Cherry and Atticus Meet Frankenstein

chapter 2

Theodore was scared because it mentioned dragons, he didn't want to go, but he didn't really have a choice. 

"I don't wanna go to Dragon Land! It's scary!"

"Come on, we'll all be with you, Theo." Cherry soothed, acting like a surrogate mother to the chipmunk.

"But I hate rollercoasters!" Theodore hid behind Simon. 

"Oh, well, Dragon Land isn't a rollercoaster," Alvin explained, but his descriptions were scaring his younger brother. "Rollercoasters go up, down, and around... Dragon Land does all of that with fire breathing abilities and these razor sharp claws, and—"

Atticus and Simon then covered his mouth to stop him from saying anything else.

"Alvin, cut it out, you're scaring Theodore to death." Cherry whispered sharply.

Alvin saw his shaking brother, then went to him. "Oh, sorry about that, Theodore... You okay?"

Theodore calmed down a little. "Yeah..."

"Dragon Land's the best!" one boy who looked as though he had been burned alive walked by. "I'm goin' again!"

"Yeah, me too," his friend agreed as they passed the small group. "I still got hearing in one ear."

Theodore shrieked and tried to run away so he wouldn't be forced to ride the scary ride. But Alvin wasn't going to let Theodore leave, he was going to let him ride Dragon Land with them. 

"Hey, let's ride the tram." Alvin suggested as the studio tour bus was about to make a round.

"Yeah, it might get us to Dragon Land faster." Cherry actually agreed with him there.

Alvin, Simon, Theodore, Cherry, and Atticus ran from their spots to take the bus, even though it was actually a tour bus to show people around the park. 

"Dragon Land, here we come!" Alvin cheered as he sat with his brothers and friends.

"This is going to be exciting." Atticus said.

"Are we on?" the driver with wavy blonde hair, who seemed to annoy everyone for some reason, asked himself, then spoke up so the passengers could hear him. "Hi! Welcome to the Majestic Movie Studio Tour!"

Cherry rolled her eyes, she already sensed some narcissism in this man.

"With your new friend, Phil!" the man continued his introductions with a gleaming smile. "That's me... Now, get your cameras ready, becuase we just might see some celebrities today! Would you like that?"

"YES!" the people responded.

"That's 'Yes, Phil'!" the driver corrected them.

"Yes, Phil!" Theodore encouraged him.

'*groans* If this guys is going let us say his name after every question or answer, I am going to lose it.' Atticus thought.

"Now, before we get going, is anyone here a producer?" Phil asked, looking hopeful.

The tourists didn't seem to be, not even answering.

"Not even for cable?" Phil looked disappointed then and sighed. "Well, okay... You know, folks, here in our little corner of the Hollywood Dream Factory, we shoot over 500 hours of TV shows and movies in a year. "And yet, incredibly talented actors are reduced to driving a bus LOAD of ungrateful vacationers on studio tours..." he then looked nervously and chuckled sheepishly about how he refereed to his customers, then made up for it by driving to a stop and stood out of his seat. "Now, here's where they shot that unforgettable scene where Sir Arthur tells Natasha he's leaving her, OH! It's one of my favorites!"

'Ooh, so interesting.' Atticus thought sarcastically.

Phil tried to get into an acting zen, but didn't sound very professional. "I'm not the man you want, Natasha... I'll only make you miserable..." he grinned, expecting to be awarded with claps and cheers from the crowd, but they thought he stunk badly.

"Uh, Phil, if I may," Alvin took a man's hat and coat, then tried to act out the scene and sounded a lot better than Phil did and acted out the scene more properly. 

Cherry decided to join him, she even made convincing tears come out of her eyes, making it seem like she really was upset. This even made some of the tourists cry with her, even if she was just acting.

"Oh, oh, this is where the sister comes in!" Theodore grabbed a fat man's Sammy Squirrel shirt and wore it as a headdress. "Natasha, Natasha! Daddy's gone!"

"NOOO!" Cherry cried, then fainted into Alvin's arms, ending the scene.

All of the tourists, Simon, and Atticus all applauded for their acting. Alvin smiled, he felt like a big star again, he set Cherry aside a little, then bowed to the audience, even tipping his hat.

Phil grabbed him though, looking very cross with him. "Listen, beaver... Or muskrat... Whatever you are!"

"Don't touch the cap..." Alvin glared back at him.

"Oh..." Phil put him down, glaring at him. "You think you can do this job better than me?"

"Duh!" Alvin said, then hopped to the driver's seat and started to crazily drive the bus, knocking Phil out of the bus and was at the back window, gripping for his life as Alvin drove.

'I think I should help Phil with that grip.' Atticus thought with a devious smile while looking at Phil.

Simon came to the front, telling Alvin to give the people a tour, but decided to do it himself since Alvin was determined to take them to Dragon Land. Cherry looked down at Phil. Theodore took her camera and snapped a photo of him. Phil smiled, but the flash stung his eyes, so he rubbed them, but he flew back as Alvin kept driving, causing a lot of damage.

"Bye-Bye, Phil!" Atticus called to the annoying man, happy to be rid of him.

Cherry chuckled.

"Aw, poor Phil..." Theodore sighed, due to his big heart for others, even a jerk like him.

The other tourists caught a photograph of the famed actress Miranda Burstnypfieffer in a bridal gown and she jumped over a hedge to avoid the crazy bus. 

"This tour is becoming more exciting than any tour that has ever been." Atticus said.

"Yeah, but I think I misplaced my lunch..." Cherry mumbled, but had a weak laugh.

"Who wants to go again?" Alvin asked the crowd once he crashed into a fountain.

The crowd cheered and stood happily, that was the best time they ever had. 

"Give me that key, MAGGOT!" Phil returned, swiping the bus keys, looking very angry and slightly beat up.

"Yikes, what happened?" Atticus asked, seeing how Phil looked.

"You all happened..." Phil looked very angry.

"Much better," Alvin chuckled. "But you might want to put emphasis on 'maggot'."

Phil then kicked Cherry, Atticus, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore out of the bus, driving off with the tourists, who waved goodbye to and thanked them as they were being taken away.

"Well, it was fun while it lasted." Atticus said.

Alvin shrugged. "Looks like we'll have to walk to Dragon Land."

"What about your show?" Cherry asked him.

"We got plenty of time, I know a shortcut, trust me." Alvin said to them, walking off.

Theodore smiled and followed Alvin.

Simon sighed, shaking his head. "I hate it when he says that..."

"You and me both, Simon." Atticus said as they began to follow Alvin.