This chapter and the ones following will be co-written between Blossom1209 and I. I don't think I could finish this story without her help, so I am very grateful to have it. The first paragraph of this chapter is mostly her writing.
Also, I forgot the disclaimer on the last chapter.

So here we go: I do not own Alvin and the Chipmunks nor the characters Alvin, Simon, Theodore, Dave Seville, or Vinny. Bagdasarian Productions owns 'em. The lucky dudes. But Blossom1209 and I do own the idea for this story, so count your blessings, right? xD

AN: Oh, and I'm sorry about the cruddy layout here. It was just the way I wanted it in the text doc on my computer, I swear. I first typed it in Microsoft Word, then I try making it an HTML file, then I tried making it a Wordpad file. But once I tried reposting it on here, it still wasn't fixed! I have to leave for somewhere in a few minutes, so I don't have time to play around with this. I'll just have to keep it this way for now. If anyone knows how to fix it, please tell me.
UPDATE: Fixed now. I found out that I can edit it from my document manager. Sorry about removing and re-adding chapter two yet again, but I wasn't sure if editing the doc file on here would change the chapter or not.

Now, onto the story:

Vinny, the Chipmunks' birth mother, lived in the woods and generally avoided the city, except to visit her tree Boys every two months. Naturally, she was very surprised when Dave unexpectedly showed up the next morning. "Vinny", Dave began.
"What is wrong, dear?"
He told her about Alvin's situation. "Yesterday afternoon he was climbing up into the treehouse the boys made a year ago, and he slipped and…landed on his head."
Vinny cradled her head in her hands for a few seconds before looking up, tears in her eyes. "How is he doing now?"
Dave looked at her sympathetically. "He's at the hospital…in a coma."
"Oh, my poor baby!" Vinny exclaimed. "Dave, what are we standing here for? We should be at the hospital." Vinny stood up and headed for the door. "Come on, let's go."
Dave ran after the mother chipmunk. She was already in the car waiting for him to come. "Now, Vinny, please calm down. I'm sure Alvin will pull through. The doctor said he has a good chance."
"Okay…" Vinny replied in a low voice. "Dave, if it's alright with you and the boys, I think it would best if I stayed with you while Alvin is in the hospital."
Dave nodded. "Of course."
"Is there anything else I should know?"
Dave sighed. "The doctor still doesn't know if or when Alvin will wake from his coma yet…and if he does, he may be pretty confused at first. They said he may also suffer either temporary or permanent damage." Dave explained to the chipmunk's mother, who just nodded.

Dave had suggested that Simon and Theodore spend a few hours at the park while he went somewhere. Simon figured that Dave might be trying to cheer them up by bringing their mother for a visit. He voiced nothing of this to Theodore, however. Whatever Dave was up to, he seemed to want it to be a surprise. They only stayed at the park for a couple of hours before heading back home. Alvin always knew how to have fun and it just wasn't the same without him there. Upon walking to their front door, Simon wasn't surprised to find that Dave wasn't back yet. It took a while to go to the woods where she lived and back. Simon sat down on the couch.

"You think he went to get Mom?" Theodore asked. "It would be good to see her again."
"Probably, but I couldn't say for certain." Simon was cleaning his glasses. Theodore took a seat next to his brother. "I just wish that…" he trailed off before bursting into tears. Simon placed a hand on his shoulder, tears trailing from his eyes as well. The two sat there, drawing comfort from one another for several minutes before Simon spoke up. "How about we play a board game while we wait for Dave?" He was trying to keep his brother's mind off of Alvin's coma.
"Okay…" Theodore agreed, wiping his face off with the back of his hand. "Can we play Monopoly this time?"
"Sure." Theodore plopped down on the floor while Simon took the board game out from the closet. "You want to be the banker?" the older chipmunk asked, game in hand.
Theodore shook his head. "No…I like it better when you're the banker."
"All right, then." Simon placed the box on the floor and they began setting up the game together.

Half an hour later, a car could be heard pulling up into the driveway. The two brothers sprang up from their places on the floor. Theodore, being closer to the door, opened it quickly and both chipmunks ran outside. "Mom!" they exclaimed in unison upon seeing Vinny climb out of the car. Almost before she could turn around to face them, they had already scrambled up and began hugging her. "It's good to see you, too, boys." She said, hugging them back. Her voice was a bit shaky.
"Did you have fun at the park?" Dave asked.
"I guess." Simon answered half-heartedly.
"I-it's not the same without Alvin." Theodore clarified for his brother in a quiet voice.
Dave knelt down and placed his right hand on Theodore's shoulder. "Well, we're going to visit him at the hospital in a few minutes, okay?" Theodore nodded slowly.