May 1, 1987
5:45 PM PDT

"I'm sorry if we, uh, inconvenienced you," JB commented, nervously. She was amazed by just how much she resembled her aunt. Granted, she has seen pictures of her aunt - but it wasn't exactly the same thing. "We were just interested in, uh... Well, we only wanted to learn about our family history. You see, your older self has always been..."

"I told them it wasn't a good idea," George added, quietly, "but they insisted. It's just... Well, to be honest, I understand their curiosity. I sure can't honestly say that I quite regret making the trip. Still, if this is... I guess I can understand how you feel."

"Well, I suppose we can't really blame you," Julia replied, softly. "Well, why don't you just head over to our place? As strange as this feels... Well, I must say, this sure is a very interesting situation. I hope to think that I end up becoming... a good mother."

"It's a good thing that Julia and I already met," added Marty, flashing a lopsided smile. "After all, when I think of how my... Well, never mind! In a way, I feel rather jealous - even though I suppose I sure have no good reason to be. I have yet to go on my first real time travel trip, though. Visiting 1955 would quite be out of the question, but I..."

"What would you want to visit the fifties?" Marty Jr asked, confused. "I mean, it quite seems like a... Well, back in 1955, rock and roll music sure was still in its infancy. They didn't have hard rock, for crying out loud! I don't think I could survive a week there!"

"Well, it's just that..." Marty started to say. "Perhaps, it's just for the same reason as you kids wanted to visit the eighties? At any rate, I'm curious to really see what... my parents were like... when they were my age. I think we all wonder that, sometimes."

"I suppose you have a point, Uncle Marty," JB replied, softly. "In fact, that was simply part of the reason why we opted to come here. Still, we also rather enjoy much of the culture here. I mean, the music quite ruled - as well as the movies and TV shows. Rock music took dominance over rap. The truth is, we sort of do suffer from eighties envy."

"Eighties envy?" asked Julia, confused. She snapped her fingers, as she added, "Oh, I think I get what you're saying. You really wish you could be the age you are now - but live in this era, right? Believe it or not, but I think I could actually... relate with you."

"How is that simply possible, though?" asked Marty Jr, confused. "I mean, you're lucky enough to be a part of this decade. Unless, of course, you meant you wish you rather would... be a part of some earlier decade. The seventies were rather awesome, too."

"Yeah, of course," added JB, smiling, "considering that it was the decade that brought us Led Zeppelin. All in all, though, I think I really do prefer the eighties." With a wistful sigh, she added, "I am real tired of older adults giving us a hard time, just because we happen to... It's not our fault that we happened to be born late! It doesn't mean..."

"I understand how that feels," Julia replied, sympathetically. "Why don't we just head over to our place? Our whole family, uh... Well, they're aware of Doc's time machine - including young Martii. Vince and Jenn will probably be out, for a couple more hours."

"Your whole family?" JB asked, stunned. As she glanced over at Marty Jr and George, it was quite obvious that they shared her confusion. Could that have something to do with why her father and Aunt Julia never liked discussing the past? "It just seems..."

"Uh, I'm not sure of how to explain this to you," Marty replied, nervously, "but Julia is from... Well, she's from another time period. The whole family is, in fact. I sure guess that... I guess I'm not real surprised that ...you guys don't already know. In fact, we might've already told you too much. Anyway, now is not the time or the place to..."

"Good point, Uncle Marty," JB replied, as she glanced around. "Perhaps, we could just come up with aliases. Perhaps, I could be Belle - which is my middle name. Marty could be Mike, while George could be Alex. We could even introduce ourselves as cousins."

"Yeah, I suppose that would work," Julia replied, softly. "It just feels so weird, though - as Marty and I have only been dating for a... a couple weeks. It just seems so weird to think of... of us having kids. Especially when Marty and Jennifer were together..."

"Guys, I think we're rather forgetting something," interjected George. "Look, we can't exactly leave the station wagon in the middle of Courthouse Square. After all, what if someone - like Biff Tannen, or one of his sons - was to get his hands on it. That's just be awful, as we... Perhaps, we could all ride back, together. Anyway, I really do..."

"Good thinking, uh, George," replied Marty, softly. "Apparently, in another world, that did actually happen. Biff Tannen sure got his hands on some almanac from 2015, went back to 1955, gave it to his younger self, and... Well, it sure wasn't a pretty picture."

"That's, uh, two years ago... from our perspective," replied JB, stunned. "Well, all this talk about other worlds is so very... Well, if Dad and Aunt Julia simply came from some other world... I wonder where that leaves Marty, George, and... and me. I really..."

"Try not to worry about it, JB," replied Marty, just as he gave his future niece's arm a gentle squeeze. As the group headed towards the station wagon, he added, "It's not as if... Well, it doesn't make you any less of people. Anyway, I'm not too sure of how Doc... He might make you return back to 2017, as your presence here can be too..."

"... too risky to the space-time continuum," Julia finished, softly. "On the other hand, I rather understand your affinity for the '80s. I don't want to tell you too much about where I came from, yet. The year was 2007, though - in that... that other world."

"Whoa, this really is heavy," breathed Marty Jr, as the group stepped into the station wagon. "At any rate, I'm so glad that you guys aren't mad at us. It's just that... Well, the thing is, hip-hop had dominated the chart since the '90s. I really do hate hip-hop."

"I simply remember hating that, too," added Julia, "when I was in that other world. I'm sure not too keen on country, either - which also dominated the charts as of 2007. On the other hand, there was indie rock - which sure could be a... a ray of light. Anyway, there are other things I miss - like the internet and cellphones. I loved the internet."

"Well, you do have a point," JB replied, sighing. "The hoverboards are very nice, too - and Marty quite loves his acid cap. Also, doing household chores is a lot easier - as we have... I also love some TV shows from the '80s, like Family Ties. Alex was so funny."

JB sighed, as Marty Jr started the engine. Sometimes, she just felt as if she was born thirty years too late - and Marty Jr and George sure seemed to share that sentiment. She hoped that Doc wouldn't object to her and her cousins spending time in the '80s.

oooooooooo

"Oh, my stars!" gasped Anne Rundgren, as the group stepped into the house. "I quite can't believe what I'm seeing. It's as if I'm... Well, it's just as if I'm seeing two versions of my daughter - and three versions of Marty. We're still really trying to adjust to this world, as well as this era - and then I see that... What... What happened here?"

"Apparently, Mom, these are... your future grandchildren," Julia replied, nervously. "I simply still have a hard time believing this, myself. They said that they came here from 2017. They mentioned that they felt a little, uh, disillusioned... with their generation."

"My name's Julia Belle Rundgren," replied JB, nervously. "People always call me JB. My cousins here are Marty McFly Jr and George McFly. George Anthony McFly, that is. Of course, they're twins. They're the children of Uncle Marty and Aunt Julia, while I'm..."

"You remember me, Mom," added Julia, swallowing. She felt a little guilty about making her mother feel ill at ease. "When we were living in... that other world... Well, I simply remember feeling the same way. I used to really envy the fact that you and Dad were teens in the 1980s. I'm so sorry about how we... This really do love this era, though."

"What about Dr. Brown, though?" asked Anne, with concerned. "I mean, I do think it's cool that this decade is rather appreciated by future generations, but I... Well, I think we know how strongly Dr. Brown feels about. I mean, you do remember the movies."

"Movies?" JB asked, stunned - as Marty Jr and George also gasped. "What the hell are you talking about? What do movies have to do with this? Do you mean to say that Doc was in a... Well, I always did think he looked a little like Christopher Lloyd - but it's..."

"Mom, they didn't know," Julia pointed out, softly. She felt very anxious, as she knew that she couldn't hide the truth from her children. "Listen, guys, I'm simply not sure of how to really say this to you... The fact, the world that we came from..." Swallowing, she couldn't bring herself to finish what she would say. "Well, Doc was in a movie."

"Me and my big mouth," grumbled Anne. "Look, honey, I rather think I'm gonna take a little nap. I guess I'm not handling the current situation so well - and I... Well, it's sure not my place to tell my future grandchildren that they can't stay. Talk to you, later."

Julia nodded, just as she watched her mother take off. She then glanced at the three visitors, and saw three dumbfounded expressions on their faces. She quite knew that she had no way to avoid telling them the truth. She couldn't even blame her mother.

"In the world that we came from..." Julia replied, swallowing, "Well, Doc really doesn't exist - and neither do Marty and Jennifer. In that world, they really existed only as... Gee, it's so rather hard for me to say this - but the truth is... Well, in that world, they existed only as fictional characters in some movie trilogy - called Back to the Future."