Chapter 3
Friday October 1st 1987
11:37pm
Why am I doing this? Marty thought.
Marty was standing outside Doc's house. He was planning to 'borrow' the time machine and use it to go back to 775 A.D Japan. But he was beginning to have doubts if he could pull it off smoothly.
Don't worry McFly, Marty thought, You just have to get the time machine and get the gift.
Marty scampered across to the back of the house to the basement, which was also Doc's garage. He checked to see if one of the windows was open. It was. Marty slipped inside.
The basement was dark except for a gooseneck lamp that Doc had probably left on. But even in the darkness, Marty could see the outline of the DeLorean. He went to it, but then stopped, remembering something important.
People in Japan don't speak English! Marty thought.
He was going to go back, but then he also remembered that Doc had said something about a language translator. Marty went to the draws and began searching them frantically. After 5 minutes of searching and cursing, he finally found the translator and put it in his ear.
He then went over to the DeLorean and went inside, which was open, and had the keys inside. Doc didn't exactly have lots of security for his time machine. He opened the garage door and started the DeLorean. He drove out, and then put on the hover circuits.
The DeLorean rose up in the air and started to fly. The speed-o-meter was on 80. Quickly Marty set the destination time and location to February 22nd 775 2:30pm Tokyo, Japan.
Unfortunately, Marty wasn't watching where he was going. When he looked up, he was heading into a tree! Marty let out a scream and turned the steering wheel. The DeLorean swerved around and was sent into a nosedive.
Marty's foot was still on the gas pedal. Before he hit the ground, the speedometer reached 88 miles per hour and the forces of time yanked the DeLorean back to Japan.
Friday October 1st 1987
11:37pm
Why am I doing this? Marty thought.
Marty was standing outside Doc's house. He was planning to 'borrow' the time machine and use it to go back to 775 A.D Japan. But he was beginning to have doubts if he could pull it off smoothly.
Don't worry McFly, Marty thought, You just have to get the time machine and get the gift.
Marty scampered across to the back of the house to the basement, which was also Doc's garage. He checked to see if one of the windows was open. It was. Marty slipped inside.
The basement was dark except for a gooseneck lamp that Doc had probably left on. But even in the darkness, Marty could see the outline of the DeLorean. He went to it, but then stopped, remembering something important.
People in Japan don't speak English! Marty thought.
He was going to go back, but then he also remembered that Doc had said something about a language translator. Marty went to the draws and began searching them frantically. After 5 minutes of searching and cursing, he finally found the translator and put it in his ear.
He then went over to the DeLorean and went inside, which was open, and had the keys inside. Doc didn't exactly have lots of security for his time machine. He opened the garage door and started the DeLorean. He drove out, and then put on the hover circuits.
The DeLorean rose up in the air and started to fly. The speed-o-meter was on 80. Quickly Marty set the destination time and location to February 22nd 775 2:30pm Tokyo, Japan.
Unfortunately, Marty wasn't watching where he was going. When he looked up, he was heading into a tree! Marty let out a scream and turned the steering wheel. The DeLorean swerved around and was sent into a nosedive.
Marty's foot was still on the gas pedal. Before he hit the ground, the speedometer reached 88 miles per hour and the forces of time yanked the DeLorean back to Japan.