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Chapter 26: Rescue Attempts

A few minutes later, Alvin and Brittany both found their way back to the vine area, where Jeanette, Simon, Theodore and Eleanor were all waiting for them.

"Hey, guys." Alvin said, giving a wave to his brothers. Just then, he and Brittany noticed something different.

"Jeanette, you seem more happier around Simone now." Brittany said, looking at Jeanette who was now smiling at Simon who smiled back at her.

"Yeah, and you're holding hands with him." Alvin added, looking at the spectacled chipmunks' intertwined paws, "Does this mean you like this new Simon now?" Finally Simon spoke up.

"No, Alvin, she loves the old Simon now." he said. Alvin's eyes widened and he stared at his blue clad brother in surprise.

"S-S-Simon?" he stuttered, "Is that you?" Simon chuckled and nodded in reply, straightening his black glasses. Alvin stared at him for a moment before finally laughing happily and giving his brother a hug.

"You're back! You're finally back!" he cried, as he hugged Simon, "And you're not Simone anymore!" Simon laughed and hugged him back.

"Yep." he replied, before they both pulled out of the brotherly hug.

"It's great to have you back, Simon." Alvin said, "Simone was beginning to get on my nerves." Simon chuckled again.

"Yeah, I know, Jeanette thought the same thing too." he responded with a smile. This earned him a little giggle from Jeanette who then took his paw again.

"So does this mean you're both together now?" Brittany asked her sister, "Like, together-together?" Simon and Jeanette both nodded in reply.

"Yep." Jeanette said, "And judging by how you and Brittany are holding hands…" Alvin and Brittany both blushed under their fur as they realised they were still holding hands.

"Erm… yeah." was all they could say.

"Does this mean you both don't hate each other anymore?" asked Eleanor.

"Yes, it does, Ellie." Brittany responded, smiling at Alvin who smiled back.

"In fact, we're now a couple too." Alvin added, before seeing Theodore and Eleanor both holding hands, "And I take it you and Theo are too?" Smiling at him, the two chubby chipmunks both nodded.

"Yeah." Theodore said eagerly. Eleanor giggled at this, before turning back to Alvin and Brittany.

"What did happen between you two?" she asked curiously.

"Yeah, ever since we ran into Charlene again, you two have been acting different." Jeanette added. Alvin and Brittany both cringed at the mention of her name while Simon looked around them.

"Speaking of which, where is Charlene anyway?" Alvin looked at Brittany uneasily, who returned the look before he sighed deeply.

"It's a long story." he replied, "You see, after we ran into Charlene, it turned out she wasn't who I thought she still was."

"She was secretly trying to steal Alvin from me, since she knew I was in love with him." Brittany added, "And yesterday, when she led him to her treehouse, I followed them and walked in on them kissing." She shuddered slightly at the memory before shaking the unpleasant thought out of her mind. Alvin continued quickly before anyone could ask about it.

"But I was forced into that kiss by her." he said, "So anyway, we got into a fight and Brittany wouldn't speak to me after that. But eventually, we both made up and… yeah. Here we are." Everyone just stared at them both, before Theodore finally spoke up.

"So… she wasn't really nice at all?" he asked. Alvin and Brittany both shook their heads.

"Nope. She was just evil, sneaky and cunning." Brittany responded, "And she only pretended to be nice to me and all of us, even though she hated me and she just wanted us all out of the way so she could have Alvin all to herself." Jeanette clasped her hands to her mouth in horror.

"How could she?" she breathed, "I mean, that's just terrible! How could Charlene even do such a thing?" Simon stared before tensing up, his blue eyes all serious.

"I knew there was something about her I didn't like." he said, "I'm going to go and speak with her right away!" But Alvin gently placed his paw on her brother's shoulder.

"Don't." he said softly, "I already talked to her and broke up with her. Just give her some time to cool off."

"After what she did to you and Brittany?" he asked, "Alvin, she almost destroyed yours and Brittany's relationship and you're just gonna let it pass?"

"Simon, she's probably sad enough as it is." Alvin replied.

"Yeah, despite all the bad things she did, she doesn't deserve more guilt-tripping and yelling. Just cut her some slack. Let her calm down for a bit." Brittany added. "Even though I despise her, everybody deserves a second chance." Simon stared at them both, before he finally sighed deeply and stood down.

"Okay, fine." he said at last. Just then, Brittany realised something.

"Ellie! Your leg! It's better now!" she cried, pointing to Eleanor's right leg, which was now not covered in bandages. She also didn't have her crutches anymore. She smiled.

"Yeah, it healed while we waited for you and Alvin to come back." the green bikinied Chipette replied, "Now's it's all better and I can walk again!"

"Good thing too." Simon said with a chuckle, "We don't want Dave to think we've been doing dangerous stunts when he finds us." Alvin's smile slowly faded from his face.

"Yeah, are you sure Dave and Claire gonna find us?" he asked.

"Of course, why wouldn't he?" Jeanette asked. Alvin sighed.

"Cos one, we're out in the middle of the ocean. And two, I'm not sure he's even looking for us… cos I always drive him nuts." Brittany placed a paw on Alvin's shoulder.

"Alvin, Dave doesn't hate you. And he is looking for us, I know it." she replied.

"She's right, Alvin. Even though you are a pain in the butt sometimes, to Dave, Brittany and me, he's still our family." Simon added in.

"Yeah, he loves us, Alvin. He will come for us." Theodore said with a smile on his face. Alvin looked at his brothers, his girlfriend and Jeanette and Eleanor. Then he smiled and straightened up.

"Well then what are we all waiting for?" he said, "Let's go get rescued!" With that, he started to march off into the jungle towards the beach.

"Wait a second!" Simon called, gesturing to his blue sweater, "Can we go and find my sleeves first?" This earned him a couple of laughs from everyone.

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A few minutes later, after they had found Simon's ripped off sleeves and sewn them back one, the Chipmunks and the Chipettes were all out on the beach together.

"So where do we start?" Theodore asked Alvin.

"First let us get changed into our clothes again." Brittany called. With that, she, Jeanette and Eleanor all picked up their folded up vacation clothes, and they began to make their way to a wall of thick bushes to get changed. Alvin sneakily followed Brittany, making her giggle.

"Mind if I help?" he asked jokily. Her eyes widening, Brittany giggled and playfully pushed Alvin away from her.

"Excuse me! Alvin Seville, you may kiss and touch but you may not peek!" he laughed. She then disappeared into the bushed with her sisters to get dressed. A couple of minutes later, the Chipettes finally emerged from the bushy dressing room, Brittany in her jean jacket and pink skirt, Jeanette in her purple striped shirt and starry skirt, and Eleanor in her stripy top and green skirt.

"Ah, nice to be out of those flower bikinis." Eleanor said.

"Yeah, as pretty as they were, the petals were tickly." Jeanette added. They then made their way over to the Chipmunks.

"Jeez, do girls always take this long to get changed?" Alvin asked, making Brittany laugh.

"Oh, shut it." she responded, playfully punching Alvin on his arm.

"Okay then, guys, let's get started." Simon said, "First off, we need a big SOS message drawn in the sand for any rescue planes or helicopters to see."

"Ooh, I got this!" Theodore cried eagerly, quickly grabbing a thick stick and beginning to draw in the sand. Instantly, there were the huge letters SOS written in the wet sand.

"That was quick." Alvin remarked.

"How's that?" Theodore called to them.

"Good!" Simon replied, "Now we just need to fill the lines with rocks or coconuts, to make it clearer and bolder." With that, all the Chipmunks and Chipettes rushed off. In no time at all, they all returned with loads of rocks. Then they all filled up the drawn lines, making the sand writing much clearer than before.

"Perfect." Jeanette said, dusting her paws off, "That should do it."

"Okay, now we need to make a fire to make smoke signals." Simon said.

"Well we're always setting things on fire accidently." Alvin replied, "How hard can it be when we put our minds to it?" Simon chuckled quietly to himself, as Alvin ran off to get some fresh sticks for the fire they had made before. A few minutes later, he came back with nice big ones and placed them gently on the stack of sticks, tossing out the burnt ones. Then Simon took off his glasses and carefully held them up to the sun, the sun beams shining through the lenses and focusing on the sticks, which slowly but surely began to smoke. Jeanette walked up next to Simon and looked at him, startling him slightly.

"Y'know, Simon, you do look quite handsome without your glasses on." she said, smiling. Simon cleared his throat and fidgeted slightly.

"Really? Um, uh, thanks. Thank you. Th-Thanks for thinking that." he stuttered, as he turned around slightly to look at Jeanette, smiling back at her. He didn't notice that the sun beams were now on his foot, which was now beginning to smoke. The blue clad chipmunk didn't notice this until he smelt something burning.

"Uh, Simon? Your foot's smoking." Eleanor said, pointing to it. Now feeling the pain in his foot, Simon quickly dropped his black glasses and ran towards the ocean, clutching his foot and screaming like a girl. With a leap, he jumped feet-first into the gently rushing waves and sighed in relief as the water instantly cooled down his burning foot. The fire meanwhile finally lit and flames emitted from the small stack of sticks. When his foot had finally cooled, Simon stood up again and made his way back to the others.

"Next time, concentrate instead of checking your girlfriend out." Alvin said playfully. Simon laughed and gently gave his brother a friendly shove.

"Oh, look who's talking." he replied, making Alvin smile at him.

"Alright, now if any rescue helicopters, boats or planes come by, we'll need to reflect the sun off something to get their attention." he said. Jeanette took off her glasses and held them up to the sunlight, squinting at the brightness.

"I'll take care of this." she responded, before Simon walked over to her.

"And you look very beautiful without your glasses on, Jeanette." he said, making Jeanette giggle and blush under her fur.

"Thanks, Simon." she said.

"That's enough flirting, guys, we don't want any more burnt feet." Brittany called, making Simon and Jeanette blush and Theodore and Eleanor giggle. Just then, there was a small rustling from the bushes behind them. The Chipmunks and the Chipettes all turned towards the noise. Finally they all frowned as a familiar chipette with a red sparkly dress stepped out of the bushes: Charlene. Only instead of having that fake smile on her face, she now looked more sad and guilty. Alvin and Brittany tightly held onto each other as she walked over to them.

"Uh, hey, guys." she said quietly. Everyone just glared at her.

"What do you want, Charlene?" Jeanette asked impatiently. Charlene sighed before speaking.

"Listen, guys. I, um… I just wanted to come and… apologise to you all. Mostly to Alvin and Brittany." she said. The six chipmunks' eyes widened slightly.

"Apologise? Yeah, right." Simon replied disbelievingly, "How do we know this isn't another one of your tricks to make us trust you?"

"Yeah, you lied to all of us and you almost destroyed Alvin and Brittany's relationship with each other." Eleanor added, folding her arms across her chest. Charlene looked down at her feet in shame.

"Yeah, I know. That's why I'm here to apologise." she responded sadly. With that, she turned to face Alvin and Brittany, who both looked sceptically at her.

"Listen, Alvin, I've been having a think about what you said to me. And… you're right." she said, "You and Brittany are together now. And I was the idiot who wouldn't accept it. And for that, for everything I've done… I'm sorry. Really." Alvin and Brittany looked at each other in surprise before looking back at Charlene.

"Is this some kind of trick?" Alvin asked suspiciously.

"Alvin, please, I really mean all this from the bottom of my heart." Charlene replied ashamedly, beginning to cry real tears, "I'm really sorry for causing all of this. And for nearly destroying you and Brittany. But I've changed. I really have. Can you please all find it in your hearts to forgive me?" There was silence for a full minute amongst the seven chipmunks. Finally Brittany took Charlene's paw and looked into her green eyes.

"Of course." she said kindly, "Apology accepted." With that, everybody stepped in and gently touched Charlene's paw too, making her smile at them.

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Meanwhile, far out at sea, the huge metal bulk of the Carnival Dream cruise ship slowly glided through the ocean waves, the sunlight reflecting off its shiny white paint. On board the higher decks, holding onto the railing and looking out into the horizon was Dave Seville, the bottom of his eyes all red from the tears of sadness he had been crying for days. The ship had sailed for ages and they still hadn't found the Chipmunks or the Chipettes. Now Dave was beginning to lose all hope he had left in him. Then Claire came up to him and gently touched his hand.

"Dave, I know you're still upset." she said softly to him, "But don't worry, I'm sure we're gonna find them soon." Dave looked at her.

"Claire, it's been days and we still haven't found them." he said, fighting back tears, "And this whole entire ocean is humungous. Who knows if I'll ever see them again?" Claire gently took her hand in Dave's and closed her fingers around it.

"Dave, listen to me." she said, her long blonde hair blowing in the cool ocean breeze, "Even if we find them or not, you went to all this trouble to try and find them. Now that is a true father, David Seville." Dave looked at Claire for a second, before slowly smiling.

"Thanks, Claire." he said. With that, he and Claire both pulled into a big hug. But as they hugged, Claire's eyes widened as she noticed something in the distance behind Dave.

"Dave, wait!" she cried, quickly pulling out of the hug and pointing out to the horizon, "Look! Out there! I see something!" Confused, Dave turned around and followed where Claire was pointing, before his eyes widened too. In the horizon, there was a long line of smoke rising out of something that almost looked like a tiny island, far in the distance. Gasping, Dave and Claire both turned to each other, before they both sprinted down towards the Captain's headquarters.

Well there's Chapter 26 of Chipwrecked! I hope you liked it. Please read and review! Yay, Charlene apologised and now she's changed! :) And sorry, I was enjoying writing Chipwrecked so much, that I almost forgot about Dave and Claire! XD

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