UPDATED: OCTOBER 15TH, 2017
Friday afternoon, the football game was in full swing. It was the Eagles vs. the Warriors.
"Ok, folks, time to get behind your undefeated Warriors. The visiting Eagles are down by five with about 30 seconds left in the game. Time is running out for the Eagles. Somebody really needs to make a move here."
"Let's! Go! Eagles! Let's! Go! Eagles!," the cheerleaders chanted and waved their pom-poms.
Brittany started doing her ribbon dance and doing somersaults, causing the crowd to cheer like crazy. She ended her cheer and waved her ribbons in the air.
"Go Eagles!"
Amy walked up to her.
"Nice moves, Brit. But we're gonna need to kick it up a notch. Cheer huddle!"
The cheerleaders all huddled together.
"Ok girls. We've got thirty seconds left and we're down by five. I think we're gonna have to go with the pyramid. Brittany, you're on top."
Brittany jumped onto Amy's shoulder, "Yes!"
"Ams, are you sure about this?," Zoe asked.
"It's our only option, Z. Alright girls, time to make history. Pyramid formation!"
Zoe and two other girls got down on their hands and knees to make the base, while Amy and one other girls stood on top of them.
Brittany was still on the ground warming up.
"Ok, Brittany, you can do this. Just remember your three steps."
Brittany climbed onto the bleachers and jumped into the air.
"Jump!"
She did a twirl in mid-air.
"Twirl!"
She landed in the palm of Amy's hand that was lifted above her head. Brittany raised her fist in the air and put her other paw on her waist.
"Pose!"
The Eagle fans started cheering for Brittany just as the coach blew his whistle. One of the Eagles had just scored a touchdown and won the game.
Brittany jumped off of the pyramid and flipped before landing on the ground.
"Whoo! Yes! In your faces, Warriors! Who's the champ now?"
"You're like the Miley Cyrus of chipmunks!," Amy cheered as she picked Brittany up and raised her in the air.
Several Eagle fans started running onto the field, cheering for their first win.
"Give me a B! Give me an R! Give me an I! Give me a double-T! Give me an A! Give me an N! Give me a Y! What's that spell? A-mazing!"
Brittany smiled as the cheerleaders carried her off.
"I'm the queen of the world! WHOO!"
"Party with Brittany! Everyone to the beach house!," Zoe yelled as everyone ran off to celebrate their victory.
"Britt-any! Britt-any! Britt-any! Britt-any!..."
"...Chip-ettes! Chip-ettes! Chip-ettes! Chip-ettes!"
The auditorium was filled with people, anxious for the sing-off between the Chipettes and the Chipmunks to begin. There was only one problem: Brittany was missing.
Toby was backstage with a nervous Jeanette and Eleanor.
"Look girls, I just want you to know that I'm-I'm here for you. There's still plenty of time, I'm gonna go find Brittany, everything's gonna work out."
Jeanette and Eleanor smiled.
"Thanks, Toby," Eleanor said just before a voice came over the intercom.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Dr. Rubin."
Dr. Rubin walked out onstage once the announcement was complete. Toby turned around just in time to see her walk out. He also saw Julie standing by the curtain, watching from backstage.
Realizing that he didn't have much time, Toby quickly ran out of the auditorium through the backstage door and went to search for Brittany.
"Thank you, students, thank you."
Dr. Rubin spoke into a microphone on a podium.
"Welcome to our exciting sing-off competition between the Chipettes and the Chipmunks."
The crowd started cheering again until Dr. Rubin held up a finger, silencing them almost immediately.
"Remember students," she continued, "There are no winners or losers..."
Ian was watching from backstage. He scoffed at Dr. Rubin's speech.
"Yeah, remind me to tell the Chipettes that when we blow them off the stage."
"...the group that we choose today, will give our school a chance to win twenty-five thousand dollars to save our music department. So without further ado, I give you, the Chipmunks."
The Chipmunks smiled as they prepared to go on stage.
"This is it, guys! Can you believe it?," Alvin smiled.
Ian kneeled down and smiled at Alvin.
"Alvin, your time to shine, kid. Go out there and knock 'em dead."
"You got it!," Alvin replied confidently and walked on stage.
Simon looked up at Ian, "Any words of encouragement for us?"
"You two? I just wanna let you know..."
Simon and Theodore smiled until they heard Ian finish his sentence.
"Not to get in Alvin's way."
"Oh," Theodore frowned.
"Um, ok then," Simon took Theodore's paw and they both followed their brother on stage.
Ian turned on a fog machine just as the music started and the Chipmunk's silhouettes became visible on the curtain, Alvin's being the biggest.
Finally, the curtain went up, revealing the Chipmunks standing on a round platform. Alvin was in front while Simon and Theodore stood in the back on either side of Alvin.
Alvin: No attorney
To plead my case
No rocket ships
To send me into outer space
And my fingers
Are bejeweled
With diamonds and gold
But that ain't gonna help me now!
I'm trouble!
(Simon and Theodore come in): Yeah, trouble now!
I'm trouble, ya'll!
I've got trouble in my town
I'm trouble!
Yeah, trouble now!
I'm trouble, ya'll!
I've got trouble in my town
As the Chipmunks were performing, Ian was recording them on his phone. He turned towards the camera as the Chipmunks danced in the background.
"Like what you see? Call Ian Hawke. 310-555-5309," he winked to the camera.
Alvin: Yo!
Alvin began rapping as he took a solo.
I'm the T to the R to the O-U-BLE
Rockin' non-stop 'till the mic gets dull
Take what I want, when I want, no holdin' back
When I take the floor, I'm all up on the track
A to the L to the V-I-N
When I'm in town, me and all of your friends
Gonna come through like a hurricane
Tear down everything in my way!
Jeanette started pacing back and forth, where was Brittany? Why wasn't she here?
"Don't worry, Jeanette," Eleanor put a paw on her shoulder, "Brittany will walk through that door any minute now."
They both heard the backstage door open.
"Brittany!"
They both jumped onto the desk they were next to, hoping to see Brittany running towards them. But it was just Ian laughing giddily as he uploaded the video.
"I am back!"
Jeanette and Eleanor turned back towards the stage as the Chipmunks were finishing their song.
Whoa-whoa-whoooooooa-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeeeaaah!
Alvin posed after finishing his solo, Simon and Theodore doing the same as well.
The audience erupted into a loud applause.
"Guys! That's for us!," Alvin smiled as he wrapped his arms around his brothers.
"Thank you so much," Simon thanked the crowd.
"Thank you!," Theodore smiled as they all took a bow.
"Well done, gentlemen, well done."
Dr. Rubin smiled as she walked back on stage.
"And now, let's hear it for the girls that will rock you like a hurricane. At least, that's what many of you students have told me. Here they are: the Chipettes!"
Jeanette and Eleanor frowned, unsure of what to do as the audience started cheering for them to come on stage.
Ian looked down at them and smirked.
"You know, they say there's no I in the word 'team.' And they're right. But you know what there is an I in? Brittany."
Ian chuckled.
"Sucks to be you! Boys!"
He went to go find the Chipmunks.
"You know what the worst part is?," Jeanette asked Eleanor, "Ian's right."
Suddenly, the door swung open and Toby ran in.
"Did you find her?," Eleanor asked hopefully.
"Girls," Toby sighed, out of breath, "I'm sorry, I searched the whole perimeter. And I don't know why, but the cheerleaders aren't back yet."
"What are we gonna do?," Eleanor asked.
Toby glanced behind him, hearing the audience start to chant for the Chipettes.
"I would, um..."
He looked down at the two girls.
"I would ask someone who's not me."
Jeanette sighed and put her paw on Eleanor's shoulder.
"I know what we should do."
She jumped off of the desk, followed by Eleanor shortly after, and walked onstage.
Jeanette and Eleanor were greeted by loud cheers as they appeared onstage. They jumped onto Dr. Rubin's podium and Jeanette adjusted the microphone so she could speak into it.
"H-Hello everyone."
Jeanette cleared her throat.
"Um, our sister, Brittany, couldn't make it here today."
Dr. Rubin gasped, along with some of the audience members.
"Um, the thing is, we've never performed without Brittany and...we're not starting now."
Jeanette's ears drooped against her head sadly as she let Eleanor speak into the microphone.
"You can't have only two little pigs. You can't have only two musketeers. So, you know you can't have only two Chipettes. Thank you."
Jeanette and Eleanor jumped off of the podium and began to walk off the stage.
The crowd murmured amongst themselves until one of them shouted, "Boo!"
More people started booing and before they knew it, the entire audience was booing.
Jeanette and Eleanor quickly walked offstage, tears forming in their eyes as they looked up at Toby who just frowned sadly.
"Come on, I'll take you home."
As they walked out, they passed Ian and the Chipmunks. Ian just smirked, knowing that he had won. But the Chipmunks were a different story.
Theodore watched the two girls, particularly Eleanor, walk away. He couldn't stand to see his crush look so upset. But because Ian was watching, he could only stand and watch as Eleanor walked away, sniffling.
Even with his terrible glasses, Simon could still tell that Jeanette was heartbroken. It took a lot to go up there and tell everyone that Brittany didn't come. Ever since their encounter at Toys For Tots the other day, he realized that his small crush on her had grown more and more. But now he could only do nothing as she walked away in tears.
As for Alvin, he didn't know wether to feel sad for Jeanette and Eleanor, or mad at Brittany for not being here. He started arguing with himself over how he should feel until Ian spoke up.
"Hear that, boys? That is the sound of success," Ian continued to smirk as he heard the crowd boo.
The Chipmunks glanced at each other, none of them sure what to think.
"I realize how," Dr. Rubin tried to hide the sadness in her voice, "devastated you Chipette fans must be. So I guess that means that the Chipmunks..."
"Come on, boys," Ian said, already knowing what Dr. Rubin was going with this, "Let's take a victory lap."
Ian walked onstage just as the crowd started cheering again. He looked behind him and saw that the Chipmunks were still backstage.
"Hey, come on guys, let's go."
Simon looked at Alvin who was still hesitant to go onstage.
"Alvin, we have to," he said, putting arm around him.
Alvin sighed, knowing that Simon was right. As he usually is.
"Let's go."
Alvin led his brothers onstage, where they were greeted by a standing ovation and loud cheers.
The Chipmunks smiled sadly as they watched the crowd cheer.
"Thank you, um, thanks," Alvin waved with less enthusiasm then before.
He tried his best to smile, but inside, he was falling apart.
It was only minutes after the sing-off, and almost everyone had left.
Ian and the Chipmunks were just getting ready to leave through the backstage door.
Ian sighed happily, "Life is good. Especially when you're not a loser."
Simon and Theodore followed him out, but Alvin stayed behind. He wanted to make sure they didn't forget anything. He had finished checking the backstage area and was about to leave when he heard another door open and voice he knew too well.
"Girls? I'm here! Girls!"
Alvin turned around and saw the last chipmunk he wanted to see.
Brittany.
She was running around the stage, frantically looking for anyone else who might still be here.
"Girls? Jeanette? Eleanor? Toby? Anyone?"
Brittany sighed. She knew she was alone now. She couldn't have been more disgusted with herself. She couldn't believe she let Amy talk her into going to that party. Eleanor was right, Amy was a bad influence on her. She wished she had never become a cheerleader in the first place.
She was about to give up and go home when she heard familiar voice speak up from behind her.
"They're gone, Brittany."
She turned around and saw Alvin, who was looking back at her with an equally sad face.
"They left after you didn't show up, crying their eyes out."
Brittany felt her heart shatter, "They're never gonna forgive me."
Alvin looked up at her and frowned.
"You know what, Brit? Ian was right. You don't care about anyone but yourself."
He turned around and began to walk away.
Brittany opened her mouth to reply...but then closed it, realizing that Alvin was right. She had only been proving Ian right this whole time.
"Oh yeah."
She looked up at Alvin as he stopped walking and turned towards her one last time.
"By the way, I never wanted to win like this."
And with that, he left, leaving Brittany all alone as the lights went out.
Brittany sighed. This was without a doubt her lowest moment.
"Jeanette? Eleanor? Are you girls awake?"
By the time Brittany got home, it was about half an hour away from midnight. She slowly opened her bedroom door and walked into the room where she heard the faint sounds of her sisters sleeping in their bunk beds. Brittany approached the bottom bed and whispered.
"Ellie? Are you awake?," Eleanor was sleeping on her side with her back facing Brittany. But her slow chest movements indicated the she was asleep.
Frowning, Brittany climbed up the ladder to her bed and sat down on the covers. But before she laid down, she leaned over the edge of the bed and looked at the one below her.
"Jeanette?," she whispered, "Jeanette?," she repeated, but she only saw her sister's back as the nerdy chipette's chest raised and lowered slowly in her sleep.
Brittany sighed and retreated under her covers, but unknown to her, both of her sisters were awake and had heard their older sister's whispers, but were too disappointed and heartbroken to face her, so they had remained silent.
But neither of them heard Brittany as she softly cried herself to sleep. She didn't just lose the sing-off. She had just lost her sisters, her family, and the guy of her dreams.
Could her life get any worse?