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June 11, 1986
2:30 PM PST
Haven Universe

Marty McFly felt real excited - as he skateboarded to the house of his close friend, Dr. Emmett Brown. Marty was going to turn eighteen very soon, and he actually knew the elder scientist for just over eleven years. He rather recently graduated from Hill Valley High School - which, in all honesty, he happened to have some mixed feelings about.

The scientist, who Marty always called "Doc", had mentioned that he had some pretty big news for Marty. One might be very hard-pressed, though, to find news that could surpass the greatness of Doc's time machine - which he had just unveiled late last fall.

Marty sighed to himself, as he thought about how the time machine had sure changed life as he knew it. It was real complicated to remember more than one past. Thanks to him ending up in 1955, he certainly did manage to improve the life of his own family.

The time machine actually changed the life of Doc, as well. He now had a wife, Clara - who he met back in the Old West. Together, they had three children. Jules and Verne were born back in the Old West - and, shortly after returning, Haven was born. While he grew very fond of Clara and the children, he did sometimes miss the days of old.

He then thought of Sabrina Palmer, who was also a pretty close friend of Doc. While she did grow up in Hill Valley, she had since moved to Sacramento. A few years ago, she married Brad Wilkins. Yesterday, she had returned to Hill Valley for a little visit.

Sabrina was not your average woman, though. She came from a long line of witches, from her mother's side of the family - and, thus, she really had special abilities. Marty recalled how she played a big role in helping Doc move his family back to the present.

He swallowed, as he finally caught sight of Doc's house. It actually was a lot roomier, than the garage that Doc used to live in - and Marty also had a nice new amplifier, as he accidentally blew up the old one. Truth to be told, though, he quite missed the old garage. After all, Marty had fond memories of the days that he spent in the garage.

"Marty! Marty!" Verne called out, excitedly - as Marty walked up to the house. Marty flashed the young boy a lopsided smile, while Verne continued, "I simply can't believe this is happening! Wait until you hear what Dad said! I am feeling so excited, Marty!"

"Come on, Verne," urged Sabrina, as she ran up to Marty. "Go swing on the swingset for a little while, okay?" As Verne nodded and ran off, she added, "It feels very good to be back in Hill Valley. I quite forgot how much I like this town. I do miss this place."

"I don't plan to ever leave this town," Marty commented, as a smile spread across his face. "Even if I really become a famous rock star, I simply do not have any intentions of leaving this town. I have such a long history in this town, y'know. I'm sure Seamus had a pretty good reason for picking this town, and it's certainly a nice place to live."

"Well, I'm not sure if I plan to move back to this town," Sabrina replied, quietly. "Now, don't get me wrong! I simply do love this town, but my husband really does have a lot of relatives in Sacramento. Anyway, Doc is inside - and he sure needs to talk to you."

"I guess I'll talk to you later, then," Marty suggested, as he smiled at Sabrina. "I sure wonder what the big news is, that he was mentioning. Maybe he wants to take us on another time travel trip. Anyway, family is important. You're doing the right thing!"

Marty smiled to himself, as he stepped into the house. If Verne was so excited about Doc's plan, then Marty would likely also be very happy with whatever it was that Doc planned. The two of them shared plenty of interests, and Verne rather did look up to Marty. It was sometimes hard to believe that Verne was born in the 19th Century.

"Yo, Doc!" called out Marty, as she stepped into the lab. "Verne did seem to be very excited, about whatever it was that you had planned. Well, would it happen to be a time travel trip?" Doc smiled and shook his head. "A trip to some alternate reality?"

"Nope, it's neither of those things," replied Doc. He gently placed his hands on Marty's shoulders, as he added, "Marty, are you so happy to finally be out of high school?" As Marty nodded, he added, "I can imagine that you would also feel somewhat nervous."

"Pretty much, yeah," replied Marty, as he took a seat. "On one hand, it's very nice to no longer have to deal with Strickland. It also feels great to know that I don't have to deal with Needles, in a few of my classes. I'm amazed, though, by just how much Miff Tannen has changed. Thanks to Marlene, Melody, and Harmony - from the future."

"Anyway, Marty," explained Doc, "I simply have something important to talk with you about. I've really been planning this for a long time, now - and I finally did manage to make the arrangement. I decided that I would take the entire family to Disneyland!"

"Disneyland! All right!" Marty exclaimed, with excitement. This was something that he actually wanted to do his whole life, and he could barely believe what Doc said. "That really sounds like a awesome idea. It's real wonderful that you planned for something this big. You outdid yourself! I can imagine that this vacation would be loads of fun!"

"Indeed, it will," Doc replied, as his eyes were twinkling. "At any rate, we really plan to leave tomorrow morning - and we should be back here by Sunday night. Listen, Marty, while we're gone... Well, Marty, I certainly will need you to watch over this house..."

"Wait a minute!" exclaimed Marty, as his excitement turned to horror. "Wait a minute, Doc! Are you, uh, telling me that I'm not even being included on the trip?" As Doc was silent, Marty cried out, "I can't believe this, Doc! You didn't even think to invite me?"

"I'm sorry, Marty," Doc replied, quietly. "My intention really was not to make you feel left out. I tried to make it clear to you that this was a family trip. I am very fond of you, Marty. I really am, but I just thought that we should take a trip was just with the family. I mean, you are very important to me - but my family is important, too."

"I thought I was a part of your family, Doc," Marty blurted out. "I mean, you did see me as the son that you've never had - before you had Jules and Verne. You sure must think I'm no longer important to you! You plan to just shove me aside like this?"

"Of course you're still important to me, Marty," Doc commented as he placed Marty's hands into his. "You and I do quite a lot of things together. I really was not trying to make you feel left out. You have to understand. My family is also important to me."

"Hey, Doc, I understand that!" protested Marty. "I still don't understand why you felt that you had to exclude me from the trip. Doc, you've sure always been like a second father to me. I don't see why it's very important to you that... that you have to keep me from joining you guys. I feel like you, uh, don't like me as much as you used to."

"Marty, please be reasonable," pleaded Doc, with a hint of annoyance. "I sure don't understand why this is quite a big deal to you. You and I already do plenty of things together, that don't involve the rest of the family. It's just their turn, now!"

"I really don't get it, Doc," Marty protested, as tears filled his eyes. "I'm sure you also do plenty of things alone with Jules, and Verne, and your wife. You know, since I was a little boy, I always dreamed of going to Disneyland. You certainly broke my heart."

"You shouldn't be that self-centred, Marty," Doc commented sighing. He began to call out, "Sabrina! Sabrina, could you please come over here?" Just as Sabrina stepped in from the kitchen, "Listen, Sabrina, can you please talk some sense into Marty? I don't know what else to say. He's making this family trip that I planned be all about him!"

"Sure thing, Doc," Sabrina replied, as she sat on the couch. After Doc left the kitchen, she asked, "You're simply feeling upset about not being included on the trip, right?" As Marty nodded, she added, "If it makes you feel any better - I wasn't invited, either."

"It wasn't supposed to be this way, Sabrina," Marty choked out. "I just miss the days, back when it was him and me - and nobody else. You know, I'm sure beginning to wish that Doc never had a family - and that I was the most important person in his life."

"Hey, what about me?" Sabrina chided, gently. "I also was his close friend, for about ten years prior to him meeting you. He did briefly know you in 1955, but... Don't you think you should simply be happy for Doc? Just think of how much happier he's been, since he fell in love with Clara. Don't you even feel happy that he has a real family?"

"Well, I was happy," Marty replied, somewhat defensively. "However, now that I apparently am not even a part of that family... You know, in the timeline that I initially came from, he was everything to me... everything that my parents were not."

"Yeah, but you no longer are in that timeline," Sabrina pointed out, gently. "You have two supportive parents who simply care the world about you. I quite understand how much you look up to Doc, but you really need to respect that he has his own family."

"I wish things could actually go back to being the way they were," Marty lamented. As tears began to roll down his cheeks, he continued, "I wish Doc never met Clara. I wish that I never purchased the damn almanac, Sabrina. I also wish that I never joined him on the trip to 2015. I really want things to go back to being the way they they were."

"Are you real sure about that, Marty?" Sabrina asked gently. As Marty was crying too hard to say another word, he nodded. "If that's quite what you want, Marty, then it'll come true." With that, Marty found himself becoming drowsy. "Your wish is granted!"