A/N Hello my fellow Gilmore Girls lovers! How is everyone? Thank you to all the people who have reviewed!

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Disclaimer- If I owned it, Lorelai wouldn't have gone to the Ch- word (I can't say his name) in Partings. I hate him too much. I don't own it.

On with the chapter!

Chapter 12

"Good, we can get out of here of now." Luke said.

Lorelai's smile grew. "Yay, we can get out of here and get on with our lives!" Lorelai said enthusiastically.

Before the group could argue any further, they heard a loud sound from a while away. It was coming from above them a couple hundred feet away.

"What is that?" Rory asked and everybody squinted their eyes, looking for it up in the sky.

"It's a helicopter!" Logan said loudly.

"Looks like we can finally get out of here." Luke said.

They were now heading home. They had survived the Survival Test.

On the way back to the United States, the whole helicopter was quiet, which was very unusual for Lorelai and Rory. Every one was taking in all that had happened. They had been on a nice, romantic cruise, when suddenly it tipped completely over. They had to overcome many obstacles, both emotionally and psychically. But they had survived. They had been the only 4 people, out of one thousand people. They had had a one and two hundred and fifteenth chance of being the people who survived and they were the ones. No one could believe it.

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather

the judgment that something else is more

important than fear."

Ambrose Redmoon

Kurt Russell was the first to speak from where he was driving/ steering the helicopter. "Are you guys always this quiet?" He asked, smirking.

"Only when I'm sleeping, but even then I'm not that quiet." Lorelai said.

"I can vouch for that." Luke teased her and then smirked at her.

"Then why are you all so quiet?" He asked.

"I think we are just letting everything that has happened soak in." Rory said.

"It's a lot to think about." Logan added.

"I understand. What all did you folks have to go through?" Kurt asked.

Everyone started to explain at once. You could not hear anything.

"How about one person tells me the story?" Kurt asked and chuckled.

"I want to!" Lorelai and Rory said at the same time.

"Fine, I will be a good mommy. Rory, you can tell it." Lorelai said, sad.

"No, I want to be a good daughter. Mom, you tell it." Rory said, also sad.

"No, you tell it." Lorelai said.

"No, you tell it." Rory replied.

"No, you." Lorelai said.

"You."

"You."

"You."

"You." They shot back and forth.

"Mom, just tell it already!" Rory said and rolled her eyes.

"Okay, I'll tell it." Lorelai said.

"You planned that!" Rory said, appalled.

"Who me?" Lorelai asked, pretending to be oblivious.

"Yes you!" Rory said.

"All right, I admit it. I planned it!" Lorelai said.

"Evil." Rory mumbled and crossed her arms over her chest.

Kurt, the other guys in orange suits, and Luke and Logan watched them banter and laughed at them.

"Now, I see that they talk." Kurt said to Luke and Logan.

"Trust me, we've seen them at their best." Luke said.

Lorelai started the story and told him everything from when they decided to go up to seeing the helicopter. She looked like she was having a fun time telling it. She started getting in to it. She was really proud of what they had done and accomplished.

Whoever survives a test,

Whatever it may be, must tell the story

That is his duty.

Elie Wiesal

After Lorelai was finished she took a deep breath. "Wow that took a lot of my strength. I'll definitely need coffee when we get home." She said and looked at Luke, her coffee provider.

Luke sighed. "You'd think after a few days of not having coffee, she would get used to it." He said.

"No, I am just deprived." She said and gave him a 'duh' expression.

"I should have guessed." Luke said sarcastically.

"You've known me for almost ten years, Luke. So, yes you should have known." Lorelai said and turned her head in front of her.

"You deprived too, Ace?" Logan asked Rory.

"I am so so deprived!" Rory said dramatically.

Logan gave her a sympathetic look. "I will make you coffee when we get home, I promise." He said.

Rory smiled. "Thank you." She said with a nod of her head.

They traveled for about 15 hours. Lorelai ad Rory were getting very antsy by the time they were almost home, about an hour away.

"I don't think I can sit any longer!" Lorelai said.

"We'll be home soon. Try going to sleep." Luke suggested.

Lorelai huffed. "I will try, but I don't think I'll be able to." Lorelai said.

Within minutes she and Rory were sound asleep.

Meanwhile, Luke did some thinking. They had been through many struggles when they were out here, stranded and trying to fight for their lives. But it had made them stronger people for it.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths.
When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Luke wanted to give something to Lorelai and Rory. They had been through so much on this trip, they deserved something. At first he thought about giving them a vacation, but he thought they would not want to go on a vacation for a while after what happened on this one. He would just have to think of something.

If you stop struggling, then you stop life.

Huey Newton

Lorelai had pretended to fall asleep, but really she was just thinking. Luke had done so much for them down there in that ship. He had risked his life for them more than once and Lorelai thought he definitely deserved something special. Maybe I should by something that's dirty for me to wear for him? No, that's not good. Well, it's good, but not good enough. Hmm… what could I get him? I have to think of something. I wish I could ask Rory, but she's too far away and I think she is actually sleeping, unlike me. Gee, I am really hungry. What sounds good? A… uh oh no, it can't be. Can it?

Lorelai "woke" up a few minutes later, still worried. She was really hungry especially for something that she did not normally eat.

"Is there anything to eat in here? I'm starving! We haven't eaten for 2 days." Lorelai said.

"Lorelai, we're going to be in Hartford in 20 minutes. You can wait till then." Luke said.

"No I can't!" Lorelai whined.

"Lorelai, you can't eat because the smell of food would wake up Rory and she needs to sleep." Logan said.

Most of the important things in the world
have been accomplished by people
who have kept on trying
when there seemed to be no hope at all.

Dale Carnegie

Lorelai considered what Logan had said for a few minutes then she sighed. "I guess I can wait 20 more minutes." Lorelai said and hugged her stomach still thinking about the thing she craved.

After a few minutes Lorelai had really fallen asleep. She realized she was exhausted and needed to rest.

I don't believe I've ever met a person who hasn't been
challenged or wounded by something.
Difficulties present choices
We can either waste away from our wounds
or use them to grow our souls.

Joan Borysenko

Luke continued to think about what he wanted to get Lorelai. He really wanted to get her something special, but what? That's when it hit it. The perfect present. He had just finished it, so it would be a perfect time to show it to her. Luke, satisfied, with what he had chosen, soon joined the others and fell asleep for the last 15 minutes of the flight.

Lorelai, Luke, Rory, and Logan were jolted awake by the sound of the helicopter landing. They had arrived on a special runway for helicopters in the Hartford Airport (Is there a Hartford Airport?) Lorelai wasn't quite awake, so Rory deemed it Luke's job to wake her up.

"I have had to wake her up for 18 years, you wake her up." Rory said.

"I have woken her up many times though." Luke said.

"So, I've woken her up more. Now, wake her up." Rory said.

"More and more like your mother every day." Luke mumbled.

"And proud of it." Rory said and lifted her head in the air.

"Fine, I'll wake her up." Luke gave in to Rory. He always gave in to the Gilmores.

Luke shook Lorelai a little. "Lorelai, wake up." Luke coaxed.

"No, go away." Lorelai mumbled.

"Lorelai" Luke said again.

"No!" Lorelai said and tried to hit him, but failed.

"Lorelai, the sooner you get off the helicopter, the sooner you get coffee." Luke bribed.

Lorelai's eyes shot open and she sat up and looked around. "I want coffee!" She said.

"Then get off the helicopter." Rory said.

"I'm going!" Lorelai said and rushed off the helicopter with Luke, Logan, and Rory right behind her.

Once they were off, they took in what they saw. It was great to be back in the United States and safe. They all couldn't wait to get home. They walked to the front of the airport and called a taxi.

"Stars Hollow please." Logan said as they got in. They drove for about half an hour and the taxi pulled up to Lorelai's house. They stepped out of the taxi and saw the whole town waiting for them in front of Lorelai's house.

A/N Okay, so I lied. This isn't the last chapter. There's going to be 1 or 2 more at least. Sorry. Anyways, who else watched the Emmy people select nominees for the Emmys on Thursday? Lauren didn't get nominated! I was so mad. People were calling the new rule that they Emmy people made "The Lauren Graham Rule" and she didn't get nominated. If you guys want to write to the Emmy people to complain the address is I'm not sure if the site will let the address show up or not yet though. I wrote a letter. Anyways, I'll end my rant now. Please review peeps! Tell me what you liked, what you did not like, your suggestions, everything my Gilmore Girls lovers! Review!