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BTTF Universe
After Marty saw to it that he did arrive back in his own dimension, he drove the DeLorean back to Doc's lab. He figured that Doc wouldn't be too happy to learn that Marty had used the time machine without asking, but he knew he owed it to Doc to let him know about the inter-dimensional conduit. He then went up to the Brown's home, and he knocked on the door.
"Hello, Marty," greeted Clara, as she answered the door, "what brings you here?"
"Oh, hi, Clara," responded Marty, "I was hoping to be able to talk to Doc. Is he available right now?"
"Well, he's busy reading a story to Verne right now," explained Clara, "but I'll let him know you're here. We have some cinnamon rolls in the kitchen, in case you're hungry."
"Thanks, Clara," replied Marty, as he headed to the kitchen.
He poured himself a glass of apple juice and grabbed a cinnamon roll for himself. Then he went into the living room, and he turned the living room stereo to his favourite radio station, KKHV. The station was currently playing Heart and Soul by his favourite band, Huey Lewis and The News. He turned the volume up a bit. After the song was over, then You Don't Want Me Anymore by Steel Breeze started playing. Marty really loved that song, too. Then after the song was commercial breaks, and Doc walked into the living room.
"Well, hello, Marty," Doc greeted his young friend. "Do you like those cinnamon rolls? Clara made them all by herself."
"Yeah, Doc," replied Marty, "these are good. Say, can we talk in your lab?"
"Sure," replied Doc, "what did you want to talk about?"
"Okay, Doc, I have a confession to make," Marty said, taking a deep breath. "I used the time machine without asking. I wanted to check out Roanoke Island - and, somehow, I ended up in the Family Ties world."
"What did you say, Marty?" Doc asked, stunned. "What do you mean you landed in the Family Ties world?"
"I mean, I landed in the world where Alex, Mallory, and the rest of the Keaton family exist," Marty explained, "and NBC aired a sitcom called Jamie Takes Charge, starring Michael J Fox, in place of Family Ties. It was a spin off series from Leo and Me, where Jamie Romano moves to California and takes care of some small children."
"Great Scott!" gasped Doc. "Do you know what this means, Marty?"
"What?" asked Marty, stunned. "What does it mean?"
"This means that the DeLorean has become a trans-dimensional conduit in addition to a time machine," explained Doc. "Maybe the computer technology is even more intelligent than I am. My intention was not to create a portal between dimensions. It's so funny the way it worked out, though."
"This is heavy duty, Doc," breathed Marty. "This is great."
"It's funny, though," continued Doc, "to think that the Family Ties world really does exist in another dimension. I never would have expected to find out something like that."
"Well, remember when we found out that Orwell's 1984 world existed in another dimension?" suggested Marty. "I suppose we could deduct from that event that many other worlds also exists from things we see in movies and on TV, and read about in books. There's another thing I should mention, Doc."
"Oh, what's that, Marty?" asked Doc.
"My first trip to 1955 had been made into a movie in the Family Ties world," Marty explained. "The movie is called Back to the Future."
"Great Scott!" gasped Doc, as he nearly fainted. Marty reached out to steady him.
"Are you okay, Doc?" Marty asked, with concern.
"Yeah, Marty, I'm fine," replied Doc. "It's just that I'm stunned to find out that a major event in our lives has been made into a movie."
"Guess who plays you and I in the movie," Marty said, grinning.
"Uh, who?" asked Doc, with curiosity.
"Your character is played by Christopher Lloyd," explained Marty, "and mine is played by Michael J Fox."
"You're kidding!" gasped Doc.
"Actually, no, I'm not," replied Marty, in a serious tone. "I suppose it would be rather shocking to find out, though - as they are two of our favourite actors. I wonder if the Taxi world exists in another dimension, too."
"Well, Marty, this is certainly a lot to take in," breathed Doc. "So how did you and Alex get along?"
"We were very good friends!" gushed Marty. "We did disagree on politics and music, but we had so much other stuff in common. I really will miss him, you know?"
"Well, there is something that I'm a bit curious about," Doc said, slowly. "I wonder how your trip into the Family Ties world will affect what they show on the series in the next season."
"Goodness, Doc!" gasped Marty. "I didn't even think about that!"
Doc then became a bit stern, as he turned to Marty and said, "You see, this is why I do not want you to be using the DeLorean without consulting me first. Any type of fourth dimensional travel, be it time travel or alternate reality travel, can have nasty replications on the space-time continuum."
"Yeah, Doc, I understand," Marty said, sighing. "Well, I should probably get home now. I'm really starting to miss my family, now - as I haven't seen them in a week. It is kind of ironic that I'm the youngest kid in my family - while Alex was the oldest kid in his family. I think Alex and I are, in a sense, inter-dimensional counterparts."
"Anyway, Marty, I'll guess I'll see you again tomorrow, right?" Doc asked.
Doc and Marty then embraced. It felt so nice to be home, again. Marty then skateboarded and car-surfed home, with a huge smile on his face.
oooooooooo
"Wow! You spent a whole week with the Keaton family?" Jennifer Parker gasped, after Marty explained to her about his experience.
"Yeah, no joke," Marty replied, smiling a little. "I was amazed by how much your namesake in the Keaton family had a crush on me. She's a huge fan of Michael J Fox and Back to the Future. Not only are we the subject of a movie, but they also seem to have plans for a sequel. It will probably revolve around our trip to 2015, the whole mess with the almanac, and maybe also the trip to 1885."
"What about me?" asked Jennifer. "I gather I was just a minor character in the movie?"
"Pretty much, yeah," replied Marty. "What they showed at the beginning of the movie was our conversation after the auditions in the original timeline I came from. Then they also showed you at the end of the movie, where Doc came back to grab the two of us, and whisk us off to 2015."
"It is strange to think that I'm a movie character in the other world," Jennifer said, smiling. "Of course, I'm sure the Keaton family would be baffled to find out that their lives is a sitcom in our world."
"I did end up telling Alex about my true identity," Marty explained, "and he did promise to keep it a secret. I guess I didn't think about how this might affect the next season of Family Ties."
"So who played me in that world?" Jennifer asked, with curiosity.
"It was a young girl named Claudia Wells," explained Marty. "I do wonder what became of her in our world. I guess she just ended up never becoming a famous actress in our world."
"Well, at least not yet," Jennifer said, smiling. "Anyway, Marty, shall we go over to Francesca's Italian Diner?"
"That sounds like a wonderful idea," gushed Marty. "I love you, Jennifer."
"I love you, too, Marty," whispered Jennifer, as she leaned over to hug Doc.