Chapter 10 - Close Call

Brian, Barbara, Stewie, and the puppies stepped inside the lab. It was full of German scientists conducting experiments. Stewie pulled a marker out of his pocket and drew a moustache on his face and black hair on his head, making him look like Adolf Hitler.

"Stewie", Barbara gasped. "Are you really doing that?"

"It's the only way to convince them to give us uranium", he said.

They walked into the lab, hoping this plan would work.

"Hey, guys!" Stewie said with a smile.

"Hitler!" the scientists greeted with a smile. "How's it going, Mr. Hitler?"

"It's a dog-eat-dog Reich and I'm wearing bacon pants", he joked, making everyone laugh. "How's the atomic bomb coming?"

"It's coming, it's coming", the scientist said. "There are some problems. We're having much better luck developing this impressive collection of 100 Luftballons."

One of the red balloons in the collection popped, leaving 99. Now everyone knew where the idea for that 80s song 99 Luftballons came from.

"Well, I guess we'll just let you get back to work", Stewie said. "Oh, I almost forgot. I don't suppose you boys have some uranium I could borrow?"

"Oh, of course", the scientist smiled. "Give him some uranium, Mean Joe Greene."

Everyone looked to see Mean Joe Greene himself there in the lab in full uniform. He held up a cylinder of uranium with a smile.

"Hey, kid. Catch!"

He tossed the uranium to Stewie who caught it with a smile.

"Thanks, Mean Joe!" he said. "He's not really mean at all."

"No, he's a nice guy", the scientist smiled.

Stewie, Brian, Barbara and the puppies left the lab. Stewie put the fresh supply of uranium into the return pad, refueling it.

"Okay, the time machine is refueled. Let's find a safe spot and make the trip back home."

They stopped as they ran into someone. Barbara gasped to see the real Adolf Hitler standing in front of them, looking at Stewie who was still disguised like him. She and Brian pulled the puppies close and watched as Hitler and Stewie started matching each other's movements, trying to trick him. Stewie messed up when he spat in Hitler's face, ruining the charade.

"Arrest him!" Hitler said. "Arrest all seven! These filths are making a mockery of our Reich! Execute them!"

The soldiers pushed everyone to the ground and pointed their pistols at their head. Barbara and Brian held the puppies tight, thinking it was the end for all of them.

"Unless..." Hitler said.

"Unless what?" Brian asked.

"Unless they can sing a charming musical number."

Brian and Stewie got up, smiling knowing they could do that. Barbara took the return pad from Stewie's pocket and frowned as they began to sing.

"Wherever-"

"Damn it, will you two just get in the ******* time machine?" she yelled. "We have no time for this!"

"Mommy said another bad word!" Jenny gasped.

Brian and Stewie looked at each other and stepped onto the return pad. The seven of them disappeared with a flash of light returning to the present. They all ran out of the time machine, back into Stewie's room.

"We did it!" he said. "We're home! Everything's fine!"

"You did it, Stewie", Barbara said hugging him. "Thank you so much!"

Brain turned to the puppies with a disappointed look on his face.

"Let this be a lesson to all of you", he said. "Don't ever use Stewie's equipment without permission or without telling us. We don't want this to happen again."

"Yes, Daddy", the puppies said.

"I'm so glad to have you back home, safe and sound", Barbara said hugging them. "I don't ever want to lose my babies again."

"Oh yeah", Marcus said. "Mom, you owe money to the swear jar."

The End

Original Author's Note: The puppies are home safe and sound. Stewie helped Barbara and Brian keep their family together. What's going to happen in the future? Find out in my next fic!

Hoster's Note: It's a killer.