Chapter 20: The Chase Is On!
Theodore, Jeanette, and Eleanor catch up to Alvin and Simon in front of the Jungle Gym.
"Alvin! What happened? We saw Dracula transform into a bat then flew off." Jeanette hollered as she runs up to the boys.
"I think I'm going to be sick..." Theodore whines as he stops to bend over panting for his breath. He is still unable to believe all he is witnessing.
"Hold it in, Theodore." Eleanor says in order to be support of.
Simon swiftly spins around and hisses at Theodore and the girls.
Theodore looks up, and is terrified when he sees his brother's eyes glowing yellow and his fangs now sharper.
"Eeek!" He yelps just before fainting on the spot.
"Oh yea... He's my hero..." Eleanor says grimly.
"Theodore! Get up!" Alvin demands.
"S-Simon..." Jeanette cautiously walks up to her boyfriend.
"Um, Jeanette. I strongly advised you keep your distance." Alvin warns. "He just drank something from this cup, and I don't think it was good."
Jeanette looks deeply into Simon's eyes. She can now tell that Simon has officially turned over. "I was afraid this would happen." She whispers to herself.
All of a sudden the park became surrounded with some mysterious foggy mist.
"Hey, where is this fog coming from?" Eleanor asks.
Jeanette looks at her surroundings and becomes extremely nervous.
"This isn't fog, Eleanor. It's mist...and not just ordinary mist." She announces as she remembers every Dracula story she ever read.
"You are so right, young one..." A deep voice spoke from the magical smoky cloud.
"What's going on...?" Theodore asks in a drowsy state.
"Nothing good, Theodore." Eleanor honestly replies. She is crouched down beside him and is attempting to help him up.
Once Theodore heard Eleanor say that, he again passes out. Eleanor gives a frustrated growl over his 'heroic' performance.
The strange mist rose above the Jungle Gym. Once it reached the top level, a shape began to take form.
Alvin and the girls let out a loud gasp as soon as they recognized the man from within the cloud.
"You can not beat me. I'll turn you all into Vampires before this night is through."
"Over our dead bodies..." Alvin spat.
"Alvin!" Jeanette and Eleanor cried at once. It discouraged them that he, again, spoke without thinking.
"Oops, I mean..." Alvin sheepishly began to say.
"Silence!" Dracula demands. "Surrender to me, or be hunted down like dogs."
Finally Theodore regains consciousness and the girls help him to his feet. Alvin is relieved that his brother is again standing on his own two feet.
"I pick option three." Alvin says to Dracula.
"Option three?" Dracula questions.
"Yeah. RUN!!" Alvin shouts as he leads Theo and the girls away from Dracula and Simon.
Dracula watches for a moment as the four Chipmunks run away from him and his newest prodigy. He raises an eyebrow and ponders with a low 'hmm'.
"Guess they chose to be hunted down." He says in a monotone voice.
Simon looks up at him with curiosity.
"Chase them down, little one. Make me proud." Dracula tells Simon.
"Yes, Master." Simon replies before bolting after his brothers and Chipettes.
The young Chipmunks barely got past the teeter-totters when Simon cut them off.
"Surrender now, and I assure you that the Master will make this easy on you." Simon growls.
"C-Come on, Simon. Old buddy, old pal. Y-y-you don't want to hurt us. We are your family...r-remember?" Alvin pleaded as he quivers viscously with the stake tightly in his grip.
Without warning, Simon leaped at Alvin. He swung his hand, knocking the stake out of Alvin's grip. Simon then quickly grabs his red shirt, and brings him closer to his face.
"Get this straight...bro. Simon does not live here anymore!" Simon forcefully tells Alvin.
Jeanette pulled out a little golden cross necklace that she wore. It was a gift from one of Miss. Miller's relatives last Christmas. She mostly wore it out of respect for woman that got it for her; never did she think it might come in handy someday. Not wasting another moment, she holds it up so Simon could see it. Simon let out a loud hiss and released his grip on Alvin to take a leap back.
That gave the Chipmunks the opportunity to run away. Theodore manages to get three steps away before Simon tackles him.
Simon picks him up from his green sweater, and growls at the chubby chipmunk. That is when he smells something strange coming from one of Theodore's pockets. For some reason, Simon did not like this smell and lets go of the green sweater.
"What's that?" He demands.
Theodore reaches into his pocket and pulls out a familiar object. "Um, garlic..." He says in a slight bashful tone.
"You keep garlic in your pocket?" Simon questioned with a raised eyebrow.
"Well, you never know?" Theodore shrugged. "Here catch..." He adds as he tosses the clove of garlic at his transformed brother.
The instant the garlic touches Simon's hands it begins to singe his fur. "Arrg!" He yelps before dropping the garlic. Simon growls as he focuses on his smoldering fingers.
"Come on, Theodore!" Alvin said forcefully as he grabs his chubby brother from behind. Both of them start running back to their neighborhood with the girls just ahead of them.
Simon growled in frustration. The strange mist begins to surround the Vampire Chipmunk. A wolf casually walked up to him. The beast looks up with eerie glowing eyes. Simon turned to meet the wolf's gaze.
"Don't let that discourage you. There are other ways to catch your pray." The wolf spoke in Dracula's voice. "I believe you know what I am talking about..."
Simon responded with an evil grin, "Yes Master." He says to the wolf.
With great speed, Simon reaches the house that he is sure the Chipmunks will be at in a matter of minutes. He begins to tap on the door lightly with the knuckles on his hand. Miss. Miller answers the door. She is dressed in her pink nightgown with curlers in her hair. When she looks down she is instantly shocked to see Simon standing there.
"Simon! What are you doing here? It's late!" She bellowed.
"I-I know Miss. Miller," Simon spoke up with an innocent look on his face. "It's just that there are so many strange things that are happening right now, and I was concerned for you and Brittany."
"Well, that is sweet of you, Simon, but..."
"You don't suppose I could come in and check to see if everything is alright?" Simon said, cutting her off.
Miss. Miller lets out a deep sigh. She looks down at Simon's 'innocent' appearance, and figures it would be all right to let him in. Especially when she notices that it is a bit chilly out.
"Ok. Come in. I wouldn't want you to catch a death of a cold, now would I?"
"Why thank you, Miss. Miller." Simon says as he walks pass her and into the house. He, again, smiles an evil grin that exposes his fangs. "You're too kind..."
Theodore, Jeanette, and Eleanor catch up to Alvin and Simon in front of the Jungle Gym.
"Alvin! What happened? We saw Dracula transform into a bat then flew off." Jeanette hollered as she runs up to the boys.
"I think I'm going to be sick..." Theodore whines as he stops to bend over panting for his breath. He is still unable to believe all he is witnessing.
"Hold it in, Theodore." Eleanor says in order to be support of.
Simon swiftly spins around and hisses at Theodore and the girls.
Theodore looks up, and is terrified when he sees his brother's eyes glowing yellow and his fangs now sharper.
"Eeek!" He yelps just before fainting on the spot.
"Oh yea... He's my hero..." Eleanor says grimly.
"Theodore! Get up!" Alvin demands.
"S-Simon..." Jeanette cautiously walks up to her boyfriend.
"Um, Jeanette. I strongly advised you keep your distance." Alvin warns. "He just drank something from this cup, and I don't think it was good."
Jeanette looks deeply into Simon's eyes. She can now tell that Simon has officially turned over. "I was afraid this would happen." She whispers to herself.
All of a sudden the park became surrounded with some mysterious foggy mist.
"Hey, where is this fog coming from?" Eleanor asks.
Jeanette looks at her surroundings and becomes extremely nervous.
"This isn't fog, Eleanor. It's mist...and not just ordinary mist." She announces as she remembers every Dracula story she ever read.
"You are so right, young one..." A deep voice spoke from the magical smoky cloud.
"What's going on...?" Theodore asks in a drowsy state.
"Nothing good, Theodore." Eleanor honestly replies. She is crouched down beside him and is attempting to help him up.
Once Theodore heard Eleanor say that, he again passes out. Eleanor gives a frustrated growl over his 'heroic' performance.
The strange mist rose above the Jungle Gym. Once it reached the top level, a shape began to take form.
Alvin and the girls let out a loud gasp as soon as they recognized the man from within the cloud.
"You can not beat me. I'll turn you all into Vampires before this night is through."
"Over our dead bodies..." Alvin spat.
"Alvin!" Jeanette and Eleanor cried at once. It discouraged them that he, again, spoke without thinking.
"Oops, I mean..." Alvin sheepishly began to say.
"Silence!" Dracula demands. "Surrender to me, or be hunted down like dogs."
Finally Theodore regains consciousness and the girls help him to his feet. Alvin is relieved that his brother is again standing on his own two feet.
"I pick option three." Alvin says to Dracula.
"Option three?" Dracula questions.
"Yeah. RUN!!" Alvin shouts as he leads Theo and the girls away from Dracula and Simon.
Dracula watches for a moment as the four Chipmunks run away from him and his newest prodigy. He raises an eyebrow and ponders with a low 'hmm'.
"Guess they chose to be hunted down." He says in a monotone voice.
Simon looks up at him with curiosity.
"Chase them down, little one. Make me proud." Dracula tells Simon.
"Yes, Master." Simon replies before bolting after his brothers and Chipettes.
The young Chipmunks barely got past the teeter-totters when Simon cut them off.
"Surrender now, and I assure you that the Master will make this easy on you." Simon growls.
"C-Come on, Simon. Old buddy, old pal. Y-y-you don't want to hurt us. We are your family...r-remember?" Alvin pleaded as he quivers viscously with the stake tightly in his grip.
Without warning, Simon leaped at Alvin. He swung his hand, knocking the stake out of Alvin's grip. Simon then quickly grabs his red shirt, and brings him closer to his face.
"Get this straight...bro. Simon does not live here anymore!" Simon forcefully tells Alvin.
Jeanette pulled out a little golden cross necklace that she wore. It was a gift from one of Miss. Miller's relatives last Christmas. She mostly wore it out of respect for woman that got it for her; never did she think it might come in handy someday. Not wasting another moment, she holds it up so Simon could see it. Simon let out a loud hiss and released his grip on Alvin to take a leap back.
That gave the Chipmunks the opportunity to run away. Theodore manages to get three steps away before Simon tackles him.
Simon picks him up from his green sweater, and growls at the chubby chipmunk. That is when he smells something strange coming from one of Theodore's pockets. For some reason, Simon did not like this smell and lets go of the green sweater.
"What's that?" He demands.
Theodore reaches into his pocket and pulls out a familiar object. "Um, garlic..." He says in a slight bashful tone.
"You keep garlic in your pocket?" Simon questioned with a raised eyebrow.
"Well, you never know?" Theodore shrugged. "Here catch..." He adds as he tosses the clove of garlic at his transformed brother.
The instant the garlic touches Simon's hands it begins to singe his fur. "Arrg!" He yelps before dropping the garlic. Simon growls as he focuses on his smoldering fingers.
"Come on, Theodore!" Alvin said forcefully as he grabs his chubby brother from behind. Both of them start running back to their neighborhood with the girls just ahead of them.
Simon growled in frustration. The strange mist begins to surround the Vampire Chipmunk. A wolf casually walked up to him. The beast looks up with eerie glowing eyes. Simon turned to meet the wolf's gaze.
"Don't let that discourage you. There are other ways to catch your pray." The wolf spoke in Dracula's voice. "I believe you know what I am talking about..."
Simon responded with an evil grin, "Yes Master." He says to the wolf.
With great speed, Simon reaches the house that he is sure the Chipmunks will be at in a matter of minutes. He begins to tap on the door lightly with the knuckles on his hand. Miss. Miller answers the door. She is dressed in her pink nightgown with curlers in her hair. When she looks down she is instantly shocked to see Simon standing there.
"Simon! What are you doing here? It's late!" She bellowed.
"I-I know Miss. Miller," Simon spoke up with an innocent look on his face. "It's just that there are so many strange things that are happening right now, and I was concerned for you and Brittany."
"Well, that is sweet of you, Simon, but..."
"You don't suppose I could come in and check to see if everything is alright?" Simon said, cutting her off.
Miss. Miller lets out a deep sigh. She looks down at Simon's 'innocent' appearance, and figures it would be all right to let him in. Especially when she notices that it is a bit chilly out.
"Ok. Come in. I wouldn't want you to catch a death of a cold, now would I?"
"Why thank you, Miss. Miller." Simon says as he walks pass her and into the house. He, again, smiles an evil grin that exposes his fangs. "You're too kind..."
