I can't stress how EXTREMELY thankful I am for the tons of support you readers have given me! This is one of those fics that have made my fan-fic writing worthwile! I've loved to write fics before, but this is definetly the most fun fic-writing has been! Thanks for the support, and I hope you enjoy this final chapter of 'The Big Scoop'!
By the way, I recently took the "Mary Sue Litmus Test" for all of my OCs (Arthur, Wally, Bobby and Krieg). Each one of them was BELOW a grade for a Mary Sue. Hopefully that means you liked these characters, because I believe they are a vast improvement from my original OC, Ted...Don't ask about him.
ON TO THE FINAL CHAPTER!
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Chapter 10
Tellin' the World
"So, how's the wing going?"
Arthur and Wally were sitting in the treetops. The sun had hit its highest point in the sky, and the whole forest had been brought to life because of it. All the birds had awaken, and the entire city of Rio was bustling with activity, whether feathered or not.
"Well...Blu told me a bit ago that Tulio was saying I'll be out of commission for...Well, for good." Arthur sighed. Wally glanced over at a group of chicks who were happily playing as their mother and father watched them with smiles. Wally shook his head with a smile. A regular case of love right there, Wally thought to himself. Arthur looked at his wing sadly, knowing he was now no better than a dead wait to his friends. Artie now knew the awful feeling Blu must've felt before he could fly.
"You know...I'm not going to let this slow me down. I have too much live for, Wally." Arthur said with confidence flowing through his voice.
"Ain't it the truth, Artie...Ain't it the truth."
All of the sudden, Blu flew in and landed beside the two buds. Arthur exchanged a small smile, and then caught a look once again at the small chicks playin around below.
"You and Jewel are heading towards a wonderful life, you know that Blu?" Arthur said with a smile to Blu, who now noticed the group of chicks and their parents below. Blu began to watch the chicks attentively, actually becoming interested in their playing.
"Honestly, I can't wait for that to happen. If there was anyone I'd want to have a family with, it'd be with Jewel. I wouldn't want it any other way, honestly." Blu admitted. Arthur sighed longingly, knowing he'd probably never be able to feel the same 'meant to be' feeling in his life. Blu looked over at Arthur with a worried look...Well, not worried, but more sorry-looking. Blu knew it pained Arthur that not only was he the one who took the last female of their kind, but Arthur had no one to be with...Wait...
"What about Petricious? Weren't you a Cosanova with her back at The Branch?" Blu asked suddenly, lighting Arthur's face up with confidence.
"Yes! We should have a fiesta tonight!" Arthur exclaimed, suddenly suggesting things out of the blue. Wally and Blu both exchanged glances and then smiled.
"Sure man! Let's go tell everyone!" Wally laughed, jumping down and swooping off to tell everyone. However, Blu stayed, taking advantage of the 2 of them being alone.
"Look...Remember how you stuck up for me back at the garage?" Blu asked. Arthur looked over at his friend with a smile. The wing was most likely a reminder of it...
"Well...I'm sticking up for you. A guy who'd take a nail for me deserves a happy ending that I got. Let's get out there and have a fun time." Blu suggested with a brotherly tone and smile. Arthur nodded his head slowly with a corresponding smile.
"Blu buddy, I like the sound of that..."
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"So, you come here often?"
Bobby was once again making attempts at hitting on lady birds during the huge fiesta being held.
"I live here, moron." The lady bird responded. Bobby smiled knowingly, realizing he was trying the wrong tactics. All of the sudden, Bobby grabbed the lady pigeon he was talking to and then kissed her dramatically, suddenly bringing all attention to the two. The pigeon looked at Bobby strangely, and then slapped him in the face, knocking him to the ground with a dazed smile.
"Man, I said 'confidence', not 'insanity'!" Pedro yelled from 10 feet away. As it turned out, all of Bobby's friends had watched the strange pigeon fail at making it with the lady pigeon.
"That reminds me of when I first met Jewel." Blu laughed, remembering how he in fact made the same mistake and tried kiss-and-makeup first thing with Jewel.
"Yeah, you tried kissing me first thing. Was a good try, Romeo." Jewel remarked lovingly to Blu, who chuckled at the remark.
"Hey Pedro, you think it's about time we kick this party up a notch? Pretty soon Bobby's ganna be pooped. We gotta get this place jumpin'!" Arthur exclaimed, to which both Pedro and Nico nodded in agreement.
"Next level, Pedro!" Nico responded. This obviously set Pedro to a mindset that they NEEDED to start partying ASAP.
"Here's an idea. Give him a bit of mojo, and he'll be off! I'll be back..." Arthur smirked, slowly walking over to the still-downed Bobby.
"Hey Bobby, you wanna sing your favorite tune? Pedro and Nico are getting excited. You gotta play the song all the boys love back home!" Arthur whispered to Bobby. Bobby slowly rose up and then laughed.
"Oh yeah! Let's go! Let's hope Brazilians know Lionel Richie!" Bobby exclaimed. Bobby flew over to Pedro and Nico excitedly, obviously ancy to start his performance. Arthur walked back with an accomplished look on his face.
"What'd he say?" Rafael asked. Arthur laughed softly.
"I told him he should sing his favorite song. Hey Wally, you up to helping the guy out?" Arthur asked. Wally saluted with a smile, then ran off towards Bobby.
"What song is Bobby's favorite, exactly?" Blu asked curiously as he walked over along with Jewel.
"A good man named Lionel Richie has been his favorite since I met him. If I know him, he'll pull it off." Arthur chuckled. Blu once again got deja vu from the mention of Lionel Richie. More memories of his first meeting with Jewel. Heck, even Jewel knew it.
"Don't start flirting with me on that again. That wasn't exactly normal back then, and it still won't be." Jewel said to Blu.
"We know Lionel Richie? Makes it all that more fun!" Arthur exclaimed. The voice of Pedro and Nico could be heard from in front of the whole crowd.
"Alright everyone! Who here remembers Wally and Bobby?" Pedro asked. Everyone cheered in response, to which both Wally and Bobby bowed clumsily. It was obvious Wally's performance last night was still fresh in everyone's mind.
"Now, these guys are from waaay up North! Who wants to hear some of that funky New York music?" Pedro exclaimed. A huge cheer was the response, which gave the que for Wally and Bobby to decend into their performance, aided by Pedro and Nico music talent as well. Wally summed up his voice, and then opened wide, finally letting out the song's first line. As luck would have it, the song of choice was a bit TOO MUCH nostalgia for Blu...
Say you, say me; say it for always...
That's the way it should be.
Say you, say me; say it together.
Naturally!
Blu exchanged an embarassed look to Jewel, who just smiled back and gave him a peck on his cheek. Arthur chuckled lightly at the situation. Nostalgia is the best feeling in the world, Arthur though to himself. Bobby suddenly jumped besides Wally, and then picked up where he left off.
As we go down life's lonesome highway,
seems the hardest thing to do is find a friend or two.
A helping hand, someone who understands.
That when you feel you've lost your way,
you've got someone there to say "I'll show you."
Arthur chuckled at the two friends battling for singing spots on the front stage. They were obviously having fun with the song. Arthur glanced over, and could see both Blu and Jewel next to each other, exchanging loving glances. Arthur just sat back and watched what Bobby and Wally could pull off, as both of them joined together and began singing in a synchronized fashion.
Say you, say me!
Sing it together...
Naturally!
Both Bobby and Wally struck poses as if they were stars, and everyone cheered, a mass of wings and beaks flooding the area. Arthur looked over at the two blue love birds next to him, and then walked closer.
"I hate to break up this...Touching moment, but I'm afraid you owe me a little something." Arthur said with a smile to Blu, who reacted with a confused expression.
"Oh right...What do you have in mind?" Blu asked with a smile.
"You're going to sing a song I made. If anyone should sing it with me, it's the same bird who won love and gave me the happy ending I thought I'd never have!" Arthur exclaimed, when he suddenly felt a tap of his shoulder. Arthur turned to see Rafael, who bore a large smile on his billed-mouth.
"I think your happy ending became muey bien, Artie boy!" Rafael exclaimed, sliding to the left to reveal Petricious, to which Arthur smiled widely.
"Well I certaintly couldn't have a happy ending without my love, could I?" Arthur said with a smile as he walked closer to Petricious.
"I couldn't end this story without a little help from my Petricious, ah?"
"Just kiss me, you goofball." Petricious said as she began to lean in. The two birds both leaned in and kissed, this time in front of a whole crowd of birds. Whistles and and cheers could be heard all around the two. Arthur came back with a content look on his face, and then turned his head around to Blu.
"Now, let's tell the world about our happiness, my blue friend." Arthur smiled and he grabbed Blu and walked up to the front stage to a huge amount of cheers.
"Settle down my friends! Let me tell you a little story about when I got here..." Arthur said, hushing the crowd quickly.
"I arrived in Rio about a week ago, thinking it'd just be a short pit stop. I jumped into a tree to build a temporary home, not thinking it'd cause anything big. Boy was I wrong, because I soon met some wonderful birds around here. Thanks to this small occurence, I was led into not only the biggest adventure of my life, but the greatest friends I've ever had. After all this, I've learned that no matter what happens in your life...Whether you're young or old...There's always another chapter left as long as someone in your life loves you...Now lemme sing you a tune that I came up with...Lemme tell you about me and my friend Blu's love lives...The reason why we live our lives every day..."
Arthur quickly handed over Blu a small notepad, which read a huge amount of lyrics, all that sounded very familar to what Arthur had talked about a few days before...
"You...Wrote down everything we talked about?" Blu asked, still reading the lyrics.
"A reason for life, Blu. A reason for life." Arthur said simply, the smile on his face ready to come right off his small head.
"You're such a weird bird, Artie..." Blu laughed. Arthur chuckled lowly, summing his voice up.
"Right back at ya, cerilian." Arthur replied. Both Arthur and Blu looked forward, and then let the words follow through.
Every part of my heart, I'm givin' out.
Every song on my lips, I'm singing it out.
Any fear in my soul, I'm letting go.
And anyone who asks, I'll let 'em know.
She's the one, she's the one
I say it loud.
She's the one, she's the one
I say it proud.
Ring a bell, ring a bell for the whole crowd.
Ring a bell, ring a bell...
Both Petricious and Jewel could tell by know what the whole song meant, and they both looked at their love hawks lovingly. A whole mess of insanity couldn't have ended in a perfect fashion like this...But somehow it did.
Arthur summed up his voice, breaking him and Blu's duet, and began to sing himself.
I'm telling the world, that I've found a girl.
The one I can live for...
The one who deserves.
Every part in my heart, I'm giving out.
Every song on my lips, I'm singing out.
Any fear in my soul, I'm letting go.
And anyone who asks I'll let 'em know.
She's the one, she's the one.
I say it loud.
She's the one, she's the one.
I say it proud.
Ring a bell, ring a bell for the whole crowd.
Ring a bell, ring a bell!
Once again, both Arthur and Blu synched again, singing together once more.
I'm telling the world...
That I found the girl!
The one I can live for!
The one who deserves!
To give all my life!
A reason to fly!
The one I can live for,
a reason for life!
Oe oh oe oh
Yeah yeah
Oe oh oe oh
Yeah yeah
Oe oh oe oh
Yeah yeah
Every part in my heart I'm giving out
Every song on my lips I'm singing out
Any fear in my soul I'm letting go
And anyone who ask I'll let them know
She's the one, she's the one
I say it loud
She's the one, she's the one
I say it proud
Ring a bell, Ring a bell
For the whole crowd
Ring a bell, Ring a bell
I'm telling the world
That I've found a girl
The one I can live for
The one who deserves
Every part in my heart I'm giving out
Every song on my lips I'm singing out
Any fear in my soul I'm letting go
And anyone who ask I'll let them know
She's the one, she's the one
I say it loud
She's the one, she's the one
I say it proud
Ring a bell, Ring a bell
For the whole crowd
Ring a bell, Ring a bell
I'm telling the world
That I've found a girl
The one I can live for
The one who deserves
To give all my heart
A reason to fly
The one I can live for
A reason for life
Oe oh oe oh
Yeah yeah
Oe oh oe oh
Yeah yeah
Oe oh oe oh
Yeah yeah
Both Arthur and Blu finished, and then sat silent, awaiting applause. Instead, they received a roar of applause. Everyone had gone insane for the performance. Arthur turned over to Blu and smiled in a proud fashion, and then turned to come face to face with Petricious.
"Would my lyrics lie?" Arthur asked with a smile. Petricious gave Arthur a peck on his face, who then smiled dreamily. After all of this sorrow, pain, insanity, adventure...He could finally realize that he had a reason for life. The chapters of his life sitting in Mr. Jenkins' old shed had ended, and he finally had a true happy ending...The best part was, his story was over. Not by a long shot. With all these chapters left, and a beautiful he now had, there was only one thing that he could say that was left to be said...Arthur looked all around him, glancing at all the friends he'd made, the fun he'd had, and the overall adventure of this wonderful place called Rio. Finally, Arthur let loose his final thought of it all...
"I LOVE YOU RIO!"
THE END
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A/N:
AND THAT, is the end!
I gotta say one more time, THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I've had the most fun ever with this fic. I was able to create a whole assortment of characters, new stories...It was just a great story that I'm incredibly proud to write. I hope you all enjoyed this story...And hey, maybe this DOESN'T need to be the last chapter of Arthur's life...If I get support, maybe I'll throw a little treat by you readers...Maybe a sequel or something...XD
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