This chapter may prove that I am a sentimentalist, maybe I didn't like Rio 2, but what made me cry was seeing Jewel cry when Blu went away. You can make fun of me all you want but it won't hurt me.
I would also like a review about anyone who has listened to The Rascals' music.
Here is my response to my reviewers.
Fanfictionguy: I will gladly use your ideas but before you write another review for this chapter I would please appreciate it if you would listen to music by The Rascals and then give me feedback about what you thought. And if you agree on the Rascals music being good for Rio then would you kindly please refer them to others when you give ideas to listen to them.
I would also like to state my opinion about Rio 2, but in all honesty it failed no matter what anyone else thinks because it's not a question of if it's liked or not but how it did and will never possibly be as good as the first Rio movie. They tried so desperately to raise hype about it so everyone would be as wild about it as they were with the first movie and the way fans were wild about Despicable Me 2 after the first one, making monthly announcements, being a part of New Years even though that didn't do as well either, hiring all those celebrities, but upon seeing the very first launch trailer and everyone after it they always produced negative vibes for some reason, nor did they ever do well on the internet. I believed Rio 2 had a great story, a rival tribe, soccer, and meeting old faces, seriously it sounded way better than the first Rio, for sure a story like that would beat the first movie of the series. I mean as a Brazilian myself I just couldn't wait.
But seeing just what kind of so called family they were just had to kill everything, they were always separated and they were definitely not chained to each other birds. Especially that Jewel was always with the kids and god forbid that Blu should have anything with them, her moments with them are only when they make him look like a loser, and everyone else gets to be with his kids and do things with them but him. Always Jewel every time but should they ever give him a chance to be a father, apparently not, apparently they think that everyone prefers to see the kids with anyone else and make him look pathetic. I mean don't get me wrong, before seeing any trailer for Rio 2 I always anticipated what a good mother she would be to them the same for Blu being a good father, but I guess the writers for Rio only care about making Jewel a parent and making Blu a loser.
I have very low expectations for Rio 3, it doesn't matter what kind of plot they come up with, or how much money or celebrities or publicity they use. Rio 2 would've been great but those things just kept throwing off what could have been. Anyway that's my opinion, If you disagree then please don't hesitate to share your thoughts with me as long as there is no swearing.
If anything Rio 2 was a catalyst to my country's loss in the tournament, my feelings after we lost were the same after watching Rio 2, not to mention both the tournament and movie didn't succeed with any songs or celebrities. But I am a good sport, and so what if we lost this match to a European team, other countries deserve victories so citizens may be proud of who they are, not just one country, because nobody is better than anyone and to believe we are only speaks the language of war and hate.
The only reason I saw Rio 2 is because I had a dream before the release, a dream that was the scene I wrote about Tiago and Blu in the end of the first chapter of this story.
Blu set down his son Tiago in his little bedroom set apart from the ones his sisters were gently snuggled in right above his head. He took one long good look at him, Tiago may be one of the most rambunctious chicks of his brood, but in his sleep he was like a little angel. Smiling at life, happy for what he had and who he lived it with.
Blu smiled at him, carefully stroking the side of his head down to the tip of his maturing little beak with a primary. To him it felt like only yesterday that he was once something more miniscule and complex than a cellular organism developing in the meek stages of life surrounded by a fragile white shell coating.
Those may have been the longest most hardest few weeks of Blu's adolescence so far, but he remembered Jewel stuck by him the same way he was for her.
Blu perched himself next to the base of his sleeping quarters with a wing over his son's head. He looked just like him; he remembers when he was just a little chick some years back; all the trouble he caused Linda's household. It was then that the Gunderson's were trying to break him of his natural wild instincts otherwise they'd have to get rid of him, from then on it was nothing but books and athletics.
Blu chuckled a bit, he and Tiago were not too far off. Sometimes he may drive his folks up the wall, but he in some ways he likes his son. He admired his sleeping form; he couldn't believe that someone as young as him could make something this wonderful with someone so beautifully magnificent.
That's when he remembered, Jewel, and their most romantic night in all their life. It was the night after their wedding, somewhat a night relatively auspicious like this one. He remembered their tree house in what used to be the now obsolete macaw preserve, his mind was racing with confusion. Blu remembered being unsure about what marriage was, what it meant to give your heart and soul to someone, he was sitting at the base of their porch watching the stars shoot in the sky wondering if it meant anything to him if he was married at all, who was he to deserve a free spirited woman like Jewel; 'Are we really chained to each other birds?' he remembered thinking to himself 'Can I really protect her, I know it's my responsibility…but I'm just, I mean I'm not mature enough to handle myself…but I have to, and if I can't, would she think any less of me for it…what if, what if I don't deserve her?' he sulked almost half the night, Jewel appeared from behind him, gently enwrapping her wings around her young mate's body. Sighing pleasantly at what felt like the happiest night of her life, Blu found himself feeling more at ease the more Jewel's positive energy rubbed off on him.
He could feel every feather of hers, each one so smooth, so silky, so perfectly interlaced between a soft parade of exotic majesty that was once thought rare as the last of the species, but to Blu there was no other bird like this one. The more he felt her gentle touch the more he craved for her, with innocent closed eyes he slowly rubbed his head along her sleek curve.
'what's going on Blu?' was his thoughts, Jewel was so gentle to him, their beaks rubbing next to one another, breathing in each other's scent which almost became too much for them. The more they knew the other's scent the more they wanted each other, both wings enlaced around the other's body in a tight yet exquisite embrace.
Back to the present…
Blu didn't remember just how long they could have possibly held each other, maybe forever was the right term for it, he could never possibly forget Jewel's warmth, her touch, her love. He re opened his eyes with a gentle sigh, once again they were fixated on what the events of that night produced, a warm little biological bundle of feathers that only brought the best out of what was the greatest single moment of his life..a son.
"Blu?" a familiar voice he heard from the back of his mind and into the reality of their home.
He turned around "Jewel…"
She looked at him for only a second, then switching her attention to the ground feeling uncertain. It was clear in the sullen look on her face that she was feeling guilty about something.
Blu felt a concern towards his mate so he asked "Is something wrong?"
"N-no, I was just watching you and Tiago," she admitted, clawing the ground a bit.
Blu breathed, he knew it was his fault about the affects of their unsuccessful dinner that night, he got up to approach her "…Look, Jewel. I'm really sorry about what happened, I, I've just never really –"
However his apologetic speech was cut off once Jewel inserted her beak with his. This was confusing to Blu, however he decided to go with it since he couldn't resist falling into a state of euphoria whenever he locked beaks with Jewel.
Jewel departed their beaks almost as pleasure fully as it was uniting them.
Blu was still feeling confused about all this, the last thing he would expect is a sign of intimacy over his attitude just recently.
"I..I.."
"You don't have to apologize," Jewel donned a pleasant smile, reverting to placing a wing at the side of his head to admire his cute face as she explained angelically "…Blu, whatever reason it bothers you to talk about your family, it's okay,"
Despite how nice it felt Jewel giving him affection this way Blu still felt a little sorry "Really?"
"Really. Look I understand how this felt to me once, it hurts, but you haven't lived as long as I have and I don't want to put you through that in any way. What matters is that you do have a family," she smiled, and Blu found the courage to return it generously "You have the kids, and you have me. You're more than enough bird for me, but you know what that's not what matters, nothing's more important to me than you, but most of all I realized there's nothing more important than us,"
As usual, Jewel was right, whoever his family was and whoever he might have turned out, it wasn't anywhere near as satisfying as what he had now.
But while they didn't notice it a certain little chick was deterred out of his sleep by his parent's conversation they were having.
"You know…" Blu sulked "I sometimes wonder why being a dad meant wanting to get rid of your own son…,"
Tiago was puzzled for a moment 'he wants to get rid of me?' he thought. But no, this couldn't be his father talking about him.
"Probably never liked me to begin with, so why should I care, I'm better off without him,"
"He doesn't like me," Tiago whispered to himself "he wants to get rid of me," the macaw chick felt guilty at this moment, so guilty his eyes welled up with tears as he crouched beneath his wings. "Dad doesn't like me,"
Blu kissed the top of Jewel's head, tucking his wing around her they both admired their three children in their sleep. Wherein Jewel rested her head along his neck, Together they held wings to look at the night sky, the moonlight shining brightly on their home through the thickets of leaves that cast a light on the two of them.
They nuzzled beaks for a while, once again they re established the magic they had felt earlier on, it was wrong of them to ruin their anniversary over a little squabble, but now they had nothing to ruin their special night together.
"Can I admit something to you?"
Blu nodded warmly.
"The best part about my life…" she admitted "…was the day I became, Mrs. Tyler Blu Gunderson,"
For some reason he lost that smile, he found himself still feeling guilt over something.
"Blu, what's wrong?" Jewel was confused.
"I'm sorry I ruined our anniversary," he apologized sadly "Something's wrong with me,"
"Nothing's wrong with you,"
"It was supposed to be nice, but I-I just,"
Jewel planted her beak onto his to keep him from further insinuating himself. Blu returned the kiss happily.
It was turning into a heated moment, the more they locked beaks the tighter their grasp on each other grew.
"I'm sorry," he continued to apologize between kisses.
"Don't be," Jewel proceeded.
"…I love you,"
"I love you too,"
The more this moment drove on the more their breaths began to shorten between lengths of stimulating passions. Jewel nuzzled her neck with Blu's whilst smoothing her wings along his back to his tail then back again. Blu felt his beak beneath the feathers of her elegant neck, breathing in that same sensual aroma that always drew him to her.
Getting lost in the warmth of Jewel's body, feeling her love with each eternal moment that slid by. Never taking eyes of each other for a moment, their feathers uniting in the undying bond they shared for one another.
It would be a night like many that Blu remembered sharing with Jewel, just the two of them, 'there's nothing more important than us,' Jewel's own words echoed in his mind.
All of a sudden those words created a dream in his head, visible, clear, so real that Blu felt himself living it.
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A Place In The Sun
The Rascals
Like a lone, lonely stream,
I keep on running towards a dream…
In it the sky was a percolating stream of colors, extensive over everything a bird's eye could grasp.
Moving on,
Moving on,
Like a branch on a tree,
I keep reachin' to be free,
Blu remembers the first time their kids hatched at their birth, Blu was feeling uneasy at the moment but Jewel placed a wing over his restless wing with a sweet look of assurance.
Then the moment came, their first born Carla poked her head out first. Her young father was kind enough to remove the eggshell from her head with his beak. Being the precocious little type she's always been she staggered and fumbled to break free but ended up flat face on their nest.
Wanting to cry she was met by both her parents nuzzling their beak along her sweet little face.
Moving on,
Moving on,
Cause there's a place in the sun,
Where there's hope,
Hope for everyone,
Where my poor restless heart,
It's gotta run
It was flight time for their chicks, Jewel of course took charge in this lesson. Carla and Tiago of course were already apt and about the skies, all with the exception of their sibling Bia.
The young chick Bia was feeling nervous about this achievement. But her daddy was there to give her the best of hope, with his insistence he nudged her up in the air. She stumbled bit by bit but her father was always there to give her just that little extra boost she needed.
And together the family all took to the skies.
There's a place in the sun,
And before my life is done,
I've gotta find me a place in the sun,
Like an old dusty road,
I get weary from the load,
Moving on,
Moving on,
Blu was teaching Tiago how to become swift and agile like his father. Remembering how it was having their littlest ride on his back as he combed the trees and branches with his abilities while the females were off looking for food.
Soon and soon enough this new found ability gave him the fortitude to become more of a wild child, Jewel never forgave Blu for that.
Like this child,
Child troubled earth,
I've been rolling since my birth,
Moving on,
Moving,
And I tell ya again,
Cause there's a place in the sun,
Where there's hope, hope for everyone,
That's where my poor restless heart,
It's gotta run, tell them
There's a place in the sun,
And before my life is done,
I've gotta find me a place in the sun,
One day his wild spirit drove him too far when Tiago used Linda's clothesline as a flying trapeze to practice new tricks.
His father gave him clear warning before hand, but his son wouldn't listen. Eventually Tiago went too far and shot himself clear through Linda's window.
Marred by all the little shards of glass, wallowing so helplessly in his tears and pain. His father rushed to his rescue, taking him to Tulio's aviary.
He fussed along the way, but his father's calm assurance was enough to keep him still. Blu was there with his beak touching his son's beak so he wouldn't worry.
You know,
When times are bad,
And you're feelin' sad,
I want you to always remember
As a reward for being a brave little soldier Blu gave him ice cream to share upon returning to Linda's kitchen after they repaired the window together.
Sharing his trademark fist bump that he and Linda always did.
That there's a place,
It's up in the sun,
And you know there's hope,
Hope for everyone,
That's where my poor restless heart,
It's gotta run,
Randomly shifting to the present where the skies sailed all over the earth in an expansive aura of colors the kids fluttered on in a meadow of dreary crisp sunlight. Blu and Jewel were there maintaining a high altitude above their brood, whence Jewel decided to rub against Blu's body with a satisfied disposition.
'there's nothing more important than us,' she reminded him.
You know,
There's a place in the sun,
And before my life is done,
'Nothing's more important to me than you," Blu admitted with all his heart and soul. Wanting this moment to last forever.
I've gotta find,
Me,
A place,
In the sun,
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It was a beautiful morning like many others, the two lovebirds were exactly where they found themselves recently. The breadth of the warm gentle sun resonated across their face feathers almost as pleasantly as each other's touch.
It was a heavy much needed sleep they shared, Jewel was enfolded beneath his wings, and there was no other place she wanted to be in than in the comfort of her mate protecting her.
Naturally they had to wake up, as much as they wanted to they couldn't stay in bed forever. The two opened their dreary content filled eyes to see each other looking bright in the morning.
"'Morning Jewel," Blu greeted her with a nice smile and an equally pleasant rub on the beak.
Jewel gave out a long yawn then gave him a kiss on the trough of his neck "'Morning honey,"
Could there possibly be anything sweeter? Blu didn't think so. Loving Jewel was like no other feeling on this earth.
Being met with the sweet sounds of the Amazon today felt like it would be a successful day. Blu didn't even feel unnerved about his father in law's proposition and what his decision might be, all that mattered to him was being with his beautiful wife.
"Happy Anniversary handsome," Jewel complimented him on his skills as a lover.
Blu thanked her by placing their heads together in a gentle nuzzle, Jewel followed suit, it was a pleasant sensation that made them stimulate themselves for each other. They were both afraid to carry this on again early in the morning, but what could they do? They couldn't resist giving in to each other's needs.
"Mom," said Carla.
"Dad," said her sister Bia.
That stopped the two of them dead in their tracks, it was enough to kill the moment. The last thing Blu and Jewel wanted was for their kids to figure out the birds and the bees the odd way.
They were both startled upon this "Huh, oh uh we-" Blu stuttered.
"W-we weren't doing anything," Jewel added.
"Tiago's gone,"
"What?" asked their father.
"Gone," Bia explained "he took off in the middle of the night,"
"Gone?" Jewel felt deeply concerned "How? Why would he leave?"
"He said something about how dad doesn't like him and he doesn't want to bother you anymore dad if it'll make you happy."
Blu still couldn't understand this "Where's this coming from?"
"I don't know," Carla shrugged "He felt pretty bad about it which is why he left,"
Well that was a total buzz kill to a pleasant morning. The things that boy gets himself into, his parents just couldn't believe it.
"C'mon let's go after him," Jewel heaved as she got up from their master nest.
"No," Blu laid her back down "I'll go after him and see what I can do about it, hopefully figure out what's wrong,"
Jewel decided it was best that way, they didn't want to loose another one of their chicks. So for the time being she would stay behind with the girls while Blu went out to search for their wandering son.
"You bring him back, okay?" Jewel reminded him.
"I will, see you soon,"
Blu spread out his wingspan a nice 180 degrees for the perfect windshear and was soon off in desperate search of Tiago.
'why do you do this Tiago?' Blu thought to himself along the way.
Hopefully he would find him and set his mind at ease, hopefully. He was seen in midflight by the females of the family through their tree, Jewel put a wing around each of them to share their feelings of distress over Blu and Tiago.
"Mom...?" asked Carla.
"Yeah honey," Jewel looked unnerved.
"…Why were you and Dad fighting earlier?" she asked with an innocent naïve tone of voice.
As if things weren't weird enough for Jewel, she had 'this' certain topic to deal with. She patted both her daughters on the back then found her footing.
"I'll try and explain it as best I can,"