Starting Over

I hope all of you enjoyed the first chapter? Because there is so much more to look forward to as the story progresses! Clearly you saw in the last one that RDJ and Tomada ran into some sort of problem when attempting to fake their own deaths. But now they have gone into hiding since the incident…And now there will be a whole new start for them! So without further ado, let's get right to it!

Two Years Later…(Set after RDJ and Tomada's disappearance)

The sun brightly shone over the picturesque city of Rio de Janeiro. Casting a warm glow over the bustling streets and vibrant neighbourhoods.

It was a perfect day, with not a single cloud in the sky. The smooth gentle breeze whistled through the air, carrying the saint scent of the ocean.

The city itself was filled with life, positive vibrant energy, excitement amongst many things. Not to mention that almost everywhere you looked, there was something new and interesting to discover.

Many of the people were taking a stroll along the famous Copacabana Beach. Many of them couldn't help but be mesmerised by the stunning views that this place had to offer.

"Hey! Watch where you are going you stupid little hooligans!" An older gentleman hyacinth macaw man shouted at some teenagers. Who decided to spray him in the face with water pistols.

He was a fairly tall man with a dad bod, with fairly light blue skin with grey hair, he also had green eyes and a black beak and feet. With white facial markings around the outside of his nose. He also wore a smart looking suit, which was a very odd choice in clothing. Considering he was strolling along the beach, with a young looking scarlet macaw woman.

The woman herself was wearing a tight skimpy bikini, which revealed her red skin as it didn't cover most of her body.

She appeared to be much younger than the man she was holding hands with. But of course she may have been a gold digger after all? Or perhaps she genuinely goes for older men?

Or in other words she had daddy issues…

Anyway, she was a fairly slim but curvy girl with light brown eyes. Along with a light grey beak and white facial markings close to her nose.

She had long golden, blue and green hair which was very pretty and stood out in the sunlight. She also had red fingers and feet. The woman was a foxy girl!

"Stupid little rascals! Back in my day, if you got shot by a water pistol, you'd get a belt on your buttocks ten times! But nowadays those…Imbeciles…don't know right from wrong! It's an abomination to say the least!" The male spoke in a very classy posh voice, strutting around with a cane in his hand to help him get through the sand. But even though he appeared to be very frustrated, his…I'm gonna assume girlfriend or her sugar baby? Anyway, she did her absolute best to make sure he relaxes.

"Baby, you can't keep screaming at kids for being kids? I'm sure that they don't dislike you in any way. It's just…some people get excited when doing wild crazy things!" She remarked in a sweet tone, rubbing his back in an affectionate manner. "Plus you don't want to overdo things, considering you have a high blood pressure."

"I know Candy, I know! It's just…Ughhh, I'm not getting any younger you know? I just want these kids to learn a little bit about respecting their elders." The male referred to his beloved as Candy. Which you can assume that Candy was her real name. And not some cute nickname he gave her.

"It's okay Roger. Now…shouldn't we be making our way over to the graduation ceremony? Our daughters are graduating today! And we don't wanna miss the closing speech." Candy remarked in an excited tone, escorting him over to where they parked their Mercedes Benz.

"Ooooh fiddle sticks! I don't want to sit through their entire ceremony?! Besides…knowing them, they will most likely do something outrageously stupid!" He grumbled irritably, patting his cane on his shoes to get the sand off the bottom of them. "Those two have no self control! They are now at an age where they need to be thinking about getting husbands!"

"Roger, it's not the 1980's anymore. Everything is technology. Cell phones, internet, Netflix, Tik Tok, Instagram etc. They probably just want to be able to live their life freely and have fun! Didn't you say you were going to give them the life that you never had as a child?" Candy explained in a calm voice, as she got into the passengers seat in the car. Followed by the hyacinth man. Who himself was still not going to change his mind about his beliefs.

"Look, I would rather stick to the old school ways! The ways that actually make sense to me. So if either of them want to be involved in the family business, then they better get serious and at least get to know a couple of wealthy businessmen. Who I know will give them a great life, as I hoped I have given them all their lives!" The hyacinth macaw man started his car and took off his sun glasses so he was able to watch the roads a lot easier.

Candy in the passengers seat was a bit disappointed that her boyfriend was refusing to let her step daughters both live the lives they want to live. But she didn't want to upset him, so she put on a brave face and sat in silence. As the two of them had driven along the coastline to travel towards where the graduation ceremony was located.

A Few Miles Away From The Beach…

"No! No no no! You told me last week…this was going to be worth double if I bring it back with the chain?! Why are you asking for half?!" A very angry looking man in a hoodie with sun glasses appeared to be upset with the owner of the pawn shop in town. Who rolled his eyes and grumpily snarled at him.

"Hey, you missed the deadline pal! It's $200 for the watch, or you can kiss my wrinkly ballsack!" A very grumpy old green parakeet grumbled and spat in a spit bucket that he had on the floor.

"Ughhh!" The man slid the watch over to him and grabbed the $200 from him. Storming out of the pawn shop in a huff after being denied a couple hundred dollars more than what he was given. Just because he missed the deadline by a mere fifteen minutes.

"Jack off!" The the parakeet rolled his eyes once again. Placing the watch in a cabinet and then he put a $1000 price tag on it. Clearly he ripped the customer off.

The man in the hoodie began cursing whilst walking down the side walk. A little bit frustrated about the money he received from the owner.

"Hmmm, well…Whenever I get angry…I usually just dance to music. So today…I think I'm gonna do Star Lord from Guardians Of The Galaxy!" He joked out loud as he went into his pocket and pulled out some wireless headphones.

He then scrolled through the songs of choice until he came to the one that he wanted. Then he pressed on the song to help lighten his mood after a stressful morning.

(Come And Get Your Love – Redbone Starts Playing)

As the song begun playing, he was bobbing his head up and down as he got into the beat of the music.

Hey, (Hey) What's the matter with your head, yeah,

Hey, (Hey) What's the matter with your mind and your sign and, oh!

He did a little knee slide down a slip and slide play area where kids were having fun during the hot day. He was giving high fives to the kids as he slid by.

Hey, (Hey) nothin' the matter with your head,

Baby, find it, come on and find it!

Bear with it, baby 'Cause you're fine,

And you're mine, and you look so divine!

He took hold of a cucumber from a vegetable stand, using it as a microphone whilst beaking (Mouthing) the words of the next verse.

Come and get your love!

Come and get your love!

Come and get your love!

Come and get your love!

The male who owned the stand snatched it back from him and smacked him over the back of his head with his hand. As the male in the hoodie just stuck his middle finger up at him.

Right before he slid down on some bannisters on his butt, before landing on the bottom step doing some bopping up and down.

Hey, (Hey) What's the matter with you, feel right?

Don't you feel right, baby?

Hey, (Hey) all right, get it from the main vine, all right!

I said…

(Song gets cut off when someone drags him into an alleyway)

"Hey?! Do you mind?! I'm in my jam!" The male shouted in frustration after putting the headphones back into his pocket.

Only to then reveal that after he pulled his hood down to reveal who it was…it was actually the male falcon Tomada who was wearing the headphones. So the other person who pulled him into the alleyway must have been his best friend RDJ.

"I already told you that we needed to keep a low profile, just in case Mauro had decided to look for us and ask us to explain ourselves!" RDJ responded in frustration as he approached him with his shirt off. Revealing his muscular six pack and rock hard abs. "How did you get on at the pawn shop?" Putting his shirt back on and crossing his arms.

"Not great if I'm being honest with you entirely here. Just because we had missed the deadline by fifteen lousy minutes! He only gave us half of what he originally said." Tomada replied sadly as he gave him $100 and kept the other hand for himself.

"God damnit! This is only a few days worth! Ughhh…Well, I know it's a low point in my life but…"

"Good morning big boy…" A scarlet macaw girl gave RDJ a kiss on the cheek and then slapped his rock hard ass. Before slipping him $200. "Thank you for giving me the sexual release I needed…So freaking hot…"

"Yes yes. And so were you…" RDJ clearly was done talking to her, and she didn't waste any more of his time before getting into her car and she drove away from the alleyway.

Tomada gave him an amused expression after witnessing this whole exchange, and his friend appeared to be a bit uncomfortable with that transaction. "Did you just…"

"Don't say a word! I don't wanna talk about it…" The blue and gold man sighed and leaned up against the door frame. "She had just broke up with her husband of three years. And she was very horny and upset this morning. So she offered me $200 to fuck her. And because we needed the money…I did what I had to…"

"That's what I call taking one for the team. Was she good?"

"She was okay. But I didn't like that she orgasmed and went 'The hills are alive! With the sound of music!' When she ejaculated."

"Well we all have our weird orgasm noises. I remember once when I went 'BOOYA BITCH' I got slapped so hard for that." Both of them shared a brief chuckle and he then gave $100 cut of the money he got when he was with that woman. "So technically now, you are a prostitute."

"So are you! You got paid $50 to suck off a woman in her 40's!" RDJ spoke out loud in a funny tone. Gaining them some looks from passing locals, who were not impressed with what they were talking about with each other.

"I told you that in confidence! Anyway…why did you want me to get this money so urgently? We've got a lot of time to kill." The falcon man curiously questioned him, putting the money away in his pocket.

"Dude, this is gonna be a really big day for us! So…I was having a think about our next big hustle. And this one…this particular one would set you and me up for LIFE! And I can't emphasise that word enough." RDJ grinned as he put a hand on his shoulder. "You know what today is?"

"Wednesday?"

"Yes, but what is happening today, being just a little bit more specific on the day and time frame."

"Two for one hamburgers in the local shack?"

"Wait…two for one? That's a pretty good deal…but no! It's the graduation day of the richest boarding school for girls in Rio! And this is the day where they are officially going to be adults!" RDJ beamed whilst they were strolling alongside the alleyway.

"And what exactly does this have to do with hustling?" Tomada asked innocently as they were passing a local coffee shop.

"Because this is the perfect opportunity for us to hustle a rich family! We have got the looks, the brains, the brawn and the ability to make money by investing our lives into hustling any of these posh families."

"It's all well and good. But you can't just randomly choose a couple of girls? They gotta be from the same family if it is going to work." The falcon pointed out the obvious, as he picked up a couple of newspapers from the stand outside the coffee shop.

"That is why we are going to go for them…" RDJ opened up the paper he was holding to page three. And as both of them glanced at the particular page, they saw that a man in a very fancy suit was standing in front of a jewellery store in the middle of Rio. Appearing the cut the ribbon on the opening day of the store.

"The guy and the model standing next to him? Oh bro…please don't tell me that I'm gonna have to hit on the guy?" Tomada innocently replied once more with a look full of disgust.

"No! Look at the two girls standing either side of the banner in the background." RDJ pointed out both of the girls in the photo. Revealing two very beautiful young girls. But due to the paper being in black and white with no colour, it was hard to tell what sos use of macaw they both were.

"You would have thought that this guy wouldn't be living in the stone ages much longer, that he can afford some colour." The falcon referred to the shop owner, who appeared to be an older man scarlet macaw in his early fifties. So he obviously didn't want to pay any extra for colour in the photos. "Although it is clever that he prints his own papers off and doesn't get caught by the law."

"We are lucky that we haven't been caught yet! And I think this job here…this could be our big break!"

"You mean…"

"Yes Tomada…I am talking about THE biggest job of our lifetime! The…Big…Hustle!" RDJ nodded in determination as he walked into the coffee shop with him to order a couple of coffees.

It was a typical Wednesday morning, at this popular local coffee shop. The smell of freshly brewed coffee as RDJ and Tomada amongst many others had lined up to place their orders.

Two of the staff members behind the counter were both fairly young. In their twenties most likely. But one of them had a manager pin below their name badge. Whereas the other must have only been a regular barista.

Among the two of them was a very beautiful young hyacinth macaw girl. Who wore a tight fitting apron and a bright smile on her beak. Ready to take on the busy morning rush, despite many of them looking a bit annoyed that they have to wait in line for their daily take of caffeine to start their day.

As RDJ and Tomada made it to the front of the line, the young girl approached them eagerly.

With one quick glance she realised how handsome the two of them were, and she could t help herself but take a few deep and calming breaths to prevent her from saying or doing something stupid to embarrass herself in front of these people.

"Hello there guys. Welcome to the Morning Brew! (Not a real brand by the way) What can I get for you?" She kept her composure and remained confident in her actions.

"Okay. Hi there. Can I have two large lattes. One with mint and the other plain please." The blue and gold macaw man asked the female hyacinth macaw behind the counter. Who nodded and smiled at him.

"Of course sir. What are the names on the cups?" She replied with a sweet smile.

"Emilio on the plain one. And Radamel on the other." He lied about their real names in case any cops were in there being served. Just so that they won't be recognised.

"Radamel? Oh, so you are Columbian?" She referred the question to Tomada, who only nodded his head. "Oh, you don't speak English?"

"He's…an exchange student. He moved here a couple of weeks ago and I'm showing him around the city." He lied so care free and easily, that it actually sounded very plausible.

"Well…I'm glad to see two more tasty looking snacks in this neighbourhood…" She batted her eyelashes playfully, before turning around to make the drinks for the customers.

"Radamel?" Tomada smirked in amusement at the fake name his friend gave him.

"Yeah? Like Radamel Falcao? The legendary striker who played for Columbia?" RDJ replied with a grin. "Come on? You must know who I'm talking about?"

"Yes." The falcon male had to keep his responses to a minimum. Just in case the staff begin to ask him how he knows how to speak English, being an exchange student.

"Okay…Here are your two lattes…On the house…" The female purred seductively, leaning on the counter with her arms. "You know…since you are so good at exploring new places…how would you two like to explore me some time?"

Both of them in front of her looked at each other, exchanging awkward glances with each other. Shifting their feet side to side on the floor uncomfortably. They only went in there just to buy a couple of cups of coffee. Not to have a flirtatious encounter with the local barista.

But she didn't seem to really pick up on this energy that they were vibing off of. She actually leaned further in and pouted seductively, playing with her hair in a flirtatious manner.

"Oh…Maybe some other time? We've got a couple of patients we need tending to. Being heart surgeons and all…" RDJ lied about his profession, as an excuse to quickly escape the coffee shop.

"And you guys are doctors? Oh baby…" She felt the need to tighten her legs and biter the bottom of her beak. Which was a clear indication that they should leave right there and then before things got any stranger.

"Right…Well you can just take the ten dollars for the lattes and umm…we will be on our way." RDJ have a fake smile and hurriedly ushered his best friend out of the shop. Just as the manager was having an argument with the hyacinth girl for flirting with the customers when there were others waiting in the cue.

"Ughhh…Can we please just never speak of this experience again? I just wanna find this place you are talking about and get there before I change my mind!" Tomada rolled his eyes as the duo called for a cab.

"You got it…Don't worry…I know exactly where we need to go." RDJ responded with a warm smile on his face. Jumping into a cab, to travel to where they needed to go.

Now Let's Check In On Mauro…

Mauro in the past two years had continued his business with great enthusiasm and anticipation. But it had not come without any great obstacles or challenges along the way.

During the past two years, he had not only lost two of his best hustlers in RDJ and Tomada respectively. But also two people who he had considered to be very close friends of his.

It was a huge devastating blow to not only his life, but also to his business.

Considering that he basically plucked both of these guys out of a hostel after being abandoned by their families at a young age. Training them, teaching them, and growing them into the individuals that they have begun. He was absolutely devastated by the news that Zeek gave him, regardless of what really happened. Which again he had no clue about.

They've been with him since they were robbing families and rich couples, and their loss has left a huge void that couldn't be filled right away.

However, being the kind of determined and resilient person that this marmoset male was, Mauro knew that he needed to move forward with his life. By finding two suitable candidates that could replace two of he very best hustlers.

Now, as Mauro had been swaying on his chair in his office, he couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness as he looked at the resumes of potential candidates for him to take on the roles he was requiring them to take on.

He knew that finding two particular individuals with the very same characteristics and experience as RDJ and Tomada. Not to mention the same skill sets and personalities as then would not be the easiest task in the world.

They had not only their handsome good looks, and their intelligence to seduce potential targets to steal from them. But they also had a strong worth ethic to get the job done, easy and clean. Getting away without a single eyelid being raised in their direction.

"Hmmm…5'7" Has a degree in psychology? Worked in finance, but got caught messing around with the boss's wife. So he stole his Ferrari and ran off with her, moving to Rio. Only to then cheat on her with another richer woman and tan off with her too. Now he's back, and changed his name so that nobody would recognise him. Currently works in a strip club as a security guard. Hmmm…Could be useful?" Mauro was reading out the first candidate's resume that stood out from all the others ones. And he was impressed by his background.

He learned in psychology got to influence someone's decision by telling them what they wanted to hear. And liked how cleanly he was able to escape in such ways without being spotted.

Also, he was earning a lot more money than what most people were getting. Do you could only assume that he was doing a lot of shady things on the side. Including theft, to raise his annual income.

"Right…Well it appears that Ryan from Malta is it? He will be the main leader of the duo. He will be my new RDJ." The marmoset suggested as he put that resume into the yes pile. Then he was scanning through the other individuals with haste to find another suitable candidate. "Obviously RDJ is 6'1 but height isn't everything! It's always about charm and resilience!"

Some of them in there were really messed up people, too messed up to be exact.

There was one white dove from Chile, who uses to steal bags of urine from hospitals to use as his urine for drug tests. Before attempting to escape the law. Which wasn't the kind of thief he was looking for.

Also, another one used to steal makeup from stores to sell to underage girls in front of schools or colleges for profit. Which of course is a very disturbing thought for many people…Mauro especially.

"Ughhh…Fake…Shit…Ugly…Too ugly…Gay…Not that there is anything wrong with being gay. But I need a straight man for this job!" He spoke out loud as one of his assistants was in the room with him, who was in fact gay. And he stormed out of the room and through a pass on the ground.

"I quit you ass!" The man spoke in a feminine tone. Before shutting the door and walking out. Leaving Mauro alone to continue his search.

"Okay? Where was I… Right!" As he rummaged through the pile of remaining resumes, only one more in particular caught his eye. And as he picked up that said resume, his eyes narrowed in a sadistic manner. Rubbing his snout as he began to chuckle. "6'3" is a current semi pro cage fighter! He has a reputation for being a player and a ladies man. He is also a licensed chiropractor! And he also has stolen over $10,000 worth of Gucci products from all of his exes?! This guy is perfect!"

Mauro couldn't contain his excitement anymore and put him over on the yes pile along with Ryan from Malta. His name on his profile was Josh from Thailand. But Mauro had to do a background check to make sure that he wasn't a fake guy. Which luckily he was born in Thailand but raised in Rio.

"Ryan and Josh! Hahaha! Now…It is time to call my new hustlers into my office, then finally…we can get back on track! Hahahahaha!" Laughing like an evil maniac, he picked up the phone and started dialling. Ready to call in his new thieves.

I wonder how things will go now as RDJ and Tomada will be attempting the biggest hustle of their lives! Hence the title of the story ;) Anyway, you have met Roger who is a grumpy rich man with a sugar baby on his arm. Tomada and RDJ had awkward encounters with girls who they didn't intend on interacting with. And now Mauro has found two new candidates to work for him! So much has happened in the story so far…but there is much more to come! As always I hope you leave a review to let me know how you liked the chapter. And I'll see you all soon for the next one!