Disclaimer: I do not own Back to the Future or Orwell's 1984.
May 24, 1987
4:00 PM PDT
BTTF Universe
Eighteen-year old Marty McFly and his girlfriend, Jennifer Parker, were at the home of Dr. Emmett Brown and his family. They were in Jules' bedroom, watching Jules and Verne play Super Mario Brothers on their Nintendo Entertainment system.
'Wow, you boys are very good at this,' remarked Jennifer. 'I still haven't managed to rescue the princess.'
'Well, this game does take a lot of skill and practice,' replied Jules. 'It certainly isn't easy.'
Then Doc poked his head into the room, and asked, 'How would you kids like some pizza tonight? Clara doesn't feel like cooking, so I thought we'd order from Pizza Hut.'
'That would be awesome, Doc,' replied Marty. 'Are you going to order the breadsticks, too?'
'You bet,' replied Doc. 'Now, let me guess, you kids just want your pizza with extra cheese, right?'
'Right!' replied Marty, Jennifer, and the boys, simultaneously.
'Well, if that's what you guys like...' muttered Doc, shaking his head. 'I still don't think that's a real pizza.'
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As Doc was about to call Pizza Hut, the doorbell had rang. As soon as Doc had opened the door, he saw someone who looked just like himself - and Todd. He remembered Todd. Last year, his counterpart had showed up with a group of people, seeking help to defeat Big Brother from Orwell's dimension - and Todd was with him. Todd was the same age as Marty and Jennifer.
'Uh, hello,' Doc said, hesitantly, in case he might be wrong.
'Don't you remember me?' asked Doc's counterpart, laughing. 'You helped us defeat Big Brother last year.'
'Oh, yeah, I remember you,' Doc said, smiling. 'I just didn't want to say anything, in case you weren't people from that reality. If I was wrong, and you guys were natives of our reality, you would have thought me crazy. Of course, many people think so anyway, but still...'
'Okay, I understand,' replied Doc's counterpart, laughing.
'Are Marty and Jennifer here?' asked Todd. 'I've really missed them. They are such nice people.'
'Sure, I'll go get them,' Doc said, smiling. 'I'm sure they miss you, too.'
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Later on, everyone was in the living room of Doc's home, eating pizza and breadsticks, and drinking Pepsi.
'So what happened within the last year?' asked Marty. 'Is there really global peace and harmony in your world? We don't even have there here.'
'Yeah, we do,' replied Doc. 'After years of living under Big Brother's regime, we've come to really value diversity. We can all be unique and get along. We don't have to all be alike.'
'Are there still telescreens in your world?' asked Jennifer.
'Nope,' replied Emmett, shaking his head. 'They've all been destroyed. Nobody can even stand to look at those things anymore. We now just have televisions, and people are not watching us. The entertainment industry has really blossomed within the last year. There was a lot of talent among the Proles, that have been repressed for many years. People really like the kind of music that you've brought into our world, so there was more of that being made.'
'Awesome!' exclaimed Marty and Jennifer, in unison.
Then Marty asked, 'Of course we're happy to see you, again - but is there a particular reason why you've returned?'
'There certainly is,' replied Emmett, smiling. 'I've finally built the time machine, and I wanted you guys to join us on a trip to the future, about twenty years.'
'Hey, that's awesome,' replied Marty, smiling. 'I am a bit curious to see what the world would be like in twenty years - and how it might compare with our world.'
'Also, Winston Smith and Julia Wilson are getting married,' explained Emmett, 'and we were invited to their wedding. They wanted you guys to attend, too.'
'Hey, it's awesome that Winston and Julia made up, and are now getting married.,' replied Marty, smiling. 'It does seem a little surreal, though, being as they are character's in Orwell's 1984.'
'I'm sure they find it to be surreal, too,' Emmett said, smiling. 'I mean, can you imagine being fictional characters in a book?'
'Or in a movie,' added Doc, smiling. 'At any rate, when we're done with our pizza, should we come over to your world for awhile? I suppose your living conditions have improved greatly within the last year.'
'Oh, yes, to say the least,' replied Emmett. 'James Swanson is still our world's leader, and I've been busy working on inventions.'
'He is known as Dr. Emmett Lathrop Brown, the world's greatest inventer,' Todd said, admiringly.
Doc felt a little pang of envy for his dimensional counterpart. 'The time machine is kept a secret, though, right?'
'Right, of course,' replied Emmett. 'If everyone had access to time travel, then we would have a big mess. We run a very huge risk of creating a time paradox, the results of which could cause a chain reaction that would unravel the very fabric of the space-time continuum and destroy the entire universe. So, yeah, we do definitely have to take precautions. I mean, it would be tempting to go back to 1945, and prevent Big Brother from rising, but altering major historical events can just lead to even worse problems.'
'Yeah, I'm sure we can all think of major world events that we would like to change,' said Marty, 'as well as personal misfortunes. I know Doc and I have broken the rule a few times, but it's not something that we should make a habit of doing.'
'Yeah, like when I saved Clara from falling into the Ravine,' said Doc. 'I mean, I couldn't, in good conscience, just let her fall over and die - but saving her life was a spur of the moment thing. We don't make a habit of travelling through time, preventing people from dying.'
'I understand what you mean,' Emmett said, smiling. 'It is interesting to visit other eras, but you have to be care how you act, what you say, and who you interact with.'
