Chapter 1
"Simon? Si... are you okay? Please wake up... I don't want you to die..."
Simon woke up to hear the desperate choked cries of his oldest brother. His eyes were red and puffy and the side of the fur on his head was stained red. He also noticed that while he was clutching his arm tightly with his other paw on Simon's hoodie.
"I'm not dying, silly." he said, making Alvin's hazel eyes fill up again with tears, this time with happy tears. He sat up with Alvin clinging onto him like they did every time they made up with Dave. Theodore wasn't in sight. Nor were the rest of the Chipettes.
"Alvin, what's going on?" Alvin lifted his jead from Simon's shoulder, dry tear trails evident on his fur.
"What is this? Why are you looking at me like that? And why are you crying?! You're hiding something from me, I know you are!" Alvin moved his gaze away from his younger brother. More tears hit the floor.
"You'll find out soon." he had never heard Alvin talk so quietly, let alone so shakily. His voice was sad, as if he knew Simon wouldn't approve.
"Tell me. Tell me right now!" Simon needed to know, before it killed one of them. And it was obvious that while Alvin was the strong one in the six of them, he was losing his touch.
"I-I can't."
"Why - ?"
"They want to be the ones to tell you." Alvin sniffled and suddenly threw his arms around Simon's neck, like...no way...
"Please...Si, promise me one thing."
"I'm not promising you anything until you tell me what's going to happen!" that was a little harsh, yeah, but Simon did know Alvin was going to do something extremely stupid right now, and he didn't like it!
"Please...only one... take care of Theodore for me...for us..." Tears soaked his fur. "Tell him I love him and I'm so sorry..."
Simon sat there frozen as he watched his brother cry on him, shaking like a leaf. Alvin was sacrificing himself for the others and himself. He wanted to knock some sense into him, but he didn't have enough time when the men threw him out and away from Alvin.
What was he going to tell everyone else?
