Running Out Of Time
Chapter 10
Finding Time
The DeLorean had reached the outside of the small town. Dan punched in the previous date, and floored it to 88 mph...
***
October 27, 1985
Hill Valley Train Commuter parking Lot
3:57 PM
A black Toyota 4x4 rolled up to the parking space closest to the tracks. A man, dressed in a cowboy outfit, climbs out of the drivers seat, and a girl gets out on the other side. They walked together to the tracks. The girl looked around...
Girl: You were right. There's not much left.
Guy: He's not coming back.
The man leaned over the tracks, and picked up a half of a picture, and sighed...
Guy: I'm sure going to miss him, Jennifer.
Then, the crossing gates activated, both the guy and the girl looked down both ends of the track, to see nothing coming...
Guy: What the hell?
***
Three sonic booms filled the clearing of the Lone Pine Mall, as the DeLorean reappeared, and headed towards the front doors of a J.C. Penney. Dan immediately slammed on the breaks, as both him and Eduardo screamed.
Eduardo: Stop, man! Stop!
Dan: What the living hell do you think I'm trying to do?!
The time machine came to a complete stop not even an half an inch from the front doors. Dan and Eduardo looked around, to find the parking lot entirely empty. They got out of the car, and walked to the front, to see how far they were from smashing into the department store...
Eduardo: It looks like a new record!
Dan: That has got to be the closest I've ever been to an object stopping at full speed. Damn, I'm good!
Dan and Eduardo heard three thunderous rumbles in the distance. The two Ghostbusters looked at each other, and jumped back into the car. Dan threw the shifter into reverse, and backed the car away from the doors of the mall. Eduardo looked over...
Eduardo: Where are we going?
Dan: That police report said the parts of the DeLorean were found beside of the railroad tracks. We go there, and see if we can find anything else that can help us track those guys down.
Dan sped off towards the railroad, full speed ahead.
***
Back at the railroad tracks, the guy and the girl had their mouths open in disbelief as if something extraordinary had just happened. They looked into the sky, to see a pair of fire trails fade. They turned back to the black truck, and walked slowly as they spoke to each other...
Girl: Well, Marty? Are you relieved the Doc is alright?
Marty: Yes. Yes I'm am. And I'm happy to see he's got a good life where he is.
Jennifer: Don't you mean, "When he is"?
They laughed. The couple was about to get back into the truck, when a strange electronic sound, along with a engine-revving sound came from behind them. Marty didn't even turn around, for that sound was all too familiar. Jennifer looked over, for she recognized that sound too. Then two clunking noises, along with electronic whining, filled the silence. Marty and Jennifer turned around...
Marty: Oh, no. Oh, no!
Jennifer: Oh my god!
An odd formed DeLorean was parked behind the black pick-up, with its stainless steel doors opened. The two Ghostbusters submerged from the somewhat frosted vehicle. They walked passed the couple by the truck, who just looked on, and walked to the tracks.
Marty: No! This can't be!
Jennifer: I thought... that was... oh, god...
Dan and Eduardo overlooked the parts on the tracks. Eduardo picked up a sheet of something, and handed it to Dan. He reached into his back pocket, and pulled out another sheet, as he looked at it.
Dan: Eureka! We just hit pay dirt! This is the one half of the picture.
Eduardo: Hey, there's people over there! Lets ask if they've seen anything!
Dan: Good idea.
Marty tried franticly to unlock the door of his truck, when Dan came up from behind, and started to talk to him...
Dan: Hey, you haven't seen anything strange happen here within the last couple of minuets, have ya?
Marty: Who wants to know. ::puts key into door::
Dan: Dan Shannon, Ghostbusters. Paranormal Investigations and Exterminations. Uh, we heard a couple of thunderous blasts when we were over by the mall. You wouldn't happen to know anything, would you?
Marty: Uh, no. Nothing at all.
While Marty was trying to unlock his door, hold the keys, and hold the picture in his hand, he dropped the picture on the ground. Dan picked it up and was about to hand it to him, when he took a double take. He took the other picture out of his pocket, and compared. He then looked at the guys face...
Dan: You!
Marty looked at Dan's clothes... his eyes widened...
Marty: Hey! You were the guy I ran into at the store in the future!
Jennifer: You're from 2015?!
Marty and Jennifer started to hyperventilate...
Marty: Ok, how did you get that thing... how the hell did you get it?!
Eduardo: Now, lets all calm down!
Dan: Please, don't panic!
Marty: ...But it was de... destroyed. ::fades::
The events of what had just happened must of overwhelmed the couple so much, that they passed out together. Dan looked over to Eduardo...
Dan: You can drive stick, right?
Eduardo: Sorta.
Dan: Good, because you're going to drive the truck with the girl. I'm going to take the guy in the DeLorean, and we'll take them to the inventors house. You follow me, ok?
Eduardo: Alright.
Dan dragged Marty to the DeLorean, and sped off. Eduardo put Jennifer in the passenger side of the truck, and got in on the other side. He grumbled under his breath as he started the truck...
Eduardo: This is just my luck. I wish I hadn't grabbed that paper from Dan now.
He pulled out behind the DeLorean.
Chapter 10
Finding Time
The DeLorean had reached the outside of the small town. Dan punched in the previous date, and floored it to 88 mph...
***
October 27, 1985
Hill Valley Train Commuter parking Lot
3:57 PM
A black Toyota 4x4 rolled up to the parking space closest to the tracks. A man, dressed in a cowboy outfit, climbs out of the drivers seat, and a girl gets out on the other side. They walked together to the tracks. The girl looked around...
Girl: You were right. There's not much left.
Guy: He's not coming back.
The man leaned over the tracks, and picked up a half of a picture, and sighed...
Guy: I'm sure going to miss him, Jennifer.
Then, the crossing gates activated, both the guy and the girl looked down both ends of the track, to see nothing coming...
Guy: What the hell?
***
Three sonic booms filled the clearing of the Lone Pine Mall, as the DeLorean reappeared, and headed towards the front doors of a J.C. Penney. Dan immediately slammed on the breaks, as both him and Eduardo screamed.
Eduardo: Stop, man! Stop!
Dan: What the living hell do you think I'm trying to do?!
The time machine came to a complete stop not even an half an inch from the front doors. Dan and Eduardo looked around, to find the parking lot entirely empty. They got out of the car, and walked to the front, to see how far they were from smashing into the department store...
Eduardo: It looks like a new record!
Dan: That has got to be the closest I've ever been to an object stopping at full speed. Damn, I'm good!
Dan and Eduardo heard three thunderous rumbles in the distance. The two Ghostbusters looked at each other, and jumped back into the car. Dan threw the shifter into reverse, and backed the car away from the doors of the mall. Eduardo looked over...
Eduardo: Where are we going?
Dan: That police report said the parts of the DeLorean were found beside of the railroad tracks. We go there, and see if we can find anything else that can help us track those guys down.
Dan sped off towards the railroad, full speed ahead.
***
Back at the railroad tracks, the guy and the girl had their mouths open in disbelief as if something extraordinary had just happened. They looked into the sky, to see a pair of fire trails fade. They turned back to the black truck, and walked slowly as they spoke to each other...
Girl: Well, Marty? Are you relieved the Doc is alright?
Marty: Yes. Yes I'm am. And I'm happy to see he's got a good life where he is.
Jennifer: Don't you mean, "When he is"?
They laughed. The couple was about to get back into the truck, when a strange electronic sound, along with a engine-revving sound came from behind them. Marty didn't even turn around, for that sound was all too familiar. Jennifer looked over, for she recognized that sound too. Then two clunking noises, along with electronic whining, filled the silence. Marty and Jennifer turned around...
Marty: Oh, no. Oh, no!
Jennifer: Oh my god!
An odd formed DeLorean was parked behind the black pick-up, with its stainless steel doors opened. The two Ghostbusters submerged from the somewhat frosted vehicle. They walked passed the couple by the truck, who just looked on, and walked to the tracks.
Marty: No! This can't be!
Jennifer: I thought... that was... oh, god...
Dan and Eduardo overlooked the parts on the tracks. Eduardo picked up a sheet of something, and handed it to Dan. He reached into his back pocket, and pulled out another sheet, as he looked at it.
Dan: Eureka! We just hit pay dirt! This is the one half of the picture.
Eduardo: Hey, there's people over there! Lets ask if they've seen anything!
Dan: Good idea.
Marty tried franticly to unlock the door of his truck, when Dan came up from behind, and started to talk to him...
Dan: Hey, you haven't seen anything strange happen here within the last couple of minuets, have ya?
Marty: Who wants to know. ::puts key into door::
Dan: Dan Shannon, Ghostbusters. Paranormal Investigations and Exterminations. Uh, we heard a couple of thunderous blasts when we were over by the mall. You wouldn't happen to know anything, would you?
Marty: Uh, no. Nothing at all.
While Marty was trying to unlock his door, hold the keys, and hold the picture in his hand, he dropped the picture on the ground. Dan picked it up and was about to hand it to him, when he took a double take. He took the other picture out of his pocket, and compared. He then looked at the guys face...
Dan: You!
Marty looked at Dan's clothes... his eyes widened...
Marty: Hey! You were the guy I ran into at the store in the future!
Jennifer: You're from 2015?!
Marty and Jennifer started to hyperventilate...
Marty: Ok, how did you get that thing... how the hell did you get it?!
Eduardo: Now, lets all calm down!
Dan: Please, don't panic!
Marty: ...But it was de... destroyed. ::fades::
The events of what had just happened must of overwhelmed the couple so much, that they passed out together. Dan looked over to Eduardo...
Dan: You can drive stick, right?
Eduardo: Sorta.
Dan: Good, because you're going to drive the truck with the girl. I'm going to take the guy in the DeLorean, and we'll take them to the inventors house. You follow me, ok?
Eduardo: Alright.
Dan dragged Marty to the DeLorean, and sped off. Eduardo put Jennifer in the passenger side of the truck, and got in on the other side. He grumbled under his breath as he started the truck...
Eduardo: This is just my luck. I wish I hadn't grabbed that paper from Dan now.
He pulled out behind the DeLorean.
