Chapter 4: Weird Jewel

Blu woke up the next morning, where outside it was midday. Blu stretched his wings and got up to find Jewel was gone. And than Blu realized.

"Wait!" Blu exclaimed loudly. "It's midday, how come Jewel did not wake me like she always does?" Blu thought.

Luckily Bia, Carla, and Tiago were still at home so Blu could ask them where their mother went.

"Hi dad, finally awake." Bia, his middle child asked.

"Yeah, where is your brother and sister?"

"Well Carla is with uncles Rafael, Nico, and Pedro as always. And Tiago…"

"Dad think fast!" Tiago shouted.

And Tiago splashed Blu with berry juice all over his body.

"Got you dad!" Tiago shouted and flew away, laughing.

"Tiago!" Blu shouted. "What am I going to do with that boy?" But thought.

Bia tried hard to not laugh at the mess Tiago made.

"Anyway, do you know where your mother is, sweetie."

"She said she is just going to see great aunt Mimi."

"Well okay." Blu replied. "I'm going to go wash up and hopefully not smell like berries for the rest of my life."

Blu flew down to a small pond where he took a refreshing bath and wiped himself clean and than went to find Jewel.

"So aunt Mimi is usually at the clay banks, I'm go look for her there." Blu said.

Soon Blu got to the clay banks where many blue macaws were there relaxing or eating clay. Blu never understood why birds eat clay, he did not like the taste ever since Bia told him to try it and shoved it in his mouth.

Blu eventually found Mimi, but no Jewel.

Mimi was catching the sun like she always does and had her eyes covered. She was totally unaware that Blu was here.

"Aunt Mimi." Blu said softly, so as not to scare her.

Mimi took off the clay covering her eyes and saw Blu.

"Hi, there is my nephew, what can I help you with?"

"Do you know where Jewel is, I can't find her."

"Actually she did stop by and told me she was going to the pit of doom."

"Why would she go there?" Blu thought in his head. "Thanks Mimi, see you later."

"You're welcome, but are you sure you don't want to relax."

Honestly Blu did not like the idea of having clay on his body, much less to eat it, but he politely declined.

"Maybe next time."

Blu flew to the pit of doom. Blu remembered how he caused a "war", which was really just a soccer game, between the blue and scarlet macaw tribes and the game was played in the pit of doom. Blu remembered the argument he had with Jewel and he left her. Blu never could go there again, because the memory of him being a failure and leaving Jewel still burned in his mind.

Blu finally got to the pit of doom and saw no one there, well except for Jewel.

Jewel was playing with a "soccer ball", which was a brazil nut painted to look like a ball and was tossing it around, scoring goals, but no one was guarding the goal so it was easy.

Jewel did not notice Blu flying in and continued playing.

"What is going on?" Blu thought. "She never played before, at least during the time I was with her." And Blu flew down to Jewel.

It was than that Jewel saw Blu as she scored another "goal".

"Hi Blu, what's doing here?" Jewel said excitedly.

"Great now she is talking funny too." Blu said in his head.

"Well I woke up this morning and you were not at home, plus you didn't wake me as you normally do."

"Well who needs to be awake, I wanted you to sleep more, but not me, I thought I would see what all the soccer fuss is about. Want to join me?"

Blu was now really concerned, this was not the Jewel he knew. Blu really wanted to go back home with Jewel and maybe spend the day with the kids, have some family time.

But Blu did not want another pit of doom argument, so he lied.

"Sure I guess we can play a little." Blu said, sounding unconvinced.

For the rest of the afternoon Blu and Jewel played with each other. Blu thought it was fun, but also very weird at the same time.

Blu only hoped that this was only going to be a one day thing, however Blu was far from being right.