Alvin and the Chipmunks fanfic "Imperfect Castaway"
Chapter 5 – Reaction. This is the chapter where the Seville's and Miller's hear about Alvin's death and how they take it. Be alert for some violent scenes in this chapter.
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It was a bright and beautiful Saturday morning at the Seville residence. Theodore was watching Sonic X on Channel 11, as Dave and Simon were preparing breakfast. Theodore may have been an adult, but he was still a kid at heart, as Saturday morning cartoons would be one of his childhood favorites.
"Hey Dave", asked Theodore.
"Yes Theodore", replied Dave.
"When does Alvin get back from his trip?"
"Well", said Dave, holding a skillet in one hand and a batch of eggs in another. "The 5 days are over, so I'm guessing he should return sometime today".
Theodore, as well as the rest of the family, couldn't wait to see Alvin back. The family had felt that it's been as if he's been gone forever, but all they wanted was for Alvin to be back home safe and well rested.
Theodore was watching Sonic kick Dr. Eggman's butt, when all of a sudden….
"WE INTERRUPT THIS PROGRAM FOR AN IMPORTANT NEWS BULLETIN!"
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Back in the kitchen…
"You know Simon, you never took the time to appreciate Alvin or what he's done", Dave said while mixing the eggs.
"Well, Alvin may have been a little hot-headed in the past, not to mention he still is on a daily basis, but I have taken the liberty to enjoy his accomplishments, not to mention his hard labor. Can you please pass the seasoning?"
Dave handed Simon a tube of red seasoning for the bacon he was making.
"So, you're finally glad you have the brother you've always wanted?"
"What are you talking about? Theodore's right in the living room".
"SIMON" Dave said, giving Simon a smirk.
"My apologies, Dave, but you are indeed correct. Alvin has not only aged, but matured into a natural gentleman, err, gentlemunk; however, I have always loved Alvin as a brother. In fact, I sort of miss the good old days of him wrecking my experiments or me always getting him out of mishaps. Look, the bottom-line is..." Simon stopped after flipping the bacon, "no matter how much of a juvenile or a sophisticated person he can be, no matter how many times he makes me frustrated or relaxed, no matter how many times he fails or succeeds…" Simon stopped after putting the bacon on the plates, "Alvin's my brother, and I will always appreciate the things he does, whether it be good or bad".
Dave poured the eggs onto the skillet.
"That was very sweet Simon, and I'm sure Alvin is very glad to have a brother like you as well".
"Well, at least he didn't cheat his way into college, that's a good thing"
Dave and Simon both exchanged laughs and finished making breakfast. Then, all of a sudden, they heard Theodore scream like if he was in trouble.
"DAVE!! SIMON!! COME QUICK!!"
Dave and Simon heard Theodore's cry for help and quickly rushed to see what was wrong.
"What's wrong, Theodore? Are you hurt?" Dave asked politely and worried.
"NO! LOOK!!" Theodore replied, pointing at the television.
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"LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES, THIS IS FOX 11 NEWS, WITH SUSAN ORTEGA AND VICTOR GOMEZ".
"Hi, I'm Susan Ortega, and this is FOX 11 News".
"The top story today, 2 weeks after winning the NCAA Championship, the UCLA Bruins decided to take a 5-day celebration cruise to Santa Catalina Island for some fun and relaxation; however, once they returned home, fate took its toll as their cruise, the U.S.S. Crashcup, mysteriously sunk the night of their return. Injuries: none. Fatalities: 1… UCLA's very own, Alvin Seville. Here's Victor Gomez, live from El Segundo, with the rescued UCLA Bruins as well as the Captain and crew men, to tell you more on last night's horrific tragedy".
"Thanks, Susan. I'm standing here with the rescued, and very depressed, National Champion UCLA Bruins, as they have all but one of their members. I'm now here with UCLA coach Ben Howland. Ben, please tell me, how did it happen and why?"
"Well" Coach Howland said, wiping a tear from his eye, "it was pretty much my fault. I was alerted that the boat was sinking, so I told all but one of my boys to grab their possessions and immediately head to the life boats. We were all safe… and there he was… standing on the top deck of the towering inferno. He dropped his things on the water, and we all told him to jump. (He) did so; Dove right into the ice cold Pacific Ocean. We waited for a response, (to) see if he made it back up the surface. We waited and waited… and this is all we could retrieve". Coach held up Alvin's signature red cap, still wet and with John Wooden's signature completely erased.
Dave, Simon and Theodore immediately gasped. Tears were now piling in their eyes.
"We cried out his name some more" Coach continued "… but nothing. We figured he would be out there, somewhere, but we never got a response back". Coach immediately lost it, and broke down crying, "I'M SORRY, I AM SO SORRY!!"
The entire team had been crying as well, knowing they were also to blame for Alvin's death.
"Let's not forget that Alvin was named Most Outstanding Player when he led his team to the NCAA title. He was also, as well as his brothers, nominated for 3 Grammy awards: for Album of the Year (Get Munk'd), for Song of the Year (Get You Goin'), and for Best Collaboration, (Alvin ft. Brittany Only You (And You Alone) Remix). Alvin is, or in this case was, also the longtime boyfriend of Brittany Miller of the Chipettes. Here with me now is Gavin DeLone, longtime friend and teammate of Alvin", finished Victor.
"Back on the boat, Alvin had shown me a rare 25,000 dollar ring and told me that he planned to marry Brittany once he got back. I 'raided' his suitcase, and all I found were clothes and things he had bought back on the island. I think he told me he was going to give this to her", said Gavin, who was holding up the Native-American necklace Alvin bought for Brittany at the Gift Shop of the museum they visited. "I will be most glad to give it to her, if he doesn't mind".
"With all that said, it seems as if Alvin 'went down with the ship'. Alvin was also the founder of the Chipmunks Pauper Fund, helping underprivileged chipmunks, as well as humans, find homes and earn an education. 3 years ago, he made a trip down to New Orleans to organize a relief fund to raise money after Hurricane Katrina hit. This year, he went to China to organize another fund, re-build homes for the home-less, and, with the help of the Chipettes, hosted a benefit concert after the earthquake hit. Yes, Alvin is loved around the world by the marvelous things he did to help out the needy.
So, there you have it…Alvin Seville, National Champion, Grammy-nominated artist, and a worldwide humanitarian, is dead at the age of 22. Reporting live from El Segundo, I'm Victor Gomez, FOX 11 News; Back to you Susan".
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Dave quickly turned the television off, a million thoughts racing in his head. He was just about ready to burst into tears. He had lost his son.
"D-Dave" asked a weak and teary-eyed Theodore. "He's gonna make it, isn't he? ISN'T HE!?"
"I don't know, Theodore…. I just… don't… know".
"This cannot be happening…. This CANNOT be happening!" said Simon, who was also about ready to lose it.
Just then, the phone rings. Simon picks it up. On the other line was Eleanor.
"Simon! Jeanette and I were just watching the news! We heard everything and we can't believe what happened!!"
"I know, Ellie. This certainly cannot be true!"
"Oh Simon, Brittany is not going like this".
"Not going to like what?" replied Brittany, as she had just woken up and headed downstairs where her sisters were.
"BRITTANY!!" Jeanette and Eleanor both yelled while also faking smiles. Eleanor was also hiding the telephone behind her back. "HEY, GIRL!! SO HOW'DA SLEEP LAST NIGHT!?"
"Ugh, terrible. I had dreamt that something awful had happened to Alvin".
Sweat was now pouring down on Jeanette's and Eleanor's faces.
"He he, what a coincidence", said Jeanette, "you know, me and Ellie were just watching the news and found out that team had just made it back".
"THEY'RE BACK!!" yelled a surprised and excited Brittany, "Well, we should head down there right now. I would love to hear about Alvin's trip".
Jeanette couldn't think of anything else to say. "Actually Brittany… they made it back on life boats".
"What are you saying Jeanette, and what was it you guys were talking about that I'm not going to like!?" Brittany demanded to know what they were hiding.
"Well, he he… you see Britt… it's quite complicated to explain, but…"
Eleanor let out a big sigh, she had to tell her sooner or later.
"BRITTANY, ALVIN'S DEAD!!"
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Silence was in the room now.
"W-Wh-What?" Brittany said weakly.
"The boat sank, and Alvin went down with it", replied Eleanor, who was getting a little teary-eyed.
"Al-Alvin's d-dead?" asked Brittany.
"I'm… sorry you had to find out this way", replied Jeanette.
Brittany couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"You're… You're lying!!" she said.
At that moment, Jeanette had turned the television back on to CNN, where there was a live report.
Brittany saw it with her own eyes. There it read… ALVIN SEVILLE PRONOUNCED DEAD AFTER UCLA CRUISE BOAT SINKS in big red letters. She also saw Coach Howland being interviewed about what had happened.
She was just about ready to explode.
"Brittany, dear", said Eleanor, "you gonna be okay?"
Brittany could do nothing more than nod her head. She cannot believe she had lost her one true love. Immediately, she slowly headed back to her room. She was just fine, closing her door very gently, until… she slammed it with such force that it nearly broke.
She then started tossing and throwing things around in her room, such as her night lamp, her picture frames and her makeup. She was also sobbing uncontrollably.
Jeanette and Eleanor heard what was going on and quickly rushed upstairs. They opened her door and found her trashing her room by throwing everything her fingers had grabbed on.
"BRITTANY, STOP!!" yelled Jeanette, but Brittany would ignore her and continue crying and trashing.
"YOU'RE GOING TO HURT YOURSELF, BRITT!!" Eleanor cried out, but it was too late as Brittany would punch her hand through her closed window. Blood started pouring down from Brittany's wrist, covered in broken glass.
Brittany would continue crying some more, then she came to a halt, as Jeanette and Eleanor were holding her down.
"ALVIN, N-NOOO!!" Brittany cried, as tears were pouring from her face. She loved no one except Alvin. Even though there were times when they were competitive, times where they were sworn enemies, times where he 'took it too far', Brittany always cared for Alvin, and he for her. She knew from the start that they were going to be together forever. They had been going out since the first day of middle school, and promised each other that no other girl or boy would ever get in the way of their relationship. They would take various trips to the beach, the pier and even shopped together in L.A.'s Fashion District. Every night they would sneak out to the Chipettes old tree house to hang out and to, sometimes, 'make-love'. Now that he was gone, she didn't know if she was ever going to love again.
"Brittany calm down!" Eleanor said, "We're just as depressed about this as you are!!"
Brittany immediately quieted down and started crying on Jeanette's shoulder. Jeanette and Eleanor finally let out the tears they were holding back when they saw the live report on the television. The three sisters now laid there in a messy room, with Jeanette and Eleanor comforting their heart-broken sister.
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Meanwhile, Simon was still on the phone, but could hear everything that was going on at the Miller residence. He then hung the phone up and turned his attention Theodore, who was crying like he never cried before. He went to comfort his brother, as well as Dave, who were all crying like a family.
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Out of nowhere, Jake bursts in, holding bags full of groceries.
"I'm bauck wit the groceries", he said, placing the bags on the counter. He turns to the three and wonders what is wrong.
"Why so glum, mates? Y'all look like as if someone had just paussed away".
Theodore grabs the remote to turn the TV on and goes to CNN. Jake saw it with his own eyes… ALVIN SEVILLE PRONOUNCED DEAD AFTER UCLA CRUISE BOAT SINKS in big red letters. He also saw Gavin DeLone telling the reporter about the last time he saw Alvin, alive that is.
Jake was flabbergasted at what he saw. His eyes couldn't believe it either.
"OH… NOOO… NOT AULVIN!! NOT NAOW!!" Jake had also believed that Alvin was too young to die.
Jake couldn't take it anymore. He had dropped to his knees and started sobbing like mad.
"AULVIN, NOOOOO!!" he grabbed onto the carpet with both hands, ready to tear it apart. He can't believe he had lost his favorite, and only, cousin; however, Jake never considered Alvin a cousin, more like a lost, distant brother to be precise. Now that he was gone, Jake didn't know who to look up to, now, as Alvin had always gave Jake advice on how to be cool and hip.
Theodore and Simon went out to comfort Jake. He shrugged a little, but they soon came close together. Dave pounded the wall so many times that his hand was turning red. His (former) trouble-making, community-helping, Chipmunks lead singing, NCAA champion son was gone forever.
Theodore and Simon would spend the rest of the day at home crying their sorrows away. Dave had called to schedule a special funeral to take place in a week.
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That night, Jake had gone back home to tell Vinny about Alvin. Her reaction was WAY worse than that of Brittany's as she almost lit the tree house on fire. Luckily, Jake was there to halt it.
Vinny knew from the start that her boy would grow up to be something really successful. She even taught Alvin how to play the piano. Now that he was gone, Vinny couldn't even take the pain she would feel if she lost even one of her boys.
With Alvin gone, who knows what's next for the Seville's, Brittany, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and most important, everybody else.
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Chapter 5. Sorry that it's kinda long, but my mind was telling me to write this and that! Please review and tell me what you think of it so far. :-D