Running Out Of Time
Chapter 32
Getting Back To Normal
Doc placed the metallic goggles over Biff's eyes, and prepared to nullify Biff's memory. Dan, who was now in his street clothes and Chicago Blackhawks hat, stood by to be ready to keep Biff's eyelids open. Marty and Jennifer sat on the steps of the locomotive, hugging each other...
Jennifer: Oh, Marty. I thought I'd never see you again.
Marty: I thought the same about you. I was so worried.
Jennifer: Thank god you're alive.
Dan sighed as he looked at the couple. It really depressed him. Thoughts of Lita came to his mind. He just shook his head.
Dan: I tell ya Doc, it's situations like this that make me want to quit this job, yet the end result of the work keeps me going. I guess I just have a different ego.
Doc: Dan, you're the one rare kind of person that doesn't study what is the world around him, but that of who thinks about the unknown possibilities of existence. You know if you quit your occupation of a Ghost Hunter, you put the human race in a greater risk of annihilation, and seeing how grateful they are afterwards makes you want to stick around. I mean, you put your life on the line to get information, to get the time train, and save Jennifer's life, even though you didn't really know her. That rare kind of personality is that of a true, selfless hero.
Dan: Doc, you have no idea how right you could possibly be. You should have been there in Tokyo on October 25, 1995. That night, I discovered something about myself I never really thought would happen to me. What it was, I can't really express, because it wouldn't make sense, even to a bright individual such as yourself... Although, I do think one day, I would be able to tell you sometime in the future, when I feel I'm ready.
Doc, now ready, looked up to Dan...
Doc: Ready for Nullification procedures. Is he prepped?
Dan: More than he'll ever be.
From under the shades, Dan opened Biff's eyes. Doc pressed the black button on the top of the device, and a light blue glow emanated from underneath. The blue light shut off, as Doc looked to Dan...
Doc: Did you happen to pick up any information on the future that we could use as a reference to make sure the timeline was restored?
Dan: Yeah! I picked up a flyer.
He reached into his pocket, and took out the piece of paper that read "Biff's Pleasure Paradise." After a moment, the paper became blank. Then, the paper itself vanished out of Dan's hands...
Dan: What the...?
Doc: It erased from existence! That means the timeline is restored!
Dan: That's it?
Doc: That's it!
Dan: Thank God. Lets get Eduardo, and get the hell outta here.
***
Re-Entry Time: October 27, 1985
9:30 PM
The DeLorean re-appeared along Franklin St., and pulled into the Tannen residence driveway. Dan, and the somewhat dazed Eduardo pulled Biff out of the car, and dragged him to the door. Right before Dan rang the doorbell, he handed Eduardo one of the security guards' I.D. tags to him, and told him to put it on. Dan rang the bell, and knocked.
Jean Tannen, Biff's "current" wife, opened the door, and saw the two Ghostbusters standing in the doorway holding Biff...
Jean: Can I help you?
Dan cleared his throat...
Dan: Yeah. Hi, I'm Lt. John McClane, and this is my partner Sergeant Martin Riggs. We're off-duty California State Police. We found your husband unconscious at a local tavern, possibly in a fight beforehand. Since we're off-duty, we can't call in, so we're just going to drop him off here, hopefully that's not a problem on our end?
Jean: Oh, no. That's alright. When he wakes up, he's going to have to answer to me.
Dan and Eduardo brought him in, and put him on the couch. Right before the two men left, Dan tipped his hat...
Dan: Have a nice night, if you can find the time.
They walked out. Eduardo looked over to Dan...
Eduardo: Are you sure he'll believe he was drinking at a bar, then getting into a fight?
Dan: Trust me, he will. When he wakes up, he's gonna have a nasty-ass headache, he isn't going to remember a thing, and he had cuts and bruises all over him. Not to mention two cops taking him home. I think that's the cheese on the taco.
Eduardo: "Cheese on the taco"? Where do you come up with this stuff, man?
Dan: I donno. They just come to mind. Besides, I'd thought you'd like it, considering in a past life, you were the Taco Bell dog.
Eduardo: Screw you!
Dan smiled...
Dan: No thanks. Anyway, we have to get to Eastwood Ravine, and meet up with the others.
***
Re-Entry Time: October 28, 1985
Train Commuter Parking Lot
Eastwood Ravine
9:00 PM
The DeLorean came to a stop at the tracks, to see the time train sitting on the tracks with the door open, and Doc, Marty and Jennifer standing next to the steps. Dan and Eduardo exited the car, and walked up to them...
Dan: Well, I take it you want to get back to the past, and just sleep this off?
Doc: Without doubt. This is the most adventure I've had in 10 years of my exile in the past, and I'm really beat. Although, it was nice to work those old muscles again.
Everyone gave a small chuckle. Dan extended his hand to Doc...
Dan: Doctor Brown, I'd like to thank you for helping me fix the time machine so we could get back.
Doc: Thank you!
Doc grabbed Dan's hand, yanked him towards him, and started patting him on the back. Dan did the same. He let go of Dan, and turned to Marty and Jennifer...
Doc: Marty... It was very nice to see you again, and you too, Jennifer. I wish the two of you the best of luck for whatever you have planned for the rest of your lives, and hopefully, we'll meet again in the near future.
Jennifer: Or the near passed.
Everyone smiled. Doc turned to the train, when Marty stopped him...
Marty: Doc!
Doc turned...
Marty: No matter what time you're in, we'll all be partners in time.
Doc: Well said.
Doc walked to the top of the steps, and shut the doors behind him. He opened the cab window, and yelled out...
Doc: Oh! Dan... Eduardo... When you get back to the year 2000, and back to New York, destroy that machine!
Dan: Consider it done!
Dan rose his hand up to the bill of his hat, and saluted...
Dan: Take care, Doc!
Doc saluted back, and shut the window. The train rose up into the air, and disappeared in the sky, only leaving a pair of fire trails. Marty and Jennifer looked over to Dan and Eduardo...
Dan: Well... You need a lift?
Chapter 32
Getting Back To Normal
Doc placed the metallic goggles over Biff's eyes, and prepared to nullify Biff's memory. Dan, who was now in his street clothes and Chicago Blackhawks hat, stood by to be ready to keep Biff's eyelids open. Marty and Jennifer sat on the steps of the locomotive, hugging each other...
Jennifer: Oh, Marty. I thought I'd never see you again.
Marty: I thought the same about you. I was so worried.
Jennifer: Thank god you're alive.
Dan sighed as he looked at the couple. It really depressed him. Thoughts of Lita came to his mind. He just shook his head.
Dan: I tell ya Doc, it's situations like this that make me want to quit this job, yet the end result of the work keeps me going. I guess I just have a different ego.
Doc: Dan, you're the one rare kind of person that doesn't study what is the world around him, but that of who thinks about the unknown possibilities of existence. You know if you quit your occupation of a Ghost Hunter, you put the human race in a greater risk of annihilation, and seeing how grateful they are afterwards makes you want to stick around. I mean, you put your life on the line to get information, to get the time train, and save Jennifer's life, even though you didn't really know her. That rare kind of personality is that of a true, selfless hero.
Dan: Doc, you have no idea how right you could possibly be. You should have been there in Tokyo on October 25, 1995. That night, I discovered something about myself I never really thought would happen to me. What it was, I can't really express, because it wouldn't make sense, even to a bright individual such as yourself... Although, I do think one day, I would be able to tell you sometime in the future, when I feel I'm ready.
Doc, now ready, looked up to Dan...
Doc: Ready for Nullification procedures. Is he prepped?
Dan: More than he'll ever be.
From under the shades, Dan opened Biff's eyes. Doc pressed the black button on the top of the device, and a light blue glow emanated from underneath. The blue light shut off, as Doc looked to Dan...
Doc: Did you happen to pick up any information on the future that we could use as a reference to make sure the timeline was restored?
Dan: Yeah! I picked up a flyer.
He reached into his pocket, and took out the piece of paper that read "Biff's Pleasure Paradise." After a moment, the paper became blank. Then, the paper itself vanished out of Dan's hands...
Dan: What the...?
Doc: It erased from existence! That means the timeline is restored!
Dan: That's it?
Doc: That's it!
Dan: Thank God. Lets get Eduardo, and get the hell outta here.
***
Re-Entry Time: October 27, 1985
9:30 PM
The DeLorean re-appeared along Franklin St., and pulled into the Tannen residence driveway. Dan, and the somewhat dazed Eduardo pulled Biff out of the car, and dragged him to the door. Right before Dan rang the doorbell, he handed Eduardo one of the security guards' I.D. tags to him, and told him to put it on. Dan rang the bell, and knocked.
Jean Tannen, Biff's "current" wife, opened the door, and saw the two Ghostbusters standing in the doorway holding Biff...
Jean: Can I help you?
Dan cleared his throat...
Dan: Yeah. Hi, I'm Lt. John McClane, and this is my partner Sergeant Martin Riggs. We're off-duty California State Police. We found your husband unconscious at a local tavern, possibly in a fight beforehand. Since we're off-duty, we can't call in, so we're just going to drop him off here, hopefully that's not a problem on our end?
Jean: Oh, no. That's alright. When he wakes up, he's going to have to answer to me.
Dan and Eduardo brought him in, and put him on the couch. Right before the two men left, Dan tipped his hat...
Dan: Have a nice night, if you can find the time.
They walked out. Eduardo looked over to Dan...
Eduardo: Are you sure he'll believe he was drinking at a bar, then getting into a fight?
Dan: Trust me, he will. When he wakes up, he's gonna have a nasty-ass headache, he isn't going to remember a thing, and he had cuts and bruises all over him. Not to mention two cops taking him home. I think that's the cheese on the taco.
Eduardo: "Cheese on the taco"? Where do you come up with this stuff, man?
Dan: I donno. They just come to mind. Besides, I'd thought you'd like it, considering in a past life, you were the Taco Bell dog.
Eduardo: Screw you!
Dan smiled...
Dan: No thanks. Anyway, we have to get to Eastwood Ravine, and meet up with the others.
***
Re-Entry Time: October 28, 1985
Train Commuter Parking Lot
Eastwood Ravine
9:00 PM
The DeLorean came to a stop at the tracks, to see the time train sitting on the tracks with the door open, and Doc, Marty and Jennifer standing next to the steps. Dan and Eduardo exited the car, and walked up to them...
Dan: Well, I take it you want to get back to the past, and just sleep this off?
Doc: Without doubt. This is the most adventure I've had in 10 years of my exile in the past, and I'm really beat. Although, it was nice to work those old muscles again.
Everyone gave a small chuckle. Dan extended his hand to Doc...
Dan: Doctor Brown, I'd like to thank you for helping me fix the time machine so we could get back.
Doc: Thank you!
Doc grabbed Dan's hand, yanked him towards him, and started patting him on the back. Dan did the same. He let go of Dan, and turned to Marty and Jennifer...
Doc: Marty... It was very nice to see you again, and you too, Jennifer. I wish the two of you the best of luck for whatever you have planned for the rest of your lives, and hopefully, we'll meet again in the near future.
Jennifer: Or the near passed.
Everyone smiled. Doc turned to the train, when Marty stopped him...
Marty: Doc!
Doc turned...
Marty: No matter what time you're in, we'll all be partners in time.
Doc: Well said.
Doc walked to the top of the steps, and shut the doors behind him. He opened the cab window, and yelled out...
Doc: Oh! Dan... Eduardo... When you get back to the year 2000, and back to New York, destroy that machine!
Dan: Consider it done!
Dan rose his hand up to the bill of his hat, and saluted...
Dan: Take care, Doc!
Doc saluted back, and shut the window. The train rose up into the air, and disappeared in the sky, only leaving a pair of fire trails. Marty and Jennifer looked over to Dan and Eduardo...
Dan: Well... You need a lift?
