July 21, 2016
5:55 PM PDT

'So this is it?' asked Marlene - as she headed into Hill Valley Park with Marty and Harmony. 'This is the DeLorean that Dr. Brown made into a time machine?'

'Yeah, this is the current one,' replied Harmony. 'This is the DeLorean that belongs to this time period. However, there will be another one coming in a few minutes. It's the one that Grandpa owned in 1986. He and your brother will be arriving in that DeLorean in a few minutes.'

'Whoa, this is heavy!' replied Marlene.

Then Marty burst out laughing. 'It so strange to think that you kids all picked up on my habitual expression. Actually, I never even realized how often I said it - until I used that expression back in 1955. Doc kept taking that expression so literally. He wondered why things were so heavy in the future. He even asked me if there was a problem with the Earth's gravitational pull?'

Harmony and Marlene both burst out laughing.

'Then, there was the time when Doc and I were in 1885,' continued Marty. 'Doc was speculating about the possibility that I might be the one that the tombstone who originally belong to Doc would then belong to. To make a long story short, I went back to 1885 to prevent Doc from being shot by Buford Tannen. After I had ended up saving Doc's like, though - then Buford had challenged me to a duo. Because he called my 'yella', I ended up being goaded into fighting him. At any rate, when Doc had mentioned the possibility, I ended up blurting out 'Great Scott' - which is usually Doc's habitual phrase. Then Doc responded by saying, 'I know, this is heavy'. Talk about a reversal of roles, eh?'

Harmony and Marlene then gasped in amazement. Just then, some sonic booms were heard, as another DeLorean appeared into the park. Marlene watched, wide-eyed. Then the three teens watched as the DeLorean landed onto the ground. Then Doc and Marty Jr stepped out of the DeLorean.

'Well, here we are,' breathed Doc. Then, glancing at Marlene, Doc said, 'Oh, I see you brought her along.'

'Yeah, we did,' Harmony said, quietly. 'She initially didn't believe us when we told her about the time machine - but then we showed her by pressing our thumbprints to the computer, to pull up our records.'

'I figured it was up to me to help repair the relationship between Marlene and my older self,' added Marty. 'And it worked. Marlene and my older self were able to have a heartfelt talk with each other - and it appears they've reached a certain understanding, now. Furthermore, the crisis stage has passed for my older self - so he is definitely getting better. It looks like he should be released from the hospital within two days.'

'I'm so happy to hear that,' replied Doc. 'I suppose we should start eating before our food gets cold.'

'Oh, our food is still plenty warm,' insisted Harmony. 'You see, in our era, when we order take-out, restaurants pack up our food in those thermo-boxes. This not only prevents our warm food from going cold on us - but this also prevents our frozen food from melting on us. So, by the time we drink our shakes, they will still be thick and frozen.'

'Wow, this future sounds really awesome,' commented Marty. Then, turning to Marty Jr and Harmony, he added, 'I can't believe that, even with all this, you still would have rather lived in the '80s.'

'It's the whole entertainment culture,' explained Marty Jr. 'It looks like rock music is starting to make a revival with our generation - so I still wish gangsta rap had never been invented. It's the most awful style of music I have ever heard, if you can even call it music.'

'Yeah,' replied Harmony, nodding, 'and some of our peers laugh at us for listening to bands like Huey Lewis and The News. It just gets so annoying.'

'All right, then,' replied Marty. 'I guess I see what you're saying. I guess this is a case of the grass looking greener on the other side. A lot of things about this era does seem really cool, compared to 1986. I guess, from your perspective, you view things a little differently.'

'Yeah, I've learned that lesson from being in the Old West,' Doc added, nodding. 'I mean, I enjoyed the eight years that I lived there' and everything. Still, I realized that there were lots of things about the 1980s that I had missed. So I was really happy to finally be back in 1985.

'I must admit,' added Harmony, 'I didn't really like the nuggets that McDonald's served back in 1986 as much. I prefer the nuggets made with seasoned all-white meat.'

'Well, there you go, then,' Marty said, nodding. 'there are definitely pros and cons to every era. It's best to look for the things you like about your era.'

'Hey, Dr. Brown,' asked Marlene, 'could I take a trip in your time machine? I think it would be neat to visit another era.'

'I think you'll have to ask my older self that question,' Doc said, smiling. 'You have to realize, though, that the time machine is not a toy. You have to very careful when it comes to time travel, to prevent a time paradox from occurring. A time paradox would be result of a certain event which would cause a chain reaction that would unravel the very fabric of the space-time continuum and destroy the entire universe.'

'That sounds pretty complex,' mumbled Marlene. 'I guess time travel can be a rather dangerous activity, eh?'

'Precisely,' replied Doc. 'like, had I taken Marty Jr back to 1986 with me, while I had left his father here in 2016 - I could have had a very nasty time paradox on my hands. That's why I decided it was better to just jump ahead in time.'

'So Daddy is getting better, now?' asked Marty Jr.

'Yeah, he is,' replied Harmony. 'the doctor had given your dad some tests this afternoon - and the crisis has now passed. So, yeah, he should be released from the hospital within two days.'

'Well, that's good news,' Marty Jr said, with relief.

'Well, then,' said Doc, 'I suppose Marty and I had better head back to 1986 - back to where we belong. It's been nice seeing you kids again. So you kids take good care of yourselves.'

'We will, Grandpa,' replied Harmony as she went to embrace Doc.

Marty then embraced Marlene, and said, 'You take good care of yourself of yourself, my daughter. Remember that I'm always there for you, when need to talk.'

'Good bye, Dad,' whispered Marlene. 'I guess I'll see you again in an hour or so - but you will then be thirty years older.'

'I really will miss you, Marlene,' Marty said, softly, 'but I guess you'll be born in eleven years.'

Then Marlene had released her grip from Marty, as Marty then proceeded to embrace his future son.

'I love you a lot, Dad,' whispered Marty Jr. 'I'm so happy that you're getting better.'

'I will really miss you, too, my son,' Marty whispered.

Then Marty went to embrace Harmony, and whispered, 'It's been so nice to see you again. I will really miss you, too.'

'Good bye, Big Marty,' whispered Harmony. 'Take care!'

'You kids take good care of yourselves,' called out Doc.

'Enjoy life and be happy!' added Marty.

'We will,' Marty Jr, Marlene, and Harmony called back.

The three teens then watched, as they say the DeLorean fly up into the air, and then disappear.

Marty Jr turned to Marlene and Harmony, and said, 'Well, I suppose I'd better drive this DeLorean back to Doc's garage. Then I'll meet you girls at the hospital.'

'Sounds like a plan,' Marlene said, smiling.