New chapter for the new kind of story once again! Alright this story is almost becoming as long as Rio Restart. Who knows how many chapters I'll put into this. And now to begin this one, let me explain something good.

One of the big details we know about Rio is that even though the whole story is fictional, the creators made the characters look like they were living in the real world. Meaning like they didn't add anything to make it look more cartoony (expect for those "first flight" scenes Blu and Jewel went through in the first film and other stuff) like bring in magic or aliens. But for this story…since it is an AU I don't think I'll have a problem with adding a few more differences.

• Unlike Rio Restart, this whole story won't introduce any OCs that aren't mine (expect for maybe the chosen names of another important pair of spix macaws).

• This could introduce a group of kids who are very special. Five who are very friendly and give folks a good hint on who they are and one who has the mark of a very familiar OC.

• In my life I've always thought about making movies of my own, and thanks to the film coming, Glass, I thought about bringing some of them together and calling it "Dust in the Universe." And maybe this story can be a part of it or TGS.

Let's see what you guys think.

CHAPTER THIRTY THREE: ON THE WAY (PT.2)

Ten minutes later, the bluebirds (who were still covered in dry mud) were sitting on a safe spot in the back of the speeding jeep. The way they got on was a pain since they suffered through an experience of becoming sandpaper on the streets. But at least they were currently safe and massaged each other's back to ease the burn. They didn't feel all that happy but relaxed. Relaxed enough to talked to one another patiently.

"Hey Blu?" Jewel started.

"Yep?"

"How are you feeling right now?"

"Okay I guess. My back still burns but I'll live through it. But I'm more worried about your well-being. Are you okay?"

"Yeah, and thanks for caring like always."

"You got it. And uh…as of right now, I think the best thing we can is wait for this jeep to stop and get off from there. If we're lucky this lunatic driver will park somewhere near the garage."

"Wingtips crossed, and once we get this mud and vine off I think we should maybe we should think where to find Mikka and Leo. To tell that we're alright."

"Sounds good to me. And…on the way still, we can at least enjoy the moment more."

"Uh huh. Hmm…the wind feels cool and fresh, I can see the city, and the sky became a little dark and bright. Everything appears to be beautiful."

"You know what? You're right. I mean, at a moment like this I don't think there's anything for us to worry about."

"Glad to see you think that way like always too."

"So are you okay with cuddling?"

"I think so."

Both Blu and Jewel were feeling a little too self-confident but laid down and nuzzled their heads to enjoy the moment, and figured that they did have the right to relax and no longer be scared. It was a moment of peace. But that moment became a moment of twelve second snuggling as the jeep hit a huge speed bump, creating an impact large enough to make both birds and a couple of tool kits fly off into the air. The birds felt like they were in a slow motion scene, not having their lives flash before their eyes but did fear the worst until they quickly hit the ground and rolled down a completely steep hill. Their backs were feeling much worse, more dirt and mud got onto to them, and were rolling around (like Sonic the Hedgehog) so much that they couldn't see anything but the world spinning.

"Blu!" "Jewel!" They both yelled. "No!" Blu couldn't stop himself, but tried resisting the motion when they got closer to the city's borders until he got a good grip on a branch in the ground. But once he grabbed it, it made his shoulder twist a little before he let go…and made his head land hard on a boulder. That impact was good enough to KO him.

Author's Note: To keep the story K, just know that no blood came out when he hit the rock.

The vine looked like it was somehow expanding when Jewel kept rolling down and then stopped when she hit a flat surface on the ground. "Ugh…" She felt totally disgusted to have more mud and dirt all over, and felt more burns on her back then before. "Ugh…(cough)…Blu? Where are you?" Jewel looked around and saw Blu and that they were still connected to the vine (which oddly stretched out like an astronaut's tether). She wanted to go and comfort him but before she stood up and reached a single inch, she turned and saw all the tool kits heading straight at her as well as weird bottles pouring out some liquid. Jewel covered herself but it wasn't enough to protect her. All the bottles and liquid dashed on her. The tool kit missed but the liquid got onto her eyes and mouth severally, and with how the bottles hit her, she felt like she was being pelted.

Thankfully for her, it ended quickly but she had no choice but to swallow the stuff inside her. It tasted gross and didn't see anything since more of it was in her eyes. The whole thing felt terrible. "Ugh…(cough)…Blu? Where are you? Please help me…m…m…!" Somehow she couldn't speak anymore, and while she already knew Blu was unconscious she was freaking out a little. No sight or voice, just hearing and touch, and she felt like that wasn't helpful enough for she didn't memorize where she was at and she never experienced something like blindness before. All she could do was walk forward and hope she'd make it to Blu. But when she was half way there, she heard another voice appear. "Now what on earth is going on here?" It sounded like a teenage girl. Jewel couldn't tell if she was a bird or human, so she pounced a little and tried to speak but not even a proper squawk came out, yet it was enough for the other girl to notice her and say, "Oh my! You poor thing. Let me help you." She kneeled and gently touched Jewel by the wing. Jewel jumped out of fear but with the state she was in she had no choice but to trust her. So the girl got closer and picked up Jewel, which made her believe that she was a human. "Don't worry, sweetie. I'm not going to hurt you. You're going to be oka-wait." She noticed the vine on her ankle and when she walked to the end of it, she saw the unconscious male spix macaw. "Oh dear." She gently picked up Blu too and was able to slowly comfort the two enough to make them feel safe. "You two are going to be fine, I promise." She carried them off and brought them to the city, where she could get some help taking care of Blu and Jewel, and they hoped that things will be okay.

Three hours later, Mikka and Leo took the long way to Luiz's garage. Rio was in full night mode by the time they reached the place.

"Alright. Thank goodness we're here." Leo said.

"Thank goodness indeed. If we're lucky the kids are there right now."

"I hope so. Because…I'll be honest…I know we've only had Blu as our son for two days but seeing him and Jewel in-in danger like that…"

"It didn't feel right, did it?"

"Nope. It's like…I was failing as a father."

"Well guess what? I was feeling terrible too. I felt like I was failing as a mother. Until you comforted me, reminded me that our best friends are tough and that we need to stay tough for them, and have faith they'll be alright."

"Hmm. And now here you are, trying to make me feel better about it?"

"You know it, haha."

"Thanks. And you know something else? Sometimes I can't tell if you're in love with me because you want me to comfort you or because you like being the brave one instead of me."

"Well as long as you're in love with me period, we're both good here, okay? Haha!"

"Good, haha."

Another scene of laughter and it made them feel proud of themselves again before entering the garage. Inside, Rafael, Eva, Nico, Pedro, and Luiz were sitting together watching TV. It wasn't anything special except for it being a usual passtime for them. The oldest birds, Mikka and Leo, figured it was no problem to stop them for a bit. So Mikka called out, "Hey guys? Can you help us?" The gang turned back as they heard her and looked like they got a puzzled expression on themselves.

"Uh sure? Do you strangers need something?" Nico asked after hovering to them.

"Strangers?" Leo questioned before looking at himself. "Oh. Nico, if you take a good look at us you'll know very well who we are."

"Huh?"

Luiz spoke up, "I'm pretty sure he's trying to say that they're Mikka and Leo."

"What, how can you tell?" Pedro whispered.

"Because." He came to the scarlet pair and sniffed them. "They smell just like them, minus the dirt and everything. And for a dog, a nose is never wrong."

"Okay? Hang on." Nico looked at them again and realized he was right. "Oh! Mikka. Leo. Sorry, you two lovebirds just look very different right now, hehe."

"It's okay, Nico." Mikka told him. "In fact, we will take care of this later, I just wanna ask right now, are Blu and Jewel here and are they okay?"

Rafael, "Blu and Jewel?"

Eva, "No, we haven't seen either of them since yesterday. I thought they were gonna spend the day alone together."

Mikka, "What?"

"Did something happen to them?"

Leo, "Actually yes."

The two spent their time explaining to the gang what happened, and during that time, Blu began to wake up from where he and Jewel were currently at. His eyes opened slowly and saw nothing but a great blur and heard voices echoing.

"Look he's waking up."

"Shh! Let's backup and try not to startle him."

"Okay. You think he and the female will be alright?"

"Oh, I hope so. Things would've been worse for them if we didn't help sooner."

Once his vision came back, Blu saw that he was in a hotel room surrounded by a boy and five girls staring at him, and he felt like he had a bandage on his head as he got up and tried not to freak out since they were humans. "Whoa. Hey there, it's alright now, little one." Said one of the girls who was blonde and wearing a cowgirl hat.

"Everything's okay, sweetie. We're not going to hurt you." Said one of the other girls. She looked a little younger than the others. "Look." She pointed to another end of the table, where Jewel was standing, looking like she was trying to stay calm so Blu walked over to her. "Jewel! Aww, thank goodness you're alright." He hugged her which made her shiver in fear until she turned face to face with him and failed at trying to speak. "Whoa. Jewel, what happened?" He asked. He feared the worst for her because her eyes looked grey and puffy like a dirty windshields, and when she tried speaking nothing came out.

Jewel looked blind and totally terrified, and nobody felt more sorry for her than Blu did. "Oh my gosh, Jewel. I'm so sorry, this happened because I wasn't able to get you. Huh…" But Jewel was able to cheer him up when she tried to nuzzle her beak to his head. It did cheer him up and it made the girls in the room go awe, and the boy just had an impressed look. After he gently got her to stop, he looked at his new apparent friends again and used his right talon to gesture something to them.

"Hmm? Are…are you saying you want us to give you something to write with?" Said the main girl, who brought them in in the first place. Blu nodded to her, so one of the other girls, a redhead got to her backpack and pulled out a pen and small notepad before handing it to him. "Thank you." Blu squawked to them and went to writing.

Hello. I wish to say thank you for helping us and to tell you that my name is Blu and my girlfriend is named Jewel. Can you please tell us where we are and who you guys are?

"Whoa, he can write?" Said the brown haired boy.

"Amazing."

"Indeed. Um…(cough)…well, my name is Andrea. I'm the one who brought you here and had the help of my friends take care of your injures. The girl in the cowboy hat is named Ashleigh, the redhead Rebecca, and Tara, Cathy, and the only boy in our group is Garrett."

Blu understood her and wrote another thing.

Nice to meet you all, but can you please explain what's wrong with Jewel and how long do you need us to stay here?

"Oh, we were able to help you guys pretty well but to be safe you both might have to stay here for about a day or two. As for Jewel…"

"We found something that might explain that." Tara said as she showed Blu a nearly broken bottle. "It says 'Sentido' which I think is Portuguese for senses, and the english descriptions say that it's a prototype medicine used for animal testing. Somehow Jewel got it so much on her eyes and it went to her throat too, so it looks like it caused a severe reaction. She'll live, thankfully, but it doesn't look like she'll be in good shape for a while."

Cathy, "But given the fact that you guys are safe here, I think that's all that matters." She tried petting Blu's back and he allowed it. He also put a wing on Jewel's shoulder. "Man…you can still hear me perfectly, right Jewel?" She nodded to him, and he only smiled before nuzzling back at her. "Good. Just know that while we're going through this, I'll protect you even more now." She tried saying something. Still nothing came but he could tell it was a thank you.

The girls thought the affection the two chicks were showing was simply adorable. And it made Garrett whisper to Andrea, "Do you think they'll be okay?" "I hope so. Just know that I'll be taking care of them while they're in my quarters." "Alright. Just let us know if you need any more help afterwards." "Thanks." So Andrea walked to the chicks and gently carried them to her hotel room, leaving the others alone to go walk to the downstairs cafeteria for dinner.

On the way there, Rebecca scooted closer to Garrett before taking his hand and saying, "You feeling alright, Six?" "Yeah. Right now I'm just impressed by those birds. Blu seems to be very smart…and caring with Jewel." "Yeah. It is pretty cool. Kind of like you." She giggled and blushed before resting her head on Garrett's shoulder as they still walked.

Both separate groups hoped for the best because of what position they were currently in.

The original plan was to have her be caught by a medicine that worked like a love potion. But if concept of that looked like a drug then I think this alternative was much better. Also…Andrea, Rebecca, Tara, Cathy, and Ashleigh. Do those names sound familiar to anyone? And about Garrett, this isn't the same one that we already know. Instead, think of someone who looks like Garrett but has something on the back of his neck that looks like a small brand that says G6. That detail belongs to a story for another time.

Now, from this, let me know what you guys think before I see you all next time :)