New munks
A great rock star
" Crap! Almost had it." Cash said. They had the day off. Just like in London, they arrive the day before, do the concert, and leave the next day. So, with time on their hands and the memory of Helen's terrible dream still fresh in their minds, they went about their day in Rome. They all tried things to forget about last night. Despite what they had said, they were still worried. They knew how their luck always played out, so that worried them. And, what also worried them, was that when Katrina or Helen got dreams like that, they ended up coming true. The last time, Katrina had had it, and dreamed that the guys went out to track down a known thief/murderer that had been spotted near their neighborhood. She dreamed that they died in a massive explosion upon entering a house. And, in reality, they had come ever so close to making that happen. Luckily, Katrina's dream was so precise she knew the address and they avoided that place and lured the criminal to another place and took him down. Unfortunately, Katrina had to put training Helen in her gift on hold, because they always had something to do lately. That meant, that, she knew the details, except one. She knew the who, what, how and part of the where, but, not when. Katrina thought about helping her sharpen her power even more, but, Helen wasn't emotionally ready to deal with that vision again. So, they did what they could to forget it. Katrina took the kids sightseeing with Alvin, Brittany and Eliza. Simon and gang where going over more things from the twee-twee tribe sent by Les just a few hours ago. Eleanor and kids were preparing a nice meal for everybody to enjoy once they got back to the hotel. And, of course, Vinny Xavier, Dave and Todd were going over some things. Andy was off looking into something with his mother. That left Cash and Theodore with nothing to do. So, While Theodore fiddled about nearby, trying to figure out something to do, Cash was teaching himself a new trick. He knew every great rocker in history had their own personal trick for the guitar. Whether it was slamming it into the stage( like Alvin liked to do), balancing on your hands on the very tip of the headstock ( a la Simon), or even setting it on fire, like Jimmy Hendrix, every good rocker had a trick. And, every great one had his original trick. So, in an effort to cross over into that level, Cash was inventing a new trick. The idea was to spin the guitar around on your palm, or finger if your good, by the head stock.( Ever seen those guys spinning plates on sticks while balancing said sticks in their palms? About the same motion). ' Once more." Cash said. He spun it. " IT worked!' ' What worked?" Theodore asked. " My new guitar trick. Want to see?" " Sure." Cash performed the trick again. " Cool. I'll bet the kids will like that." " The kids? I'm hoping it'll impress the audience." " think I should learn some drums tricks?" " All our songs have such fast beats that you wouldn't have time to do them." ' True." " Hey Cash?" "Yeah?" " About Nell's dream." " Don't want to hear it Theo." " But…" " Hey, if it was a dream about your demise, from Olivia, would you want people to keep bringing it up?" " Well, no."' then you can see where I'm coming from.' "Yeah. I understand. But, like Alvin said, whatever happens, we'll face it down as family, right?" " Exactly." " And you'll lead, like always." ' Huh?' ' You're the best leader out of all of us." ' I guess so. Ha, ha. Alright, just follow me." " Hey, there's an idea." " What?" " Why don't you sing 'follow me now' at the concert?" " Hmm, you know, that sounds like a good idea." " Hey!" Alvin came, shouting. " You'll never guess who we ran into!"
New munks
Vinny's time to shine
" You got us Al. Who?" " Starship!" " Starship?" Theodore asked. ' Ever heard the song ' we built this city on rock and roll, Theo?" Cash asked. " Once or twice." " They sing that." " Oh, really? Cool. And you just ran into them, Alvin?" " Yup. They said they've been launching a comeback and were just taking a vacation here." " Oh, that's cool. You invite them to the concert tomorrow night?" " Of course." " They have any preferences? Song requests?" Cash asked. " yeah. I told them Bon Jovi was at our last one and we sang one of his, but they didn't feel like hearing one of their old ones." " What do they want to hear?" " One of our old ones." " And that would be?" " Witch doctor.' " Lord, you'd think that would be done to death, but, if that's what they want." " yeah, I know. But, let's use the latest version we've got." " Sounds like a good idea." So, the next night. " Yeah! In the place to be. Chipmunks on m.I.c. Witch doctor!" human cash started in the do booth. Later, The munks were so far into their song they barely noticed they were nearing the end of it. In a bit of genius, Cash waved for Vinny and the kids to come on stage. " You know our kids. Well, This is our mom, Vinny." Cash said, as he and the guys grouped around her. " Ah, boys. You don't have to do this for me." " Come on, mom. Everybody should know you too." Alvin said. " Me and the guys wouldn't be here with out you." " Well, I guess." ' Give our mom a round of applause ladies and gents!' Vinny blushed profusely as there came a roar from the crowd.' so mom, why don't you show the nice people where our all our talent comes from?" " Oh, not from me. I'm not a good singer. Maybe your father, I don't remember." " Come on mom, you sing beautifully. Just try." Theodore said. ' for us? For your boys?" Alvin asked. " I don't think they'll let you go unless you do, grandma." Eliza said. " Well, alright. But, what?" " Try a bit of the witch doctor." ' Uh, alright. Um…" " You can do it." Simon said. " oo ee oo ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang." The crowd burst with cheers of " What a voice' and such. Vinny blushed. " Well, kids, you ready to help us finish this song right?' Alvin asked. " Of course. We always are, daddy." Eliza said. " Mom?" ' You want me?" " Of course." " Well, alright. " Kick it back up Cash!' Simon called to the boy in the do booth. The family kicked it off. " Ooh to the eeh the ooh the ahah to the ting to the tang the wallawalla bingbang." after wards, they headed back to the hotel.. " You were great mom." Theodore said. " Ah, you boys are just saying that." " Mom, did you hear the crowd cheering for you?" Alvin asked." I did." " Well, that's what we in the biz call a 'good thing'. you must be doing something right if the crowd's cheering."' You could probably pull you own album now, Vin." Xavier kidded. " Oh no, I don't think so." They had a good laugh about it. That night, while they were sleeping, vinny took her extra card keys, which she had in case something happened and she needed to get into their hotel rooms. She entered Al and Britt's room first. She looked to her second oldest and his wife. " Thank you, Alvin." Vinny wasn't sure why she was doing this, but something was telling her to. Once she finished in Simon's room, the last one, she returned to the hallway. " Vinny." she heard. She looked down the hall. There stood a chipmunk. " Cash?" she asked the entity. He shook his head. " Guess again, my dearest." " Oh god! Tom!" " Ding!" The spirit said. " what are you doing here?" " I'm here to talk."
New munks
One night only
" Come with me." Tom said to Vinny. He walked down the hall and Vinny followed her deceased husband. He wandered into the elevator and she followed. He went all the way outside. The night watch man just looked at her. " Going somewhere ma'am?" He asked. " um, I forgot something in the car. Can't get to sleep with out it. I'll be back in a minute." She then followed Tom outside. Once they were away from prying eyes, she faced him. " What are you here for?" " To talk, Vin. I told you that." " I know but… Your…" ' Oh yeah. Come here." She couldn't resist. The spirit then kissed her. " What? That… that.. That felt real." " It was. As real as you want it to be. I've been granted tonight only be with you. But, I'm only as real as you want me to be." ' very real! I want you to be very real!" She then hugged the spirit and it felt as though he was solid. " I've missed you so much, Tom!" Vinny sobbed. " I can barely look at Cash, because of you." " I know, I know." He said, rubbing her back gently. " I've missed you so much." She repeated. ' I know. I've been watching. You don't know how long I've been begging for this one opportunity. The powers that be granted me two opportunities. I can appear like this once and posses somebody one time, but, I'm saving that for an emergency." " I see. ever cautious. Holding back what you can till you need it. Our sons do that too." ' I know. I've seen. They've grown exactly as I wanted them to. Well, their inner darkness coming out is a problem, but hey, god never said we wouldn't be challenged.' ' But, only challenged with what we can bear." " Exactly. Our favorite line from the good book." He smiled. Vinny felt a part of her heart feel warm for the first time in a long time. The last time it was warm like this was when he was still actually alive. " Tom?" " Yes, my dear?" " Please, kiss me again. Show me with out a doubt this is real." " as you wish." And so he did. " this is real. Thank you, lord. I'm not dreaming." " Vinny, don't doubt it or I'll disappear." ' Right!" He grinned again. ' Your jumpy as ever, aren't you?" she smiled. It felt just like when they were together. She felt a warmness in her stomach. " What is this?" She asked. "Butterflies? Now come on Vinny, we're husband and wife." She smiled. " Your right, just like always." After some more general staring and comforting, she had to ask him. " So, what did you want to talk about?" ' I saw what happened after our granddaughter had that dream." " Yeah…' " Vinny, just trust in the boys and me. They'll do everything in their power and I'll do everything I can to protect them." " Yeah.." " Vinny, look at me." She did. " I will never let anything happen to them. I love them, as much as you do. Just trust me." ' I do. It's just that.. Our boys enemies are so powerful." " Vinny, everything will be fine." He gave her a quick peck on the lips to reassure her. 'Your right." " and, if all else fails, I'll posses somebody to protect them. I'll never let them die until God says it's time." Vinny nodded. " well, before anybody starts to notice your gone, I'd best leave." "Please, don't!" " I can't stay forever Vin. I'm sorry." " But.." " Hey, I remember I love you." " And I love you, always." " Same." He walked ways. " Oh, tell the boys I approve of their wives and kids. Especially Tom. I'm honored Cash named his first born after me. and tell their wives I've met their mom and dad. they fully approve of their choices for husbands. And, they love them and will do whatever they can, just like me, to protect them. That Agito too. He's very proud of Cash, as am I." He looked up towards a light shining on him." that's my ride. Remember, I love you."
