Chapter 11
Tuesday, July 21st, 1987
Hill Valley
8:58 P. M.
Doc draped his coat over Josie's shoulders. "Ready to go, my dear?"
"Aww, you're so romantic," Josie cooed, smiling.
"Why shouldn't I be? I have a date with a very beautiful lady."
"A very pregnant lady," Josie added, patting her swollen belly.
"But a very beautiful one." He glanced over at Marty. "I assume you two can handle yourselves."
"Always have so far," Marty grinned. "Have a great date, guys."
"Thanks a lot. You have some fun here."
"We will," Jennifer said, winking at Marty. Marty winked back.
"We should be back no later than midnight," Doc reported. "Stay out of trouble."
"Okay. See ya later."
"Bye." With that, the adult vampires were gone. Marty turned to Jennifer. Now that they were alone, he was starting to have doubts about their big plans. "You sure you want to do this?"
Jennifer nodded, pulling him close. "Don't be a chicken. Our other selves do this in public all the time. It's only kissing."
"Yeah, but they're not related in any way, shape, or form," Marty reminded her.
"But technically, neither are we. I'm still a Parker, and you're still a McFly."
"I'm -- I'm just nervous. I never liked a girl like I like you before."
Jennifer frowned. "Me either. But I do like you. And I'm willing to trust you."
Marty smiled crookedly. "That means a lot to me, Jennifer." He pulled her into a tight hug. "Here goes."
They both leaned forward. Slowly, cautiously, their lips met in a kiss. Suddenly frightened, they both pulled away. "That felt good," Marty said quietly.
Jennifer nodded. Their lips met again, less cautiously. Marty slid his arms up behind Jennifer's neck, cradling her head gently. Tongues got involved, twining around each other. Jennifer's fingers ran down Marty's spine, almost of their own accord. When they finally broke apart, large smiles graced their faces. "Now I see why Marty-2 and Jennifer-2 do this in public all the time," Marty giggled.
"Me too," Jennifer said, her tone seductive. She pulled them back together.
Tuesday, July 21st
9:27 P. M.
Doc exited the restroom, straightening his tie. The night was going quite well -- he and Josie had managed to get some czarina soup, and were having a lot of fun just talking. Grinning, he walked past the fellow diners with a nod.
"Dr. Brown?"
Doc nearly jumped out of his skin. He spun around to see Mysteria standing by the ladies room, looking almost as surprised as he did. "Hi. I didn't expect to see you here."
"Neither did I," Doc said, managing a weak smile. "How are you?"
"I'm good. Out on a date with your wife?"
Doc nearly said "yes," but caught himself just in time. "With Josephine. I thought it would be nice to treat her to a night out."
"Aww, that's so sweet," Mystie smiled. "You make a wonderful brother-in-law."
"Thanks. Are you on a date?"
"Not really, I'm still looking. I just know the place for excellent czarina and snobby waiters. Well, have fun."
"Thank you, you too." Doc headed back to his and Josie's table. "How's everything here?"
"The waiter will be around with our check in just a moment," Josie informed him. "You look a little pale, are you all right?"
"Fine," Doc assured her. "Mysteria's here, actually. I just met her coming out of the restroom."
Josie frowned. "She didn't do anything improper, did she?"
"No, she acted like a complete lady, actually," Doc said. "I was just startled by meeting her again."
"Oh. Does she bother you in some way?"
"I guess so. Just -- the way she came on to me when we first met. That instant attraction was frightening. I guess I'm worried that any moment she'll show up and profess her love." Secretly, he thought, And there's that small part of me that considers her attractive and wonders what life would be like if I had met her first. Damn it, I'm not cut out to be a ladies man!
Josephine leaned over the table and kissed him passionately. "Still worried about Mysteria?" she asked, grinning.
"Keep doing that and I'll never be worrying again."
Tuesday, July 21st
9:56 P. M.
Jennifer fell back on the bed, smiling. "Whew! Jennifer-2's right, you area good kisser."
"Thanks." Marty sat down next to her. "So what now?"
"I dunno. Any good movies on?"
Marty shrugged -- then got an evil grin on his face. "I know something we can do. . . ."
"No touchy-feely," Jennifer warned, holding up a finger. "I like you, but I'm not ready to get into that territory yet. Hell, I don't think our other selves have got that far yet, and they've been dating for a few years now."
"No, Jen, I don't wanna touch you there."
"Okay. . . ."
"I wanna touch you here!" He grabbed her and started tickling her under her armpits. Jennifer screeched with laughter, trying to wiggle away. Marty persisted, moving down a little to tickle her ribs. "Two can play this game, mister," she giggled, squirming around so she could get to his armpits.
They tickle-wrestled each other for a few minutes, then had to stop to get some air. "Whew," Marty snickered. "Caught you off-guard there, didn't I?"
"You certainly did." Jennifer cuddled up to him. "Ahh, you make a good pillow."
Marty gave her a quick squeeze. "I love ya, Jennifer."
"I love you too, Marty."
Tuesday, July 21st
10:31 P. M.
Doc and Josie landed on the roof of Doc-2's garage, intending to make a quick visit on the inventor. After encountering Mysteria again in the restaurant, Doc had suddenly realized there would be a problem if Mystie ever met his "twin." He and Josie had mutually agreed to go to their friend and warn him about the fact Mysteria thought Clara was married to Doc. "I just hope he understands," Josie said, as they landed. "It sounds confusing even to me."
As they prepared to climb in, Doc suddenly got a pricking of danger along his spine. His thoughts went immediately to Marty and Jennifer, but they seemed in quite good moods. No, the danger was here, and very close. Doc's sensitive nose picked up the scent of a vampire. He frowned at Josie. "Do you smell--"
Something shattered below him. "Josephine, stay up there!" Doc yelled, leaping to the ground. He spotted something crawling into Doc-2's lab/garage. Something that didn't look human. Great Scott, Doc thought in horror, following the creature inside.
Doc-2 was just waking up, having fallen asleep at his workbench. A soulless vampire was creeping up on him, licking its fangs in anticipation. Doc looked around for a weapon. Damn it, isn't there anything in this garage that can help me?
He spotted an old steel crowbar lying against the wall. Good enough! He grabbed it and smacked the soulless vampire in the head. Doc-2's head snapped up like a jack-in-the-box as he heard the noise. The soulless vampire spun and hissed at Doc, green eyes glowing menacingly. Doc hissed back, holding the crowbar like a baseball bat as he vamped. "That's right. Come and get me!"
The soulless did so, slamming him into the wall. Doc kicked it in the stomach, then smashed it over the head again as it fell. The soulless grabbed him by the ankles and tripped him, snarling. "Nobody keeps Sucker from blood!"
"That's where you're wrong -- dead wrong," Doc snarled back, backhanding the crowbar across Sucker's mouth. Sucker leapt onto the wall and gouged Doc's scalp with its claws.
"Great Scott!"
Doc saw Doc-2 stand up, eyes moving between Sucker and Doc. "You'd better take this," he said, tossing Doc-2 the crowbar. "And stay back. The whole reason I came in here is so you wouldn't get hurt." Doc-2 nodded and started inching toward the door. Satisfied his double would be all right, Doc followed Sucker onto the ceiling.
"Sucker hungry! Sucker want blood!" Sucker snarled, swiping his nails at Doc.
"Sucker's going to get a free trip to the crematorium if he doesn't leave my friends alone," Doc said furiously, eyes ablaze.
Sucker suddenly lunged at Doc, throwing them both to the floor. Its fangs buried themselves in his hand. Doc felt a bolt of agonizing pain shoot through the bite. He screamed and tore his hand free, kicking Sucker away. Vaguely he noticed Doc-2 standing by the door and wondered why he hadn't bolted already.
Sucker grinned evilly at him, fangs dripping blood. "You taste better. Sucker want you now." It pounced on him again, preparing to rip into his throat.
There was a loud crack of wood to his left. Then, suddenly, Doc-2 was standing over him, and there was a large splinter of wood through Sucker's back. The soulless vampire's eyes went glassy, and he collapsed on top of Doc. He pushed him away and looked up at Doc-2, who was white as a ghost. "Thank you."
"What -- what was that thing?" Doc-2 whispered. "I mean, I know it's a vampire, but -- it was a monster."
"A soulless vampire," Josie answered, coming in through the window. "We saw them occasionally around Hell Valley. They're part of the reason we all started sleeping together." She helped her husband to her feet. "Are you all right? I know it got you."
Doc's head buzzed with the same question from Marty and Jennifer. "I'm all right, mostly," he reassured all of them. "He just chewed my hand." He winced as he rubbed the healing bite. "Damn, that hurt."
"Soulless vampire? That other, crazy kind you told me about?" Doc and Josie nodded. "Great Scott. I have to sit down." Doc-2 plopped down in a chair. "I haven't thought about them since you told me what they were before."
"Neither have we. We never suspected they would be in this Hill Valley. We're going to have to be on our toes from now on."
"So should I. Clara's warned me about sleeping in here, but I've never listened. If you hadn't come by when you did, I probably would have been a corpse come morning." He frowned a little. "By the way, why were you in the vicinity?"
"It's about Mystie," Doc said.
"What about her? She hasn't been hitting on you, has she?"
"No, but I just realized something. Mysteria, like the rest of the world, only knows of the existence of one Dr. Brown. Ergo, she thinks I'm you."
Doc-2 sighed and rolled his eyes. "Damn it. Your idea of us posing as twins is starting to sound rather attractive. I suppose that means if Mysteria ever wishes to come over, you'll have to come and impersonate me."
"'Fraid so. I'm sorry, I didn't think about the possible ramifications at the time. I just wanted to stop her attentions in their tracks."
"It's all right. I'm used to hiding whenever you want to be with Josie and I'd be in the way."
Doc and Josie frowned. "It doesn't seem right," Josie commented. "I mean, this is your world. Yet we keep forcing you into the shadows."
Doc-2 smiled. "Trust me, I'm used to it, considering how this town treats me. And I know how rough your lives have been. I don't mind ducking away once in a while." He poked Sucker with his toe. "What do we do with him?"
"Burn him in the crematorium," Josie said, a slight waver in her voice as she said the last word. "It's the best way to kill a vampire. And I'll tell Louis and the others straightaway."
Doc picked up Sucker and slung him over his shoulder. "We'll drop him off on the way home. You'd better get inside; I bet our little melee has woken up Clara."
"Right. Good luck with that thing. I'll be sure to inform you if Clara makes plans for Mysteria to visit." Doc-2 looked at the broken glass. "And I'll be putting a stronger security system on this place tomorrow, don't worry."
"Good. Stay safe now. I don't want to have to take your place permanently." They shook hands, and Doc and Josie flew off.
Tuesday, July 21st
11:47 P. M.
Marty and Jennifer were watching the late movie when Doc and Josie walked in. "Hi kids. How are you?"
"Hey Mom, hey Dad," Jennifer said. "We're good. How are you guys?"
"Yeah, how's your hand, Dad?" Marty asked, worried.
"It's all right now. We dumped that soulless asshole in the crematorium. But for now we're using the buddy system when we go out anywhere. I don't want anyone else getting hurt."
"Fair enough. Besides that, how was your date?"
Doc smiled. "It was great. How was your night."
Marty smiled back. "It was pretty great too."