After seeing 'Rio', I absolutely LOVED it. The characters, the charm, EVERYTHING was beautiful about it. Of course, when I see a great fic, I ALWAYS write a fic...

This fic basically takes place immeadetly after Rio. Only difference is, this takes place between the time period between the 'The End', and when Blu and Jewel had their kids. With this in mind, Blu and Jewel currently don't have kids by this point.

So, without further ado, my voyage into the fandom of RIO!

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THE BIG SCOOP

Chapter 1

A Surprise Visit

It had been only mere days since Blu had successfully flown and proclaimed his love to Jewel. Days since the greatest journey of his life, that lead him from the small bookstore in "Tiny-Sota" to Rio, a place he'd likely live the rest of his life in, with his friends he had only known for a short time, and still held near to him, and of course Jewel, his one and only love of his life...

This certain day began like any other, only it was strangely quiet in the forest where all the birds called their home. With no enemies to plague them, the birds were living in perfect harmony. Of course, sleep was a top priority for them after the amazing last few days.

As well as this unusually quiet afternoon, Blu was currently exploring the jungle, still trying to learn the ways of his new home. Along with him were his friends Rafael, Pedro and Nico. This was an apparent "tour" that was provided by his Toucan buddy. Free of charge, apparently.

"So, any other questions Blu amigo?" Rafael asked with an open smile. That was a quality Blu always noticed. Rafael was always sportin a smile that showed off a great soul with a smooth-thinking way of life.

"Well yeah. I mean, what time does the sun go down? When is it the best time to be back here? When should I be aware that the 'other birds' will be into their singing, because I have a strange feeling the kids won't be too happy about the noise..." Blu rambled, suddenly lowering his voice to a squeak at the tail end of his questionare. Pedro and Nico tried hard to hold back their laughter at the mention of kids. Blu already assumed Jewel was going to take it THAT far...And why not, Blu wondered. Jewel was his perfect bird, the one that he loved, and he had a good feeling no one would take that away.

"Blu...You gotta learn that every bird here has to listen to the music the birds have made. It's not the peace that is loved by all us birds in Rio, it's the love of music and the melodies we've lived with! That my friend, is what will matter most for your ninos." Rafael said with a smile of assurance. Blu thought for a moment and then sighed with a smile.

"I guess you're right." Blu agreed with a laugh.

"And I'm sure Jewel will agree with me too. In case you didn't notice, you both love music! Why deprive your children of it?" Rafael asked, further unintentionally making Blu feel like the bad guy.

"Yeah, that makes me feel good..." Blu sighed as he lowered his head shamefully.

"Come on amigo, I know you wouldn't do anything like that! Besides, there's plenty of time left before you and and Jewel...Get intimate." Rafael muttered, trying not to make the situation awkward. Once again, Pedro and Nico had to hold back laughs. Nico began to speak, but then needed to hesitate so he could keep a straight face.

"Come on Blu. Let's head down to The Branch and get down!" Pedro exclaimed, ready to fly down to the club where Blu made his first huge impression on Jewel.

"Sorry Pedro, I can't. Jewels making me stay here. Making a nest isn't all what it's cracked up to be." Blu said with a weak laugh. Pedro glanced over at Nico dejectingly, who just shrugged his shoulders.

"Alright, suit yourself amigo. Just don't come running back to us when you're getting lonely! Rio isn't a nice place for birds at night!" Rafael called as he flew off with Pedro and Nico. Blu scoffed at this statement, and then headed back to his nest deeper back in the woods.

"What did Rafael mean by that? I can handle Rio. I've stayed in one piece since I first got here!" Blu said to himself, to which a few birds suddenly took notice of, mainly younger parrots.

"Mommy, what's the crazy blue bird talking about?" A baby parrot with a high voice asked his mother.

"Let's go, kids." The mother bird said quickly, turning her younglings around and pushing them away from the area. Blu suddenly felt rejected from the sudden confused looks he was receiving. Was he really this much of an outcast?

At least Jewel understood, Blu thought. The love of his life had never ceased to treat him like he belonged, and it was because she knew he belonged...But why couldn't Blu believe that?

Blu finally reached the tree him and his love Jewel were constructing their nest in. It was a practical nest, filled with twigs and such. However, Blu suddenly noticed a blue figure through a hole leading to the nest, fast at work as well. At first, Blu thought it was Jewel, but something made him think otherwise...

"Why is there someone in our nest?" Jewel asked, suddenly appearing next to Blu, who almost jumped out of skin.

"There's someone in our nest?" Blu asked frantically, not realizing it until now. Jewel gave Blu a somewhat-angry look, to which Blu suddenly changed his expression to act like he knew it.

"I mean...There's someone in our nest!" Blu exclaimed with resolute in his voice.

"Hey buddy, what are you doing in our nest?" Blu called up to the strange bird in his nest. A small, blue head suddenly poked out of tree's hole.

"Hello? Who said that?" A bird asked in a voice that sounded like it belonged to a fast-talking headliner reporter from the 1950s.

"I said, what are you doing in our nest?" Blu yelled again. The bird turned his head toward Blu, and then suddenly smiled widely. The bird quickly flapped his wings and fluttered down to meet with Blu and Jewel.

Blu immeadetly noticed something strange...He looked, from beak to toe, EXACTLY like him. Same colors, same beak, everything. The only difference was an obvious show of age. The bird had gray streaks in his feathers, and some spots of his feathers were even missing. It was clear he was in a fight or two. Also, he was wearing a black fedora that looked like it belonged in the 50's, and he held a pen in his mouth and a large bag on his back. The bird quickly looked at Blu and Jewel with a happy grin.

"Extra Extra! Reporter bird finds two of his kind!" The bird said rapidly with his newspaper headliner voice. Blu and Jewel were both surprised when he mentioned their kind. Weren't they the only blue McCaws left? That's what Tulio made clear of. That was only reason originally that Blu came in the first place.

"Wait, who are you?" Jewel asked, just as confused as Blu was. The strange McCaw laughed, and then took out a notepad and stuck the pen he had into one of his claws.

"I'm sorry my fellow birds! My name is Arthur. Arthur Jenkins would be my full name! Former pet of the famous writer for the Lauderdale Gazette, Andrew Jenkins! Glad to meet ya!" Arthur said with his headliner voice not ceasing, rapidly shaking Blu and Jewel's hands firmly.

"So...What kind of bird are you exactly?" Blu asked, trying to figure this all out. Arthur squinted at Blu for a few seconds, and then began investigating him from top to bottom.

"Well, judging by wing span, beak size, eye size and overall looks, I'd say I'm the same kind of bird as you, my fine, feathered fellow!" Arthur said, sounding like he knew it all along.

"Wait, you're a blue McCaw too?" Jewel asked, extremely confused by all of this.

"Yes, my dear! A full-blooded, pure-bred blue McCaw!" Arthur assured, even pointing to his surprisingly still-blue tail feathers. Blu and Jewel both exchange 100% shocked expressions. Blu began to stutter non-sensically until he could finally sputter out his response.

"...F...first of all, don't call my Jewel 'my dear'...Second, WHAT?" Blu screamed, absolutely losing his mind at this point. Arthur quickly whipped out his notepad once more.

"Incredible story! Page 2 quality! Blue McCaws discover they're not the last of their kind! This is the big scoop I've been looking for!"

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