The Chipmunk Tour Saga, Book V:

"More That Meets the Eye"

by William Raymer

I may own the basic scenario, but not the majority of the characters that appear in this story.

The characters Alvin, Brittany, Simon, Theodore, Jeanette and Eleanor are the property of Bagdasarian Productions, Inc.

The characters Max and Roxanne Goof (Goofy Movie series), Lizzie McGuire and David "Gordo" Gordon (Lizzie McGuire franchise), Ren and Louis Stevens (Even Stevens), Kim Possible, Ron Stoppable, Rufus, Drew "Dr. Drakken" Lipsky, Sherry "Shego" Lipsky, Bonnie Rockwaller, Señor Senior Junior (Kim Possible), Lilo Pelekai, Stitch (Experiment 626), Angel (Experiment 624), Keoni Jameson (Lilo & Stitch franchise), Kelsi Nielsen and Ryan Evans (High School Musical series) are the property of Disney Enterprises, Inc.

The character Jett Jackson (The Famous Jett Jackson) is the property of Alliance Atlantis Communications, Inc./Disney Enterprises, Inc.

All Power Rangers trademarks used in this story are the property of Disney Enterprises, Inc./Toei Company, Ltd.

All The Price is Right trademarks used in this story are the property of Fremantle Media North America, Inc.

The characters Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Ratchet, Hot Rod, Arcee, Bumblebee, Starscream, Soundwave, Scorponok, and Barricade are the property of Hasbro Toys, Inc.

The characters Sam, Judy and Ron Witwicky, Mikela Banes, John Keller, Maggie Madsen, Glen Whitmann, Robert Epps and William Lennox are the property of Paramount Pictures Corporation/Dreamworks, LLC. used under license from Hasbro Toys, Inc.

The character Johnny 5 from the motion pictures Short Circuit and Short Circuit 2is the property of Tri-Star Pictures, Inc., a Sony Pictures Entertainment company.

The character Rebecca Hawkins (Rebecca Hopkins in the original Japanese version) from the animated television series Yu-Gi-Oh! (Duel Monsters) is owned by Nihon Ad Systems/Kazuki Takahashi (U.S. character names trademarked by 4kids Entertainment, Inc.)

The characters Jason Archer, Melinda Crosby and Zeo (Stitch and Angel's son are my personal property. If you wish to use these characters in your own stories, please contact me via the e-mail address listed in my profile on this site.

As for the pre-existing characters...NO MONEY IS MADE OFF OF THIS STORY!

This story takes place a year and three months following the 2007 Paramount Pictures/Dreamworks Pictures film Transformers, placing Sam Witwicky and Mikela Banes in the final year of their education at Tranquility High. This dating is based on publicity blurbs for the 2009 sequel, Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen, in which we see Sam and Mikela at college.

Prologue

Johnny Five woke up a little earlier than he had planned. Around him, the three surviving S.A.I.N.T. robots were waking up as well.

"What's going on, Johnny?" Moe said. "I don't know how it is possible, but I am picking up a S.A.I.N.T. locator signal," Johnny said.

Curly looked at Johnny. "Totally impossible," Curly said. "We destroyed Number 4 when Hämsterviel controlled him."

"We need to investigate this anyway, boss," Larry said. "Wait for me here," Johnny said. "I'm going to ask Alvin if we could go out and investigate Tranquility." Johnny rolled out of the lab.

On the Bridge, Alvin sat at the communications console. "Thanks for taking care of Troy and Gabriella, Yubaba," Alvin said.

Yubaba smiled on the monitor. "It is my pleasure, Alvin," Yubaba said. "Any friend of yours is a friend of Tsukiji."

The doors onto the Bridge opened, revealing Johnny. "I gotta go, Yubaba. Tour business," Alvin said. "I understand, as one businessperson to another. I'll give Troy and Gabriella your best," Yubaba said. "Yubaba, out."

The monitor darkened as Alvin turned to face Johnny. "Good evening, Johnny," Alvin said.

"To you as well, Alvin," Johnny said. "Listen, the Three Stooges and I need to get some things taken of," Johnny said. "Can we go look around the town for a bit?"

"Sure, Johnny," Alvin said. "But, be careful." Johnny nodded, then rolled off the Bridge.

About an hour later, Johnny and the Three Stooges were approaching a junk yard. "The locator signal is definitely strongest here, Johnny," Moe said.

Then a voice called out, "Hello, brothers. It has been a while." Johnny gasped as an entity he expected never to see again rolled out from behind an abandoned car.

"Number 4?!" Johnny exclaimed. "But, how? We saw you destroyed by the Lightning Final Attack!"

"Thank him," Number 4 said, gesturing to where a Freightliner truck rolled into view.

Before Johnny's eyes, the cab section of the truck transformed into a gigantic humanoid robot that was taller than 50 copies of Johnny himself.

"Who…who are you?" Johnny asked the enormous robot.

The robot bent down, so that he could look into Johnny's eyes.

"Hello, Johnny Five. I have wanted to meet you for so long," the robot said. "My name is Optimus Prime."

A black GMC truck and an emergency vehicle parked near where Optimus Prime stood transformed into two other robots.

"My fellow Autobots: weapons specialist Ironhide and medical officer Ratchet," Optimus said. "As for how we rescued Number 4…"

"I have chosen a name," Number 4 said, starting to speak in a female voice. "I shall henceforth be known as 'Jazz,' after a fallen Autobot warrior who gave his existence to save Earth."

"Well, as for how we rescued Jazz, a team of Autobots under the command of a warrior named Hot Rod used an experimental teleportation device stolen from our hated rivals, the Decepticons, to beam Jazz off your vessel just prior to when she would have been destroyed," Optimus said.

"We were able to purge the malicious programming from Jazz's memory and restore her to full working condition," Ratchet said.

"We were also able to improve the efficiency of Jazz's laser cannon," Ironhide said.

"Now, we need your help, fellow robots," Optimus said. "The Decepticons were recently able to steal a starship from the shipyards in orbit of a planet named KO-35. We understand that your vessel is also from the Kerovian shipyards. Maybe you can help us."

Johnny tapped a control on his arm. "Alvin, this is Johnny. I have a report on something we discovered," Johnny said.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in Tranquility, Samuel Witwicky and his girlfriend, Mikela Banes, were gasping for air after the most intense make-out session of their relationship.

"No regrets about getting in the car with me?" Sam asked in between gasps of air. "None whatsoever," Mikela responded in kind.

"Sam, Mikela, Bumblebee, please come to where we first met-in the junk yard," Optimus Prime said. "There is something we need to discuss."

"On our way, Boss," the voice of a character from the TV series N.C.I.S. said via Bumblebee's still-damaged vocabulator.

Part of Sam wanted to find a way to repair Bumblebee's voice box, which was damaged in the long-ago Battle of Tyger Pax.

But, the other part of him-the part that loved the hottest girl at Tranquility High-was grateful for the help that voice box gave him in making that relationship possible.

On the Bridge of the Megaship, Alvin sat, slack-jawed, as he listened to Johnny's report.

Brittany, Kelsi Nielsen and Ryan Evans walked onto the Bridge and saw Alvin talking to Johnny. "All right, Johnny. I'll bring Brittany, Kelsi and Ryan with me. Out," Alvin said.

Then, to Brittany, Kelsi and Ryan, Alvin ordered, "Grab your gear and meet me at Chipmunk-1 in fifteen minutes."

The countdown begins next time…

::TBC::