then my family is going to die! Please! If you help me save my daughter…I will give you anything you want! Anything!" She begged while tears continued to stream down her face. "I'll do anything to you! I'll even pleasure your sexual needs!"

"That isn't necessary! I've already had my fun, now I'm just trying to…"

"Please! I'm begging you! Don't let my daughter die on Christmas?!" The female begged while tears were running down her cheeks.

RDJ sighed heavily in defeat and then smiled at the pink female before extending his wing. "RDJ…like Rio de Janeiro!"

"Laelette! But everyone calls me Letti!" They both introduced each other while shaking each other's wings. "So…will you help me?"

"Of course…but…I have to know…do you know anyone here that may be working for a criminal named Armando?" RDJ spoke as he lowered his wing. "Or anyone who works for any assassins in Columbia?"

"No…but…I do know that a harpy eagle named Zenon came to our village not long ago to collect weapons in a huge shipment? They left only a few days ago? However…I've never seen an assassin in broad daylight! You would be the first!"

"Do you know where he was headed?"

"No I'm sorry!" She sadly replied while lowering her head in defeat.

"That's okay…you've helped me a lot more than you realise! So…where can we find food and water for your daughter?" RDJ asked as he took a little look around.

"If we head back into the city, we can steal enough from there! But we have to hurry! Because my brother is also very weary and he might not have enough time either!"

Flashback Paused…

"So…you were helping another female in their time of need? How is that a bad thing?" Lila asked in confusion as she cocked her head to the side.

"I'm just going to skip the part where we steal the food, and explain the reason why I hate Christmas…" RDJ responded as he grasped his wife on the wing, and rubbed it lovingly. "Because what we came back to…wasn't even natural…"

Back To Columbia Several Years Ago…

"Okay! Hurry! We have to get there before anyone caught us!" Letti spoke as she carried a huge bag full of food. While RDJ carried a huge container full of water.

"Why are we in such a hurry? Surely they won't starve to death? Or die of thirst?" The blue and gold macaw replied as they edged closer to her home.

"That's the thing! My brother started having serious hallucinations after our food and water was stolen by the two sparrows who you killed! If we don't get these supplies to them, I'm afraid that more could happen!"

"Holy shit…okay! Let's get there a little faster!" RDJ spoke as they landed just outside what looked like an old abandoned building.

Letti was the first one to enter the building, and she immediately pulled open the door. So that RDJ could follow her inside.

"Thank you!" He beamed as he walked inside the room after her…only to see that she immediately froze up in fear as he closed the door behind him. "Letti? Laelette? What's the matter with…what the fucking hell?!"

RDJ immediately dropped the container of water on the floor, not spilling it luckily. Once he did so he immediately saw one of the most horrific sights in the world.

A pink macaw male was holding a young female chick in his wings, who was clutching a small object in her wings. As she cried out for help, while being held over what looked like a small fire.

"Uncle Matt! Please stop! You need to eat!" The young chick called out as she tried to wriggle free from his strong grip. But it was of no use to her.

"If I kill my niece…water will fall from your heavenly grace!" The bird who revealed to be Matt chanted as he held the frightened chick over the fire.

"ALLIE! RDJ! DO SOMETHING?!" Letti called out as she dropped the food on the floor. And tried to get to her brother, but he swatted her away with his wing. Knocking her straight into a wall.

The assassin didn't even think twice with the decision he had to make. He quickly pulled out his bow and arrow and pulled an arrow back on the string, aiming the arrow at Matt's head. "HEY! BUDDY! PUT THE GIRL DOWN SAFELY ON THE FLOOR!"

Matt turned around to face the bird who screamed at him, and his beak continued to murmur the words he chanted earlier. "I kill the girl, to save my world! I kill the girl to save my world! I KILL THE GIRL TO SAVE MY WORLD!"

"Seriously dude! I will have to kill you if you don't put her down! I'm warning you!" RDJ responded as his heart race sped up. Pulling the string back a little further.

"SHE DIES FOR NO MORE CLEAR SKIES! SHE DIES FOR NO MORE CLEAR SKIES! SHE DIES FOR NO MORE CLEAR SKIES!" He continued to chant as he was about to let go of his niece.

"PLEASE MISTER! HELP ME!" Allie cried in fear, while trying to wriggle free.

"What do you want me to do Letti?!" RDJ turned to the pink female, who instantly shot him an annoyed stare.

"WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! SHOOT HIM!"

RDJ immediately obeyed her request and fired the arrow directly at the pink male, shooting him straight in the chest.

He fell backwards onto the cold sandy floor, and managed to drop Allie to safety as she ran behind her mother.

She buried her face in her chest feathers, as the older pink female widened her eyes in horror as she approached her brother, who was now lying lifeless on the floor.

RDJ knew that this was all so sudden, and he didn't really want to be in this kind of position. But as he noticed Letti approaching her sibling. He immediately put his bow and arrows away.

"I'm…sorry that I had to…do that! I…"

Suddenly, Laelette walked up to him and slapped him really hard across the face. Pushing him out of her way. "YOU! GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!"

The blue and gold macaw male took a few steps backwards and lifted his wings up, as he had no idea on what she was so angry about.

"What?! You…You told me to shoot him?!" He answered back in confusion, while he just glared at her the same way that she was glaring at him.

"I meant shoot him in the shoulder! The wing! The talon! YOU DID NOT HAVE TO KILL HIM! BUT YOU FUCKING DID IT ANYWAY?! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!" She screamed in his face, as he just had a blank expression on his face.

"I…I'm sorry? I was only trying to save your daughter?" He spoke with a little bit of sadness, as Allie hid behind her mother. "I'm an assassin! That's what I do!"

"Just…get out!" Letti immediately walked away from the confused assassin, leaving Allie to stand there while staring at him. As she held what looked like a small doll in her wings.

Allie slowly waddled up to the blue and gold macaw…with a small smile on her face. Where she was only just a child…she didn't really understand what all of this was about. But one thing was for certain. This random stranger just saved her life.

She tugged on his right wing, and he immediately looked down at her with a saddened look. She opened up his wing with her tiny pink wing, and placed the doll in the palm of his wing. And closed it tightly afterwards. "Thank you mister…merry Christmas!"

She flew back inside of the room that her mother was in…leaning RDJ alone once more.

He looked down at the plushie toy that Allie gave him, and a few tears emerged from his eyes while he saw that it had a few burn marks from the fire. This was the worst Christmas ever for him.

End Of Flashback…

"So that's it…I never saw her again! I know it sounds really stupid! But…I made a wrong decision and all it did was make me feel worse about myself!" RDJ sadly sighed, as he gave the toy to Lila. Who grasped it tightly in her wings, and softened her expression when seeing how old it looked.

"So…you hate Christmas…because you killed an innocent bird? Who was only hallucinating?" Lila asked sadly, as her husband nodded his head slowly. "Sweetie…you didn't know that he was innocent? You were told to shoot him, so you did! You didn't do anything wrong!"

"Lila…I killed someone who didn't deserve to die! That makes me a horrible bird!" RDJ responded angrily and bashed a wing on the hollow floor.

"No RDJ!" Lila immediately pulled him into a passive kiss, and rubbed the back of his head while both of them closed their eyes in relaxation.

After only a few seconds, even though it felt like an eternity, they broke apart from the kiss and she smiled at him dreamily. "You shot him before he killed an innocent little girl! You saved her life! She is probably out there right now telling your story! You shouldn't blame yourself for this!"

"But…Laelette…"

"She was probably just upset in the moment honey! But I'm sure deep down she knew that you made the right choice! Honey…Christmas wasn't to blame for what happened that day…it was her brother who tried to kill her! Please honey…don't blame it on Christmas!" She smiled even wider, when noticing that he was now smiling dreamily at her.

"Okay my love…you are right! I'm sorry for being a grumpy bastard on Christmas! You know…this is the greatest Christmas present I could ever ask for!" The blue and gold male responded as he placed a wing on her heaving breast as she blushed uncontrollably.

"What is that honey?" She asked sweetly, rubbing a wing on his muscular chest.

"You my love! All I want for Christmas, is my family! And that's all I need! And I'm glad I have my loving family!"

"Awwww RDJ!"

Both of them embraced once more, and closed their eyes in relaxation as they cuddled together in the nest. As they decided to have a beautiful Christmas snuggle, before joining the rest of their friends and family.

Now Let's Check On Alex, Siax, Jameson and Kelly shall we…

Our favourite owl couples were relaxing near the stage of the party that they they had set up outside of the club. And they were all discussing what they were planning to do today as it is a very special occasion.

"Oh my god! We have to play a drinking game today! We should make it happen!" Alex beamed excitedly, banging his wings on the table.

"I think so? Why don't we come up with some ideas?" Jameson suggested as he was about to say the first thing that came to his mind, until a certain individual decided to interrupt him.

(Ooooh, how about truth or dare again? I'll go first…I dare Siax and Kelly to kiss each other!)

"Oh for fuck sake! Can you please stop doing that?! Just because you are in heat for my best friend's wife, doesn't mean you can keep doing that!" Jameson angrily muttered and rolled his eyes.

(Then what do you suggest?)

"Well…how about we do a simple truth or dare? But with a twist!" Kelly suggested as she leaned on Jameson, who wrapped a wing around her.

"What's the twist?" The snowy owl male asked as his curiosity grew.

"How about when we ask Truth! If they don't answer the question they have to down their drink! We want to keep this game clean and fun! We don't want to do anything stupid!" Jameson spoke up as he obviously referred to Devil Darkness.

(Fine! But remember I have all your memories, so you wouldn't want someone to ask you truth!)

"You…wouldn't…dare!"

(Try me!)

"Let's…just keep trying…" Alex suggested to break the awkward argument before it escalated any further.

Now Let's Check On Fernando, Iris, Lexi, Jaime, Dominic And Apollo…

"NO! DO NOT PUT THE STAR ON!" Apollo called out to his harpy eagle friend, who gave him a very confused glance.

"Why can't I?" He asked curiously as he landed back on the floor next to Iris. "We've already decorated the entire tree? What more do you want?"

"We promised RDJ that we would let his son Leandro put the star on the tree! Shouldn't we wait for him to come back with Lila?"

"I suppose so? Fine! But what are we going to do now to kill the time?"

"Well…didn't you ever celebrate Christmas in Russia?" Iris asked him, while Fernando snuggled with his beloved.

Dominic shook his head from side to side as a no. This caused his friends to gasp slightly in shock.

"Seriously? You've never had a tree? Sang Christmas carols? Got laid?" Apollo asked multiple questions, but that last one made Jaime smirk.

"Have you ever been laid Apollo?" The blue jay asked with a cheeky smile, which of course made the barn owl incredibly annoyed.

"No! Obviously not! I haven't had a girlfriend remember?" He angrily growled while crossing his wings.

"What about that guy you kissed? Surely you went to third base with him…and loved it! Hehehe!" Lexi giggled, along with the entire group of birds.

"Hahahaha Fuck you Lexi!"

"No thanks, I've already got my Jaime for that!" The scarlet female blushed slightly. Also causing her beloved to blush in embarrassment.

"Now now Lexi! You're embarrassing the virgin!" Fernando joked with a cheeky laugh. With his friends who of course burst into laughter.

"Please stop that! I don't like it when you refer to me as a virgin! It sucks that I've never had a real relationship!" Apollo whined as he lowered his head in defeat.

Fernando placed a wingtip on his chin to think…and as soon as an idea crept into his mind…he clicked his wingtips and grabbed both of his shoulders.

"Buddy…what do you think of Leona?" The military male asked with a wide smile, causing the barn owl to cock his head to the side.

"What do you mean by…what do I think of her?" Clearly not getting at where Fernando was going with this. "Do you mean like…in a romantic kinda way?"

"Yeah? She's single? You're single? You could ask her out!" Iris was all over this idea, and she found it quite romantic to set up Apollo and Leona.

"I think we should one hundred percent set the two of them up!" Fernando spoke again excitedly and clapped his wings.

"Honey! That's a great idea! We should definitely try and set these two up!" Iris was very supportive of this idea. And clapped her wings together.

"Really? I mean…Leona is absolutely gorgeous! But I don't think she would go for me!" Apollo really had low self esteem, and thought that this wasn't the best of ideas.

"See! You just admitted that you think she's gorgeous! You have to be more confident in yourself!" Jaime remarked while patting him on the back. "You know what? I just got an idea! We should bring everyone together and play a game or something? I overheard Siax saying that they are gonna play truth or dare!"

"That's a great plan! Let's get that sorted now!" Lexi spoke as they all nodded their heads and prepared for their plan to get Apollo and Leona together.

Let's Head To Tomada, Sorrel, Raul, Helena, Tailta And Emily…

"I told you a hundred times Bobbie! You can't go pulling on other kid's feathers! That's not what Christmas is all about!" Tomada told her daughter off while pointing his wingtip at her.

"Yes daddy! I'm sorry!" The hybrid chick sadly replied while lowering her head in defeat.

"Very good! Now run along with Tomada Junior!" Sorrel beamed as she kissed her daughter on the head.

Once she ran out of the hollow with her little brother by her side, she finally left the grown ups alone to talk.

"Ahhhh you definitely have the most adorable children Sorrel! I bet one day your little Bobbie will look exactly like her…sexy mama!" Talita remarked with a cheeky wink at the blue female, who just chuckled in amusement.

"I bet that you say that to all the mothers!" Helena was the next to speak as she rested her head on Raul's shoulder. "Honey, are you tending to Violet and Zara after their little injury down by the beach?"

"Oh don't worry, Tiago has that covered already! He has learned so much from me in the past few years! I've taught him everything that I know, and he is learning more of his own techniques! It's almost as if he has a thrill for healing!" Raul replied with a warm grin, kissing his beloved on the neck. Making her giggle in delight.

"I personally think that we have a really good family! Now that Felix had been dead for a while now, things are back to the way they were! I just wish that my father was still around to celebrate Christmas with us!" Helena sadly responded while lowering her head in defeat.

"Don't worry sweetie! He is smiling from heaven, and he is very proud of you!"

"Awwww you guys! You guys are so cute together!" Emily added and caressed her wife's wing. "Is it true that you went all the way to Spain? And survived an attack on Felix? That must have been very terrifying for you!"

"It was terrifying! I had to get them out of there as quickly as possible before he could kill them! And my wife had to flirt with a group of canaries just to take us to Helena!" The falcon grumbled, causing his wife to roll her eyes.

"It was only an act my love! Don't act like I wanted to do it!" The blue female giggled softly and kissed him on the cheek.

"So, what is on the agenda for Christmas? The tree is set up, the stage is all ready, the kids are being looked after by Maggie, Tiago and Hazel, what do we do now?" The harpy eagle female Talita spoke with a curious tone.

"Well it's almost evening time now! I think we should round everyone up and go to the stage!" Tomada suggested as they all immediately agreed.

"Let's go! I'm keen to get started!" Emily beamed I'm excitement, as the six of them immediately left the hollow, and proceeded to gather their family for the marvellous occasion.

Now Let's Go Back To RDJ And Lila, Before The Christmas Celebration…

"Ooooh…now that is what I call a great Christmas gift!" Lila giggled in a relaxed tone, as RDJ covered her lap with a leaf…and he thought he would give her a little treat.

"Well you know that I wanted to have sex instead, but I thought it would have been inappropriate on Christmas Day!" RDJ chuckled as he started to suck Lila's juices that were covered on his wing. "Mmmm, tastes like strawberries!"

"And you thought that fisting my cloaca was appropriate?" The blue spix's female giggled while stretching her talons.

"Hey, you were the one who wanted to relieve some stress? I just used my muscular wing to give you the maximum satisfaction!"

Lila blushed uncontrollably and giggled behind her wing, but then RDJ pulled her into a passionate kiss. Their tongues collided with each other's and they were moaning heavily in pleasure.

But just when they thought that they were all alone…a certain someone was standing in the hollow entrance smirking at the two of them.

"Ahem!"

Suddenly, the two of them stopped what they were doing, and they slowly turned around to face the entrance of the hollow. Only to see Nico, Pedro, Roberto and Jacqueline standing there with smirks on their beaks.

"Oh please, watch us some more! We find that incredibly not awkward at all!" RDJ spoke sarcastically while rolling his eyes.

"Well then, I'm just glad that we missed the fisting session!" Nico spoke up in an amused tone. Causing the couple to blush in embarrassment.

"You heard that huh?" Lila asked while the two of them stood up in the nest. "What are you guys doing here?"

"Everyone is gathering at the outside seating area near the club! We are preparing to play a traditional game of truth or dare! You guys in?" Pedro asked next while fist bumping his best friend.

"Yeah I suppose so? What about the kids?" RDJ asked as Lila cuddled with him while standing next to each other.

"They are safe with Maggie! Now come on! We don't want to be late to the group!" Roberto piped up.

"Okay, let's get this Christmas party underway!" Lila beamed as they all cheered happily and left the hollow one by one. But the last two to leave were Lila and Jacqueline. Mainly because Lila had something important on her mind. "Jacqui…can you stay here for just a second! There is something important I want to discuss with you!"

"Okay? Why couldn't you say it in front of the others?" Her best friend answered her, before noticing that the others have already left the area.

"It's because I got something for RDJ that I made him myself! And I was wondering if you think he will like it or not?" She asked very unsurely, and brushed her head feathers to the side.

"Oh you did? That is so sweet of you! What did you make for him?" Jacqueline asked while getting excited for what she had done.

"So basically…he told me that he wanted this really cool cape that he could use on his assassins cloak when he is out fighting in battles in the near future! Just like the one that his dad used to wear! So…I went to the assassins guild with Jaime and Lexi and I spent hours trying to find anything that resembled his father! So eventually I found it! The old cloak that his dad used to wear!" Lila explained excitedly, seeing how cute the smile was on her best friend's face.

"Lila! You made so much effort into giving him a good present! You are such a loving wife to him!" Jacqueline replied while getting all excited.

"I know! I ended up taking the cloak from the guild, me and Carla worked on it together and gave it a clean, an upgrade, and recreated the symbol of the assassins on the back! I put so much effort into this! And I really hope he likes it!"

"Lila…you made so much time and effort into this! I reckon he is absolutely going to love it! Do you know where you left it?"

"I left it back at my hollow! Shall we get it on the way?" Lila beamed in response before heading to the hollow exit.

"Yes of course silly! Now let's go! We shouldn't keep everyone waiting!"

Now Let's Get To The Main Event Shall We…

All of our feathery friends were gathered together at the club's outdoors seating area, and they all couldn't wait to play the game that the owls had decided to play. A traditional truth or dare game which of course was a traditional one for them since they first came back from the Amazon. After defeating Armando, Zenon, Alexander and his army.

Nico was very glad to hear that Tiago and Hazel managed to carry Violet and Zara there. Even though they were still in a bit of pain.

"Ohhhhhh! My talons still ache like crazy!" The female canary groaned while rubbing her sore talon.

"Well, that will reach you not to swim so far out into the sea! You should have seen that coral reef when you were swimming! It's not like it wasn't in clear view?" Nico laughed while wrapping his wings around her.

"Yeah bird! You should have seen it for miles! I'm just glad you chicks got through it okay!" Pedro chimed in and kissed his beloved on the cheek.

"Yeah I know I know! Come on? Where are Lila and Jacqueline? They were right behind us weren't they RDJ?" Nico asked the blue and gold macaw, who was also a little confused.

"Maybe they had to get some food or something? We were in the hollow for a while, me and my wife!" RDJ remarked and shrugged his shoulders.

"You missed one hell of a performance from her dude! You should have been around to see it!" Blu instantly responded and smiled at his good friend.

"Yeah I know…but I did make it up to her!"

"What did you…you know what? I don't even want to know!" Alex added as he instantly thought of what he could have been doing.

"Hahaha! Anyway, I'm sure they won't be that much…oh look! Here they come now!"

Everything was all in place and all ready to go, and they saw Lila and her best friend flying excitedly in their direction. And they managed to carry the small present in their wings as they flew.

"Roberto? What is that thing that they are carrying?" Jameson asked the muscular blue male, who immediately shrugged his shoulders.

"You got me bro? No idea!" Roberto replied as he greeted his wife lovingly.

(Ooooh…what if it's like a present or something? Or perhaps…they have some things for the truth or dare? Huaaa! They could be sex weapons!)

"Why the fuck would we be carrying sex weapons?" Lila angrily growled and crossed her wings.

(Jameson, seriously I need some action! Can you please let me take over so I can do your wife at least once?)

"NO! HOW MANY TIMES MUST I SAY THIS!" Jameson argued back as he became incredibly irritated by Devil Darkness constantly asking him to do this.

"Can we just get on with the game now? We've been waiting far too long!" Martin groaned in annoyance as he relaxed on his seat with his now husband Douglas.

"Where have you guys been all day?"

"We've been relaxing in our tree hollow! It's like our fave thing to do on Christmas babes!" Douglas spoke in a feminine tone, making their friends chuckle.

"Okay then! Let's get this game under wa…" RDJ was about to say, but then his wife rigged on his wing lovingly. "Honey? What's the matter?"

"Well…before we play the game? There's something that I want to give you!" Lila sweetly spoke, as she passed the wrapped present to him. Making him go wide eyed in surprise.

"You…You got me a present? But…I didn't get you anything?"

"You just pleasured her in your own nest? Surely that's a good present for her!" Iris giggled in amusement. But she spoke it very quietly so the others coming hear.

"Well I suppose so? But still, I can't accept this present Lila! Just being with you on Christmas is the best gift I could ever ask for!"

"I know honey! But I made this for you! And I put a lot of time and effort into this! It would break my heart if you didn't accept it!" Lila replied as the two of them sat down together on the large table. With all of their friends watching this moment.

"Okay…I'll open it! Just for you though my love!" RDJ kissed her on the beak, and prepared to tear off the paper that Lila used to wrap the gift. "Oooh, it feels…soft? Like a bit of clothing!"

Lila turned to face Jacqueline who gave her a wingtip up like a thumbs up.

RDJ immediately opened the perfectly wrapped present eagerly…he stopped for a brief moment…as a certain symbol appeared from a hole in the torn paper. "Is…Is that…what I think it is?"

He tore the whole thing open…and as soon as his eyes fell upon the present…he immediately started to feel emotional.

"Oh…my…god! You…You gotta be kidding me! Is this…is this actually happening right now?!"

"What? What is it buddy?" Lexi asked curiously as she took a good look at the cape that RDJ had in his grasp. "Is that some kind of assassin cape?"

"It's not just an assassins cape…this was my…this belonged to my dad?" He softly spoke, as he ran his wingtip over the symbol. "How did you…How did you find it?"

"We found it in the samba club after it had been built!" Lila remarked while linking wings with him. "Do you like it?"

"Like it?! I…LOVE IT!" RDJ beamed with pride, as he placed the cape on the table and kissed his beloved on the cheek. And embraced her warmly. "Thank you my love! This present is amazing! I love you so much!"

"I love you too Hehehe! You're welcome mi amor, Merry Christmas!" Lila whispered soothingly while batting her eyelashes.

"Merry Christmas!" RDJ replied lovingly and hugged her with so much love, and rubbed her back in a loving embrace.

"Okay okay! This is all so moving! But can't we play the game now? I'm getting kinda bored over here?" Roberto spoke and tapped his wings on the table.

"Yes, we can get started! Martin? Are we going to do the same rules as last time?" Lila asked as the green winged male immediately widened his smile.

"Yes of course darling! RDJ, do you have the arrow with you?" Martin responded as everyone got seated and ready to play.

"Of course! Here you go!" RDJ took an arrow out front his holster and gave it to him.

"Marvellous! Now! You all remember the rules my darlings! We spin the arrow! And whoever it lands on you choose the dare if they pick the dare! And you can't choose truth if truth was chosen twice in a…"

"We know the rules! Let's just get started!" Jaime beamed as he placed a wing on Apollo's back, as he chuckled nervously while looking at Leona. Who of course was a bit confused.

"Let's get started!" Martin spoke while spinning the arrow on the table…and straight away it landed on RDJ. "Okay, RDJ gets to pick the dare!"

"Oooh yes! Who am I dominating?" RDJ beamed while winking at his wife, who giggled softly.

RDJ spun the arrow on the table, and he gave it a good spin.

"Awesome spin!" Emily spoke up while staring at the arrow spinning so fast.

After a few seconds had passed, it landed on Lila.

"What are the chances?!" Jewel remarked with a giggle, playfully nudging her friend.

"Okay, I pick…dare!" Lila remarked with a malicious grin, and rubbed his chest lovingly.

"Alright, I dare you, to give Jewel a lap dance!" RDJ chuckled mischievously, and smirked at his wife.

"Oh is that it? I thought you were going to give me a challenge!" Lila proceeded to walk over to Jewel, who sat in her seat pretty awkwardly. And started swishing her hips on her lap, twerking and wining on her lap. Which of course caused a few of the males to start to feel a little…heated.

"Oh my…Oh my…This is hot!" Pedro whispered as he saw the two females in action, but Zara slapped him across the face. "OWWW!"

RDJ sat there admiring this sight, mainly because both of the females were smiling at him seductively while they were getting into it.

"Merry Christmas indeed!" Blu whispered to the blue and gold male, who gave him a little fist bump.

"Okay, times up!" Lila remarked as she got off of her friend's lap. "How was that Jewel?"

"I would have preferred if Blu had done it! But you did great! Now it's your time to spin the arrow!" Jewel replied as Lila made her way back to her seat.

"Okay, let's do this!" Lila immediately span the arrow on the table. And it landed on Jaime who immediately widened his eyes nervously. "Okay blue jay! Truth or dare?"

"Okay…Truth!" Jaime responded, because he didn't really feel like doing a dare.

"Okay. Were you disappointed that you wasn't the one who killed Thomas?"

"Of course! But my baby Lexi here deserved to put a bullet in his skull! I'm just glad that I was there to weaken him!" He confidently replied, while his beloved kissed him on the cheek. "Okay, my turn to spin!"

Jaime immediately looked at where Apollo was sitting…and instead of spinning it…he looked at Martin and winked at him. He nodded his head in response. Jaime only flicked the arrow a little bit, Lexi and Iris moved either side from Apollo…and it landed a little bit on him.

"Oooh Apollo! What a surprise that it landed on you?" Jaime spoke in an amused tone, watching how nervous the barn owl was.

"Yes…very surprising!" He replied as he started to twiddle his wingtips. "Ummm…dare?"

"Okay…" Jaime took a good look at Leona as she tilted her head to the side slightly. "I dare you…to kiss Leona!"

"Ohhh…" The hyacinth female was a little surprised to hear this, but she wasn't against the idea.

"O-O-Okay!" Apollo walked over to Leona…and her nervously smiled at her. As she too showed a nervous smile.

"H-H-Hi!" Leona nervously spoke as they were close to each other.

"Hey…ummmm…you ready?"

"Yeah…" she responded and got herself ready.

"Would it help if I held up this mistletoe?" Cabot joked as he held it above the two of them.

Both of them chuckled nervously, and passionately kissed each other on the beak. But what was different about this kiss. Was the fact that Apollo was really going for it, and Leona was a little surprised. Because she was actually enjoying it.

"Whooooo! Calm it down lovebirds!" Alex chuckled and clapped his wings in amusement.

After the two of them separated from the kiss, Leona smiled so widely. She loved this moment and was a bit disappointed that it ended. "Wow Apollo? You really went for it! It's almost as if you like me or something?" Leona giggled…secretly knowing that Apollo must have liked her.

"Well…what if that were true? Is that such a bad thing?" Apollo replied nervously as he smiled at her.

"Hmmm…I suppose not! But would it be so terrible if I was interested in you too?"

"Really?!" Apollo widened his eyes in surprise when she said this, and she grasped his wing gently.

"I mean…I have always thought about starting dating again! I think it wouldn't be so bad if I went on a date with you some time? What do you think?" Leona asked while smiling at him warmly.

"Yes…I'd really like that!"

"AWWWWWWWWW!" Everyone in the group chorused in awe as they saw this moment between the two of them. Who of course just blushed in embarrassment.

"You know what guys? I think that this Christmas is the best one I could ever ask for! I love you guys!" RDJ remarked as he wrapped his wings around Lila and Alex who sat either side of him.

"We love you too! Can we just stop the truth or dare game now? We could play it another time! I just want us to celebrate Christmas the proper way!" Blu remarked as he jumped up on top of the table.

"What do you suggest then?" Martin asked curiously as he saw the action of the blue macaw male.

"We should all sing a Christmas song together! Like a bit celebration!"

"Oooh! I know the perfect song!" Talita remarked as she flew up to the music player on the stage, and she immediately tried to find the perfect song for them to sing. "Come on! Where is it! Where is it?!"

"So…we are not playing truth or dare anymore?" Tomada asked sadly as he lowered his head.

"Don't worry buddy! There's plenty of time for that on Boxing Day or New Years!" Fernando remarked as he patted him on the shoulder.

"Okay! Here we go! Let's get our Christmas spirit on!" Talita remarked as she pressed play on the music player.

(Fairytale Of New York – The Pogues Rio Addition)

Blu: It was Christmas Eve babe,

In the drunk tank,

Alex: An old man said to me,

Won't see another one,

Roberto: And then he sang a song,

The rare old Mountain Dew,

Tomada: I turned my face away,

And dreamed about you,

Jameson: Got on a lucky one,

Devil Darkness: Came in eighteen to one!

Jaime: I've got a feeling,

This year's for me and you!

Fernando: So happy Christmas,

I love you baby!

RDJ: I can see a better time,

When all our dreams come true!

(When the instrumental bit comes in, all if then cheer and start dancing around in circles. With most of them linking wings and doing the can-can.)

Lila: They've got cars big as bars,

They've got rivers of gold,

Jewel: But the wind goes right through you,

It's no place for the old,

Siax: When you first took my wing,

On a cold Christmas Eve,

Emily: You promised me,

Broadway was waiting for me!

Leona: You were handsome!

Apollo: You were pretty,

Queen of New York City,

Both: When the band finished playing,

They howled out for more!

Sorrel: Sinatra was swinging,

All the drinks they were singing,

Tomada and Sorrel: We kissed on the corner then danced through the night!

Everyone: The boys of the NYPD choir,

Were singing Galway Bay!

And the bells were ringing out,

For Christmas Day!

(As the next instrumental bit came up, all of the couples were in their individual groups linking wings and dancing around in circles as the song was really lifting their spirits.)

Martin: You're a bum,

You're a punk!

Douglas: You're an old slut on junk!

Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed!

Talita: You scumbag, you maggot!

You cheap lousy faggot!

Emily: Happy Christmas you arse,

I pray god it's our last!

Everyone: The boys of the NYPD choir,

Were singing Galway Bay!

And the bells were ringing out,

For Christmas Day!

Jameson: I could have been with someone!

Jameson and Kelly: Well so could anyone!

You took my dreams from me!

When I first found you!

Dominic: I kept them with me babe!

I put them with my own!

Nico and Pedro: Can't make it all alone!

I've built my dreams around you!

Everyone: The boys of the NYPD choir,

Were singing Galway Bay!

And the bells were ringing out,

For Christmas Day!

(When the last part of the songs was nearing its conclusion, everyone on the dancefloor was swaying to the music. And as they were all dancing along…Dominic realised that he was the only one who wasn't dancing with someone! He did feel a bit left out. But eventually he just smiled and rubbed his wings together.)

"Merry Christmas everyone!" Dominic spoke to nobody in particular…as the samba birds started cheering when the song ended. And they all cheered in a very merry way.

As this was the perfect end…to a very merry Christmas in Rio!

And that is the end of my Christmas special! I am really hoping that you guys enjoyed it! I know that not every character was involved as much as the others were in this story. But hold on a moment ladies and gentlemen! I am also planning a New Years Eve story for our feathery friends! So please don't feel like your OC was missing out because I did plan both of these stories in advance! Before I say farewell I want to wish everyone a very MERRY CHRISTMAS! And a HAPPY NEW YEAR! I'll see you all soon for New Years! Merry Christmas to all and to all a good…NIGHT!