Here is the next chapter! Sorry for the wait- I had exams and other fun things. Thanks so much for the reviews! I treasure them! Enjoy!
"Where are we?" Theodore asks, at the base of the tree.
Alvin looks around, hoping for a sign to lead them back to the hotel.
"In a park." Simon answers Theodore's question. "But I don't know where."
The boys try to find the exit to the park, but it's more of a maze to them. The path winds around in circles, making it that much harder to return to Dave. They've tried to ask for directions, but the only reaction they get is someone running from the talking chipmunks, for a crazy fan, that chases them deeper into the park. The park now seems to be a forest, with hardly a path.
"We'll never make it back!" Theodore frets.
"Great idea, Alvin." Simon says, annoyed.
"Getting lost was not my idea!" Alvin says.
"No, but you wanted us to find Claire!"
"So did you!"
"Stop fighting!" Theodore yells out, quieting Alvin and Simon.
"Dave will find us." Simon says reassuringly. "But for now, we have to get used to life in the wilderness again."
"Ugh! I hate the wilderness! Can't someone help us? We are the Chipmunks! We're international! We've got ten songs dubbed in Italian, French and Spanish!" Alvin cries to no one in particular.
"Dave will find us." Simon says, trying to reassure himself.
Alvin makes his way to a pine tree, similar to the one they had previously lived in before they met Dave. Alvin jumps onto the trunk to scurry up, but suddenly, an acorn comes from the tree, hitting him on his head. He instantly falls onto his tail.
"Find your own tree!" A female voice calls from the tree. She has a high squeaky voice, like Alvin's.
"The tree can talk?" Theodore hides behind Simon.
"Trees don't talk, Theodore." Simon says, looking behind himself to see Theodore.
"Says who?" Alvin calls to the tree, rubbing his head and his tail.
"Says us!" Three chipmunks jump out of the tree and land gracefully onto the ground in front of the tree trunk.
"So I suggest you leave." The first chipmunk says. She's standing in the middle of the other two. She seems to be the leader. She doesn't seem to care that there are other talking chipmunks in front of her, but the other two seem interested.
"But Brittany." Another chipmunk whispers, the one standing to Brittany's left. She's taller than Brittany, but seems more shy. The fur on her head is done up somewhat messily with a bow hanging down at the back. Brittany shoots her an angry glare. The chipmunk seems even more shy. She slowly pushes her glasses up the bridge of her nose.
"Alvin, we can ask them to get out of here." Simon whispers to Alvin.
"I've got it under control." Alvin says, straightening out his sweater. He turns to face Brittany. "We need your help."
"Are you going to invade our tree again?" Brittany asks. "I still have plenty of acorns."
Simon pushes Alvin away from Brittany before something bad happens. "We got ourselves lost, and we just need directions to get back."
"You're in luck! We can help you!" The third one chimes in. Her fur is lighter than the others, and it is tied into pigtails beside her ears.
Brittany pauses. "Conference."
She and her sisters huddle to begin their discussion.
"They probably don't know anything about the city." Alvin says, turning to face his brothers.
"I'm sure they do." Simon says.
"Yeah, what he said." Theodore says, staring at the third chipmunk.
The girls come out of their conference and Brittany faces Simon again.
"We'll make you a deal. We'll help you get un-lost, if you help us get a family." Brittany offers.
"Conference." Alvin orders. He goes into a huddle with his brothers. "We can't trust them."
"What? Why?" Simon asks.
"One, they're not wild. How many wild chipmunks wear glasses and have their fur all done up, and two, they're not even Canadian! They don't have accents!" Alvin accuses.
"It's our only way home." Simon points out.
"I trust her...them. I mean them." Theodore adds in.
Alvin faces Brittany this time. "Fine. You help us get home, and we'll help you find a family."
"Deal." Brittany agrees. They shake on it, but glare at each other in doing so.
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