Hey guys!

Before we begin, a couple of things!

First, I saw Independence Day: Resurgence today… I didn't like it… Because… I LOVED IT!

Second, this might be the last post from me for awhile because I'm going on a little vacation with my family, if I can't bring my computer with me. But if I can, I will be writing! And hopefully if I do, there will be some free internet!

And now, without further ado, lets get to it!

Chapter 4: Father and Son

It has been a couple of weeks since Alex has said his first words and now both Albert and Maria felt it was time to finally show Alex the tribe and the outside world from the hollow. Alex was very excited, but deep inside he felt a little nervous and scared to see the outside and what it was, but he was reassured by his parents and Albert took a day off to show his son around, more than happy to have his son see what the world had to offer.

It was morning and Albert and Maria were sleeping next to each other in their nest, still in a cuddling position and at peaceful rest. That is until Alex came in and started jumping up and down on his parents to wake them up, the little chick having woke up much earlier than he usually does, since he was all excited.

"Mom, dad!" Alex shouted to his parents, while jumping up and down on them. "Wake up! It's the day!"

"Alright my son, calm down, we'll get up soon." Albert said softly to the smiling Alex. "Why don't you get an early start on breakfast, okay?"

"Okay dad, love you." Alex replied happily and went out of his parents' room to eat some nuts left over from last night.

"I can't believe he's this excited to see the outside." Maria groaned with annoyance from waking up, but also chuckling at the same time.

"Well, I like how he's all excited, remember Liz? She didn't care that much at all." Albert chuckled in return.

When Albert and Maria finally woke up from their peaceful slumber, Alex already finished eating his breakfast and was impatiently waiting for his father to fill his belly. Alex was tapping his tiny talons down, all giddy and pumped up with energy like one would expect from a very young chick. As soon as Albert finished swallowing down his last bite, he turned eagerly to his son.

"Alright Alex, lets go." Albert smiled.

"Yay!" Little Alex jumped up in happiness.

Albert told Alex to get on his back, which Alex did, clinging onto his father's back, since the little chick has yet to learn how to fly. As soon as Alex was secure, Maria came up to say goodbye to her boys.

"Be safe you two and have fun my son." Maria said and kissed Alex on the head.

"Don't worry, this will be a great father and son moment." Albert replied and kissed his mate on the beak.

When Albert broke the kiss, he opened his wings and took off from the hollow, making sure his son couldn't fall off and drop down to the forest floor below. Alex, not being really accustomed to the full exposure of the sunlight, was blinded by the rays shining down on him for a minute or two, putting his wing over his face to block the light. When he felt his eyes were a bit better he put his wing away from his face to see…

A whole tribe of Scarlet macaws, as well as the beautiful, lush green of the rainforest, as well as hearing the comforting and soothing sounds. Alex saw hollow after hollow where families of Scarlets were doing their normal activities, like adults tending to their chicks or teaching them how to fly, groups of adult friends talking and having laughs while eating nuts and fruits, or groups of chicks playing friendly games with each other.

As for Alex, the feeling of being up in the air was an indescribable feeling. The cool, gentle flowing breeze brushing up against his red feathers was comfortable and the tranquil setting of the rainforest made Alex fall in love with it. However, as soon as Alex looked down on the forest floor, the fear of heights came to him and he closed his eyes once again with his wings, scared.

"Dad?" Alex said, sounding afraid.

"Yes son?" Albert answered.

"Can we go down to the ground?" Alex asked.

"Sure, what's wrong?" Albert replied, with worry.

"It's just the height, it's scary." Alex said with fright.

"It's okay, my son, if you fall, I will catch you, I promise." Albert smiled. "Just a little longer, I want to take you to a lovely spot."

Albert flew to the spot while Alex just looked ahead and tried to not look down, but it was ever so tempting to do so, he wanted to also see what was down on the ground, but his fear of heights made him look away each time. Alex hoped that his fear would go away one day when he was older.

Soon enough Albert came to the spot where he wanted to show his son something that meant a lot to him. Alex had his eyes still closed when Albert touched down on the ground and Albert turned his head to see his son scared.

"It's okay son, we're down on the ground now." Albert told his son in a reassuring tone.

"Really?" Alex replied, sounding scared.

"Yes, open your eyes." Albert answered.

Alex slowly opened his eyes to see that indeed the two were down on the ground, Alex sighing in relief as he got off his father's back. However that changed quickly when Alex turned around to see they were on the edge of a cliffside that was towering over the Scarlet tribe. Alex just quickly ran straight into his father and hugged him real tight, Albert patting his son's back.

"It's okay son, I got you, I wanted to show you this." Albert told Alex and holding onto his son to make sure he did not fall off the cliff, the two walked to the edge to look at the whole tribe.

And the whole tribe was indeed in view, the view stretching for miles on as it looked like a blanket of green covering the land, with some rips in it, indicating a stream or river that cut through, it was so peaceful and relaxing, no other view can compare to the one father and son were seeing.

"This is the only view where you can see the whole tribe, my son, and one day, you will have to lead everyone as leader when I step down." Albert told Alex while staring out into the tribe.

"Me? You think I can?" Alex asked, curious.

"Yes, I do, I have full confidence that you will make a great leader one day." Albert encouraged his son.

"What about you dad?" Alex asked, wondering what his father will be doing when he stopped being leader.

"Well, I'll be spending more time with your mother and hopefully spend time with my grandchicks I will have." Albert said, smirking to his son.

"I don't know if any girls will like me dad." Alex blushed at his dad's answer to his question.

"I'm sure there is at least one girl who will like you and you two, I hope, will have a happy life together and have some children of your own. Plus, it's better to not be alone when you are leader, you need someone who loves you to get through with each passing day."

"Okay dad, I'll try, but can we just enjoy this view for now?" Alex asked, with begging eyes.

"Sure thing son." Albert replied with a smile.

"Thanks dad, I love you." Alex smiled back.

"Love you too, my son." Albert said as he put a wing around Alex and brought him to his side, Alex leaning into his father and enjoying the warm comfort his father gave him.

Father and son stayed like that for awhile before they felt it was time to go back home, Alex on his father's back. When they got back home, Alex told his mother the great time he had with dad and that he was very grateful for being shown around the tribe. Maria just smiled at her son's happy attitude towards the outside world and enjoyed listening to every word her son spoke.

Albert was also very happy about his son, happy that his son completed a major step in his life and it was only the beginning, for Alex still needed to learn a lot about not only the world, but also his self.

Yay! Alex finally saw the outside!

And hopefully, I'll see you guys very soon, sooner than I hope!