A/N: Thank you to all who read the last chapter and story all together. So what will happen next? Short chapter, but has a big moment at the end so it needs it's own chapter, so what is it you ask? Let's find out! As usual, All rights go to their respective owners. Without further adu, here's Chapter 37, let's go!

Chapter 37: Where's Theodore?

Ian had called security members to the main stage to gather everyone in the same area, all who which were very focused and serious for the matter at hands.

"Waiting for any suggestions Mr. Hawke." The lead guard asked to Ian. Ian was pondering of an idea until he snaps his finger.

"Okay, everybody search every catering table and All You Can Eat Buffet." Ian blurted out.

There was hushed crowd of security guards who were looking back and forth to each other with confused looks on their faces, with an splatter of sarcastic coughs and heckles. The head guard cleared his throat to respond to Ian on the matter.

"Uh Mr. Hawke, with all due respect, someone is missing. This is a pretty serious situation, we need you to be a bit more serious." As he walked up to Ian. Ian didn't understand of the matter of his reaction.

"I am being serious, this is Theodore Seville we're talking about. The kid loves to eat." Ian responded in a darty fashion.

"Alright." The guard answered back as he wrote something down in his pad. He then turned to his second in command. "Come back to me when you don't find him." With that the security team disperced.

Ian had his hands on his hips as they left, he couldn't believe their demeanor at the matter, like he was ribbing them with all this. Then again saying to look for a six inch chipmunk at an All You Can Eat Buffet probably wouldn't get the best reaction from anybody, much less from someone in authority. Ian just had to hope and pray that that's where Theodore would be.

Where else could he be?

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Dave was in the kid's dressing touching up some things when there was a knock on the door. Then he heard a voice.

"Davie? Are you in here?" Said a female voice. Dave then turned around to see his mom Janice coming in.

"Mom. Where's dad?" Dave asked as he gave his mom a big hug for it was the first time together to embrace.

"He's with the kids. You wanna talk about anything?" She wondered as to do anything to get Dave's mind off this.

"When I was a kid and you asked me that, it was usually you that wanted to talk to me about something." The two sat down as Dave knew talking would clear his mind. Dave's quote gave a chuckle to his mom which he smiled back at.

"Seems you know me too well." Janice joked. There was a quick silence between the two as Dave gathered his words.

"So, what did you want to talk to me about?" Dave asked to his mom as he turned to her.

"Well, I was wondering why you didn't tell us about Theodore..." His mom told him. Dave hung his head as he knew she was right.

"I...I don't know mom. I guess I was ashamed to tell you two how bad I messed up." Shamefully he told her. She gave a petty smile knowing he knew that he made a mistake in what he did.

"Oh Davie, we're not ashamed, in fact we're proud of you." Her words baffled him. He turned to his mom in a but of shock.

"Proud of me?" Dave buffledly said, she nodded back to him.

"You allowed Theodore to make his own decision, you put tremedous faith in him." She put a hand on his arm as she explained, putting the upmost care in her words. Her words were calming, yet a bit confusing.

"Well it seems that it's gone a little to his head." He explained.

"Or maybe he's being pressured into being something others want him to be, rather than what he wants to be."

Dave looked up infront of him to take in his mom's words. It was clearly a possibility, with Ian, anything was a possibility. He sighed and looked back down to the floor.

"I hope you're right mom." Dave huffed out with sorrow, Grandma Janice then scooted in and placed a hand on his arm.

"I know I'm right Davie." She said with the deepest and warmest smile.

It was amazing that she could say anything to cheer him up, even in the most stressful of times. That was just one of the many things Dave loved about his parents.

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Ian was running around looking for Theodore as it had become more of a panic. The search had gone one for over an hour with no sign of him anywhere. He called and called with nothing but a hushed silence or a slight murmur from others in the hallways looking and searching also.

"The show's in two hours, where could he be?" Ian said to himself in disbelief. "Theodore? Theodore!?" He continued to call out.

Ian then walked into Theodore's dressing room, the last place Ian saw him, or anyone saw him for that matter. Looking and looking with no sign of the chipmunk anywhere. Ian then glanced over to the rest top where all the mirrors are, Ian soon noticed a folded in half piece of paper. He knew that wasn't there the previous time he entered.

"What's this?" He said as he walked over to it and picked it off the countertop. On the paper was Ian's name in very imperfect handwriting. It was Theodore's writing alright, to which Ian then unfolded the paper; it was a letter. The words on the paper made Ian's eyes go wide.

Ian.

By thE timE you sEE this. I will bE far a way.

ThEodorE

Why did you liE to mE? :(

"Oh my gosh...no!" Ian jolted as he dropped the letter and looked around and bolted out of the room.

So there's Chapter 37. Theodore's gone? Where did he go, will anybody find him before the concert begins? We'll find out together! Until next time, thanks for reading! :)