Disclaimer: I do not own Back to the Future.

October 7, 2004
6:30 PM PDT

Six-year-old Verne Emmett McFly, formerly Verne Calvin Brown, sighed - as he flopped on his bed. For the most part, he was simply happy with his new family - even though, in many ways, he sure missed his old family. Still, he decided that he preferred life 110 years in the future. After all, there were more things about the future that he liked.

He sure felt very close to his adoptive brother, Martin Seamus McFly Jr - as well as his third cousin, David Lee Brown. Then there were Aaron Nelson and Andy Hopkins, who the trio of related boys were close friends with. Indeed, he was one lucky little boy.

He then realized that he really had an even more complex relation with the family. His brother, Jules, was a great-grandfather to Marty McFly Sr - which rather meant that, in a way, he was his own great-great-granduncle. It seemed a little confusing to him.

He had lived in the future for just a month, now. When his father had taken the whole family to the year 2015, he and Jules were both entranced by the futuristic inventions - and both expressed a real desire to live in the future. As their mother felt quite leery of life in the future, their father felt that it was best for the family to stay in the past.

However, their father did give both boys the option to live in the future - if, after one year, they still decided that it was just the era that they preferred. Jules, eventually, decided that he rather felt happier living in the past. Verne, on the other hand, never got over his love for the future. As such, Marty and Jennifer McFly had adopted him.

"Verne!" called out a soft voice. As Verne looked up, he noticed that it was Marty Jr - with David Lee beside him. "Dad said that we could simply play Nintendo, for a couple hours. Would you like to join us? We'll have to take turns playing, but it'll still be fun."

"That's simply fine with me," Verne replied, as he stood up. Indeed, video games were one of the futuristic items that he enjoyed. "Are we gonna listen to Led Zeppelin, too? I really love rock and roll - and, in fact, it's simply my favourite song by Led Zeppelin."

"Of course!" Marty Jr replied, quite excitedly - as David Lee was nodding. While David Lee actually preferred Van Halen, the band of whose most popular lead singer he was named after - Led Zeppelin was his second favourite. "I prefer Black Dog, though."

"That's a good song, too," Verne commented, nodding. "I must say, I really love living here - even if I also quite miss my old family." The three boys began to skip out of the bedroom, as he added, "You both sure are cool to play with - and I do hope that, one day, we could start our own rock band. I really hope to become good on the guitar."

"Our guitar instructor said that you're doing a great job," Marty Jr explained, softly. "I rather enjoy having you for our brother, too." The trio stepped into the kitchen, as he added, "Wow, Dad, dinner smells delicious. I sure love stuffed shells and garlic bead."

"Hello, boys!" Marty Sr called out, jovially. "I thought it'd be nice celebrate the special occasion of Verne being a part of our family for a month. Also, I'm quite proud of how you boys have been so well-behaved. By the way, Verne, I have a letter for you."

"A letter for me?" Verne asked, excitedly. Marty Sr smiled, as he handed the envelope over. Verne smiled, as he opened up the envelope. "Dear Verne, I sure hope that you are doing well, and that you are enjoying your new family. We really do miss you. You will always be in our hearts. I will write to you, at least once a month. Love, Dad!"

"Well, isn't that sweet?" Marty Sr asked, as he scooped up Verne. "I'm also pleased by how well you can read. As much as your new mom and I really love having you for our son, we'd never ask you to give up your old family. It'd be so wrong for us to do so."

"Wow!" gasped Marty Jr. "Verne really is lucky!" Marty Sr nodded, as he placed Verne back on the ground. "C'mon, bro! Let's play some Nintendo, shall we? Say, how about some Super Mario Brothers? We could take turns playing, and it'll be a lot of fun!"

"Yippee!" exclaimed Verne, just as he followed his adoptive brother to the living room. Indeed, while he was so fascinated by much of the future technology - in other ways, he did miss his old family. However, he also loved his new family. "Y'know, sure I hope I can rescue the princess, this time. I must say, that game takes some time to get..."

"You're doing quite good," Marty Jr commented, softly. "You just haven't had as much experience as David Lee and me. Well, it's nice that your other daddy still cares about you - even if you aren't able to live with him. It'd be real nice to meet him, someday."

"I hope he can come visit, as well," agreed Verne. He knew that Marty Jr and Marlene were unaware of the fact that he came from the past. "It's very nice that he's able to write to me, at least. I do love all of you a lot, but I also really love my other family."

"Do you love me?" David Lee asked, jokingly. As Verne smiled and nodded, he added, "Perhaps, after dinner, we could practice our guitars. It would be so awesome if, one day, we can start our own band. It'd be cool, in fact, to tour with the Foo Fighters."

"Well, if the Foo Fighters are still around," added Marty Jr. "I simply wish Led Zeppelin would get back together, but Robert Plant is being too stubborn. I know he misses his old friend, John Bonham - but doesn't he simply realize that... that Led Zeppelin has a lot of younger fans who would love to see one of their shows. I mean, it seems so..."

"Now, Marty," David Lee chided, gently, "we must not be selfish. Robert has a right to live his own life as he pleases. Anyway, I really do not believe that Led Zeppelin would even have the same energy as he did in the '70s - and Robert's voice is quite shot."

"I suppose you are right," Marty Jr replied, sighing. "Well, I do know Dad is thinking of retiring from touring - which sure means that he will be home a lot more, but I think he will do an occasional show. I really am proud of Dad, and I hope to become like him."

Verne smiled, as he thought of how much he really loved his new father. In a way, he felt happy that his new father was planning on retiring. After all, his new father really was fun to be around. Of course, he did also love his new mother - but she really was more the disciplinarian in the family. Still, she never was too strict with the children.

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Verne smiled, as he glanced around the dinner table. He really enjoyed stuffed shells and garlic bread, which was what dinner consisted of. Marty Sr smiled warmly at him, as the former was pouring the latter a glass of Kool-Aid. At least, one thing sure was certain. The McFlys was actually one very tight-knit family, just as the Browns were.

The local active rock station, KKHV, was softly playing from the family stereo - and, on the table, there were two lit red Italian candles. The atmosphere, in fact, simply had a homey feel to it. He bit into his garlic bread, as he pondered over how lucky he was.

"All right, kids," Marty Sr called out, as he sat at the head of the table, "why don't you tell us about your day? What did you guys do at school? Were you all well-behaved?"

"You betcha, Dad!" Verne replied, smiling. "Today, we started building houses out of toothpicks. It's a lot of fun. It was also John's birthday, so he had brought cupcakes for everyone. We then played seven-up, and I was up several times. It's exciting!"

"We quite made some sort of an agreement," Marty Jr confessed. "We agreed that I would put down Verne's thumb, Verne would put down David Lee's thumb, and David Lee would put down my thumb. Mrs. Meyer just didn't seem to notice our plan, so..."

"Wow! That's quite crafty!" Marty Sr replied, with a slight smile. "Although, next time, you should maybe really think of doing it the other way around. How's that sound?"

"Honey!" Jennifer chided, gently. "I'm not very certain if I condone this. It sounds to me like cheating, which I don't quite approve of. Well, I'm rather happy that you kids did all enjoy yourselves. So, Verne, what would you say is your favourite subject?"

"Science!" Verne replied, excitedly. "I simply love it, when we do science experiments. They're a lot of fun. I also enjoy art. I don't quite care for music, as much - but I'd like it a little more, if we simply sang rock songs. Especially if it was a Led Zeppelin song."

"Same with me," added Marty Jr. "I asked Mr. Elmer if we could sing D'yer Mak'er, and he said it wasn't an appropriate song for little kids to sing. I sure don't get why, as it's such a fun song. I quite do not understand why some grown-ups think that we should not like Led Zeppelin. I mean, do they actually just want us listening to Hillary Duff?"

"Or, perhaps, they think we should just like newer rock bands," David Lee suggested, "such as Disturbed. I mean, I do like Disturbed - but I also like a lot of classic rock. It's just not right for people to tell us that we can't like music that came out before we..."

"You can listen to whatever music you enjoy," Marty Sr replied, smiling. "I'm sure glad that you kids all enjoy hard rock, whether it is current or classic." After a brief pause, he added, "What do you kids think of this song? It's I'll Stick Around by Foo Fighters."

"I love it!" Verne replied, excitedly. "It sure has a nice beat to it! I wonder if Mr. Elmer might teach us this song. I mean, the songs we sing in music class are all so boring."

"You sure can say that, again!" agreed David Lee. "I guess he won't teach us any Van Halen songs, either. I dunno. Maybe he really thinks that we're too young to like rock, but I'm so glad that you guys don't simply feel that way - and neither do my parents."

Verne smiled, as he glanced around the table. Rock music was simply one of the many things that he enjoyed about the future. While it was a very tough decision for him to leave his old family, he felt so pleased to go from one loving family to another. It sure was not as if he would never again hear from his old family. He was a very lucky boy.