7:00 AM PST
BTTF Universe
As Marty opened his eyes and stretched out his arms, he realized he was lying in his bed. It seemed surreal to him, as he figured the week he spent in the Land of Colour couldn't have been just a dream. Then he recalled how Victoria did mention that he would wake up in his bed the next day. He looked down at his body, and he realized he had his clothes on. That was nothing unusual to him, considering that he had been known to regularly fall asleep with his clothes on. Just then, there was a knock on his bedroom door. Marty wondered who was there, as he took a glance at the alarm clock on his bed - and he saw that it was only 7:00, which was a bit early.
"Who is it?" called out Marty. "I just woke up a few minutes ago, and I'm still tired!"
"Hey, Marty, it's Christmas morning!" insisted Dave, as he walked into the room. He took a glance at Marty, then he ribbed, "I see you're still sleeping in your clothes!"
Ordinarily, his older brother's ribbing would have irritated Marty. However, having considered the importance of family a lot, Marty couldn't feel too bothered with him this morning. Anyway, it's not exactly like his older brother really meant any harm.
"Yeah, I guess I did," Marty said, smiling a little. He then threw his arms around his brother's neck, and he gushed, "Merry Christmas, Dave! I'm getting up, now!"
"Good for you," replied Dave, as he returned the hug. "Mom is making fruit soup for breakfast this morning. I really love you, Marty. Today is a very wonderful day!"
As soon as Dave left the bedroom, Marty glanced over at the dresser - and he saw that there was a wrapped package over there - and it was under the coloured stone, no less. Marty reached out for the package, and he carefully opened it. There he saw a denim outfit and a few pictures. Marty then smiled to himself, as he realized that the adventures he spent with the Greenwoods was real. He really would miss them.
Marty then thought about Doc, and he thought about how wonderful it must have felt for Doc to have a family to celebrate Christmas with. He would also have to discuss with Doc about Doxopolis. When he mentioned to Alex that he felt a bit hurt that Doc had never mentioned Doxoplis to him, Alex had suggested that Doc maybe did so in the interest of preserving the space time continuum. After all, there really was only one Doxopolis - and, thus, there was only the timeline where Doc from 1886 had met Marty and Alex from 1986 there. Time travel can be confusing, Marty thought.
As Marty headed for the living room, he passed Linda's bedroom. He could see his sister motioning for him. Marty was so nervous. What if Linda wanted to yell at him more about his being buddies with Kevin? He slowly entered the room.
"Hey, Marty," Linda said, quietly, "I would like to apologize to you about last night. I now realize how unreasonable I was being. I shouldn't have said some of the things that I said to you. I can't really blame you, if you never want to talk to me again."
"No, I forgive you, Linda," Marty said, smiling. "After all, today is Christmas - and I was thinking about how family is really important around this time of year."
"Oh, yeah, there's something else I should tell you, Marty," Linda said, quietly. "You know, last night I had a rather strange dream - and you were in it. The thing of it is, though, I kind of suspect that this might be more than just a dream. You and I were in this world that we've dubbed the Land of Colour. We stayed with the Greenwood family, and they had four girls - and all of them were named after months. Also, the family were made up of different colours. The world reminds me of Sesame Street."
"Wow, that sure sounds like some interesting dream, Linda!" Marty replied, smiling.
"You know, that's not all," Linda continued. "there was another boy who looked like you. His name was Alex Keaton, and he had a sister named Mallory."
"Oh, you mean Alex and Mallory Keaton of Family Ties?" Dave asked, laughing, as he walked into the room. "Hey, Linda, since when did you start watching Family Ties?"
"Family Ties?" Linda asked, confused. "What on earth on you talking about, David?"
"Alex and Mallory Keaton are characters on Family Ties," explained Dave. Then, after taking a close look at Linda, he added, "Don't tell me that you slept in your clothes, too! I swear that some of Marty is really starting to rub off on you! At any rate, you two might want to hurry it up." Dave then walked out of the bedroom.
"So is that true, Marty?" Linda asked, stunned. "Alex and Mallory are characters from Family Ties. Wait a minute! Is Alex the character that's played by Michael J Fox?"
"Uh, yeah, he is," Marty replied, a bit nervously. He knew it would do no good to lie about something like this. "Maybe you just heard me talking about them."
"I guess I haven't really paid attention," Linda said, sighing. "The thing is, this seems like more than just a dream. I do have a friend who postulated the theory of fictional universes existing in other dimensions. I can't say that I really bought that theory before - but I guess I'm starting to reconsider, now." Linda turned to her dresser, and she noticed a package there. "Gee, I wonder who this is from."
Marty was feeling a bit nervous, as he watched his sister open up the package. Just then, Linda's eyes grew really wide. I guess the truth is now out, Marty thought.
"Be honest with me, Marty," Linda said, teasing, "or else I am going to have to tickle you. So this was not just a dream! It was real - and you were there with me, right?"
"Yeah, Linda, I'll be honest," Marty said, laughing. "We did spend a whole week in the Land of Colour world. Now, Linda, you really must not tell anyone else about this!"
"Yeah, right, as if!" Linda said, laughing. "If I was to tell my friends about this, they might just laugh at me and tell me that I need to see a shrink. Don't worry, my dear brother! This will be our secret. We won't let anyone else know about our trip."
"You know, Linda," Marty said, smiling, "I really do love you a lot. I know it might not always seem like it, but you really are a wonderful sister. It's nice that we made up."
"Yeah, I really love you a lot, too, Marty," Linda replied. "I feel bad about last night - or last week, rather. Well, you can probably figure out what I mean. So do you think Alex and Mallory really were the characters from Family Ties? I maybe should start watching the show, and give it a bit of a chance - instead of being closed-minded."
"Good for you!" gushed Marty, as he gave his sister a hug. "We should start heading for the kitchen now. The soup smells very delicious!"
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"Well, isn't this wonderful?" gushed George McFly, as he glanced around the table. "I mean, how often do we all get to eat breakfast together like this? I mean, it saddens me a little to think that you all have grown up. Even our youngest son, Marty, is all grown up, now. Marty, I will greatly miss you when you leave this house."
"Aw, don't worry, Dad," Marty said, smiling. "I probably won't be leaving the house for a while, yet. Sometimes I really do miss being a kid, you know. Looking back, I can now see just how easy kids have it. They don't have so many responsibilities."
"I miss being a kid, too," teased Dave. "I really miss bossing you and Linda around!"
Marty and Linda playfully stuck their tongues out at their older brother.
"You know," Lorraine said, softly, "even though you are all adults now - you'll always be my children. It's nice that we all could get together like this this morning."
Linda then turned to Marty, smiled, and said, "Today, Marty, why don't we pretend to be kids again? After all, Christmas is the one time of year that really should bring out the child in all of us."
"Sounds like a deal," Marty said, smiling. "I intend to savour every moment of today. I can hardly wait to see all of our relatives. Christmas really is such a wonderful time of year to spend with the family, after all."
"It's nice to see all of you getting along," Lorraine said, smiling. "Gee, it's so strange to think that our children are all grown up, now. It seems like almost yesterday that George had rescued me from Biff Tannen, he kissed me out on the dance floor, and then we fell in love with each other. I often wonder what became of Calvin Klein."
Marty smiled, as he himself knew who Calvin Klein really was. If he had never gone back in time to 1955, his family would be very different today.