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Of Good and Of Evil: The Final Stand
Chapter 4 – Angels We have heard on High
Part 2
The silence of the stage was quickly cut off by the sound of drums. The cheers and screams from the crowds from the crowds doubled when the spotlight revealed Max with his acoustic guitar as he began to string his chords, walking across the stage. When he got to the chair in the middle of the chair, he began singing the first few lines of the song.
Who's to say what's impossible?
Well they forgot this world keeps spinning
And with each new day
I can feel a change in everything
And as the surface breaks reflections fade
But in some ways they remain the same
And as my mind begins to spread its wings
There's no stopping curiosity
He then jumped off his seat and ran to the crowds, making them cheer and scream his name as he sang the chorus…
I want to turn the whole thing upside down
I'll find the things they say just can't be found
I'll share this love I find with everyone
We'll sing and dance to Mother Nature's songs
I don't want this feeling to go away
Feeling confident in his act, his began to string his chords again as we began walking across the stage, keeping himself close to the crowds as he sang the second verse and chorus…
Who's to say I can't do everything?
Well I can try, and as I roll along I begin to find
Things aren't always just what they seem
I want to turn the whole thing upside down
I'll find the things they say just can't be found
I'll share this love I find with everyone
We'll sing and dance to Mother Nature's song
He then jumped in place as he sang the bridge…
This world keeps spinning and there's no time to waste
Well it all keeps spinning, spinning
Round and round
The crowds began cheering and screaming again as he sang the final chorus of the song…
And upside down
Who's to say what's impossible and can't be found?
I don't want this feeling to go away
The music slowly began to die as he began to string the last of the chords and sing the last lines of the song…
Please don't go away…
Please don't go away…
Please don't go away…
Is this how it's supposed to be?
Is this how it's supposed to be?
The crowds applauded with cheers and screams as Max bowed.
He then made his way to the small piano near the chair he used previously, and began to play the first few notes as the lights began to dim once more.
Christie, who was now wearing a golden silk dress, came walking to the center of the stage with a mic piece by her right ear. She brightly beamed a smile as the crowds cheered and applauded her. She then began to sing the first verse of the song…
I still hear your voice, when you sleep next to me.
I still feel your touch in my dreams.
Forgive me my weakness, but I don't know why
Without you it's hard to survive.
She then twirled in place, wrapping her arms around herself as she sang the chorus…
'Cause everytime we touch, I get this feeling.
And everytime we kiss I swear I could fly.
Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last.
Need you by my side.
She then to dramatically walk toward the piano, smiling brightly at the chipmunk playing it as she continued the chorus…
'Cause everytime we touch, I feel the static.
And everytime we kiss, I reach for the sky.
Can't you hear my heart beat so...
I can't let you go.
Want you in my life.
She suddenly turned back to face the crowds as she leaned back on the piano and sang the second verse…
Your arms are my castle, your heart is my sky.
They wipe away tears that I cry.
The good and the bad times, we've been through them all.
You make me rise when I fall.
She twirled around the center of the piano, and after sliding her way off it, sat right beside Max as she began to sing the second chorus…
'Cause everytime we touch, I get this feeling.
And everytime we kiss I swear I could fly.
Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last.
Need you by my side.
She then to play the piano with him as she and Max sang the last verse of the chorus together…
Cause everytime we touch, I feel the static.
And everytime we kiss, I reach for the sky.
Can't you hear my heart beat so...
Christie then circled her arms around Max as she continued singing…
I can't let you go.
Want you in my life.
She then began singing the last lines of the song, leaning her head against Max's shoulder…
'Cause everytime we touch, I get this feeling.
And everytime we kiss I swear I could fly.
Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last.
Need you by my side.
They finished off with a deep passionate kiss on the piano, earning cheers of awe and amazement for the couple.
When they returned back stage, they saw that a very disappointed Dave was waiting for them. Beside him were the giggling bundles of fur that were their siblings, laughing so hard on the floor that tears were beginning to flow from their as they held their stomachs in pain.
"Max… Christie…" Dave began to boom, his voice about to rise as his face began to turn red.
"We know…" they chorused, "we're grounded till school starts, right?"
Dave sighed in frustration as he lightly nodded in reply. The eldest two chipmunks hung their heads in defeat as they made their way to their respective changing rooms for the final performance.
While inside, Max could still hear the laughter coming from his brothers as he changed into his signature silver hoodie that a bright white "M" engraved on the back.
"Oh, man…" laughed Alvin, gasping for air.
"You… you should've seen…" Simon laughed, wiping the tear that stamped on his glasses.
"You should've seen …The look on Dave's face when he saw you two kissing ON STAGE…" Theodore finished, and all three munks continued their fits of uncontrolled laughter.
Max sighed as he hung his head in defeat. He covered his ears after changing into his costume and made his way out the room. When he slammed the door on his brothers, he noticed that Christie had the exact same look on her face as she closed the door on her sisters. Her face was a bright pink with both frustration and embarrassment. She looked at him worriedly as they took deep sighs.
"You're siblings did the same thing to you, too?" they asked at the same time, making them pause and laugh lightly with each other. They took each other's paws as they walked to the stage area. As they took their places, Max's head began throbbing uncontrollably, making him collapse under the intensity of the pressure. Christie immediately rushed to hi side, checking if he was alright.
"Max! Are you alright?" she asked, hearing Max's groans in agony as he held his paw on his throbbing temples.
He was about to reply when he heard the incoming laughter of the chipettes (minus Jeanette) and his brothers heading toward him. He tried to stand, but the pain was far too painful that he couldn't even think or see straight. The laughing suddenly stopped when the six chipmunks noticed Max's painful dilemma. They quickly ran toward the fallen chipmunk as the throbbing in his head began to intensify.
"Max, are you alright?" Simon asked, trying to pull him up by the arm. But as soon as he made contact with Max's clothes, Max suddenly gripped Simon by the collar of his hoodie, his eyes involuntarily glowing with a bright silver gleam.
"Leave me BE!" Max's voice boomed, brilliantly echoing as his silver eyes bored deeply into his.
Simon trembled with fear as Max collapsed on Simon's shoulder, making Simon gasp in shock as he caught him.
"Is he alright?" Theodore nervously asked, gulping the lump that formed in his throat as he glanced worriedly at his eldest brother.
"Y-yeah Theo…" Simon mumbled, still shocked. "H-he's fine…"
Max then groaned grumpily as he regained consciousness. He stood up dizzily like a drunken chipmunk as he wobbled to stay still.
"W-what happened?" he asked, groaning as his temples began to throb again.
"You passed out…" Alvin replied, crossing his arms.
"Are you sure you're alright, Max?" Brittany asked from behind Alvin. She too had her arms crossed and raised her eyebrow in suspicion.
"Yeah… I'm fine…" Max lied, rubbing his temples again as he groaned in pain.
"No you're not…" Eleanor countered, her voice worried and scared.
"Look guys I-…" Max was then cut off when Dave suddenly burst into the room.
"There you guys are!" He half-shouted as he sighed in relief. "Come on! Get to your places!"
"But Dave-!" Simon tried to butt in when Dave gave him 'the look', which made him shut his mouth as they ran to their places.
"Are you going to be okay?" Christie asked, clearly worried about Max's condition. His face was lightly pale as sweat poured down from his face.
"I'll be fine, Christie…" Max smiled, ignoring the pain. "Let's get kicking, shall we?"
The seven chipmunks nodded in reply as they stage lights began to dim.
The piano started playing as the chipmunks walked slowly to the stage. The chipettes began humming the first few bars as Max sang the first verse.
Max:
Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world.
She took the midnight train going anywhere.
Christie followed after, walking next to him…
Christie:
Just a city boy, born and raised in South Detroit.
He took the midnight train going anywhere.
Simon then followed with a guitar solo after which Alvin and Brittany continued…
Alvin:
A singer in a cloudy room.
A smell of fur and cheap perfumes.
Brittany:
For a smile, they can watch our show.
It goes on and on and on and on.
Their siblings followed as they joined in the chorus.
All: (Max)
Strangers (strangers) waiting (waiting),
up and down the boulevard(ooh).
Their shadows (shadows) searchin' in the night (night).
Streetlight (streetlight) people (people), livin' just to find emotion.
Hidin' (hidin') somewhere (somewhere) in the night (Whoa).
Eleanor then began singing the second verse. Her bright emerald green dress shimmering in the spotlight as she sang…
Eleanor:
Workin' hard to get my fill, everybody wants a thrill.
Payin' anything to roll the dice just one more time.
Jeanette then followed suit, walking up beside her as they danced in sync.
Jeanette:
Some will win and some will lose.
Some were born to sing the blues.
Simon then followed suit as he turned in place with his bass guitar.
Simon:
Oh, the movie never ends.
It goes on and on and on and on.
The gang joined in again at the chorus…
All: (Christie)
Strangers (strangers) waiting (waiting),
up and down the boulevard.
Their shadows (shadows) searchin' in the night (night)
Streetlight (streetlight) people (people),
livin' just to find emotion (livin' just to find emotion).
Hidin' (hidin') somewhere in the night (night).
Max then led the gang with his guitar solo as the chipmunks danced with their instruments and the chipettes danced and twirled around as the solo prolonged.
Theodore, through the mic next to him as he drummed, took the lead as he sang the first lines of the last verse…
Theodore:
Don't Stop Believin'.
Hold on and feel that feeling.
Streetlight people.
Alvin followed suit as they all sang the chorus:
All (Alvin):
Don't Stop Believin'.
(Hold on) Hold on and feel that feeling.
Streetlight (Streetlight) people.
Max then followed up from behind after finishing his solo as they all sang the final choruses…
All (Max):
Don't Stop (don't stop!) Believin'. (Believin')
Hold on to the feeling (Whoa!)
Streetlight (Oh!) people. (Streetlight!)
This time it was Christie turn to follow up in background…
All (Christie)
Don't Stop (don't sto-op) Believin'. (Believin'-in-in-in-in-in)
Hold on and feel that feeling.
Streetlight (Oh!) people. (Streetlight!)
DON'T STOP!
The music then came to a fade, ending with the crowds cheering and screaming their names as the eight chipmunks bowed in unison. They jumped and cheered with glee as they heard the crowds go wild with applause.
Suddenly, Max's temples began to throb once more, this time with pain so excruciating that he yelled so loud that it could be heard all throughout the coliseum. His cries made his eyes glow a bright hue of silver as the ground around him began to tremble and quake. The crowds screamed in panic as they scrambled out of the collapsing building as Max's yells of pain continued erupting as he held his head in as he continued yelled in sheer agony. The chipmunks and chipettes were totally baffled as they covered their ears to block out the ear-piercing yells from the eldest chipmunk. Christie tried to approach him, but the yells were too painful to her eyes that all she could do was tear up as she watched her beloved yell in increasing agony as the coliseum continued to shake, rattle and roll.
"We have to get out of here!" Simon cried, holding on to a frightened Jeanette in his arms.
"What about Max?" Eleanor cried, covering her ears as Theodore began to cry in fear.
"I don't know, but we have to get out of here before the building falls!" cried Brittany as she pulled Alvin's paw, making them flinch as the ceiling began to give way.
"Come on!" Alvin cried, "Let's go… NOW!" the six chipmunks then dashed out of the way when debris from the ceiling split from the roof and was about to fall on them. The six chipmunks screamed as they held each other and closed their eyes in fearful anticipation when they felt a strong force push them to the side. Christie managed to push her sister out of the way, while Max, who now regained consciousness – but oblivious that his eyes are now glowing bright silver – pushed his brothers out. The six munks sighed in relief at their two eldest siblings as they looked at them with awe.
"Come on you guys!" Christie shouted, "Let's get- !" but she was cut short when the ground below her cracked open. The crack had also reached Max and he too fell into the deep pit that formed. The chipmunks and chipettes gasped in fear that their eldest siblings had fallen.
"Max!" Alvin cried, jumping to the edge, trying to grab his brother.
"Christie!" Brittany screamed, copying her counterpart's actions.
Too late…
All they saw were the two chipmunks falling deeper and deeper into the pit-abyss. Tears formed in their eyes as their futile attempt left them empty handed.
Time slowed down as Max's eyes met Alvin's.
"Não se preocupe, meu irmão. Com o tempo, nós nos encontraremos novamente ..." Max whispered, audible only enough for Alvin to hear as he and Christie vanished from their sights… forever.
"NO!" Alvin cried, tears streaming from his eyes. "Max! Christie! NO!" he was about to jump after them when a pair of hands scooped him up. Alvin, alarmed, quickly turned around to see a panicking Dave carrying him out of the collapsing building.
"Dave, wait!" he retorted, "Max and Christie their-!"
"Not now Alvin!" Dave yelled as he dodged another piece of falling debris. "We'll get out of here first, and then we'll talk."
"But Dave –!"
"No BUTS!" Dave shouted as he rushed out of the building. When they reached the exit, the last of the debris had fallen, and the entire coliseum split asunder. Dave collapsed and gasped for air as he dropped his son, where he was immediately comforted by his brothers and the chipettes.
"Now, what was it that you were going to tell me?" Dave gasped, grabbing for air.
"Max and Christie are STILL IN THERE!" he screamed at the top of his lungs. Tears stung his eyes as Dave's grew wide as golf balls realizing that his eldest children have still not yet returned.
"Oh my God!" he yelled, "We still have to go in there!"
"Sorry sir!" The police officer yelled, yanking Dave out of harm's way. "But we cannot let you through…"
"But my son and daughter are still in there!"
"I'm sorry! We cannot let you pass!"
"No…" Dave sobbed, covering his mouth with his hand as he sobbed. "This can't be happening…"
"Max and Christie pushed us out of the way of falling debris…" Simon sobbed, his tears fogging his glasses. "We didn't do anything to save them from falling into the hole. We – …" but his words were cut short when Simon's sobs got the better of him as he began crying hysterically, leaving a tear-struck Jeanette to console and comfort him in a warm loving embrace.
"We weren't there for them…" Theodore began sobbing, "yet they were always there for us…" he too, began to cry uncontrollably.
"Oh, Teddy…" Eleanor cried; hugging him tightly as her tears began streaming from her eyes as well.
Alvin slammed his fist against the cold pavement. Tears of anger and regret flowed from his eyes as he continued pounding the ground.
"Damn it…" he cursed under his breath… "if only… if only I was faster, I would've…" but his words were caught short when a warm hand touched his shoulder. He quickly turned around to see a teary-eyed Brittany look at him sorrowfully.
"It's okay…" she cooed, pulling him to a warm hug. "Its okay, Alvie… I would've done the same…"
Alvin then, with all his composure lost, hugged her tightly as he began to sob uncontrollably. Brittany, too, began pouring down her own tears as they shared their embrace.
All seven of them cried and mourned for the loss of the two eldest chipmunks, who were, today, the greatest heroes in their lives.
Cut! That's a wrap!
Okay, I know it looks like it was rushed, because it was... but I have good reason to!
From tomorrow until the 23rd, I'll out of town, to go to Baler to celebrate my parents' wedding anniversary. Can you believe it, they've been together for 25 years! (Good job, mom and dad! XD)
Anyway... I know I won't be updating until after the holidays, so in advance, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY! XD
Thank you all so much for the support you've given me, I really owe it to you all!
I'll see you!
Oh, I'll also be working harder and faster with Winddragon 797 and MASTER-GOLDEN-AUSSIE for their OC Christmas special... don't worry guys, I won't let you down!
Finally, I'll try to have my Christmas special, "At the Beginning", out by Christmas Eve... I really wanna show you guys how much you all mean to me... and I really wanna thank you for all the support you've given me during my stay here on Fanfiction...
Thank you, and God Bless!
Wendy, I miss you, and I love you... and I wanna wish you a very Merry Christmas... I'm sorry for not relpying...
Simkaye, glad to have you back... thanks again for continuing your friendship and support with me...
Wind, I wanna thank you for all the fun I've had so far with co-writing with you... hopefully we'll be able to do more...
finally,
Vic, I owe you so much, that words cannot say how much I wanna thank you for all the support you've given me by far... You really are my inspiration as a writer, and I wanna do my best to be the best that I can be...
"Living it my way..."
~Periosha