Back To The Future Part IV: A Famous Journey
Chapter 8: Time Decides a Change of Plans
"So, who's going to be at the party?" Ace and Dennis were driving in Times Square. "Everyone from SNL of course, and some friends and family." Ace got excited. "Oh my god, is Dana Carvey going to be there too?" "Skooter? Yeah."
Ace turns on the radio, and 'Paradise City' comes on. "It's that new band Guns N' Roses, damn do I love this song." Ace's eyes widened in surprise. "You... love this song?" "Hell yeah!" Soon, the two were singing the song, surprisingly in key. "Just a'urchin' livin' under the street, I'm a hard case that's tough to be beat..." A group of preppies pull up to their car at the stopped light. Dennis and Ace look at them as their dancing and singing, not giving a care. The preps look at them as if they were on crack. As the light turns green Ace flicks them off. "Take me down, to the paradise city, where the grass is green, and the girls are pretty, take me home."
They both continued singing, until Dana Carvey pulled up next to them at another stopped light. "Hey Dennis!" He shouts. "How's it goin' Skooter?" "You goin' to the party?" "Hell yeah!" Ace was in a state of shock. "Dana Carvey, you are my favorite comedian of all time!" "Thanks, how are you feeling?" Dennis turns down the radio. "I'm fine; Dennis is going to be my date." Dana looks at Dennis cocking an eyebrow. "Hey hey, looks like Dennis has a girlfriend. I'll see you guys later." Dana drove off as Dennis did too, and the two drove into the parking lot of a Coney Island.
The two walk in and sit down in a booth. "I didn't know you liked this food." Dennis shortly sighed. "Well, I personally think its okay, and I took a wild guess that you were Greek." Ace grinned largely. "Looks like you were right." The waitress then comes up to the table. "Hello, my name is Jessica and if you are ready to take your order I'd be happy to take it now." Ace's expression changes to worry after she hears the name. Dennis starts ordering. "Yes, I'll take a spinach pie, small salad, and a cup of chili." "Sure thing Mr. Miller. And you?" Ace getting out of shock started to order then. "A plain Gyro with the sauce on the side and cheese fries." The waitress nodded cheerfully. "You'd like water?" The two nodded. "Okay, I will get your orders in." "Thank you." Dennis replies as she leaves. "Damn Dennis you sure eat a lot for such a skinny guy." "Hey I have more potential then you think."
Ace looked up at Dennis, fixing her eyes on his. "I, I underestimated you. You are probably one of the greatest, nicest people I have ever met in my life." Dennis smiled. "Thanks, that means a lot to me." The waitress came back with their drinks.
"So, how is your life back in the future?" Ace sighed. "I'm not being sarcastic or anything, but I am in a famous rock band called the 'Ace of Spades.' I am surprisingly the lead singer and play keyboard too." Dennis raised his eyebrows pleasingly. "Is that it?" The two laughed. "So, how did you get here? I didn't quite get it the first time." Ace's expression deepens from his question. "I came here from a horrible accident... my correction, not an accident, but an attempt to kill my best friend." Ace stopped for a few seconds. "Go on." Dennis insisted and so she did.
"There was this guy; I met him at a little competition for competing rock bands. It was a close win, and our band beat him and his band... He didn't take it very well." "I'm really sorry babe. You okay?" Dennis rubbed her hand. "I'm kind of in shock right now, so I really can't tell you." "I'm speechless. All I can say is that, well I'll help you. There's no turning back for me now." Ace smiled. "Thanks Dennis."
The waitress came back with their food and they ate talking about their lives. As soon as they were done they left for the party. "You single?" Dennis asked Ace as he was driving. "Yeah, and I'm taking a long break too." Dennis sighed shortly. "Too stressful?" "Yeah." She replied. "What about you? Are you single?" Dennis rolled his eyes nervously. "Me?" He paused. "Sadly, yes... I'm already a thirty-three year old man and I don't even have a girlfriend." Ace patted his shoulder. "What are talking about? In about a couple of years from now you're getting married to a frickin' supermodel!" Ace covered her mouth quickly, as Dennis turned his head slowly to her. "I am?!" Ace uncovered her mouth. "Shut up okay, you weren't supposed to know that." Dennis grinned widely. "No really, do I have kids? Is she smart besides hot?" "Just shut up!" "Alright babe." The two finally reach the party.
The party inside is of course an eighties-set theme. Formal, tight spandex, and outrageous outfits are present. In the back round, you can hear Hall and Oates' 'Out of Touch.' Ace and Dennis now enter through the secured doors. "Cool." Ace says. "Glad you could make it Denny." A woman walks up to them with a beaded white dress. She appeared to be one of Dennis' co-workers on the show, female comedian Jan Hooks. "You too Jan." She walks away to greet others.
"Do you want anything to drink babe?" Ace shakes her head. "No thanks, I'm fine." "You want to come with me anyway?" Ace nodded. The two walk over to the bar. "How may I help you Mr. Miller?" "Ah, just get me a regular scotch." The bartender nodded and got him his drink. "Want me to introduce you to a couple of people?" Ace's face lit up. "Can I see Dana again?" She said childishly. "Yes, you can see him again." He said sounding exasperated. Dana walked up instead, with Ace frozen in her tracks.
"Hey Dennis, it's great that you're here. I'm kind of getting bored. I was thinking... mooning everyone on the stage." The two legendary comedians laughed. "Nah, I was thinking about pissing in the punch bowl as a classic." Dana and Ace laughed hard. "So how's your head feeling...?" Dana asked as he did not know her name. Ace then got of shock. "Ace, my head's fine thanks."
Then a slow song is starting to play, 'Keep on Loving You' by REO Speedwagon. Dana looks at Ace. "May I have this dance, my fine young lady?" Ace feels a rush of excitement flow through her body. "I, I, Okay." Dana grabs Ace's hand and leads her to the dance floor. "You better not steal her Skooter!" Dennis said jokingly.
Ace nervously wraps her arms around Dana's neck. "So, where are you from Ace?" Ace gulped heavily as she felt her body touching his. "Cali-California." "You have nothing to be nervous about." Dana tightened his grip around her waist. "Uh, you're my favorite comedian, I should be." She gave a light chuckle. "Let me make you more comfortable." Dana then moves his mouth up to the right side of his face and shakes his head a few times. "Cha-cha babe." He says making fun of Dennis. Ace laughs so hard that she and Dana almost fall over. He laughs with her. "That's my favorite." She replies. The two continue slow dancing warmly until the song ends.
Ace and Dana walk over to Dennis who is talking to Kevin Nealon. To Ace he looked like a giant compared to her. "Hey, you must be Ace, nice to meet you. My name's Kevin." "Nice to meet you Kevin." The group of four smiled. "Well, sorry to cut this conversation short, but I got to go hit the pot." Dennis laid a hand on his shoulder. "Hey, when you gotta go, you gotta go." Kevin chuckled. "Right, I'll see you guys later."
Another slow song starts to play, called 'Almost Paradise' by Mike Reno and Ann Wilson. Dana whispers in Dennis' ear while Ace is not looking. "Hey, why don't you take a dance for her?" Dennis tilted his head. "Come on, it's a teenage girl's dream to dance with an older guy, come on!" Dennis held his hand up to Dana's face and grabbed Ace's hand. Her face turns red as she turns around to him. "May I have this dance?" Ace nodded.
The two walked onto the dance floor, getting into position. "Are you unconformable?" "Not as much as I was with Dana." Dennis gave his odd signature laugh. "I see that Dana made you feel better with his impression of me." "Yeah, it's the best!" They continued dancing and Dennis still saw that Ace was still nervous, so he starts singing the words to her. "Almost paradise, were knocking on heaven's door. Almost paradise, how could we ask for more?" Dennis tilts his head and back along with cocking his eyebrows to urge her to sing with him. She accepts and starts singing with him. "I swear that I can see forever in your eyes, paradise."
The song ends and Ace and Dennis sit down with Dana. "Lovely performance." Dana says giving a sophisticated golf clap. The three giggle as a boy bursts through the main doors by himself. "Where the hell are they?" Ace gets up noticing with a few others. "Oh shit." She says. The boy appeared to be Derek Edwards, yet again. "You skanky bitch!" He said his face fury in red as he walked up to Ace. "How dare you invade my presence...Derek Edwards?" "You're dumb-ass trick won't screw me again!" Derek pulls out the remote control to the DeLorean from his pocket. "Shit... I dropped it." "That's right you dropped it, and now it's payback you little shit."
Derek unexpectedly punched Ace in the face. Dennis then felt complete rage flow through his body. "Never hurt a lady you little asshole!" Dennis pushed Derek so hard that he fell through the main doors of the party. About a few seconds later Derek got up and ran towards Dennis, tackling him to the ground. Dennis was being beaten a lot more then he was beating Derek. The security guard of the party pulled Derek off of Dennis and threw him out threatening him. Ace was so shocked by what she had seen; saying to herself, "I was the lady he was defending in her honor."
Ace, recovering, ran to Dennis as others did. "No, I'm fine, just go about your damn business." Ace and Dana helped him up as everyone was leaving them. "You're hurt too." Dennis said looking at Ace. Surprisingly, Derek only hit her in the mouth and not by her nose. Dennis had two black eyes; one minor and one critical in injury. He also had a few cuts and bruises. "Damn he kicked your ass." Ace replied. "I'm amazed that I can fuckin' walk." The two laughed.
"I don't want to say this, but are you guys going to be okay without me? I really have to go now. I'm supposed to have a late dinner chat with a movie producer. He wants me to write a movie with him." Dana had an uncomfortable look on his face. "That's fine with me." Ace said as she looked at Dennis. "That's a really important thing so-ah, that's okay." Dennis painfully let the sentence out. Dana waves to them and leaves quickly. "Want to go out by the balcony for a while?" "Yeah." As the two walked out, Dennis grabbed a towel and a few ice cubes.
They both put their hands on the balcony rail as they stared at the stars. No one was out there to annoyingly feel their worry for them getting the shit beat out of them. "I have a question to ask you Dennis." Dennis looked into her eyes as he saw the stars glitter and shine in their reflection, as he was lost in his own composure. "Yes?" He said. "Do you believe that, if you were given a chance to change destiny, would you do it? I mean in a way, being given that chance, being that its right to you, but not to the way of life." Dennis lifted his eyebrows. "If it meant a lot to me, well then of course." Ace smiled.
From below the balcony, Derek spotted them. "Hey, dickheads! You know I'm not finished with you yet!" Ace and Dennis both seen that Derek had a bat and was going to bash the living hell out of Dennis' car. The two of them looked at each other. "Come on!" Ace said as she grabbed Dennis' arm and ran with him. "Jesus Christ don't run so fast! My face hurts!" They ran out into the parking lot as he was about to bash the car. "Dennis listen to me, since you are in no condition once so ever to go up against Derek, I want you to get into the car and start it as I distract Derek, got it?" Dennis nodded. "I think so."
The two then ran stealthily to the car hiding behind another one by it. "Stay here." Ace whispered silently. She then ran as fast as she could and tackled Derek hard, pinning him to the ground. Dennis got his cue and ran and unlocked the door as fast as he ever could before, got in, and started it quickly. Since Ace had the advantage over Derek she got up faster then he could and kicked him hard in the right-side ribs. He yowled in pain as Ace jumped into the car and Dennis driving off at a fast speed.
"God, does that fucking prick know when to give up?" Dennis said as he drove. Then a few minutes later Derek and his gang are on their tail as they cut close from a parking lot to Dennis' bumper. "Shit!" Dennis shouted as Ace turned around. Dennis hit the accelerator to the floor.
Ten minutes later they reached home pulling into the driveway and the gang was about one minute away from reaching them. "Shit, what the hell are we going to do? They can already see us from back there!" Ace thought as she was stuck in a major decision of destiny. She finally made up her mind as Derek was only seconds away from them. "Get out of the car." She said normally. "What?" "Get out of the car damn it!" The two got out and Ace yanked open Dennis' garage door open. Ace ran inside with Dennis following and she opens the door to the driver's side of the 82' DeLorean Time Machine. She gets in with Dennis on the other side and she starts the car.
"Hi-ho sliver!" She backs out of the drive way quickly and drives in the opposite direction that Derek and his gang was driving in; Ace was very lucky as the two vehicles cut close in time and position. She finally figures out the buttons of the time machine to set her dates. She set it to June 21st, 2004 at 8:50pm; twenty minutes before Blaze is kidnapped. She drove on a straight road subdivision, which would give her the opportunity to go back to her time. She slammed the accelerator and the wheels screeched with fury. The speed raised...fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty. Until it reached eighty-eight miles per hour, the DeLorean was engulfed with electricity. With one big flash the time machine disappeared forward in time.
Derek and his gang shrieked in terror as they crashed through a dead end street and into an old woman's house.
