Doc had been staring out into space for…oh he didn't know how long. The doctor had been explaining the exact details of what happened to Marty on that operating table to Clara who was gingerly leaning against Doc's side. She was silently weeping. The doctor stopped, what else could he say?

"I'm-uh-sorry for your loss." Doc nodded absently. "Are you his parents?" Doc stared at him like that was the most ridiculous thought that ever entered someone's mind. Yet it also rang true to a certain extent. "No. Friends."

The doctor nodded, "should I contact his parents or if you would rather do it." Clara looked at Doc, "I don't think he's up for—" "No!" Doc shouted. "I'll do it."

"Emmett… you can't."

"Clara, I have to. It cannot come from a stranger."

The doctor nodded, then glanced up to see the nurses wheeling a body covered in clean white sheet and followed. Doc stared at the covered frame. He knew who-what was under there. Impulsively he sprang to his feet.

"Marty? Marty? Marty!!" He was grasping at the gourney now. "Please, please no Marty!" The doctor and a large security guard pulled him away while the nurses continued carting away the shell that was once the scientist's best friend. Before they turned the corner Doc shouted one last thing.

"I'm sorry! Go- I'm so sorry", before completely breaking down.

Clara and Doc were walking along the nice neighborhood, the kind of place where you raise children, where the Mcfly's raised Marty.

"This is the place." He said it short, it was painful.

Clara glanced at him worriedly, "You don't have to do this." Doc looked at her lovingly, "but I do, maybe you'll understand someday." Clara was taken back. "You don't think I understand?" She was visibly hurt.

Doc could only be honest, "I know you don't and you're lucky you don't." He started to move towards the house.

"Emmett, I want to understand, I love you." Doc smiled faintly, "Ignorance is bliss."

Before he could change his mind he was at on the step knocking on the door. Mrs. Lorraine Mcfly answered. Doc's heart leapt from his body. Lorraine brightened. "Doctor Brown! Hello, we haven't seen you in all week."

"Yeah, I've been working", he thought about that infernal time machine.

"Well come on in, George doctor Brown is here!" "Coming Lorraine."

Doc entered the house cautiously. "Oh is Marty with you?"

Doc winced and shook his head. "Oh, that boy I've been trying to track him down all day." Just then George Mcfly joined them, "Hello Doctor," he said extending his hand. Doc took it. "What brings you here."

They noticed the tortured look Doc was wearing. "I think you should sit down." The couple exchanged looks but did as they were told. Doc sat opposite.

"Marty." 'No' he thought that's not right. "Don't say a word until I'm finished."

Again they nodded their frowns growing.

"There's been an accident. You see Marty was helping me with an experiment and we were in a dangerous area and somehow, I don't know how he was shot. I got him to the hospital as quickly as I could and they were operating but they couldn't—I'm so sorry Marty, your son, he died this morning."

The Mcfly's couldn't breathe. Lorraine just sat there totally shocked. George's initial grief transformed into blind rage and hatred. "What did you do!? You put my youngest son in danger. On purpose. What were you thinking huh?! My son's dead? Marty! Oh my, You let him die you monster you killed him!"

Lorraine had begun to cry, "My Marty?" George took her in his arms and they fell to the floor weeping. "Get out of here! Go!"

Doc left, halfway through the yard sobs started to wrack his body as well.

"Clara!" He embraced her as if he would die if he couldn't. She held him back almost as tightly, "It's O.K. I've got you. It's all right."

"No. It will never be all right again. I let a 17-year-old boy die."

Authors note: This chapter is a little longer and I hope better than the previous. The next one will be a little shorter but then they'll get longer. I hope you enjoyed. Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed. Keep reviewing and I promise I'll update soon!