Chapter 27- Back in Time
Saturday
June 13th, 2020
1:23am
It was a brisk night in the vibrant city of Los Angeles. In the suburbs, almost everyone had already gone to sleep. One of those who was still awake was an old crockery principal. He had just finished cleaning up his wondrous highschool, West Eastman, and was preparing to lock it up for the summer. While most enjoyed the warm weather and time off, Principal Talbot thought the whole fiasco of summer vacation was an ill use of time that could've been spent on educating the youth, even if said youth would disagree. Regardless, it was nice to have a couple of months off to an extent, in fact he was planning on seeing some relatives in Transylvania. But when he was done locking the front doors, something strange occurred. Over by the road, between the two lamp posts, there were explosive sounds and blinding flashes.
Bam Bam BOOM!
Next proceeded to what sounded like a speeding car crashing into a building. "What the devil?" Talbot flabbergasted. He hurried over to the street to see what it was, and what he saw was that a car had crashed into the Best Buy down the street. Talbot wondered where in the world the car came from, as he was sure he didn't see or hear one coming a moment ago. The car pulled out, and it looked quite strange. It seemed to be a silver electric car, but with a bunch of weird gadgets on it. But the strangest thing of all was that the car was emitting smoke all over. Then the driver's door swung upwards, and a maroon figure collapsed on the ground. When the principal examined the figure some more, he realized that it was one of his students. "Master Seville?!" he gasped.
DJ groaned, feeling a bit dizzy. "Principal Talbot?..." he moaned. But when DJ's eyes saw his principal clearly, he saw he had white and wrinkles. "Principal Talbot, you're old!" DJ cheered as he shot up.
"I beg your pardon?!" Talbot questioned, feeling quite offended by the sudden rudeness.
"You're old!" DJ continued to chant, "You're good ol' Principal Talbot!" Suddenly DJ paused, "Wait a minute!" He shoved his hand into his pocket and pulled out his smartphone. He then held it way up into the sky. His eyes looked over to the top corner, and his eyes widened when he saw he had reception. "My phone works!" he cried joyfully, "My phone actually works!"
Talbot rolled his eyes, "Children these days."
The maroon chipmunk then cracked his head over to his principal again, with an excited look in his eye. "Principal Talbot, tell me, what's today's date?!" he asked eagerly.
"The date?" Talbot scratched his head, "Well seeing how it's already 1 in the morning, it must be the 13th."
"Of what month?!" DJ asked once more.
"Uh… June" Talbot answered awkwardly.
"Of what year?!" DJ asked, looking like he was about to explode.
"2020…" Talbot muttered, "Master Seville, is everything alr…."
"YESSSS!" DJ screamed, "I'M BACK BABY!" The teen then began to kiss the floor. "21st century, I'll never leave you again!" he cried.
"Master Seville is acting strange… or at least not the way he usually acts" Talbot wondered, "I've only last seen him in the afternoon, what is with this sudden crazed behavior?"
Suddenly, DJ spotted a van driving by. He let out a gasp, recognizing the vehicle. It was the van with the Russian mobster! "Nice talking to you Principal Talbot!" DJ blurted, "But I gotta get going!" And without a pause, DJ ran back inside the Tesla and drove after the van.
"That boy is too much like his father" Talbot sighed, "Wait a minute, Seville isn't old enough to be driving a car!"
DJ raced after the white van, he desperately tried to drive past it, but the van kept cutting him off. He then got the idea of driving to make a sharp turn around the upcoming block, and hopefully be fast enough to cut off the van. He swerved right, and tried to keep as steady as possible. As he was returning to the route to the mall, he saw that he was almost ahead of the van. But bad luck seemed to have one more quick trick up its sleeve, and the Tesla gas stopped running again. DJ looked in horror as the van zoomed past. "No!" he cried as he kept hitting the car, trying to jump start it again. But this time it didn't seem like it was working. "Maybe if I run and make lots of shortcuts, I'll get there in time!" DJ thought up. So he decided to leave the Tesla by the road and he sprinted down to the mall.
He ran as fast as he could, running across streets without looking both ways, rushing through bits of forest, until he found himself back to the Bargdasarian mall parking lot. He looked over to the sign with the digital clock and saw it was 1:33. He still had time! But he came to a full stop once he saw the van pull up down at the parking lot. He heard some gunshots so he ducked behind the sign. And then he saw his Uncle Simon, now a fully grown adult. He watched as the lab coat wearing chipmunk put his hands in the air as a mobster aimed his machine gun at him. "No one double crosses the Smirnov family" he heard the mobster said. And then the worse happened, he watched as his uncle was pelted with bullets.
He wanted to shout in anger for having to see Simon die once again. "NOOOO!, YOU BASTARDS!" DJ paused, it sounded like him, yet he didn't say anything. He then saw who had just screamed, it was his past self!
"No witnesses!" the mobster snarled as he shot his gun at a past DJ. The maroon chipmunk then watched his slightly younger self jump into the Tesla (the one from the past) and drive away from the gangsters as fast as he could. He watched as the van chased the time machine all around the parking lot. Then suddenly there was a blinding flash and a boom! Past DJ and the Tesla disappeared in smoke as fire trails lit up across the ground. The van swerved, not expecting for the car to disappear into thin air. And then suddenly, in the distance, a police car came driving by with it's sirens on. "It's the fuzz!" the mobster exclaimed to the drive, "Get us out of here!" The van then zoomed up to the road and the police car continued to chase it down.
"NOOO!" DJ cried as he ran down to the bespectacled chipmunk's laying body. Once he was there, his uncle looked completely lifeless. DJ began to tear up, he fell to his knees and placed his hands on the scientist's stomach. "I tried to warn you, Uncle Simon" DJ wept, "Why did you rip up that letter?" DJ then closed his eyes in shame.
"Meow" he heard a little voice say. DJ opened his eyes to see Simon's cat right in front of him.
"I'm sorry I couldn't save him, Schrodinger" he shook his head, petting the cat, "Why… Why him?!" DJ then broke down whimpering.
He then felt hands placed on his shoulder as a figure appeared behind him. "DJ, calm down" the voice said in a caring tone, "Everything's alright."
"Everything's not alright, Auntie Jeanette" DJ wept, "Uncle Simon is…. Auntie Jeanette?!" DJ shot up, he couldn't believe his eyes. Jeanette, grown up as well, was right in front of him. Not only that, but she looked a little different as well. Now she was a light purple collar shirt under a white lab coat. And her hair was quite messy, probably on par with Simon's. "Auntie Jeanette, what are you doing here?!" DJ exclaimed. The last time he checked, his aunt wasn't present this night.
The purple chipette then chuckled gleefully, "Welcome back, DJ"
DJ was speechless, "What in the world is going on?..." He looked down at his uncle, and to his surprise, he was awake.
"DJ!" Simon cheered as he stood up.
"What?!" DJ cried, "How are you… How did you...?"
Simon unzipped his suit to reveal a bullet proof vest. He then took something out of his pocket and showed DJ. "Thanks for the heads up" he smiled.
DJ looked at what his uncle was holding, and it was his letter, it was covered in tape. "Simon!" DJ smirked, "You taped it up! But, what happened to not knowing future information?"
"Well DJ" Simon smirked, "I followed your advice, I didn't let my future go to waste."
"Oh" DJ sighed in relief, "Well it's good to be back to my own familiar time"
"Well… Not everything will seem familiar" Jeanette muttered. She and Simon then showed DJ their hands, and they were both wearing gold rings.
"Oh my god…" DJ gasped, "Don't tell me…"
"That's right DJ" Simon chuckled, "Me and Jeanette got married!"
"What?!" DJ cheered, "No way!"
"Yes way" Jeanette nodded, "Just before you went back in time, Simon confessed his feelings for me, and well…"
"Let's just say we shared an electrifying connection" Simon interjected.
"That's awesome!" DJ exclaimed as he hugged his aunt and uncle, "I'm so happy for you two!"
The two middle aged chipmunks then hugged their nephew back. "Well it's all thanks to you, DJ" the blue adult smiled, "If you haven't encouraged me to get closer with Jeanette, I would've… ended up the same."
"You've also helped me, DJ" the purple adult added, "Thanks to you, I know living the life I always wanted
"Really?" DJ raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean by that?"
"Well" Jeanette chuckled as she gestured Simon and DJ to come over to the back of the truck, "Instead of managing books, I now create them." She then opened a cardboard box. It was filled with copies of the same book. She then took one of them out and handed it to DJ, who began to read the cover.
"Back to the Future by Jeanette Seville" he then gasped, "You're an author!"
"And a good at that!" Simon exclaimed, "Her novels had sold millions of copies. You should read the one that takes place in a simulation!"
"Simon stop!" Jeanette smirked, "You're making me blush!"
"It's true though" Simon cooed as he wrapped his arms around his wife. The two of them then shared a little kiss.
DJ then began to read the back, "17 year old Marty McFly is friends with a cook scientist named Doc Brown. One night, Doc calls Marty to come meet him in a parking lot. Little does the boy know that the doctor had invented a time machine… Hey wait a minute, this sounds very familiar"
"Sorry DJ" Jeanette chuckled, "I sort of got inspiration from your visit in 1990. But don't worry I've changed some things"
"Yeah, for one thing she made us human" Simon noted, "Don't think there's enough stories about them?"
"What did you want me to do?" Jeanette shrugged, "Making the characters chipmunks would be too obvious."
"But wait a minute" DJ interjected, "How did you write the ending, I've just shown up."
"I had to improvise that part" Jeanette answered, "But I guess now we can know how the story really ends."
"That's right kid" Simon nodded, "How about we drive you home?"
"Oh please" DJ groaned, "I want nothing more than that!"
"Okay" Simon chuckled, "Now where's the Tesla?"
"Just down the street" DJ answered, "Though I must note, I think you'll have to hit it again."
The blue chipmunk let out a sigh, "I should really fix that"
Sometime after, the three of them retrieved the time machine and Simon quickly fixed it. Afterwards, he and Jeanette drove their nephew home. "So wait" DJ raised an eyebrow, "The clocktower still works?"
"Yep" Simon nodded as he steered, "It seemed the rod caught the lightning before it could hit the tower. Though the lightning still gave me and your aunt a mean zap"
"It felt crazy" Jeanette shuttered, "I mean DJ, look at what it did to my amethyst." She then revealed that she still wore the necklace. The amethysts showed some scratches, but still looked very pretty. But a new detail about it was the lightning bolt shaped crack on it.
"Wow" DJ commented, "Well at least the lightning bolt makes it look cooler."
"Alright, we're here" Simon announced as he pulled over.
DJ then exited out of the car. "Thanks for everything, guys" he said once again, "And I'm really happy that you two hooked up as well. I always knew you were meant for each other."
"It's good to have you back, DJ" Jeanette smiled. Simon then started the engine, even turning on the flux capacitor.
"Say Jeanette, want to take a trip through the fourth dimension" Simon asked.
"I would be lying if I said I didn't want to" Jeanette answered, "But I decide where, or should say, when we should go?"
"Can I give a suggestion?" DJ asked. His uncle and aunt shrugged. DJ then walked up to the window, "You guys should go to the future. Like about 30 years. Then when you find me and we'll all be the same age. I could even show you around."
"Travel to the future?" Simon scratched his head, "But our older selves would be around."
"Don't worry, Uncle Simon" DJ rebutted, "Your older selves would know to avoid you, as it already happened to them. Plus come one, we hung out as teenagers, why not hang out as adults?"
"Hmm" Jeanette scratched her chin, "Let's do it, honey! Maybe we when back to the present, we could invent future technology and make millions!"
"Hey, that's not a bad idea" Simon nodded, "Well DJ, it's a 'date'!"
DJ rolled his eyes, "See you 30 years."
"Bye DJ" Jeanette waved.
"To the future!" Simon chanted as he and his wife went speeding off. Then there was a blinding flash and boom!
DJ then let out a big yawn. "Boy I need to rest" DJ sighed. So he entered his house. He didn't even bother to turn the lights on. In fact he found himself quite exhausted, so he decided to sleep on the couch.
"DJ…..DJ… DJ!" shouted a voice.
The maroon chipmunk woke up. He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. "Wha?" he muttered. He opened his eyes a bit and saw it was already morning.
"Did you seriously sleep on the couch again?!" the voice sneered. DJ turned and saw it was his twin sister Carol.
"Carol!" DJ cheered. He then suddenly hugged her. "Oh my sweet sister, Carol" he sang.
"Who are you calling sweet?" Carol snapped, "And stop hugging me, you weirdo"
"Ha ha, no" DJ teased, "Can't bro show a sis some love?"
"Ew, what the hell" the magenta chipette gagged. But her brother wasn't letting go. She started to get quite embarrassed, wondering how her friends would react if they saw her right now. But, this hug did feel half bad. So she begrudgingly hugged her twin back, though not as strong.
DJ then noticed something strange. The living room didn't look quite the same, in fact a lot of furniture was different, and they seemed more expensive. "Hey Carol" DJ let go as he began to ask, "Where did all this furniture come from?"
Carol gave him a strange look. "What do you mean? I guess mom and dad bought them from stores" she shrugged.
"B-but they look so nice" DJ commented.
"DJ, what's up with you?" Carol asked, "You're acting strange."
"But how the heck did mom and dad afford all of this?" DJ wondered.
"DJ, they're famous rockstars, they can afford anything they want" Carol explained.
"Kids, breakfast is almost ready!" yelled a voice from the kitchen.
Carol rolled her eyes, "Listen, I ain't got time for weirdness, alright? I'm going to eat breakfast." She then walked away.
DJ idled for a moment, what did Carol mean? Sure their parents were famous but they stopped performing a long time ago.
But when DJ entered the kitchen, what he saw nearly caused him to gasp loudly. "Good morning, sweetie" Brittany greeted her son while making some pancakes on the stove. Brittany was all grown up as expected, but she looked drastically different than the last time DJ saw her. Her auburn hair still had that pink streak in it, and was long with a ponytail, unlike the short cut he usually sees his mother have. It was even combed over her left eye. And her clothes, they weren't the professional work dress she used to wear. Instead, she wore a fancy pink crop top with a 'B' on it, medium pink skirt, and light blue leggings.
"Mom!" DJ gasped, "You're hair!"
"What about my hair?" Brittany asked, her face then turned to horror, "Oh my god, is it all frizzy already! First day of summer and my hair is already suffering."
"No mom, your hair looks fine" Carol said deadpanned, tapping away at her phone, "Though it bit behind the trends. Ponytails were so last month"
"Oh no!" Brittany waled, "Carol, after breakfast, you must help me fix my hair. I haven't sent my morning Instagram post and I can't leave my followers waiting!"
"Fine" Carol sighed, sounding like she had done this multiple times before. She and DJ then sat down at the table.
DJ was now even more confused about what was going on. "Well it certainly sounds like I'm back in the present" he pondered, "But why is mom still acting like her old self? She's supposed to act more boring now." It was now easier to see the Brittany of 1990 as being the same person as Brittany of 2020, yet it wasn't originally this way. And she certainly didn't know anything about Instagram before. "Hey mom?" DJ spoke up nervously, "I can't help but notice that you're more… free spirited. Did something happen?"
"Umm…" Brittany began to look nervous, "Well, you'll see."
"O-okay" DJ raised an eyebrow. Brittany then set four plates of pancakes on the table. DJ got a little excited to be able to taste his mother's cooking again, even if she wasn't as good as his chief aunt and uncle.
Once Brittany placed down the last plate, she seemed a bit annoyed, as she let out a scoff. "Why isn't your father here yet?" she grumbled, "Alvin! Get down here, breakfast is ready!"
"Coming!" yelled a voice upstairs. Suddenly loud electric guitar sounds came speeding down the stairs. DJ raised an eyebrow, wondering what in the world could it be. Then suddenly, a red figure came knee sliding in the kitchen. It was Alvin, and he was rocking out on a red horned electric guitar? Not only that, but he wasn't wearing anything remotely like a business suit he wore all the time. Instead, he was wearing a red leather jacket with an 'A' patched stitched on. He also wore red leather pants, and his hair was all messy and cool. But you can bet he still had that red cap on. "Lookie here!" he cheered, "The guitar I commissioned is finally here!"
"Oh that's great" Brittany remarked sarcastically, "Now stop playing around, you're pancakes are going cold."
"Alright" Alvin sighed as he placed the guitar against the wall and sat down with the rest of the family, "Morning, kids".And without hesitation, he started to chow down his plate. "Mmm" Alvin smiled, "These pancakes are great! Superb as usual, Britt"
"Aw, thank you" Brittany cooed. She then gave Alvin a little peck.
DJ couldn't help but marvel at his dad's sudden new look. Why wasn't he in his suit? He had never seen his dad wear anything like this as an adult. He also never saw him so lively. Same as his mother, Alvin appeared to act more like his old self. He seemed to have started a bit too long, as his father began to notice.
"What is it, DJ?" Alvin raised an eyebrow, "You're looking at me as I had a frog head."
"Oh" DJ stammered, "Uhh… Okay, what is going on? Why are you two acting so... cheerful?"
Everyone at the table looked at him strangely. "What do you mean?" Alvin asked, "It's the first day of summer, adults enjoy it too you know."
"Yeah" Brittany interjected, "We have a tour every summer, it's our favorite time of year."
"Wait" DJ scratched his head, "Tour?"
Suddenly, Alvin got a notification on his phone. He took his phone out and his face lit up. "Wow, has it been that long already?!" he gasped.
"What is it, Alvin?" Brittany asked.
"Theodore just tweeted me, apparently the record company remastered our first single together!" Alvin exclaimed, "Take a listen!" He then began to play the music, and to DJ's surprise, it was Eye to Eye.
"Hey!" DJ pointed, "That's the song you guys sang at the Hollywood Bowl!"
"It sure is, DJ" Brittany smiled, "Oh Alvin, I still remember that night. How we sang in unison, our fans cheering us on. Oh our first kiss."
"It sure was magical" Alvin cooed.
Carol then gagged, "God, you guys have probably played that song a thousand times. Me and DJ are sick of hearing it."
"Hey" Alvin wagged his finger, "Carol, let me tell you that if it weren't for that song, you and your brother wouldn't have been born."
"That's right, sweetie" Brittany grinned as she hugged Alvin's arm, "After your father first read it, he felt inspired to tell me the complete honest truth of how he felt about me. And it inspired me to do it as well."
"Yep and it continues to inspire people all over the globe" Alvin bragged, "You know how it goes, me and your mother sang that song, uniting our fans, and this would begin the unstoppable music duo, Alvin and Brittany, the Chipmunk and Chipette."
DJ brain exploded. "Wait what?" he cried in shock.
"DJ, did you hit your head?" Alvin asked, "Or did you really forget that me and your mom used to be in separate bands with your aunts and uncles."
"No, I know that part" DJ stammered, "You know what, I need to step out a minute" The maroon chipmunk then rushed out of the kitchen, leaving his family quite confused. He decided to take his phone out and look up his parents. There he found a wikipedia page for the music duo 'The Chipmunk and Chipette'. There he found out that after the concert in 1990, after it was decided that the Chipmunks and Chipettes would take a break, his parents went on to form their own band. And the most shocking part was that they never stopped making music. His aunts and uncles would even return briefly for albums or tours every now and again. It seemed his parents would as believed as they ever were. DJ then realized, this was all because he changed the future! He quickly looked up Ian, and saw that he had indeed been found guilty and was sent to prison. DJ even cracked a smile when he read that not only did the money returned to the orphanage, but they also got all of Ian's revenue off of both the charity event and the Hollywood Bowl performance, making them quite rich.
"DJ" Carol called out to her brother, "I'm going to eat your pancakes if you don't come back soon"
"Okay, fine" DJ answered as he rushed back to his seat. He ate his pancakes while feeling absolute joy.
"Hey DJ" Alvin teasingly glared, "What got you all happy all of a sudden?"
"Oh nothing" DJ smiled, "Mom and Dad, let me just say I'm happy you guys got to continue being rockstar, you know after the others left the bands."
Brittany shrugged, "Thank you, DJ. I miss performing with my sister all the time, but things are better this way."
"Yeah" Alvin added, "Thanks to the split up, Simon became a scientist, Jeanette an author, and Theodore and Eleanor as cooks. In the end, you should live your life doing the things you love most." Suddenly the doorbell rang. "Speaking of that um… Kids, why don't you two stay in the kitchen while we check who it is." He then gave Brittany a wink, who began to smirk. DJ's parents then got up and went over to the door. All DJ could hear was things moving and a lot of whispering.
"What's going on over there?" DJ wondered as he stood up.
Suddenly he felt Carol tugging on his shirt. "Mom and Dad told us to wait in here" the teen scolded. She then gestured DJ to sit back down, who begrudgingly did.
"Wait a minute" DJ realized, "Since when does Carol ever listen to our parents. Something's fishy."
"Kids!" Alvin cried, "Franklin, Uncle Theodore, and Auntie Eleanor are here! Come say hi!"
DJ looked over to his sister, and saw she was heading to the living room. "Come on, DJ" she gestured. DJ shrugged as he and his twin walked to the living room. When they entered, the lights were turned off.
"SURPRISE!" everyone cheered as the lights were flipped on. There, DJ saw that almost all of his family was there. And over by the wall was something that made his jaw drop, a big advanced dj table, some party lights, and two large speakers.
"What is all of this?!" DJ asked, his excitement about to burst.
"It's a dj table!" Eleanor answered, who was pretty much the same except older.
"Yep" Theodore answered (same thing with him), "And let me tell you it was no walk in the park to bring all of this here, and that's saying a lot as I find walks in the park difficult."
"Then you better stop eating all my cooking, Teddy" Eleanor teased.
"Aw, but your food is delicious" Theodore frowned, giving puppy eyes.
"Oh don't make that face" Eleanor pleaded, "Because when I do, I can't say no" Theodore then made himself look even sadder. "Oh my Teddy bear" Eleanor cooed, "You can eat as much of my dishes as you want."
"Thank you, Ellie" Theodore hugged the blonde, "You're the best wife ever!" Eleanor was so happy to hear what the green chipmunk said, that she began to give him kisses all over his face.
"Mom, Dad" Franklin whined as he carried over some wires, "Come on, you guys are embarrassing me."
DJ's face then lit up. "Franklin!" he cheered as he hugged his cousin.
"Whoa, DJ" Franklin chuckled, "You're certainly happy today."
"Yeah, happy to see you, cuz" DJ sang. Franklin chuckled some more before hugging the maroon teen back.
"Are you happy to see me, too?" asked a shaky voice behind the DJ. The teen turned around and saw it was Dave. He was now quite old, having wrinkles and white hair. He now wore a navy blue wool sweater, and he needed a cane.
"Grandpa Dave!" DJ cheered, "It's so good to see you!"
"You two, Junior" Dave smiled, "How are you liking the gift I helped your dad buy. I may not understand this new electronic sound, but I hope I'll get to write songs for you as well."
"Wait" DJ paused. Dave wanted to write songs for him? But he's not a musician, at least not a professional one.
"How are you liking your gift?" Alvin suddenly asked.
DJ then let go of Franklin,"Oh dad it's amazing! But… why? I'm thankful but… I don't understand"
Suddenly, Alvin started to frown. "Look, I know I acted like a jerk yesterday" he sighed, "When you told me you wanted to be a dj, I got scared. The music industry is a damaging industry, and as you know, when I was your age, it nearly tore this family apart. I was lucky, but it would kill me to see you get hurt. But, I shouldn't have yelled at you and threw out your old dj set."
"Wait" DJ spoke softly, "You bought me an even more expensive one? You didn't have to do that."
Alvin shook his head, "DJ, I shouldn't have denied your dreams. When I was your age, when Dave first told me that the Chipmunks weren't going to last forever, I felt like my life was over. But thanks to an old friend convincing me, I talked with Dave and… that's how the plan of me having my own career began. Heck, the guy who convinced me said that his dad didn't support his dream, and here I am, who ended up doing the same thing. DJ, if you want to be a dj, then god damn it I'll make you the biggest dj in the world. And maybe after that happens, you won't mind having me as a father."
Within a heartbeat, DJ hugged his dad tightly. "Dad" he began to whimper, "I'm sorry for what I said. I'm glad you're my dad! I'm the luckiest son in the world." Alvin smiled as a tear fell from his eye. He hugged his son back, and they stayed like that for a moment. Everyone watched on, smiling and tearing up as well. But then DJ felt someone else hug him.
"Oh I love sweet tender moments" muttered a familiar voice.
DJ gasped, "Ian!" He got himself out of the hug and was dumbfounded to see the bald man in front of him. Ian was now old as well, but his outfit was fairly normal. It didn't look that flashy or expensive at all, as it was a Hawaiian shirt and cargo shorts. "What in the world are you doing here!" DJ cried.
"What" Ian shrugged, "Aren't I part of this family as well?"
"What?!" DJ said, completely flabbergasted.
"I mean, you are my butler" Dave answered, "By the way, did you bring everything out of the car."
Ian let out a groan, "Yes, Dave"
"Wait" DJ's mind boggled, "Why is Ian your butler."
"Well DJ" Dave began, "After spending 24 years in prison and losing all of his fortune, Ian seemed to have really learned his lesson. Once he got out, he didn't really have anyone to turn to, so I decided to find it in my heart to hire him. He may have wronged us in ways that were unforgivable, he did help kickstart everyone's careers, and losing everything, I felt like he deserved to get a second chance. Regardless, he won't be causing trouble anymore."
"Hey Brittany" Ian smirked as he shot finger guns at his formal client, "How's the rockstar life."
"Good" Brittany stared blankly, "How's the servant life?"
"Hey, I'm not a servant!" Ian snapped, "I am a butler; a much more high class and respectable job"
"Whatever" Brittany rolled her eyes, "I can at least say it's a position you deserve."
"Why thank you, Britt" Ian smiled naively, "I'm glad there's no hard feelings."
"Ian!" Dave called, "Can you take out the boxes and put them in the recycling, and also can you get my pills at the pharmacy while you're at it?"
Ian groaned, "Fine." He then picked up all the empty boxes and took them outside.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang again. Alvin groaned, "Looks like Ian locked himself out the car again. Don't worry, I'll handle it." He then opened the door. "Oh!" he reacted surprisingly, "Hey DJ, guess who's here?!" Alvin then led a new person inside. DJ then watched as the world slowed down a bit, as the newly arrived person was none other than his new girlfriend MC.
"Hey DJ" MC smiled with a wink, "I heard you got a new set."
"MC" DJ smirked, walking over to the aquamarine chipette smoothly, "God, aren't you a sight for sore eyes."
"Stop" MC blushed, "You're acting like you haven't seen me in forever."
"Believe me, I have" DJ smiled as he wrapped an arm around her waist.
"Hey" Alvin glared, "No funny business, mister…. Ha ha, I'm just kidding. Who am I, Dave?"
"Hey" Dave acted offended,"What is that supposed to mean?"
"Come on, Dave" Alvin explained, "You used to say that to me and Brittany all the time. But for some reason you never said it to Simon and Jeanette, or even Theodore and Eleanor."
"It's because you two are quite reckless" Dave explained, "Excuse me for having my doubts."
"Oh come on, as you can obviously see I only got Brittany pregnant twice" Alvin rebutted.
"You mean once, Alvin" Dave corrected, "You had twins, remember? See why I was worried?"
"Whatever Dave" Alvin responded, "Say DJ, I just got my new guitar and you just got a new dj table. How about we jam it out, father and son style?"
DJ smirked, "That sounds good, dad. But I get to pick the song."
"Alright" Alvin shrugged as he grabbed his guitar, "You are the dj."
DJ nodded as he ran over to plug his laptop in. He looked around for a song to play, and he found the perfect one. "Hey dad" DJ began to ask, "How about some Huey Lewis?"
"Sounds good to me," Alvin smiled as he plugged his guitar into the speakers, "Britt, do you want to join?"
Brittany shrugged, "Sure. We both have to show our son how to rock out. Come on, Carol, this is going to be a family activity."
Carol groaned as she begrudgingly got off her phone, "Fine." She then walked over to stand next to her mom, and the two of them stood behind a microphone.
"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls!" Alvin announced, "Get ready to party with the Sevilles. Hit it, DJ!" The headphone wearing chipmunk then pressed play. Beats started to play as everyone in the room started to dance. Alvin started a guitar riff while DJ added more sounds into the mix. Then, Brittany and Carol began to sing:
Tell me, doctor, where are we going this time
Is this the 50's, or 1999
All I wanted to do, was play my guitar and sing
So take me away, I don't mind
But you better promise me, I'll be back in time
Gotta get back in time
Theodore and Eleanor began to dance with each other. "Hey, don't you think DJ looks kinda familiar" Eleanor asked.
"Well yeah" Theodore nodded, "He looks like Alvin."
Eleanor shook her head, "But he also looks like Mr. Thanos. He even acts like him too"
"Hey, you're right" Theodore agreed, "And now I think about it, they even wore the same clothes. And Mr. Thanos also went by the name DJ. And he also shares the name of that famous marvel villain…. Wow, what crazy coincidences!"
"I know!" Eleanor responded, "Like what are the chances? You know what this means…. Mr. Thanos is really a time alien and he just borrowed our nephew's identity and future pop culture references."
"Oh, that makes sense" Theodore nodded, "I'm glad his prediction came true. This is a happy family."
Don't bet your future, on one roll of the dice
Better remember, lightning never strikes twice
Please don't drive at eighty eight, don't want to be late again
So take me away, I don't mind
But you better promise me, I'll be back in time
Gotta get back in time
Gotta get back in time
Get me back in time
MC then grabbed the mike and started to freestyle:
Yo Wassup
Or should I say 'when'
Is that a freaky dino
Or Benjamin Franklin
I love you 3000
Let's party like it's 1999
The Sevilles are here
To give you a good time
So don't be late
And don't leave too soon
Cause Time is infinite
And so is the party mood
So hover over here
Teleport over there
Wave your hands up
Like a caveman that don't care
Forget the Past
And don't look into the future
Because here in the present
We're all here together
Brittany and Carol then started to sing again
So take me away, I don't mind
But you better promise me, I'll be back in time
Gotta get back in time
Gotta get back in time
Get me back in time
Alvin and DJ then went back and forward with a guitar solo and a bass drop. All the while, Franklin showed off some cool moves. After some fun freeform, everyone came back to sing one more time.
Gotta get back in time
Gotta get back in time
Get back, get back, get back, get back in time!
The song then ended and everyone gave themselves around applause. "That was amazing!" Brittany sang.
"I won't lie, that was actually kinda fun" Carol smirked. Alvin then wrapped Brittany and Carol in his arms.
"Well if you gals found it so enjoyable, how about you perform with us on the next tour?" Alvin suggested, "What do you think DJ?"
"Wait, me and Carol…. Performing with you?!" DJ gasped.
"Of course" Brittany answered, "We want to show the world how amazing you two are!"
"Oh come on mom" Carol began to blush, "You're just saying that."
"No, we're completely serious" Alvin smiled, "You two have what it takes to become famous stars." Carol then happily hugged Alvin and Briitany. DJ smirked as he walked over, joining in on the hugging as well. Everyone else in the room cooed, finding the sight way too sweet. Suddenly a flash went off. Alvin, Brittany, and their children looked around confused, wondering where the flash came from.
"Sorry" Dave chuckled, "I just thought the moment was worth remembering." He then showed his phone, and it appeared that he had taken a picture of the family hugging, "I need to send this to everyone"
"Oh come on, Dave" Alvin groaned, "I need to keep my tough image."
"What tough image?" Brittany joked.
"Hey" the red capped chipmunk glared.
DJ then saw that Dave had sent him the photo. He decided to take a closer look at it. He cracked a smile, it really did look nice. He then remembered he still had the photo of them in New York and took it out as well. He looked back and forwards at the images. It was then he really understood that he was so lucky to have such an amazing family, and that he was able to save it.
"DJ?" MC approached him with a concerned look on her face, "Everyone has been telling me how strange you've been acting all morning. Is everything alright?"
DJ saw the worry in her eyes. He thought about how he should answer. Does she deserve to know? And should he tell anyone else? He was back in the present, but how is his family going to react if he revealed he was the same DJ from long ago? They're probably better off not knowing.
"DJ?" MC asked again. DJ looked at the girl he loved again, and this time he couldn't bring himself to lie, not to her. He felt like he was done lying anyway.
"MC" DJ began to say, "How about you come outside with me?"
"Um… okay" the teen complied. DJ took MC by the hand and led her outside.
"Alvin?" Brittany began to ask, "Where's the receipt for the dj table?"
"Oh that" Alvin began to sweat nervously, "I don't know"
"Alvin" Dave groaned, "I let you borrow my credit card, now please let me see how much you spent."
"Uh… you know money isn't as valuable as love between family" Alvin stuttered.
"Alvin?" Dave began to feel agitated. He began to approach his son, who slowly backed away.
Outside, DJ and MC walked over to the sidewalk. "DJ, what's going on?" MC asked.
DJ gulped, not knowing what to say next. He then noticed something new on the front lawn. He walked over to it and he teared up a bit. It was a memorial for Ms. Miller. It said, "Beatrice Miller, 1923-2002. Loving mother of Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor Miller. Sweet to everyone she met. Loved driving."
"Who's that?" MC asked.
"Oh" DJ wiped his tears away, "She was the one who raised my mom and aunts. I guess you could say she's my grandmother. Sh-she died before me and Carol were born."
"But DJ" MC frowned, "You were crying. I can understand you feel a bit sad about that, but it seemed your grandmother lived a full life. It's sad you'll never get to meet her, but be glad that she lived a long loving life. That's the best thing anyone can ask for."
DJ smiled a bit, "You're right MC…. And this may sound cheesy" MC then gave him a sly look, which caused him to chuckle, "But… if I'm going to have a long loving life, I hope you'll be there."
MC chuckled, "Man, that is cheesy." She then kissed him on the cheek. The two of them stared into each others eyes for a moment. After playing cupid for the past week, DJ found it nice to be able to enjoy romance. And as the two chipmunks were about to kiss, there was a blinding flash and a boom!
Out of nowhere, the Tesla reappeared. But this time it was covered in more gadgets, gadgets that looked very advanced. Simon and Jeanette quickly came out of the car and were wearing strange clothes. Simon had a pair of glasses with blue holographic frames on for one thing. And his lab coat and pants seemed to subtly change shades of blue, like it was projected on. And he wore a tie that had an animated zigzag pattern on it. Jeanette also looked peculiar, as she too wore holographic framed glasses as well, but purple instead. And she wore a dress that changed shades of purple. Her shirt was violet, with a cute animated spider on it. Her shoes also seemed to have a metallic design to it.
"DJ!" Simon cried frantically as he ran over to his nephew, "You have to come back with us!"
DJ was absolutely confused. "Back where?" he asked.
"Back to the Future!" Simon exclaimed. He then started to mess with the engine of the car with Jeanette's help.
"Uncle Simon, Auntie Jeanette, what are you guys doing?" DJ asked once more.
"We need fuel!" Jeanette exclaimed. The engine door opened, and to DJ and MC surprised a solar panel popped out. A screen with a meter showing the fuel tank, and it refilled in seconds. "Okay hurry, get in the car!" she demanded.
"Oh no no no" DJ shook his head, "I just got here. Look, me and MC are going for a walk, maybe you guys can join."
Back inside the house, Alvin continued to back away from Dave. Brittany noticed that Alvin was in fact holding the receipt in his hand. And without him seeing it coming, Brittany snatched the receipt out of his hand.
"Well bring MC along" Simon suggested, "This concerns her too."
"Wait a minute, what are you talking about, Uncle Simon?" DJ began to feel nervous, "What happens to us in the future? What, do we become assholes or something?"
"No no no, DJ" Jeanette shook her head, "You and MC turn out fine. It's your kids, DJ. Something has to be done with your kids."
"Now come on!" Simon exclaimed, "Before anyone sees us!" He then pulled the two teens into the car and placed them into the backseat. DJ looked around and saw a lot more touch screens and holograms. But what was striking to him was that the steering wheel was gone.
"Uncle Si, where the heck is the wheel? How are you supposed to drive without a wheel?" he pointed.
Simon then gave him a sly look, "Wheels, where we're going, we won't need wheels."
Jeanette then tapped on the TPS. "Tesla, take us to the year 2050", she requested.
"2050?!" MC gasped.
"Now traveling to the year 2050" a computer voiced announced, "Please remain seated as we begin the time dispersal." The engine then began.
"Told you I would fix it" Simon smiled.
"YOU USED 1 MILLION DOLLARS?!" Brittany screamed at Alvin, "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!"
"Now Britt" Alvin gulped, "Think for a moment." Brittany screamed again as she chased after her husband. Alvin ran as fast as he could, not daring to face the wrath of his wife. He ran outside and saw Simon and Jeanette in the car. "Hey Simon, let me hitch a ride!" he yelled. And before anyone could react, Alvin jumped right in.
"Alvin, what are you doing?!" Simon cried.
"I need to get away from Brittany!" Alvin exclaimed.
"GET BACK HERE, ALVIN!" Brittany roared. She also jumped right into the car.
"Now engaging in time dispersal" the computer announced.
"Brittany, calmed down!" Alvin pleaded, "We're in a car!"
"Yeah, and get out!" Simon snapped.
"What kind of moron would buy 500 guitars?!" Brittany spat.
"Shouldn't the greatest rock n' roller have the most guitars?!" Alvin argued. The car then began to hover and speeded down to the end of the road to make room.
"Mom, dad, get out of the car!" DJ cried.
"Jeanette, cancel the trip!" Simon exclaimed.
"I can't" Jeanette remarked fearfully, "It's too far into progress!"
"Oh no" Simon gulped. The car then began to speed up.
"What kind of weird car is this anyway?" Alvin scratched his head, "What does it even do?"
"Yeah, and those clocks are wrong" Brittany pointed to the time circuits.
"Those aren't clocks mom, they're dates!" DJ screamed.
"Wait, why are we speeding up?" Brittany cried "Get me out of this thing."
"It's too late for that Brittany!" Jeanette proclaimed.
"Alvin, stop moving!" Simon demanded, "We're about to…."
"Wait a minute" Alvin squinted his eyes, "Is this a TIME machine?"
"AAAAALVVIIIIIN!" everyone yelled. But whether any of them liked it or not, it was too late. They were going….
BACK TO THE FUTURE!
THE END
And scene! Story is over. By far the longest thing I've ever written. I had lots of fun writing this, and I hope you guys had fun reading it. Who knew Back to the Future could fit with the Chipmunks so well? Now I guess some of you may be wondering, will there be a part 2? No. I'll tell you what, the next story I'll write won't be a sequel to this. I have gotten plenty of ideas for Chipmunk stories after writing this, I honestly don't want them to go to waste. If I ever make a part 2, it will start differently, as to be honest, Back to the Future Part II has to be my least favorite out of the BTTF movies. So I thank you for reading, hopefully I'll see you soon.