We Need a Leash
The three chipmunks gasped. The closet was empty.
"Where is she?" Eleanor said disbelieving.
"Well she didn't get out while I was watching her" Alvin said rubbing his head. The three of them all turned to face each other to discuss the situation, and Brittany saw her chance. She was sitting up on a shelf directly above the door. As soon as they turned around she dived out knocking them all to the ground. The three chipmunks all let out a startled scream as they hit the floor. Brittany let out a howl and dashed out the window. The three chipmunks scrambled to their feet and rushed after her. They got to the window to watch her happily rushing across the street.
"Oh god, do we have to go chase her again" Alvin moaned. All three of them let out an exasperated sigh then rushed downstairs to follow her. As they burst out onto the street Alvin began to sing.
Who let the dogs out
(woof, woof, woof, woof)
(woof, woof, woof, woof)
(woof, woof, woof, woof)
(woof, woof, woof, woof)
Who let the dogs out (woof, woof, woof, woof)
Who let the dogs out (woof, woof, woof, woof)
(woof, woof, woof, woof)
When the party was nice, the party was jumpin' (Hey, Yippie, Yi, Yo)
And everybody havin' a ball (Hah, ho, Yippie Yi Yo)
I tell the fellas "start the name callin'" (Yippie Yi Yo)
And the girls report to the call
The poor dog show down
Who let the dogs out (woof, woof, woof, woof)
Who let the dogs out (woof, woof, woof, woof)
Who let the dogs out (woof, woof, woof, woof)
Who let the dogs out (woof, woof, woof, woof)
I see ya' little speed boat head up our coast
She really want to skip town
Get back off me, beast off me
Get back you flea infested monger
Who let the dogs out (woof, woof, woof, woof)
Who let the dogs out (woof, woof, woof, woof)
Who let the dogs out (woof, woof, woof, woof)
Who let the dogs out (woof, woof, woof, woof)
I'm gonna tell {Hey, Yippie, Yi, Yo}
To any girls calling them canine {Yippie, Yi, Yo}
Tell the dummy "Hey Man, It's part of the Party!" {Yippie Yi, Yo}
You fetch a women in front and her mans behind {Yippie, Yi, Yo}
Her bone runs out now
Who let the dogs out (woof, woof, woof, woof)
Who let the dogs out (woof, woof, woof, woof)
Who let the dogs out (woof, woof, woof, woof)
Who let the dogs out (woof, woof, woof, woof)
Say, A doggy is nuttin' if he don't have a bone All dogy hold ya' bone, all doggy hold it
A doggy is nuttin' if he don't have a bone All dogy hold ya' bone, all doggy hold it
Wait for y'all my dogs, the party is on
I gotta get my girl I got my myind on
Do you see the rays comin' from my eye
What could you be friend
That Benji man that's breakin' them down?
Me and My white short shorts
And I can't seek a lot, any canine will do
I'm figurin' that's why they call me faithful
'Cause I'm the man of the land
When they see me they doah-ooooo(howl)
Who let the dogs out (woof, woof, woof, woof)
Who let the dogs out (woof, woof, woof, woof)
Who let the dogs out (woof, woof, woof, woof)
Who let the dogs out (woof, woof, woof, woof)
Throughout the song the three chipmunks raced all over the neighborhood, climbing up into trees, searching through garbage cans, circling fire hydrants, but there was no sign of Brittany. Suddenly they heard the sound of a wolf howling towards the sky.
"Quick follow that howling!" Alvin cried. The three of them started to sprint up the street towards the howls. They spotted Brittany sitting on top of a building staring up at the crescent moon howling.
"How did she get up there?" Jeanette asked. The building had no ladder attached to it and it was made from concrete. There was no way her claws would have been able to grip the structure. Eleanor looked about and spotted a large tree that leant close to the building.
"She must have climbed across from that" she said pointing to a large branch that hung over the top of the building.
"Alright, let's go get her" Alvin said. The three of them began to climb up the tree. It was difficult as it was big and had no good grip points, but they helped each other. Finally they reached the branch that extended over the building.
"Ok, I'll drop down on top of the building and grab Brittany. You two wait here and I'll toss her up to you" Alvin said. The girl's nodded. Alvin slowly crawled out across the branch until he was directly over the building. Brittany still hadn't noticed them yet. She was too busy howling at the moon. Alvin gently lowered himself down and dropped onto the building. Quietly, he tiptoed towards the oblivious werechipmunk.
"Got'cha!" he shouted and pounced onto her. She let out a startled yelp as Alvin grabbed her. Before Alvin could react she grabbed his arm and swung him over her head like a ragdoll.
"Whoa!" he cried as he was twirled about. Brittany then released him and he went sailing straight into the trunk of the tree. The force was so great that the tree started to vibrate and caused Jeanette and Eleanor to lose their balance. They screamed as they fell out of the tree into a heap on the building. Brittany looked at them, then started to bark and laugh in excitement. She thought the site was hilarious.
"Well, I'm glad you're enjoying this" Eleanor grumbled as she and Jeanette got to their feet.
"Um, a little help please" Alvin said from behind them. They turned around and their mouths gaped open wide at his predicament. He had hit the tree so hard he was now imbedded in it.
"Alright, Jeanette, help Alvin, I'll try and catch Brittany" Eleanor instructed and the youngest Chipette marched towards her beastly sister. Jeanette stood still for a moment before jumping up and climbing back into the tree. She scaled down the trunk carefully until she was next to Alvin.
"Alright, let's get you out" she said and placed one of her hands on his shoulder while she gripped the tree firmly with her other hand. Meanwhile Eleanor was marching towards Brittany. The doglike Chipette just watched her amused.
"Alright Brittany, come here" Eleanor said sternly. Brittany ignored her and started to howl again.
"This is why I don't want to get a pet" Eleanor sighed. She rushed over to grab Brittany, but the werechipmunk easily dodged her attempt.
"Stop making this difficult Brittany" she grumbled and pounced again. Brittany rolled aside and Eleanor landed on her stomach. She let out a loud oof. Brittany just started to laugh again. She was having a great time.
"Put a sock in it Brittany!" Eleanor growled annoyed. She got back up to her feet and started to rush at the werechipmunk again. Jeanette was struggling to get Alvin out.
"Jeanette, use both hands and push against the tree. I'll grab hold of it so we won't fall" Alvin said. Jeanette nodded then firmly grabbed a hold of both of his shoulders. She planted her feet to each side of him and gave a huge tug. Slowly Alvin started to budge from the trunk.
"That's it Jeanette, I'm almost out, just give it one more tug" Alvin encouraged, feeling he was slowly coming out of the tree. Jeanette took a deep breath and heaved. Alvin hadn't expected such a large pull, as he was ripped from the tree he lost his grip and the two of them went barreling through the air screaming. Eleanor took another step forward to grab Brittany when she heard a scream she turned.
"Uh oh" she gulped as Alvin and Jeanette flew toward her. The three chipmunks all collided and rolled across the roof in a heap. Brittany had fallen on her back laughing at them.
"Oh that is it Brittany!" Eleanor growled as she pulled herself out of the ball of collapsed Chipmunks. Alvin and Jeanette just groaned. After a minute they got to their feet and joined Eleanor at growling and shaking their fists at the still laughing werechipmunk.
"Alright, let's surround her and grab her at once" Alvin suggested. The three chipmunks quietly stepped around her while she was laughing, not realizing what they were doing. They formed a circle and started to close in on her.
"Now!" Alvin yelled and all of them leapt at Brittany at once. Almost instantly Brittany got to her feet and jumped into the air. The three surprised chipmunks all collided with each other and smacked into the ground. Brittany landed and laughed again before leaping from the building back down to the ground below. The three dazed chipmunks lay on the ground rubbing their heads from the collision.
"I swear if we don't cure her soon, I'm going to kill her" Alvin grumbled. Jeanette and Eleanor let annoyed grunts in agreement. As they got to their feet they heard a frightened yelp from below. They all rushed to the edge of the building and peered down. A dog catcher was walking towards his van with a struggling Brittany inside a net.
"Oh you have got to be kidding me" Alvin moaned as he watched the dog catcher toss Brittany into the back of his van and drive off.
"Now what do we do?' Jeanette said hopelessly. She turned to Alvin.
"Well… I uh…" he started trying to think of an idea. He was usually the one who came up with the crazy schemes, but now his mind was completely blank.
"I don't think there is much we can do. Let's just go to the pound and say she's our dog or something" Eleanor said. Alvin and Jeanette exchanged a glance and shrugged. It wasn't very elaborate, but it was the best idea they had. The three chipmunks climbed down the tree and headed towards the pound.
Simon rolled in his sleep and smacked his head on his bedside table. He awoke with a groan of pain.
"Ow!" he cried out and started to rub his head. He let out a sigh and pulled himself back under the covers. Without his glasses his vision was blurry, but he noticed something as he was about to roll over and go back to sleep. Alvin's bed had a lump under the covers, but it wasn't moving. Simon immediately grabbed his glasses to ensure his eyes weren't playing tricks on him.
"Oh god, Alvin!' he cried assuming his brother had stopped breathing. He jumped out of bed and raced to his brother's. He ripped back the sheets but froze at the site in front of him. There was no Alvin in the bed, just a bunch of pillows.
"Alvin!" he growled in anger. He went over to the bedroom door and hit the lights so he could get a better look around the room. The lights woke Theodore up.
"Uh! Simon, what's going on" he asked wearily rubbing his eyes.
"Alvin is not in his bed Theodore, and it is the middle of the night" Simon said as he approached the younger chipmunk. Theodore checked Alvin's bed for himself and gasped when he realized that the red-clad chipmunk was indeed gone.
"M-m-m-maybe he went j-j-j-j-jogging" Theodore stuttered very frightened that his older brother was missing.
"Maybe, but I doubt it. Alvin has never done a morning jog in his life. That he would just start now is very strange" Simon said dryly crossing his arms.
"What could he be doing if he isn't jogging" Theodore asked, still scared.
"I don't know, but I think I'm going to find out" Simon said and moved to his bed and grabbed his sweater.
"You're not going out there are you" Theodore said pulling his blankets up to his chin in fear. He could see out the window that it was very dark.
"Yes Theodore I am. Alvin is up to something and I'm going to find out what before he hurts himself or someone else" Simon said as he headed for the bedroom door. As he opened it he turned back to see that Theodore had timidly climbed from his bed and placed on his sweater.
"I-I-I-I'm coming too" he said nervously as he approached his brother.
"Theodore, you don't have do that. Go back to sleep" Simon said worried. He wanted to go look for Alvin, but Theodore would get very scared out in the dark and he didn't want him to get frightened.
"No, Alvin is my brother too, I'm coming" the small green chipmunk said trying to said brave, but Simon could detect the fear in his voice. The blue-clad chipmunk let out a sigh.
"Ok Theodore, but if you get scared, tell me and we are coming home ok" he said. Theodore nodded, then the two of them tiptoed downstairs and headed out the front door. As they stepped out into the night air, Theodore realized something.
"Simon, where could Alvin be?" he asked timidly. Simon wasn't sure but he had an idea where to start.
"Let's start with the Chipettes house and go from there ok" Simon said and started striding towards it. Theodore nervously followed.
Alvin, Jeanette and Eleanor arrived at the pound. It had taken them a long walk, but they had finally got there.
"Well, let's go get her" Jeanette sighed before the three walked up to the doors.
"Oh great, that's just perfect" Alvin groaned as they noticed the huge closed sign hanging on the door.
"We can't wait until the pound opens. Brittany will change back by that point" Eleanor said. Alvin looked up as he was about to give a sigh when he noticed an open window.
"Look up there" he said, pointing to the window. The girls traced his finger and spotted it themselves.
"How are we supposed to get up there?" Jeanette asked. There weren't any trees near the window and they couldn't climb a building. Alvin thought for a moment then he spotted just what they needed. Across the street from the pound was someone's yard. He spotted a hose in the garden.
"We can use that hose as a rope and scale the building" he said happily indicating the rope. Eleanor and Jeanette looked at each other worried. Alvin caught the look.
"Do you two have a better idea?" he asked annoyed. They sighed and shook their heads. Alvin gave a smug smile before dashing across the street and grabbing the hose. He brought the hose back over and tied a lasso in the end.
"Alright, let's hope this works" he mumbled and began to swirl the lasso above his head. He made a toss and the lasso flew through the air. It latched onto a sign sitting right next to the window. He gave the makeshift rope a tug to make sure that it was stable. He gave a thumbs up before heaving himself up the rope. Once he had reached the top he jumped from the rope to the window and crawled through. He looked down to see that Eleanor Jeanette hadn't moved. They were just staring nervously at the rope.
"Come on, we need to get Brittany" Alvin grunted. They slowly grabbed onto the rope and began to climb up. Once they reached the top, Alvin extended his hands and help pull them through. Once they were all inside the room, they took in their surroundings. They were standing on a balcony suspended above a line of cages. Inside were all sorts of dogs all whimpering in their cages.
"Poor little things" Eleanor said sadly, looking at how miserable they all were.
"Look there's Brittany!" Alvin pointed excitedly. In the final cage in the row, Brittany was growling and attempting to break the cage door.
"Quick let's get her out" Jeanette said and the three of them raced to the edge of the balcony where there was a ladder. The climbed down until they were on the ground floor. Jeanette and Alvin raced over to Brittany's cage and unlatched the door. The yapping werechipmunk leapt out and tackled Alvin, licking his face again.
"I am going to have to train her to stop doing that" Alvin muttered as he shoved her off him. Jeanette looked over to the back wall and spotted a leash and collar hanging on a wall. She grabbed it and buckled them around Brittany's neck.
"That should help keep her under control" she said. They were about to walk back to the ladder when they realized that Eleanor wasn't with them. They turned around and gasped. She had unlatched the cage doors for all the cages.
"What, they were sad" she said unlocking the final door. Jeanette and Alvin rushed to stop her, but it was too late. Every dog in the pound began barking excitedly and started running along the corridor towards the reception. Eleanor, Alvin and Jeanette were all swept off their feet and carried with the pack of running canines. Brittany was yapping excitedly and running with them. Alvin managed to grab a hold of her leash, but without a footing on the ground it didn't help as the three screaming chipmunks were swept out of the pound and out into the street. As the dogs dispersed in every direction, the three chipmunks were dropped to the ground.
"Well at least they're free now" Eleanor let out a nervous chuckle. Alvin and Jeanette growled at her. Suddenly Brittany started bark excitedly and sprinted off, dragging a screaming Alvin with her.
"Bad Brittany, bad Brittanyyyyyyyyyy!" He screamed at the top of his lungs as he was flung around behind the speeding werechipmunk. Eleanor and Jeanette began to chase them, but they couldn't catch up to the speeding doglike chipmunk.
Simon and Theodore trudged along the cold dark pathway. They had gone to the Miller's house and climbed up to the window of the girl's room. They had found the place trashed, but completely empty. Now they were very worried, for Alvin and for the Chipettes.
"I wonder where they could all be?" Simon pondered as they continued. Suddenly they heard a shrill scream from behind them. They turned to see a billowing dust cloud speeding straight for them.
"Run!" Simon screamed and the two chipmunks started running waving their arms frantically. The cloud bowled them over like pins at a bowling alley. As Simon sat up and rubbed his head he saw a blur of red held onto the end of the cloud.
"Was that Alvin?" he said absolutely bewildered. As the two chipmunks got to their feet they heard faint panting behind them. They turned to see Eleanor and Jeanette panting, trying to run.
"Eleanor, Jeanette? What was that? What is going on?" Simon asked as they approached. They stopped and caught their breath before speaking. The girl's looked at each other for a moment. They didn't want to tell them the truth, but what else could they tell him.
"That was Alvin. He was uh… testing out my latest invention" Jeanette lied nervously. Simon raised an eyebrow suspiciously.
"Why would he be testing an invention for you in the middle of the night?" he asked. He crossed his arms. Theodore just stood behind him looking confused.
"Well, I made a uh… a electric powered uh… motorbike, but uh, it goes very fast as you could see so um… we decided to test it at night so that we wouldn't um run into anyone" she said trying to think of something.
"An electric powered motorbike?" Simon asked still looking suspicious.
"Yeah, she uh needed someone to uh test it so uh we thought who better then Alvin" Eleanor said giving a nervous grin. Simon looked at them for a minute, then let out a relieved sigh.
"Well, at least we know he is safe. Come on, let's go catch him and bring him back" Simon said and motioned for the group to follow.
"No, that's uh okay Simon. I am doing some, uh time trials. Uh Alvin will need to um, stay out a bit longer. We'll stay with him; you two should just go to bed" Jeanette said grinning nervously as well. Simon looked at her for a moment.
"Are you sure? We don't mind staying to help, we are already awake" Simon said kindly.
"That's okay. I'll uh, show you the results in the morning. You two go back to sleep" Jeanette said.
"Alright, if you say so. Goodnight Jeanette. Good night Eleanor" Simon said.
"Good night Eleanor, good night Jeanette" Theodore said happily, then the two chipmunks headed back for home. The Chipettes waited until the chipmunks were out of sight, then they both let out a breathe of relief.
"That was close. Quick, let's go find Alvin and get Brittany home before anything else happens" Eleanor said. Jeanette nodded, then the two Chipettes sprinted off in the direction that Brittany had dragged Alvin.
"Stop Brittany! Stay, heel, freeze, stop running!" Alvin cried out frantically trying to get the out of control werechipmunk to calm down. Suddenly she stopped in place. Alvin went sailing over her head screaming. He smacked straight into a wall. He let out a groan and fell onto his back. He looked up at the starry night sky dazed. Brittany trotted over to him panting happily before licking his face.
"If every muscle in my body weren't aching I would strangle you right now" Alvin moaned. Brittany just cocked her head for a moment then continued to lick his face. A few moments later Eleanor and Jeanette came panting into view. Eleanor grabbed Brittany's leash and tugged her off Alvin. Jeanette leant down next to the moaning chipmunk.
"Are you okay?" she asked, propping up his head.
"Well, for someone who just got dragged screaming down the road by a werechipmunk before crashing into a wall, I'd say I'm pretty good" he said sarcastically before standing up.
"Alright, let's get her home before she has the urge to do that again" Alvin muttered and walked towards Eleanor.
"I think it might be a good idea if we all grab a hold of that thing" he said pointing to the leash. Both girls agreed.
It took them an hour or so to get back home. They weren't very far away, but Brittany continued to struggle the entire trip. Even with the three of them pulling the leash, Brittany was able to tug them about.
"Brittany, come on be a good girl" Alvin pleaded. Brittany looked at him happily then started to trot alongside them calmly. They finally reached the Miller house and managed to lock Brittany in the closet.
"Alright, now one of you two take a watch, I'm exhausted" he panted. He was about to climb into Brittany's bed when he looked out the window. The first rays of the sun had started to come up. All three chipmunks groaned.
"Are you serious" Alvin moaned. He clambered back out the bed and went to the closet. As he opened it he found a normal Brittany sleeping peacefully on the floor. He scooped her up and gently put her into her bed.
"Alright Alvin, I think you should head home and try to get some sleep. We'll stop by later, then we'll head to Madam Raya's" Eleanor said after Alvin had finished tucking the sleeping Chipette into bed.
"Ok. I'll see you two later" he yawned and headed back home.
"Hopefully I can at least get some sleep before we leave" he muttered to himself as he entered his house. He was halfway up the stairs when he heard a noise behind him. He turned around to see Dave wearing a sweatshirt and sweat pants with two cuffs on the ends of his arms and a headband around his head.
"Good you're up. I was just about to go and wake you for our jog this morning" he said happily and headed into the kitchen to grab a water bottle. As soon as he left the room. Alvin got on his knees and looked up into the air.
"Why do you hate me" he sighed then followed his father into the kitchen. The day was going to be very tiring.
Well I enjoyed writing this update. I thought I might try and ad some humor, because soon some real bad stuff is about to go down. If you didn't know, the song is who let the dogs out. I thought it fit the scene. Will Alvin and the Chipettes find a cure for Brittany from Madam Raya? Will they be able to keep Brittany's secret from everyone for much longer? And will Alvin ever get some sleep? Find out on the next update!