Chapter 16: Beautiful Nightmares.
A/N: Soooooooooo sorry for the wait!!!! Good news, my first year in college is done!!!!! Second, after this chapter only 4 more chapters left, plus the epilogue!!!!! I leave for Male Chorale tour on Sunday, so I wanted to update before I left. I shall be finishing the story sometime this summer!!!!
P.S. This is a very serious chapter, and is rated T for a reason. Reader discretion is advised.
Enjoy
Another month had passed on Ocker Island, which now makes four for Alvin. His beard was now half the length of Ocker's, and his hair had grown enormously down to his shoulders. He didn't mind the entire facial hair he had grown; he always wanted to grow a beard anyway.
Summer was now over and it was starting to get a little colder on the island. Every night since then saw Alvin and Ocker lighting a fire while telling stories and reminiscing about the great times they had spent with their families. One afternoon saw Ocker continue to work on his 'thing' that he had been working on for about two months now. Alvin sat on a large boulder observing what Ocker was building while eating an apple. He quietly got up and approached Ocker.
"Ya know, you still haven't told me what it is you're building", he said.
Ocker stopped hammering and replied, "Didn't I naow?"
"Nope, never did."
"Alright then", he got off of his ladder, wiped his hands with a soft cloth, and replied, "I'm building a cabillito."
"A caba-what-o?" questioned Alvin.
"A cabillito", finished Ocker as he grabbed his water bottle and took a huge sip.
"O-kay", replied Alvin with a perplexed look on his face.
"What is it in general?" continued Alvin.
"You will see when it is completed", replied Ocker.
Alvin took one good glance at it. "Well to me, it looks like a hut."
Ocker paused for a moment while staring at the cabillito. "Yes… well, uh… (clears throat) thaut's exauctly whaut it is, Mista Aulvin. You are getting your own hut!" Ocker lied.
"Well how thoughtful of you, although that cave has been good to me all of these months," smiled Alvin.
Evening had soon fallen on the island as it was also starting to become a little gusty. Alvin was thinking about putting out the fire, heading back to his cave, and calling it a night. Suddenly, he got a craving for something sweet.
"I'm gonna go search for some goodies" said Alvin.
"Still hungry Mista Aulvin? Didn't you just eat a whole smoked trout by yourself tonight?" replied Ocker.
"It's a little something back home I like to call "fourth-meal."
"Wouldn't thaut be dessert? There are no sweets grown on this isle Mista Aulvin."
Alvin paused and started again, "Guess I'm goin' on an adventure then. Peace out, homes."
"Don't waunder off too far! There are some things grown on this isle that you should naut consume!!"
Alvin couldn't hear Ocker's last remark. He walked along the island for about 15 minutes now when he came across something that caught his eye, and stomach, and made his mouth water even more.
It was a shrub, filled with purple and reddish berries. Alvin couldn't resist any longer as he had stuffed his mouth full of them. These berries had a very sweet taste, and Alvin thought if Ocker would like to try some of these. He later ripped part of his shirt, placed as many berries inside his shirt as he could, wrapped the shirt up tightly, and headed back for the shore, hoping to share some of the sweet berries with Ocker.
As Alvin headed back, Ocker questioned him. "Well thaut didn't take very long."
"Well what can I say? I'm a natural at these things." Alvin sat down and placed the shirt filled with berries on the ground. "Well fruit may not be a midnight goodie to enjoy, but these berries sure are sweet!"
"Did you say 'berries'?" asked Ocker.
"Sure did! You gotta try some of these, Ocker!" replied Alvin.
"What kind of berries aure they?" asked Ocker while tying some rope onto the cabillito.
"They're kind of purple-ish and reddish; I found them over by a shrub about 70 paces south of where the waterfall is."
Ocker dropped the rope and slowly glared at Alvin.
"Where… did you say you found them!?"
"70 paces south of the waterfall. They were growing on this shrub with bizarre looking leaves", finished Alvin while placing one more berry in his mouth.
"AULVINNN NOOOO!!!!" yelled Ocker as he raced toward Alvin and slapped his wrist, making the berry he had in his hand fall towards the sand.
"What's the big deal old man!? I was gonna share them with you!!" yelled Alvin in annoyance.
"Aulvin", started Ocker, "how many of these berries hauve you devoured?"
"Ten (10), maybe twenty (20). I don't know, why?"
Ocker looked away from Alvin, and back to him. "Thaunk goodness you aure naut a human, Mista Aulvin" finished Ocker as he started to walk away.
Alvin couldn't help but to stand up with him. He was staring at Ocker's back.
"You would've been dead by now if you were a human", said Ocker.
"I don't understand. Are these berries toxic?" replied Alvin.
"For humans, very." Ocker was now approaching Alvin. "Mista Aulvin, the berries you hauve retrieved and consumed are from the plant Atropa belladonna, one of the most toxic plants in the Western hemisphere. On this island, they are called 'the devil's berries'. These berries contain an alkaloid that can be very lethal to humans if more than ten (10) are consumed."
"Does this mean that I'm poisoned?" replied Alvin. "No. Far worse I'm aufraid. To humans they are a poison. For us chipmunks… they are a drug!"
"A drug?!"
"An addictive drug. I bet'cha caun't swallow just one Mista Aulvin."
"But I've swallowed like twenty (20) of them."
"Then you'll be craving for more later on!" finished Ocker, turning his back on Alvin and walking back to his hut.
"Ocker, what should I do?!" yelled Alvin.
Ocker paused, closed his eyes, and said, "Cease from consuming the berries, no matter how much you'll be craving for them. I do naut have a remedy that can overtake the toxin that is inside you naow, so here's whaut we must do", he turned himself around, facing Alvin once again.
"Tonight you will experience a hallucination. You will assume it is naut one but believe me it will be one! The best solution is to sleep now, and naut wake up until the morning. Until you hauve defecated the berries out of your intestines, you will sleep in my hut while I keep a sharp eye on you Mista Aulvin."
"So you're telling me, until I digest and 'poop' out the berries, I'm gonna experience hallucinations?"
Ocker nodded his head in agreement.
Alvin shook his head while rubbing his face. He took a huge sigh and started again, "This is some unbelievable shit!"
"I beg your pardon!?" asked Ocker.
"There is no friggin' way I can hallucinate after eating some friggin' berries!!" yelled Alvin with intensity.
Ocker was now afraid of Alvin's remark. "Aulvin please, the exact same thing hauppned to myself the first month I was on this isle!"
"Pardon my french Benjamin, but that is fucking crazy!! I ate some toxic berries, it's not like I smoked marijuana or took heroin or some other bullcrap drug. I highly doubt anyone, myself included, can get high off of these berries. Poisoned yes, but simply not high. Hell, I wouln't even give the slightest care in the world if these berries were also an aphrodisiac. Hallucination my ass, these berries aren't potent enough for a beautiful nightmare," finshed Alvin while also holding a berry and squeezing it with his palm until all of the juice came out and it became withered.
"And besdies, your experience with these berries couldn't have been that bad."
Ocker couldn't take anymore of Alvin's nonsense remarks.
"IT MADE ME JUMP OFF THAUT CLIFF YOU FUCKING MORON!!!!!" finished Ocker, who was also pointing to the cliff he mentioned.
Alvin stared at the cliff. He too, would be afraid of Ocker's remark. Suddenly, he started getting flashbacks from when he was standing atop the sinking and flaming cruise ship that forced him to jump into the ocean. Alvin now had guilt in his eyes, wishing he would've taken back what he had said.
Ocker, with fire in his eyes, approached Alvin closer and calmly said to him, "I am naut saying thaut the same thing will hauppen to you, but you must trust me on this Mista Aulvin."
Alvin knew that he should trust Ocker, after all, he has fed him, sheltered him, and taught him 'The Way of the Munk'.
"I trust you on this", replied Alvin, "and I'm sorry for what I said."
Ocker couldn't help but smile. "I hauven't spoken lyke thaut in years". Ocker gave out a slight chuckle and headed for the hut.
Alvin gave out a sheepish smile and followed Ocker to the hut.
It was nighttime, and Alvin was fast asleep on Ocker's bed. Ocker was lying down on the floor adjacent to the bed. He would stay awake to make sure Alvin would not hallucinate in his sleep that would cause him to do something foolish and hazardous. Three hours had passed since Alvin fell asleep, and Ocker was starting to feel a little tired himself. His eyelids were getting heavy, but he did the best he could to stay awake. Suddenly, his stomach was growling. He was not hungry, he needed to 'go'. He knew that he could not keep Alvin alone, so he passed it off and stayed.
Another hour had passed and this time Ocker could not hold it in any longer.
"I'll only be gone five minutes", Ocker whispered to himself. He got his shovel and some leaves and headed for a place to do his business that was not out of the hut's reach.
As soon as Ocker was gone, Alvin began dreaming. It was a beautiful dream...
(enter dream stance)
Alvin was happily roaming barefoot through a field of lillies and daisies. Such beautiful flowers he had ever seen before. He decided to pick some up to create a lovely bouquet. As he was roaming some more, out of nowhere he spotted a figure with their back turned standing in the middle of the field. She was beautiful. Alvin could not resist as he approached her closer, wanting to know who the beautiful woman was. When he was within 10 feet of her, the beautiful woman spoke in a very elegant and soft voice.
"Alvin", said the woman.
Alvin paused and had a confused look on his face. How on earth did this woman know his name?
"Alvin", the woman said again.
Alvin was hesistant to know who this woman was.
"Who are you?" Alvin spoke.
The beautiful woman slowly turned around towards Alvin. She was wearing a white sleeveless dress. This woman also had long auburn hair, with a daisy in her hair, icy sky-blue eyes, and a voice that could soothe any troubles away.
Alvin recognized this woman, but could not believe his eyes.
"Br.. Bri... Brittany?!"
"Alvin, you don't know how long I've waited for you", smiled Brittany.
"Brittany, you are my whole world! You don't have to wait any longer!!" replied Alvin. "I'm here now, Britt. I'm here!!"
Suddenly, Brittany reached out her hand. Alvin couldn't help but to do the same thing. Their hands almost met, but Brittany was starting to get farther away from Alvin.
"Wait, Brittany! Where are you going!?"
"Folllow me, Alvin. Follow me."
The distance between Alvin and Brittany was growing, but Alvin would not let that happen. He tried with all of his might to reach Brittany. Alvin would almost reach her soft fingertips...
Ocker had just finished wiping himself off and burrying his 'business' into the ground. As he quickly ran back to the hut, he heard a voice coming near the waterfall calling out for Brittany.
"Brittany?" he said to himself.
He quickly looked up and saw a figure walking slowly with his arm extended forward. He was shocked to see who the person walking was.
"AULVIN!?!?!"
It was Alvin. He wasn't just dreaming or hallucinating... he was sleepwalking!
Ocker could see that Alvin was about 100 feet away from the same cliff that almost cost him his life when he, too, hallucinated after eating the devil's berries. Ocker dropped his shovel and sprinted toward Alvin. He tried with all of his might to reach Alvin before he reached the edge of the cliff.
"Come Alvin, you're almost there", said a smiling Brittany.
Alvin used all of his strength to finally reach Brittany.
Ocker was racing toward Alvin, trying to save his life. Alvin was now three feet from the edge.
Alvin had finally reached Brittany. Brittany smiled, and then let out a devilish laugh, scaring Alvin.
Suddenly, her form had transformed into the form of Winslow, the bum who had set fire to the cruise ship. He let out a loud evil laugh and pointed down.
A frightened Alvin looked down and saw his teammates yelling at him to jump.
"ALLLVVVINNN!!!!!!!!!" Gavin DeLone yelled again, "YOU HAVE TO JUMP!!!!!"
Alvin was scared stiff. Yes, he was more than 100 feet high from the surface, but he was never afraid of heights.
Then Gavin yelled again....
"ALLLVVVINNNNN....... JJJUMMMMPPPPP!!!!!!!!"
Alvin had heard Gavin very clearly and, with his life at steak, clasped his hands together.
Suddenly, a figure from behind wrapped his arms around Alvin's waist, tackled him to the ground, and started smacking his face. Alvin opened his eyes and saw that it was the same figure who struck him with the machete in his other dreams. Suddenly, the same dark figure held up a huge rock and was about to pummel Alvin to death. Alvin held his breath. The dark figure then released the rock from his hands...
(Exit dream stance)
CLLUNNKKK!
The coconut rolled away from Alvin's forehead. Alvin was starting to come back into his senses.
"Thaut is the laust time I eva leave you alone again!!!" yelled a very angry Ocker.
"Ugh... ugh... what... happened??" said a very weak Alvin.
Alvin got his vision back and looked up at a figure.
"O-Ocker??"
"It's aull my fault Mista Aulvin. I should neva of left the hut."
"The most important thing is that you rescued me just in time", smiled Alvin.
Ocker couldn't help but to smile back at him.
"Aye, thaut I did. Naow come on, let's get you bauck to bed."
Ocker placed Alvin's arm over his shoulder and helped him walk back to the hut. While back at the hut, Ocker then told Alvin to go and defecate the berries out of his intestines so that they could avoid another scene like tonight. Alvin grabbed the shovel and some leaves and headed off. While looking for a spot to do his business, he started craving something sweet again. Alvin then approached the same shrub with the devil's berries in it. He knew he should not devour any more berries, but his sweet craving would not go away. Since he was on a quest to get rid of the berries from inside him, he figured a few more berries would do no harm.
"After all, the more the merrier", said Alvin, as he picked up ten more berries and starting eating them.
Alvin found a spot, did his business the best he could, and headed back to the hut, giving Ocker the thumbs up.
The rest of the night saw Alvin being bound and roped down on Ocker's bed.
"Are you sure this is necessary?" said Alvin.
"It's for your's and mine's safety Mista Aulvin. Now, get some rest. The sun should be coming up shortly."
Alvin was quickly knocked out, with Ocker by his side watching him.
Another hour passed by, and Ocker was now extremely tired.
"He did say thaut he defecated the berries out of him", Ocker thought to himself. He watched Alvin sleep ever so peacefully. "He's probably cured, so I guess a little shut-eye wouldn't hurt", finished a smiling Ocker, as he suddenly fell asleep.
With the sun starting to peak towards the horizon, Alvin was dreaming yet another beautiful dream.
(enter dream stance)
Alvin was sleeping peacefully on his bed. He was awoken by the sound of people chatting in the living room, and the smell of Theodore's cooking. Alvin stood up, but found himself strapped to his bed. Luckily, he spotted his pocketknife on his drawer, and used that to free himself from his bed.
He walked downstairs to the sight of Dave, Simon, Theodore, Jeanette, Eleanor, Miss Miller, Jake, Vinny, Frankie, and Olivia yelling,
"SURPRISE! Happy Birthday Alvin!!!"
Alvin was nearly in tears. All of his friends and family had arived to celebrate his special day.
"Thanks guys, I don't know what to say", said Alvin.
"Well don't just stand there silly", said Simon.
"Yeah, blow out your candles and make a wish!" yelled Jeanette.
Theodore and Eleanor held a huge cake that read 'Happy Birthday Alvin' and had 23 candles on it.
"This cake looks delicious!" yelled a very cheerful Alvin.
"We baked it ourselves!" said Theodore and Eleanor with smiles on their faces.
Alvin took a good huge look at the cake. He closed his eyes, took one big breath, and blew every single candle out. Everyone cheered for him.
"What'dya wish for Alvin?" said Miss Miller.
Alvin paused and said, "I wish... to be with the most beautifulist girl in the whole wide world... forever!!" Alvin was thinking about one in particular whom he wanted to spend every minute with.
"Well Alvin", said Dave, "today's your lucky day."
Dave opened the front door, and outside in the front sidewalk stood a very gorgeous woman dressed in a wedding dress with her head down.
Alvin looked down on himself and saw that he was now in a tuxedo. He then looked at the very beautiful woman, who slowly started to lift her head.
"Brittany", said Alvin with awe. He could not cease to stare at her. He had never seen anything more precious and resplendent than what he was seeing with his own two eyes right now.
Brittany smiled at him and said, "Hello Alvin."
This made Alvin tear up a little. Just then, Jake handed him a box. Alvin took the box from his hand, opened it up, and saw that it was the same $25,000 ring that Alvin was going to propose to Brittany with. Alvin looked at Jake, who had a smile on his face.
"Go on, mate", said a smiling Jake.
Alvin couldn't help but to smile at his cousin. He took the ring from the box, and started to approach Brittany. Everyone, who were now dressed in tuxes and dresses, stood outside to watch Alvin be with his woman forever and ever.
Alvin was still walking towards Brittany. It seemed as if no matter how much he walked toward her, he would not be going anywhere.
Morning had dawned on the island, as Ocker was slowly starting to wake up from his short slumber. He yawned, strectched, and scratched his back, the normal daily morning routine.
"Good morning Mista Aulvin", said Ocker, but got no response back.
"Aulvin?" Ocker said again. He peeked over the bed and saw that Alvin was not on the bed.
"Aulvin!!" He quickly stood up, trying to figure out how he had escaped from being bounded and roped on the bed. Suddenly, he turned his attention to a knife that lay on the floor. Ocker had placed it next to his bed the night before.
"Why did I eva put thaut knyfe there!?!?"
He rushed out of the hut and searched for Alvin. He spotted him, sleepwalking again, only this time he was walking toward the other side of the shore. Alvin had been walking in a straight path towards the other side of the island. If he walked any more further, then he would be walking toward the ocean, where he would evenutally drown.
"AULVINNN!!! STOPPP!!!"
Ocker knew that this time he would not be able to reach Alvin in time before he reached the ocean. Alvin was now ten feet away from the tip of the ocean.
Ocker didn't know what else to do to save Alvin's life. Suddenly, he thought up of something, but it was going to hurt him more than it was going to hurt Alvin.
He went back inside the hut and opened his drawer. He noticed that the ring was gone and that Alvin probably took it. Ocker reached inside his drawer and took out his SIG P226.
He rushed out of the hut and sprinted as much as he could toward Alvin. When Alvin finally touched the ocean with his foot, Ocker lifted up his arm, gun in his hand, and aimed at Alvin's back.
Ocker now had tears in his eyes while staring at Alvin.
"I'M... SORRY AULVIN!!!" Ocker thought to himself.
He looked away... and fired.
Alvin was now right in front of Brittany. She extended her arm out, with a smile on her face.
Alvin was the happiest person in the world right now. He took the ring, and was about to place it on her finger, when all of a sudden.....
Everything goes black.
(exit dream stance)
Ocker opened his eyes and looked out from where he fired at.
And there he saw Alvin lying, motionless.
Ocker could not believe what he had done. He placed both of his hands over his mouth, gasping and shakins his head.
"OHH, NOOO ... WHAUT HAUVE I DONE!?!? WHAUT HAVE I DONE!?!?"
He continued to stare at Alvin's body lying sideways at the tip the ocean. His face did not hit the water, though.
Ocker felt really really horrible right now.
"AULLLVVVINNNNN NNOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!"
Ocker got on his knees and cried his eyes out. Because of what he did, now Alvin will never get the chance to return to his family. Ocker now felt like he was the most cruel person on the planet.
Ocker then picked up the shot gun, and fired at himself, but of no luck. There was only one bullet in that shot gun. Ocker then locked up at the same cliff.
Once he reached the cliff, he took some leaves and blind-folded himself. He walked towards the starting point, and then raced toward the cliff. He ran as fast as he could, when suddenly....
He jumped....
And once he landed... he, too, was motionless.
A/N: First off, I just wanna say DO NOT GET THE WRONG IDEA!!!!!!!! There are still four more chapters of this story left. You're just gonna have to wait until the next chapter to see what really happened to Alvin.
If you are wondering what is Alvin's and Ocker's condition, see for yourself in the next chapter ;)
Once again, thank you for reading :)