Chapter 4
The chipmunks and family, naturally, immediately wanted to help Vinny. However, it was getting late. So, everyone thought it was best to go, get a good night's sleep and begin to develop a plan in the morning, since that was when everyone would have the most energy. And so, that is what they did. The next day everyone met at Xavier's and began to concoct a plan. Katrina brought up the idea that, by using her and Helen's powers, they could try to probe Vinny's mind for long buried memories that could give them a clue as to what her parents looked like. Everyone thought this was a good idea, so Katrina and Helen went about setting up everything so that Vinny would be as comfortable as possible. This was in an effort to make it easier to probe Vinny's mind. They figured, the more relaxed Vinny was, the easier it would be to get into the deepest parts of Vinny's mind. Once Vinny was relaxed, and assured that this was no trouble for anyone, Katrina and Helen got to work. They had Vinny go to sleep, again as an effort in getting as deep into Vinny's mind as possible, and began to scan Vinny's memories. Meanwhile, the others sat in the dining room, away from the den where Katrina and Helen were working, so as to give them the privacy and quiet they needed. "So, what should we do until they get done?" Alvin asked. "Well, we could try to dig up some leads. Maybe some medical and or hospital records from the time mom was born or something." Simon said. "Simon, did you forget that we had to go have a birth certificate made for mom?" 'No, I remember, Alvin. It was a long process, but in the end, it was all worth it. Because, once she had that birth certificate, mom could get things she couldn't before. Like her driver's license." "But even so, we had to give a really vague answer to the place of birth question. And why is that? Cause, for all we know, mom could've been born in the woods like we were. Because we couldn't find any of those records.' "That's true, Alvin. But, remember this. Back then, we were merely rock stars. Popular rock stars, according to our fans and many magazines, but still just rock stars. Meaning we were still the kind of people that wouldn't cause other people to start chomping at the bit to help us do the kind of digging we needed to do. Even if those people were fans, there would inevitably be a point where they would lose enthusiasm and probably quit. And we unfortunately don't have any friends that work with those kinds of records. At least, none with the kind of free time needed to dig that far back and sort through everything. But, now, we're regarded as heroes, and the enthusiasm for helping heroes is far greater than that for helping rock stars. In other words, we can use our new status to our advantage, in a good way." "Well, yeah, your right, we could. But, how do we go about doing it?" "By going to the source." Cash said, pulling out his cell phone. 'Let's see, should I call Cam and have him pass a message along or should I call Doc Samson directly?" 'Well, Doc might be working today, so it would probably be best to call Cam." Eleanor said. "Yeah, your probably right, Ely. And, Cam has said that he doesn't mind me calling during his work hours. Okay then. I'll call Cam." Cash opened his contacts list, scrolled down to Cam's name and hit send. Cam soon picked up on the other end. 'Hey, Cam, it's Cash. Yeah, been a while, sorry about that. What? Uh, well, I can't come check out your new stock right now. Maybe later, okay? Okay. Anyways, listen. I need to ask you something. Is your brother working right now, or is today his day off? Oh, tomorrow is? So, he's working right now. Well, do you know when his lunch break is? You do? Perfect. Could you call him then and ask him something for me? Ask him does he know anyone that worked in the hospital a little over forty years ago. Yes, I know that's a long time, but it's important. We've decided to try to find mom's parents. Yes, that's right. So, we're trying to find out if , just maybe, mom's parents had mom in the hospital and the records were lost over the years. If that's the case, we're hoping someone was there at the time and could remember something about that day. Hopefully, something that could tell us what mom's parents looked like. Yes, I know it's a stretch, but it's all we've got to go on right now. Please, buddy. I don't wanna call him during work hours, but you're his brother. I don't think he'd mind. Plus, you know the number you can call to get him at work, I don't. All I have is his cell phone number, and since he's in the hospital right now, he's probably got it turned off. So, if you could…Thanks buddy. Yeah, just call me back. Okay, talk to you in a bit. Okay, goodbye." "So, what now?" Alvin asked. 'Well, Cam's gonna call me back and let me know what Doc Samson says." " Yeah, I know that. I mean, what do we do until he calls back?" "Come up with other ideas." "Like what?" "Well, let's think about this for a second. We need some answers about mom's past. Answers that mom herself can't give us. But, maybe someone who's been around mom longer than we have might have some answers. So, let's think, who's known mom longer than us?" Simon said. 'Well, there's Grandpa. He was around while mom's aunt Cheryl was still alive, as far as we know. Maybe she said something to him about mom's parents." Alvin said. "Good, Alvin. Grandpa is a good start. We should pay him a visit." "Yeah, definitely. We could get some information from him and we can catch up. A visit from us to him has been over due for a while." Theodore said. "Good point, Theodore. But, one source might not be enough. Let's see, who else has known mom longer than us?" Cash asked. "What about mom's friend Allie?" Simon asked. 'Allie?" Alvin asked. "you remember her, don't you, Alvin? She was the chipmunk that was house sitting for mom when we first met her." "Oh! That Allie! Yeah, she might know something. Mom's said that her and Allie go way back, so maybe Allie got the chance to talk to great aunt Cheryl too." "Okay, that's two. Not a bad start." "Let's pray Cam calls back and gives us a third source." Cash said. Just then, Cash's phone rang. 'Hello? Oh, Doc. I was expecting Cam to call back. No, no it's fine. So, did he ask you what I needed him to ask you? Okay, and? Wait, you do? You know someone? What? Your mentor? No, that's fine. As long as he's got a good memory. He does? Perfect. When can we meet him? Today? Okay, um, you give me the address, call him and him know the situation and that someone's on their way and we'll send one okay. I'm ready to take down the address…Okay, got it. Thanks, doc. Talk to you later." "Okay, so who's going?" Alvin asked. "Well, some good fighters should stay here, just in case one of our old enemies decides to show up." "Right, but any combination of us could take them. So, who'll go?" "Hmm…Ah!' Cash pulled a quarter out of his pocket. "Okay, heads, me, Simon and Jeanette go. Tails, Alvin, Brittany, Theodore and Eleanor go." "Okay." Cash flipped the coin. It came up tails. 'Guess we're going." Alvin said. 'Here's the address." "Okay. Be back in a bit." Some time later. "well, did you find anything, Kate?" "No. Sorry, honey. We scanned and scanned, but couldn't find anything. Mom has absolutely no memories of her parents." "I see." Just then, Alvin and he gang returned. 'So, what did doc's teacher have to say?" "Well, we didn't learn a lot from him, but he did tell us a little something about what they looked like." Alvin said. "Tell us about it." "Okay. Well, let's see…"
