Jewel still stared at the sky, staying in front of the hollow entrance. She had been waiting for nearly an hour for now; constantly wondering what was Blu doing. The storm has started retreating At the opposite side of the hollow, Carla was listening to music, while Tiago was lying on his nest, looking at the ceiling. They were distracted enough that they haven't even noticed Bia, who walked over to their mother.

"Mom?" she said. "Do you think that something happened to him? Dad doesn't seem to be sneaking out very often."

"I don't know, Bia. As you know, he usually keeps snoring to forenoon, so I'm going to ask your Pop-Pop if he has seen him," After these words, Jewel has spread her wings wide and with a quick beat she took off, heading in the direction of her father's hollow.

He was nowhere to be seen, but after some time flying around the tribe, she has spotted him and Roberto on the platform formed from two branches grown together. They were probably checking the tribe and discussing about the damages done by the storm that has passed a while ago. They have exchanged their greetings and continued the talk, but Jewel has threw in:

"Dad, have you seen Blu today?"

"Yes, he was unusually early that morning. He was flying to the Brazil nut grove, probably to collect some food. Just before the tempest has stated. And why are you asking?"

"Dad.. he hasn't come back yet." she said with a cracked voice, her wings covering her cheeks.

All Blu could see was darkness. Finally, after hours of being passed out, his mind has started to work, but his body not. He tried to open his eyes, but his muscles didn't obey. At last, he raised his limp eyelids and saw wooden ceiling - immediately guessing, that he indeed was in a hollow. He blinked and tried to move a bit, but the bird without delay felt immense pain in his right wing, following to the right part of his ribcage.

The Spix's has moved his head a bit, just to scan his surroundings. He saw that he was in a comfortable nest, wrapped in some leaves - but he let out a small yelp, when he saw that the leaves covering his wing were partially soiled with his dried blood.

"Great. I'm injured and grouned. Oh, Blu, what are you going to do? What are.. Jewel and the kids.. thinking? Will they let out a search rescue to find me?" He thought. So many questions, so few answers.. He was in an unfamiliar hollow, injured, flightless. As if all that weren't enough, if one of his wounds got infected, he could probably die, just because he could not even come out from the nest, let alone going to the Amazon Sanctuary for treatment..

Eduardo has already completed the search-party group with the best tribe members and trackers he had, while Mimi was trying to comfort Jewel in her hollow.

"Aunt Mimi.. What if *sniff* something bad has *sniff* happened to him? Like, he has been attacked by a predator, or he was carried away by the wind, or.. or..." she was then suddenly interrupted by Mimi, who has hugged her softly and said:

"Jewel, don't worry. He will be fine. I swear. He surely knows how to take care of himself."

They were sitting in the dark corner of the hollow and haven't seen that Bia, Carla and Tiago were sneaking into it. The trio has approached their mother and Tiago said in a serious tone:

"Mom? We know that something happened to dad, but I'm sure it's nothing to be concerned for."

They have all hugged, causing Mimi to form a smile on her beak. Afterwards, she has quietly left the hollow, leaving them alone.

Blu has been left alone with his thoughts for quite time now. He started wondering if someone was living in that hollow, just when he heard sound of a heavy wingbeats outside and something landed on the branch not so far away. The macaw gulped loudly.

"Looks like the sleeping beauty has woken up," a strong, loud feminine voice echoed in the hollow. Blu turned his head a bit, trying to look at the entrance. He saw a tall, light-feathered female Spix's Macaw, with a light-grey talons and beak. She had a white markings around her lower beak and neck. The ends of several feathers on the back of her head were pointing up, and she was indeed about the same age Eduardo was.

She was carrying two mangoes in her talons. Blu looked at them, and then at her. Suddenly she spoke:

"They are quite rare here, aren't they?" she said, placing the mangoes in front of the nest Blu was lying in. She immediately started to slice one of them using her claws, and noticed that Blu was staring at her.

"What? Are you speechless or something? Maybe you have bit your tongue at the fall?" she spoke, starting to eat a piece of mango. Blu has cleared his throat and said hoarsely:

"What happened?"

She rolled her eyes and said: "Ahhh. You aren't a fast thinker. You've crashed into a tree."