Hey, guys, Awesomo3000 here! And here's the eighth chapter of Chipwrecked. Thanks for waiting patiently!
School is going great so far! My new lessons are really interesting! A little hard but still! I've already got a hell of a lot of homework to do, so I'm gonna try and update on the weekends during school weeks.
Again, sorry if this chapter feels a little rushed. Read and review!
Chapter 8: Fight For The Mike
After a nice, long dip in the pool, the Chipmunks and Chipettes had gotten out and were under the tables getting changed back into their clothes. The Chipettes removed their bikinis and got into their vacation clothes, while the Chipmunks slipped out of their trunks and put on their signature sweaters.
"That was nice and relaxing, wasn't it, guys?" Brittany asked, slipping into her pink and black skirt. The others all nodded in agreement as they finished getting changed.
"Yep. It certainly was, Brittany." Simon replied, as he straightened his glasses.
"Yeah. I wish this vacation would never end." Theodore added.
"Same here, Teddy." Eleanor replied, giving his hand a gentle squeeze. Theodore responded by smiling shyly at her.
"So, where should we go next?" Alvin asked. The chipmunks all thought for a second.
"Well, I think we should all go back down to the deckchairs." Jeanette replied, "Dave and Claire are probably worried sick about us." Alvin stared at her like she was insane.
"What? Are you outta your mind?" he asked in disbelief, "Dave will be furious at us if he finds us!"
"You mean he'll be furious at you, Alvin. You're the reason that he's looking for us." Brittany corrected, "So he can yell at you for making him slip on the sunscreen."
"Are you saying this to try and make me agree with Jeanette?" asked Alvin, "Because this is making me wanna avoid Dave even more!" Simon sighed and placed a hand on the red clad chipmunk's shoulder.
"Alvin, you can't run forever from Dave." he said, "He's gonna have to find us sometime." Simon added. Alvin sighed deeply; he knew Simon was right.
"I hate it when you're right." he grumbled, "Well, come on then. Let's go." He then turned and began to make his way down the steps to the lower decks. The five other chipmunks all followed him.
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About five minutes later, the six little chipmunks were almost back to the deck where their deckchairs were.
"Okay, we're almost there." said Simon, "Just one more flight of stairs to go."
"Yep, and we've got a lot of apologizing to do to Dave." Brittany added. Alvin sighed at the sound of this.
"Yeah. It ain't gonna be pretty." he muttered to himself. Suddenly, a high-pitched squeal of excitement stopped the Chipmunks and Chipettes in their tracks. They turned to the left to see a teenage blonde girl pointing towards them.
"Oh, my God! It's the Chipmunks and the Chipettes!" she cried, her voice almost a squeal. Soon, loads of people had crowded around the six furry celebrities, asking questions and taking photographs. They all groaned silently in annoyance, except for Alvin, who was beginning to enjoy all the attention. He winked and posed at fangirls, a cocky grin planted across his face. Brittany elbowed him in his ribs.
"Alvin, will you stop it?" she hissed, as he rubbed his side, "We're here to relax, not act like we're at a concert."
"So, tell me. What are you all doing on a great ship like this?" asked a young man with sunglasses.
"Well, our manager Dave decided to book us a vacation so we could relax and get away from all the rockstar work." Simon replied. Then, a young brunette girl pushed through the crowd and knelt down to face the six chipmunks.
"Guys, I am such a big fan of you." she said, trying to contain her excitement.
"Yeah, you gave good taste." Alvin replied, winking at her. Brittany rolled her eyes as the young fangirl tittered.
"Hey, Jeanette, have you and Simon kissed yet?" asked a nosy teenage boy with a short mohawk. Both Simon and Jeanette's cheeks heated up like mad at the sound of this question.
Oh, why does every fan always ask me that? Jeanette thought, her face blushing under her chestnut fur.
"No, we haven't yet." she quickly answered. Her answer was met with a disappointed moan from a couple of fans.
"So, I was just wondering, will you sing us a song?" a black fangirl asked. Eleanor replied to her request.
"Well, we'd love to, but we're here to rela…"
"Sure, no problem!" Alvin interrupted her. The fans all cheered loudly as Alvin hopped up onto a table with a microphone on a small stand connected to a loud speaker. Simon groaned and facepalmed out of irritation. One of the holidaymakers placed his iPod Classic attached to a pair of small speakers on the table next to a leaflet holder with a miniature model of the Carnival Dream. Alvin switched the mike on before searching through the song list on the iPod Classic. Finally, he found the song he was looking for. Instantly, a loud electric guitar, followed by the drums, blared out of the small speakers as the crowd all whooped and cheered. Then Alvin grabbed the mike and began to sing:
Dear mother, can you hear me whining?
It's been three whole weeks since that
I have left your home.
This sudden fear has left me trembling
Cos now it seems that I am
Out here on my own
And I'm feelin' so alooooooone.
Pay attention to the cracked streets
And the broken homes
Some call it slums, some call it niiiiice.
I wanna take ya through a wasteland
I like to call my home.
Welcome to paradise.
The fangirls all squealed in delight as Alvin winked boastfully at them. All the fans cheered as Alvin pretended to be playing the electric guitar, sticking his tongue out as he did so. The five chipmunks standing on the deck all watched Alvin show off to the holidaymakers.
"Ugh, seriously?" Simon muttered. Brittany glared at Alvin as he sung his heart out into the mike. Jeanette and Eleanor both looked at their older sister, worried. They knew that look on her face.
"Brittany, don't…" But Brittany was already pushing through the jungle of legs towards the table, a look of determination on her face. She then hopped up onto the table where Alvin was still singing and winking at fans. Quietly, she sneaked over to the iPod and looked through the list of songs, finally choosing one.
Alvin stopped singing in shock and surprise as the heavy rock music quickly changed to a soft guitar intro. Then, Brittany shoved him out of the way and took his place in front of the microphone.
The fans screamed louder as Brittany shook her fringe out of her face. She slowly swung her hips as she began to sing:
I never needed you to be strong,
I never needed you for pointing out my wrongs,
I never needed pain,
I never needed strain,
My love for you was strong enough
You should've known.
I never needed you for judgements,
I never needed you to question what I spend,
I never asked for help,
I can take care of myself…
Alvin folded his arms and glared at Brittany as she sung into the microphone, smiling flirtatiously at her fans. Still standing on the deck, the four remaining chipmunks looked at Brittany and Alvin on the table.
"Oh, God. Not Brittany too." groaned Simon, straightening his glasses.
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Meanwhile, on the other side of the cruise ship, Dave and Claire were wandering around on one of the higher decks, still looking for the Chipmunks and the Chipettes. And they were looking very exhausted.
"Oh, God, where on Earth are those chipmunks?" Dave muttered, moping his sweaty forehead, "We've searched everywhere and we still can't find them." Suddenly, Claire stopped, frozen to the spot. Dave looked at her, concerned.
"Claire, what's wrong?" he asked. Claire responded by shushing him.
"Shh! Listen." she whispered, "Do you hear that?" Dave, looking confused, listened closely. Very faintly, he could hear the sound of a familiar voice singing. A high-pitched voice.
"Brittany!" they both said in unison. Dave listened again.
"It's coming from the other side of the ship." he said.
"Come on. Let's go." Claire said, making her way towards the steps. Dave followed her.
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Brittany, meanwhile, was still singing on top of the table, the fans and the five chipmunks still watching her and listening to her.
…I don't want to do this any longer,
I don't want you, there's nothing left to say,
Hush, hush,
Hush, hush,
I've already spoken,
Our love is broken,
Baby, hush, hush!
She finished off with a spin, stopping and pumping her fist into the air. Instantly, the crowd went crazy, cheering loudly and chanting Brittany's name. Brittany smiled at her jealous counterpart and bowed as her fans cheered. Meanwhile, the two Chipettes, still on the deck with Simon and Theodore, watched their sister and finally sighed.
"Simon, why don't we sing?" Jeanette asked, "Just this once." Simon looked uncertain about this.
"Well…" Theodore grabbed his arm enthusiastically.
"Come on, Simon!" he pleaded eagerly, "Just one song! Pleeeeease?" Simon smiled and sighed.
"Well, okay." he replied, "One song. That's it." So he, Theodore, Jeanette and Eleanor jumped onto the table and selected a song on the iPod.
"Okay, everyone." called Eleanor with a smile, "Here's a song that you all might like." With that, the Chipmunks and Chipettes all stood in front of the mike and began to sing the song playing. The Chipettes started off then the Chipmunks joined in:
Vacation, all I ever wanted,
Vacation, had to get away,
Vacation, meant to be spent alooone.
Can't seem to get my mind offa you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Back here at home, there's nothin' to do (ye-yeah, yeah)
Now that I'm away,
I wish I'd stayed,
Tomorrow's a day of mine that
You won't be in.
When you looked at me, I should have run (yeah, yeah, yeah)
But I thought it was just for fun (ye-yeah, yeah)
I see I was wrong,
And I'm not so stro-o-ong,
I should have known all along that
Time would tell.
A week without you,
Though I'd forget,
Two weeks without and I
Still haven't gotten over you yeeeeet.
Vacation, all I ever wanted,
Vacation, had to get away,
Vacation, meant to be spent alooone.
Vacation, all I ever wanted,
Vacation, had to get away,
Vacation, meant to be spent alooone.
Jumping to the beat, the crowd, obviously enjoying it, joined in the song by chanting "V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N". Then Alvin saw his chance.
Quick as a flash, he jumped over to the iPod and changed the song to a rock song with an electric guitar blaring over the speakers. The Chipmunks and Chipettes stopped, looking confused at the sudden change. Then, Alvin jumped between them, shoving them out of the way and he began singing a rap into the microphone:
I'm T to the R to the O U BLE,
Rocking nonstop til the mike gets dull,
Take what I want when I want no overback,
Then I kick the floor, I'm all up on track.
Jeanette, Eleanor, and Theodore looked surprised while Brittany and Simon looked incredibly annoyed at the red clad chipmunk.
Desperate to have the microphone back, Brittany skidded under the mike and made a grab for it. But Alvin quickly lifted the mike up and out of her reach. Brittany angrily stood up and pointed a threatening finger at her counterpart. Alvin just shoved her hand away, spinning her around.
Alvin then continued rapping as the Chipettes surrounded him, trying not to let him escape.
Brittany ran and jumped to make another grab for the mike. She almost grabbed it, But Alvin pulled the mike towards him, so she just missed it, landing on her stomach. Alvin grinned smugly at her, while she glared back at him.
Just then, a familiar patch of black hair appeared over the head of the cheering fans. Simon and Theodore instantly recognized who it was.
"Dave!" they cried, as Dave pushed through the crowd, trying to reach the table where Alvin was. Alvin stopped singing and saw Dave, looking very cross.
"Uh-oh." he muttered, just as the music stopped on the iPod. Dave finally made it to the front of the crowd and made a grab for Alvin. The red clad chipmunk, however, quickly jumped out of the path of Dave's hands and leapt off the table, making a run for it.
Then, the Chipettes, Chipmunks, and the whole crowd, including Claire, covered their ears with their hands as and angry Dave inadvertently yelled his trademark yell into the microphone:
"ALVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!"
"Not again." muttered Claire.
Well, there's Chapter 8! I hope you enjoyed it. Please review! There's a new poll on my profile, so check it out and have a vote. The results from the last poll are as followed: Who's your favourite CGI Chipette? Brittany: 4, Jeanette: 1, and none for Eleanor.
So, until the next chapter, Awesomo3000 out!
