Chapter 8: Home Again, Dear Rob!
FIVE MONTHS LATER!
Rob stayed home to look after the infant chipmunks while everyone else was either at work or collage. It would be the least that he could do for letting him stay in their home. For the past five months Rob watched Simon and his family working together to support each other and to help Rob's issues with his memory blocks. He watched Simon around his kids and how well they got along. Well, until Vince starts behaving stubbornly. Then the fur begins to fly between the two of them. He noticed a similar confrontation between Simon and Alvin more then once as well. This would, of course, make Rob let out a chuckle whenever the brothers got at each other.
Theodore and Eleanor came home for a weekend as a surprise and they too got to meet Rob. Indeed the whole family was really fond of Rob and treated him like a family, especially knowing that he was one of the older kids that helped save Simon and the rest of the chipmunk's lives.
Usually when everyone came home, they would all sit down for dinner. Afterwards the infants were put to bed and Simon will lead Rob to the basement, into his lab and go over more files in the black box.
Simon pulls out the black box; every so often they would look through the files and documents and sometimes even the videos in hopes that would help Rob remember. Simon handed him the documents and files of the Illuminati and the kids that were involved with Founders' Island. He then finally shows Rob the note from the Guardian for the first time.
"Did you show anybody else this note?" Rob immediately spoke after reading it.
"No! As soon as I read it I brought it down here and hid it in the box."
"Good! No one must know of this Guardian! For what ever reason why he helps us and saves our necks from danger, he must be kept a secret!" Rob warns as he hands the note back to Simon.
"Do you know who he is?"
"I have my suspicions!" Rob thought on who the Guardian could be, and then he remember one day when he, Jeff, Mark, Mary and the chipmunks came back from the field and they were all drunk...
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SOMETIME AGO WHILE
ON THE ISLAND!
As they tried to sneak back into their quarters they all ran into one of the Founders in the hall.
The Founder stood there with a displeased look on his face, as he gestured towards the chipmunks, his only comment to Mary and the others was, "How cute, you got them drunk! Care to share with me any other tricks you may have taught them in the secret field?"
The four human teens stood there and shook their heads while the five chipmunks started snickering. For some reason they thought that this was really funny. He then added, "You were only suppose to teach them how to smoke and keep them out of trouble, not this! This is outsider behaviour! If the other Founders found out about this they would for sure have them destroyed and you along with them! Now get them out of here before they are spotted!"
As the Guardian leaves down the hallway, the four human teens quickly took the drunken chipmunks to their quarters before they were spotted by any of the other Founders.
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After thinking long and hard about that he came to the conclusion that he could be the Guardian. Even though he is literary one of 'them', the question still remained, why did he do the things he did that went against his own kind?
He again looked up at Simon as he skimmed through one of the files on the computer and noticed how much he has grown, and how lucky he was to survive the Illuminati's revenge. Now that he's a dad he seems even luckier to have three beautiful children that look up to him. It made him think on how his own family is doing. He let out a deep sigh and looked towards the ground.
"What's wrong?" Simon asked as he turned away from the computer.
"Nothing!"
"Rob, come on! If there is anything wrong, you can tell me."
"I-I'm just think about...my family." Rob finally answered.
Simon thought about what he just said and started to look through the cd's and mini disks. When he found what he was looking for, he held it up to Rob.
"I can help you find your family with the same information you guys sent for the intended survivors, w...which I guess that would be me." He finished with a hint of regret. For an instant he remembered all the kids that died on the Island and his friends that suffered so.
"Oh, please! I don't want you to go through the trouble!"
"No, it no trouble at all! Call it a pay back for all the things you guys did for me and my friends."
With that, Simon placed the cd into the hard drive and up loaded the information of all the children from the Island.
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A WEEK LATER!
Both Simon and Rob sat in the car looking at a house that sat across the street of a quiet suburban neighbourhood located in the outskirts of Sandi Ago. The house looked so familiar to Rob, he barely remembered the times he spent there as a child. It felt strange to be back here. He wondered if his family would accept him for the way he is and what he did.
Three days ago, Rob got to talk to his mother for the first time in almost 20 years. The emotion was very high for the both of them, and his mother said that she couldn't wait to see him again. Rob looked down to his watch and saw that they were just a few minutes late from their planned arrival. He was a bit nervous in wanting to come out of the car; Rob wasn't sure what the reaction was going to be when he comes face to face with his mother.
The drive took about a half a day and Simon knew that it was going to be far past dinner before he'd get back home. But that was far from his mind right now. He looked over at his friend that looked quiet nervous as he tried to wipe the sweat from the palm of his hands on his lap. Simon waited tell Rob looked up to him and the young chipmunk smiled reassuringly at him.
"Ready?" Simon asked his human friend.
"I...I guess!" He answered nervously.
Both Simon and Rob got out of the car and walked up to the front door. Simon pushed the doorbell and an elderly woman opened the door. She looked at Simon and smiled she then noticed the stranger behind him. Simon noticed her tremble nervously, he reach back and pulled Rob up closer so she could have a better look at him.
"Ah...Hi...mom!" Rob stumbled.
She immediately went into tears as she pulled him in for a hug. "My baby! My baby's finally home!" She cried. It didn't take long until the rest of the family joined in the reunion.
Simon stood with pride. Finally he could pay back one of his older friends from the Island. Rob and his family offered him to come in for a drink and something to eat, but Simon insisted on returning home before it got too late. He did, however, insisted that he and Rob would keep in touch. Simon got back into the car and drove off, back to LA.
FIVE MONTHS LATER!
Rob stayed home to look after the infant chipmunks while everyone else was either at work or collage. It would be the least that he could do for letting him stay in their home. For the past five months Rob watched Simon and his family working together to support each other and to help Rob's issues with his memory blocks. He watched Simon around his kids and how well they got along. Well, until Vince starts behaving stubbornly. Then the fur begins to fly between the two of them. He noticed a similar confrontation between Simon and Alvin more then once as well. This would, of course, make Rob let out a chuckle whenever the brothers got at each other.
Theodore and Eleanor came home for a weekend as a surprise and they too got to meet Rob. Indeed the whole family was really fond of Rob and treated him like a family, especially knowing that he was one of the older kids that helped save Simon and the rest of the chipmunk's lives.
Usually when everyone came home, they would all sit down for dinner. Afterwards the infants were put to bed and Simon will lead Rob to the basement, into his lab and go over more files in the black box.
Simon pulls out the black box; every so often they would look through the files and documents and sometimes even the videos in hopes that would help Rob remember. Simon handed him the documents and files of the Illuminati and the kids that were involved with Founders' Island. He then finally shows Rob the note from the Guardian for the first time.
"Did you show anybody else this note?" Rob immediately spoke after reading it.
"No! As soon as I read it I brought it down here and hid it in the box."
"Good! No one must know of this Guardian! For what ever reason why he helps us and saves our necks from danger, he must be kept a secret!" Rob warns as he hands the note back to Simon.
"Do you know who he is?"
"I have my suspicions!" Rob thought on who the Guardian could be, and then he remember one day when he, Jeff, Mark, Mary and the chipmunks came back from the field and they were all drunk...
*******
SOMETIME AGO WHILE
ON THE ISLAND!
As they tried to sneak back into their quarters they all ran into one of the Founders in the hall.
The Founder stood there with a displeased look on his face, as he gestured towards the chipmunks, his only comment to Mary and the others was, "How cute, you got them drunk! Care to share with me any other tricks you may have taught them in the secret field?"
The four human teens stood there and shook their heads while the five chipmunks started snickering. For some reason they thought that this was really funny. He then added, "You were only suppose to teach them how to smoke and keep them out of trouble, not this! This is outsider behaviour! If the other Founders found out about this they would for sure have them destroyed and you along with them! Now get them out of here before they are spotted!"
As the Guardian leaves down the hallway, the four human teens quickly took the drunken chipmunks to their quarters before they were spotted by any of the other Founders.
***********
After thinking long and hard about that he came to the conclusion that he could be the Guardian. Even though he is literary one of 'them', the question still remained, why did he do the things he did that went against his own kind?
He again looked up at Simon as he skimmed through one of the files on the computer and noticed how much he has grown, and how lucky he was to survive the Illuminati's revenge. Now that he's a dad he seems even luckier to have three beautiful children that look up to him. It made him think on how his own family is doing. He let out a deep sigh and looked towards the ground.
"What's wrong?" Simon asked as he turned away from the computer.
"Nothing!"
"Rob, come on! If there is anything wrong, you can tell me."
"I-I'm just think about...my family." Rob finally answered.
Simon thought about what he just said and started to look through the cd's and mini disks. When he found what he was looking for, he held it up to Rob.
"I can help you find your family with the same information you guys sent for the intended survivors, w...which I guess that would be me." He finished with a hint of regret. For an instant he remembered all the kids that died on the Island and his friends that suffered so.
"Oh, please! I don't want you to go through the trouble!"
"No, it no trouble at all! Call it a pay back for all the things you guys did for me and my friends."
With that, Simon placed the cd into the hard drive and up loaded the information of all the children from the Island.
***********
A WEEK LATER!
Both Simon and Rob sat in the car looking at a house that sat across the street of a quiet suburban neighbourhood located in the outskirts of Sandi Ago. The house looked so familiar to Rob, he barely remembered the times he spent there as a child. It felt strange to be back here. He wondered if his family would accept him for the way he is and what he did.
Three days ago, Rob got to talk to his mother for the first time in almost 20 years. The emotion was very high for the both of them, and his mother said that she couldn't wait to see him again. Rob looked down to his watch and saw that they were just a few minutes late from their planned arrival. He was a bit nervous in wanting to come out of the car; Rob wasn't sure what the reaction was going to be when he comes face to face with his mother.
The drive took about a half a day and Simon knew that it was going to be far past dinner before he'd get back home. But that was far from his mind right now. He looked over at his friend that looked quiet nervous as he tried to wipe the sweat from the palm of his hands on his lap. Simon waited tell Rob looked up to him and the young chipmunk smiled reassuringly at him.
"Ready?" Simon asked his human friend.
"I...I guess!" He answered nervously.
Both Simon and Rob got out of the car and walked up to the front door. Simon pushed the doorbell and an elderly woman opened the door. She looked at Simon and smiled she then noticed the stranger behind him. Simon noticed her tremble nervously, he reach back and pulled Rob up closer so she could have a better look at him.
"Ah...Hi...mom!" Rob stumbled.
She immediately went into tears as she pulled him in for a hug. "My baby! My baby's finally home!" She cried. It didn't take long until the rest of the family joined in the reunion.
Simon stood with pride. Finally he could pay back one of his older friends from the Island. Rob and his family offered him to come in for a drink and something to eat, but Simon insisted on returning home before it got too late. He did, however, insisted that he and Rob would keep in touch. Simon got back into the car and drove off, back to LA.