The Newcomers

What is up my fanfic lovers! So far I have written one shot stories, things that nobody had ever seen before and things that nobody has thought of. Now, I am starting a new story here involving our favourite birds taking on some new comers in the city. What will happen you ask? Let's find out shall we?!

It was a beautiful day in the magical city of Rio. The sun lit up the sky with its blinding glow, showering the sky with its powerful rays that made the scenery so bright and wonderful! It was just like any other day. The birds would either gather lunch for their families, go to the beach, have a fly around the city. But most birds in this city tend to go to one particular place where they felt so happy. The samba club!

Nico, a small yellow canary was flying around the stage while whistling towards the crowd while spinning his bottle cap on his wingtip in mid flight. His best friend Pedro, a chubby red crested cardinal was rapping on the main stage while every now and then he would fist bump his friend as he flew over his head.

They were the owners of this beautiful club and the main singers. Every bird in Rio loves samba music, and their club was the place to be!

On the dance floor were our two favourite lovebirds. Blu, a fairly tall, slightly chubby male blue spix macaw with dark blue feathers, and chocolate brown eyes. Then there was his girlfriend Jewel, a tall, slim and spirited blue spix macaw with light blue feathers, white facial marks and turquoise eyes. They were both waltzing together on the dance floor. Even though every now and then Blu kept stepping on Jewel's talons.

"Ow! Blu, you did it again my clumsy goofball," Jewel remarked while slightly giggling at her boyfriend's clumsiness. Blu blushed when she said that and dipped her.

"Sorry, I guess I need to work on my waltzing skills a bit more! Maybe, it's a problem with the steps. I might be overstepping more than I need to?" Blu responded quite embarrassed at the thought of him continuously stepping on her toes. Jewel just giggled in response and kissed him on the side of his beak. They both smiled deeply at each other.

"Don't worry, you'll get the hang of it! You are a natural dancer already," Jewel replied seductively while batting her eyelashes at him. He turned away while blushing a deeper shade of red which almost made him be mistaken for a scarlet macaw. She giggled again at his reaction. But soon she took a quick glance around the club and noticed a very unusual thing. "Hey Blu? There are a lot less birds in here then last week? That's a bit odd don't you think?"

"Yeah that is a bit strange! I'm sure it's nothing though! Maybe they are all taking a day off from dancing! Not everyone has the energy like we have," Blu replied rather confidently. He then spun Jewel around and dipped her as the song drew to a close.

Every bird in the club clapped their wings and cheered for Nico and Pedro as they took a bow. They then noticed their blue friends on the dance floor and flew up to them to greet them.

"Hey Blu bird! Hey hot wing! What's shaking? Besides your tail feathers, CAW!" Pedro beamed while doing a loud love squawk. Blu and Jewel both stared at each other and chuckled in amusement. Nico soon bowed and spoke to his friends.

"It's good to see you two again! How long has it been? About a week?" Nico asking them while winking at the two lovebirds.

"Yeah, it has been quite some time since the last time we saw you!" Jewel responded while she darted her eyes around the club again. "Business a little slow tonight? What's going on?"

Nico and Pedro soon frowned because they were really hoping that they wouldn't ask that question. Nico gave the two macaws a serious look and decided to tell them the main reason why there are less birds in the club than normal.

"I'll tell you why shall I? It's because a new club has opened up a few blocks from here! They call themselves the Jongo club! A lot of our friends have been there and said the music is wonderful. So colourful, and it tells a story!" Nico responded rather annoyingly while crossing his wings in a stern manner.

"Wow! I've read about Jongo dance in Minnesota! Jongo sometimes known as Caxambu. Was brought over to Brazil through slavery, and is thought to have originated from Angola. It's also referred as an ancient form of Samba and the step work is almost very similar. It is also sometimes associated Umbanda, a religion with roots in Africa!" Blu explained out loud to his friends and girlfriend. But he didn't notice that Nico and Pedro fell asleep while Jewel was just dancing on the dance floor on her own. "HEY! Did anybody hear what I just said?!"

Nico and Pedro suddenly shot awake and Jewel giggled while walking over to him. "No offence honey, but we just wanted to know why another club opened so close to here. We didn't want a history lesson!" Jewel giggled while replying to his response. Blu just sighed heavily and looked back over to Nico and Pedro.

"So? A new club opens nearby? Haven't you tried asking them to move?" Blu suggestively said to the samba birds who gave them a blank stare before responding.

"They won't listen to us Blu! They will probably just ask us to take a hike!" Pedro responded while he leaned up against a table. Blu soon put a wingtip on his chin to think. He clicked his wingtips, as he thought of the most perfect idea.

"l got the perfect idea for you guys! Why not challenge them?" Blu beamed with a rather mischievous grin on his beak as he thought about it. Nico and Pedro got a little bit suspicious as to where he was going with this idea.

"Challenge them? Then what? We say that the loser has to move?" Nico replied while scratching the back of his head. Blu nodded in response and placed a friendly wing on his tiny shoulder.

"Yeah! It's the perfect plan! We get some of the guys together, challenge them to a game! Then the winner gets to stay in Rio!" Blu responded rather excitedly. Pedro soon did a loud squawk as he liked the idea.

"Man! That sounds popping! P-O-P-P-N-G!" Pedro shouted while flapping his tiny wings up and down. But his smile soon dropped as he saw Nico and Blu slowly shaking their heads. "What?"

"Pedro! It's P-O-P-P-I-N-G! You missed out the I," Nico replied while rolling his eyes at him and laughing. The small cardinal just shrugged and leaned on the wall next to the bar while crossing his wings.

"So, what shall we challenge them to?" Nico asked them while trying to think of something that they could all take part in.

"How about a game of football!" A voice echoed from behind the bar. It was a tall military macaw who had overheard the entire conversation. He was currently wiping down the bar as he served less customers than he did yesterday.

"Douglas….how exactly are we going to challenge them at football when we only have a few players?" Nico pointed out while he slapped his forehead in frustration. Blu looked a bit curious and decided to ask him about which birds would be playing.

"Erm….Nico? By few players, who are the few players playing?" He asked them with a raised eyebrow and a curious expression on his face. Pedro looked up at him with an annoyed glare like he wasn't really paying attention to him.

"Myself, Pedro, you, and maybe Kipo!" Pedro responded rather frustrated and sighed heavily in the process. Jewel soon narrowed her eyes at them. She looked a bit insulted that she wasn't included amongst the players.

"What about me? I wanna play!" Jewel bellowed at the samba birds with anger in her voice. Nico and Pedro both stepped back in fear. Blu luckily managed to spare the moment.

"Of course, honey! You can play! You'll be a great addition to the team!" Blu beamed with a slight nervous expression because he didn't want to make his girlfriend angry again. Jewel softened her expression and hugged Blu tightly.

"Thank you, sweetie! I can't wait to kick their butts!" She beamed excitedly while jumping up and down squealing with so much excitement and joy. Blu smirked in amusement while crossing his wings and slightly shaking his head. Nico and Pedro just sighed and lowered their heads.

"Alright, so we have myself, Jewel, Nico, Pedro and Kipo. We need only one more player! Preferably a defender!" Blu said to himself out loud so the others heard what he said.

"I can play if you need me?" A voice echoed in the club. All four birds turned to face where the voice came from. Douglas walked up to them with his wings on his hips, walking with so much pride and determination. Nico arched a curious eyebrow while staring at the military macaw.

"You know how to play?" Nico asked him with curiosity in his voice. Douglas just scoffed and waved his wing at them as a gesture to say 'oh please'.

"Yeah! Back when I was Blu's age, I played football for a team in São Paulo! I was the best defender in our league! They called me 'The Brute!' But anyway, long story short half of our team got captured by smugglers and others were either eaten by predators or they escaped elsewhere! I never saw them again…..That's why I came to Rio! For a fresh start! Got a job as the bartender for this club and never looked back!" Douglas explained in depth while tearing up slightly.

All four birds looked at him with so much admiration and respect for him. Jewel placed a warm comforting wing on his shoulder while placing a wing on her heart.

"Wow Douglas. I never knew you had such a troubled past! You always seemed so….calm and composed! I'm sorry you went through that!" She said in a sweet tone while tapping his shoulder with her wing. Douglas smiled at her and returned the gesture.

"It's ok Jewel! It's in the past! But it seems to me at least something from my past has come to save me! Do you all know how I got my nickname?" Douglas asked the group who all shook their heads in response, completely clueless. "It was because with me in defence, nobody scores!"

"Really? That's not how I remember it….." A new voice echoed in the club. Kipo who was at the DJ stand turned the music off as everyone was staring at a group of birds entering the club. All six of them were also military macaws. "Last time I checked; you were completely the opposite of that!"

"….Sandro!" Douglas angrily growled while staring at the group of birds who entered the club. But what he said after that made everyone gasp in horror and shock. "It's been a long-time big brother! Why come find me now? Couldn't wait to rub it in my face that you were mother's favourite?"

"Hmph, you should have realised that the day you were born! And no actually! You see, we opened up a Jongo club not too far from here. We just wanted to come in and see what the fuss is all about! Doesn't look like much to me! Right boys!" Sandro said to him team while they all started laughing and fist bumping each other. Jewel started to shake with rage and she walked straight up to the group of birds with hate in her eyes.

"Leave him alone! Plus, this club is ten times greater than what your club will ever be!" Jewel angrily shouted while giving all of them a death glare. Three of them backed away feeling intimidated by the blue female, but the other three just looked at her seductively while licking their beaks.

"Mmmm, you got spunk baby! I'll give ya that! Now, how about we ditch this playground and head back to my place for some mango and a good night eh?" Sandro seductively whispered while slapping her butt with his wing. Jewel then punched him in the gut making him wince in pain. In between him wheezing and panting he said something that made Blu extremely agitated. "Ohhh, you like it rough do ya? Well it's a good thing I like it rough too!"

"HEY! THAT'S MY GIRLFRIEND YOU'RE HITTING ON! WHY DON'T YOU FIND YOUR OWN!" Blu bellowed angrily while standing in front of Jewel. Jewel blushed deeply because of how sweet she thought Blu was being for standing up for her. Sandro just chuckled and pushed him to the floor.

"You gonna make me nerd? All your girl needs is a real man!" Sandro mocked while winking at Jewel who angrily narrowed her eyes at him. As she was about to protest, Douglas had enough of this.

"ENOUGH! Let's settle this once and for all! I have a team of my own! We challenge you to a match! If we win, you have to leave Rio! And move your club elsewhere! But…..If you win, we have to leave!" Douglas said in a low voice so that only Sandro could hear. He smiled in response and lifted his talon to agree to the terms.

"Deal! And we get her!" Sandro remarked while pointing towards Jewel. Douglas shook his head and gave him a cold glare.

"Nope, you already agreed to our current terms! Good day brother!" Douglas responded rather rudely and turned away to walk back towards the bar. Sandro didn't say another word and exited the club. Nico and Pedro both turned to Douglas with worried expression on their faces.

"How do you expect us to beat them? They are huge!" Nico panicked while his legs were shaking. Douglas just downed a glass of mango juice and smiled at the yellow canary.

"Don't worry my yellow friend! I'm going to train you all…." But nobody noticed Douglas sneaking behind the back of the bar as he whispered to himself. "I really hope they don't find out the truth!"

So, this is not a one shot! This is an actual story I started writing and I want to thank Logan-Jindrak-X for their suggestion! I hope you all enjoyed it and I will see you all in the next chapter!