CHAPTER 9
"Wow. I'm glad you lived. For a second there I thought you died!" Said a little blue bird Nico just notice was there. He looked up to see that all his friends and their families were sitting around him. Blu, Jewel, Rafael, Eva, their kids, Blu's kids, Pedro. They were all there. His jaw dropped open.
"H-how long have you guys been there?" He had been so engrossed in his story and the flashbacks he had been getting, he failed to notice the crowd growing. They all had solemn looks on their faces and some of the kids, and Pedro, were crying. Was it really that sad? He thought it was more scary than anything. But maybe that was because he lived it, they heard it.
"Since a few minutes after you started. We only missed part of the beginning." Blu answered cradling the crying Jane in his wings. Nico looked at her and frowned. Her and about five of Rafael's kids were crying or whimpering. Others looked sad or scared. He hadn't even wanted to tell the story and now he had another reason as to why. It made others sad to hear it.
"Man….we…n-need to teach…them brutes a lesson in brotherhood." Pedro said between sniffs.
"Yeah. I knew they were bad, but that was just an awful story. Lemme guess they started the fire?" Rafael asked. Everyone turned to Nico, who just stared at them for a moment.
"To be honest I'm not sure. Though considering the facts, that's the only answer I can think of. The day wasn't dry or humid, we were in the middle of the forest with no humans coming by very often and not many other birds around. It wasn't even very sunny out. They just happened to be there to see. Not to mention it was their idea in the first place." Nico stated, looking at the ground. Everyone agreed and decided it was their turn to do something. They weren't going to let those big monsters stick around Rio any longer.
"We need a plan to get them outta here. And make sure they never come back." Pedro said. His idea was rewarded with a bunch of out loud agreements. Nico looked back up. He couldn't keep himself from crying a little. They were all going to help him get rid of those monsters, even though they knew his brothers were terrible.
"Right. Anyone got any ideas?" Jewel asked. And they started planning. This was gonna be great.