Chapter 11: The Chest in the Attic

"So, what do you guys and girls want to do?" Alvin asked wanting to actually do something instead of watching TV, or playing a board game. "Well I have some old items in the attic that I was going to get rid of. Let me see what there is, and I'll show you," Dave answered before heading upstairs. After several hours of Dave looking around the attic, he came back and said: "Okay, I found an old chest that I couldn't open, so you six will have to try and open it for me. I've tried everything, and the lid won't budge." "Don't worry, Dave. We'll see if we can open the chest," Simon said as he, Alvin, Theodore, Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor ran upstairs, then up some more stairs to the attic.

Once they entered the attic, the Chipmunks and Chipettes saw a flashlight near the doorway. "The flashlight is so you can see in the dark. Call me if you need help!" Dave shouted to them from the bottom of the stairs. "We will Dave!" Alvin called back to re-assure Dave that they heard him. Alvin grabbed the flashlight and used it to look around the attic for the chest Dave was talking about; it was a big, brown, wooden chest. The Chipmunks and Chipettes all jumped up to the lid, and tried to open it. Out of nowhere, the lid opened with ease, and the six chipmunks looked at each other. "Dave must have loosened it enough when he was trying to open the chest. That's probably why it was so easy to open," Simon said trying to come up with a decent explanation.

Alvin, Simon, Theodore, Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor all looked into the chest, and saw nothing but bed sheets. "What! We opened a chest all because of bed sheets?! That's ridiculous! There has got to be something worthwhile in here! Step aside, Alvin's diving in!" Alvin said before diving right into the bed sheet filled chest. Simon, Theodore, Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor all stood back as Alvin searched throughout the chest to find something that would have either been interesting or useful.

As he searched throughout the chest, he kept throwing items out of the chest in order to empty it. Soon, white bed sheets went flying everywhere! "Ahhhhhhhh!" Simon, Theodore and the Chipettes screamed as bed sheets fell on top of all of them, making it hard to get out or see under the sheets. Alvin didn't pay attention since he was determined to see what he was looking for. Finally, he found it; the item he had been looking for was this whole time! What Alvin had found was….. Some blankets, some small stuffed teddy bears (they were small enough for a chipmunk to cuddle with), a human sized stuffed teddy bear, pillows, and some quarters.

Alvin was confused. This treasure chest of fun was a chest for a bedroom.

Wow, not what Alvin expected. I'll update soon. Read and Review please.