Disclaimer: I do not own Back to the Future.
November 12, 20165:30 PM PST
Marty McFly Jr was feeling so nervous, as he was lying on a bean bag chair with his friends, Harmony Brown and Tabitha Palmer. Harmony had been his best friend from early childhood - and, more recently, the two of them developed some strong romantic feelings towards each other. Tabitha, on the other hand, was pretty much a new friend to them - even though her mother, Sabrina, was a good friend to Dr. Brown.
"Are you sure the two of you want to do this?" Tabitha asked, a little doubtfully. "I mean, I can help you do it - but I never did astrally travel for eighteen hours before. It just seems like such a long time for you to be outside of your body."
"Yeah, we're sure," Marty Jr replied. "This is a very special day for my dad, as well as my paternal grandparents - and also for Harmony's grandfather, Dr. Brown. We felt it would only be fitting to go back 61 years to this date. It's a big enough day for all of Hill Valley, but it's really a much bigger day for our families."
"So you wish to arrive there at six in the morning?" Tabitha asked, "You also wish to stay there until midnight? This just sounds like a long time to me. What if you need to relieve yourself, or something? There could be some huge risks to this."
"Well, this is such a special day, though," Harmony insisted. "This day even falls on the same day as it did in 1955, on a Saturday. This really means a lot to Marty and me. We really do want check out that important date in Hill Valley history."
"Yes, and it's not like we can exactly use Doc's time machine," Marty Jr added. "I'm pretty sure Doc would say 'no', if we asked him. So much did happen on that day. We don't want to risk accidentally disrupting anything that happened on that special day."
"Okay, well, I think I have an idea," Tabitha said. "I could put the two of you under hypnosis. This way, your body will be able to take care of any functions as it needs to. Then, you two will be out from six tonight until noon tomorrow. I'm pretty sure I could do that for you. I guess this really means a lot to you, doesn't it?"
"So what about you, Tab?" Harmony asked. "You're not planning on joining us? It probably is one of the most historical dates in Hill Valley. That clock had run for just a little over seventy years. It's actually our most beloved monument."
"No, not really," Tabitha replied. "My mother might have grown up here in Hill Valley, but I grew up in the suburbs of Sacramento. This really is a nice town, though. I kind of wish our parents did raise us up here, instead of in Sacramento."
"This isn't exactly a town without problems," Marty Jr pointed out. "I mean, there are a good number of people in this town who thinks Dr. Brown is a 'madman'. When my Grandpa George was in high school, he didn't exactly have a whole lot of friends. So this isn't exactly a town filled with the friendliest people in the world."
"Also, the Tannens and the Needles have terrorized this town for many years," pointed out Harmony. "We still have Griff Tannen and his gang, who can be quite dangerous."
"Maybe it's a case of the grass being greener on the other side," Tabitha said, with a heavy sigh. "I guess I was just thinking about how the town has a very rich history. Maybe I'm just a little nostalgic for the stories that my mom would tell me."
"So you're the only girl in your family?" Harmony asked, with curiosity. "You said that you have six older brothers, right? You guys really do have quite the big family."
"Uh, yeah," Tabitha replied. "I'm also the youngest. My brothers all carry my dad's family name, Wilkins. My mom insisted that I should have her family name, though."
"So are you going to change your name, when you get married?" Marty Jr asked.
"No, I don't think so," Tabitha replied. "I really love being a Palmer. It's very nice to meet the two of you. Do you think Dr. Brown may possibly let me take a trip in one of his time machines? I really would love to visit the 1970s. After all, this was the era that my mother grew up in. Well, at least there is always astral time travel."
"It sounds like astral travel is a little less risky," Harmony commented. "After all, you don't risk creating a time paradox. However, you also don't have the full experience of being in that era - since nobody can see or hear you. So it's not quite as fun."
"Since we know how important that date is to Dad and Dr. Brown," Marty Jr added, "it would be a lot better for us to visit this date through astral projection. If there is any date that we should hold sacred - it would be November 12 of 1955."
"All right, let me get some incense ready," Tabitha explained. "This should help make my job a little easier. Why don't the two of you go put on some comfy clothes."
"We brought some fleece pants and cotton shirts along," Harmony explained. "We did come here prepared. We already know it will be raining later in the evening. Now, we have one question to ask. We aren't going to get all wet, are we?"
"Of course not, silly," Tabitha said, laughing. "Your physical body won't be there. You could even fly around town. In fact, you may even be surprised by how much freedom of movement you have. I'll stay here with you - in case anything shouild come up."
"Sounds great," Marty Jr said, smiling. Turning to Harmony, he said, "Come on, let's get changed. So, Harmony, are you feeling a little nervous about this?"
"Well, I never exactly underwent hypnosis before," Harmony replied. "Although, I know that we could trust Tabitha. I sometimes get quite confused, when she talks about auras and such. That kind of talk tends to really lose me, at times."
"Yeah, it's just like when Doc talks about physics," Marty Jr said, smiling. "I tend to have a real hard time understanding what she's saying. I do wonder what it looked like, when lightning hit the clock tower. I'm sure it was a very awesome sight."
"I wonder if anyone else saw it," commented Harmony, "besides your father and my grandpa. We'll be sure to check out the Enchantment Under The Sea Dance, too."
"We'll at least have to watch the part where my grandparents are kissing," Marty Jr pointed out, "and my father is on the stage playing guitar with the Starlighters. We want to watch him play Johnny B Goode, and see just how wild he gets."
"From what I understand," Harmony said, smiling, "he once mentioned that even the teens of that generation weren't ready for that kind of music. Come to think of it, it is sad to think that some members from our generation don't appreciate that type of music, either - and that some of them would actually rather listen to rap."
"Yeah, that one of the things about this era that sucks," Marty Jr commented. "I just wish that rock and roll was still the most dominent form of music, instead of this rap crap. I swear, if I hear just one more punk blaring rap music loudly - I will began to petition against that pathetic excuse for music. We don't need to hear it."
"Now, Marty," Harmony chided, gently. "I despise that kind of music just as much as you do. Still, people have the right to perform and listen to the style. That is what freedom of choice is all about, isn't it? What is someone else wanted to ban, say, hair metal? I know some people really frown on that style of music"
"I guess you have a point, Harmony," Marty Jr said, sighing. "Anyway, let's see if Tabitha is almost ready to hypnotize us. It is almost six o'clock, and I'm so excited."
"All right then," Harmony said, excitedly. "I guess we're all comfy now. Let's go! I'm really big on wearing fleece pants, as they are so soft and fuzzy. I guess, as we travel astrally, you and I will only be able to touch each other."
After Marty Jr and Harmony ran into the living room, they plopped into the bean bag chairs. Marty Jr's heart was racing wildly, in anticipation. He was real curious to find what astral travel was like. It would be such a new experience for them.
"All right, here you so," announced Tabitha, as she took out a pendulum. "Stare right into this pendulum, and just try to keep yourselves relaxed."
Marty Jr took in a deep breath, as he stared into the pendulum. He felt his eye lids beginning to turn heavy. Before he knew it, his astral body had left the year 2016.