Author's Note:
I shall not bore you, here is the second chapter and I own none of these amazing characters besides, Ivy, Copper, and Cream.
Thanks for the reviews! XD
Read on.
"I hate heights," Max moans pitifully into the crook of her elbow, her arm is draped across her face shielding her eyes , Nathan sighs rolling his eyes with a soft snort.
"No one's forcing you to look out the window," he informs her, his claws moving through her long free dark fur luring the airsick Chipette to sleep.
"It's not that bad," Vixen speaks up a few inches away her nose pressed firmly against the darkened glass, hazel eyes glowing happily at the sight of large masses of white clouds around them, parting like water around the large white wings of the air craft.
"Ugh," Max argues drifting into a soft slumber, her head resting in Nathan's lap, the bat doesn't seem to mind and pushes ear buds into his fox like ears before turning up the volume on the radio.
"I'm bored!" Alvin lurches to hind paws waving his arms around for dramatic affect making his brothers exchange annoyed glances, "We will be arriving at our destination in five minutes, please remain sitting and buckle up," the pilot announces over the speakers making Alvin groan and flop down into the seat once again slipping the seatbelt around his middle.
"I'm going to die," his head falls back smacking against the plush seat while his eyes roll into the back of his head, Theodore yelps alarmed by the scary face his older brother is making, "Ignore him," Simon assures the younger chipmunk as he flips through a history book.
Brittany peeks over at Jeanette sitting beside her sleeping with her head resting on Eleanor's, she smiles warmly at her sleeping sisters just as the plane jerks snapping the snoozing passengers to jerk awake startled.
"We are now landing," the pilot once again speaks up, the plane begins to rock softly as they descend and then it jerks as the wheels make contact with smooth pavement, Dave peers over at Cal who is making a face at his sleeping leg annoyed, "You may now exit,"
"FREEDOM!" Alvin bolts as soon as the door opens causing his counterpart and girlfriend to spring backwards to avoid being trampled, "Alvin," Brittany snaps placing her paws firmly on her hips, however the russet rodent doesn't seem to hear her and vanishes out the door, suddenly he screams and everyone bolts to the door and peer down.
Alvin lays face first on the asphalt below as crewmembers move the stairs into place, "Ha it looks like it's good to have patience!" Simon calls down as the Seville family descends the stairs.
Alvin picks himself up and dusts his hoody off with a irritated huff, "Whatever, it didn't hurt," he grumbles joining his family as a broad shoulder man walks up offering a hand to Dave who automatically shakes it.
"I'm Ike, I'll be escorting you around Area 51," the man flashes perfect white teeth his shaggy black hair slicked back revealing a few gray strands, dimples appear on his cheeks as the grin widens across tan skin.
"I'm not like the others huh? I get that a lot I'm pretty new as a matter of fact but I'm pretty experienced when it comes to odd creatures," Ike explains noticing the stunned silence that greets him.
"Odd?" Alvin echoes exchanging a curious glance with Stripes who shrugs in response, "The only odd one here is you," Alvin retorts earning a warning from their human guardian, Ike waves it off, "He's right, I don't know about you sir but it seems Alvin has a point, I am pretty odd, you see I bet he smells something off with my scent huh?" Ike questions.
"Yeah you smell like nothing, I can't even smell what you had for lunch," the munk replies, "That's because my body chemistry has been alerted a few times so as to not alert our more 'strange' guests of who I am or even what I am," Ike explains gesturing for them to follow before slipping his hands into the pockets of his dark jeans.
The place their plane had landed wasn't a runway, but a huge hanger filled with other copies of their plane white plane with a single red stripe going all the way around it, it didn't even have any numbers or marks.
"This place is Area 51!" Copper exclaims excitedly, Cream walks beside him her paw in his, "Yes, just don't tell any one," Ike winks at that one, "We're not even to the good part yet, you see Area 51 actually extends dozens of miles underground and up through the mountain as well, this place is probably as big as a city," the man explains as they pass underneath the belly of a huge fighter plane that looked like it had been extracted from an old war movie.
Ike comes up to an elevator and presses the down button, "There's actually someone who's dying to meet you guys," Ike informs them as they pile into the shiny gray and blue elevator.
"Really who?" Eleanor asks excitedly, "It'd kill the surprise, Dave, Cal, Blade would you guys like to join me for some coffee?" the three exchange curious glances at the question but nod, even though Cal is still a teenager he's pretty mature for his age.
"Ok, I'll take you to the snack room," Ike peers down at the rodents at their feet as they step off the elevator, "You guys can go on in, we'll bring in snacks and drinks," the man assures them gesturing to a thick metal door.
Alvin leads the way casually, who ever this mystery person is, he can handle him.
"It's empty," Alvin peers around the high tech room in annoyance, Nathan peers over him through the crack while Brittany ducks underneath trying to sneak a peek, the others swarm trying to see, "Too much!" Alvin releases the door causing all twelve of them to topple inside into one big rodent pile.
Alvin laughs as he squishes Brittany and Nathan crushes him along with Copper and Stripes, "C-can't b-reath," Vixen escapes first fuming as she smoothes out her ponytail and straightens up her glasses first making sure they weren't damaged.
Everyone breaks up helping each other back to their hind paws, "A-Alvin get off!" Brittany demands struggling underneath her boyfriend's average weight plus two heavy metal limbs, "Ah but you're so comfy," Brittany, shrieks as Alvin's teeth nip her ear.
"GET OFF!" she screams as Alvin jumps backwards grinning widely he watches in amusement as the blushing Chipette sits on her hindquarters fuming and trying to regain her composure, "Jerk," she seethes happily taking Max's offered paw.
"Uh guys," everyone turns to Theodore who is faintly shaking dark olive green eyes wide, "Do you feel like we're being watched?" he questions scanning the room, the others peer around fur bristling at the thought until Simon chuckles.
"This is Area 51, a highly secured area, I'm sure there's at least a million video cameras in this room," the bespectacled rodent informs him, Alvin growls like an annoyed cat, "That doesn't help," he mumbles bitterly at the new information.
Suddenly Simon's glasses tumble from his muzzle and onto an old rag most likely covering an oil slick or something the munk yelps hitting the ground seconds later patting the cold concrete, "I'm blind guys!" he cries helplessly earning laughs from Alvin, Copper, and Nathan.
Sighing Vixen moves forward to pick up the glasses when they suddenly lift up and fly right back to Simon sliding harmlessly onto his muzzle and shifting into place, Simon sighs in relief as the blurs of his friends and family turn into real beings.
"Thanks," he breaths standing up, no one replies making him frown confused, "Uh what's going on here?" Brittany questions.
The Chipette screams as she's lifted up into the air, untouched by any one, she's just floating high above their heads holding her skirt in place to keep from flashing someone, "GHOST!" Theodore and Eleanor panic diving behind Nathan for protection.
"Help Alvin!" Brittany demands, her boyfriend dashes forward and leaps upward towards her only to be drawn back through the air he himself now suspended in midair a few feet from his counterpart, the chipmunk swears and begins to thrash about only to end up wasting some energy.
"We're not alone," Stripes whispers eerily, "Don't say it like that!" Max yelps shaking her friend wildly.
The PA system crackles to life and everyone looks upward, "All right J-Rod, you've had your fun now please greet the new team and explain to them of their job," Ike says obviously smiling, the PA system dies down.
Alvin is carefully dropped to the ground as is Brittany both thankful to have solid ground beneath them.
"Sorry about that," they whirl around at the odd high pitched voice followed by the soft padding of feet against the floor, the girls shriek in terror, including Cream and Vixen.
The gray skinned humanoid being steps into the light its head bulbous in size and round in shape, large black almond shaped eyes glint in the lights as it peers around at the Seville family.
Alvin suddenly begins laughing making the others jump alarmed, the rodent doubles over cackling while clutching his stomach, the girls softly trembling in fear, "N-nice outfit!"
They look to the strange being alarmed, is it really someone in an outfit? Is Ike pulling some practical joke on them for their first day on the job?
Alvin easily closes the distance between him and the 'alien' intent on simply yanking the mask off and seeing a child, "Your name is Alvin Seville, you are the result of many years of genetic engineering in a lab owned by a Mr. Peter, you were supposed to be as named an" Ultimate Assassin" in a battle between Beast, your father, you lost the use of your left limbs to his poison and therefore decided to replace them with advanced metal limbs curtsy of a Reaper Beastling named Blade,"
Alvin doesn't seemed fazed by this, he shake his head for a moment, "How do you know all this?" the rodent questions golden eyes hard and calculating, the being lifts up a four fingered hand, "I'm the real deal," it replies.
Alvin grins and clasps his paw firmly in the aliens grasp, "Well nice to meet you then, you must be J-Rod," the others can only stare with wide eyes and gaping mouths at the friendly exchange before them.
Brittany bravely steps forward, " Were you the one who lifted us up like that?" she questions weakly staring with wide electric blue orbs at the gray skinned alien, "Yes, I use telekinesis, which also allows me to read minds," Brittany touches her temple startled.
What sounds like a cat purring is actually J-Rod laughing at the Chipette, "Don't worry, everything I know is kept secret unless proven to be useful," Brittany relaxes and holds out paw, "Then I'm guessing I don't have to introduce myself," she laughs softly as the alien accepts her paw with a gentle firm shake.
"I knew it!" Copper rushes over eagerly taking J-Rod's hand in his own, the others crowd around happily greeting the short humanoid creature who seems slightly surprised by the warmth from the group, his eyes widening even further.
Dave, Cal, and Blade had been watching the confrontation from behind a mirror that first looked like wall; now that the introduction was done the rodents and J-Rod have moved into the snack room with the others.
"So what planet are you from?" Blade questions as if it were normal as he takes a heavy swig from a black mug, J-Rod munches thoughtfully on a hotdog, while Alvin sits beside him inhaling another in less than four bites making the alien stare at him almost transfixed by the rodent's ability to unhinge his jaw like a snake.
"Zeta Reticuli," J-Rod answers after swallowing, Simon chokes on his water for a moment making the alien give him a sort of pitying look as if him not knowing the planet was a tragedy.
Brittany giggles at the reaction and leans around Alvin, "Sounds neat, do all your kind have your powers?" she questions ignoring how Alvin snagged a cookie off her plate, "Yes, but mine are far more advanced," J-Rod answers nodding.
"How old are you?" Copper questions, "92," this time Alvin gags choking on the cookie he stole, "L-lucky, looks like you can pass for twelve," the rodent coughs as Brittany sticks her tongue out at him obviously saying, 'that's what you get for stealing my cookie'.
That seems to be what she was thinking cause J-Rod laughs loudly, well kind of purrs, "You are all an interesting bunch, Alvin your mind is incredibly vast, how do you manage to sort all that information?" everyone stares at the golden-eyed rodent in disbelief. Is J-Rod saying he's smart?
Alvin had stopped choking as J-Rod had been laughing and was now leaning back against his chair, hind paws propped up on a stack of papers, " Simple, I organize the information I've gained over the years into groups, such as math or chemistry, then I take recent information and go over it searching for a connection between it and previous information, I then sort those into the piles and then I'm free to sort through personal things and actions," J-Rod nods in understanding obviously shifting through Alvin's thoughts as the munk explains them eyes glowing with fascination.
"The dreams then, you don't understand what those mean?" Alvin's body tenses his jaw tightening as Brittany stares him in shock, "No," the Chipmunk replies leaning forward.
"I think it has to do with some sort of past life or something, I mean I can't have just popped up like this, there had to have been previous attempts at creating an Ultimate Assassin, but in the dreams I've had, I've always been weak and I was easily killed off, so I don't really know what to think," Alvin responds studying a small chip in the back of his metal paw following the tiny spindles branching out of the break.
"I see, but Brittany was also in them," Alvin peers over at him, "I didn't think that was her, in the recent one, she had black fur and she was pregnant," gasps sound around the table.
"Alvin," the chipmunk turns to his counterpart, "Why didn't you tell me?" she questions remembering her own dream, " I didn't think they were important, they're probably just meaningless," he assures her just as Ike's phone rings loudly making everyone jump.
Ike puts the phone up to his ear, "Really? Odd, ok, yeah I'm sure they can handle it, yes thank you," Ike hangs up.
"Can I go!" J-Rod questions like an eager child staring up at Ike with large almond black eyes, the man sighs, "J-Rod, I'm not sure, I'm in charge of watching over you, I can't risk you getting hurt,"
The alien 'humphs', "I'll be with the Ultimate Team, please Ike? I'll be safe and I can watch out for myself," Ike stares at the otherworldly being closely.
"Just what are we doing?" Nathan asks.
"Some rogue Beastlings have been snatching up teenagers and keeping them as pets, their parents are worried and want them back, your job is to retrieve the teenagers and kill the rogue Beastlings,"
"Sounds easy enough," Dave looks towards Alvin only to see him standing in the doorway of the room slipping into a black and read jumper with a large zipper on the front, the collar propped up around his neck, the rodent is slipping a ear piece into his left ear grinning.
"Let's go!" he exclaims earning cheers from the other rodents and J-Rod.
Looks like this is the Ultimate Team's first assignment, wonder if they'll succeed? And they have a new alien buddy! Do you think J-Rod will be able to keep up, and what's with those weird dreams?
The plot is thickening!
MM15