Not The Best Of Welcoming's
I know what you guys a probably thinking…why the strange title? Well, as mentioned in previous stories, Mexico is a very dangerous place for birds. Especially if you are…well known! But, obviously this is where the next part of our story takes us! RDJ will of course be spending the first day with his wife like he promised…but what if trouble starts brewing when he is recognised by some of the hooligans in the city? Well, I guess we will have to find out! Let's get right to it my friends!
Arriving In Mexico…
A new day arrived here in the beautiful North American country of Mexico. The country was completely buzzing with life and excitement for many of the locals.
You saw the odd thief here and there stealing food and mugging others to feed themselves. Whereas others would be shot on sight or arrested for their crimes committed.
Birds on the other hand, they felt rather hot in the blazing heat so they either took shelter under the shade of some of the buildings. Then there were others who decided to go for a swim in the sea to cool off from the heat.
Now let's finally turn our attention towards our trusty assassin RDJ and his beautiful wife Lila, who had arrived in the middle of this beautiful place…Mexico City. Where both of them couldn't wait to take it all in and experience the culture on their first day there.
"Wow…this place actually looks pretty cool!" Lila beamed with a bright smile, noticing the many pretty things that caught her eye.
Buildings were painted all different colours, with things such as lanterns and banners. Indicating that they were celebrating some kind of party. But it wasn't actually known which one it was.
"Yeah, it doesn't look as bad as others made it out to be!" RDJ responded as he continued to have his hood up so he wouldn't get recognised by the locals. Lila however pulled her hood down due to a tremendous amount of sweating. "So, what shall we do first?"
"Hmmmm, shall we check out the beaches?" Lila suggested while giving him hopeful eyes. "I want us to check out Cancun Beach?"
"Excellent choice! Let's go before it gets packed!" The blue and gold male motioned with his wing for his beloved to go first like a gentleman. Then she giggled and rolled her eyes before taking the lead. Flapping her wings alongside her husband to head to the beach to check out the scenery.
But what they didn't notice…was out of the back of a market stand…another bird in a hood watched our beloved couple fly away. They didn't seem like they were a threat to them…but they were very curious about the other hooded male. So letting curiosity get the better of the bird, they decided to follow them. To see where they were going…but who was he staring at?
Meanwhile…At Cancun Beach…
Now usually in this kind of blistering heat, where is the one place you could go to cool down or have a day in the sun? Of course! Cancun Beach!
Many of the locals from the city came out here to enjoy an exciting day in the sun, with many of the humans packed on the shores or in the sea swimming.
But in one particular spot, this was a party place for many of the native birds of Mexico. Where they were hidden from the humans and out of sight. Yet they still managed to find a place where they too could get the most out of their day!
Some of them were either families who had been building sandcastles together, sunbathing on their backs, or even digging deep holes in the sand.
Others were more of the younger teenagers or young adults, who were either having chicken fights in the ocean. Laughing and joking around with their friends. And some females even danced sensually to loud music in the background, which caught a lot of attention from the males. And then there was the odd one or two couples doing something…daring behind some of the rocks.
RDJ and Lila arrived on the scene, and landed on the shore of the beach. But where the blue spix's macaw female landed on the sand quite comfortably. Feeling the hot powdery surface underneath her feet, her husband on the other wing landed on what looked like a grassy area behind her. Which caused her to turn around and cock her head to the side in confusion. "Ummm, what are you doing?" She asked with a weird glance. "Stand over here with me."
"You know that I don't like sand. It's messy, sticks to your feathers and talons, and gets everywhere!" RDJ cringed in disgust as he didn't feel like walking on the surface of the shore. "I'll just stand here and take it all in."
"Don't be such a baby! You've taken down armies, swam in piranha infested waters, and survived a stab wound? And you think sand is a challenge?" Lila smirked while extending her wing to grasp his with hers. "Now if you don't suck it up and walk on the sand, I'm going to be very upset with you!"
"You talk to me as if you were my mother…" RDJ replied with an unamused look, as he looked down at the sand unsurely.
"So, man up then! Or…unless you are afraid?" Lila narrowed her eyes at him in a playful manner, trying to get him to conquer his phobia of sand.
"Ughhhh…" He wasn't quite sure on what to say, because he found sand to be very uncomfortable to walk on.
"Come on sweetie? You did say that we will do whatever I want today? So I want you to walk on the sand!" Lila began pulling him towards her, then eventually he gradually started to walk on the sand very carefully. Even though you could clearly point out that he wasn't very comfortable with it. But as he said before, he wants to make more of an effort for her. "See? This isn't so bad."
"Well I suppose it…"
"GET OUT OF MY WAY OLD MAN!" Suddenly, a scarlet macaw teenager probably around 18 years old, came running by, chasing after a girl who was giggling in excitement, and kicked sand in RDJ's face. Making him grumble and spit the grains of sand out of his beak.
"Pfffft! Pfffft! Ughhhh…" the assassin thought that he should get his own back. And he quickly picked up what looked like a glass bottle. Then he very swiftly threw it ahead pretty strongly, knocking the male teen down on his stomach.
"OWWWW! WHAT THE HELL?!" He growled in pain, while rubbing the back of his head.
This made RDJ smirk in amusement, before dusting the sand off of his cheeks. "I may be older than you, but I could still lift more than you!"
"Honey? What did you do that for?" Lila spoke with a saddened expression, because she felt like he wasn't taking their day together seriously.
"He threw sand in my face, so I got a bit of payback?"
"We're supposed to be enjoying this day together? Please…for me, don't behave like an assassin. Behave like my loving husband?" Lila rubbed his wing lovingly, giving him the same look she did when she saw how he hurt that young teen.
"You're right…I…I'm sorry…I don't know what I was thinking." RDJ responded in defeat, as he wrapped a wing around her in a warm embrace. "How about we go for a walk together?"
"Now that's what I'm talking about." She replied in a smooth manner, as she linked wings with him. Then rested her head on his shoulder, as they slowly strolled down the shore of the beach together. "RDJ, do you think that the keys will take us long to find?" Lila asked while looking at him in a calm manner. Hoping that this will only be a short trip.
"I wish I could tell you honey. I honestly hope it won't take ages to do, but unfortunately because they are all hidden around the city. It could take us a while to find them!" RDJ honestly replied, as he twirled her around with his wing, like they were dancing or something. "But…let's not think about that right now! This day is about you…and me!" He emphasised before kissing her wingtip like a gentleman. Dreamily gazing deep into her purple eyes.
"Okay, who are you? And where have you been hiding my husband the last couple of months? Heheh!" The blue female giggled cutely and wrapped her wings around the back of his neck. "You know…I was thinking after the beach, we could have a look around the market and see if there might be any human festivals going on that we could watch on top of a building?" She hopefully asked, giving him a dreamy smile. Which is the first time she's done this for a while.
"If that sounds good to you, then it sounds good to me!" RDJ beamed as the couple leaned in and was about to give each other a passionate kiss. But before they even got the chance to, a ball came out of nowhere and smacked Lila in the face brutally. Taking both of them by surprise. "Oh my god Lila?! Are you okay?!" The assassin leaned down and picked her up off of the floor. While checking her face for any signs of injury. "Ahhh shit, you have a bit of blood coming out of your nose and beak! Here, take the staff and heal up."
"Ouch! That really hurt!" Lila sadly mumbled in pain, holding her face with her left wing, while her husband gave her the staff in her right wing. "I'm okay honey, thanks for asking. But where did the ball come from?"
"HEY! ASSHOLE!"
RDJ slowly turned to his right, and saw the very same scarlet teen from before. Who kicked the sand at him and called him old. "Oh god, this prick again?"
"Yeah you! Sorry for hitting the old granny! I was aiming for you!" The scarlet teen laughed while his wings were wrapped around two females either side of him. Who couldn't stop giggling at the couple who were twice their age.
"Honey…" Lila whispered to her beloved in a soft voice.
"Yes my dear…" He replied in a slightly more angry tone while glaring at the teenagers.
"Kick his ass! But don't kill him!"
"I was just about to suggest that!" RDJ replied while stroking her on the head feathers and kissing her on the beak.
He walked away from his wife with his wings tightened into fists. Then stood a good ten yards away from the group. With the blood really boiling inside of him.
"Ooooh, look who thinks he's tough?! Hahahaha! What you doing you old fart! Haven't had your evening nap yet?" He continued to mock the blue and gold macaw, laughing uncontrollably with his group.
"Listen you little shit…I'd rather avoid a conflict if necessary? So I think you need to apologise to my wife for calling her a granny! We aren't that old!" RDJ replied so calmly, trying to figure out what his plan was going to be.
"Ooooh! Yeah…I think I'll pass! How old even are you?!" He scoffed in a cocky manner, as he flexed his muscles.
"37…"
"Pfffft! You're older than my dad! He's at least 30!"
"Probably because he raped your mother aged 12!" RDJ threw an insult at the young teen, who immediately stopped laughing. And narrowed his eyes towards the older male.
"The fuck you just say?!" The teen began squaring up to him with his fists raised trying to act all tough. Causing the females around him to start fanning their faces, thinking that he was so macho. But boy…this was a HUGE mistake. "Say that again! Go on! I fucking dare you!"
"You heard me. Now…apologise to my wife sincerely. Or…I am going to embarrass you in front of all your so called friends! And…no female will ever want to touch you again when they see that you got beaten up by an old man!" RDJ smirked in amusement while narrowing his eyes as he gestured with his wings for him to apologise.
"Why don't you make me?!" He went to swing for RDJ straight away, but he was too fast for him and immediately caught his wing in his right wing. Before head butting the teen really brutally in the nose. Making him fall flat on his back.
"Yawn! Well that was fun! Thanks for coming by!" RDJ remarked in a chuckle as he turned away from the scarlet teen.
As he looked up slightly from the ground, he noticed that all his friends stood there with shocked expressions on their faces. And the two females he stood with crossed their wings at him in annoyance. Which made him feel like he needed to do better than that.
"Ahhhhhh!" He got back up off of the sand and ran straight towards him with his fists raised.
Then, without even looking…RDJ rolled his eyes and performed a back flip and kicked the teen in the face. Before turning around and he crane kicked him into a rock, causing him to spit out a little bit of blood when his head hit the hard surface.
"Had enough?" RDJ continued to mock him, gesturing with his wingtip for him to attack again. Taunting him in a mocking way. "Oh by the way, how does it feel to be beaten by a man who's old enough to fuck your mom?"
"I'm not…getting beaten…by an old…shrivelled…DOUCHE BAG! AHHHHHHHHH!" With one final push, the scarlet male came charging at RDJ with a lot of rage in his eyes. And he had his fist raised ready to strike.
But just before he could even attempt to hit him. The staff came flying at him at a vigorous speed, and smashed right into the scarlet teen's face. Knocking him right back into his group. Before he landed flat on his back, crying in pain whilst holding his nose.
The assassin looked behind him, and saw that the staff had returned into Lila's grasp. As she twirled it around in her wing. Smirking in amusement.
"That's my hot wife!" RDJ remarked with a chuckle, as he wrapped a wing around her once more. Then the couple strolled up to the injured teen, while his friends all took a few steps back in terror. RDJ then kneeled down on the sand, and lifted his head up with his wing. "Tut tut tut. How did this happen? Did an old man and an old gra…"
"Ahem!" Lila angrily muttered, before returning back to a soft smile.
"A female beat you up? Now…how about you do the right thing and apologise to my wife?!" RDJ chuckled victoriously, as he forced his head up to look at Lila. "Go on! She's waiting!"
"I'm sorry…" He muffled quietly, as he spat some blood out on the sand.
"Huh? Sorry, I didn't quite get that?" Lila giggled in amusement, while leaning towards the scarlet teen.
"Maybe you should check your old ears…PPPPPFTT!" RDJ punched him in the face really hard again. Making him spit out more blood.
"That's not a good enough apology! This time…be more sincere!" He spoke again, as he continued to narrow his eyes at him. "APOLOGISE YOU SPOILT BRAT!"
"ALRIGHT! I'm sorry for calling you a granny!" He cried out in fear, as tears were streaming down his face.
"Good, apology accepted! Now, apologise to my husband for calling him old!" Lila now demanded that he apologised to her beloved. Who also looked at him in a cold manner.
"I'm sorry for calling you old!" He whimpered in terror, as he had never been so scared in his life.
"Good…now piss off!" RDJ picked up the scarlet male and shoved him into the two girls. Who immediately got disgusted when seeing this display and shook their heads.
"Ewwww! We want a real man! Not a little boy who makes fun of older adults!" One of the girls cringed while flapping her wings and flying away from the beach. With her friend flying just besides her.
Leaving the injured teen to curl into a ball and rock back and forth while crying like a baby.
RDJ and Lila decided that they've already had enough of this display, and wanted to have a change of scenery before things got worse.
"Okay, I think we should check the market out now, don't you agree?" Lila giggled in amusement as she felt such a rush after the little…incident with the locals.
"I agree my love! Lead the way!" RDJ spoke with a warm smile as the duo then clapped their wings themselves and departed the beach instantly.
As the duo flew off in the distance…a certain macaw was staring at them as they left. It wasn't the hooded macaw from the city. He was a blue throated macaw, who had some kind of radio in his right wing.
"Okay…don't move until I say! He is here! And he has the staff!" The bird spoke in a dark tone. Placing his radio in his holster, he followed the couple in pursuit…but only a fair few feet from them, to avoid alerting them of his presence.
Let's Head Back To The Market…
The market place this time of the day was rather busier than expected. Not to say that it wasn't a busy atmosphere any other day. It was only because it was a week day, and most humans out of their homes would either be at work, or out in the sun enjoying themselves.
Winter in Mexico was very different compared to most countries, because the climate in this country was a lot dryer and hotter.
But that didn't stop humans from going out and buying their produce for the day, to either shop for themselves, or shop for others.
Our main focus will go towards a rather abandoned part of the marketplace. Where there were no signs of any humans about. Just a few of the native birds alongside the odd tourist here and there that are visiting.
RDJ and Lila landed next to each other on the roof of some old abandoned restaurant. And they were really talking in the scenery. To try and keep a lookout for any individual events or displays that were occurring in the city.
"Hmmmm, oooh! Honey look! Firework display at 10pm tomorrow night? That should be fun!" The purple eyed female's eyes lit up with excitement, as she saw the huge poster on a billboard just in front of them. "I want us to go there!"
"Sounds like fun! Are there any events going on tonight?" The blue and gold male asked, when having a troubled time finding anything.
"Ummmm…I don't see anything yet? But I think if we explored a little more, we might be able to find something?" Lila suggested as her smile widened in excitement.
RDJ gazed deeply into her eyes when she spoke with so much excitement. And this caused him to smirk a little.
"What? What's so funny?"
"Nothing Lila…it's just…that's the first time that I've seen you smile in a while?" He sweetly responded as he brushed a wing up against her cheek.
"Well, I can see that you are really trying today! So far so good hehe!" The blue female sweetly replied as she sighed a little afterwards. "Just such a shame that things couldn't have been like this the last couple of months."
"Yeah…well…I'm just glad that you are close to forgiving me…"
"Close?" She rose her eyebrow curiously…feeling impressed that he knew that already.
"I know that it will take me quite some time for you to trust me again. So…I figured that this was a start!" RDJ beamed in a hopeful tone, with a hint of nervousness.
"Yeah…it was a great start! But, you still have a long line of apologies to make up for! Hehe!" Lila giggled evilly and gave him a playful shove. "But so far so…"
"Shhhh…" RDJ instantly covered her beak with his wingtip. Because something didn't feel quite right to him.
"What's wrong? Did you hear something?" She asked in a panic while looking over his shoulder.
"We aren't alone!" The blue and gold male replied, as he instantly shot his head towards the roof behind him. And saw something being thrown onto the roof. And it landed besides them. Causing him to react quickly. "GRENADE! GET DOWN!"
RDJ then tackled his wife off of the building, moments before the grenade exploded.
BOOOOOM!
RDJ managed to shift and catch Lila in his strong talons, before making her land safely on the floor down the abandoned alley. Which made her feel like her chest was going to explode.
"Shit! Are you okay?" RDJ asked as he checked his beloved for any serious injuries.
"Yeah…thanks for saving us again!" She replied in relief, hiding behind him in fear for their lives. "First the ball, now the grenade! That kid really doesn't give up easy does he?"
"I don't think it was that brat! I think it might be those guys!"
RDJ and Lila looked up to see over twenty macaws circling them from every angle. Some of them aimed their crossbows at them. Others stood there with machetes and bats.
But the bird in front of them had this huge garden sickle in his wings. And he pointed it at the duo in a threatening pose.
The bird revealed to be a blue throated macaw, who was fairly strong, but also looked quite young. He had brown eyes, black beak and talons. He also had a huge scar down the side of his face.
He started to chuckled sinisterly at our feathery friends, and just gazed at their faces with so much hatred.
"Welcome…RDJ! I was expecting your arrival at some point!" The blue throated male beamed in a loud booming voice. While signalling his men to get closer to them.
"Honey…there are so many of them! What are we gonna do?" Lila whispered in fear as she continued to hold onto him. Only for her to realise that she could use the staff. "Ooooh, silly me!"
Lila stepped forwards and tried to use her staff on the attackers in front of them…but for some weird reason…nothing happened?
"Shit…I think the energy is recharging again?!" The blue female angrily spoke, while putting the staff on her back. "Why did I waste it on that little prick?!"
"So what is your plan here?! You try to take the staff from us? Go on…try it! Just remember if you touch the staff, you die!" RDJ remarked in a cocky manner, as he pulled out his bow and arrow.
"That's why we will make things easier for you and for us! We take you in alive, and your wife there is free to go! Or…we fight you both, kill your wife, then force you to come with us! It's your choice. But make it quick, I've got a massage appointment at 14:00pm!" The blue throated macaw cackled as he signalled with his wing for his men to take their crossbows off the safety.
RDJ darted his eyes around at all of the men that surrounded them…they were in big trouble. "I don't think I could take all these guards out like I used to! We might have to just drop the staff."
"We can't do that! They will just kill us anyway!" Lila replied in fear, still noticing that the staff wasn't fully charged yet. "Come on, come on, come on! Hurry up and charge already!"
As the duo looked like they were in a lot of trouble…suddenly…one by one they heard the sounds of the ambushers screaming like they've been stabbed.
"Wait?! What are you…ACCCCKKKKK…"
"WHAT THE…AHHHHHH!"
"HOLD ON?! STOP! WE'RE ON…ACKKKKKAAAaaaaa…" Three birds from the roof immediately got pulled back, and they sounded like they were killed instantly by an unknown attacker.
RDJ and Lila both looked up wiry confused glances on their faces. But when the leader went to look in the same direction, to see what all the commotion was. The assassin had to act now and act fast, if they were going to get out of this alive.
"Get behind me!" He spoke to Lila in a serious voice, and quickly pulled three arrows back on his bow and shot three of the attackers in the head. Then he took a couple of throwing knives and threw them at two more, who was on the dumpster next to the building they were standing opposite of. Killing them without even a second to breathe.
Lila took the staff from behind her back and noticed that it finally charged up back up to full strength. Then without even thinking about it, she threw the staff like a boomerang. Knocking five more birds down to the floor, breaking all of their talons with one brutal swipe. Then the staff returned to her grasp, before throwing it at another bird trying to attack her husband from behind.
RDJ ran up to all five of the injured attackers, and one by one he stabbed two of them with his hidden blades. Threw a knife at another one. Then just when you thought he would finish off the next two…someone landed on both of them brutally. Stomping on their heads like squashing tomatoes. Causing the blue and gold male just to look up at the figure, with curiosity in his eyes.
"SHIT! FALL BACK! FALL BACK!" The blue throated macaw shouted in an annoyed tone. As he ushered the remaining men that he had left away. All of them flapped their wings and shot away from the battle.
Leaving RDJ, Lila…and this stranger alone…
As RDJ tried to catch his breath after the little encounter, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and dried it on his assassins cloak.
"You have our thanks." RDJ spoke in a brief manner to the figure, before turning to face Lila, to see if his wife was okay. "You okay Lila? You're not hurt are you?" He pondered, taking a look at her face and wings.
"No…I don't think so…" The blue female sighed happily in relief, while trying to gain her focus back. "What about you? Are you alright?"
"All I'll say is…this used to be so fucking easy!" He chuckled in amusement, before covering his beak with his wing. "Cough! Cough! Cough!"
"I think we might need to get you some water?"
"I'm okay for now. But we will get some in a moment."
"Good! Because even I am sweating from those idiots showing up to ruin our day!"
"Who the bloody hell were those guys? And why do they want this staff so bad?" The blue and gold female asked her, rubbing her wingtips warmly to help regain her focus.
As the couple continued to get over the little ambush in this dark alley. The figure slowly approached them with his head down…only because he didn't want to show his face for some reason.
"They call themselves the remainders…a group that's been gathering ever since the war ended over a decade ago." The bird finally spoke up, revealing that the bird was a male. "They are made up of the thugs who fled Brazil after Felix was defeated! I mean you should know that by now RDJ…"
"How do you know my husband's name?" Lila was the first to ask him a question…feeling a little bit suspiciously towards this stranger.
"Oh please Lila! Everyone in the world knows the famous assassin who survived an 8 month coma, and killed Felix to end the war! Especially the girl who he married later after the war!" The male smirked in amusement, still not showing who he was.
"Who are you?" RDJ asked suspiciously himself, as the male quickly shot his head over his shoulder.
"Okay, we better get off the streets! I know a place in the city where we can go! I promise I will answer all of your questions, but we have to move! If anyone comes back here and finds these bodies, every single one of the remainders will be hunting you down!"
"And what makes you think that we can trust you?" Lila narrowed her eyes, continuing to stay behind RDJ.
"Unlike me…nobody likes outsiders here! Now stop asking questions and follow me! And stay close!"
Now who do you reckon that is? No I'm not going to give you any clues! First of all, RDJ is now trying to fix his marriage with Lila. But they got off to a rough start with a young scarlet macaw who thought it would hd funny to mess with him and his wife. Then, when he thought that the craziness was over, he then got ambushed in the city. But after all of that, a random bird in a hood was following them around, until finally coming to their aid when they needed him! Who was that figure? Well…you will find out who it was in the next chapter, see you all for chapter 4!