The Orb of Time

Part I - Recruit

by LDEJRuff

Chapter 4 - Memories Awakened

"Well," Vinny began, rubbing the back of his neck with his right paw, "it's kinda hard to explain who it is. He's what the Japanese call a Shinigami, but here in the states, we know him as the grim reaper."

"You mean 'Death'?" Brian asked. "Why would he know all of this stuff?"

"Because," Death began to answer as he appeared right by Vinny, "I know everything, like God does. I can reawaken your universal counterparts inside all of you, except for Stewie because he's already has his awakened by the time he woke up this morning."

"My god," Brian said, startled. "Stewie was right. I thought he was just having a vision of the future."

"I knew I wasn't wrong," Stewie said victoriously. "But Vinny, does Leo know you're out?"

"Of course he does," Vinny answered. "He also knows about what happened in that alternate universe you talked to Brian about: his dying of a halved nutsack, my being with the Griffins after Brian bought me for Christmas, all our adventures together, everything."

"Oh," Stewie said. "Well, did Death already awaken you?"

"Yeah," Vinny answered. "No matter what universe we're in, you, Brian and I will always be friends, no matter what."

"Oh, Vinny," Brian said, shedding tears of joy. "That's the most wonderful thing I've ever heard."

With that, Brian gave Vinny a heartwarming hug. Death tapped his scythe on the ground, and, in a flash of light, Brian and Scott's eyes opened wide. Their counterparts have awakened inside of them.

"I remember," Scott said. "I remember the Griffins adopting me after Brian left, Brian and Vinny treating me like I was their brother, meeting Jasper and New Brian; I remember everything!"

"Me, too!" Brian said. "Oh, what you said reminds me. Hey, Death, can you bring Jasper and Ricardo here? I want you to awaken Jasper's counterpart, too."

"Very well," Death agreed. "I'll bring them here before you can say Brain-damaged horse."

With that, Death tapped his scythe again and disappeared from the yard.

"Come on, boys," Stewie requested. "We're going to my place so I can prepare something."

"Prepare something?" Scott repeated. "For what?"

Brian's Prius returned to the Griffin house, and Brian had brought both Vinny and Scott with him. The two dogs had informed their owners that they were going to spend some time with Brian for a while.

Peter and Lois wondered what was going on as they saw Vinny and Scott inside the living room.

"Brian, what's going on here?" Lois asked.

"Oh, these are my friends, Vinny and Scott," Brian answered. "Their owners said that it was okay if they could spend some time with me and Stewie for a while."

"Stewie?" Peter repeated. "What's Stewie got to do with anything? He's just a baby."

Stewie had just walked downstairs from his bedroom with a ray gun.

"Huh," Lois said, looking at the gun in Stewie's hand. "Stewie must have gotten a new toy to play with."

"Oh, yeah," Brian said. "He's going to pretend he's a space protector."

"And we're gonna pretend we're the evil alien minions," Vinny added, giggling nervously.

"Yeah," Scott, ditto.

"We'll be back in a while," Brian said as he, Stewie, Vinny and Scott rushed to the door.

"Stewie," Scott began, "what's with the ray gun?"

"I'll tell you when we get to the pet cemetery," Stewie answered.

"Pet cemetery?" Vinny repeated with fear on his face.