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Unexpected Changes Part 2

While Simon heads to the kitchen to get something to eat, Dave heads off to the bathroom to dry Alvin off with Theodore following behind him. Once in the bathroom, Dave undresses his son before he grabs a towel and begins gently rubbing his son dry. "On second thought I think I'll wash him first, he was in a washing machine amongst dirty clothes," Dave thought.

Giving Alvin a smell, Dave judged that to be a very excellent idea. Holding Alvin in a one armed hold Dave turned the hot water tap on with his free hand. When the sink was halfway full Dave tested the water out with his elbow and places the chipmunk in the water. Alvin who'd had his eyes half closed opened them suddenly and begins screaming with all his might. Dave starts soothing the baby with soft shushing sounds and begins rubbing the soft fur. Theodore continues to stare at Alvin with a concerned face Dave noticing Theodore's face comes up with an idea

"Hey Theo could you whip something up for Alvin to eat while I find him something to wear, his clothes are far too big for him now and we can't have him in the nude, who knows how long it'll take Simon to finish that formula" he chuckled, hoping to lighten up the situation Theodores smile returned before he jumped off the stool he was standing on and made his way to the kitchen.

Dave signed before turning back to Alvin, who'd calmed down considerably and was beginning to test out his environment, he splashed one palm upon the water and watched the ripples in the water, liking this Alvin begins hitting the water with both hands. "I guess you like this water better than the cold water from the machine huh?" Alvin continued giggling and splashing, which Dave counted as a yes " How about we wash your hair" Dave said while grabbing the shampoo


Dave made it to the loft and while balancing Alvin who's wrapped in a towel on one shoulder, he pulled down the ladder which lead into the loft entrance. He began climbing being careful not to move the burden on his shoulder. Once up in the loft, Dave searched around until he found a box of old blankets in which he could place Alvin in while he searched the contents of the loft.

He searched through a couple of boxes until he came across what he'd been searching for. The box contained all three boy's old baby clothes. He shifted through the pile picking out all of Alvin's old outfits including his old pacifiers, some unused nappies, and several other bits. He began searching around for one more item which he found fairly quickly. It was an old wooden crib, it hardly went past his hip and seemed easy enough to carry, so he packed all the items into the crib. Walking back over to Alvin who was contently sucking his fist staring at a spot on the ceiling and Dave gently picked him up, he breathed in the unique smell of him and it brought back memories of past years where all his boys were small enough to fit into the palm of his hand.

He was brought out of his thoughts by Theodore who called up from the bottom of the ladder saying the food was done. Dave began descending the ladder with Alvin placed firmly on his shoulder.

"Theodore could you hold Alvin while I grab some things from the loft"

Theodore hesitated before Dave handed him older brother " Careful" Dave whispered " hold his head up" before he let go. Staring at the two contently Dave smiled before going back up into the darkened space in the ceiling Theodore just stared at his sibling before whispering " I guess this makes me the older brother now huh, don't worry I'll look after you"

Theodore looked up at Dave began carefully stepping down the ladder with his found treasures. Once Dave was on solid ground, he picked out a few things from the crib "Right! Let's get Alvin dressed first before we can get some breakfast" he said while dusting his hands. Dave indicated Theodore should follow him to the bedroom. Once there Dave placed the clothes on the bed and took Alvin from Theodore's arms. Dave placed Alvin on the bed and began getting him dressed starting with the nappy and finishing off with a red and white striped shirt and some dungarees.

"There now isn't that better", Dave said while ticking Alvin's tummy getting a tiny chuckle out of him.

"Can we get food now" Theodore whined while pulling on Dave's leg

"Sure" Dave smiled down at his son who was still yanking at his trousers. Picking up Alvin, Dave and Theodore made their way to the kitchen.


Simon was already eating some toast when the trio made it down. Dave gave Simon a questioning look "How long do you think it'll take to finish the formula Simon"

"I'm not sure it could take days or even weeks but it's unlikely I'll find a cure before school tomorrow"

"School"Dave muttered out loud placing his palm on his forehead. Shaking his head he sighed " Well concentrate on today if it comes down to Alvin being a baby still by tomorrow morning I'll just tell the teacher he's ill...or something"

"But Dave that's lying" Theodore exclaimed with wide eyes

"I know that Theo but we can't send Alvin to school like this, so there isn't much else we can do" Dave looked down at Theodore while soothing his hair

"I guess your right Dave" Theodore looked uncertain for a moment before looking up at his father's smiling face, feeling more reassured Theodore grins back. Alvin began to fuss and suck on Dave's shirt indicating he was hungry. Dave patted the infant on his back and began humming lightly in his ear.

"Right where's this food you made Theo," Dave asked looking but only spotting a plate of sandwiches on the counter top"Here

"Here Dave," Theodore said as he grabbed the plate from the counter "I made these" he held the sandwiches out for his father's inspection

"Well these are fine for you and me but what's Alvin going to eat" Dave chuckled. Simon caught on and stifled a laugh as well. Theodore looked at them both in confusion and wondered if they were making fun of him somehow.

Dave realized Theodore was getting upset so he crouched down on his knees and turned Alvin around so his face was in front of his brothers, he the proceeded to lift Alvin's top gum.

"Ohhhhhhhh" Theodore exclaimed and chuckled finally understanding the joke" He's got no teeth"Dave stood back up with Alvin in his arms cradling him gently

"Maybe we can make some mashed up fruit for him, it might be easier on his tummy"

Half an hour later everyone had eaten though half of Alvin's breakfast was on his face, the floor and on Dave's shirt. Alvin began rubbing his eyes with his doll-sized fists

"I think someone's tired," Simon said while Theodore eyed the remaining scraps of food in Alvin's bowl. Simon hopped off his chair "I'll get started on the formula"

"You can't work in the basement, Simon, you can work at the dining room table as long as you clean up after" Dave stated with a smile

"I guess that's better than working in a water filled basement," Simon said in thought "Thanks, Dave," Simon said while running out the room

"Good luck" both Dave and Theodore shouted. Dave picked up Alvin and glanced at Theodore " You can have the rest of the food, I doubt Alvin's going to eat it" Dave and Theodore glanced at Alvin to see he was asleep on his father's shoulder with his thumb in his mouth. Theodore began digging into the scraps while Dave took Alvin upstairs to put him to bed.

Dave pushed the crib that he'd left in the hallway into his own bedroom. He checked his son's diaper which was thankfully empty and placed him into the crib covering him up with a blanket. Dave took a moment to admire the way his son was sleeping, he looked so content, Dave reached out a hand to stroke his son's hair. The father hadn't realized how much he'd missed his sons being so tiny and vulnerable, not that he wasn't proud of how far they'd come but sometimes you forget what it's like to hold a life so small and fragile in the palm of your hand. With one final caress, Dave drew the curtains closed and quietly slipped out the door.


In the dead of night, there was a very different vibe in the air, the two boys were trying to sleep while their father paced around his own room trying to soothe the infant in his arms. He had tried all sorts of old songs, goofy faces and he even attempted to reason with the baby but to no avail.

Dave sat back dejectedly in an old rocking chair, Alvin clutched to his chest. He rocked back and forth rubbing Alvin on the back " This is more tiring than working late nights at the studio huh trouble" Dave murmured glancing down at the chipmunk lying on his chest, Alvin's sobbing quietened down as stared up at Dave with wide eyes and innocently grinned while grabbing a piece of Dave's hair.

"Like a moth to a flame, as soon as you hear the word trouble, your up to no good" Dave said while attempting to untangle Alvin's hand from his hair "I think it's time we both got some sleep hmm" Alvin just stared with half closed eyes for a moment before his head dropped onto his father's chest. Dave slowly stood up, careful not to wake his sleeping son and placed him in the crib, tucking him in. Dave glanced at the clock and realized it was nearly three in the morning. With a stretch and a yawn Dave made his way to his bed.


Dave woke with a start, glancing downwards he saw Simon and Theodore staring up at him Simon had his arms on his hips and did not look at all pleased

"Dave we're late for school!"

"Yeah Dave we're late for school," Theodore said while trying to copy his older brothers pose

"Wha- *YAWN* what time is it?" Dave searched round for his clock and realized they only had ten minutes to get out the door before the boys would be late. Dave jumped out of bed and started getting ready.

"Right you boys get your bags, I'll sort out Alvin. Go quickly" the three of them began getting ready as fast as possible and within 5 minutes they were outside the car.

"Okay boys into the car"

Simon and Theodore clambered into the car but Dave realized one problem. He didn't have a car seat for Alvin. Quickly he handed Alvin to Simon and ran back inside to find an old car seat that he knew was somewhere.

Simon stared down at distaste at his brother " You better not throw up on me Alvin or so help me..."

Alvin just stared up at Simon before grabbing his glasses and began chewing on the ends, Simon snatched the glasses back giving Alvin a glaring look "if you hadn't drunk my formula in the first place you wouldn't be a baby right now and we wouldn't be late for school". Alvin's eyes began to water and he started to frown, quickly Theodore snatched the infant from Simon's lap and cuddled him.

"He doesn't understand Simon why'd you have to yell at him," Theodore said while attempting to sooth his brother

Simon sighed dramatically "Well he wasn't a baby when he drank my formula, he shouldn't touch other people's things!"

After a few minutes of silence apart from Alvin making typical baby noises, Dave ran back to the car with the car seat in his arms. Quickly he placed it in the back seat of the car and began strapping Alvin in, for a few minutes he struggled, trying to grasp the memory of how he used to strap the boys in, he remembered he had difficulty back them too. Soon he got the grips of the car seat and in no time they were on the road on their way to school.

Dave glanced in the rearview mirror and gave two of the boy's serious eyes " Boys I think it's best we don't mention anything about Alvin okay? if anyone asks he's ill today"

"Not even the chippets?" Theodore asked

"No Theodore, I don't think that's a good idea. I think it's best it stays between the three of us, okay?"

"Yes Dave" both boys answered Just as Dave parked the car, a friend of Theodore's ran up to the car

"Hey Theodore can I borrow- hey I didn't know you had a little brother!"

The friend called over another friend and asked whether they knew and soon a whole group of students were cooing through the window at Alvin. All to soon the bell went off and the students disbursed from the pavement. "Well so much for keeping a low profile" Dave muttered. The boys began hopping out the car waving at Dave and ran into the school. " I guess it's just you and me now huh" Alvin just blinked and began sucking on his foot. " I guess we should get you something to eat" Alvin's reply was just a gurgle which Dave counted as a yes.


Both Simon and Theodore slid into their seats second before the teacher came in the classroom, both signed with relief. Suddenly Simon felt something hit him in the back of the head, figuring it was another student messing around he chose to ignore it.

Not even ten seconds pass when his head is assaulted again with an unknown object, getting fed up Simon turns and glares behind him, looking around he sees Brittany tearing another scrap of paper from her notebook. Before Brittney could throw another wad of paper she notices Simon glaring at her.

"Where's Alvin" she silently mouths Simon, not being very good at lying shrugs his shoulders and turns around before Brittney can question him further. For the next few minutes, Simon's head is assaulted by bits of paper from Brittany after a few minutes it stops, Simon lets out a sigh knowing Brittany had probably given up...for now.


As soon as the bell for lunch rang Simon grabs Theodore's arm and runs out the classroom but his rush was in vain since the chipsets didn't have Theodore dragging them down the girls catch up with the two Seville boys. Both boys stop as the three girls stand in their way, Theodore just stands next to his brother rubbing his arm and looking confused.

"Hey, what gives" Brittney yelled placing both hands on her hips. Simon stuttered remembering his promise to Dave, Brittany carried on "Where's Alvin? And what's this rumor about you having a little brother?"

"Well..uh" Simon adjusted his glasses looking anywhere but at Brittany. Brittany began tapping her foot and moved her arms so they folded across her chest. Her sisters stood behind her looking confused.

"I heard from Chloe who heard from Josh who heard from Amy that you came to school with a baby in your car, spill it, Seville!" Putting two and two togeather Jeanette gasps from behind her sister, everyone turned and stared at her

"What is it, Jeanette?" Eleanor questioned

"Yeah, what do you know" Brittany eyed her sister glaringly.

"Simon...Alvin didn't drink the youth serum we were working on...did he" Jeanette stuttered Everyone turned and looked at Simon again

"Youth Serum? What Youth Serum?" Brittany yelled becoming angry.

"Uh.." Simon began before he was interrupted by Theodore's yelling

"Simon made a youth serum and somehow Alvin drank it and now he's a baby and he can't come to school and Dave said we have to say Alvin's ill cause he doesn't want anyone finding out!" Theodore's face went suddenly red as looked around at the shocked faces.

"Nice work Theo" Simon grumbled elbowing his brother in the side

"Alvin's a baby!" Two of the Chippets yelled as the third with glasses signed

"He didn't drink all of it did he?" Jeanette questioned and signed again sadly as Simon nodded

"Again Alvin's a baby?! Your kidding right?" Brittany Laughed

"Sadly no" Simon stated not looking amused in the slightest Brittany and Eleanor looked at each other and back at the boys

"Prove it," they both said.


By 3:30 that afternoon Dave lay exhausted on the couch with Alvin tucked in the crook of his arm, it had been a long and tiring day for both parties. Dave's phone went off waking both Alvin and Dave up. Alvin began to cry, his screaming getting louder, Dave quickly sat up and began to make hushing noises in his ear soon the screaming became whimpering and then just hiccups. As soon as Alvin was quite Dave answered the phone "Hello" Dave groggily asked

"Dave are you coming to pick us up from school" Theodore whined from the other end Dave glanced at the clock and saw school was out at least 30 minutes ago

"Oh Gosh! I'm sorry, I'll be there as soon as I can" quickly Dave hung up and rushed out the door with Alvin in his arms bouncing along.

Quickly Dave drove down the street where the school building was and saw his two sons sitting on the edge of the pavement with their elbows on their laps and their hands resting on the chins. As soon as they saw Dave's car they jumped up and grabbed their bags. " Fellas I'm sorry I'm so late, it's just-"

"Alvin" both Simon and Theodore said in union as they both got into the car

"Dave I'll get to work on the formula when I get home and you never know this time tomorrow we can have our annoying loudmouthed brother back. Wow, I can't believe I just said that"


Back at home a few hours later Simon emerged from the dining room shouting in excitement" Dave! Theodore! I've done it! I've done it!

"Simon not so loud I just put Alvin to-" Aloud cry sounded from upstairs

"Don't worry Dave, soon you won't have to deal with Alvin anymore, well baby Alvin that is" Simon said excitedly

" That's great Simon, I'll go and get him now"

Before Dave could even make it to the stairs Theodore arrived at the bottom of the stairs with a grumpy Alvin in his arms

"Hey is that the formula? Have you done it?"

"Well we'll just have to see," Simon said as he started to tip the orange looking drink into Alvin's mouth All three occupants in the room held their breath as Alvin's eyes went wide and all was silent but that silence was interrupted by a loud belch which erupted from Alvin's mouth. He giggled and began reaching for Dave, all the occupants let out huge sighs. Dave took Alvin from Theodore's arms and gave Simon a small smile " it's not the end of the world, I'm sure you'll get it next time"

"I don't know what I did wrong" Simon Stuttered, he began ticking off all the ingredients on his hands.

"Look leave it for tonight, you'll get it I know you will" Dave ruffled Simon's hair as he passed him "Say how about we have a movie night"

Theodore gasped "Can we have popcorn?"

Dave nodded "You can have all the popcorn you want Theodore" "Yay" the chipmunk squealed jumping up and down with joy, his happiness even spread to Simon who brightened up at the prospect of spending an evening with his family.


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Next Chapter- Alvin goes missing! Where is he and who has him! Stay tuned for the next chapter