Reunions and Revelations
Simon had been attempting to chip away at the door for hours. The tooth he had been using to try and cut the metal had snapped, so now he was resorting to ramming the door with his shoulder, hoping to warp the metal enough that he could break off a hinge and push the door aside. He took a deep breath and let out another charge. His shoulder collided with the metal and let out a dull thunk. The door barely moved at all. He had lost all feeling in the shoulder as it was numbed with pain.
"Oh, this taking forever" he grumbled preparing for another charge. He was so busy he didn't notice the slight movement of the lions paws, an eyelid opening, the beast slowly rise up and stalk towards him. His shoulder smacked into the metal, once again with little success. He let out a sigh and prepared to charge again. The lion raised its claw preparing to strike. Simon suddenly felt a sharp pain in the shoulder. He bent down to rub it when he heard a loud scraping noise. He looked up to see the door now had a huge shredded opening in it. He turned to see that the lion's strike had missed him by inches and instead, the claw had connected with the door.
"Whoa!" Simon yelled as the claw came down for another strike. Simon rolled to the side and the claw scraped along the cell floor. The lion growled through its ruined mouth, most of its teeth now lying on the floor. It may have a hard time eating the chipmunk, but it would definitely kill him for disgracing itself in such a way. The lion bounded toward Simon roaring loudly, its wild bushy main billowing everywhere. Simon saw his chance. As the lion's feet left the ground ready to tackle the chipmunk to the ground, Simon dived forward, sliding underneath the surprised beast. It came to a sliding halt then turned to see Simon clambering out of the shredded door.
"Thanks" he laughed then rushed off out of sight. The lion roared in fury. It would not let that chipmunk escape that easily. It rushed to the door and started to claw at it, making the hole wider and wider.
Simon raced down the gloomy corridor frantically searching for Alvin and Brittany. Klaus and Claudia had said that only one of them was going to die, and he had been the one in a cell with a lion, so he hoped that the others were still alive somewhere.
"Alvin! Brittany!" he whispered loudly, as he continued to run. He knew whispering would probably not give him much of a result, but he couldn't risk being heard by Klaus, Claudia or any of their men. He turned around a corner a saw a large wooden door. Curiously he approached it.
"Alvin, Brittany, are you in there?" he whispered into the wood. He placed his ear against the door waiting to see if he got a response.
"Simon?" came the muffled response, "Simon, quick get us out"
Simon looked around and saw a latch on the door. He jumped up and unlocked it, before slowly opening the door. The room was pitch black, but he could make out two figures slumped against the back wall.
"Guys!" he shouted and raced to them. He pulled them both into a hug, which they returned.
"Simon, I-I thought you were… were" Brittany started.
"That big pussy cat couldn't stop me" he grinned as he released them.
"Come on let's get out of here" Alvin said faintly. Simon could tell something was wrong with him, but the room was so dark, he couldn't make out what. Brittany pulled Alvin to his feet.
"Simon, give me a hand, his injuries are really bad" Brittany said taking a hold of Alvin's left arm and wrapping it over her shoulders. Simon complied and gently lifted Alvin's broken right arm and mimicked her action. They walked towards the door and sneaked off down the corridor. Simon gasped when he saw Alvin in the light. His face and torso were covered in dry blood. His bandages were soaked and his face was covered in dark bruises.
"Worry about me later. Right now we need to stay focused" Alvin grumbled noticing Simon's concern. Simon snapped out of his stupor and nodded. They continued down the corridor, praying that they were heading the right way.
"Come on let's go!" Jeanette cried racing to the door. After she had managed to cross reference the aerial codes, the gang had found out the location of the helicopter that had kidnapped the others. Jeanette had found that the helicopter was owned by a wealthy man living in Morocco, a man who Jamal stated was a 'known associate of Klaus and Claudia'. They now had the man's address and were getting ready to leave.
"Alright Jeanette, we're coming" Dave said as the others followed after her. The left the hotel and proceeded towards the squad of police cars waiting for them. It was now early morning, and their search had taken them all night. Everyone was tired, but their determination to find the others kept them focused.
"Alright, hop in guys. Let's just hope that the others are all right" Jamal said sternly as he held the car door open for the small chipmunks. They all nodded and entered the car, followed by Dave and Miss Miller.
"Alright, let's go!" Jamal said to the police officer driving the car. He nodded then said something into a walkie talkie, directing the other cars, then they were off, their rescue underfoot.
Brittany, Simon and Alvin tiptoed through the hallway. After reaching the end of the gloomy corridor they had found a stairway leading them into the upper layers of a mansion. Every so often they had to hide and duck as a guard walked past. They were about to walk past another doorway when Brittany stopped them.
"Wait, listen" she whispered. The three chipmunks peeked through the doorway to see Klaus, Claudia and another man sitting in a lounge room.
"So, now that I have assisted you in capturing those rodents, what do you plan to do with them?" the man asked lifting a glass of scotch to his lips.
"Well, the smart one with glasses will be taken care of soon enough, then we'll think of a way to get rid of the other two" Claudia said giving Sophia a pat. The dog was curled up on her lap, sleeping peacefully.
"I see. I'll have my men keep a lookout for the other three for you as well. You paid for my services, and I intend to provide them fully" the man responded giving his scotch glass a whirl before downing the remainder of the beverage. Klaus sat quietly throughout the conversation. He was holding a cock tail glass with an olive in the beverage. He kept glancing at Sophie, a small grin starting to appear on his face.
"You know, while we are overseas, I wouldn't mind a vacation. I know, as soon as these Chipmunks have been dealt with, we'll fly to Costa Rica, it has been such a long time since I have been there" Claudia said happily, continuing to stroke Sophie.
"Costa Rica. We need to remember that. When we escape we'll need to tell the police so they can find them" Brittany whispered to the others. Simon and Alvin nodded before returning to their eaves dropping. Whilst Claudia and their business associate were engaged in conversation, Klaus slowly pulled the olive from his glass and flicked it at Sophie. The olive hit the dog in the face, causing her jump up in surprise, almost knocking over Claudia's wine glass.
"Calm down Sophie" she scolded then returned to her conversation. The dog growled at Klaus, but stopped as it spotted something. Three chipmunks were poking their heads around the corner listening to them. Sophie started to growl and leapt off of Claudia's lap running towards them. Claudia was about to scold the dog again when she also spotted the now terrified Chipmunks as they darted back around the corner.
"They've escaped! Get them!" she screamed and ran after them, the business associate and Klaus right behind her.
"Quick we need to get out of here!" Simon shouted. He grabbed Alvin and slung him onto his back, then he and Brittany started running down the hallway. Suddenly a guard stepped into their way holding a gun. The chipmunks sprinted around a corner, now with an angry guard behind them as well.
"Guards! Stop them!" the business associate yelled as the criminals rushed after the chipmunks. Simon and Brittany raced as fast as they could, the criminals gaining on them. Alvin looked around wildly. He had to help somehow; all he was doing was giving Simon a hard time running. Suddenly a large set of drapes appeared in front of them and he had an idea.
"Simon run to those drapes now!" he shouted. Simon had no idea what Alvin was trying to do, but this was a crisis, so he complied, running straight towards the large curtains. Alvin dived from Simon's back and swung up into the air hanging onto the drape.
"It's time to go Tarzan on your butts!" Alvin yelled and he swung back towards the surprised criminals. Screaming like an ape, Alvin slammed his foot into Klaus' stomach buffeting him into the oncoming crowd of criminals. They all fell into a heap on the floor. Alvin swung backwards and landed back on Simon's back.
"What are you waiting for, keep going!" he yelled. Simon and Brittany had simply watched shocked as Alvin knocked down the criminals, but now they were once again sprinting down the hallway. Suddenly the front doors loomed in front of them and they rushed towards them. The gang of criminals had recovered and was now in pursuit again. The Chipmunks burst through the front doors into the morning air. They started to run down the mansion's marble steps when a clicking sound made them freeze. They slowly turned around to see an enraged Claudia aiming a gun directly at them.
"Nice try you little rats, but now I will finish you off once and for all!" she hissed. Her finger edged towards the trigger when a scream stopped her. She turned to see, her business associate, Klaus, Sophie and all the guards that had followed them screaming and running out the doors.
"What are you fools doing?" she yelled turning to them. Seconds later she got her answer. A roar raced through the air and the lion jumped from the front doors towards her. It had broken free from the cell and gone looking for the chipmunk that had escaped it, and it was hungry. Claudia screamed and dived out of the way, dropping the gun in the process. The angry lion bounded down the marble steps when its eyes caught sight of Simon, Alvin and Brittany. It roared angrily and bounded towards them.
"Look out!" Simon yelled and the Chipmunks scattered. Alvin fell from Simon's back and hit the ground. The lion spotted him and advanced towards him.
"Help!" he yelled trying to crawl backwards as the lion moved towards him, its blood red eyes narrowing as it hissed. Suddenly Brittany jumped onto the lions back and grabbed a hold of its main. The lion roared in surprise trying to shake the girl off, but she used the main like a saddle and refused to let go.
"Simon help Alvin!" she yelled, holding on tightly as the lion bucked and swayed trying to shake her away. Simon raced to Alvin and helped him to his feet, tugging him out of the way of the angry lion. Klaus and Claudia were ducked down beside their limo.
"Klaus, go grab the gun and kill it!" she whispered furiously.
"Me! I'm not going near that thing!" he responded with the same harshness.
"Oh don't be a coward!" Claudia hissed and shoved him out of their hiding place. Shivering he sneaked his way towards the gun which was lying on the marble steps. He had almost reached it when Brittany started to lose her grip. The lion swung its head back and Brittany went sailing through the air colliding with Klaus. The two were knocked off their feet, landing on the marble steps. The lion growled and advanced towards them. They both shuddered as it raised its claw ready to strike. Suddenly Simon ran towards the beast and smacked into its ribs with his shoulder. Pain flared through him as he realized that he had chosen the shoulder with his bullet wound. The lion growled in annoyance and turned to see Simon standing with his fists at the ready.
"You want me, come and get me!" he shouted and turned around running with the lion following.
"Alvin get the gun!" he cried as he bounded over a hedge. The lion ignored the hedge altogether and just charged through it, losing no momentum. Alvin was still weak but he hobbled towards the gun. Grabbing it he turned and took aim at the lion thundering after Simon. He moved his finger to the trigger, when he heard a scream. He turned around to see that Klaus was back on his feet and was holding Brittany around the waist. Klaus snarled at the girl for giving him away before turning and racing towards the car.
"Brittany!" Alvin screamed and moved to follow her, but another scream caught his attention. The Lion had Simon pinned to the ground ready to kill. It swiped its claws across his chest and he yelped in pain. It readied itself to lung at his throat. Alvin didn't know what to do. The girl he loved was being kidnapped, but his brother would be killed if he didn't help him. A tear leaked from his eye as he made his choice. He fired the gun and the bullet whizzed through the air, striking its target. The lion fell to the ground next to Simon, dead. Its blood red eyes closed, never to be opened again.
"Brittany!" Alvin screamed, turning around to fire the gun again. Klaus had reached the limo and was pulling the screaming girl inside it. Claudia had already got inside and was yelling at him to hurry. Alvin fired again, but the bullet missed.
"NO!" he screamed, discarding the now empty gun to the ground and racing to the car. He ignored the pain in his arm, he ignored the pain in his back, he ignored the pain coming from the claw wounds on his chest, ignored it all, all that he cared about was saving Brittany. Klaus smirked before slamming the door shut. The limo roared to life and started to speed away. Brittany fought her way to the back window to see Alvin running after the limo.
"I love you Alvin!" she screamed as the limo sped off, leaving the injured chipmunk far behind. Alvin fell to his knees, tears flooding from his eyes.
"I love you Brittany!" he shouted, knowing that she could not hear it.
"Alvin!" Simon cried as he ran to his weeping brother. Alvin was still on his knees, attempting to crawl after the limo. Simon wanted to thank his brother for saving him, but he knew that would only make Alvin feel worse. He had saved Simon's life at the cost of his love being stolen. Simon bent down and pulled Alvin into a fierce hug, tears slowly starting to fall from his eyes as well.
"We'll get her back Alvin. I promise we will get her back" he said as he pulled his sobbing brother close to him.
"I don't' think so" said a voice from behind them. Simon looked up to see that the business associate and the guards had returned and were aiming their guns at them. Simon just glared at them while Alvin continued to cry. The man laughed and pulled off the safety on his gun. Suddenly a squad of police cars zoomed around the corner, lights flashing.
"Drop the weapons!" a voice yelled from a speaker on the car. The cars surrounded the group of criminals as they complied and dropped the guns. 6 police man sprinted from the vehicles and started to arrest the men, placing them in handcuffs and forcing them into the backs of the police cars.
"Simon! Alvin!" a voice screamed. Simon turned to see Dave sprinting to his boys, tears in his eyes. He pulled them into a hug which they both returned.
"Oh my god Alvin!" Miss Miller screamed as she and the other children approached. Dave was so happy to see his children he hadn't noticed his son's condition. As he heard Miss Miller he looked at his son and gasped.
"Inspector we need to get him to a hospital now!" Dave yelled towards Inspector Jamal who was helping the other officer arrest the criminals.
"NO, we need to save Brittany!" Alvin suddenly cried, leaping from Dave's arms. Eleanor and Jeanette rushed to him.
"Where is Brittany!" they asked worriedly.
"Klaus and Claudia kidnapped her! We need to get to the airport now!" he yelled turning back to Dave. Dave looking shocked then he turned to the Inspector.
"Inspector, Klaus and Claudia have Brittany we need to get to the airport!" he yelled. Jamal raced to the nearest car and beckoned them over.
"Get in!" he cried. The all dived into the vehicle and floored it.
Klaus and Claudia's limo raced into the airport. They didn't go into the entrance, instead they drove straight through a restricted area and out onto the runway. The headed towards their private jet.
"Let go of me!" Brittany screamed as Klaus grabbed a hold of her.
"Shut up you little rat!" he shouted and smacked her across the face. Her whole face went red and her tears intensified. He grabbed her again and held her arms behind her back then tied them together. He repeated this move with her feet.
"Stop it! Let me go!" she wailed frantically trying to free herself. Klaus hit her again then pulled a sheet around her mouth silencing her.
"That's better!" he laughed as she wriggled around, trying to break her bindings, her screams muffled by the gag. Claudia slammed on the breaks and the limo came to an abrupt stop directly next to the plane.
"Quickly Klaus get her inside!" Claudia shouted as she raced to the pilot to tell him to get ready for lift off. Klaus dragged the uncooperative girl from the car and slung her over his shoulder. Suddenly a loud noise filled the air and everyone stopped and turned to see the Jamal's police car whizzing its sirens, speeding towards them.
"It's Jamal! Quick get her inside!" Claudia hissed to Klaus as she realized he had not yet boarded the plane. Her voice knocked him back to reality and he complied. Claudia and Sophie jumped aboard as the doors closed and the jet exited the hanger it was stored in.
"Hurry! They're getting away!" Alvin screamed. Jamal slammed his foot as hard as he could against the accelerator. The car pulled alongside the jet. Klaus watched from the window then laughed as he came up with an idea. He pulled the gagged Brittany to the window so they could all see. Tears leaked out of her eyes as she tried to scream, but the gag prevented her making a sound loud enough to be heard over the jet's engines. Alvin looked out the window and saw her.
"BRITTANY!" he screamed causing everyone in the vehicle to turn their heads and gasp. Suddenly Klaus pulled her away from the window and laughed.
"BRITTANY!" Alvin screamed again, but it did no good. The jet started to rise up and within moments it was flying away. Jamal slowed and stopped the car, knowing they were too late. Everyone jumped out the car and watched as Brittany disappeared. Jeanette and Eleanor burst into tears as their sister was stolen from them. Theodore and Simon pulled them both into a hug and allowed them to cry on them as tears escaped their own eyes. Miss Miller covered her face with her hands as tears started to fall. Inspector Jamal growled then sighed and dropped his head. Dave stood still, tears sliding down his face. He just continued to watch as the poor girl flew further and further away. Everyone was sad, but Alvin took it the worst. He dropped to his knees and began to cry hysterically, covering his face with his left arm. Dave attempted to pull him into a hug but he pushed him away.
"NO!" he screamed. He had never felt such sadness in his life. The girl he loved more than anything in his life was gone, stolen away. He slammed his fist on the ground and screamed again. Simon looked at Jeanette for a moment, tears still in her beautiful emerald eyes. He kissed her head then let go of her. She looked at him for a moment, then saw in his eyes that he had to say something. She nodded and watched him as he approached Alvin. Simon gently placed a hand on his shoulder. Though he could barely see through his eyes because of the tears, Alvin looked up at Simon.
"I made you a promise Alvin, and I will keep it. We will get her back" he said kindly. Alvin looked at him for a moment then burst out crying again and wrapped his only working arm around Simon. Simon accepted the hug and allowed Alvin to cry. Jeanette approached and joined in the hug. Eleanor and Theodore were the next to join followed by Miss Miller and then Dave. The group all cried together holding Alvin. Inspector Jamal didn't know what to say. He knew that as sad as the group was, he had no idea where Klaus and Claudia had just taken Brittany, but he didn't want to tell them that. It would just cause more pain. He was about to suggest taking Alvin to the hospital when Simon stepped towards him.
"Inspector, I know where they have taken Brittany" he said, his sharp gray eyes staring directly at him.
"You do?" he asked surprised.
"They have taken her to Costa Rica" Alvin said through his sobs. The inspector stood still for a moment, then a smile crossed his face.
"Quickly, let's get Alvin fixed up at the hospital then we can catch the first plane to Costa Rica!" he said loudly. As the group headed towards the car, Jeanette turned to Simon.
"Simon… I missed you… so much" she said, giving a weak smile through her tear stained face. She was still upset about her sister, but she couldn't deny herself the happiness that she was together with Simon again.
"And I missed you" he replied. Their eyes twinkled and they moved together and kissed. Dave watched them. He was a little surprised. He knew that Simon had a crush on Jeanette, but he had never expected him to act on it, at least not yet. He turned around to see Theodore and Eleanor in a similar embrace, their lips intertwined as well. He watched the two happy sites for a moment then his gaze returned to Alvin. He had hopped off the ground and was proceeding towards the car. He was still crying.
"Alvin we will find her. I know how much you care about her" he said kindly, bending down to his son's height. Alvin looked at Dave then wrapped his arm around him.
"I love her Dave. I love her so much" he said faintly through his tears. Dave knew Alvin had always cared for Brittany. Though they always argued and constantly tried to outdo each other, he knew that Alvin would do anything for her. He had always protected her and cared for when others wouldn't whenever their fights got out of hand, he would always apologize to her and make her feel better. He truly did love her.
"I know you do Alvin. She will be alright. We will find her" Dave said as he gently rubbed his son's back, noticing the huge bruises.
"I know we will Dave. If it's the last thing I do, I will find Brittany. Nothing will stop me!" Alvin said determinedly. He took one final gaze towards where the plane had once been. The speck in the air and completely vanished.
"I will find you Brittany. I will find you. And when I do, Klaus and Claudia will pay dearly for taking you away"
Well this chapter was very interesting to write. Can the group rescue Brittany or will Klaus and Claudia have their revenge? All answers revealed in the next update!