Chapter 21- Sunset
DJ looked upon himself in through the mirror in the bedroom. He rummaged through his father's clothes and now he was completely dressed like him. It was shocking how much he looked like him now, he was even fooling himself. He was the spitting image of Alvin Seville. He didn't exactly look like his dad, as he was wearing the red hoodie he wore before getting the letterman jacket. "This should be more than suffice" DJ said to himself. He felt a tad uncomfortable wearing someone else close, and once again he felt naked without headphones. He looked up at his clock, it was nearly half past 12. He suspected that Ian should be here soon, so he made his way downstairs. The disguised chipmunk was admittedly quite nervous, scared that the producer would look right through his disguise. He also wasn't sure what Ian will have in store for him. He started to regret the plan when he started to imagine all the ways things could go horribly wrong. But DJ soon froze once he saw a limo pull in front of the house. He backed away into the kitchen, and considered to hide. Then the doorbell rang. He sweated for a moment until his eyes fell upon a picture of Dave and the Chipmunks. The brothers looked about 8 in the photo, and they were in pajamas looking up at their father. Alvin looked so happy. That was when DJ decided to suck it up and march over to the front door.
He opened it slowly. "Hello again Alvin" Ian greeted. The bald man had a conniving grin on his face, staring at DJ like a… predatory bird (Do you guys know a good bird I can compare Ian too?).
"Wa… wassup, Uncle Ian?" DJ answered nervously, trying to do the best impression of his dad.
Ian then looked around inside the house curiously. "Hey, where's Dave and your brothers?"
"Oh" DJ stammered, "They're just… doing errands. I didn't want to do boring stuff like, plus you wanted to talk to me, so I stayed home."
"Dave left you home by yourself," Ian stated in s suspicious tone, "So like, not even DJ is here?"
"Nope!" DJ blurted, "W...why are we talking about him? He's such a weirdo, you know? I don't talk about him." Ian then glared at him, and DJ was scared he was found out.
"You're right" Ian chuckled, "Me personally, I don't trust him. But enough about him, let's head over to my house."
"O-okay…" DJ muttered. The disguised teen begrudgingly followed the man to his limo. Once he entered, he was blown away by how nice it was. It was extremely spacious. There were plenty of places to sit as the car seat hugged the three sides of the vehicle. There was a little television behind the driver, who was your typical chauffeur. Ian gestured DJ to sit beside him as the limo began to move.
The zoot suited man then revealed a cooler under the seats. "Want a drink?" Ian asked, "I won't tell Dave if you want something more… adult."
"No thank you" DJ shook his head. There was no way he was letting this man make him drunk.
"Suit yourself, but the offer still stands," Ian responded. He then took out TV remote, "Let's watch some Telly, as the French say." The TV then switched on. The producer then flipped through the many channels until he came across MTV, who was currently showing the music video for Michael Jackson's 'Bad'. "Oh Michael Jackson!" Ian exclaimed, "Now there's one man legend, wouldn't you agree?"
"Um.. yeah" DJ nodded his head awkwardly, "No one rocks it like MJ."
"You know, I think you and the king have a lot in common" Ian stated.
"You do?..." DJ asked, not sure where the producer was getting at.
"Of course!" Ian exclaimed, "Why the both of you are music icons. You got high singing voices, and got crazy moves."
"I-I guess" DJ muttered, still not understanding.
"You know Michael used to be a band with his brothers too, the Jackson 5? " Ian continued, "They were even managed by their father as well! Now the Jackson 5 were no joke, but everyone knew Michael was the true star. As you know he eventually went solo, even getting himself a new manager. Once he did, he went to become the biggest star in the world. Who says the same thing can't happen to you?"
DJ felt like he was going to melt. "Now you've done it" he cursed himself.
Meanwhile, way over to the edge of the west coast, two bespectacled chipmunks exited a bus once it stopped. The two of them basked in the beautiful sunny shores. There were thousands of people, as expected for this time of year, yet it didn't dithered the beauty of the beach side. "Oh what a magnificent day this is!" Jeanette smiled. She expected her companion to respond, but he only stood there in silence, staring off into space. "Simon?" the purple chipette then waved a hand in front of his face.
Simon then snapped back in reality once again. "Oh yes!" he blurted, "My weather detector said it will be completely sunny all day."
Jeanette was too worried about the blue teen to listen, "Simon, is everything alright? You're not normally this unfocused."
"Oh don't worry about me" Simon lied, "How about we stroll along the boardwalk? I know some good beachrock down south we could examine."
"Alright then…" Jeanette peeped. Simon once again took her hand, but unlike last time, there was a bit of hesitation.
Little did the brunette know was that the blue chipmunk was cursing himself. "Come on, Simon!" he scolded himself, "You're finally on a real date with the girl of your dreams. Stop thinking about that recording, the future is not final!"
Shortly after, two more pairs of chipmunks arrived on bus. "Come on, Alvin!" Brittany called out as she jumped off, "Let's hurry so we can get a good spot!"
"Coming Britt!" Alvin muttered as he carried all of the beach equipment. He was struggling under the weight and he nearly tripped on the steps of the bus. Brittany then skipped ahead gleefully while Alvin sighed as he followed behind, continuing to carry the loud.
Finally, the short statured chipmunks deplatformed the bus. "Alright, Teddy" Eleanor whispered as she watched the previous teens walk off, "Remember what Mr. Thanos said, we can't let them know were here."
Theodore nodded confidently, "Let's do this."
The two of them then began to follow their siblings to the beach. Along the way they made sure to hide so neither of them could see them. They hid behind signs, lamp posts, benches, and even a passing by large man, who was considerably confused. Once they found themselves on the sand, Brittany started to search for a spot to settle down. The beach was quite crowded so Alvin had to carefully maneuver around the other pedestrians. All the while, Theodore and Eleanor snuck behind. They hid behind a palm tree, then surfboard standing up, and a flexing man. "Is this a good spot?" Alvin sweated, feeling quite exhausted.
"Mmm no" Brittany shook her head. Alvin groaned as they moved to a rather similar spot.
"How about here?" Alvin asked once more.
"Still not good enough" Brittany denied. Her face then lit up once she spotted an empty space near the water. "Over there!" she shouted as she rushed over. Alvin simply sighed as he tried to keep up. The other two teens weren't far behind. Once they reached the spot, Alvin dumped everything onto the groaned. He then fell down with it. Brittany was unaware, as she was too busy taking out a beach towel and placing it down by the sand. She then laid down on her stomach. "Alvin, can you rub sunblock on me?" the pink teen asked.
Alvin then quickly came back to life with a dumb smirk on his face. "Sure thing!" he sang. He then grabbed the sunblock and did as he was told.
Theodore and Eleanor were hiding under a woman's beach chair not to far away. "Man, Alvin sure looks happy helping Brittany" Theodore remarked.
"Yeah, normally he doesn't like following her orders" Eleanor scratched her chin.
After Alvin had too much fun applying the sunscreen, Brittany shook him off as she turned over. She smiled as she took the sunscreen out of his hand. Alvin evoked clear disappointment, which she answered with a teasing wag of the finger. She then began to rub the sunblock on her front. "Thanks again for talking me to the beach," Brittany remarked.
"Ah it's nothing" Alvin shrugged, "Thought you needed to clear your head a bit."
"Aww" Brittany cooed as she gave the boy a teasing stare, "Is tough ol' Alvie really a softy?"
"No!" Alvin blushed, "Your mood was just getting to suffocating."
"Yeah right" Brittany teased some more.
What was obvious playful teasing went over the small teens head. "Oh no!" Eleanor cried, "Alvin is totally losing Brittany. I know sister likes them tough!"
"Maybe we can help!" Theodore responded. He then spotted a muscular teenage boy flexing in front of teenage girls nearby. "He looks tough" the green chipmunk pointed, "I bet Alvin can take him on." The two of them then ran over to the group of teens and hid behind the many girls. "Wow!" Theodore cried, "Isn't that Alvin Seville, the famous rockstar?!"
The group of teenage girls then gasped as she looked over, and indeed there was Alvin, sunbathing with Brittany. The girls then squealed as they ran over to the unsuspecting pair. "Hey Alvin!" one of the girls greeted, "You look great shirtless!"
"Alvin!" another girl chimed, "I don't care if it's a crime against god, I would totally have your baby."
The boy who was originally the center of the girls attention then grew mad. Alvin and Brittany were feeling quite disturbed, which was made worse when the muscular boy stomped on over. "Hey, you totally stole my babes!" he spat.
"What?!" Alvin responded, "I ain't trying to steal anyone's babes."
"Yeah" one of the girls sneered, "Alvin is totally hotter than you!"
"Can you shut up!" Alvin snapped, not wanting to get in trouble with the boy.
"Oh, it's on bro!" the muscular boy then picked Alvin up over his shoulder like it was nothing.
"AHH! BRITTANY HELP ME!" Alvin cried as the muscular boy carried him away, with the girls following behind.
Brittany then gasped in horror, "Alvin!" She then ran after them.
Theodore and Eleanor simply watch by the sideline. "Oops.." Theodore muttered nervously.
Back to our hero, the limo finally stopped in front of a rather fancy mansion in Beverly Hills. DJ looked upon the house in wonder, but also in fear, knowing this was the producer's territory. Ian exited the limo, which DJ followed. "Welcome back to my humble abode" Ian remarked, "I don't think you've visited since Thanksgiving a couple of years back."
"Well, it's certainly good to be back" DJ lied. They entered through rather big doors and DJ stared out in shock some more once he saw the sheer size of each room. The entire place must've been 4 times larger than his own house.
"I can certainly see you've missed the place," Ian commented, "How about we have some brunch."
He then snapped his fingers, which caused a well dressed butler to appear. "Yes, Mr. Hawke?" the butler greeted.
"Good afternoon, Robinson" Ian smiled, "Prepare a lovely bunch for me and my good friend Alvin Seville, and it better be the usual."
"Right away, sir" the butler bowed. They then followed the well dressed fellow to the dining room, which had a large outstretched table position by a large glass window. DJ could clearly see the large pool outside, which caused him to hang his mouth wide open.
"Here Alvin" Ian gestured as he pulled out the chair at the end of the table, "Have a seat." DJ simply nodded nervously as he sat down. Ian then took the seat beside him. "Lovely day we're having" Ian noted.
"It certainly is" DJ answered. He looked up to the sky, he wondered for a moment to how his parents were doing.
His parents weren't doing so hot as Alvin was still being carried by the buffed teen. "What are you going to do to me?" Alvin frighteningly asked.
The muscular dude than grabbed Alvin by one arm and glared at him intensely, "We're going to settle this like men." For a moment, he made and fist, and Alvin believed he was about to get a knuckle sandwich. But then the boys arm went passed him and picked up a large dumbbell. The red chipmunk was confused as he looked around his surroundings. It had seemed that the meathead brought him to the famous Muscle Beach outdoor gym. "We're going to have a weight lifting competition" the boy exclaimed, "Whoever does the most chest presses gets the babes." He then points to the babes, who were cheering on the sidelines.
Brittany managed to catch up and looked in shock as the buff dude placed Alvin onto a weightlifting station next to his. "Alvin!" the chipette cried out.
Theodore and Eleanor soon came on the scene as well, and they watched nervously while hiding behind the crowd. The meathead grabbed another large dumbbell and handed it to Alvin. "Do we seriously have to do this" Alvin wheezed as he struggled to hold the sheer weight.
"You scared bra" the buff dude mocked, "They call you a chipmunk, but are you really a chicken?"
This struck a nerve in the rockstar. At first he didn't want to bother with this jerk, but now… now he wanted to put him in his place. "Oh it's on like Donkey Kong" Alvin sneered.
The other chipmunks witnessed the sudden change of mood in the red teen, as suddenly he looked a lot more confident. "What is he doing?" Eleanor pondered.
Then Alvin and the muscular dude started to pump weights fiercely. The meathead seemed pretty determined, yet he wasn't having much trouble at all. Alvin on the other hand was struggling between each bench press, with the simple fact that he doesn't lift weights and the other fact being that the dumbbell was probably weighed twice as much himself. The competition seemed to be drawing a crowd, and everyone started to cheer both of them on. One of the few who weren't cheering was Brittany, who was extremely worried for Alvin, as he looked like he was about to snap in two. "Alvin!" Brittany cried some more, "Stop, you're going to get yourself hurt!"
The muscular dude chuckled, "You should probably listen to your mom, pipsqueak. I beating you by a landslide."
Instead of dithering Alvin, it made him want to persist more. "I'm just getting started" he angrily wheezed some more. He then began to try even harder.
"We have to help Alvin!" Theodore exclaimed, as he was completely scared for his brother. But Eleanor stopped him.
"We can't, Teddy!" Eleanor cried, "Thanos said we must not let them know we're here!"
But no matter how hard Alvin tried, the muscular boy out did him. Alvin collapsed in exhaustion while the meathead threw his dumbbell away triumphantly. "YEEEEAAAAH!" the buff dude roared as he flexed aggressively. The babes seemed to have completely forgotten about Alvin as they quickly returned to fawning over the buff teen. Brittany was the only to run over to the red chipmunk's side.
"Alvin, are you alright?!" the auburn haired girl cried as she helped the boy to his feet. Alvin only responded by simply grunting.
The buff dude then started to laugh mockingly at him, "I guess you're a chicken. A weak little chicken!" He continued to hollar as he walked away with the babes in arms.
Alvin growled as he tried to march over to the jerk, but Brittany stopped him. "What are you doing?!" she asked.
"Let go!" Alvin sneered, "There's no way I'm letting this meathead get away!"
"Why does it matter?" Brittany exclaimed, "Just forget him!"
"But he totally humiliated me!"Alvin proclaimed, "And no one messes with Alvin Seville!"
Brittany was starting to get quite annoyed, "Alvin, you brought me here to cheer me up, not to bang heads with strangers! Just drop it, please!"
Alvin took a deep breath before cooling down a bit. "Fine" he mumbled.
"Promise you won't get into any more fights" Brittany demanded.
"I promise" Alvin answered with a hint of a fowl tone.
"Okay" Brittany nodded, "Now let's return to our spot, I want to grab a few things before going into the water." She then began to drag the red capped teen back.
"Ah geez" Theodore sighed, "We weren't much help."
"At least Alvin proved he's not cowardice" Eleanor tried to look on the bright side.
Not too far from them, by a cluster off beach rocks, Simon and Jeanette were carefully traversing to the edge. Simon was holding Jeanette's hand while she cautiously stepped over each crack, seeing how she wasn't the best at keeping herself balanced. The both of them were shy but also giddy over holding hands, as neither of them could wipe their smile off their faces. Simon couldn't stop staring at Jeanette as her long brown hair majestically blew threw the wind. And the purple chipette herself couldn't get enough of the boy's handsome smile. "Right over here, Jeanette!" Simon pointed as he and the other bespectacled teen knelt down to look at some minerals. Some of them looked like regular old rocks, but some revealed to have various gemstones. There were some salts, pearls, and crystals to say the least, but what was breathtaking was the sheer amount of them.
"Oh my goodness!" Jeanette smiled, "What wondrous formations. The amount of minerals here are rare!" The two chipmunks then continued to dig through the cluster of gems, carefully examining each one they pick up.
But eventually, Simon came across a particular gemstone that made him speechless. Jeanette noticed that he stopped digging and looked up to what he was holding. It was a large piece of amethyst, nearly as big as Simon's palm, which was a rich royal purple. "Great Scott" Simon gasped.
"Simon" Jeanette peeped as she stared intensely at the gem, "it's absolutely beautiful."
Simon got an even closer look at the gem, "What an extraordinary specimen. Never in my life have I seen a quartz so large and colorful with my own eyes."
"It is rather amazing" Jeanette cooed.
Simon was going to continue examining the gem until he noticed the sparkle in the girl's eye when she stared at it. Just then an idea popped into his head. "Hey Jeanette" Simon began to say as he stood back up, "I think I want to get this polish. Luckily there's a gemstone store on the boardwalk, let's go!" And without pausing, he grabbed the purple teen and started to head to the store. Jeanette was a little confused. She wanted to look at the minerals some more, hoping to find something a large pretty gem herself, but she complied with her friend's plan.
Back at Ian's dining hall, the butler returned with two plates of freshly boiled lobster and gave his boss and his guest each one. "You gotta try this lobster" Ian commented, "No one prepares them like Robinson." He started to chow down, cracking the shell into little pieces. DJ just stared at his plate feeling a bit nauseous. Despite working with chipmunks for years, it seemed that the producer had forgotten that his species don't particularly eat meat. "Is something wrong?" Ian asked, noticing that the teen hasn't even touched his food.
"Well…" DJ answered nervously, "Not to be rude or anything but… I'm vegetarian…."
Ian then slapped his head, "Of course! How silly of me! Sorry that I forgot, it goes to show how long it has been since you heard. Robinson!"
The butler then immediately returned, "Yes, Mr. Hawke?"
"How dare you serve my guest meat!" Ian scolded, catching DJ off guard, "Can't you see he's a….. Whatever a carnivore equivalent of a plant eater are!"
"A herbivore sir" Robinson blankly answered, "But chipmunks are technically omnivores, as they also eat fruits and nuts."
"If you knew so much about what chipmunks eat than why did you serve him this?!" Ian spat.
"It is because you specifically asked me to serve the usual" Robinson stated, "And you always have lobster for brunch."
"Well don't listen to me!" Ian yelled, "Now throw out this dish and make my friend a more suitable meal!"
The butler was bit confused with his boss' contradictory commands, but he still tried to obey, "Terribly sorry sir". He then picked up DJ's lobster.
"It's okay" DJ muttered, "I'm not that hungry."
"You don't have to worry about Robinson, Alvin" Ian stated, "I want my butler to pay as much respect to my guests as I do!"
"He has more respect in his pinky then you do in your entire body" DJ muttered to himself angrily. Regardless, Robinson picked up and the dish and returned to the kitchen to prepare another meal.
Ian then turned to his guest, "Little advice on how to become filthy rich: never let anyone push you around, not even a little. Destroy the competition, don't let anyone hold you back. The only way you can rule this world is take it by force!" Ian then managed to crack his lobster in half during his aggression, causing DJ to jump out of his chair. "Also know the right stocks to invest in" Ian stated in a completely different tone. Just then, a phone could be heard ringing. The bald man then put on a smile, "I'm gonna go answer that. You stay here and wait for your meal. Be back in a minute." Ian then stood up and walked over to the phone.
Once DJ was left completely alone, he decided to search the place as much as he can. He needed to find any clue to how Ian can possibly blackmail his father. He walked over to the draws and rummaged through him. All he could really find was random documents. But then he came across a list, and the contents frightened him. It was Ian's plan to get Avin all to himself. One of the first steps was to get everyone to love him, which he certainly achieved. Next he planned to cause conflict in Alvin's life, which nearly succeeded. But what surprised him was who he was getting help from. It said he was cooperation with Crystal Cameron! "This can't be good!" DJ thought. But what next shocked him. One of the later steps said was to get the Chipmunks and Chipettes to perform at charity! He was wondering why Ian out of all wanted to help out in a charity, but what exactly does he have planned? But before he could continue reading, he heard footsteps coming. So he quickly returned everything to its proper spot, closed the draw, and sat back down at the table.
"Fruit salad for Mr. Seville" Robinson announced as he returned with another plat.
"Oh thank you Mr. Robinson" DJ tried to act natural, "By the way, I'm not mad you served me meat."
"Mr. Hawke insists" the butler responded, "Enjoy your meal." DJ was put off by how much Robinson was dedicating at serving Ian, but his mind quickly returned into getting more information. Not to risk making a mess, DJ decided to listen in on Ian on the phone. So he tiptoed over to the door and began to listen in.
"I still don't understand why you need Alvin to sign the contract so soon," said a familiar voice. It sounded like Crystal Cameron!
"I'm telling ya Crystal" Ian responded, "If I manage to get Alvin to work solely for me, think of all the 'rumors' you could spread about the family! The headlines write themselves!"
"Hmm, well I suppose I could frame David Seville as an abusive father" Crystal chuckled evilly, "Or maybe I can out the other two members of being toxic with jealousy!"
"I knew you would get it!" Ian smiled, "So is your half of the job done."
"Not yet Mr. Hawke" Crystal answered, "but my goons are on it. You'll have the perfect weapon to fire."
"Excellent" Ian smirked sinisterly. DJ tried to lean in some more, hoping to hear anything more about the blackmailing. "I gotta go now. I have to treat this brat some more so I pop the question."
"Alright, I'll let you know when the job is done," Crystal said.
Ian chuckled as DJ hurried back to his seat. "It better be done soon" Ian muttered before he hung up. He then returned to the dining hall, where he saw DJ stuffing down the fruit salad. "I can see you enjoy the meal" Ian smiled as he sat back down, "Imagine eating like that everyday."
DJ could tell that Ian was trying to seduce him with the thought of the high life, but he did rather enjoy the salad, it nearly rivaled his Theodore and Eleanor's cooking. But he shook that thought out of his head. "Yeah, it's a good salad" DJ lied, "Thanks for accommodating for my diet."
"What are super wealthy friends who can fulfill your every desire are for?" Ian smirked, "Oh that reminds me. I got you a rather good treat."
DJ squirmed, he wanted to look for information some more. "You do?" he smiled nervously.
"Yep!" Ian exclaimed "Follow me!" He then grabbed DJ's arm and led him to a dark room. DJ was scared out first, until it was revealed to be a private movie theater.
"Oh, are we going to watch a movie" DJ said, trying to act excited.
"That's right!" Ian said as he sat them down. He then clapped his hands and Robinson came in with two large bags of popcorn. Ian took the bags and then Robinson went up to the projector room. "Now I know how much you loved the first movie" Ian explained, "So being the hustler I am, I managed to get my hands on the reel of the sequel! You're welcome!"
DJ wondered for a bit what the movie was going to be. Robinson then began to announce through the speaker, "Now presenting Gremlins 2: The New Batch."
"Oh god damn it!" DJ cursed his father.
After the awkward situation at muscle beach, Alvin was still in a bit of a fowl mood. Brittany didn't like how mean spirited he was acting so she tried to snap him out of it. So she proposed that they build sand castles. And among the a million things Brittany brought to the beach was some pails and shovels. At first Alvin didn't want to make sand castles, as he felt like it was a babyish activity, but after some convincing, he joined in. After a while they had a lot of fun, they kept adding onto the castle until it was nearly the size of a real one. The two of them even began to role play, Brittany being the princess and Alvin being a knight. Theodore and Eleanor simply watch happily far away for awhile, before deciding to have fun themselves by burying the green chipmunk. Once the castle collapsed under its weight, Alvin and Brittany then decided to play in the ocean, throwing around a beach ball.
"I'm telling you Britt" Alvin exclaimed, "Those monkeys at the lab were a tribute to me and Theo!"
"No way" Brittany rolled her eyes, "Alvin and Theodore are common names, it's just a coincidence."
"If only they bothered to put a third one named Simon" Alvin sneered, "Then you wouldn't be able to deny it!"
"If you asked me if there was any band that they should tribute, it's the Chipettes." Brittany claimed.
"But everyone knows that I'm the number one fan", Alvin said.
"Whatever" Brittany sighed, "Who would want to be referenced by a monkey anyway?"
Alvin then caught the ball, "I'm bored, let's do something else."
"Yeah, same!" Brittany groaned. They two of them then got out of the water.
"Let's check out the stores" Alvin said. Brittany simply nodded as they began to return to the boardwalk. They somehow didn't notice their younger siblings as they passed by.
Eleanor gasped as he just finished burying Theodore by the neck down. "They're leaving!" Eleanor cried, "Come on, Teddy!"
"Wait I'm stuck!" Theodore cried. Eleanor flinched as she quickly ran back to pull her boyfriend out.
Meanwhile, over at the boardwalk, Simon and Jeanette walk up to the window of the gem store, which had a woman with an eye patch position there. "Arg" the woman greeted the two chipmunks, "What precious booty do ye little fur balls want to purchase?"
"Well actually Miss…" Simon paused as he looked at her name tag, "Ruby?..."
"That's Ruby eye to ye!" Ruby eye exclaimed, "See?" She then lifted her eye patch, which revealed a ruby where her eye should be.
"Okay?..." Simon stammered, "Like I was saying, we're not buying your gems. We're here to polish ours." He then showed her the amethyst.
"Shiver me timbers!" Ruby cried, "That's quite the booty you got!"
"Thank you" Simon said, "Can you please polish it for us?"
"Fine" Ruby agreed, "But it gonna cost ye an arm and a leg."
"I understand" Simon nodded as he took out his wallet, "How much?"
"I just told ye!" Ruby exclaimed, "You two can pay together, it don't matter to me."
Simon then gulped, "um.. How about 100 bucks?"
Ruby though for a moment, "Deal!" She then snatched the bill and gem and started to work.
"Simon!" Jeanette gasped, "You can't just give away $100!"
"Don't worry Jeanette" Simon assured, "I think I'll get my money's worth."
Alvin and Brittany waltzed through the boardwalk for a bit (Eleanor was still trying to get Theodore out). Brittany then spotted something. "Look Alvin!" Brittany pointed, "An ice cream shop!"
"Oh!" Alvin was intrigued, "I could go for something cool on this hot day." The two chipmunks then walked up to the window and rang the bell. Then another woman with an eye patch, looking identical to Ruby eye, except her eye patch was on the other eye.
"Hello there, land lovers!" the woman greeted "what can I get ye?"
"I would like a strawberry with sprinkles please" Alvin requested.
"I'll have what he's having" Brittany added.
"Aye, two strawberries with sprinkles comin' right up" the eye patch woman then scooped the ice cream up and handed them to the pair, "That'll be an arm and a leg."
"How about a buck 50?" Alvin offered as he took out some money.
"Deal!" the woman said as she snatched the money away. Alvin and Brittany then began to lick away.
The two smaller chipmunks then appeared. "There they are!" Eleanor pointed while Theodore was huffing.
The green chipmunk's eyes then widen, "Oh no." He then pointed at the problem.
"Here's ye booty" Ruby eye returned with the newly polish amethyst. It now looked really smooth, and was now in the shape of a heart.
"Can I get in on a necklace?" Simon asked.
"Aye" Ruby agreed as she attached a necklace on the gem and handed it to the blue teen.
"Wow" Jeanette oogled at the gem as it shined in Simon's hands, "It's really pretty Simon, your lucky to have it."
Simon then shook his head, "No, your lucky to have it." He presented it to the purple chipette.
"What?!" Jeanette cried, "But you found it!"
"Yeah, but I thought it would look better on you" Simon blushed shyly.
Jeanette blushed madly herself as she put on the necklace. She was in awe at the amethyst, it was so huge and sparkly, and purple (and she loves being purple)! "Simon" Jeanette had a hard time speaking, "I don't know what to say. It's really beautiful."
"Not as beautiful as you" Simon smirked as he stared at the ground. He couldn't believe he just said that. That line was not subtle at all! He was too scared to even see what her reaction was.
Jeanette covered her mouth. Did Simon just call her beautiful?! She ran the line through her mind over and over again. There was no other way of interpreting it, Simon Seville thought she was beautiful. She was so overwhelmed with happiness that she did something rather daring, kissing Simon on the cheek. Simon was so shocked by the kiss that he fell to the ground with a large thund.
"What the?" said a familiar voice only a few feet away, "Simon?!"
Theodore and Eleanor gasped, it was too late. It turned it out that the gem shop and the ice cream shop were right next to each other, which meant that their sibling saw each other.
"Alvin?" Simon exclaimed.
"Brittany?" Jeanette said nervously.
"Jeanette!" Brittany sneered. The pink chipette was not pleased to see that her sister had inconspicuously came out of nowhere.
Afraid that a scene was about to start, the small chipmunk quickly stood between them. Their siblings were quite shocked to see them. "Brittany, don't be mad at Jeanette!" Eleanor exclaimed, "Only me and Teddy were watching you guys!"
"YOU WHAT?!" Brittany screamed.
"Arg" growled Ruby eye from her window, "Shut ye pie hole, lasse!"
"Aye" the ice cream woman added, "Ye scarin' away me customers!"
The teens then gasped once they saw that to two shop owners looked identical. "Whoa, double trouble" Alvin gasped.
"Quit ye gawkin" Ruby eye exclaimed, "We just be twins sisters. Ye see I'm Ruby eye." She then showed her ruby eye.
"And I be Cone eye" answered the other twin, revealing a little cone sticking out of concealed eye.
"Wait, you both got weird things in your eyes?" Simon questioned.
"Aye" Ruby Eye nodded, "Ye see it be a family curse, started by our great great grandpappy Hook eye. You see…"
"Oh my god, I don't care!" Brittany proclaimed, she then turned to her sisters, "Now let me ask again, what the heck are you two doing here!"
Simon decided to answer, "Well you see Brittany, me and Jeanette decided to come here…"
"I didn't ask you, pointdexter!" Brittany sneered.
Alvin chuckled, "Oo, burn Simon."
"I was asking Jeanette!" the pink chipette explained.
And for once, Jeanette wasn't taking her sister's attitude. "Hey, you can't talk to Simon like that!" the bespectacled chipette spat.
"Well tell him to stay out of my business!" Brittany snapped, "This has nothing to do with him!"
Jeanette got even madder, "You're always like this, Brittany! You can't simply talk, you feel to lash out and insult anyone who displeases you! You're so unreasonable! I will not have you treat Simon this way!"
"Oh I see!" Brittany yelled, "When I'm upset, I'm being unreasonable. But when your boyfriend is mildly displeased, than that's world ending!"
Jeanette was now getting furious, "For your information, I was having a real touching moment with Simon and you ruined it!"
"How does it feel to have your life ruined?!" Brittany shot back, "I guess we're even now!"
"STOP!" Eleanor cried on the top of her lungs. See her two sister fighting so intensively was absolutely heartbreaking. She stood in between them as she began to sob. "Stop" she whimpered again.
Jeanette gasped as she bent down to hug her little sister. "I'm so sorry, Eleanor" she wept, "I didn't mean to make you upset." Brittany looked down at her sister speechless. Jeanette looked up at her as well. The purple chipettes' eyes conveyed a sense of disappointment towards her auburn haired sister. This was the breaking point for Brittany, as she didn't like to see her upset, it seemed they were completely disregarding her feelings. In response, she turned around and ran away.
"Brittany!" Alvin cried. He then turned to his brothers, "I'm gonna go after Britt. You take care of these two." He then pointed down to the hugging sister. His brothers nodded as he ran off to see Brittany.
Ruby eye shook her head as she turned to her sister, "Nothin' worse than when sisters fight."
Tonal shift engaged.
After 107 minutes of complete insanity, Ian and DJ had sat through the entirety of Gremlins 2. So say the least, DJ could see why his present father loved the movie. "Well that was an experience" Ian joked.
DJ, realizing that he was supposed to act like his dad, got really excited, "Wow, that has to be the greatest movie I have ever seen."
The maroon chipmunk could tell by Ian's expression that he certainly didn't agree, but he lied anyway, "I know right! I especially loved the part where… the gremlins sing New York New York…"
"That was my favorite part too!" DJ lied as well, "Why are we both lying about liking this movie?"
"So" Ian then clapped his hands together, "It seems like 5 o'clock already. So I think I'm gonna pop the question. Robinson!" He clapped his hands together.
Robinson then appeared with a contract on a silver platter. "Your life changing, legally tight, contract, sir."
"Thank you Robinson" Ian remarked as he took the contract out. He slammed the contract on the table in front of them and placed the pen next to it. "Well here it is, Alvin" Ian smiled devilishly, "The contract that'll change your life forever. Sign this, and you'll be among the music legends. So what do you say, want to become the King of Novelty!"
DJ gulped, in front of him was his father's fate. He managed to get into Ian's house, pose as Alvin, and have to contract set right in front of him. If he had to be entirely honest, he didn't think he would get this far. He looked over to the bald man, who appeared to be growing more and more impatient. The maroon chipmunk took in one last breath before he takes the next step. He picked up the contract, for a moment, Ian was filled with glee. But then DJ ripped the contract into little pieces. And not in anyway stretch as elegant, it was like DJ was committing manslaughter on a piece of paper. Ian looked in horror as DJ completely eradicated the contract. We wondered what happened, what went wrong, he thought he had Alvin between his fingers. DJ then stood up and got really close to Ian's face.
"Listen here you bald bastard" DJ stated softly, yet aggressive, "I know what you did, what your really doing, and what you will do. My family trusted you, they love you, and you stepped all over them to reach selfish goals. So I'm only going to say this once, stay the hell away from my family, and I mean all of my family. Or you'll get what's coming." After he let out everything he had, DJ got back on the ground and stoically walked out of the mansion.
"This can't be happening" Ian muttered in disbelief, "THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!" The bald man then got up and started to trash his own theater. "I GAVE THAT BRAT SWEETS, I MADE HIM A SUPERSTAR, I TREATED HIM WITH NOTHING WITH KINDNESS,I SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON HIM!" He stomped over to the projector and tore out the reel, "I EVEN HAD TO SIT THROUGH THIS INSUFFERABLE MOVIE!" He then began to tear the movie into pieces. He was still livid, he stormed out and walked over to his room of achievements involving the chipmunks and start to break every single object. He then spotted a frame picture of Dave, the Chipmunks, and the Chipettes and picked it up, "I'LL MAKE SURE THESE RATS WILL NEVER WORK IN THIS TOWN AGAIN!" He then smashed the frame and tore the photo into some more pieces. After that he calmed down a bit. He looked at the mess he made. Things weren't supposed to go wrong for him, he's the one who always wins! He then looked down to the floor and saw a piece of the picture he tore that showed Alvin's face. He picked up the piece and crumbled it. But when he looked down at the ground again, he saw another face, a face which he never considered. "Of course" he chuckled, "Why didn't I think of this sooner." He then picked up another piece and smiled evilly at it. "Robinson, call Crystal, I need her to track down the chipmunks."
"But sir" Robinson rebutted, "Alvin ripped the contract into pieces."
"I don't want Alvin anymore" Ian shook his head, "I now want another chipmunk."
Brittany continued to run down the boardwalk. It was now becoming cooler because the sun was setting. "Brittany wait!" Alvin cried. The pink chipette decided to turn around to see if Alvin was with anyone else before stopping.
"Why…" she muttered, "I know I'm not the nicest person in the world, but I have feelings too. I didn't want the Chipettes to end."
"But Brittany" Alvin argued, "The Chipettes don't have to be over just yet."
"Who are you kidding, Alvin?" Brittany wept, "You just saw the fight me and Jeanette had. I even made Eleanor upset. My sisters hate me."
Alvin shook his head, "That's not true. I know better than anyone that family will always care for you."
"But, but" Brittany stuttered, "I insulted your brother."
"Eh, Simon snap like a stick but words never hurt him" the red chipmunk proclaimed, "And he definitely forgives. Come on Britt, you have nowhere to run. You and your sister need to make up."
Brittany stared at the ground "Okay." Alvin then took her hand and led her back to their siblings. She was going to thank Alvin for sticking by her, but she was too shy to say it.
Meanwhile, Simon and Theodore we comforting their respective counterparts as they walked down the boardwalk.
"Don't worry, girls" Theodore said softy, "Alvin will manage to get Brittany."
Jeanette let out a sigh, "I just don't get why she suddenly hates us some much. I thought she would understand that me and Eleanor want to leave the band some day."
"To be fair, Alvin didn't want to believe that we wanted to leave too" Simon noted, "He stormed out in the middle of the night when he found out."
"What?!" Theodore gasped, "When did this happen?"
"Tuesday night" Simon answered, "I guess you were staying with the girls that night."
"But, he eventually came home" Eleanor pointed somberly.
"Yep" Simon nodded, "DJ manage to convince him to come back and talk to Dave. After that, Alvin seems to have accepted it."
"Man I wish DJ was here" Theodore said, "He would know what to do. He is Alvin's timeline guardian after all."
"Wait what?" Jeanette asked. Simon then quickly whispered what the two small chipmunks believe into her ear. "Why are we lying to Eleanor and Theodore?", Jeanette whispered.
"It's apart of my secret mission" Simon explained. Jeanette then rolled her eyes. She guessed it was harmless that the small ones believed in something unrealistic.
"You do have a point, Theodore" Jeanette noted," DJ would know how to cheer Brittany up."
"He said that we needed to get Alvin and Brittany together to fix everything" Eleanor said.
"Sure that would help" Jeanette responded, "But you get two people together like *snaps* that." Just then, they came across a stage. This stage was usually preserved for performances, they even performed there before. Just then, Jeanette got an idea. "Wait, I know what we can do!" she exclaimed. She then got on stage and started to tamper with the speaker.
"Jeanette, what are you doing?" Simon asked.
"We're going to put on a show!" Jeanette exclaimed, "I read Brittany's diary, she always wanted to her first kiss to happen while slow dancing behind a sunset. At look at the sky!" She then pointed to the sun, which was beginning to set behind the horizon.
"But how are we going to put on a show?" Theodore asked, "We don't have our instruments."
"We'll just have to sing along to a recording" Jeanette stated, now does anyone have cassette tape?"
Simon then coughed, "I have one in my pocket, but…"
"Great!" Jeanette cheered as she pulled the cassette tape out. She was shocked to see it was Hold on by Wilson Phillips (You probably don't remember but this is what Simon was singing in the shower before he banged his head and invented time travel). "You like this song, Simon" Jeanette asked softly.
Simon faced turned completely red, "I do…" He was embarrassed as the cheesy pop song didn't align with his sophisticated persona, yet he couldn't stop listening to it.
"I love this song too" Jeanette smiled. Simon looked at her in disbelief. Jeanette, someone he felt was as mature as he was, also liked the song. They both stared warmly at each other, it seemed like today they gotten even closer.
"Well me and Teddy don't know the lyrics" Eleanor proclaimed as she took the tape out of Simon's hands, "So I guess you two will have to sing it." And without warning she went over to the music player and put it in. At this moment, Alvin and Brittany happened to show up. That was when the music started to play. Every being in the surrounding area looked around confused. The small chipmunks gave their older siblings mikes and pushed them close to each other, making them blushed. The two tall teens were nervous, but they having each other made them confident. So they began to sing:
I know there's pain
Why do you lock yourself up in these chains?
No one can change your life except for you
Don't ever let anyone step all over you
The bypassers started to cheer. Alvin and Brittany just looked at each other confused.
Just open your heart and your mind
Is it really fair to feel this way inside?
The bypassers then began to dance with each other as Simon and Jeanette got more into the song.
Some day somebody's gonna make you want to
Turn around and say goodbye
Until then baby are you going to let them
Hold you down and make you cry
Don't you know?
Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your way
If you hold on for one more day
Can you hold on for one more day
Things'll go your way
Hold on for one more day
Simon and Jeanette were having fun, including everyone else. Yet Alvin and Brittany were still nervous. They both wanted to, but weren't sure if the other did.
You could sustain
Or are you comfortable with the pain?
You've got no one to blame for your unhappiness
You got yourself into your own mess
Lettin' your worries pass you by
Don't you think it's worth your time
To change your mind?
Theodore and Eleanor were getting quite impatient so they pushed Alvin and Brittany against each other. They both blushed as they made contact. They both gently put their hands on each other and started to dance slowly. After a moment, they started to get more into it.
Some day somebody's gonna make you want to
Turn around and say goodbye
Until then baby are you going to let them
Hold you down and make you cry
Don't you know?
Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your way
If you hold on for one more day
Can you hold on for one more day
Things'll go your way
Hold on for one more day
Alvin and Brittany were in complete bliss. For a moment, it felt like they were the only two people in the world. They haven't danced with each other since back the skating rink. They both realized that this week had been pretty crazy, especially between them. They weren't sure why, but it felt like at this particular moment, at this particular place, something big was supposed to happen between them. At that moment, as they stared intently into each other's eyes, the faces started to move closer and closer together.
Around that time, DJ managed to return home and change back to his 'normal outfit' (the one Simon made him wear to fit in the time period). He was quite proud of himself. Finally he had gotten that cursed Ian Hawke out of his family's life. Now all there was left was for his parents to get together and he's home free. "I guess I'm the one who's going to teach Uncle Simon how to be a time traveler" DJ joked to himself. To see that his goal had succeeded, he patiently watched the sunset, which was when his parents were supposed to have their first kiss.
Alvin's lips were inches away from Brittany's. Their siblings stared intently, hoping that the two would finally lock lips.
"Well, well, well, look who we have here" an ominous large shadow appeared. His voice sounded familiar.
"See bro" another familiar voice said, "I told you those chipmunks were here"
The music stopped as everyone looked at the new faces.
Alvin gasped, "You!" It was the gang leader from the skating rink with the muscular dude.
The gang leader started to laugh, "Is it true that my brother beat your sorry ass in a bench press competition."
"Yeah man" the meathead answered, "You should've seen him, he couldn't even do 10." The two jerky brothers then started to laugh.
Alvin let go of Brittany and walk straight up at his bullies to the dismay for everyone, "You know what else is funny? Me being more famous than the two of you combined"
"Alvin!" Brittany scolded, "What's gotten into you?!"
"Britt, these jerkwads totally mistreated us!" Alvin exclaimed, "You can't expect me to let them get away with it!"
The brother laughed even more. "Oh what are you going to do?" the gangleader teased, "Fall flat on your face like you did at the rink?" The muscular dude laughed even harder.
Alvin's blood started to boil, "Someone pushed me!"
"Yeah, sure pipsqueak" the gang leader replied.
"Alvin, forget those A-holes" Brittany demanded, "They're not worth your time!"
"Listen to your girlfriend, punk" the musclehead teased, "She's worried about you getting hurt because she knows we can beat you up!"
"Yeah, listen to your little girlfriend. She'll give you plenty of kisses on your baby forehead" the gangleader mocked, "You act tough but you ain't nothing more than a weak lovey dovey rodent. I don't care if you're famous, you ain't nothing."
Alvin was so mad with rage that he began to mouth them off, "She is not my girlfriend! And I ain't weak! I can take both of you on! I'm Alvin Seville, famous rockstar, and soon I'm going solo! I won't need anyone else! No brothers, no dads, no romance!"
"Oh is that true?" the gang leader asked, "Your probably jealous that the Chipettes are more popular than you."
"God no!" Alvin yelled, "The chipmunks are better in every way. Why? Because of me! I'm the glue. The Chipettes wouldn't be anywhere without me. They would still be playing at that hotel. And yet she insists her band is better! The audacity! I'm way better than her, it's not even a joke. I literally spent the entire week trying to cheer her up, yet she always becomes upset. Who would want to date that?!" Alvin shut his mouth once he realized what the just said. He turned to face Brittany, who looked like she was on the brink of tears. "Brittany…" Alvin stammered, "I-I didn't mean it…"
Brittany then slapped him across the face, and everyone went silent. She tried to stay strong as she wiped the tears away. "I was so dumb to think you out of all people would care about me" she whimpered, "You insulted me to my face. I- I was starting to like you. It seems like in the end, you only care about yourself. Go to hell, Alvin" She then ran away. This time, Alvin didn't chase after her, as he felt ashamed of himself.
"Let's bounce, bro" the gang leader said, "I think this furball learned his lesson." They both laughed as they walked away.
The other chipmunks were especially speechless. How did everything go horribly wrong so fast? Simon then let out a gasp once he realized something, "DJ!" He then raced back home as fast as he could. The other chipmunks were confused to what Simon meant but knew it couldn't be any good. So they ran after him as well.
Alvin just sat there. It was too late, but he realized that Brittany was right. In the end, he was only thinking of himself. He made up with Brittany just so he could feel like the higher person. He took Brittany out on dates just so he wouldn't get his brain melted. Why couldn't he just treat her nice just so he could see her smile? Why couldn't he just hung out with her just because she was fun to be around? He realized he truly loved Brittany, but he had already lost her. So he simply watched the sunset.
The sun then set.
Back at home, DJ felt like something was wrong. Did his parents kiss? Is it over? He slowly took out his photo to check. His eyes then fell onto the picture.
It was now pretty dark outside, and Brittany was sobbing to herself in a seating area by the boardwalk walk. She felt like this had to have been the worst day of her life. Everything seemed like it was falling apart. First she learned that her sisters want to leave the band, then her family got mad at her for being upset, and the one person she thought would stay by her side preached about how he didn't need anyone, especially her. Was everyone she thought loved her, were in reality very selfish? Of course you and I know it's far from the truth, but Brittany was too upset and heartbroken to think straight.
She then heard a familiar voice behind her. "Brittany?" He said, "Brittany Miller, is that you?"
The pink chipette lifted her head and turned around. "Uncle Ian?" she muttered. Indeed it was, her producer seemed to have caught her crying.
Ian pretended to gasp, "Brittany, what's wrong?!" He then sat on the other side of the table she was sitting by.
"Oh nothing" Brittany lied. She was a terrible liar, but she didn't want Ian to hear her troubles.
Ian shook his head, "Now don't give me that. I can see you've been crying." He then placed his hand on hers, "Tell me what's getting you so upset. Who knows, I might be able to help."
Brittany smiled a little, could it be that Ian cares about her? To test the theory, she decided to let him know. "Well you see, last night I found out my sisters want to leave the Chipettes some day" Brittany began.
"What?!" Ian acted all shocked, "But the Chipettes is the biggest band in the country! Why would they ever want to do anything else?"
"Thank you!" Brittany sighed, it felt nice to have someone finally agree with her, "Me and my sisters worked so hard to get where we are, and now they want to abandon our lives' work!"
"That's awful" Ian exclaimed, "How could your sisters do that to you?!"
"But that's not it!" Brittany continued, "When I complained about it, everyone called me selfish and inconsiderate. But I love singing and performing, why should I be forced to stop because my sister suddenly don't want to anymore?!"
"My thoughts exactly" Ian crossed his arms, "It sounds like they're the ones being selfish."
"And worst of all" Brittany started to weep again, "Alvin, who I thought had changed, who I thought loved me, said the meanest things about me, just so he wouldn't seem weak in front of bullies." She then went back to sobbing again.
Ian shook his head as he took out a handkerchief, "Here Brittany."
Brittany opened her eyes to see what the man was offering. "Thanks" she replied as she took the handkerchief and blew into it.
Ian then got more serious, "Listen, you have done nothing wrong." The pink chipette listened closely. "You're greatest performer I know" Ian claimed, "And no sisters or boys is going to change that. Alvin is a fool for mistreating you."
Brittany felt like she was feeling a little better, "Thank you, Uncle Ian. I really needed to hear that."
"It's nothing" Ian smiled. He then pretended to have gotten an idea. "Wait a minute" Ian exclaimed, "I think I know exactly how to fix all your problems!" He then took out a piece of paper and placed it on the table. It looked like it was a contract.
"W-what's this?" Brittany stammered.
Ian then let out a chuckle, "Well you see I was going to offer this to Alvin, but I think you're more deserving of it."
Brittany stood up straight, "What is it that your offering?"
"Brittany" Ian began confidently, "How would you like it if I made it guaranteed that you'll be performing for the rest of your life?!"
"I'm listening" Brittany stated.
"Brittany Miller, how would like to have a solo career?!" Ian proclaimed.
"A solo career?!" Brittany gasped, "You mean, be a one chipette show?!"
"If anyone could do it, you can!" the bald man answered, "Think of it, you could be the next Madonna! There would be no one to hold you back from doing whatever you want! And you can finally prove to the world that you are the greatest rock n' roller in the world!"
Brittany stared silently at the contract, it sounded so ambitious, but oh so wonderful. "You really can do that for me?" She asked.
"You bet!" Ian responded, "Come on, you can trust your uncle. Let me manage you, and I can turn your life around!"
Brittany didn't know what to say. She went back and forward to if she should take the offer or not. On the one hand, she would be betraying her family, but on the other hand, it seemed like Ian actually cared about her.
Simon and the others rushed home as fast as they could. Once they returned, Simon turned to the other chipmunks. "Alright, I'm going to check on my… um machine" he said, "Jeanette, take Theodore and Eleanor into your house. I let you know when it's okay to come in."
The purple chipette nodded. But there was something she wanted to say, "Before you go, there's something I want to tell you." She was going to confess her feelings to Simon, he had been so sweet to her all day and even got her a beautiful gift. But at the last minute she choked. So she decided to say something else, "Thanks for today. It was really great." Simon simply gave her a thumbs up before e ran into his home. Once he was gone, Jeanette let out a groan, "Why couldn't I just tell him?!"
Eleanor then turned to her. "You were going to tell Simon, weren't you!" the blonde gasped.
Jeanette silently, she then looked down at her necklace. "Yeah, and as usual I was too scared" she scolded herself.
"Don't worry, Jeanette" Theodore replied, "You can just tell him later. I know he'll say yes!"
"R-really?" Jeanette stammered as she stared at her amethyst.
"I know so" Theodore claimed. The purple chipette's heart started to flutter. She beginning to believe the words the two of them were saying.
"Alright" she answered with a smile, "I'm going to tell him."
Simon sped all the way upstairs, "DJ!" He then burst into the bedroom.
"Oh hey Uncle Simon" DJ greeted. He was lying on his father's bed, and he didn't seem that happy. "We did it" he weakly smiled, "We saved the future."
Simon shook his head, "DJ, something happened at the beach, something really bad…."
DJ then shushed him, "Simon, everything is fine. I pretended to be dad and put Ian in his place."
"Wait" Simon stammered, "What did you do?"
"Well you see, Ian took me to his house to sign the contract" DJ explained, "And guess what I did? I ripped the contract into little pieces. He won't be bothering us anymore."
Simon was speechless, "DJ, I need to tell you what happened between your parents."
DJ once again interrupted him, "I know, the photo is still disappearing. But look." He then showed his uncle the photo, "It hasn't gotten any worse." But then the maroon chipmunk started to cry with pain as he fell to the ground.
"DJ!" Simon cried as he ran over to help his nephew.
The headphones wearing chipmunk's body felt like it was being cut to pieces. The pain was unimaginable. "What's happening?" DJ grunted.
Brittany had signed the contract.
Ian couldn't have been more than happy. He lifted up the contract and admired the chipette's signature. "So Uncle Ian" Brittany peeped, "Are you going to help me become a superstar."
"Oh Brittany" Ian grinned, "By the end of the month, no one will be able to think of anyone else but you!" Brittany was ecstatic, she was so excited. And so was Ian, but he had more in store for the girl than she thought.
DJ cried in pain some more as he took another look at the picture. "My sister" he cried, "She's gone!"
Simon took a look at the photo as well. Indeed it has seemed that DJ's twin sister Carol had disappeared. "Oh no" Simon muttered. Everything was going horribly wrong. "I'm sorry DJ" Simon answered, "I've should have never messed with time. Now your sister has disappeared."
"Am… am I next?" DJ muttered.
Just then the doorbell rang. "You go lie down, DJ" Simon said, "I'm going to see who's at the door."
He laid his nephew down and then rushed over to open the front door. It was Jeanette. "Hey Simon" she greeted nervously.
"Oh hello Jeanette" Simon answered in the same tone. It certainly wasn't a good time for Jeanette to visit, but he needed to act natural.
Jeanette then let out a cough, "You know I really enjoy today." she blushed. Simon nodded. "And, well I enjoy being around you in general" she continued, "And I think your a wonderful person."
Simon's eyes widen, he felt like he knew what was coming next.
"So um… Simon Seville" Jeanette concluded, "If it's not much of a bother, will you go out with me?"
Simon was ecstatic. There was nothing more than we wanted to do than yell 'yes' in front of the world. His crush just asked him out. He was so happy that he nearly forgot to answer. Images of what their future together might be like: going on dates, snuggling in bed, getting married, having children. It all seemed so perfect. But then his ear caught his nephew cries of pain. He remembered what he saw in that textbook, what Jeanette's future was. He thought of his nephew, and the consequences of altering time. And finally he thought of the video. Even if everything turned out fine, Jeanette might have to suffer through losing of her significant other. Simon imagined her in the future, weeping at his funeral, unable to move on. He couldn't say yes. He looked at the person he loved and mustered the words out. "I'm sorry, Jeanette" he peeped, "I can't go out with you."
"What?" Jeanette peeped. The blue teen could see her beginning to break down, "But… but… you called me beautiful."
"You are beautiful" Simon stated, "It's just… we can't be together…"
Jeanette let out a sigh, "I understand… I shouldn't have assumed you felt the same away." She then began to walk away.
"Wait!" Simon called, "Jeanette!" But she didn't wait. She ran all the way home with tears falling from her eyes. The boy hunched his head downwards. He let out some tears of his own as he closed the door.
Theodore and Eleanor waited patiently for Jeanette to come back. They thought she would be happy, but instead she ran upstairs crying. Ms. Miller saw this as well. "Jeanette!" she cried as she ran upstairs, "What's wrong."
Once the old woman was gone, the two small chipmunks turned to each other. "I can't believe it" Theodore muttered, "Why would Simon say no?"
"I don't know" Eleanor answered. Just then, Theodore started to cry himself.
"I just wanted us to be one big happy family" he cried into his girlfriend's chest. She rubbed his back as a serious look appeared on her face.
"Listen Teddy" Eleanor exclaimed, "it's not over yet. I know our siblings love each other, Thanos said so!"
Theodore cheered up a bit, "Hey, yeah! He did say they were meant to be together!"
"Exactly" Eleanor said as she stood up, "That's why, no matter what, we'll get our siblings together!"
Let's end this behemoth of a chapter here. Yep, almost everything went wrong. Alvin and Brittany didn't kiss, Ian now has Brittany in the contract, and Simon and Jeanette didn't get together. There are only two days left, will DJ manage to fix everything? We're now entering the final act of the story. If you want to know how everything ends, stick around for some more. Also chapters might be really long (at least longer that 4k words) so prepare for that. Thanks for reading this far and I'll see you next time!