October 31, 1985
10:30 PM PST
After the Halloween Dance, Marty and Calvin decided that they should head over to Doc's home. Marty could see that his twin was very happy. It give Marty such a warm and fuzzy feeling. The idea of having a twin really did sound nice to Marty. He figured that his life would never be the same, since he travelled back in time for the first time.
"I must say, Marty," commented Calvin, "it sure was nice, getting to meet all of your friends. We could certainly do without Needles and his crowd, though. They seemed like a pretty nasty bunch, I must say."
"Well, Cal, I wouldn't worry too much about them," Marty said, soothingly. "It's not as if most of the kids at school take them that seriously, anyway. They're just a bunch of punks, who live to torment other people. Know what I mean?"
"Well, here we are," Calvin said, as Marty pulled up by Doc's home. "Let's go in, and see how everyone is doing - shall we? I'm sure Chris is quite happy to be out of that mental hospital, now. This must be such a relief for him."
"I can certainly imagine that it must be," replied Marty, smiling.
The twins walked up to the front door, as Marty rang the doorbell.
"Well, hello, boys!" exclaimed Doc. "Did you guys have fun, at the party?"
"Oh, yes!" gushed Calvin. "We certainly did. The food was great - well, except for the bratwurst and baked beans - and so was the music."
"I was afraid that they'd play stuff like Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne," Marty commented, "but the music really wasn't anything like thatl. They played bands like Pink Floyd, The Doors, and Led Zeppelin. They also played Boston, The Cars, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Journey, and Toto. Furthermore, they played bands like Van Halen and Def Leppard. Then, of course, they played Huey Lewis and The News."
"It's amazing how different Huey Lewis and The News sounds... from Huey Lewis and The Rebels," commented Calvin. "Huey Lewis was great in both bands, though."
"Say, isn't Huey Lewis 30-something years old?" asked Tabitha. "I guess that would mean he was born a little before the timeline skewed in our worlds."
"Yeah, I guess you're right," replied Marty. "So, Tabitha, you said you found a spell to change Calvin's prints."
"That's correct," replied Tabitha. "Some of the ingredients we've brought back with us, from 2030."
"Say, did you look us up - when you were in 2030?" asked Marty.
"Uh, no, we didn't," replied Doc. "I figured it wasn't a good idea. I mean, I still believe that a person shouldn't know too much about their own destiny."
"Didn't you say the future hasn't been written yet, though?" asked Marty, confused.
"It isn't," replied Doc. "Our future is affected by the choices that we make in our life. However, we cannot live by what might happen in the future. We must live for today, plan for the future, and learn from the past."
"Yeah, okay, I guess that makes sense," replied Marty.
"I understand, totally," Calvin added.
"Well, boys," suggested Doc. "Let get in the house, now, shall we?"
Tabitha handed Calvin a glass of juice, and she told him, "Here, Cal, this is the potion to make the spell work. Drink this up, okay?"
Calvin took the glass from Tabitha, and begin to drink the potion. "Wow! This tastes just like Pepsi."
"Okay, then," continued Tabitha. "I need you to stick your hands and feet into this powder, for five minutes."
Calvin took off his shoes and socks, and stuck his feet into the powder. He also stuck his hands into the powder on the table.
"Are you ready, Calvin?" asked Tabitha.
"Uh, yeah, I am," replied Calvin. "You said five minutes, right?"
"Yeah, yeah," replied Tabitha, "that's right. I'm going to set the timer now, okay?"
"All right, then," replied Calvin, smiling. "This is kind of relaxing. I mean, my feet were pretty sweaty - from being at the dance."
Marty decided to take off his socks and shoes, too. He then went into the living room, to relax on the recliner. He found a table, with restraints!
"Whoa, Tabitha, what is that?" Marty asked, confused. "What on earth do we need restraints for?"
"Well," Tabitha said, smiling a little, "the last part of the spell requires that I tickle the soles of Calvin's feet for ten minutes."
"What?" Calvin nearly shrieked. "You have got to be kidding me. I swear, it's the absolute worst part of my body to be tickled. I can't stand to be tickled there!"
Marty's sympathy then went out to his twin. Marty was actually very ticklish all over, but the soles of his feet were especially ticklish. It was the one part of his body, where he ansilutely couldn't stand to be tickled.
"I'm sorry, Cal," Tabitha said, not even bothering to stifle a smile, "but it's really part of the spell."
"Aw, shucks!" groaned Calvin.
At that moment, the timer went off.
"All right, Cal, come follow me into the living room," instructed Tabitha. Turning to Marty, Tabitha added, "Bring the timer with you, okay?"
"Right, Tabitha," replied Marty, as he grabbed the timer - and walked into the living room.
Tabitha restrained Calvin, tightly. After that, she grabbed make-up brushes - and she ran them up and down the soles of Calvin's feet, actually causing him to burst out into helpless laughter. Marty had to admit that Calvin's laughter sounded so pleasant, and that it sounded like he was really enjoying himself. In reality, though, he knew that this twin was suffering in ticklish agony. After about ten minutes, when the timer went off, Tabitha finally stopped.
"Whoa, this seemed to take forever," Calvin said, breathlessly. "I swear that this was ten minutes of pure torment."
"Yeah, but at least you had a good work-out," Tabitha smirked. "You know, laughing is very good exercise for you."
"Uh, yeah, I guess," stammered Calvin.
"We maybe should do this more often," Tabitha teased.
"Uh, no, I don't think so," protested Calvin, shaking his head.
"All right, then," suggested Chris, as he walked into the room. "Should we drink some apple cider, now - and listen to some music?"
"Sure," the twins replied, simultaneously.
"What band would you like to listen to?" asked Chris.
"Uh, how about April Wine?" suggested Marty, smiling.
"Yeah, I like April Wine, too," agreed Calvin, nodding.
"I made some caramel apples," added Doc. "Would you guys like to have one?"
"Oh, yes, Doc," replied Marty. "I would love that."
"Yeah, that would be awesome," replied Calvin. "Well, I've been in this world - for a little over four days. I still sometimes have nightmares about the other world, though. I guess it'll take me a while, to get over it."
"You needn't worry, Calvin," Marty said, as he comfortingly placed an arm around his twin's shoulder. "That world doesn't exist anymore. We'll keep you safe."
Calvin smiled at his twin, gratefully. Marty smiled back.
