Later that day, the landlord decided to leave the chipmunk hunt to the zookeeper. He pulled into his driveway and noticed a stern-looking David Seville leaning in his doorway with his arms crossed.

"Well, well," said the landlord as he approached, "If it isn't Mr..."
Before he could finish, Dave seized him by the collar and shoved him against the door. The landlord smirked and held up his hands in mock surrender.
"Hey, hey, hey, Mr. Seville," he said mockingly, "If this is about your 'boys,' I did you a huge favor. You should be thanking me." Dave finally spoke.
"Where are they?", he asked, his voice stern but calm. The landlord smirked.

"Why, the zoo, of course," he said, "Oh, but don't worry, Mr. Seville. I'm sure they're having a wonderful time in their new exhibit."

"You better be sure!" said Dave as he shoved the landlord to the ground. "If anything happens, you better have the police on standby!" And with that, he took off for the zoo.

"I hope I can make it there before anything bad happens,"thought Dave.

Meanwhile, back at the zoo, The chipmunks were trying to think of a way out of the snake exhibit, without getting mauled. They're running out of options and time. Alvin tried feeding the snake eggs, but it was still hungry enough to not leave them alone. The Chipmunks made a run for it, but the snake was fast. It lunged forward and grabbed them by their shirts.

The boys struggled to break free, and they finally did. But they paid a price: the snake ripped off pieces of their oversized turtleneck shirts.

"Aww", said Theodore, "This was my favorite shirt."

"Theodore, move!", yelled Alvin and Simon. The snake lunged for Theodore, but Alvin and Simon grabbed him just in time.

"Do you think it's still hungry?", asked Theodore, his voice shaking.

"You ask 'em!", said Alvin. The huddled together in fright as the snake drew closer.

"Simon, got any bright ideas?" asked Alvin.

"Um", said Simon, "I-I read somewhere that you can charm a snake to sleep with singing. Let's try that!" Alvin wasn't too sure.

"Oh come on, Si", said Alvin, "Even you have to admit that's stupid."

"You any better ideas!" Simon exclaimed. Alvin was too scared to think of anything, so he went along with Simon's plan. The boys started to sing.

"A one, and, a two, and a one, two, three!"

Alvin:
Did you know it's a proven fact?

Simon:
That chipmunks cause heart attacks
Theodore:
So you'd never ever want to eat us
The Chipmunks:
No, you'd never ever want to eat us
Listen closely to our advice
Peaches, plums and figs are nice
Try some toast and cheese, you'll like it
But don't ever eat a chipmunk diet
Lalala la la lalalalalalala, lalala la la

Simon's plan worked surprisingly snake fell asleep while we were singing, and we were able to make our escape. We still don't know where the zookeeper is, but we're free of the snake. They hopped back over the guard rail and ran to find the exit.

"This way! I know a shortcut", said Alvin as he ran towards a hole in a fence. Simon and Theodore blindly followed. They made their way through the hole and took a quick rest.

"Are you sure this is a shortcut out of the zoo, Alvin?" asked Simon.
"Positive!" said Alvin, "Follow my lead and we'll be out of here in a jiffy."
The sound of grunting broke his train of thought.
"Well... almost a jiffy," said Alvin. The grunting sound was Theodore trying to fit through the hole. Simon and Alvin pulled him out and they made their way to find an exit. Soon, they found one, but it was across a moat.
"Just great," said Simon, sarcastically, "Unless there's a fairy boat coming through soon, I don't see any way across this moat. Just then, Alvin noticed their were rocks conveniently lined up perfectly to cross over. The exit from the zoo seemed to be in sight, but Simon had a sinking feeling that this was too easy.

"Simple," said Alvin, "We just cross these rocks and we'll be home free. Come on!" Him, Alvin, and Theodore hopped over the rocks, and Simon tried to shake the bad feeling.

"See, Si", said Alvin, "Have I ever steered you wrong?" Just as he said that, a huge, gaping mouth rose from the moat. The Chipmunks stopped in horror as a huge gator rose from the depths, ready to chomp down on them. Luckily, the chipmunks jumped out of the way and into the river.

"So let's add that to the never-ending list of times you've stirred us, wrong, Alvin!", said Simon. As if on cue, the gator reappeared and lunged at the chipmunks.

"It's coming back!", Theodore shouted, "Run—I mean, swim!" The Chipmunks swam for their lives the gator started gaining on them. Just as it was about to get them, the chipmunks were pulled out of the water. A hippo, swimming just below the surface, had lifted them to safety without even knowing it. The gator looked totally bewildered and decided to leave them alone.

The hippo and the chipmunks made their way out of the water. Theodore thanked him as him, Simon and Alvin made their way to the exit. At the same time, Dave was so close. He had just arrived at the zoo, and Alvin and his brothers had just escaped. Dave ran through the chipmunk exhibit, but they were nowhere to be found. He checked the other animal exhibits, but he still couldn't find them. Then, as he passed by the snake pen, he saw something horrifying. The snake had three large bulges in its belly, and it looked like it had swallowed something covered in bits of shirt. Dave's heart sank. He knew it was hopeless, but he had to try.

"My boys..." he said softly.
Dave went home with nothing but memories of his boys to comfort him.

"I watched over them with my heart and soul", thought Dave, as tears started to trinkle,"Ten years of living together, all flushed away because of my evil landlord and some stupid snake. The worst part is that I feel some blame for it. If I gave them up for adoption earlier, maybe I wouldn't feel this broken up about it."

"Goodbye, fellas"

"...I'll miss you..."