Running Out Of Time
Chapter 23
Evidence of Insanity
Oak Park Cemetery
11:20 PM
Doc paced franticly as he waited for Dan. It was now exactly 1 hour since their last radio contact. He kept looking down at his wrist watch...
Doc: Damnit, where is he? I hope he didn't end up dead.
Doc sat on a headstone as he looked at his watch again.
Doc: Damn!
He stood up, walked to the driver side of the DeLorean, and looked at the Present Time display...
Doc: Damn, damn!
It was then an electronic sound came from behind him, towards the gates of the cemetery. He turned around, and saw Dan land in the front gates. As the wings folded back behind his Proton Pack, Doc, without wasting time, ran over to Dan...
Doc: Where in the hell have you been?!
Dan: Call it a bit of a problem. Biff pulled a Beretta on me.
Doc: I warned you, kid!
Dan: I took it into account, because I stood the whole time! And just to tell you, DON'T call me kid! I'm 25!
Doc: What's the scoop? Did you get the back story?
Dan: He said November 12, 1955.
Doc put his head in his hand, as if something bad has just happened.
Doc: Oh, no! Not again!
Dan: What's the matter?
Doc: Nothing! We need to get DeLorean loaded up, and get out of here! I'll drive!
Dan: Fine, I don't care anymore! Drive!
Dan got in on the passenger side, as Doc went to the driver side. The DeLorean started up, and lifted off the ground. Doc punched in the date: NOV 12 1955 10:05 PM. Within seconds, the car disappeared in the dark sky.
***
November 12, 1955
Lone Pine Ranch
9:47 PM
Otis Peabody had spent the day replacing the pine tree the supposed, "Alien" destroyed the week before. He thought he saw that damned alien ship over by the new Lyon Estates site, but it must have been him. He was spending the last couple of moments watering the trees, when his wife came out of the house, and started yelling...
Mrs. Peabody: Otis! There's a storm brewing tonight! There's no point in watering that dang-blasted tree right now! Get in the house before you get struck by lightning!
In the distance, he heard the thunder rolling across the sky. He figured his wife was right, and started putting away the hose. He finally got the hose wound, and was about to walk around to the house, when he stopped to look at the tree. A great feeling of satisfaction came over him as he looked at the two trees together again. He snickered, as a thought came to his mind...
Otis: I'd like to see that Plutonian bastard kill my tree again!
The wind suddenly started to pick up. It was then 3 huge flashes and bangs came from behind him. He heard a train whistle behind him as well. It was then, he turned around to see a train speeding towards him. He screamed as he jumped out of the way. The tree Peabody had just planted got plowed over, then the train flew off into the night.
Otis's wife, his son and his daughter rushed out to see what was going on. Otis sat up, and looked around. He found that the tree had once again be destroyed, but that didn't concern him at the moment. He looked over to his family...
Otis: First aliens, now ghost trains... That's it! This farm is spooked! We're moving!
The train landed roughly one mile from the town limits. The large doors opened on the train, as Marty was shoved out the door. He tripped on the steps, and landed face first into the dirt. Jennifer and Eduardo moved quickly down the steps, as they were followed by Biff, who was still holding the ED Pistol in his hand. Marty was a distance away from the rest. He stood up, and looked at Biff...
Marty: What the hell are we doing here, Biff?
Biff: Like I said, we're giving Doc Brown's time machine a test!
Eduardo: What's the real reason, you scum-sucking bastard?!
Biff: You're going to tell me what you did to that book you stole from me, McFly!
Marty was infuriated.
Marty: Over my dead body!
Biff: I have a better idea, McFly...
He reached over, grabbed Jennifer by the arm, and put the pistol to her head...
Biff: How about if it was over hers?
Eduardo was about to bolt for him, when Biff held the gun closer to her head. Jennifer whimpered as Biff put his finger on the trigger...
Biff: Don't even, or she gets it!
Marty: You son-of-a...!
Biff: I'm going to count to three, and if I don't hear what I want, the girl's going to get it! One!
Jennifer: No, Marty! Don't tell him!
Biff: Two!
Jennifer: Don't give it to him!
Biff: Three!
Marty, really panicked, did the last thing he could think of...
Marty: ALRIGHT! Alright! I'll tell you! It's in a steel pail over by the Lyon Estates site!
Biff: Thanks, Kid!
Biff then pointed the pistol at Marty, and pulled the trigger. The concentrated proton blast hit him in the chest, and he was sent flying back 2 feet, then collapsing on the ground. Biff let go of Jennifer, and she screamed...
Jennifer: NO! MARTY!
She fell to her knees, and Eduardo was in a state of total shock. Biff snickered at what he had just done...
Biff: I guess it was over your dead body!
Eduardo really wanted to slam his fist into Biff's face. Instead, he went over to Jennifer, who was crying hysterically on the ground. He tried to get her to stand up, but she was so overwhelmed, she couldn't stay standing. He held her close, and tried to comforter her, when Biff came back to what he was doing, and pointed the pistol at the two of them.
Biff: Ok, you two. Back in the train!
Eduardo shot a look at him. They then started moving slowly to the train, as it started to rain. When they all got in, the doors shut, and the train rose up. Jennifer and Eduardo looked out the window of the cab, as they took one last look at Marty's motionless body on the ground. Jennifer put her arms around Eduardo, and started to cry on his jacket as she repeated to herself...
Jennifer: Marty. No. Marty...
Eduardo put his arms around her...
Eduardo: Don't worry, Dan and Doc will find us. I'm sure of it.
Then one last thought came to his mind...
Eduardo: ::thinking:: I hope they do...
Chapter 23
Evidence of Insanity
Oak Park Cemetery
11:20 PM
Doc paced franticly as he waited for Dan. It was now exactly 1 hour since their last radio contact. He kept looking down at his wrist watch...
Doc: Damnit, where is he? I hope he didn't end up dead.
Doc sat on a headstone as he looked at his watch again.
Doc: Damn!
He stood up, walked to the driver side of the DeLorean, and looked at the Present Time display...
Doc: Damn, damn!
It was then an electronic sound came from behind him, towards the gates of the cemetery. He turned around, and saw Dan land in the front gates. As the wings folded back behind his Proton Pack, Doc, without wasting time, ran over to Dan...
Doc: Where in the hell have you been?!
Dan: Call it a bit of a problem. Biff pulled a Beretta on me.
Doc: I warned you, kid!
Dan: I took it into account, because I stood the whole time! And just to tell you, DON'T call me kid! I'm 25!
Doc: What's the scoop? Did you get the back story?
Dan: He said November 12, 1955.
Doc put his head in his hand, as if something bad has just happened.
Doc: Oh, no! Not again!
Dan: What's the matter?
Doc: Nothing! We need to get DeLorean loaded up, and get out of here! I'll drive!
Dan: Fine, I don't care anymore! Drive!
Dan got in on the passenger side, as Doc went to the driver side. The DeLorean started up, and lifted off the ground. Doc punched in the date: NOV 12 1955 10:05 PM. Within seconds, the car disappeared in the dark sky.
***
November 12, 1955
Lone Pine Ranch
9:47 PM
Otis Peabody had spent the day replacing the pine tree the supposed, "Alien" destroyed the week before. He thought he saw that damned alien ship over by the new Lyon Estates site, but it must have been him. He was spending the last couple of moments watering the trees, when his wife came out of the house, and started yelling...
Mrs. Peabody: Otis! There's a storm brewing tonight! There's no point in watering that dang-blasted tree right now! Get in the house before you get struck by lightning!
In the distance, he heard the thunder rolling across the sky. He figured his wife was right, and started putting away the hose. He finally got the hose wound, and was about to walk around to the house, when he stopped to look at the tree. A great feeling of satisfaction came over him as he looked at the two trees together again. He snickered, as a thought came to his mind...
Otis: I'd like to see that Plutonian bastard kill my tree again!
The wind suddenly started to pick up. It was then 3 huge flashes and bangs came from behind him. He heard a train whistle behind him as well. It was then, he turned around to see a train speeding towards him. He screamed as he jumped out of the way. The tree Peabody had just planted got plowed over, then the train flew off into the night.
Otis's wife, his son and his daughter rushed out to see what was going on. Otis sat up, and looked around. He found that the tree had once again be destroyed, but that didn't concern him at the moment. He looked over to his family...
Otis: First aliens, now ghost trains... That's it! This farm is spooked! We're moving!
The train landed roughly one mile from the town limits. The large doors opened on the train, as Marty was shoved out the door. He tripped on the steps, and landed face first into the dirt. Jennifer and Eduardo moved quickly down the steps, as they were followed by Biff, who was still holding the ED Pistol in his hand. Marty was a distance away from the rest. He stood up, and looked at Biff...
Marty: What the hell are we doing here, Biff?
Biff: Like I said, we're giving Doc Brown's time machine a test!
Eduardo: What's the real reason, you scum-sucking bastard?!
Biff: You're going to tell me what you did to that book you stole from me, McFly!
Marty was infuriated.
Marty: Over my dead body!
Biff: I have a better idea, McFly...
He reached over, grabbed Jennifer by the arm, and put the pistol to her head...
Biff: How about if it was over hers?
Eduardo was about to bolt for him, when Biff held the gun closer to her head. Jennifer whimpered as Biff put his finger on the trigger...
Biff: Don't even, or she gets it!
Marty: You son-of-a...!
Biff: I'm going to count to three, and if I don't hear what I want, the girl's going to get it! One!
Jennifer: No, Marty! Don't tell him!
Biff: Two!
Jennifer: Don't give it to him!
Biff: Three!
Marty, really panicked, did the last thing he could think of...
Marty: ALRIGHT! Alright! I'll tell you! It's in a steel pail over by the Lyon Estates site!
Biff: Thanks, Kid!
Biff then pointed the pistol at Marty, and pulled the trigger. The concentrated proton blast hit him in the chest, and he was sent flying back 2 feet, then collapsing on the ground. Biff let go of Jennifer, and she screamed...
Jennifer: NO! MARTY!
She fell to her knees, and Eduardo was in a state of total shock. Biff snickered at what he had just done...
Biff: I guess it was over your dead body!
Eduardo really wanted to slam his fist into Biff's face. Instead, he went over to Jennifer, who was crying hysterically on the ground. He tried to get her to stand up, but she was so overwhelmed, she couldn't stay standing. He held her close, and tried to comforter her, when Biff came back to what he was doing, and pointed the pistol at the two of them.
Biff: Ok, you two. Back in the train!
Eduardo shot a look at him. They then started moving slowly to the train, as it started to rain. When they all got in, the doors shut, and the train rose up. Jennifer and Eduardo looked out the window of the cab, as they took one last look at Marty's motionless body on the ground. Jennifer put her arms around Eduardo, and started to cry on his jacket as she repeated to herself...
Jennifer: Marty. No. Marty...
Eduardo put his arms around her...
Eduardo: Don't worry, Dan and Doc will find us. I'm sure of it.
Then one last thought came to his mind...
Eduardo: ::thinking:: I hope they do...
