The Orb of Time

Part I - Recruit

by LDEJRuff

Chapter 5 - Two Times Revival

The four friends have arrived at the pet cemetery. Stewie still had his ray gun in his hand. The three dogs had followed him to a tombstone.

"Okay," Stewie began, "if my calculations are correct, this ray gun can revive any molecules and organisms that have already died, even human beings."

"Revive?" Vinny repeated. "You mean like Pushing Daisies and all that stuff?"

"Yes, Vinny," Stewie answered, "Pushing Daisies, except this thing will make the deceased stay alive, even after they have been touched."

"I hope you know what you're doing, Stewie," Brian said. "Otherwise, this plan might backfire on you."

"Relax, Brian," Stewie assured. "I know what I'm doing."

With that, Stewie pulled the trigger on the ray, and from it, yellow rings of light hit the ground, which emitted an orange light that tore it open. The four friends ducked their heads.

When the dust settled and the smoke cleared, they saw a familiar gray border collie wearing a red bandana standing in front of his grave. Stewie arose and was overjoyed at the sight.

"New Brian!" he exclaimed joyously. "You're alive, my friend!"

New Brian opened his eyes to see what was around him.

"What the heck?" he wondered. "Where am I? What's going on here? Stewie? Brian?"

The baby and dog in question gave him a joyous hug.

"What are you guys celebrating?"

"You," Brian said. "You're back from the dead."

"I thought you were jealous of me, Brian," New Brian said.

"I was a little jealous when I left, but I felt pretty bad for leaving," Brian said. "Since then, I've met a new friend and stayed with him and his owner until you died."

"Died?" New Brian repeated. "What are you talking about?"

"I know what he's talking about, buddy," Jasper's voice rang, getting his attention.

New Brian looked at the tank-top-wearing gay dog in confusion.

"Who are you?" New Brian asked.

"Death?" Jasper requested. "Can you awaken New Brian's memory and remind him who I am?"

"Sure thing, Jasper," Death agreed as Ricardo handed him his scythe.

Death then tapped his scythe on the ground, and, in a flash of light, New Brian's eyes opened wide.

"J-Jasper?" New Brian said. "What are we doing in the graveyard?"

"Long story, N.B.," Stewie said, placing a hand on his shoulder. "But right now, we must hurry and get that orb back."

"Wait, Stewie," Brian halted him. "There's one more dog we must bring back from the dead."

"What?" Stewie said, surprised. "One more dog?"

"Yeah," Brian answered. "He was the dog the Griffins had before me. You didn't know him. He was euthanized at the age of fifteen, which is pretty old for dogs. His bowels had problems before he died. And his grave is right there."

With that, Brian pointed at another tombstone, which was marked for a dog named Todd Griffin.

"Well, okay, Brian," Stewie said. "It's a good thing my new revival ray doubles as a de-aging ray. Let me just set the reversal dial to eight years and get him back."

Stewie set the dial and again pulled the trigger on the ray. And with that, the ground shook as it glowed orange. In a flash of light, a golden Labrador retriever with a blue collar and silver tag was standing where a grave used to be. He was about the age of seven years old, forty-nine in dog years, and he opened his eyes. It was a young Todd Griffin, who had just been revived.

"What?" Todd said in a Nathan Lane-type voice. "Where in the world am I? All I can remember is Peter taking me to the vet and having me euthanized and...who are you?"

"Yes! It worked!" Stewie joyously exclaimed. "My ray reversed the aging of this dog by eight years! Oh, by the way, I'm Stewie Griffin."

"Stewie Griffin?" Todd repeated. "As in, a son of Peter Griffin?"

"Yeah," Stewie answered. "Why?"

"Well," Todd began, "even though he did lie to me, I was well aware that my time on Earth was coming to an end, and, well, I can still forgive him for what he's done."

"Really?" Stewie replied.

"Yeah," Todd answered. "And I can see that you have some other canine companions with you, including my successor." He walked up to Brian. "Let me guess. Your name is Brian, right?"

"Yes," Brian answered. "It's good to finally meet you, Todd."

Todd smiled. "It's good to meet you, too."

"So, it appears my adversary has prepared a team of canines against me," Bertram said, looking at an image of Stewie through the orb. "But can he succeed in defeating me, like he did in Renaissance Italy? We'll see, won't we?"

With that, Bertram laughed maniacally.

To Be Continued...