The Monster Attacks
There was a knock at the door. Brittany had been sitting watching TV in the trashed den. After she had been taken home by Miss Miller for beating up at Alvin at school, Brittany had destroyed the den for the third time. They only intact items still in the room were the sofa and the new television.
"Coming!" she called out angrily. She had just missed a good scene in her show and was about to miss more. Annoyed, Brittany got off the couch and waded through all the debris of destroyed items to reach the door. As the door swung open, it revealed Eleanor, Theodore, Jeanette and Simon. The three chipmunks looked very nervous. Brittany took a step out towards them.
"What do you wa…" she started when suddenly something smacked down on her head. Hard. She rubbed her head angrily then turned to see what had hit her. Alvin stood nervously to the side of the door clutching a silver wolf headed cane.
"H-how do you feel?" he asked stuttering. Brittany's face grew red and her eyes turned to fire.
"How do I feel? I feel pretty angry you little twerp!" she screamed and threw a punch at him. Alvin yelped and dived out of the way towards the other chipmunks who were all shivering with fear.
"How dare you hit me! You are all dead!" she screamed and balled both her hands into fists. They all took a step back.
"B-B-Brittany d-d-do you f-f-feel any d-d-different?" Alvin asked very nervously. Brittany focused her attention on the red capped chipmunk.
"Yeah I do actually. I feel very angry, and soon you are going to feel different too once I break your arms you stupid fur ball!" Brittany screamed with raged and sprinted towards Alvin, fists at the ready. Alvin gulped. Before he could move, Brittany's fist connected with the side of his head and he was sent sprawling to the ground. The cane flew from his hands and landed further along the path. All the other chipmunks gasped and shivered even more. Brittany glared at them.
"And you four are next!" she cried and turned to face them. They all started to back up. Brittany was about to sprint forward, when suddenly she felt a strong grip on her arms as they were pulled behind her back. She turned to her head to see that Alvin had crawled to his feet and was now holding her back.
"Stop Brittany we…" Alvin shouted, seconds before Brittany slammed the back of her head into his face and he staggered back. She wheeled around to face him, an aura of hate burning from her.
"You are going to regret that!" she sneered and started to move towards him. He tried to place his hands in a combat stance, but Brittany was too fast. She grabbed his throat. Shifting her entire body, she heaved the startled chipmunk straight into the side of the house. He smashed into the wall with a sickening thud. All the other chipmunk's gasped at the sight. Simon had finally seen enough. He took a step towards Brittany.
"That's enough Brittany. We are sorry, but we needed to do that. We can't explain why" he said sternly. The enraged Chipette turned to him.
"So you had to hit me on the head with a cane and can't say why" she spat.
"Yes. I'm sorry Brittany. Leave Alvin and the rest of us alone and we will leave right now" Simon said hoping he could negotiate with the pink-clad Chipette. Brittany growled at him for a moment.
"Ok then, get out of here. But you will regret this, all of you!" she snarled before stomping back inside and slamming the door. Moments later they could hear crashing noises and furious screams from somewhere inside. Simon breathed a sigh of relief. He honestly hadn't thought that would work. He was about to suggest they follow through with his announcement when he remembered Alvin. The red-clad chipmunk was lying next to the side of the house where he had been thrown. Simon and the others rushed over to him. Alvin looked up at them with his bloody face.
"Did it work…?" he asked weakly before falling unconscious. Simon looked at the others.
"Come on, let's get him out of here before Brittany changes her mind" he said worriedly as he lifted Alvin up and hefted him over his shoulder. There were no arguments from everyone else. As they started to head back towards the Chipmunk's house, Eleanor remembered something. Quickly she raced over and grabbed Talbot's cane.
"We should probably return this before he notices" she said before hurrying to catch up to the others.
Brittany let out another scream of rage and knocked the pantry door off its hinges. Since the den was already in ruins, Brittany had instead moved her anger fit into the kitchen. The table legs were broken, the fridge had a huge dent in it and the toaster was nothing more than a pile of dust.
"Those little rats!" she screamed as she grabbed the kettle and pelted it at the wall. The little pot smashed into pieces. Suddenly she felt a pain in her head from where the cane had hit her and she started to rub it.
"That cane felt like it was on fire, Alvin must have swung it pretty hard" she growled and she rubbed her head where the cane had struck. The funny thing was, the pain felt almost identical to when Alvin had given her that plant.
"He must have rubbed some of those plants on the tip of the cane since I'm allergic to them. That little cretin! How dare he try to hurt me with my allergy and a cane! Wait why did he use a cane?" Brittany thought. It was quite odd that he had hit her with a walking stick. In fact it looked just like his neighbor's, Mr. Talbot's. But why would he go to all the effort to steal Mr. Talbot's cane just to hit her on the head, there were hundreds of perfectly good sticks lying around. As Brittany puzzled over this, her mind slowly returned to the fact that he 'had' hit her with something, regardless of a whether it was a cane. She would worry about why later; right now she just wanted to break his furry little neck. She was about to grab something else to break when she heard the front door unlocking. She looked to see that Miss Miller had arrived from shopping. As soon as she saw the state of the kitchen, she dropped the bags and broke down into tears.
"B-B-Brittany… what… happened?" she asked in between her sobs. Brittany just looked indifferent.
"I got mad. Who cares" she said and she waved her arm in dismissal at the destroyed kitchen. Miss Miller was crying so hard she couldn't even respond. What had happened to her daughter to make her act like this? She hoped with all her heart that her first therapy session tomorrow would be able to shed a little light and start helping her. Brittany looked around bored. Now that she had calmed down, there wasn't really any point in being in the kitchen anymore. She walked passed her hysterical mother and entered the den where she resumed watching her show, however her mind continued to focus on one thing. She was going to make Alvin and the others pay dearly.
It was dark by the time Dave returned home from town. It had been an exhausting day. After completing his errand around town, he had received a call from the Chipmunk's record producer. Tomorrow night he was going to need to come down to the station to sort out a few problems. Dave had been a little irritated by that, but there was nothing he could do, so he agreed. As the tired man entered his house he found the den completely empty. This was very odd because normally he would find the kids watching a movie around this time. Dave poked his head into the kitchen, but they weren't there either. There was only one other place to look before he started to get worried. Dave climbed up the stairs and opened the boy's bedroom to a shocking site. Alvin lay on his bed unconscious. The others had cleaned away the blood from his face, but now both his eyes were encircled by large shiners and he had bruising on his cheeks. The others all stood around him looking worried. Dave quickly rushed over to his son. He knelt down next to his bed and looked at him.
"What happened?" he asked. Everyone looked at each other nervously.
"We uh… sort of… got Brittany mad" Simon said quietly. Dave looked up at him alarmed.
"Brittany did this!" he said completely shocked. He knew that she was now acting very aggressively and she had beaten up both Alvin and Theodore, but he didn't think she would get to the point where she knocked one of them unconscious. The group all nodded sadly. Dave stood to his feet and headed for the door.
"Where are you going Dave?" Theodore asked.
"I'm going to call Miss Miller" he said forcefully before trudging back downstairs and picking up the phone. He knew how upset Miss Miller was and he hated having to cause her more grief, but this was really serious. If Brittany was going to do something like this to his sons or Eleanor and Jeanette, then he had to say something. He dialed in the number. A few moments later a sobbing voice sounded through the small machine.
"H-hello" Miss Miller said through her tears. Dave heard her sniffle before he responded.
"Miss Miller, it's me Dave" he said sadly. He was starting to lose his nerve. He just couldn't bring himself to hurt this poor old woman any further.
"Oh… hello David… I trust the girls are behaving" she said trying to sniff back her tears.
"Yes they have been absolutely perfect, but that's not why I called" he said letting out a sigh.
"Then what is it dear" she said, concern very evident in her voice. Dave gulped, but he knew he had to tell her the truth.
"Miss Miller, I really don't want to cause you anymore pain but… I had to tell you that… Brittany beat up Alvin again today. He is lying unconscious on his bed with bruises all over his face" he said slowly. He heard the old woman gasp and begin to cry again.
"Oh my… I'm so sorry David… I'll talk to her about it but…" she started before her tears became too strong and she just couldn't speak properly anymore. David felt so bad for her.
"Miss Miller, do you want me to come over" he asked. He wasn't sure why he was offering, but he knew that she needed someone right now, and she wasn't going to be able to receive that kind of help from Brittany.
"You… will… Oh thank you David… I really need… need someone to talk to" she said trying to calm herself.
"It's alright. Let me just tell the kids I'll be stepping out then I'll be right over" he announced before hanging up the phone. He marched back into the kid's bedroom. They were all still gathered around Alvin. Once he entered they all turned to face him.
"Kid's, I'm just going over to see Miss Miller for a little bit" he said quietly. They all nodded.
"Ok Dave. Would you like Eleanor and me to start dinner" Theodore asked. Dave smiled at him.
"Sure Theodore. I won't be long guys, I'll see you soon" he said before he left, Theodore and Eleanor right behind him. As he headed for the front door he noticed Theodore and Eleanor hug each other sadly as they entered the kitchen. Dave let out another sigh then headed out the door and entered his car. The Miller house was only up the street, but he wanted to get there quickly.
Brittany was still in the den watching TV when she heard a knock on the door. Annoyed that she had been once again interrupted during her show, she grumpily called out 'Coming' before trudging through the mess to get to the door. As she opened it, Dave looked down at her.
"Oh, hey Dave" she said in an uncaring voice.
"Hello Brittany" Dave said quietly. He could barely look at her after what she had done, but he was just to kind of a person to be angry with her, instead he was just filled with sadness.
"David?" Miss Miller called from the kitchen.
"Yeah, it's Dave" Brittany called back before opening the door fully and heading back into the den. As soon as Dave stepped inside, his eyes immediately widened at the state of the house. Almost everything was destroyed. His eyes followed Brittany and watched as she casually climbed over the pulverized furniture in the den to sit calmly and resume watching her show. Next Dave heard sobbing coming from the kitchen he entered to find it in an even worse state. Miss Miller was sitting in one of the only two chairs not broken, her head in her hands crying. Dave walked over to her.
"Miss Miller" he said softly. The old woman raised her head to look at him.
"Have a seat David" she said quietly, indicating the only other not destroyed chair. Quietly Dave sat down and waited for the old woman to calm herself. Slowly her tears stopped and she was able to talk to him clearly.
"Oh David, I'm so sorry about what happened to Alvin. I had no idea she was going to get that rough. I just don't know what to do. Every time she gets angry she hurts someone or destroys the house. I really hope that the therapy sessions help her. Her first one is tomorrow" she said, but she was still upset and shaky, and Dave could see it. As the two continued to talk, Brittany became annoyed.
"Why do they have to be so loud, I'm in the middle of my show" she thought angrily. Quietly she left the den and headed for the kitchen. She had intended to simply barge in and start yelling for the two to shut up; however she heard her name being mentioned, so instead she stood next to the doorway and listened to their conversation.
"I'm just so glad that you allowed the girls to stay with you. With everything Brittany has done so far, I just had to keep them safe" Miss Miller said thankfully, but her voice was high and whiny from her tears. Dave gave her a weak smile.
"You don't have to thank me. Like I told the girls, you are all family to my boys and I. We are more than happy to help you. They have really been enjoying themselves. In fact, there was something I wanted to tell you. It might make you feel a little better" Dave said, his tone much lighter now. Brittany listened curiously.
"What is it David?" Miss Miller asked.
"Well, Theodore finally asked Eleanor out" Dave said, a genuine smile now forming on his lips. Miss Miller let out a little gasp.
"Really, Theodore actually asked my little Ellie out. That is wonderful" she said sounding much better. Dave was happy that he had cheered her up, if only slightly.
"They were so happy. I haven't seen either of them smile so brightly before. They even shared a kiss" Dave said, almost chuckling as he remembered the happy scene.
"That is so great. I am so happy for them" Miss Miller said. She felt so much better now, knowing that her little Eleanor was finally going out with Theodore. She had seen how much they cared for each other. She had seen them growing closer over the years that they had known each other. They always cooked together, played together, did everything together. Miss Miller knew it would only have been a matter of time before they finally became a couple.
Brittany listened from the doorway intently.
"So that pudgy little green chipmunk is going out with that traitor of a sister I have. Hmm, I wonder if this could work to my advantage" Brittany pondered to herself. She continued to listen to see if she could gain any more useful information.
"It is so cute to see them together, and I don't think that Simon and Jeanette are too far off either. The other day I saw them snuggled together while they were sleeping" Dave said happily. Miss Miller smiled again. She had almost forgotten about Brittany hearing such wonderful news.
"That is so sweet. So when do Eleanor and Theodore have their first date?" Miss Miller asked. Dave was about to respond when suddenly he realized something. His smile immediately vanished.
"Oh no. They were going to go out tomorrow, but I just got called in to the record station. I won't be able to take them. They will be so disappointed, they were really looking forward to it" he said glumly. Miss Miller looked at him, then smiled.
"Oh, don't worry David, I'll take them. I'd love to see them all dressed up and ready to go out" she said happily and Dave smiled back at her.
"That would be great. I'll tell them as soon as I get back. I think Theodore wanted to take Eleanor somewhere special, but he hadn't told me where yet. I'll get him to give you a call when he makes up his mind" Dave said cheerfully.
The two continued to chat happily, at which point Brittany had had enough.
"Well, all I learned from that is that Eleanor and Theodore are going out and Simon and Jeanette are probably going to hit it off soon and, hey! If Dave will be gone, and so will Miss Miller, I'll be left alone. I think this might be the perfect time to come up with a plan to get Alvin and the others back" Brittany thought to herself and she let out a satisfied smile. Quietly she walked away from the door and headed up for her room to start her planning. She sat on her bed for hours thinking it over. Slowly an evil smile spread over her lips.
"Perfect" she started to laugh evilly.
The night played through a little different than it usually did. Alvin awoke from his unconsciousness; however the group refused to let him come and watch Brittany in his state, so the red–clad chipmunk remained in bed and slept peacefully for the night. As for everyone else, without Alvin, the only one that Brittany didn't seem to dislike, or in Simon's case, hate with a passion, the job was much harder. All night Brittany growled and clawed. She didn't listen to anyone. None of the four chipmunks got a wink of sleep. Finally as the sun began to rise they managed to get her back to the Miller house.
"Finally we can get some sleep" Simon moaned as the four chipmunks trudged back to the house. Everyone nodded in agreement. As they walked, Theodore pulled Eleanor back to talk to her.
"What is it Theodore?" she asked him.
"I can't believe it, today is our date" he said almost bursting with happiness. Suddenly Eleanor remembered and she let out a tiny shriek.
"Oh I can't wait; it is going to be so great. Where are we going Theodore?" she asked him.
"It's a surprise" he said happily. Eleanor wanted to know, but she knew that Theodore would do something special so she didn't push the question.
"Ok. Well, first let's get some shut eye, then we can get ready, this will be so amazing" she said happily and Theodore smiled at her.
"Ok then" he said before pecking her cheek. She blushed at him then copied his move.
"Come on you two" Jeanette giggled and both chipmunks blushed and hurried to catch their siblings.
Slowly Brittany opened her eyes. She couldn't explain it, but the last few days she had been sleeping so well. She just felt so refreshed. She hopped out of bed and looked at herself in the mirror. Her hair was messy and tangled.
"Wow, my hair looks so great" she said happily before skipping to her closet to get dressed. She thought about what she had planned for the day and she couldn't help but laugh. Those chipmunks would never know what hit them.
The day passed by quite normally for everyone. Alvin felt a lot better, but his bruising hadn't gone down that well. Dave had asked him to stay inside and rest for the day, so Alvin had managed to break into Simon's chest and grab a few of his old monster movies to keep himself occupied for the day. Jeanette went for a walk, before coming home, curling up on the couch in the den and reading a book. Alvin made sure that the movie wasn't too loud so he wouldn't disturb her. Simon stayed up in his lab. He started off by working on his still broken time machine, but eventually moved onto his chemistry set and started to analyze some of the blood samples he had collected. Eleanor and Theodore were the busiest of them all. All day Eleanor kept fussing over what to wear. If they didn't know any better, they would have thought she was turning into Brittany. The blond Chipette rushed to Jeanette so often it would have just been easier if she brought all her clothes into the den. Jeanette wasn't sure how much she could help with her inexperience at dating, but she did whatever she could. Even Alvin and Simon had to help her a few times, and they were even worse about what a girl should wear to a date then Jeanette. Theodore was very similar. He kept approaching Alvin and Simon and asking them their opinions about different suits to wear and he should say to Eleanor on the date. At first both brothers were more than happy to help Theodore, but as the day progressed they became very irritated by his constant questions. In the end they sent him to Dave for help. The kind man did his best, but he too was a little overwhelmed by the questions. The little green chipmunk was really nervous and he wanted everything to be perfect for Eleanor. Later in the day, Theodore phoned Miss Miller and told her his plan for the night. The old woman was so happy to hear about what he had planned. She just knew that Eleanor would love it.
Slowly the sun began to set and Miss Miller drove to the Chipmunk's house. She had told Brittany she would be gone for a few hours and that she had to stay in the house. The pink-clad Chipette agreed. Miss Miller never noticed her cross her fingers. As she pulled up in front of the house she saw Dave heading out to approach his car. As soon as he spotted her he headed over to the car with a huge grin on his face.
"Hi Miss Miller. You are just going to love Theodore and Eleanor. They look so cute all dressed up" he said happily. Miss Miller smiled at him.
"I can't wait to see them. Theodore told me his plan for tonight. It sounds so wonderful. Eleanor is going to love it" she said cheerfully.
"He didn't tell me where he was going. He hasn't told anyone except you I think. I am really curious to see where they go, but I guess I'll just have to wait until they get back to find out" he said happily. He looked down at his watch then back to Miss Miller.
"Well, I need to get going so I'll see you later. Tell me how the date goes" he said happily as he waved good bye to the old woman and entered his car. Within minutes he had backed out of the driveway and driven off. Miss Miller waited patiently in the car for the two to arrive. Suddenly Eleanor exited the house and skipped towards the car. She was wearing a beautiful, strapless emerald dress that reached her feet and a matching black leather belt. She had let her hair down and applied a faint amount of makeup.
"Ellie you look beautiful" Miss Miller said as her daughter approached. Eleanor blushed.
"Thanks Miss Miller. Jeanette told me that Theodore would just be a minute" she said as she slid into the back seat of the car.
"Close your eyes Ellie!" Theodore called from the doorway. Curious, Eleanor closed her eyes and waited for the green-clad chipmunk. She heard Miss Miller gasp.
"Oh Theodore you look so handsome" she said.
"Can I look yet?" Eleanor asked. She heard the boot of the car open then close.
"Ok, now you can Ellie" Theodore said. Eleanor opened her eyes and looked at the chipmunk. Theodore was wearing a suit with a green tie. He slid into the car next to her and gave her a hug.
"I think you are going to like where we are going" he said happily.
"Ok we're off" Miss Miller announced and the car drove off. Unnoticed by any of them was a main of scruffy orange hair peeking out from the bushes, the owner's eyes watching them carefully.
"Good, now the fun begins" Brittany laughed.
Alvin remained in the den with Jeanette. He had turned off the television and was now talking with her.
"I'm not sure where they are going, but Theodore said he was taking her somewhere special" Alvin said.
"Oh, this is just so sweet, the two of them finally getting together. They are such a cute couple" Jeanette giggled. Alvin gave a chuckle, then his expression changed.
"So, have you had a thought about your situation with Simon yet?" he asked. Jeanette stopped giggling and lowered her head so she didn't meet his concerned gaze.
"Well… no. Nothing seems to have changed. He still hasn't really spoken to me much since the incident" she said quietly.
"I'm so sorry that this happened Jeanette. I wish I'd never said anything" Alvin said sadly. Jeanette looked at him and gave a weak smile.
"It's alright Alvin, it was an accident. I know you didn't mean it. All I can do now is just keep waiting and see what happens between us" she said. Alvin still seemed concerned. He was about to say something else when he heard a knock at the door.
"I wonder who that could be?" he said as he hopped off the couch and headed to the door. As he opened he stood frozen, completely shocked.
"Hi there" Brittany smirked.
Jeanette was about to return to her reading when suddenly she heard a yelp of fear from Alvin she looked towards the corner in front of the door. Suddenly the red-clad chipmunk went flying passed and Jeanette heard a crash. She watched in terror as Brittany entered the house. The pink-clad Chipette turned to Jeanette.
"Hello Jeanette" she laughed and started to move towards the terrified girl.
Simon sat quietly in his lab. He was about to switch blood samples so he could analyze Mr. Talbot's when suddenly he heard a yelp and crash from downstairs.
"Huh?" he said before rushing from the room. He raced down the stairs. He spotted the red capped chipmunk dazed at the end of the hallway. He was about to approach when he heard a scream of fear. His heart froze.
"Jeanette!" he cried out frantically and raced towards her voice. He entered the den to see Brittany advancing towards the terrified Chipette.
"Brittany leave her alone!" he shouted. Brittany looked behind her and turned to face the blue-clad chipmunk.
"Oh, hi Simon, I didn't know you were here. Well, this just got a whole lot more fun" she smirked. Simon let out a nervous gulp.
Alvin rubbed his head.
"Brittany, what is she doing here?" he said to himself. He groaned as he got to his feet. Suddenly Simon flew out of the den and landed in the hallway in front of him. His glasses were broken and his nose was bleeding.
"Simon!" Alvin cried and bent down next to him. He heard a laugh and he looked up to see Brittany stalking towards him.
"Up for round two?" she chuckled menacingly. Alvin growled then got up and stood in front of Simon.
"Brittany, you have no right to be here. Leave right now" he said warningly. Brittany stopped and laughed at him.
"Why don't you make me" she hissed. Alvin knew what was about to come next, but he wasn't about to back down after she had hurt Simon. Brittany was in his house and he was going to defend himself if necessary. He just hoped he could. Jeanette timidly left the den and headed towards the hallway. She peeked her head around to see Brittany advancing towards Alvin. She threw a punch. Alvin ducked it and made a grab for her arm.
"Big mistake" Brittany growled. She flung her arm over her head and sent Alvin sailing through the air. He flew passed Jeanette and slammed into the front door. Brittany let out a laugh then spotted Jeanette.
"Come here Jeanette, I wanted to show you something" she said evilly and started to walk towards her frightened sister. Jeanette started to back up until she walked straight into a wall. Brittany smiled when she knew Jeanette was cornered. Jeanette closed her eyes waiting for Brittany get her. Suddenly she heard a grunt of anger in front of her. She opened her eyes to see that Simon and Alvin had both grabbed a hold of Brittany and the furious Chipette was struggling to get them off. Simon turned to Jeanette.
"Quick Jeanette, call Dave, we'll hold her off!" Simon cried out. Jeanette nodded and rushed from the room. Brittany gave a growl.
"You aren't getting away that easy!" she screamed. She twirled in place lifting both Alvin and Simon from the ground. The two chipmunks cried out as she flung them around the room senselessly. Alvin went sailing off and crashed into a table. The legs snapped off and caved on top of him. Simon sailed into a window and smashed straight through it. Brittany turned her attention back to her missing sister.
Jeanette raced into the kitchen and grabbed the phone. She started to dial the numbers when she was jerked away from the phone by a forceful grip. She was spun around and her eyes came face to face with Brittany's. The dull blue eyes were filled with anger.
"You aren't going to get off that easy" she sneered then flung Jeanette across the room. She skidded across the floor and banged into the wall. She let out a whimper as she looked up to see Brittany stalking towards her.
"I told you that you would regret it" she growled and balled her hands into fists. Jeanette struggled to get to her feet, but it did no good. Brittany grabbed her shoulders and slammed her against the wall.
"I'm going to enjoy this" she smirked and raised her first. Then she swung down with deadly force.
And that's it for that chapter. You probably hate me right now for leaving it on such a cliffhanger, but it'll be worth it when the next chapter comes out. So, what is going to happen now? Is Brittany going to beat Jeanette, Alvin and Simon senselessly or can they find a way to stop the menacing tyrant? Find out next update!