Chapter 1: Charlie the Alpha Bat

*I only own the ideas for the story, and the bat OC character Charlie. The OC characters Nathan, Cleo, Julian, and Amani belong to TheTimberWolf09. I will also make references from the stories "A Batty Buddy's Tale" and "Mating Season: A Bat's Tale 6". Alvin and the Chipmunks characters, places, etc belong to Bagdasarian Productions. Alvin and the Chipmunks All Rights Reserved.*

Charlie hung out inside the bat enclosure at the zoo. He had been given a white and red collar around his neck, due to the fact that he could talk, unlike most of the other bats unless it was "bat language" The collar was to help Zookeeper identify him from the other bats. Steve, another Straw-Colored Fly Fox, crawled over to Charlie and greeted him.

"Hey Charlie. Want to hang out? Ha-ha. Get it? Hang out? Because we're bats?" Steve said before he laughed. Charlie rolled his eyes.

"Yeah, yeah, I get it Steve. Maybe, I mean I am Alpha male bat. I have to keep everyone and everything organized... Yeah! You two! Stop that!" Charlie answered before he flew over to two other males, who were arguing over which pear was theirs from the fruit bowl.

"Hey! Hey! Stop it!" Charlie said as he separated the two fighting males.

"What did I say about fighting over food?! In case either of you haven't noticed, there are PLENTY of fruit bowls in the enclosure, with PLENTY of fruit to go around! One Pear, Apple, or Banana is not worth an argument!" Charlie told the two males who apologized quickly. Charlie then flew back to his original spot until a Zookeeper came into the enclosure.

"Charlie! You have a checkup!" the Zookeeper announced. Charlie then flew down to the keeper, and hung by his hand before turning back to the other bats.

"Everyone behave while I am gone. If there is a problem, I will deal with it when I return!" Charlie told the bats before being taken to the Animal Care room. The Zookeeper did the usual checkup, and Charlie had all positive results. Charlie sighed.

"Well Charlie, all of your results are positive. But is something wrong?" the Zookeeper asked.

"I just miss Dave and the others. I mean, I don't mind living in the Zoo with my own species, but it seems like I barely get any friendly or alone time. I can't cuddle with my mate because she is in the female enclosure with the other females, Steve is hyperactive, rude and obnoxious, I had to break up two males fighting over the food bowl, and it just seems like all I do is break up misunderstands, fights, and keep the other guys from trying to bite someone else's neck or something. Even my buddies are getting caught up in the batty mayhem!" Charlie explained. The Zookeeper nodded.

"Yes, being an Alpha male is tough. But it turns out that since Dave took care of you, and he is now able to handle bats like Nathan and Cleo, you are actually allowed to visit them anytime you like. If things get out of hand, we can have your best bat friend be a second Alpha in charge until you return. We can even install a cat door just for you to go in and out as you please. As long as you have that collar on, or have one of your rings attached around your thumb, we won't record you as an escaped animal," the Zookeeper told him. Charlie smiled.

"Yes please!" Charlie replied. The Zookeeper then took Charlie back to the bat enclosure, and within a few days, a cat door was installed for Charlie. Later on, that Thursday night, Charlie went over to one of his bat buddies and told him what he had discussed with the Zookeeper.

"Are you sure that is a good idea Charlie? I mean, don't get me wrong buddy, I'm happy that you want to go hang out with Nathan and the others, but are you sure I should be put in charge as your second bat option?" Charlie's friend commented.

"Positive. You are the only bat who was able to help me get the males away from the females after I gave Nathan mating advice. Remember how once I returned to the enclosure, the females piled on top of me, you tried to help me get them away, the males got aggressive towards us, and then that bat frenzy broke out because the males were in Heat?" Charlie replied. His friend nodded, and the two bats hugged.

"Thank you little buddy. I owe you one. And if it gets crazy in here, don't be afraid to get aggressive!" Charlie reminded his friend. Charlie's friend nodded, and then Charlie quietly crawled out of the cat door, locked it, and then flew to the Seville house.