Running Out Of Time
Chapter 31
Getting Biff is the Final Third

After a moment, the doors opened. Dan, Marty and Jennifer all stumbled out. Dan fell down the stairs. Marty walked down the steps with a small limp, and Jennifer stood at the top, looking down. Dan helped himself up just in time to see the DeLorean land 10 feet in front of him. The door flew open, and Doc emerged...

Doc: Great Scott! Are you alright?!

Dan gave a cough as he began to speak with a raspy voice...

Dan: All in a days work, Doc. All in a days work.

Doc: Where's Biff?

Dan: He's in the train. I think he's knocked out.

Dan had spoke too soon. What made it evident was a sudden scream let out by Jennifer. All three men looked to the top of the train, to find a cut up Biff Tannen holding the pistol to Jennifer's head once again.

Dan: Aw, shit.

Biff: Oooohhh no you don't! You're not going to keep my future from me! Not this time! If you even... She is going to disappear! You hear?!

Biff started laughing like a maniac. It was obvious he had completely lost it. To Dan, he had that crazy look Ash had in Evil Dead 2.

Dan: Look, Biff...

It was then, Dan noticed the 10 element LED power gauge on the ED Pistol. The last light was flashing, meaning the proton canister only had enough power to complete one last low-power blast. Dan had a sudden crazy thought run through his mind. While looking Biff square in the eyes, he spoke to the others...

Dan: Doc, Marty... Back away from me.

The two exchanged glances, then did was Dan said. Somehow, they thought Dan had some kind of ace up his sleeve. Dan slowly walked closer to the steps of the train. Biff pressed the barrel of the gun harder against Jennifer's temple.

Dan: Whoa, take it easy, Captain. All I want to do is ask you this... Why?

Biff: "Why" what?

Dan: Why all this? Why Hijacking the Time Machine? Why kidnapping? Why murder? Why are you doing all of this?

Biff: I'm doing it to change my future!

Dan: But don't you understand? You change the future into your vision of what the world should look like, and you practically destroy the human race! Maybe even die a premature death. Don't you see? You will kill yourself if you change anything of the future.

Biff: I don't care! You lousy rat-bastards robbed what my life could have become! You know what I do? I wash and wax cars for a living! You know what I get all the time?! ::sarcastically:: "I want two coats of wax! Not one!" Day in, day out! Well, now that I've figured out the cause of what screwed me over in the first place, I want it corrected to the way it was supposed to happen, or maybe even improve it! But you! You, you little inconsiderate shitheads... you are not going to change my past again!

Biff turned the gun towards Dan, and pulled the trigger. The blast hit Dan in the heart, and he was thrown back by the impact. Biff waited for him to fall to the ground, but all Dan did was raise his head, and looked back at Biff with an eerie Clint Eastwood-Dirty Harry look. He tugged on the yellow suit...

Dan: Lead-lined, dipshit! It's a radiation suit!

Biff, I quick reaction, put the pistol back to Jennifer's head. Dan approached up the steps up to Biff. Doc and Marty stood in a panic, that they didn't know what to do...

Marty: What in the hell is he doing? He's going to get her killed!

Dan was now one step in front of him.

Dan: Well, well, well. It looks as if the big bad man behind the pistol is afraid to shoot someone like me, because I just might be too tough for him, so he has to go after a girl, use her as a shield, and as a hostage. Look, man... I'm standing right here. If you want to kill someone, go for someone for your own sick mentality, minus holding women hostage.

Biff was extremely infuriated. He pushed Jennifer off the side of the steps, and Biff pointed the gun right between his eyes. He pulled the trigger...

But nothing happened.

Dan: ::condescending tone:: Oops.

Biff pulled the trigger a couple more times, but nothing happened each time...

Dan: Duh... No power!

Dan quickly snagged the pistol from Biff, took out the old canister, put in a new canister, hit the safety, and turned it on. He pointed the pistol at Biff. Biff sneered...

Biff: Ha! You don't have the guts to shoot me!

Dan raised an eyebrow...

Dan: Watch me.

Dan pulled the trigger, and sent Biff flying off the steps, careening to the ground. Biff looked up, and with his last ounce of strength...

Biff: You'll pay for that... soon... enough... ::Fades::

Biff smacked his head on the ground. Dan blew the barrel of the pistol, and holstered it, as he looked at Biff's unconscious body...

Dan: Check's in the mail, dude.