Chapter 15: Brian Talbot.

Crossover Town, Colorado, Testaburger Residence, October 8th, 2012, Lunch Time.

Wendy sat at the table as she listened to her mom talking in the kitchen with the Phone.

"So she isn't at your house?" She asked, and then listened to the response. "Okay, thank you Mrs. Jewels." And she hung up.

The Pig Waddles trotted around the table as Mrs. Testaburger entered the room.

"Well?" Harold asked.

"Nothing." Valorie sighed. "Harold, we need to call the police."

"Whoa! Let's not get hysterical here!" Harold said, rising from his seat in alarm.

"Our niece is out there! In the Mountains on some sort of Monster hunt, AND YOU'RE TELLING ME NOT TO GET HYSTERICAL!?" Valorie exclaimed.

"She's probably-"

Just then, The Doorbell rang, Stopping whatever argument was about to erupt between them.

"I'll get it." Harrold sighed, as he went over to the Door, When he opened it, He found someone startling at the door.

"Good Afternoon, Sir." Courtney said politely. "I hope I'm not… Intruding."

Harold's eyes widened in surprise, his head looking left from right before addressing the girl before him. "How… Can we help you?"

"Oh nothing much." Courtney said, As she peered inside the house, her eyes scanned the room, looking for any signs of Mabel. "Is um… Is your niece home?" She asked.

"N-No, No." Harold said, As Courtney invited herself into the House. "She's uh… She's out."

"Hmm, Out huh?" Courtney asked, She then spotted Waddles off to the side. "Well hello…" She said, walking over and kneeling down to the Pig. "I didn't think of you people as the Country type…"

"What do you want?" Asked Wendy.

Courtney broke her gaze from Waddles and glanced over to the younger girl.

"What?" She asked. "Can't a girl make a House call?"

"But why our House?" Asked Valorie. "Where is your Mother? I would have expected her to be-"

"She's not really of your concern at the moment." Courtney cut in, glancing up at the older woman pensively. "Now kindly tell me where your Niece is, please."

"We… won't see her hurt again." Harold said, working up enough courage, causing Courtney to look over to him and send him a glare.

"Won't you?" She asked, a deep growling coming from her throat.

Harrold grew braver still. "I think it would be best if you leave, Now!" He said.

Courtney snarled as she stalked over to the man. "Do you have any idea who you're talking to?" She asked. "My Father is a man who can do anything, get anything he wants, If he so desires, He could have your entire mortgage on this house and your daily salary if he wanted… and that's just a mercy, So unless you want to stay off the streets, You'll tell me where she is-"

But she was cut off suddenly, before she could finish her threat, By a loud clang from behind her, She turned to see Mrs. Testaburger having slammed a plate on the table, stopping the hostile conversation between her husband and the intruding adolecent.

"You heard my husband perfectly." She said in an even tone of voice. "Please, go… before we call the police."

Courtney glared at the older woman before storming out of the house. She made her way to the ledge of the sidewalk, when her phone rang out and she answered it.

"What?" She asked.

"We tracked her down like you asked, Boss." Said Kelly from the other end. "And you're not gonna believe where she's going."

"What do you mean?"

Meanwhile,

Mabel, Brian and Stewie trekked up the steep slope of the Forest, occasionally slipping down a bit every once in a while.

"How long have we been up here?" Asked Brian. "It could it's late into the night by now."

"Yeah, Maybe a rest wouldn't hurt." Mabel shrugged. "I packed a full set of gummy snacks for the fire."

"What?" Stewie asked. "We can't set up a fire!"

"Well I mean, Not now." Mabel reasoned. "But maybe when it gets Dark."

"But we could end up attracting Hulkbuster Patrols." Stewie protested. "Or whatever else is in this forest…"

"Yeah, We better find a better shelter first." Brian observed, as he pressed his nose to the ground and began sniffing. "There, that small grove." He then pointed to a grove of Pine Tree's.

"You already found it, Just by sniffing the ground?" Asked Stewie incredulously.

"Well yeah, I'm a Dog." brian defended. "Dog's can find things."

Stewie was incredulous. "Wha- That's ridiculous, You can't just… sniff out landmarks like that, That's not how a Dog's sense of smell works!"

"Well how would you know?" Brian asked defensively. "You're not a Dog."

Stewie spluttered. "I-I- Are yous seriously trying to justify your own stupid-"

Mabel listened as they continued to argue and couldn't help but laugh at it, Stewie and Brian stopped their fighting and looked to her in confusion.

"What… What's so funny?" Asked Stewie.

"Ah Ha Ha Ha, Nothing." Mabel chucked as she composed herself. "It's just… You guys are a riot, you know that?"

Both sapient Dog and Baby were dumbfounded by this, they weren't sure what to say, Until they made camp and once there, Brian spoke up.

"You seem… well Forgive Me for pointing this out, but you seem strangely optimistic all of a sudden, Evan after what Courtney's done to you…"

Mabel frowned. "Uh do I?" She asked. "Huh, I guess I do."

"You um, You sure you need to do this?" Stewie asked. "I mean, Wouldn't it be easier to just… tell the cops about this whole "Mean girl Mafia" shit?"

"Kyle already tried that and everyone hates him now." Mabel said. "No thanks to me…"

"So, you're now blaming yourself for Courtney framing Kyle?" Asked Brian.

"Not exactly." Mabel said. "To be honest… I feel like… I don't know…"

She sighed. "I just feel like lifes bean shitting on me, I mean, I lost my home town Two Months ago, I had to be separated from my Brother, even AFTER all the separation drama we worked through, I've heard nothing from him, Or my Grunkles since, And all the stuff with Courtney…"

Stewie and Brian both looked on with sympathy as Mabel started to break down.

"And now…" Mabel sniffed. "That's why I'm going to the Mountains… To find a Monster, so I can have him beat the crap out of a Pre-teen crime boss."

"...Okay." Stewie said after a moment's pause.

But before the conversation could go any further, A loud bang was heard, the three companions quickly turned their heads and saw a Hulkbuster Patrol coming up the Hill.

"Oh Shit!" Exclaimed Mabel.

"Look up there!" Shouted one of the Soldiers.

Immediately dowsing the fire, Mabel, Brian and Stewie quickly made a break for it, sliding down the Hillside as the Soldiers gave chase.

"All Unit's Converge on our point." Said one as he called into his Coms. "We got three Boogies in our sights."

"What the Hell Stewie! I thought you were tracking where they were!" Brian exclaimed.

Stewie pulled out his tracking device, But it wasn't turning on. "Ah, something's jamming the damn thing! It can't detect anything!"

"What?!" Mabel exclaimed. "Why didn't you notice this sooner?"

"I don't know!"

But before they could run any further, they bumped into something and fell to the ground, When they looked up, They saw a man standing over them, An African American Man with Grey Eyes, Dressed in a pair of brown rough skin pants, held up by a brown belt, A brown leather jacket being his only article of clothing to his Upper Regions, along with a chained dog tag around his neck.

"Well, Well, Well." He sneered as the rest of the Hulk Busters surrounded them. "What we got here?"

Later.

The three companions were all chained to a row of trees as Brian Talbot and his Men stood before them.

"Now then." The Young Talbot brother said, stroking his chin. "I wonder what to do with you three now? Either I report this to General Ross, or keep you here as Hulk-Bait."

"Um, Would neither option be available, perchance?" Asked Stewie.

Talbot considered for a moment. "Hmm, Nah, Might be better to just kill you brats now." He cackled. "Boys?"

He stepped aside as his men stepped forward, unholstered their blasters and took aim, However, One of the Troopers broke formation.

"Sir, Are you serious?!" He asked. "They're just kids! We don't even know what they're doing up here!"

Talbot almost reprimanded the Soldier for insubordination, But his last words stopped him. "Uh, Huh, You're right… What do you think you're doing up here anyway? Town Folks aren't supposed to be up here, General Ross orders."

It was Brian Griffin that spoke first, or at least tried to. "We uh… We were just… camping out here, looking for ghosts?"

"Ghosts?" Talbot asked. "What Ghosts?"

"The uh… The Great Hell Badger!" Stewie declared. "Legend says he ruled these Mountains long ago, When he fell, His spirit never stopped and now, Whenever the Nighttime come's, He rises and reeks unspeakable terror on those who trespass on his domain.

As Stewie told his desperate story, A huge Shadow stomped up above them, looking down on the scene with a ragged aggressive breath.

"Well then." Brian Talbot sniggered. "I guess, We'll just have to add some more Ghosts." He nodded to the Troopers and they took aim once more.

Brian, Stewie and Mabel all cringed at this.

"Ready!"

"Aim!"

"RAAAAAGGGHHHH!"

Everything seemed to happen at once, All eyes turned to the source of that roar and saw a giant shape come barreling down the Mountain and landing in a great cloud of dust, blinding everyone around them, A fury of unidentifiable voices could be heard, along with several loud smashes, Mabel was struggling against her restraint, Until she felt something cut her loose, she couldn't see who it was, and she couldn't see Brian and Stewie, she wandered back a few paces, than she tripped backwards on something and then everything went dark.

To Be Continued.

Hello everyone, Sorry for not posting in a while, It's just… so much is happening lately. Where do I even start?

2024 has been quite a year so far, with Chapter 3 of Poppy Playtime, the New Live Action Avatar Series, Rooster Teeth shutting down, The creator of Dragon Ball Z passing, and not to mention the Retirement of MatPat, I made a whole (Cringy) Music Video in his Honor, Come check it out on my YouTube Channel: watch?v=zzDplj23neI

In other news, My work on this story still continues, Along with that of Go God Go (Retelling.) I'm also planning on writing new Chapters for some other stories, Either Rebellion Unleashed, Carrie White, or… I don't know, I just want to make more Progress on my stuff, As always, Be sure to Read, Review and Fave my stories. :)

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