Chapter 5 - An Idea and a Reunion

"And that's what happened, Sheridan," Brian finished. "And since Janet and Jonathan were born, I gained new confidence as a father. I bet Vinny's been treating you like a daughter he may or may not have."

"Heck, yeah, I have," Vinny agreed. "I do have a daughter, though, but we haven't seen each other for a long time."

Sheridan had shed tears of joy. "That's good to know," she said. "I just wish I could tell her how much I've missed her."

Brian and Vinny looked at each other for a second.

"Maybe I can take you over to my place and let you see her and our kids," Brian suggested, turning his attention to Sheridan. He then sighed. "If only I had my Prius with me."

"Not to worry, big brother," Vinny assured. "I led us all underground to the apartment building I'm staying at with my owner, Leo."

It is revealed that he did lead them to another area where a manhole cover was at.

"Can't wait to see the surprise, Vinny," Sheridan replied.

"And besides," Vinny continued, "I drive a Prius as well. Maybe I can drop the both of you to Brian's house later, if that's all right with him."

"Uh, yeah," Brian agreed, rather unsure at first. "I just hope my ex-girlfriends have stopped looking for me."

"I'll bet they've forgotten all about it, B," Vinny replied as he started climbing the ladder.

Inside the apartment building, Vinny knocked on the door to the office of building landlord Lou Spinazola, who was a middle-aged man wearing a Hawaiian shirt. Lou opened the door from the inside and was surprised to see both Brian and Sheridan with him.

"Hello, Vinny," Lou greeted. "And I see you've brought some company."

"Hello, Lou," Vinny greeted back. "This is my big brother, Brian, from Spooner Street, and the girl Collie with me is Sheridan. I'm about to reveal my 'surprise' to her today." He used air quotations on "surprise".

"Oh," Lou replied, understanding what he said. "Now I catch your drift. Apartment 36."

"Is that where my surprise is?" Sheridan asked Vinny.

"You'll see," Vinny answered.

Vinny led the two all the way to the third floor of the apartment building, and the door to the apartment they were going to. Vinny knocked on the door.

"Coming," rang a female Southern-accented voice from inside the apartment.

Sheridan's eyes widened. "Could it be?" she thought.

The door opened to reveal an older female Collie than Sheridan walking on fours opening the door with her snout. Sheridan gasped in surprise.

"Mom!" she said in joyous glee, hugging her.

"Sherry!" the mother Collie replied, shedding tears of joy. "Oh, it's so good to finally see you again. Hey, N.B., girls," she addressed, "guess who's here!"

Three other dogs, two girl Collies about Sheridan's age, and a familiar gray Border Collie wearing a maroon kerchief with a bone on it (New Brian from "The Man with Two Brians"), ran from the kitchen area of the tiny apartment and, with a gasp, smiled to see Sheridan at the door.

"Sheridan," New Brian began, "you're here!"

"Sheridan's home!" one of the girl Collies added.

"Where've you been, sis?" the other girl Collie asked. "How'd you find us, Sherry?"

"It's okay, girls," Vinny assured, coming in with Brian. "My big brother Brian and I brought her here."

"Hello, Vinny," the mother Collie greeted. "It's such a wonderful Valentine's Day gift from you."

Brian widened his eyes in shock when he saw... "New Brian? I thought you were dead!"

"Hello, Brian," New Brian greeted, nervously. "Long time, no see. How are the Griffins back in Spooner Street?"

"They're okay," Brian answered. "Since our last encounter, I met Barbara, a Basque Shepherd dog, married her and started a family."

"Wait," New Brian halted. "You... married Barbara?"

"Yes, he did, Daddy," Sheridan replied. "He told me what happened to her since she was brought out to fight the night she disappeared from the organization."

"Wow," New Brian suddenly responded. "I'm glad that Brian found her and started a family with her." He turned his attention to Brian. "By the way, Vinny rescued me and my other two daughters, Anna and Bella, reunited us with my mate Annabelle here and found a place for us to live."

Brian chuckled. "I guess you found love since the last time we spoke."

"Yeah," New Brian replied, "but you don't want to know how I was gotten rid of. It's a long story."

"That's okay, New Brian," Brian assured. "You don't have to tell me. Besides, it's good to know that you have a family to take care of."

"So, big brother," Vinny addressed, "You wanna go home?"

Brian thought about it. "Hmmm, I think I may have a way..."

Author's Note: Like in "Stand By Me" and "Revival 'BBBOJM'", I want Anna to be voiced by Ashley Johnson and Annabelle to be voiced by Candi Milo. I haven't decided what I want Bella to be voiced by until now... Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane's younger sister Rachael. John Viener is still good as New Brian.