The Chipmunks Go To The Movies - the Wizard of Oz!
[Cartoon-verse]
Hiya.
This one is short... I tried to kind of lengthen it but the Cowardly Lion's introduction is pretty short in the movie too soooo what are you gonna do?
Oh, and I'll explain something at the end... yeah.
Oh, and Spring-Heel-Jacq, thanks for your extensive review.
I'm not being sarcastic, I like feedback. :)
Disclaimer: Nope, still don't own AATC or anything related to 'The Wizard of Oz'.
Chapter Five
After a few hours of following the yellow brick road, it grew nighttime. They approached a very dark and spooky forest.
They had all been linking arms, but Theodore let go and held his axe high, eying the trees suspiciously. Simon and Jeanette had been too scared to let go, but switched to holding hands.
"Um… I don't like this forest. It's creepy." Jeanette spoke fearfully.
"Agreed." Simon and Theodore said in unison.
"Oh I hope a wild animal doesn't try to attack us," she said in worry.
"If these woods are like I remember them to be, then that's a possibility." Theodore admitted.
Her eyes widened a little.
"A-animals that eat humans, a-and straw?" Simon asked hesitantly.
"I-I'm a chipmunk, Simon." she corrected him.
"Oh, right. This is exactly why I need to ask the Wizard for a brain." he sighed.
"Well, maybe some… But mostly lions and tigers a-and bears." Theodore answered.
"L-lions?!" Jeanette yelped.
"And tigers?" Simon asked.
"And bears." Theodore confirmed. "Although that was a year ago… M-maybe they died out!" he finished positively.
A loud "ROAR!" echoed throughout the forest.
"And then again, m-maybe not." he said fearfully.
Something leaped onto the yellow brick road in front of them – a lion to be exact.
Jeanette and Lilly immediately hid behind a tree.
Simon and Theodore tried to run, but comically ran into each other, toppling on the ground.
The lion snarled again, Jeanette, Simon and Theodore trembling.
"What do you think you're doing, comin' around at night?! I need my sleep you know!"
Jeanette blinked in shock.
That sounded like… like Alvin.
"Hey, wait a minute!" he eyed Theodore's axe. "Oh, so you were planning on slaughtering me?"
Theodore shook with fear. "N-no-!"
"Was this guy gonna be your lookout?!" he pointed to Simon, who rapidly shook his head.
"Oh, you're scared!" he laughed rudely, turning to both of them. "Come on – don't be afraid! Fight me you rusty tin can! You too you sloppy bird's nest!"
"N-now wait a minute – that's getting kind of personal…-" Simon started.
"Yeah, teach him a lesson Simon!" Theodore encouraged.
"W-why don't you?" Simon retorted, still shaking.
"Well, I-I'm still scared of him." he answered.
They were interrupted by an angry growl. "Ah whatever – I'll fight both of you!"
As he closed in on them, Lilly ran out, barking at him.
He lunged at her, and Jeanette grabbed her in her arms. She backed away as Simon slapped his hand.
"Where do you get off attacking a dog?" he asked.
"What was that for?! I didn't hurt the dog!"
"But you were going to." Simon insisted.
"That doesn't mean you have to hit me!" Suddenly he whined. "I-is my hand bleeding?"
Simon scoffed. "Of course not."
"I don't believe you!" he bawled, clutching his hand.
"Oh now you're being ridiculous Alvin." Jeanette sighed, putting Lilly down.
He stopped his whining. "A-Alvin? Who's that?"
"Are you kidding me? Does anybody remember their names?!"
No one answered her and she huffed. "N-never mind. You're Alvin."
"I am? Okay then."
"Why are you being so… whiny?" Theodore inquired.
"I surely don't want to be whiny. B-but I can't help it. I'm scared of everything… A-a real fraidy-cat." Alvin explained dejectedly.
"Y-you? B-but, you're a lion." Simon stated in confusion.
"I know! That's why it's so… e-embarrassing! M-my big problem is that I lack courage…"
"W-well we're all going to the Wizard who lives in the Amethyst City to ask for things… Jeanette wants to get back to her home, Simon wants a brain, a-and I need a heart. If you came with us then maybe you could ask for courage!" Theodore happily suggested.
"H-hey that's a great idea!" Alvin agreed.
A moment of silence passed and he looked at the three in confusion. "What?"
They gave him funny looks.
"W-well, aren't you going to sing about wanting courage?" Simon asked him.
"I would but… I'm afraid that you wouldn't like my voice," he explained.
"W-why? You have a great voice Alvin." Jeanette said.
"H-how would you know?" he asked skeptically.
She rolled her eyes. "Forget it."
"I was dubious to sing too Alvin… It's not that scary though." Simon assured him.
"Dubious? If you know what that means then, why do you need a brain?" Alvin asked in confusion.
"Well I'm not sure if I used it correctly… 'Dubious' is a verb right?" Simon asked Jeanette.
She shook her head. "Y-you used it right though. It's an adjective, and that's in the right context."
"And that's why I need a brain." he said wryly, as Jeanette and Theodore giggled.
"Just try a little bit of singing then Alvin." Theodore suggested.
"I'll try…" he cleared his throat.
"Yeah it's sad, believe me, Missy,
When you're born to be a sissy
Without the vim and verve.
But I could show my prowess,
Be a lion not a mou-ess.
If I only had the nerve.
I'm afraid there's no denyin', I-"
"-Can't do this… I still am too scared to sing…" Alvin said sadly.
"T-that's okay." Theodore assured him. "So… I guess we're continuing our journey to the Amethyst City then!"
Everyone linked arms, going down the yellow brick road again, Lilly following them. They began to sing- sans Alvin.
"We're off to see the Wizard,
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz!
We hear he is a whiz of a Wiz
If ever a Wiz there was."
"W-what are you guys d-doing?" Alvin asked them as if they were crazy.
Quickly after saying this he shrugged and sang along.
"If ever oh ever a Wiz there was,
The Wizard of Oz is one because
because, because, because, because, because…
Because of the wonderful things he does!
We're off to see the Wizard,
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz!"
…~...~...
And that's the fourth time in a row where the chapter ends with "We're Off To See The Wizard" xD (So far just chapter one didn't end like that... OR have a song in it... lol
Okay, so the reason Alvin didn't do his entire song... (thing I was referring to in the top author's note)
I just thought it would be kinda 'funny' (relatively of course) that he's such a fraidy-cat that he's too afraid to sing at first... Plus the bridge is kind of weird to me to type...Sooo yeah.
And Simon forgetting that Jeanette isn't a human and is a chipmunk, and knowing what 'dubious' means but thinking it's a verb instead of an adjective... that's just showing that he is smart but he still possesses no brain, so some things he still gets wrong.
It's like how they did in the movie. The Scarecrow was sort of smart, the Tin Man was nice, and the Cowardly Lion was relatively brave at times.
Simon and Theodore 'comically running into each other' is irrelevant, but I just wanted to point out that I did it because this is set in the cartoon so... y'know... visual gags, comic relief... yeeeeeah I think you got it lol.
And I know Jeanette seemed uncharacteristically annoyed at one point, but think about it... Wouldn't you be angry if no one seemed to remember their names or that they knew you? xD
Oh yeah, incase you noticed that at the beginning of the chapter Simon and Jeanette were holding hands...
First of all, as far as the movie goes, this is reference to the part that when they're first shown in the 'Dark and Eerie Forest', as the Tin Man looks around with his axe in his hand, he momentarily ceases the linking of arms with them, so Dorothy and the Scarecrow are the only two linking arms... I just made what happened in this more... 'cute'.
Second of all, I'm sorry, but I sincerely think I'm not going to be able to do a chapter without any Simonette in it (excluding Chapter Two where Simon as the Scarecrow hadn't been introduced yet...
So if that fact annoys you sorry xD
Okay well I hope you enjoyed this chapter! :D
Next one might be up tomorrow... possibly later today – but seriously, do not count on that happening lol.