FINALLY! I get to update this story! XD It's been so long, but I finally did it! Aren't ya'll so proud of me? Anyways! Enjoy! Reviews are appreciated! :3 And thanks to the 3 that did! ^^

P.S This is NOT the longest chapter I've written. I have a different chapter for a different story that's WAY longer, and it's till not done! XD Oh yeah, forgot to mention earlier, this is the CARTOON version. :)

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This all happened because of a stupid dog tag. Or a stupid monkey with the dog tag. Take your pick. Doesn't matter much. Why didn't I know that thing was trouble? I haven't evolved yet, but I still could've felt it in my heart. I could have sensed it.

Wait…

I'm getting ahead of myself.

Let me take you back to Saturday. The Saturday it all started…

"Where are they?"

"They'll be here soon…" That had to be the 5th time Alvin asked me that in the same time period of 20 minutes.

Ridiculous beyond belief.

"When is 'soon' exactly?" He asked.

I sighed audibly. "How should I know?" I replied, not even attempting to hide my irritation from him.

It never ceases to amaze on how much I've changed over the years. It's like as soon as I hit 9 and BAM!...I've changed immensely. I'm 13 now, so that's around 4 years since. Ms. Miller calls it puberty. I call it insanity.

What? You try going from shy to outgoing after so long and see how you feel!

It creeps me out still. Don't judge!

Then, Alvin started the tap his foot. Again. "Seriously, I really don't think-"

"No, you don't." I interuptted. I smirked as he glared at me.

He shook his head. "It's official..."

"What?" I asked.

"You've been hanging around me too much nowadays..." I rolled my eyes and giggled.

"Is that a problem?" I asked with the voice of innocence.

"Yes!" Alvin put his hands on my shoulders. "You're starting to act like me!" I opened my mouth to reply but I got cut off.

"What are you two doing?" We both turned to see Simon and Theodore, carrying a bad in each hand.

"I insulted Alvin and he had a panic attack." I summarized pretty nicely.

Having enough of the cheer fest, I broke in. "Sorry to interrupt, but how exactly are we getting in facility?"

"It was not a panic attack!" Said chipmunk shouted. "It was a spazz attack, thank you very much!" I rolled my eyes for the umpteenth time that day. "Anyways..." I continued, "Did you get what you needed?"

"That we did." Simon tossed me a bag, which I nearly dropped by the way.

I heard Alvin snort. "Nice catch..." I threw a punch at him and he dodged it with ease. I really need to work on that. The punching, I mean. I watched with little interest as Theodore tossed Alvin a bag too.

"So..." I said after the bag incident, "Where are we heading now?" Ever since the 4 of us started hanging out about 2 years ago, we've been exploring this area inch by inch. Now, what about my sisters you ask?

Simple.

They're hanging out with their own friends. Us Chipettes are very close to each but...I guess we're too close. After a while we started to drift off from each other. We're still close. Just not as close as we were before...

Any who, back to exploring. We covered every inch of this neighborhood and slightly beyond now, we're planning to explore further. The question is, how much further?

Simon, who was digging through his bag, looked up at me. "Simple." He pulled out a bright yellow life jacket.

The hell?

"We're going to Locke-ward Island." He finished happily. I stood in silence as the brothers cheered.

Locke-ward Island had to be the most isolated island ever. Seriously, it's not pointed out on most of the modern day maps! I heard it's populated, and Jellyfish-shaped, but I could be wrong. Not much is known about the island except for the Locke-ward facility.

That's where all the major nature and military studies happen. Right there on the island. The building is very secret and you'd have to be a pretty special person to get in without having to sneak around. Not kidding.

And we're actually going to attampt to bre-waltz right into the building without getting caught?

These guys just took adventure to a whole new level.

"That's awesome, Si!" Theodore said happily. Simon beamed. They really don't see the craziness in this plan, do they?

Great. I gotta play Cruella De Vile. "Sorry to stop the celebration..." I interrupted, "But how exactly are we getting into the building? Hell, we can't even get to the island!" I explained, exasperated.

Simon waved it off. "Pfft...that's easy!"

I like him. I really do. But sometimes I just want to hit him for doing stuff like that. "'That's easy?'" I quoted. "How is it 'that easy'?"

He nodded in the direction of the lake the island was in the middle of. "Have you ever heard of a boat?" Simon smiled sarcastically, but warmly at me. I sighed and adjusted my old glasses. The new ones I bought broke, thanks to my clumsiness, so I have to wear these until they get fixed.

"And where do you expect to get a boat?" I pinched the bridge of my nose in annoyance. I'm really starting to think I'm PMS'ing, a lot...

Alvin suddenly spoke up. "That's easy!" He slung his arms around my shoulders. "My friend's dad owns a boat shop." He said. "I don't think he'd mind letting us borrow one for a while..." I shrugged Alvin's arm off me. I get uncomfortable when he does that.

"Okay..." Theodore addressed us like a science teacher. "We've got the boat, the supplies, the life jackets..." He held up a finger as he listed each object. "What else do we need?"

"A leash?" I asked, using my innocent voice again. They all glared at me so hard I thought lasers were going to shoot out of there eyes.

"No." Simon said firmly."Not after the last time."

"But why not?" I whined. Yes, I was actually whining, and I was disappointed in myself. I don't whine. Brittany might, but not me. No way.

Theodore stared at me like I've grown another head. "Why not?" He practically screeched. "Do you not remember what happened-"

"Yes. Yes. I do." I cut him off because I did not want to be reminded of the event. Again. "But I was young then..."

"You still are." Theodore.

"And I'm more mature now..."

"Not really." Simon.

"And I can take care of myself!"

"You still trip over your shoes!" Alvin.

"Would you 3 hush!" I said angrily. Not many people know this, but I HATE being cut off. I sighed again. "Can we just get on the boat before I explode?" I said. With silent agreement, the boys walked ahead with me trudging behind them.

Seriously. They can't seem to NOT bug anybody, can they?

"Ta-da!" With a wild flourish, Simon whipped the tarp off the boat. It looked brand new. Probably was. The boat was sleek and white, with a big blue stripe around the sides of it. The word "Seward" was written in big white letters on the stripe.

I stared in silence as the boys began loading the bags and themselves into the boat. They've been doing this for a long time so fear wasn't big in question for those 3.

"Jeanette?" I looked over at Theodore who was half in-half out the boat. "You comin?"

"Yeah, Yeah," I responded, "Just a quick question."

"Shoot." Alvin was already at the driver seat, arm slung over the top of the windshield.

"This is a motor boat, right?"