Chapter 11: Super Heroes and Ghosts
Simon and Theodore smiled as they walked into the store. The entire store was filled with items that could be reused to make costumes in some way; there were bed sheets, blankets, pillow cases, cardboard boxes, clothing that was never received from 'Lost and Found' boxes, hats, scarves, old Halloween costumes that had been used up and given to the store to be used, toilet paper, and anything else that was safe to use for a costume. It was amazing!
A tall, white man walked up to the two chipmunks wearing a light blue shirt, and said: "Hello, I'm Mike, and how may I help you today?" Theodore stepped forward and answered: "My friend and I would like to make some costumes please?" Mike smiled and replied: "Of course. Every costume is only ten dollars, and you can either pick a costume from our 'Ideas Board' or you can make your own. Please come to me when once you've decided on a costume." Mike left the two chipmunks, and Theodore showed Simon the 'Idea board'.
"The Idea Board is a board with a bunch of different costume choices on it. Just press the button of whatever costume you want to make, and then the workers will help us make them!" Theodore explained. Simon nodded, and looked at the choices. There were a lot of them, like a police officer, fire fighter, scuba diver, a teacher, park ranger, doctor or nurse, mummy, a vampire, werewolf, and a lot more options. Simon looked at some of the other options, and found two costumes that he liked; a super hero, and a ghost. Simon checked how much money he had, and saw that he had twenty dollars left. However, he didn't know if Theodore had already made a costume or not.
"Theodore, did you make a costume before when you were with Alvin? Also, how much money do you have?" Simon asked Theodore, not wanting to offend him if he already made a costume. Theodore checked his own money and replied: "I have twenty dollars, and no. I didn't make a costume yet, I only watched Alvin make one, and that was a super hero costume. I actually wanted to make a costume with you." Simon smiled and said: "Then I feel honored, Theodore. Are there any costumes you want to make?"
"I wanted to make a super hero costume, and a ghost costume," Theodore responded. Simon was surprised by Theodore's answer and said: "I was thinking of getting those costumes too. We have enough money, so let's get started!" Simon and Theodore went back over to Mike and told him what they wanted. Mike pushed the buttons, and then they walked over to a table where both Simon and Theodore were measured for their height, length, and width.
"So, what do you want your costumes to be made out of?" Mike asked the two chipmunks. Simon and Theodore looked at each other, and knew exactly what they wanted to use. They looked back at Mike and replied: "Bed sheets please." Mike smiled, went to go get some of the bed sheets the store had, and brought back some options to choose from. Simon and Theodore picked cotton bed sheets, and wanted white bed sheets for their ghost costumes. The super hero costumes on the other hand, were a little harder. They both wanted their entire super hero costumes to be made out of bed sheets, but picking colors wasn't easy. Finally, they decided on the colors. Simon picked a light regular blue color for the outfit, and a vivid blue for his 'S' letter and cape; just like the blue on his sweater. Theodore picked the same did a similar thing, except with green colors.
Mike then grabbed the colored bed sheets, took some more measurements, and began to cut and sow their costumes together. When it came to the capes, Mike used some extra fabric from the bed sheets to make straps so the capes could be tied on or off around the chipmunk's necks. In no time at all, Mike was done with the super hero costumes, and let Simon and Theodore try them on.
The super hero costumes fit perfectly, and the capes were about two chipmunk sizes across, and three chipmunk sizes long. Simon and Theodore were happy with their costumes. After Simon and Theodore got their super hero costumes off, Mike made them their ghost costumes. The ghost costumes were easier to make. Mike also measured around their eyes to see how big to make the eye holes. Once Mike cut the eye holes, and sowed see-through black cloth where the eye holes were, the ghost costumes were complete!
Simon and Theodore tried on their new ghost costumes, and playfully waved their arms in the air as if they were pretending to be ghosts. After Simon and Theodore took the ghost costumes off, Mike wanted to get their pictures taken of them wearing their new costumes. Simon and Theodore walked over to a bed sheet that was in front of a camera, and got their super hero costumes on. They made poises as Mike took their pictures. For one final picture, Simon and Theodore gave each other a one arm hug, and said: "Super chipmunks!" before there was a click sound from the camera. Simon and Theodore took the super hero costumes off, and put on their ghost costumes. They did the same thing as before, only this time pretending to be ghosts. For the last picture, Simon and Theodore did a one arm hug around each other, and said: "Ghost buddies!" as their picture was taken.
Simon and Theodore took their ghost costumes off, and Mike said that he would be back. Soon, Mike came back with bags to put their costumes in, and he also got them two extra super hero and ghost costumes just like the ones they had, free of charge! Simon and Theodore took the costumes, bags, and pictures that were in a plastic bag, and said goodbye to Mike.
Soon, after Simon and Theodore walked around, it was time to leave.
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