Disclaimer: I do not own Back to the Future.

April 13, 2007
5:30 PM PDT
Real World Universe

"Will you be all right, honey?" asked Anne Rundgren - as she hugged her daughter, Julia. "Now, please make sure Martii doesn't stay out any later than ten - and make sure you remind Vincent he's supposed to wax your dad's car, or else he sure could forget about asking us to give him any more loans. We'll be back late on Sunday."

"If you have any problems, Julia" added Anne's husband, Tony, "you have the phone number of your Uncle Brent. Martii is not to have girls in the house. He is only twelve, and he's really too young to be dating. His homework is to be finished - before he can play any video games. I guess that will be all. You be sure to have a nice weekend."

"Thank you so much, Mom and Dad," Julia replied, as she smiled at her parents. She really was looking forward to this evening. She had plans to have a movie marathon night with her close friends, as they'd watch the entire Back to the Future trilogy. It was her absolute favourite movie trilogy, and she also greatly loved Michael J Fox.

Julia smiled fondly, as she thought of the few times she met Michael J Fox. It was one of the neat perks of living in Manhattan, New York. He sure was a real friendly man to meet, and he had a lot of charisma. It was a great shame he had Parkinson's disease.

Julia watched, as her parents headed out to the car. She wasn't all too worried about Vincent, as he was planning at spending the weekend at a friend' house - but she just couldn't help but worry about Martii, who tended to be in the way a lot of the time.

The telephone rang. She quickly checked the caller ID - and she saw it was from her best friend, Kris Sawyer. "Hi, Kris," Julia replied, as she picked up the receiver. "Our parents have just left the house. So are you on your way over here? We sure have plenty of chip and mint ice cream - and we could make some popcorn tonight, too."

"That sounds awesome!" gushed Kris. "If we're not real tired after watching the Back to the Future trilogy, we might also watch High School USA. The movie features both Michael J Fox and Crispin Glover. We could order from Pizza Hut tonight, as well."

"I really do love the breadsticks," Julia commented, as her mouth was watering. "We could order two large pan pizzas with double cheese, too. I'd just love to watch High School USA. Any movie that has Michael J Fox in it is awesome! He's a great fellow!"

"Yeah, it's a shame about the Parkinson's disease," Kris replied, sighing. "He is making a great difference in people's lives, though. It's a real shame that ignorant blowhards like Rush Limbaugh feel this need to be so disrespectful to him. I'm not against people who oppose embryonic stem cell research, but they don't have to be rude about it!"

"I agree," Julia replied. "In fact, my own mother is opposed to it - but she doesn't feel this need to fault Michael for supporting a cause that she strongly disagrees with. We need to agree to disagee on issues like this, or else we make our side look hateful."

"I agree with you, Julia," Kris replied. "It's not about being liberal or conservative. It's about being tolerant or intolerant of people who hold views we disagree with. It quite mature how Michael is really handling the whole issue. Emily, Simona, and Maria are in the car with me right now - so we should be by your house in about five minutes."

"Tommy is already here," Julia explained, "and he's spending time with Vincent. I will look very forward to spending the evening with all of you. In fact, I'll call Pizza Hut - after I hang up with you. See you in a few minutes, Kris." Julia hung up the phone.

Julia was whistling to herself, as she reached for the phone book. She wanted to see High School USA for a rather long time, and she was sure happy that Kris was able to get her hands on the video. She had a good feeling that this evening would be fun.

"Hey, Julia," called out Julia's friend, Tommy Paige - just as he stepped into the living room with Vincent. "I sure would like to watch the Back to the Future trilogy with you tonight, but Vincent invited me to go to the bowling alley with him and his friends."

"All right, then, Tommy," Julia replied, as she tried her best to keep the resentment out of her voice. "I hope you and Vincent have fun. Maybe you can join us another time." Julia quite couldn't help but feel resentful, as she and Tommy had been close friends for almost four years. Why was he suddenly close buddies with Vincent?

"I could maybe hang out with you folks tomorrow," Tommy suggested, just as he and Vincent headed outside. While Julia knew she couldn't exactly tell Tommy and Vincent not to be friends, she couldn't help but feel that her close friend had betrayed her.

She began to fantasize about what it'd be like to date Marty McFly. He figured Marty was a nice gentleman. For some reason, she sure didn't think she'd be as happy with Alex P Keaton - as he did sometimes come off as seeming rather sexist. She also had no real interest in politics, as she found the subject to be pretty boring and divisive.

As she glanced out the kitchen window, she saw Kris pulling up into the driveway. She felt very excited, as she could hardly wait to start watching that movie. This sure was an event that she'd like to do more often. She wished that Tommy could join them.

"We're here, Julia," called out Simona Garfunkel, as she and the others stepped into the house. "Have you called up Pizza Hut, yet? Is anyone else here besides you? I'd sure like to watch the movie with as little interruptions as possible, if at all possible."

"Vincent and Tommy left not very long ago," explained Julia. "I sure don't understand why Tommy has decided to start spending so much time hanging out with Vincent and your brother, Simon. I mean, he was our friend first. How can he just do this to us?"

"I really have no idea," Simona said, shrugging. "Anyway, let's put on the movie and enjoy this evening. Well, after you call Pizza Hut, that is. I've really been wanting to watch High School USA for a long time. Michael J Fox and Crispin Glover have such a lot of chemistry together. It's such a shame Crispin wasn't back for the sequels."

oooooooooo

"Well, that was such a great movie," commented Maria Sabel, as the first movie was ending. "How about we make some popcorn, before we start the second movie? We need to get our fix of the great Marty McFly? Wouldn't it be so nice if he was real?"

"I hope to find a guy like Marty McFly someday," added Emily Haven. "Of course, we do have Michael J Fox - but he already has Tracy Pollan. You know, we could have a bake sale in maybe a couple of weeks - and then we really could raise a lot of money for the Michael J Fox Parkinson's Research Foundation. Wouldn't that be awesome?"

"That's sure a great idea, Emily," Julia gushed. "Michael is such a wonderful man, and I'd rather be more than happy to help support his cause. He really does exude peace and harmony." The telephone then rang. She picked it and said, "Hello, this is Julia!"

"Hello, pumpkin," replied a familiar masculine voice. "This is your Uncle Brent. I wanted to check up on you, and see how you were doing. Do you have any plans for tonight? What about Vincent and Martii? Would either of them happen to be home right now?"

"Vincent and Martii are both with their friends," explained Julia. "My friends are here tonight, and we're having a Back to the Future marathon night. We may then watch High School USA, which also happens to feature Michael J Fox and Crispin Glover."

"That sounds rather nice," Brent replied. "Do you think you could maybe come to my house tomorrow afternoon. I just happen to have a big surprise for you, and I think you'll love it. I can't tell you what it is now. You'll sure have to wait until tomorrow to find out. Anyway, I'm going to turn in, now. You enjoy your evening, sweetheart."

"Thanks so much, Uncle Brent! Good night!" Julia replied, as she hung up. Turning to her friends, she added, "That was my Uncle Brent on the phone. He just said he has some big surprise for me tomorrow. You know, he always was my favourite uncle."

"Maybe he managed to invite Michael J Fox over," Kris suggested, with a wink. "If so, you'll really have to invite the rest of us over. Anyway, I did start the popcorn - while you were on the phone. Anyway, Julia, how would you like to travel through time?"

"I, for one, would love to go back to the '80s," commented Emily. "I really hate all the gangsta rap and teenybopper pop that our generation is expected to like. I just think that the '80s would actually be such an awesome decade to be a teenager in."

"Well, if I ever manage to get my hands on a time machine," Julia replied, "I'd bring all of you back with me. Granted, I rather would miss the internet - and I'd quite miss my cellphone, as well. I'm sick and tired of dealing with older adults who themselves were teens in '80s, though, hassling me for wearing a Huey Lewis and the News tee-shirt."

"Actually," Simona added, "it sure seems like it's more acceptable for today's teens to like Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd, then it is for us to like '80s music. Granted, we've sure received a few positive comments from the '80s generation - but it almost seems as if many of them can't accept that I can enjoy bands like Bon Jovi or Def Leppard, too."

"Let's go put on the second movie, now," suggested Maria. "We're really not going to let some old fogeys tell us we're too young to listen to the same music they do. Music is for everyone, and anybody who really can't accept it can go screw themselves!"

As everyone headed back into the living room, Julia sure couldn't help but wonder what kind of surprise her uncle had for her. She figured it would just be worth the wait, though. Also, this was supposed to be her special night with her friends.