Chapter 14
Cash darted inside and towards the den. To his horror, Katrina, Theodore and Eleanor had come into the den to see who Dave had let inside. Ken was looking at the young munks with a psychotic smile on his face. "Ken!" Cash yelled. "Oh, there you are, murderer. Say, which of these three is the most important to you?" "Like I'd tell you. Now get out of my house!" "No can do, you little freak. Now, tell me, who's the most important?" 'Why do you wanna know?" Dave asked. "Because, Mr. Seville. Your new 'son' killed my grandfather." "No way. Cash would never kill anyone! I know he wouldn't!" Katrina yelled. 'Yeah, Cash is a good guy, and good guys don't kill people." "Well, he did. He killed my grandfather." "Cash, tell us he's lying." Eleanor pleaded. "Of course he is, Eleanor. The grandfather he's talking about, was Agito, my first human father. And, while I won't say we had the perfect father-son relationship, he was still my father, and I would never harm him, let alone." "Then why is he saying that you did?" Simon, who was leading the rest of the chipmunks into the room, asked. "Because, Ken's a psycho who believes whatever his twisted little brain comes up with." "I believe in the truth. You killed Grandpa, and you know you did." "I did not! Agito died of a ruptured aneurism, Ken." "Which you caused!" "Kimiko explained to you what causes aneurisms, at the hospital, the day Agito died!" "Yeah, I remember. Bacteria. Well, I can't say whether my it was caused by the stress grandpa endured while raising and training you, or if it really caused by bacteria, but either way, I know it's your fault. If it was bacteria, then he got it from you, because you're a filthy, disease ridden rat! And I'm surprised that Mr. Seville here is still alive, when he lives with a house full of rats!" "Ken, I've put up with your crap, pretty much all my life. Whatever Insults you have for me, bring it on. It doesn't effect me. But, I will not allow you to insult my family." "And now we're back to them. You still haven't answered my question, you little freak. Which one is the most important to you?" "Why do you wanna know so bad?" Alvin asked. "Because, I want to enact proper retribution. He killed an important member of my family, so now I'll do the same. An eye for an eye." Cash had had enough. He leaped high into the air and at Ken. Ken swatted Cash away. Cash landed on a shelf nearby. He noticed one of Alvin's favorite toys, a Nerf rocket launcher, on the shelf. He picked it up, aimed it at Ken and pulled the trigger. The fired rocket flew straight into Ken's right eye. Ken roared in pain. "I told you to get out, Ken. So, unless you want more pain, get out!" Ken charged at the shelf. Cash fired another shot. The dart hit Ken in his other eye. Now temporarily blinded in both eyes, Ken wildly swung all around, trying to hit Cash. Cash, meanwhile, ran and grabbed Alvin's skateboard and then opened the front door. He then climbed back onto the shelf, then from there, he jumped onto the ceiling fan. He waited for Ken, still blinded, to turn towards him. When he did, Cash jumped down at Ken and slammed into him with enough force to break Ken's already weakened center of balance. Ken lost his balance and Cash placed himself behind Ken. When Ken inevitably fell, Cash pushed Alvin's skate board under Ken to make sure he would land on it. Once he did, Cash pushed Ken, on the skateboard, out the front door and down the front steps. Ken landed on the ground with a heavy thud. He opened his eyes, still red and watering, to see Cash standing over him with the sword Agito had made him pointed at him, and the rest of the Seville family standing at the door watching. "Listen to me, and listen well, Ken. If you value your life, you will leave right now. And you will never come back. If you ever darken this family's doorstep again, I will hurt you, badly. I will slice both of your Achilles tendons, those big tendons on the backs of your ankles which are very important to walking, completely in half. And, if you ever harm even the tiniest strand of fur on any one of my family's heads, I will end you. But, right now, I'm giving you the chance to just walk away. Because, you see, I value life, Ken. All life. Even one as twisted as yours. I do not relish the idea of having to end a life. Not even yours. So, I suggest you take this opportunity to leave. Leave, Ken, and never bother me or my family again." Ken got up and Cash backed up. Ken looked to the Seville family, then down at Cash. "Now you listen to me, you little freak. I will have my revenge yet. You will suffer. And eventually, it will be me who ends your miserable life. You have my word. This is war, and I will be the victor." Ken then took off towards the street and quickly disappeared the corner. Cash then turned back towards the house and walked up the steps. As he walked past the family, he said 'if anyone needs me, I'll be in my room.' He then walked off towards his and Katrina's room. 'Cash? Cash, wait! Talk to me!" Katrina yelled and then took off after the black clad munk. Alvin looked at the rest of his stunned family. "Nobody's gonna say it? It has to be me? Fine then. What the heck just happened?" "I think Cash just saved all of our lives." Simon said. "Yeah. He didn't do it in a big, movie style way, but still, I think Simon's right. Cash just saved all of our necks." Brittany said. "He's a hero." Eleanor said. "And he's scary. I'm glad he's on our side." Jeanette said. "Yeah." Theodore agreed. 'I'm going to go call the cops." Dave said. Meanwhile, Cash busy beating the stuffing, literally, out of his pillow. He was extremely angry, and he needed to get rid of his anger. To Cash, the pillow was Ken. "Cash?" Katrina asked, gingerly walking into the room. 'Cash, are you okay?" "I'm fine!" Cash growled in between punches to the pillow. "Cash, stop punching your pillow. You still need it to sleep on, and a beat up pillow is no good." "But it makes me feel better." Katrina decided that she needed to calm Cash down, and in a hurry. That was when she remembered some Macy had told her before. "Remember, Katrina. Love conquers all. Even the deepest hatred or rage." Katrina heard Macy's voice say once again in her head. Katrina nodded to herself and then walked over to Cash, grabbed him by the wrist and spun him around. She then kissed him. She left her eyes open to make sure her plan worked. To her delight, it did. Cash's fists unraveled and all other physical signs of his anger faded. She then broke the kiss. 'There. Feel better now?" "Yeah." "Good. Stay that way. I hate to see you so upset, Cash." "I'm sorry, Kate. But, I can't help it. He threatened my family! You and all the others! He threatened your lives and I…" "I know, Cash. I don't blame you. But, it's over now. So please, go back to being the Cash I like. The happy, go lucky Cash." "okay. I'll try. Hey, you know what always cheers me up?" 'No, what?" "Listening to the numa numa song on the net. Come on, let's go get on the computer. I'll tell you, Kate. I don't have a clue what the guys are singing, but the song is infectious." "I've never heard it." "Then you have to listen to it to with me." "Okay. Let's go." That night, Katrina sat up in her bed, praying quietly, but intently. "Please, God. I beg you. Whatever happens between Cash and Ken in the future, please keep Cash's hands clean. I don't want them to be stained with Ken's blood. Please, Lord, keep Cash's hands, no, his soul, clean. Please!" Meanwhile, Ken was calculating his next move. "I think I'm going to need some help. But, who do I call? Who hates those rats as much as I do? I'd better start looking."