August 23, 1997
5:30 PM PDT
"We've had quite a lot of fun," Marty commented, as the crowd was getting ready to leave the waterpark. "I really do wish we could stay longer - but Emily and I, uh, just have to head home to San Francisco. We, uh, promised Emily's parents we'd come to their house and join them for supper. I must say it was nice spending time with you!"
"It was great to meet you, too," replied Bridget. "You really do remind me of Marty McFly, and you sure look a lot like him. I can just remember that day he was crying brokenly in our backyard, because his friend died. My heart sure went out to him."
"Bridget lives right next to the railroad tracks," Bethany explained, "right across the street from Hilldale. We later saw something that looked quite like a demolished car. We were never able to figure out why anyone would possibly drive on the tracks?"
Marty suddenly felt very uneasy, as he knew exactly what those girls were referring to. That had been quite the scariest experience of his life, as he managed to get out of the car right in the nick of time. He didn't wish to relive that whole experience.
"Anyway, Marty was just a nice fellow," continued Bridget. "I'm real pleased with how successful he has been in his music career. I guess his first child will be born sometime within the next week. I wonder what the child may be like. It feels so strange to think that we have our own celebrity in this town, and I knew him before he was famous."
"I'm sure that must've been wonderful," Haven replied, nervously. "We, uh, just met Marty a few times ourselves. So you said you girls are dating Rex and Ron? I'm quite sure you girls are rather pleased by the very prospect of becoming sisters in law."
"We'll sure become one rather happy family," Rex replied, as he put his arm around Bridget. "These two have sure been close, they're already a little like sisters. I sure think it's awesome how we've gone from being childhood friends to being couples."
"Rita and I have been dating each other for a long time, as well," added Bobby. "It just feels wonderful to think of how we'll grow into one big family. Verne had dated Rose for a few months - but things didn't work out quite well, so they went back to being childhood friends. At least, they didn't end up becoming real bitter enemies."
"Basically, the spark just wasn't there," Rose explained, quietly. "He's a great friend and all, but that's about all we could ever be. Neither of us wanted to admit that we had a lack of chemestry between us, though - until we couldn't go on any longer."
"It would've been neat to marry into the family," Verne added, "but, when all is said and done, what's most important is that we all just remain being good friends. After all, we know how that could lead to an unhappy marriage, which we don't want."
"It's weird how we have two sets of twins in our immediate family," Rita added. "The four of us have always really felt close. The even weirder thing is, we also have two cousins who also are twins - who are named Rachel and Ronny. The thing is, they're currently only ten years old - but they are already just as bad as Rajan Unger is."
"It's sometimes very hard to believe that Rajan Unger is our cousin," Rex said, with a heavy sigh. "I mean, we've never gotten along with them. His father is nearly as bad as he is, so he's really never learned how to treat other people in a respectful way."
"Uncle Ralph and Aunt Rissy were always such holy terrors," commented Ron. "So, as a result, they would end up raising children to be such terrors, as well. Uncle Ray was also a real terror, and he has a baby boy named Rafe. Little Rafe might actually seem rather harmless enough now, but I rue the day the baby actually learns how to talk."
Marty shuddered, as he knew that Rafe would grow up to become Data from Griff's gang. He still remembered what a huge terror Data could be. It felt very strange to think of him as being a tiny baby. He realized that Griff Tannen was also just a very tiny baby in this time period. The very concept just seemed all too surreal to Marty.
"Well, anyway," Jules commented, "it's been great spending the afternoon together like this. Verne and I both want to spend time alone with Fox and Emily, before they have to head back to San Francisco. We could maybe all get together tomorrow."
"Have a great evening, honey," Patti replied, as she threw her arms around Jules. As she turned to Marty and Haven, she added, "It was quite a nice pleasure to meet the two of you. I hope to meet the two of you again. You make such a sweet couple!"
"Hey, thanks," Marty replied, nervously. "I, uh, just wish the two of you luck on your marriage. All of you, have a wonderful evening!" After Patti and everybody else left, Marty turned to Jules and Verne and added, "It is neat that the two of you really are willing to help us. I think we'll be able to pull this off. We'll have to do this correctly."
"All right, you two," Jules commented, as he stepped into his car. "Let's get in the car, and I'll drive us right over to the Courthouse Square. You said you buried that capsule on the left side of the clock tower, right near where the big tree was standing?"
"That's right, Jules," Haven replied, as she and the others stepped in the car. "It was buried about one foot in front of the roots, facing the street. It should really be easy to find. Now that I think of it, I guess I made it a bit too easy for Kimberly to find."
"So why not just find a different place to..." Verne started to ask. Then, he gasped, "Oh, right, of course! If Kimberly doesn't find it, you''ll have quite no reason to come back here - and I guess that could create a time paradox, right? I just have to admit that the whole thing is making me feel nervous. I guess we'll be just fine, though."
"To be honest, I do feel quite anxious," Haven replied, "especially when I remember this story of how Biff got his hands on the sports almanac and time machine, and he managed to make himself rich - and Doc ended up being committed. It's just scary."
"Oh, yeah, tell me about it," Marty replied, shuddering. "I just felt even worse for my other self, though. As Biff thought I was my other self, and he actually tried to shoot me for asking me about the almanac - well, you could probably figure out the rest."
"I sometimes have nightmares about that," commented Verne, "and I haven't even experienced that awful world. In fact, it was really before Dad ended up in the Old West - where he really met my mother, and then Jules and I actually came to be."
"I guess I'll have to tell Patti about the time machine, eventually," Jules added. "We're at the Courthouse Square. We actually came here to do this important task. We really better get to work. So, Haven, are you positive that your younger self isn't here? The space-time continuum could be at great risk, if your younger self was around here."
"Don't worry, Jules," Haven replied, smiling. "I'm pretty certain the minor incident with the skateboard really wouldn't affect what I do during the rest of the day. Now that I think of it, I now remember being at the roller rink with my friends at this time."
"I have the shovel here," Verne called out, "as well this bottle carrying the collection of fakes. As Haven would quite remember where she buried it, I'll simply let her take care of the take. That way, we could just see to it that we don't mess anything up."
Marty watched on, as Haven grabbed the shovel from Verne. She made a circle in the ground, and then she lifted up the patch of dirt. She pulled out the old bottle with her card collection in it, and she gently dropped in the other bottle. She quite gently lifted up the patch of dirt, as she placed it over the hole. She then smiled triumphantly.
"That was easy," Haven commented, as she let out a sigh of relief. "We finally have quite the important task complete. I sure guess it's about time for Marty to bring me back to the future, where I belong - and then for him to get back home to his time."
"Just hop in the car," Jules suggested, "and I'll drive the two of you over to Hill Valley Park. I guess Marty will have to stay with you in the future long enough to make sure the plan worked. It wouldn't be good for him to leave you stranded in a bad future."
"Oh, I would never do something like that that!" exclaimed Marty, just as everyone stepped into the car. "It's not something I would ever dream of doing to anyone. It felt awful enough, when Doc actually convinced me to leave Jennifer behind in that terrible world. At least, the timeline changed around her - but I just felt so bad."
"I don't want to bug Dad about the time machine," Haven added. "It'd just feel awful to end up being stranded in a world where Dad is dead. I have to admit I do feel real anxious about returning to the future. It may be a good idea to give up time travel."
Marty suddenly remembered what his older self and Haven said, when all of them had shown up in 1975. Even with all the drawbacks of time travel, Marty wasn't certain he would ever wish to give up such a hobby - even though he could go for a long break.
"Time travel can be a rather enriching hobby," Jules commented, "but I agree that there are a lot of risks involved. Of course, Verne and I would not even exist - if it wasn't for time travel. For that matter, Haven, neither would you. You do have to take extreme caution, though - as there is sure the major risk of a time paradox."
