Sleep was next to impossible for the trio of chipmunks. They were woken up by the sounds of snow falling from the treetops and onto the bus.

"I'm freezing. Now I know why we hibernated in winter. Guys, get your warm clothes on and head out. There has to be a tree nearby or something that we can use for shelter. Theo, get that radio going again, would you?"

Theodore turned the radio on and eagerly listened for any signal. As he heard the broadcaster start to talk, he urged his brothers to join him.

"Hello and welcome to the seven o'clock news. Breaking news out of Pennsylvania this morning. During last night's storm a bus belonging to the singing group Alvin and the chipmunks went missing. At this time it is not known if they made it through the storm or if they made an unscheduled stop to avoid the weather. We'll bring you the latest as it comes into the newsroom…"

"Hey! That's us. We're bound to be found now! Come on, let's get out of here and get a fire going. We really need to get warm."

Theodore helped Simon climb out of the wreckage of the bus, with Alvin close behind. Together, they helped pull Theodore up and out. He looked around and saw that they were so far away from the road that they could not see it. Alvin began sniffing at the air and started tapping Simon on the shoulder.

"Yeah, I smell it too. It smells like gas. We should get away from here. Now."

The trio jumped from the bus and ran as fast as they could through the thick blanket of snow. Simon turned to get one last look at the bus before running into the woods. Theodore was the first to reach a large tree and scamper up it.

"Come on, guys. There's a nice little hole for us to use for shelter."

Simon was quick to follow his brother, with Alvin bringing up the rear.

"Well, it's not that big, but it will do. Alvin, you first. Theodore, you go next. I'll keep a lookout."

"For what?"

"For anything wanting to have chipmunk for lunch. That, and to get a fire started. You two relax. I'll be fine."

Simon found some smaller twigs and started to gather them at the base of the tree. As the pile grew, Alvin ventured from the hole to watch his brother. Simon was too busy trying to get a fire started to notice that his brothers were creeping down the tree, wanting to help.

"Simon, do you need help? Oh my… look at your arm."

"What about it?"

"You have a really big cut on it. On top of that, it's bleeding!"

"I'll be fine. It's you two I'm worried about. If I don't take care of my brothers, who will?"

"We can get this fire going, Simon. You get yourself fixed up."

"Are you sure? I can do this too, you know."

"No buts, mister. We can do this just fine. You go get a leaf or something and get that covered up."

Reluctantly Simon retreated back up the tree and managed to find a couple of fallen, dead leaves which he carefully placed around his arm and held in place to stop the bleeding. Minutes passed before he heard any word from his brothers.

"Any luck down there?"

"Almost got it going. This is harder than it looks. Aha! At last."

A small fire started to burn at the base of the tree, causing Simon to run back down and start to warm himself. After a few seconds he leaned over and hugged Alvin. He then gave him a kiss on the cheek, before quickly turning away.

"Sorry. Got too carried away, Alvin. I'm just so happy to be warm again."

"No worries, bro. I am too. I hope that someone will come to rescue us sooner or later. This is not fun at all."

"You got that right. This is so much worse than the time we vacationed with the girls. Remember that?"

"Oh yeah. Britt and I stayed up all night. It was fun."

"Guys, what are we going to do for food? I'm starving."

"I have no idea. It's winter, so there are no berries or anything like that out. We might want to go back to the bus and see if we can salvage anything."

"Alvin, think about that. The bus is a pile of metal now. If we did have any food, it's probably smashed into a million pieces. Why don't we just hold off on it for now and think of something later?"

"All right. I am really cold. Theo? Are you okay?"

Alvin noticed that Theodore had his back turned to them and was sobbing.

"I miss Dave. I miss Eleanor. I want to go back home!" Theo yelled. "I miss our family!"

"Theo, you do have us. I'll always be there for you no matter what. Got it?"

"Got it. Thanks, Simon. I needed that."

The group cuddles around the fire, trying to warm themselves as snow started to fall yet again.

"Great! Just what we need. Guys, why don't we sing a song to warm ourselves up more?"

"All right. Theodore, you ready?"

"As always."

While the trio were singing, the snow intensified even more, causing their visibility to drop even further. Simon shivered as they wrapped up a song.

"Guys, if we all gather into a tight circle and sit as close as we can to the fire, we should be okay. I don't want us to freeze to death."

"I agree. All that the singing did was pass time."

"I'm still hungry, guys."

"I know, Theodore. I know…"