The Return of Dr. Frankenstein

By: Spiritofdawolf

Chapter 21-The Struggle from within

Alvin sat on his blanket for quite a while trying to stop hyperventalating. Once he had finally steadied it, he tried to think things through. Should he go home and risk dying or stay and be a slave? He knew either option he chose, he'd be in tremendous pain.

He sighed. What can I do? he thought.

Just then he heard the door open and looked to see the Dr. walking over to him with a beaker of green formula. Alvin sighed, knowing that the Dr. expected him to take it.

Yes...take it.. The voice said in Alvin's mind. Alvin tried his best to resist the voice, but his body seemed to have a mind of it's own. He grabbed the formula and downed it.

The Dr. smiled and left the room, once more locking the door.

Alvin sighed. I couldn't stop myself...he realized. I've lost control.

Alvin hung his head, ashamed of himself. I'm not strong enough.

Yes... the voice said. Let go...you can't go back now anyways...

Alvin squeezed his eyes shut in pain. He could slowly feel the beast in him overpowering him and he trembled as it did so.

Alvin tried to resist as best he could, but his disease was much stronger.

Alvin's eyes turned red and he grinned evily. "I'll kill them all!" he gave a growly laugh.

Alvin shook his head as his eyes went back to normal. "No!" he said holding his head.

You can't fight forever... the voice stated as a matter of factly with a hint of pleasure towards Alvin's pain.

Alvin strained as he tried to stay in control of his body.

"I...can't...let...you...take me...over." he said weakly.

The voice chuckled. You're weak. Why fight? You've lost everything anyways.

"No!" Alvin uttered as his head started to hurt as if it was being split in half.

Yes...you know the doctor is right. You have nothing left of the outside world. Let me out.

"No..." Alvin said getting weaker by the second.

Stop resisting. I'll get out despite your efforts to contain me.

Alvin could feel his eyes starting to close as he started to pass out from the pounding pain in his head.

"I...won't...let..you..." he managed to utter before he was out cold.

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Dave sat on the sofa of his living room, looking at a picture of his boys sadly. Would he ever see them again?

He shook his head, still having a hard time believing this. How could this happen? What did his boys ever do to deserve this? And Alvin...how could Dave have been so clueless about the premiere?

He'd actually punished Alvin that night when they got home from the concert for acting the way he had. How would he have known, that it wasn't Alvin's fault at all?

He'd wrongly punished him for something he was being forced to do.

Dave shook his head. "I should've believed the boys when they first told me." he said to himself looking down sadly. Now they were gone and he wasn't sure if he'd ever see them again.

His thoughts were interrupted by a set of rapid knocks on the door. Dave felt his heart jump. Could it be them? Without hesitating he leapt up from the sofa and ran to the door.

He opened it and joy filled him when he saw Theodore. But his joy was gone as soon as it had come when he realised Simon and Alvin weren't with him.

"Theodore!" he said giving Theodore a tight hug. Theodore felt like crying on his shoulder. He was so happy to see Dave.

"Where have you been?" Dave said worriedly. Theodore looked crestfallen and he let out a squeak of pain as he was set down on the floor. Dave noticed Theodore touch his one leg, and looked at him even more worried.

"What happened to your leg?"

Theodore wasn't sure how to tell Dave that Alvin hurt him.

"I...I fell.." he fibbed.

Dave could see through him though.

"Theodore..." He said slowly. "What happened?"

It was then that Theodore broke out in tears. Dave intercepted him gently as the young pudgy chipmunk clung to him.

"Dave..." he managed to squeak through his tears. "Alvin..." he tried to say more, but the words were lost in his sobs. Dave grew a concerned look when he heard Alvin's name.

He pulled Theodore away, just enough so he could look him in the face.

"Alvin? What happened? Where is he? Is he okay?" Dave said, his eyes pleading for Theodore to answer him.

Once the littlest chipmunk could finally catch his breath he looked up at Dave sadly.

"We found Alvin...but...we couldn't help him...We have to cure him!" Theodore blurted out.

"What do you mean? What's wrong?" Dave said getting more worried by the second.

"Dave..." Theodore said trying to find the right words to explain. "The Dr. did something to Alvin...He made Alvin hurt us." he said pointing to his injured leg.

"He captured Simon, Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor...but I got away. I just had to get help."

His eyes filled with pain as he remembered Alvin backing away from him once Alvin had attacked him. He'd never seen Alvin so upset.

"We need help. Alvin...needs us." Theodore said.

Dave nodded. "We have no time to waste." he said going over to the phone.

"Where'd you find him?"

"In a swamp on the outskirts of California. I can show you where it is when we get close." Theodore replied.

Dave nodded again and punched in 911 on the phone.

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Alvin was still unconscious. He twitched as he mumbled in his sleep.

"Noo." he moaned. "No..."

Alvin was looking at his family with angry eyes. His family backed away in fright.

"Alvin, please don't hurt us!" they squeaked.

Alvin paid no mind and leapt at them, mercilessly tearing them to shreds. Seconds later there was nothing but darkness all around him. He was concealed in a void of nothingness. Voices overlapped as they drifted through the darkness as if being carried by the wind.

"You killed us, Alvin." he recognised the voice to be Simon's.

"How could you?" he heard Eleanor's voice.

"How dare you call yourself our friend!" Brittany spoke.

"How could you kill your own family?" Jeanette said. "I thought you could fight this."

"I thought so too..." he could hear himself reply. "I...I'm so sorry."

"It's too late for sorries!" he could hear Simon's voice say now getting angry.

"You could've fought it, but you gave in! I thought you were stronger than that! How could you just give up like that?"

"How can I ever trust you again?" Brittany's sad voice was heard.

"But..." Alvin said but his words were choked off by a sob. "I...I'm..I just...I'm sorry." he said falling to the ground. "I'm sorry."

He felt pain soar through him. He knew that what he'd done couldn't be turned around. Nothing was worse than the pain he felt right now.

"We can't forgive you for this..." Simon said. "We...we just can't."

Alvin broke out into harder sobs.

"You don't belong with us anymore."

"You're better off dead! We don't want you with us anymore!!" Brittany said.

Alvin gasped at this and turned away and looked down in despair.

Once more he heard that ice cold voice drift through.

You see...they never loved you...let me out and you'll feel better.

Alvin could feel his body move, but he couldn't stop it. His eyes hardened and he growled into the void of nothingness.

I'm flowing through your veins...like blood...

Alvin let out a wolfish howl.

Unleash me...Let us become one.

Alvin groaned and his eyes turned red. The next second he stood up, a cold smile planted on his face. "Yes...let us become one." he said.

Alvin woke up, gasping for breath. The room was dark. He looked towards the window. It was barred and boarded up, but a small crack allowed light to shine through. Alvin looked over and saw that it reflected onto a mirror.

The sight seemed to mesmerize Alvin as he walked over and looked at it. For a brief moment he saw himself as he used to be. A carefree chipmunk. The next second, the image was gone.

Alvin sighed as he looked at himself in the mirror. The monster him.

It's all over. He thought. He was going to be a monster, with a heart of stone and he couldn't stop it from happening.

Ashamed, he turned away from the mirror and headed back to his blanket. It was then that he heard a couple groans from next to him.

His eyes widened and he looked over to see Simon and Brittany coming to.

"Simon? Brittany?" Alvin gasped. Brittany looked as if she had died and come back from the grave and Simon didn't look much better. His hair was a mess and his shirt was ripped and 2 small fangs poked down from his gums.

Alvin looked them over sadness taking him over. He shook his head. "Oh, Simon...Brittany..." he breathed.

"A-Alvin?" Simon groaned as he woke up.

"Simon!" Alvin cried going to his side.

"Alvin..." Simon said straining to see him in the dark.

"Simon...I am SO SO sorry!!" Alvin cried.

Simon sighed as he felt through the darkness and put his arms around his brother.

"It's not your fault." Simon said. "It's not your fault."

Alvin cried on Simon's shoulder for a couple minutes before another hand touched his arm.

"Alvin?" he heard Brittany's voice.

"Brittany..." Alvin choked as he crumpled to the floor grasping her hand.

"Alvin...what happened?"

Alvin couldn't bring himself to say. He just continued to hold her hand.

"It's all my fault." Alvin said sadly. "I dragged you into this."

"No..you didn't Alvin." Simon said softly.

"Who are you kidding?" Alvin blurted out. "Of course I did! I'm a screw up remember?!"

Simon sighed as he pulled his big brother into a hug. "No..no, you're not. You just need to listen and watch what you're doing." he corrected him.

"Listen? I can't listen anymore without some evil voice interfering in my head!" Alvin cried.

Simon looked at him sternly. "Alvin...don't give up. We can help you."

Alvin went silent. He wasn't sure how to tell them that there was no cure.

Brittany hugged Alvin. "Simon's right. Don't give up. Whatever that creep did to us, we can pull through it." she said.

"No, Brittany. YOU can pull through it. I...have to stay. Go on without me."

"No way!" she said as she hugged Alvin tightly. "We're all in this together!"

"No, Brittany you don't understand. I can't go back with you."

"What are you talking about?"

"I don't belong with you anymore. I belong here." Alvin said.

"Alvin...listen to yourself. I can't believe you're giving up! What happened to my Alvie? The one that was always so determined?" Brittany said.

"He's dead, Brittany." Alvin said solemnly.

Brittany looked incredulously at him. Simon looked over as well.

"Alvin, this is not the end." Simon said.

"Simon's right." Brittany said. "Besides..."

She pulled a hair pin from her hair and held it in front of her.

"I can get us out."