Rio X OC

chapter 4

"Natural instincts,"scoffed Blu,"There's nothing natural about being thrown halfway across a room. Well, I'll show him. Hmm."

"Wow, you're really into this flying thingy,"stated Dew standing on the side of the table.

As Blu was too distracted reading the book and marking his points with the pencil,he encouraged himself,"I can do this. I just have to work out the physics. I have quadrated my vector angles."

"You messed up an angle,"said the spix while inspecting her brother's notes

"I did?oh.I did,okay!"he coughed

" I have adjusted for wind shear.Positive reinforcement. Good. Okay. Let's see. "

"Flaps open,"he opens his wings,"Perfect. Landing gear,"he wiggled his claws,"Check."

"Tail flaps," he flapped his tail," Operational. And,
actually, not bad,"Said the bird as he prepares to fly for the first time," This is it. Let's fly,"he flipped the switch of the lights aligning the table's sides,"Just keep it simple. Thrust, lift, drag and weight. Thrust, lift, drag, weight,"

He sped up chanting the mantra he kept, however just as he reached the edge,his second thoughts caused him to falter and stop last minute.Just as he was about to fall down,he saved himself by grabbing the decoration light wire with his beak.

He sighed in relief but soon fell entangled by the wires.Dew rushed from behind and started to detangle the spix much to her surprise and amusement

The sound of footsteps rushing down caused the two to look up.The two eyed the female in a way which one could decipher a thousand or more sentences.

In a certain corner of the house,draped in the sunlight,the human woman and her macaws sat in silence.The male, distressed on her knee while the female perched on her shoulder,seemed worried.

"Blu?I promised I would always look out for you two, didn't I?"said the woman to the spix,"And have I ever broken a promise? I'm scared, too, but I wouldn't make you do this if it wasn't the right thing to do. What do you say, Blu?"

They both look at each other as Linda holds her fist out gently,the male spix responded as he let his beak touch the hand followed by his claw in agreement, imitating the booming sound.

Dew stared in content as the two bonded.

"That's my big, brave boy. And we'll be back home before we even know it."

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♪ Let Me Take You to Rio ♪

The waters glistened in the warm tropical sun.The clean and fresh air of Brazil inviting visitors from around the world.

In an open car,a woman in a sunhat applies sunscreen to protect herself from the rays.

" Your turn. You don't want to get your beaks-burned,"said the woman as she puts a dollop of cream on the beaks of the two macaws in a cage behind her.

The male relished the feeling of wind in his feathers, however a sudden loud noise frightened him, alerting the spix in the same cage as him.

"Whoa! What's going on here?"questioned Linda as people dressed in colourful costumes and sparkling fabric appear crossing the road.

" You arrived in time for Carnival,"responds the doctor

"Carnival?"

"Yes. It's the biggest party in the world. You know, a time to have fun and dance,"the doctor stated as he imitated a rhythmic drumming.

" Oh, my. Is she a performer?"questioned the woman as a lady appears dancing perfectly dressed for the occasion.

"No. In fact, she's my dentist. Dr. Barbosa!"exclaimed Tulio as he honked the car and stood up to grab the lady's attention.

" Oy! Don't forget to floss, Tulio,"laughed the dentist

" You got it!"he shouted ,"Come tomorrow night, everyone will be dressed like that,"said the doctor to the woman besides him.

"Not me,"denied the woman