The Wolfman

chapter 1

Cherry and Atticus were asked to go to the elementary school to help out with the school play as it was Fall and time to go back to school. Luckily for them, the Chipmunks and Chipettes decided to take part in the school play production of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. They would meet after school with the elementary school kids and since it would be late and there wouldn't be buses to take them home, Cherry and Atticus also promised Dave and Ms. Miller they would get their chipmunk children home before it go too dark.

More recently, during the last weeks of summer, a mysterious man named Lawrence Talbot moved into the Chipmunks' neighborhood and Alvin found him very suspicious. And somehow Atticus found him both suspicious and mysterious. The bell rang for the other school as Cherry and Atticus met up to get to the Chipmunk and Chipettes' school.

"Jekyll and Hyde?" Cherry muttered. "Seems kinda graphic for an elementary school play."

"Yeah and kind of gruesome." Atticus said.

"Better than the Odyssey I guess." Cherry shrugged.

The elementary school drama teacher saw them coming. "Blueberry and Scout?"

"Cherry and Atticus." they corrected.

"Close enough, come inside." the drama teacher led them in as there were elementary school kids getting the stage ready. Alvin had a cape with a black top hat with frizzy hair, Simon was wearing a logical costume, Eleanor was sitting in a stool and reading a script, Jeanette was backstage with a tree costume talking with Brittany.

"My guess is that Brittany is going to be playing a weeping willow." Atticus guessed from his detective skills.

"She's not gonna like that." Cherry knew how dramatic Brittany could be.

"Alright, let's take it from the top." Mr. Rochelle told the students, he allowed Cherry and Atticus to sit in the seats next to him.

The play was ready to start, not everyone in costume yet, they were getting to the infamous transformation scene.

"No one must know my terrible secret, that I, kind, beloved Dr. Henry Jekyll have perfected a formula which can turn me into the evil, cruel, Mr. Hyde!" Alvin called in character, drinking the pink stuff, then coughed and gagged in disgust. "Simon! What're you trying to do, poison me!?"

"Cut, cut, cut, cut!" Rochelle cried.

"What did Alvin just drink?" Atticus asked.

"It's all just colored water," Simon explained. "Except for that pink stuff from the thermos."

Alvin gasped and coughed again. "That's been in there for months! I just got it back from the lost and found..."

Simon chuckled nervously. "Oops."

"Well, that was interesting." Atticus said.

Mr. Rochelle talked with Alvin about remaining in character, even if it included having something old from his lunchbox.

Darla opened the double doors and walked into the room wtih Amber following.

"Darla, you wanna be in the play too?" Cherry looked back at the girl.

"I thought it'd be good to act again, I loved it, even if I was exhausted almost all day." Darla smiled.

Rochelle looked back. "Darla Dimple? In this school!?"

"She's different then she was when she was a star." Atticus reassured the drama teacher.

"Oh, really?" Rochelle asked her.