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Chapter 3 – The Bad Day Continues
Deep in the mist the lone figure continued to struggle forward. He didn't know what had happened but it was becoming more urgent. He needed to leave this place, to return from wherever he had come from. The images were coming faster now and they were all about that person with multiple presences. The young boy called Aaron and his alter-ego Shade.
He didn't know how but he knew he was connected to this person and his multiple presences. He only saw him in the images so they had to be connected. But the question on his mind was how? How was he connected to this...Aaron.
Suddenly pain flooded through his body once again. It had been happening more and more often lately. Though the pain was weakening each time it happened it was becoming more frequent. He only hoped that eventually it would just stop hurting. Sighing he forced his legs to keep moving forward. He could see a faint light in the distance and knew that if he managed to reach it his journey through this mist would be complete.
He didn't know how he knew this he just did. But something bothered him. No matter how long he walked or how far he felt he had gone. He never got any closer to the light. As if each step he took, made the light move further away.
But he would not stop walking...
It was lunchtime at West Eastman and Alvin, Simon and Theodore had started lunch sitting alone, at a table near the exit to the cafeteria. They had learned during the last months that having access to an easy exit was very important. A few minutes into lunch girls had started to join the table and Alvin immediately turned up the charm and started talking with everyone. Simon forced himself not to be jealous because he knew it was important for their cover. But somehow it didn't make the burning feeling as Alvin winked and joked with the girls go away...
"So, I'm on Jay-Z's yacht, right? And I say, 'Jay, where's Beyonce?' and he tells me she's behind me holding a plate of cheese balls," said Alvin before holding out his hands wide, "And she was!"
The girls laughed and Simon struggled not to growl. Alvin should be joking with him and not those dumb bimbos. Sighing, Simon decided he should add something to the conversation. But the only thing he could think off wasn't very interesting.
"Hey girls, Dave left me in charge. Staying up till ten, every night," said Simon with a grin.
The girls laughed again and this time Simon was pleased to see the annoyed look on Alvin's face. Smiling, he waved cheerily at Alvin and then turned to look at Theodore who was showing the girls what he could do. Theodore jumped on the fork and let a small toasted fry land in his mouth. The girls all laughed and let out a quiet,
"Aw!"
Before they could do anything else though the jock from earlier came up to the table and pushed Alvin's tray onto the ground. Everyone stopped talking and Alvin wandered to the edge of the table and looked down at his crashed tray.
"Oops, sorry about that," said Ryan.
"No harm done," said Alvin with a shrug.
Ryan frowned and looked down at Alvin with a strange glint in his eyes.
"Not yet," Ryan said angrily.
Alvin tuned out Ryan as he droned on and on. It was kind of annoying. Who the heck did Ryan think he was, to come and interrupt their meal like that? Suddenly Alvin found himself frowning as a strange feeling took him over and he struggled not to summon lunarium. It almost felt like a Tainted was standing right in front of him. But he knew that Ryan was not tainted. At most Ryan was a bully but he shouldn't be giving off the feeling of a Tainted.
Sighing, Alvin tuned back into the conversation.
"If you even think about those girls again," Ryan trailed off and looked straight into Alvin's eyes, "Are you thinking about them?"
"Well, I am after you said something," said Alvin leaning back and putting his hands in his hoodie.
Ryan's eyes flashed with a strange glint.
"That's it! You're dead!" shouted Ryan slamming his tray down onto the table.
Simon, Theodore and Alvin immediately jumped off the table and hurried out of the cafeteria and down the stairs in the entrance hall. Ryan and his gang of football bullies rushed after them. Spinning and hiding behind the stairwell at the bottom of the stairs Alvin waited until everyone but Ryan was past him. Then he spun around and jumped onto the first step. Flowing lunarium through his veins to increase his speed, he called out to the jock.
Ryan spun around and rushed towards him. Alvin laughed and rushed up the stairs, easily outpacing Ryan. Jumping on a bench he slid to a stop at the sight of another jock bully in front of him. Turning around he frowned as he came face to face with Ryan.
"You're dead fur-ball!" shouted Ryan jumping forward at the same time as his buddy.
Alvin just shook his head and dodged both of them easily. Jumping onto Ryan's back he grinned and gave him a harsh enhanced wedgie. Then, spinning and flipping, he landed on the other jock's back and quickly did the same to him. Laughing he jumped up and slid away down the railing.
Nearby Theodore wasn't having as much luck. Everywhere he turned he seemed to run into a darn eagle. What Toby had said last night had really shook him and he found himself slightly scared of eagles. He knew that if one attacked he could easily escape but it didn't help the fear that had already developed. No matter how strong he was, he was still just a kid.
Rushing in the opposite direction of the giant eagle statue he suddenly found himself facing the bullies. Spinning, he rushed back in the other direction with Simon rushing right behind him. As they came to a split they both moved in opposite directions. Theodore let out a small breath of relief as the bullies broke off and rushed after Simon.
Looking around and making sure no bullies were after him, he unleashed his crystal. Power flooded through him and his eyes began to glow. After expanding his senses to make sure no one was around him Theodore allowed his power to wrap around him like a cocoon. He took one last look around himself.
Before vanishing in a cyclone of green energy...
Simon rushed down the hallway as fast as he could. He even allowed a small amount of lunarium to flood into his veins. Though he could not purposely enhance his speed and strength like Alvin could, having it flowing through him would still increase both a little. Turning a corner he suddenly let out a yelp and stumbled, tripping over his own feet. He jumped back upright but it was too late. Ryan had already turned the corner and grabbed onto his tail.
Simon struggled and tried to pull himself out of Ryan's grasp as he walked them down a few hallways. But without doing anything drastic he knew he wouldn't be able to. Unless he blasted Ryan down the hall, he had no choice but to struggle and hope for the best. As Ryan pushed open the bathroom door though, Simon knew his luck was no good.
"Oh come on a swirly, that's so nineteen-eighty's!" exclaimed Simon as Ryan lowered him towards the toilet.
Simon struggled but knew there was nothing he could do... short of transforming and kicking Ryan's ass. He shut his eyes as he was dunked into the toilet head first. Sputtering he shook the water off but couldn't do anything as Ryan just dropped him in the toilet. Growling, he summoned lunarium and pushed himself onto the surface of the water. He looked up and was surprised to see Alvin staring down at him in slight shock.
"You going to stare at me standing on the water, or are you going to help me out of here?" questioned Simon with a frown.
Alvin's eyes widened and he held out his hand. Simon grabbed on and Alvin pulled him out of the toilet with ease. Blinking, Alvin jumped to the ground and caught Simon as he jumped down and started to slip. Simon quickly thanked him and shook himself off. Water flew everywhere and a couple drops even hit Alvin who blinked and glared at Simon. Simon just smiled and waved and Alvin sighed, unable to even pretend being angry at him.
"So, you okay?" questioned Alvin
"Considering you just pulled me out of a public toilet, I suppose I'm decent," answered Simon, slightly annoyed.
Alvin nodded and spun around. Simon caught the tell-tale sign of Alvin's anger and the feeling of lunarium being used. He rushed after Alvin and caught up to him as he the rounded the corner. Simon put his arm on Alvin's shoulder.
"Violence isn't the answer," said Simon seriously.
"Look it's the fatty-ratty," said Ryan as he poked Theodore.
Simon and Alvin both looked up to see Theodore... who had since reappeared from wherever he had gone... being poked and ridiculed by Ryan and one of his jock friends. Neither of them gave a thought as their eyes started glowing bright and their claws extended. Hurling themselves forward through the air neither of them payed any mind to Ryan and his allies screams as they shredded their clothing with their claws. They wouldn't hurt them, but anything else,
Was free game...
Alvin, Simon and Theodore stood on the desk outside Dr. Rubin's office. Alvin was leaning against a picture frame and had a look on his face that said it all. It said that no matter what Dr. Rubin said, he would not be able to feel bad for attacking Ryan and his gang. He couldn't find it in himself to feel bad for anyone after they picked on Theodore and Simon.
Simon struggled to calm himself as he stood in the center of the desk. He couldn't believe how angry he was. His control of lunarium was at the point where, when he was angry, pure lightning like lunarium literally whipped around his body. And at this point he was struggling so hard to remain calm that he couldn't control it fully. Hopefully he would be able to calm down enough that no one would notice.
Theodore was standing off to the side looking at himself in a small desk mirror. He couldn't help but wonder if he was a 'fatty-ratty'. Sighing, he turned and asked Simon if he was really fat like Ryan said. Energy crackled around Simon and he quickly assured him that he wasn't fat. Theodore breathed a sigh of relief and turned as the door to Dr. Rubin's office opened.
Ryan and his friend walked out of the office. Their clothing was shredded in hundreds of small claw-like cuts. Ryan had a black eye and his partner had a large cut across his face. Alvin stepped forward and snarled, his claws extending and his eyes glowing brightly. Ryan and his friend practically fled from the office. Turning around though, Alvin saw the disproving look on Dr. Rubin's face.
"Boys, come in." Dr. Rubin said, turning around and walking back into her office.
Alvin, Simon and Theodore looked at each other and frowned. Jumping off the desk they hurried after her. Climbing up onto her desk, they stood beside the two football bobble-heads she had sitting on it. Dr. Rubin looked them up and down and seemed to sigh before leaning forward.
"I'm not sure where to start. How about where you threatened to climb inside him and build a nest?" asked Dr. Rubin.
"Um, that was uncalled for, and frankly I'm not sure it's even physically possible," said Simon pushing his glasses up.
Dr. Rubin sighed.
"Frankly, I should suspended you both for attacking Ryan and Xander," declared Dr. Rubin.
Alvin, who was tempted to make a sarcastic comment, forced himself to keep his mouth shut. He had learned to let Simon talk when they needed to speak with someone. Simon was able to calm the person they were talking to and often get them out of trouble but when he talked, he often just made them madder.
"But I have an alternate solution. We are having budget cutbacks and are in danger of losing our music program," said Dr. Rubin.
"That's horrible!" exclaimed Simon, his eyes wide.
"But there is a small chance. The district is hosting a music mania contest and the winning school receives $25 000. If we win, we could save our music program," explained Dr. Rubin.
Alvin's eyes widened and he couldn't stop himself from commenting, "I thought you didn't like us?"
Dr. Rubin's eyes widened incredibly and her mouth dropped open slightly. She struggled to find something to say but found she couldn't. After a few seconds she took a deep breath and asked a question she feared the answer to.
"We only just met today. I have not been that hard on you, have I?" she questioned, horrified.
"No. It's just you don't seem to like having us here," said Simon shrugging his shoulders.
"I'm afraid I've given you the wrong impression then. You will not receive any special treatment for being rock-stars here at school, that in itself is true," explained Dr. Rubin in a calm voice. "But I love having you here. I consider myself one of your oldest fans. I have all your CD's."
Alvin and Simon's eyes widened while Theodore didn't look too surprised. Though Dr. Rubin had hidden it well, he could tell when she looked at them she was hiding something. Not that he would have ever guessed that exactly.
"So will you do it?" pressed Dr. Rubin
Alvin, Simon and Theodore looked at each other and then turned towards Dr. Rubin.
"Sure," said the brothers together.
Dr. Rubin found the smile on her face impossible to remove...
The elevator slid open and Ian stepped out into the hallway. Pulling his bag up higher on his shoulder he began walking down the hallway. The chipettes were all asleep in his bag so they hadn't seen him buying the new room in this hotel. It would have likely been a problem to buy a place before he had appeared. But now all he had done was rip the attendant's mind to shreds and demand she accept a fake credit card.
Pushing his key into the door, he quickly unlocked it and entered before closing the door behind him and flipping on the lights. He let out a nice smile at the sight of the room. It had been months since he had been in such a nice place and soon it was all he would be in. When he destroyed the chipmunks, everything would go back to normal.
Putting his bag down on the table he opened it and left it there. When the chipettes woke up they would be able to explore the apartment but right now he really needed some sleep. For some reason he was feeling very drained and he didn't understand why.
Simon sighed and pushed a half-eaten apple into the garbage can beside the table. He was giving the room a decent cleaning from all the crap Toby was leaving all over the place. In the background he could hear the TV narrating Theodore's favorite show, Meerkat Manor. Whenever it was on he would watch it and no one could take him away from the TV. Kicking an empty wrapper in the garbage can, Simon wondered how on earth one person could be such a slob.
"I feel like I'm living in a garbage pit," growled Simon.
Alvin, who had just entered the room, jumped up onto the table. Before Simon could even do anything Alvin had wrapped his arms around him. Simon struggled for a few seconds while Alvin refused to remove his hands but eventually Simon was forced to stop struggling and breath. Instantly the scent of Alvin's fur filled his nose and he felt himself calming down. After a few seconds Alvin let him go and Simon smiled at him.
"Thanks Alvin, nothing calms me down like smelling you," said Simon with a smile.
"Are you saying I stink?" questioned Alvin raising an eyebrow.
Simon laughed and wrapped his arms around Alvin. Breathing deeply he pulled his arms tighter around Alvin who quickly responded by wrapping his own arms back around Simon. After a few seconds they let go of each other and Alvin kissed Simon on his cheek.
"Let's relax and watch Meerkat Manor with Theodore. You could use some rest," said Alvin, pulling Simon towards the chair.
Simon sighed and halfheartedly tried to pull away from Alvin as he was dragged forwards, but he had no time to prepare as Alvin jumped onto the chair with him in tow. He was so caught off guard that when they landed he fell and was tangled into a ball with Alvin. Theodore looked away from his show and laughed at them as they untangled themselves. Alvin, Simon and Theodore laid down on the chair and quietly watched the show together.
A few hours later, after having had a light dinner, Simon and Theodore were sitting on the couch watching Toby and Alvin play Wii Bowling against each other. Toby was winning but Alvin wasn't that far behind. Toby held the Wii remote up to his face and breathed deeply. Pulling back his arm he swung forward towards the screen. They watched with bated breath as Toby's ball rolled down the lane and hit in the exact center. The pins exploded outwards and a big title appeared on the screen.
"Oh yeah! A Turkey for the Tobester!" exclaimed Toby with a grin.
Alvin picked up his Wii remote and threaded the loop around his shoulder. Pulling the remote back he threw it forward and thanked god for lunarium. He was able to hold onto the remote only thanks to his enhanced strength. They watched, not breathing as Alvin's ball rolled down the lane and hit the exact center as well. Again the pins exploded outwards and a small title appeared on the screen.
"Yes, I got a strike!" shouted Alvin
For the next half-hour Toby and Alvin continued to battle it out on the Wii. In the end, the games ended with Toby having won three games and Alvin having won two. Laughing happily, Toby bent down and turned off the Wii and the TV.
"So, how was your first day of school guys?" questioned Toby sitting down on the couch.
Simon snarled and immediately began to rant about what had gone on at school. From being almost stepped on, to being attacked, to attacking back, to being dunked in a toilet, and everything else he could think off. Toby listened wide eyed as Simon spoke. He never thought he would hear the quiet Simon snarling and complaining about school of all things.
"I'm sorry your day was so bad guys, but I promise the second day is always better," said Toby honestly.
"What was school like for you Toby?" queried Theodore
Toby's eyes widened slightly as Theodore's question caused him to flashback. He had been an easy target for people to pick on. No one had liked him and he had looked like a dork. In high school he had braces on his teeth and was often made fun of.
He remembered one time where someone had put a 'pinch me' sign on his back. He had gone all day being pinched and no one had taken pity on him. To make matters worse, the girl he liked always seemed to be around when this was happening. Even when he had gym, she would be there putting up a poster or some other thing.
Sighing, Toby snapped out of it and looked at Theodore. "I'll be honest with you Theodore. I wasn't the most popular kid at school, and was often picked on because of it. Kids can be real jerks if you let them. Just stand up for yourself and you should be fine," explained Toby.
The boys nodded and Toby told them it was time for bed. Jumping off the couch they immediately scurried out of the room. A quick teeth brushing and change of clothing and they were all tucked under the blanket in the living room chair.
"Night Toby," said the boys together.
"Night boys," responded Toby shutting Dave's door.
Theodore snuggled into the side of the chair he was in and almost immediately fell asleep. Alvin and Simon cuddled into each others arms and fell asleep a few minutes later. Tomorrow would hopefully be a better day.
Within the mist he pushed himself closer towards the light that he could almost reach out and touch. He was so close that he could feel air blowing on him. It may have taken him years to close the distance but it was worth it. He was almost out of the mist and the pain had disappeared what felt like weeks ago. Finally, he would be free of this cursed place and it's darn mist. Who knew, maybe someone would be able to tell him what had happened in the years he had been gone.
Reaching his arm forward, he smiled and let out a shout of victory as his hand touched the light. Warmth flooded through him but before he could do anything he suddenly found himself being pushed backwards. Something was keeping him from exiting the mist. Struggling with all his might, he tried to reach the light once again. But it was no use. The more he struggled the further back he seemed to be pushed.
Growling, he pushed harder against the mist. Harder than he had ever tried to push against it before. The light moved an inch closer. Grinning in victory, he took another step with all his strength and will behind it. The light moved closer. Struggling he put another foot forward, he would reach the light again.
And this time, he would not be pushed back...