Hey everybird! What's up!?

I'll tell you what's up… Today officially marks four years since my very first post on this site!

I still can't believe that it has been four years already and no matter how many times I think about or say it I still can't believe it! But as always I couldn't have stayed here for this long had it not been for all of you!

Now I remember when I posted my very first thing, I was in fact nervous, even scared, like I would just be rejected right away and that would be the end, but four years later and well… I came this far and still going strong!

Now one of the first stories I written was called Blu in Brazil, Jewel in Minnesota (That story will in fact hit four years old on March 26) and I have to give credit to that story, because that's the one that really jumpstarted my popularity, even thought the story wasn't all that well written, only the idea was good enough. But even still, some people wanted a sequel, even thought back than I thought it would be difficult to do so.

However for my four year anniversary, I wanted to do something nostalgic, something that goes back to my more humble roots, but at the same time making something new and fresh. So here it is… Finally, the long awaited and anticipated sequel to Blu in Brazil, Jewel in Minnesota!

Chapter 1: A "Great" Start

December 31, New Year's Eve, Rio de Janeiro…

The city was literally like a shining star sitting on Earth's surface, a white dot that could be clearly seen from space as the city was anything but quiet. The whole city was one big party as everyone was counting down the minutes until midnight. Over at the Christ the Redeemer statue, it was no different, well except for the fact that those celebrating over at the statue were all birds and no humans present…

As the celebration over at the statue was in full swing, a singing voice was heard, accompanying others in union:

What good is love... Nico: Is it a crazy love?

If it's not your love? Nico: Is it amazing love?

What good is love… Nico: Am I your baby love?

If it's not your love? Nico: Is it a crazy love?

As Nico, the yellow canary, was joined by his faithful companion, Pedro, the red crested cardinal, Nico using Pedro as like a surfboard as they slid down a stone railing as Pedro sung his part:

This is a crazy party

I'm so glad I'm here with everybody

Baby, move your body, shake it to the ground

Break it, break it, break it, break it, break it down, Jewel!

Pedro using Nico's bottle cap hat as like a record as he then pointed to the Bir he was talking about…

"Me?" A light blue feathered female bird knows as Jewel, called out, as she was dancing with her husband, Blu, who had darker blue feathers compared to her. "What's a song if you can't hear it too…" Jewel awkwardly sung, in more like a normal speaking tone.

"Woo!" Everyone else chanted as the party resumed.

"Can't imagine dancing without you." Blu sang next as he used a wing to bring Jewel's face closer to his, Jewel blushing.

"A shooting star ain't really nothin' to see." Jewel sang a bit louder.

"If you're not right here standing next to me." Blu then placing a quick kiss on Jewel's beak as everyone else finished the song.

Oh-oh... Listen to me, darling

I wake up every morning thinkin' 'bout the way you feel

Oh-oh... I wonder if you know it

And what good is the party if you're not around? Listen to me now

What good is love... Nico: Is it a crazy love?

If it's not your love? Nico: Is it amazing love?

As the celebration went on, Blu and Jewel were dancing the night away, that is until Jewel accidentally tripped and Blu caught her just in time.

"Still haven't got your dancing legs I see." Blu teased. "Even after all these years."

"Well, what do you expect from a bird who lived all her life before in Tiny Soda." Jewel smiled, remembering the joke Blu always makes about where she came from.

"It's a good thing you got an expert right here." Blu told her as just with his wing he brought Jewel standing back up, even giving her a twirl before bringing her back close to him.

"It's good that Rafi and Eva gave up their New Year's Eve to watch the kids." Jewel sighed happily.

"Don't get too excited." Blu reminded Jewel. "Remember, we agreed that next year we would repay the favor by watching his kids, all 19 of them and that's if those two stop having kids…" Blu not looking froward to having to sacrifice next New Year's Eve to watch the little devils.

"Just focus on me tonight, it's just us, lets enjoy it while we can." Jewel looking at Blu directly in the eyes as she touched beaks with him.

The two only had their beaks pressed together for a quick second before a familiar voice, or well a voice they didn't expect to hear at least right now, call out to them…

"Hey lovebirds, Happy New Year's!" Rafael's voice called out as he was dancing quite energetically with Eva, instead of… Well watching Blu and Jewel's kids.

"Rafi, where are the kids?" Jewel asked.

"Don't worry, they're with Luiz." Rafi replied back while focusing on dancing with his sweet mango. "it's all under control."

"Well, worries are right here." Blu pointed at himself and Jewel.

Only than did a familiar messy bulldog come, dancing on the floor as he had a pair of party glasses on his rear, coming towards Blu and Jewel.

"Luiz?" Jewel questioned. "Where are the kids?"

"What?" Luiz confused. "I don't have any kids."

"Our kids!" Both Blu and Jewel shouted at the same time.

"Oh right!" Luiz remembered as he continued to dance while answering. "They're with Tiny."

"Tiny!?" Both Blu and Jewel panicked.

"What?" Luiz said innocently. "I was just with that babysitter." Luiz reassuring the two, but they weren't so reassured and Blu and Jewel were right…

While the celebration over at the statue was continuing, a smaller celebration was happening in a small clearing at the edge of the rainforest lining the city limits. Three little blue feathered chicks, two boys and a girl, were up to no good as they were holding their tiny babysitter like a hostage. Tiny being tied up to a firework rocket that was attached to a whole group of them, ready to be launched, all that was needed was the match to light it.

"This is going to be awesome!" The girl shouted as she was zipping all over the place in midair.

"Okay, if my calculations are correct, the trajectories and angles are right, than everything should go according to plan." One of the boys, who had darker blue feathers like Blu, said as he was drawing some math on the ground with the match. "Unless I didn't carry the 1…" The boy second guessing himself as his brother next to him wasn't all that interested.

"Here's what I'm thinking, blue, yellow, red…" The boy shouted out before saying the last color he had in mind with some admiration. "Green…"

"Here's what I'm thinking!" The girl putting her input in as she took the match from her brother, who said, "Hey!" "Boom, crash, bang, ka-pow!" The girl lighting up the match.

"I don't think your parents would like this…" Tiny said, afraid of what was going to happen to her.

"Here we go…" The girl cracking her neck before speeding ahead to light the rockets, only to be caught by a pair of talons.

"Whoa…" Blu said as he caught his daughter just in time. "We are you going little birdie?"

"Dad…" The girl complained as her dad had a tight grip on her.

"Hey, what is this?" Jewel said as she took the match from her daughter's hold. "Guys, you know the rules, no pyrotechnics without adult supervision."

"We asked Tiny." The boy who was doing the math, reassured his mother.

"That's worse." Jewel not buying it as she and Blu turned to Tiny, who was still tied up. "Sorry Tiny."

"You don't have to pay me Senora Jewel." Tiny replied as Blu and Jewel turned back to their kids.

"Look, next time ask me." Jewel told her kids.

"But you always say "No."" The color admiring boy stated.

"No, I don't." Jewel defending herself.

"Mom, you're in denial." The girl smirking while nodding his head "Yes", her brothers agreeing with her.

"Blu, do I always say "No"?" Jewel asked Blu to get a second opinion.

"Well…" Blu not so sure if he should lie to protect his wife or tell the truth, but then he saw the match which Jewel was still holding. "Careful Jewel!" Blu smacking the match out of his wife's grip. "Look, we're the last Blue macaws, we have to stay safe."

"And remember, birds of blue feathers…" Jewel added.

"Have to stick together…" The three siblings sighed, and then a smell filled the air as the color admiring boy spoke up. "I smell chicken…"

Both Blu and Jewel then smelled the air as Jewel looked to see that Blu smacked the match onto his tail feathers, which began to go black where the match landed.

"Blu!" Jewel shouted as she patted Blu's tail feathers in quick response. "Stay still!" Only as Jewel was putting out the embers on Blu's feathers, some of them flew onto the fuse that would launch the fireworks, enough to light the rockets as Tiny panicked seeing the fuse start to go.

"That was close." Blu sighed in relief, only it lasted a second as Tiny yelled out…

"A little help here!" Tiny shouted out as Jewel was the first to go.

"I got you!" Jewel said as she grabbed onto the rope tying Tiny to the rocket, freeing the little bird, but ended up getting caught herself.

"Hang on honey, I got you now!" Blu shouted as he now came to the rescue, grabbing onto the rope holding his wife with his beak, freeing her, but by now it was too late as Blu felt himself stuck and the fuse reached its end…

Blu, stuck to one of the rockets now was launched into the air as the other rockets joined to, Jewel covering her face with her wing as she was right next to the exhaust of the rockets.

"Hey it worked!" The boy who was doing the math said happily, Jewel giving her son a "Really?" look.

"Come on!" Jewel then flew up into the air as the rocket holding onto Blu, climbed higher and higher, going over the Christ the Redeemer state before exploding into a colorful display.

As Jewel and her three kids landed down on one of the massive arms of the statue, they looked up to see Blu, part of him black because of the explosion, fall down, but managing to fly down the last couple of feet from his family as he landed down. Coughing out some smoke and breathing in some fresh air, Jewel patted his back, thankful Blu was alright.

"Well, that could have gone worse." Blu commented as he got enough air back.

"Look!" The color admiring boy said with a smile as he looked out at the fireworks display put on by her and her siblings.

"Well this year's off to a great start." Jewel said as she brought her kids close.

"You can say that again." Blu chuckled as he then wrapped his own wings around his wife and over his kids.

And so the family kept on watching the fireworks display, spending the first moments of the new year together as the clock hit midnight and everyone celebrated the beginning of another year, that was sure to be filled with new things. It would certainly be so for Blu, Jewel and their family…

And so begins this story!

Now I'm sorry I couldn't think of a better title, I'll keep on thinking about that! But you guys want to suggest a title, than by all means, say so!

And with that…

See everybird later!