The Wolfman

chapter 8

It was now time for the wrap party in the gym. A lot of the parents and guardians were coming up to Mr. Rochelle, amazed with 'his version' of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The principal stood by, waiting for someone to arrive.

"Are you okay, Atticus?" Athena asked her nephew once she was alone with him, Jessica, and Darla. 

Emily sniffled once she got to have Athena in the same place with her now.

"Yeah, I'm alright now that I'm not a total jerk." Atticus said.

"You really scared me," Darla hugged her adoptive brother. "So glad to have you back."

Atticus hugged her in return, then picked her up and danced with her, making her laugh.

Jessica smiled and sighed. "I hope I can be a mom someday..."

"I'm sure you will and Christopher will propose to you." Athena smiled to her.

Jessica looked back to her. "You know about Christopher?"

"I know everything, remember?" Athena chuckled to her niece, gently stroking her dark hair.

"Oh, yeah." Jessica said, remembering that her aunt knew everything.

Emily giggled. 

A record scratched and the principal yelled. "CHILDREN!" she snapped, getting everyone's attention. "I'd like to make an announcement," she cleared her throat. "Tonight is my last night as your principal. Aww..." she groaned, forcing everyone to do it too, though they were actually relieved about that. 

"Suck-Ups." Alvin rolled his eyes.

"I'm taking a less stressful job..." the principal continued. "Driving trucks loaded with nitroglycerin over rickety bridges in South America. But before I go, I'd like to introduce your new principal, Mr. Lawrence Talbot."

Mr. Talbot came in, wearing a suit and looked dark and serious as he walked up to the Chipmunks and Cherry. "Thank you..." he whispered.

Theodore chuckled nervously.

"Wow, I did not know that he was going to be the new principal." Atticus whispered to Mo.

Patrick and Dave were about to hit Talbot in the head, but the Chipmunks, Jessica, Darla, Amber, and Cherry explained what happened at the play and how everything was back to normal now. 

Mo shrugged. "Would Forte become the new vice principal then?"

Cherry shushed them. "Don't give him any ideas!"

Brittany scoffed as she saw the youngest chipmunk get all the attention. "Theodore, Theodore, Theodore... What do I have to do to get some attention around here? Grow fangs!?"

"Hmm..." Eleanor looked to a boombox on the bleachers, then smiled. "I have a better idea."

There was suddenly loud music.

"Children!" Principal Miliken cried. "Nothing too wild!"

"Us?" Alvin smirked before the Chipmunks and Chipettes would have a song together. "Wild!?"

"Never." Atticus said.

The Chipmunks and Chipettes shared a song as they all danced together. Even Alvin and Brittany shared a dance. Patch ran inside the school and then jumped on Atticus, beginning to lick him.

Atticus laughed as he hugged Patch, smiling to him. "I missed you too, buddy."

Patch snuggled up to Atticus.

Amber smiled at them as she stood with Darla. "Another happy ending."

"Mm-hmm." Darla nodded, she just wished someone would dance with her.

"Someone just might surprise you." Atticus said.

Darla shrugged.

Athena came to a body of water, seeming to sense Darla's true feelings and took out a conch shell and blew into it, making the music flow into the water.

Urchin was floating simply then blinked from the tune. "Huh?" he shut his eyes as magical glows warped around him. 

He then appeared at the dance. He had on a green suit with a darker green tie and black shoes. He looked around, not familiar with where he was, but he caught something in the corner of his eye. It was Darla alone as the students of Clyde C. Crashcup Elementary School were sharing a slow dance together once the music got to a romantic level. The former principal tried to keep kids inches apart, but they didn't have to listen to her anymore. Urchin decided to go over to Darla to ask to dance with him.

Darla looked over her shoulder, back, but then did a double take. "Urchin!?"

"Darla, may I have this dance?" Urchin asked.

Darla's eyes glowed, she smiled as she put her hand in his hand. "Of course, Urchin..." 

Urchin smiled and the two shared a dance with everybody else and everything was all back to normal for now.

The End