Bon Voyage!

"The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination."

(Song: Livin on a Prayer [http : / / www. youtube .com /watch?v=s0IG1vcXF0I&feature=related])

~Don Williams, Jr.

The Chipmunks take a bow after their first song of the night. Panting and sweating, the boys jog off stage and jump up one by one to give Dave a high five. Dave whispers a quick "congratulations" and turns on his heels to go and retrieve the girls from their dressing rooms.

"This is pathetic!" Brittany fumes inside the dressing room. "Do you see how many people are out there? Two hundred at best! We might as well still be at that hotel singing as The Chipmunks for Christ sake!"

"Brittany," Eleanor hushes her sister. "We're lucky to be on tour at all, now get a grip!" Brittany crosses her arms tightly across her chest as she turns away from Eleanor, mumbling harsh words back at her baby sister.

Dave opens the doors, slightly scaring the girls who were previously deep in conversation. He smiles at them and tells them to get out on stage. The girls walk past Dave in a quick motion, not even asking if it was their turn. Brittany leads the girls with her eyes half closed and her nose in the air while her little sisters give Dave a quick hug, smiling broadly at the prospects of singing in front of a crowd.

The girls take their places on the dark stage with their heads bowed towards the floor, not a smile tracing their expressions as they wait for the music to start. The light strum of the guitar makes the stage explode with light, but with the Chipettes still bowing and tapping their foot to the rhythm, the stage lights collect into three separate spotlights.

"Tommy used to work on the docks," Brittany sings, still not raising her head. The crowd explodes with excitement at the prospects of hearing a familiar song. Excitement builds as Brittany sings her next line. "Unions been on strike, he's down on his luck… It's tough… so tough."

"Gina works the diner all day," Eleanor sings, also with her head bent towards the floor. At this point, the crowd is clapping and stomping their feet along with the rhythm of the music making an unintentional smile spread across Eleanor's cheeks. "Working for her man, she brings home her pay. For love, mmm, for love."

All three girls raise their heads slowly as they sing "She says we've got to hold on to what we've got. It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not. We got each other and that's a lot. For love we'll give it a shot!" The stage explodes with lights and the Chipettes break character to dance towards the front of the stage. Using their right foot to propel them forward, they slide their left foot across the floor, popping a little Michael Jackson move here and there. "Oh, we're half way there! Oh oh, livin' on a prayer! Take my hand, we'll make it I swear, oh oh, livin' on a prayer!

Jeanette steps forward boldly, snapping her fingers and tapping her foot with a smirk as she sings "Tommy's got his six string in hock, now he's holding in what he used to make it talk so tough, mmm, it's tough."

" Gina dreams of running away. When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers 'baby it's okay, someday,'" Eleanor sings, leaning towards the crowd as she does so. Fans lean across the stage, daring to touch her and she smiles warmly at the people cheering her on.

"For now we gotta hold on to what we've got

It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not

We got each other and that's a lot

For love we'll give it a shot!

Oh, we're half way there

Oh oh, livin' on a prayer

Take my hand, we'll make it I swear

Oh oh, livin' on a prayer

Livin' on a prayer!"

Brittany turns as someone slams on the guitar, making the other Chipettes jump slightly as they watch Alvin appear from the sidelines with an electric guitar in his hands. Brittany rolls her eyes and groans inwardly as she watches Alvin rock out to Bon Jovi, but her sisters take her mind off of the obnoxious chipmunk when they start off with the dance number. Swaying her hips, Brittany joins her sisters' formation, leading her to the back of the stage. With a sudden burst of energy, the girls sprint forward. Eleanor and Jeanette perform a simple summersault (as planed) and posing on their sides. Brittany, on the other hand, forgets the sumersault and performs a risky flip. Sending her hands to the floor first, Brittany pushes all of her weight into the air, twisting her body around in a full circle before landing in a splits, her toes pointed towards the crowd. A loud applause echoes through the crowd as Brittany takes in her glory.

A single spotlight focuses on Brittany. But having lost time, Brittany stays in her position on the ground as she sings " We gotta hold on ready or not. You live for the fight when it's all that you've got!" She fist pumps the air, her hips burning as she spins around on her bottom and up into standing position.

"Whoa, we're half way there

Whoa oh, livin' on a prayer

Take my hand and we'll make it I swear

Whoa oh, livin' on a prayer

Whoa, we're half way there

Whoa oh, livin' on a prayer

Take my hand and we'll make it I swear

Whoa oh, livin' on a prayer

Whoa oh, livin' on a prayer

Whoa oh, livin' on a prayer

Whoa oh, livin on a prayer"

"Thank you!" Brittany takes a dramatic bow as her fans take in the performance. A loud applause echoes through the LA show house, making the Chipettes grin. They gather together center stage, wrapping their arms around each other as they whisper a "great job" or a "you did amazing out there" in each other's ears.

The girls file off stage as the lights dim, the crew preparing for another song by the Chipmunks. Brittany catches sight of the red clad chipmunk leaning against her dressing room door with a wide smirk on his face. Brittany stomps up to him, poking her chest.

"You're obnoxious," she spits, and without another word she pulls his red cap over his eyes, disorienting the poor creature. But Brittany doesn't wait to see him fall over, pulling his cap up to glare at the closing dressing room door.

~Sorry for the short chapter guys… I've been grounded for what? Two days and I'm already a little out of it… more to come! Do you think this was okay for the show scenes? Or do you want more? LET ME KNOW IN A REVIEW!

Brittany Noel Seville: Sorry, I'm still thinking about that kiss between Britt and Alvie, but it just wasn't the right time :)