Opening Statement: Chapter 7 and we have the last time skip, it's just long enough for Sandra and Luke to be able to return to school... why is that happening? Oh you'll see... but for now, let's get started shall we?
Disclaimer: go the chapter 1 for it... no memes here this time, they're too mainstream.
Sandra and Luke were currently in their bed, all fourteen of their pups between them, Sandra cuddling their youngest daughter Ashley and combing her fingers through her still adorably fluffy fur, the black furred pup currently suckling on one of her mother's breasts, Luke simply watching while he held one of his and Sandra's brood close to himself, Simone being his pup of choice for the moment. "I'm proud of us... and why do I get the feeling that's been said before?" Luke asked, Sandra shrugging her shoulders gently and then gesturing her response, "I don't know... but I'm also proud of us too... especially me, I mean I nearly got torn in half and I survived! I think now I- rather we can face anything... together." Sandra replied, both she and Luke looking upon their litter, in order of their birth they were laid out between Sandra and Luke, starting with Brianna, then Alex, Lucas, Lily, Anne, Vanessa, David, Simone, Sandy, Julie, Karen, Ashley, Bryan and finally Vincent, Sandra smiling widely before she gestured a comment, "To think... a couple hours ago all of these pups fit inside me," Sandra said, Luke chuckling and patting Sandra's remarkably flat tummy, "And you'd never be able to tell either." Luke said, Sandra giggling silently as her mate unintentionally tickled her.
Just then Brittany walked in and hopped up onto the bed, smiling with pride at her grandchildren before she walked forward and then sat herself down to look over them, "They are beautiful you know, every last one... but I have a different reason for being here than to adore your offspring." Brittany said, Sandra and Luke glancing to the pink clad chipette before she sighed, "You two will need to go back to school... not right away though, you still have the assignments Simon gave you both, but that was only to last until the pups were born and old enough to be away from you both for a time-"
"Mrs. Seville, as much as I know we need to be back in school... I don't know if we can do that, at least not now anyway." Luke said, Brittany nodding her head in understanding, "I didn't mean right away, as I was saying I meant for you to have time to build a bond with your pups... and just to make a point Sandra, you might want to try pumping your milk off into bottles... makes it easier with numerous angry pups." Brittany explained, even as Ashley pulled away from her mother's chest and glanced around, a wide smile forming on her fuzzy face before she crawled over to her grandmother. "Well hello there... want to see Grandma?" Brittany said, gently lifting up her grand daughter and cradling her in her arms, Ashley making happy giggles while trying to reach for Brittany's face.
(Three months later)
Alvin and Brittany waved to Luke and Sandra from the door, the two walking to Dave's car for their first day of school since Sandra had gotten pregnant. Alvin and Brittany were baby sitting for their daughter and son-in-law... yes during the three months Sandra and Luke had made arrangements with Silas for a private ceremony and the two were now legally married, bound forever in the bindings of matrimony, but only to give their pups a proper family.
"G-ma, where Mummy?" Brianna asked, by now all of their pups had started to speak, but at the same time weren't the best option for a meaningful conversation, Brittany still spoke to them like proper children though, if for nothing else then to encourage them to speak more, "Mommy has to go to school sweetie, but she and Daddy will be back really soon... I promise," Brittany replied, then immediately regretted it as Brianna's eyes started to tear up a bit, "M-Mummy... go away?" she asked, Brittany taking her eldest grand daughter into her arms and hugging her tight, "No... not for long anyway... besides, you got Grandma and Grandpa to play with until they come home... how about a treat?" Brittany asked, Brianna still whimpering a bit but also nodding her head, "Uh-huh... treat please." she said sadly, and though Brittany knew it was mainly due to this being the first time Sandra and Luke had left their pups at all, it still made her feel sad when she saw her grandchildren cry.
"Alright champ, let's go get us a snack- WHOA!" Alvin yelped, before being trampled over by fourteen three month old chipmunk pups, causing Brittany to giggle before helping her husband up, "You'd think that after a few times you'd learn to leap out of the way," Brittany said, Alvin groaning a bit before shaking his head, "You'd think so, but I swear every time I see them I just forget that there's enough of them to make a stampede." Alvin replied, before he and Brittany made their way to the kitchen, finding all fourteen pups up on the kitchen table and seemingly nibbling on walnuts, whole in the shell by the sounds of it, "Where did you lot get those nuts?" Alvin asked, all of them pointing to a now empty bowl on the table, Brittany sighing and shaking her head, "So much for walnut cake later... oh well, I should have had them put away I guess." Brittany said, as everyone nibbled through the shells of their treat... except for Ashley, while she had all her teeth like her siblings, she seemed to always have trouble with nut shells, Alvin walking over and kneeling to her eye level.
"Need help with that Ash?" he asked, Ashley shaking her head and growling lightly before trying again to bite through the shell, only to yelp and drop the nut... a small white chip in the nutshell as Ashley had chipped one of her teeth, Alvin acting quickly to check the tooth and sighing in relief that it wasn't anything major, though her right incisor had a noticeable chip gone from it, the black furred pup whimpering a bit not from pain but rather from the shock of it all... though to a child, shock and pain were indistinguishable, as Ashley was crying from what she thought was pain, "HURTS! IT HURTS!" Ashley screamed, Alvin chuckling and hugging her close, "Calm down, take a deep breath... now does it actually hurt?" Alvin asked, Ashley whimpering a bit before she considered it and poked at her tooth, giggling when she felt nothing different aside from the shape, "No... it doesn't Grump," Ashley replied, "Grump" being what she called Alvin, as a nick name more than anything.
(four hours later)
Luke and Sandra got home, both wearing smiles upon the sight that beheld them in the living room. Apparently, Alvin and Brittany had turned on some cartoons, and all fourteen of Luke and Sandra's pups had fallen asleep on top of Alvin, Brittany simply laying back and relaxing while Alvin grumbled softly to himself, until he saw his daughter and son-in-law at the door, "Hey kids... look who's home." he said, Brianna and Alex both yawning a bit before spying their parents at the door, "MOMMY!" they both shouted, causing the other twelve pups to look up and follow their older siblings leads and rushed their parents, Sandra smiling before kneeling and taking her children into her arms, kissing them repeatedly while Luke got knocked over by Lucas and ended up in a dog pile.
"Oh no! They got me... TELL MY STORY!" Luke playfully shouted, Sandra rolling her eyes before she noticed one of Ashley's front teeth were shaped differently, shooting a glare at her parents for a moment, Alvin chuckling a bit, "If it's about the chipped tooth, she tried to bite into a walnut, and wouldn't let anyone help her." Alvin explained, Sandra then giving Ashley a look between amusement and annoyance, signing her words to the young pup, "Haven't I told you that you have to be careful with nut shells Ashley?" Sandra asked, Ashley nodding and clasping her hands behind her back, "Sorry Mommy... Grump did try help me... but I didn't let Grump help me," Ashley replied, her blue eyes staring up at Sandra as if she had committed a crime. It amazed Alvin and Brittany just how fast all fourteen pups had caught onto what Sandra was saying with her hands, they didn't know why they never heard their mother speak like their father did, but then again maybe a small part of them already knew about their mother's condition, and how she had no voice, they never asked her about it yet, and maybe they didn't want to know.
"Mommy, where did you go today?" Simone asked, Sandra and Luke chuckling to one another before Sandra gestured her response, "Me and Daddy went to a place called "School" some day you'll join us there, but only when you're older." Sandra replied, Luke tickling his daughter Sandy's tummy and making her giggle, "Daddy! Stop it... I'LL PEE ON YOU!" Sandy shouted, Alvin and Brittany bursting into laughter upon hearing that, until all six of Sandra and Luke's sons got up and waved a moment, "Mommy, we wanted to show you and Daddy a trick we learned!" Lucas said, everyone nodding before taking a seat on the floor, Ashley in Sandra's lap while Luke had Julie, the boys starting to dance a bit before dropping into a song.
"Let's go crazy, crazy, crazy 'til we see the sun,
I know we only met, but let's pretend it's love!
And never, never, never stop for anyone,
Tonight let's get some!" They all sang together, but stopped when Sandra held up her hands in a "wait-a-minute" fashion, running off for a bit, then returning with Black Beauty, a smile on her face before she started to play the chords for the song, Jade following shortly after and joining in with her violin, the six boys smiling before taking up the song again, though Lucas started off with the first part.
"Hey girl I'm waiting on ya, I'm waiting on ya,
Come on and let me sneak you out.
And have a celebration, a celebration,
The music up, the windows down." Lucas sang, passing the next part to his older brother Alex, Alvin and Brittany bopping their heads to the beat a bit while Luke clapped his hands to the beat of the song.
"Yeah, we'll be doing what we do,
Just pretending that we're cool, and we know it too!
Yeah, we'll keep doing what we do,
Just pretending that we're cool and for tonight!" Alex sang, all six boys dancing together while singing the next part of the song.
"Let's go crazy, crazy, crazy 'til we see the sun,
I know we only met, but let's pretend it's love!
And never, never, never stop for anyone,
Tonight let's get some, and live while we're young!" they sang together, Sandra and Jade having a blast playing together while taking in the impromptu performance. Next up to sing was Simone it seemed, as he took a point near the center of the group.
"Hey girl it's now or never, it's now or never,
Don't over think, just let it go!
And if we get together, yeah get together,
Don't let the pictures leave your phone!" Simone sang, passing the song to Vincent before taking a bit of a bow and rejoining his other four brothers currently dancing.
"Yeah, we'll be doing what we do,
just pretending that we're cool, so tonight,
Let's go!
Yeah, we'll keep doing what we do,
just pretending that we're cool, so tonight." Vincent sang, before all six boys once again sang in unison together, just having a blast with this.
"Let's go crazy, crazy, crazy 'til we see the sun,
I know we only met, but let's pretend it's love!
And never, never, never stop for anyone,
Tonight let's get some!" they all sang, then backed up to let Bryan take the last line of the song. He wasn't the greatest at singing yet, but he had his moments when his vocals rivaled even his grandfather.
"And live while we're young!" Bryan sang, panting a bit before flopping onto his back, the other boys following suit and laughing together. "Bravo kids, perfection has been attained here today!" Luke said, even while Sandra clapped her hands together and smiled, hugging her children with a smile on her face. Through her school day she'd had fun reuniting with her friends, but at the same time her motherly instincts were constantly telling her to be home with her kids... maybe Uncle Simon could get them able to speak for themselves properly, like he had with her when she was only a few days old.
(One month later)
After a month of home schooling, Simon and Jeanette had managed to get all fourteen pf Sandra and Luke's pups ready for school... though he wasn't glad about it, "Sandra, I know you miss your kids when you're in school, but are you sure that it's a good idea to enroll them into classes at West Eastman while you and Luke are still in school yourselves?" Simon asked, Sandra nodding her head and gesturing with her hands, "I'm certain... they need to know that I'm always there for them, as well as their father... I understand why you're concerned Uncle Si, but to be fair they'll have the advantage of their parents being there in the building with them." Sandra replied, Simon nodding his head before letting out a sigh, "Well, they can read, write and speak with proper grammar anyway... shouldn't be too bad for their first day." Simon said, Sandra silently chuckling before she turned and whistled through two fingers at her mouth, a light rumbling sound being heard before fourteen chipmunks in school clothes and backpacks appeared next to their mother, whom was signing her words to them. Simon had noticed how quickly they picked up on their mother's only form of speech, but had taken it upon himself to teach them properly on how to read and respond to them, just to be certain they truly understood.
"Okay kids, now we are ALL going to school together, your father is already in the car waiting for us, so let's not keep him or Great Grandpa Dave waiting alright?" Sandra asked, all her children nodding and, when Sandra turned to walk to the car, they made their way to it as well. Also waiting in the car were their Uncles and Aunts, as well as their second cousins. The drive was quick enough, but the odd thing about it was that the children, upon seeing the school, all huddled together as if to try and make themselves seem bigger than they truly were, making their mother and father chuckle warmly, "It's alright kids... come on now, we need to get you guys properly introduced to the principal." Luke said, as they all made their way to the office, Dr. Rubin glancing up from her paperwork and smiling upon seeing the fourteen pups from her two favorite students, "My, when you said you had a big family Sandra... you weren't kidding." Dr. Rubin said, Sandra silently chuckling before she gestured her response, "I don't lie very often ma'am... these are mine and Luke's pups, they are named Brianna, Alex, Lucas, Lily, Anne, Vanessa, David, Simone, Sandy, Karen, Julie, Ashley, Bryan and Vincent." Sandra replied, pointing to each individual pup as she listed off their names, Dr. Rubin writing the names down for the school faculty to go over.
"Alright, now just wondering... I know you were recently married, Congratulations on that by the way, but which family name will these pups have?" Dr. Rubin asked, Sandra thinking it over before looking to Luke with a smile, then gestured her answer, "Stevenson, and also... change my name to that too please," Sandra replied, Dr. Rubin nodding and jotting down the names, as well as swapping "Seville" with "Stevenson" on Sandra's attendance slip, "Alright, now all of you go to home room, and to the Stevenson children, if your first day is anything like your mother's then I'll have to put you all in detention... you understand?" Dr. Rubin asked, all fourteen chipmunks nodding their heads, "Alright then go, the next rush of students will be passing by soon and you don't want to get separated." she explained, the small group leaving the room and reaching their destination.
Sandra and Luke spoke to their teacher first, the fourteen pups waiting outside while they had a brief parent teacher conference, then ushered their pups into the room, all of them hopping up onto the teacher's desk. Sandra then started to sign her words to the class, "Everyone, this is my family, the reason I was away from school for so long... class, meet the Stevenson family," Sandra said, waving an arm to her children and one by one each child introduced themselves. After that they all had to go to their classes, Ashley going to gym and yelping when she found herself ducking under a dodge ball, "Maybe gym wasn't my best option- is that a sword!?" Ashley asked, having spotted the fencing equipment in the corner, the gym teacher chuckling and nodding his head, "Yeah actually, it's from our fencing class... your father mentioned that you liked fencing so I dug it out, which reminds me, these are yours." the teacher said, handing Ashley a fencing suit and sword scaled down to her size, the black furred chipette quickly taking them and putting on the outfit, swinging the sword a couple times before she went about practicing her skills.
And that is where that chapter ends, as it is late at night right now, and I need sleep... and I think the next chapter will be the last one, if for nothing else than for the simple fact that I have an idea for a threequel in mind already. Only one person knows about it and I'm not saying who... and if you're reading this, DON'T SAY ANYTHING! Okay, not that I've probably scared my friend, let's got to the part where I end the footnote. PEACE!
And now, a random moment in the Stevenson family:
*Brianna and Ashley having some girl talk*
Brianna: So I was talking to this guy at lunch today and-
*suddenly Michael and Julian rush into the room in red robes*
Michael: NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!
Julian: NOBODY!
Ashley: Really Uncle Mike?