The next day, Theo awoke first and tried to have a special morning with Simon, like Alvin did, but instead, Alvin woke at the same time as them. Simon could sense the tension in them, so he suggested they all go for a walk.
"Great idea, Simon!" Alvin and Theo cheered. They always loved going for walks with Simon; he always found something interesting for them to do.
Alvin cupped his hands around his mouth and called loudly into the house, "Dave! We're gonna go for a walk!"
A groggy reply, "Alright, but be back for lunch at noon,"
"Will do, Dave! Thank you!" Alvin jogged to catch up with his brothers, who had already begun walking.
The three brothers walked down their street, not exactly sure where they wanted to go, but knew they were going somewhere. Simon's great sense of direction kept them from getting lost. Finally, they made it to the local neighborhood park. There was a large play structure to climb on, four sets of swings, a huge field with a baseball diamond, and a picnic area. Trees and grass grew everywhere. This was the Chipmunks' favorite park to come to. Theodore immediately went on the swing, while Alvin climbed on the play structure, acting out some scene from his favorite movie, one they were giggling about the day before. Simon climbed the monkey bars but then sat on top. He was lost in thought.
'I'm seriously here, with my brothers,' Simon thought. 'I never thought I could be, yet here I am,' he smiled. Simon glanced over at Alvin, who was now apparently pretending to be captain of a ship, and he was going down with it, as the ship was sinking. Simon gave a skeptical look at Alvin, who was too busy to notice it. Then Simon looked at Theodore. He was swinging really high, his arms out, eyes closed. Simon knew he was enjoying the breeze. He always did.
A few hours passed and Simon soon told them they needed to head home. Alvin was very reluctant because he had school the next day and didn't want the day to end, but knew he had to leave anyway. As Simon led them home, they chatted about their favorite things at the park. "I like the swings!" Theo exclaimed. "They make me feel like I'm flying! Maybe when I grow up, I'll be a flight attendant, serving food on airplanes," he got a dreamy face as he looked up at a passing plane. We all waved before Alvin said,
"Well, my favorite thing at the park is the play structure! I like reenacting stuff, especially when I get sent to the plank and I have to jump off the thing! It's really fun!"
"Be careful doing that," Simon warned him. "You could land wrong or something," Alvin just rolled his eyes before Simon continued. "My favorite piece of equipment is the monkey bars because they test stamina and strength, and once on top, you can see the whole park."
Before they knew it, they reached their house, where Dave was waiting with open arms. "Just in time boys! I was just about to head out to go get you. Lunch is on the table." The Chipmunks cheered as they ran to the table, sat at their respective seats, and began their meal.
Before they knew it, it was dark and they were snuggled up for the night. Alvin just finished his nightly feud with Dave about having to sleep so early on a school night, now he was breathing heavily in his bed. Simon lay awake again, like he had done for the past few nights. It was then he pondered who he could save, and when. Time was running out. If I calculate correctly, he thought, I've been here for four days. Tomorrow will be day five. I need to hurry. Let's see. Maybe I could find someone in trouble and save them… or I could help a cat out of a tree… or… Simon was running out of ideas, but he had all night. Ideas came and left him all night.