Rio the Darkness 5: Alternative Darkness
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After the short battle in the Jungle with the gangsters, Blu and Rico with their men had returned back to the underground rebel base to celebrate. Blu, Rico, Sapphire, Joe, David, and a few gangsters were all together in the cafeteria, celebrating their victory of driving the military away.
Sapphire was the first to make a speech. She lifted up her bird-sized cup in the air and tapped it a couple of times to get everyone's attention.
When they were paying attention to their leader, Sapphire smiled as she began to make a little speech to give everyone confidence. "Everyone; I know it's been tough, and the military seem to get stronger by the day. Rico and you men did good today. Though we may not be free yet, I am proud of you all for your efforts, and remember, we will win this war one day, and then, my amigos-we will be free!"
"Hooray!" everyone cheered, raising their drinks into the air and clicking their cups together before drinking to celebrate this victory.
Everyone was all drinking rum-except for Blu and Sapphire, who both decided to have orange juice instead.
Blu took a sip from his orange juice while talking to Sapphire. He looked into her drink, and he too noticed that Sapphire didn't drink beer or rum either. "Don't like drinking alcohol either, huh?"
"Yeah." Sapphire agreed, taking a sip from his drink too. "Someone here has to stay sober."
"Unlike Ricky the Hawk over there." Blu chuckled, reffering to Rico while he geustured a wing to the Hawk, who was already drunk, and was dancing around in circles while singing a song to himself.
Rico:
I've been a wild rover for many's a year,
And I've spent all my money on whiskey and beer
Joe, David, and the gangsters joined in on the song, as they all placed one wing around each other while dancing, and singing along with the Hawk's song.
But now I'm returning with gold in great store,
And I promise to play the wild rover no more
Blu and Sapphire chuckled at the birds, finding their song and drunken dancing to be hilarious. But to Blu, this was more confusing than funny. He remembered more than a year ago him and Rico were battling against the gangsters, and now Rico was dancing with them.
And it's no, nay, never!
No nay never no more
Will I play the wild rover,
No never no more
While the birds continued to dance and sing, Blu placed his drink down on the table, and now, it decided it was time to finally get some answers on what was going on here. The only person he could ask was Sapphire, due to her being the leader of the rebels. "Um, excuse me, Sapphire? I was wondering if you could answer me a few questions?"
Sapphire arched a curious eyebrow, but nethertheless, she decided to answer to Blu's request. "Sure Blu. What's on your mind?"
"I need to know. What happened? When was Lenny king? How did he get the Orb of Light? Where are the humans?!" Blu asked multiple questions for Sapphire, almost too much for her mind to handle. "Please...I need to know how all this happened."
I went to an alehouse I used to frequent,
And I told the landlady my money was spent
I asked her for credit, she answered me, "Nay",
Saying, "Custom like yours I can get any day"
"Well..." Sapphire skeptically said, placing both her wings together. "King Lenny became the King ever since he found that Orb of Light, and ever since, he has done nothing but scare those who cannot defeat him. And there are no humans in Rio anymore. The king did something that sent them all away, and now the entire city out there is deserted."
And it's no, nay, never!
No nay never no more
Will I play the wild rover,
No never no more
Blu's eyes widened after he heard Sapphire say, "And there are no humans in Rio anymore.". This means Linda is not in Rio anymore. She may have moved back to Minnesota, leaving Blu all alone. There was one more thing that Blu needed to know. "Doesn't anyone have any sort of power?"
And from my pocket I took sovereigns bright,
And the landlady's eyes lit up with delight
She said, "I have whiskeys and wines of the best,
And the words that I spoke to you were only in jest"
"...No..." Sapphire said, her head lowered down in sadness. She looked back up at the blue macaw, and continued the rest of her sentence. "There once was another blue macaw; just like you, who had gained this power from a place far from here..."
And it's no, nay, never!
No nay never no more
Will I play the wild rover,
No never no more
"What place? What POWER?" Blu inquired, now interested that a power may exist somewhere.
"I...I don't remember the name of the place, but the power was mixed in the water that was there." Sapphire replied, rubbing one of his wings a little like she was afraid. "The stuff he drank was strong, and it took him into a journey where only the strongest survive...But he didn't survive."
I'll go home to my parents, confess what I've done,
And I'll ask them to pardon their prodigal son
And if they forgive as oft-times before,
Then I promise I'll play the wild rover no more
Blu now decided to stop asking questions, but this hidden place did sound interesting to him. A hidden place with water that could grant someone powers, but is a dangerous risk each time it is taken.
If Blu did know the location to this place, would he risk taking the drink? Sure, he may have his tactics and skills, but was long as Lenny holds that Orb in his wings, getting close to him will be impossible.
And it's no, nay, never!
No nay never no more
Will I play the wild rover,
No never no more
And it's no, nay, never!
No nay never no more
Will I play the wild rover,
No never no more
While the rebels had been celebrating their victory, the military macaws had retreated, and were now planning a counterattack against their enemy: the rebels. Somewhere far from the rebel's underground base near the center of the Jungle was a large pyramid and was surrounded by a large wall to protect it.
This pyramid was home to the evil King Lenny, and where he stays when not out there battling with his soldiers.
Inside the pyramid-on the top floor-King Lenny was sitting in his throne chair in his throne room with the scepter in his wing still, and General Raxos beside him as his personal guard. In his throne room were his throne chair, his large bed, a table with various foods; stolen from the trees of course, and a small window with a view to look down on his Jungle.
The King chuckled as he stood up from his throne and walk his way over to the open window, with Raxos by his side. He looked out of the window where he could see guards with bows and arrows patrolling the area on top of the wall, a few military macaws guarding the pyramid, and a few macaws, who were now slaves after being captured. They were being forced to build a large statue of the King.
"Beautiful, isn't it, Raxos?" Lenny asked Raxos, still looking out of the window of course.
"Yes. Very beautiful, your highness." Raxos agreed, smirking of course, but it soon dropped when he remembered their one problem: the rebels. "It would be even better if it weren't for those rebels!"
"Have patience, Raxos." Lenny said, walking back from the window and sitting back down on his throne chair. "We will find them soon, and we will make them suffer."
"I cannot wait, your Highness." Raxos said, smiling evilly with his eyes half-closed, and rubbing his wings together. "But, we do have a little more a problem. That Hawk is making too many of those fancy gadgets, and he even managed to defeat one of our men wearing body armor!"
The King merely chuckled in response as he looked into the Orb of Light and could see his reflection on it. "Not to worry, Raxos. We are the military. We have many strong equipment, and we have a strong and powerful army. While those rebels merely have those gangsters to help them. Do not worry. We will defeat those rebels, and when we do...This city will be ours."
The following day, night time had finally arrived, and it was time for the rebels to rest for the day. Inside the medical room, Blu was sleeping and was barely moving, but he was having a very strange dream.
The blue macaw turned onto his side, and mumbled a couple of words in his sleep. "Lenny...Orb...Light...King..."
Blu's dream
Blu was laying in some grass with his wings folded behind his head, and his eyes closed, resting peacefully. He had woken up nice and early, but now he was resting just for a minute before he could continue his flight through the Jungle.
However, he peaked his eye opened when he heard flapping, and someone landed down in the small area where he was resting. Blu leaned up to see a military macaw, who was carrying a small brown bag with him. "Captain Lenny?"
Reality
Blu's eyes and opened up wide, and he gasped a little while leaning up and catching his breath back. He looked around the medical room until he realized it was all just a dream, and laid back down in the nest.
He sighed while folding his good wing around his nest to keep himself comfortable for the night. "Wow, that was...Some dream...Did...Did that really happen?...I...I don't know."
For now, Blu had decided to get some sleep for the night, and hopefully, his wing and talon could heal soon so he could go out, and hopefully could find out if his family or friends were out there somewhere.
Nothing like a good celebration. Still the same old Rico. :D And now we know that Lenny lives in a huge pyramid, and that there is no humans in Rio? How is that possible? Stay tuned for the next chapter.
As usual, any questions, feel free to PM me.