What's Been Going On Within Two Months
by LDEJRuff
Chapter 5 - Peter's Choice
The afternoon after the festival, Peter came home in his station wagon, and got inside to confront an angry Lois, who was sitting on the living room couch with Meg and Brian.
"Peter, I heard you fired Mort," she scolded. "He's your friend. He's the one that got you to where you are today."
"Lois," Peter began, "my transcendent talent got me to where I am."
"Peter, I don't like what success is doing to you," Lois replied.
"Yeah, well," Peter began, "I don't like what time is doing to you. Droop, droop, psssssssh!" With that, he pointed at Lois' breasts and belly button on the "droop"s and imitated an explosion.
"I have to agree with Lois on this," Brian said. "You're letting all that fame get into your head."
"I also agree," New Brian added, coming into the living room, shrugging. "You can't fire someone who got you into singing, especially a friend."
Peter replied, "Don't be jealous, guys, I'm just doing what needs to be done." He then called upstairs, "Hey, Chris, you ready with my luggage?"
"Luggage?" Lois repeated. "For what?"
"We're going on tour, Lois," Peter answered.
Chris came downstairs with an empty suitcase.
"Here you go, Dad," he said, handing his father the suitcase. "I emptied this out so it'd be easier to carry."
"Oh, you're right," Peter agreed. "It is easier. Good thinking, son. All right, see you guys in two months."
"Peter, you can't go away for two months now," Lois dismissed. "You'll miss Thanksgiving. I'm sorry, but you're gonna have to choose between music and family."
"If I choose family, does it have to be this family?"
Peter asked.
"Yes, Peter," Lois answered, "this family. So make your choice."
"Very well," Peter said, handing Lois an envelope. "This scavenger hunt will provide you with my answer."
The following week, Lois finds a penny taped under the park bench and shows it to her three kids.
"Here it is- a penny from 1858!" she said, showing them the penny. "We're getting closer to our answer."
Chris slapped his mother in the face. "Wake up, Mom!" he said. "He chose the music."
A couple days later, Brian was using his laptop on the living room couch and was surprised to learn something about Peter and Quagmire's tour.
"Oh, my God," Brian said.
Stewie and New Brian came into the living room.
"What is it, Brian?" asked New Brian.
"I have just found out," Brian began to answer, "that one of the stops in Peter and Glenn's tour is Los Angeles. My cousin, Jasper, lives there with his Filipino spouse, Ricardo."
"You have a cousin in L.A.?" New Brian asked, excited.
"Yes," Stewie answered. "Jasper's a really nice guy. You should get to meet him."
"Yeah," New Brian agreed. "Maybe I should."
"You know," Brian began, "maybe I could fly over there and visit. Would you like to come along?"
"Will I ever!" New Brian answered.
"But, Brian," Stewie began, "try not to reveal your robothood to anyone else, since you, New Brian and I are the only ones who know about this."
"Don't worry, Stewie," Brian assured. "I won't. Let me leave a note for the family to read, first."