Warning! I do not own Family Guy or any of its characters! Now without further delay Chapter 6!

"I'm telling you Lois that guy's an animal!" Peter exclaimed holding a steak up to his eye.

"Maybe you can reason with him?" Lois asked as she put away the groceries. She held up a box labeled 'Luck O's' "That's weird? I don't remember buying these."

"Trust me Lois there's no reasoning with a guy like that." Peter replied as Lois placed the box in the cupboard. "The only way to beat this guy is by outsmarting him! As we speak Joe and Quagmire are digging a pit outback. We're just waiting on the Eskimo."

"It's five already?" Lois realized looking at the clock. "I've got go pick up Chris from the arcade!" As soon as Lois left the cupboard door started rattling. As Peter nervously opened the door the Irishman jumped out in a hail of cereal.

"Ah, how did you even fit in there?! Ah! Not the face!"

Meanwhile in the pallor

"Hey Stewie have you seen Ryan?" Brian asked as he walked up the Stewie. The child genius was sitting on the couch watching the T.V. "It's getting dark out and with him on crutches…" Brian didn't even want to consider what could happen.

"Calm down Brian, I'm sure he's fine." Stewie replied dismissively as he hoped down from the couch and walked over to Ryan's guitar case.

"What are you doing?" Brian asked confused as Stewie opened the case.

"Proving to you that there's nothing to worry about." Stewie explained as he picked up the guitar and struck a pose. "Hey Brian, what do you think?"

"You look like a douche." Brian suppressed a laugh as one of the guitar strings broke.

"Well that's interesting!" Stewie exclaimed as he reached back in the case and pulled out a large wad of cash. "Well you know what they say, finders keepers."

"Give me that!" Brian replied taking the money from Stewie. "Ten… Twenty… this is thirty thousand dollars! Where the heck did Ryan get this kind of money?"

"I'd say gambling." Stewie began as he pulled out a set of receipts. "Look here. Five grand at the race track, three thousand on a football game. It looks to me Brian that your brother has a gambling problem."

"There are worse addictions." Brian said sharply trying to defend his brother.

"I wouldn't be so sure." Stewie replied holding up a piece of paper. "It looks like Ryan's in debt to someone known as Big T. It says here to have the money by three p.m. this Friday or else. You know I always hated the whole 'or else' concept. It's too vague if you ask me."

"Come on Stewie, we've got to find my brother before he winds up any more trouble!" Brian exclaimed as he headed to the door. He opened the door to reveal Joe.

"Hey Brian could you tell Peter the hole's dug?" Joe asked. A sudden crash in the kitchen drew their attention.

"Oh God that hurts! Ah! Mercy! Mercy!"

"I'll just come back later." Joe said as he turned and rolled away.

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