12:10 AM PST
Orwell Universe
"So, Marty," Jennifer asked, "How do you like this music? It looks like the people of this world were inspired by the music that we introduced them to last year. I must say that this really isn't half bad at all. It is funny to think that we're practically celebrities in this world, and we don't even belong here."
"Yeah, I totally agree with you, Jennifer," agreed Marty. "It's very amazing that my parents counterparts in this world are now a couple. As I've suggested before, it really does seem as if my parents are fated to be a couple - regardless of what universe they are in. I wonder what the time machine that Doc's counterpart in this world made looks like. Do you think it will be a vehicle of some sort?"
"Well, it sure wouldn't be a DeLorean," Jennifer commented, "as DeLoreans were most likely never invented in this dimension. It seems that civilization in this world really has been held back for nearly forty years. I do wonder what this world may end up being like, when the year 2015 rolls around. They probably wouldn't have hoverboards!"
Marty was silent for a minute, then he replied, "I most certainly couldn't imagine that this reality's version of the 1980s would be a decade that people in the future would feel very nostalgic about. Well, I suppose except for the fact that freedom in this world had finally been restored in 1986. Of course, the way that the culture within the last year had progressed is greatly influenced by what we introduced to this world last year."
"You sure did insist on playing rock and roll music over the telescreens last year," Jennifer pointed out, as she smiled. "Maybe rock music won't carry such a bad stigma in this reality. Instead of being associated with teenage rebellion, rock music will be associated with the restoration of freedom."
"Hey, Marty and Jennifer," called out Doc, as he was accompanied with his inter-dimensional counterpart, "Are you ready to check out my counterpart's time machine, now? He decided that we should travel over to 2007. Are the two of you up for that idea? There, we can see a whole new generation of kids who grew up in a world of freedom."
"I can hardly wait to see what children are born to my parent's counterparts in twenty years," Marty gushed, with enthusiasm. "I am going to be turning nineteen next month, so I wonder if my parents' counterpart might even have a child about my age in twenty years."
"They might even name him Marty," Jennifer said, smiling. "Now wouldn't that be so awesome? It would be like they named their kid after the young man who brought the two of them together. Does that sound familiar to you?"
"Well, I was named Marty in the original timeline," Marty pointed out. "I was named after Seamus' brother that we went back in time to change the destiny of. So it is not like I was just named after the young man that they knew as Calvin Marty Klein. It is so amazing to think that I actually had a twin named Calvin, in one of the alternate realities that Doc and I ended up visiting last fall. If their first child ends up being a boy, however, he would probably end up being named David - just like my older brother was."
"So we're going to 2007, instead of 2006?" Marty asked. "It doesn't really matter to me, but I thought you wanted to see how they would celebrate the 20th anniversary of world freedom and harmony."
"That was my initial plan," Emmett said, smiling, "but then my counterpart told me about how turning 21 is a very important milestone in your world, because that is when you are old enough to legally drink. So I figured that it sounded like an even better number. I'll show you the time machine tonight - and then, after we wake up tomorrow, we could take off for the year 2007."
"That sounds like a great plan," Marty said, smiling. "I should just you let know, though, that 21 is really only the legal drinking in the United States. There are other countries that have different legal drinking ages, and a few countries don't have a legal drinking age at all. I'm not really a big fan of alcohol. I mean, I remember how alcoholism has taken a toll on my mother in the original timeline."
"Could I come to the future with you folks?" asked Todd, as he joined the gang. Then, turning to Marty, he asked, "Hey, Marty, I'm just a little curious. Have you ever found out if I had a counterpart in your world? I sometimes wonder how my life might have been different, if I grew up in your world."
"No, I can't say that I have," Marty replied. "It's possible that your parents may have married other people - or else, it's possible that not even your great-grandparents live in our world?"
"What do you mean?" Todd asked, confused. "I thought it was around 1945 that this reality started to divirge from the one that you came from. Even my parents were both born before that year."
"Well, yeah, it did," Marty said, quietly, "as far as the overall culture goes. It is just that, I actually ended up visiting a reality last year where a family that I regularly watch on a TV sitcom was real - but that I myself only existed as a fictional character. For all we know, Steven and Elyse Keaton may exist in this reality, too."
"Steven and Elyse Keaton?" Todd asked, confused. "Who are those people, and what is their significance?"
"I will try to explain this to you as best as I can," Jennifer chimed in. "Marty and I enjoy watching a TV series called Family Ties, which focuses on Steven and Elyse Keaton and their four children."
"Oh, okay, I think I get what you mean," Todd said, nodding. "They're talking of starting one of those this fall. I believe it's similar to how they used to have radio shows, before the rise of Big Brother."
"Right, we had those in our world, too," Marty commented. "radio dramas and radio comedies were very popular back in the 1930s and the 1940s - then, after televisions started to become more accessible after the end of World War II, television shows started to replace radio shows - than music station became the primary radio format."
"Yeah, and we barely had much of a victory, after World War II ended here," Todd replied. "Within a few years, we had to deal with the atomic wars, and things from there became much worse. At least, Hill Valley remained a Prole town. So, anyway, what's this about Family Ties?"
"Oh, well," Jennifer explained, "it's a television comedy that we both like to watch. We really loved that Alex P Keaton character a lot, because he looked just like Marty."
"I accidentally landed in the Family Ties Universe, where I actually met the Keaton family," Marty added. "It was there that I discovered that I was a subject of movie in that world. It also turned out that Alex and I were both played by Michael J Fox, in our respective worlds?"
"Michael J Fox?" Todd asked, confused.
"He's a famous actor," Jennifer replied. "Even though he's seven years older than Marty, they look very identical to each other. Just like Winston Smith and Julia Wilson don't exist in our world, we also don't know if you do."
"I thought of something!" gasped Marty. "I kinda wonder if Michael J Fox exists in this world! If so, I wonder if he ended up becoming a prole or a party member. Now I never even thought of that before."
"For starters, he wouldn't be Michael J Fox," Jennifer pointed out. "In fact, he might not even be Michael Andrew Fox. Maybe his parents would have felt compelled to name him something else."
"Or else, his parents might have never married," added Marty, "just like my parents never married. Stephen Keaton and Elyse Donnelly, if they exist in this world, might not have gotten married either."
"This sounds might fascinating," Todd said, stunned. "Well, I don't know about you - but I'm starting to get very tired. I feel like I would like to hit the sack, soon."
"Yeah, why don't we head to my place, now," suggested Emmett. "I'll show you the time machine, tomorrow. It might not be as good as the one my counterpart has, but it works nicely. I gave it a test the other day."
"So, is it some sort of vehicle?" Marty asked, smiling.
"No, it's actually a refrigerator," Emmett replied. Then, after a brief pause, he smiled roguishly and said, "I'm just kidding! Yeah, it most definitely is a vehicle! The way I see it, if you're gonna build a time machine - why not build one that moves? To me, it only makes the most sense."
Everyone just laughed at Emmett's comment. Everyone then followed Emmett to his van, as Emmett decided to drive over to his house.
