As Hershel lightly jogged towards the Layton mobile, he took note of how considerably cooler it had gotten since this morning, when he had gone out to fetch the morning paper. "If I'm rather chilly, and I'm wearing a jacket, then Luke must have been freezing during his run to school!" He thought as he literally jumped into the front seat of the small, red car.

Just as he stuck the key in the ignition, He saw something white out of the corner of his eye. He glanced over, seeing that it was actually an envelope with no address written on the front. He turned the keys, momentarily shutting off the engine, and reached over to grab the letter. He ripped open the top, and gasped as he saw who it had been written by.

"…Remi?" Remi was the professor's old friend: they had known each other for as long as he could remember. However, he hadn't heard from her in some time, as they had both been extremely busy with work, and simply, life. Receiving this letter was a bit of a surprise to Hershel, but nonetheless, he unfolded the letter and began reading.

Dear Hershel,

How have you been? And how about Luke? I trust that he hasn't given you much trouble!

The professor laughed as he thought about Luke not causing trouble, and how uncanny it was that two people ask about Luke's behavior within the past few minutes!

Anyways, I'm writing to you because I wanted to know if it would be okay if I could come up there to visit you and Luke! We haven't seen each other in a while, and I'm sure that Luke has gotten even bigger since I last saw him! I've included the address you can reply to this letter at the bottom. Of course, the dress is in the form of a puzzle!

He laughed: Remi almost always had a good puzzle or two to share with him and
Luke!

PS: Don't tell Luke that I'm coming: I want it to be a surprise!

Yours truly,

Remi Altava

He smiled as he tossed the letter onto the passenger seat, making a mental note to reply as soon as he got home. He started up the Layton mobile, the engine emitting a smooth, well-tuned sound, and backed out of the driveway.

The streets of London were surprisingly busy for a Wednesday: usually, traffic around this time was rather slow. As the little red car made its way towards Luke's school, the Professor couldn't help but notice the dark cloud looming on the horizon, in complete contrast with the light blue sky. The worried him: summer storm season was long gone, and the great city didn't usually get big storms in autumn.

He reached onto the dashboard, turning on the radio, and pressed the forward button a few times until he came across a station that was currently discussing the weather. He listened intently, hoping for them to say something about the upcoming storm.

"…So, Bradley, what do you think about that storm coming up from the north?" 'Well, Karen, considering that the wind isn't very strong, and isn't forecasted to be for a while, I'd say that it won't come around until at least Saturday!' "Really? Well, I guess that you have a point there. Let's just hope that everyone will be prepared by then: I'm guessing that this will be a doozy of a storm!" 'I think you're right about that, Karen! Just look at the size of that cloud!' "Then again, it could just be a gentle giant…kinda like you, Bradley!"

The both of them laughed, their voices sounding slightly odd because of the radio static.

'Well, I guess that's all we have on the storm right about now!' "Let's head back to our playlist, featuring Brandy by Looking Glass!"

The smooth sound of Looking Glass filled the car; a tune that could calm anyone's frazzled nerves. Hershel, however, was not necessarily fond of the type of music, and shut the radio off. "Well, let's just hope that Remi doesn't run into the storm when she comes up to visit us…" He thought anxiously, worrying for her safety.

While the professor was busy stressing over the storm, he didn't notice that the light suddenly turned red.