Speechless

By: Spiritofdawolf

Disclaimer: I don't own the Chipmunks

Summary: When Alvin disappears after a gig, he shows up later that night in a catatonic state . Now, Dave, Simon, Theodore and the chippettes have to find out what happened to him.

Note: Now, don't take this the wrong way, I LOVE the chipmunks. ESPECIALLY Alvin. The thing is I'm the best at writing Angst/tragedy stories, because I can connect with the story and when I can connect with it, I can make it sur real and put Alot of emotion in it. Yeah, I'm good at Romance/Spiritual too, but I do the best in Angst. The fact that I love Alvin so much helps me put emotion into it.

I'd be devastated to see him like this in real life if I knew him. That thought in mind, should help me move the story along.

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Chapter one-A restless night

Applause sounded through the air as Alvin and his brothers had just finished the last song for their gig. A couple of the girl fans were trying desperately to get on stage and tackle him in hugs and kisses.

Alvin took the mic. "Well, thanks for coming, have a good night everybody." he called. He couldn't resist it, he had to give a flirty smile at the girls. A couple of them fainted.

Alvin laughed as he joined his brothers backstage. "Boy, I love this job." he smiled. Dave came over. "You guys were wonderful." he complimented. "Thanks dave." the 3 chipmunks chorused. "Well, I gotta pick something up before we go." Dave said. "I'll be right back." he left the room.

Theodore turned to his brothers. "There certainly was a good crowd tonight." "Yeah." Alvin said. "and did you see all the girls? Oh...I gotta get some of their numbers." he smiled. Simon rolled his eyes. "Alvin, I thought you were going out with Brittany."

"I am." Alvin said.

"But that doesn't mean that I can't make a bunch of new friends that I can keep in touch with."

Simon sighed. "I guess."

Dave came back. "Okay, guys let's head home."

They headed out to the car which was just barely free from crazed fans. Simon and Theodore were getting inside. "Where's Alvin?" Dave said. He looked to see Alvin aways back by the fans. "Come on Alvin." Simon called.

"Just a minute guys, I'm filling out Autographs." Alvin said.

Dave and Simon rolled their eyes.

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"What are we going to have for dinner dave?" Theodore asked eagerly as it was getting closer to the time to eat. "You'll see Theodore. Simon went to pick up a couple ingredients and Alvin's busy with his paper route."

Simon was at the store looking through the shelves. "Okay, let's see. The mozzarella, beef, ricotta, sauce, noodles..." he said picking up each thing he named off.

Alvin smiled as he had just finished his paper route. Feeling a little bored he decided to take a detour on a back road to get home, little did he know, it would be a mistake.

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"I'm home, Dave." Simon called carrying a bag of the ingredients. Theodore ran over and took the bag from him and skidded into the kitchen, eager to help make whatever they were having. Simon looked around. "Isn't Alvin finished with his paper route yet?" he asked. Dave poked his head into the room.

"Oh, I'm sure he'll be home in a few minutes." he said. Theodore nodded and unpacked the ingredients. "Oh, we're making lasagna." he squeaked. Simon nodded. "A big serving of it." Theodore smiled and went to get his little cooking apron.

"Theodore, you don't have to make every meal." Dave said amused. "I know, Dave. I just feel like making dinner tonight." Theodore said pulling a chair over to his food preperation area. Simon rolled his eyes smiling. "I'll be in my lab, call me when dinner's ready." he said. "Okay, Simon." Theodore said.

Simon went to his lab and over to his time machine. He looked at it perculary since it seemed to be out of whack for the past couple days. He still needed to fix it. Getting out some tools he started to look for the problem and fix it.

Dave sighed and went to the window. "I wonder what's taking Alvin so long?" he wondered out loud.

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"Dinner's ready!" Theodore called. Simon groaned slightly and got up. He still wasn't sure what was wrong with the time machine and it was irritating him. "Hold on." Simon said. He got cleaned up and headed out of the lab.

Dave came in looking at his watch. "Did Alvin get home yet by any chance?" he asked them. Simon shrugged. "I was in my lab." "I haven't seen him." Theodore said.

Dave sighed and looked at his watch again. "It's been an hour where is he? He's going to miss dinner." "Gee, do you think we should find him?" Theodore asked.

Simon shook his head. "Nah, if I know Alvin, he's probably at the new mall looking around. He had said he was going to go there after his paper route." he rolled his eyes.

"He'll be home. He probably just lost track of the time. He's probably headed home right now." Simon stated. "Well, I guess we can always warm up his dinner when he gets home." Dave sighed.

Dave sat down and started to eat with his 2 boys, he however still had an uneasy feeling. A forboding feeling. Alvin should be home by now. Wether he lost track of time or not, he was still worried.

A nagging feeling said that something bad was going to happen. Simon noticed this. "Dave, don't worry. I'm sure Alvin's fine. He's just dawdling around again. He's done this before. Why are you so worried?"

"I just have this dreadful feeling that something's wrong." Dave replied. Simon and Theodore looked at each other. "It's been a hectic day." Simon said. "The stress must have you all worked up. Everything is fine Dave." he said trying to assure his dad.

But the uneasyness was contagious. Seeing Dave worried, made Theodore get worried. Simon held his guard though.

"Simon, you don't suppose something happened to Alvin, do you?" Theodore asked his brother. Simon sighed. "No. I'm sure he's fine."

A few hours passed.

Dave was restless, pacing around impatiently. He was angry yet scared. If Alvin was just messing around and chatting with people at the mall, he'd yell at him for coming in so late...but on the other hand, that forboding feeling was still there.

Simon sat on the couch twitching slightly.

Even he was starting to doubt that Alvin was "fine". He's never been gone THIS long before. He thought giving a glance at the window. It was close to their bedtime. Dave looked at his 2 sons.

"Get ready for bed. I'll go look for Alvin." Theodore shook his head. "No, we're coming with you Dave." he said worry evident in his expression. Dave sighed. "Okay," he said softly.

"It's so late, I wonder where he is." Theodore said as the 3 of them headed to the door. As if in reply to Theodore's question, there was a set of rapid knocks on the door and someone outside trying to turn the knob hastily. The person's hands were shaking and kept sliding off the handle. He banged on the door a couple more times.

Theodore ran to it. "It's Alvin." he said. He opened the door to reveal Alvin. But not the Alvin that they know. Alvin never looked this scared and upset. But alas it was their brother. He was shaking immensely and looked ahead with wide eyes.

Theodore gave a silent gasp and quickly ushered his big brother inside. Simon's eyes widened when he saw him. He had to look twice and rub his eyes to verify that what he saw before him was real. Dave looked at Alvin, a look of horror on his face. "Alvin!" he cried. "What happened?!"

Alvin looked awful. His clothes were torn and ripped as if he were mauled by an animal, his fur was mussed up and he was missing his cap. He had a couple bruises and scrapes.

He looked up at Dave's worried face but didn't respond, he just threw himself into Dave's arms and the dam broke. Dave held his son shocked at what he was seeing.

Simon looked bewildered as well. I should have listened to Dave when he said he was feeling uneasy. He thought and looked down guiltily.

Theodore hurried over to his battered brother and intercepted him as well, holding him tightly.

Dave's clutch on Alvin tightened as he picked him up and held him close. Alvin clung to him like a terrorfied toddler. He buried his face in Dave's shoulder and the tears continued to flow, the sobs muffled. Dave carried him to the bathroom. Theodore followed, his lenient nature prying to help out. After a moment Simon joined them.

Dave set Alvin on the edge of the tub gently and passed his other sons on the way out of the room. "Stay with Alvin." he told them. "I'll be right back."

Theodore and Simon turned to look at their trembling brother. He was still weeping. Theodore was concerned. He'd NEVER seen Alvin like this before. Heck, no one has.

Theodore scooted over and sat next to Alvin hugging him with care. "I've never seen him like this." Theodore said his voice trembling. It seemed like he was about to cry too. "Me either." Simon admited. He still felt a little guilty for not listening to Dave's worries. Simon went over to Alvin and sat on the other side of him supporting and hugging him.

Alvin turned and buried his face in Simon's shirt. Simon's expression softened at just how bad his brother's distress is. He sighed and stroked Alvin's hair trying to console him. "Alvin," he said with a voice only a worried big brother can manage. "What happened?" he asked softly.

In reply they heard only weeping. Simon sighed again and patted Alvin's back. "Whatever happened, it's okay. You're home now." Theodore added giving Alvin's hand a gentle squeeze.

Dave came back in with a clean pair of clothes for Alvin. "Okay, Alvin. Let's get you cleaned up." he said softly. He slipped Alvin's shirt off and ran the water for the tub. Simon and Theodore held their gaze on their still shaking brother. Whatever happened it must have been bad.

Dave shut off the water and picked Alvin up and set him in the tub. Alvin flinched as the warm water stung his scrapes. He took a deep shakey breath and got used to the stinging which went away after a few seconds. Dave grabbed a washcloth and soap and went over trying to clean Alvin up.

Alvin seemed to be unresponsive. Dave had to bathe him. Once they were done, Dave dried Alvin off and tended to his wounds. Alvin's body ached. He sat down again. Theodore looked at Simon worried. Dried tearstains still loomed under Alvin's eyes.

Dave took a couple minutes to patch up Alvin. Then he picked him up and held him close. Alvin was STILL shaking slightly.

"Alvin..." David coaxed trying to figure things out. "What happened?" he pried, sadness edging his voice. He was devastated seeing his son like this.

"What happened?" Alvin only flinched and buried his face in Dave's shirt again.

Dave sighed sadly as he craddled his son. Something he hadn't done in a long time since they were babies. He hugged Alvin close to him and hung his head. "Oh, Alvin..." he said.

His voice was choked with emotion. Who could've done this to his son? Who? Who or what? Alvin stirred suddenly gesturing that he needed to be put down.

Once down he staggered over to the toilet, his body aching badly and started to vomit. Theodore looked at Alvin tearfully and headed to their room to get away from the sight.

Simon joined Theodore in the room. Theodore was huddled on his bed weeping. Simon sighed sadly and went over to embrace his little brother. "I'm worried about Alvin." Theodore said sniffling. "Do you think he'll be okay?"

Simon wasn't sure, but he didn't want to worry his baby brother any more than he already was. "He'll be fine, Theodore." Simon said giving his shoulders a gentle squeeze. "Everything will be fine."

Dave stayed by Alvin's side, aiding him. Alvin finally stopped vomiting and collapsed on the floor feeling weak. Dave picked him up once more. Alvin's breathing was labored.

His tears, his nauseua and his aches made him feel weak. Dave held him, looking at him worried. Alvin coughed a couple times, his shaking ceasing slightly. He moaned and laid his head against Dave's chest. Dave spent a long while holding Alvin in his arms.

Alvin twitched a little. A look of hurt and pain in Alvin's eyes referring to his condition. Dave cuddled him. "I'll call the doctor tomorrow, okay?" he said softly. "Don't worry about school. I'll take care of it." he said. Alvin sighed and looked at his dad.

He huddled closer to Dave. Dave sat on the bathroom floor holding him. "I'll be right here all night, okay?" Dave assured Alvin. Alvin calmed down slightly. He still felt nauseated and his head was throbbing, but being home gave him a feeling of security. He stayed in Dave's arms not bothering to move.

After a few minutes, he and Dave were asleep. Dave holding Alvin and sitting against the bathroom wall.

Simon hugged Theodore. "I'm sure he'll be fine again tomorrow.. Y-you'll see." Simon said trying to console his brother as he got up and headed to his bed. "Dave's taking care of him." Theodore sighed as he laid down and switched his light off.

Simon got in his bed. "Goodnight theodore." he said switching off his light and dousing the room in darkness.

"Goodnight Simon." Theodore replied. But neither of them could sleep.

It ended up being a restless night.