'Munks in Paradise

Background info on 'Munks in Paradise

1) This story is a crossover of AATC with a video game series I like, Tropico, and takes place on the fictional Carribean nation of Tropico.

2) Tropico is a city simulation game (similar to Sim City) where you take control of the fictitious island nation of Tropico. You play the role of El Presidente, the leader of the island's government, as you manage your islands resources and economy; while at the same time, trying to protect your island from any threats to it: such as uprisings, being invaded by the U.S. or the U.S.S.R., and attacks from neighboring Carribean nations, such as Cuba.

3) The game and this story take place during the cold war, so the U.S.S.R will be mentioned in the story. The story itself takes place in the late 1970's, the height of the Cold War.

3) I will say ahead of time that this is my first attempt EVER at writing romantic content as a focus point of a story, so please tell me what you think.

4) the Chipmunks are 17 and the Chipettes are 16.

Chapter 1: Welcome to Paradise

(A/N: This chapter will be from Jeanette's perspective)

(Aboard a passenger jet, inbound to the island of Tropico)

"I still can't believe that we're actually going to Tropico" I thought to myself as I was sitting in my seat in the passenger's cabin. I could barely contain myself with excitement as I kept imagining stepping off this jet and seeing Tropico, the Land of Paradise, and all of it's glory. I felt myself get more hyper than ever before as I imagined finally getting to spend a vacation with not only my sister's, but also the Seville's. I glanced to my left, looking towards the seat next to me and looked at one of the Seville brothers...Simon.

Simon was busy reading a book that he hadn't been able to put down for the last 30 minutes. I looked him over. Simon had really changed since I first met him as a little kid. He was no longer the nerdy chipmunk I once knew. Now, he had toned muscles and was taking interest in more things besides science, such as sports and writing. When I came to looking at his face, I felt my heart flutter as I saw his steel-blue eyes and his other features.

Then I noticed him glance over towards me. He put down his book and asked in a confused voice, "Uh, is something wrong Jeanette?"

I quickly felt nervousness overcome me as he caught me staring at him. I looked away from him, unsure of what to say. I then heard him say in a slightly concerned voice "Jeanette, are you alright?"

I then looked up at him slightly and I stuttered for a second, saying "Yeah, Simon. It's...I'm just thinking about...something."

Simon than looked at me, confused at my response. After about five seconds, he then said in a curious voice, "about what, Jeanette?"

I was totally unsure of how to answer him, unsure about what to say. Finally, after a few seconds, I then looked at him and said in a soft voice, "Just thinking about what to do in Tropico after we land." I held my breath, unsure if he would buy my lie or not.

Simon then said in a neutral voice, "oh...okay." With that he went back to reading his book, glancing at me soon afterwards with a confused expression, then turning his attention back to his book.

I then relaxed knowing he believed my lie. I leaned back against my seat, feeling nothing but relief. I will admit, I have a little crush on Simon, but...

I then looked out the window next to my seat, viewing the vast blue seas down below the jet; the sunlight reflecting from the waves like light off of gems. I then thought to myself, "...I don't know if he feels the same way."

I then got up slightly and looked back behind my seat towards the rows and rows of other passengers. Two rows behind me, I saw my older sister Brittany and Alvin sitting together. They seemed to be arguing with each other, but I could barely hear them talk to each other due to all the noise in the cabin.

"Come on Brit, there is no way Journey is better than The Rolling Stones. The Stones have way more talent" stated Alvin in a slightly annoyed voice.

Brittany then scoffed and said in response, "Journey has far better music than the Stones." She then paused and looked Alvin in the face. She then said "Besides, Journey has a larger fanbase."

Alvin then spoke, outraged, saying "It does not."

Brittany then replied saying "it so does."

They kept on going on, arguing. I just laughed slightly and thought to myself, "Same Alvin and Brittany, it's not a day unless they fight about something."

I then noticed Dave, who was sitting behind the two arguing chipmunks. Dave was trying to read the travel brochure for the Tropico resort, but I could see that he was getting more and more irritated with Alvin and Brittany's arguing.

"The Stones have more talent" exclaimed Alvin, still arguing with Brittany.

"No, Journey has..." Brittany began to say in response, with outrage in her voice.

However, she was interrupted by Dave as he shouted at them , unable to stand their arguing anymore,

"ALVIN! BRITTANY! KNOCK IT OFF, NOW!"

The two chipmunks immediately cringed in their seats upon hearing Dave's yelling. They then sighed and said in unison "Yes, Dave."

I then turned back forwards and sat back down in my seat. I then looked towards the left side of the cabin, two rows ahead. I saw Theodore and Eleanor sitting together, talking about food.

"Oh, Theo. I can't wait to try authentic Tropican cooking" exclaimed my younger sister, Eleanor with excitement in her voice.

Theodore, who was sitting to her left towards the window, responded with enthusiasm in his voice saying, "I know Eleanor. Tropico is said to have the best restaurants in the whole Carribean region."

Theodore then said, "but let's also not forget Tropico's five star hotels and their massive resorts."

Eleanor then smiled with excitement and exclaimed, "Oh, this is going to be the best vacation EVER!"

I then looked back out the window towards the vast ocean and I went back to thinking about seeing Tropico for the first time. Suddenly, the view out the window began to change. The vast oceans, the abyss of blue that stretched off into the horizon, was slowly being replaced by land. The blue changed to a view of lush green rainforests and expansive roads.

Suddenly a voice rang through the whole cabin, a voice that came from the speakers in the roof of the cabin.

"This is your captain speaking. If you look out the right side of the cabin, you'll see our destination...the Paradise on Earth, Tropico."

I then heard shouts of excitement around the cabin as the other passengers were eager to finally land at Tropico.

The captain continued saying in his deep voice, "please put your seats back to their starting positions and put your trays in the upright position. We should be landing at Tropico International Airport in ten minutes." The voice paused for a second and said "Oh, and thank you for flying Air Tropico."

I kept staring out the window until, finally; the resort came into view. The beach was covered with beach sites going up and down the coast of the west side of the island. I saw several Beach side Villa's come into view along the beach, going closer inland. The villa's were impressive, two story, luxurious beach front accommodations. My eyes followed a road that went from there, slightly further inland; towards the actual resort. My eyes nearly popped out of my head when I saw the resort, as I stared mouth agape.

There were several skyscraper hotels, ranging from 20 to 35 plus stories high. The sun reflected off of the hundreds of windows on the skyscrapers as if the buildings were massive mirrors. My eyes came to rest on a gigantic set of purple letters close to the top of one of the skyscraper hotels', one that was at least 30 stories. The letters spelled out 'Hotel Paradise'. I looked towards the ground to see: two story movie theaters, night clubs, souvenir shops, bustling restaurants overflowing with visitors, and a few buildings that looked like luxury spa's, all around the resort. I also saw something that dwarfed even the skyscraper hotels, if that was even possible. I saw it...the Cosmic Pin, a rotating tower restaurant...600ft in the air! The gigantic, spire shaped tower had two exterior elevators, gliding effortlessly up and down the spire. I remember reading about this restaurant in the travel brochure. The Cosmic Pin was the Carribean's best rated, five star restaurant made famous for not only being one of the tallest in the world, but also for their critically-acclaimed international cuisine.

I then noticed a three story tall, titanic structure that had a huge sign mounted towards the roof that read 'Paradise Mega-Mall.' The shopping mall was surrounded by multiple fountains and gardens, which seemed to add to the overall beauty of the resort. I then noticed that further down the road from the shopping mall was what appeared to be an outdoor concert stage. I then noticed that, further south from the actual resort, were two things that caught me off-guard. My eyes rested on a large zoo that was full of habitats and other buildings. Every animal you could think of was there: lions, tigers, elephants and still more all roamed around their habitats, and whole swarms of tourists looking at the animals.

The second thing I saw was, amazingly, a theme park. It must have had at least a dozen rides, as well as a huge roller coaster, looming over the rest of the theme park. I saw family's lining up for tickets, as well as the roller coaster speeding around it's tracks.

"Unbelievable, Tropico has it's own theme park...AND a three story shopping mall" I thought to myself in disbelief, overwhelmed by the sheer size and beauty of the resort!

I sat back in my seat, as I thought to myself, "Paradise nothing. This is heaven on Earth." I could hardly wait to finally land, and my chance to explore this paradise. Soon I saw that the plane was circling a large airport. As we were waiting for clearence from the airport for us to land, I then noticed that beyond the luxurious Tropican resort, further west along the island, was what appeared to be the Tropican capitol city. As we continued to circle the airport, more of the city came into view, initally hidden by the multiple skycraper hotels. The streets were a buzz with cars and people, and the capitol seemed to span span for miles. Finally we began our decent, landing and eventually coming to a stop on the runway.

Quickly, the airport staff brought a metal staircase to the jet's boarding door. As soon as that door opened, I felt the rush of hot, Carribean air fill the cabin.

The passengers began to disembark from the aircraft. Eventually, when we got out of the jet and down on the ground, I couldn't believe it. I glanced at the others to see that they had the same expression's of excitement on their faces. I could tell they were all thinking the same thing as I was.

'Welcome to Paradise'

(A/N: Well, that's the end of the first chapter. But a few things first:

1. Keep in mind this is my first time writing a story with romance as a focus point, so tell me what you think. (I do accept anonymous reviews on ALL of my stories, btw)

2. I know there isn't a lot of action in this chapter (or romance), but trust me; this story will get WAY better as it goes on. Right now, I'm looking at a 20 chapter story, but this might change.

3. For any Dead Space fans that are part of this achieve, I have found unconfirmed articles on the internet that Visceral Studios is working on Dead Space 3, and rumors of a possible major motion picture Dead Space movie. I can't wait to get my hands on the next chapter of Isaac Clarke's fight for survival against the hordes of the alien undead, a.k.a...The Necromorphs. (I highly recommend playing Dead Space, if survival-horror is your kind of thing.)

4. PLEASE READ AND REVIEW!