ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks 2: The Quest for the Stone of the Cold Fire (2019)

***ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks 2: The Quest for the Stone of the Cold Fire*** is a 2019 American animated musical adventure fantasy film based on the animated television series *ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks*. The film was released in theaters on January 5, 2019.

## Plot:

One night, The Seville's see a comet falling from the sky and colliding with a mountain in the volcano range. The comet's appearance differs very much from any Alvin has seen so far, in that it is blue rather than yellow and flies extremely low and almost parallel to the ground.

When Alvin tells everyone about what he has seen the next morning, most of Alvin's friends, none of whom saw the comet, disbelieve Alvin's story, suggesting it was possibly a regular comet that appeared different because Alvin was tired at the time. However, two newcomers, referred to as Rainbow People, begin to speak eloquently of a "Stone of the Cold Fire" an artifact of mystical origin, believed to be either an artifact of magical power, an omen of great changes, or something similar, and other wonders that might become known if everyone free themselves from limits and think "Far Away in the Mysterious Far Away". Alvin embraces it all, his imagination set to blazing, while most of Alvin's friends remain skeptical, as well as suspicious of the Rainbow People. Simon, however, admits to Alvin that while he may not believe in such a thing as a Stone of the Cold Fire, he certainly is interested in the idea, and willing to talk about it.

Unknown to anyone at first, Kevin's uncle Pat has also heard about the Stone of the Cold Fire. Being a highly ambitious and deceitful character, he makes plans to take possession of the stone and its supposed powers. Pat and his two striped hyena cronies, Reptar and Saul, confront The Chipmunks and offer to help searching for the stone to prove its existence. Alvin refuses to search for the stone, feeling reluctance to trust Pat. Nor, in fact, does any adult trust Pat, who once was expelled from the Herd on a charge of neglection and irresponsibility as the group leader. However, exactly what caused Pat's expulsion is left vague for now. Following that, Pat asks Kevin, who idolizes him, to get the information about the place where the meteor landed from Alvin. Kevin, feigning curiosity, learns from Alvin that the place is Eagle Mountain, a volcano whose top bears a distinct resemblance to the head of an eagle. The gang asks why and Kevin tries to lie his way out, but seeing that he is terrible at lying, Brittany immediately sees that Pat wanted the information and that Kevin was used. Alvin shares his distrust towards Pat, much to the fury of Kevin. Later that night, Jeanette can't go to sleep due to the guilt of hurting Kevin's feelings that day and decides to go to comfort Kevin, but finds that Pat, Saul, and Reptar are plotting something. Before she can tell anyone about the plot, Jeanette is kidnapped by Saul, whereupon she is abducted by Pat. Pat then sets out for Eagle Mountain, along with Repter and Saul, to find the Stone of the Cold Fire.

In the aftermath of this, everyone tell Alvin and his friends (Simon, Theodore, Dave, Brittany, Eleanor, Miss Miller, Miss Croner, Kevin, Warren, and Cheesy) the original reason for Pat's expulsion. Having always considered himself higher in rank and abilities than all other warriors in the group, Pat convinced a group of them to follow his leadership on the way to the Los Angles. Careless and over-confident, he led them right into an ambush of pack of wolves, coyotes and stray dogs who attacked his group. Being able to escape by running away, Pat was the only survivor of the group, while the rest put up a good fight, but soon turned into a massacre, with not a single group surviving. He was expelled from the group as punishment for leading his followers to their deaths. However, it is later implied that while Pat insisted that the massacre was not his fault, he was still emotionally scarred by the incident. Alvin is told by Eleanor to give the location of the Stone of the Cold Fire, knowing that Pat will be traveling there. However, the grownups take so long to decide what must be done about Pat and the rescue of Jeanette that Alvin and the others set out by themselves to save their friend.

After crossing a huge canyon by way of walking across some massive vines (Cheesy was too heavy for the vine, thus they fall and swing into a cave), they manage to find Jeanette, who had fallen into the cave while trying to escape Pat and his two hyenas. Jeanette comforts Kevin, who is very distraught about his uncle's actions, stating that Pat is the least wicked of the tamer and his hyenas (Pat is the only one of the three who appears distraught when Jeanette falls, believing her to be dead), and that the potential for goodness still lives in him. Alvin and the others continue to pursue the villains, hoping to reach the Stone of the Cold Fire before them. As they travel through the mountains, they reach a highly volcanic point, where they encounter the Rainbow People, after they catch the male Rainbow Person leaving them food to eat. After a brief argument, the Rainbow People agree (reluctantly, in the female's case) to help Alvin and his friends.

Through their help, they find that the Rainbow People appear to have more than homo knowledge of volcanism. Discovering a shaft that leads to an underground river, they help the heroes to construct a sort of steam-powered elevator, pushing a slab of rock into the shaft, which causes the steam from the underground river, heated by the volcano's geothermal energy, to build up underneath it, and eventually shoot the slab up the shaft, with the heroes riding on the top. This remarkably fast travel allows them to reach the top of Eagle Mountain (which they were underneath all this time), and find the stone, shortly before Pat's gangs does.

When they arrive, Pat takes control of the stone from the heroes, and attempts to unlock its secret. However, it gives no reaction, and in fact, it appears to be an ordinary meteor, except for its metallic composition and blue colour. Lamenting over this realization, Pat states that he had meant to create a paradise with the power of the stone, not realizing that this paradise already exists in the form of the Los Angles. Reptar and Saul also take this as the perfect opportunity to mutiny against Pat, and try unlocking the Stone's power themselves. There is not much time for lamenting, however, as the volcano is beginning to erupt.

Just in the nick of time, Eleanor arrives with an enormous falcon, to evacuate the heroes from the erupting volcano. During this process, Pat spots Jeanette clinging to the edge of a cliff for dear life, and has a brief and sudden flashback to wolves, coyotes and stray dogs attack that got him exiled from the group year ago when he saw another group clinging to a cliff's edge before falling to its death. This flashback stirs him into action, not wanting to revisit the past, and he quickly rescues Jeanette. As Reptar and Saul attempt to force the stone to reveal its power, the stone explodes, sending them flying into a rock ledge burnt and bruised. For his wrongdoings, Pat is banished from the Los Angles into the Mysterious Far Away, though his saving of Jeanette is held in his favor. Therefore, his banishment is limited to five winters.

As night falls, Alvin finds the Rainbow People and asks them when they are leaving. A meteor flies overhead, and the female comments, "Any time now". Alvin, somewhat unnerved, puts the question to his and to her male companion: "There was never any such thing as the Stone of the Cold Fire, was there?" The male Rainbow Person confirms this, adding that Alvin has an intellect remarkable for one of his species— quickly correcting this, when prompted by the female, to his age. The Rainbow People go on to reiterate their claim that there are many unknowns to be discovered "Far Away in the Mysterious Far Away". Before Alvin can react, the male Rainbow Person suddenly remarks on something apparently behind Alvin, who looks round to see. When he looks back, the Rainbow People have gone. In their place is a crystalline pillar of light, which shimmers briefly and vanishes. As it goes, a meteor streaking across the sky suddenly changes its course, flying upward and off into the night. Behind Alvin and his friends all come up and asks what he is doing. Alvin states the very same quote given to him by the Rainbow People, "Well, that would be telling now, wouldn't it?" Alvin, inspired by the Rainbow People, reflects that there are many unknowns, adding that such unknowns make life wonderful. His friends do not understand.

## Cast:

* Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. as Alvin, Simon and Dave
* Janice Karman as Theodore, Brittany, Jeanette, Miss Croner, Kevin, and Miss Miller
* Vanessa Bagdasarian as Eleanor and Additional Voices
* Michael Bagdasarian as Cheesy and Additional Voices
* Bettina Kenney as Additional Voices
* Rob Paulsen and Jennifer Saunders as Rainbow People
* Corey Burton as Pat
* Steve Blum as Saul
* Mark Hamill as Reptar