Chapter 17- Just Another Wednesday
Wednesday
July 18th, 1990
8:31 am
DJ laid in Theodore's bed (as the owner slept over next door, again) while staring at his fading picture with his family while the other boys were taking turns using the bathroom. It has been 4 days since he has been stuck in the past. More than half the week has passed and he was still fading from existence. He didn't understand it, his parents no longer fight, they went on a date, his mom gave his dad a present, and his dad even saved his life! What could possibly be missing? He ran the story that his mom would always tell him and his sister, the story of how their parents originally fell in love. What was supposed to happen was that his dad would save his mom from a gang at the roller skating rink. After that, they would go on a date and Alvin would confess to Brittney. Wait, his dad had yet to confess to her, that's what was missing!
Just then, Alvin and Simon entered the room. "Where is it?" Alvin groaned as he began to dig through his big pile of clothes.
"Maybe if you bothered to clean your side of the room, maybe you would have an easier time finding it" Simon remarked with sarcasm.
DJ quickly put the picture away and sat up. "What'cha looking for, Alvin" DJ asked curiously.
Simon let out a groan as well "Alvin lost his new varsity jacket that he just got yesterday! How typical of you, Alvin. I bet you wouldn't be able to find your own head if it wasn't screwed on"
"I totally could" Alvin fired back while he was looking under his bed. Suddenly there was a bang "Ow, my head"
"You mean the one Brittney gave you?" DJ asked some more.
"Um" Alvin stammered as he reemerged "Yeah…"
DJ then gave his father a little smirk "Oh I see"
"Don't get any ideas!" Alvin blushed madly "I only want to find it because it looks good on me" DJ rolled his eyes playfully at him. "I mean it!" he exclaimed.
Apparently during Alvin and DJ's short exchange, they didn't notice Simon had left the room. Once he returned, the blue teen was holding the varsity jacket, which he then threw at his brother's face. "It was in the bathroom" Simon answered blankly.
Alvin took the jacket off his face and lit up once he saw what it was "Ah ha! Thanks amigo." He then quickly put it on and examined himself in the mirror, "Looking good"
"You better wash it later" Simon stated "Now enough screwing around. Dave is probably done making breakfast"
Therefore, the three chipmunks walked downstairs to see how the dark haired man was doing. They found it curious that there was no noise coming from the kitchen. When they saw that the kitchen was in fact empty, they decided to look at the second most likely place Dave would be, his studies. Once they went over to the studies though, they were met with the shocking sight of Dave sleeping on the piano.
"Dave!" the three boys cried, which awakened the sleeping man.
"A-what!" Dave jumped, his eyelids half opened.
"Dave, were you here all night?!" Simon asked flabbergasted.
Dave took a minute to take in his surroundings before answering "Pretty much, I was writing a new song"
"A new song?!" Alvin asked excitedly as he ran over to look at the music sheet stand "Can I see it?"
"No!" Dave blurted as he quickly grabbed the sheets.
"Why not?" Alvin whined.
"You know how I don't like to show my songs before they're done" Dave remarked. Just then he looked at his watch, "Oh dear, it's nearly 9 o'clock!" He then hurried out of the room and went upstairs.
The three teens hurried by the staircase as well, feeling quite confused. "What's the hurry?" DJ yelled from downstairs, "You just woke up"
Dave quickly came out of his room wearing a bathrobe, "I'll explain in a bit, go make yourselves breakfast!" The chipmunks gave each other a confused look before they went to make their morning meal. By the time the clock struck 9, the boys had finished eating as they heard Dave thumping down the stairs. "Sorry fellas, but I need to go over to Jett Records for the rest of the morning" Dave explained.
"Why's that?" Alvin asked with an eyebrow raised.
"Well" Dave began as he gathered a few things "The thing about my songwriting process is that I must finish it in one go, or else I might lose steam. And there's no way I'm letting this one slip!"
"Wow, must be quite some song" DJ remarked "What finally gave you the idea"
"Sorry" Dave quickly cut the maroon teen off "No time to explain. Of course Simon's in charge while I'm gone." He was about to leave when he remembered something he needed to state "Oh one last thing. Alvin and DJ, you're still grounded"
"What?!" they both shot up as they ran over to block Dave's passage
"What do you mean we're still grounded?!" Alvin cried.
"Well you guys did goof off last night while you were supposed to stay here" Dave answered sternly.
"Yeah, but why also me?!" DJ asked.
"Hey, if you're under my roof, you follow my rules" the man boldly remarked, "Simon, make sure they don't leave the house until I come back."
"Yes Dave" Simon obliged.
"Also if Theodore isn't back by 11, go over next door and get him" Dave concluded "Alright, behave yourselves"
"Bye Dave" the boys waved to the man as he exited through the front door.
"Aw man" Alvin sighed "still grounded"
"Hey, it's your fault" DJ snapped.
"I was having an emotional breakdown" Alvin argued "Whatever, I'm heading upstairs to play videogames. You're welcome to join, DJ. We still need to settle the score"
"In a minute" DJ answered. Once Alvin was gone, he walked over to Simon, "So have you decided yet?"
"Decided what?" Simon asked.
"If you're gonna help me change the future or not" DJ answered.
"Oh that" Simon responded "sigh, I don't know"
"Come on, Uncle Si" DJ pleaded "I just found out my dad's a gamer, I'm not going to return to 2020 without making sure he stays that way"
"And how do you intend to do it?" Simon asked sternly.
"I'll punch Ian in the face!" DJ exclaimed.
Simon shook his head condescending "Yeah, that'll show him"
"Okay okay, I still need a plan" DJ admitted "But after seeing how cool my dad is now, I'm not going to lose him again. I'll stop Ian at whatever he's planning, then my dad can be happy forever"
"You still need a plan" Simon rebutted "Whatever, it's not like you're going anywhere today, you're grounded. So please, for once in your life, think before you act."
"Alright, Simon" DJ sighed.
"Now if you excuse me" Simon began "I'm going to work on the time machine for a bit. If you're going to stop Ian, you better think long and hard about it"
"Sure sure" DJ nodded as he watched his uncle leave for the garage.
"Hey DJ!" Alvin yelled from upstairs "You coming or what?"
DJ thought for a bit about what he should do next, plan or play video games. "Be right there!" DJ answered as he ran up (The future lies in this kid's hands folks!).
Another half an hour passed and everything stayed relatively the same. Simon was still tinkering about in the garage, while Alvin and DJ played video games. The game they were playing was Super Mario Brothers 3. Alvin watched as DJ was playing as Luigi, who happened to know where a secret exit was. "What?" Alvin said in disbelief "How could you have possibly known that secret was there?"
DJ sweated, knowing the truth was he got it from the internet "Um… lucky guess?"
Just then the nearby phone started ringing. DJ was still playing, so Alvin went over to pick it up, "Hello, the famous Alvin Seville speaking"
"And this is even more famous Brittney Miller speaking" the familiar voice answered.
"Oh hey, Britt" Alvin muttered, put off by the girl's ego (though equal to his own).
"So Alvin" Brittney began "Do you have my present ready?"
Alvin jumped "P-present?"
"Yeah" Brittney answered in an annoyed tone "You know, the one you promised you give to me yesterday?"
"Oh yeah, your present" Alvin pretended to act natural. He took out the movie tickets that he was originally going to give Brittney. The only problem was that it was for the theater in the Bagdasarian mall, which he was currently banned from, plus the fact that he was grounded "About that…"
Before they boy could finished, Brittney started to nag "Listen here, Alvin. I went through the trouble getting you that new jacket, so you better repay me! Or else I'll unforgive you"
"What?!" Alvin cried, getting the attention of DJ now, "You can't do that! I worked my butt off for that!"
"Well then you better give me that present" Brittney demanded.
"Fine fine" Alvin gave in. He looked at the tickets in his hands once more, and then an idea popped in his head, "Britt, meet me outside at 11, okay?"
"Alright?..." the auburn haired teen listened "It better be good"
"Okay bye" Alvin blurted as he quickly hung up the phone. He then turned to the headphones wearing teen "DJ, I need your help!"
"When don't you?" DJ rolled his eyes.
"I'm serious!" Alvin cried "I still haven't given Brittney her present and if I don't give it to her soon, she'll unforgive me!"
"You mean the movie tickets" DJ pointed out "You're holding them right now, what's the big deal"
"The big deal is that 1, I'm currently grounded, and 2, I'm also banned from the mall!" Alvin exclaimed.
"Oh dang" DJ sighed, realizing how bad the situation was, "Well… maybe you should just give her the tickets and not go. She can find someone else"
"Oh no no no no" Alvin shook his head frantically "Are you forgetting about the alien. If there's anything I know about girls like Brittney, is that they would never watch a romantic movie alone. And they won't go with another girl. No, they would go with the closest guy they can get, and you know why we can't have that"
"Ah man" DJ groaned "Why can't women be as simple as video games"
"It's a cruel world, cuz" Alvin proclaimed "And us men have to look out for one another. So what I'm basically saying is… YOU GOT TO HELP ME!"
"I don't know how I can help" DJ replied as he tried to calm the red chipmunk down "I mean what do you want me to do, help you sneak out of the house?..."
Alvin lit up in excitement, "Exactly, that's what we'll do!"
"Are you out of your mind!" the maroon teen cried, "What if Dave finds out? And even if we did manage to get you outside, how do you intend to take Brittney to the movies?"
"I'll figure it out" Alvin proclaimed, "Right now, let's focus on getting out of here." The red capped teen then started to dial on the phone again.
"What are you doing?" DJ asked, which Alvin responded shushing him.
"H-hello" peeped a familiar voice on the phone "This is Jeanette, um, Miller"
"Oh Jeanette!" Alvin smiled as he talked into the phone "Just the gal I wanted to talk to!"
"Alvin?" Jeanette asked in a surprised tone "Didn't Brittney just call you? W-why do you want to talk to me?"
DJ gave Alvin a confused look, not sure what he was planning.
"Oh well you see" Alvin began "Simon needs you to come over, said it was urgent"
"What?!" Jeanette gasped "Wait, why didn't he just call me himself?"
"He has his hands full right now, Jean!" Alvin lied in a frantic tone, "He said only you can help! Hurry Jeanette, please help my brother!"
Jeanette let out another gasp "Right away!" She then immediately hung up.
Alvin had a sly smirk on his face as he put the phone down and rubbed his hands together.
DJ was in absolute disbelief. "Alvin, what the heck!" DJ scolded, "Why did you trick poor Jeanette like that?"
"Chill, Twinsy" Alvin remarked as he walked past DJ, "I only tricked her so she would distract Simon while I make my escape. Then after I take Brittney to the movies, I'll sneak back in and Simon will be none the wiser"
"But Jeanette would have to distract him for hours!" DJ argued, "There's no way she is going to manage to do that."
"DJ trust me, once you get two nerds started on any egghead stuff, they'll won't stop until the sun sets" Alvin answered back, "Simon and Jeanette once spent an entire week discussing a chemistry test they both aced! Plus you'll be there to stop Simon from finding out I'm gone."
DJ was still skeptical about the whole plan. But it was already set into motion as they walked downstairs and waited by the front door. "Alright I'll help" DJ replied "But don't blame me when everything comes crashing down."
"Hey you're a clone of me, not Simon" Alvin snapped as he looked at his watch, "Where is Ms. Ditzy pants anyway?" Just then there was a bunch of crashing and breaking sounds coming from outside. Alvin sighed in relief, knowing that could only mean one thing. He opened the door and there stood Jeanette. Her hair was messy, her clothes put on all wrong, and she was tangled up in various objects. "Ah Jeanette" Alvin greeted, "Thank you for coming in such short notice"
"Of course" Jeanette responded as she tried to clean herself up, though not doing the best job, "I would never leave Simon in the need of help." She nearly tripped over her feet, but she managed to catch herself with the door knob.
DJ felt even more guilty about lying to his aunt, seeing how much distress it brought. "Be careful Jeanette" DJ said as he helped the brunette to her feet, "Or else you might need help."
"Y-you're right DJ" Jeanette blushed as finally composed herself, "So where is Simon, and what does he need help with?"
"He's in the garage" Alvin quickly answered. Jeanette started to walk over and DJ started to panic, what if she sees the time machine!
"Wait a minute!" DJ cried as he ran to block the garage door. Jeanette backed away a bit, as DJ glanced over to Alvin. The red capped chipmunk saluted to him before quietly leaving the house. DJ felt the urge to stop his father, but he was already preoccupied with his puzzled aunt. "Sorry about that" DJ sweated, "Let me check if it's safe to go in first." DJ entered the garage first, and as he feared the Tesla was completely exposed.
Simon was fidgeting with the wiring of the engine before he was caught off guard by his nephews sudden visit. "DJ what are you doing here?!" Simon snapped, "You're supposed to stay in bedroom!"
DJ ran over to shush his uncle before he could yell uncle some more. "Simon, we got a code violet!" DJ exclaimed. Simon still didn't know what he was talking about. The headphone wearing teen sighed, and then he made a 'J' shape with his hands. The blue teen gasped, finally understanding the message. Simon quickly put away his equipment, and then the two boys quickly covered up the Tesla once more. Once everything was put away, DJ went over to let Jeanette in, "Alright, it's safe."
Jeanette came rushing into the room, and as per usual, she nearly fell over. And once again, Simon was there to catch her. "I came as soon as I can!" Jeanette yelled, "What's the emergency?!"
"Emergency?" Simon scratched his head, "There's no emergency." He then started to get suspicious of DJ, knowing that he probably had something to do with Jeanette's sudden appearance. He glared at his nephew, who whistled nervously before quickly exiting the room.
"But Alvin said you needed my help" Jeanette remarked.
Simon then face palmed in frustration, "Exactly, Alvin said it."
"Oh" Jeanette whispered, feeling quite embarrassed, "I feel so stupid falling for such an obvious trick. Sorry for bothering you…"
Simon let out another sigh and he placed a hand on the chipette's shoulder, "Don't beat yourself up, I may be more knowledgeable, but my brother has outsmarted me countless times."
"But I still rudely interrupted your important work" Jeanette noted.
"Nonsense!" Simon assured, "I was only tightening some bolts and double checking the wiring. Anyway, don't I owe you some quality time."
"Oh really!" Jeanette smiled in glee, but soon frowned, "I don't want to be a bother"
"Jeanette, you could never be a bother to me" Simon proclaimed softly, which caused the tall chipette to turn red, "Come on, how about we go down to my lab and you can tell me all about Jurassic Park." He then held out his hand. Jeanette hesitated for a bit, both because she was shy, but also scared that Simon would pull away again. She gently placed her hand onto his, and was happy to see that he didn't hesitate to hold it.
Meanwhile over at the Miller house, Theodore and Eleanor paced around in the living room nervously. "Ah man Ellie, it's nearly 11" Theodore whimpered, "Dave is going to wonder what's taking me so long. But I don't want to be alone with DJ."
"I know" Eleanor wept, "Oh, why must we depart, my dear Teddy." She then gave the chubby boy a big squeeze.
Just then Brittney came strutting downstairs. She turned to see the two small teens' dramatic scene. She rolled her eyes and walked over to them in annoyance. "Go home, Theodore" the pink chipette commanded with hands on her hips, "You've been here all morning"
"Teddy can stay here as long as he pleases" Eleanor spat at her snobby sister.
"He doesn't live here, Eleanor!" Brittney stated, "This is girl territory, he belongs with the boys. I'm not going to have your boyfriend defeminize our home."
"You're just jealous that Theodore gives me more attention than Alvin gives you" Eleanor fired back.
The auburn haired girl scoffed, feeling quite offended but also embarrassed, "Don't say just dumb things, Alvin just owes me." Just then the doorbell rang. "Speak of the devil" Brittney sighed as she went over to open the front door.
It was none other than Alvin, who was holding tickets behind his back. "Boom!" the red chipmunk chanted as he showed them to Brittney, "I got us movie tickets! Told you I got you a present"
Brittney smiled widely, even cupping her hands together at the sight of her present. She then saw her blonde sister sticking her tongue out playfully at her, which caused her to act more calm. "About time!" the pink teen snapped.
"Hey, I acted pretty grateful with your present" Alvin whined.
"But I didn't make you wait" Brittney remarked, "Any gentleman would know to never make a lady wait."
"So I guess you don't want these. Maybe Simon will go with me" Alvin smirked as he began to turn away.
"Wait!" Brittney cried fearfully. Alvin turned back and she quickly straightened herself up again, "If you insist, I'll go with you. But first, can you get your brother's big butt out of my house?"
Alvin then turned to the direction Brittney was pointing and saw Theodore was still there. "Theo, get your big butt out of here!" Alvin commanded, "You're not a girl!"
"That's what I've been telling them!" Brittney added.
Eleanor then stepped in front of Theodore, "You can't make him!"
"I didn't ask for your opinion, pigtails" Alvin snapped as he entered, "Theo, come on. You've been here long enough"
"But Alvin" Theodore rebutted, "I want to stay here"
Alvin grabbed his brother's arm, but Eleanor pulled the other. "You're a Seville" Alvin argued as he tried to pull Theodore free, "You live with the Sevilles. You don't see Brittney trying to live with us"
"I wouldn't mind if she did" Theodore grunted as he held onto Eleanor.
"Don't be gross, Theodore" Brittney scoffed as she tried to pull her sister away, "Eleanor, let go!"
"I'm never letting go!" Eleanor cried, "Theodore is allowed to live here!"
"Yeah" Theodore interjected, "Aren't we all family?!"
Alvin and Brittney were caught off guard by Theodore's last statement, which caused them to lose their grips. All four teens fell to the ground and winced in pain. "What did you say?" Alvin asked his brother as he sat back up.
"I said, aren't we all family?" Theodore repeated as Eleanor helped him back up, "We have known each other for 7 years. We grew up together. We have done everything together. Don't you see Ms. Miller as another mother, and the Chipettes as sisters?"
"Of course not!" Alvin snapped, "the chipettes aren't our sisters, for god sake's you'redating one of them"
"Well of course I don't see Eleanor as my sister" Theodore denied, "But I do see the other girls like that. It's pretty much the same as you and Brittney"
"God, shut up!" Brittney cried as she covered her ears, "Come on Alvin, we'll deal with these two later."
"Agreed" Alvin responded. The two of them started to make their leave.
"Have fun on your date!" Eleanor teased.
"Shut up!" Alvin and Brittney yelled back from the front door, faces all red. Alvin slammed the door shut, and the two hot headed teens walked away in disgust.
"You oughta teach your sister some matters" Alvin remarked.
"At least she didn't start spouting some gross 'family' garbage, like your brother" Brittney talked back.
Alvin let out a sigh, "Eh forget them. They're the youngest anyway, they don't know any better"
"I guess you're right" the pink chipette responded, "God we have the weirdest siblings."
"Preach it, siste…" Alvin quickly cut himself off, "That was a close one."
Brittney couldn't help but giggle at the close slip up, "By the way, what was Simon's 'big emergency' that caused Jeanette to nearly wreck the entire street by simply rushing over?"
"Oh that" Alvin started to twiddle his thumbs.
"Alvin…" the chipette began to give him the stink eye.
"Oh alright" Alvin gave in, "I tricked Jeanette to distract Simon, so I could sneak out of the house."
Brittney gasped, "I can't believe you!"
"Hey I did it so you wouldn't unforgive me!" Alvin snapped, "You shouldn't have threatened me like that, you know I take drastic measures for things that matter to me." Alvin paused, realizing what he just said.
He looked over to Brittney, who was blushing pretty hard. "W-well fine" she stammered, "Just don't wait so long to give me presents next time…"
"Don't have to tell me twice" Alvin muttered back. He then started to chuckle, "I gotta say, the way your sister looked when she arrived was hilarious. She looked like a painting made by the guy who doesn't know how to paint. You know, Pistachio"
Brittney started to laugh hard as well, "You should've seen her when she was leaving. She was knocking everything over and yelling 'Simon, I'm coming!'."
Alvin started to laugh even harder, "Remember yesterday when they both gave each other such lame gifts?!"
"And they both loved them!" Brittney exclaimed. The two of them laughed loudly. Brittney then caught her breath, "I have to admit, it was smart of you to get Jeanette to distract Simon, they can talk for hours about the most boring stuff."
"That's what I told DJ!" Alvin added, "Geez, why don't the two of them find a vacant space to study each other's biology already?"
They were laughing like hyenas at this point. "I guess Theodore is right, we will all be family soon!" Brittney joked.
"You're right!" Alvin laughed, "Simon and Jeanette will get married, and so will Theodore and Eleanor. They're perfect matches for each other!"
They continued to laugh until Brittney paused, "Wait, where does that leave us, Alvin?"
Alvin stopped laughing as well. The two teens looked at each other, the air between them was awkward. Now that they thought about it, this was the first time they have been completely alone since Crystal Clear (the theme park didn't count as they were surrounded by people). Neither of them knew what to say next. They knew they liked the other, but they weren't sure the other liked them back (As fictional love stories usually go. I'm pretty sure Simon and Jeanette beat them to the punch). I mean what was the likelihood that two pairs of triplets would pair up so perfectly? Alvin and Brittney, in all their ego, feared they were the exception from this peculiar pattern. After all they didn't nearly get along as well as their siblings.
But even with his doubts, Alvin was determined to prove himself wrong. That him and Brittney can go through an entire time together without fighting. If not for the fear of his brain melting, but also to prevent himself from being the only single one out of his brothers. "We're the cool ones, Britt" Alvin finally answered, "We don't waste our time with that lovey doves junk"
"Yeah" Brittney agreed as they both hi-fived. They then started to head to their destination. "God" the pink teen blurted, "Now I'm noticing how similar our siblings are in appearance as well"
"Stop thinking about it" Alvin whined, though he couldn't help but see her point, "Right now it's just the two of us."
While Alvin and Brittney headed to the mall, Simon and Jeanette were hanging out in the basement lab. Jeanette was sitting on the couch as Simon brought two cups of coffee. "So how is the book so far?" the boy asked as he sat down next to her, handing over a cup.
"Oh, it's absolutely fascinating" Jeanette answered enthusiastically, "Though it's not the most scientifically accurate, the story does bring into question how far science should be pursued. I've only made it half way through, but so far it has been a fantastic narrative"
"Wow, really?" Simon chuckled, "What exactly is the book about? I know it has to do with the Jurassic period, but I must admit I didn't bother to look at the synopsis on the back before purchasing it."
"Oh well it's about scientists growing brand new dinosaurs by cloning them from DNA. At first they try to capitalize the breakthrough by putting them all on a tropical island, basically they're trying to build a zoo, but for dinosaurs."
Simon found his friend's description quite amusing, "Let me take a wild guess. The rich businessmen don't know what their doing,they accidently release the most deadly creatures to ever walk the earth onto everyone on the island, and the main characters must escape before the genetically enhanced death machines get them."
"Pretty much" Jeanette confirmed, "It might be a little predictable, but I feel the story's best elements is when it discusses the ethics of toying with nature"
"Well that's certainly an important discussion to have when it comes to science" Simon agreed, "I would tell you not to worry about a real Jurassic Park happening, but seeing how we came across the real Dr. Frankenstein, I'll try not to jinx it"
The purple teen giggled at the boy's statement. In truth, Simon is probably the only person that could make her laugh. She's not the most humorous person in the world, and she certainly didn't share the same sense of humor as most kids her age. But she found the structure and sophistication of the boy's speech to be both admirable and witty. Though she did laugh a bit too hard, as she accidentally spat out her coffee while drinking it, which caused her face to get wet. "Excuse me" Jeanette said, feeling embarrassed.
"Oh, I'll get you a napkin" Simon exclaimed as he got up and brought pack some tissues. He then started to clean Jeanette's face, even wiping the lenses of her glasses. He then paused once he realized that he was basically stroking her face. His hand was cupping Jeanette's left cheek, and even she was starting to feel embarrassed. They both turned away from each other awkwardly, still quite red in the face.
They stayed like that for a solid minute before Jeanette had the courage to speak up again, "So ... are there any other experiments you've been working on other than the one in the garage?"
"Oh well" Simon looked around the room to see everything he had been developing, "You know I've been so focused on that one, I have completely forgotten what else I've been doing."
"Well let's take a look" Jeanette remarked as she got up from the couch. She looked around the room to see if anything was new, and one thing did catch her eye. It was on the table in the far corner, and it didn't look like anything Simon has created before. "Hey Simon what's this?" she asked as she began to examine the strange looking device.
Simon was too busy checking his test tubes and gadgets to look up, "I don't know, what does it look like?"
"Well it's a flat black rectangular prism with only 3 buttons" Jeanette explained, "Wait, I think one of them is the on button." She then promptly turned it on, "Whoa, the screen has amazing resolution! And the screen seems to react to my touch!"
Simon's eyes widen, and he then quickly turned around. Jeanette had found DJ's smart phone! He gasped with horror as he ran over and snatched it out of her hands. "How much did you see?" he asked frantically.
Jeanette was taken aback by the blue chipmunks sudden outburst, "Um… not much. Just a date and time. I know it's not accurate, but I still think the device is very well made"
"Thank you, Jeanette" Simon tried to keep his cool, "Just don't tell anyone about it."
"Why not?!" Jeanette asked all confused, "This is probably you're most innovative invention yet! You should get a patent!" She then snatched the phone back, and started to rush upstairs, "Come on, Simon!"
"But Jeanette!" Simon cried as he chased after her, "It's…. It's not that amazing…"
Just then, Jeanette discovered it was a camera, "It's a camera?! Wow Simon, I knew you were brilliant but this is fantastic." She was so giddy about the futuristic device, that she didn't notice that Simon's face was filled with horror. Simon wanted to stop her, but he didn't know what to say without spilling the beans. Jeanette ran over to the phone and started to call someone, "Hello patent office? I want to make an appointment for Simon Seville as soon as possible... Yes, Simon of the Chipmunks!... Right now? Great, we'll be right there!" Simon was too late to stop her as she hung up the phone, "Come on, Simon. We'll take the bus to the office!" Jeanette wasn't the most energetic of people, but when Simon knew when she gets this excited, there's no getting through her. She even run outside without a second thought.
Simon panicked, he had to stop her immediately, but Dave told him to look after Alvin and DJ. "Sorry Dave" Simon said to himself, "But I have to save the future." He then ran after Jeanette, but not before slamming the front door shut.
A few minutes later, DJ decided to come downstairs. "Simon, are you mad at me?!" he called out. But no one seemed to answer, "Simon?! Jeanette?!" Still no answer. He decided to look for them around the house, and eventually he figured out they were gone. He was home alone. "Great!" DJ said out loud, "Don't bother telling me where you went. It's not like I'm in danger when by myself!" He let out a groan. He figured if no one was around to see it, he might as well leave himself. Knowing nowhere else to go, he decided to go over next door.
Theodore and Eleanor were currently hiding inside a pillow fort in the living room. "Ellie, how long are we going to stay here?" Theodore asked, "I'm getting hungry"
"Not until Ms. Miller leaves for her daily errands" Eleanor answered, "We can't let her know you're still here."
They peeked outside and saw that the elderly woman was currently vacuuming. She was whistling along to some old tunes on her record player when she heard the doorbell ring. "Coming!" she sang as she went over to open it, "Oh hello DJ."
The two small chipmunks gasped, the boy they have been fearing for the past few days was at the door. "Hey Ms. Miller" DJ greeted, "How are you doing today?"
"Quite good, thank you" Ms. Miller answered, "So what brings you here by yourself? Where are the other boys?"
"Oh well Dave had to suddenly go over to Jett Records, and Alvin and Simon went up and disappeared" DJ explained, "So I was basically left alone."
Ms. Miller shook her head disapprovingly, "That's not how you treat a guest. Why don't you come in?"
"No!" Theodore and Eleanor cried in their heads.
"Thank you" DJ nodded.
"It's nothing, pumpkin" Ms. Miller responded, "Come with me, I'll get you a glass of lemonade."
The green teens watched in horror as Ms. Miller lead DJ into the kitchen and poured him a drink. "This may look bad, Teddy" Ellie whispered, "But as long as we continue hiding, the alien will go away."
"Oh DJ" Ms. Miller began to say "Do you mind keeping an eye on Eleanor and Theodore? I have to go find some errands and my other daughters also disappeared."
"Sure thing, Ms. M" DJ confirmed enthusiastically.
"Thank you!" Ms. Miller sang as she grabbed her handbag and started to leave, "Though I don't know if you should bother them yet, as you can see they're currently playing in their little fort. Alright, behave yourselves, I'll be back in a couple of hours."
"Wait!" Eleanor cried. But it was too late, Ms. Miller had already left. The fort fell apart and the two of them turned slowly to the other chipmunk in the room.
"Oh done playing?" DJ smirked, "So what do you guys want to do?" Little did the 21st century know was that his uncle and aunt had something in store for him.
That's where we'll leave off. Everyone seems to be in a wacky situation. Dave needs to finish his new song, Alvin needs to sneak him and Brittney into the movies, Simon needs to stop Jeanette from finding out the truth, and DJ is unknowingly at the mercy of Theodore and Eleanor's superstitious measures (oh and Ms. Miller's getting eggs or something). Return to see how the wackiness will ensue.