Alvin Two Point Oh and the Chipmunks: Mini Tales!

by AmbitiousAlvin

A collection of fun and short stories that are easy and fast to read. Imagine them like episodes of Alvinnn, but for my alternative universe instead. There will be comedy, drama, and plenty of heart! I hope this will gather some new readers who may not feel they have time in their busy schedules for my longer stories. Each chapter will be a different story with an "episode" title.

9. The Special Avocado

I've been super excited to make this one a reality for AGES! This came to me in a dream a year ago. Can you tell? Anyway, this is a fun and odd little Theo-centric tale.

I have a week off from my busy schedule, so I'm hoping to do one more mini-tale soon! I have ideas for a multi-chapter fic too, so I might start that this week.

Anyway, I'm gonna let Theodore narrate now.

THE SPECIAL AVOCADO

Theodore's POV

Have you ever gone on vacation somewhere and gotten a cool souvenir? Have you seen something really cool at a yard sale that you just had to have? Has someone given you a toy, or a book, or a game you just can't part with? It's funny how such small things can have a lot of, oh, what's the word? Sedimentary value? No, wait, sentimental value! I was close.

Our story today is about an object with a lot of sentimental value. I didn't get it in any of those three ways I listed though. The greatest treasures sometimes find us when we least expect it.

It was a really nice day. Not too hot, not too cold. I was in Jeanette's garden helping her and Eleanor harvest fruits and veggies. I volunteered to help because I love helping people and spending time with my friends.

We were hard at work. I was pulling carrots out of the ground. Jeanette was picking strawberries off a strawberry bush she planted a while ago. Eleanor was checking on the zucchini crop, which was almost ready, but not quite.

Jeanette smiled brightly at me. "Thank you so much for helping out, Theodore." She said in her usual sweet and quiet, whispery voice.

"It's no trouble!" I replied cheerfully. "I love gardening. It's so neat seeing where all my favorite food comes from." I pulled another carrot from the ground. "Like these carrots!"

Eleanor zoomed up to us. "The tomatoes look ready too!" She reported. Then, the girl in the teal-colored tank top started filling her basket with tomatoes. She was super fast at picking them.

I continued to collect carrots, pretending that I was Winnie The Pooh picking carrots in Rabbit's garden. It was fun! I enjoyed it lots and lots!

Jeanette eventually interrupted me. "Oh oh, Theodore!" She squeaked.

I stumbled and almost lost my footing. The basket of carrots flew out of my hands for a few seconds! Luckily, I caught it before it could hit the ground and spill all over.

"What is it, Jeanette?" I asked, once I was sure the carrots were all accounted for.

The girl, in the purple jumper covered in flowers and cyan leggings with glitter, grabbed my arm. The ribbon on her bun swung around as she moved quickly.

"I wanna show you something!" She told me in a voice that sounded really excited. "It's been growing all year and it's finally ready for the harvest season! Southern California has a great climate for it."

I got a little irritated that she was making this into a guessing game. I tried my best not to let it show. "What is it?"

Jeanette led me to a small avocado tree. Well, it was big by chipmunk standards, but small by human standards. The tree towered over me and her.

"Oh wow…." I exclaimed, looking up at all the fruit hanging from the tree. My stomach rumbled a little at the delicious sight!

The girl with the purple glasses grinned. "I just love avocados!"

"Me too!" I agreed. "They go really good on tacos, and on toast, and in guacamole!" Great, haha. Now I really wanted a taco.

Jeanette musta been thinking the same sorta thing. "Oh yes! And Eleanor's going to make some guacamole later."

"Yummy!" I said, rubbing my tummy. I could almost taste the green colored dip. It goes great on nachos. Aw fiddlesticks. Now, I'm craving nachos.

Jeanette scrambled up the tree and started to pick avocados. I followed her, eager to help out. We both took turns picking the fruits and climbing down to put them in the baskets below.

I inched along a tree branch, reaching for the final avocado I'd collect for the day. Like the rest of the fruits, this one was the same deep green and almost black color. But, there was something really unique about this avocado. It was a funny shape! There were indents in it that looked almost like eyes! And a weird part that stuck out and resembled a nose. Another indent under the nose formed a sorta angry looking mouth. The top of the avocado was weird too. Much wider than the bottom, which sorta made it look like the avocado had hair and a big chin. It reminded me of somebody. I just couldn't figure out who.

I picked the avocado and held it in my paws. Then, it hit me! My eyes widened and I gasped. It was DAVE! I'd know that angry face anywhere! The avocado looked just like my dad! This was so WEIRD!

"Whaaaat?" I said to myself, really taking in the sight.

Jeanette heard me and called out. "Are you alright, Theodore?"

"Come look at this, Jeanette!" I called back. "You're not gonna believe it!"

Jeanette climbed over onto the branch I was standing on. "Is there something special about that avocado?" She wondered.

I held the object up for her. "It looks like Dave!" I exclaimed. "See! If you turn it like this….and view it from the right angle…"

"Hmmm." The girl with the purple glasses rubbed her chin. "I don't see it."

I sighed and then turned the avocado slightly. How could she NOT see it? It was obvious!

"How about now?" I asked.

I guess the angle was perfect that time, because she definitely saw what I saw.

Her midnight blue eyes sparkled. "Gee willikers! That's amazing!"

I held the fruit close to me, to protect it. Something this unique NEEDED protection. "Can I keep this?" I asked. "I wanna show my brothers!"

The Chipette nodded. "Of course."

I was so happy! As soon as I finished the day's harvest, I took a lot of photos of the avocado. I love doing photoshoots so much. After that, I ran back to my house. I jumped through the doggy door and sped to the living room. My brothers were there! Yaaaay!

"Alvin! Simon!" I shouted, slightly out of breath from running. "Are you busy?"

"Not particularly." Simon looked up from a magazine he was reading. It was called Popular Science. I wonder if it was about how to scientifically be popular.

Alvin was laying on the couch, dressed in his classic red hoodie. He still wears that sometimes, cuz he still likes it. He wasn't TOTALLY Classic mode though. He wore a cyan vest over the hoodie. He looked very relaxed. Good for him.

"I have plans comin' up, but today, I am an object at rest. Peace out!" He uttered, flashing me the peace sign with his hand.

Simon let out a chuckle. "I do find it amusing that even when he's in classic mode, all the physics talk doesn't entirely stop." He commented.

I nodded. I was thinking the same thing. "Yup. It's so weird." I thought about the object I was holding behind my back. "Anyway, can I show you guys something?"

Both of my brothers turned their bright blue eyes toward me. "Sure." They chorused.

I proudly held the avocado up, so they could see it! I hoped they'd find it as amazing as I did! "Isn't this incredible!? I've never seen anything like it before!" I gushed.

"Whoah…" Simon breathed in surprise.

Alvin stood up on the couch. "HOLY GUACAMOLE!"

Simon gave him an annoyed glare.

I just rolled my eyes at his words.

"What?" The boy (with too much energy for his own good) said. "You know, cuz it's an avocado!" He frowned. "Aw come on! That was funny."

Simon studied the fruit. "What are you going to do with it, Theodore?" He questioned, sticking his hands in the pockets of his indigo colored jacket.

I thought about it for a minute. "Well, I wanna show Dave, but I also wanna save it forever…" I said cheerfully. "…and maybe you could treat it with something so it doesn't go rotten." I added. I knew Simon was really good at making chemistry stuff.

"Theoretically…I suppose I could." My middle brother adjusted his blue glasses.

Alvin slid off the couch and started walking around while rambling. "I wonder what the odds are of finding something like that. I mean, people find potato chips that look like celebrities all the time. But this, man, this is something extraordinary!"

"I know!" I agreed with a grin. I was glad he was more interested than Simon seemed to be.

"Can I see it?" Alvin requested, holding out his hand.

I hesitated. I was scared to let anyone but me touch the avocado. I didn't want it to get ruined somehow. But, he was my brother…and he did look really excited about it.

"Only if you promise to be careful with it." I finally agreed.

My oldest brother crossed his arms. "Theo, come on, I'm always careful."

"It doesn't show." Simon commented, before I even had a chance to fully process Alvin's words.

The boy, in the red hoodie with the big yellow A, looked kinda offended. "I will treat the Dave-ocado like my own son, okay?" He vowed.

"And where is your son?" Simon smirked.

Alvin shrugged. "Probably flying around, tormenting Ms. Croner's cats." He admitted. At least he was honest. That did sound like stuff Warbie does. "Where's yours? In the basement watching YouTube?"

Now, Simon was the one looking offended. "For your information, he happens to be with Zeela and Pippi at Miss. Miller's. He's under, err, uh, decent supervision."

"Decent supervision?" Alvin laughed. "I've seen the way she drives."

The Chipmunk in the indigo hoodie and blue shirt with sciency designs on it, groaned. "She's not driving him anywhere, genius." He said the "genius" part sarcastically…even though he knows Alvin really is a genius, just like him.

"Whatever." Alvin reached for the avocado.

"Okay okay…" I squeaked. "I'll let you hold it….for ONE MINUTE. No more." I hoped I wouldn't regret this.

He grinned and his tail started wagging. "Ohoho deal!"

I carefully handed Alvin my avocado.

Simon made a funny face. "I wouldn't do that if I were you, Theodore." He cautioned.

"It's okay." I half-fibbed. "I trust him." Well, I did trust him…for one minute.

The boy in deep blue and indigo nibbled his lip nervously. "It's a weekend and he's in Classic mode!"

"I trust him." I repeated.

Alvin turned the avocado over around in his hands, inspecting every inch of it with a very calculating stare. His eyes narrowed slightly behind his red hipster glasses. Then, he laughed loudly again.

"Ohoho boy, yup, that is an angry Dave face if I ever saw one." He declared. He held the avocado up and shook it around, mocking Dave's voice as he did. "Alvin, you forgot to do the dishes again! Alvin, why is there a hole in the ceiling? Alvin, Alvin, ALVINNN!"

I sighed. Why didn't I see this coming?

Simon shot me a side glance. "I warned you."

I reached out toward my oldest brother. "Okay, that's enough, Alvin. Give it back." I commanded.

Alvin TOSSED me the avocado. He's lucky I caught it!

"Alright, alright, fine." He muttered.

Simon picked up his Popular Science magazine. "Well, I would love to stay and chat, but I've got several articles to read." He told us. "It's a very special avocado, Theodore. I'll give you that." He walked away at a very fast speed.

"Wait, but aren't you gonna….help me preserve it?" I asked, before realizing Simon was too far away to hear me now.

Alvin shrugged. "He'll do that later, probably. Although, I could always whip up something to preserve it too." He offered.

I wrinkled my nose up. "Don't take this the wrong way, but I'd rather have Simon do that." I said to Alvin. I believed in honesty. "You're still a….what's the word? Apprehentice?"

"Apprentice." My brother corrected.

I snapped my fingers. So close! "Yeah, that."

Alvin jumped back onto the couch. "Well, while ya wait, wanna listen to some music with me?" He waved his iPhone around.

I shrugged. I might as well. Simon was clearly busier than he said he was. I needed something to pass the time.

"Sure." I squeaked. "But first, I'll put the avocado somewhere…for safe keeping."

Where could I put it? I ran into the kitchen and saw the fridge. Would that be a safe place? People normally put avocados in a fridge. Just to be SUPER safe, I added a note next to the item. It said Theodore's Special Avocado: Do Not Eat.

Satisfied with my choice, I returned to the living room. Alvin was scrolling through his phone.

I didn't know what to say to start the conversation. I don't think Alvin was paying attention to me either. "So…." I began, awkwardly.

Before I could get another word in, he was talking.

"I've been on an AJR kick lately." The boy in red and cyan smiled.

Why does he always talk so confusing-ly?

"A Jar kick?" I asked, at the risk of sounding dumb. I don't like sounding dumb.

"No. AJR. They're a band." He replied.

I scratched my head. I still didn't get what he meant. Maybe I hadn't even heard him correctly. "Jars are banned? Why would someone ban jars?"

He groaned. "No no no. Listen to me." He emphasized. "AJR is the name of the band. The MUSIC GROUP!"

Ohhh. That made…a tiny bit of sense.

"Why would they name a band after a jar?" I wondered.

Alvin slapped his forehead with his palm. "Where's Simon when you need him?" I heard him mutter softly, under his breath. I have really good ears.

I still had more questions. I climbed on the couch next to Alvin. "Are they named after a jelly jar or a jam jar?"

He looked like he was getting mad at me. "They're named after their initials. A, J, and R."

"Ohhhh." I finally understood, sorta. "You talk really fast. You know that?" I commented.

Alvin seemed annoyed that I would mention that. "I'm a chipmunk. We're supposed to talk fast."

I raised an eyebrow. Who was he trying to kid? "Not THAT fast."

"Speaking of chipmunks and music and fame and all that, I have a GREAT idea!" Alvin exclaimed, plugging his headphones in.

Oh awesome. (That's sarcasm.) He was distracted again. He gets distracted a lot more than normal when he's in Classic mode.

Still, I decided to play along. I wondered what big idea he had this time. "What is it?"

My older brother could somehow still carry on a full conversation with me, while his headphones blasted music into his head. He paced up and down the length of the couch as he rambled.

"We could sell the Dave-ocado and make a fortune!" He squeaked. "Do you know how much people pay for potato chips that look like celebrities!? It's a LOT! The Dave-ocado could make us RICH!"

I sighed. A stupid idea. It was a stupid idea. "Aren't we already rich?" I reminded him, in case he forgot.

He jumped onto the coffee table. "Rich-er! And we wouldn't have to work our tails off for allowance as much!"

I didn't wanna crush his dreams yet. So, instead of being fully honest, I just said what he wanted to hear. I hoped it would end this conversation and he'd move on to a different topic.

"That….That would be cool." I sounded awkward and unsure, but I don't think my excitable brother noticed.

Alvin jumped off the coffee table. "Totally cool!" He pointed a finger at me. "You should take a lot of pictures of that avocado! Gotta make it look extra amazing!"

"I already took pictures before I showed you." I explained. "I didn't know if you'd accidentally squash it or something."

Alvin's ears drooped and he smiled sheepishly. "Good call."

I rested my head on the arm of the couch. "Can we talk about something other than the avocado now? You can go back to telling me about your favorite band in a jar or whatever…"

"Sure thing! Yeah!" The boy in the red baseball cap jumped back to the couch. "I was recommended them by a friend. They have this song named Inertia. I love that word. Inerrrrtia. Such a cool physics thing! And the song speaks to me! It's relatable! All their music is, pretty much. The song Karma made me cry. It's also what made me realize I've been TOO GOOD lately. I'm feelin' stuck in 2.0's life. I gotta keep switching modes when it's appropriate! That's what keeps life exciting!"

I wasn't even fully listening after that. I just watched his mouth move at 100 miles an hour. Every now and then, I would smile and nod. I felt bad for doing that, but I just couldn't keep up. And he was LOUD. So so soooo LOUD.

The next day, I put on a simple lime green T-shirt and some baggy deep green shorts. I grabbed some blueberry Shredded Wheats cereal for breakfast. It was super tasty. I paired in with apple slices and chunks of cheese.

As I was putting the almond milk back in the fridge, I noticed that someone must have moved my avocado. I rooted through the entire fridge, hoping it was still in there somewhere. I came up empty handed and started to worry even more.

MY SPECIAL AVOCADO WAS MISSING! Where could it be!?

"Oh no!" I exclaimed in a panic.

I rushed into the dining room to find Dave munching on a bowl of Bran Flakes. That's a yucky grown-up cereal he likes.

My dad noticed how upset I looked. "What's wrong, Theodore?" He asked.

How could I explain this without giving away the surprise? I thought about it and eventually composed myself enough to talk without sounding whine-y.

"Dave, did you see an avocado in the fridge?" I squeaked. "With a note attached?" I added, in case that would help him remember.

No luck. "I don't believe I did. No." Dave responded.

I frowned. "Aw nuts!"

Before Dave could say anything else, I ran upstairs to look for Simon. Maybe he'd know where my new favorite fruit was.

I entered the bedroom, whimpering a little as I shouted. "Simon! Simon! Please tell me you took the avocado out of the fridge!" I begged.

My brother, wearing a medium blue T-shirt with a picture of a long necked dinosaur on it, poked his head out of the closet. He'd been inside his lab. He has a whole lab full of sciency stuff in our closet.

"I didn't, but, you'll be happy to know I've almost finished developing the permanent preservation solution." Simon reported.

I couldn't hide how upset I was. "Yeah. Lotta good that does without my avocado!" I muttered angrily.

He tried his best to keep me calm. "I'm sure it didn't go far."

I didn't wanna stay calm. I needed to know that my precious fruit was alright!

Not long later, I used the Chipettes' zipline and went over to the treehouse. I jumped into their bedroom through the open window.

"Gah! Theo!" Brittany jumped as she was doing her makeup. "How about a warning first?"

"Sorry." I squeaked. Although, now that I think about it, they zipline in without warning us all the time.

Brittany wiped the smeared hot-pink lipstick off her cheek. Then, she moved on to adding pink glitter eyeshadow. It looked pretty. She always looks pretty. All the Chipettes do!

Brittany's youngest sister, and my favorite of the three, was laying on her bed with her arms behind her head. Also, don't tell anyone I have a favorite. I'm not supposed to have favorites.

"Eleanor, I need you to solve a mystery!" I said to the girl in the mint colored vest with a darker teal colored shirt underneath. "Someone took my avocado that looks like Dave's face."

She stood up from the bed and brushed some shed fur off her jeans. "Someone took your…what now?" She raised a blonde eyebrow.

Jeanette looked up from the picture of a fairy forest she was doodling in her sketchbook. "Oh yeah. I was supposed to tell you, but I forgot. Oopsie daisy."

Brittany rolled her eyes as she finished clasping a necklace with a light blue diamond pendant around her neck. "Who cares about an avocado anyway?"

"I do! It's special! It's rare! And I loved it! Okay?" I shouted at her.

She softened up a little. "Well, I don't understand why you care so much, but if it's really that special…I'll help you look."

"Oh, you don't have to." I told her sincerely. "I've got Eleanor. I can tell you're busy anyway."

"Phew." Brittany sighed, before adding something else. "But, well, if you wind up needing more help later, let me know."

"I will." I responded.

Eleanor grabbed her trusty magnifying glass and her detective supplies briefcase. "I'm gonna find the thief and wring their neck!" She declared.

I gulped. "Don't do that, Ellie." I instructed. "Just make them give it back."

Jeanette continued to doodle as she spoke. "Maybe you misplaced it. Can you re-trace your steps?" She asked me.

"Nuh uh." I answered. "I know I put it in the fridge! With a note! Someone took it!"

"Probably one of your brothers." Brittany commented, walking over to her closet.

I climbed up onto Eleanor's bed. "I already asked Simon. And Alvin is too busy jamming to his new favorite band to even care…I think."

Eleanor finished gathering the supplies. "Take me to the scene of the crime." She commanded.

A while later, she and I were inspecting every inch of my house's kitchen and dining room. We looked in cupboards and under the table. We went through the fridge again, in case I missed the avocado earlier. No luck. It wasn't here!

Eleanor used her magnifying glass and scoured the floor for clues. Her apple-green eyes narrowed with an intense focus, that was almost kinda spooky.

"Find anything yet?" I wondered aloud.

She retrieved a crumpled paper, which had slipped under the fridge. It was the note I wrote! "Just this." She reported, holding it up so I could see.

My heart sank and I began to sniffle. "I hope wherever it is, it's alright. I guess I can still show Dave the pictures, but it's not the same."

The pigtailed Chipette patted my back. "I'm sorry, Theodore. The trail's gone cold."

I hugged her. "That's okay. Thanks for trying to help."

As we headed to the door, I heard Alvin in the living room loudly singing along to a song from his new favorite band. It was called The Dumb Song….and, well, don't tell Alvin I said this, but he was acting pretty dumb.

"You've mentioned Adderall,

slip this guy a sedative, he's bouncin' off the wall.

Honey, it's no big deal.

We'll get you back to college, you could study something real.

So if that's how you feel…

When we go down,

When kingdom come,

don't look at me, don't look at me,

I'm just too dumb.

I'd love to stay

But like you said

Don't look at me, cuz I got nothin' in my head

Oh in my head!"

He was be-boppin' all around the place. Alvin's got a lot of talents, but sitting still isn't one of them. Neither is being quiet.

Eleanor ignored Alvin and kept her focus on me. She smiled a sympathetic smile. "If you find any clues, call me, okay?"

I nodded. "I will."

So that was that. I needed to wait for more clues. I didn't know what to do with my time. I just scrolled through the plush toy tag on Tumblr, and then I looked at the new recipies tag. I reblogged a few things. Then, I watched some YouTube. I selected all of Eleanor's "Ell's Kitchen" videos and put them in a playlist. It was a great way to pass the time. A nice relaxing Sunday.

Near the end of the day, Alvin jumped up onto my bed while I was back to browsing Tumblr.

"Theo, guess what?" He grinned, wildly.

I wasn't interested in what he had to say. He was interrupting again…without even asking if it was okay to. He's gotta work on that.

I sighed. "You made some crazy new scientific breakthrough that's gonna change the multiverse?" I guessed. He would say stuff like that a lot.

"No." He replied. "I wish though."

Aw nuts. Now I had to ask him about it. "What did you do?"

What he said filled me with worry and anger and sadness.

"I sold the avocado for 500 bucks! Can you believe it?" He boasted. "Some schmuck actually paid 500 bucks for that! I had no idea Dave was so popular….It stings a little."

My eyes began watering like crazy. "You…You sold it?" I blubbered.

"Yeah." Alvin said, like it was no big deal to him.

I bawled. The tears dripped down my cheeks. "Why would you do that?"

He seemed very confused. "Theo, come on! I brought up the idea and you said "that would be cool." Remember?" He nudged me.

My emotions were getting the best of me now. I yelled at him. "I didn't mean GO SELL IT!" I sobbed again, before adding…. "I just didn't have the heart to tell you your idea was STUPID!"

Recognition filled his blue eyes. Alvin realized he'd messed up. Bigtime. "Wait, so you didn't wanna sell it? At all?"

"No! I wanted to keep it!" I stressed, wiping my eyes. "And show Dave! And take a bunch of pictures! And have Simon do something to preserve it forever!" I sobbed hard again. "Alvin, how….how could you!?"

My older brother panicked. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I seriously thought you were cool with it!" He jumped off the bed. "I can fix this! We can fix this! I promise! Let's go find Simon! Three heads are better than one!"

I climbed down after him. "Do you know who bought it?"

"No…But I know the address I shipped it to!" He said confidently.

"Well, at least we know something." I said, following him to the door.

I texted Eleanor and updated her on the situation. I said I would need her help after I talked to Simon. After all, she was great at tracking things down.

I carefully walked down the basement stairs. Alvin took them 3 steps at a time. I was worried he'd fall. When we reached the bottom, we frantically tried to get Simon's attention.

"Si, we need your help!" Alvin shouted.

I sniffled and wiped my eyes again. "Alvin sold my avocado!" I told our brother.

Alvin nodded with an awkward cross between a smile and a frown. "Yeah. And let's just say…well…I may have shipped it off to…Kansas." He informed everyone.

Simon's eyes widened. "What!?"

"We have to go to Kansas and get it back!" I exclaimed, still sounding all choked up and sad.

Simon folded his arms over his dusty-blue lab coat. "We have school tomorrow." He reminded us firmly. "We can't just take an impromptu road trip out of the state."

I glared angrily at Alvin. "Got any idea what we do now, genius?" Yeah, I used the genius sarcastically. Can you blame me? I was irritated!

"Several!" Alvin boasted. "However, there's a small problem."

Simon frowned as he stared at Alvin. "None of them are rational ideas that will actually work?" He guessed.

Alvin chuckled nervously. "Bingo!"

I sighed and leaned against the wall. "Why didn't I just tell you your idea was dumb in the first place!?" I asked Alvin.

"Because I am persuasive and charming?" He guessed, flipping his shoulder length red-orange hair.

I scowled. "Oh…be quiet!"

Now, it was Simon's turn to let out a chuckle.

I glared at Simon angrily. "You be quiet too. We gotta get that avocado back!"

My middle brother snapped back into serious-mode. "Right, yeah. I might have an idea that could work."

"Great! Now, you're the leader." Alvin patted Simon on the back. "So, if we screw up and the avocado is lost forever, it'll be your fault. Thank you for taking one for the team, Si."

The boy in the lab coat growled. "That's not how it works."

I had lost my patience with BOTH of them at this point. "Can you guys stop smart guy bantering for one MEASLY MINUTE!? Just tell me WHAT THE PLAN IS!" I shouted.

Simon slipped off his lab coat and closed up his not-so-secret-anymore basement lab.

"Well, I doubt the avocado has been shipped out yet." He said softly. "It's probably still at the post office."

I didn't like where this was going. "Oh, don't tell me…."

"Yep. I'm afraid so." Alvin reported with an unsure expression. "We gotta break into the post office."

"We're gonna need Eleanor." I told them.

Simon nodded. "And Brittany." He added.

"And Netta." Alvin finished.

Simon grabbed the red capped boy's arm. "And you're going to need to refund the money, Alvin. And send an email explaining the mixup."

"Yep. I'll get right on that." My oldest brother responded.

I looked at both my brothers, my heart feeling very very sad. "I hope this works." I whimpered.

That night, the six of us put on our burglar attire. That's a fancy way of saying we all wore black jumpsuits. Well, not actually black, but really dark shades of each of our signature colors. We crept into the post office like ninjas after Eleanor helped us disable the security system.

Brittany groaned as she jumped up to open the door. "I can't believe I'm breaking into a post office to rescue a freakin' avocado."

Jeanette hid behind Simon, trembling with nervous energy. "D…D…Do you think they have a security guard?" She wondered.

"It's possible." Simon replied. He had a wobbly frown that looked kinda like Charlie Brown's.

Eleanor grinned a giant smirky grin. "They HAD a security guard."

Simon looked worried. "What did you do?" He asked the youngest Chipette.

"Let's just say, I know what nerves to press to make someone go unconscious." Eleanor replied, scampering ahead.

Alvin shuddered. "You scare me." He commented.

She grinned even wider. "I know."

We crept carefully around the post office, trying to make as little noise as possible.

"Do you see any shipping boxes?" I squeaked. "Alvin, do you remember what the box looked like?"

My brother in the dark red jumpsuit frowned and rubbed his head. "Uhhh….that's a good question."

I sighed. "Do you remember what color it was?"

He got flustered and started to talk super fast again. "Look, all I did was take a spare box I found in the attic. You're askin' the wrong guy. We all know my working memory is swiss cheese. Long term is great though. Seriously! I know so many song lyrics…"

Thank goodness Simon stopped his rambles. "Off topic again, Alvin."

"Well, excuse me, for making this more entertaining." The annoying guy replied.

Eleanor was pushed to her limit. "I am THIS CLOSE to wringing your neck." She told my oldest brother, as she held up two fingers nearly touching.

He gulped and closed his mouth immediately.

Brittany finally gave us some good news. "Guys, I found the boxes. What's the address we're looking for, Simon?"

"7689, Farmington St. in Kansas City." Simon recited from memory. "Which, is actually in Missouri, not Kansas." He added.

Brittany sorted through boxes with the rest of us. "I am definitely in misery right now." She said.

"Not misery, Missouri. It's a state." Simon corrected, lifting a medium size box.

Alvin looked at the addresses on two more boxes, shining his flashlight over them. "Ohhhh. I thought Kansas was a state."

"It is." Simon groaned.

"Then why's there a town named Kansas City in Missouri!?" He went on, even though nobody cared. "That doesn't make any sense!"

I was still mad at him, and it showed. "It doesn't have to make sense. Lots of things don't make sense." I snapped. "Please….just help me find my avocado."

"Oookay!" My brother quipped.

We all searched some more. I was beginning to lose hope. What if Simon was wrong? What if the avocado got shipped away already? No, wait, stop. I have to think positive. Think positive.

"I've got it!" Eleanor's voice rang out. She held up a box, shining her flashlight on the address. It was the right box!

Jeanette looked relieved. "F…Fantastic. L…Let's get out of here."

"Wait!" I ripped the box open with all my might. "I have to know for sure."

I breathed a heavy sigh of relief when I saw the avocado inside. It was wrapped in bubble wrap, for safekeeping. At least Alvin knew it needed protection.

"Thank goodness. It's okay." I closed the box.

Holding it close to my chest, I followed the others out of the post office. Mission accomplished! The special avocado was safe again! Now, I was a lot less mad at Alvin too. Everything was wonderful.

Until…we all arrived home to find an angry Dave standing on the front porch.

"What are you all doing out here? It's midnight! You have school in the morning!" He bellowed in his deep voice. "You better have a good explanation for this!"

Alvin started to explain what happened. "Uhhhh….the thing is…."

NO! I couldn't let him! If he explained things, Dave would probably misunderstand it and get really mad!

I rushed to clarify things. "We had to fix a mistake Alvin made. He shipped away my special avocado."

Dave's eyebrows raised up. "Wait a minute. Are you saying you broke into the post office?" He asked.

Eleanor giggled nervously. "Actually, we're trying hard NOT to say it. Heh heh."

"Get inside. Now." Dave ordered.

Aw man. "Please don't let us get in trouble!" I thought to myself.

Later, in the living room, I finished explaining the whole story, with help from my family and friends. They filled in the details I missed. We were a nice team.

"…and that's why I wanted to get it back! I wanted to show you!" I finished.

I unwrapped the bubble wrap and handed Dave the avocado.

He stared at it with a shocked and surprised expression. He couldn't believe how much it looked like his face. "It's…err…very nice, Theodore."

"Haha. He's creeped out." Alvin laughed. "I knew it."

"Shhhhh." Brittany and Eleanor both pressed their fingers to their lips.

I went on, talking about how much I loved my avocado. "It's very special to me. I wanna keep it forever, so that even when you're busy at work, I can look at it and think of you and smile."

"Awwww!" Brittany, Jeanette, and Alvin all chorused together.

My dad smiled warmly at me. "In that case, I'm glad you were able to get it back."

Simon held out his hands. "And I'll go dip it in that preservation solution." He offered, FINALLY.

I happily handed him the dark green fruit.

Alvin sat cross legged on the arm of the couch. "And I refunded the money, so….I'm not in trouble, right?" He squeaked.

"You're not in trouble, but…I think you owe Theodore something in return for the hassle you put him through." Dave told him.

"Put ALL of us through." Added Brittany.

I looked up at Alvin from my spot next to the coffee table. "I want you to help us in the garden." I said firmly. "Tomorrow. After school."

"Sure thing. I can do that." The boy in the red cap replied. Then, he whispered loudly into Simon's ear. "At least Jeanette'll be there."

Monday, Alvin made good on his promise. He joined me, Eleanor, and Jeanette as we tended to the garden. We picked more fruits and veggies together.

I smiled to myself. "I'm so glad I got my special avocado back." I commented.

"Me too." Eleanor agreed.

"I couldn't have done it without all your help." I gushed. "Especially you, Ellie."

She picked a ripe zucchini and put it in a basket. "Hey, at least my stealth abilities and my super spy training paid off." She responded.

I continued to pick more carrots that hadn't been ready on Saturday. They were ready now. While I picked them, I overheard Alvin talking to Jeanette. I decided to watch them.

"Are you disappointed in me, Netta?" Alvin asked, looking very sad and guilty.

Jeanette shook her head. "No, no. I'm not. Like I always say. I think it's important to exercise BOTH sides of yourself." She squeezed his hand.

"But I nearly got in trouble!" Alvin argued. It was weird hearing him argue against himself. I guess I should be used to it by now.

The Chipette in the purple dress was very tender. "But you also fixed it….and you learned something AND you had fun." She reminded him.

My brother put his hands behind his back. "So….I should let the Classic Alvin impulses out sometimes?" He tilted his head.

"Yeah. At the appropriate times." Jeanette assured him, adjusting her purple round shaped glasses. "If you spend enough time holding them in, they'll eventually come out at the WORST times. So…well….it's safer to control when you allow yourself to, err, "go nuts."

That made the boy in the cyan lightbulb design T-shirt and red hoodie on top EXCITED again. He smiled from ear to ear. "YEAH! YOU'RE TOTALLY RIGHT!" He exclaimed. "I GOTTA LET LOOSE AND PARTY!"

I rolled my eyes. She didn't mean he could party IMMEDIATELY. He isn't that good with social cues. But, then again, Jeanette isn't always either.

"Right now, you have to pick veggies." The Chipette giggled. "Then, you can party."

Alvin raced over to the zucchini patch. "And I'm gonna party all night!" He declared.

Eleanor snickered. "Or….you'll fall asleep early, on top of a calculator while doing your homework." She commented. "Face down. You'll wake up with imprints of the buttons on your face."

The redheaded chipmunk looked offended. "That doesn't happen every night. Just, you know, some of them."

I laughed a little. "She's just teasing, Alvin."

We went back to harvesting veggies, but Alvin got distracted AGAIN. He showed us a zucchini that he picked.

"Hey, do you guys think this zucchini looks sorta like Simon?" He asked.

Eleanor looked unamused. "No."

"Not at all." I added.

Alvin wiggled the zucchini around in the air. "But, you know, maybe if I put some glasses on it…then, it would!"

"Alvin, come on." I groaned.

"You're graspin' at straws." Added Eleanor.

Jeanette just shrugged.

Alvin wasn't finished yet. He dropped the zucchini and grabbed a tomato. He held it up right in our faces.

"What about this? If you squint, doesn't it sorta look like Miss. Smith?" He babbled. "Which is funny, because I hate tomatoes and Miss. Smith hates me…"

"I don't see it." Jeanette answered.

I looked at him like he was crazy. "Maybe you need a new glasses prescription." I suggested.

He sighed. "I just wanna find SOMETHING! Because like, if I find it, then I'm allowed to sell it!" He squeaked. "And then, I can buy that new videogame!"

I rubbed Alvin's shoulder. "You can't go searching for the extraordinary. You gotta let it find you." I said wisely.

He put the tomato in the basket. "I suppose you're right." He admitted.

Eleanor called out to him. "Hey, look!" She yelped, with excitement. "This tomato totally looks like Brittany!"

Alvin rushed over to her. "Really? Lemme see!"

When he was close enough, she took the opportunity to mess with him. She squished the tomato into his face, all over his glasses.

"Gotcha." She laughed.

I shook my head. I loved her, but she also exasperated me sometimes. "Oh Ellie."

"Come on, you guys." Jeanette said, helping Alvin clean off the tomato. "These crops won't harvest themselves."

And with that, we all returned to picking fruits and veggies. Then, Eleanor showed Alvin how to make guacamole. I helped too! We all had a lot of fun.

When I got home, I took the treated avocado and put it on a pedestal. I set it on my cubby shelf by my mini desk. It was such a cool find. Like I said before, sometimes the most amazing things can be found in the strangest places.

And that ends my tale. It was a crazy weekend! I'm happy I got to tell you all about it. Now, I'm going to go have some ice cream. Yeah, I know, I'm predictable. Tune in again soon for another mini tale!

Success! We got through another one! What did you think of this story?

There's a lot of good moments in this one. Also, I'm obsessed with AJR right now, just like Alvin. They have a LOT OF COOL SONGS! Check them out if you're interested.

I gotta say, I love how absolutely irritated Theo was with Alvin the entire time, but he mostly still treated Alvin kindly. He's such a sweet kid. Just don't touch his sentimental items!

I'm not sure if the Eleanor Halloween tale is next or a Britt, Simon, or Alvin 2.0 narrated one. I have plans for a Dangus narrated one too and Warbie. Maybe I'll attempt Warbie next? We'll see how it goes.

Be on the lookout for a new multi-chapter fic coming soon! I also still owe you guys Journey To Excelsior deleted scenes. I almost forgot those! Bear with me as I navigate all these new responsibilities and challenges. I will try my best to continue writing.

Talk to you soon!