Christmas at Vinny's Mansion
A Family Guy Christmas Fanfiction
Christmas Eve
24th December 2022
It was a chilly afternoon in Quahog, the Griffin family came to visit Vinny at his mansion.
The family was watching a crime drama programme on TV called 'The German Shepherd Detective'. On TV, The German Shepherd came over to the policeman and barked. "What is it, Derek?" asked the policeman."What is it boy? You found something?" Derek the German Shepherd nods. "Where was it?" Derek leads the policeman to the room.
Then, Derek sniffs the wall until he finds something suspicious, then he finds the lamp, pulls the switch with his teeth, then the secret wall opens which leads downstairs. Derek barks.
"Good job, Derek." said the policeman. "This could be the way downstairs." The policeman and the scientist followed Derek downstairs to the secret room.
In the secret room, Derek sniffs around the place, then he finds packages of cannabis, then he barks.
"Sounds like Derek's found a room, Miguel." said the policeman.
"I have a good feeling this could be a surplus of drugs." said Miguel the scientist. "Maybe Derek must be a drug buster, Bongo."
"I have a good feeling too, Miguel." said Bongo. "Though cannabis is a weed. Weed is like… drugs! Of course! This must be some kind of drug storage!"
Suddenly, a man with a cannabis T-Shirt and denim jeans comes downstairs with his phone in his ear. "Listen, I'll get the stuff at the back as soon as possible…" said the man. Then, Bongo catches the man, making him drop his phone. "What's going on?"
"You're under arrest for possessing and supplying cannabis." said Bongo, arresting the man.
"Those kinds of drugs are illegal in this state and county." said Miguel.
"How did you know?" asked the man.
"All because of Derek." said Bongo. "For without him, cannabis would've come for Christmas."
Derek winks at the viewers.
"Whoa, this is some weird episode." said Chris. "I wonder what that German Shepherd was doing."
"Makes me wonder what the dog doin'." said Stewie.
Just then, the butler leads the New Griffin family over to the family lounge. "Your family's over there, Mr. Griffin sir." said the butler.
"Really, then where's Vinny?" asked Brian.
"Master Vincent's having a nice warm bath, sir." said the butler. "He should be getting out soon. I shall leave you and your family to the Griffins and him, sir." The butler leaves on his way, then Brian and his family enter the lounge.
"Oh hey, Brian." said Peter. "How did everything go in Dogtown?"
"It was great, Peter." said Brian. "It was like a world run by dogs."
"And it was peaceful," said Ellie. "And now our home, sweet home, especially when we lived closer to my Mom and Dad."
"Well, that's good to hear." said Lois. "How did you folks get here?"
"Oh, we travelled by plane from Dogtown Regional & International Airport," he said. "Then we landed at Quahog Airport."
"It was a two hour flight," said Ellie. "And we had to calm Martin down over his fear of heights."
(Flashback to the plane in the air about 1 hours ago)
Martin looks over through the plane window to see above clouds. "Oh my, we're so high up." said Martin, beginning to worry. "And I'm getting so nervous." he then ducks on his seat and covers his ears.
"Martin, you haven't acted so nervous since the takeoff." Brian said. "What makes you nervous now?"
"Don't you see the clouds above the Earth, Dad?" Martin said with his body shaking. "I forgot to mention that I'm afraid of heights."
"You're a big pup, there's nothing to be afraid of." his Dad said.
"Easy for you to say." Martin said. "And yet, this fear is getting to me."
"It's probably the window seat." Their mother said. "Do you want to switch seats with me, and I'll look out the window?"
"Yes, Mom." he said. With that, Martin switches seats with Ellie, so she can try and calm Martin down.
"There, there, Martin." she said, stroking her son's fur. "No need to be upset. There's a good boy. We'll get through this together. We'll be in Quahog in just an hour or so. Now how about we give you a relaxant your doctor has prescribed you with a drink of water, that should calm you down. Is that okay?"
"Yes, Mom," he said. "I guess that should probably work."
"Alright, I've got some in my handbag." she said, fumbling in her handbag.
After Ellie managed to find a box of relaxants in her handbag, she gave Martin one pill and a bottle of water. Martin swallowed a relaxant pill and took a sip of water. The relaxant has made Martin calm down a bit. Seems to be working just fine. "Thanks, Mom." said Martin.
"You're welcome, son." their mother said. "Now just relax and enjoy the rest of our flight."
"Mom, Dad, I need to go to the bathroom." said Brian Jr., holding onto himself.
Brian sighs and says, "I'll take you, son." With that, Brian takes Brian Jr. on their way to the toilet.
(End of Flashback)
"After our flight, we landed at Quahog Airport, then we had to call an Uber, which turned out to be Joe, to take us over to Vinny's, which is right here." Brian said, finishing the story of how they got here.
"Sounds like you guys made it okay." Lois said.
"It wasn't easy, Lois." Ellie said. "These relaxants must've worked for Martin over his fear of heights. It calmed him down."
"I thought children aren't allowed to take drugs!" said Stewie. "That's why there's a label that says 'keep out of reach of children'."
"Those are pharmaceutical drugs, Stewie." Brian said. "That's why doctors prescribe them."
"Says the liberal dog who married the show dog and had this many children, like in the beginning of 101 Dalmatians." said Stewie.
"Oh, that's real fancy." Ellie said.
"Guys, no need for dramas here," Chris said, breaking up the fight. "It's Christmas, for God's sake."
"Yeah, Christmas is about family." Brian Jr. said, breaking up the fight as well. "And family is what brings us together."
"Chris and Brian Jr. are right, guys." Meg said. "There's no need to fight."
"I agree with Meg, you guys." Lois said. "And of course, Santa knows whether you're naughty or nice."
"Exactly." Peter said. "Santa's making a list and checking it twice. Now what do we have to say?"
"We're sorry." Stewie, Brian and Ellie said.
"Now that's better." Peter said. "Now hug, and make up." they do so. "Good boys, and good girl. Now anyways, you guys came here for Christmas. Vinny should be here soon from his bath, expect good behaviours out of you guys. It's been a couple of years since his engagement, especially when the time COVID broke out from China." Peter came to the puppies. "And I know you guys have been behaving well." Peter picks up Brian Jr. and gives his head a noggin. "Who's a good boy? Who's a good boy? Yes you are. Yes you are."
"Okay, Peter!" Brian Jr., laughing and trying to escape from Peter. "Knock it off! I'm telling Dad!" "Okay, sorry." Peter said, putting Brian Jr. down. Brian Jr. came back to the puppies.
Then, Vinny came into the family lounge along with his butler. "Your guests have arrived, Master Vincent." said the butler.
"Yeah, that must be my big brother and his family." Vinny said. "I can't wait to spend Christmas with them."
"I'm sure you can spend time with them, Master Vincent." the butler said. "Especially Christmas time."
"Vinny!" Brian said, coming to hug him. "Brian, my big brother!" Vinny said. They both pat each other's backs. "Good to see you again."
"Good to see you again too." Brian said.
"Sounds like you two missed each other after a couple of years." Ellie said.
"Ah, sì, signora Ellie." Vinny said. "We've always been brothers since… Well, Stewie saved him from that dangerous Mercedes-Benz."
"Who the hell drives a Mercedes-Benz like that?" asked Stewie.
"No one knows." answered Ellie. "It all remained a mystery."
"Anyway, are we really looking forward to spending Christmas together?" Brian asked.
"Oh ho ho, we sure are, Brian." Vinny replied. "I'd love to look forward to spending Christmas with you, your wife, and your fi… wait what?" Vinny looks at the puppies. "9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, Fifteen puppies?" Vinny looks at Brian. "Brian, you didn't tell me you and Ellie had 15 puppies."
"Uh, ha ha." Brian stammered, rubbing his nape nervously.
"Well, six more puppies to our nine." she said. "That makes two litters."
"O-o-of course." Vinny said, nearly out of breath. "Two… Two litters. Oh! Oh! Oh!"
"Would you like a glass of water, Master Vincent?" The butler asked, offering Vinny a glass of water.
"Thank you, Dunston." Vinny said, taking a glass, drinking it and sighing a breath. "Oh. Oh. Oh. Much better. Anyway, two litters? Brian, you are one lucky virile mammajammer. Bet your kids don't want to know what that means."
"They don't know and they don't want to know." Brian said.
"Anyway, I'm looking forward to spending Christmas with you and your family." Vinny said.
"Hi Uncle Vinny, long time no see!" Brian Jr. said excitedly and with his tail wagging.
"Hey, Brian Jr.! So good to see you too!" Vinny said. "And my! You must be looking to be a big pup right about now."
"I'm only one, so I've got another year to grow up, same with my brothers and sisters my age." Brian Jr. said. "And besides, my voice hasn't changed yet."
"And you've got yet another year towards your adulthood." Vinny said. "And yet, you could hit puberty any time now."
"What the heck is puberty?" Martin asked curiously.
"You'll find out when you're older, son." Brian said.
"So, Vinny, when do you think you'll have the time to get married?" Peter asked.
"Ah, it'll be no rush, Peter." Vinny said. "Me and Celine got time to plan it all out."
"Sounds like you and Seabreeze have finally worked it all out, haven't you?" Lois asked.
"Sì, signora Lois." Vinny replied. "Everything went swimmingly like a dream come true."
"Well I'm glad to hear your good news, Vinny." Peter said. "As long as you're happy, I'm happy, my family's happy, Brian and his family are happy, your fiancée's happy, and even your Ma's happy, that's the main thing."
"Oh, and speaking of Ma, she should be here in a minute or so." Vinny said. "She gets a bit excited about guests coming over."
"Buongiorno!" Vinny's mother Rosemary said, coming into the family lounge.
"Who the heck is that?" Frank asked.
"That's Rosemary." Brian said. "Your uncle's mom."
"So does that mean Rosemary's our grandmother?" Brian Jr. asked.
"Umm… seems likely so." Ellie said. "I just don't see how you might be related to her, but you can call her Nana."
"Nana sounds good, Mom." Brian Jr. said. The puppies wag their tails.
"Vinny, I didn't know your guests were coming over." Rosemary said.
"I invited them, Ma." Vinny said. "Couldn't bother to spend Christmas alone."
"Well, luckily, you didn't have to." she said. "Ooh, and also, I've heard that you've got engaged. Congratulazioni!"
"Ah, it was a few years ago on Thanksgiving, Ma." he said."I can't believe our wedding got delayed, due to COVID and everything."
"I can't believe it either." she said.
"Delays, delays. Besides, your papa and I are so proud of you two."
"Even my old owner, Leo?" he said, wagging his tail.
"Si, mio figlio." she said. "Even Leo."
"Hello Rosemary, I'm Brian Griffin." Brian said. "And this is my wife Ellie, and our fifteen puppies." Brian says the names of their puppies to Rosemary.
"Certainly pleased to meet you and your family, Signor Brian Griffin." she said, shaking Brian's paw with her hand.
"And it's nice to meet you as well, Rosemary." Ellie said. "We're sorry to hear about your husband's passing."
"Oh, it's okay, Signora Ellie." Rosemary said. "Lots of hard times to get through, especially becoming a poor widow. Anyways, are you folks coming to stay for Christmas?"
"We sure are, Nana Rosemary!" Brian Jr. said excitedly with his tail wagging.
"Bellissimo!" she said excitedly. "While our butler Dunston and your Uncle Vinny show you to your guest rooms, I'll make some gingerbread cookies. Ciao!" At that moment, Rosemary walks to the kitchen.
"Yes, and uh.. ciao to you too, Rosemary." Brian said.
"So you doggies are staying for Christmas?" Peter asked.
"Yes, Peter." Brian said. "Vinny's invited us to his Christmas dinner tomorrow."
"So we came to stay here at Vinny's." Ellie said. "Are you sure you don't want to stop by here?"
"Well…" Peter said.
"Actually, we can't stay for long." Lois said. "We have Christmas at home. So we're gonna go."
"Not to worry, Lois." Vinny said. "You folks can head home. I think it's a dog Christmas thing."
"I'm not sure what that means, but thanks for letting us in on such a short notice." Peter said, walking on his way home with the family. "And congratulations again on your engagement!"
"Grazie." Vinny said. "And Buon Natale!"
o - o - o - o - o
With the Griffins on their way home, Dunston the butler, Vinny, and The New Griffins are walking along the corridor.
"You folks are gonna enjoy staying here at my humble abode." Vinny said.
"I bet it is, V." Brian said. "Me and Ellie were thinking of going to Canada for our Christmas break along with our kids, but I might have a fear that we could be snowed in."
"Brian, they have snow plowing trucks in Canada." Ellie said. "That means the roads there can be cleared."
"I know that, hon." he said. "Just saying that we don't want to drive on icy roads. That could result in a crash. Maybe we could consider going there in January."
"If you say we could." she said.
"Now now, you two." Vinny said. "This is Christmas Eve, try to enjoy it."
"Yeah, I agree with Uncle Vinny, Mom and Dad." Brian Jr. said. "We should make the most of our Christmas as a family."
"Yeah, so there's no need for you to squabble." Mitzi said.
"We're not squabbling." his dad said. "We're just organising our next vacation."
"For our winter break, we'll be thinking of going to Canada in January." she said. "Perhaps we would like to see the Northern Lights, while the night sky's all clear. Does that sound good?"
"I think that sounds good, Mom." Brian-John said. "Those lights are gonna be cool." Coco said.
"Cool!" the puppies said.
When they arrive at the door, Vinny introduces the family. "Now here's where you folks will be staying for the night." Vinny said, then he opened the door. Inside is the bedroom with a standard double sided bed, with a walk-in closet, a sofa facing a flatscreen TV mounted onto a wall, a minibar, a bedside table, and a door adjacent to the bathroom. "This is the Guest Bedroom."
He lets the family explore the Guest Bedroom.
"It's not much, but it's close to home." Brian said.
"I think it's alright for the both of us." Ellie said. "Sorry pups, looks like you'll be sleeping on the sofa."
"That's okay, Mom." Brian Jr. said. "Us 15 can fit on this sofa."
"Sure we can, BJ." Brian-John said. "But we can't sleep on the sofa without a blanket."
"Don't worry about that, John." Vinny said. "I'm sure Dunston will provide you pups with one. And besides, it's almost time for dinner. Let's go to the dining room."
o - o - o - o - o
At the dining room, Vinny and the New Griffin family are at the table, eating spaghetti and meatballs. "Hey V, how did you know that this was our first date spaghetti?" Brian asked.
"Well, I figured that you both liked Italian food, so Ma cooked it for us." Vinny said. "Ah, I see." Brian said.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Dunston comes to Vinny and says, "There's someone at the front door, Master Vincent."
"Who's that?" Vinny asked Dunston. "Is that the mafia? Is that the mailman? Is that some selectman who wants his money back who obviously blew it?"
"None of those, sir." Dunston said. "From what the security man saw through the cameras, it was Carter Pewterschmidt dropping off Seabreeze."
"Oh, it's her!" Vinny said excitedly, wagging his tail. "It's Celine, she's the one I'm engaged to! Let her in, my good man!"
"Will do, sir." Dunston said, then he walked towards the front door.
"So, Seabreeze is Celine?" Brian said.
"Yeah, that's her." Vinny said. "I told you folks about her three Thanksgivings ago, including this Thanksgiving."
"It took you this long to ask her to marry you, and she said yes." Ellie said. "Now it's been a few years, and you're still not married."
"Now, now, don't cause anymore dramas." Brian said to her. "Give Vinny time to make some arrangements with her. You'll know when the time comes."
"I'm not making any dramas, hon." she assured him "I was just concerned about how long your brother and his fiancée got engaged."
Then, Dunston led Seabreeze in the dining room. "Your fiancé's here, Miss Seabreeze." Dunston said.
"Thank you." Seabreeze said. "It's been long since Vincent has asked me to marry him."
"And you accepted his proposal, madam." he said. "I'm sure your wedding with Master Vincent will go smoothly."
"I'm sure it will, Dunston." she said. "I'm sure it will." She then walks to Vinny.
"Celine!" Vinny said excitedly.
"Vincent!" she said excitedly. They both hug and nuzzle their noses. "Merry Christmas, Vincent."
"Buon Natale, Celine," he said. "That's how I say 'Merry Christmas' in Italian."
"You do have impressive Italian." she said.
"Please, some of my family members speak Italian, even my ancestors." he said. "And of course I'm talking about the Pizza, the Linguini, the Leaning Tower of Pisa Italian, not about the 'Hey!' Italian."
"I do know what you mean." she said.
"So V, congratulations again on your engagement." Brian said.
"Thanks again, B." Vinny said. "I couldn't bear any other love than my sweet Celine. She'll be her Karen to my Henry."
"Aaww." Brian and Ellie awed.
"I've no idea what Uncle Vinny's talking about." Frank said.
"I think he's been watching GoodFellas with her." Genie said.
"What the heck's GoodFellas?" Brian Jr. said.
"GoodFellas is rated R." Brian said. "It shows brutal violence, character cruelty, many profanities, mild coitus and a bit of nuddy."
"What does 'nuddy' mean, Dad?" Martin asked curiously.
"Nuddy means naked." their dad said. "Like us dogs, but we have fur and a collar. Anyone know where it's from?"
"It's British, Father." Eli said. "In the 1950's, it became a humorous alteration of nude."
"Very true, Eli." their dad said. "But we don't want any of you pups watching that film underaged. That's why it's rated R."
"Which is why you have to be at least 17 years of age, or 2 dog years of age to see that film." Ellie said.
"No promises on that one, Mom and Dad." Brian Jr. said. "We're not ready for R rated movies. The only ones we're aiming, are G, PG, and mostly appropriate PG-13 movies."
"And as long as you do that son, your innocence is safe." their dad said.
"So anyway, when do you two plan on getting married?" Ellie asked.
"In a few moments time, but it's no rush." Vinny answered. "Perhaps we would like to invite you and your family to our wedding."
"Thanks, we appreciate your invitation, V." Brian said.
"And we'd be honoured to come to your wedding." She said.
"Thank you." Seabreeze said. "It's been so long since we've been engaged."
"And I've been counting Thanksgivings, since we got engaged." Vinny said.
"Mom, Dad, can Mitzi and I be flower girls?" Sally asked.
"If that's okay with Uncle Vinny, Sally." Ellie said.
"Of course they can." Vinny said. "What's a wedding without petals of flowers on the walkway?"
"The one with allergies to flowers and pollen?" Brian said. His wife glares at him. "What? Some weddings had allergies to flowers and pollen."
"Hay fever, Brian." His wife said. "Allergies to flowers and pollen are called hay fever. Luckily it's winter, Summer is worse. It could happen to our children. Runny noses, constant sneezing, eyes watering, and itching urges. These are symptoms of hay fever."
"Don't worry, dear." Brian assured her. "We'll order the hay fever tablets, by the time Summer comes around."
"I'm sure we will, hon." she said.
"They're ready!" Rosemary called from the kitchen.
"Oh boy, cookies!" Brian Jr. said excitedly.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa." Brian said, stopping Brian Jr.. "What do you think you're doing?"
"We smell cookies, Dad." Mitzi said.
"And not just cookies, Gingerbread cookies." Jenny said.
"Gingerbread cookies?" their dad said.
"Yeah, the ones Nana made." Frank said, then he smells the gingerbread aroma. "And they smell delicious!"
"You can each have a cookie." their mother said.
"And leave a couple of them for Santa." their father said.
"I thought you said Santa wasn't real, Dad." Martin said.
"Oh, well, he is real." his dad said, then he whispers to Martin's ear. "I just said that to fool Stewie and took him to a carnival that looked like Santa's Village." Then he winks.
"Don't touch them though, they're hot." their mother said. "Just leave them for a few minutes to cool down.
As soon as Ellie said that, Rosemary came into the dining room with a plateful of Gingerbread cookies, and laid them on the table. "I know you kids like cookies, so I made you a fresh batch of them." Rosemary said.
"Thanks, Nana." the puppies said.
"You're welcome, cuccioli." Rosemary said. "It's like Mama used to make for your Uncle Vinny."
"It was a good recipe, Ma." Vinny said.
"I know it is, Vincent." she said. "And oh, I didn't know you brought your girlfriend over."
"Ma, this is my fiancée, Celine." he said. "Celine, this is my Mama, Rosemary."
"It is nice to meet you here, Celine." she said.
"It's nice to meet you too, Rosemary." Seabreeze said. "And I'll bet you'll be looking forward to being my mother-in-law."
"And I'm looking forward to you being my daughter-in-law." Rosemary said. "How long have you two been engaged?"
"We've been engaged for three Thanksgivings, Ma." he said. "Ever since Thanksgiving 2019."
"So that's three years now." she said. "Well, we still have time to organise your wedding ceremony. Do you still have your tux?"
"Si, it's dry-clean." he said.
"That's good news." she said. "And I'm sure we'll provide you a veil, Celine."
"Oh, well, thank you." Seabreeze said with her blushing cheeks.
Brian raises his glass, and then announces. "I propose a toast to Vinny and Celine, for their engagement, and soon their wedding. To Vinny and Celine, we wish the both of you the very best of luck in your future."
"To Vinny and Celine!" All except Vinny and Seabreeze said raising their glasses.
"Thanks, folks." Vinny said. "We'll be looking forward to this very day. You know, I have something to tell you why."
Vinny then tells his story of how long he's been engaged and why. "I know how long me and Celine have been engaged, since Thanksgiving 2019. We were originally going to get married in June 2020, but then our wedding got delayed, since COVID kicked in around the world from Wuhan, China. Millions of people died from that disease, cases rose up, Olympics got delayed by a year, attractions closed down, restaurants closed down as well, even non essential stores closed as well, even Joe Biden became president. Just as we thought 2021 got better, but it just got worse. More people died from that disease again, more cases rose, Biden withdrew his troops from Afghanistan, No audience were allowed to come to the Tokyo Olympics, there was a Hurricane Ida coming to Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, protestors protesting and rioting over George Floyd's death in Minneapolis, Britney Spears was released from conservatorship, and a 20th anniversary of 9/11. Now we've been through 2022, especially when the time Russia invaded Ukraine, they deserved to get banned from the Olympics and World Cups along with Belarus, then Will Smith smacked Chris Rock in the face at the Oscars, now we've been through deaths of people, especially my voice actor Tony Sirico, including Gilbert Gottfried, Olivia Newton-John, Irene Cara, even the Queen of England who ruled for 70 years and counting. Our engagement has been so long, since the events of the past that happened long ago, but I say, the wedding must go on, as we plan to."
"So that's how long you've been engaged." Ellie said.
"Sorry for the loss of your voice actor." Brian said.
"It's okay, B." Vinny said. "Couldn't be any worse."
After dinner, while Vinny, his fiancée Seabreeze, Brian and his family are watching a Christmas movie, Rosemary brought a tray of cups of hot cocoa. "I brought some hot cocoa for you and your guests." Rosemary said.
"Thanks, Ma." Vinny said.
"Wait a minute, doesn't hot cocoa have chocolate in it?" Brian asked.
"Don't worry, Brian." she said. "I've put in carob instead. So carobs are good for dogs."
"See, there's a bright side for us dogs." Ellie said.
"That's why they have some carobs made from their trees and sold in Dogtown," he said. "So instead of hot chocolate, we'd have hot carob."
"Well it does make sense for us dogs." she said. "That's why it…"
"Sshh!" Brian Jr. shushed. "Mom, Dad, our favourite part's coming up."
The family saw the part when the burglar got hit in the head with a frying pan by a teenager on TV. "Merry Christmas, ya bum!" the teenager shouted.
The puppies laughed.
"Oh! I did not see that coming!" Vinny reacted.
"That burglar had it coming." Seabreeze said.
"But I don't see how a teenager manages to knock that burglar's brains out."
"And… do you suppose that's funny?" Brian asked.
"Yes it is, Dad." Mitzi said.
"This made us laugh our butts off!" Frank said laughing.
"Okay, you can stop laughing now." their dad said. They all do so followed by a sigh.
"So, what's this movie called?" Vinny asked.
"Home Alone 7: Christmas at College." Sally said.
"It's about a College student, who's left home alone on campus at the University of Illinois." Dean said. "What I wanna find out is how that burglar snuck into his campus in the first place."
"I reckon this burglar must've got in from the sewers, while the security guard ordered his latte to go from Starbucks." Genie said.
"I guess that can fit in." Seabreeze said.
"So, Ellie…" Brian said.
"Hmm?" Ellie responded.
"I've been thinking… Maybe next Summer, we could visit Quahog, since I've been missing my friends and family a lot." Brian suggested.
"I think that could be a good idea, Brian." she said. "Because, not only we can visit your family and friends, but we could also visit the harbour too."
"Sounds good." he said. "Perhaps we can find ourselves a summer house there, while we think about dropping our kids off to Summer Camp."
"That would be good too, honey." she said. "Imagine a week or two without the pups in Quahog."
"I imagine too, babe." he said, then they both kissed.
"Whoa, get a room, you two." Dean said.
"Go back to watching that movie, son." his dad said. "After that, it's almost time for bed."
After the movie, Rosemary placed a plate of Gingerbread cookies on the table, Vinny placed a glass of milk on the table, and Frank placed a note the puppies wrote for Santa on the table.
"Well, it looks like this table's set for Santa." Brian Jr. said.
"Pretty good." Ellie said. "Now you pups get ready for bed. It's Christmas tomorrow."
"E, I can handle this." Vinny said. "Dunston, please lead the puppies to the Guest Bedroom."
"Will do, Master Vincent." Dunston said. "Come along children, follow me." As soon as the puppies say goodnight to their parents, their uncle, their aunt, and their nana, Dunston leads the puppies to the Guest Bedroom.
"Ooh, that reminds me, I have to get myself ready for bed too." Rosemary said. "Don't stay up too long, Vincent!"
"Non è un problema, ma." Vinny said. "Me and Celine will be getting some shuteye at the same time as my big brother and his wife will."
"I'm sure you guys will." she said. "Buona Notte!" with that, Rosemary walks her way to her room.
"Buona Notte, ma!" he said.
"So, you two have finally worked it out together." Brian said. "I'm proud of you, little brother. And I'm sure Leo is proud of you too."
"It wasn't easy, Brian." Vinny said. "Sometimes you have to go with your instincts."
"Anyway, now that your wedding is coming up so soon, where do you think it'll take place?" Ellie asked.
"At Barrington Country Club," he said. "I'm sure they'll do weddings there."
"Oh yeah, I remember that place." Brian said. "Me and Peter used to play golf there, along with Glenn."
"Hang on, since when did you used to play golf, honey?" she asked her husband.
"Since Peter blew off his anniversary with Lois," he answered. "You see, Peter had to trick his wife and kids into a scavenger hunt, to play golf. Although blowing off anniversaries is a bad idea."
"Well, that is the whole point." she said. "Anniversaries is the one day of the year that couples do together."
"Very true, my dear." he said. "Very true."
o - o - o - o - o
Later in the middle of the night, while Brian, Ellie, Vinny and Seabreeze are asleep in their beds (well, Seabreeze laid asleep on top with her husband to be) and the puppies on the sofa asleep with a blanket on them, they heard a bump that woke a few of them up.
"What the heck was that?" Frank asked silently.
"Is that Santa?" Brian Jr. asked silently.
"It's not Santa Claus, you sausage!" Harry said silently. "You pushed me off the couch!"
"No I didn't!" Brian Jr. said silently.
"Well somebody did!" Harry said silently.
"The only reason is because you were laying too close to me, Harry." Mitzi said silently.
"I was not!" he said. "You was too!" she said.
"Was not!" he said.
"Was too!" she said.
"Was not!" he said.
"Was too!" she said.
"Hush up! Both of you!" Brian-John said silently. "Santa knows when you are awake, and we don't want Mom and Dad to be disturbed!" The puppies hear their parents asleep.
"Dammit, Limbaugh." Brian said in his sleep. "Leave my family alone, you… you fascist." Then he snores.
"We gotta keep quiet. The least our parents can be are heavy sleepers." Brian-John said.
"So can our uncle, and Dean." Frank said. They heard another bump.
"I told you to stop pushing me, Mitzi!" Harry said.
"It's not me, you clumsy clot!" Mitzi said.
"Guys, I've heard something." Brian Jr. said. "It came from the family lounge."
"Oh sure, what makes you think this bump came from the family lounge?" she asked.
"I can hear him from several rooms," he said.
"Come on, let's look around." Brian Jr. leaps off the sofa.
"Oh boy, here we go." Brian-John said.
Few of the puppies crept out of the Guest Bedroom and into the corridor.
"Peter, quit showing up naked in front of me." Brian said in his sleep, then he snores again.
Brian Jr., Mitzi, Harry, Frank and Brian-John slowly walked on all fours along the corridor passing the paintings and busts along the way towards the family lounge. Brian Jr. shushes his siblings. They crept past Vinny's Bedroom hearing him snore and hearing him mutter 'money, money, money, money, money.'
Then, they stopped at the door to the family lounge. They slowly crack open the door to pop their heads in. They see Santa putting down the presents underneath the Christmas Tree, filling stockings with dog biscuits, drinking a glass of milk, and eating a gingerbread cookie.
"Is that Santa?" Frank asked.
"Yes, that's him." Brian Jr. said.
"What are we doing?" Harry asked. "Sneaking to the family lounge to see Santa?"
"Isn't that naughty?" Mitzi asked.
"Mitzi, we'll be fine." Brian Jr. said. "We'll have one peek at Santa, then we'll go straight back to bed."
"Could you not stand on me for one minute?" Frank said with his legs shaking, causing to lose balance. "You guys are gonna be so heavy. Shoot!" Frank slipped and accidentally made Brian Jr., Mitzi, Brian-John and Harry fall and topple on top of Frank.
"You could've told us to get off." Harry said. "Now Santa's gonna find out we're here."
Just then, Santa Claus saw the fallen puppies. "Hello, fellow puppies." Santa said. "You five should be in bed asleep."
"Yeah, I know." Brian Jr. said. "We're sorry."
"Oh, that's alright, Brian Jr." Santa said. "Happens all the time."
"Yeah, it happens." Harry said. "If it's alright with you, may we ask you something?"
"Sure, kiddo." Santa said. "What's on your mind?"
"Well… It's about our Uncle Vinny." Brian Jr. said. "Well, he's getting married."
"Married, you say?" Santa said. "Well, who's a lucky lady for him?"
"Her name is Seabreeze. But Uncle Vinny calls her Celine." Mitzi said.
"It's been so long since she and Uncle Vinny got engaged." Frank said.
"And we want to know, will the wedding happen?" Brian Jr. asked.
"Ho ho ho, kids." Santa said. "Of course the wedding will happen. Your Uncle Vinny and how he calls her 'Celine' have been getting along well. Soon they'll be a happy couple."
"I'm sure they will, Santa." Brian Jr. said.
"Well, that's all for this year. Now run along back to bed, kids." Santa said.
"Okay, Santa." Brian Jr. said. "And thank you. I hope that answers our question."
"See you next year, Santa." Frank said. And with that, the puppies left the family lounge and are on their way back to the Guest Bedroom.
o - o - o - o - o
The Next day came…
Christmas Day
The New Griffin parents are still asleep in bed, until their puppies jump up and bounce on their bed. "Mom! Dad! Wake up! It's Christmas!" The puppies shouted in their excitement. Brian stirred.
"Do you kids have any idea what time it is for you to wake us up?" Brian asked.
"It's morning, Dad." Sally said.
"That's when we want you to wake up." Ellie stirred, laid on her back, and moved her sleeping mask to her forehead.
"Is that why you got up this early?" their mother asked. "It sure is why, Mom." Genie answered. "Today's the best day of the year for our family!"
"Ah, so I see." their father said, yawning, then he got out of bed. "Alright, let's get our presents from the tree."
The puppies cheered.
"But first, I have to hit the hydrant." he said, walking his way to the bathroom.
"Now pups, I know you're excited for the big day, we'll have to wait for Uncle Vinny to get up and let us know that…" their mother said, but was interrupted by Vinny opening the door saying, "It's Christmastime!"
"And I was gonna say that." she said beaten to it.
"Good morning, Uncle Vinny!" The puppies said excitedly.
"Good morning, cuccioli!" Vinny said. "Are you folks excited for our festivity?"
"You bet we are, Uncle Vinny!" Brian Jr. said. "We can't wait to find out what Santa left under the tree!" the rest of the puppies cheered.
"Bravissimo!" Vinny said. "As soon as everyone's up and ready, we have presents to unwrap!"
"And to think it's rather pleasant to show up at this time of day." Ellie said, putting on her purple collar.
"Well, sorry to wake you, signora." he said. "We have a big day for us."
"I know, I'm looking forward to it too." she said, getting out of bed and stretching her limbs. "We should probably get some breakfast first. Can't start the day without it."
"Sure thing, E." he said. "Dunston and Ma are making it in the kitchen."
"That's good to hear." she said. "We should probably be ready soon."
They hear the toilet flush, as Brian walks out of the bathroom. "Man, I really gotta cut back on the martinis." Brian said in his relief.
"Ah, good morning, Brian." Vinny said.
"Mornin', Vinny." Brian said, wearing his red collar he found on the bedside table. "What'd I miss?"
"Are you kiddin'?" his brother asked. "Today's Christmas."
"Yeah, I know," he said. "My pups have been letting me know."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Vinny said. "It's like every kid's favourite holiday."
"Shouldn't Celine be with you?" Ellie asked. "Ah, she's just getting up, and probably busy with her morning stretches," he said. "Just like she stretches her legs before her races."
"Ah, I see." Brian said.
"Come on, Dad, we gotta get to unwrapping our presents!" Harry said impatiently.
Brian sighs. "Alright," he said. "Let's go." The puppies cheered.
"Come on, kids." their mother said. "Let's go get Aunt Celine, have breakfast, and unwrap the presents." The puppies follow their parents and their uncle.
o - o - o - o - o
After breakfast, in the family lounge, while the puppies tear the wrapping open of their presents with their paws and with Brian drinking coffee to start the day, Vinny has a gift to give to Seabreeze.
"For you, my dear Celine." Vinny said. "Our first Christmas together as a couple." He gives her a present.
"An engaged couple you mean." Seabreeze corrected him. "Though we could get married any time soon." She then opens her present. "Oh, it's a heart shaped tag. Why.. thank you. I wonder what it says."
"I had it engraved." He said. "It said, 'My Sweet Celine, I'm sending my love to you. Love, Vinny'. And on the other side have my phone number on it."
"Oh Vincent, that's so sweet." she said. "Thank you. I'll try to remember to call you, in case I get lost or in trouble."
"You're welcome, my sweet Celine." he said. They turn to Brian and Ellie. "So, what did you two get for Christmas?"
"Well, Ellie gave me a rich bottle of Reyka Vodka from Iceland." Brian said.
"And Brian gave me a bottle of tennis ball scented Chanel fragrance." Ellie said. She sprays a bit and smells it. "Love the smell of tennis balls."
"Tennis balls?" Seabreeze said curiously.
"Yeah, tennis balls." Brian said. "Fresh, not wet and soggy."
"That scent is good. That. Is. Good." Vinny said.
Then, Seabreeze gave Vinny a present with her maw.
"For me, Celine?" he said to her.
"For you, Vincent." Seabreeze said. "I had Carter wrap this, and I'm sure you'll like it."
"Thanks, babe." he said, then he unwrapped the present. "Wow, a t-shirt." he said, unfurling the t-shirt.
"What does it say?" Ellie said.
"Well, let us see." Brian said. Vinny shows them the t-shirt.
"It reads, 'Guess what? Millionaires don't need wives, but this one truly loves her.' and it has a photo of us." Vinny said.
"Wow, you two are so cute together." Ellie said.
"And it looked like you two were at the beach." Brian said.
"It was the best photo we had ever taken." Seabreeze said.
"Well, I thought it was gonna be on our Christmas card." Vinny said. "This will do too."
"Me too." Seabreeze said. "Well, don't be shy. Put it on."
"Like Lois said to me, Don we now our gay apparel." Brian said. "Not that it's gay."
Vinny puts the t-shirt on. "This feels great." Vinny said.
"Glad you liked it." Ellie said.
"Glad it wasn't rude though." Brian said.
"Yeah, what's with all this mooning, and urinating on some other thing?" Vinny asked.
"People thought it was hilarious." Ellie said. "They think it's comedy material."
"I'll say." Brian said.
Suddenly, they hear a radio controlled car whizzing past the sofa. "Whoa, careful with that toy car of yours, Junior!" Brian said. "You'll crash into something!"
"Sorry, Dad!" Brian Jr. said, playing with his RC Car using his toy car remote. "This car is awesome!"
"Try and go steady with it, Junior." Ellie said. "Can't afford to break your uncle's busts and vases, can you?"
"Don't worry, Mom." he said. "I know what I'm doing!" He then slows it down, by releasing the trigger a little. He also steers his toy car to go around the vase near the fireplace. "Now to being her home!" he said, controlling his car. The car comes right back to the puppies and stops at him.
"Nice one, Junior!" Frank said. "And not a single antique broken!"
"Thanks, Frank." Brian Jr. said. "That was such a lucky break."
"That was awesome, Junior!" Brian-John said. "Can I have a turn next?"
"Don't know if Dad's okay with it, John." Brian Jr. said.
"Only if you can teach John how to use it." Brian said.
"And absolutely no breaking possessions in any house or mansion." Ellie said. "Is that a deal?"
"Deal." Brian Jr. said.
Rosemary brought a tray with glasses of warm milk and cookies. "I brought you kids refreshments!" Rosemary said.
"Thanks, Nana." Martin said. They get one of each from the tray, take a bite from the cookie, and drink a sip of warm milk.
Dunston comes into the family room. "Master Vincent." Dunston said. "I've received a phone call from Reginald Barrington."
"Well, what did he say, Dunston?" Vinny asked. "Well, he said that the wedding will happen."
"See, there's a plus side to that." Brian Jr. said.
"I concur." Eli said.
"But, I've also received some good news, and bad news." Dunston said.
"Let's hear it, Dunston." Vinny said.
"Well… first the good news Master Vincent, your wedding will take place at the gazebo outside. Carter and Barbara Pewterschmidt are invited."
"Hear that, Celine?" Vinny said excitedly. "Carter and Babs are gonna be at our wedding!"
"I know!" Seabreeze said excitedly. "And Carter's gonna walk me to the gazebo to you! I wish my father was alive to see this moment!"
"And the bad news?" Asked Brian.
"Do you recall when Peter Griffin got kicked out of the country club, Mr. Griffin?" Dunston said.
"Yeah… I remember that about ten years ago." Brian said. "What happened next?"
"Well, the bad news is, Reginald said that Peter isn't allowed to set foot in that place again, so therefore, Peter and the rest of his family will unfortunately not be invited to the wedding." Dunston said.
Brian Jr. spat out some milk. "What?!" Brian Jr. reacted.
"You gotta be kidding me!" Frank reacted, wiping milk off his fur.
"How did Peter get kicked out?!" Martin asked.
"It's a long story." Their father said to his puppies.
"I'm sure that Reginald didn't mean us, Dunston." Ellie said.
"Well, Mrs. Ellie Griffin." Dunston said. "Since your husband didn't partake in one of Peter's schemes to get Carter back into the country club, Reginald says that you and your family can come too."
"Is that the good news?" Coco asked.
"It sure is." His father said. The puppies wagged their tails.
"Now Master Vincent, Reginald wants to know what date you would like to get married." Dunston said to Vinny.
"March 15th, 2023." Vinny stated.
"I'll get right on it, sir." Dunston said, then he returned to the telephone.
"So you plan to get married in March 2023?" Ellie asked.
"Yeah, can't have our wedding while it snows at the country club." Vinny said.
"Very much true, dear Uncle." Eli said. "In the winter months, most of the Northern places get colder up North. Whilst living in the US, the average temperature is at 8 degrees Celsius."
"Which is exactly 46 degrees Fahrenheit." Frank said.
"Precisely." Eli said.
"You learn something new every day, son." Brian said.
"Hey, even Eli knows best about weather conditions." Vinny said.
"The smartest of the litter, brother." Brian said.
"Hey guys, look!" Brian-John said looking out the window.
"What is it, John?" Brian Jr. asked.
"It stopped snowing!" Brian-John said. "And the lawn's all covered in snow!"
"Snow?" Tammy said. "Yeah, snow!" Brian-John said.
"We can play outside in the snow!" Brian Jr. said. The puppies cheered, then they raced towards the door that leads outside.
"Wear your coats and hats, this time, pups!" Ellie called. "And don't forget, when it gets too chilly, come back inside! We don't want to end up getting hypothermia like last time!"
"They'll be gone for an hour at least." Brian said.
"Anyway, with our plans at hand, we would like to make 2023 a better year." Vinny said.
"Let's hope no amount of chaos will ever happen." Brian said. "Let's make 2023 a better year. For all Quahog, for all Dogtown, for everyone."
"To a better year!" they all said, raising their beverages.
And then, Dunston came back into the lounge from the telephone, telling Vinny about his wedding plans with Seabreeze. "I've stated the date of your wedding to Reginald, Master Vincent." Dunston said. "For March 15th, 2023. Reginald said that he's open for it, and giving your wedding a go ahead."
"Did you hear that, Vincent?" Seabreeze said excitedly. "Our wedding is finally happening! After 3 years of waiting to get married!"
"I know, sweetie bell!" Vinny said excitedly. "We're finally gonna get married, and live happily ever after as a couple!"
"Wow, Vinny, that's exciting news." Brian said. "Looks like you and Celine will have a wedding after all that has happened since COVID."
"Well, may the best of luck be with you both." Ellie said.
"Thanks, E." Vinny said. "Me and Celine will have a bright future." And they will.
With the puppies playing in the snow, and Vinny and Celine's wedding coming to a green light in March 2023, Christmas could not be more merry.
The End
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Sorry it's been so long, been a year writing this story. Have a pleasant Christmas!
DISCLAIMER: Characters from Family Guy (except OCs) belong to Seth MacFarlane, Fuzzy Door, and 20th Television Animation