Chapter 2
Friday October 1 1987 5:05pm
"Dragon Ball Z?" Marty said. "Never heard of it."
"It's a neat cartoon in Japan. My friend has a video of it. He said it had loads of action and fighting! Cool!" Verne said.
"Not really." Marty said.
"What? But I swear it is really cool. And they get to fight Androids!" Verne exclaimed.
"Androids? Like in Star Wars?" Marty said.
"Yeah! Their names are Android 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20. No. 20 is actually Dr Gero, the maker! Although Android 16 turns good." Verne said.
"Whatever. Listen, where's your dad?" Marty asked.
"In the basement." Verne said.
Marty went down to the basement, with Verne following. Doc was installing something in the DeLorean, and his oldest son Jules was helping him.
"Father, be careful! Don't sabotage the time circuits!" Jules said.
"Don't worry Jules. I'll be fine." Doc said. He looked up and saw Marty and Verne.
"Oh hello Marty. I didn't hear you come in." Doc said.
"So um why did you call me Doc?" Marty said.
"I want to show you a new feature I installed in the Delorean." Doc said. He opened the door to the DeLorean and pointed to a key pad next to the Flux Capacitor.
"This Marty, is the DTS!" Doc said.
"DTS? What's that mean?" Marty asked.
"Dimension Traveling System." Doc said. "With this not only will you travel through time, but you can go to other Dimensions!"
"Other dimensions?! Far out!" Marty said. "So how do you work it out?"
"First, you type in a 3- numbered numeral using the key pad. The numbers work out as letters, like on a telephone. Say you wanted to see the family of that new television sitcom Married with Children.
Then type in 692- this is the initials which is MWC." Doc said.
"Hmm..." Marty said, typing in a number in the DTS. "Hey wait a minute, can you put in more than three digits?"
"Oh certainly, I just thought that the most interesting dimensions to visit are ones with 3 numbers." Doc said.
"Hey Doc, I need to talk to you about something." Marty said.
"Yes?" Doc asked, who went back to working on the time machine.
"Well, um... can I use the time machine?" Marty asked
That got his attention. Doc looked up and stared at him.
"Why? Do you want to use the DTS?"
"What? Oh no! It's just that Jennifer's birthday is in a few weeks and I thought I'd get her a present." Marty said.
"And what has this got to do with the time machine?" Doc asked.
"Well, Jennifer likes Japanese things and I'd thought I'd go back to ancient Japan and get her something." Marty said.
"Hey yeah!" Verne piped up before Doc could answer. "You could go eleven years in the future!"
"Why?" Marty said.
"Dad told me that Dragon Ball Z wouldn't come here until 1998. So you could go and get her a DBZ video!!" Verne said. He looked excited.
"I don't think Jennifer will like that." Marty said.
"Yeah she will! Get the one where Android 19 and 20 show up!" Verne said.
"So Doc can I go?" Marty asked.
"It's out of the question Marty. You could change history. The farther you go back in time, the more history you can change." Doc said.
"How could it change history?" Marty said.
"Suppose that you see a Japanese girl. What if she sees you, falls in love with you and never marries the person she has to, therefore changing history. Or, what if you see her and come back from the trip with feelings for her and this completely destroys your relationship with Jennifer?" Doc explained.
"That can't happen." Marty argued.
"Clara and I fell in love at first sight. It happens." Doc said with a chuckle.
"Please, can I go? Please? Please? Please?" Marty said, now close to begging.
"Sorry Marty, but I can't." Doc said.
"Fine. I'd better get home anyway. My parents will get worried. Seeya Doc. Good luck with your DTS." Marty said.
"Thanks Marty." Doc said.
Marty left.
Friday October 1 1987 5:05pm
"Dragon Ball Z?" Marty said. "Never heard of it."
"It's a neat cartoon in Japan. My friend has a video of it. He said it had loads of action and fighting! Cool!" Verne said.
"Not really." Marty said.
"What? But I swear it is really cool. And they get to fight Androids!" Verne exclaimed.
"Androids? Like in Star Wars?" Marty said.
"Yeah! Their names are Android 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20. No. 20 is actually Dr Gero, the maker! Although Android 16 turns good." Verne said.
"Whatever. Listen, where's your dad?" Marty asked.
"In the basement." Verne said.
Marty went down to the basement, with Verne following. Doc was installing something in the DeLorean, and his oldest son Jules was helping him.
"Father, be careful! Don't sabotage the time circuits!" Jules said.
"Don't worry Jules. I'll be fine." Doc said. He looked up and saw Marty and Verne.
"Oh hello Marty. I didn't hear you come in." Doc said.
"So um why did you call me Doc?" Marty said.
"I want to show you a new feature I installed in the Delorean." Doc said. He opened the door to the DeLorean and pointed to a key pad next to the Flux Capacitor.
"This Marty, is the DTS!" Doc said.
"DTS? What's that mean?" Marty asked.
"Dimension Traveling System." Doc said. "With this not only will you travel through time, but you can go to other Dimensions!"
"Other dimensions?! Far out!" Marty said. "So how do you work it out?"
"First, you type in a 3- numbered numeral using the key pad. The numbers work out as letters, like on a telephone. Say you wanted to see the family of that new television sitcom Married with Children.
Then type in 692- this is the initials which is MWC." Doc said.
"Hmm..." Marty said, typing in a number in the DTS. "Hey wait a minute, can you put in more than three digits?"
"Oh certainly, I just thought that the most interesting dimensions to visit are ones with 3 numbers." Doc said.
"Hey Doc, I need to talk to you about something." Marty said.
"Yes?" Doc asked, who went back to working on the time machine.
"Well, um... can I use the time machine?" Marty asked
That got his attention. Doc looked up and stared at him.
"Why? Do you want to use the DTS?"
"What? Oh no! It's just that Jennifer's birthday is in a few weeks and I thought I'd get her a present." Marty said.
"And what has this got to do with the time machine?" Doc asked.
"Well, Jennifer likes Japanese things and I'd thought I'd go back to ancient Japan and get her something." Marty said.
"Hey yeah!" Verne piped up before Doc could answer. "You could go eleven years in the future!"
"Why?" Marty said.
"Dad told me that Dragon Ball Z wouldn't come here until 1998. So you could go and get her a DBZ video!!" Verne said. He looked excited.
"I don't think Jennifer will like that." Marty said.
"Yeah she will! Get the one where Android 19 and 20 show up!" Verne said.
"So Doc can I go?" Marty asked.
"It's out of the question Marty. You could change history. The farther you go back in time, the more history you can change." Doc said.
"How could it change history?" Marty said.
"Suppose that you see a Japanese girl. What if she sees you, falls in love with you and never marries the person she has to, therefore changing history. Or, what if you see her and come back from the trip with feelings for her and this completely destroys your relationship with Jennifer?" Doc explained.
"That can't happen." Marty argued.
"Clara and I fell in love at first sight. It happens." Doc said with a chuckle.
"Please, can I go? Please? Please? Please?" Marty said, now close to begging.
"Sorry Marty, but I can't." Doc said.
"Fine. I'd better get home anyway. My parents will get worried. Seeya Doc. Good luck with your DTS." Marty said.
"Thanks Marty." Doc said.
Marty left.