A/N: Thank you to all who read the last chapter and story all together. So what will happen next? Let's find out! As usual, All rights go to their respective owners. Without further adu, here's Chapter 38, let's go!
Chapter 38: The Time is Now Part I
Ian had been franticly running around all of the arena trying to find Theodore, asking everybody he passed if they had seen him, but it was no use, Theodore was really gone. All because Theodore thought Ian lied to him. Ian had lied to him before, but Ian had already told him about that. Theodore must have thought Ian lied to him about saying him could go back home when the concert was wasn't a lie, Ian was serious about that; reluctantly serious, but serious none the less.
Ian had soon recieved a phone call from a person he was not expecting as the buzz went off in his pocket.
"A phone call, who could this be?" Ian wondered to himself, hoping it was someone who had information for him, with that he picked the phone out of his pocket, on the ID, it was the last thing he had expected, nor wanted.
"Seville, Dave"
"Dave?! Oh god. I hope he didn't find out..." Ian freaked out figgeting as he saw the name and number. Was he busted, or was it just a random phone call. But still, even it was a random call, at some point, he would want to talk to Theodore, which NEWSFLASH: Wasn't possible. "Well, if I don't answer it, he'll never even find out." With that, Ian shoved his phone back in his pocket and continued to search.
After while he met up with a few members of his posse who had joined them there. Two other guys as he approached them in Theodore's dressing room.
"Alright, I want you guys to take a taxi, head everywhere you can possibly think he could be." He told them with hand gestures. But the first guy spoke.
"We're gonna need some money Ian, we weren't expecting to head anywhere else for the night." The man said.
"Sure, I got my wallet and I can..." Ian walked over to grab it and then opened it up, to a big surprise. "Huh?"
He opened his wallet to find it was completely empty.
"That's weird, I thought I had some. Guess I thought the same thing. Whatever, just head around the area. He's a chipmunk, chubby one at that. Couldn't have gone far." Ian ordered to them, with that they all disperced again to continue their search.
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Meanwhile outside, a lost and stray chipmunk began trying to hide from all passers by, but being in L.A. made it nearly impossible. The green clad chipmunk knew it wouldn't be long before Ian found out he was gone, and had to find a way to get as far away as possible.
"Hmm. This is gonna be harder than I thought." He thought to himself. Just then a group of taxis began to park by the sidewalk and curb that allowed people to exit. Just what he was waiting for, Dave had always talked about these "Taxi" things that took you somewhere you wanted, to Theodore, they were like a little school bus. As soon as the exiting bystanders were gone from a specific taxi, he ran as fast as he could and managed to hop into the cab before the patrens closed the door. The unaware cab driver sighed to himself and wiped his brow.
"Glad my shift is almost over..." The driver said to himself, unknowing he was being watched until Theodore spoke up.
"Excuse me...can you take me out of the city?" The small chipmunk asked. The sound of the chipmunk's voice freaked the cab driver as he started looking until he turned around and then noticed a small chipmunk sitting in the backseat by his lonesome.
"Well..." He said slowly whiched Theodore just waved to him, getting a unsure wave back. "I hope you have some money, otherwise this'll be a short trip." He responded slowly, not sure if the small chipmunk would understand him.
With that, Theodore handed the driver a fifty dollar bill which he squinted at and then back down to Theodore again.
"How does someone like you get money like this?" He asked.
"I'm kinda famous..." Theodore politely responded. The cab driver wasn't sure, he figured he would play along.
"Really? What's your name?" He asked another question.
"Theodore sir." The chipmunk nicely said again. The thoughts went through the head said cab driver.
"Hmm, that name does sound fimilar." He decided to take the kid's word and accepted the fee. "Alrighty, sit tight. Moving out now."
With that, the taxi began to pull out and into traffic. Theodore had began to grow a sence of both relief and yet fear at the same time. He had escaped from Ian, but he had no idea where he would end up.
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After several attempts of trying to call Ian to wish Theodore luck went unanswered, Dave decided that Ian was either unable or unwilling to pick up the phone. With that he reluctantly put his phone away and turned his attention back to his kids present.
"Okay guys, the show starts in about an hour. Everybody start getting ready, I'm gonna show Grandpa and Grandma their seats." Dave announced to them.
"Okay Dave." They all said in unison. They all were getting their clothes on and the girls were just getting their makeup done.
"Hold on, kisses for good luck." Grandma Janice perked up and as she came over once more.
"Uh...oh." Brittany uttered as her grandma gave her a peck on the cheek, followed by the rest of the girls. Alvin struggled and whined, not wanting to look weak and unmacho getting a good luck kiss. After struggling away, his Grandma gave up, smiled and then just gave him a goodbye wave instead and the grandparents left for their seats.
"Ha!" Alvin roared in pride. "The Awesome Alvin can escape the perils of smooches and cheek pinchings." Everyone else after so many things like this just toned Alvin out. Even Brittany just got up and walked off and left the room. After several minutes though, they all noticed that Brittany never came back to the room.
"Have you seen her?" Jeanette asked the other three.
"Haven't seen her anywhere." Eleanor responded to all of them. Simon decided they should all split up and search for her.
Alvin walked around a seperate hallway that went to the basement area, it would actually be where they entered. Dave had always allowed them to enter in anyway they wanted, and they always thought it was cool to be elevated up to the stage. When Alvin got to the area where they would be, there she was.
Brittany was just starring at the lift that would take them up for the last time, the last time until they would be lowered back down; the senical crash down to Earth. There was also a poster that hung over top of it that was used as the promotional poster for the final show. Brittany just looked at those things and just sighed. She still couldn't believe after two years...it would be over. Just then she heard a voice behind her.
"You okay Brittany?" Alvin called her from behind. She jumped slightly at his voice, but she wasn't really startled by him. She was really more happy if anything that Alvin would actually know she was there. Alvin slowly slowed walked up behind her and put a paw over her shoulder as they both looked up at the poster above them. So many thoughts went through their heads, so many memories.
"I don't want this to end Alvin..." Brittany told him in deep thought.
"I know...I don't either." Alvin responded back to her. The two continued to look around, trying to avoid eye contact with each other, only because they didn't want the other to see their counterpart watching them break up with feelings.
After a brief silence, Brittany spoke up...
"Do you think people will forget about us?" Brittany moaned.
"What? Come on Brit...We're the Chipmunks..." Alvin snapped to her, to words "The Chipmunks" made Brittany turn her head to him as if to say he was forgetting something... "A-And the Chipettes." He followed up later, which Brittany turned away from her. "We got lots of things to look forward to Brittany. We're world famous. We'll get interviews, commercials, movie rolls." He said. She turned to him with sureness.
"You really think we'll be in movies?" Brittany asked him.
"Yeah! Of course, I'll be the star." Alvin boldly prompted to say, tugging on his shirt showing off.
"You? A Movie Star? Fat chance that will ever happen..." She mocked at him. Alvin laughed at her insult.
"What are you saying? You'll get "FAT" if I become a movie star?" He called her out.
"For how rediculous as it sounds, yes. I probably would." She sounded so sure.
"Well, at least you won't have far to go, you're looking a little chunky Brit." Alvin poked fun at her poking her side. Brittany almost as if someone lit a fuse on her and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt.
"Chunky! You're calling me chunky!?" Brittany hollared as she was breathing heavy.
"I kid! I kid!" He said in panic. "But you see how worked up you got? This means everything to you." Alvin commented, Brittany stopped and loosened her grip and let him go. "It's clear this is important to you, and me too. And none of that stuff may happen if we don't give these fans a heck of a show. And that's what we'll do..." Alvin told Brittany until her grabbed her hand and looked at her. "...together."
Brittany looked into his hazel eyes as he smiled to her and gesturing to her to at least say something.
"Together?" Brittany weakly asked him. He gave a slight nod to which made her blush. The two were having their own little moment when suddenly...
"Awe..." Three voices behind them sounded as they snapped over to see there sibling cooing at their kodak moment.
"What are you looking at!?" Brittany and Alvin yelled at their siblings in embarassment.
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Walking through the cluddered pedestrian traffic of L.A. proved to be getting nowhere for Ian's posse. And after fifthteen minutes of searching, and no leads at all. They decided they needed help.
One of the men then tapped a younger lady on the back of her shoulder which she turned around. She appeared to be in her mid twenties and had a smart phone in her hand.
"Excuse me Miss," The man said. "Had you seen Theodore Seville...?"
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Ian with his cell phone was talking to one of the men he sent out to find Theodore as he watched the national headline: "Theodore Seville: Missing", needless to say, Ian was in a complete paranoid state of mind.
"How did everyone find out?" He paniced as he asked. When he heard the responce over the phone.
"Well I had to ask people if they had seen him?" The voice stated.
"You don't ask people where he is in the middle the of the city!" Ian snapped as he yelled into the phone. "Everyone'll figure out he's gone...including..." Ian was cut off by a sharp voice.
"Ian!?" The sound of his name came from behind in a fimilar voice. He turned around to see who he feared it was.
"Dave..." Ian he softly muttered and then hung up his phone.
"Ian! Where is Theodore!?" Dave demanded an answer as he approached his former friend, livid as how Ian could lose the only thing he was worried about.
"I don't know Dave!" Whined Ian as the two were face to face. Clearly there were many questions that were going to be answered, and Dave was clearly interested in what exactly they were, and more importantly, to find out where his little boy was.
So there's Chapter 38. Dave has found out Theodore is gone and he wants answers, all while his kid's Farewell Show is about to start. How will Dave be able to watch his kid's last show knowing that his youngest son is lost somewhere in L.A.? We'll find out together! Until next time, thanks for reading! :)
