Author's note: This is supposed to be a bit funny story, but it's really more like stupid, lol. Fallow the adventures of the Gilmores on their quest...will they find what they're looking for???
It was a cold night. The streets were filled with the merciless howling of the wind. Darkness had brought shadows that stalked every single being on the Earth as the streetlamps swayed in the storm.
Luke paced around behind the counter of his diner. It was getting late. He started to twitch more with every minute that passed and brought no answer to the question that had haunted him all day.
Taylor and some of his good friends were enjoying their dinner and payd no attention to anything that was going on around them. They told jokes and laughed and then told jokes about the way they laughed. Suddenly Taylor took a look at his watch and almost jumped up as he realized how late it was.
"Luke, look at the time!" he said and turned to the man behind the counter. "Why didn't you say anything? It's way passed closing time and we didn't even notice."
Luke stopped the pacing. "Because I can't close just yet."
"Why's that?" asked Taylor.
"Taylor, for how long have you and your friends been here?"
Taylor calculated the time in his head. "About two hours."
"Exactly. Now, haven't you noticed anything unusual during the last couple hours?" Luke continued with the questions.
Taylor took a look around to see if there was anything unusual going on, but didn't notice anything. "No, I haven't. Actually I think it has been really quiet over here tonight."
"Exactly!" Luke said, once again.
"Oh!" Finally Taylor understood. "Quiet! Abnormally quiet!"
"That's right. Believe it or not, but Lorelai and Rory Gilmore haven't come to the diner at once durning the whole day, which is something way abnormal and that's why I can't close the diner. I'm gonna sit here for the whole night, if neccesary, but I'm not going to close the place knowing that I din't have a single Gilmore in it."
Taylor needed some time to go through Luke's words. "You're right. You're absolutely right."
Luke nodded. He knew he was right, but what he didn't know, was the reason for the Gilmores' absence.
"I tried to call their house, but no one answered. I even went to see if they were ok, but no one was home," said Luke. "I just can't understand it."
"Well, we need to do something about it," stated Taylor. "Come, let's check their house again."
"No, I'm not going anywhere from this diner. I'm gonna stay here until they come, or I die, which ever comes first. It's just not going to happen while I'm in charge of the diner, that it was closed without the Gilmore's visit."
Luke stayed sure to his oppinion and so Taylor had to go search for the answers by himself.
Taylor met Kirk on the street, walking in the cold night.
"Hey, Taylor," Kirk greeted. "What are you doing?"
"I'm searching," replied Taylor.
Kirk nodded to show the older man he completely knew what he was talking about, but, of course, he had no clue.
"Have you seen Lorelai or Rory today?" Taylor suddenly realized to ask. Maybe Kirk had any information about them.
"No, I haven't. Have you?"
Taylor shook his head. "Neither has Luke. It's obvious that something is going on. Will you help me find out what exactly it is?"
"Oh sure," Kirk agreed. "I'll walk around the streets and ask if anyone has seen them."
"Fine," said Taylor and left Kirk behind. He had reached the Gilmores' house.
No lights were on. The house seemed to be abandoned.
Taylor pulled his hat to his eyes to fight the icy wind and stepped to the front door to ring the bell. He didn't get an answer. He tried again.
Suddenly a voice from the garden next to Gilmores' shouted Taylor's name. "They're not home," the voice continued.
Taylor turned around and saw Babette standing a bit further. "They're not home," she repeated.
"Well, do you know where they are?" Taylor asked.
Babette shook her head. "Not a clue. I was getting worried too. There's no sign of them."
Suddenly the door behind Taylor quietly fell open. The man turned around, but didn't see anyone. He entered the dark house and tried to fight the fear.
Babette fallowed the man inside. They stopped at the living room and turned on the lights. Suddenly Taylor noticed that there was a message waiting on the answering machine. He went to play it.
The message was read by some mysterious man, whose voice neither Taylor or Babette recognised. The voice said: "There is only one clue to this all, so listen carefully.....You have to go back and look beyond."
"That's it?" Taylor asked without understanding what the message meant.
"Look beyond," repeated Babette. "Beyond what?"
"I don't know. Let's get back to Luke's diner."
Ten minutes later, the whole town knew what had happened. Actually, they didn't know what had happened, they just knew the Girlmore girls were missing. A big bunch of the town't people gathered at Luke's. There was Kirk, who had found no answers from the streets, there were Sookie and Jackson, worried like hell, there were Lane, Dean, even Jess, Miss Patty, of course, and many others. All of them were very exited when Taylor, Babette and Morey, who had joined them on their way over, came.
"Any news?" Kirk asked as the three landed behind the counter.
"There was no sign of them," announced Taylor.
"Oh, this is horrible," sighed Lane. "Oh, wait, has anyone checked from Hartford? Maybe they went to Emily and Richard?"
"Me and Jackson checked," answeres Sookie. "They were not there. Emily and Richard are on their way over, they were just as surprised as we."
"What are we going to do?" Dean asked suddenly losing hope.
"Well the message on the Gilmores' answering machine said to look beyone, so, we're going to have to look beyond," said Taylor quietly. Suddenly he realized the truth behind the message.
"Beyond what? What are you talking about, Taylor?" asked Kirk.
"Kirk, would you like a cup of coffee?" he asked happy with his discovery.
"This is not the time for coffee," Kirk whined. "We have more important things to take care of."
"Yes, but still, wouldn't you like a cup of hot coffee?" Taylor continued.
"Well, now that you mentioned it - twice...well, yes, actually I would," Kirk gave in.
"And what's stopping you from ordering one?"
"Well, Luke's not here," answered Kirk.
"Exactly!" exlaimed Taylor. "We had to look beyond the fact that Lorelai and Rory are missing, to see that Luke is missing too!"
"We didn't even notice!" cried Sookie. Things were getting more weird with every minut. "No one else can leave this diner, otherwise this thing will get us all!"
The others agreed with Sookie. They decided to stay in the diner at least until the morning came.
It was a cold night. The streets were filled with the merciless howling of the wind. Darkness had brought shadows that stalked every single being on the Earth as the streetlamps swayed in the storm.
Luke paced around behind the counter of his diner. It was getting late. He started to twitch more with every minute that passed and brought no answer to the question that had haunted him all day.
Taylor and some of his good friends were enjoying their dinner and payd no attention to anything that was going on around them. They told jokes and laughed and then told jokes about the way they laughed. Suddenly Taylor took a look at his watch and almost jumped up as he realized how late it was.
"Luke, look at the time!" he said and turned to the man behind the counter. "Why didn't you say anything? It's way passed closing time and we didn't even notice."
Luke stopped the pacing. "Because I can't close just yet."
"Why's that?" asked Taylor.
"Taylor, for how long have you and your friends been here?"
Taylor calculated the time in his head. "About two hours."
"Exactly. Now, haven't you noticed anything unusual during the last couple hours?" Luke continued with the questions.
Taylor took a look around to see if there was anything unusual going on, but didn't notice anything. "No, I haven't. Actually I think it has been really quiet over here tonight."
"Exactly!" Luke said, once again.
"Oh!" Finally Taylor understood. "Quiet! Abnormally quiet!"
"That's right. Believe it or not, but Lorelai and Rory Gilmore haven't come to the diner at once durning the whole day, which is something way abnormal and that's why I can't close the diner. I'm gonna sit here for the whole night, if neccesary, but I'm not going to close the place knowing that I din't have a single Gilmore in it."
Taylor needed some time to go through Luke's words. "You're right. You're absolutely right."
Luke nodded. He knew he was right, but what he didn't know, was the reason for the Gilmores' absence.
"I tried to call their house, but no one answered. I even went to see if they were ok, but no one was home," said Luke. "I just can't understand it."
"Well, we need to do something about it," stated Taylor. "Come, let's check their house again."
"No, I'm not going anywhere from this diner. I'm gonna stay here until they come, or I die, which ever comes first. It's just not going to happen while I'm in charge of the diner, that it was closed without the Gilmore's visit."
Luke stayed sure to his oppinion and so Taylor had to go search for the answers by himself.
Taylor met Kirk on the street, walking in the cold night.
"Hey, Taylor," Kirk greeted. "What are you doing?"
"I'm searching," replied Taylor.
Kirk nodded to show the older man he completely knew what he was talking about, but, of course, he had no clue.
"Have you seen Lorelai or Rory today?" Taylor suddenly realized to ask. Maybe Kirk had any information about them.
"No, I haven't. Have you?"
Taylor shook his head. "Neither has Luke. It's obvious that something is going on. Will you help me find out what exactly it is?"
"Oh sure," Kirk agreed. "I'll walk around the streets and ask if anyone has seen them."
"Fine," said Taylor and left Kirk behind. He had reached the Gilmores' house.
No lights were on. The house seemed to be abandoned.
Taylor pulled his hat to his eyes to fight the icy wind and stepped to the front door to ring the bell. He didn't get an answer. He tried again.
Suddenly a voice from the garden next to Gilmores' shouted Taylor's name. "They're not home," the voice continued.
Taylor turned around and saw Babette standing a bit further. "They're not home," she repeated.
"Well, do you know where they are?" Taylor asked.
Babette shook her head. "Not a clue. I was getting worried too. There's no sign of them."
Suddenly the door behind Taylor quietly fell open. The man turned around, but didn't see anyone. He entered the dark house and tried to fight the fear.
Babette fallowed the man inside. They stopped at the living room and turned on the lights. Suddenly Taylor noticed that there was a message waiting on the answering machine. He went to play it.
The message was read by some mysterious man, whose voice neither Taylor or Babette recognised. The voice said: "There is only one clue to this all, so listen carefully.....You have to go back and look beyond."
"That's it?" Taylor asked without understanding what the message meant.
"Look beyond," repeated Babette. "Beyond what?"
"I don't know. Let's get back to Luke's diner."
Ten minutes later, the whole town knew what had happened. Actually, they didn't know what had happened, they just knew the Girlmore girls were missing. A big bunch of the town't people gathered at Luke's. There was Kirk, who had found no answers from the streets, there were Sookie and Jackson, worried like hell, there were Lane, Dean, even Jess, Miss Patty, of course, and many others. All of them were very exited when Taylor, Babette and Morey, who had joined them on their way over, came.
"Any news?" Kirk asked as the three landed behind the counter.
"There was no sign of them," announced Taylor.
"Oh, this is horrible," sighed Lane. "Oh, wait, has anyone checked from Hartford? Maybe they went to Emily and Richard?"
"Me and Jackson checked," answeres Sookie. "They were not there. Emily and Richard are on their way over, they were just as surprised as we."
"What are we going to do?" Dean asked suddenly losing hope.
"Well the message on the Gilmores' answering machine said to look beyone, so, we're going to have to look beyond," said Taylor quietly. Suddenly he realized the truth behind the message.
"Beyond what? What are you talking about, Taylor?" asked Kirk.
"Kirk, would you like a cup of coffee?" he asked happy with his discovery.
"This is not the time for coffee," Kirk whined. "We have more important things to take care of."
"Yes, but still, wouldn't you like a cup of hot coffee?" Taylor continued.
"Well, now that you mentioned it - twice...well, yes, actually I would," Kirk gave in.
"And what's stopping you from ordering one?"
"Well, Luke's not here," answered Kirk.
"Exactly!" exlaimed Taylor. "We had to look beyond the fact that Lorelai and Rory are missing, to see that Luke is missing too!"
"We didn't even notice!" cried Sookie. Things were getting more weird with every minut. "No one else can leave this diner, otherwise this thing will get us all!"
The others agreed with Sookie. They decided to stay in the diner at least until the morning came.