Disclaimer: I don't own 'The Nut Job' since they are owned by Open road films while 'Rio' is owned by Blue skies studios and 20th century fox. I own NOBODY in this story!

The Nut job: Lost in Rio.

"Hmmm..." Andie murmured as she opened her bleary eyes tiredly. She had the worst of headaches and the scent of burnt fur burnt at her nostrils as she tried to lift her head and look around even though her chin rested upon a hard surface. She appeared to have curled in a position where only her bushy tail could be noticed as she lifted a paw to soothe her aching head but quickly widened her eyes at the sight that she was in a cage.

Clearly she was inside a metal alloy of some sorts but Andie couldn't place a paw on what on earth was happening. She could recall the distinctive feeling of plummeting from a high elevation with Buddy and Surly but she could have sworn that she also heard the very distinctive screams of...Nah, that wasn't possible! Even Grayson wouldn't be that stupid as to get roped into this...would he?

She couldn't make out much as all she could make out visionary was blurred lights that danced around in her eyes, her head very heavy and her eyelids like weights. Andie tried to move but she couldn't even think about it as her ears lowered against her head. A small series of moans escaped her throat as she finally lifted her head up and looked around with weary eyes, her head all disoriented from the previous plane crash she had experienced.

The red squirrel sat on her haunches as she tried to get to her feet but quickly discovered that she was too weak to even do that. She took mental note of every structure of the cage she was in as if to find a weak point that could help her escape but then she found her surroundings as it blurred from obscurity into the actual background and she found that it was actually painted in beautiful colours of yellow and golden as the sunlight touched the structure afar.

Andie gasped with an open smile as her eyes widened immensity at how beautiful her surroundings looked. Even though her sight was blocked by multiple metal lines connecting as cubes to make her sight weird and awkward, she couldn't deny that the chatting of ominous passerby's and the beautiful surroundings had painted a really pretty picture that she captured in her head as she even listened to the dull music playing in the background.

She didn't know what it was about this place but Andie couldn't help but shake her tail slightly as the rhythm embraced her like she put on a coat and she tried to contain herself even though it hurt to move whilst she bounced in place to the upbeat tempo. It was then a strange voice had made itself known to her.

"Woah, girl, you really can move that tail!"

Andie ceased her small urge of uncontrollable dancing and looked around with wide, terrified eyes as she felt her throat clog up as she her bushy tail curled up fearfully, looking around as she asked aloud in hopes to find the source of the voice "H-Hello?"

"Those are some flawlessly awesome movements!"

Andie looked around again but found nothing as she sorely backed up against the cage, feeling her back come into contact with the restricting metal bars of the animal cage and her breathing became noticeably ragged and heavy as her petit chest heaved in and out with her hollow breaths. She felt seriously afraid right now and all she could do was try and look intimidating even though she knew that it was doomed to fail.

"Who are you, show yourselves!" Andie demanded although her voice was quivering through short breaths.

The atmosphere no longer looked pretty serene and sweet but it had been filled with paranoia. All Andie could do was stare into space, unable to stare at anything else, as a petrified expression stretched across her facial features and her brows had furrowed against a pair of lime green eyes wide with terror. She couldn't even blink as her back was against the mesh of the cage.

She could hear some footsteps coming from above following her fearful demands as her eyes wondered upwards all whilst wondering what creature was about to greet her with their presence. The red furred female squirrel just trembled as her teeth chattered. She couldn't hope to think with all the terror revealing itself from within.

However, it all changed whence a pair of heads poked in from upside down and met her with friendly smiles. One of them was a small yellow bird with a bottle cap for a hat whilst his companion was a chubby bird with red feathers painting his head and face while everything else on him was light grey and there was a darker grey stripe running down the middle of his belly.

Andie's pose instantly softened upon realising that these two weren't scary. The genuine smiles they were giving her were kind of nice to be receiving actually calmed her quite a bit, she discovered. She placed a paw to where her thumping heart should be and felt it hammering away against her palm in a gesture to calm it as she felt herself sink to the floor of the cage like a puddle.

She gave a deep sigh of relief as the female squirrel smiled at the two visitors shyly "Um, hello there..."

The yellow Canary picked up a wing and waved with a grin embracing his beak "Hi! You new here?"

Andie nodded. She couldn't resist the urge to hug her arms to comfort herself as she scanned her surroundings further but found no exact difference to it as she had her head leaning against the mesh. She felt heavy but Andie couldn't help but wear a smile from the fact that she wanted to be polite.

The yellow bird nodded in response "Well I can see that you have been in quite a scrape for the past few hours..." He cringed upon seeing the squirrel's scratched up form.

Andie examined herself. That bird was right! Her fur was covered in patches of soot and clumps of her own fur had been scattered across the cage, looking a bit singed somehow. She also stunk like BBQ! She sighed morbidly at this discovery as she sunk further to the ground and laid down a little as she stared right at her little visitors.

"Yeah...I noticed," Andie shook her head to dismiss this subject "I would like to know a few things though."

"Well shoot!" The Red-crested Cardinal by the Canary's exclaimed, urging her to ask the questions she had to.

Andie tilted her head to one side "Okay, first things first, how did I end up in this cage?"

The pair looked at each other before turning to her again. They appeared to be reluctant to tell Andie what they knew what going to happen to her and they frowned sadly as their chipper personalities had vanished in that one fell swoop.

"...Um, you're gonna be sold apparently..." The Canary began before his friend added "...To make a fur coat..."

Andie gasped sharply. How was she going to become a coat!? That didn't make any sense and she didn't even want to imagine it. Actually, she could already feel the familiar warmness of the contents from her stomach trickling up her throat like a fountain that had been blocked off at the spout and was beginning to break down from the pressure.

She wrapped a paw around her neck to stifle the bile seeping into her throat as she frantically searched her surroundings. Andie couldn't bear the thought of the park going hungry without her, Buddy or even Surly around to assist those who were in need back home. Her pulse returned to rapid as she tried to get up to her feet despite the fact that the burns she took hurt her a lot.

The female squirrel got to all fours and hurried over to the cage entrance as she tried hard to forcefully yank it open although it proved fruitless after many tries. She couldn't just give up on this as she pulled harder and harder and even harder whilst grunts of frustration and effort escaped her throat as she squeezed her eyes shut. She could feel her arm joints popping at the strain she put into each pull back of the cage door as she tried to escape.

Eventually, however, she found herself sinking to the ground again but this time in exhaustion as she quickly slipped into unconsciousness. Andie didn't even get to grasp on much as she felt every muscle in her body go limp and motionless. Many things crossed her mind as she felt the cold embrace of darkness and the breeze blow against her auburn fur as she felt her eyes were like weights.

Nico and Pedro (the two birds) just looked at the female squirrel in deep concern. Clearly Andie needed help and she wasn't going to do very well just by staying here in this confinement. They glanced at her motionless form before looking at the small wooden sign that had stood propped up against the right side of the cage bars.

It said 'Selling for €10,000' in Portuguese language and the dynamic duo felt their hearts drop in pity. They couldn't leave the poor girl to die and they felt horrid since they didn't even get to know her name! This decided her fate, this poor animal needed to be helped since she clearly wasn't from around here and Nico just whispered to Pedro whilst a determined glint had made itself present within his eyes "Pedro, we need to save her."

"Yeah, bird, I agree. But how are we gonna do that?" Pedro asked with a nod of his head.

That was a very legitimate query. How WERE they going to free her? Blu was the only bird with the experience to open up cages while, let's be honest, Nico and Pedro didn't exactly have the expertise to open the cage and know the exact sciences of the human world.

Nico's face twisted in confusion and deep thought. He wasn't exactly a genius but he could have his own moments from time to time and he decided that now was a great time for his brain to work. He looked at his surroundings and noticed quite a few things that could be imperative to help them on their quest:

One of the legs of the table the cage laid upon was all rickety.

There was a few things that could be welded together to tree and fashion a key.

There was even some loose ropes that could be used encase of failure.

Nico slowly put the pieces together as these notes slowly manifested into an idea. Grinning a smile, the yellow Canary bird leaned towards Pedro and whispered into his ear (Or to where his ear should be) and the two wing fived in agreement that this idea was fool proof.

Soon they put their rescue mission in motion.

Pedro went to grab the stuff required to fashion a key or even the real key whilst Nico tried to slam his small body against the wonky leg of the table to try and get the entire piece of outdoor furniture to topple over and there fore release the cage.

Nico tried and tried to push the leg over but it yielded little results. He didn't get it, he thought that he had put this together! He needed more "oomph"!

The diminutive bird had an idea so he looked around. What on earth could he use to topple this table leg over and get the cage holding Andie easier to handle? The little bird scrunched his eye ridges in confusion as a frown had stretched across his small beak as he continued flapping his wings against the air with the gears in his mind struggling to turn as he tried hard to get an idea to slam into his mind.

Nico looked around the market place as he kept himself aloft in the air, slowly scanning the busy atmosphere. He couldn't see anything that could assist him in freeing Andie so what could he use? He was too small! Nico gave the smallest of mutters as he continued looking around.

He landed next to the cage to catch his breath as he leaned against the side to give his body a rest before he hurt himself. The little Canary looked around as he panted heavily, his wing wrapped around his own fluffy chest as he felt himself bruising a tiny bit from all the pushing he had attempted.

Nico wasn't used to shoving things as he was only meant for two things: Flying and singing, but he never got physical until it was really urgent to do so. He always got sore soon after as his bones were quite frail despite being incredibly light on his physique.

He wiped a sweaty brow, minding his bottle cap hat, and gave a blow of breath as he felt his surroundings bounce a little in tempo. He would be one to admire his surroundings and take some form of inspiration from his flight to town and to the jungles whilst Pedro done the same but he was a bit more experienced with being head on.

Tapping his foot unconsciously, Nico found himself humming along to a song playing in the background as he found his thoughts momentarily swept away by the catchy tune playing as he swayed his hips from side to side while he hummed a soft melody.

Nico could feel his entire consciousness flow like a river along with the sweet music that had been sung in the Brazilian Portuguese language whilst being backed up by the sweet, delicate chords of a Spanish guitar that had fluidly mixed with the bustling atmosphere.

Too bad that many people were too busy to pay attention to this music.

The Canary looked up at the sound of a very familiar pair of lungs piercing the air "Hey Nico, I got the keys!"

The bird in question arched his neck to look up and saw Pedro with a smile on his beak as he held a ring containing a few keys in both his stubby talons, his wings beating tirelessly against the fresh Brazilian atmosphere as the sunlight reflecting off his small wings and this creating a sweet honey toned dance of light from how shiny the Red-crested Cardinal's feathers shone in broad daylight.

Pedro swooped down as he swung his weight around so he could dive forwards as he dropped by the Canary's side, making the entire table surface slam underneath his weight as they were both jolted by the sudden movement.

Nico smiled and placed a congratulatory wing upon his friend's shoulder blade as he declared hopefully "Well let's stop chattin' and start flappin' and get this girl free!"

Pedro gave a determined nod, his brows furrowed to paint a look of hopefulness on his facial features as the two wasted no time in trying to get the female squirrel free. She was still out of consciousness as she laid lifelessly on her back although she was breathing to let the pair of birds know that she was alive.

It was a bit tricky as they both went to unlocking the tight padlock that had been bounded against the cage door as to disable the possibility of escape but with careful precision, they eventually achieved this feat in a knick of time as the shop owner trying to sell the squirrel had arrived back (probably searching for his keys) and was stunned into silence upon seeing that his prized object was being stolen by a pair of birds!

Nico and Pedro stared with wide eyes as they both carried Andie out of the cage door slowly, Nico carrying her by holding her bushy tail up and Pedro carrying her over his pudgy back so she could be supported by him at least a little.

They couldn't stay any longer!

The shop keeper quickly ran over within moments of catching those two birds in the act and began to shout some choice words as he rushed to the scene and began to watch the two birds escape with the red squirrel whom was still unconscious, shaking his fist into the air as he watched them take to the air quickly.

Nico gave a heavy sigh of relief as he kept a tight grasp on Andie's tail, feeling her weight pulling him down a little but he still kept himself aloft whilst Pedro seemed to have a little less trouble carrying the female squirrel. They flew further and further from the market place as they needed to get to the club and get the poor girl to a friend of theirs so he could check Andie over and see what she needs.

She seemed to have been burnt pretty bad...

As the two small birds carried the female squirrel, they just hoped that they could help her get home.

A/N: Whew! That was a pain to write! Sorry about the rushed chapter but I had trouble thinking of where this was going to go. Sorry about that.

Anyways, I hope that this met your satisfactions well enough and please review.

Suggestions would be welcomed and I had a bit of writers block on this chapter.

-Chloemcg