Disclaimer: The characters of Rio belong to the rights of Bluesky and Fox studios.
Rio: merry Christmas.
Once Rico and the chicks had arrived with an injured and broken spirited Jasmine, Eva had immediately offered her a place in the nest so she and Rico could work on her bare patched wings and Carlos looked from afar.
He felt severely guilty and blamed this whole incident on himself. It was Him who tried to get her to fly and because of this, he didn't see those bullies coming and he couldnt save her precious wings.
Suddenly, the young toucan chick felt a familiar wing rest itself on his shoulder and he peaked over his shoulder to find it was actually his dad who was smiling kindly at him before he walked over to the hollow opening and flew out of it and Carlos hesitated as he worriedly peaked over his shoulder to stare at an unconscious Jasmine.
It was his fault that she was like this and he was more then willing to see through that she will be okay but if he dad wanted him then who was he to deny?
He too walked over to the hollow entrance/exit and flew outside, following his papa but the adults gathered around the injured, broken spirited blue Macaw chick whilst the remaining chicks played but Savannah had found a little problem.
Just down below, a small dark red Macaw who looked like she had hatched not too long ago was stumbling all alone in the snowy ground. Savannah knew she had to do something because the poor thing will die if it didn't get help!
She made sure nobody was witnessing this and he flew out of the hollow where Carlos and Rafael had just exited out of and landed on the ground to meet the tiny Macaw.
The alarming thing was this baby was hatched just an hour ago it seemed and she was all alone. Her mother must be worried sick and Savannah couldn't just leave this poor baby alone to wonder around in this cold weather.
"Hey there little one..." greeted Savannah gently as she scooped up the newborn chick in her wings and cradled her from side to side.
The poor thing was freezing cold but somehow the baby was as happy as can be! The newborn chick nuzzled into the young blue Macaw's chest feathers but a loud sneeze erupted from the tiny Scarlet Macaw's beak and she looked surprised that the noise had come from her.
"Awwww..." cooed Savannah as she smiled warmly at the little chick and continued to cradle her in her wings "C'mon you little cutie. Let's go find you're mother."
With that, Savannah gracefully flew upwards and held the curious Crimson Macaw in her beak before she took flight in search of the baby Macaw Hatchling's mother. As she was flying, Savannah thought to herself. She had always wanted to get married and have chicks of her own and this little one could be a practice chick.
The baby giggled as she wriggled in Savannah's grip and she put her wing in her beak. Now that the young Macaw chick was in closer view, Savannah could see that the baby had golden brown eyes and she had 2 head feathers on the back of her head like her dad does and she looked totally like miniature and mysteriously cute. Her tiny Crimson feathers fluttered in the wind as her large eyes wondered around to examine the area and her large grey beak was smiling non stop.
After flying for a few minutes, Savannah had found an adult Crimson Macaw who, like the baby, had beautiful shiny feathers but she had magenta eyes instead of her daughter's golden brown ones. Her expression was marred with worry as she looked everywhere possible but her eyes laid upon the approaching young blue Macaw and she smiled right away as she saw her baby being carried inside the blue Macaw's beak.
"Oh my baby!" exclaimed the female adult crimson Macaw as she ran to the edge of the nest to welcome the arrival of her hero and Savannah landed in front of her, gracefully landing with the giggling infant Macaw still wriggling inside her beak.
Savannah gently placed the Dark red Macaw hatchling down in front of her and the young Macaw stumbled towards her mother before she snuggled up to her, feeling the cozy warmth of her mother's feathers.
The mother Macaw smiled gratefully at Savannah before she exclaimed, scooping up her hatchling in her wings as she spoke "No words can express how grateful I am, young Chick!"
Savannah rubbed the back of her neck with a talon modestly "Oh it was nothing really, Madam. I saw your adorable baby hatchling outside our friend's hollow and I decided to help out."
The female Macaw shook her head with a smile on her beak "It wasn't nothing, child. You saved my baby's life and now she is alright and back with me!"
Savannah inquired with a smile, gesturing to the pair "If I might ask, Madam. Whats you're name?"
The female Macaw settled the little hatchling down in the nest and replied "My names Remona and I haven't named my baby yet, because my mate misplaced her just before we could name her."
"Misplaced her?" repeated Savannah as she cocked her head in confusion "How on earth did he do that?"
"You see, my mate is the most forgetful bird in all of Rio but he has a big heart and means well but he could be a bit irresponsible, you see." explained the mother bird as she eyed her baby, who was snuggling into the nest to sleep, with a smile.
Savannah also eyed the little chick. She was SUPER adorable! And as soft snores emitted from the tiny feathered fluff ball, the two females continued their conversation of how the little chick outside of Rafael and Eva's hollow in the first place.
The adult Macaw spoke "He was just looking for the owners of the Sanctuary to check if our little one was going to hatch soon and must have left her egg outside of you're Amigo's hollow and went to search for it but when he found the home of the owners and went back to get our baby, she had already hatched, up and wandered off. He came back to me and let me know and went out there to look for her."
Suddenly some flapping could be heard and the female spoke up with a smile "That should be him now!"
After a few moments, a orange Macaw flew into the nest and smiled to see that their was a tiny bundle to feathers back in their nest "Oh my goodness our baby!" he exclaimed as he sighed in relief.
"Romando, this brave young chick has returned our little one to us, have you any ideas on how we could repay her?" asked Remona as she did a wing gesture towards Savannah with a smile spread across her beak. Romando nodded in agreement with an equally large smile on her beak "Of course, dear. I do believe a thank you is in order."
The big fluffy blue Macaw chick smiled and rubbed the back of her neck with one wing "Oh no, there's no need to thank me. I was just doing the right thing." explained Savannah with a kind smile on her beak.
Remona smiled genuinely "I know but we insist we thank you properly." she tapped a wing feather under her chin in order to think and she suggested "I know! Why don't you name our baby?"
Savannah placed a wing to where her heart should be. She had never felt more honoured in her life! She had always wanted to name her own chick Grace so why not name this chick Grace?
"Guys? Does Grace sound ok to you?" Asked Savannah kindly as she looked at the two adults.
The crimson and orange Macaw talked about it for a moment before Romando spoke up, smiling thankfully at the big fluffy Blue Macaw chick "We think Grace sounds perfect, young chick."
"Call me Savannah, please." said Savannah as she gestured to herself but then she had an idea of her own "Say? Why don't you guys join my family and I for Christmas dinner?"
The couple shook their head's and smiled shyly. Remona spoke "No, no...We couldn't trouble you're parents like that..."
Savannah shook her head "It wouldn't be a problem at all, you guys. It's Christmas after all and Christmas belongs to everyone."
After thinking it over, Romando sighed in defeat "Ok, we'll go but make sure to ask you're parents if it's ok first." he instructed carefully because even though he just met her, He already like Savannah.
"Ok, I will." Replied the big fluffy young Blue Macaw as she began to take flight and fly back home but suddenly she felt something tug on her tail feathers and she saw little Grace hugging her tightly as if to say 'thank you' herself.
"Awwwww..." cooed Savannah as she landed and gently petted the hatchling Crimson Macaw on the head "I'll see you soon, Grace."
With that, Savannah flew off back to Rafael and Eva's hollow to talk about what she had done with her parents. She smiled as she remembered the nice, generous parent Macaws. Despite the fact that they were new at the job, she knew the couple would make amazing parents.
She felt like she could face anything now, no matter how big or small and she felt great about herself. This also may just get her on Santa Macaw's list but she didn't care about that. She just loved seeing the smiles on those Macaw's faces.
When she came back, Blu asked her with an odd look "Where have ya been, Savannah?"
Savannah smiled and shut her eyes as she walked passed her father. She felt so good and she wasn't going to let anyone spoil her mood. "Let's just say I was running an errand." she hinted as she swung her wings beside her body in each step she took towards the other chicks.
Blu looked at the place where his daughter had just disappeared in with a cocked eye ridge and a small shrug. He was sure that Savannah was hiding something great and she didn't want to spoil the surprise and whenever she left hints like this, it was best to wait until what she is hiding comes out itself.
Yep, this was going to be a loooong wait.
A/N: Sorry if this chapter was short. I was just in a hurry and plus I don't feel so well today. But I love making my viewers happy and I ADORE making my family happy.
I'll hopefully go to school tomorrow and I would love some reviews please.
What do you think of this chapter and you'll find out where Rafael and Carlos have gone in the next chapter. What did you think of Grace and her parents BTW? I came up with this chapter today. What do you think?
-Chloemcg.