11:50 AM PST
As Jennifer was driving Marty Two and Harmony over to the roller rink, she had the radio turned on pretty loudly.
'I don't really care if the cars of this time period don't fly,' remarked Harmony. 'This era is bitching!'
'Yeah, and rollerblades haven't been made yet,' added Marty Two. 'I'll actually be able to wear real rollerskates without people laughing at me for it.'
'I like these jelly bracelets, too,' Harmony continued, 'and jelly shoes. I wish we could stay here forever.'
'Even if you did stay here in this time,' explained Jennifer, 'the 80s would eventually end.'
'Yeah, but you know what I mean,' Harmony insisted. 'I really would like to live out the rest of the 80s.'
'I'm afraid that isn't possible,' said Jennifer, sighing, 'especially since one of you looks exactly like my boyfriend, but is really my future son.'
'We're here!' exclaimed Marty Jr, as looked at the sign in front of the roller rink. 'I bet the music here is awesome, too.'
'I bet they have video games, as well,' added Harmony.
'Yeap, we're here, now,' Jennifer told Marty Jr and Harmony. 'Let me pay for the enterance, since I have the proper currency for this time period.'
'Thanks, Jenn,' replied Harmony.
'Yeah, Mom, thanks,' Marty Jr added.
'You should just call me Jennifer or Jenn,' Jennifer told Marty Jr, quietly. 'I'm not your mom, yet - and people would be looking at us strangely.'
'Sure, Jenn,' replied Marty Jr, smiling. 'It feels kinda funny calling you that, but I'll adjust.'
'It feels funny being called mom by someone who looks exactly like my boyfriend,' Jennifer replied, laughing.
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'So, Doc,' asked Marty, 'how long do you suppose it will take to fix the Mr. Fusion generator?'
'It shouldn't take long at all,' replied Doc. 'I really should be sending your son and Harmony back home as soon as I get this fixed - but I understand how much they really want to experience the 80s.'
'I guess I never really thought of this decade is being anything special,' Marty said, shrugging. 'I mean, I like this time period - but I've always thought it was just because it's the time period that I'm used to.'
'I am a little surprised, too,' remarked Doc, 'about how they seem to feel so strongly about this era. I just assumed that everyone would have an affinity for the time that they grew up in.'
'Say, Doc,' asked Marty, 'I understand that you've been to the future a few times, right?'
'I am not telling you about your future,' Doc insisted, firmly.
'Oh, no, no, no, Doc!' protested Marty. 'I wasn't going to ask about that. I was just wondering if you knew what gangsta rap is. I mean, my son and Harmony have been complaining about that genre a lot, yesterday - and how much they hate it.'
'Apparently, at some time in the future,' explained Doc, 'rap becomes the most dominant form of music in the youth culture, and surpasses rock and roll. Rap is still a relatively new style of music now - but, sometime doing the 90s, it becomes a major genre.'
'Rock and roll will never go away, though, will it?' Marty asked, worriedly.
'I don't think so,' Doc said, rather slowly, 'but then I'm sure the people of my generation said the same of the popular music of the early 20th century.'
Marty took a deep sigh, and said, 'Well, if that's the case, then I guess I can sort of understand why my son and Harmony wanted to visit this time period. Only, wouldn't that sort of be like someone of my generation really digging 50s music?'
'Well, 50s music isn't exactly all that loud,' Doc reminded Marty. 'It's not so much that the music of the future really gets that much louder that the music we get here in the 80s - but the styles will change vastly. For some reason, your son and Harmony seem to prefer the musical style of this era - over that of the era they came from.'
'Yeah, I really cannot imagine rock music being much louder than it is, now,' admitted Marty.
'When you think about it, Marty,' Doc continued, 'the music of this decade is not really that much louder than some of the music of the 70s were. It's just that the style has changed.'
'Led Zeppelin has got to be one of the greatest bands of the 70s,' said Marty. 'I don't really care if they're considered old, now. I still love them - and some of their songs can be pretty loud.'
'Still, nonetheless,' added Doc, 'I'm sure that, once the week is over, they'll be more than happy to return to their time.'
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At the roller rink, Marty Jr and Harmony were having so much fun rollerskating to some of the 80s popular music.
'Do you think they'll play The Power of Love by Huey Lewis and The News?' Marty Jr asked Harmony.
'Yeah, maybe,' replied Harmony, 'although I would prefer to hear Hip To Be Square.'
'Well, that's a good song, too,' replied Marty Jr. 'Why don't we take a little break, and play video games for awhile?'
'Yeah, sure,' replied Harmony. 'Grandpa gave us each a roll of quarters.'
'So what do you want to play?' asked Marty Jr.
'I would like to play Pacman,' replied Harmony. 'You can play first, and I'll buy us each a Pepsi and a bag of M&Ms.'
'Thanks,' replied Marty Jr. 'That sounds awesome.'
Then Marty Jr went to play Pacman. He was amazed that the video games all costed only a quarter. That's just one more thing I hate about the era I came from, Marty Jr thought. Inflations! My parents were sure lucky to be teens in this era.
Then Harmony returned with the snacks.
'Woah, Marty, you sure are good with this game,' Harmony commented.
'Yeap, I've had a lot of experience,' Marty Jr beamed, proudly, 'plus my dad showed me a few tricks.'
'Like father, like son,' teased Harmony, playfully slugging Marty Jr.
Marty Jr just smiled.