Here's a really long chapter I didn't know how to divide up without it being narratively awkward, so enjoy
Chapter 9- Crystal Clear
It was a nice sunny afternoon in Hollywood. The date was Sunday July 15th, 1990, a day which famous rockstar Alvin Seville knew he would never forget. Because today was the day he would make a huge appearance on Crystal Clear, one of the biggest shows in America. It was also the most incriminating, it was the last show you want your face to be shown on. The host, Crystal Cameron, and her crew had a reputation of outing celebrities by either revealing an embarrassing secret, or just straight up giving them a bad name. People are it up, it was just too entertaining to see famous stars be torn to pieces. And now it was Alvin's turn. After a botched rescue plan, the entirety of Hollywood had come to believe that he let a bunch of crooks hurt his friend Brittney. He knew what really happened, DJ, Simon, and Jeanette seem to believe him too. But that was it, not even his own father believed him when he said he was trying to save the pink chipette.
Of course the news eventually made way to Crystal Cameron herself, and there was no way she wasn't going to talk about it. So now his producer Ian Hawke was making him and Brittany appear on the show, even booking each of them appointments around the city to pamper them up. Normally the red teen would be filled with joy knowing he was going to make a huge appearance on television, but this time he was terrified. He sat in the limousine, having his fur all combed, wearing a red sparkly leather jacket with a yellow A sewed on the side, fancy black pants with chains on them, and shoes with a fire pattern. If he didn't know any better, he would think that Jett Records were intentionally making him look like a bad boy to rile people up. He certainly liked how he looked, but he didn't think this was the best outfit to wear while trying to convince the public that he wasn't guilty.
The only thing that kept the chipmunk from jumping out of the car and fleeing the state was the fact that Simon and DJ had told him that Brittany wanted to forgive him. She was the key to get everyone off his back. If the supposed victim forgave him on live television, then Alvin could go back to being beloved. But as much as he did want the world to like him again, he subconsciously wanted Brittany to be friends with him again the most. She maybe a pain in his neck, but he cared about her all the same. He wanted to really make up with her, not the forced way Dave made them do, but honest forgiveness. He wasn't exactly sure how he was going to get it, but he knew he had to.
Eventually, the limousine finally arrived at the Crystal Clear studio, and hundreds of people greeted the car with picket signs, yelling, and flash photography. The limousine came to a stop and two bodyguards shoved their way to Alvin's door. The chipmunk slowly exited out of the vehicle, using his cap to cover his face. The crowd got even wilder once he came out. Alvin then decided to peak inside the mouth of the beast, flashes were everywhere, and lots of angry eyes stared at him. He read the picket signs present, one said "Alvin the red devil", another one depicted an image of him behind bars, and another said "Justice for Brittany!".
Half the crowd seemed to despise him, but to the teen's surprised the other half seemed to be on his side. The other picket signs read "Alvin is Innocent!" "Stay Strong Alvin!". One depicted Brittany as a grotesque caricature of herself, with a dunce hat on. Alvin didn't like that half either, they seemed to pin all the blame on Brittany instead of him, which he found ridiculous. If anyone were to be blamed for what happened yesterday, it would be the gang that threatened them! Alvin couldn't take the sight of the hostile crowd much longer, it was too much. He just stared at the ground as the bodyguards escorted him into the building.
Once they entered, the bodyguards lead the chipmunk to the door of the dressing room. "Ms. Cameron will be with you in a moment," said one of the bodyguards "wait here". Said bodyguard then opened the dressing room door, and inside sat Brittany sitting alone on the couch. Her hair was lifted up, and she had a lot of makeup on. She also wore a silky pink dress with roses on them. Alvin had a huge lump on his throat. Once the chipette's eyes met with his, his legs felt like they giving in. He was never this jittery around Brittany, but for some reason this time was different. Maybe he was just nervous to apologize to her. "Ms. Miller, Mr. Seville has arrived" one of the bodyguards said blankly. Brittany didn't say anything, she just stared at the boy for a couple of more seconds before looking away.
The bodyguards then left the two alone, closing the door behind them. Alvin wasn't sure what to do next, he feet didn't feel like moving. Both of the rockstar were planning on apologizing to one another, but neither of them were brave enough to break the silence. After a couple of eternities, Alvin was able to move again as he moved towards the couch as if it was a sleeping lion. He then gently sat a couple of feet away from his rival, all the while neither dared to glance at the other. "Come one, Seville" Alvin pestered himself "You're finally alone with her. Don't just sit there, tell her you're sorry!".
The boy began to open his mouth and turn to the girl, and the girl did the same, and both said "hey..". They both immediately re shut their mouths, surprised the other wanted to speak to them. Alvin and Brittney coughed nervously and tried once more, but they could see that others wanted to speak so they went back to square one.
Alvin couldn't sit in awkwardness any long so he forced the words out of him as the pink clad chipette turned to listen. "So, Brittany… I just want to say…" Alvin paused when Brittany looked right at him, and out of fear he sidetracked "That… that crowd out there was awful, wasn't it?".
Though intentional, Alvin did manage to cheer Brittany up a little bit because she began to laugh "Yeah, those people out there want you dead". Alvin started to laugh as well, realizing how silly this situation was "Yeah, they called me the devil! Man Brittany, you're lucky to have such loyal fans that they want to send anyone that upsets you to jail".
"Oh, like your fans are so civilized" Brittany teased " 'Alvin is innocent', they're acting like you're at risk of getting the electric chair!".
Alvin chucked some more "Well to be fair, I am going to be publicly executed by Crystal Cameron herself! She doesn't care if I'm innocent or not, she is going to send my career six feet under".
Brittany rolled her eyes, "Don't you think you're being overdramatic, you get away with everything. You don't even realize you're getting away with handing me to that gang right now. In fact, you have treated me like garbage all day, and where's your punishment? At least acknowledge you dumb luck".
The playfulness had quickly dissipated, as the conversation was evolving into yet another fight, which Alvin was not backing down "Okay first off, you treated me like garbage as well. Second, how many damn times do I have to tell you, I was trying to save you! Thanks to you, I won't be able to "get away" anymore".
Hearing Alvin's plea of innocence once more finally set off the auburn haired teen, and she let out all of her emotions "Well maybe you deserve it! After all, you never admit you were wrong, not even now! You have to be the most self centered person I ever met! Fine, if you don't want to apologize, then I won't forgive you! Why should I get all worked up over you when you don't even care about me!"
Alvin was going to fire back like he usually does, but for the first time in all the years they fought, Brittany started to tear up. She covered her face in shame, trying to hold back the tears, but it was hopeless. She sniveled and whimpered as she turned away from Alvin. He stared in disbelief as he watched the chipette break down in front of him. It was so not her to show such weakness in front of anyone, especially him. Brittany has just enough composure to speak up, but the words still trembled out "Look, I know you and I don't get along the best, and I haven't been the nicest to you, but…". Brittany let out some more tears, finding it difficult to continue "Do you really hate me that much that... you want to get rid of me? I was really hurt, Alvin. I was terrified of what those crooks were going to do to me… I guess it is true, we're really not friends. You really do hate me…"
Brittany continued to sob, she may have delivered her message quietly but it hit the red capped chipmunk like a truck. There was no way he could spin it, regardless of his intent, he broke his friend's heart. He knew what he had to do as he motioned Brittany to turn around. Once they were face to face, Alvin took both of her hand and cupped them in his own.
"Brittany…" he said softly "I really was trying to save you… but now I realized that regardless of my intent, I put you in danger, and I was too stubborn to see it. I'm sorry for hurting you, Brittany…".
The chipette opened her watery eyes wide open, she couldn't believe what her rival was saying "Y-you are?".
Alvin then somberly nodded his head "yes I am. And I don't hate you either. We are friends, in fact you're my best friend. As much as I hate to admit it, you get me. You're the only one who really stands up to me, handle my energy. I actually find our fights fun, as insane as that sounds. ''
Brittany smirked a little "I do too. You may be an idiot, but I wouldn't have you any other way".
Alvin then leered at her "You know what else I'm sorry for? I'm sorry that I out rock n' rolled you so hard at the skating rink!".
"What?!" Brittany leered back "I totally rock your socks off!". They leered at each other some more as touched noses. After a short moment, they started to laugh uncontrollably. All the tension between the two seemed to finally disappear.
Brittany then pulled Alvin into a tight hug, which surprised him. He felt the warmth of her embrace and began to feel light headed for some reason. "W-what's this for?" the chipmunk stuttered.
The chipette then let a chuckle "This is to thank you for cheering me up, best friend!". She looked into his eyes, still holding him in her arms, giving him the warmest smile.
Alvin began to feel a strange emotion, one which he had never felt before. His cheeks started to burn up, his head was spinning, his heart was beating faster than it ever had. He didn't know what he was feeling, but all he knew was that the chipette in front of him was the reason why. The simplest he could put this emotion into words was happy.
A part of him wished this moment would never end, but it did once the door swung open. The person who entered the room was none other than their producer, Ian Hawke. Once the man's eyes fell onto the hugging furry rival caused him to gasp with horror. "What are you two doing?!" Ian cried. Alvin and Brittany jumped as they quickly let go of each other. "Were… were you two hugging?!" Ian asked, who was for some reason quite upset.
Alvin and Brittany looked at each other confused by how their producer was reacting. "Yeah, so?" Alvin answered.
Ian face palmed hard as he shifted across the room. He finally stood still and looked at the rockstars directly "So you're telling me you two made up?".
Brittany started to chuckle "Of course we made up, why else would we be hugging?".
Ian then became more upset "Brittany, that's the problem. You two weren't supposed to like each other yet!".
"What do you mean, uncle Ian?" Alvin asked confused.
"Alvin, people are here to see you two fight, not hug!" Ian explained "You should've at least done on live! Why would anyone watch the entire shows once they know that the issue has been resolved!".
Then all of a sudden, Crystal came barging in. "Sorry if I kept y'all waiting. I had to fire an assistant because they got me an iced coffee when I specifically asked for hot! Can you believe…".
But she was soon interrupted by Ian "Crystal we have a big problem!".
The hostess then gasped "What's wrong?".
"Alvin and Brittany, they…. they made up!" Ian cried.
Crystal then whaled in horror and was about to faint when Ian caught her. This caused Brittany to gasp herself "We're sorry Ms. Cameron! We weren't thinking!".
"Yeah" Alvin joined "I'm at fault, I should've waited!"
"What are we going to do?!" Crystal cried "the show starts in two minutes, and we don't have any celebrity drama!".
At that moment Ian had an idea. He then scurried over to the two teens "You two are going to have to fake hating each other. If you don't, we'll miss out on big successes. You don't want to let your uncle down, right?".
The two of them shook their heads. "We won't let you down, Ian!" Alvin remarked.
"We won't let you down either, Crystal!" Brittany proclaimed.
Crystal no longer felt despair as she ran inverted to hug her guests intensely "Thank you, thank you, thank you! Now we can get this show on the road!". She then grabbed the two chipmunks by the arms and dragged them out of the room.
"Break a leg!" Ian yelled once they disappeared.
A couple of moments ago…
The rest of the Sevilles and Millers were driving to the TV studio. Dave and Ms. Miller sat in the front as the rest of the chipmunks sat in the back. Ms. Miller of course, insisted that she would drive, and if there was one thing you should know about the elderly woman is that a person with no arms could probably drive less chaotically than her. She sped past countless red lights and swerved like a boa constrictor, all the while singing along to Girls Just Want to Have Fun on the radio. The others (minus DJ) had tried countless times to keep Ms. Miller out of the driver's seat, but she enjoyed driving too much to ever pass on the opportunity.
Everyone but DJ were already used to Ms. Miller's wild rides, but he sure was not. Even still, the fear that his existence would be erased out weighed the fear of crashing. Sure, Ms. Miller was definitely not helping DJ to calm down, but it only emphasized his feeling of doom. He still didn't have any idea if his parents made up, and to make matters worse, they were about to appear on one of the most humiliating shows in television history. His uncle Simon, who was sitting beside DJ, could see that his nephew cracking under the pressure. The bespectacled chipmunk decided to place an assuring hand on him and spoke softly "Don't worry, DJ. Alvin and Brittney will be fine. We had many controversies before, much worse than this. I bet everyone will forget about it in a couple of days".
But the nerdy teen was immediately proven wrong once the sight of the TV studio came into view. The crowd outside was as hectic as it was when Alvin and Brittany arrived. Everyone looked in shock, witnessing how bad the situation was turning out. The polarization between those who were defending either Alvin or Brittany was vast, and each side seemed to want to engage into a brutal battle.
"This can't be happening" Dave said solemnly, he couldn't stand the sight of such hatred.
"Ellie...I'm scared" peeped Theodore as he hugged Eleanor tightly. The blonde patted her friends back.
The same bodyguards appeared once more, and helped escorted the family into the building as a temp took care of parking the car. The crowd wasn't as rowdy with the group as they were with the two center figures, but they still shoved their words into each person's ears. Once they entered the building, everyone immediately felt liberated.
"Th-that was way too intense" Jeanette shook as she readjusted her very out of place glasses. The brunette tried to walk off the strain, but began to fall. Luckily Simon was able to catch her on time. The blue clad teen helped her back into her feet. His face turned red once he realized how close he was to her and immediately let go.
"Sorry!" Simon said quickly as moved a couple of feet away.
Jeanette was planning on thanking her friend, but was saddened to see that he was continuing to avoid interacting with him. "Did I do something wrong?" The violet chipette thought herself in gloom.
Dave and Ms. Miller looked around to see if they were able to spot their absent children. A lot of people were rushing by, getting ready for the 4 o'clock show. "Where are Alvin and Brittany?" Dave asked concerned. He tried to find anyone who worked at the studio to ask, but they all seemed too busy with their own things.
"This way" one of the bodyguards beckoned as they lead the family to the set of Crystal Clear itself.
Once they arrived, there were already countless amounts of people sitting in the audience, waiting in anticipation. The set had a couch for guests and an armchair for the hostess herself. The back wall showed a daylight overview of Hollywood with a huge sign saying "Crystal Clear" hanging above. The sight of the famous (or infamous) set was quite surreal to the group. Especially DJ, who never in his life thought he would get to see a live showing of Crystal Clear in person.
The bodyguards lead everyone backstage, but not before blocking Ms. Miller and DJ from entering "Sorry, but you two aren't VIP".
"Oh…" Ms. Miller sighed as she and DJ hung their heads.
"Ms. Miller, will you be alright?" Eleanor asked concerned hugging one of the woman's sides, both worried that her mother would feel excluded, and that DJ will hypnotize her too.
"Yeah, we could stay back here with you guys" Theodore added as he hugged the other side.
This caused Ms. Miller to smirk as he patted the two small chipmunks' heads "Oh don't worry about us. Just tell Brittany and Alvin we said hi".
Simon approached DJ as well "You sure you'll be fine?".
"Don't worry, Si" DJ casually said "I'll have a better view of them from the front row anyway". Simon simply nodded as he and the rest of the group left Ms. Miller and DJ.
"Come on, dear" Ms. Miller beckoned "let's go to our seats".
The bodyguards didn't lead Dave and the chipmunks far, as they immediately spotted Crystal Cameron dragging Alvin and Brittany towards them. "Oh, Mr. Seville!" Crystal cheered "Glad you all could make it in time".
"Dave!" Alvin and Brittany cheered, glad to finally see him and their siblings again.
"Kids!" Dave cheered as he tried to hug the two, but was promptly denied by Crystal "Sorry, but we don't have time, the show is about to start!".
"Can I just say a quick word to them?" Dave pleaded.
"Fine" Crystal groaned, feeling quite impatient "But have them ready by the time I call them up". She then let Alvin and Brittany be as she hurried on set. Once she was gone, their siblings got a good look at their improved appearance.
"Brittany, you look absolutely gorgeous!" Eleanor cried.
"I can't believe I'm saying this Alvin, but you actually look cool" Simon admitted. Alvin grumbled.
"Aw, thank you guys" Brittany answered happily.
Dave then leaned down to the two leads, as he had something important to say "Listen you two, it's very crucial that you keep a good appearance on set. You saw how seriously people are taking this, please calm everyone down before it goes out of control". Alvin and Brittany nodded as even more weight fell upon their shoulders. Not only did they have to fake hating each other, but they have to make sure to resolve the issue as well. They felt nervous knowing that so much could go wrong.
The lights finally came on and the cameras started rolling. The audience began to cheer as Crystal was sitting in her chair, waving to everyone who was watching. "Good afternoon, America!" Crystal began "Welcome back to a very special episode of Crystal Clear. As you all know, the Chipmunks and the Chipettes have been the talk of the town lately. Rumors have it that yesterday morning, at the Karman Rollerskating Rink, the two leads of each band Alvin Seville and Brittany Miller were present when a dangerous gang showed up to shake up the place. Word on the street said Alvin handed over Brittany to save himself from the gang. The whole country is in shock, as people are supporting each of the rockstars, claiming that their favorite musician been wronged by the other. So the big question is, "What really happened?"! Well it just so happens that we have the two rock n' rollers here with us today! Everyone, let's give a warm welcome to Alvin Seville of the Chipmunks and Brittany Miller of the Chipettes!".
The music started to play. Dave quickly said "We're counting on you". Their family waved to them as the two rockstars walked onto set. The audience started to roar with applause once they appeared. Alvin and Brittany waved to everyone and putting on their best fake smile. Ms. Miller waved back at them from the front row. DJ was sitting next to the woman and all of his anxiety started to spring up. Alvin and Brittany each took turns shaking Crystal's hand before sitting on the couch next to her.
"It was so great of you to come on!" Crystal greeted as she turned to her guest.
"The pleasure is mine" Alvin responded.
"I love the show!" Brittany cheered.
"Oh, thank you" Crystal responded "So let's cut to the nitty gritty, tell us what really happened at the skating rink".
DJ swallowed a lump, it was the moment of truth. Did his parents manage to make up?
Brittany then sprang up, "Oh it was simply awful! I was enjoying my time at the roller skating rink as I do every Saturday, but Alvin just had to show up and ruin it".
"Ruin it?!" Alvin snapped "You we're making a fool of yourself on the rink, you should thank me for stopping you from embarrassing yourself"
The audience gasped, it looked like they were getting the show they asked for. DJ however, slid down his chair as he closed his eyes and covered his ears. "My parents don't forgive each other at all!" He yelled to himself.
Ms. Miller watched her companion collapsing right next to her as she put a hand on his shoulder "Are you alright, dear?" Ms. Miller asked.
DJ shot right back up onto his chair "Sorry Ms. Miller, I just can't watch!"
"Excuse me?!" Brittany shouted at Alvin "You were just jealous I was stealing the spotlight!".
Crystal then smirked as she thought of a dirty question to ask "Yeah Alvin, did you hand you're co star to the gang because you want to eliminate the competition? What do you have to say for yourself?!". Everyone gasped even louder as everyone was speechless. Dave was watching from the side and he had to take a seat because of all the stress. Alvin felt cornered, the whole world was watching him and his response could forever change how it viewed him.
After a minute of silence, the red chipmunk manage to come up with an answer as he took a deep breath. "I was trying to save her" he answered softly.
The crowd started to go wild, some of them were even booing. "Like heck you were trying to save me!" Brittany proclaimed dramatically "You disgust me, Seville. I thought we were friends, but you as crooked as that gang you let take me. I don't think I'll ever look at you the same way again!". The pink clad teen then collapsed dramatically Crystal's lap. The audience was encapsulated by her secret performance as they gasped harder. Brittany then looked at Alvin and winked at him. David I and David II sank deeper into their seats, feeling that the whole world was falling apart.
"I'm toast" DJ whimpered.
"This is going great" said a familiar voice to the side of Dave. Everyone backstage then turned and saw it was Ian.
"Great?!" Dave yelled "Are you deaf? Alvin is getting eaten alive out there!".
Ian started to chuckle "Dave, trust me there's nothing to worry about. Look the audience is eating it up!". The producer then pointed at the audience, who seemed very invested with what was enfolding in front of them.
Dave was hyperventilating, "Ian, the kids are fighting on live television! It's a total disaster…"
Alvin knew Brittany was only faking it, but the audience didn't. He shook in his chair as he saw hundreds of eyes staring at him with hatred. But broke the camel's back was when he saw a buff man wearing a Chipettes t-shirt look at him with pure anger. The man then took out an Alvin doll and ripped the head off. Alvin could no longer keep the act up, feeling if he continued that his head would be ripped off.
"Oh, Brittany" Alvin cried "I now see the heirs of my ways and I have wronged you!". His family looked at him confused, wondering why he was acting like he was in a play. "I was tricking the gang into taking you so I could surprise them, but I see now that I recklessly threw you in danger without your consent" Alvin continued "I'm sorry for all the nasty things I said to you. Your friendship is precious to me! Brittany Miller, will you ever forgive me". He then fell to the ground dramatically as he covered his face in "shame". The audience's view on Alvin has changed, as it went from loathing to sympathy in a matter of seconds.
Brittany stood up and walked over to the bellowing Alvin and knelt down to him. "Oh Alvin, I forgive you!" She announced as she pulled her best friend into a hug.
The audience then cheered loudly, some of them even started to cry. DJ was dumbfounded "What the hell?! They hated each other's guts and now they're hugging! What kind of 180 degree insanity is this?!". Though he couldn't comprehend how his parents could shift so fast, in the end he was super relieved that they were friends again.
"I swear to god" Ms. Miller spoke to him "Those two have the strangest relationship"
The rest of the family was in disbelief as well, though they were equally as happy. Theodore and Eleanor were jumping and cheering while holding each other's hands. "We did it!" Jeanette yelled as she gave Simon a hug, which made him red as fire. Dave let out the biggest sigh, glad that the whole thing over.
Ian however, seemed pretty mad. "What, why did they have to make up so soon?!"
"Excuse me?" Dave stood up. Ian started to sweat as he didn't mean to say that out loud.
"Wow!" Crystal cheered, though it didn't seem completely genuine. "I'm happy you two finally buried the hatchet" she continued, but through her teeth "Though I have to say, that was pretty fast".
Brittany and Alvin then stood up.
"What can we say?" Alvin replied "Nothing can come between me and my best friend". The audience went "aww", and the two rockstars wrapped their arms around each other.
"Come on, Alvin" Brittany announced "Let's go home". The two of them walked back to their family and everyone gave them a resounding applause. The buff man even started to sow the Alvin doll's head back on while tears fell from his eyes.
"Welp, there's no reason for us to stick around anymore" a woman in the audience announced. Then the audience started to make their leave, which horrified the hostess.
"Wait!" She yelled "I still got plenty of scoops! Steven Spielberg thinks Star Wars is garbage! Madonna had a secret child with Micheal Jackson! The Olson twins are really one person, please stay!". Her words were futile, everyone had left the set as they didn't care to stay anymore. Crystal then groaned loudly as she stormed pass the family.
"Thank you for having us…" Dave began to say, but the hostess simply ignored him and continued on with anger. "What was that about?" Dave scratched his head.
"I don't know?" Ian denied.
Alvin and Brittany then approached the manager, who pulled them into a big hug. "Good job, you two!" Dave said "But how did you forgive each other so fast? You were fighting all day".
"Oh, me and Britt made up right before the show even started" Alvin answered nonchalantly "We were just putting on an act".
"Yeah, it was uncle Ian's idea" responded Brittany as she turned to her producer "Did we do a good job?"
By that time, Ms. Miller and DJ managed to catch up with them and even overhear the star's explanation, which they found surprising. Dave was more than surprised, he was appalled by what he heard. "Ian, why the hell did you tell them to do that?!" He demanded to know.
"Dave, you saw what happened once they made up in front of everyone," explained Ian "If they were completely honest then everyone would've left immediately. It's all about attention, and we got plenty of it!".
Dave was starting to turn red with anger "That's it Ian. If I catch you pulling crap like this again, I'll break out of our contract and I'll get someone else to be our producer".
Everyone was stunned to how Dave was talking to Ian. The manager and producer had have their differences, but this was the first time Dave had put his foot down with Ian. "What, that's the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard!" Ian exclaimed "I've been your producer for 10 years! These kids see me as their uncle for god's sake!"
"Yeah, Dave" Theodore defended the bald man "We're really close with him! You can't get a new producer!". "I'm sorry, Theodore" Dave responded "But Ian can't do whatever he pleases. If he keeps putting your careers over your well beings, then I don't want him around you".
"Come on, kids!" Ian said "Do you guys think I did something wrong? Simon, you're smart, tell Dave I'm only looking out for your best interests". Ian had asked the wrong chipmunk, as hours earlier DJ had revealed to Simon who Ian really was. Simon just turned his head away.
"Don't talk to me" the bespectacled teen said under his breath.
Ian was shocked that for the first time, one of the children showed resentment towards him. He was silent for a moment before sighing "Alright Dave, I'm sorry" the bald man apologized "I'll stop it with the whole pitting Alvin against Brittany gag. You have my word".
Dave was pleased to hear this "Good. Glad we could come to an agreement".
"Alright, well I have to be off" Ian said "See you later, kids". He then gave each chipmunk a high five until he reached Simon, who gave him the stink eye (which didn't go unnoticed by Jeanette). Ian was confused to why Simon was all of a sudden acting this way but he decided to leave it and be on his merry way.
"So you and Brittany are cool now!" DJ asked his father excitedly.
"Umm yeah?..." Alvin responded, feeling a little weirded out. DJ then jump around happily before Simon gestured him to stop.
"Alright everyone" Dave began to say "We had a long day, let's head home".
Meanwhile…
Crystal Cameron stormed out of the back door of the studio. She lit a cigarette and started to smoke it. "Those damn rodents" she muttered "That was my biggest scoop of the summer, and they ruined it!".
"Preach it, sister," said Ian, who appeared out of nowhere.
"Mr. Hawke, what are you doing here?" the hostess asked, feeling a bit agitated.
"Hey, what's with the hostility?" Ian continued "I just want to talk".
Crystal blew out another puff of smoke "What's your deal, big shot?"
Ian straightened his tie before continuing "So you know how much attention Alvin and Brittany's dispute got?"
"A lot" Crystal answered sarcastically "What are you getting at?"
"I want to make a deal with you" Ian continued "There was a huge boost in sales for Chipmunk and Chipette album and merchandise because of this event, and I know that you're good at 'getting scoops', so I'm asking you to 'get a scoop' of Alvin and Brittany again, and I'll make sure you show will stay on air until the end of time".
Crystal was intrigued by his offer, but was a bit suspicious "Wait, why would you want me to sabotage your own bands?"
"Well between you and me, I've been planning to get Alvin Seville to sign a contract with me where I manage and produce his solo career. But that David Seville keeps getting in the way. I want you to tear him out of that little mismatched family of his".
Crystal then smirked evilly "Family drama, now that's news. You have yourself deal". The producer and hostess then shook hands as they laugh evilly in front of the setting sun.
Half an hour later…
Dave, Ms. Miller, and the seven chipmunks finally arrived home in the car. The sun was about to set. Once the car parked in the Seville driveway, everyone climbed out. "Well it was nice to finally resolve that issue" Ms. Miller.
"Yes, thank god" Simon sighed.
"Hey" Alvin snapped "What is that supposed to mean?!".
"Alvin, you're just a real handful" Simon commented.
"You're a real handful!" Alvin fired back.
The red capped chipmunk was about to mouth off his taller brother when Brittany cut in "Come on, Alvin. I think you picked enough fights for one day".
Alvin sighed as he backed down "You're right, Britt".
The pink chipette then nodded confidently, feeling quite full of herself "oh, by the way. I don't completely forgive you".
"What, are you kidding me?!" Alvin yelled.
"Yep" Brittany said playfully "So take me out somewhere and maybe I'll forgive you".
Everyone was stunned, they thought their ears were deceiving them. Was Brittany asking Alvin to take her on a date? Alvin thought the same thing. He looked upon the chipette who was smiling playfully at him. He wasn't sure how felt about it, maybe he was just overthinking things.
"So, where will you take me tomorrow?" Brittny asked.
Alvin dug around his mind, trying to find a good place to take her. He then saw a car drive by with a Sammy Squirrel sticker. The chipmunk then got an idea "How about Majestic Movie Studios?!"
Once the words escaped Alvin's mouth, it caused all sorts of reactions to the people around them. Simon, Jeanette, and DJ were surprised with Alvin's bold choice of location.
Theodore and Eleanor started to jump up and down excitedly. "Dave, Dave! Let's go to Majestic Movie Studios!" The green chipmunk yelled.
"Yeah, can we, can we?" The blonde added.
"Well I guess Brittany does deserve a treat after what Alvin put her through…" Dave replied. Alvin gave his father the stink eye but kept his mouth shut. "Alright" Dave decides "How about I buy you kids tickets for tomorrow?". The children started to cheer in excitement.
"Way to go, dad!" DJ thought to himself.
Brittany was especially happy with the news "Yeah, that could work. But Alvin, you have to pay everything for me!".
The red clad teen sighed "Okay…".
Brittany gave him another smile "Well, I'm looking forward to tomorrow. See ya soon, Alvin". Alvin blushed as the chipette winked at him again as she headed to her house.
"I think I'm going to hit the hay early" Ms. Miller added "A girl needs her beauty sleep. Good night, boys!". The old woman then headed back to her house as well.
"Me and the boys have to get some chores done" Dave noted "We'll see you girls tomorrow". Dave then headed to his house and beckoned the boys to follow.
"S-see you tomorrow, Simon" Jeanette mumbled nervously.
"See ya" Simon said softly, not being able to look at her in the eyes. The tall chipmunk then started to follow his father's home, and though he didn't know it, he really hurt the tall chipette's feeling. He had been giving Jeanette the cold shoulder for the latter half of the day without even realizing it, and it was taking a toll on her. The violet clad teen then dragged her feet back to her house, with a single tear falling from her face.
All there was left was DJ, Theodore, and Eleanor. After Eleanor had spotted him eavesdropping earlier, she's been nothing but suspicious towards the new chipmunk. Theodore was the only other one who was aware of the fact, and though he still trusted DJ, he couldn't help but notice how strange he was too. "So…" DJ muttered to break the silence "I'll see you tomorrow, Eleanor". He then awkwardly left the two small chipmunks as he headed to the house himself.
Theodore was about to follow suit, but was grabbed by Eleanor. "Teddy, be careful around him" Eleanor whispered "Or he'll suck your brain out!".
"Can you please knock it off, Ellie?" Theodore said "DJ is not an alien shapeshifter"
"There's just something not right about him" Eleanor responded "And I don't know what I'd do if something happened to you. I mean you're going to be my husband!".
Theodore almost tripped when he heard that last part "Husband?!".
Eleanor's face started to turn red "Yeah. What, you don't want to get married?".
Theodore started to blush madly "O-of course I want to marry you. I'm just surprised you want to marry me..."
"Well duh I want to marry you, too! Who else would I marry?" Eleanor exclaimed, getting even more embarrassed.
"So, does that mean we're boyfriend and girlfriend" Theodore asked shyly. "I guess it does" Eleanor said as she put he hands on her hips, red as ever.
"B-but we haven't even kissed" Theodore noted.
And at that moment Eleanor pulled Theodore into a passionate kiss. It was sudden, but still magical. Both of them wanted to do this for years but they could never find a good moment. Right now out of all the times would be the last one they would expect to do it. After a minute, the two small chipmunks lips finally unlocked. "There" Eleanor stated "Now make sure DJ doesn't get you, or I'll be really upset".
Theodore just nodded "Okay, Ellie. For you I'll make sure".
The blonde's smile then grew big "Great! See you tomorrow. I want to spend the whole day with you!". She then gave Theodore a big kiss on the check and skipped all the way home. Theodore waved goodbye to his brand new girlfriend as he strolled to his house with swagger.
Meanwhile, DJ and Simon were in the garage while the scientists observed the time machine some more. "Stupendous work today, DJ" Simon noted as he looked through the wiring.
"Thanks uncle Si, I couldn't do it without you. I guess I won't be disappearing after all" DJ said. The maroon clad teen then took out the photo from the future out of his pocket to check, but was mortified to see that him and his family were still transparent. "What?!" DJ yelled.
"What's wrong?!" Simon asked as he ran over to his nephew. DJ then showed the current state of the picture. "I don't understand" Simon stages "You're parents made up, we fixed the timeline, didn't we?".
At that moment there was a knock at the door. DJ and Simon quickly covered up the Tesla again and then Simon ran over to the door to see who it was. To their surprised it was Alvin "Hey guys. Can I talk to you for a moment?".
DJ and Simon then looked at each other. "Sure, Alvin" DJ answered "What do you want to talk about?".
Alvin sighed as he walked into the garage "It's about Brittany… I've been feeling kinda weird around her lately".
"Like what?" Simon asked.
"Well now whenever I'm around her, I feel quite happy. And when I look at her I can't stop staring. I can't stop thinking about her, not even now. She's driving me crazy, but this time I don't mind. What's wrong with me? You're smart Simon, so give it to me straight". Simon and DJ started to laugh hysterically, which made Alvin quite confused. "I don't get it"
"Alvin" Simon chuckled "You have obviously fallen in love with Brittany". Alvin was so shocked by Simon's statement that he didn't spot the skateboard on the floor and tripped.
"What?!" Alvin cried "I'm not in love with Brittany!"
"Of course you are, Alvin" DJ added "I saw how embarrassed you got when she basically asked you on a date"
"Don't be ridiculous, DJ" Alvin snapped "There's no way Brittany sees me that way"
"Why not?" Simon questioned "She seemed quite happy with the fact that she gets to hang out with you tomorrow. Which a first for her".
"Yeah, Alvin" DJ interjected "In fact you're should tell her how you feel".
Alvin was already refusing to listen to the other two, but what DJ said at the end threw him off completely. "Nope! No way!" Alvin blocked.
"Come on, Alvin" DJ said "You can't hide these feelings forever"
"I can and I will" exclaimed Alvin, who had enough as he ran out of the garage.
"I see what's wrong now" Simon observed "Your parents may have made up, but Alvin has yet to gain the confidence to ask Brittany out!".
"Alright, then I'll go convince him" DJ said.
"DJ, you can't just simply convince Alvin" Simon said jaded "You saw what happened today. Alvin is one of the most difficult people to deal with. I doubt you'll convince him tonight"
"But I have to!" DJ exclaimed "He needs to impress my mom tomorrow or I might disappear for good. Look, the photo has barely improved"
"I know DJ, anyone would be impatient in your situation" Simon stated "But you can't rush personal things like true love. It has to evolve naturally"
DJ sighed and looked at the ground "Okay, Simon".
"Good" Simon responded before yawning "today was certainly a roller coaster, and tomorrow might be a literal one, so I'm going to bed. Make sure you get plenty of sleep, too. We got another big day tomorrow".
DJ simply gave his uncle a nod as he left the garage as well. DJ collapsed in the Tesla with exhaustion. After all the trouble he went through today, he still had work to do. He truly wished he could quickly solve this predicament but he remembered what his uncle said. The 21st century stretched his arms, and then he felt something kind of rubbery. He pulled the strange object off the ground of the time machine and saw it was a hazard suit. His uncle in the future must have stocked spares in the time machine! DJ continued to look at it until a little idea popped in his head. He then smirked devilishly, thinking of the perfect way to give his father confidence.
DJ waited until everyone was asleep to conduct his plan. He walked out the room for a moment before returning with the hazard suit, his Bluetooth headphones, smartphone, and some chloroform (he got it from Simon's lab). He entered some of the light hit Theodore's eye which caused him to wake up. The small chipmunk didn't scream, instead he was motionless as he watched the strange figure appeared in front of his eyes. He was terrified as the figure didn't look from this world. But in reality it was DJ in the hazard suit.
He then placed his Bluetooth headphones onto Alvin's head and started to play loud dubstep on his phone. The red chipmunk shot out of bed. He wanted to scream but DJ covered his mouth. Once Alvin calmed down, DJ allowed him to speak. "W-who are you?" Alvin asked nervously.
"I am Thanos from the Hogwarts dimensions" DJ answered in a deep voice "And you Alvin Seville, have caused a rupture in the space time continuum!".
Theodore gasped "There's an actual alien in our room!".
"I'm sorry" Alvin said feebly "I don't even know how I did such a thing".
"You better be" DJ boomed "Listen, you must fix the space time continuum by asking Earth specimen Brittany Miller to go out with you".
"What?" Alvin asked, confused as to why that was the solution.
"Don't question the mighty Thanos!" DJ commanded, he then blast dubstep through the headphones again. He then paused it again "You must do as I say, or face getting your brain melted".
Alvin just nodded fearfully "Okay, I'll ask Brittany out, just don't melt my brain!"
"Good, now forget that you ever saw me" DJ stated in a hypnotic tone. Alvin fell for it even more, believing that he was truly getting hypnotized. DJ then covered his father's mouth with a cloth of chloroform which knocked him out in an instant.
Theodore heart was racing fast, an alien just threatened his brother that he'll melt his brain, just who was this Thanos? DJ was still oblivious to the fact that his other uncle has viewed the entire thing as he removed his hazard suit. And to the small chipmunk it looked like the strange creature shapeshifted into DJ. "Oh no!" Theodore cried in his head "Ellie is right, DJ is a shapeshifting alien!".
Well that where we going to leave off. DJ was so close to not getting erased but unfortunately he so happens to be in fanfic written by a benevolent author. So next time we're going to the theme park where the Chipmunks met Frankenstein. I might give Frankie a little cameo but don't expect too much. DJ sure seems to accidentally cause romance to bloom wherever he goes. Judging by I've written 9 chapters so far and we're only getting to Monday tells me this is going to be a long one. I'm too invested in writing this to turn back now, so I guess this is my life for the moment.