Both Blu and Jewel stared into the distance as they tried to make out who or what the figure was that was heading towards them.

"Do you think that they're looking for us?" asked Jewel as she turned towards her mate.

Blu was about to answer before realizing that he wasn't sure. With how far away they still were, it was very difficult for him to be able to tell whether the figure was a friend or not.

"I think we should probably get moving. I really don't want to be sitting here if he's not a friend."

After giving it some thought, Jewel agreed that was probably the best course of action.

"Come on, Bia. Let's get out of here."

Bia didn't move, however, as she was busy staring at the figure, who was now close enough that they could tell some of the more discerning features.

"Wait…isn't that Uncle Beto?"

Confused, Jewel looked back at where the figure was and saw that it was in fact Roberto, looking slightly frazzled, but none the worse for wear.

"Guys! Thank god I found you!" he said as he shot down towards the tree branch they were on.

"Roberto? How did you manage to find us?" asked Jewel.

"We were worried when you guys didn't show up last night. Everyone else wanted to come out and help find you guys, but I managed to convince them to let me do it solo, since I knew the jungle the best. Let me tell you, though. Nico, Pedro and Rafi were pretty insistent."

"Well, that's them, I suppose." said Blu, awkwardly chuckling.

"Even then, there was still a lot of ground to cover. How long did it take you?" asked Jewel.

"Not long, actually. We're actually not that far from the sanctuary."

Caught off guard, both Blu and Jewel traded looks before taking in the sight of Roberto hurriedly trying to smooth down his feathers. Roberto noticed the strange looks, though, and he voiced his displeasure.

"What? Can't a guy be worried about his missing family?"

It was then that Roberto noticed the fourth bird in their group. Eyes widening, he turned back towards Blu and Jewel.

"You guys found her! That's awesome! How is she?"

"I'm fine, Uncle Beto." said Bia.

"Yeah, it turns out our daughter's a pretty tough cookie. She outflew a jaguar for a pretty long distance and didn't even get a scratch." said Blu.

Bia blushed immediately, not expecting the compliment.

"Stop it, dad! You're embarrassing me!"

Blu just playfully ruffled her head feathers while Bia simply huffed.

As Bia attempted to smooth her feathers down to where they originally were, Roberto decided that now was probably a good time for them to get back.

"So, do you guys want to head back to the sanctuary? I'm sure there are quite a lot of birds who'd love to see you guys back."

Blu looked over at Jewel and Bia just as the young macaw finished fixing her feathers.

"You guys ready to go?"

Both of them nodded, eager to finally get back. Soon after, the three birds lifted off, following Roberto as he led them back towards the sanctuary.

When they finally returned to the sanctuary, they were immediately mobbed by the rest of the search team, each of them trying to get words in to the conversation. Finally, after a few more seconds, Blu decided that it was best to calm things down.

"Alright you guys, we all missed you too. Let's all head back to the tree house. I'm sure Tiago and Carla would love to see that Bia's back as well."

Bia immediately turned towards her dad, surprised. When her parents found her, she initially thought that the others were still missing, but she grew relieved now that she knew that Carla and Tiago were alive and well.

That feeling of relief changed to worry, though, when she saw the state that her two siblings were in.

"What happened?" she asked, being careful not to speak too loudly since they were asleep.

Blu didn't really want to be the one to bring the bad news, but when no one answered immediately, he decided that it was probably going to be up to him. However, he was saved from having to answer when Jewel interjected into the conversation.

"They…let's just say they weren't as lucky as you were."

"They're gonna be fine, though. Pedro and I have been keeping watch over them since we found them." pointed out Nico when he noticed the look of despair on Bia's face.

Thankfully, that seemed to have done the trick, as Bia looked noticeably less depressed after hearing that her brother and sister were going to be okay.

It was then that both Tiago and Carla woke up, and they both smiled upon seeing the group that was in front of them.

"Hi, everyone." said Tiago weakly.

"Hey, Tiago. How are you feeling?" asked Blu as he walked over to Tiago's bedside.

"Alright. Still can't feel my one wing, but I guess that'll happen when it's wrapped up like this."

Blu warmly smiled, happy that things were going well with his son.

"How about you, Carla? Everything going alright?" asked Jewel as she stood next to their daughter.

"I'm good, mom. Uncle Nico and Uncle Pedro were super nice."

Jewel turned towards Nico and Pedro, as they both shuffled their feet, looking bashful.

"Thanks so much, you guys. We really appreciate all the help that you've given us."

"Aw, it was nothing." said Pedro.

"Yeah, we're glad to help." said Nico.

It was then that the two noticed the presence of their sibling in the room, and they both smiled.

"You found her! Oh, I was so worried when she wasn't here." said Carla.

As for Tiago, he didn't really say anything, as he chose to let his expression show his true feelings about the return of his sister.

"Well anyway, I think we should leave these two alone for a bit and let them rest. What do you guys think?" asked Jewel as she looked around at the group.

Everyone nodded except for Bia, which Blu thankfully noticed and he took action.

"Bia, do you want to spend some more time with your brother and sister?"

Bia paused, not answering her dad immediately.

"Yeah, I do. I haven't seen them in days."

Although slightly caught off guard by the worried look Bia had on her face, Blu willingly let her stay with them as the rest of the group gave them space.

As everyone flew away from the tree, Blu gestured for Jewel to follow him, and the two of them landed on a branch nearby. They watched as Nico, Pedro and Rafael went off to their clearing, presumably to get back to work on preparing for the Carnaval performance.

Unfortunately, they didn't really get much more of a chance to finally rest, though, as they noticed Eduardo flying towards them, landing next to them on the branch.

"Daddy? What's going on?" asked Jewel, curious.

Eduardo didn't answer immediately, nervously clearing his throat before adopting a business-like tone to his voice.

"I hear that you guys have managed to find the kids."

Eduardo fell silent, unable to think of anything else to say.

"Yeah, we did. Is that all you wanted to say?"

Unable to come up with anything else, Eduardo sighed, knowing that he really needed to confess to his actions.

"Jewel, I just wanted to apologize for the way I acted before this whole mess started."

"No, I get it, daddy. You were looking out for the flock."

"I know, but…this isn't about that. I know you apologized to me before, but I still was barely around, even when you managed to find Tiago and Carla. Frankly, I was more concerned with everyone else than you guys, and I think that's really inexcusable."

Jewel couldn't bear seeing the look on her dad's face anymore. She immediately went towards him and wrapped her wings around him.

"I forgive you, daddy. Just promise you're gonna be around more, okay? I'm sure the kids miss you just as much."

"Don't worry, I will." said Eduardo sincerely.

Jewel and her dad soon separated from each other, but neither spoke, as they didn't really know what to say. Thankfully, Jewel managed to catch Eduardo glancing towards the tree where the kids were, and she caught on to what her dad was asking.

"Do you want to go see them, daddy?"

Eduardo nodded.

"Yeah, I'd love to see them."

"Well, I'm not going to stop you. Just…try not to make too much noise, okay? I think Tiago and Carla might be asleep. I imagine Bia's probably awake, though."

Eduardo warmly smiled.

"You are definitely my little girl." he said, causing Jewel to smile back at her daddy.

After Eduardo lifted off to visit the kids, Blu and Jewel finally had an opportunity to turn around and enjoy the perfect view they had of the sunset.

"Isn't this wonderful, Blu? The kids are finally home, and we can finally get things back to normal." said Jewel as she rested her head on Blu's shoulder.

"Yeah…it is nice." said Blu, enjoying the view as he wrapped a wing around his mate.

Jewel couldn't help but giggle at Blu's vague statement.

"You're my one and only, Blu."

Blu simply chuckled, giving her a peck on her cheek before the two of them watched the sun go down.

A Few Weeks Later…

Blu and Jewel were attempting to sleep inside their tree house despite the sounds of their rambunctious children eager to spend some time together.

"Wake up, mom! Uncle Nico and Uncle Pedro said that we could help them with their Carnaval performance today!" said Tiago as he tried to poke Jewel awake.

Meanwhile, both Carla and Bia were busy trying to get Blu to wake up, but their father was sleeping like a rock, so it was tough. They did eventually manage it, though, by Tiago yelling into his dad's ear.

"Wake up, dad!"

Blu immediately freaked out upon waking up, nearly falling on to the tree bark under him before catching himself.

"Oops. Sorry, dad." said Tiago, realizing his mistake.

Thankfully, Blu was feeling pretty good today, so he wasn't mad at his son at all for waking him up so roughly. Before speaking to them, Blu took a moment to watch the kids as they all crowded around Jewel, eagerly waiting for her to take them to see Nico and Pedro.

In the few weeks since all three of them were recovered from the depths of the Amazon, both Tiago and Carla managed to heal up quite nicely. Even Tiago's wing managed to heal straight, which was a miracle on its own, but he did have to relearn how to fly so as not to reaggravate the injury.

As for Bia, while she managed to escape any physical scars, the emotional scars still lingered, at least for a little while. They did manage to help her out, though when Blu and Jewel talked to all three of them as they recounted their reasoning behind running away in the first place.

Blu could remember the words that Bia said just as clearly today as back when she originally said it.

"We don't want you guys to fight!"

Although both Blu and Jewel reassured the three of them that wasn't going to happen again, it took another nighttime conversation between them before they were finally able to work things out. Apparently the kids must have been listening whenever they were having their argument all that time ago.

Blu soon managed to pull himself back to the present just as everyone else was about to leave.

"Ready to go?" asked Jewel, looking at her mate curiously.

"Absolutely."

The two lovebirds traded warm looks before the five of them flew off, ready to enjoy another beautiful day inside the Amazon.

THE END

Okay, so I know you guys were probably expecting a bit of closure with Nigel and Gabi. Let me explain, though. As I've said in the summary for this story, this takes place during the events of Rio 2, more specifically between the fruit ball game between the blue and scarlet macaws, and the battle with the loggers. Outside of his escapades as "Bob the Bird", Nigel is never technically face to face with Blu until the end of the film, which is why I don't have them meet during this story. I hope that you guys understand.

Anyway, I do sincerely appreciate each and every one of the people who've read this story for taking time out of their lives to read my dumb little fanfiction. It really warms my heart knowing that you guys enjoy my writing, even if there are times that I don't think I'm at my best.

So, now that that's out of the way, I hope that you've enjoyed this, and I'll see you guys again!

RK