Chapter 8- DJ the Shapeshifter
DJ watched as Ian Hawke disappear into the elevator from the door. Only a moment ago DJ was giving the future menace the benefit of the doubt, his family seemed to love him in the current time, Theodore even went through the trouble of drawing Ian a picture to show his appreciation. But the bald producer had the audacity of throwing it away, like he did with the furry family's affection towards him. "That snake!" DJ screamed in his mind "I'm going to get that zoot wearing jerkwad!". DJ was going to run after Ian when Dave grabbed his arm.
"Now DJ, I know you don't know me that well but I still have to look after you during your visit" Dave said sternly "So you can't go running off without telling me where you're going".
"But, but, but" DJ choked on his words.
"No buts" Dave wagged his finger "Come on, you already look like Alvin, don't act like him too". DJ sighed in defeat as he dragged his feet away from the door. Dave then walked over to the sound board and took out the newly recorded tape "Kids, I'm going to take this to the editing room. Simon and Jeanette are in charge while I'm gone, so be on your best behavior"
"Okay, Dave" Every teen said, except for Alvin and Brittany, who were sitting far away from each other in silence.
Dave then strolled over to the two chipmunks he left in charge "If Alvin and Brittney start fighting again, one off you come and get me".
"Won't be necessary Dave" Simon said confidently as he put a hand on the purple clad chipette's shoulder "Me and Jeanette will have everything under control, even DJ will help".
"R-right…" Jeanette added unconfidently, slightly blushing from her counterpart's touch.
"Well I do trust you two" Dave responded "I'll be back in a few minutes, don't run off anywhere"
"Yes, Dave" they all chanted as the manager left the room.
DJ was no longer planning to find Ian, but he couldn't keep what he witnessed to himself, and there was only one person who he could tell, Simon. The headphone wearing chipmunk start to head towards his uncle when a certain light green chipette stood in front of him. "So, how was the bathroom?" Eleanor asked with a glare.
"Um… fine?" DJ answered his aunt rather confused.
"Good… good" the small teen nodded slowly. DJ just walked awkwardly past her, wondering about her strange behavior towards him.
Theodore found his friend's mannerism towards DJ strange as well and decided to approach her "Ellie, why were you concerned how DJ's visit to the bathroom was?"
Eleanor then pulled her best friend to the far corner and began to whisper "because DJ didn't use the bathroom, I saw him kneeling by the door during the last recording session!"
Theodore was quite surprised by the news "W-why was he doing that?!"
Eleanor then looked to the others to make sure they weren't listening "Teddy, I think he's some sort of spy!"
"A spy?!" Theodore didn't quite believe his friend "But DJ is my cousin"
"Your cousin that shows up out of nowhere lying on the floor, and looks exactly like Alvin!" Eleanor elaborated. Theodore did think it was quite strange how DJ appeared, but he still wasn't convinced "Of course he looks like Alvin, he's related to us. Why would he lie about being our cousin?"
"Because Teddy…" Eleanor began ominously "He is a shapeshifting alien! And he wants to suck our brains out!"
Theodore was scared for a moment, but he quickly went back to being skeptical "Sorry Ellie but that sounds ridiculous, I think you've been watching too many monster movies with Alvin".
Eleanor then felt a little embarrassed, realizing how silly her hypothesis was "I guess you're right, Teddy. That is a little outlandish. But there is certainly something up with DJ, and I'm going to find out!". Theodore just sighed, knowing he couldn't stop the small Chipette from being nosy.
During Theodore and Eleanor's conversation, Simon and Jeanette were having a conversation of their own. "S-Simon?" Jeanette asked sheepishly "Do you think I… we have the potential to have star power like Brittany and Alvin?"
Simon looked at the brunette confused "Why do you ask that?".
Jeanette turned red for a bit before continuing "Because Ian said we never lead because we don't have as much star power as they do"
Simon shook his head at his friends insecurity "Jeanette, don't listen to Ian. He can be quite superficial sometimes like Brittany. I say we deserve to lead as much as our siblings do!"
Jeanette smiled a little at her friend's confidence. She wanted to talk more with him, but DJ approached Simon and whispered something in his ear "Simon, come talk with me in the sound booth for a second"
Simon sighed, "I should probably get used to having private conversations with DJ for the next week". The bespectacled chipmunk then turned to the tall chipette "Excuse me one second, Jeanette. DJ wants to discuss something privately."
"Oh, okay" Jeanette answered quietly. But as Simon and DJ stepped out of the room, she did raise an eyebrow, noticing how often those two have been telling each other secrets.
"What is it now, DJ?" Simon asked.
"It's Ian" DJ stated, "There's something I need to tell you"
"What, does something happen to him in the future?" Simon asked once more.
DJ shook his head "No Simon, it's about him… He's a bad person"
Simon was shocked by DJ's words "What are you talking about? I've known him for years! Sure he's isn't perfect person but he has done so much for us. I see him as my uncle for crying out loud!"
"You don't know him like I do!" DJ exclaimed "In the future he becomes dad's boss. He makes him work long hours and do the most unreasonable tasks!".
"What do you mean he becomes Alvin's boss?!" Simon asked utterly confused.
"Ian will become president of Jett Records someday and dad is going to be his secretary, and he treats him like garbage! He overworks him, gives him little money, and even berates him for things that aren't his fault!"
Simon didn't want to believe a single word DJ said, how could a man he's been close with for years destined to do such horrible things? "I don't believe you!" Simon yelled "I know Ian, he would never do that. Are you sure we're talking about the same person here?!"
"Think about it, Simon!" DJ fired back "He thinks you, Theodore, Jeanette, and Eleanor aren't good enough to ever lead! He's been encouraging my parents to fight more, even booking them on Crystal Clear, the most incriminating show on television! And you know what he did with Theodore's picture? He threw it in the trash!"
Simon was almost speechless hearing that last part " H-he did what?..."
DJ lead Simon to the trash, he then began to dig through it until he found what he was looking for. "Ah ha!" DJ cried as he took out the crumpled piece and paper and unfolded it "See!"
Simon saw that DJ was indeed holding the picture Theodore drew. Everything DJ had was true! "Oh my god…" Simon said faintly as lean and against the wall and slid to the ground "uncle Ian… how could you?..."
DJ could see that his uncle was in quite deep despair, and he felt a pang of regret. "S-Simon…" the teen said softly as he knelt down to his uncle "I-I'm sorry…"
Simon shook his head "don't be. I shouldn't have blindly trusted Ian. I should've questioned him and his choices. God… does he really not care about us to the point that he threw away Theodore's sweet drawing. I mean, who the heck doesn't like Theodore? If Ian's that heartless, then what kind of evil things is this man willing to do?".
"That's why we need to stop him!" DJ exclaimed, "If we don't, he'll abuse dad! Let's give that A-hole a piece of our minds!"
DJ then attempted to head to see Ian again but this time he was stopped my Simon "I'm sorry DJ, but we can't! We're trying to fix the future, not completely change it!"
DJ was in complete disbelief "So what? You're willing to let this man abuse your brother just because that's what is supposed to happen?!"
"I know it sounds bad" Simon explained frantically "but we don't know what consequences it would bring if we tried to stop Ian. What if Alvin suffers an even worse fate?! We can't mess with time, DJ! I mean look at you, you're at risk of being erased from existence!"
DJ didn't know what to think or say, his uncle had a point. The maroon clad teen just stood there in the quiet hall. The silence just further emphasized his inability to come up with a satisfying answer. Simon could see that DJ was now as distraught as he was.
After another long two seconds, the tall teen spoke to his future nephew "I don't even know why Alvin would become a secretary. He would hate it"
"I'm not sure why either" DJ responded "but I think Ian is going tricks dad or something, and force him to do his bidding. He has worked for Ian for years and I can tell the job makes him miserable. Yet he won't quit the job, always acting like his life would be over if he lost it".
"That sounds very plausible" Simon agreed "What could Ian do to hold Alvin against his will? Do you have any idea what's going to happen?". DJ sadly shook his head, neither of them had the answer. "Look" Simon took off his glasses for a moment to squeeze the bridge of nose "Right now let's just focus on getting your parents to fall in love and ensuring your existence. Don't mention what Ian did to anyone".
DJ was going to protest but he stayed silent, his uncle was right. His existence is the most important right now, as much as it was hard for him to accept. "Let's head back" DJ spoke "I'm sure the others are wondering where we went"
Thus the two chipmunks made their way to the recording room and opening the door. Right on queue Jeanette asked "Where did you guys go?". Simon managed to come up with a quick explanation "Boy stuff, it's a little private". Jeanette blushed a bit as she could only imagine what Simon was talking about.
"What is this boy stuff?" Eleanor whispered to Theodore, who just shrugged. She then just hummed suspiciously. DJ didn't notice Eleanor was suspecting him of something, but he did notice that neither of his parents had moved or said anything since Dave left. Alvin was still sitting down on one of the couches, looking at the floor in silence, while Brittany sat in a chair facing a wall, somberly looking at her fingernails. They had been completely unaware of what was happening around them.
"It's so weird seeing the two of them so lifeless" Jeanette remarked.
"They are certainly not themselves right now," Simon added, "Come on, let's do Jeanette's plan". The bespectacled chipette's plan was to tell Alvin and Brittany each that the other wanted to apologize to them but was too shy to do it. It was a good plan as it would make each of the hot headed rock stars think they would be the higher person by apologizing instead of thinking of it as a sign of defeat.
"But Simon" Jeanette added "Brittany and Alvin already apologized to each other"
"Not really" Simon objected "Dave just made them apologized, it's not like they genuinely forgive each other"
"Exactly" DJ exclaimed, "They may have stopped fighting, but things are still awkward. Jeanette, go talk to Brittany. Me and Simon will talk to Alvin". His uncle and aunt nodded and then they all walked up to their designated chipmunk.
DJ and Simon approached Alvin rather carefully. They weren't sure how they were going to talk to him, but they couldn't leave him be. Simon then coughed to get his brother's attention, and the red capped teen looked up at the two of them with the droopiest of eyes"Sigh, what do you want?".
Simon re-adjust his glasses before continuing "We couldn't help but notice that you're not your usual energetic self, Alvin".
"Uh huh" The red clad chipmunk responded.
DJ then decided to interject "look Alvin, we're just trying to help you. You and Brittany. You are both in a fowl mood right now. You're not the only one that's upset. You need to talk to her if you hope for things to get better"
Alvin just rolled his eyes sadly "Like Brittany wants to talk to me, she hates me".
"She doesn't hate you, Alvin" Simon said "If she did, she would've stopped talking to long ago. Think about it, she's upset too. I bet she wants to apologize but it's too shy to do so. One of you needs to break the barrier, why can't you be the one who does it?".
Alvin was falling for Simon's sly but thoughtful manipulation, he shot up from the couch with a determined look on his face. "You're right, Simon" Alvin announced "Only I am able to fix our relationship. In fact, I'll go seriously apologize to her right now!".
Alvin was soon stopped by Simon and DJ, as they weren't sure if Brittany was ready to apologize as well.
"Alvin...you need to wait for the perfect moment" Simon made up "Tell her when you are both alone"
"Okay… if you say so" Alvin listened, though still a tad confused.
Simon then quickly whispered to DJ "Go see if Jeanette has Brittany ready". DJ nodded his head and followed his uncle's order by making his way to the Miller sisters.
Unfortunately, it seemed that Brittany was still in her same brooding position. "Alvin's ready. How's it going with Brittany?" DJ whispered to Jeanette.
"Not good" his aunt responded, "she's still mad at him for the skating rink incident. We're going to have to try harder with her"
DJ let out a faint sigh as he thought of things to say to the pink clad chipette. He then realized that he had barely talked to his younger mother the entire time he has been stuck in the past. Now it was a better time than ever to have a full on conversation with her. He took a deep breath before approaching his same age mom. "Hello Brittany, it's DJ. I promise I'm not a clone of Alvin" he joked. This made the auburn headed chipette smile a bit, though she kept gazing at the floor. "You know, you and I never got to talk" DJ continued "I don't know if you knew this, but I was there when you and Alvin tried to out rock n' roll each other. You were really good!".
Brittany smiled a bit more and stopped looking at the ground, it seemed like DJ was getting it right. "No I didn't see you there, but thank you" Brittany finally responded, her face then started to cringe "Sorry for thinking you were Alvin and kicking you out of my house"
"Water under the bridge" DJ assured "look, Alvin's really sorry about how he has been treating you. He said so to me and his brothers last night".
"Really…" Brittney said softly, lightening up a bit more "Then why does he keep denying it?".
Jeanette then finally interjected, "It's because he's too shy to admit it. He just keeps reflecting whenever he tries to apologize".
"Typical Alvin" Brittany rolled her eyes.
Jeanette then continued "Brittany, you need to apologize first, because Alvin sure won't".
Brittany sighed "I guess I need to be the adult as per usual. What would Alvin do without me?".
DJ and Jeanette high fived each other, the plan was a success! DJ then gave Simon the thumbs up, which his uncle promptly returned. "Alright, we're almost at the end of the tunnel" DJ whispered to his aunt excitedly "Now let's get these two alone!"
But luck would have it, Dave returned just in time to unintentionally stall the resolution. "I'm back!" Dave announced "Did you kids behave while I was gone?"
"Yes, Dave" every chipmunk said in unison.
"Why did he have to show up now?!" DJ thought, feeling quite unsatisfied.
Dave was pleased that the room was basically the same as he left it (which doesn't happen often when he leave the kids alone). He decided to walk over to the two chipmunks he left in charge to congratulate them "Well Simon, you were right! I could count on you Jeanette to look after things. Good job you too".
"It's nothing, Dave" Simon thanked his father. He and Jeanette then shook hands, feeling quite proud of each other. "I can never look after Alvin alone" Simon elaborated "I couldn't do it without Jeanette".
"Are you kidding?" Jeanette said sheepishly "Brittany can be a real nightmare when there's no adult around. I couldn't do it without you!". The two nerdy teens stared into each other's eyes for a moment, forgetting there were other people in the room.
Their gaze were eventually interrupted by DJ "Hey, what about me, didn't I help?".
"Oh, yeah good job DJ" Simon stammered as he and his counterpart felt flustered.
"Kids, I'm sorry but your hang out time has to be cut short" Dave explained to everyone "Alvin and Brittany have to prepare for the show".
"But that's not for another few hours" Alvin protested.
"I know, but Ian really wants you two to look your very best for television. So he booked you a bunch of appointments around town to spice up your appearances" Dave explained more "But the two of you will be going to different places seeing how most solons here only cater to one gender. But got two assistants to accompany you". Dave then gestured a male and female assistant to enter the room, looking rather neat but obviously not top dogs. "Alvin, you'll go with Mark. And Brittany you'll go with Lisa" Dave continued "We'll meet you two at the show at 3:30. So please continue to behave".
"Dave" Alvin whispered to his father "now's not the best time".
"Alvin, the company has paid a lot of money to make sure you'll look nice this afternoon" Dave said sternly, "I don't care if it's not the best time, you need to go to these places now".
Alvin sighed as he followed Mark out the door "See you later guys".
"Come on, you can't be late Ms. Miller" Lisa said to Brittany.
The chipette sighed as well "Bye, guys". Then Brittney left the room with Lisa.
Simon, Jeanette, and especially DJ were quite annoyed that their efforts had to wait to be paid off. "Come on, we were so close" DJ groaned.
"I know, DJ. I feel quite frustrated too" Simon chimed.
"You know, DJ" Jeanette began to say "For someone who had just met Alvin and Brittany, you seem to be very concerned over their relationship. I might dare say more than me or Simon"
The blue clad chipmunk then quickly answered "I-it's because he thinks the two of them should be together…". Simon stopped himself to late as he realized that lie wasn't the best.
"Really?" Jeanette started to chuckle "Well, they do have a lot in common. Maybe if they got together, they would stop fighting all the time. Hey, I guess I'll root for Brittany and Alvin too!"
This made DJ chuckle as well "So you're saying you ship them now?".
His uncle and aunt then looked at him weird. "I what them?" Jeanette asked puzzled.
"Are we talking about ship as in boat or as in delivery" Simon asked.
"You know what, just forget I said anything" DJ reflected "I should be more careful with my modern lingo".
Dave then continued to inform the five chipmunks "The rest of you have to dress up as well, so we're heading home. We'll stay there for a few hours until 3, then we'll head to the show. So boys, let's go home to have lunch. Girls, you and Ms. Miller are welcomed to join us".
"Sure, Dave. We would love to join" Jeanette proclaimed "And Simon, I want to hear more about your experiment when we get home". Simon and DJ just gulped.
Not much happened on the way back to the suburbs. In the car, Simon and Jeanette just had their usual conversations about nerdy stuff that others weren't particularly interested in. DJ just stared out the window as he didn't really have anyone to talk to. Dave was too busy driving, and Theodore and Eleanor have been acting strangely around him. As he watched the late 20th century landscape zoom by his window, he started to think of his own time back in the early 21st century. It's only been a day but he already missed his friends and family (of the future). He really felt alone, he missed the people he knew he could rely on. Sure he could rely on Simon, but his uncle has yet to experience all the memories they shared.
He missed his twin sister, Carol. She has been with him since day 1, they were two halves of one whole, she was his partner in crime. Carol was always the one person that would always there for him. Being a twin when your other twin doesn't even exist yet just felt wrong. He missed his real cousin Franklin too. DJ could always count on small butterball to brighten his day. Franklin was his best friend, and the maroon clad chipmunk would pay anything to his sweet smile again. And MC… the love of his life. He desperately wanted to feel her touch, finally take her out on a date which he wanted to do for years. Being stuck in the past felt like being stuck in a different country. Will he ever see them again? Time was the one who would decide the teen's fate.
After another long car ride, everyone had returned home. Dave parked the car in the garage and the rest got out. "So Simon" Jeanette began to say "What is your latest experiment over there?". She then pointed to the obscured time machine once more.
Simon began to sweat "Oh that boring thing? You wouldn't find it interesting".
Jeanette was as suspicious as ever "Come on, why can't you just tell me?".
"B-because…" Simon stuttered "It's a surprise!"
"A surprise?..." Jeanette questioned.
"Yep, so I'll tell you when it's ready" Simon lied some more.
"A-alright" Jeanette said, still a little confused.
"Hey Jeanette" Dave approached the purple chipette "Can you get Ms. Miller to come over? I'm going to start making lunch and I want Eleanor's help in the kitchen".
"Sure thing, Dave" Jeanette said softly as she turned to her counterpart "I'll be back in a minute, Simon". The blue chipmunk just nodded his head as the brunette left to retrieve her mother. Dave, Theodore and Eleanor then left the garage and headed towards the kitchen.
Simon let out a big sigh, relieved that his best friend didn't try to pry answers out of him about the mysterious machine any longer. DJ however, wasn't completely calm about the situation "Simon, you know Jeanette is going to continue to be curious about your latest experiment, so how are we going to stop her from finding out what it is?!".
"I'm not sure" Simon looked to the ground "I've never kept anything from her before. I must admit it's hard for me to keep lying to Jeanette, it's eating me up inside".
"But we have to" DJ exclaimed "I don't want her to get hurt as much as you do".
Simon let out another sigh, as he slumped down on a nearby chair. It was there he realized he had left the West Eastman history textbook on the nearby table overnight. "Good thing no one spotted this" Simon notes as he picked up the book. But the shine of the cover caught his eye. He then realized that the book held information about the next 30 years, and the young scientist couldn't help but feel the urge to look inside.
He put his fingers between the closed pages before he heard the cough of his nephew. "Simon, you shouldn't really be looking inside of that" DJ noted.
"Oh, sorry!" Simon jumped, realizing what he almost did "Please take this away, it's too tempting".
DJ raised an eyebrow at his uncle, it was honestly strange for him to see him so uncomposed. But as he tried to take the book from Simon's grasp, the exchange was a little too sloppy and the book fell to the ground and landed wide open. On the exposed pages were the teaching staff of 2015. One picture caught the bespectacled chipmunk's eyes as it showed an older chipette who look very familiar. He then realized who it was "I-is that Jeanette?!".
DJ looked down to the book as well, and was horrified to see that the picture of his future aunt was clear as day. He quickly shut the book so his uncle couldn't look at it any longer. He then looked up at the tall chipmunk and saw he had a distraught expression.
"That was Jeanette in the future!" Simon exclaimed "looking like an adult!".
DJ considered denying the fact for a moment but he decided to give in "Sigh, yes that was Jeanette, she'll become the future school librarian". "But why?" Simon couldn't comprehend "She's so bright, she could be a professor at Harvard! Why is she a librarian in a dinky school?!"
DJ knew the answer to his uncle's question "Yes, she could've moved on to much bigger things but she didn't want to leave her family and friends behind. Everyone she cared about stayed here in Los Angeles, even you, she didn't want to be alone".
"Oh I see…" Simon understood, he then looked even feeling even sadder "Her last name… it's still Miller…".
DJ wondered why his uncle had brought that up for a moment until he figured out what he meant by it. "Yeah…" the teen cringed "She doesn't get married… or date for that matter".
Just then, the two chipmunks heard the front door open, which was preceded by the voice of the chipette they were discussing "Guys, me and Ms. Miller are back!"
"Good afternoon!" sang the other voice that obviously belonged to Ms. Miller.
Hearing Jeanette's voice, which usually brought the blue clad chipmunk happiness, was now bringing him pain; pain which his nephew could clearly see. "Simon, are you going to be alright?" DJ asked, knowing how painful the news was to the tall teen.
"What?! Of course I'll be fine!" Simon said as he got up from the chair, pretending that nothing was bothering him "If Jeanette wants to stay single, that's her business". DJ knew how Simon really felt, but he didn't pester his uncle any longer, as the conversation was obviously at its end. He and Simon headed out the garage, but not before leaving the book in the Tesla to ensure that no one else would find it.
The two chipmunks exited the garage and saw that Jeanette and Ms Miller had indeed returned. "Hello boys" Ms. Miller greeted "How did you find the music biz, DJ?".
DJ was a bit surprised that the old woman was talking to him, but he knew he couldn't stand there quiet as a snail "It was really interesting, Ms. Miller. It's surreal to have family members who are major stars".
"I know" Ms. Miller agreed "I often forget that the whole country knows who my daughters are". They both started to friendly chuckle with each other. "Are people still confusing you for Alvin?" the old woman then asked.
"Not as much, anymore" DJ smiled "It helps to have the real deal right next to me". "Lunch is ready!" Dave yelled from the kitchen.
Ms. Miller then rubbed her belly "I'm quite famished, I don't know about you. Let's head to the dinner table now". DJ just nodded as he followed the grey headed lady. If there was anything positive about being stuck in the past, it was being able to meet family members you would never get to meet otherwise.
DJ and Ms. Miller went on ahead to lunch, but the two nerdy chipmunks stayed behind. Jeanette couldn't help but notice that Simon was avoiding to look at her. "Simon…" she spoke up "Is everything alright?". The slightly taller teen leaped a couple of inches off the ground for a moment.
"E-everything is f-fine, Jeanette!" He said rather sloppy. It was apparent that Simon had a nervous tick, and Jeanette debated on whether to try to pry it out of him or not. Though the chipette didn't like that her best friend was all of a sudden keeping secrets from her, she was still too shy to ask what they were. The two of them just walked in awkward silence as they joined the others in the dining room.
For lunch, Everyone was having grilled cheese sandwiches. DJ was in heaven as the melted cheese blanketed his taste buds. Eleanor saw his bliss, as she was keeping a good eye on him. "At least we're know that he is infatuated by our cooking" Eleanor whispered to Theodore "Looks like we have an advantage, Teddy!". Theodore just sighed at his friend's superstition as he chowed down on his four slices.
"So I hope Brittany and Alvin weren't too much of a hassle" Ms. Miller remarked to everyone.
"They were at the beginning but I managed to get them to make up" Dave assured.
"Oh good" Ms. Miller responded, feeling relieved "I know I can count on you on handling the children, David".
"Actually Simon, Jeanette, and DJ were a big help as well" Dave noted "DJ even help Ian with the sound system. Apparently he's a real natural".
Ms. Miller's face lit up as she turned to the aforementioned boy "Amazing, DJ. I didn't take you for a tech wiz. I mean, I can barely figure out how those nintendo machines work".
"Thanks, Ms. Miller" DJ responded "I actually know a lot about technology".
Simon saw this a good opportunity to interject "Which is precisely why he is assisting me in my experiment!".
"How come I can't help" Jeanette said, who couldn't help but feel a bit jealous "we always collaborate on projects".
Simon's heart arched, not knowing what to say to his best friend "L-like I said, I want you to be surprised!". Jeanette then uncharacteristically crossed her arms and put on a sour face. Simon just looked down at his half eaten sandwich, feeling quite guilty.
After lunch everyone helped clean the table. Once that was done, Dave handed something to Ms. Miller "here's a ticket to the 4 o'clock live showing of Crystal Clear, Ms. Miller. This is a pretty important moment for our family and I don't want you to be left out".
"Oh, how thoughtful, David" Ms. Miller said as he gave the man a hug "Looks like I have to get ready too. Come on girls, let's look nice for television!". Ms. Miller and the two remaining chipettes waved the men goodbye as the headed back to their house.
"You heard her, fellas" Dave then spoke up, "Let's get ready ourselves. We have to leave at 3". Simon and Theodore nodded as they made their way upstairs to start pampering themselves up. DJ was about to follow suit but he was grabbed by the shoulder by Dave. "Don't think I've forgotten about you, DJ," the man said as he took out another ticket "You and Ms. Miller will get to sit at the front rows. We may have just met, but you certainly proven to be family".
"Thank you, Dave" DJ smiled, giving his grandfather a hug. Though he was far away from home, he felt a bit better knowing that his grandpa still considered him family. It was at that moment he realized that he wasn't alone in the past, as his family was still there beside him.
I know not much happened in this chapter, but I still enjoyed writing it. It was just nice raw character interaction. A lot will certainly happen in the next chapter though, as Alvin and Brittney will make their appearance on Crystal Clear! Will they be able to apologize to each other and avoid being eaten alive by Crystal Cameron and her hungry crowd? Well I obviously know the answer to that question, but you will just have to find out.