The Day Before The Trip....

Theo was in the living room watching Meerkat Manor, while Simon and Alvin was in their room. Simon was on his bed reading a book, while Alvin was, well...

"AHHHH!" Alvin yelled

Simon looked up from his book and looked at his brother. "What's wrong now?" he said in an annoyed tone

"We're leaving tomorrow, and I didn't pack anything yet!!" Alvin exclaimed

Simon rolled his eyes and ignored him.

"Uh, hello? Aren't you gonna help me pack?" Alvin asked

"No. Honestly Alvin, you gotta stop waiting for the last minute. Just pack whatever stuff you need." Simon said. Alvin literally listened to him and took EVERYTHING that he needed.

Simon sighed. "You don't need THAT much stuff do you?"

Alvin replied "Yes I do." He threw everything that he could get his hands on into his small mini suitcase, the size of a lunch box for a human. He stuffed them all in and he tried to make it all fit. He tried jumping on it but he apparently failed.

"Ugh, I can't close it. Maybe I should get Dave." Alvin said as he began to walk to the door.

"No, you can't disturb Dave remember? He's working on stuff for our concerts remember?" Simon said

Alvin groaned and began to jump on his suitcase again

"Seriously Alvin, you're acting like Brittany" Said Simon

Alvin glared at his brother, then ignored him and went back to his suitcase.

15 minutes later...

"Ha! Finally! It all fits!" Alvin said as he got off his suitcase and looked at it

"Uh, yeah. It looks like it's gonna explode" Simon said, snickering

Alvin rolled his eyes. "It's not gonna explode! It all fits perfectly!"

Simon kept on staring at the almost exploding suitcase while Alvin kept on celebrating his success.

"I just love how awesome I am. Look at that, me, the awesome Alvin Seville, defeated the pile of clothes and stuffed it into the evil suitcase of awesomeness!" Alvin cheered

Simon sighed because his brother did not make any sense at all.

Simon jumped off the bed and walked over to Alvin's over stuffed suitcase. "Oh really? Let's test it then!" He put his fingers on the latch and began to open it.

"NO!! SIMON! DON'T--" Alvin began to say

But when Simon opened it, Alvin's suitcase exploded. It was like a fireworks show with clothes.

"Oh, um. Whoops!" Simon said

Alvin looked peeved. "God Simon! What did you do?"

Simon laughed. "I'm sorry! I-"

Alvin growled and cut him off. "Whatever. Save it for the judge."

Simon laughed again "Sorry! Want me to help?"

"No! Now I have to start all over again! UGHHH!" Alvin complained as he began to carelessly stuff his clothes in his suitcase again.

"Well, that's what you get for packing last minute." Simon said

"Well, that's what you get for packing last minute." Alvin mocked him as he snarled. "You don't want me to attack you."

Simon rolled his eyes.

"Okay, I really need to pack. We're leaving tomorrow and I don't have enough time. So out you go Simon. Go watch meerkat manor with Theo." Alvin said

"Just like I said. Just like Brittany." Simon said to himself as he walked out the door and shut it behind him.

Behind the door Alvin yelled, I HATE PACKING!!!

Simon sat beside Theodore on the couch.

"What's wrong with Alvin?" Theo asked as he munched on his toaster waffle.

"Oh, you know Alvin. He has issues." Simon said

Over At The Girl's Place...

Jeanette and Eleanor walked into their room and saw Brittany on the ground, in front of her suitcase with piles and piles of clothes around her.

"Britt? You alright?" Asked Jeanette

"I don't know what to bring!!!" She complained

Eleanor sat down beside her and looked at all her clothes on the floor and picked up a pink mini skirt. "What about this?"

"Are you kidding me? I wore that last week! I can't possibly wear that to Australia!!!" Brittany said, throwing her hands in the air.

"Brittany, it's only 3 weeks. Just start packing." Jeanette suggested.

Brittany looked at her sister. "Only 3 weeks? ONLY?? That's like, 50 different outfits! Ugh, this is stressing me out!"

Jeanette sat on the floor with her sister. "Just bring what you need. You know, a couple of shirts, skirts and that kind of stuff."

Brittany sighed. " I can't! I need everything here!!!"

"No you don't!" Jeanette said. "Do you need this?" She picked up a pink tank top.

"Yes I do!" Britt said as she grabbed the top from her sister's hand.

Jeanette stood up and said. "Okay, fine. But you need to hurry up Britt. We're leaving tomorrow!" Then she walked out of the room.

Brittany looked at his little sister. "Ellie? Wanna help me pack?"

Eleanor didn't really want to deal with Brittany right now because she knew all Britt would do was nag about her stuff, nag about Alvin and complain about everything. She knew her sister too well.

"Oh, um, I'd love to Britt but I have to uh..." She had no idea what to say

Brittany eyed her carefully.

"I have to help Jeanette on her...dancing! Yeah, she needed some help on our 'single ladies' dance." Ellie said

Brittany didn't look a bit convinced. "Oh really?"

Eleanor nodded quickly. "I'll go now. Have fun packing." Then she darted out the door.

Brittany rolled her eyes and just sat there on the floor, not knowing what to do.

She sighed and said to herself. "Calm down Brittany. You're going to Australia with Alvin for 3 weeks. Calm. Down. You're gonna have a great time. Concerts, interviews and the pretty beaches. There's no reason to stress out."

She stopped talking and looked around. "Great now I'm talking to myself. Wonderful."

Then she got up and finally started to pack.

Back With Alvin...

After another 15 minutes of repacking, Alvin suddenly remembered about his little prank he wanted to do on Brittany. He wasn't sure if it had happened yet but he had a feeling it would happen very soon.

2 HOURS AGO...

The boys were at the girl's place. Simon and Jeanette were watching T.V., Ellie and Theo were in the kitchen helping Miss Miller and Alvin and Brittany were in the girl's room, just casually talking.

"So Britt, have you started packing yet?" Alvin asked

"Nope! I'm gonna get started tonight. What about you? Oh wait. I shouldn't ask you that because the answer is SO obvious, right?" She said as she rolled her eyes.

Alvin looked around and picked up her favorite pink teddy bear. It was her favorite because Alvin gave it to her when the girls were living with them. But Alvin didn't tell her that Dave forced him to give it to Brittany, because she gave him a present too. He actually didn't want to give it to her, he thought it was weird to give a girl something.

"Are you gonna bring this?" He asked

Brittany stood up and grabbed the teddy bear out of his hands. "Of course I will. You gave it to me."

Alvin rolled his eyes. "Is it THAT important to you?"

Brittany gave him a doubting look. "What kind of question is that?? Of course it is!" She carefully placed the bear on her bed.

"What would you do if you lost it?" Alvin said, trying to hide a smile

Britt looked confused. "What are you--"

"Brittany! Can you come in the kitchen for a second??" Miss Miller yelled

Brittany sighed. "Coming!" She looked at Alvin. "Don't. Go. Anywhere." Then she left the room.

Yes! Now's the perfect chance. Alvin said in his head.

He jumped off the bed and stuffed the teddy bear in Brittany's suitcase. And he put a plastic spider on top of it. Something he brought from home.

Alvin, you can't be serious. Said Simon when Alvin told him his little scheme earlier.

Alvin laughed. Brittany was terrified of spiders. He imagined Britt's reaction when she would see it.

Come on, it's just a little fun!! He said to himself. He didn't feel rotten about himself at all. Of course he didn't...

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Back with Brittany...

"Ooh, darn. Where did I put it?" Brittany said as she searched the whole room for her favorite teddy bear. "Ugh, it doesn't help being 6 inches tall."

She searched everywhere. Her bed, her sisters bed, under the beds, the closets and every inch of the room. "Where did I last put it?"

Then she remembered that Alvin had it last. She growled as she jumped on the dresser, grabbed the phone and dialed the Seville's house.

After two rings, someone picked up. "Hello?" It sounded like Theodore.

"Uh, hello, Theo?" Said Brittany

"Oh. Hey Britt!" Theo said

"Hi. Sorry for calling but can I speak to Alvin?" She asked

"Oh sure. Wait one moment." Theo said

After a few seconds, Brittany heard Theodore say, 'It's Brittany. She wants to talk to you.'

Alvin took the phone as Theo went back into the living room.

"Hello gorgeous." Alvin said

Brittany rolled her eyes. "Where is it?"

Alvin held in a laugh. "Where is what??"

"Oh, don't play dumb with me Alvin Seville. Where's my teddy bear?" She demanded

"How should I know? I didn't touch it!" Said Alvin

That made Brittany VERY mad. "What do you mean you didn't touch it? You had it last before you left!"

"I swear Brittany. I don't know what you're talking about." He said

"Alvin, I'm not in the mood for jokes right now. Just tell me where it is. I won't get mad. Just tell me. " Brittany said

Alvin was ready for part two of his prank. "Oh right! I think I left it with your suitcase!"

Brittany sighed and put the phone on speaker then jumped off the dresser and went to her suitcase. "Is it inside?" She asked

"Uh, I think so..." Alvin said

Brittany slowly unzipped the zipper and when she saw the big, fat and hairy spider, she screamed the loudest chipmunk scream anyone could imagine. Even Alvin had to cover his ears. Dave, Simon and Theo probably heard it too.

"ALVIN SEVILLE! WHAT THE! ARE YOU TRYING TO GIVE ME A HEART ATTACK?" Brittany yelled

Alvin laughed hysterically that it made him cry.

"Alvin, that was NOT funny!!" She screamed

Alvin was about to argue with her again, saying that it WAS funny (sigh...) but then he saw his bedroom door open.

"Um, goodnight Britt! See you in the morning!" Alvin said and he hung up.

Dave, Simon and Theodore walked in.

"What was that? That sounded like Brittany." Dave said, a little suspicious

"Brittany? No, no. That was...me! Practicing my high notes." Alvin said

Dave stared at him blankly. "Well work on it. You sounded like a cat getting stepped on."

Alvin forced a laugh. "Will do, Dave. No worries."

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Back with Brittany....

Brittany sighed in disgust. "He pulled a prank on me, then hung up on me? Gee, aren't I lucky to have him."

She threw the plastic spider in the trash can. Then Miss Miller and her sisters came running into the room.

"Brittany! What happened?" Miss Miller asked

"We heard you scream! Are you alright??" Asked Eleanor

Brittany smiled. "Oh, it was nothing. I accidentally stepped on my tail." She hated lying. Especially to her family. "It did hurt, but I'm fine now."

"Oh, thank goodness. Now, I think you girls need to sleep now. You have to wake up at 5am." Miss Miller said

"And we're going to Australia!!" Jeanette cheered.

Miss Miller smiled. "Yes, now get to bed girls. Goodnight, sweet dreams."

The girls tucked themselves into their bed.

"Goodnight" They said in unison

"I can't wait for tomorrow..." Eleanor said sleepily

"Me too." Jeanette said

Brittany sighed. 3 weeks with Alvin? oh, please help me!