Rio the series 4
Chapter 5 the night before the storm
It was a raining day in the city of Rio. The Blue Macaw known as Blu slowly opened his eyes, where he could hear slight chatting. Blu opened his eyes fully, and sat up, where he could see, Rafael, sitting by his hollow entrance/exit. Blu got up, and walked out of his nest, join the Toucan.
"Hi, Rafael." Blu greeted.
"Hey, amigo." Rafael also greeted.
"What are you doing here?" Blu inquired.
"Not much. Just came for a visit, plus Jewel went to visit Amanda, and I thought I would watch your kids until you woke up." Rafael explained.
Blu nodded before looking outside, and seeing his offspring, playing with Nico and Pedro. Blu chuckled when he saw Azul and Crystal tackle Nico down.
"Kids, come on, time out!" Nico laughed, trying to escape his nephew and niece's, grip.
"Blu, tell your kids!" Pedro requested, also on the ground, with Rey and Jessica on him.
"Nah, this is too funny, to miss." Blu chuckled.
Nico dropped his face, into a not-amused expression.
Rafael chuckled, at patted his friends back. "You're a lucky guy, Blu."
"I guess I am. Rafael, did I ever thank you?" Blu asked.
"For what?" Rafael wondered.
"For helping me and Jewel, fall in love, becoming what we are now?" Blu reminded.
"No, I don't think you ever did." Rafael replied.
"Well, thank you, Rafael." Blu said, smiling.
"No problem, amigo." Rafael said. "Remember it was the chain that helped the most."
"I guess." Blu replied, rubbing the back of his neck.
Meanwhile, somewhere else in the samba Jungle, Jewel sat in Amanda's nest with the Yellow Macaw, who was rocking her son in her light yellow wings.
"It's good to see you've been doing well, Jewel." Amanda said smiling.
"You too, Amanda." Jewel replied. "
Ummmm." Raul spoke in his sleep, snuggling Amanda's chest.
"So Jewel, how are you, Blu, and the kids?" Amanda inquired.
"We're fine. Blu's still the same, clumsy as always." Jewel said, causing Amanda to chuckle in response "And my kids, they're fine. I still wonder why they love ambushing Nico and Pedro."
"I understand what you mean, Raul here was the same." Amanda replied.
Jewel chuckled. "At least, all are troubles are over, Nigel is finally gone for good."
"Yeah, I guess." Amanda said, with her head hanging low. Jewel immediately notice Amanda's change of expression.
"Amanda, what's wrong?" Jewel inquired.
Amanda put her sleeping son down, and moved a little closer to Jewel.
"Jewel, remember when Nigel captured you?" Amanda said, recalling when the evil Cockatoo had captured and almost drowned Jewel in a plastic container. She got Jewel to nod in response. "When he found you, it was...my fault."
"Your fault?" Jewel said, slightly surprised and confused.
"Yes, Nigel came and he pinned me down, and threatened to hurt Raul." Amanda said, as she was starting to tear up. "I couldn't risk my baby getting hurt...I'm so sorry."
"Amanda." Jewel said.
"I'm sorry!" Amanda cried.
"Amanda, Amanda," Jewel pulled her friend into a hug. "It's ok. I'm not mad, you didn't have a choice." Jewel said, comforting.
"You could've died because of me!" Amanda said, still crying.
"Shh, it's ok; you did it for your son. I would've done the same for my kids." Jewel said, patting Amanda's back.
After minutes of hugging, Jewel released Amanda, from the hug. Amanda wiped her tears, and picked up Raul again, and began to rock him. Jewel sat next to Amanda, and put a wing over her.
"You love him, that much." Jewel said.
"Yeah, he's all I got left now." Amanda replied, stroking Raul's head. "I wish Rico was still here."
"Me too. At least he's up there, with Rapper, Christina, and Pueblo." Jewel said, looking up at the hollow ceiling. Amanda nodded and smiled, in agreement.
"I have to go now." Jewel said, stretching her legs, and walking to the hollow exit/entrance. "Goodbye, Amanda."
"Goodbye, Jewel." Amanda said, after the Blue Macaw was flying away.
After a short while, Jewel finally got back to her tree and she expected it to be full. It was empty, no sign of Blu, or the kids.
Jewel walked through her hollow, when suddenly, "Hello, baby." she felt her wing get gripped, seconds later, and she was spun around. It was Blu, who pulled her into a quick dance.
"Blu." Jewel giggled, enjoying her mate, spinning her around.
"Hello, Jewel." Blu said, as he dropped her down, but caught her, with his wings over her body, and under her neck as part of his dance.
"Wow. When did you learn to dance, that good?" Jewel inquired smiling.
"A game I played, 'Just Dance 3.'" Blu explained, also smiling. He leaned up and set Jewel back down on her talons.
The Blue Macaws shared a hug, and kissed each other. Suddenly, a huge lightning was heard. The Macaws immediately jumped up.
"What was that!?" Jewel panicky asked.
"I think a big storm is coming in." Blu replied, hoping he wasn't correct. He was unfortunately correct; he could hear the rain, pouring down.
"Blu, I don't think it's safe, for us to be here." Jewel said.
"Maybe we should go to Linda's, it's safe there." Blu suggested.
The lovebirds were to take flight, before Jewel realized one thing.
"Blu, where are the kids?" Jewel asked.
"Don't worry; I said to Rafael, if there are any problems, take them to Linda's bookstore." Blu said, before Jewel could worry. "Now come on. Let's go before it gets too heavy."
With that, the Macaw couple took flight into the stormy air, heading for the Blue Macaw Bookstore.
Finally, after a long and hard journey, through the rain, Blu and his wife Jewel had finally arrived at the Bookstore. The Macaws were really weak; they could feel there body's crying for sleep. Jewel collapsed onto the pavement.
"Don't give up, Jewel, we're almost there." Blu weakly said. Blu, with his last bit of strength curled his wing like a fist, and knocked on the door.
The door opened, it was Linda, Blu's faithful companion.
"Blu!" Linda yelled, looking shocked, and worried. She picked up Blu and Jewel in her hands and took them into the living room. Linda set Blu and Jewel down onto the couch, and put one of her fingers on Blu and Jewel's pulses. She sighed in relief, happy that they were fine.
A couple of minutes past, Blu slowly opened his eyes and coughed a little, and noticed he was inside the store. Blu leaned up, and looked to his side, where he could see Jewel, who was also awake, with her feathers soaking wet. It didn't take long for Blu to notice he was soaked himself.
"Blu, you're ok." Jewel said thankfully and too tired to hug him.
"I told you we could make it." Blu said smiling.
Suddenly out of nowhere. "Mommy! Daddy!" four familiar voices said. Blu and Jewel looked forward, to see their offspring. Rey and Crystal jumped onto Blu's body.
Azul and Jessica also jumped onto Jewel.
"Hey, kids." Jewel said, hugging them back.
"I told you there'd be here." Blu said, to Jewel.
"We missed you." the kids said, in unison.
"We missed you too, kids." Blu and Jewel replied, simultaneously.
"Hey, Pedro, the love hawk and his queen are awake!" Nico's voice called from somewhere else.
Blu looked up where he also noticed Nico and Pedro at the bookstore too.
"Nico? Pedro?" Blu said, seeing his friends.
"What are you guys, doing here?" Jewel inquired. She assumed they would have dropped off the kids and left.
"Well, ya see, baby bird," Nico began, as he slid over to Jewel. "Rafi had to go and take care of his family..."
"So, we decided to bring yo kids here." Pedro added, and finished the rest of Nico's sentence.
"And, for some of that hot chocolate!" Pedro added dazing off, remembering the sweet taste of the drink.
"Well, thanks guys." Blu said smiling. "
No, pro-blame-o." Pedro replied.
Linda had returned, happy to see Blu and Jewel, up and about again, and placed a small grey blanket over them both. "You had me worried for a couple of minutes, Blu."
After Linda walked back out of the room, the Blue Macaw family got closer, and each got under the blanket.
Nico flew over to Pedro, and began to whisper into his ear. "Blu was right, Linda is a nice woman."
"Yeah, why did we mock Blu about that again?" Pedro said, recalling the time at the stadium.
Nico shrugged in response.
Jewel cuddled herself Blu's side and rested her head, on his neck. Rey and Azul rested on Blu's lower belly. Crystal and Jessica also did the same on Jewel's belly.
"I'm so glad, we're all here safe." Jewel said, letting off a sigh.
"Yeah." Blu agreed.
"But, what about Rafael, Eva, and their children? Do you think there safe?" Blu wondered.
"Don't worry." Nico said. "I saw Rafael, before we left; he said he was heading for the Aviary."
"Sounds like everything turned out well." Jewel said.
"Mm-hm." Blu hummed agreeing.
After a long while of, drinking hot chocolate, playing games, watching TV and chatting, night time had finally arrived. Time really does fly. The weather unfortunately hadn't got any better, it had got worse. Linda had allowed the Blue Macaw family, Nico and Pedro, to stay for the night.
Jewel had just finished tucking her children, who were lying against the couch in the blanket, that Linda had brought them.
Jewel leaned down, and gave Rey, Azul, Crystal, and Jessica, kisses on their heads.
"Goodnight, my angels." Jewel said, leaning back up.
"Goodnight, Mommy." the kids replied, closing their big brown and blue eyes.
The second Jewel walked away, the kids were already sound asleep. Jewel flew onto the bigger couch where Nico and Pedro were sleeping, and Blu, who was reading a paper.
The Blue Macaw smiled and sat down next to her husband. Blu saw her and gave Jewel a quick kiss.
"Come on, love hawk, bedtime." Jewel announced.
"Yes, I know." Blu replied, setting down the paper on the ground.
Blu and Jewel, put their wings around each other, and lay down. Jewel rested her head on Blu's neck; Blu rested his chin on top of Jewel's head.
"Goodnight, my Gem of the jungle." Blu said, closing his eyes.
"Goodnight, my One of a kind Bird." Jewel smiled, snuggling into his body.
The two Macaws had fallen asleep wing-in-wing as the rain continued outside.
Chapter 5 is complete, to all my readers, especially to
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