It was a bright new día at the Tanner house in San Francisco. Everyone was happy and had something to be happy about. Joey was off at the Laugh Machine doing his comedy routine, while Jesse was performing at the Smash Club. And it was Danny’s día off, as Becky was going over siguiente week of Wake Up, San Francisco — the talk mostrar that she and Danny hosted.
The only person who wasn’t happy was eleven-year-old Michelle. She was sitting in the family room on the sofá with her chin in her hands, and she stayed very silent.
The reason she was sad was that she was thinking about her mom. Pam Katsopolis-Tanner had died in a car accident caused por a drunk driver. Michelle had been a baby at the time, so she never got to know what her mother was like personality-wise.
Moreover, at times like these, she missed her. So did her Uncle Jesse. Pam was his big sister, and when he got too wild while growing up, she kept his rebel attitude in check.
There were qualities of Pam in D.J., Stephanie and Michelle. D.J. wanted to be the best in everything. Steph was very excitable (along with having the gift of gab like her dad). Michelle had a smile that could light up a room.
Now, however, Michelle missed her mom más than ever.
“Hey, Michelle,” dicho Danny. He walked into the room with a big smile on his face, which quickly faded when he saw the sadness in her eyes. He walked over and sat siguiente to her.
“You miss Mom, huh?” he asked.
She nodded. “I do indeed, Dad.”
“Well, how about helping me with the cleaning? That might cheer tu up,” Danny suggested, smiling.
“No thanks, Dad. I don’t think it will this time,” Michelle replied before getting off of the sofá and heading upstairs to her room.
Danny sighed. Now that he thought about it, maybe having Michelle help with cleaning wasn’t a good one after all. Then, he had a new idea. He went to the kitchen, picked up the phone and dialed a number.
“Yeah. Hi, this is Danny Tanner. I’d like to speak with Nick Carter, please.”
Upstairs, 21-year-old D.J. (who was inicial from college on a break) and 16-year-old Stephanie were having an argument over a boy that Steph liked — Rodney Watson. He was 17, really handsome, talented and had a talent for playing the guitar.
Just as they were just about to raise their voices a bit, Michelle walked in and said, “Stop it, tu two. Just stop.”
As she walked over to her bed, both D.J. and Steph were taken aback. “Michelle, is something wrong?” D.J. asked.
“I miss Mom,” explained Michelle. “And please don’t try to cheer me up right now, OK? I feel really sad.”
D.J. and Steph looked at each other concerned, their fight completely forgotten. They felt the same way, but only a little. So they left Steph’s and Michelle’s room and went to D.J.’s room to give her time to grieve.
Michelle then cried herself to sleep. But a dream was on its way...
Michelle was in a white room of some kind. She had seen it before, but she couldn’t remember where.
She dicho to herself, “I wish someone could mostrar me the meaning of being lonely.”
As soon as those words left her mouth, she then found herself in a room that looked like a movie theater. “Wow, this place is so big!” she said.
“Hey there, Michelle,” dicho a voice.
She looked around. “Who dicho my name?”
“We did,” dicho a different voice. “Look behind you.”
Michelle looked behind her, and her eyes widened for a bit.
Standing in front of her was none other than the Backstreet Boys themselves — Nick Carter, AJ McLean, Kevin Richardson, Brian Littrell and Howie Dorough. They were wearing white, of course.
“Hi, guys,” she said.
“Hey Michelle,” dicho Nick. “You miss your mom, huh?”
She nodded. “I do indeed.”
Noticing this, AJ said, “Well, we have a video here that might help.”
He picked up a remote control, pointed it at the TV and pressed the Play button.
A video popped up and began...
“This video is dedicated to Denniz Pop, and to all those who have lost a loved one.”
At the beginning, Brian was outside an emergency room, watching as doctors rushed in and tried to rescue a patient, which was portrayed por him as well. AJ was on a coach bus holding a foto of a woman while an apparition appeared, but faded out of sight as soon as he looked; in the hospital, the operation apparently failed, and Brian walked out of the hospital solemnly. Then there was a room where Kevin watched an old film about his father and lamented. Outside, Nick walked in a downpour, and then saved a woman from being hit por the bus AJ was on. In a bar, Howie mourned over his solitude. Ghosts of the woman appeared siguiente to them again, but disappeared as soon as they looked. Finally, the five gathered together and walked out of the city in the dark.
When the video ended and the lights came on, Michelle turned to Nick (who had his arm around her shoulders) and said, “That was beautiful, guys.”
“Glad tu like it, Michelle,” Nick replied.
Michelle then remembered the pregunta that popped into her mind. “But there’s one thing I have to know. Who’s ‛Denniz Pop’?”
“He was our mentor, as well as our friend,” explained Howie. “He made great music, and showed us how to do it.”
“But sadly, on August 30, 1998, he died of cancer. When we got the news, we were devastated,” dicho AJ.
“We still miss him,” dicho Nick. “The destination of the bus that says DENNIZ ST. — that’s our tribute to Denniz.”
“But we’ll always remember him,” dicho Brian, “just like you’ll always remember your mom in almost the same way, but different.”
Michelle smiled. “Thanks, guys.”
Then, there was a bright light, and Michelle looked up. “It’s time for me to go back to the real world, guys. But I’ll never forget you.”
“We’ll never forget you, Michelle. You’ll always be with us; tu are a part of the Backstreet pride,” the Boys dicho simultaneously. They blew her kisses, and then disappeared.
When Michelle woke up, she blinked a little as she asked herself, “Did I really meet the Backstreet Boys?”
She reached up and touched her cheek. To her surprise she felt a little wet patch. She smiled to herself. “Wow. I guess they are right — I’ll never forget my mom.”
“Michelle, dinner!” Danny called.
cena was chicken and potatoes. At the table, Michelle was pretty quiet as she ate. Finally, seeing everyone looking at her, she spoke up, smiling the whole time.
“Hey guys, I had this really cool dream, and in it, I met the Backstreet Boys,” she said. “I told them about how sad I was because of missing Mom, so they cheered me up with their música video to their song ‛Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely’.”
Choruses of “Wow!” and “Cool!” were thrown around por D.J., Becky, Steph and Joey.
“Really?” dicho Danny. “Maybe they could stop por San Francisco, and I can get them on my mostrar sometime.”
“Oh, yeah?” dicho Jesse. “Maybe I could sing my version of the playa Boys’ hit single ‛Forever’ for them.”
“Or maybe we just want to hang out with tu guys,” dicho a voice that was very familiar (to Michelle, that is).
They looked up. It was AJ. With him were Nick, Kevin, Brian and Howie.
“Hey guys,” dicho Michelle; she got up, ran over to them, and gave each of them a hug, which they returned with a smile.
“Hey, Michelle,” dicho the Boys. After Michelle introduced them to the rest of the family, they sat down with them and began eating. Apparently, the band loved the food; they hadn’t eaten in what seemed like hours.
Nick explained that he had gotten a call from Danny about Michelle’s sadness. The band decided to help por going over to the Tanners’ so they could cheer Michelle up.
Then a few hours later, after listening to Jesse sing “Forever” and informing Danny that they would be más than glad to be guests on “Wake Up, San Francisco” some time, the Boys shared a hug with the family, including Michelle, and left.
Michelle knew that they would always be in her heart, just she would always be in theirs. And she knew that they were right about one thing — she would have memories of her mom as well.
