Weremunks
It was a rather dull afternoon; the clouds were black and completely covered the sky. A young chipmunk about eight years of age sat gloomily on his windowsill, he glared at the sky. As he did this his brothers sat on their beds and unpacked their things, they were determined to get settled in before dinner.
The three brothers had just moved into a new home with their foster parent Dave. Their mother had died of a disease and then Dave found them, he seemed strange at first but they decided to overlook it.
The red clad chipmunk let out an angry sigh "Ugh, why is it such a dull day? I wanted to go exploring! I bet this isn't what it's like back in the forest" he said as he tipped his cap down so no one could see his eyes. His blue clad brother rolled his eyes at him.
"Just because you didn't get to go outside today doesn't mean you can't go out tomorrow, Alvin! Plus this village is very nice; I like it much better than the forest where that stupid sparrow lives!" Alvin rolled his eyes but smiled.
"Yeah, that sparrow was annoying but still, don't you guys think Dave was a little… strange. He acted weird when he said we're not aloud outside after dark, it was like something is out there…" Theodore, the youngest of the three let out a small scream.
"Stop it, Alvin! You know fine well that's not true! Stop trying to scare Theo!" Simon, the middle child said as he put an arm around Theodore.
Alvin rolled his eyes "whatever, I'm going for a walk!" with that Alvin left the room, his brothers rolled their eyes before continuing with their unpacking.
Alvin walked down the hallway which was highly decorated; there was a picture on every wall! Alvin rolled his eyes at a picture with himself, his brothers and Dave in it. He walked down the stairs and picked up his football before walking outside, Dave was in the living room so he tiptoed quietly past the door and into the kitchen.
He picked up a key and put it into the lock, once he had opened the door he quietly snuck out. The back garden was very boring; there wasn't a swing in sight! There were a couple of flowers in a small flower bed, there was a red shed at the other side of the garden and the rest was filled with grass and a fence.
Alvin kicked the ball at the fence for a while before seeing something in the woods behind his new house; he let the ball roll away as he approached the fence. The fence was huge but Alvin could see a small hole in it, he looked out of the hole and searched the surrounding area.
He saw something perched in a tree, it began to lift its head and Alvin got the fright of his life. The weird creature was a chipmunk but it had glowing silver eyes, sharp white canine teeth and its fur was jet black and all over the place. Alvin stared at him for a while, and the chipmunk stared back at Alvin. The chipmunk winked at him before totally disappearing, all that was left was a single leaf that had fallen out of the tree.
Alvin heard the distant patter of paws but he was still shocked at how fast it had moved, Alvin stood there for a moment in pure shock before running back inside. He closed and locked the door behind him before rushing back upstairs; he jumped onto the windowsill and pressed his nose to the cold glass.
His eyes flickered with hope; he was looking for the weird chipmunk. His brother's put his box of things next to him and told him to put it all away, he nodded and began to take things out. Once he was finished he grabbed a pillow and a blanket from the cupboard and sat it on his windowsill, he stared out the window for about an hour but still there was nothing.
Dave shouted on them for dinner and they all walked downstairs, it was rather awkward at first so Dave began to speak.
"So, how are you boys settling in?" he asked.
"Just great, I love it how we got a bathroom in our room, it's so cool!" Theodore replied cheerily.
"I settled in quite nice, thank you!" Simon said before taking a sip out of his drink. Dave turned to Alvin.
"What about you, Alvin?" he asked, he knew Alvin wasn't used to him yet but he wanted him to like him.
Alvin looked up from his plate and nodded before looking back down and eating again, after that everything went quiet. When they were finished Dave sent them upstairs to get ready for bed while he washed the dishes, they all ran upstairs and into their bedroom.
They slipped into their pyjamas before getting into bed; Dave came upstairs and tucked them in before walking back downstairs to watch some TV. Alvin heard a twig snap outside, his eyes opened and he climbed out the bed, he ran over to the window and hopped onto the windowsill.
He pressed his face to the glass again and saw a whole pack of the weird chipmunks; they seemed to be gathered outside his fence. He noticed they were throwing a white thing up and down, he then realised it was his football.
Alvin jumped off the windowsill and grabbed his shoes; he slipped them onto his feet before sneaking down the stairs. Alvin sat on the stairs and watched Dave carefully, he was cutting something up. Dave walked to the door and threw whatever it was outside and then Alvin heard some snarls and growls, Dave shushed and it quietened down. Something weird was going on and Alvin was just about to find out, Dave walked into the living room again and Alvin ran into the kitchen.
He opened the door and quietly walked out; the chipmunks were chewing on bits of meat so they didn't notice Alvin. Alvin walked towards the fence but was stopped when someone grabbed his shoulder; he spun round and saw his two younger siblings.
"Alvin, what are you doing?" Simon whispered, he looked cautiously at the chipmunks ripping apart a piece of meat.
"They've got my football; I have to get it back!" Alvin whispered before pulling out of his brother's grip and walking up to the fence. He wasn't very close to the chipmunks but the football had rolled away from them, Alvin found a small gap in the fence and crawled through it.
He watched the chipmunks carefully just in case they noticed him, not that they would because they were chowing down on a bit of meat. Alvin grabbed the football and crawled back to the fence, he looked back at the chipmunks but his heart stopped. They were gone!
He could hear them coming but he didn't know where they were, he crawled back through the fence but he felt a painful nip on his ankle. His brothers pulled him back through the fence and Alvin looked back, the one with the silver eye had some blood in his muzzle. It winked at Alvin.
"Welcome to our clan, brother" with that he walked away back into the trees. Alvin looked at his ankle and was surprized that it was bleeding; it only felt like a nip to him.
Alvin's skin became hot as his brothers dragged him back inside, he could feel his claws shooting out. He shook his brothers off of him; he didn't know what was happening.
His teeth became sharp and canine like, his fur became messier and a little longer in some parts. His hoodie ripped in some areas revealing some muscles, his spine bended so it was more flexible and he fell onto all fours. His feet grew sharp claws and they became a little bigger, his tail wasn't fluffy anymore it was messier and jagged.
His brothers screamed as their big brother turned into some monster, he turned around so they were staring into golden glowing eyes. Dave heard the screams and came rushing to the scene, he almost got there in time but he wasn't fast enough when he saw Alvin pounce onto his brothers and pinned them down.
From there Alvin bit their hands as they tried to stop him from eating them. Suddenly they changed into the same thing as Alvin, Dave fell onto his knees. The one thing he didn't want happening happened, they were now monsters.
He opened the fridge and brought out a water bottle, it was filled with some kind of medicine that turns them back to normal but they still are monsters. Dave forced them to drink it and the changed back into normal chipmunks, they panted heavily.
"What…just…happened?" Alvin asked between breaths.
Dave sighed "those chipmunks out there were my other sons; they were changed too by Silver. I found Silver when he was lying on the road with some serious wounds, he was about to die! I took him to the vet and the vet turned out to be some kind of scientist, he experimented on him turning him into a Weremunk!" The chipmunks gasped, Dave continued "He lived with me and then disappeared for a while, a month later he returned with a full pack. They live in the woods and they come visit me from time to time but I told them not to do anything to you guys but I knew they couldn't help it. I so sorry!"
Alvin laughed "don't be sorry! This is awesome! We're kind of like werewolves!"
Dave sighed "well you will all need training to keep yourselves from harming anyone and controlling your power. It will start tomorrow but for now just try and get some sleep while you can!" The chipmunks nodded before walking upstairs and falling asleep.
Dave walked upstairs and fell asleep in his own room, sometime he could hear whimpering, snarling, growling and howling while they slept but it was totally normal. The next couple of years are going to be tough.