Chapter 17: Research!

LATER THAT NIGHT!

As soon as Dave and the Chipmunks return home, they all started on researching a cure for Simon and Brittany. While Jeanette and Eleanor were at the library looking for Simon, they took advantage that they were there and signed out a few books on Vampires.

To Dave's relief, the Vampire woman, Sibylla, was no longer in the basement. Chances are she had left as soon as the sun went down. Two hours later the phone rings. Dave gets up to answers it.

"Hello?" He says over the speaker end of the phone. "Oh, hi Miss. Miller, what's happening...?"

While Dave spoke with Miss. Miller on the phone, the Chipmunks and Chipettes continue to study for a cure. Alvin looks up to see Simon dosing off on the couch. Giving off an irritated look, he gets up to see if he could wake him up.

Alvin is about to reach over to shake the sleeping Simon, but then he stops. The more he stood there looking at his brother, the less he felt like disturbing him. With a heavy sigh, he picks up the book lying on Simon's chest instead. He then walks away with a growl.

"So much for Mr. Reliable..." he mutters.

"Ease off, Alvin. Better let him rest." Jeanette sighs.

"Oh, he gets to rest...? Theodore and I haven't slept much at all last night worrying about all of this. Next thing I know is that Brittany has already been affected by Dracula's evil. What I want to know is, who's next?"

"That is why we are doing research, Alvin. By looking through these books we can find ways to defeat Dracula, and hopefully find a cure for both Brittany and Simon." Jeanette pointed out.

Alvin lets out a stressful sigh, "You're right. I just wish that Simon could help with this research. He's always good at solving these kinds of problems."

"Yeah." Theodore agreed.

"Yes, Miss. Miller. I understand your concern, but please just make sure that Brittany stays in the basement. And what ever you do, don't untie her. There could be a chance she might escape and Dracula could turn her into a full Vampire..." Dave explains over the phone.

As the Chipmunks and Chipettes study the books, Simon suddenly sits up with a blank stare on his face.

Theodore notices Simon, and starts quivering. "Ah, A-A-Alvin..." He says while pointed to his brother on the couch.

Alvin and the girls look up to see Simon's eyes glowing an eerie color.

"Ok, Miss. Miller. I assure you we are doing our best in finding a clue to help our kids. I'll call you back when I find an answer...alright, bye." After Dave hangs up the phone he nearly has a heart attack when a familiar person sneaks back into the house.

"Aaaaggh!!" He screams loudly. "Stop doing that!"

"It is almost time. I've come to bring Simon to the Master." The Vampire woman says in a calm monotone voice.

"You'll have to get past us first..." Alvin says while standing firmly in his spot. "Even if you have to drain all of us of our blood!" He adds without really thinking about his choice of words.

Theodore, and the Chipettes, began to look very worried over Alvin's so- called threat to the Vampire.

The woman bends down to Alvin, and eye's him closely. "I don't feed on children." She says dryly.

Quickly she stands straight again, and turns to Dave. "But as for you Mr. Seville..." The Vampire opens her mouth wide and exposes her white fangs close to his neck.

"You're lucky I just fed." She finally said with a half smile.

Sibylla turns towards the young Chipmunks and Chipettes. She holds out her hand to Simon, whom is still sitting on the couch.

"Come Simon, Dracula is waiting for us in the park." She says in a calm tone.

With a heavy sigh, Simon slides off the couch and starts walking towards the Vampire woman.

"Simon, no!" Alvin said when he stood in front of his bother and causing him to stop in his tracks.

"I have to go, Alvin. If I don't, Dracula will come after all of you. He will hurt you like he did with Brittany. I don't like this any more then you do, but it's the only way." Simon replies sorely.

"Simon?" Jeanette spoke as she reached for Simon's hand.

Simon didn't say anything, but gave her a concerned look. He knew that after tonight, there would be a chance that he could change forever. That he might be a threat to her, her sister and his brothers. Gently, Simon squeezes her hand before slowly slipping away from her grip.

"I can't let you do this." Dave demands as he grabs the Vampire's arm.

"Unhand me, Mr. Seville, or I will change my mind in letting you live tonight." Sibylla retorts.

"But, don't you think that what you are about to do to my son is the epiphany of what you swore you would never do to a living child? That is to take his life away before his time?"

"What you speak is irrelevant. This decision is not my own, it is Dracula's." Again the Vampire turns to Simon and reaches her hand out to him. "Come, little one, we do not want to be late."

"Just to let you know, I do not plan to just stand around and allow this happen. I will do everything in my power to stop Dracula, and if I need to, you as well."

Sibylla stopped for a moment, as she was about to reach for the front door. She looked over her shoulder to see Dave with a serious look on his face.

"Your courage is admirable, but futile. I'm sorry." She told him before opening the door and walking Simon out of the house.

Dave froze for a second as he got his bearings together. He just has to do something. Quickly he went back into the living room, and confronted the kids.

"You guys stay here and focus on the research. Call me on the walkie- talkie if you find anything I can use against Dracula." He commanded as he picked up some wooden stakes that he and Alvin had been sharpening earlier.

"But Dave..." Alvin began to protest.

"Alvin, I'm serious. Stay here!" Dave said just before he left the house.

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20 MINUTES LATER...

Alvin, Jeanette, Theodore, and Eleanor did their best to focus on how they could beat the Dracula without anyone else getting hurt.

Every page Theodore turned to made him more nervous. To him the pictures were becoming scarier with every page he turned in the book. It got to the point where he started to cover his eyes, even though he still kept turning the pages.

Eleanor looks over to Theodore and sees him trying to read the book while having his eyes covered with one hand.

"Theodore, I'm sure it would be more helpful if you able to see the words on the pages." She suggests.

"I-I know. I-I-I-It's just that these drawings in this book are really sc- sc-scary!" Theodore quivered in response.

"Oh, Theodore..." everyone groans.

"Come on, Theodore!" Alvin stood up. "For once in your life show a little courage. Simon and Brittany are counting on us."

"Alvin's right." Eleanor agreed. "Somewhere in these books could hold the answers that will save them from the evil clutches of Dracula."

"Wait! I-I think I found something!" Jeanette cheered.

Everyone's attention turned to Jeanette.

"It says here that in order to break Dracula's spell, is to destroy the Dark Prince himself." Jeanette reads.

"That's great, but how?" Alvin asks.

"There are two ways to kill Dracula," Jeanette continues. "One is running a wooden stake through his heart. Second, *gulp*, decapitation."

"Decapitalnation?" Theodore looked up with confusion.

"No, Decapitation. It means to cut someone's head off." Jeanette corrects Theodore.

"Eeew." Theodore and Eleanor cringe.

"What about sunlight? Can't we kill Dracula by making him stay out during the day?" Alvin suggests.

Jeanette continues to read the page, but then shakes her head. "I'm afraid not, Dracula can not be killed by sunlight. In fact, he is the only Vampire that can do that, uh, unless you are a half-Vampire... It says here that sunlight, even though it can not kill him, it will weaken him."

"Oh." Alvin slumped over that news.

"D-d-don't you think we should tell Dave about this information?" Theodore inquires.

"Right." Alvin says as he picks up one of his walkie-talkies to speak into it.

"Dave? Dave? Are you there? Come in!" Alvin calls into the box, but all he gets in return is static. With a pale face he looks up at Theodore and the girls. "He's not answering."

"You think something might have happened to him?" Eleanor asks.

"I don't know?" Alvin answers.

"Wh-wh-what are we going to do now?" Theodore quivers. He almost was afraid to even ask that, knowing the possible answer might be.

"It looks like it's up to us." Alvin stated as he picks up some of the remaining stakes near him.

"I was afraid you were going to say that." Theodore responds honestly.

"Come on! There is no other choice. We are the last resort that our siblings have!" Alvin orders as he begins to head for the door. Theodore, Jeanette, and Eleanor get up, and they each grab a wooden stake before following Alvin out the door.