Driven by Love - Book 1: Everyone Makes Mistakes
For those who haven't noticed, yes, I changed the name. Why? Because I wanted a SERIES name. Yes, this story is only the FIRST part in the (hopefully) excellent series of books I plan on writing.
Anyway, here's chapter 12...
Hope you all like it! ^^
This story takes place after the end of Alvin & The Chipmunks Meet The Wolfman, meaning that they are 8-9 years old.
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Chapter 12: The Rescue - Part One
As the group continued their walk down Washington Avenue, everyone was quiet. No one was daring enough to speak a word as their minds were filled with thoughts about Brittany and what she could possibly be going through this very moment.
"So…" Theodore began awkwardly. "When do you think we're going to get there?" Theodore asked, not trying to be rude, he was just trying his hardest to lift the silence between the group members.
"I'm not sure, Theodore…" Simon sighed. "By my calculations, it could take anywhere between seven to eight hours."
"What?!" Alvin shouted. "That's completely unreasonable!"
"Yeah well, it's the truth, Alvin," Simon said as he took a quick glance at his map. "Whether you like it or not…"
"Whatever…" Alvin muttered as the group made their way through the town.
The group continued to walk down the dark street as Alvin led them. He looked over to his shoulder, he saw that Simon and Jeanette were holding hands and so were Theodore and Eleanor. He looked to his left and then his hand, 'I wish you were here, Brittany…' He thought as tears formed in his eyes. 'You have no idea how much I need your support…'
With Brittany
Brittany sat in the room in silence. She was staring into space, so many things were on her mind but only one thing stood out among the rest, 'You're in danger, Alvin…' She thought as she tears rolled down her cheeks.
Brittany knew that she would never be able to explain it, but she always believed that she has some sort of connection with Alvin. For some odd reason, she felt everything that he did. She felt pain when he did. She was happy when he was. She was sad when he was. She felt safe when he did, but now, she felt cold and unprotected.
'What are you getting yourself into, Alvin?' Brittany wondered as she brought her hands up to her eyes and wiped the fresh tears from them. As she struggled to get the last of her tears wiped away, without notice, the door swung open and two men stepped into the room.
Brittany watched the two men walk across the room over to her bed. She clearly identified them as Ben and Dom, but they had a strange expression upon their faces, which worried Brittany deeply.
"Alright," Dom began as he took a quick, but deep breath. "We've got one more phone call to make tomorrow."
"What is it?" Brittany asked quietly.
"We're going to tell your family where to meet our guys so we can get our money." Dom explained.
"And then I'll be released…" Brittany stated, but her face when pale as neither of the men moved. "Right?" She asked.
"If everything goes according to plan," Dom began. "You will be released."
"Then why don't we call them now?" Brittany questioned, clearly anxious to leave.
"Well, it's nearly one in the morning…" Ben said as he looked at his watch.
"And we already tried to call, nobody picked up." Dom finished. "So, we'll make the call tomorrow."
"Alright…" Brittany sighed.
"And, I wanted to apologize…" Dom said, shocking Brittany and even Ben.
"W-What?" Brittany asked in astonishment.
"I never wanted to put you through something like this… I mean, you must be six-" Dom said before Brittany cut him off.
"Seven…" Brittany corrected him.
"Seven, right…" Dom sighed. "Anyway, we just need the money… I hope you understand…"
"I understand," Brittany mumbled. "I'm just glad that I'm going to be let go…"
"I never wanted to hurt you, so of course you're going to be let go…" Dom said before walking over to the door. "Get some sleep." Is all he said before walking through the door and closing it behind him.
Both Brittany and Ben stayed in silence, both trying to understand that Dom had just openly apologized.
"Well," Ben began, breaking the silence. "Now do you believe me about Dom?"
"What about him?" Brittany asked.
"That he never wanted any of this…" Ben answered.
"Yeah, I guess you were right…" Brittany muttered.
Ben watched Brittany for a moment and noticed that not only did she have obviously have a lot on her mind, but it was clearly bothering her unlike anything he had ever seen before.
"Are you okay?" Ben asked as he took a seat next to Brittany's bed.
"I'm fine…" Brittany answered as she rubbed her throbbing head.
"It sure doesn't seem like it." Ben said as he gently placed his hand on Brittany's forehead, making her jump at first, but she eventually found it soothing.
"You have a small fever," Ben said as he pulled away his hand. "Does your heard hurt?"
"A little…" Brittany replied groggily.
"Alright, lie down," Ben said quietly. "We don't have any medicine right now, but I'll get some the next time we're out."
"How do you know how to take care of me?" Brittany asked.
"I've had practice…" Ben sighed in sadness.
"What do you mean?" Brittany questioned.
"I didn't tell you?" Ben asked as he watched Brittany shake her head. "I had a daughter…"
"Really?" Brittany asked, earning a slight nod from Ben. "What's her name?"
"Her name is Samantha…" Ben said as he smiled as happy thoughts came to his mind, but that smile soon faded as those thoughts turned into the ones that he detested.
"Well, what happened to her?" Brittany asked, this time earning a sad embedded sigh from Ben.
"I don't know, her mother took her way from me and ran…" Ben said as Brittany gasped in horror.
"That must've been terrible…" Brittany murmured.
"It was, and still is…" Ben sighed. "I haven't seen either of them in five years. In fact, if you're eight, you should be the same age."
Brittany could see tears dwell up in Ben's eyes as he tried his hardest to stop them. To keep things safe, Brittany decided that it would be best to change the subject as soon as possible.
"I wonder where she is…" Ben said before Brittany could say anything herself. "I wonder what she looks like…" Ben said blankly. "I wonder what she thinks of me…" Ben said, almost completely soundless.
Brittany suddenly felt awkward. She didn't know what to say. She didn't know how to make Ben feel better. Since she had been brought there, Ben had always been the one who made Brittany feel better. But now, he was the one who needed help… and she had no idea what to do.
In the end, Brittany did the only sensible thing that came to her mind… she stayed quiet.
With Alvin
As the group made their way to the end of Washington Avenue, Simon quickly checked his watch.
"Alright, it's almost one o' clock which means we've been walking for about an hour…" Simon stated, making everyone groan. "Alright, here's where we take our left on Passaic Street." Simon said as he pointed down the street to their left.
"Simon," Jeanette yawned. "Where's the nearest bus stop that runs twenty-four-seven?"
"It's about a block away, why?" Simon questioned.
"Because, Eleanor and I brought money with us…" Jeanette said as yawned once again. "How far will the bus get us?"
"It'll get us a few blocks away from the place where Brittany is," Simon said as he looked at the map. "Why didn't you say that you two had money before?"
"It doesn't matter," Alvin interrupted as he began to lead the group again. "Let's just go…"
The group quickly made their way down the street until they found the bus stop near one of the edges of the sidewalk. They all waited patiently for the bus until in finally arrived about twenty minutes later.
"Alright, come on." Alvin said as he watched the bus' doors open.
Alvin led them to the bus to find an old mad as the driver.
"Where are you kids heading?" The man asked as the six chipmunks entered through the bus' doors.
"We need to get to Elizabeth Street." Simon said as he grabbed the money from Jeanette and Eleanor and handed it to the man.
"You're lucky," The man laughed. "This is just enough to get you and your friends to your destination."
"How long should it take?" Alvin asked impatiently.
"Cool down, kid," The man said as he closed the bus' doors. "Elizabeth Street is on the other side of town, it's going to take at least forty-five minutes." The man answered calmly.
Frustrated, Alvin sat down in one of the seats by himself.
"I hope Brittany's okay…" Eleanor said as she hugged Jeanette.
"I'm sure she's fine, she is just like Alvin after all…" Simon laughed.
"I know, but still, I just wish she had someone there to comfort her…" Eleanor said quietly. "Just like when we were little kids and she was afraid of thunder and lightning…"
Alvin listened to Eleanor's words carefully before remembering everything…
-Flashback-
Three years ago…
"But Dave…" A young Alvin protested. "Why do those girls have to stay here?"
"Because their mother needs to work late tonight and she asked me if I could watch over them," Dave answered. "Besides, why do you sound depressed? I thought you all were friends with them… or at least, that one little girl who dresses in pink…"
"Friends? As if!" Alvin scoffed. "I would never be friends with that brat!"
"Alvin!" Dave said sternly. "Don't say things like that, you only met them a few years ago, you barely know her."
"I know enough," Alvin said as he rolled his eyes. "All she ever does is make fun of me and acts like she knows everything!"
"She sounds exactly like you, Alvin…" Dave sighed. "They're staying here for the night, and that's final."
"Bu-" Alvin began.
"No 'buts', Alvin," Dave said calmly. "I don't see your brothers complaining."
"Oh please, what do they know?" Alvin sighed.
"Hey!" The two other chipmunks retorted from the kitchen.
"Boys," Dave began. "Would you please come in here?"
As if on cue, Simon and Theodore gradually opened the kitchen door and walked into the living room to join Alvin and Dave.
"Okay," Dave began as he watched his other two sons take a seat on the couch next to their brother. "Now, the girls will be here soon and I want you all to be on your best behavior."
"Okay, Dave." Simon and Theodore responded as Alvin rolled his eyes.
"I'm serious, Alvin," Dave warned, gaining Alvin's attention. "I don't want any fighting or any other trouble you usually get yourself into. I want you all to treat them nicely, give them a tour of the house, give help them if they need any, share your thin-"
"We get it, Dave…" Simon said, cutting off Dave's rambling. "Don't worry about it, we'll be fine."
"Alright…" Dave mumbled as he eyed Alvin suspiciously before hearing the doorbell ring. "That's probably them, let's go." Dave said as he made his way to the front door with his three sons behind him.
As Dave opened the door, they saw a fairly old women standing on the front step with a nervous expression on her face.
"Oh, hello Miss Miller." Dave greeted as he fully opened the door.
"Hello David," Miss Miller greeted back. "I'm so sorry for asking you to babysit on such short notice and I know that we just met a few days ago an-"
"Miss Miller, it's alright," Dave laughed. "I offered, remember? Besides, I already have three little boys myself, I'm sure I can handle three little girls."
"I hope so…" Miss Miller mumbled.
"So, where are your girls?" Dave asked.
"Oh, I'm sorry," Miss Miller said as she stepped to the side to reveal three little chipmunks. "Here they are."
"Hello ladies, I'm Dave." Dave said as he held his hand out, waiting for one of them to introduce themselves and shake his hand. But none of them moved.
"They're a bit shy," Miss Miller said as she bent down to their height and grabbed one of the girls and lightly pulled her closer. "This is Eleanor." Miss Miller said as she let the little green chipmunk go and grabbed another. "This is Jeanette." Miss Miller said as she released the blue chipmunks and grabbed the last, pink chipmunk. "And this is Brittany." Miss Miller said before the pink-clad chipmunk wrestled out of her grip.
"Nice to meet you girls," Dave chuckled. "Would you like to go inside? I'm sure my boys are around here somewhere."
The three girls hesitantly entered the house and looked around before seeing the other three chipmunks run into the living room before they chased after them.
"Again, thank you so much for taking them for the night." Miss Miller sighed as she grabbed the three bags that the three girls left behind and brought them into the house.
"Again, it's no trouble, I'm happy to help." Dave said as he helped Miss Miller with the bags.
"Alright, I'll be here tomorrow morning to pick them up, okay?" Miss Miller asked as she walked back over to the front door.
"Okay, and I have your number so I'll call if I have any questions." Dave said as he opened the door.
"Thank you," Miss Miller said as she walked through the door before quickly turning around. "Oh, I heard that there's going to be a bad thunder storm tonight…"
"Oh yeah, I heard about that, it's supposed to the worst storm of the year…" Dave said as he looked up towards the sky. Dark clouds were already forming.
"Exactly," Miss Miller muttered. "And while she may not admit it, Brittany is terrified of thunder and lightning, so please, watch out for her…"
"No problem." Dave said happily.
"Alright, I need to leave now," Miss Miller said as she headed for her car only to turn around once again. "Are you sure you can handle everything?" Miss Miller asked worryingly.
"Miss Miller, I'm sure…" Dave laughed. "Don't worry, they're safe with me."
Miss Miller smiled at his reassurance and for the first time of the day, she truly felt that her girls were safe. She entered her car and before she knew it, she was on the road and driving away from her girls for the first time since they entered her life.
Dave sighed as he watched the car drive into the distance and closed the door before returning to the kitchen to finish making dinner. As he started cooking, he could faintly hear the voices of the six chipmunks talking in the living room.
"So, I guess you guys are our guests until tomorrow…" Simon began awkwardly.
"I guess so…" Jeanette responded quietly.
"So, what do you guys want to do?" Theodore asked.
"I don't know, what do you guys usually do?" Eleanor asked in response.
"I'm sure that we'll find something to do. After all, you ARE with the amazing Alvin Seville!" Alvin said, obviously boasting himself.
"Oh, get over yourself." Brittany groaned.
"You know it's true, you're just jealous." Alvin smirked.
"As if!" Brittany shouted.
Alvin was about to fire back but Simon quickly placed his hand over his mouth to keep him quiet.
"Alvin, Dave said no fighting." Simon scolded. "Let's just find something sensible to do."
"Fine," Alvin muttered. "How about Truth or Dare?"
"No." They all responded simultaneously.
"What? Why not?" Alvin questioned bitterly.
"Because, it's a stupid game…" Brittany replied.
"Is not." Alvin said sternly.
"Is too." Brittany protested.
"Is not."
"Is too."
"Is not!"
"Is too!"
"Alvin, stop!" Simon said as he pulled Alvin away from Brittany.
"You stop too, Brittany!" Eleanor said as she grabbed her and pulled her in the opposite direction.
"He started it!" Brittany complained.
"Me? How did I start it?" Alvin asked before a smile crossed his lips. "You're just too scared to play it…"
"Me? Scared? Oh, please…" Brittany scoffed.
"Of course you're scared…" Alvin smirked.
"I am not!" Brittany yelled.
"So you'll play?" Alvin asked, still with a smile on his face.
"Fine!" Brittany responded angrily.
"Good…" Alvin laughed as he walked over to the floor and sat down. "Let's go, you're all playing too."
"But Alvin…" Simon groaned.
"Nope, we're all playing." Alvin said sternly.
"Alvin, don't you think we're a little too young to be playing this game?" Simon asked.
"Nope, now sit down…" Alvin answered.
"Fine…" They all sighed before sitting down themselves to form a circle.
"Alright," Alvin began as he looked around the circle. "Theodore… truth or dare?"
Just about as Theodore was about to answer, they heard Dave call them from the kitchen.
"Guys, dinner!" Dave said.
"We'll continue this after dinner…" Alvin said as he and the other chipmunks made their way into the dining room.
Once they were done with dinner, the six chipmunks thanked Dave for the meal and proceeded back into the living room with Dave behind them.
"Okay girls," Dave began as he brought the girls' bags into the living room with him. "Here are your bags. I'll go get some blankets and pillows for you six…"
"What do you mean 'six'?" Alvin pondered before his eyes opened wide. "You don't mean…"
"Yes Alvin, you three are sleeping down here with the Chipettes." Dave said as he walked over to the closet and took out six blankets and laid them down on the couch.
"Why can't we sleep in OUR room?" Alvin asked as he watched Dave go into the closet again and pull out six pillows.
"Because I don't want the girls down here alone and there isn't enough room in your bedroom." Dave answered.
"Ugh!" Alvin groaned.
"It's not going to be that bad, Alvin." Dave sighed. "Brittany, can I talk you alone for a moment?" He asked the chipmunk.
Brittany looked at her sisters worryingly before walking off with Dave into the next room.
"Yes, Dave?" Brittany asked as they stopped walking far enough so that the others wouldn't hear the conversation.
"Miss Miller told me that you were a little afraid of thunder and lightning…" Dave began nervously.
"What? I am not!" Brittany denied.
"Brittany…" Dave said quietly.
"Okay fine, a little, okay?" Brittany admitted. "Why?"
"Well, there's going to be a really bad thunder storm tonight, and I just wanted to see if you'd be alright."
"Of course, I'll be fine…" Brittany said confidently.
"Alright…" Dave mumbled as he headed back into the living room with Brittany. "Okay guys, I want you in bed by ten the latest, got it?"
"Yes, Dave." Everyone besides Alvin responded.
"Alvin?" Dave asked as he suspiciously looked at Alvin.
"What?" Alvin asked as he noticed Dave's glare. "Okay, fine, in bed by ten…" Alvin mumbled.
"Thank you," Dave said as he walked over to the stairs. "Good night, guys."
"Good night." They all called back.
As soon as he was sure that Dave was completely upstairs, Alvin turned back to the group and smiled.
"What?" Simon asked suspiciously.
"It's eight o' clock, which means we have two hours to do play Truth or Dare…"
Everyone groaned before sitting in a circle as before.
"Now Theodore, truth or dare?" Alvin asked with a mischievous grin.
"Truth…" Theodore answered.
"Okay…" Alvin began. "What's the worst thing you've ever done at home?"
"I… uh…" Theodore began nervously as he looked towards the ground. "I ruined one of Dave's best suits…"
"What?!" Alvin shouted in surprise, but he quickly lowered his voice. "You did that? I'm the one who got blamed for it!"
"I know, and I felt horrible," Theodore said sadly. "That's why I told Dave the truth."
"Is that why I was un-grounded early?" Alvin asked.
"Yeah…" Theodore answered quietly. "Are you still mad?"
"No," Alvin sighed. "I just thought that Dave DID trust me that I didn't do it…"
"I'm sorry, Alvin…" Theodore said as he looked at the ground.
"Don't worry about it, Theo." Alvin said as he smiled at his younger brother, making him smile back. "Okay, oldest siblings first! Brittany, your turn."
"Okay," Brittany said as she thought for a moment then smiled toward Simon. "Simon, truth or dare?"
"Truth…" Simon sighed.
"Okay…" Brittany smirked. "Why did you cheat on that test?"
"W-What? H-How do you know about that?" Simon asked as his face turned red from embarrassment.
"I didn't… but now I do!" Brittany laughed.
"Ugh…" Simon growled before taking a deep breath. "I cheated on a math test… by accident, I dropped my pencil and caught a glance at another test and saw the correct answer for a question… and well, wrote it down."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk…" Alvin scoffed. "Naughty, naughty, Simon…"
"Shut up, Alvin…" Simon said bitterly.
"Okay, okay, I was just kidding…" Alvin said, trying to calm his brother down. "It's your turn, Si."
"I'm done playing this game." Brittany said as she stood up from the circle and plopped herself onto the couch and turned on the T.V.
"So, T.V is more entertaining?" Alvin asked as he stood up as well.
"Yes, it is." Brittany answered as she began to channel surf.
"Whatever…" Alvin sighed before sitting on the couch and turning his attention to the T.V as well.
As they continued watching T.V, time flew by and before they knew it, it was already ten o' clock.
Dave made his way down the stairs and found the six chipmunks silently watching T.V.
"Okay guys, time for bed." Dave said as he walked over to the T.V and turned it off.
"What? But it's only like nine o' clock!" Alvin protested.
"Try ten o' clock, Alvin." Dave said as he watched the other chipmunks get ready for bed and pull out their sleeping bags. "Alright, now, everyone get some sleep."
"Whatever…" Alvin muttered as he pulled his sleeping bad out as well.
A few hours later
CRACK!
The noise briefly woke Alvin from his slumber as he looked around the room, seeing nothing; Alvin dropped his head back into his pillow. But he then heard something else that caught his attention, it wasn't another crack, it was sobs.
Somebody was crying.
Alvin sat up and looked around. He looked at each of the sleeping bags, everyone was asleep. He was about to lay back down when he noticed that Brittany's sleeping bag was shaking slightly.
He silently slid out of his own bag and made his way over to Brittany's bag. He dropped his head low enough and heard that the sobs were coming from her, just as he thought.
"Brittany?" Alvin asked softly. Almost immediately, Brittany jumped in surprise to find herself looking directly face-to-face with Alvin.
Alvin could see that Brittany had been heavily crying. Her eyes were puffy and red, her cheeks and shirt were tear-stained, and she looked shaken up.
"What do you want?" Brittany responded as she quickly lifted her hands and wiped her eyes and face.
"Brittany, why are you crying?" Alvin asked as he took a few steps towards her.
But Alvin soon got his answer as the room brightened up and another loud crackling noise echoed throughout the room while Brittany ducked in fear.
"Brittany…" Alvin began, trying to hold in his laughter. "Are you… scared of thunder and lightning?"
"Of course not!" Brittany replied angrily.
But as another lightning bolt hit and another wave of thunder was heard, Brittany couldn't help but let out a loud whimper of fear.
Alvin couldn't fight it any longer, he lost his battle and his laughter rang throughout the room. As his laughter died down, he looked towards Brittany who was now fully covered in her blanket and still crying.
Guilt showered upon Alvin as he hesitantly stood up and walked over to Brittany's sleeping bag.
"Brittany?" Alvin asked quietly as he reached his hand forward to pull the blanket down from her face.
"Go away!" Brittany snapped before slapping away Alvin's hand.
"What did I do?" Alvin asked as he rubbed his sore hand.
"You're such a jerk!" Brittany said as she continued to stay engulfed by the blanket.
Another wave of guilt overcame Alvin as he looked down at the ground, wondering why he had laughed in the first place.
"Brittany…" Alvin whispered as he tried to pull down the blanket from Brittany's face once again, this time, there was no resistance.
Underneath the blanket, he saw the small chipmunk cowering in fear as tears continued to stain her clothes and face.
Without a word, Alvin sat down next to Brittany's sleeping bag and did something she or anyone else would never expect… he held her.
For the next few moments, Alvin continued to hold Brittany close to his heart and allowed her to cry into his chest.
"I'm sorry I laughed, Brittany…" Alvin whispered, making Brittany look up at him in astonishment.
"Are you really apologizing… to ME?" Brittany asked as she stared into his blue eyes.
"Yeah, I am…" Alvin answered as he stared back into her ice-blue eyes.
In a quick second, another flash was seen and another crack was heard, but this time, it didn't make Brittany cower in fear… she was too busy concentrating on Alvin to pay attention to her own fears. Alvin noticed this and quietly chuckled to himself.
"What?" Brittany asked as she eyed him suspiciously.
"You didn't get scared that time…" Alvin said as he smiled at Brittany, which made her sigh.
"That's because I have you to protect me…" Brittany said as she buried her head back into Alvin's chest.
Within moments, Alvin heard the quiet sound of her snoring and slowly reached out and pulled one of his own pillows closer to himself. In a careful manor, he slid the pillow underneath his head and looked down at the chipmunk that was resting on his chest and smiled.
From where his head was, he could smell the shampoo in her hair and in a way, it intoxicated him. He sighed happily to himself before closing his own eyes and falling asleep himself…
-End of Flashback-
"Alvin!" Simon shouted as he shook his brother.
Alvin blinked a few times before shaking his head and turning to Simon.
"What?" Alvin asked tiredly.
"We're here…" Simon said as he gestured towards the other chipmunks that were now waiting outside of the bus.
"Oh…" Alvin sighed as he stood up and stretched before making his way out of the bus himself.
"Okay Simon, where next?" Alvin asked.
"Uh, we need to go down Elizabeth Street and the building where they're keeping Brittany should be at the end." Simon responded.
Without further hesitation, Alvin quickly made his way down the street in moderate jog. He could feel that pain in his chest returning, but he didn't care. He shrugged off the pain and continued to make his way down the street until before he knew it, they reached their destination.
Alvin stopped dead in his tracks as he unwillingly began to stare at the building. 'Brittany… I'm here…' Alvin thought before he began to march to the front door only to be blocked by Simon.
"Simon, what are you doing?" Alvin asked as he tried to get past Simon, but he found his attempts futile. "Move!"
"Have you finally gone crazy?" Simon asked. "We can't just barge in there!"
"And why not?" Alvin asked as he crossed his arms.
"Hmm, let's see… oh yeah, you'll be killed!" Simon said as headed towards the rest of the group. "We need to make a plan."
"Alright Einstein, what do you have in mind?" Alvin scoffed as he followed Simon.
"The first step is finding a way into the building without being noticed. Next, we're going to need to find Brittany, again, without being noticed. Then, it's just getting out of here…" Simon explained.
"So, where's the secret entrance?" Alvin questioned.
"I think that vent should work fine…" Simon said as he headed to the side of the building to find an air vent that was large enough for all of them to fit through.
"Lucky…" Alvin muttered as he stared at the vent before entering it and crawling his way through before everyone joined him.
At the Seville residence
Dave began stirring in his bed before reluctantly sitting up.
"I'm never going to get any sleep…" Dave groaned as he quietly got out of bed.
Dave walked out of his room and made his way down the hall and opened the door to the boys' room. Once inside, Dave walked over to Alvin's bed and sat on the edge.
All three of the chipmunks had the covers over their heads, but Dave didn't pay any attention to it.
"I guess you boys are having more luck at sleeping than me, huh?" Dave chuckled.
Dave reached over to what he presumed to be Alvin's head tried to rustle his hair, only to not find it.
"What the?" Dave asked himself as he pulled the covers off of the bed to find two pillows.
Horrified, Dave quickly pulled the blankets off of Simon and Theodore's beds only to find the same thing. Dave was literally panicking at this point. He made his way over to the boys' desk to see if they left a note of some kind for him.
Sadly, he found nothing. He opened the drawers and searched through them to see if he could find something. Fortunately, he found a piece of paper that was crumpled up and stuffed into the back of the drawer.
Dave opened the piece of paper and read one of the most terrifying sentences of his entire life. On the paper was written, "Brittany a Elizabeth Toy Factory".
Putting two and two together, Dave quickly made his way out of the room, downstairs into the living room, and to the nearest phone he could find. He quickly called Miss Miller and just about he was about to give up, he heard someone on the other line pick up.
"Hello?" Asked the person.
"Miss Miller?" Dave asked the voice.
"Is that you, David?" Miss Miller asked as she yawned. "Why in the world are you calling so late?"
"Miss Miller, go see if Jeanette and Eleanor are in their beds…" Dave said quickly.
"David, what's going on?" Miss Miller asked worryingly.
"There's no time to explain, you just need to go check!" Dave said, almost screaming.
He could hear Miss Miller put the phone down and run out of her room before returning into the room and grabbing the phone.
"David, they're not here! What's going on?!" Miss Miller asked.
"Miss Miller, I think that they've found out where Brittany is… and have gone to rescue her…" David said slowly, trying to take it all in himself.
"What?!" Miss Miller screamed. "Have you called the police?"
"Not yet, I was waiting to tell yo-" Dave began.
"No, call them now!" Miss Miller interrupted. "I'll be over in a minute."
"Okay." Dave said before hanging up the phone and dialing nine-one-one.
"Hello, what is your emergency?" A lady asked from the other side of the line.
"My sons and their friends have run away to rescue one of their friends!" Dave said quickly.
"Sir, please calm down. What is your name?" The lady asked.
"My name is David Seville." Dave answered.
"Okay, now do you know where they have gone?" The lady questioned.
"Yes, the old toy factory on Elizabeth Street." Dave replied. "Listen, the person that the kids have gone to rescue is Brittany Miller!" Dave said, hoping that the lady would know Brittany's name.
"Isn't that the missing girl that was reported a few days ago?" The lady asked in slightly more serious tone.
"Yes, it is." Dave responded quickly.
"Okay, Mr. Seville," The lady began. "I'll have several units dispatched and I'll have the kidnapping agency notified."
"Thank you." Dave said before hanging up the phone.
'Why Alvin? Why must you always be SO irresponsible?!' Dave screamed in his head as he sat down on one of the couches and felt tears roll down his cheeks.
With Dom and Mike
Both Dom and Mike were quietly sitting in an office-type room, watching T.V. As they continued watching, Dom's cell phone began ringing.
"Hello?" Dom asked.
"Dom?" A voice asked.
"Tim, what is it?" Dom sighed.
"Dom, bro, we got a problem…" Tim said quickly.
"What kind of problem?" Dom asked sternly.
"Well, the police station just had about ten units dispatched and I bet I can guess where they're going…" Tim answered.
"What?!" Dom shouted. "How did they get this address?"
"I don't know, man, but this is a big problem…" Tim groaned.
"Tell me about it… alright, I'll call you later." Dom said as he hung up the phone. "Ben?" Dom called out.
Within seconds, Ben made his way into the office.
"Yeah?" Ben asked.
"Alright, somehow the police have gotten this address, so I need you to make sure this place is secure, got it?" Dom asked.
"Alright." Ben said before heading off to complete the task.
"You too." Dom said as he turned to Mike.
"Got it…" Mike said as a mischievous smile crossed his lips. 'Now's my chance…' Mike said as he walked up to the stairs. 'Get ready you bitch…' Mike thought as he laughed to himself as he walked over to door to Brittany's room and opened it…
Ooh... a cliff hanger...
What's going to happen to Brittany?
What will happen to everyone else?
Only time will tell...
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