The warm air of spring blew swiftly through the hallowed halls of Douglas Adams Middle School. Class was in session, and all the students were in their respected seats. On this day though, six students were more then anxious to end the day, and rush over to the gymnasium for tryouts. One of them, a rebellious trouble maker wearing a red sweater, red torn jeans, and a red baseball cap, impatiently tapped his fingers on his desk, constantly looking up at the clock. 2:48. Only twelve minutes until 3:00. "Alvin, can't you be a little more patient" chided Alvin's brother, sitting right beside him. "No way, Simon. I just want to get out of this room, and get to the stage before it's mobbed." Simon sighed, knowing it was more then impossible to try and curb his sibling's impatience. Taking his large glasses off his face, Simon proceeded to clean them using his blue sweater. Simon then rubbed his glasses against the fabric of his blue kaki pants, buffing them of any solid smudges. Satisfied at the cleanliness of his glasses, he slipped them back on, just in time to see Alvin flinging paper footballs towards their youngest sibling.
Theodore sat quietly, his stomach rumbling. He was only eleven minutes from his usual after school snack, and also a chance to be with his brothers for something special. He was so occupied by his hunger, that he didn't even notice the paper footballs wiz over his head. "Ah nuts" mumbled Alvin, missing his target. Looking back at the clock, the three sibling's patience began to waver, more so in Alvin's case. "Mr. Seville" said the teacher. All three of them stood up. "Yes Mr. Champion?" Mr. Champion sighed. "Simon Seville." Alvin and Theodore sat down again, the youngest one blushing in embarrassment. "Simon, if you would please finish the equation on the board" the teacher stated, pointing towards the complicated algebra problem. Simon rose from his seat, and proceeded to walk over to the board. On the way, one of the students extended his foot out, tripping the young boy. Simon fell hardly, knocking his glasses off his face. All the classroom, except for Theodore and Mr. Champion, began to laugh at the fall. "Watch your step, chipmunk" said the boy who tripped him. "Alright, that's enough everybody. Simon, you okay" asked the teacher to the fallen boy. "Yeah, I'm fine, I just need to find my glasses" replied Simon, fruitlessly feeling around for his glasses. As he looked, he failed to notice that Theodore picked up his brother's dropped glasses. "Here Simon" said Theodore, offering the glasses before him. At this point, all Simon could see was a large green blob, and what appeared to be a thin blue line. Feeling the line, he found it to be his glasses, and slipped them on. The sight of Theodore's signature green clothing cleared for him, as well as the small smile on his face. "Thanks Theodore" said Simon, picking himself up and moving towards the board.
Meanwhile, down the hall from the boys, three girls were also impatiently waiting for school to end. Like the boys, these three were also chipmunks, but with noticeable differences. One of the differences was a female with bright auburn hair tied in a ponytail, wearing a long pink dress. She was preening herself in front of a hand held mirror, making sure she was always presentable. "Brittany, cut that out. If Mrs. Jones sees you like that, you'll get detention, again." "Oh relax, Eleanor" replied Brittany "you know as well as I do that this class will put anyone to sleep, even the teachers." Eleanor sighed, falling back against her chair. As she did, her large bulk seemed to be too much, causing it to fall back with her, hitting the floor. All the classmates began to laugh as Eleanor picked herself up. Brittany then stood up, slamming her mirror against the round desk her sisters were sitting at. "Everybody, back off!" was all she commanded, and with that, the room feel silent again. "Thanks Brit" replied Eleanor, thankful for her sister. All the while, the third sister had her nose too buried in her book to notice what was happening.
At last, 3:00 came, signaled by the school bell ringing. All the students practically ran towards the door, except for six. These six, were none other then the famous musical trios "Alvin and the Chipmunks" and "The Chipettes". The six ran as fast as their feet could towards the gym. "How much time we got left" asked Brittany, cutting in front of Alvin. "About 20 minutes, if we're lucky" stated Simon as he nearly tripped on his own shoes. They raced as fast as their feet could carry them, not letting anything get in their way. Except, of course, for Theodore and Eleanor, stopping in front of one of the vending machines. "Not now" chided both Alvin and Brittany, grabbing their younger siblings and dragging them away. At last, after what felt like a marathon of running, the six chipmunks made it to the school gymnasium, and in time for the try-outs. The school has just announced that it will be holding auditions for "Les Misérables" in the gymnasium that morning, and all who wish to audition could come. Alvin and Brittany saw this as an opportunity to finally prove who amongst the two was far more talented. Theodore and Eleanor were auditioning to be closer. As for Simon, and his Chipette counterpart Jeanette, this was a chance to show their siblings that they're not just egg heads or klutz (in Jeanette's case).
"First audition, please step forward" said a teacher through a megaphone. Both Alvin and Brittany tried to push each other out of the way to be first, until Simon intervened. "Can't you two just agree on something, and not turn everything into a competition?" "NO" they both answered, shoving Simon out of the way. In the end, it was Brittany who auditioned first, much to Alvin's dismay. Jeanette came over to Simon's side, helping him up. "Don't take it personal, Simon. I mean, we are talking about Alvin and Brittany" reassured Jeanette, her face a bright crimson as she held Simon's arm. Simon just grumbled.
At around four, the chipmunks and chipettes have all have finished their auditions, and began to make their way home. However, before they could leave, a sudden slamming froze them in their tracks. "Hey, rats" shouted a voice neither of the children were pleased to hear. Tromping down the hall, stood Chase Benadict. Standing easily at 5'3'' in comparison to the chipmunks 3', with messy sandy hair, very athletic build, the Korean descendant made his way towards the chipmunks. "What do you want this time, Chase" asked Eleanor, irritated by their daily meetings. "You know what I want: any valuables you got. Fork them over!" With no reluctance, Alvin turned his pockets inside out, signaling he's got nothing. Simon opened his backpack, handing over a small book. Chase took it, looked over the cover, then flung it over his shoulder. Wearily, Theodore handed over a half of a chocolate bar. "Eh, it's a start" said Chase as he greedily ate the bar in front of Theodore.
"Okay, girls, hand it over" demanded Chase, implicating the chipettes to give him anything valuable they have. Eleanor, reluctantly, gave him her gold M.V.P. medallion, the one she won at the school soccer championship. Brittany handed him her favorite pearl earrings. Jeanette, merely trembled. "Hand it over" demanded Chase, growing impatient. "Um, well, I-I would, but, I don't have anything, or anything you might…" "Can it" shouted the boy. Jeanette fell back, dropping all of her belongings. Simon, along with her sisters, came over to Jeanette's side, helping her up. Before she was fully up, Chase's boot pushed her to the ground again, crushing all the air from her lungs. "Leave her alone" demanded Theodore. Chase glared at the round chipmunk, anger brewing in his eyes. "Uh, please?" squeaked the round sibling. "Sure thing" said Chase, taking his boot off of her. "I'll just take these" he said, taking Jeanette's glasses right off her face. "Give them back" demanded Alvin, standing up to this young perpetrator. "Of course" snickered the boy, handing Jeanette back her glasses. However, just before her spectacles were back on her face, he crushed them with his bare hands. "Oops" was all he said, as he threw the glasses in a nearby garbage can. "And I'll be taking this" said Chase as he swiped Alvin's cap right off his head. "Hey" was all Alvin could say, before Chase shoved him down. "Just be thankful I like to borrow yours stuff. But, I think I'll keep the cap. Later." And with that, Chase left the six hurt and upset chipmunks, upset for a loss of some of their things, and hurt emotionally.