Chapter 10

Location: Street to chipettes house

Date: September 18, 2005

The munks walked down the street. They had been walking for a while, and naturally Vinny got tired. So, Alvin took over carrying Debbie. "Thanks for taking over, Alvin. Phew, I guess I'm just not as strong as I used to be. Must be my age." "No problem, mom. And, don't worry about your age. To us, and I mean all six of us, you'll always be twenty-one and holding." "Ha ha. Twenty-one and holding! I like that. Can I use that?" "Sure thing, mom. What's mine is yours."

The group soon reached Debbie's house. "That's her house. Whoa! The cops are here!" Brittany said "You guys hide. They'll never buy a story that involves all of us. So, I'll take her down there." "Got it. Now, go on. Take her home, Alvie." Alvin nodded and walked down the street. As he neared the house, he called out to the closest officer. "Excuse me, Officer! Can I get some help here?" "Holy! It's her! Boys, come out here!" The officer called. The other officers and Debbie's parents came running out. "My baby!" Mrs. Ortiz yelled. "Alvin, right?" An officer asked. "Yes sir. Alvin Seville, at your service." "Where did you find her?" "Well, I was out for night time run before bed and I went by our school and low and behold, there she is, passed out on the front lawn. Didn't look like she'd been dumped there, so I'm guessing this is just a case of some serious sleepwalking." "She walked all the way to the school?" Mr. Ortiz asked. "Seemed that way. I didn't see anything that looked like a kidnapper had dumped her there. And, come to think of it, why would a kidnapper dump her at the school. They'd surely know that that would be a place the cops would look. So, that being said, I think this is just a case of sleepwalking. Or maybe sleep running, cause that's a lot of ground to cover by walking. Anyways, I'm just glad she's okay and that I could get her home." "So are we. Thank you, Alvin." Mrs. Ortiz said. "Not a problem. Well, is there anything else anybody needs?" "Guess not." One of the officers said. "Well, then, I'll be going then. Good night, everybody." Alvin ran back down the street and joined his hiding family. "What kind of story did you give them, Al?" Jeanette asked. "I told them that I was out for a nigh time run and found her along the way. Made up an excuse involving sleepwalking. I'll spare you the details." "And you fooled them?" Eleanor asked. "Nobody seemed to have a clue that I was lying through my teeth." "Huh, maybe you should join the drama club, Al. I mean, if your able to fool the cops, you must be a good actor." Eleanor said. "Yeah, maybe. Now, let's go home. I'm about to pass out." "Me too. Let's go." Jeanette said. As they walked back, Brittany began singing. "Everything's gonna be alright."

The next day, the munks walked the halls of their school. As they headed for their first real class, the met with the principal. "Excuse me, kids, but, have you seen Dr. Richards?" "Oh, yeah, we saw him last night. Turns out, he was a vampire and he kidnapped us cause one of us was supposed to slay him. But, don't worry, Alvin took care of him." "Please, be serious, Theodore. I don't have time for this. Where is he?" The principal then left. "She didn't believe me." "I don't blame her. I wouldn't believe it either if I hadn't been there." Simon said. "Ah, it doesn't matter. As long as it's over, nothing else matters." Alvin said. "Like Brittany sang last night. As long as it's over, then everything's gonna be alright."