Cherry and the Chipmunk Adventure

chapter 7

Cherry was excited as the Chipette hot air balloon was going into the desert. "We're just about done!"

Eleanor smiled as she crossed off the checklist.

Brittany was lounging with her shades on. Jeanette began to use her hand as a fan.

"Ugh, it's hot... I hate hot..." Cherry grabbed her collar and a puff of warm air came out.

There were bandits in the distance, recognizing the balloon and was going after it. A grappling hook had latched onto the basket, getting the girls' attention.

"What was that!?" Cherry was scared now.

"I don't know." Jeanette said.

The girls looked over and saw they were being followed and in possible danger, they were forced to land and be taken away. A couple of bandits took Brittany while the others were taking by single bandits. They were going into one pyramid.

Inside the sphinx, there was a human boy who looked around the age of six and was dressed royally, he was playing with something and seemed to be sitting in a throne like he was the one in charge And then saw the bandits and was wondering what they were doing there.

"What seems to be the trouble?" the young prince asked in his slightly thick Arabic accent.

Cherry held Jeanette and Eleanor who huddled close to her as Brittany struggled to get free from the two holding her.

The prince looked at them, but looked very interested in Brittany the most, he then whispered something to his adviser about how he wanting to keep the girls for himself and give this mysterious Jamal the DOLLS.

"Of course, your highness." The adviser said.

"She shall become my wife!" the prince grinned about Brittany.

"WHAT!?" Brittany was appalled.

"Um, Prince?" Cherry came over. "Y-You don't wanna marry Brittany... Sh-She's not your type... She... Well..." she looked back to Brittany's biological sisters for help to back her up on this, it might convince the prince to change his mind.

The girls saw the look in cherry's eyes and decided to step in.

"Her cooking is atrocious!" Eleanor cut in.

"And she spends money like a drunken sailor!" Jeanette added, though exaggerating.

"And sometimes when she doesn't get her way, she can be a little-" Cherry tried to add.

"That's enough, you guys!" Brittany stomped her foot at them.

The Prince was amused, he just laughed. "I love it! At sunset, we wed!" He still wanted to marry Brittany.

"What?!" All four girl exclaimed from shock.

"If you think I'm marrying that twerp, you're nuts!" Brittany yelled as she and the others were taken away into their new room.

The Prince laughed. "Oh, I love it!" He laughed, then paused a moment. "What is a twerp...?"

"Oh basically someone who is a brat!" Brittany exclaimed.

The prince shrugged, he was still going to marry Brittany.

Two women had dressed Cherry and the Chipettes for the wedding, but giving Brittany a more beautiful outfit since she was the bride.

"Look, I don't care how important he is, how powerful he is, how rich he is!" Brittany yelled, then giggled nervously. "Uh, just out of curiosity, how rich is he?"

A man came with a box covered with a glittering cloth over it. "A gift from the Prince to his new bride."

Brittany saw of how beautiful it looked. However, the cloth was removed to reveal a white penguin with a pink locket.

Brittany was instantly disappointed. "What happened to diamond and rubies?"

Eleanor took the baby penguin out and cooed to him, giving him a kiss on the beak.

"Where'd you come from, buddy?" Cherry wondered seriously since this was Egypt and not Antarctica.

The baby penguin was too scared to answer.

"Whatcha got there?" Cherry noticed the heart-shaped locket.

Eleanor picked it up and opened to reveal a penguin couple. "Oh... You miss your Mama and Papa, don't you?"

The baby penguin nodded it's head.

"We gotta get him home." Eleanor said to the girls.

"But how?" Cherry asked. "We're stuck here."

Jeanette looked around once they were alone. "We may have to sneak out... Though it's very wrong."

Eleanor didn't want to leave the penguin, she had an idea with their sneaking out, but she would keep it secret. It was getting dark and the Prince was probably being sent to bed right now anyway, the changing women and the gift bearer left them alone to get some sleep until the wedding And where hopefully they would be able to find a way to escape.

Cherry went with the Chipettes to make their escape, they also had to get the DOLLS here and get away from the wedding.

"You guys go on ahead," Eleanor whispered. "I just need to get something real quick."

Cherry watched her leave and looked curious, deciding to go with her. "Ellie?"

She was going to where the baby penguin was. The penguin sat in its prison like it had given up.

Cherry decided to help Eleanor. "Here, this'll keep him cool..." she pushed over their hot air balloon's cooler with ice cubes in it.

"Thanks, Cherry." Eleanor said.

Cherry smiled to her. The penguin really liked Cherry and Eleanor the best and held up his feathery flippers to be picked up and go with them. He liked going with them a lot better than being trapped here. He might have a better chance of staying with them and being able to go home to see his family again And where with their help he would be able to see his family again. Brittany and Jeanette were trying to charm the snakes to get the DOLLS and escape. Cherry and Eleanor made it back, but hiding the penguin. Jeanette looked around, she tied the snakes' tails together and threw them against an open window so they could climb out that way and escape into their hot air balloon.

"What's in the ice box, guys?" Brittany asked.

"Oh, just some cold drinks." Cherry replied.

"And sandwiches." Eleanor added.

"Oh, Ellie," Jeanette sighed. "How can you think of food in a time like this?"