Disclaimer: I don't own Rio or any of its characters. I just thought I would clarify something first, as one of the reviewers picked this up, Linda does seem to jump from one place to another, the only indication of her doing so was the fact that there were three parachutes in the cargo bay, I decided not to explore this part further because I want to keep the story centred on the birds as much as I can, but I will add that scene in at a later date. Anyway, on with the chapter.

Chapter 5: The Aftermath

Present Day

It had been 2 days now since Jewel was finally deemed fit to fly, and allowed back in the rainforest, that was now part of the newly formed Blu Bird Sanctuary. Blu and Jewel were finally free of their troubles, and were living happily in a hollow tree near the middle of the sanctuary. Blu had been looking after Jewel ever since the plane incident where she broke her wing, even now that she was deemed fit, he still looked after her. Although with each passing day he let her become more independent.

2 Days Ago (Just after Jewel was allowed back into the Rainforest)…

"Blu, honestly I'm fine" Jewel argued, Blu was becoming annoying as he persistently asked Jewel to continue to take it easy.

"Please Jewel, I'm not doing this to annoy you, I'm doing this because I love you and I don't think that you should do too much for the next few days, although your wing is healed, the muscles in it need to fully develop again so that you can fly properly, I'm not saying you can't fly, just don't' fly for a long time and don't put pressure on that wing." Blu replied to the female macaw.

"Okay Blu, I'll do as you ask, but only on one condition." Jewel said evilly, Blu could tell that his love and something planned for him.

"Okay Jewel." Blu gulped "But what is that condition?" Jewel just smiled seductively in response and walked up to him, showing off as much of her body as she could. She then whispered in Blu's ear,

"Give me a child." She said sweetly. Blu froze at what she said; his mind was trying to process what she was saying to him. Blu managed to string together a few coherent words.

"Me, you….us….have a child…" He continued to ramble. Jewel just smiled at him. She thought he was so cute when he struggled to say things.

"Blu…Blu!" She shouted, causing Blu to stop mumbling and look at her.

"Blu, do you expect us not to, we are practically mates anyway and don't forget, the more we put this off, the less we contribute the survival of our kind."

"Yeah I guess you're right Jewel, but I don't know what to do, what if I hurt you? What if-what if…" Blu trailed off.

"Blu!" Jewel said softly, "I don't have a clue either, it will and exploration for the both of us, and we'll do it together, so don't be afraid."

Later that night the two strengthened their bond and became mates.

Present Day…

Blu blushed severely as he thought about that fantastic night with Jewel, but he knew the implications of it, if Jewel became pregnant, then he would have to work hard to give her what she needs.

Thinking of Jewel, Blu automatically turned to look at his love and saw her sleeping soundly. Blu flew off to get some nuts and berries for her breakfast.

Later that Day…

The sun was now high in the sky now, and Blu and Jewel were making their way to the club to meet Rafael, Nico and Pedro, whom the couple had not seen since the plane incident. After getting lost a couple of times, the couple finally found the club and entered it. The first thing the couple heard was the quick samba music in the background and a lot of birds on the dance floor. Blu and Jewel looked around for a while and then foundthe trio they were looking for.

The trio spotted them and Nico said

"Is that Blu and Jewel?"

"It sure is." Pedro "Blu! Jewel! Over Here!" The couple made their way over to them and were immediately bombarded with questions.

"Where have you been? What happened after we left, we didn't see you follow? How did Blu get off the plane...?"

"Wow, hold on guys I'll tell you what happened" Blu said.

A few hours and a long story later…

"Wow!" Rafael said "That's quite the story. It's good to know you finally listened to your heart Blu. Even though Jewel had to help you along." Blu grinned in response.

"Yeah, I've had enough excitement for a while, I could use some rest."

"You two deserve your rest." Said Pedro. "But, hold on a minute, has something changed between you two, you sure are acting differently from last time I saw you two." The newly mated couple blushed, and Blu cleared his throat, then he muttered incoherently.

"What was that Blu? You need to say it louder!" Nico said

"Jewel and I are now mated." Blu managed to choke out before blushing deeply. Pedro let out of a wolf whistle.

"You've finally got some beak boy, it's been just over two weeks and you've already knocked her up, good going man!" Pedro said.

Jewel scowled at Pedro, clearly unhappy with the way he described her and Blu's coupling.

"You do realise I'm standing right here you know." Jewel said with a hint of annoyance in her voice.

"Pay him no mind Jewel." Rafael remarked. "It's just his way of congratulating you two. He doesn't convey himself very well sometimes."

"Ya think." Jewel commented. "Anyway guys, it's starting to get dark outside, so Blu and I are gonna head off."

"See you guys later!" Blu said

"Bye!" The trio said as they watched the two Spix's Macaws fly off.

"Those two were made for each other weren't they." Nico said.

"Yep they were. But it is weird how they ended up together, I just couldn't imagine a bird as independent as Jewel would actually hook up with somebody, never mind a socially awkward bird." Rafael said.

A/N: That's the end of this chapter. I hope to update in the next couple of days, but any plot ideas would be useful. Remember to leave me a review before you go. :)