Chapter 36: Brian Knows Best
(A/N: Some spelling errors corrected, as well as other minor edits)
After Sophie's incident, Meg decided to investigate about that mysterious gate, with the help of Matt, so now Rosie has to spend more time with her grandparents now that her parents are busy. She's now in the Griffin house, playing with Maya, while Lois was talking with Jillian.
"So, tell me, Jillian" said Lois, leaning towards her. "How are you managing with Kyle and Maya?"
"Fine" replied Jillian happily. "This isn't as hard as I thought. Although sometimes I do have some problems."
Flashback
Jillian and her children are on the mall. Jillian then spots a hot chocolate stall.
"Hey kids, do you want mommy to buy you some chocolate?" asked Jillian.
"Mom, I'm a dog!" said Kyle, shocked. "Chocolate is deadly to me!"
"How about you, Maya?" asked Jillian.
"Mama! Do you know how many calories a single chocolate drop has?" asked Maya, shocked as well. "Do you want me to get like a cow? I thought you loved me, mama!"
End Flashback
"However, each experience makes me a bit wiser" said Jillian. "Besides, Brian helps me a lor"
"Speaking of him, where is he?" asked Lois, finding odd that the dog wasn't there.
"Oh, she took Kyle to some Jazz thingy" said Jillian. "It's so great that he spends so much time with his son…when they're back, I'm going to make some hot chocolate for them"
"How is that he didn't take Maya with them?" asked Lois.
"Oh, he said something about Maya not liking what they were going to do, and he thought that she would have more fun playing here with the magical baby and the talking football" explained Jillian.
In that moment, Brian and his son Kyle entered in the house.
"Hello everybody" greeted Brian, apparently happy.
"Daddy!" shouted Maya, excited, breaking the windows' glasses, before rushing towards her father. Fortunately, Rosie used her powers to fix them.
Brian held a smiling Maya in his arms.
"Did you miss dad, sweetie?" asked Brian.
"Sure I did!" said Maya. "Why you didn't take me with you, dad?"
"Because you only like to go to the mall and watch crappy Disney Channel shows" remarked Kyle bitterly. "And lack the intelligence to appreciate a good Jazz concert"
"Kyle! Don't be mean to your sister!" berated Brian, then he turned back to his daughter. "Next time I will pick an activity that everybody can enjoy, okay?"
"Okay" replied Maya innocently.
"Besides, I have great news" said Brian, showing a letter. "I got a letter from Jasper. He says that he will arrive here tomorrow to meet Jillian and the kids"
"That's great" said Lois, showing little enthusiasm. "But Brian, since Matt moved here and Rosie was born I don't think that…"
"Oh, don't worry" said Brian, guessing what Lois was going to say. "He won't stay here. I reserved a room for him in a hotel"
"Okay, kids, time to go home" said Jillian while standing up from the couch.
"This early?" complained Maya. "But dad arrived just now!"
"Come on Maya, obey your mother" interjected Lois. "I'm sure that your dad will spend more time with you next time"
Maya said goodbye to Rosie and left the Griffin house with her mom and brother.
"Today was a great day" said Brian, cheerful. "Kyle is such a bright and smart kid…it reminds me when I was a puppy. I can't wait for Jasper to meet him"
"It seems that you bonded with Kyle a lot" remarked Lois.
"Yes" said Brian. "I try to spend as much quality time as possible with my son"
"Brian, aren't you forgetting about something?" asked Lois.
"What?" said the dog, clueless.
"You also have another child, you know" said Lois. "You should spend some time with Maya too"
"Why? She enjoys more doing things with her mother" said Brian, however, he noticed Lois' glare. "Alright, I'll spend more time with Maya next time. Tomorrow I'll think in something suited for everybody"
"I hope so" said Lois. "Otherwise, you'll may be a complete stranger to her in the future, like many other irresponsible parents"
Cutaway
We see the most epic Star Wars scene. That's right, when Vader is about to tell Luke what all of us already know.
"Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father," said Vader.
"He told me enough" said Luke, "He told me you killed him!"
"No" said Vader, "I am your father"
"No! That's not possible!" said Luke.
"Search your feelings. You know it to be true" said Vader.
"Wait, if you're my father, where have you been all of these years?" asked Luke
"Uhhhh…I've been pretty busy these years…paperwork…killing rebel scum…" said Vader.
"So, are you telling me that you knew all along that I was your son, yet you let me to rot in that Tatooine farm for twenty years!" yelled Luke. "And you couldn't send a letter or something? As for, you know, letting me know that my father was alive all along? What kind of father you are!?"
"Luke, son, calm down, I can explain…" said Vader.
"You can explain my ass!" yelled Luke. "Don't call me son again, ever! I don't know you anymore!"
End Cutaway
Moments later, Jillian and the twins arrived at their home.
"Did you have fun with dad today?" asked Jillian to her children.
"Sure!" replied Kyle. "I can't wait for another trip with dad!"
"Dad never spends time with me" complained Maya. "I wonder why"
"As I said you before, dad and I enjoy good music, not Hannah Montana or that crappy Jonas Brothers" teased Kyle. "Dad loves me better because I'm smarter than you"
"Take that back!" shouted Maya, and a nearby glass vase cracked.
"Kids, please, don't fight" pleaded Jillian. "Dad loves both you the same"
"Then why he barely does anything with me?" said Maya.
"I don't know" said Jillian with a shrug. "Although if you want dad to pay more attention to you, you should tell him. Now go to your rooms meanwhile I prepare the dinner"
"You mean to heat a pizza in the microwave?" asked Kyle.
"Yup" asked Jillian. "However, first I must find that bug that switch the light of the microwave on whenever I open the door"
Jillian opened the microwave door and the inside was illuminated by the inside light.
"Where are you, stupid bug?" asked Jillian in frustration, looking inside the microwave.
The twins went to their rooms, leaving their mom in the kitchen.
"I hope mama can find that bug" said Maya. "Otherwise, our electricity bill will rise a lot"
"Maya, there's not…anyway, forget about it" said the puppy.
The very next day, Jasper arrives at the Griffin home, where the Griffins and Russels welcome him. Meg and Matt weren't there at that moment.
"Knock-knock" said Jasper in a sly manner. "Guess who's here?"
"Jasper!" said Brian, happy to see his cousin. "It's good to see you again"
"The feeling is mutual, B-ri" said jasper happily. "And where are that woman and kids you've been bragging about for so long?" asked Jasper.
"Right here" said Brian. "Jasper, met my girlfriend Jillian"
"Hello, gay Brian" said Jillian.
"Wow, she's such a bombshell" said Jasper. "You really topped yourself this time, looking at her make me question my sexuality and…oh, who the hell I'm trying to kid!" laughed Jasper. He then noticed Kye and Maya. "And who are this two adorable cherubs? Don't tell me they are your children!"
"You nailed it" said Brian proudly. "This is my son Kyle and my daughter Maya"
"Oh, you have to tell me everything about Jillian and your kids" said Jasper. "And maybe in return I may share with you some of my bed tricks I use to please Ricardo that you could use with Jillian. But I don't think so, since Ricardo has something Jillain has not. Oh, I'm so nasty!"
"How about if we go to the park and we play with the kids there?" suggested Brian.
"That sounds rally nice, oogy" said Jillian.
"Have fun" said Lois.
So Brian and his family left the house. Minutes later, Meg and Matt arrived, looking tired.
"We're back" announced Meg.
"Hello, sweetie" said Lois. "Did you find anything?"
"Negative" replied Matt. "We've been looking through the book for hours, but there's nothing about that mysterious gate"
"Have you asked Daphne?" asked Rosie. "She knows a lot about this stuff"
"Daphne didn't have a clue of what was that gate either" said Meg. "She only told us that the place where it's located, that weird limbo, is a place called magisphere, where all the magic energy comes from"
"It's like Earth's soul" said Matt. "You can't go there just by walking"
"I'm sorry to hear that" said Lois. "But you should keep researching. I'm sure that, sooner or later, you'll find the answer"
"Thanks, mom" said Meg, grateful to hear encouraging words from her mother.
"Well, technically, we did find something" said Matt.
"Really? What?" asked Lois.
"When Sophie almost opened that gate, a surge of magic energy came from it, and arrived here" explained Meg. "We don't know what could happen next, but we must keep an eye on every weird event on Quahog"
"Still, you should try to rest a bit" suggested Lois.
Meanwhile, in the park, Brian and Jillian are talking with Jasper while Kyle and Maya play with other kids.
"You should feel proud of having such a nice family, B-ri" praised Jasper.
"Have you ever think in having kids too?" asked Brian.
"Of course I did" replied Jasper. "But, unfortunately, Ricardo or myself lack of something essential for having kids, and is illegal in California for gay marriages to adopt children"
"It's so unfair" grumbled Brian. "Somebody should go there and teach Swarzenegger a lesson!"
"But you can't" said Jillian, scared. "Swarzenegger isn't like you or me! He may look human on the outside, but it's a killer robot on the inside! And let's not even talk about those scary red eyes!"
Both Brian and Jasper stared at Jillian blankly.
"Should we play with the kids, so you get to know them better?" suggested Brian.
"Oky-doky" replied Jasper.
Kyle and Maya were playing in the sandbox, when they are approached by their parents and Jasper.
"Hey, kiddies, watcha doing?" asked Jasper.
"We're building a castle" replied Kyle. "It's Doctor Doom's Fortress"
"Hey, I thought that it was Princess Aurora's castle!" said Maya.
"No, it's Doctor Doom's" said Kyle as he pulled out from his collar a Dr. Doom action figure, and put it on the sand castle. "See? There's the good old dock"
"I see" said Maya. Then he took the action figure and threw it away. "And now you don't see it!"
In a surge of rage, Kyle jumped on Maya, and they began to struggle against each other, until Kyle bite her on her arm. Maya began to cry loudly.
"MAMAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" cried Maya as she held her harmed arm.
"Kyle!" shouted Brian. "That was wrong!"
"But she threw my action figure away!" replied Kyle.
"Yes, but what you did was wrong!" said Brian. "You're shaming me in front of my cousin!"
"Don't worry, B-ri. They are just kids" said Jasper in a reassuring tone. "Arguing is inevitable among people living together, being siblings or a couple. In fat, when my boy toy Ricardo doesn't let me watch…"
"Your boy toy Ricardo?" asked Kyle, confused. "Who is he, your brother?"
"Oh, no, he's my husband" said Jasper.
"Husband? But…you're a man!" said Kyle
"Ding ding ding, winner" said Jasper. "I've met some people who mistook me with a girl, wonder why? Maybe is because my pink tanktop"
"I guess that I didn't tell you. Jasper is homosexual" explained Brian.
"WHOA!" said Maya. "Then it isn't true that gays have a good sense of style. God, look at those ragged shorts!"
"So, Jasper is married to another man?" asked Kyle. "That's wrong!"
"Kyle!" shouted Brian. "Apologize right now!"
"Why?" said Kyle. "Two men shouldn't be a couple. It's unnatural!"
(A/N: I know that it's pretty ironic coming from him)
"Who the hell put those thoughts in your head?" asked Brian, visibly outraged.
"Nobody!" said Kyle. "I'm smart enough to form my own thoughts!"
"Jasper, I'm very sorry for this…" apologized Brian.
"You have nothing to apologize for, B-ri" said Jasper, who wasn't as cheerful as before. "Kids today watch too much TV…"
After dropping the children and Jillian at her apartment and Jasper at his hotel, Brian returned to the Griffin house.
"Hi there, Brian" saluted Peter. "How was your day with your cousin?"
"Abysmal" said Brian in a very gloomy mood. "Today I found something horrible about my son"
"Yeah, I remember when I found something horrible about my son" said Peter.
Flashback
Some years ago…
"Lois, what's wrong with the kid?" asked Peter. "Why the hell he doesn't play with all the toys I bought for him? I bought him a baseball glove, a toy tank, an action man…"
"Peter, Meg is a girl!" said Lois.
"WHAT?"
End Flashback
"So, what is it?" asked Peter.
"He acted quite rough towards Jasper when I told him that he was gay" said Brian. "I don't know why he has such a retrograde thoughts regarding homosexual people. I wonder what other things I don't know from him"
"Well, you always could sneak into her room at night and try to look for what corrupted your son" said Peter. "That's what I'd do"
"Peter, I actually want to be a good father" replied Brian sarcastically, but Peter didn't catch his drift.
"Come on Brian, it's a good idea!" said Peter. "Otherwise you'll live plagued by that thought!"
Brian thought for a moment.
"Okay" said Brian reluctantly. "I can't believe that I'm going to follow your advice"
The next night, Peter and Brian, dressed as burglars, sneak into Jillian's apartment.
Meanwhile, in a nearby dark alley, a portal opens. Out from it leaps a reptilian being, just a bit bigger than a dog. The reptile looks around, confused. He then sees an open sewer, and slipped in.
"So, the house is empty, right?" asked Peter.
"Yes" said Brian. "Jillian took Kyle and Maya to the fair, so we have some time until they are back"
"Okay" said Peter.
Peter and Brian entered in what seemed the children's room.
"What are we looking for?" asked Peter.
"Something from where Kyle took his anti gay views" said Brian. "A book, a film, anything"
"Oh my god!" said Peter in shock.
"What?" asked Brian, turning at Peter.
"Look what Kyle has here!" said Peter showing Brian a magazine titled 'Fashion Slave'. "What kind of boy would read this? It's obvious that he only wants to mask his homosexuality"
"Peter, that's from Maya" said Brian. "God, this is useless. Here there are only marvel comic books…" however, Brian noticed something under Kyle's bed. "What's this?"
Brian pulled out a bunch of books from under the bed, and was appalled when he read the titles: Liberty and Tyranny, The Liberal Lies, The American Patriot Almanac, Reagan's Biography…
Brian didn't say anything. Just stood there, frozen in shock, looking at the conservative books.
"Brian? Are you okay?" asked Peter, worried.
"Yes…" said Brian downbeat. "Just…let's go home"
Brian didn't tell anybody about his incursion on his son's privacy. In fact, he was able to mask his feelings to practically everybody,but that won't last long. The next day, at Jillian's apartment, Maya is talking with Jillian about her father's favouritism for Kyle.
"Mama" said Maya. "Does dad loves Kyle better than me?"
"Of course not, honey" said Jillian. "He loves both of you the same"
"Then why he spends much more time with Kyle than with me?" asked Maya.
Jillian thought for a moment, but since she wasn't used to use her brain too often, that moment prolonged too much. She couldn't find a proper answer.
"Sorry, sweetie, but I can't think why" said Jillian. "Maybe we should ask him"
"Maybe it's because Kyle is smarter than me, just like dad" said Maya. "Sometimes I feel like Kyle…"
"…makes you feel stupid?" said Jillian, finishing her line.
"How did you know that?" asked Maya, genuinely surprised.
"Because that's how your father makes me feel many times" said Jillian sincerely. "He's so intelligent, while I…well…"
"But…I never heard you complain about that" said Maya.
"No. Because I love him" said Jillian. "And he loves me. And that's enough for me. Listen, your dad is probably, the smartest guy I've ever date, and although he does make me feel stupid many times, I also learned a lot of things from him, like I shouldn't eat toothpaste even if it has a funny taste"
"I've never seen that way" said Maya. "You know, mama, you aren't as stupid as many people say"
"Who said that?" asked Jillian, surprised.
"Nevermind" said Maya.
Suddenly, the doorbell rings.
"Oh, that must be your father" said Jillian.
"Okay, now I'm going to be bold and tell dad how I feel" said Maya determined.
And, like Jillian said, it was Brian.
"Kids, come here to greet your dad" said Jillian.
Both Kyle and Maya rushed to the hall.
"Here are my kids" said Brian.
"So, dad, what are we going to do today?" asked Brian.
"Dad, I have something important to tell you" said Maya.
"Sorry, Kyle, but today I want to hang out with Maya" said Brian, making both his children to gasp.
"Really?" asked Maya in shock.
"Yes" said Brian. "I know that I've been spending a lot of time with Kyle, so now I want to make it up"
"Great!" said Maya, upbeat.
"By the way, you said you have something to tell me. What is it?" asked Brian.
"I love your collar" lied Maya.
"Well, let's go" said Brian. Then he turned to Kyle and said:
"Don't worry son, we will do things together soon, but meanwhile, I want to spend some time with your sister"
"Okay dad…" said Kyle a bit downbeat.
The following days, Brian was faithful to his word and began to spend more time with Maya, much to the little girls delight. Although Maya loved the idea that her dad finally noticed her, she soon found that she didn't enjoy doing things with her father as much as she thought. While she loved to go to the mall to buy clothes, makeup, play with dolls and hear Hannah Montana, Brian always insisted in going to the opera, Jazz concerts, poetry recitals and stuff like that.
And, although everybody was more than alright with Brian finally spending time with Maya, soon everybody, but specially Lois, began to think that he was spending too much time with Maya, while neglecting Kyle. In fact, whenever somebody mentioned Kyle, he got very nervous, and switched the topic, like he didn't even want to talk about his son.
One day, Brian returned home, cheerful as always after spending some time with his daughter. Lois was in the living room watching TV, but she turned it off when she saw the dog coming in.
"Hello Brian" said Lois. "Did you have a great time with Maya?"
"Sure I did" said Brian. "I love that little girl. She reminds me a lot of Jillian. Whenever I taught her something new…"
"Brian, we need to talk" said Lois. "Did something happen between Kyle and you?"
"What do you mean? Hell no! My relationship with Kyle is as good as always" said Brian nervously.
"Is that you spend a lot of time with Maya recently" said Lois.
"What's wrong with you, Lois?" asked Brian, bad tempered. "First you chastise me because I don't spend time with Maya, and now that I do spend time with her, you chastise me anyways! Made up your mind already!"
"Brian, that's what I'm talking about" replied Lois, still calmed. "Whenever somebody mentions Kyle, you go ballistic. Brian, if something happened between you two, you should talk about it with somebody"
"As I tell you before, nothing happened between us! And stop meddling in my life!" shouted Brian as he ran upstairs.
Meanwhile, at Jillian apartment, Maya is talking with his brother about his trips with Brian.
"So, did you enjoy with dad?" asked Kyle bitterly.
"Honestly, no" said Maya. "When I saw you and dad talking about all the cool things you did together and all the good times you had, I felt really jealous. But now I realized that I prefer to do things with mama. I don't click with dad like you do, Kyle. In fact, when I'm with him I feel more out of place that that time we went to that twin convection"
Flashback
Kyle and Maya are in a twin convection, meeting other twins.
"Hello, I'm Bret" said a brown haired boy. "And this is my brother Bert"
"I'm Wendy" said a blonde girl with glasses. "And this is my sister Wanda"
"I'm Tommy" said a black haired boy. "And this is my sister Tammy"
"My name's Sandy" said a red haired girl. "And this is my brother Randy"
"Hi, I'm Maya" said Maya. "And this is my brother Kyle"
The rest of the twins glared at them.
"What? Just because we're twins we have to have names that sound like each other? That's just stupid!" said Kyle infuriated.
Kyle and Maya then are chased by an angry mob of twins.
End Flashback
"In fact, I've come to realize why dad spent so many time with you" said Maya.
"That's why I find so odd that dad suddenly decided to spend so much time with you" said Kyle. "And that's not just that. He barely even say a word to me. I don't know what happened. We used to have a great time together, until…oh wait"
"What?" asked Maya.
"I just realized that dad began to act so cold towards me after that gay cousin of his come to visit us" said Kyle in realization. "I think that he didn't took very well what I thought about gays"
"So, what are you going to do?" asked Maya.
"I guess that I should apologize" said Kyle. "It seemed that Jasper and Brian are very close."
"I'll tell mama to take us to the Griffins"
Minutes later, Jillian and her kids arrive at the Griffin house. All the Griffins were in the living room, watching TV.
"On our local news, several Quahog citizens reported disappearances of their pets under odd circunstances" said Tom.
"But that's not all. The bloodstained corpses of some of said pets appeared on the streets of Quahog, showing marks of bites and scratch of an unknown animal" said Diane.
"However, police experts assure that the killer animal is a kind of big lizard. Here's an estimated picture of the beast"
A picture of Godzilla appeared on screen.
The doorbell rang, and Meg saw that it was Jillian with her kids.
"Oh, hi Jillian" said Meg. "What brings you here?"
"Kyle has something important to tell to his father" said Jillian.
"Okay, let's see what it is" said Lois.
"Dad" said Kyle taking a step forward. "I'm sorry for what I said about Jasper, and gays in general. What I did was wrong, and I should be more respectful. Please don't me mad at me anymore"
Everybody waited for Brian's response.
"Apologizes accepted" said Brian, however still in a rather coldly manner. "I'm glad that you realized of your bad behaviour"
"So, everything is settled?" asked Kyle, hopeful. "You forgive me?"
"Sure" replied Brian. "But tell me, son. Is there anything more you want to apologize?"
Now Kyle was really confused.
"Dad, I don't know what are you talking about" said the puppy, confused, trying to remember more things that could offend his dad. "Did I do anything wrong besides what I said about Jasper?"
"I don't know" said Brian in a suspicious way. "Maybe your NRA friends may know"
"The NRA?" asked Meg, confused. "Brian, what are you talking about?"
"Kyle supports anti gun control" said Brian. "As well as anti immigration politics, and many others right wing views"
"Come on, dad! Immigration only brings delinquency and…wait, how do you know that?" asked Kyle, realizing that he never spoke about hs political views with Brian, knowing how he would react.
"Brian and I sneaked into your room when you were out" said Peter nonchalantly.
"Peter!" shouted Brian.
"Brian!" said Jillian in horror. "How could you do such a horrible thing?"
"Horrible?" asked Brian. "I'm not the one who supports death penalty!"
"There are some crimes who deserve more than simple imprisonment and…wait, the way which you treated these days was because we have dissenting political views?" asked Kyle in shock.
Brian didn't say anything in response.
"Brian, you can't be serious!" said Lois, angered by the dog's attitude. "So what if your son has right wing views?"
"Brian, you once told me about a guy who disowned his son because he was gay" said Matt, in a less angry mood than the rest of the family. "You told me that it was disgusting, and I agreed with you. But now you must realize that what you're doing with your son is as bad as that, even worse. You disown your son because he thinks for himself"
"No!" said Brian, shouting even louder. "I refuse to believe that my son is a right wing puppet! I want my son to realize that his views are wrong! Then, and only then, things will be like the old days!"
"You're just a big jerk! I hate you!" cried Kyle as he ran away out of the house.
"Kyle, wait!" said Jillian as she went after him.
However, Brian was still impassive.
Despite being just a puppy, Kyle was able to run really fast using his four legs. Her mother was running behind him, begging him to stop, but he didn't want to stop. He only wanted to run as fast as his legs allowed, so he could be as far as possible for that liberal jerk who supposedly was his father. He entered in an unknown neighbourhood, and realized that he was lost, although he didn't care. Soon he could run anymore, and stopped. Jillian, gasping, walked towards him.
"Finally, you stopped" said Jillian, and soon he realized that Kyle was crying.
"I hate him! I hate him, mom! I hate him and I don't want to see him again, ever!" cried Kyle.
Jillian looked at him saddened, and cuddled him between her arms.
"Come on, you shouldn't say such a horrible thing" whispered Jillian while cradling him.
"Why not?" asked Kyle. "He's just a self righteous asshole!"
"Listen, Kyle, your dad still loves you" said Jillian. "He only needs time to assimilate some things…"
"I think that dad was cool before, but I was wrong…" said Kyle.
"Kyle, seriously, stop talking ill about your father!" said Jillian, pissed.
Kyle looked at his mother in shock.
"Didn't you hear what he said?" asked Kyle, angry. "Or do you agree with him?"
"No, Kyle, I don't agree with him, and what he said to you was unforgivable" said Jillian.
"Then…?"
"Kyle, your dad still loves you. The recent events took him by surprise" said Jillian. "You may now think that he's a jerk, but trust me, here's more to Brian than meets the eye. Just give him time, and everything will go back to normal"
"How are you so sure mom?" asked Kyle.
"Because your father broke my heart too, honey" said Jillian, sharing her feelings with her son. "And, like you, I thought that he was a jerk that was just using me like a sex toy. But then he come again to me, asking for me to forgive him. At first I was reluctant, but then I decided to give him a second chance. And I never regretted of my decision. In fact, my decision was rewarded with two wonderful children"
That last line made Kyle to smile a bit.
"So this is what we're going to do now" said Jillian. "We will go back to the Griffin's, we will have a little talk with your father until we strike some sense on his brain and loves you for what you are, right?"
"Alright, mom" said Kyle. "Mom, you're great. Even if people think that you're stupid, I think that you rock"
"No, I'm a person, not a rock" said Jillian. "Why did you said that?"
"Nevermind" said Kyle. "Anyway, any clue of where are we?"
"I don't know. Let's ask a bystander" suggested Jillian. But much to Jillian and Kyle's surprise, the streets were empty.
"This place is like a ghost town" pointed Kyle.
"And it's me or is very hot here?" asked Jillian.
Kyle then turned back when he heard something that sounded like a growl.
"MOM! WHAT'S THAT!?" asked Kyle terrified.
Meanwhile, in the Griffin house, the rest of the family are talking with Brian about his very reprehensible attitude towards his son.
"Brian, are politics so important to you for treating your son so badly?" asked Lois.
"Oh, look who's speaking!" said Brian. "Why don't you take a look at what you married before accusing me of being a bad father?"
"Brian, mom is right" said Meg. "Parents should accept their children the way they are"
"You don't get it, do you?" asked Brian. "I do this for my son's sake! He must realize that he choose the wrong way!"
"And how do you know that he's the one who is wrong and not you?" challenged Meg.
"Yeah, Brian. You're always telling everybody what to think" said Lois. "You defend freedom of speech, but then you can't stand that anybody thinks different from you. You're quite and hypocrite"
Lois sounded really disappointed with him. And for some reason, that made Brian to feel extremely bad.
"Besides, if you son's political views irks you so much, couldn't you ignore them?" asked Matt. "You still have much many more things in common with your son, and you should stick to that and forget that he has conservative views"
"Maybe..." was about to say Brian.
"Hey guys, look at the TV" said Chris.
Cutaway to TV
"We have recent news of the pet killer" said Tom Tucker. "Apparently, is some kind of winged lizard that spits fire."
"We're not going to call him a dragon for the sake of avoiding pissed scientist claiming that dragons don't exist" said Diane.
"But if you have some doubts, we have images of the beast. Now we go to our Asian reporter, Tricia Takanawa, in the channel 5 news helicopter, who's after the lizard's trail. Tricia?"
"Thank you, Tom" said Tricia from the helicopter. "As you can see, the supposed dragon, responsible of the death of many animals, has two new preys, a blonde woman and a white dog puppy"
The camera came closer to reveal that they were Jillian and Kyle. Jillian, holding Kyle, was running for her and her son's life, screaming in terror.
End Cutaway
"Oh no! Jillian! Kyle!" cried Brian.
"We have to save them from that monster!" said Meg, concerned.
"Okay, I'll start the motorbike" said Matt.
"I'll go with Flare" said Rosie.
"I'll call the police" said Lois.
"I want to go with you, too!" said Brian.
"Brian, I know that they are your girlfriend and son, but you can't…" said Meg.
"Listen, I don't care if I don't have magic powers or similar crap!" shouted Brian vigorously. "Those people are my family, and I couldn't forgive myself if they die and I didn't do anything to save them, so I'm going with you, like it or not"
"I guess that there's no point in arguing" said Meg. "You're really stubborn"
"Just like my son" remarked Brian.
Meanwhile, Jillian, with Kyle between her arms, are trying to escape from the small dragon. There was some times in which the dragon was able to catch them, but Jillian dodged in time. Although he did scream for help, nobody was brave enough in order to face the small but scary winged reptile.
"Kyle…I can't run anymore" said Jillian between gasps. "Run while he eats me"
"Mom, you have no flesh, just bones. I guess that your obsession with being thin played in your favour" joked Kyle, who couldn't believe that he was making a joke in such a dramatic situation. "Besides, I'm not going to leave you here alone!"
"I don't have any more strength to keep running…" said Jillian.
The dragon was coming closer to them. Kyle stood between him and Jillian, in a defiant pose.
"If you want to touch my mom, you must pass through me first!" menaced Kyle.
However, Kyle's menace took little effect, because the dragon replied with a thunderous roar. Kyle didn't move, but now was because of fear rather than the desire of protect his mother.
"Dear god, this is the end…" cried Kyle.
But when the dragon was about to attack Kyle, Matt, Meg and Brian suddenly appeared, both of them on Matt's motorbike. The motorbike ran towards te dragon, and Brian jumped to the beast and grabbed his neck in a hold..
"Don't dare to harm my son, you bastard!" shouted Brian.
The dragon began to stir violently in order to get rid of the dog. Meanwhile, Matt and Meg assisted Jillian and Kyle.
"Are you two okay?" asked Matt.
"Yes" replied Kyle. "Mom is just tired of running"
The dragon was finally able to toss Brian away. However, it seems that he didn't take the dog's intermission to lightly.
"Hey! Some help over here?" asked the dog.
"Oogy!" shouted Jillian.
"Dad, no!" cried Kyle.
However, luck wasn't on the dragon's side, because just when he was about to attack Brian, he was interrupted again, this time by Flare, who used his flames to keep the dragon away from the dog.
"Good job Flare!" said Rosie, who appeared behind Brian. "Don't worry Brian, I'll take you out of here"
Rosie then teleported Brian where Meg and the others where standing. Flare and the dragon keep fighting for some more seconds, until the dragon gave up and flew away.
"Dad! You came to save me" said Kyle.
"O course I did, Kyle" said Brian. "You're my son, and I love you, no matter what your political views are"
Brian and Kyle hugged each other.
Minutes later, they are back at the Griffin house.
"Kyle, Maya, your father has something important to tell you" said Lois.
"Yes. I want to apologize of the way I treated you these past days" said Brian sincerely. "Maya, just because we have different likings doesn't mean that I should neglect you or force you to do things that I like but you don' time I promise we'll do something that you can enjoy"
"I'm happy to hear that" said Maya
"And Kyle, I shouldn't disown you just because of your right wing views. In fact, what I did was horrible, since I was angry at you for thinking for yourself" said Brian.
"Don't worry, dad" said Kyle. Then he looked at Jillian smiling, and Jillian smiled back. "I only want to forget this and have fun with you again, like we did before"
"From now onwards, I promise to be a better father" said Brian.
"That's my oogy!" said Jillian as she hugged him.
"What it intrigue me is the dragon" said Meg. "I wonder if the surge of magic energy that came from the magisphere when Sophie tried to open that gate had something to do with it"
"Who knows" said Matt. "All what we can do is keep researching…and keep an eye if something like this happens again."
To be continued…
End Chapter.
Mini Fanmail
We see Meg in the living room, standing front of the camera.
"So, the chapter is over. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as Ander enjoyed writing it" said Meg to the readers.
"Hey, why I didn't appear in this chapter?" complained Stewie.
"Because your presence was unnecessary" said Rosie. "Another writer would probably force you in the chapter just for gay jokes, but Ander wouldn't"
Stewie then muttered something unintelligible against the author.
"But, although the chapter is over, that doesn't mean that we are over yet" said Meg. "Because now is time for the reader's mail!"
Meg opened the spellbook, and two letters popped from it.
"Just two letters?" asked Meg, surprised. "I thought that more pee would have something to ask."
"Are any of those letters for me?" asked Stewie.
"Nope. They are both for Rosie." Said Meg.
Stewie grumbled another insult against me and left the room.
"The first letter is from Hotstreak" said Meg.
Hotstreak asks: What's Roise gonna be like when she grows up?
A portal opens, and a teen goth girl leaps from it.
"Hello, I'm Rosie fifteen years in the future" said Future Rosie.
Future Rosie was a tall and attractive goth teenager. She still had the same hairstyle and facial features, but now she was wearing purple eyeshades, black lipstick, a black short sleeved t shirt with a pentacle on it, a purple and black squared skirt, long red and black socks and black boots.
"This is me when I grow up?" asked Rosie. "Cool!"
"I don't know if I'm too happy with those clothes" pointed Matt. "Well, let's go to another letter. This one is from Bhaalspawn"
Bhaalspawn asks: Are you ever going to be properly trained by someone in using magic? Or are you just going to continue practising on your own?
"Considering what Ander has planned for me and mom in future chapters, I guess that I should ask Daphne for proper training" said Rosie. "This will be an important issue in the next chapter"
"Well, here ends the mini fanmail and…" but Meg was interrupted when another letter leaped from the open spellbook. "Wait, we still have another letter!"
Stewie returned quickly to the living room, excited.
"And it's for mom!" said Meg.
Stewie kicked the wall and walked away.
"It's from Rocket6923, one of the most recent fans of this story" said Meg.
Rocket6923 asks: In The Spellbook you are both a good mother and a very attractive woman. My favourite aspect of The Spellbook is that there is not a single moment in which you are mean to Meg. Keep up the good work. That leads me to this question. What is your opinion of the way your character treats Meg in other stories?
"I'm glad that you think that I'm both a good mother and attractive" said Lois, blushing a little. "I try my best at both things" chuckled Lois.
"Hey, I don't know who you think you are, but nobody besides me thinks that my wife is hot!" said Peter offended.
"Peter, let it go. And, answering your question, I think that most of the other Lois of the other universes should be ashamed the way they treat Meg. In Family Guy, I saw myself encouraging Meg to commit suicide. What kind of mother does that?" said Lois, outraged. "And in many other stories I treat Meg badly just for jokes, but I don't find it remotely funny. However, some of these writers realized of this and began to make me to treat Meg better"
"Well, that was all our mail for this chapter" said Meg.
"We will be expecting to read more letters for the next chapter" said Matt. "And remember: just one question per review. But that doesn't mean people who asked a question in the last review can ask a new one now."
"Goodbye everybody, and thanks for read and review!" said everybody in unison.
End mini fanmail.