Chapter 11
I think I'm going to start doing one chapter about Alvin and then the next one about the others… but I'll see.
I don't own any of the characters the Bagdasarians made; I only own the ones I make! :D
The next morning wasn't the best for Alvin; he woke up to see a white blanket of snow blocking the exit to the burrow.
"Ugh, just what I need!" Alvin groaned as he sat up, this was probably going to delay him getting back to his family.
No one else was up so Alvin sat alone in the dark. While he sat and wondered what to do Rex slowly sat up.
Alvin smiled "finally, someone's up!" he said as he walked over to Rex. As the fox yawned and stretched Alvin tried to explain to him what had happened, Rex was rather sleepy and didn't really pay attention.
Alvin stomped over to the now blocked exit to the burrow "would ya look at this! How are we supposed to get outta here?" Rex smiled down at Alvin as he wandered over, he wasn't that fussed about being a little late.
"Would you calm down, we're going to get out of here. All we need to do is wait and let nature do its thing!" Rex said calmly as he lay down and rolled onto his back.
Alvin was shocked, was he really meant to sit back and wait till the snow melted. There was no chance of that happening considering how cold it was.
Alvin stomped over to Rex "you expect me to wait here for who knows how long while my family are in danger!" Alvin threw his hands up in the air for exaggeration "are you really that nuts?"
Rex rolled over to face the mad chipmunk; he was really pushing his buttons.
"Well maybe you should try and dig your way out and get yourself killed, or you could wait a little while and then get out safely. So what's it gonna be?" Rex said, slightly raising his voice.
Alvin crossed his arms over his chest and sighed "I'm getting out of here one way or another". With that Alvin walked over to the snow blocking his way out, he slipped on his gloves and started to dig.
Rex shook his head and rolled over to his other side "you're crazy kid! You do know that, right?" he called over his shoulder. Rex closed his eyes for a second before getting shook; he opened one eye and saw Twitch and Ace.
"What's all that about?" Twitch asked. Rex glanced over his shoulder at the digging chipmunk, he returned his gaze back to the weasel and hare.
"He's determined to get out of here, I told him it was a bad idea but he won't listen" Rex whispered. Twitch scurried over to Alvin; he was planning to talk some sense into him.
"Hey there little buddy, umm… Do you really think that's a good idea?" Twitch asked, Alvin ignored him and just kept digging. Twitch put a paw on his shoulder "Do you want to talk about it? It could help!"
Alvin pushed Twitch's shoulder and turned to face him "I don't want to talk about it, I don't need any help. If I did need any help I bet none of you NUTJOBS WOULD HELP ME!" he screamed.
Everyone was a little taken aback at this sudden outburst; they never really knew what it felt like to lose family. Alvin wiped a stray tear from his eye "how would you like it if you found your family dead, I don't but I'd rather not find out" Alvin looked down at his feet.
Rex stood up "I think we do. How do you think a fox, a hare, a weasel and a robin became friends? We all suffered, we all saw our families dead on the floor. We managed to escape but the killer that killed our families is still out there! I'd rather not get slaughtered".
Alvin looked at them "s-so all of your families got…killed? So you all ran to the city. Is that how you became friends with Emily?" Alvin asked, he felt bad now. They all nodded sadly.
Alvin scratched the back of his neck "wow guys, I-I'm sorry, I never knew!" Everyone smiled.
"It's not your fault, it was just a mistake" Rex simply said "If you really want to get your family… we'll help!" Rex smiled. Alvin smiled and looked up at them "really? You're going to help me!" he asked. Everyone laughed and nodded, they brought him into a big hug.
Rex and the others walked over to the blocked exit and started to dig, it took them five minutes to finally break out. Rex smelled the air and sighed "to America!" he cheered, they all started running through the snow, laughing and cheering all the way.
A few paces in front of them they saw a big open clearing, on the other side there was a mountain. Rex stopped the others and shushed them, he quickly looked around and told them his instructions.
"Ok, so here's the plan. Over that mountain is America but that clearing over there could be our one way ticket to heaven, if we're not careful. You never know what could be lurking in the trees… If everyone follows my lead and doesn't make a sound we could make it over there without any trouble. Robin and a few other birds are our eyes in the sky, if they hear or see something they will squawk and fly in the other direction, if that happens we have to bury ourselves under the snow quickly and don't make any sound or sudden movement when you're under there. Is that clear?" Rex whispered. Everyone nodded and continued on their journey.
Rex crouched and entered the clearing, everyone copied and followed him in. It was particularly quiet, a little too quiet for their liking. They could hear some birds chirping away happily, this was a good sign.
Alvin could hear his own heart beating, every now and then he would see something at the corner of his eye but it was just a tree or a boulder. It had been a minute so far since they entered the clearing, there were no warnings or anything… so far.
After a couple of minutes there was a warning squawk, some bird flew above their heads to the east. Everyone dived down into the snow and covered themselves up, they all hoped that whatever it was hadn't seen them.
Alvin lay close to Rex and was as still as stone. Rex was only a couple of years old, he was probably a teenager in fox years. Alvin thought he was really brave and knew what he was doing, Alvin was usually brave but right now he was scared to death.
They stayed under the snow for a minute, they heard a couple of chirps which meant the coast was clear. They quietly dug their way out and slowly crawled out of their hiding place, they began to crawl towards the mountain again.
All was going good again, it had been a while now since they heard the warning call. Rex was determined to get over the mountain to safety, as long as they were on the mountain they could easily hide in small caves or cracks big enough for them to get in.
Rex smiled as they crawled closer to the mountain, they were almost there. All took a turn for the worst though, as they crawled closer it got foggier. This made it difficult to see, if there was a warning call they would have to really be careful and use their ears. There was also a pond that had been frozen over, one small crack could lead to them drowning or alerting a predator.
Rex halted everyone and stalked closer towards the pond. He pressed down his paw gently, nothing happened. He tried again but with a little more force, still nothing happened. Rex motioned the others to follow with a nod of his head, they all crawled over to him.
Rex crouched down again and crawled forward onto the ice, everyone followed carefully. Everyone had a weird feeling in their guts, it was insecurity. They were all used to being close to houses and people, ones who didn't want to kill them anyway.
As they crawled along the ice and closer to the mountain, the ice got thinner. They began to hear small snaps and crackles here and there, they weren't loud enough for a predator to hear them. Everyone slowed own and crawled forward more gently, they knew one small crack could be the end.
They held their breath as they neared the end of the pond, they could see the bottom of the mountain. One last step and they had made it over the pond, they wiped the cold sweat off their foreheads with the back of their paws.
They then started to climb the mountain, it was icy but they managed to make it onto the path. They now were looking down at the clearing, they weren't that high off the ground though but it was still a massive weight off their shoulders.
Rex sniffed the track and smiled "good news, no animal has been up here for days!" he whispered, Twitch and Ace did the same "your right!" Ace exclaimed quietly.
Rex studied the path and the side of the mountain "I say we climb up rather than taking the path" he whispered, everyone gasped "are you crazy? We could slip and fall!" Ace said.
Rex shushed him "look, if we take the path it's easier for animals to detect us and hunt us down! If we climb up here then it is harder for predators to detect us and get us, plus if we're careful then maybe we will be over this by night!" he whispered, everyone agreed.
Rex started to climb up first, then it was Alvin. Following Alvin was Twitch and after Twitch it was Ace. As they neared the second level of the mountain the thing that they feared…happened.
Twitch slipped on some loose stones and they hurtled down towards Ace, Ace dodged them but as he did so he knocked some bigger rocks down the mountain. All of the rocks rolled down the mountain making a tremendous noise, then they all landed in the pond.
When all the noise had vanished everyone held their breath, the silence was broken when a few warning calls went off. Everyone's eyes grew big as they looked down at the clearing, out of the trees rushed a dark shadow and it was heading straight towards them!
Rex gasped "he found us… EVERYONE CLIMB AS FAST AS YOU CAN!" He screamed, everyone began to climb so fast.
Alvin was confused so while he was climbing he asked "what is it?" Rex didn't stop but he quickly explained "it's the thing that killed our families, it's the…lynx!"
DUN DUN DUUUUNNNN! Oh no cliff-hanger, if you want to find out what happens then keep reading! Review please and thank you for reading! :D
