4:30 AM PST
'So have you grown up here, Jennifer?' asked the blonde leader of the gang. 'By the way, my name is Sophie. We call ourselves The Rebels, and we all hate Biff Tannen. By the way, do you listen to Huey Lewis and The Rebels? They're our favourite band.'
'Uh, don't you mean Huey Lewis and The News?' asked Jennifer, confused. 'I love their music a lot. I enjoy songs like Hip To Be Square, The Heart of Rock and Roll, and The Power of Love. They're a great new wave rock band.'
'I don't recognize any of the songs that you've mentioned,' said Sophie, shaking her head. 'You must be thinking of a different band. You see, Huey Lewis is from this very state of California - but he headed off to Canada, and he formed a band there. He's the only American in the band. Their latest album is called It's A Corrupt World. It features songs like Filthy Rich, Hell Valley, and Down With Biff Tannen. Their music is banned from radio airplay in this country.'
Jennifer stared at Sophie, as she was very confused. This certainly did not sound at all like the Huey Lewis that she knew - even though the Huey Lewis she was thinking of did come from California.
'My name is Rochelle,' added a brunette member of the gang. 'Here is our hang out spot. It's one of the very few decent places in town. Our hang-out consists of a roller rink and a swimming pool. This place is a thousand times than the Pleasure Paradise. Being within fifty yards of the Pleasure Paradise gives me the creeps.'
'So then, why did you come there an hour ago?' asked Jennifer, confused.
'Because it's fun to torment Biff and his lackeys,' replied the Asian girl that was in the gang. 'It's our way of showing him who's really boss.'
'So what's your name?' Jennifer asked the Asian.
'Oh, my name is Veronica,' replied the Asian. 'Well, let's listen to Huey Lewis and The Rebels, now. Listening to their music always makes me feel good.'
Then Rochelle had popped a cassette into the boom box - and some really loud, punkish music came out of the speakers. The voice sounded like that of Huey Lewis, but the style of music sounded very different. The style sounded somewhat remniscent of The Clash and The Ramones. The music didn't sound half-bad, but it certainly was not Huey Lewis and The News.
'Hey, Jennifer, how are you enjoying the music?' asked a redhead. 'Isn't this awesome? Any band that dares to sing out against Biff Tannen and Richard Nixon wins points in my book.'
'Oh, yes, Anna, you've got to admire bands like Huey Lewis and The Rebels,' agreed Sophie, nodding. 'To bad we'll never get to see them in concert, unless we go to Canada. I mean, it's too dangerous for them to even set foot in this country.'
Jennifer then thought of something. 'Say, have you girls ever heard of Marty McFly?'
'Oh, yes, I have,' replied Anna. 'He's Tannen's stepson, right? I feel so bad for that poor boy. I've heard that he was in a boarding school overseas, but I bet he gets abused when he comes home for the holidays.'
'He may not even bother to come home for the holidays,' added Rochelle. 'I mean, I certainly wouldn't, if I was him.'
'Well, there is his mother to consider,' countered Anna. 'I'm sure he still loves his mother dearly, so he comes home to see his mother.'
'Oh, yeah, poor Lorraine,' added Veronica. 'I wonder why Biff wanted her so badly. I mean, it's not like he remains loyal to her. Know what I mean.'
'I must say,' said Rochelle, 'that Marty McFly bloke is very cute.'
'Oh, he certainly is,' gushed Jennifer. 'He even looks like Michael J Fox.'
'Uh, who is Michael J Fox?' asked Anna, confused.
'Yeah, I've never heard of Michael J Fox, either,' added Sophie. 'Is he your boyfriend?'
'Uh, no, not really,' Jennifer said, laughing. 'Surely you must have heard of him. He's an actor. He plays Alex Keaton on a TV show called Family Ties.'
'Uh, well, I've never heard of a TV show called Family Ties,' Anna said, shaking her head. 'So I really have no clue what you're talking about.'
Gee, thought Jennifer, there are a lot of things different about this world. First Huey Lewis and The News becomes Huey Lewis and The Rebels. Now it turns out Michael J Fox is apparently not an actor and there is no TV show called Family Ties.
'Well, gang,' said Sophie, 'let's go rollerskating, shall we?'
'That sounds like fun,' said Jennifer. 'I'm all for the idea.'
Then Jennifer followed Sophie and her gang to the roller rink.
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As Jennifer was skating around the rink, she had recognized some of the music - like The Beatles, The Doors, and Led Zeppelin. Other songs had the same melody as what she was used to, but the lyrical content was vastly different. Then, there were new songs recorded by bands she was familiar with. Even Pink Floyd had recorded an anti-Biff song called The Money Machine - which was apparently on this world's version of their album, called The Wall. Then there were bands that Jennifer had never heard of. It seemed like new wave was a style that didn't even exist in this world. There were apparently no bands like Boston, Kansas, Styx, REO Speedwagon, The Cars, Toto, or Foreigner in this world. Bands like Def Leppard and Van Halen still existed, though. Bands like U2, REM, and The Cult also existed in this world.
When Jennifer was tired of skating, she went to play some video games with Rochelle. Apparently, the video games were still the same in this world. They had Atari, Nintendo, and Sega. They even had Jennifer favourite game, Super Mario Brothers - as well as Pacman.
Jennifer had to admit that it was rather interesting to compare the differences and similarities between this world and the world she came from. It felt like she was in a science fiction movie, where she had somehow entered an alternate reality. She wasn't too sure how she got here, though. Did she step through a portal or something? She hoped that she would eventually land back home into her world.
'You having fun, Jennifer?' Rochelle asked, softly.
'Yeah, I guess I am,' replied Jennifer. 'I just hope Biff Tannen and his gang don't find us here. I am a little scared.'
'Try not to be so scared,' Rochelle said, softly. 'They have never gone into this building. If you hang aroung with us, you'll be fine.'
'Thanks,' replied Jennifer, as she smiled at Rochelle.