The birthday had come and gone quickly and like Carla had said before, Diaglo had returned to the family tree and was greeted by a cake made of fruit slices and presents. It had been a great birthday to say the least and Diaglo was smiling the next morning. The sun already long risen as Diaglo flew across the ravine, feeling the sun's warmth on his feathers. It was a good feeling and the other spixes greeting him as he passed made him smile.

Though deep down, there was still that lingering uncertainty of the future in Diaglo's mind. He still didn't know what to be or what to do in his life, but he could certainly wait. Take his time and let things take its course. Perhaps he will find his position. Only, just not now. Maybe tomorrow or any other day…

"Diaglo! Over here!"

Diaglo heard the voice of his paternal grandmother calling and he smiled, touching down on the branch just before the one Abigail herself was perched on; Her tree being on the other side of a wire fence. Her tribe's territory was already included in the Amazon Sanctuary, but the fencing that was there before the sanctuary came still remained, bordering the City Spix Macaw land from the rest of the sanctuary.

Blu happened to be with Abigail at the same time and he went to greet his youngest. "Having a morning flight?" He grinned wider at seeing what Diaglo had worn around his waist. He flashed a delighted look at his mother who smiled in adoring. "And you're wearing your father's birthday present!" Her wings clasped as she cooed and Diaglo smiled down at the dark green fanny pack he brought along.

"I've always wanted this thing. Now I can carry things as I go." Diaglo gazed down at his fanny pack with a glad expression, the elder birds looking on in satisfied silence; Glad that their son/grandson enjoyed his present. The gleeful silence was then cut short when a flapping of wings sounded from up ahead; The wings of several more blue forms as they touched down before the trio.

Abigail's patrol macaws were as usual, wearing camo-green hats and fanny packs to mark their status while the others are bare - Eduardo's patrols. Tiago and Rodrigo were part of the team too and Tiago was hugged by Abigail. "Abby-ma you're squishing me!" Squawked the dark blue son of Blu and he smiled at Diaglo. "Hey bro! What's up?" Rodrigo also beamed with joy at seeing his friend.

"I'm cool guys. Just stopped by for dad and Abby-ma," Shrugged the dark cerulean macaw and he faced his brother and friend with a risen brow. "Finally on patrol I see?"

The two older teenagers nodded. "Oh, yes we are, I guess. Only this isn't official yet - Rod and I are on some kind of field trip to see how patrolling works!" Tiago proudly said as Rodrigo nodded along. "So far we've been at the areas near the red macaws, the Severes and of course, the Spix City area as well," Tiago was noticeably blushing, making Diaglo smile slyly and fold his wings.

"Lemme guess. You stopped to see Aria again didn't you?" He joked causing Tiago to gasp in denial.

"Of course not! We were both busy with our own things…" His face was growing redder through the blue feathers and Rodrigo was rolling his eyes, the adult patrols gazing at them with amused looks. Tiago groaned in defeat. "Okay fine! Maybe I did say hello and gave her a hug before I left. But what can I say? We're already a couple since the last Samba!"

Diaglo nodded knowingly and he rolled his eyes. "Exactly. So no need to be in denial, Tiago. Everybody knows yo two are a thing by now." He pointed out and Tiago blushed once again. Rodrigo was chuckling by now with the youngest Gunderson boy and across them, Abigail and Blu were having a discussion with the adult patrols. Blu was smiling with pride especially.

"Looks like Tiago's gonna make a great soccer player and a patroller," He commented to his mother who nuzzled him. "Of course he is, Bluey dear. He's got the smarts of soccer like his father and he's got the natural guarding skill. He'll be a fine part of the team. Speaking of which," The aging female Blu lookalike set her brown-eyed gaze on the adult patrollers. "Any news from the patrolling team? How's your land so far?" She asked Eduardo's patrol team.

The bare adults shook their heads. "No ma'am. Aside from the boys goofing off a bit ("Hey!" Tiago and Rodrigo exclaimed in the background while Diaglo smirked) there's nothing serious to worry about in our land." Said one of them, a burly male. He turned to one of Abigail's patrols. "How's your patrol, Freddy?"

The camo-green hat wearing macaw that is Freddy frowned slightly and looked at his city spix comrades who shrugged. Abigail and Blu looked concerned. "Well our land's fine. Not like anyone can trespass our fenced area," He shook his head. "But on patrol we did find something unusual." He glanced at Abigail for permission to go on which gained a nod from the matriarch. "While we were flying along the sanctuary barriers, saw a young spix macaw flying past," He gestured to a female patroller with short feathers hanging down from under her hat. She nodded to confirm Freddy's words and the others were confused.

"A young spix macaw? That's not unusual." Abigail frowned slightly to which Rhianna protested. "No madam! This youngster isn't just flying. She is flying outside the sanctuary!"

This sent gasps coming from the others, especially Blu who instinctively pulled Tiago and Diaglo close. "Then why didn't you take her back in the sanctuary?! She could be captured by poachers!" Blu was shrieking in alarm, the boys in his wings shaking slightly. Poachers are a terror for every macaw, just as awful as loggers. In pretty much most tribes around, all their members have been told about these two dangers as chicks and they passed these onto the next generation.

The macaws were starting to panic, but then Rhianna sighed and held up a wing to calm everybody down. "I'm not finished yet, you all." This managed to shut the birds up to her relief and she went on. "Now as I was saying, there was a young spix macaw flying outside the sanctuary, a girl, I think as young as them over there,"

She pointed her talon at Diaglo and the two boys whose eyes widened in surprise as she continued. "Believe me we could have grabbed her into the sanctuary ourselves before anything. But here's the thing, she wasn't alone! She was flying with what looked like another macaw, an adult. I don't know what kind of macaw it is, but it's unusually light brown and there's splashes of green, blue and red in its wings - It's nothing like the birds we've ever seen in the entire Amazon!"

The macaws around her started muttering amongst themselves in wonder and curiosity. A young spix macaw flying with an odd looking adult? Now that is unusual! "I must say, I've certainly never seen a bird with a description like Rhianna's." Abigail confirmed when the rest started looking at the matriarch for answers. "Brown and gold parakeets, but nothing like what she talked about!"

Blu's hold on his boys relaxed as relief overcame him. The same for Tiago and Diaglo. At least the girl had an adult's guidance. But there was still the fact that she was accompanied by an unusual specimen. He tried to think through - Brown macaws with blue, red and green wings are hardly even a thing in the Amazon or the whole of Brazil as far as he studied. "I suppose we shouldn't do anything about it. As long as that girl's with an adult I'm sure she'll be safe." Blu relented and he and the adults exchanged words and thoughts about the issue.

Diaglo, Tiago and Rodrigo fluttered to a branch a short distance away from the adults to have their own conversation. Like Abigail, Blu and the patrols, the boys too were intrigued by the unusual events.

"I really think she should be in here with us. I mean she is a spix macaw. She's vulnerable outside the sanctuary!" Rodrigo exclaimed in concern.

Tiago however was chill with this. "Oh we shouldn't worry too much Rod. She's got an adult companion remember?" He tilted his head. "Come to think of it, I think that macaw is just a spix wearing camouflage! You know, just like the real patrollers do!"

"But then if that were true, then the adult could've at least made the girl wear camouflage too," Rodrigo pointed out but Tiago was adamant to his opinion. Diaglo on the other hand was gazing at a spot beyond the barriers of Abigail's territory. Replaying Rhianna's description in mind, he imagined a young spix girl flying beyond the barriers with an unusually colored adult close-by. They seemed to make no move to go to the land shielded by those barriers and this made Diaglo realize a fact.

"There must be some birds that are still out there," Diaglo whispered to himself with his gold gaze fixated on that area of forest beyond the fence. It would make actual sense. The Amazonian Sanctuary covered a huge land, but it didn't cover the entire Amazon jungle itself. Yes, there are definitely birds out there and Diaglo felt concern rise within him. Especially for that spix macaw girl who will be much more safer with either of the two tribes of spix macaw.