February 15, 2016
5:45 PM PST

Calvin was enjoying himself in the water - and he found himself enjoying the company of his son, his nephew, and their friends. He quite thought of how strange it was that their offspring were actually dating a pair of twins. His thoughts really turned to Clara Parker, and he felt a pang of regret that their relationship ended up not working out.

He then realized it was best to not fret so much about the incident. He really thought of how he had a wonderful son, so it was very obvious that his future would turn out to be nice. He quite realized how lucky he was to have his leg cured rather fast. Back home, he'd have to wear a cast for weeks - and the thought made him feel uneasy.

"I just remembered," Stacy gasped, as she turned to Alex. "we have an appointment to have our pictures taken in about fifteen minutes, and we've quite been waiting for weeks for this. Stephanie and Marty were going to join us, as well. Remember?"

"Stacy's right," added Stephanie, turning to Marty Jr. "I love all the backgrounds they have, as they look so genuine. I just love how they can animate photos nowadays. It feels strange to think, ten years ago, you only had animated graphics on computers."

"Oh, yeah, that's right!" replied Marty Jr, as he glanced at the clock. "Could you girls give us a few minutes? Why don't you change your clothes, as we really need to talk with Mike and Scott. It shouldn't take us that long." Turning to Marty Sr and Alex, he added, "Can you two come with us? There's, uh, something we need to tell you."

"Yeah, okay," Calvin replied, as he reluctantly stepped out of the pool. "I was really enjoying myself, and the water's warm - but I guess, uh, it's really not like I'll never be able to swim again. Well, anyway, what is it you two need to discuss with us?"

"Yeah, I was really enjoying myself, too," Marty Sr added, as he covered his torso with a towel. "I'm really freezing now." As he and Calvin followed their offspring to some empty room, he added, "That's really about the only thing I don't enjoy very much about swimming - freezing your ass off, just as you step out of the water."

"Could you do us a favour?" Alex asked of Calvin and Marty Sr. "My cousin and I quite need to run a little errand. We kind of forgot about it, and I was just wondering if you two could take our places. We shouldn't be gone long, and I'm quite sure we'll be back in time to take Stephanie and Stacy to Olive Garden. Could you do that for us?"

"Well, I'm not sure," Marty Sr replied, doubtfully. "I guess, if all we really have to do is get some pictures taken with the girls... Well, I'm worried we would have to kiss them. Is it possible that the two of you could maybe, uh, reschedule your appointment?"

"We really don't want to let these girls down," Marty Jr replied, nervously. "We didn't quite plan on... Well, Aunt Linda is real sick in the hospital. I'm sure she'll be just fine, but we promised to pay her a visit at six - and we really don't want to let her down."

"Well, your father and I could go in your place," suggested Calvin. "I mean, it's about time for us to start heading back to the hospital. Anyway, I really don't think it'd very much be a good idea for me to pretend to Stephanie and Stacy that we're really..."

"We just don't like to ask this of you," Marty Jr replied, "but part of why she asked us to come over, is so that we could fill out some forms for her. It wouldn't quite work to have you two take our place. We paid in advance for us, and the photographer quite knows us well - so she won't be asking you for your thumbprint. Could you do that?"

"Yeah, okay, I guess we could," replied Marty Sr, a bit nervously. "In the future, you should quite try to be a little more careful with planning these these things out - but I guess we don't mind helping you out. Just be sure to tell Linda that I wish her well."

"I'll be sure to do that," Marty Jr replied, as he gave his father a quick squeeze. "I'll, of course, not tell her that it's your younger self that said it. I'm real sure your older self feels the same way, though. By the way, thank you so much for helping us."

"You're very welcome," replied Marty Sr, as he hugged his son. "I guess I'll be taking your place, and Calvin could take Alex's place. I, uh, I rather hope Linda gets better soon." To Calvin, he added, "I guess you and I better change. It's rather strange to think we'll have to pose as our sons to Stephanie and Stacy. It feels quite surreal."

"You know what's especially strange about this?" commented Calvin. "I know how my son's girlfriend will be, but I don't even know who my future wife is. This just feels so strange to me. I also can't quite help but feel a little, uh, envious of my future son."

"Don't worry, Dad," Alex replied, real softly. "I won't tell you who your future wife is, but I will tell you that the two of you are in a rather happy marriage. Anyway, I think we'd better head to the locker room and change. The appointment will be real soon."

"Dick's Photo Shoppe is right across the street from the way," Marty Jr replied, as the boys were leaving the room. "You'll be able to see it right away. Once again, we're so sorry for inconveniencing you like this. We might do something for your older selves a little later tonight. I know it'll be thirty years for you, but it's the best we can do."

"You don't have to worry about it, honey," Marty Sr replied, as he flashed a lopsided smile at his son. Turning to Calvin, he added, "Well, Calvin, I guess your name is just temporarily Alex - and, for me, I guess I'm still Marty. That'll be easy to remember."

The boys just laughed, as they headed into the locker room. To Calvin's surprise, the locker room was warmer in 2016. This was certainly just another benefit of advanced technology. He was suddenly rather concerned about the people of 2016 being quite lazy - but, then again, there were people who thought the same of 1980s society.

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Calvin felt very nervous, as he and Marty Sr headed towards the lobby. He felt much better, now that he was destined towards a real happy marriage. He knew he'd have to really be careful, to not mess that up. In the meantime, he just felt freaked out by the idea of knowing he'd actually have to go on a date with his future son's girlfriend.

"It was, uh, quite great to perform with your band," Calvin was saying to Aaron. "It's awesome how your father was also the bassist in my uncle's band. It's sure neat how history tends to repeat itself. I guess Marty and I should now leave for our date."

"You boys have fun," Aaron commented. "I'm going to spend the evening with Ryan and Nicole. It's very strange how different Nicole is from her sisters. I've heard that Kimberly was just as nasty as Spike. I don't mind that Nicole is my sister-in-law."

"You enjoy yourself, too," Calvin replied, warmly. He knew that Spike was the female member of Griff's gang, and remembered how terrible she quite was. "I guess I'll, uh, see you in school tomorrow? I guess Marty and I should really get going, now!"

"Good bye, Aaron," Marty Sr called out, just as he and Calvin left the locker room. He turned to Calvin, and added, "Oh, Calvin, I sure can't believe we got ourselves roped into this. It's going to be tough. We don't even quite know these girls, and what if we need to give out thumbprints. The last thing we really need to do is raise suspicion."

"Just keep your pants on, Marty," Calvin suggested, even though he felt so nervous himself. "We can't let ourselves get nervous about this. We need to keep calm. We'd better get into our roles." He took in a deep breath, as he saw the girls in the lobby.

"Marty! Alex!" called out Stephanie, as the twins entered the lobby. "We'd better get going. We don't quite have much time left. I must say, it was sure nice meeting those Klein fellows. It's strange how much they greatly resemble you. Anyway, it'll really be nice to have these animated photo. We'll really have to add these to our vidbooks."

"That, uh, sounds like a real great idea," Marty Sr replied, nervously - as the quartet headed outside. "I was, uh, really looking forward to this day. I mean, it'll be neat to have animations to show our future children. I really think it's neat how photography has advanced throughout the year. It really used to always be in black-and-white."

"Just think," mused Stacy, dreamily, "thirty years from now, we'll really be able to look back - and these pictures would still be as good as new. I must say that dust-repellent paper is one of the greatest inventions we have. We could get a hologram, soon."

"Yeah, uh, that would be good," Calvin replied, nervously. He suddenly remembered the hologram shark that really came down towards him and Marty, from the last time he and Marty came to 2015. It was very frightening. "I think it'd be quite awesome."

"It's really a shame they're expensive to get," Stephanie said, sighing. "Come to think of it, though, I wonder what the technology will be like in thirty years. I must say, I'm a little scared by how much technology is taking over. Of course, it's sure beneficial in medicine - but I'm worried that we might really lose sight of the value of nature."

"Well, we really did managed to solve the pollution problem," Stacy commented. "We mustn't be that cynical. I mean, I wouldn't want to live in any other time period. Just imagine what it'd be like to live in the Old West. It was pretty dangerous back then."

"Yeah, I've heard all about Mad Dog Tannen," Calvin replied, shuddering, "as well as a younger outlaw called Billy Needles." He suddenly begin to feel such rage for Billy, and hoped that Clara Parker was safe. He hated to leave her at that bastard's clutches.