Dog Soldiers of the Suburbs

by LDEJRuff

Chapter 6 - Heroes Approach

Downtown, many civilians' lives were at stake as the Britannian forces had captured them. It was by order of Emperor Charles zi Britannia, 99th Emperor of the Britannian throne. Euphy couldn't bare to see her father's dirty work being carried upon, since she and her siblings were peaceful.

"I'm sorry that your speech didn't work well enough, Euphy," Clovis said, laying a hand on her shoulder. "I'm sure we can work something else out."

"Thank you, Clovis," Euphy replied, giving her brother a hug. "I hope so, too."

"Come, Euphy," Cornelia said. "It's safer at the hotel."

With that, Schneizel, Cornelia, Clovis and Euphy were about to walk away from the battlefield when a familiar voice spoke.

"Stop!"

This got Euphy's attention.

"I know that voice," she said as she turned around.

She was relieved at first, but saw three small, masked figures, whose silhouettes looked similar. All three of their masks had long rounded nose-like features with different visors. One of the figures had a masked helmet with two bumps on top, left and right, and a black visor with the Greek symbol "phi". One of the figures had a masked helmet with two long bumps on each side, and a red visor with the Greek symbol "beta". The last figure had two bumps similar to the phi-visored figure's, but his was about thick. Also on the visor were jagged rounded edges on each side, and a green bolt-shaped visor that almost looked like the letter "N". Apart from the costumes and the masks, the figures also had capes that matched the colors of their visors.

"It's okay, your highness," the figure with the phi visor said. "Let me, Phi, and my two associates, Beta and Neo, end this so we can protect these individuals."

With that, Beta, Neo and Phi ran to the battlefield and gave the forces who captured the Quahogian Downtowners what for. Little did they know that another masked figure, who was about the size of an adult human, whose costume was mostly black with gold accents, and whose black mask had a rounded violet visor with spikes on the back, was watching. This figure also had a black cape with a violet underside.

Schneizel, Cornelia, Clovis and Euphy were surprised.

"I can't tell whether they're on our side or father's," Euphy whispered. "Maybe they can help the Quahogians find refuge."

Schneizel thought seriously after hearing her little sister.

"There's something about those three masked vigilantes."

Later that night, at the Griffin house, the family members were all in the living room watching the news.

"Just when it seems that all hope for Quahog was lost," anchorwoman Joyce Kinney reported, "A trio of small masked figures have stepped into battle and have rescued a group of citizens downtown from a band of Britannian forces. These three figures, when asked, have introduced themselves as Beta, Neo, and Phi, upon the shapes of their visors."

"Hmmm," Lois wondered. "Something seems familiar about these three figures."

"Oh, I wouldn't worry about it, Lois," Brian replied. "I say that these three must have arrived to save Quahog from Britannia."

"I agree," Vinny added. "I say it's a lot safer with them around."

"At least Stewie can keep our secret," both dogs thought, smiling.

At his apartment, Lelouch was also watching the news report. His younger wheelchair-bound sister, Nunnally, could only hear the report, since she was blinded from the traumatizing event that shot their mother, or, so she thought. Her eyes remained closed since the event.

"It's nice to know that Quahog has some protectors, big brother," Nunnally said.

"Yeah," Lelouch agreed, crossing his arms. He then thought, "Maybe I can ask them to be a part of my group, the Black Knights. Something seems familiar about them, though." Then he called to the other side of the apartment, "Hey, New Brian, have you prepared the popcorn yet?"

"All done, Lulu," New Brian said, coming into the couch. "And let me just say that it's an honor for your brother, Clovis, to give me to you guys."

"Glad to hear it, New Brian," Lelouch replied. "While I prepare a surprise for you, I have a question to ask you: Have you just heard about the three masked figures that saved the citizens of the downtown district today?"

"Yeah," New Brian answered. "I say it's a good thing that they're on our side."

Author's note: I'm gonna do like Vinny and go "Oh!" I bet you weren't expecting this twist about New Brian being Lelouch and Nunnally's dog in the fanfic. There's more to come, so be patient.