Miss Smith, the ranger, and her students were now searching for Alvin and Brittany. Their siblings were worried for the two. Theodore was holding his tears thinking that something bad must've happened to his older brother and his friend Brittany. Eleanor and Simon were doing his best to comfort him. "But what if we never find them?" asked Theodore as he was being hugged by Eleanor. "We will find them Theo, have faith" replied Eleanor. She to was thinking the same as Theodore but, she was doing her best to get rid of the negative thoughts. "She's right Theo, we will find them and-" "Hey Bernese, I found some footprints here" said the ranger as he was crouched down. Miss Smith approaches him and looks at the foot prints. "No, these footprints belong to neither of them. These are to big" said Miss Smith.
The chipmunks look at the footprints and could also could tell that the foot prints don't belong to Alvin nor Brittany. However one of the chipmunks realized something. "Hmm, now why does that shoe print look familiar? Alvin doesn't wear those kinds of shoes. Neither does Brittany" Simon said in his head. "This is strange. how can there be footprints here? This forest hasn't been open for the public for a year and my fellow workers don't wear these kind of shoes. We are only allowed to wear boots but, these foot prints look like they were made from sneaker shoes" said the ranger before a national forest employee aproaches him. "Mr. Slinky, we found something that may belong to one of the missing kids" he said. The ranger nods and says "good, take us to it" and the guy says "yes sir, right this way" the ranger follows him and the chipmunks and the others to the same.
They were approaching the cliff that could be dangerous to get near because of dangerous winds. "Careful everyone, don't get to close. I'll go check out what my fellow workers found" said the ranger before taking slow steps to the cliff. When he gets there, he sees two more employees looking down. One was using binoculars and the other was tying a rop to a nearby tree. "Bob, could you let Mr. Slinky have a look?" the guy with the binoculars turns around. "Oh yes sorry, I didn't notice you coming here" he said before heading the object to the ranger. Meanwhile the chipmunks wanted to see what was found but, Miss Smith wasn't letting them move. "But Miss Smith, please understand. Our brother and Brittany could be in danger. We need to see what was found of them" said Simon. "I'm sorry Simon but, no. The ranger told us to stay here because it's dangerous to get near that cliff" replied Miss Smith.
Even though Alvin drives her crazy, she misses him. She's worried about him and Brittany just like their siblings are. "Bernese, could one of you come over here and take a look at this?" asks the ranger as he pointed down the cliff. Miss Smith nods and was about to head over there but, Simon runs over there not caring if there were strong winds. "SIMON, GET BACK HERE" Miss Smith shouted but, he ignored her. Simon reached the ranger who gives him the binoculars. Simon places them close to his eyes and looks down. At first he sees nothing but trees and rocks but, when he notices something red that was stuck in a tree, makes him gasp. "Do you know who does it belong to son?" asks the ranger. "Yes, it's my brother's cap. He never leaves it behind" replied Simon worriedly but at the same time, happy to find sign that showed that his brother was somewhere close. Simon hands the binoculars back to the ranger before heading back where the others were.
"Simon, did you see Alvin and Brittany?" asks Theodore as he held talking teddy to his chest. Simon hated to not bring good news but, he was glad to at least know something. "No, but I did see Alvin's cap stuck in a tree" replied Simon. Everyone else is heartbroken by the news. Simon sees this and says "come guys, cheer up. We will find them and I'm sure they're safe and sound" however this wasn't working. Jeanette bursts in to tears as she got on her knees. Simon approaches her and hugs her. Eleanor was trying to hold her tears but, a bad feeling in her chest was making it harder. Miss smith watched their worried faces and she was going to say something but, she then remembers that she forgot to do something. "Um, Simon, Theodore, Jeanette, Eleanor, I'm going go call David to tell him the bad news" said Miss smith. The chipmunks look at her in tears and they nod.
Meanwhile with Alvin and Brittany. She was asleep as he sat on the log thinking about what to do. Alvin knows how to survive outdoors and taking care of Brittany but, he also knows that he can't stop the poison from taking her life. An hour has passed since she was bitten by a snake. Alvin was trying so hard not to cry as he saw his girlfriend sleeping peacefully but, he knew that she was in pain. "Why her? Why her? WHY HER? I should've gotten bitten. Not her, Not my Brittany, Not the love of my life, Not my pink beautiful blossom... Not my soul mate" Alvin kept saying in his head. Suddenly his stomach started to growl. Alvin knew that he needed to find food for him and Brittany but, he needed to leave her alone for a few minutes which he didn't want to.
However, his stomach growling wouldn't stop annoying Alvin. "Okay, fine you win" he said before standing up. Alvin glances at Brittany and says "I'll only be gone a few minutes. Please be alright Brittany" he then gets close to her face and kisses her cheek. Alvin walks away and looks at his surroundings looking for something he and Brittany could eat. He knew how to make a fire to keep him and Brittany warm and to keep predators away but, he didn't know where to look for food. Alvin then remembers the tent that had snacks but, he didn't know where it was. He looks around but finds nothing. Alvin keeps looking until, he finds some fruits that look like berries but, Alvin didn't want to risk getting poisoned. The fruit looked delicious but Alvin wasn't letting his stomach convince him.
Alvin keeps looking around and soon he finds some mushrooms on the ground. Once again, he didn't want to risk getting him and Brittany poisoned. Alvin knew that there are some mushrooms that you can't eat. His stomach was growling even more. "Ugh, it's like I'm in a desert with no food and... Wow, how did I not notice that before?" Alvin felt like an idiot for not looking at the river which was filled with fish. "Looks like our breakfast, lunch and dinner will be nothing but fish" he told himself.
In the meantime, the rest of the students were waiting for Miss Smith to return. They watched as the Rangers were debating whether it was safe to to climb down the cliff or not. Simon was furious by this because, more time was being wasted. He wanted to go down there and find his brother and Brittany but, he knew that it was dangerous for him as well. "Boys, I finished talking to David and he's heading here. Also I called the police and they are heading here as well" said Miss Smith. The boys and girls were glad to hear that. The ranger and the employees approach Miss Smith. "Well, we have decided to continue the search tomorrow because, it will start to rain soon which would make it difficult to climb down" said the ranger. The chipmunks were disappointed by this but, one of them was so furious that his body heat was giving heat like a radiator. "WHAT, NO WE HAVE TO CONTINUE SEARCHING. ALVIN AND BRITTANY COULD BE LOST AND IN DANGER RIGHT NOW" Simon shouted which shocks everyone. All eyes were on him.
"Son, you have to understand, it's not safe to continue the search-" "STOP BEING WUSSY AND LETS CONTINUE THE SEARCH" Simon shouted again. Simon felt weird for saying that because, usually people called him that and he didn't care but, if his family or friends were in danger, he would protect them. He would even take a bullet for them. Everyone, especially Jeanette who knows Simon well, was shocked by the type language he was using. "SIMON, YOU HAVE THREE DAYS OF DETENTION FOR DISRESPECTING MR. SLINKY" Miss Smith shouted before writing a note of Simon on her clipboard to remind her that he has detention. Simon wasn't saying anything as his tears were making their way down his cheeks. Jeanette approaches Simon. She cleans his tears before hugging him tightly. He hugs her back as his tears continue to fall. "I'm so disappointed that the search will continue tomorrow as well Simon but, the ranger is right. It's dangerous to climb down that cliff during a thunder storm" said Jeanette. Simon stays quiet and removes his glasses to get rid of the fogginess. Jeanette releases him and kisses his cheek.
Meanwhile back with Alvin. He had all the tools he needed such as, fire wood, a spear that he made from tree branches, his shoe lace, however he was using a sharp piece of glass which replaced the blade. Alvin wasn't planning on using the spear to catch the fish because, he didn't want any pieces of glass in the food. He only made the spear to use against predators. He made a fish trap with pieces tree branches, and tied them together with his other shoe lace. Alvin was lucky to find some earth worms under some rocks which, he will use as bait for the fish.
Alvin made his way back to Brittany who was still asleep. He places all of the supplies on the ground. He then goes around picking up rocks and places them together. 10 minutes later, Alvin made a fire and was now finishing making his fish trap which looked like a basket. Alvin placed all of the worms inside which were 5. After that, he approaches the river and places the basket in the water. Alvin leaves the basket and approaches Brittany who was still asleep. Alvin admires the sight before looking at her ankle. Her could see that her leg had swollen thanks to the snake bite. Brittany begins to stir. She soon opens her eyes and sees Alvin looking at her leg. She wanted to speak but, she felt like she lost her voice. She couldn't feel her leg anymore but she now had a headache. Brittany tries to sit up but she was to weak to move. Alvin looks at her and smiles. "How are you feeling? He asks. Brittany blinks a few times before pointing at her throat. Alvin knew what she was trying to tell him so he tells her "just relax, beautiful" Alvin kisses her cheek before saying "lunch will be ready soon" he then playfully rubs her tummy and hears it growling.
"Awww, sounds like someone's hungry" he said. Brittany giggles in her head as she kept her eyes on him.
"Crack" suddenly, Alvin hears someone getting close. He grabs his spear and prepares to throw it at anything that moves. A few feet away from Alvin, were two eyes staring at him. "What, I can't believe they're still alive. Crap it's a good thing that I came down here to check if they were dead. *chuckle* well I guess I'll have to take care of them but It looks like he has a weapon. Hmm I'll strike when he has his guard down" it was none other than Derek who was hiding in some bushes.