Brian the Time Saver
by LDEJRuff
Chapter 1 - Not What it Seems
While exploring the streets of Nineteenth Century London, Brian, Stewie and Vinny Griffin were taking a historical tour. They were amazed upon witnessing Sherlock Holmes once again outsmarting his arch nemesis, Professor Moriarty, with his trusty assistant, Dr. Watson, by his side. After the battle, the trio decided it was time to come home.
"Okay, boys," Stewie began, "are you ready to come home?"
"Sure we are," Brian replied.
"That was some tour of London you took us to, Stews," Vinny added.
"Glad you liked it."
With that, Stewie got the return pad out of his backpack, and in a flash, the trio disappeared miles from Baker Street.
When they returned inside the time machine, they noticed that something wasn't right.
"What the hell?" Vinny began. "The time machine's different from the inside."
"Yeah," Brian added. "I'm starting to wonder the same thing."
"Well," Stewie began, "I guess there's one way to find out what's going on."
The trio got out of the machine and noticed that it wasn't just the inside of the machine, but the outside of the machine also got redesigned. Also, they were in Stewie's bedroom instead of inside the laboratory.
"What?" Stewie gasped. "Who moved my time machine from the lab?"
"Don't look at me," Brian replied. "I didn't do it."
"Me neither," Vinny added.
"Well, if neither of you did it, then who did?" Stewie asked.
"Hey, Stewie," a familiar voice rang, getting the trio's attention. "Hey, Vinny. How'd the tour of London g..."
It was Scott, their Scottish Terrier friend.
"Who are you?" Scott asked Brian.
"Who am I?" Brian repeated. "What do you mean 'who am I'? It's me, Brian."
"Brian? I haven't seen you before in my life."
"Scott?" Stewie wondered. "What are you doing here?"
"I live here, remember?" Scott answered.
"I thought you lived with Angus and Fiona," Stewie replied.
"Angus and Fiona?" Scott repeated. "I don't remember living with a couple people with those names."
"What the devil is going on here?" Stewie wondered.
As the trio went downstairs with Scott, Peter, Lois, Meg and Chris were surprised.
"Scott, Vinny," Lois began. "I never would have expected you bring another dog into the Griffin house."
"What the hell are you talking about, Lois?" Brian shrugged. "You remember good old Brian, don't you?"
"I'm afraid I don't," Lois disagreed, shaking her head. "I don't think I've met you before."
"Yeah, me neither," Peter added.
"Nor us," Meg and Chris added.
"You mean," Brian began, "you don't remember picking me up at the pet shop eight years ago?"
"No," Peter answered.
"Hmmm," Stewie wondered. "It appears that when we were in London, Vinny, something seems to have changed in our timeline."
"What do you mean, Stewie?" Vinny asked.
"I mean that something must have altered the past, therefore having Scott as a Griffin dog instead of Brian."
"Well, if that altered this timeline, then why ain't Brian fading away?"
"I don't know, Vinny. Come on, let's go to my room and find some answers."
The two ran upstairs back to Stewie's bedroom. Stewie tapped a few keys on the laptop keyboard and, when the computer beeped, read something that shocked him.
"Oh, my God," Stewie gasped.
"What?"
"The reason nobody remembers Brian is because..." He gulped. "Brian died when he was a puppy, during a car accident in Austin, Texas, eight years ago."
"Brian died?" Vinny repeated. "Oh, no. That means..."
"Brian!" Stewie called. "Come upstairs now!"
Brian did so.
"What's happening, Stewie?" he asked.
"Read."
What Brian read shocked him.
"Oh, my God."
"That's what I said when I read it the first time," Stewie replied. "I think you must get inside my time machine before you fade away from existence completely."
"Right, Stewie," Brian said as he began to fade. "I'm starting to fade away already."
"Did you timeproof the inside of the machine or something, Stewie?" Vinny asked.
"I think so, Vinny," Stewie answered. "And if Brian doesn't get inside, soon, he'll be gone forever."
Brian ran inside the machine, and, when the door closed, his fading reverted.
"Thank heaven, I'm saved," Brian said, sighing in relief. "If you hadn't told me to get into the machine, I would've gone quicker than a snowman on the beach."
Cutaway: We are at a beach, where a boy is mourning over a puddle of water laying on a lawn chair with two pieces of coal, a carrot, and two long leafless branches.
"Oh, Snowy," the boy sobbed. "Why'd you have to go? We would've had fun on the beach."
"Well, I guess you have a lot to learn about cold and heat," the lifeguard said.