The Song "Footloose", by Kenny Loggins is borrowed for this Chapter.
Chapter 20: Re-living the Good Ol' Days, Part 2
The three brothers stood in the middle of a parking lot. Surrounding them were all the floats that are going to be in the parade. They waited for an opportunity to ask one of the teams so they could be in the parade. This stunt could go either way for the Chipmunks. Simon and Theodore's concern were that it could affect their jobs and career. Alvin worried that his plan to regain the Chipmunk popularity would not succeed.
As soon as they found the right float, Alvin did a lot of sweet-talking to coax the owners to become involved with this scheme. With a little work, they were all able to make a few minor adjustments to the float. The next step was to get in costume.
The girls giggled as they helped Simon with the dress and make-up. Theodore dressed up as a biker in black leather, while Alvin dressed up as an officer.
"How come you get to be the officer?" Simon complained.
"Because the uniform only comes in my size." Alvin smirked as he adjusted his officer's hat on his head.
Simon lets out a nervous sigh and shakes his head in disbelief.
"If you like Simon, you can be the biker." Theodore innocently suggests.
"That's ok Theodore. Thanks anyway." Simon says as he waves off his brother's offer. "I just hope that no one recognizes us...?" He then wonders.
"Well, this isn't what I planned to do on my day off." Theodore admits to his brother.
"Me neither. Somehow, I feel by the end of this day Alvin will be the one that will pay for all of this." Simon groaned before heading off to help the rest of the young participants of the parade.
With a few quick modifications, the new float is ready to go. It catches up with the line up of floats, and once they got close to the crowed the music starts up.
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I been working so hard
Keep punching my card
Eight hours, for what?
Oh, tell me what I got
I get this feeling
That time's just holding me down
I'll hit the ceiling
Or else I'll tear up this town
Tonight I gotta cut
(Chorus)
Loose, footloose
Kick off your Sunday shoes
Please, Louise
Pull me off a my knees
Jack, get back
C'mon before we crack
Lose your blues
Everybody cut footloose
----------
Nathan sat at his deck working on a few of his papers. He had left the small TV going, so he could watch a bit of the afternoon parade.
Once he heard the Chipmunks sing 'Footloose' his ears perked. Nathan first thought one of the floats might have borrowed the song for their entry. To his surprise, he recognized Simon's brothers, Alvin and Theodore. The tall Chipette, however, seemed all too familiar.
Nathan raised his eyebrow in surprise but said nothing as he, out of curiosity, decided to call Simon at home...just to be sure. The only response he got was the answering machine. Without leaving a message, Nathan then tried Simon's cell phone. Again, he got the answering machine.
Nathan hung up without deciding to leave a message. He figures that he'd get Simon to explain why he was in the parade in a dress.
The thought of it made him laugh, and he wondered what his son, Tom, would have thought if he'd saw Simon like this. Finally he decided to leave a message at Simon's home number.
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I been working so hard
Keep punching my card
Eight hours, for what?
Oh, tell me what I got
I get this feeling
That time's just holding me down
I'll hit the ceiling
Or else I'll tear up this town
Tonight I gotta cut
(Chorus)
Loose, footloose
Kick off your Sunday shoes
Please, Louise
Pull me off a my knees
Jack, get back
C'mon before we crack
Lose your blues
Everybody cut footloose
-------------
The Chipettes come walking out of the Wedding boutique store after they had just getting the final adjustments made on the gowns that they will wear.
"Ooh, this is going to be the best wedding ever!" Brittany cooed as she slipped on her sunglasses.
"I'm sure it will, Brittany." Jeanette says reassuringly as she placed a hand on Brittany's arm.
As the girls passed a TV store, Eleanor spotted the Parade on one of the displays.
"Hey, check this out." She calls out to her sisters when she stopped to watch.
The camera manages to get a close up shot of a chipmunk wearing a police uniform. Brittany instantly does a double take and takes off her sunglasses for a better look.
"Alvin...?" She questioned the TV behind the glass window.
Another camera shot did a close up on a chubby chipmunk in a black biker outfit.
"Is that Theodore?" Eleanor asks in disbelief as she stared back at her sisters.
The third camera shot did a close up on a female chipmunk doing a funky dance.
"I don't know," Jeanette announced in irritation, "But that Chipette there is wearing one of my dresses."
Each of the girls were fuming and growling, no words could describe the anger they felt, when they looked at each other, the meaning was clear 'I'm going to kill him when he gets home'.
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I been working so hard
Keep punching my card
Eight hours, for what?
Oh, tell me what I got
I get this feeling
That time's just holding me down
I'll hit the ceiling
Or else I'll tear up this town
Tonight I gotta cut
(Chorus)
Loose, footloose
Kick off your Sunday shoes
Please, Louise
Pull me off a my knees
Jack, get back
C'mon before we crack
Lose your blues
Everybody cut footloose
-----------------
The Chipmunks were really starting to enjoy themselves. This all seemed so much like the good ol' days from when they were kids. Performing is defiantly in their blood. The more the crowd cheered, the more they got in character.
It has been such a long time since the three of them have ever done anything this crazy, and yet, they were having the time of their lives. None of them expected that growing up meant growing apart, especially when it came to their singing career.
Suddenly, without warning the float lost control. They started to roll fast down a hill.
Simon manages his way to the driver's side of the float. Once there, he figured out that the breaks had failed. He, and another member of the float crew, immediately threw back the emergency brake. That was able to work to a certain point. Unfortunately, it wasn't able to slow them down in time. They were heading towards a building at the bottom of the hill, and there wasn't a thing they could do about it.
The float, and everyone on it, skidded right through the open doors of the building. A loud crashing sound is heard along with a cloud of feathers flying out from inside the open doors.
The sign above the door said, 'The Pillow Factory'.
-------------------
You're playing so cool
Obeying every rule
Dig way down in your heart
You're yearning, burning for some
Somebody to tell you
That life ain't passing you by
I'm trying to tell you
It will if you don't even try
You can fly if you'd only cut
(Chorus)
Loose, footloose
Kick off your Sunday shoes
Oowhee, Marie
Shake it, shake it for me
Whoa, Milo
C'mon, c'mon let go
Lose your blues
Everybody cut footloose
FIRST - we got to turn you around
SECOND - You put your feet on the ground
THIRD - Now take a hold of your soul
FOUR - Whooooooooa, I'm turning it
Loose, FOOTLOOSE!
---------------
Everyone comes waddling out of the factory one by one covered in feathers. They all looked at each other, and instead of getting mad about the situation, they all started to laugh.
It is then that the police cars show up and surround them at the scene.
Chapter 20: Re-living the Good Ol' Days, Part 2
The three brothers stood in the middle of a parking lot. Surrounding them were all the floats that are going to be in the parade. They waited for an opportunity to ask one of the teams so they could be in the parade. This stunt could go either way for the Chipmunks. Simon and Theodore's concern were that it could affect their jobs and career. Alvin worried that his plan to regain the Chipmunk popularity would not succeed.
As soon as they found the right float, Alvin did a lot of sweet-talking to coax the owners to become involved with this scheme. With a little work, they were all able to make a few minor adjustments to the float. The next step was to get in costume.
The girls giggled as they helped Simon with the dress and make-up. Theodore dressed up as a biker in black leather, while Alvin dressed up as an officer.
"How come you get to be the officer?" Simon complained.
"Because the uniform only comes in my size." Alvin smirked as he adjusted his officer's hat on his head.
Simon lets out a nervous sigh and shakes his head in disbelief.
"If you like Simon, you can be the biker." Theodore innocently suggests.
"That's ok Theodore. Thanks anyway." Simon says as he waves off his brother's offer. "I just hope that no one recognizes us...?" He then wonders.
"Well, this isn't what I planned to do on my day off." Theodore admits to his brother.
"Me neither. Somehow, I feel by the end of this day Alvin will be the one that will pay for all of this." Simon groaned before heading off to help the rest of the young participants of the parade.
With a few quick modifications, the new float is ready to go. It catches up with the line up of floats, and once they got close to the crowed the music starts up.
----------
I been working so hard
Keep punching my card
Eight hours, for what?
Oh, tell me what I got
I get this feeling
That time's just holding me down
I'll hit the ceiling
Or else I'll tear up this town
Tonight I gotta cut
(Chorus)
Loose, footloose
Kick off your Sunday shoes
Please, Louise
Pull me off a my knees
Jack, get back
C'mon before we crack
Lose your blues
Everybody cut footloose
----------
Nathan sat at his deck working on a few of his papers. He had left the small TV going, so he could watch a bit of the afternoon parade.
Once he heard the Chipmunks sing 'Footloose' his ears perked. Nathan first thought one of the floats might have borrowed the song for their entry. To his surprise, he recognized Simon's brothers, Alvin and Theodore. The tall Chipette, however, seemed all too familiar.
Nathan raised his eyebrow in surprise but said nothing as he, out of curiosity, decided to call Simon at home...just to be sure. The only response he got was the answering machine. Without leaving a message, Nathan then tried Simon's cell phone. Again, he got the answering machine.
Nathan hung up without deciding to leave a message. He figures that he'd get Simon to explain why he was in the parade in a dress.
The thought of it made him laugh, and he wondered what his son, Tom, would have thought if he'd saw Simon like this. Finally he decided to leave a message at Simon's home number.
-------------
I been working so hard
Keep punching my card
Eight hours, for what?
Oh, tell me what I got
I get this feeling
That time's just holding me down
I'll hit the ceiling
Or else I'll tear up this town
Tonight I gotta cut
(Chorus)
Loose, footloose
Kick off your Sunday shoes
Please, Louise
Pull me off a my knees
Jack, get back
C'mon before we crack
Lose your blues
Everybody cut footloose
-------------
The Chipettes come walking out of the Wedding boutique store after they had just getting the final adjustments made on the gowns that they will wear.
"Ooh, this is going to be the best wedding ever!" Brittany cooed as she slipped on her sunglasses.
"I'm sure it will, Brittany." Jeanette says reassuringly as she placed a hand on Brittany's arm.
As the girls passed a TV store, Eleanor spotted the Parade on one of the displays.
"Hey, check this out." She calls out to her sisters when she stopped to watch.
The camera manages to get a close up shot of a chipmunk wearing a police uniform. Brittany instantly does a double take and takes off her sunglasses for a better look.
"Alvin...?" She questioned the TV behind the glass window.
Another camera shot did a close up on a chubby chipmunk in a black biker outfit.
"Is that Theodore?" Eleanor asks in disbelief as she stared back at her sisters.
The third camera shot did a close up on a female chipmunk doing a funky dance.
"I don't know," Jeanette announced in irritation, "But that Chipette there is wearing one of my dresses."
Each of the girls were fuming and growling, no words could describe the anger they felt, when they looked at each other, the meaning was clear 'I'm going to kill him when he gets home'.
----------------------
I been working so hard
Keep punching my card
Eight hours, for what?
Oh, tell me what I got
I get this feeling
That time's just holding me down
I'll hit the ceiling
Or else I'll tear up this town
Tonight I gotta cut
(Chorus)
Loose, footloose
Kick off your Sunday shoes
Please, Louise
Pull me off a my knees
Jack, get back
C'mon before we crack
Lose your blues
Everybody cut footloose
-----------------
The Chipmunks were really starting to enjoy themselves. This all seemed so much like the good ol' days from when they were kids. Performing is defiantly in their blood. The more the crowd cheered, the more they got in character.
It has been such a long time since the three of them have ever done anything this crazy, and yet, they were having the time of their lives. None of them expected that growing up meant growing apart, especially when it came to their singing career.
Suddenly, without warning the float lost control. They started to roll fast down a hill.
Simon manages his way to the driver's side of the float. Once there, he figured out that the breaks had failed. He, and another member of the float crew, immediately threw back the emergency brake. That was able to work to a certain point. Unfortunately, it wasn't able to slow them down in time. They were heading towards a building at the bottom of the hill, and there wasn't a thing they could do about it.
The float, and everyone on it, skidded right through the open doors of the building. A loud crashing sound is heard along with a cloud of feathers flying out from inside the open doors.
The sign above the door said, 'The Pillow Factory'.
-------------------
You're playing so cool
Obeying every rule
Dig way down in your heart
You're yearning, burning for some
Somebody to tell you
That life ain't passing you by
I'm trying to tell you
It will if you don't even try
You can fly if you'd only cut
(Chorus)
Loose, footloose
Kick off your Sunday shoes
Oowhee, Marie
Shake it, shake it for me
Whoa, Milo
C'mon, c'mon let go
Lose your blues
Everybody cut footloose
FIRST - we got to turn you around
SECOND - You put your feet on the ground
THIRD - Now take a hold of your soul
FOUR - Whooooooooa, I'm turning it
Loose, FOOTLOOSE!
---------------
Everyone comes waddling out of the factory one by one covered in feathers. They all looked at each other, and instead of getting mad about the situation, they all started to laugh.
It is then that the police cars show up and surround them at the scene.