Author Notes: Hi everybody! Happy "Back to the Future Day", now just a heads up for those of you who aren't big fans of the franchise, in "Back to the Future II" Wednesday, October 21, 2015 it's when Marty McFly and Doc Brown arrived to the "future", but technically speaking guess it would be the past for us, heh.
In my head canon, I like to think that Tori is a big fan of the movie trilogy, however Jade doesn't like it as she finds them to "cheesy" but still watched the films out of love she has towards her girlfriend, notice I wrote "girlfriend" and not wife, this is because part of this chapter takes place in 2015.
I bet you're asking… Wait, if this fic takes place during Jade and Tori's first year of marriage, then why are we going back to the past?
The answer? Partly out of nostalgia but also because… My dear readers, you're all in for a pleasant surprise, XD.
The Year 2015.
"I can't believe you're walking around looking like that." Jade sneered while covering her eyes in mild embarrassment. "Why is my girlfriend such a dork?"
Tori however didn't seem to have listened to the Goth's jab at her outfit and if she did, she simply ignored it, as she was having too much fun rocking the Marty McFly's iconic outfit, wearing a pair of jeans, a stylish jean jacket, red vest, and white kicks.
"It's back to the future day, Jade." Tori said with a wide, goofy smiled. "Today's the when the world's most famous time travelers arrive to the future!"
"You just made that up, Vega!" Jade snapped. "And how the Hell did you even managed to convince me to play along with this?"
Making her point, the Thespian pointed at herself wearing the very same clothes that Jennifer Parke wore during the trilogy.
"Nope, it's a real thing!" Tori replied, shoving her phone into her girlfriend's annoyed face. "See! Read the phone!"
Jade angrily grabbed her girlfriend's phone, reading an article that indeed, confirmed that October 21 is known as "Back to the future day" and that has been the case in the 1990's.
"Well, I'll be damned."
"Told you." The Latina said coyly before giving the pale woman a playful kiss on the cheek. "And come on Jade, it's the first time we could do a couple's costumes and since I'm dressed like Marty! that means that my loving girlfriend had to play the part of the protagonist's main love interest!"
"That still doesn't explain how you managed to rope me into this!" Jade hissed. "It's one thing to get me to wear these stupid clothes but it's quite another getting me to dye my hair blonde!"
"I can be very persuasive when I want to be." Tori teased. "It's part of the Vega charm."
"Charm my snow white ass, Vega!" Jade said loudly so passersby could hear her. "You were naked except for that damn vest when you asked! NOW I remember how you got me to be a part of this nerd fest!"
"JADE!" Tori bellowed, mortified, "Could you keep it down?!"
"Aw, is sweet Sally Peaches embarrassed." The Thespian mocked, using the voice she saved when she liked to get under her girlfriend's skin.
"Ok first of all, I don't talk like that!" The Latina says with annoyance. "Second of all, I seen you geek out over that cartoon Invader Zim and I never made fun of you for it, or do I need to remind you of how you dragged me to Invader-Con?"
"Damn it Vega." Jade cursed. "You made me sound like a hypocritical bitch just now… I'm… Sorry, I was just teasing you."
"Just remember baby, part of being in a relationship is accepting our likes and dislikes."
"So, we're good?"
"Gimme a kiss and I'll consider it."
"What if I give you something else?" Jade asked. "Something I know you'll like."
"Oh? And what would that be?"
"It's a surprise." Jade replied with an evil smirk. "Put this over your eyes."
"I think I'd rather have the kiss, thank you." Tori said cautiously as she saw her girlfriend get a sleep mask from her pocket. "Seems way safer."
"Come on Vega, where is your sense of adventure?"
"I left it at home." The Latina replied with a nervous laugh. "So how about we go get it? Or better yet, we stay home and have a movie marathon?"
"Nope." The Thespian said evenly. "I'm out here with you because you wanted to be a part of that stupid Million McFly March and as the supportive girlfriend I am, I'm joining in on the fun."
"I'm scared, Jade."
"Why?"
"Because when you give a surprise, I end up in a lot of pain."
"But it's enjoyable pain, Vega."
"Only for you!"
"Yeah, that's what I said. "Jade teased. "Now just put this on and follow the sound of my voice and no peeking!"
"Couldn't I just hold your hand?"
"Now, where's the fun in that?"
Tori sighed as she reluctantly did as was told; taking the mask from Jade's hands she began to blindly follow her girlfriend's voice.
"I have a bad feeling about this."
Several minutes later, the couple made it to their destination; Jade had a few laughs on the way as she purposely made the walk a bit more difficult than it needed to be for the younger woman but at least she made sure that her girlfriend wouldn't get hurt along the way.
"Ok Vega, you can take off your mask now."
Tori gulped, the worst case scenarios already going through her mind as she took off the sleep mask and once she saw what was right in front of her, began to squeal with glee.
"Jade! You didn't?!"
"I did." The Thespian replied coyly. "Enjoy."
"You bought me a DeLorean?!" Tori gushed, jumping up and down like a little kid. "And not just any DeLorean! I got my own Time Machine! YAY!"
"What? Oh no, no, no, no, no Vega, I didn't buy you a damn time machine." Jade corrected. "I rented a replica for you to drive, so go ahead, go nuts, just don't crash it."
"Oh… Still… Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" Tori said repeatedly before giving her girlfriend a hug and a long kiss on the mouth. "Come on, let's drive this baby!"
Jade rolled her eyes but said nothing more as the Latina opened the car door and sat on the driver's seat, geeking out at the contraptions inside.
"Oh look, it even has a Flux Capacitor!" She said excitedly before turning it on. "That's what makes time travel possible! How cool is that!"
"You are such a dork, Vega."
"Hey, remember that I let you geek out when we watch Invader Zim, let me have this!" Tori replied with a wide smile. "Now get it, we're going for a ride!"
Jade did as she was told and sat down on the passenger's seat. "So… Where are we going?"
"Don't you mean, when are we going?"
"How did I know you were going to say that?" The Thespian groaned. "Fine, I'll humor you, when are we going?"
"That's better." Tori replied. "Now let's see, this one tells us when we are, this one where we have been and this one where we want to go… So… How about we go to March 27, 2010?"
"Five years ago?" Jade asked unimpressed. "We both know this time machine is a dud but I still managed to make some calls and pull some string to make sure you get to drive a freaking DeLorean and you decide to go to the not so distant past? WHY?!"
"Because that's the day I met you." The Latina replied with a smile, "I want to re-visit how it all began for us."
"If I recall, we didn't exactly start on the right foot." Jade groaned. "Don't you remember? I spilled coffee on your head on your first day of school!"
"That may very well be true but I would still like to go down memory lane and watch how I met the love of my life!"
"Are you a masochist Vega?" Jade asked curiously. "Because if you are, then you just became ten times more attractive."
"What? NO!" Tori snapped. "Now close your door and when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, we're going to see some serious chiz!"
"God, Tor." Jade said. "If you're going to quote the movie, then at least say it right, it's not chiz, it's…"
"And we're off!" Tori said quickly before she started humming the theme from "Back To The Future."
"Just remember, just because Marty crashed the DeLorean, it doesn't mean you have to, Vega."
"JADE!" Tori yelled out. "You were there when I passed my driver's test! Making fun of my driving is not funny anymore!"
"Eyes on the road! EYES ON THE ROAD!"
From a distance, there were two older women watching as the car drove away going from one lane to the next.
"Good thing you didn't crash the damn car Vega." An older Jade said airily. "Otherwise I would have killed you."
"You saw what just happened." Older Tori replied with an eye roll. "I was being distracted by a very big mouth girlfriend sitting next to me!"
"Oh sure, blame the woman who let you drive a fake time machine." Jade snorted. "Last time I do something nice for you."
"Do you think our younger selves saw us?"
"I doubt it." Her wife replied. "Otherwise I think we would remember meeting our older selves."
"Good point." Tori nodded. "Just think, five years from now, they'll be married, makes you think, doesn't it?"
"About what we already lived and what our younger selves have yet to experience? Yeah, they have a long road ahead of them."
"A very good road." Tori agreed. "And it's not over yet."
Jade looked at her wife's pregnant belly, giving it a kiss before giving the woman she loved a big smooch on the lips.
"I'm still not sure that time travel is safe for you at the moment, Vega." The Thespian said worriedly. "Especially given the fact that we drove here!"
"Come on Jade, it's perfectly safe." Tori replied back. "I mean you're the one behind the wheel."
"On a DeLorean made from scratch by Spencer freaking Shay and Freddie Benson!" Jade snapped back. "Seriously, I'll never know how those two nimrods managed to make a functioning Time Machine when I just paid them to make a stupid replica of the car for you!"
"It's the thought that counts." Tori said. "Although, come to think of it, I don't think they know they figured out time travel… Do they?"
"Don't know, don't care." Jade replied. "I'm just happy the damn car hasn't gone up in flames given Spencer's track record with fire."
"Don't say that!" Tori said in worry. "You'll jinx us!"
"This is why; I'm taking some courses on Physics, Quantum Mechanics and car repair!" Jade said with determination. "If we're going to continue to time travel, I got to know how to fix the damn DeLorean if it ever breaks down because I highly doubt I can trust Spencer and Freddie to do any repairs if they have no idea what they did in the first place."
"Wouldn't it be easier if you just trust them and give them the benefit of the doubt?" Tori questioned. "They may surprise you."
"I'll think about it." Jade reluctantly said. "But for now, let's just get you home so you can rest."
"Oh no, there's one final place I want to visit before we go back to the future."
"And where… When would that be?"
"My younger self never got to travel to the year 2010."
"I should have seen that one coming." Jade said under her breath. "Fine, but after that, we go back home and you promise me no more time travel till after the babies are born."
"I promise."
"Good." The Thespian said as they made it to their DeLorean, once in, both women shared another kiss before Jade helped her wife to the passenger's seat and she got into the driver's seat.
"2010… Here we go." Jade said less than happy.
After all, she never liked to remember how horribly she treated her wife during those early years at Hollywood Arts.
Tori simply put a hand over her wife's trembling one.
"Jade, just remember, I already forgave you for all the stunts you pulled when we were in high school." The Latina said firmly. "That was a million years ago, we're married and about to be parents, our future is going to be a happy one."
"Then why do you want to go back to the past?" Jade asked exasperatedly. "It's ancient history!"
"Because the struggles we had were what made us who we are today." Tori said wisely. "And I don't ever want to forget why I felled in love with you… Do you?"
"Never." Jade replied quickly. "I love you Vega."
"Love you two Jade."
The DeLorean flew into the sky and towards their destination, leaving a pair of "fire tracks in the sky."
Younger Jade and Tori saw fire floating in the sky but they just shrugged it away thinking it was a trick of the lights.
"I gotta get out of this car." Jade thought while rubbing her eyes. "I'm starting to see things."
Well my dear readers, thanks for checking out this chapter, I want to say it's going the final one of the sage but honestly? Unless my brain decides to come up with an unexpected plot bunny, who really know for sure?
The DeLorean Time Machine may have seem like a "gimmick" for Jade and Tori traveling through time but trust me that this will be important for a few other Jori ideas that I have cooking up in the future… Pun intended.
Tori being pregnant wasn't originally a part of the idea but I thought it would be a cute way to introduce that the Jori Holidays are no longer going to be between just Jade and Tori and their family is about to grow.
Anyway, as always, constructive criticism is greatly appreciated, so what did you all think of this (hopefully) final chapter?
Invader Johnny Signing Off.
