There was good news and bad news when it came to Rafael and Roberto's group. The good news was that they were all still alright, and they were heading home.
The bad news, however, is that they were so into finding the kids that they lost track of time, and the sun went down before they realized it.
So, as they continued to make their way back home, Rafael began to realize that they were going in circles, as he recognized the clearing that they passed through a few times.
Annoyed, he knew that they needed to collect their bearings if they were going to get back to the sanctuary, so he called out to the rest of the group.
"Hey guys, hold up a minute!"
The other three birds stopped in their tracks, and hovered in place as they turned to face Rafael.
"What's going on, Rafi? Why are we stopping?" asked Roberto.
Rafael didn't answer immediately, as he beckoned them towards a nearby branch. Once all four of the birds landed, he finally answered the question.
"We need to get our bearings if we're gonna get back to the sanctuary. I think we're running in circles."
At first, the other birds just looked at him in confusion, but once Felipe took a look around the area, he began to see what Rafi was talking about.
"You know, I do remember seeing that one crazy-looking branch over there a couple of times. I guess I never really thought there was something strange about it."
"And you didn't think to mention it to one of us?" asked Roberto.
Felipe simply shrugged, and the other birds sighed.
"Alright, let's just figure out what we're gonna do. Do any of you happen to know where we are in the jungle?" asked Rafael as he looked at the other birds.
Roberto and Rodrigo shook their heads no, while Felipe spoke up.
"Well, I would know, but the only problem is that I'm so turned around right now I can't really figure it out."
Rafael sighed in defeat.
"I guess all we can really do now is to find a place to sleep for the night. Hopefully we should be able to get back to the sanctuary in the morning."
Rafi looked around at the other birds to see if there were any objections to his plan. When none came, he nodded, and began looking around for a suitable place for them to spend the night.
He didn't really have to worry about it, though, as Rodrigo pointed out a tree on the other side of the clearing.
"How about there? I think I see a hole that we can stay in."
Curious, Rafael squinted, as he tried to spot the tree that Rodrigo found, but he couldn't really see it too well.
"Stay here, you guys. I'm gonna go check it out."
Without waiting for an answer, Rafael flew off and headed towards the tree. When he reached it, he quickly flew around it to see if there were signs that anyone else was here. After that was done, and a search inside the tree was also completed, Rafael flew back over to the others.
"Come on, you guys. This tree should actually work pretty well for us tonight."
The four birds flew over to the tree and headed inside. While it was a bit of a tight fit for the four of them due to the size of the tree, they were still able to get inside fine and have at least some room to move around.
When the birds finally got situated, Roberto spoke up.
"Night, you guys."
Everyone else said their goodnights and fell asleep, all of them hoping that it would be easier to get home when it's light out.
The next morning came, and Blu and Jewel woke up with a start. They looked around in confusion for a moment before realizing that they were back in their home.
"When did we suddenly get back home?" asked Blu as he turned towards Jewel.
"Last night, I think. Has it only been one night?"
"Seems like it. The others would have called if it was any more."
The two macaws went silent for a little bit before they both remembered that they found Carla yesterday. After mentally smacking himself for forgetting, Blu spoke up.
"Do you think we should head over and see Carla and Tiago now?"
"Of course! Why shouldn't we?"
Blu had nothing to say to Jewel's question, so he simply decided to fly off and head towards where Nico had the kids. Jewel followed a few seconds after him.
Once they finally made it inside, they were greeted by both Nico and Pedro, who were doting on the two kids almost like how they did it themselves.
"So, how are they?" asked Jewel as she went up to meet the other two birds.
Nico quickly glanced over at the two kids before turning towards Jewel.
"Do you want the good news or the bad news first?"
Although Jewel was reluctant to hear the bad news, she decided that it was best to get it over with.
"Let's get the bad news out of the way."
Blu and Jewel listened with bated breath as they wondered what kind of bad news Nico had.
"Well, the bad news is that it might be a few days before they'll be up on their feet. I know that Pedro and I aren't doctors, but we did the best we could with taking care of them."
"And what's the good news?" asked Blu.
"They're gonna be fine once that happens. We actually managed to reset Tiago's broken wing somehow, so it should hopefully be back to normal once it heals."
Relieved, Blu and Jewel hugged knowing that at least two of their children were going to be alright. However, they knew that Bia was still missing, so they weren't completely relieved as of yet.
After releasing each other, Blu and Jewel walked over to where Tiago and Carla were, and they noticed that Tiago had a leaf wrapped tightly around his broken wing. Outside of that and some remnants of scratches that haven't completely healed yet, they looked pretty normal.
"Can we talk to them?" asked Jewel.
Nico didn't answer immediately, which gave Jewel an idea of his answer, but she didn't let it get to her.
"Well, I'd love to let you two, but I think it'd be better if you let them sleep. Besides, I think it might be better if we get to searching for Bia and get her back home as soon as possible."
Reluctantly, both Blu and Jewel agreed, but before they could leave the tree, Pedro spoke up.
"Hey, shouldn't one of us stay behind to watch over these two?"
"You know, that's actually a smart idea, Pedro? Would you like to volunteer?" asked Blu.
Although Pedro wasn't expecting to have to do it himself at first, he willingly agreed, and the other three birds left him to it.
They went over to their normal meeting place, only to find the four scarlet macaws that were part of their groups. Confused, Blu looked around the area after noticing that Rafi and Roberto's group weren't there.
"Any of you guys seen Rafi or Roberto?"
Santiago shook his head before speaking up.
"We haven't seen them. Frankly, we were hoping you guys would know where Felipe and Rodrigo were. They didn't come back last night."
"That's strange. Do you think that they might've gotten lost out there?" asked Jewel.
Santiago paused for a moment before answering.
"No, I doubt it. Felipe knows the jungle pretty well, and I imagine Roberto must know as well."
"Well, what if they were trying to find their way home in the dark? I can imagine it must be tougher when there's no light." pointed out Diego.
Blu, Jewel and Nico traded worried looks before Blu spoke up.
"Well, shouldn't we go out and meet them?"
Everyone was about to agree and head off to start looking for them, but it turns out they didn't really need to, as the missing group in question arrived a few seconds later.
"Where have you guys been? We were worried sick!" said Jewel as she turned angrily on the group.
"We're sorry, you guys. We were searching pretty thoroughly for Bia and Carla, and we must have lost track of time. We had to stay the night inside a tree." said Roberto.
"Well, the good news is you don't have to worry about Carla, because Jewel and I found her. With Diego and Santiago's help, of course." said Blu as he glanced over at the two scarlet macaws.
"Really? That's great! Can we see her?" asked Rafael.
"They need to rest right now. Once we find Bia, her and Tiago should hopefully have woken up." said Nico.
Although Rafi and Roberto were disappointed that they had to wait to be able to see the kids, they put that past them to focus on the task ahead. Blu then stepped forward to take charge of the group as he usually did.
"So…since there's only one of our kids left, this is going to make trying to find her a little more difficult. Does anyone have any ideas about how we should go about finding her?"
No one answered until Roberto raised his wing in the air and began to speak.
"Why don't we just all search through the section that our group was going through? I mean, Pedro and Nico found Tiago in their section, and you and Jewel found Carla in yours. What are the odds that Bia would be in ours?"
Blu paused as he considered what Roberto said.
"While I do agree that it's a possibility, I think it would probably be best if we don't leave out the chance that Bia could be in one of our sections."
"I guess all we can really do is to stick to our original plan and split off into our groups." said Jewel.
"That does seem like our best chance, Blu." said Nico.
"Alright then, that's what we'll do. We'll see you all back here at nightfall."
Everyone was about to head off into their own sections when Blu suddenly called out.
"And make sure that you're all here before then! I don't want a repeat of today!"
Rafael and Roberto knew that that last comment was pointed towards them, but they knew that they didn't want to have to go through what happened last night again, so they both resolved to keep an eye on the sun while searching for Bia.