The Return of Dr. Frankenstein
By: Spiritofdawolf
Note: This chapter contains the song Time After Time by Cindi Lauper.
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Chapter 10- A message of hope/ Time after Time
The 5 chipmunks walked quite a ways before they got to the bus station.
They sighed in relief when it came into view.
"Finally." Simon sighed. "These shoes were really starting to hurt my feet."
They rushed in. "Okay, you guys." Brittany said. "I'll get the tickets. Simon and Theodore, go change in the mens room. Jeanette and Elly, you wait here."
The 4 others nodded and did so. Simon and Theodore hurried into the men's room while Jeanette and Eleanor sat on a bench in the station.
Whilst waiting for Brittany and the boys, Jeanette and Eleanor started to discuss Alvin's disappearance.
"I still can't believe Alvin's missing." Eleanor said. "I know the Dr. might of wanted to kidnap him, but still. If he did, what has he been doing to him?"
Jeanette shrugged. "I don't know." she said.
"Oh, Jeanette. What if we can't find him?" Eleanor said sadly.
"We will Elly. I know Simon. He's never going to give up the search." Jeanette replied.
"We'll find Alvin."
"But what if we can't? What if we look everywhere and never find him? What if it's already too late?" Eleanor said.
"It isn't too late." Jeanette said.
"How do you know?" Eleanor asked.
"Because Simon said so." Jeanette replied.
"How do you know he's right?" Eleanor inquiored.
"It all has to do with believing, Eleanor. If you believe it's too late, then it is. But if you believe it's not too late, then it isn't."
"Where'd you hear that?" Eleanor said.
"From a book I got that has quotes from famous philosophers." Jeanette replied.
Brittany walked over to them. "Well, I've got the tickets. Where's Simon and Theodore?" she asked. "Are they still in the bathroom?"
Simon sighed as he and Theodore came out.
"Let me tell you something." Simon said. "Ladies clothes in the mens room don't mix." he said turning red from humiliation as laughter could still be heard from inside the mens room
"Well, anyways..." Simon said. "Are we all set?"
"Oh, yeah. I've got the tickets. Let's go." Brittany said.
The 5 of them boarded the bus and picked some seats in the back of it.
Simon sat next to Jeanette and Theodore next to Eleanor. Brittany was the only one without someone. She sighed sadly as she patted the empty spot next to her as if wishing that Alvin would suddenly appear.
The 4 others noticed her sadness and sighed. As much as they missed Alvin, they felt bad for Brittany too. They could only imagine how she must be feeling.
Brittany gazed up at them and noticed that they were looking at her with worried expressions. She sighed again. "What if we never find him?" she said feeling depressed. The others looked at each other than back at her.
"We will Brittany." Eleanor said.
"But what if we're too late?" Brittany said.
"It's never too late." Eleanor said.
"What makes you think that?" Brittany said frowning.
"If it's too late, it's too late."
"It's only too late if you believe it is." Eleanor said.
"Where'd you hear that?" Brittany asked curiously.
"From Jeanette." Eleanor said smiling at her big sister.
"Well, how does she know?" Brittany said.
"Because Simon said so. You gotta have faith, Brittany. If we all believe that it won't be too late, then it won't be too late." Jeanette said.
"Yeah, pretty words, Jeanette." Brittany said looking down sadly.
"Brittany, you've got to be strong for Alvin. Together we can get him out of this." Jeanette said softly patting her sister's hand.
"Okay.." Brittany said giving in.
There was a long moment of silence as the bus went into motion and started down the street.
The 5 chipmunks looked at each other not really needing to say anything. Somehow they just knew what the other was thinking.
Several minutes passed before Theodore broke the silence.
"Hey, maybe singing will cheer us up." he said.
The others shrugged. It was worth a shot.
"What should we sing?" Eleanor asked.
Brittany looked at the empty seat beside her and sighed.
"I know exactly what I want to sing." she said.
Brittany exhaled softly and closed her eyes then opened them again.
"Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick and think of you..." Brittany sang softly.
The others looked at each other before joining in.
"Caught up in cirles, confusion is nothing new. Flashback, warm nights almost left behind..."
As they sang they began to remember all the times they spent with Alvin.
Simon and Theodore remembered all the times he'd been there for them whether they wanted or needed his help or not.
Jeanette and Eleanor remembered all the times the 6 of them had spent together.
Brittany remembered the few dates she'd gone on with Alvin. Some promises kept, some broken, but he had always been there to wipe away her tears.
"Suitcases of memories. Time after..."
Then the other's voices died down so only Brittany's could be heard.
"Sometimes I picture you. You're walking too far ahead. I'm calling to you, you can't hear what I've said."
Brittany sighed as she remembered all the times they've fought, but they'd always made up in the end.
"I say go slow...you fall behind." Simon sang. "The second hand unwinds."
Then the others joined in. "If you're lost you can look and you will find me...time after time.. If you fall I will catch you. I'll be waiting...time after time." The 5 chipmunks sang in unison.
Other people on the bus drew their attention to them and turned to watch them sing. The 5 chipmunks however didn't realise that they were being looked apon and continued to sing.
"If you're lost you can look and you will find me...time after time. If you fall I will catch you. I'll be waiting...time after time."
Once more the other's voices die down and you can only hear Brittany's.
"After your picture fades and darkness has turned to gray, Watching through windows, I'm wandering if you're okay."
She wipes a couple tears out of the corners of her eyes.
"Secrets stolen from deep inside. The drum beats out of time..."
The others once more accompanied Brittany in song.
"If you're lost you can look and you will find me, time after time. If you fall I will catch you. I'll be waiting...time after time."
"We said go slow, you fall behind. The second hand unwinds." The boys sang.
They continued to sing together. "If you're lost you can look and you will find me...time after time...If you fall I will catch you. I'll be waiting...time after time."
A couple people started to clap and give light cheers to them as the song came close to an end.
"If you're lost you can look and you will find me...time after time...If you fall I will catch you. I'll be waiting...time after time."
Scattered applause sounded throughout the bus.
The chipmunks looked out at them in surprise then smiled. Brittany however was the only one not acknoledging the other people. She continued to sing softly to herself...and to Alvin.
"Time after time...time after time...time after time...time after time."
There was hope behind the words. Hope that they'd be reunited. Hope that he'd be okay...Hope..that he still loved her.
Brittany sighed as she laid her back against her seat and looked out the window and up at the night sky.
"I love you Alvin." she said into the wind. "Please let him still love me." she whispered as the bus rode through the night into the horizon.
-R&R