Date: August 5th 1978
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" ten-year old Marty Mcfly's voice rang out as he stood behind the ticket booth that he and his siblings had set up in the alley behind their house, he waved his arms attempting to attract as many kids as he could "Pay a mere five bucks and see Dave "The Daredevil" McFly dive from twenty feet high in the air into a pool! see also Linda "The Incredible", and be amazed at her awesome magical feats, and be stunned as my own amazing talent of Fortune Teller proves it's merit-the show starts in twenty minutes, don't be the only kid in Hill Valley that hasn't seen it!" he shouted as he drew more kids over and began to exchange the money they gave for tickets.
It was summer and his dad and mom had gone on a second honeymoon on a cruise ship in the Caribbean together and had put Dave to be in charge while they were gone. All three kids were strapped for cash and as a result they had cooked up to put on a little show in their backyard and charge the other neighborhood kids five bucks apiece to see it.
Things were going great too; they'd already made eighty-eight dollars. Marty finished handing out the tickets and pulled aside a loose slat of their backyard fence to let the kids in, and then pushed it back into place and began his speech all over again. He'd just let the last of a new bunch of kids in and was about to close the hole in the fence when fourteen-year old Buzz Tannen showed up with his posse in tow.
Buzz's older brother Brock had moved away and Buzz had ended up inheriting his position of power in the neighborhood, Behind Buzz were three equally mean bullies-a common trait that the Tannen clan had carried down from generations.
And as usual the three thugs were strange both in name and looks. The black kid who stood to Buzz's right was Mars-Bar, So named because he was never seen without a Mars candy bar in his hand, he even ate them in class daring the teachers to do anything. Directly behind Buzz, stood Veg-head the only female member of Buzz's gang, who was so, named because of her vegetarian appetite. Last but not least there was Hindenburg, a small runt of a kid so small he barely came up to Marty's waist, and so named because like his namesake he was filled with a staggering amount of gas which he was constantly releasing.
Buzz gave Marty a smirk as he staggered over to Marty "So Davey-boy is gonna dive twenty feet high, eh?" he asked, "I believe I'd like to see that- gimmie five tickets"
"Sorry Buzz," Marty replied "But It costs five bucks"
"Yeah?" snarled Buzz grabbing the front of Marty's shirt in one fist and yanking him over the top of the booth, he held up his other fist and tapped the side of Marty's cheek "Well this is a five dollar discount-get it?"
Marty looked at Buzz's fist and then nodded as he smiled nervously "got it, Buzz"
Buzz released him and Marty immediately opened the loose panel to let Buzz and his gang inside, before following behind himself. The scene inside was incredible—there were twelve rows of kids, every seat packed. Five feet from the front row stood an old above-ground pool, filled to the brim with water, And towering next to it stood a shakily built wooden man-made ladder that reached nearly twenty feet, topped off with a small plywood landing and an untrustworthy plank of wood, the "diving board" so to speak.
Marty ran to the front of the crowd and whistled loudly to gather the unruly mob's attention. "Boys and girls, our first stupendous act is the highlight of the afternoon, as "Daredevil Dave" will climb the wooden man- made ladder you see in front of you, to the diving board twenty feet above your heads, and dive into the pool you see before you!"
The crowd of kids cheered with excitement and Marty waits for the ruckus to quiet down before continuing "And now without any further ado, I present the one, the only, David "The Dare-"Marty stopped in mid-sentence as he saw Linda run behind the audience. She was waving her arms frantically, and had a panicked look on her face, "Eh- Excuse me a second," he said before he rushed over to Linda. "What's up?" he asked, "It's Dave!" Linda whispered urgently "He's not gonna make it in time-you gotta put the act on hold!"
"What?" Marty shrilled "What's the holdup?"
"It's his dentist appointment" Linda explained "It's gonna take a little longer to get the braces off than they thought"
"Oh this is just peachy" Marty muttered "Those kids are gonna kill us If they don't get to see what they came for!"
"Well we just have to stall them then," said Linda "I'll go up next,"
Marty nodded and ran back to the front of the crowd "Boys and girls" he said, his voice shaking "Due to some unfortunate delays- this act will be put off until last—so for now we present a magical act tha-""Oh no you don't!" Buzz shouted standing up, "I paid to see a Mcfly jump, and I'm gonna see one jump, and that one will be you!"
Marty gave him a nervous smile "Uh—b-but I'm afraid of heights"
Buzz smirked "Would you rather I beat the crap outta you?"
Marty gulped "I see your point"
"I'm gonna follow you up, to make sure you do it too" Buzz snapped.
Marty sighed and began to climb up the ladder when Linda came running up. "Oh no you don't Mar-"suddenly Veg-head stuck out her leg and tripped Linda sending her pitching forward and falling face first to the ground, then as the three cronies held her back Buzz forced Marty to climb all the way up to the landing.
Marty's eyes locked onto the lasso and medicine ball that sat close by, which Dave had brought up for an encore and began to formulate a plan, "Okay runt, get on the board and dive!" Marty nodded obediently and walked to the end of the diving board, then he turned back to Buzz who stood at the other end of the board. "Could you close your eyes until I get into my swimming trunks, at least?" he asked. Buzz smirked again "What a little wuss!" he said "Allright you pantywaist I'll close my eyes-just don't try no funny stuff!" and with that he turned his back to Marty and covered his eyes.
Marty grinned and silently walked back across the board and slithered past Buzz, being careful not to alert him. Once he'd gotten back onto the landing, he snatched the lasso and began to twirl it over his head before tossing it out and catching the nose of the diving board then pulled with all his strength. He turned the board completely around so that it was now the end of the board on which Buzz stood that was the nose. Marty quickly stripped to his swimming trunks, and climbed back onto the board.
"Ready!" he called
Buzz turned around and grinned "This oughta be good"
Marty jumped a couple times and the rocketed off the board and landed silently on the landing below. Then he quickly grabbed the medicine ball and shoved it off the side.
SPLASH!
The ball plummeted into the pool.
Buzz jaw dropped "He actually jumped-what a butthead!" he laughed as he turned around to jump to the landing-only the landing wasn't there and Buzz ended up falling twenty feet and into the pool below!
The crowd of kids cheered happily and Marty climbed down the ladder.
Buzz pulled himself out of the pool and glared at his three compatriots "Why didn't you dunderheads say something?" he fumed "You let that little punk trick me!"
The three were at a loss for words.
"And now, that that act is over," Marty said as he reached the bottom of the ladder, "We are proud to present an amazing magic-"
"No you don't!" Buzz interrupted "I said your gonna dive off that board and your gonna!"
Marty sighed and up they went again.
Reaching the top Buzz slapped Marty in the back of the head "This time I ain't gonna close my eyes!" he snarled "Now get out there and jump!" Marty shrugged and walked out to the edge of the board yet again—then he dropped to his knees and let of a shocked yelp of surprise.
"What now?" Buzz snapped
"Some of the girls have—well, have stripped naked and jumped into the pool!"
"Naked girls?" Buzz exclaimed "Get outta the way runt, I wanna see them!" and with that he shoved Marty behind him. Then he dropped to his hands and knees and peered over the edge "I don't see any nak-" suddenly he was cut off as Marty did the unthinkable and kicked Buzz in his upturned butt sending the bully falling into the pool twenty feet below yet again.
SPLASH!
"Now maybe we can move onto the next act" Marty thought hopefully.
Minute's later Marty was once again climbing up onto the landing with Buzz behind him.
"This time I'm gonna be right behind you so I can see anything you can—let's see you trick me now chicken!" he dared as they reached the end of the board for the third time
"Hey" Marty snapped turning to face Buzz "Them's fighting words!"
"Yeah" Buzz nodded "Them's fighting words, you wanna make something of it?"
"You think you're so tough?" Marty yelled
"I do!" Buzz shouted back
"Well then" Marty challenged as he drew an imaginary line across the board with one-foot "I dare you to step across this line!"
"I'm stepping!" Buzz growled and with that he took a step forward—and into thin air.
SPLASH!
Buzz was climbing out of the pool for the third time "I've had it!" he screamed "C'mon guys, let's let these sissies have their stupid little party—I got more important things to do!"
And with that Buzz stormed off with his trio of hoodlums trailing behind.
The show was finally able to move on.
And it was a great success.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" ten-year old Marty Mcfly's voice rang out as he stood behind the ticket booth that he and his siblings had set up in the alley behind their house, he waved his arms attempting to attract as many kids as he could "Pay a mere five bucks and see Dave "The Daredevil" McFly dive from twenty feet high in the air into a pool! see also Linda "The Incredible", and be amazed at her awesome magical feats, and be stunned as my own amazing talent of Fortune Teller proves it's merit-the show starts in twenty minutes, don't be the only kid in Hill Valley that hasn't seen it!" he shouted as he drew more kids over and began to exchange the money they gave for tickets.
It was summer and his dad and mom had gone on a second honeymoon on a cruise ship in the Caribbean together and had put Dave to be in charge while they were gone. All three kids were strapped for cash and as a result they had cooked up to put on a little show in their backyard and charge the other neighborhood kids five bucks apiece to see it.
Things were going great too; they'd already made eighty-eight dollars. Marty finished handing out the tickets and pulled aside a loose slat of their backyard fence to let the kids in, and then pushed it back into place and began his speech all over again. He'd just let the last of a new bunch of kids in and was about to close the hole in the fence when fourteen-year old Buzz Tannen showed up with his posse in tow.
Buzz's older brother Brock had moved away and Buzz had ended up inheriting his position of power in the neighborhood, Behind Buzz were three equally mean bullies-a common trait that the Tannen clan had carried down from generations.
And as usual the three thugs were strange both in name and looks. The black kid who stood to Buzz's right was Mars-Bar, So named because he was never seen without a Mars candy bar in his hand, he even ate them in class daring the teachers to do anything. Directly behind Buzz, stood Veg-head the only female member of Buzz's gang, who was so, named because of her vegetarian appetite. Last but not least there was Hindenburg, a small runt of a kid so small he barely came up to Marty's waist, and so named because like his namesake he was filled with a staggering amount of gas which he was constantly releasing.
Buzz gave Marty a smirk as he staggered over to Marty "So Davey-boy is gonna dive twenty feet high, eh?" he asked, "I believe I'd like to see that- gimmie five tickets"
"Sorry Buzz," Marty replied "But It costs five bucks"
"Yeah?" snarled Buzz grabbing the front of Marty's shirt in one fist and yanking him over the top of the booth, he held up his other fist and tapped the side of Marty's cheek "Well this is a five dollar discount-get it?"
Marty looked at Buzz's fist and then nodded as he smiled nervously "got it, Buzz"
Buzz released him and Marty immediately opened the loose panel to let Buzz and his gang inside, before following behind himself. The scene inside was incredible—there were twelve rows of kids, every seat packed. Five feet from the front row stood an old above-ground pool, filled to the brim with water, And towering next to it stood a shakily built wooden man-made ladder that reached nearly twenty feet, topped off with a small plywood landing and an untrustworthy plank of wood, the "diving board" so to speak.
Marty ran to the front of the crowd and whistled loudly to gather the unruly mob's attention. "Boys and girls, our first stupendous act is the highlight of the afternoon, as "Daredevil Dave" will climb the wooden man- made ladder you see in front of you, to the diving board twenty feet above your heads, and dive into the pool you see before you!"
The crowd of kids cheered with excitement and Marty waits for the ruckus to quiet down before continuing "And now without any further ado, I present the one, the only, David "The Dare-"Marty stopped in mid-sentence as he saw Linda run behind the audience. She was waving her arms frantically, and had a panicked look on her face, "Eh- Excuse me a second," he said before he rushed over to Linda. "What's up?" he asked, "It's Dave!" Linda whispered urgently "He's not gonna make it in time-you gotta put the act on hold!"
"What?" Marty shrilled "What's the holdup?"
"It's his dentist appointment" Linda explained "It's gonna take a little longer to get the braces off than they thought"
"Oh this is just peachy" Marty muttered "Those kids are gonna kill us If they don't get to see what they came for!"
"Well we just have to stall them then," said Linda "I'll go up next,"
Marty nodded and ran back to the front of the crowd "Boys and girls" he said, his voice shaking "Due to some unfortunate delays- this act will be put off until last—so for now we present a magical act tha-""Oh no you don't!" Buzz shouted standing up, "I paid to see a Mcfly jump, and I'm gonna see one jump, and that one will be you!"
Marty gave him a nervous smile "Uh—b-but I'm afraid of heights"
Buzz smirked "Would you rather I beat the crap outta you?"
Marty gulped "I see your point"
"I'm gonna follow you up, to make sure you do it too" Buzz snapped.
Marty sighed and began to climb up the ladder when Linda came running up. "Oh no you don't Mar-"suddenly Veg-head stuck out her leg and tripped Linda sending her pitching forward and falling face first to the ground, then as the three cronies held her back Buzz forced Marty to climb all the way up to the landing.
Marty's eyes locked onto the lasso and medicine ball that sat close by, which Dave had brought up for an encore and began to formulate a plan, "Okay runt, get on the board and dive!" Marty nodded obediently and walked to the end of the diving board, then he turned back to Buzz who stood at the other end of the board. "Could you close your eyes until I get into my swimming trunks, at least?" he asked. Buzz smirked again "What a little wuss!" he said "Allright you pantywaist I'll close my eyes-just don't try no funny stuff!" and with that he turned his back to Marty and covered his eyes.
Marty grinned and silently walked back across the board and slithered past Buzz, being careful not to alert him. Once he'd gotten back onto the landing, he snatched the lasso and began to twirl it over his head before tossing it out and catching the nose of the diving board then pulled with all his strength. He turned the board completely around so that it was now the end of the board on which Buzz stood that was the nose. Marty quickly stripped to his swimming trunks, and climbed back onto the board.
"Ready!" he called
Buzz turned around and grinned "This oughta be good"
Marty jumped a couple times and the rocketed off the board and landed silently on the landing below. Then he quickly grabbed the medicine ball and shoved it off the side.
SPLASH!
The ball plummeted into the pool.
Buzz jaw dropped "He actually jumped-what a butthead!" he laughed as he turned around to jump to the landing-only the landing wasn't there and Buzz ended up falling twenty feet and into the pool below!
The crowd of kids cheered happily and Marty climbed down the ladder.
Buzz pulled himself out of the pool and glared at his three compatriots "Why didn't you dunderheads say something?" he fumed "You let that little punk trick me!"
The three were at a loss for words.
"And now, that that act is over," Marty said as he reached the bottom of the ladder, "We are proud to present an amazing magic-"
"No you don't!" Buzz interrupted "I said your gonna dive off that board and your gonna!"
Marty sighed and up they went again.
Reaching the top Buzz slapped Marty in the back of the head "This time I ain't gonna close my eyes!" he snarled "Now get out there and jump!" Marty shrugged and walked out to the edge of the board yet again—then he dropped to his knees and let of a shocked yelp of surprise.
"What now?" Buzz snapped
"Some of the girls have—well, have stripped naked and jumped into the pool!"
"Naked girls?" Buzz exclaimed "Get outta the way runt, I wanna see them!" and with that he shoved Marty behind him. Then he dropped to his hands and knees and peered over the edge "I don't see any nak-" suddenly he was cut off as Marty did the unthinkable and kicked Buzz in his upturned butt sending the bully falling into the pool twenty feet below yet again.
SPLASH!
"Now maybe we can move onto the next act" Marty thought hopefully.
Minute's later Marty was once again climbing up onto the landing with Buzz behind him.
"This time I'm gonna be right behind you so I can see anything you can—let's see you trick me now chicken!" he dared as they reached the end of the board for the third time
"Hey" Marty snapped turning to face Buzz "Them's fighting words!"
"Yeah" Buzz nodded "Them's fighting words, you wanna make something of it?"
"You think you're so tough?" Marty yelled
"I do!" Buzz shouted back
"Well then" Marty challenged as he drew an imaginary line across the board with one-foot "I dare you to step across this line!"
"I'm stepping!" Buzz growled and with that he took a step forward—and into thin air.
SPLASH!
Buzz was climbing out of the pool for the third time "I've had it!" he screamed "C'mon guys, let's let these sissies have their stupid little party—I got more important things to do!"
And with that Buzz stormed off with his trio of hoodlums trailing behind.
The show was finally able to move on.
And it was a great success.