This story uses music from youtube at certain scenes. It is written in a way so that it will take you the duration of the song to read the scene as long as you read at an average pace. Slow readers shouldn't have any problems. As for quick readers, take the pace down a notch or two. Links will be provided at the scenes with music.
This story is rated M for later chapters involving brutal and graphic violence, gore, torture, disturbing scenes, and implied rape. Reader discretion is advised. This story is based off of "The Genocide" and "The Anarchy" from the computer game "Spore Galactic Adventures".
Enjoy!
General POV
Alvin stared intently at the wall mounted clock. His heart beated in time with the second hand, tick...tick...tick...bu-bump...bu-bump...bu-bump. He absent-mindedly twiddled his pencil in between his fingers as he waited for the final bell to ring, marking the start of summer vacation. 'One more minute, just one more minute!', thought Alvin. He looked over at Simon, at his pencil of which gracefully ran across the paper. Simon was working tirelessly to the bell on the assignment that had been given to keep the students occupied until the end of class. Alvin contorted his face in disgust for his brother spending the final minutes working.
Meanwhile in culinary arts, Theodore had just finished baking a cake for his classmates. They all got out paper plates and cut out a thin slice for themselves, whilst Theodore grinned cheerfully at his work and pleased classmates. They all thanked him as they got their piece of cake, including the teacher who picked out a tiny sliver for herself. Most of them would have to take it home with them, since there wasn't a lot of time left.
That's when it happened. The bell blared out, echoing across the school. Students poured into the hallways, scrambling for their lockers and the exits, excited for the two months of no school to come. Alvin scampered out of the classroom into the hallway, leaving Simon behind. Simon sighed, seeing his troublesome brother being his typical self as he took his time packing up his stuff before handing in the assignment to the teacher, wishing her a great summer and strolling out into the hallway just as Theodore walked by.
"Oh hey, Theo! How'd your last day of culinary go?", asked Simon, joining Theodore on his journey to their lockers.
"It was great! I made a delicious chocolate cake for the class, with lots of icing, sprinkles, and frosting, and melted chocolate chips, and icing, and-", Rambled on Theodore before being cut off.
"A-alright Theodore, I get the idea.", they rounded a corner into the hall with their lockers, "Well, lets go find Alvin. He's probably already left us though, knowing how he is."
"Ya, I know. I wish he wouldn't abandon us like that all the time. He needs to stop rushing out of school all the time."
"Well put Theo."
Simon and Theodore approached there lockers, scurrying quickly against the wall as a kid zoomed by on a skate board, and sure enough, when they got to their lockers, Alvin was nowhere to be seen. Theodore sighed, resting his head against his oldest brothers side, who then set his paw on Theodore's shoulder for comfort.
"Don't worry Theodore. We'll see him when we get home. Besides, you've got me, and Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor are gonna be walking home with us. Everything will be alright just like always!", said Simon in a brotherly love set tone. Theodore smiled as Simon said this.
They both quickly retrieved their things from the lockers and headed back down the hallway, turning the opposite way this time and going down the stairs and out the doors in the front of the school. The chipettes were sitting together on a wooden bench just outside. Eleanor was the first to notice the two chipmunks, and immediately jumped down from the bench, skipping over to Theodore to greet him. Jeanette and Brittany soon followed as well.
Brittany spoke up in the usual way she did whenever she was angry."Simon, you seriously ought to teach Alvin to be more patient! He came running out the school and practically tackled me, he ran into me so hard! He didn't even bother to see if I was ok! Just look at what happened to my new jacket!". Brittany gestured to the leather, pinkish, cherry colored jacket she wore. Simon had to lean in and squint to see that it was covered in faint dirt stains all over the front and right side, but was barely noticeable.
Simon considered how to respond without making Brittany any angrier than she already was. "It doesn't look too bad. I'm sure I could easily wash that off."
"You'd better be able to. Ugh, I swear, when I see that red idiot again, I'm going to give him a piece of my mind!", yelled Brittany as she stormed off to the bench again, "Let me know when we're leaving.", she hissed, seething.
Jeanette just stood there quietly, apparently too shaken up to say anything. "Come on Jeanette, Theodore, Eleanor. We're gonna go now.", said Simon who then took Jeanette's hand with a shy smile, which she instantly mimicked and they all walked down the grand stairs towards the drop off loop. Brittany followed them as they began to head home.
(I can't find a way to make scene transitions without it getting automatically deleted, so...I'm just going to have to actually say "Scene transition" until I figure out something better.)
*SCENE TRANSITION*
The walk back to the chipmunk's and chipette's neighborhood was very serene. Fluffy clouds of pure white drifted across the clear, crystal blue sky. The grass and tree leaves that lined the path were bright and radiant like green apples and birds chirped from the crown of telephone poles. Children are playing tag about a house across the street, romping cheerfully across the dew slick lawn. This is the world just outside the chipmunk's and chipette's neighborhood, containing only a few rows of houses along with a small parking garage for residents living beyond the areas with streets.
They had been silent for the entire walk home, Brittany still cooling down from the events before while the others were afraid talking would irritate the tension further. Finally reaching their house, a single story home boasting a beautiful flower garden in front, Simon let go of Jeanette's paw and bounded up to the door, jumping up to the door knob and catching onto it. He kicked against the door, making him swing up to land atop the door knob. Next, Simon grabbed the knob firmly and jumped down to turn it before kicking up again. He repeated this until the door at last came loose from the wall, swinging outward. Simon jumped down panting hard.
"Ugh, who knew opening one door could be such a task!", he sighed, "Ladies first."
Theodore walked up to Simon to help him hold the door. "Simon, when is Dave supposed to get home?", asked the young, green-clad chipmunk, his eyes seeming to sparkle ever so slightly as he looked up at his brother.
Simon smiled. "He'll be here around six to pick us up and bring us to the concert we have tonight. We need to make sure we're dressed and ready by the time he gets here from the business meeting he had to attend. I'm certain everything will be ok while we wait for him. You don't need to worry Theo, I'll take care of us."
"O-ok. I just hope Alvin and Brittany don'y get into a fight.", Theodore squeaked.
"Um, well I can't guarantee tha-", then they heard a yell from in the house, followed by a loud crash.
The two chipmunks scurried into house, hearing the door close shut behind them with a loud click. Alvin was cowering in a corner of the living room beside the TV, holding up a notebook to protect himself from the barrage of flying objects coming from Brittany. Loose papers and school supplies litter the living room carpet and a flower vase, which had originally been sitting atop a short cabinet, now lay in several pieces beside Alvin, who is also grinning from ear to ear.
"What is wrong with you Alvin! Why the heck didn't you at least try to help me up! You're so self centered you...you...UGH!", Brittany trailed off from her screaming at the red trouble maker. Simon stepped in between them, holding up his hands at them both.
He was about to speak when a tape roller flew at him, quickly ducking just as it glided overhead and crashed into the TV beside Alvin. A chunk of plastic broke off the corner that was hit with a shower of white sparks. Brittany immediately saw that she'd taken it too far, dropping the ruler she was about to hurl and bringing her paws up to her mouth with a gasp, but the damage was already done. Alvin set down the notebook with a smirk.
"Hahahaha! Look who's in trouble this time!", giggled Alvin. Simon looked from Alvin to the TV and back again.
"Alvin, you are just as much at fault as Brittany is! You were deliberately provoking her, and this is the result. Now since I am in charge as always while Dave is away, you are both going to clean this up and apologize to each other. Isn't that right Alvin?", scolded Simon, folding his arms across his chest.
Alvin frowned, thinking over what to say for once. He knew that if he didn't do as he was told, although he normally would NEVER listen to his older brother, that Simon would just tell Dave what had happened when he finally did get home, and then there would be real consequences. The concert could even be canceled, but Alvin had really been looking forward to this one because they would be doing a cover song for one of his favorite bands at the end of the concert. Alvin wasn't about to miss an opportunity like this. He finally made his decision after a good minute of thinking, and sighed in deeply for the painful impact of what he was about to say.
"I-I'm, uhh...I'm sorry? I'm sorry...Brittany...", stuttered Alvin pathetically, "I apogelize for...um...annoying you."
"Um, Alvin, it's apologize. Apogelize isn't even a word.", said Simon, exasperatedly.
"Whatever, I said sorry now lets get this over with already!", yelled Alvin as he scooped up an armful of crumpled paper balls and carried them to the kitchen to through them away.
Brittany looked over at Simon. "How do you ever put up with him?!", she exclaimed.
Simon inhaled deeply and sighed, rubbing the sides of his head. "I really can't answer that question. Just go apologize and help him clean up this mess."
"Y-yes. I'm sorry for stressing you out Simon."
"It's ok, just go.", said Simon, rubbing his forehead.
Brittany then scampered to the kitchen with a nod just as Alvin was coming back. Simon groaned and trudged over to their room to find Jeanette and Eleanor sitting on the side of Theodore's bed. Theodore himself was sitting between them, crying.
"I-It's ok Theodore. Simon made them say sorry to each other.", said Jeanette while rubbing the sobbing chipmunk's back.
"What's going on here? Theo, are you crying?", asked Simon.
"I-I j-just want everyone to get along! Why do th-they always have to fight?", sputtered Theodore through his tears, which were streaming down his fur coated cheeks.
"That's just how Alvin is. He stirs up trouble for his own amusement. Theodore, you know this already!"
Theodore's sobbing quickly dissipated into an occasional sniffle. He then retreated from Jeanette and Eleanor and buried himself underneath the bed covers. Simon sighed and plopped down on his own bed, setting his backpack beside him and let himself fall backwards against the soft, silk bed sheets. He simply lied there with his eyes closed for the next hour while Alvin and Brittany finished cleaning the mess they made and the other two chipettes joined them to get ready for the upcoming concert.
*SCENE TRANSITION*
Simon was awakened by the sound of a loud slam. It took him a few moments to realize it was the front door. Dave was home.
Simon swore under his breath, something he highly rarely did, as he threw his hoodie across the room and hastily slipped into his blue coat and tie. He rushed into the bathroom down the hall and ran a comb through his head fur before rinsing his mouth with water straight from the faucet and bounded down the hall again and into the living room. Dave had just set his stuff down and had his suit case in hand, waiting for Simon alongside Alvin, Theodore and the chipettes.
"Sorry Dave, I-I fell asleep. I got ready as fast as I could!", exclaimed the panting blue-clad chipmunk.
Dave looked a little surprised. "Simon, I've only just finished getting ready. We weren't waiting on you.", said Dave.
"Oh. Are we leaving yet?"
"Dave did just say he was ready didn't he Si?", remarked Alvin. Simon shot him an irritated look.
"Ugh, lets just go.", replied Simon.
*SCENE TRANSITION*
It's 8:00 now. The chipmunks and chipettes had just finished their eighth song of the concert and were taking a break while a team of workers at the stadium were setting up the instruments for the final song. A crew of other musicians were also prepping themselves for the final song, the cover. Alvin, Simon and Theodore were now all dressed in black t-shirts with small, baggy shorts that were also black. They each wore a black, leather belt as well. They were now ready and would be performing the cover song without the chipettes.
The stage went pitch black as the chipmunks positioned themselves, invisible to the crowd. Multiple drummers also positioned and Simon was handed an electric guitar by a crew member. Alvin and Theodore were singers and drummers for this song while Simon was the lead guitarist and backup singer. The lights dimly lit up the stage in a halo of dark, red light and the crowd began to cheer as a synthesizer began to play.
(At this time, bring up youtube and in the url box right after ".com", copy and paste in "/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=YapbE5A7Fo0#t=19s". Once you're sure the video is playing, immediately continue reading. For the sake of following along with the song fluently, I simply put whoever's singing's name beside the lyrics. Remember to read at a moderate pace. Doing this will keep you in time with the song for the most part.)
In the dim light, the chipmunks were still invisible in their dark clothing, but the audience could sure hear them. The chipmunks started it off simply singing a low note.
-Alvin- -Simon- -Theodore- "OhhhhhhhOHHHohhh...OhhhhhhhOHHHohhh...OhhhhhhhOHH Hohhh...Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh..."
Alvin then picked up a large mallet with a ball of hard material at the end, covered in cloth and began beating it against a massive drum beside him, the lights flickering bright momentarily with every beat. He quickly moved back to the mic again.
-Alvin- "I'm waking up to ash and dust...I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust...breathing in the chemicals."
Spotlights flood the stage bright blue then red.
-Alvin- "I'm breaking in and shaping up...checking out on the prison bus...this is it, the apocalypse...WHOAooo...I'm waking up."
Alvin holds out the mic to the crowd then back.
-Alvin- -Theodore- "Enough TO MAKE MY SYSTEMS BLOW...Welcome to the new age, to the new age...Welcome to the new age, to the new age...WHOAOOooOOoo...WHOAOOooOOoo, I'm..."
-Alvin- -Simon- -Theodore- "RADIOACTIVE..."
Alvin holds the mic out to the crowd again.
-Alvin- -Theodore- "WHOAOOooOOoo...WHOAOOooOOoo, I'm..."
The crowd sings again. Alvin walks to the other side of the stage as he sings.
-Alvin- "Raise my flags...don my clothes...It's a revolution I suppose...paint it red, to fit right in...WHOAoo...I'm breaking in...shaping up...checking out on the prison bus...this is it, the apocalypse...WHOAoo..."
-Alvin- -Theodore- "I'm waking up..."
Alvin walks back again with the mic out to the crowd.
-Alvin- -Theodore- "Enough TO MAKE MY SYSTEMS BLOW...Welcome to the new age, to the new age...Welcome to the new age, to the new age...WHOAOOooOOoo...WHOAOOooOOoo, I'm..."
The crowd sings to the mic Alvin holds outward.
-Alvin- -Theodore- "WHOAOOooOOoo...WHOAOOooOOoo, I'm..."
Alvin once again holds the mic out to the audience.
-Alvin- "All systems go...the sun hasn't died...deep in my bones...straight from inside...whoaooOoOOOoOooooo...WhoaooOoOOOoOO..."
Alvin then sets the mic in it's stand and picks up the mallet again. Theodore also picks up a mallet and goes to the opposite side of the four foot tall drum. They both stand atop stools to hit the center of it. A synthesizer plays again, making string instrument notes while Alvin and Theodore hit the drum every so often in time with the beat as the song goes soft. The spotlights have dimmed again, flashing with every beat.
Alvin sets down the large mallet and substitutes it with two smaller ones to pick up the pace of the drum. The beat speeds up a bit as Alvin and Theodore hit the drum faster and faster, banging the rim of the drum as well occasionally The string instrument sounds also speed up in time with the drums but the piano continues it's tempo. The string sounds intensify as well as the drum speed and how hard it's hit. The beat intensifies further and speeds up faster, and faster, and faster!
Alvin moves away from the huge drum and continues on a smaller one that faces up. Theodore hits the large, sideways drum as hard as he can, hitting it faster and faster...harder and harder. The audience's cheers get louder as well as the song itself. Bum-bada-bum-badum...Bum-bada-bum-badum. The strings play a single note repeatedly, crescendoing for a moment then decrescendoing. It crescendos again as the song just about reaches it's climax and everything but the crowd goes silent. The stage goes pitch black for a moment...then lights up bright red as the song climaxes at last.
-Alvin- -Simon- -Theodore- "I'm waking up...I FEEL IT IN MY BONES...TO MAKE MY SYSTEMS BLOW...Welcome to the new age, to the new age...Welcome to the new age, to the new age..."
Alvin holds the mic to the audience.
-Alvin- -Theodore- "I'm...RADIOACTIVE..."
The crowd sings.
-Alvin- -Theodore- "WHOAOOooOOoo...WHOAOOooOOoo, I'm..."
Alvin holds the mic out to the crowd for the final time before moving away from it to dance to the beat of the music for a moment then back to the mic.
-Alvin- "YAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaa!"
He then twists around from the mic, swinging his head up and down to the beat as Simon plays an epic guitar solo. Theodore jumps up on the stool again, banging against the large drum while Alvin moves to the smaller one again with the two mallets he'd used earlier, helping to pick up the pace of the song even further.
Alvin vacates the small snare drum and the small mallets, picking up the large one again and joins Theodore atop the stool to hit the big drum again. Simon jumped to the center of the stage, sliding to his knees with the guitar in hands...plucking the strings down the line of possible notes repeatedly, his fingers move wildly along the guitar strings as Alvin takes the mic in hand as the song ends.
-Alvin- "RADIOACTIVE...RADIOACTIVE!
The crowd roared to life, cheering on Alvin, Simon and Theodore for the amazing performance. The three bothers regrouped at the center of the stage, all of them panting and sweating as they waved to the audience. Alvin took the mic out of the stand again and walked up to the tip of the stage. Simon and Theodore quickly joined him.
"Thank you all so much! You're a fantastic audience!", Alvin yelled into the mic.
"Goodnight people!", Simon and Theodore both said in unison, Simon taking the microphone and handing it to a band member before walking offstage alongside Alvin and Theodore. Immediately entering their personal changing rooms, they stripped out of the soaked black clothes and into their signature colored hoodies. The chipettes and Dave stood by the back exit, waiting for the chipmunks to finish up changing so they could leave. Dave smiled when he saw Simon, then Alvin followed by Theodore round the corner down the hall they were in.
"Guys, that was an incredible concert! You all did great, so you definitely deserve some rest.", said Dave, opening the door to let the exhausted kids out, each sighing happily upon feeling the cool night air on their fur. Theodore looked up at Dave as he padded out the tiled hallway and onto the gravel parking lot outside.
"Could we get some ice cream on the way home Dave? Please?", asked the green-clad chipmunk.
"Um, sure. We might stop by Mc. Donald's since it's close by.", replied Dave as he followed them to the car. Theodore smiled and bounded after them across the gravel.
The night air was dense from recently fallen rain, and dampened the chipmunk's and chipettes fur, sending refreshing chills down their backs. The moon was full and radiant, bathing the world in liquid silver. Crickets chirped harmoniously from the bushes surrounding the parking lot and the quiet hum of distance cars flying by across the pavement filled the night air.
They clambered into the red car, climbing or jumping up onto the black leather seats and reaching up to bring down the safety belt and locking it in the buckle. Since they were so small, aside from Dave, it took only three seat belts to strap in all seven of them. Dave started up the vehicle and pulled out from the parking space before driving about the stadium and stopped in front of the road, which was heavy with traffic. It was gonna be a long drive home.
*SCENE TRANSITION*
Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor had all gone to bed early, Brittany claiming they needed their "beauty sleep". Alvin then took the time to slowly but inevitably piss them off by purposefully bumping into the wall next to the bedroom while walking by for no apparent reason. Simon of course scolded Alvin after hearing Brittany yell at him from her bunk. Thankfully, he agreed to stop with a chuckle and jumped up onto the arm rest of the couch with the remote and turned the TV onto cartoon network. Theodore soon joined him while Simon got out his notebook, which he would have never thrown away like Alvin had done with his, and made up a variety of complex trigonometrical equations to solve for his amusement. Dave, meanwhile, was sitting at the dinner table, filling out paper work for future concerts while awaiting a cup of coffee to heat up. He glanced up at the clock, seeing it was 11:06. It was WAY past the boys' bed time.
"Alvin, Simon, Theodore! Bed time!", yelled Dave to the living room before turning back to the paper.
"Ugh, come on!", groaned Alvin, "Let's go Theo...", grumbled Alvin as Theodore turned of the TV and hopped down to the soft carpet. Simon put up his notebook and followed his younger brothers to the bathroom to brush their teeth.
Simon jumped atop the toilet seat and then to the sink top, picked out his blue tooth brush and coating it in a thick layer of toothpaste. He ran it under the faucet for a moment before scrubbing his teeth, front and back, until the paste was nothing but grimy foam. He spat it into the sink and held his head upside down directly under the faucet, turning it on, but opened it up too much, so he received a lot more than just a mouthful of water. Alvin laughed at his older brother who spent the next few minutes getting the water out of his fur, which had been completely drenched. Alvin and Theodore also brushed their teeth, Alvin doing so a bit half-heartedly, and padded down the wooden hallway into their bedroom.
Dave was too tired by the time he finished filling out the papers to tuck them in bed and say goodnight...although he probably would have if he'd known he wouldn't be seeing the chipmunks or Brittany in the morning...and when he did see them again, they would never be the same.
That marks the end of chapter one of "The Cataclysm"! The next chapter is where it becomes rated M, as well as the chapters following that. Please inform me if you find any errors in the grammar or spelling and let me know what you think of the story so far and the concert scene!