Rise of the Zealots

Rebels of the Darkness

Chapter 39: saga 2 conclusion

Hello ladies and gentlemen of FanFiction and Rio archive. We have reached the final chapter of Rise of the Zealots after three long months. It's kind of ironic really. This story was published on the 20th and ended on the 20th. Now as I said before, saga 3 will be continued on Blu Razgriz's profile. I can't say when he will publish for them certain, but I'm sure it won't take a long time and he does have the help of Assassin's Creed Master who now maintains all the rights.

Now I will still be around in case anyone wants to message me, but I won't have as much time as I use to.

I hope everyone enjoyed my second story. I wasn't sure about doing a sequel saga because I didn't believe I could write better than Darkness Reborn, but it seems I got all of your support and I do appreciate that, ladies and gentlemen. Without furthermore, enjoy the epilogue.

It was finally over. The four villains, along with the true mastermind who turned out to be one of Nexus' former elite guards were now defeated. Three of them were locked away, one of them was dead, and the true mastermind had gone back to his home to make amends for his past mistakes.

With nothing to worry about anymore, the wildlife of the jungle were ready to celebrate their victory. Everyone gathered outside of Nico and Pedro's club to celebrate. When the crowd settled, Nico and Pedro emerged from the inside of the club and were greeted with cheers.

The duo waved in response before they decided to make an important announcement, one they felt needed to be said.

"Alright, alright, estabeleça-se, estabeleça-se. (settle down, settle down.)" Nico called to the ground with his wings placed out.

The crowd fell silent in a matter of seconds.

"Now before we begin our celebration, we should all remember than none of us would be here now if it weren't for those who were brave to defend our home, defend all of us." Nico continued and beckoned for someone to move the spotlight towards his friends. "Now most of us played a role, but we have to remember that if it weren't for the bird responsible for encouraging all of us to fight, then we might have lost."

Pedro stepped forward, jumping into the air with his wing pointed towards someone in the crowd. "Give a big-old shout out to Blu and Jewel!"

The crowd cheered and applauded to the blue macaws who waved in response with smiles. Their four children began to wave too to thank the crowd as well.

"Now let's get this party started!" Pedro whooped and flew to the crowd below, high-fiving his fellow party lovers. "Where my birds at?!"

The rhythm of the music began to build up slowly and the crowd fell silent. Nico took the lead first and took off his bottle-cap, holding it against his chest with his eyes closed and head lowered.

Nico:

Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But, baby I've been, I've been praying hard
Said no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars

Yeah, we'll be counting stars

As the opening lyrics came to an end, the rhythm of the music began to build up to a fast beat. The crowd took this as a cue to begin dancing. Blu and Jewel were pulled into the crowd by their children to celebrate their victory together as a family.

Nico slid down a tree and landed upon his talons with Pedro following closely as they began to dance.

Nico:

I see this life like a swinging vine
Swing my heart across the line

Pedro:

In my face is flashing signs
Seek it out and ye shall find

The family of blue macaws began to their own unique dancing style while staying together as a family. Blu casually swung his wings around together, Jewel spread her wings to the music, Rey began to perform the worm move, Azul did the robot while Crystal and Jessica hopped around while dancing similar to their mother.

Nico:

Old but I'm not that old
Young but I'm not that bold
And I don't think the world is sold
I'm just doing what we're told

Blu continued to dance solo for a while until he was pulled away unexpectedly, causing him to lose his footing and almost collapsed. Fortunately, Jewel caught him within her wings and held him close. The blue macaws smiled as they moved their faces close to each other until their faces beaks were touching.

Pedro:

And I-I-I-I feel something so right by doing the wrong thing
And I-I-I-I feel something so wrong by doing the right thing

I could lie, couldn't I, couldn't I?
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive.

By now, Blu and Jewel were dancing together as a duet, holding each other's wing while placing their free one around the other's back. Jewel laughed in delight as Blu twirled her around and caught her as she fell down before lifting her back up.

Nico and Pedro:

Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But, baby I've been, I've been praying hard
Said no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars

Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But, baby I've been, I've been praying hard
Said no more counting dollars, we'll be-we'll be counting stars

Ye-e-yeah

While they were dancing, Blu looked over Jewel's shoulder where he could see a group of birds were sitting down nearby while talking to one another. They may appear like ordinary birds, but in Blu's imagination, he could see the friends he came to know and love. In his mind, he could see the real Rico, Lenny, the Angelus, Sapphire, Joe, David, and for the first time ever, he could see his parents. He may have only remembered them as a baby, but Blu had an excellent memory and after remembering who his parents were, he got to know his lost parents a lot better. Blu had the feeling that they were watching over him right now.

Nico:

I feel her love
And I feel it burn down this river every time
Hope is our four-letter word, make that money watch it burn

Pedro:

Old but, I'm not that old
Young, but I'm not that bold
And I don't think the world is sold
I'm just doing what we're told

While Blu and Jewel were dancing, they began to talk about their plans for the future. After everything that had occurred, all they wanted as to get away for a while and have some peace and quiet to relax.

Nico:

And I-I-I-I feel something so wrong by doing the right thing
I could lie, couldn't I, couldn't I?
Everything that drowns me makes me wanna fly

"So you feel like going on vacation with the kids for a little while?" Blu offered as he twirled her around in a circle.

"Well that depends." Jewel responded while curious as to where they could go. "Where do you have in mind?"

Nico and Pedro:

Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But, baby I've been, I've been praying hard
Said no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars

Blu had thought about his choice of a vacation for a while now and while he had doubts, he felt he could get through it alright. After all, his family was with him and he would protect them no matter what. "How do you feel about a trip to the amazon?"

Jewel was certainly surprised since Blu use to have fears of going deep into the amazon. Nevertheless, she did not disagree. "Really? The amazon?"

"That's right." Blu confirmed with a nod. "What do you say?"

Nico and Pedro:

Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But, baby I've been, I've been praying hard
Said no more counting dollars, we'll be-we'll be counting stars

"I'd like that." Jewel smiled and leaned over to peck Blu at the side of his beak. "You sure you can handle it though? We'll be far away from the city, there's a lot of creepy crawlies."

"Are you kidding?" Blu scoffed with a smile. "I am Mr. Amazon. That's me. No creepy crawly can stop me!"

To prove her point, Jewel gestured her wing behind Blu as a little prank. "Blu, there's a spider on your back."

Blu immediately panicked and moved out from Jewel's grip and began to run around in circles while searching himself. "Where!? Where!?"

Jewel laughed in response before holding her lovehawk still and slowly taking his wings a second time. Once Blu realized that she tricked him, he laughed too and they began their dance a second time.

Nico and Pedro:

Oh, take that money watch it burn
Sing in the river the lessons I learned
Take that money watch it burn
Sing in the river the lessons I learned

Take that money watch it burn
Sing in the river the lessons I learned
Take that money watch it burn
Sing in the river the lessons I learned

"You're my one and only, Jewel." Blu said with a smile as he held his loved one close.

"You're my one of a kind, Blu." Jewel agreed with a smile of her own and closed her eyes, cherishing every moment she had within her mate's embrace.

Nico:

Everything that kills me makes me feel alive

Nico and Pedro:

Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But, baby I've been, I've been praying hard
Said no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars

Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But, baby I've been, I've been praying hard
Said no more counting dollars, we'll be-we'll be counting stars

As the lyrics were beginning to come to a close, the entire crowd joined in on the music as Nico and Pedro flew around the sky. While the crowd of the wildlife danced separately, the blue macaws continued to dance as a duet with their four children dancing beside them.

Take that money watch it burn
Sing in the river the lessons I learned
Take that money watch it burn
Sing in the river the lessons I learned

Take that money watch it burn
Sing in the river the lessons I learned
Take that money watch it burn
Sing in the river the lessons I learned

The lyrics came to a close with the entire crowd cheering for both of their performers and to themselves. As the celebration continued, Nico and Pedro appeared out of nowhere, looking towards the audience.

"Thanks for reading, everyone." Nico thanked while lifting his bottle-cap as a friendly gesture.

"Wait, this the end?" Pedro questioned.

"Yep." Nico nodded.

The two best friends waved to the audience while bidding them farewell for now. "Goodbye everyone!"

A couple of weeks had passed after the events of the four villains and the true mastermind and now things were beginning to look up for the heroes of the wildlife. Everything was coming together nicely and things were beginning to go well.

The four villains were now defeated and were no longer a threat to anyone. While Max and Steiner would remain locked up for now, Amanda would hopefully be given another chance one day to make amends with her clan. Lee's body had been taken back to the World of Darkness to be buried where no-one would know.

Within the World of Darkness, Arvo had been crowned king by his people and now order had been restored to his world. Nina had been crowned as a princess too while Rico had been assigned as Arvo's personal bodyguard, swearing an oath to protect him and their people no matter what. Xan kept his promise to Blu and returned back to the World of Darkness to help them rebuild and make amends for his past crimes to which Arvo gave him a chance to help and so far, he as following that second chance.

Yoshi and the Red Dragon clan rebuilt their temple and now their order had been restored. While it was going to take him for everyone to recover from the attacks of their home, Yoshi would not let his students down and would take care of them no matter what.

The military macaws were now led by Raxos who had been promoted to captain and swore he would take care of the army no matter what. It is what Lenny would have wanted and Raxos intended to uphold his promise.

Rafael and Eva had recovered from their injuries inflicted onto them by the dark macaws and they were now back home with their eighteen children. Nico and Pedro continued to run their club within the jungle, welcoming anyone who would wish to join them to celebrate with the samba.

And as for the blue macaws Blu and Jewel, they had taken a two-week vacation to the amazon with their four children and enjoyed their time away as a family. When they returned from the amazon and to their home, Blu and Jewel had some exciting news.

Jewel was pregnant again with three eggs.

Blu couldn't be happier to have more children as it would be only a matter of time before Rey, Azul, Crystal and Jessica left the nest. Jewel had the feeling that their new children were going to be one boy and two girls, and that's when they agreed to name them Tiago, Bia and Carla, just like the three children they had when they were locked into an imaginative world. They would be perfect names as long as Jewel's theory turned out to be correct.

But what now? How could they family of blue macaws continue to go on when their lives were practically always in danger now. Any moment, some bird could arrive with the intention of hurting them and then history would repeat itself again.

Whatever adventures they might face in the future, Blu and Jewel were prepared to take on any bird who intended to hurt them, no matter how difficult it may be.

As long as they shared the love they have, their bond would always be strong and no-one could stop them no matter what. This was the end of their story for now, but Blu and Jewel had the feeling their story did not end here just yet. Would it ever truly be over or was this just the beginning?

The end. Thanks for reading Rise of the Zealots, ladies and gentlemen. Remember to keep working hard and archive your dreams if you're looking to become a writer. With this final author's note, Ricardo the Black Hawk signing off.