Chapter 5- Familiar Faces
DJ opened his eyes and saw he was in a dark room, he wasn't sure where he was but he was more than happy to see that he was only dreaming. His uncle was fine, he did not travel back in time, and he didn't meet his parents when they were kids. "Oh, my head" the young chipmunk whispered, realizing he had a bit of a headache.
He then saw a shadow move in the room "Oh good, you're finally awake. You've been asleep for more than 9 hours". The shadowy figure than walked over to DJ and put an ice pack on his head.
DJ recognized the voice, it was his aunt Eleanor. "Oh, auntie. I had the worst nightmare. I dreamt I went back in time, it was awful"
DJ wasn't exactly sure what his aunt was doing there, but his mind was in a different place, "Well don't worry, you're safe and sound, back in good ol' 1990".
DJ's eyes then shot opened "1990!"
The lights came on and the teen saw he was in some living room, and he was lying on a pink floral couch by the staircase leading upstairs. The interior decorating had an early 20th century design but with a feminine touch. DJ looked over to the other figure in the room and it was a blonde chipette. She was short and curvy, and wore pigtails, a light green color shirt with white sleeves, a big blue striped tie, light green skirt, and white knee high socks with black shoes.
"Alvin, you're awake!" said another chipette walking in the room with a bowl of steamy soup "Eleanor and I found you lying in the middle of the skating rink. You seemed to have banged your head, so we decided to take you home and patch you up". She was a tall brunette wearing her hair in a messy bun with a purple ribbon, a baggy violet turtleneck sweater, a purple skirt, and violet shoes. She also wore a pair of pink round glasses. She was making her towards DJ, trying not to spill the soup, but she tripped over the side of the table and spilled it everywhere. "O-oh, I'm such a k-klutz" the tall chipette scolded herself.
The blonde chipette ran over to her to pick her up "It's okay, Jeanette. Are you hurt?". DJ figured out who the two were, it was his two aunts Jeanette and Eleanor! But they looked so young. The chipmunk then realized that what happened earlier was not a dream, he was seriously back in the past.
"So, Alvin" Eleanor continued as she helped her sister off the ground "what's with the strange getup? You look like a lumberjack".
DJ's young aunts seemed to have mistaken him for his father. The boy decided to correct them "Oh, I think you have mistaken me for someone else. I'm not Alvin".
The two chipettes looked at him confused. "You're not?" asked Jeanette surprised "But you look exactly like him".
DJ shook his head "Well I'm not".
"Then what is your name?" Eleanor asked curiously.
DJ wasn't sure if he should give them a name, but then decided to give the one he did earlier "DJ… Khaled.".
The two sisters looked flustered with embarrassment. "W-we apologize for confusing you with our f-friend" Jeanette responded timidly "I-I'm Jeanette Miller, by the way".
"And I'm Eleanor Miller" the other chipette interjected.
"I know who you two are" DJ mentioned. He realized he shouldn't have said that and quickly came up with an excuse "You're the Ch-Chipettes, right?".
The two sisters faces then lit up. "That's right!" the both of them cheered as they posed playfully. "Y-you heard of us, DJ?" Jeanette asked happily.
"H-how could I not?" DJ continued to lie "I get confused for Alvin Seville all the time. Your music is great, by the way".
"Thank you so much!" Eleanor said flattered "so is your head all right?".
Before DJ could answer, an old Caucasian woman entered through the front door. She had a big nose and grey hair with a small red bow in it. She wore a pink necklace, a yellow old fashion dress, and pink shoes. This person DJ could not recognize in the slightest. "I'm home, girls!" the old woman greeted with bags of groceries in hand. She came stumbling in, knocking over things obviously. Her eyes then fell on DJ. "Alvin, why are you a lumberjack?" the woman asked.
Jeanette then corrected her "Ms. Miller, this isn't Alvin. This is DJ".
"Ms. Miller!" DJ thought to himself. She was his mom and aunt's caretaker, but the teen never got to meet her because she died before he was even born. He only ever got to hear stories about her and see her in old pictures. Chills ran down DJ's spine, realizing he was looking upon someone who had perished in his time.
"Don't pull my leg, girls" Ms. Miller said in disbelief "that chipmunk is clearly Alvin. How could he be someone else?".
"It's true, Ms. Miller" Eleanor said to her adopted mother "He said so himself".
"Really?" Ms. Miller asked as she leaned way to close to the boy.
DJ got up and nodded "Yes… Ms. Miller. Your daughters found me lying unconscious and mistaken me for their friend and took me to your house. But they did take care of me".
Ms. Miller face lit and and turned to her daughters "Oh, aren't you two the sweetest things". She then pinched Jeanette and Eleanor's cheeks, but she did it a little too hard and the two of them rubbed where their mother pinched them. The woman then turned back to face the boy "You're welcome to stay for lunch, DJ. You want me to call your parents? They must be worried sick".
DJ shook his head fiercely, he should really get leaving "It's fine, Ms. Miller! I'll just head ho..".
But the boy was interrupted by a pink figure storming through the front door. It was Brittany! She had a sour expression and the mascara around her eyes was runny. The pink clad chipette then spotted DJ. "What are you doing here, Seville?!" she screamed.
Eleanor then ran over to her sister, feeling quite concerned "What's wrong, Brittney?"
"He's what's wrong!" Brittany pointed to DJ with an icy glare "What makes you think that you can just waltz in my house, Alvin?!". DJ felt terrified as his mother walked over to him, looking like she was about to commit murder. "GET OUT!" she yelled as she started to push DJ out the door.
"B-but, Br-Brittany" Jeanette stammered "Th-that's not Alvin".
"Not, Alvin my pink rear" the hot headed chipette spat as she pushed DJ onto the front porch and threw his maroon backpack at him. "I never want to see your stupid face again for the rest of my life, Alvin Seville!" Brittany then slammed the door in DJ's face and locked it.
DJ heart was racing, "Why does my mom hate me, I mean, dad so much? She seemed 100 times more heated than back at the skating rink". The teen decided to just leave, which he was planning to do anyway. "This whole situation is messed up!" DJ thought to himself while looking at the ground "Who knew time travel could be so nerve racking?!". He wasn't looking where he was going and accidentally bumped into someone.
It was a shorter chubby chipmunk wearing a green hoodie and black shorts. "Alvin!" the chipmunk cried "look what you did to my strawberry ice cream". DJ looked at the green clad chipmunks clothes, they were covered in pink.
"S-sorry!" DJ stammered. He then took a closer look at the chipmunk in front of him. "Uncle Theodore?" he asked without thinking.
The green clad chipmunk looked at him weirdly "What did you call me, Alvin?" Once again DJ was being mistaken for his father. He understood why, but seeing how he already hated being compared to him, he was starting to loathe people thinking he was him.
"Boys, what's going on out there?" said a distant voice. A dark haired Caucasian man exited the house next to Ms. Miller's and made his way towards DJ and Theodore. He looked like he was in his early 40's and wore a blue vest and a white color shirt underneath. He also had black pants and shoes.
"Is that grandpa Dave?" DJ thought. It was Dave, his grandfather, his dad and uncle's caretaker, and namesake.
"And where have you been all day, mister?" Dave asked with a stern look on his face.
DJ looked around to see who Dave was talking to "Are you talking to me?"
"Yes I'm talking to you, Alvin" Dave continued "You've been gone for hours, you said you were only going to the skating rink".
"Of course" the teen thought to himself sarcastically.
"Dave, Alvin got ice cream all over my clothes" Theodore whined as he showed his father.
The man just face palmed "Alvin, help your brother clean that off".
"But I'm not Alvin!" DJ exclaimed.
His grandfather just pulled his arm back to the house, "You really think a change of clothes would be enough for me to not recognize you? Seriously Alvin, stop getting yourself into trouble".
The maroon clad chipmunk then got a sense of deja vu. "So it is true that my dad was a troublemaker" he thought "you would think that being the case that he would go easier on me!" DJ saw he was getting closer to the house and tried to free himself from his grandfather's grasp, unfortunately whether DJ liked it or not, he was coming into that house.
He, Dave, and Theodore entered the house, it was similar to how he remembered it back when Dave still lived in it. It had yellow wallpaper and wooden floor. He looked all around and saw various pictures of Dave, his father and uncles. "Alvin, you're not allowed to leave the house for the rest of the day" Dave said to DJ, wagging his finger, "Now go to the laundry machine and cleaned Theodore's shirt. If you need anything, I'll be in my studies". Dave then walked away. DJ saw the opportunity and attempted to leave out the front door, but his hand was grabbed by his young uncle.
"Come on, Alvin" Theodore said "You know what Dave said".
The green clad chipmunk then lead DJ to the garage and took off his sweater. Underneath revealed a plain white tee. Theodore then handed his dirty sweater to the chipmunk who was secretly his nephew. He looked up to DJ's face and saw his negative expression, which in turn made him feel bad "Don't worry Alvin, I know it was only a mistake. I forgive you".
Theodore walked over to DJ and gave him a big hug. It did cheer up the headphone wearing chipmunk a little bit, he found his uncle's mannerism to be quite cute. "Wait, did I just think my uncle was cute? That's not weird". DJ then thought about trying to reason with his uncle "Theodore, I'm not Alvin".
The short chipmunk looked at him confused "What do you mean your not Alvin?".
"I look like him, but I'm not him. My name is actually DJ".
Theodore gave him the stink eye "Prove it".
DJ thought long and hard how to convince him "Well look at my Shirt".
Theodore raised an eyebrow "What about it?".
"What's on it?" DJ asked.
"A D " Theodore answered.
"And what's on Alvin's hoodie?" DJ continued.
"An A" the short chipmunk answered once more.
"What does the A stand for?" DJ responded.
"Alvin..." Theodore said.
"And what did I say my name was?".
"DJ…" Theodore answered again.
"So" the maroon clad chipmunk started to conclude "if your brother clothes has an A on it, and it stands for Alvin, and wouldn't that mean the D on my shirt stands for DJ? If I was Alvin, my clothes would have an A, not a D".
"Oh, I see" the innocent chipmunk nodded "You're really are not Alvin!".
DJ was surprised that actually worked, but hey he wasn't complaining. "Look Theodore, I don't know where your brother is, but I'm not him. In fact, I'm in kind of a pickle here".
The innocent teen looked at him confused once more "No you're not, you're in our garage".
DJ inhaled in frustration "I mean I have a problem. Do you know anyone that's good with cars?".
"My other brother Simon knows a lot about machines, maybe he could help you?" Theodore answered.
Of course, why did he think of this sooner? Simon built the time machine, if anyone knew how to fix it, it would be him. "Alright, where is your brother, Simon?" DJ asked.
"He's in the basement" Theodore pointed to the basement door "That's where his lab is".
"Thank you, Theo" DJ said as he started to make his leave "And sorry about the hoodie". Theodore just waved him goodbye as he put his hoodie in the laundry machine to wash it.
DJ approached the basement door, on it were many signs. The one in the middle said "Simon's laboratory, Keep out". The teen knocked on the door, there was no answer. "Hello?" he yelled to the door "Simon Seville?". He decided to turn the knob and it opened. He looked in and saw a wooden staircase leading to the basement. He reluctantly entered as he made his way down. In the distance he could see various strange contraptions and lab equipment. He reached the bottom and looked around for the brainiac.
He then spotted a blue figure mixing some chemicals by the beakers. DJ then slowly moved towards the figure. "S-Simon?" he nervously asked.
The figure seemed to be caught off guard and dropped the chemicals on the floor. He then turned to face his visitor. It was indeed Simon Seville, but was 30 years younger. He was still quite tall and wore a pair of round blue glasses, a blue shirt, and brown pants. One thing that was definitely missing was his messy hair, but there was a bandage on his head. "Alvin, how many times have I told you to not come in my lab without permission?" Simon glared "And what's with those strange clothes, I dare ask?".
DJ looked down to his clothes and got an idea "Yes, exactly! My clothes are strange! That's the reason why I'm down here".
The young genius looked at him puzzled "What, you want me to give you fashion advice?"
The maroon clad chipmunk was little offended by that comment but shrugged it off "No, Simon. Listen, what I'm about to tell you might be mind blowing".
"Okay Alvin, you have my attention" Simon said as he adjusted his glasses.
"Alright" DJ then took a deep breath, "I'm not Alvin, I'm your nephew from the future. I came here in a time machine that you invented, and I need you to help me get back to the year 2020".
Simon's eyes shot wide open, he walked over to DJ and put his hands on each of his shoulders. "Do you know what this means?" Simon asked with a smile. DJ smiled at him back as his uncle continued "It means that you just told me the dumbest lie that you ever made, Alvin! Come on, "nephew from the future"? You must take me for a damn fool!". Simon then walked past DJ with rather frustrated.
"No uncle Simon!" DJ yelled to him "I'm telling you the truth, I am from the future!"
"I'm not falling for you little prank, and please never call me uncle again" Simon shuddered, continuing to ignore him.
"Listen I can prove it!" DJ then took out his wallet and showed Simon his school ID "Look at my name, David Seville II. I go to your school in the future, I'm class of 2023! I mean look at my birthday for god sake, May 5th, 2005, I've haven't even been born yet!".
Simon examined his ID "Alvin, where in the world did you get a fake ID? You better not have one that says your birth year is 1969".
"I'm not Alvin!" DJ yelled, on his last straw "I'm his son, David Jonathan Seville II, god damn it!"
"Alvin, there's no need to get yourself all worked up" Simon told him plainly "plus we both know if you had a son, you would name him Alvin Junior".
DJ then remembered the picture in his pocket "Look here, it's a picture of me when I was little, sitting on Alvin's lap. Next to my mom and twin sister! You can tell by the caption that it was taken during New Years 2013! We're two different people!"
Simon took a look at the picture "Wow, how bold of you to reveal your feelings for Brittany like this. Though I must note you left everyone a little transparent. Look it's time for lunch, just drop this act already".
But DJ refused to drop it "I'm telling the truth, you gotta believe me!".
Simon turned around and faced DJ some more "Alright, "nephew". Who's the president in 2020".
DJ then snapped his fingers confidently at his uncle "Donald Trump"
"Donald Trump?!" Simon said, beginning to laugh "That New York billionaire with zero political experience. What, did he wrestles the last president and won?".
He continued to make his way out of the basement and mocked DJ some more "Am I supposed to assume Ivana Trump is the first lady?"
"No, it's Melania Trump. He actually divorced twice" DJ fired back.
"I have to say, Alvin, you really thought hard about this prank" Simon decide to compliment "Maybe if you thought this hard in school, Dave wouldn't ground you so much".
"Why is it so hard for you to believe?" DJ asked "Wasn't the last president in this time period an actor?".
At this point, Simon got sick of his "brother's" prank "Oh my god, Alvin. I'm not going to fall for it, just give up".
DJ thought of more ways to convince Simon and notice the bandage on his head "Wait, I know why you got that bandage on! You told me you were in the shower singing a song when you slipped and bumped your head on the sink. A-And that caused you to think up the Flux Capacitor!".
This had seemed to have an effect on the bespectacled chipmunk. His eyes then widened as he backed away to the dining room "H-how did you know about that? You were long gone for the skating rink when that happened?... No, that can't be right. You're Alvin, you're Alvin!...".
"What did you say, Si" said a familiar voice in the dining room. Simon then turned his head and was shocked. The real Alvin was sitting at the dinner table with Dave and Theodore, eating a sandwich. Simon looked back to DJ, then Alvin, then DJ, and yada yada yada."Hello? Simon?" Alvin waved to his brother, who was still as a statue.
Simon stared at DJ with eyes filled with confusion, disbelief, but most of all bewilderment. "Great Scott" the genius said under his breath.
"Simon, is everything alright?" Dave asked.
"Y-yes, Dave" Simon answered "One moment, please".
The bespectacled chipmunk then pulled his surprise nephew far away from everyone else.
"Okay, you've more than proven your case" Simon whispered. DJ fist pumped the air. Simon then got a real look at DJ. "Wow" Simon whispered in pure awe "You're my nephew!"
"That's right uncle!" DJ whispered back "Will you help me go back?".
Simon looked to his left and right to make sure no one else was listening "Of course, but where's the time machine?"
"Near the Bagdasarian Mall" DJ answered.
"Okay, will head there in a minute" Simon whispered some more "But first, follow my lead".
Simon then made his way back to the dining room and got his family's attention "Dave, Alvin, Theodore, there's someone I want you to meet". He then gestured DJ to come over.
"What are you doing?!" DJ whispered loudly.
"Trust me, I know what I'm doing" Simon whispered back. DJ then inched his way to the dining room until the younger versions of his family members could see him fully. The sight of the brand new chipmunk caused Dave to lose his grip on his sandwich.
"See Dave!" Alvin shot up from his chair "I told you I wasn't making it up, there's my doppelganger!".
Dave looked in disbelief "Sorry for doubting you, Alvin". Dave then turned to DJ "And sorry for thinking you were Alvin. Wow, you two look exactly alike!".
"His name is DJ!" Theodore interjected "I thought he was Alvin too".
Simon was taken by surprise that everyone seemed to know of DJ's existence already "Well he is not just Alvin's doppelganger," DJ covered his ears, afraid what Simon might say next "he's our cousin as well! He told me himself, his dad is mom's brother!".
"Really?!" everyone cried, even DJ, but luckily no one noticed. He then figured out what his uncle was doing, he was posing him as grandma Vinny's nephew.
"That's right!" DJ played along "I was trying to tell you back at the skating rink but then that gang showed up".
"Oh, sorry DJ" Alvin said "That's why you look like me, we're related!".
"Well that part is true" DJ said to himself.
"What is this gang I'm hearing about?" Dave asked, looking at Alvin.
"You know, my gang of friends!" Alvin lied while sweating.
"Where are you from, DJ?" Theodore curiously asked.
DJ then frantically thought up the farthest but most believable place he could be from "Um… Canada! Eh.."
"Oh, that's why you're a lumberjack!" Alvin said enthusiastically.
"Well let me be the first to welcome you to America, DJ" Dave cheered "You're free to stay with us, you must be tired from your journey".
"DJ is not sure how long he will be staying" Simon added, "Is it okay I show him around town so he can decide?".
"Don't you two want lunch?" asked Dave.
"It's okay, me and Simon already ate" the maroon clad chipmunk lied.
"Alright, then" Dave shrugged "But I want you two to be back by dinner, okay?".
"Okay, Dave" both chipmunks said in unison as they waved goodbye and ran to the garage. "Great thinking, uncle Simon!" DJ complimented.
"Thank you, DJ" the brainiac responded as he touched his glasses "You have to stop calling me uncle, though. We'll get weird looks".
DJ and Simon rode on bikes (DJ is borrowing Alvin's) all throughout the town. DJ lead the way until they came across the spot where he left the Tesla. "It's over here" the maroon clad chipmunk beckoned his same age uncle. He pushed the car out of the bushes.
Simon stared at the dect out car in wonder. "Wow, look how curvy it is!" the blue clad chipmunk noted "it must have little air resistance. What a fantastic design!"
"Yeah, all cars pretty much look like this in the future" DJ added.
"Where's the opening for the fuel tank?" Simon asked as he looked for it.
"It doesn't run on gas, it runs on electricity" DJ told his uncle.
"Absolutely amazing!" Simon exclaimed, "what seems to be the problem?"
"It won't start" the headphone wearing teen explained. Simon opened the door and sat in the driver's, still awe struck. He turned the key, and like his nephew said, it wouldn't start. "See?" DJ said in frustration.
"Wait a sec" Simon said. He hit the inside of the car really hard, and miraculously everything turned on, including the engine.
"What?" DJ muttered in disbelief.
Simon shrugged "Sometimes you just gotta hit it". He then took out a piece of paper "When I banged my head, I saw a vision, and I drew this". He then showed DJ his drawing, it was of a Y shaped contraption that was labeled "Flex Capacitor". DJ then pointed to the similar looking device at the back of the car. Simon laid his eyes upon it and shot up. "It works, it works!" he yelled giddily "I invented time travel!"
"Focus, Simon!" DJ interjected "Remember what we're here for".
"Right" Simon apologize "put the bikes in the back seats and then we'll drive this back to the garage".
"What will you say if some asked what this is?" DJ asked concerned. "We'll tell them the truth" Simon answered "It's my experiment".
DJ and Simon drove the Tesla back to the house. Everyone was staring at the car as they passed by. While DJ was steering, Simon looked around the 21st century vehicle. The GPS/TPS then caught his eye "What's this?".
DJ looked down to where his uncle was pointing. "Oh that's the GPS, it's an A.I that tells you how to get to your destination," he answered.
Simon nodded "Where are the buttons, though?"
"There are no buttons" the maroon clad chipmunk explained "it's a touch screen?"
"A touch screen?" Simon questioned.
"Look, touch it" DJ gestured.
Simon then gently placed his index finger on the screen and it turned on. "Whoa" the bespectacled chipmunk chuckled "it must be able to detect my body heat. 21st century technology is truly wonderful!"
"That's just the tip of the iceberg" DJ exclaimed. It was nice to amaze his uncle for once, instead of the other way around.
They finally arrived back home and the sun started to set. DJ parked the Tesla in the garage, and they brought the bikes out. "Simon, DJ, is that you?" Dave yelled in the distance. The two chipmunks quickly covered the Tesla with a tarp. The man then opened the garage door and his eyes fell onto the concealed vehicle "What the heck is that?".
"Oh, it's my latest science experiment!" Simon blurted out.
"Yeah, I was helping him with it" added DJ.
"Well, okay" Dave said as he scratched his head "Dinner will be ready in a few minutes, Theodore's making pasta".
"Okay, Dave" the two chipmunks said in unison. The just shrugged at their strange behavior and closed the door.
"Alright, DJ" Simon stated "Do you recall how exactly this time machine works?".
DJ scratched his head "What I can remember is that when it hits 88 miles per hour, it travels to the date you entered. You entered today's date and I was accidentally sent here".
"Is there anything else you can remember?" asked the tall chipmunk.
DJ shook his head, but then he actually remembered something "Wait, I recorded the whole thing on my phone!"
"Your phone?" Simon was confused, phones only called people. But the maroon clad teen then whipped out a strange black device. "What's that?" Simon asked.
"Oh, it's a smart phone. Everyone in the future has one, it can pretty much do anything" DJ explained.
"That little thing?" Simon still didn't understand.
"Look, it's a flashlight" DJ then turned the flashlight on and off "a music player", he then played "Can't Feel My Face" by The Weekend, "a camera" then took a picture of himself and showed Simon "and video camera, which I used to record your experiment".
Simon then grabbed the phone out of DJ hands "Holy Moly, this thing can do it all. Why do you even bother calling it a phone?".
"And it can do a lot more, but we don't have time" DJ said as he took back his phone "Here's the video".
DJ then played the video to Simon as he watched everything that transpired. Simon was happy with how he will turn out physically, even loving the messy hair. He didn't get to see the part where they talked about Jeanette because DJ forgot to record it. Eventually they got to the part where his future self talked about why the car needed plutonium "I need plutonium, or a nuclear reaction, to produce the 1.21 gigawatts I need to activate the Flux Capacitor". "Wait, played that part again" the brainiac requested, which DJ did. He listened to his future self once more.
"1.21 GIGAWATTS?!" Simon yelled frantically.
DJ looked at the nerd in confusion "What the hell is a gigawatt?"
"A lot of damn electricity, I'll tell you that!" Simon explained as he sat down on a nearby chair.
"Come on, uncle Si. We just need a little plutonium" DJ said nonchalantly.
"Oh, I'm sure in 2020 that plutonium is stocked up in every drug store, but here in 1990 they are a little hard to come by, especially for a couple of teenagers like us" Simon elaborated as he sat down on a nearby chair "I'm sorry, DJ, but I think you're stuck here".
DJ couldn't believe what he was hearing "Stuck?! I can't be stuck here, I got a life in 2020! I got a girlfriend for crying out loud!"
"Is she pretty?" Simon solemnly asked.
"She's absolutely beautiful, she cool as ice, and she can rap like a beast!" DJ frantically described the love of his life. "Here, I'll show you a picture of her". DJ then dug through his backpack and took out the 100 years of West Eastman High book. He flipped through the pages until he found the class of 2023. "Here she is, MC Richardson" DJ then pointed to her picture You also got a niece and nephew that will miss me terribly". He then pointed to Carol and Franklin.
Simon only glanced at the book, feeling an immense amount of guilt. "I'm sorry, DJ" Simon continued, "But the only other thing that can produce 1.21 gigawatts is a bolt of lightning!".
"What did you say?" DJ asked, as he was conjuring up an idea.
"A bolt of lightning! But we can't possibly know where lightning is going to strike!".
DJ flipped through the pages of the book some more until he found what he was looking for "Well, we do now!". He then showed his uncle the page about lightning striking the clocktower on top of the school. It said it happened on Saturday, July 21st, 1990!
"This is it!" Simon cheered as he grabbed the book and stood up"This is the answer! It says here that lightning will strike the clocktower at 10:04 pm next Saturday night! If we can harness its power, channel it into the flux capacitor, it might just work". Simon then shot up from the chair "Next Saturday night, we're sending you Back to the Future!"
"Boys, dinner's ready!" Dave yelled from the dining room.
Simon looked around to make sure no one heard him yell; it didn't seem like it. He then looked in his nephew's eyes with intensity "You must listen to me DJ! You can't leave this house for the next week. Also try to avoid talking to the other's. We can't take any chances or the future could change drastically!". DJ just nodded, feeling a lot more nervous. He knew Simon was right, and he was so scared that he might screw up. The bespectacled chipmunk could see that he was worried and gave him a reassuring smile "Don't worry, DJ. At least you have me to talk to. Now let's get to dinner".
"Thanks, Si" DJ said back.
The two of them then made their way to the dining. Alvin was only the current one sitting at the table. He lit up when he saw his guest "DJ, DJ! Sit next to me!".
DJ was hesitant, he was still quite mad at his father for literally throwing his dream into the garbage. But to be fair, this Alvin hasn't done it yet. But he was also hesitant because of what Simon told him only a moment ago.
His uncle decided to answer for the polarized teen "DJ is more used to me, so I think he'll be more comfortable if he sat next to me".
Alvin then put on a sour expression "Yeah, because you got to hang out with him all day! I want to get to know my cousin, too. After all, if we our looks are in common, maybe we have more things in common".
Alvin's behavior was making DJ feel weird, it was strange to see his dad act, well, like a kid. "You know what, just sit next to him" Simon whispered in his ear "I'm sure you know how annoying he gets when he doesn't get what he wants". But the thing was that DJ didn't know. He still found it hard to believe that the red clad chipmunk in front of him will grow up to be the bossypants that raised him. To him, 1990 Alvin and 2020 Alvin seemed like two different people.
He begrudgingly sat next to his look alike, who seemed very happy. "Alright!" Alvin exclaimed "so what kind of music artists do you listen to, cuz?".
DJ had to think about how to answer, most of his favorites were probably kids in the present time. "Well, I like Take on me by A-ha" DJ answered. He only said that as it was the most 80s song he could think of.
"Oh, you mean the one that goes…" Alvin then sang the famous riff "that one is a classic!". DJ couldn't help but chuckle at the red capped chipmunk's bombastic behavior.
"Alvin, that song is only from a few years ago, how can it already be a classic?" Simon sarcastically asked.
"It is, where I come from" DJ joked.
"Here's the pasta, guys" Theodore announced as he carried their dinner and placed it on the table.
"DJ, you should know before eating that Theodore is an amazing cook" Dave noted as he entered the room as well and took a seat.
"Trust me, I know" DJ said to himself. He put some of the pasta onto his plate and took a bit. No matter what time period you were in, you can count on Theodore Seville to give your tastebuds a good time.
Dave and the four chipmunks continued to eat dinner. "Hey Dave" Alvin asked his father "Can me and DJ go to the baseball game tomorrow? I want to show him what us Americans do for fun!"
"I'm sorry Alvin, but we have to go to Jett Records tomorrow to record the new album with the girls" Dave informed as he wiped tomato sauce off his face.
"Aw man" the cap wearing teen sighed, "Can he at least come with us?"
"I don't know" Dave shrugged as he turned his guest "Do you want to come to the recording studio with us tomorrow, DJ?".
Simon then immediately interjected "Well actually, he can't…".
Simon was about to come up with an excuse to why DJ couldn't leave the house, but there was a loud banging at the front door "David, David! Open up!". It sounded like Ms. Miller.
"What is Ms. Miller on about?" Dave asked as he headed to the door. The boys just looked at each other confused as they got up as well to see what the commotion was about.
"What's wrong, Ms. Miller" Dave asked as he opened the door.
The old woman did not look pleased in the slightest. "Get this, Dave" she began, "Did you hear a gang showed up at the skating rink?".
"What? No, I haven't" Dave denied in complete shock.
"Well apparently Alvin decided to let them take Brittany away. Luckily, she manages to break free, but she's still heartbroken over the incident" Ms. Miller explained in complete sorrow.
"Alvin, is this true?" the man asked his accused son.
"What, no!" Alvin yelled "I was trying to save Brittany!".
"That's not what she said!" Ms. Miller spat.
"Well she's stupid!" Alvin snapped back.
"That's it, you're grounded young man!" Dave put his foot down "Tomorrow you will apologize to Brittany face to face!".
Alvin then stomped up stairs "Stupid Brittany!".
Dave shook his head "I'm sorry, Ms. Miller. I know the two of them aren't the best at getting along but I wouldn't think Alvin could be so heartless".
"I know, David" Ms. Miller said "we're all shock".
"Well I'll make sure he never does anything like this again." Dave said feeling rather upset "Have a good night, Ms. Miller".
"Good night, David" Ms. Miller waved as she returned to her house.
Dave gently closed the door and stared at the ground, filled with sorrow "Come on Theodore, help me with the dishes". Theodore nodded as he followed his father, leaving Simon and DJ alone.
"This is a new low for Alvin" Simon shook his head "I can't believe he would do that".
DJ couldn't hold it in any longer "No, he was telling the truth. He was trying to save mom".
Simon turned to DJ rather confused "What do you mean?".
"I was there when it happened" DJ admitted "He tricked the gang into taking Brittney because he was planning to sneak attack them. I got scared that he was going to get killed and pushed him away. He was going to try to save her...". DJ then made a horrifying realization "He was supposed to save her! Mom always told me and my sister that dad saved her from that gang!"
Simon gasped as he made a horrifying realization himself "DJ, let me see that picture of you and sister again".
DJ didn't know where Simon was going but took the picture out anyway. Him and his family were transparent! "What the?" DJ looked at the picture in complete confusion "it looks like we're getting erased from the picture!"
"Not eased from the picture" Simon explained "erased from existence!"
DJ felt like he was going to pass out "Oh no, oh GOD! Uncle Simon, I'm going to be erased!". His heart was beating out of his chest. He has never been so terrified in his life, if he will have a life!
"DJ, DJ! Calm down!" Simon slapped the maroon clad chipmunk in his face and looked at him with the utmost empathy "Look at yourself, you haven't been erased yet. There's still time!".
DJ felt himself all around, he was still solid. "You're right, Simon!" the chipmunk exclaimed.
"Listen, we gotta get your parents to love each other soon or else you'll disappear!" Simon explained "Which I'll admit is easier said than done because they are the most stubborn people I know". Hearing this did not help the chipmunk at risk of fading, he then began to panic. Simon felt guilty and pulled him into a hug. "Don't worry, there's no way in hell I'll let my future nephew be erased" he said lovingly "I'll be with you every step of the way".
DJ smiled as he wrapped his arms around the blue clad teen "Thank you, uncle Simon".
Simon pulled away from the hug and looked DJ right in the eyes "Alright, tomorrow we'll make sure Alvin and Brittany make up. So that means you're coming with us to the studio". DJ gave Simon a nod.
"Hey DJ" said Dave as he returned from the kitchen "I'll set up a sleeping bag for you in the boys' room, is that alright?".
DJ turned to Simon, who gave him an assuring nod. "Yes, that's fine, Dave" he replied.
Once bedtime came around, Dave set up the sleeping bag by Simon's bed and he wished the boys goodnight, heading to bed himself. Theodore lied down with a toy bunny "Good night, guys". It wasn't long before the green clad chipmunk fell asleep. Alvin was already asleep, having gone to bed when Dave sent him up there.
"Good night, DJ. Get plenty of sleep" Simon whispered as he put his glasses on the nightstand and began to rest.
DJ however, was sleepless. He just had the craziest day of his life and he knew the days after were only going to get crazier. How was he going to stop himself from being erased? How was he going to return to 2020? These were the questions the pledged the chipmunk's mind before eventually fell into slumber. His first day in the past has come to an end.
Well that was a long one. I hope that Donald Trump joke wasn't too political, I really wanted to mirror the Ronald Reagan one from the movie. Also I should note if I find it necessary, I might change the day DJ will go back to the future. I'll let you know if I do.