Rio: Journ3y to Hawaii

Author's Note: Now that I've gotten F&F over with, and after seeing the sequel to RIO, I can get back to writing these wonderful stories.

However, the difference this time is that this story you're reading at the moment is taking place in the actual RIO universe, not in the one that I created, so any OC characters from my other novels will not appear in this story

In conclusion, I just want to give thanks to any fans out there who have really enjoyed my stories so I thank you very VERY much.

Oh, and RIO is owned by FOX/BLUE SKY

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CHAPTER 1 - Anniversary Proposal

{Setting: Amazon}

"Okay, just got to twist a bit here... fix it up a little..."

"Hey, Dad, what you doing?"

Blu jumped up a little bit, turning to see his son, Tiago, who was somewhat of a mischievous but adventurous bird.

"Oh, it's something for your mom. To give as a gift. It's our anniversary in a few days."

Tiago frowned in confusion. "But I thought you guys just had your anniversary. Remember, Mom almost thought you'd forgotten it?"

"No, that was our WEDDING anniversary," replied Blu, even though he remembered how terrifying it would have been if he'd actually forgotten that day. "THIS will be for the day that I fell in love with her."

"You mean when she attacked you like a crazy person?"

"No, not THAT day, it's when I jumped out of an airplane to go after her. I said that I would never let her go, and then we-"

"Hey, Tiago, what's the holdup?"

The little bird looked out of the nesthole to see some of his new friends waiting for him, so he turned back to Blu, saying, "Oh, can you tell me the rest later, Dad? I got to show my friends how a firecracker works."

Nodding his head, Blu watched his only son fly away, while he went back to adjusting his gift.

"All right, so... hmmm... maybe if I go THIS way... wait, did he say...?"

Ka-boom! "I'm okay!"

Blu shook his head, chuckling, and went back to his gift when he heard his daughter, Bia, fly in from the trees. "Phew... I'm tired..."

"You okay, sweetheart?" Blu asked, watching his daughter drink from the nearby water pool.

(Luckily, it was a pool that NOBODY took a bath in. It was meant for drinking only.)

"Oh, yeah, I'm okay, Dad, I was just out learning some survival techniques from Grandpa."

She was referring to Eduardo, Jewel's long-lost father (before they had found him in the Amazon a few months ago), who was slowly getting on good terms with since he still wasn't entirely pleased that he was half domesticated.

"And how did that go?"

Bia gulped, and while using her own toothbrush her father had given her last Christmas, she shrugged her shoulders, then gave a "so-so" answer with her feathers.

When she finished rinsing, she added, "It took me two times to use my beak as a weapon against those vines. How'd you do when he took you?"

"Uh..." Blu still hadn't told Jewel and his other children how his first training day with Eduardo had been, but luckily, the subject had been changed once Bia noticed her father's gift.

"Whoa, cool! You made that yourself?"

Blu nodded his head. "I mean, it's a work in progress, but it'll be done before your mom's and mine's anniversary comes up."

"Didn't that already happen?" Bia said, tilting her head in confusion, then yawning. "I remembered Mom almost about to explode with anger cause she'd thought you had forgotten."

"No, that was our WED-DING anniversary," explained Blu. "But the one that THIS gift is for is just as special. It's for the day we fell in love."

Bia tried remembering the day her father was talking about. "Oh, you mean when she gave you the Heimlich maneuver cause you were choking on flower petals?"

"Well, close, but no, it wasn't," replied Blu. "It's when we were both falling out of a smuggler airplane, she thought I was crazy for going after her, and I said that-"

"Zzz zzz..." Blu turned to see that Bia was knocked out, lying in her bed, using her wings as a type of blanket.

Kissing her forehead, the young Macaw was about to finish up his gift work for tonight when he heard a familiar voice singing nearby.

"That was off da hook," exclaimed Pedro, a red-crested cardinal, even though Blu couldn't see him. "We'll start from there next time!"

"Gotcha," replied Carla, who was Blu and Jewel's eldest daughter, with vocal talent as perfect as... well, anything. "Oh, hi, Dad, where is Mom?"

"She's spending her last remaining time in the Amazon before we head back to Rio tomorrow morning," said Blu, knowing that, although their new and permanent home was here, Rio de Janeiro was still a special place to all of them and their friends.

"Oh, okay," she replied, going over to her bed when she noticed her father's gift. "Is that for Mom?"

Blu nodded his head. "Uh-huh, for our anniversary that's in a few days."

Carla's eyes lighted up with joy. "When you saved Mom and fell in love with her?"

Finally, SOMEBODY gets it!

"Yep. And I can't wait to see her expression when she sees it in front of-"

"Can I help you?"

Her question left him speechless for a few seconds. "Y-you want to help me?"

"Yeah, of course," replied Carla. "That way it'll feel more special to her."

So, for the next half hour, Blu and Carla worked on the "special" gift, and by the time Jewel had returned, all of their kids (including Tiago) had fallen asleep.

"Hi, honey," said Blu, also noticing that she was tired. "You have fun today?"

Jewel yawned, and nodded her head, saying, "Now I just want to sleep so that we can wake up early tomorrow... back to Rio..."

Her last sentence didn't sound like it came with much enthusiasm. "Yeah, Rio... you still want to go back, right?"

Hearing Blu's concern made Jewel wake up a little. "Oh, yeah, of course, honey. I mean, it's nothing like this, but it's almost like our second home. It's where I found you... where we had our kids..."

"And where I almost got attacked by flying fruit, a chainsaw machine, and a bunch of marmosets," recounted Blu, thinking about his first adventure in Rio.

Jewel chuckled, and held her mate's wings. "I'm fine, Blu, with going back to Rio... really... and besides, you know I'd do anything for you, too, right?"

"Of course I do," smiled Blu, looking at her for a few seconds before he remembered something. "Holy shoes, I almost forgot!"

He began to head out, much to Jewel's surprise. "Where are you going?"

"Me?" Blu said, stopping before he could leave off. "Oh, nothing, just going to go see Nico and Pedro about something. It'll be real quick."

Usually, she would want to know more, but Jewel was too tired to press any issues, so she yawned, and said, "Oh, then... don't stay out too late, okay?"

"Don't worry, I'll be back before you know it," smiled Blu, kissing her on the cheek goodnight before flying away.

It was true that he was going to go see Nico and Pedro, but Blu "forgot" to mention another bird that he would be seeing...

{The Amazon - Waterfall Cavern)

"About time you showed up, love hawk," replied Pedro, seeing the blue macaw flying nearby.

As Blu landed in front of him, Nico (a samba loving parakeet with a bottle cap hat) came down to join them. "No, it's cool, Pedro, he's musician early. Right, Blu?"

"Well, considering what we're about to talk about," replied Blu. "That sounds pretty accurate. So, where's, um...?"

"Hey, hey, I was wondering when you were going to show up!"

Blu looked up to see another blue macaw come down to join them, except this Macaw had a more suave and handsome look, including some beautiful feathers that resembled his hair. "How you been, Blu?"

"I'm okay, Roberto," said the young Macaw, smiling a little. "Just, uh, hoping to get this plan right."

"Hey, no worries, amigo," said Roberto, placing a wing around Blu. "We're gonna think of the perfect song for us to sing while you do your thing with JuJu."

"Wait, us?" Pedro looked at Nico and Roberto with confusion. "How come you're not gonna sing it to her?"

Blu looked a bit shy as he admitted, "Well, I'm not exactly Lionel Richie, Jr. ... my voice isn't as good as you three, or even Jewel's."

Nico shook his head, saying, "I'm starting to get second thoughts on this, buddy. If you want her to know you still love her, she's got to see into YOUR eyes and hear YOUR voice, not ours. We'll help you write it, but we gotta teach you how to sing as best as you possibly can."

"Then, it's gonna be a long night," replied Roberto. "So, then... what exactly do you want Jewel to hear, Blu?"

"Um..." Blu said, thinking. "Well... it can't just be about love and her?"

Roberto replied, "Well, sorta... it depends on what you're singing about. For example..."

Clearing his throat, Roberto opened his beak to sing an example of a love song

When I see your face

There's not a thing that

I would change

Cause you're amazing

Just the way you are

And when you smile

The whole world

Stops and stares for a while

Cause, girl, you're amazing

Just the way you are

Yeah

After he finished, the handsome bird looked at the three birds in front of him. "See?"

Pedro and Nico looked at each other, and the cardinal said, "Oh, yeah, this is DEFINITELY gonna take a while."

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"So how you feeling now, little boy Blu?"

The exhausted Macaw gave him a thumbs up, and said, "Fine... uh... thanks... gonna... go... sleep at home."

Roberto chuckled, and he gave Blu a pat on the back. "You did good, man, Jewel's gonna love your song."

However, just before he flew off to his own nest, Blu said, "Hey, wait... um... I want to ask you something."

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After finishing his conversation with Roberto, the young macaw finally returned home to his nest, got into bed next to Jewel, and knocked out after closing his eyes.

He was going back to spend a summer in Rio after almost spending half of the new year in the Amazon.

Or... at least... he thought he was...