Hi guys get ready and drum roll please... chapter 12!

Note: This chapter is set 2 weeks after the previous chapter, so I don't have to write about them learning to walk, talk etc.

Chapter 12: Flight Night

~Blu~l

I was the first one awake, so early in fact, the forest samba hadn't started yet. I turned to look at my beautiful cerulean wife and my chicks, Tom Jack and

Crystal. I sighed; I had a lot of time on my hands before the others woke up, judging by the position of the sun, I had roughly 10 minutes. Then something

popped into my head, an idea that had made me smile at the prospect. Today me and Jewel had been planning to teach the kids to fly. Since they knew how to

do everything else, this is the last thing, at this stage in time, we needed to teach them. Trying to pass the time, I started singing in my head the forest music

Real in Rio. All the birds of the feather... The words danced around my head in a wonderful melody.

Next to me, I heard Tom mutter in his sleep, something about cauliflower and mangoes. Jewel stirred and slowly opened her eyes, those beautiful emerald

eyes piercing right into my soul.

"Good morning, Blu." Jewel whispered with a smile. I returned the gesture with a kiss beak to beak, and a nuzzle.

"Good morning, Jewel." I replied with a lopsided smile. Jewel blushed, then took a look at our chicks. Suddenly, Real In Rio started up and the kids jerked

awake, blinking rapidly to clear the sleep out of their eyes.

"Good morning mom and dad." The kids said in unison Me and Jewel smiled and looked at each other accompanied by some questionable stares from Tom and

Jack. I leaned in and whispered to Jewel,

"After I get breakfast we should teach them how to fly." Jewel nodded, not taking her eyes of the kids. I gave her a lopsided smile and replied with,

"Back in a sec." With that I took off to the morning sun. As I was flying, I realised that I would not be the best bird in the world to teach them how to fly,

considering I only knew after I jumped out of a cargo plane. Sure, I'd try my best to teach but maybe Jewel should be the one to get into more depth with

them. I sighed, and landed next to the stands. I searched out a mango for me and Jewel and a bunch of grapes for the kids. I then took off back to the hollow.

~Jewel~

The kids had now gotten up, and were running around the hollow, playing tag. Ugh, this will be so much easier when they learn to fly, that way they can play

they're games outside. Having enough, I lay down and tried to block the sound of the chicks playing. I could see, but with my wings pressed against my ears,

there was just an eerie silence. I sighed, but I couldn't hear it. Ounce the chicks had quietened down, I slowly removed my wings from my ears and got up. I

looked out of the hollow, and thankfully I could see Blu on the horizon. I sighed a breath of relief and turned to the kids. They had stopped playing and were

now talking and laughing between each other Well, Tom and Jack were, Crystal was obviously bored of talking to guys and was now absent-mindedly walking

around the hollow, looking down and whistling to herself.

I laughed as this was something I did when I was her age. I don't really talk about my past, in fact the only bird iv'e told my life story to is Blu. Everyone knows

Blu's story, considering most of the time me, Nico, Pedro or Rafael were with him. Finally, Blu touched down holding a mango and a bunch of grapes. He said

nothing, walked over to the chicks and placed the grapes between them. He then pushed the mango in front of me.

"You don't want to eat?" I asked him. He shook his head, something obviously bothering him. I started eating the mango, enjoying it's sweet, juicy taste. Every

now and then, I'd glance at Blu, who was watching the other birds flying. Hang on,

Blu wasn't looking at any old bird, he was watching a yellow macaw teach her chicks to fly, tossing them in the air and watching them as they soared upwards.

Suddenly, I knew why he was acting like this. I slowly walked up to him and put a comforting wing around him. I looked deep into his eyes and said,

"I know you can teach them. Anyway, It won't just be you, I'll be there helping you the whole time." He reluctantly nodded and looked back at the chicks, who

had just finished breakfast.

"Hey kids," I said with a grin. "Who wants to learn to fly?"

~Blu~

We got the kids to stand in a line at the hollow entrance. Tom went first, jumping out and flapping his wings, as me and Jewel shouted encouraging words to

him. Amazingly, he started to fly, and was so overjoyed he flew up the tree, came speeding down and back into the hollow.

"Yeah, dude that was awesome!" Jack said to Tom. Jack then went up, with the same results as Tom. Finally, it was just Crystal left. She looked down, and her

eyes went wide as she noticed how high up we were. Noticing she was scared, Tom and Jack started making fun of her.

"Scaredy bird, scaredy bird..." They taunted. In a sort of blind fury, Crystal accidently fell out of the hollow. I gasped as she plummeted to the ground. Jewel

closed her eyes and buried her head in my chest. Then I heard Crystal whoop with joy and moments later, she came fluttering into the hollow. Jewel was so

relieved as I was, and noticing how dark it was, we went to sleep.

Yeah, the Crystal getting scared to fly was actually from the release plot of Rio 2. Keep on reading and look out for chapter 13!