The Orb of Time

Part III - Return

by LDEJRuff

Chapter 1 - Across Time, Space and Reality

"Steve Cummings?" Brian gasped. "You managed to come to our universe? But what about your owner, Larry, and his son, Milt?"

"Don't worry, Brian," Steve assured. "They and Lois will be all right without me for a few days. Besides, I need a little time away from them anyway."

"So, why are you going to help us in defeating Bertram?" Stewie asked.

"I figured that, even though seven is a lucky number, eight may be enough to stop a diabolical genius," Steve answered. "So, what do you guys say? You need me on the team?"

"We'll think about it," Brian responded.

With that, they, Todd, Jasper, New Brian and Scott huddled. Vinny, however, was talking to someone on his phone.

"Hey, Ma," Vinny began. "You're not gonna believe this, but I'm light-years away from Leo, and am about to embark on an adventure with a group of canines and a baby. Yeah, I know it ain't much, but I'm gonna help them in the memory of Pops. Love ya', Ma."

Vinny then hung up and got back to the group.

"Okay, guys," he began. "What's going on here?"

Brian replied, "We're deciding whether we should let Steve join us in helping defeat Bertram."

"Yeah," Stewie agreed. "Steve looks like an okay dog."

"Are you sure we can trust him?" Scott asked. "He may be a spy working for Bertram."

"Nah, I've seen Steve before," Brian disagreed. "I saw him on those two pilot episodes Seth worked on before he did Family Guy."

"Well..." Scott replied, "all right. He's in."

The seven pulled out of the huddle and turned their heads to Steve.

"Steve," Brian began, "you're in."

Steve wagged his tail in delight.

While the gang was getting ready to find Bertram and retrieve the orb, the baby in question sneaked into the Griffin house without Peter, Lois, Meg or Chris noticing. He then went upstairs to Stewie's bedroom, triggered the baseball bat, and grabbed the Multiverse remote from the laboratory.

"Phase two of my ultimate plan complete," he whispered. "Soon, nothing, not even Stewie, can stop me."

"Think again, Bertram," he heard Stewie say.

Stewie was right behind him.

"Stewart," Bertram said. "I see that you have managed to get into your room undetected as well."

"That's right, and I'm not alone."

With that, the seven dogs have emerged from their hiding places and glared at Bertram.

"You fools are already too late!" Bertram exclaimed. "I have already grabbed the Multiverse remote from the laboratory. And there's nothing any of you can do to stop me."

"It's game over, Bertram," Brian replied. "Hand over the remote."

"Never!" with that, he pressed the big red button on the remote, with the orb of time over it, and from the remote, four portals have opened. "I have total control over time, and now, space and reality. Time to send the eight of you out of my reach once and for all!"

Bertram cackled as the portals managed to suck our eight heroes in. Brian and Stewie, Jasper and New Brian, Todd and Scott, Steve and Vinny, all were sucked into the portals.

As the portals closed, Bertram declared, "At last! Victory is mine!" And he cackled.