Chapter 5

Dave, hearing Simon's scream, came running to the boys' room. Simon was sitting up in his bed shaking with fear.

"Who screamed?", Dave asked. "I did.", Simon replied. "Oh my goodness, Simon you're cut badly! What happened?", Dave said with worry. Simon looked down at his chest and his shoulder, and to his horror, he had large cuts on both his chest and shoulder. "I had a nightmare. I saw a burned man with knives on his fingers, and he wanted to kill me!", Simon said.

"It's Freddy. He's after you now Simon!", Alvin said with obvious fear in his voice. Dave then looked at Simon's nails and said, "Simon, your nails are too short to do this. This is strange. Come on, let's get you cleaned up." He then added when he saw Theodore cowering in his bed in fear, "Alvin, watch what you say around Theodore, you'll scare him."

In the bathroom, Dave had cleaned all of the blood off of Simon and gave him a new nightshirt. "There was nothing sharp near me! I don't know how this happened!", Simon exclaimed. Then he said, "What If Alvin is right? What if this Freddy guy is real?"

Dave said, "Don't listen to Alvin. He's just saying stuff. Although I'll admit, this is weird that you and Alvin dreamed about the same thing." Simon says, "It definitely is strange. Especially considering that; like Alvin; I woke up with cuts." He then adds, "Besides Dave, you said it yourself, my nails couldn't have done this. What is going on? Is this Freddy guy real or not?"

Dave says, "Relax Simon. Like you and I told Alvin: dreams can't hurt anyone. You know this." Dave continues, "Just because the same thing that happened to Alvin happened to you doesn't automatically mean that Alvin is right about the dream man being real." Simon calms down and Dave takes him back to bed.

"Get your rest, boys. You and the girls have a recording session to do tomorrow.", Dave says. "Goodnight.", he adds. "Goodnight Dave.", the boys say. Alvin quietly asks Simon, "Was it that guy in a red and green sweater with a dark brown fedora and knife glove?" Simon responds, "Yes it was, but it could be some unusual phenomenon in which you and I had the same dream." Alvin says while pointing to Simon's shoulder and chest, "The evidence is under those bandages. Freddy is real."

Simon responds, "While it is strange that I got cuts, it doesn't mean a dream man is real. Now let's get back to sleep because, like Dave said, we are in the recording booth tomorrow." While he was putting on his usual brainy self, in his mind, Simon desperately wanted to believe what he just told Alvin. "I wish I could actually believe it myself.", he thought.

The next day had come and the Chipmunks were taken to the studio where they met up with the Chipettes. When Jeanette sees Simon, she notices something is different about him. Then she sees the bandages peeking out from under Simon's shirt.

"What happened?", she asks." "I got cut pretty badly last night.", Simon answers. "How did that happen?", Jeanette asks. "Alvin claims that I got these cuts from a nightmare I had last night. I want to not believe him, but I might actually think he's right. Freddy might be real.", Simon says. "What are you nerds talking about?", Alvin asks. "Nothing important. Just stuff you would probably say is boring.", Simon replied. "Oh whatever. Let's get singing.", Alvin says. Alvin then comes close to Simon and says, "Don't deny it, you know, in your heart, I'm right." He then goes over to Brittany. "You ready to be out sung?", he asks. Brittany scoffs and says, "In your dreams Alvin."

"Alright, that's a wrap for today.", the producer says. "We still have some work to do, but there was good progress.", he then says. The Chipmunks and Chipettes come out of the recording booth. "What a session! You sounded great Eleanor!", Theodore says to the green clad Chipette. "As did you.", she responds. Simon says to Jeanette, "I'm impressed that your range is that high. Also, you were solid. Good job." Jeanette responds, "Thank you. You sounded great yourself." Alvin says to Brittany, "That was good, but I was better." Brittany says, "I'll admit you sounded good Alvin, but no way were you better than me." "I was definitely better.", Alvin says with a smirk. "Oh please, in your dreams.", Brittany answers. "Alright, we are working on a combined album. This isn't a competition you two.", Dave says to Alvin and Brittany. "I know, but I was still better.", Alvin says. Brittany rolls her eyes. Dave then says in a warning tone as they walk out of the studio, "Alvin. Like I said, this is a team effort, not a competition." Simon adds, "Yes, we are not competing here." "Yeah, yeah, okay then.", Alvin replies.

Later on at the Miller house, Brittany asks Jeanette, "When the boys first got there, what were you looking at on Simon?" "He was bandaged up. He said he had a nightmare and woke up with cuts.", Jeanette answers. "You don't think it was that weird guy, Freddy do you? The guy Alvin has talked about?", Jeanette asks. "Please, Jeanette!", Brittany scoffs. "We know good and well that Alvin can definitely have a few screws loose. He is still on that monster kick he's been on for years." Eleanor speaks up and says, "I know Alvin can be weird with his monster thing, but let's not forget, he can be right every once in a while." "I know. He definitely has not let me forget about how he was right about Theodore and Mr. Talbot, but with this, Alvin sounds way off his rocker.", Brittany replied.

At the Seville house, Alvin and Simon were playing a video soccer game. "This is for the game.", Alvin says as he prepares his character to try a penalty kick. "He shoots, he scores! That's game Simon!", Alvin shouts. "Yeah sure, but I almost had you for a while.", Simon says. Alvin smirks and says, "I just wanted to let you have that feeling of beating me only for me to take it away." "Okay. Whatever you say then.", Simon says sarcastically.

Later on, the boys have pizza for dinner. As they eat, Theodore asks, "Alvin, this Freddy guy, are you sure he's real?" He then adds, "I'm asking because of those cuts Simon got." Alvin answers, "I'm sure he's real." Simon glares at Alvin. He then says to Theodore, "Alvin is just trying to trick you, don't believe him." "Alvin, stop it.", Dave then says. "I know he's real. I know in my heart that he is real.", Alvin thinks. Simon leans in and whispers, "Between you and I, after what happened to me, I actually kind of believe you. I just don't want to scare Theodore." Alvin whispers back, "Well it's about time. What are we going to do?" Simon then says, "I don't know. I honestly don't know."

Dave later tucks the boys into bed. "Goodnight fellas.", he says. "Goodnight Dave.", they respond as Dave turns out the light.

Theodore hears a strange noise which causes him to stir. "What was that?", he wonders. Theodore then hears a little meow and in walks a gray kitten. Theodore can't believe his eyes. It's a very familiar kitten. "Cookie Chomper!", Theodore yells. It was the cat that the boys had years ago and it was run over by a car. Mysteriously, that cat is now staring Theodore right in the face! Theodore runs over and immediately starts petting the little cat. "Oh, where have you been? I missed you so much!", Theodore says as he picks up the kitten and hugs it. Cookie Chomper starts purring and Theodore is overwhelmed with joy that he is seeing a pet that was believed to be dead.

Suddenly, the cat meows menacingly and scratches Theodore on the face. He immediately drops the cat and asks, "What was that for?" The bedroom then went pitch dark for a few seconds. Some light was restored and Theodore saw the cat stand on two legs. The cat then stretched and changed into Freddy. Freddy laughed evilly as he put on his hat. "Well, look what the cat dragged in.", Freddy snarled with a sick smile. Theodore screamed and asked in terror, "Who are you?" Freddy replied, "I'm your worst nightmare butterball!" Freddy then said, "Now, I'll be the last face you see! Hahahahahahaha!" Theodore then ran out of the room as Freddy came after him.

Theodore ran for the kitchen and grabbed a large knife and held it while shaking in fear. Freddy ran down the stairs and immediately saw Theodore and laughed menacingly. "Oh, a single knife? That's all you got?", Freddy taunted. He closed in on Theodore and said, "Like that will do you any good against these.", as he showed his knives. Theodore then stabbed him in the leg and stomach and ran to the door only to discover it's locked. Freddy ran for Theodore again. Theodore ran upstairs back to the bedroom and hid in the closet. Freddy took his time getting to the room and with a sinister smile said, "Come out butterball. I just want to help you cut down your size!" Theodore listened while trying to stay quiet for Freddy to leave. At this point, Theodore has tears streaming down his face. Just when he couldn't take anymore, Freddy seems to leave the room. However, Freddy had transferred into the closet! He slowly closes on Theodore. "BOO!", Freddy shouts from behind. Theodore immediately runs out of the closet screaming while Freddy's raspy laugh echoed down the hall.

Theodore runs into the basement and closes the door. He turns around only to realize he is not in the basement, he is in the boiler room. Theodore is crying in fear as he looks around the boiler room. He then hears Freddy's knives scrape on a boiler. He looks in that direction and standing in front of him is Freddy. "You're Freddy, aren't you?", Theo asks with a shaky voice. "Yes, very good. You clearly are the other brother to those other two munks I've seen.", Freddy rasps. Theodore cowers and is frozen in fear as Freddy walks his way. "Now, come to Freddy.", Freddy says. Theodore is able to make himself move and runs again. "This one is extra fun.", Freddy says to himself with a twisted, demented smile.

Theodore is running by a boiler when Freddy jumps out and is able to slash his shoulder. While holding his wound, Theodore runs toward another boiler and hides behind it. "Go away you evil, ugly creep!", he says while tears of fear run down his face. Freddy suddenly appears and grabs Theodore by his shirt with his left hand and lifts him up. "That might have hurt my feelings...if I had any feelings left.", Freddy evilly taunts. He then says, "However I'm not heartless. I do have a heart." Freddy then proceeds to cut open his own chest and reveals his beating heart to Theodore. Theodore screams as Freddy laughs.

Theodore wakes up in his bed screaming in complete terror. He is crying his eyes out as Alvin and Simon go to his bed to comfort him. Dave runs into the room and sees Theodore crying on his bed. "Theodore, are you okay?", Dave asks with worry. Theodore then looks at his shoulder and sees the cuts and says, "He found me. Freddy is now coming for me!" Alvin, while hugging his youngest brother thinks, "Now Theo?! Who will be next? How long before someone dies?"

I know, super long chapter. Theodore has now experienced Freddy's wrath. How long can this go on for the boys? Please review!