A/N: This is not a one-shot. I know, I already have other stories up, but I get out of school on tomorrow, so I will have plenty of time to update. So, here it is. Enjoy.

Black Swarm

Chapter 1: Tour in Texas

The sun beamed down on the desert, heating up the rock and sand. Lizards scurried around, trying to find shade, and desert birds flew down to catch them. All was silent, aside from the light buzzing of cicadas, and dust drifted lazily across the ground. Cacti was scattered across the land and mountains were visible in the distance. Driving along the desert, creating quite a trail of dust, was a large bus. It's passengers were the Chipmunks and Chipettes.

On tour, the group rode a bus that each of them pitched in to help buy. A large picture of them was painted on the side of the bus. Everyone sat inside, bored and wanting a rest stop badly. Dave drove the bus with Miss. Miller sitting in the front seat next to him. She was asleep and snoring loudly.

The bus had velvet red seats, a bathroom, a small kitchen and even a small bedroom in the back. It was almost an RV, had it not been for the other luxuries such as the soda machine and plasma TVs.

Alvin sat with his legs crossed, his head resting in his hand. He was bored out of his mind. He looked to the right. He had read the magazines on the seat next to him twice already. They would do him no good. He looked around the bus.

Brittany sat next to him, reading her own magazine. She had read hers twice, too, but she never got tired of reading about the newest dresses. Simon sat across from the two. He was asleep. Jeanette was as well, but she had her feet up on the seat and was resting her head on Simon.

Alvin looked over to Theodore and Eleanor, who were sitting on the bench next to Simon and Jeanette. Theodore was listening to music, nodding his head to the tempo. Alvin smiled. He looked at Eleanor. She was reading a book, mouthing the words as she read. A strand of hair fell in front of her face, but she didn't seem to notice. Alvin stared. Eleanor looked really cute, the way she sat, absorbed into the book. Alvin smiled.

After he and Brittany broke up last year, he began looking for someone new. Two months later, he began to notice Eleanor. He began to develop a crush on her, and flirted with her as much as possible. She seemed to flirt back sometimes, but Alvin wasn't too sure.

She suddenly looked up. Alvin looked away quickly. He stood up and went to the front of the bus. He looked down the stairs to the drivers seat.

"We almost there, Dave?" Alvin asked.

Dave looked up. "No, Alvin, we still have a lot miles to cover." He looked down the dashboard. "We might nee to stop somewhere to refuel."

"Thank god!" Alvin said. He was dying to get off the bus. "Maybe we can get lunch, too?"

Dave didn't answer. Alvin sighed. He looked out the windshield. The hot desert stretched on for miles. Texas looks lively, Alvin thought. He turned back around and headed for his seat. Eleanor was watching him. He smiled. She smiled back. Her book was closed.

"Bored?" Alvin asked. She nodded. "Yeah, me too."

"I finished my book," she said, patting the cover. "Again." Alvin laughed and she giggled. He sat back down in his seat next to Brittany. She was still reading her magazine. Alvin looked at Eleanor.

"Dave said we'll be stoppin' soon to get fuel and lunch," he said.

Eleanor nodded. "Good, I've been getting kinda hungry."

The two remained silent, staring at each other. Then Brittany screamed.

"Bee!" She shrieked as she dropped her magazine to the floor. Simon and Jeanette were jerked awake. Theodore yanked his ear buds out.

"What's the yelling all about?" Jeanette said, yawing. She blushed when she realized she was leaning on Simon. She sat up and rubbed her eyes.

"A bee flew on my magazine!" Brittany yelled. Alvin noticed Theodore's window had been open a crack.

"Relax, it's just a bee," Alvin said. He lifted the magazine off the floor. A small black wasp-like bug flew up in the air. Brittany shrieked. Alvin rolled up the magazine and swatted at the bug. He missed, and the bug flew down at Theodore. Theodore jumped back and the bee flew around to Brittany.

Alvin swatted again, missing for the second time. He hit Brittany instead. "Alvin!"

Eleanor jumped up and swung her hardcover book through the air.

WHACK!

Eleanor hit the bug. It flew into the window and fell to the rug floor, where it lay motionless. Brittany put her hand over her heart. "That was terrifying!" She exclaimed.

Eleanor shook her head. "Sixteen and afraid of a bee." She tsk-tsked.

"That's not a bee," Simon said. He crouched down and looked closely at the unmoving bug. Using two fingers, he picked up the bug by its wings. He held it close to his face, studying it.

The bug suddenly flicked its wings. It twirled in Simon's fingers and stung his index finger.

"Gah!" Simon yelled. He let go of the bug. It flew straight to the window and out the crack. Simon shook his hand at the pain. He stuck his finger in his mouth and sucked. "That definitely wasn't a bee," he said. He sat back down. "It looked more like a wasp. Only it was completely black." He pulled his finger out of his mouth and looked at the sting. The small hole was already turning red.

"What's going on back there?" Dave called.

Everyone sat back down. "Nothing," Alvin called back. "Just a bug. But it's gone now."

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In the desert, not far from a small town called Salado, was a laboratory for biological research. A crisis had broken out and rushing through the hallways was a man in a white lab coat. He had a grisly white beard and grey eyes. His white hair was mussed up, and he had a look of fear in his eyes.

When he reached the doorway he needed to enter, he turned and pressed the keypad. When he finished typing the pass code, the door slid open. He walked in to a room of four frantic scientists. In front of him was a glass case about five feet high. A small environment was set up. On the side of the glass case was a small hole, about a foot in diameter. On the floor next to it was a pile of shattered glass.

"Does anyone want to explain to me how the hell they escaped?" The man yelled. A single man approached him.

"Dr. Dorian," the man sputtered. "They cracked the glass last night. They must have worked all night. They're gone, out into the desert."

Dr. Dorian's face grew red. He leaned down towards the man in front of him. "Those wasps are deadlier than the bite of a rattlesnake, Dr. Collins," He hissed. "The tests we've done will prove more, in time." He grabbed the man's collar. "We must stop them."

Another doctor approached, this time a woman. "The sting is not what we need to worry about, doctor."

Dr. Dorian let go of the man.

The woman continued. "They're carnivores. You saw what they did to that pig the other night." She came closer to him. "They're smart, they work together. If we don't stop them, all hell will break loose."

"I understand, Dr. Richards, but what are we gonna do, go out with butterfly nets?" Dr. Dorian said.

"Well, we know where they're heading…" Dr. Collins said. Everyone turned to him. He looked around nervously. "They're going to want food. If these things spread around, they are gonna want a pit stop. And Salado is the perfect appetizer." The two scientists eyes widened.

Dr. Dorian turned to the woman. "Dr. Richards, get a crew ready, we need to get to the town." She turned and he grabbed her arm. "Grab the Nitrate." She nodded and went off.

Dr. Dorian approached the glass case, looking in speculation at the hole that the bugs had managed to create.

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Mkay, well there you have it. I gotta go take my last two exams now. Thanks for reading!