Brian & Ellie: A Love Story
Based on the TV Series "Family Guy"
An alternative ending to the episode "Boy (Dog) Meets Girl (Dog)"
CHAPTER 7
Dreams, Nightmares and Pregnancies
While Brian and Ellie Griffin are asleep, they began to have dreams. In Brian's dream, Princess Ellie was dognapped by a big red dragon. Sir Brian the Griffin came to the rescue in his armour. "Prepare to die, foul beast!" shouted Sir Brian as he prepares his sword. The dragon blew fire at Sir Brian, then he lost almost his armour leaving only his crotch plate on. Luckily, Sir Brian managed to slay the dragon with his sword of destiny and killed it. Afterwards, he saved Princess Ellie.
"Oh Sir Brian, my hero." cried Princess Ellie as she hugs him.
"Hey, it's the least I could do." said Sir Brian. They both kissed each other and snuggled, ending Brian's dream.
Meanwhile in Ellie's dream, many of Max's puppies were born and it was an awful life for her. While the puppies were having fun, Max kisses Ellie on her muzzle. This ends Ellie's dream in shock as she woke from her nightmare gasping for some air. 'Oh, it was just a dream.' thought Ellie before feeling her belly. 'I'm still pregnant. Are these puppies gonna be ours or Max's?'
Ellie looked around to see Brian still sleeping. "Brian." whispered Ellie as she gently shook him with her arm.
"No." moaned Brian quietly in his sleep.
"Brian." she whispered again as she gently shook him again.
"No Limbaugh." he moaned again.
'Who the hell is Limbaugh?' she thought.
"Brian." she whispered again as she shook him again.
"No Limbaugh, I don't want your stupid Republican papers." he moaned again.
"Brian!" she whispered again as she shook him again.
"Huh?" he said as he woke up gasping for some air and then sees Ellie. "Oh, it's you Ellie." He then looks at the alarm clock. "Oh for God's sake, it's three in the morning."
"I know, I've just had the worst nightmare." she said. "It was when Max's puppies were born and then... he kissed me." Ellie shivers in her worry, then Brian comforts her.
"Ellie, don't worry about Max, okay? It was just a dream." he said. "He's safe in the pound for now. So why don't we just forget about him, go back to sleep and I promise I will make an appointment to the vet tomorrow."
"Thanks Brian." she said as she kisses him. "Good night."
"Good night Ellie." he said as they went back to sleep.
o - o - o - o - o
The next day at the Veterinary Hospital, the two mates are consulting the veterinarian about her pregnancy. "Here's the thing doc." said Brian. "We're just concerned about Ellie, she's still pregnant."
"We just don't know if these puppies are gonna be ours or Max's." said Ellie.
"I see." said the vet. "Mr. and Mrs. Griffin, when was the last time you two had sex?"
The two mates looked at each other and then looked back at the veterinarian. "If by sex, you mean mate." said Brian. "It was the after hours of the dog show. A few days after Valentine's Day."
"I'll write this down as February 17th." said the vet as he writes it down. "And how long have you been pregnant?"
Ellie counts the weeks with her paws. "It's been about six weeks doc." she said.
"Six weeks." he said writing it down. "Okay, let's see if any puppies are inside of you."
In the maternity ward, the veterinarian scans Ellie's belly for puppies with the ultrasound machine. Brian and Ellie Griffin held paws together in their hope. The veterinarian counts the puppies inside her. "Mr. and Mrs. Griffin," said the vet. "I've counted how many puppies are inside."
"And?" said Brian.
"I believe that there are nine puppies inside." said the vet.
"Well, what breed are those?" asked Ellie.
'Please don't let it be the Boxer.' thought Brian three times.
"Well, there are five Labrador puppies and four Saluki puppies inside." said the vet.
"Oh thank God." said Brian.
"Whew, what a relief." said Ellie. "Thank God it was all just a dream."
"Hey, a dream's a dream." said the vet. "Nothing like that ever happened."
"Well in that case, thanks for having us, doc." said Brian.
"No problem." said the vet. "Ellie, when you're ready to give birth, please come back."
"We will, doc." said Ellie.
o - o - o - o - o
At the park, Brian and Ellie Griffin are walking along on the path. "It was so nice that we let the vet check on the puppies." said Ellie.
"Yeah." said Brian. "At least the puppies inside are ours."
"And yet," she said. "We still have time to come up with names for our puppies."
"Well, we could name our Labrador puppies after our favourite famous people on Earth and our Saluki puppies after my ex-girlfriends, or name one of our Labrador puppies after me with a Jr; or if one of our Saluki puppies is a boy we could name it after my dad like Coco." he suggested.
"Brian dear, I agree with the whole Jr. thing, but the ex-girlfriends is just unnecessary." she said. "But if our Saluki puppy is a boy, we could name it Coco."
"We're gonna have to go through with this." he said.
"Pretty much." she said.
Suddenly they bumped into Seabreeze without knowing. "Hey watch it!" he said. "You could've got us killed!"
"Brian, is that really necessary to…" Ellie's sentence was cut short as they saw Seabreeze.
"Hello Brian. Ellie." said Seabreeze. "I've heard that you're having nine puppies."
"We are, Seabreeze." he said. "Five Labradors and Four Salukis."
"Fascinating." she said. "I've also heard that you moved out."
"We have." said Ellie. "We had to stay in that rough apartment until we can find a better place to live."
"I know, that place was terrible." said Seabreeze. "Anyway, I still haven't forgotten about your court order."
"What court order?" asked Brian.
"The court order says that after your puppies are born, you were ordered to be neutered first." said Seabreeze.
"So, things didn't work out after what happened." said Brian.
"And it's still happening at any moment." she said. Ellie gasped.
"Brian, I'm scared." said Ellie as she hugs Brian.
"Don't worry honey," said Brian. "We still have a couple of weeks left before our puppies are born."
"Quite right, Brian." said Seabreeze. "and if you think you have enough puppies to live for, you'll know when you'll be neutered." She giggles as she walks on. The two mates looked at his crotch in their worry.
o - o - o - o - o
Back in the apartment, Brian was completely worried about being neutered. "I can't believe this, I can't freaking believe this!" said Brian pacing in his worry. "How in the hell did Seabreeze know that I still have a frickin... court order about being neutered?!"
"Maybe she heard it all, Brian." said Ellie. "She said that about 17 years ago after you successfully sued Carter Pewterschmidt for custody."
"She might be right, dear." he said sitting down. "Maybe nine can be enough to live for."
"Brian, if this is what you were worried about, you should've told me." she said. "You don't need to keep panicking over some court order nobody knew it happened. Our puppies will be here in a couple of weeks time." There was a long pause as Brian tries to calm down. Ellie felt Brian's shoulder. "And besides, if you want to be neutered, then... I want to be spayed too."
"Umm… okay." he said. "And that way, we can still be there for them."
"Wouldn't it be that hard to make us both happy?" she asked. Brian sniffled as he began to shed his tears.
"I don't think so, hon." he replied whimpering.
The two mates hugged each other as Brian starts crying. "Oh it's okay, dear." she said. "It's okay. I understand if you have problems."
"That's the first time you ever comforted me, sweetie." he sobbed. "Apart from Stewie, he comforted me when my animal rights meeting didn't go so well."
"He did?" she said.
"Yeah." he said still sobbing. "He said 'there there' to me, while I'm crying collarless in the bathtub." As Brian continues crying, Ellie began to sing to him.
"My darling Brian, don't you start to cry.
I'm always there to comfort you for when you're feeling sad.
When you have troubles, we can always fix it.
For when you have sadness, I'm here for you.
I'll always be here for you, for when you're feeling down.
Someday our troubles will go away and then we'll make a better future.
No matter how things change, I'll always be here for you."
"Thanks Ellie." he said as he wipes his tears. "That's all I ever wanted, a serenade."
"You're welcome dear." she said. "I hope this will cheer you up."
"It sure has Ellie," he said. "It sure has." Brian felt Ellie's comfort as they both snuggled.
Then Ellie bites Brian on his neck. "Ow!" shouted Brian in his pain. "Ellie, what the hell was that for?" Brian feels his neck.
"Now we're even, Brian." said Ellie. "You said it yourself after we made our own puppies together." Brian then began to realise.
"Ohhh, I get it now. The bite back." he said chuckling. "We both bit each other afterwards."
"Let's both agree that things happen." she said.
"Alright," he said. "We all let it happen." The two mates hugged each other to make up for biting each other.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door as Ellie answers it.
"Can I help you?" she asked.
"Are you Mrs. Brian Griffin?" asked the manager of the apartment.
"Yes, I'm Ellie Griffin." she said. "Are you the manager of this place?"
"That's me. I'm Lou." said Lou. "I've heard that your husband Brian rented this until either of you can find a place to live."
"We both have." she said. "This is going to be a temporary thing."
"It is." he said. "Keep in mind Mrs. Griffin, that there will be a monthly rent coming over at the end of every month."
"Okay Lou." she said. "I will."
"And one more thing, Ellie." he said. "Your package came here. Says it's from someone special." Lou hands Ellie the package and then he left.
"Thank you... Lou." she said as she shuts the door. "Brian." she then walked to him. "The package is here."
"Who's it from?" asked Brian.
"Lou says it's from someone special." she replied.
"Someone Special?" he said curiously. "Alright, let's have a read." Ellie sat down with Brian as they both began to read the card.
'Dear Brian and Ellie, It's been a pleasure since you two had your big day. I'm very sorry I cannot make it to your wedding day, because I have big plans. For some reason, I had to go to my father's funeral. May he rest in peace and the big man in the sky rest his soul. Anyway, I enclosed you two each gift as your wedding present. I hereby congratulate you two on the success of your marriage. I'm hoping to hear from you soon and looking forward to seeing your precious little bambinos and bambinas when I got around meeting up with you two. Sincerely yours, Vinny.'
"Hmm… it says that it's from Vinny." said Brian.
"Vinny." said Ellie. "Who's he?"
"Could be my brother." he said.
"The replacement kind?" she said wondering.
"Pretty much." he said.
"Well I haven't seen much of him." she said. "Let's see what's inside."
The two mates opened the present and they have a handmade wool puppy basket for Ellie and an embroidered jacket that says "Brian and Vinny: Brothers For Life" for Brian. "Wow Brian," she said. "He must be generous of us."
"I must say dear." he said trying on the jacket. "It's so nice of Vinny to give us these gifts as our wedding present. Even though he can't come to our wedding."
"I know." she said. "He said that his father died, so that's why he was gone to the funeral."
"I know, so sad." he said crossing his heart.
"I hope he's okay though." she said crossing her heart too. Suddenly, she felt a kick from inside her belly as she feels it. "Brian, I can feel our puppies kicking." Brian strokes her belly.
"I can feel it too." said Brian as he felt a kick from inside her belly. "I can feel our puppies are starting to move."
"You feel it too?" she said.
"Yeah." he said. "In fact, we can both feel it."
"Brian," she said. "Can you come up with the secret signal for 'the puppies are coming'?"
"Well, I could come up with one word that fits in the sentence." he said thinking. "How about… pups?"
"That could be a good one." she said. "Pups." Ellie tries to memorise the signal as Brian kept stroking her belly for their puppies.
END OF CHAPTER 7
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Chapter 8 is the second to last chapter in this story, coming soon. Vinny will physically appear in the sequel.
DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fan fiction using characters from Family Guy, which is a registered trademark of FOX and The Walt Disney Company. I do NOT own any of these Family Guy related characters, they belong to Seth MacFarlane, FOX and The Walt Disney Company. The story I tell here focuses on my fantasy of Brian X Ellie is my own invention and is not purported or believed to be part of Seth MacFarlane's story canon. This story is for entertainment purposes only and is not part of an official plot. I am not making any money of this fan fiction using any Family Guy characters. I am truly grateful for Seth MacFarlane for his awesome show taking place in Quahog, Rhode Island, for without his show, my story wouldn't exist.
