A/N: Almost done, just one last chapter. So please read and review!
Chapter 5
Sinking
Vinny dropped her cell phone and looked around desperately for some form of transportation. She quickly spotted an abandoned ski boat.
"Take these people to shore." Vinny told another human officer. "Make sure they get the medical attention they need."
Without waiting for response, Vinny jumped from her police boat and used floating debris as an improvised path to avoid going into the water. As soon as she hopped into the boat, Simone jumped in right after her.
"Look I can get to them by myself." Vinny said as she started the boat. "You get back to land."
"Hey, friends don't let friends do stupid shit." Simone said as he took control of the wheel. "Alone."
Vinny smiled small as the boat drove off, never having been considered a friend to anyone except Eleanor.
As the boat drove off towards where they would search, Vinny had a look of determination on her face. She had lost hundreds of civilians and her best friend to these piranhas, and she was not about to lose her son and daughters to bottom dwelling fish.
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Theodore looked up upon hearing the noise of a boat motor coming towards their sinking boat. He and Charlene immediately signaled their presence on the boat, sighing in relief as they saw Vinny and Simone standing up in their boat.
"Alright, turn it around." Vinny instructed Simone as the boat turned so its rear faced the other boat. "Watch out for the rocks..."
Simone finally cut the engine as their boat was only several feet from the stranded one. Vinny grabbed a hold of the rope on the back of the ski boat, swinging it around a couple of times before throwing it to Theodore.
"Tie this to the highest railing." Vinny said as Theodore caught the rope.
Theodore nodded as he did what his mother had instructed, tying the rope tightly to the railing on his boat. Vinny sighed as she prepared her gear and climbed onto the rope. Chipmunks being natural climbers, it shouldn't that difficult for her to climb across the rope. What did make it difficult was that the rope was horizontal, not vertical, and the sheer fact that it was mere feet above dozens of man-eating fish.
Theodore assisted Vinny as she reached the boat, Brittany and Jeanette both running up to their mother.
"Is this everyone?" Vinny asked, looking at both Theodore and Charlene.
"Well no," Theodore gulped as he pointed at the skylight. "Alvin's stuck down there."
"Alvin?" Vinny asked herself as she moved immediately to the skylight and tried to pry it open. "Alvin are you ok?"
"Officer Ross? !" Alvin looked up quickly at Vinny, panic still evident on his face.
"We're going try and get you out of there ok?" Vinny said as she pulled at the plastic glass, trying to break it open.
"Hurry..." Alvin gulped.
"The damn thing won't budge!" Vinny cursed.
"Don't you think I tried that mom?" Theodore said panicky.
Vinny cursed again as she gave up. She turned around to her daughters.
"Ok I'm going to need you guys to hang on to the rope and climb across to the other boat." Vinny instructed them before turning to Theodore. "Come on."
"Mom, I'm not going to just leave Alvin down there." Theodore pleaded.
"The only way to save him is to go into the water, and I'm not going to let you do that." Vinny snapped.
"If it hadn't been for me, then Alvin wouldn't be here." Theodore said. "It's my fault, and I'm not leaving without him."
Vinny sighed in defeat. Alvin meant alot to her son and she knew Theodore wouldn't budge unless Alvin was safe.
"Fine," Vinny sighed. "I'm going to get Brittany and Jeanette across and then I'm coming back. We'll get Alvin out of there together."
"Thank you." Theodore smiled as his mother turned around.
"Alright, what we're going to do is climb across this rope to the other side. Brittany and Jeanette will stay in front of me but will be behind Charlene." Vinny explained to the others and then turned to Charlene. "You can do this right?"
"Of course." Charlene smiled, as she prepared to climb across. "I don't pole dance for nothing."
Vinny looked back at Theodore with a look that said "What the hell?".
"You have a lot of explaining to do after all of this." Vinny warned as she handed a walkie-talkie to Theodore, who was sheepishly smiling.
After Charlene began climbing across, Brittany and Jeanette followed, doing their very best to not look down at the swarm of piranhas beneath them, who were clearly visible under the water. The fish then began to leap out of the water and snap their teeth at the rodents on the rope. Brittany and Jeanette froze in fear as the piranha began biting at their backs, though they didn't make contact.
"It's ok guys. Just pretend your at the playground ok?" Vinny explained to her daughters. "We're gonna be ok."
But just as Charlene was near the boat Simone was on, a piranha leaped from the water and bit her tail. Fortunately however, the chipette fell from the rope and landed on the boat. Simone took quick action and kept the screaming girl still as he knocked away the fish.
Meanwhile, Alvin had backed up as far as he could as the water still rose higher. In self-defense, the chipmunk grabbed a pan sitting on the stove and held held it up to strike the snapping fish.
"I. Am. Not. A. Snack!" Alvin shouted at the piranha, punctuating his words with every leaping fish he knocked away. He honestly never felt more grateful for his practices in tennis in high school.
Above, Theodore watched as the rest of his family made it to the other side of the rope. But before his mother had the chance to climb back for him, the chubby chipmunk unravelled the rope and tied it around his waist.
"Theodore!" Vinny called out in confusion. "What are doing?"
"The fish want blood right?" Theodore began over the walkie-talkie as he stood over Ryan's corpse. "Let's give them some."
But just as his paws made contact with the body, Ryan's arm quickly snatched his arm. Theodore looked panic as the towel fell from Ryan's face, blood visibly flowing from his mouth. The dying human mumbled something, blood spurting out of his mouth that muffled whatever he was saying.
"What..." Theodore whispered, thinking Ryan may be saying something important.
"Wet... t-shirt... contest..." Ryan whispered back as his eyes rolled back and his body went limp.
Theodore couldn't help but chuckle, despite the seriousness of the situation. He lifted up the corpse and walked to the edge of the boat. With a final sigh, the chipmunk tossed the body into the water.
Alvin down below raised an eyebrow as the fish turned around and swam out the way they had come in.
Theodore took a deep breath as he dived into the water. He looked over as he swam to the room Alvin was trapped in, seeing the fish devour their easy meal.
Alvin held up the pan as he saw a shadow swim towards him, preparing to hit if it turned out dangerous. But his gaurd let down as he saw Theodore break the surface.
"Teddy?" Alvin gulped as he put his weapon down.
"Hey." Theodore sighed.
"You came back for me." Alvin said as he relaxed a bit.
"Why wouldn't I?" Theodore smiled as turned to the emergency cabinet, opening and searching through it.
"Those things are going to come back." Alvin began. "We need to get out of here now."
"Look, I gave them a distraction, so they should be busy for a few minutes." Theodore explained as he searched the cabinet, grabbing a flare stick and a towel and handed the items along with the walkie-talkie to Alvin. "Here, tie these together."
"Wait where are you going?" Alvin asked as Theodore dove under the water. "Theodore!"
Under the water, Theodore searched around the submerged cabinets and drawers. He soon found a pair of propane tanks, deliberately turning the knobs to release the flammable gasses into the water.
As soon as Theodore returned, Alvin handed the bounded items to him.
"Alright," Theodore said as he flicked on the walkie-talkie. "I'm going to need you guys to speed off and pull us out of here on the count of ten."
"Gotcha kid." Simone answered.
"We're going to have hold on to each other." Theodore blushed.
To his surprise, Alvin hugged him tightly with no hesitation whatsoever. But what really caught him off gaurd was when Alvin's lips connected with his. Proof that he returned the feelings Theodore had for him. Theodore smiled as the kiss separated, holding on to Alvin closer as both chipmunks dove under the water and swam out of the shattered window. Unfortunately, the piranhas had just picked Ryan's dead body clean and turned back to the boat.
Above, Simone and Vinny finished their count down and prepared to start speedboat. Simone turned the key, expecting to drive off immediately. To his horror, the engine stalled.
"Not now!" Simone growled as he hit the machine with his palm. "Come you retarded machine!"
"The propeller is clear." Charlene said as she checked the back of the boat.
"Son of a bitch!" Simone shouted in frustration. "Turn on!"
Down below Theodore lit the flare stick and tossed it back into in the room. His eyes widened as he saw the piranha caught sight of him and begin to swarm. He knew he was about to die at that moment. He was about to be eaten alive. He closed his eyes as the fish opened their jaws to initiate their attack.
On the surface, Simone cheered in delight as he heard the boat engine roar to life, and wasted no time stepping down on the accelerator and speeding off.
Both Theodore and Alvin were roughly pulled away from the boat, just as the sparks from the flare stick made contact with the propane gas inside the room. The area instantly caught flame as the heat reacted with the gas, causing an explosion. As the two chipmunks were pulled away, the piranha gave quick chase. But a shockwave erupted from the flames, destroying the sinking boat and killing every piranha in it's radius.
Alvin and Theodore soon rose to the surface as the boat stopped far from the explosion and were quickly pulled into the boat before any more fish could get to them. Both chipmunk's we're breathing heavy and coughing as they held on to each other.
"You guys can let go of each other now you know." Vinny chuckled, seeing both boys quickly separate and blush deeply.
"Hey, guys look!" Brittany cheered, pointing at the area they had just escaped.
Everyone looked over to see hundreds of fish carcasses floating on the water.
"They're all dead." Jeanette smiled.
"Talk about dynamite fishing." Charlene chuckled as she laid her head on Simone's shoulder, who blushed.
"Enjoy it now people." Vinny sighed. "Cause when we get to land, this whole lake is closed."
Everyone chuckled as the boat sped off to shore.
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"You have anywhere to stay Alvin?" Theodore asked his now boyfriend as each of the chipmunk's found their vehicles to drive home.
"Well, no." Alvin smiled. "I'm supposed to be staying with my grandma, but she's expecting me tomorrow not today."
"Look, you can spend the night at our house." Vinny offered. "You and Theodore can share his room."
"Thank you." Alvin smiled as they walked to the car.
Later that night, Theodore was throwing his blood stained clothes into the garbage can before slipping into his sleep wear, which was a simple t-shirt and a pair of basketball shorts.
"Hey Theo, thanks for the pajamas." Alvin said as he entered the room, closing the door behind him.
"No problem." Theodore blushed.
"Crap, I forgot to get a sleeping bag from your mom." Alvin cursed as he looked at the bare floor.
"You can sleep with me in my bed." Theodore suggested as he laid down on his bed.
"You'd love that wouldn't you." Alvin chuckled as he laid down as well, seeing Theodore blush when he realized what Alvin was insinuating.
"Hey, we both almost died today because of fish." Theodore smiled as Alvin held him. "I think sex is the last thing on my mind."
Both blushed as they kissed one last time before falling asleep, feeling victorious for surviving the day. Theodore could hear Alvin whisper "I love you" as their tails intertwined and his mind drifted off into the world of dreams, smiling knowing everything was going to be okay.
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One Year Later
"Come on Theo!" Brittany cheered as she and Jeanette dragged their older brother and his boyfriend into the water park.
"Slow up, the place isn't going anywhere." Alvin chuckled.
It was opening day of Lake Aldeso's newest attraction, the Neptune's Playground Water Park. Since the lake was closed due to the incident just one year ago, the town opened up the water park in order to maintain that spring break income without risking lives. And the plan worked, even more people coming to the town for spring break to enjoy the park.
"Finally you guys show up!" Theodore could see Simone yell from afar as he and his new girlfriend Charlene ran up to them.
"No choice, they dragged us here." Theodore chuckled, pointing at Brittany and Jeanette who had already dived into the water, splashing and playing around. "Never thought this town would invest in a water park."
"Never thought we'd be going near water again." Theodore heard his mother speak from behind him.
"Hey Vinny!" Simone waved.
"Hey Simone." Vinny waved back. "Sorry I'm late, I had to go to the Lake Memorial. You know, for Eleanor."
"Well your here now." Simone smiled as he handed Vinny a drink. "With your friends and family."
"Thanks." Vinny smiled back.
A few hours later, Theodore was about to get into the water with Alvin, only to be stopped by the cell phone vibrating in his pocket. He raised an eyebrow though as he saw the caller ID, his employer's name showing up on the screen.
"Um, Simon, I don't know how to tell you this," Theodore started jokingly. "But you gave me today off, which means I don't come in to work today."
"Get away from any body of water now!" Simon said on the other end of the line, sounding panicked and urgent.
"What are talking about?" Theodore asked, becoming serious from Simon's tone.
On the other side of town, Simon Chance was staring in horror into his pool, seeing a very familiar fish swim around in it. It wasn't the one his brother and Vinny brought to him that day. That piranha was still imprisoned in its tank at the store.
"They're... evolving." Simon gulped. "They've found their way through our plumbing system."
"What do you mean?" Theodore asked worried.
"They're going through the towns water system. Everything that attains its water from the lake is accessible to the piranha!" Simon answered with regret.
Theodore fell silent, dropping his phone into the water. He knew the park received all of it's water from the lake.
As if on cue, dozens of fish entered the pools from the pipes feeding them, not a single soul aware off their existence. They swam around looking for their first victim.
"Alvin, get out of the water!" Theodore screamed at his boyfriend.
"Teddy, what's wrong?" Alvin asked as he exited the pool, not knowing he had narrowly escaped a potential attacker.
"Mom, get Brittany and Jeanette out!" Theodore yelled at Vinny.
"Theo, what's going on?" Simone asked as Vinny returned with the twin girls.
"We need to get everyone out of here!" Theodore said, earning stares of confusion from everyone around him.
"Why?" Charlene asked, sounding concerned.
Just at that moment, all seven chipmunks turned around sharply as the scream of a woman in agonizing pain rang throughout, a scarlet red spreading around the blue water. Hundreds of other people began fleeing the water, many meeting the same bloody fate. The first visible piranha appeared as a girl slid down the water slide, one of the fish being rocketed out of the current of water and clamping onto her neck.
"That's why..." Theodore gulped as the scene unfolded, everything from a year before happening all over again.
A/N: Whew! Finally done! I just decided to put the final chapter and the epilogue in the same chapter, since the epilogue wasn't that long. But anyway, thanks to everyone whose been reviewing and following this story. I'm think of doing another fic with a different horror movie, just don't know what I'll do yet. If you have a suggestion, leave it in your review!
Theodore: Please don't!
Me: Theo, since when are you in the Author Notes?
Theodore: Since you decided to dangle me and my mate above a bunch of predators. So expect more of me Zayne.
Me: I'm your writer, I can do whatever I want.
Anyway, please review and tell me what you think! And watch out for my other story "It Started With a Kiss", which is due for an update soon!