Chapter 2: Discovered
The next day, the Chipmunks and the Chipettes got up bright and early since it was a school day. They all decided to get dressed and washed up first, before going downstairs to breakfast. However, as Brittany opened the closet door, she thought she heard breathing. Very quiet, almost silent breathing, as if someone was asleep. She looked up, and saw the Straw-Colored fruit bat hanging upside-down from the rood where the clothes hung from. Nobody said anything. Brittany then just grabbed her and her sibling's clothes and sweaters quickly, closed the closet door quietly, and ran back to the others.
"Um, am I going crazy, or did you guys just see a bat in your closet?!" Brittany asked in a slightly nervous, but confused voice as she handed out the clothes. Everyone put their clothes on, and then talked.
"Nope, we saw the bat too. Considering it's body size, facial looks, and thin-skin membrane, I'd say it's a Mega-Chiroptera!" Simon replied. Everyone just looked at Simon in confusion.
"Mega means big, and Chiroptera is the Order that bats are in. Chiroptera means 'hand-wing'" Simon explained while the others nodded their heads.
"Well, what should we do?" Theodore asked considering the situation. Simon thought for a minute and then replied: "Well, bats cover a quarter of the world's animal population, and about one half of those bats are endangered. That means the bats are in danger of becoming extinct. It's because of this crisis, that bats are also a protective animal, which means you can't keep them as pets. I suggest we tell Dave after school, and for us not to interact with the bat."
Everyone agreed to do as Simon said, and after getting ready, the Chipmunks and Chipettes went downstairs, had breakfast, and were soon off to school. Luckily, school was pretty much normal, except Alvin had a science test to study for. By the time the six chipmunks arrived home, they had completely forgotten about the bat. Later on that night, Simon was helping Alvin study for his test.
"Okay Alvin, what is Red Carpet?" Simon asked as Alvin thought hard. Normally, Alvin didn't get asked these kinds of questions for tests at school, but since Alvin was failing Science, he was assigned to take tests that had harder questions and material to memorize, making the test worth more points.
"Is it the red carpet that gets rolled out during Hollywood premieres?" Alvin asked as his answer.
"No, it's the extra lens inside an animal's eye that collects extra light, and allows it to see in the dark," Simon said, correcting Alvin as he shook his head.
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