Friends Forever

by LDEJRuff

Chapter 4 - Chicken Fight

Later that night, after Stewie had returned Brian to his original body, he called Vinny up to his bedroom.

"You called for me, Stews?" Vinny asked.

"Yes, Vinny," Stewie replied. "There's something that I need to give you. And it's for Brian in a time of desperate need."

While Brian walked downstairs, New Brian, who was in the living room with Jasper and Scott, asked, "So, Brian, what was it like?"

"It was okay," answered Brian. "I had a little pep talk with Glenn, and thinks are hunky-dory."

"Glenn Quagmire?" Scott asked.

"Of course," Brian replied. "Vinny must have shown you the neighborhood while I was away."

"That's very nice, cousin," Jasper said.

"It is, isn't it?" Brian replied. "Hey, NB, can I talk to you in the basement? There's something we need to talk about in private."

"Oh, sure, Brian," New Brian answered, hopping off the couch. "Whatever you say."

As both Brian and New Brian walked out of the living room, Jasper and Scott looked at each other, shrugging.

The following afternoon, while the Griffins were eating lunch, Peter had looked out the window in complete shock.

"Oh, crap," he said. "Not again."

He saw that Ernie the Giant Chicken had glared at him.

Before Peter could glare back, Brian stopped him.

"Wait, Peter," Brian said. He turned to Ernie and continued, "If you want to fight Peter, you're gonna have to go through me!"

"Gladly," Ernie replied.

Brian opened the door and began his fight with Ernie. The dog started punching the chicken first in the stomach.

Ernie fought back, punching Brian in the face. Soon, both combatants fought all their way out of Spooner Street and into an intersection of Quahog. They crashed into a truck. The driver of the truck bailed out. Ernie hurled Brian out through the windshield, then started the engine. Brian started to run. Ernie seemed to run Brian over, but Brian somehow clinged onto the underside and climbed up to the windshield, punching Ernie again. The truck crashed into a building.

The two then fought all their way to an alley, where a bunch of cats were. Brian had grabbed a cat, which clawed Ernie's stomach. Ernie pushed the cat away until it landed inside a dumpster.

"Crazy dog and chicken!" the cat shouted in a Brooklyn accent.

"Screw off!" Ernie shouted back.

Brian started to choke Ernie, but Ernie punched Brian away. Brian landed on the road, where a car almost hit him. Brian got up to continue the fight. Ernie pushed Brian all the way to the sewer. The two punched a gator that bit Ernie in the chest before Brian knocked it unconscious.

The two were out of the sewer water and Brian started to choke Ernie again.

"Why did you do it, Ernie?" Brian shouted. "What was it all for? Why did you steal my stuff and tranquilize me into amnesia? Why did you give those DVDs to Glenn?!"

"You want to know why?" Ernie replied. "Fine, I'll tell you."

"After you were run over by that Benz, I thought at first that nothing would stand in my way. But then that infant friend of yours took you inside the house to save your life, which interfered my victory. In a month's time, I saw that he had turned you into a robot. That was when I saw you neralyze that neighbor rival of yours. And when I saw you revive that Border Collie friend of yours, I thought that getting to your owner was even more tough than I thought. It wasn't until before Christmas that I managed to put myself in a timeproof hypersleep so I would get rid of you. When you left the house, I saw the perfect opportunity to be rid of you. So, I fashioned a poison that would become lethal a week after coming into contact with something that is metal, like your collar tag, for instance. I wanted you to forget all about them, but after you got your collar back, your death clock started ticking. And with you gone, your family will be more heartbroken."

Brian was shocked hearing what Ernie just said.

"You poisoned me?!" Brian shouted.

"That's right, canine," Ernie replied. "And it won't be long now before your time in this world is up."

"You son of a bitch!"

With that, Brian punched Ernie in the face. Ernie recovered, climbing up the ladder. Brian followed him. The two landed punches at each other while climbing. When they reached the surface, a voice called, getting Ernie's attention.

"If you fight one Griffin dog, you fight 'em all!" New Brian said.

"New Brian?" Brian said. "What are you doing here? This is between me and Ernie."

"Jasper, Vinny, Scott and I thought you needed some help," New Brian answered, turning his eyes to his four mentioned friends.

"Thanks, guys," Brian replied. "I could really use the help."

"Five against one?" Ernie shouted. "That's not fair!"

"Hey, it's what NB wanted," Vinny replied, shrugging, before he and the rest of the dogs joined in the fight.

The five dogs and Ernie continued their fight all the way to a cliff. Of the finishing blows, Scott was first to land a punch, followed by Vinny, then New Brian, Jasper, and finally Brian, whose punch knocked Ernie off balance and made him fall into the river.

"Stay away from my family," Brian growled before passing out.

"Brian!" Vinny shouted, rushing to him. "Oh, no. Someone, call the vet!

While the four standing dogs rushed Brian to the vet, Ernie surfaced out of the water, revealing that he had survived the fall, and glaring that he will fight again one day.