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Marty's heart was really beating fast, as soon as the DeLorean broke the space-time barrier. He really hoped they finally returned to last week. He was feeling quite tired again - and the first thing he planned to do was head home and take a nap.
"Well, Doc," Marty said, sighing, "I hope we're back now. It was a little scary to be stuck in the timeline when we were gone for a week. It's certainly a good thing we were able to avoid detection from the rest of Hill Valley, or from our parents."
"I believe we're back, now," Doc replied, with a reassuring smile. "Looking back in hindsight, I guess I should have picked up the video game by myself. I guess you'll still want to take a nap this afternoon - while I take our family on a trip, right?"
"I could sure use a nice," Marty replied, just as he flashed his older friend a lopsided smile. "It would be a lie to say that I didn't enjoy this trip at all, though. It was a real interesting experience for me, and I wonder what'll happen, by the time we reach the same date through the natural course of time. I am feeling a little bit nervous."
"It's probably nothing you need to worry about," Doc said, gently. "Although, it's real possible that our younger selves might show up on that date - and you'll be sleeping with yourself and Jennifer again. It will be a very interesting event to experience."
"Whoa, this is heavy," Marty breathed. "You know, my older self did even mention something about not remembering his - my - earlier trip to the future. It just doesn't make sense to me, though. How could I forget all about that experience?"
"It's a condition of where you momentarily lose your memory of past events," Doc explained. "I guess it's some sort of self-correcting mechanism - where, if we were to retain our memories of this event, it might create a paradox. That's actually why you were able to converse with your older self with ease. Do you understand?"
Marty concentrated hard for a brief moment, then he said, "In a strange sort of way, it does make sense to me. I'm mostly very shocked at how we didn't pass out at the sight of each other, much like with what happened with Jennifer in 2015. I mean, it really was scary to see Jennifer hit the door like. We caught her just in time."
"It's not the event per se that causes one to faint," Doc explained. "It's the shock of coming into another version of yourself that can cause one to faint. Jennifer was so new to the concept of time travel, that this had caused her to pass out. It may be a little similar to how I passed out in 1955 - when you came running up to me, after I sent your other self back home. I really was a novice to time travel at that point."
"Yeah, you pretty much were," Marty said, quietly. "You were so confused about how I could know about you being in the past. Even when I first showed up at your house the week before, it quite took much to convince you I came from 1985. It was pretty scary that you didn't believe me, even though you already came up with the idea."
"Well, the idea was still so new to me," Doc replied. "I just didn't expect to see a real time traveller in the flesh, so it did come as a real shock. Also, I had no idea that my older self would use Western Union to send a letter. I wasn't real experienced, yet."
"I guess you have a point," Marty replied, smiling. "Well, let's get back to your place. I'm sure that Clara and the kids are anxiously waiting for you - and, well, I hope you have a great trip with your family. Family is very important, and I'm happy for you."
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When Doc finally pulled the DeLorean into the garage of his home, Marty breathed a huge sigh of relief. He really wasn't sure if he'd be up to going on another time travel trip soon. This last experience was just very exhausting to him, as were pretty much all of the other trips he had taken through time. It felt so good to be home again.
"I'm sure Verne would appreciate the game I bought for him," commented Doc. "He might not be able to appreciate how much work I went through to do this, but I think it's mostly my fault anyway - as I had forgotten all about thinking simple."
As Marty and Doc stepped inside, they spotted Clara making rice crispy squares in the kitchen - with Jules and Verne. Marty's stomach began to growl at the sight. He would have to come over for dinner tonight, as he knew his parents would be gone.
"Hey, Verne," Doc called out, smiling, "look what I bought for you." He then handed the bag with the video game in it to Verne. "You'll have to wait until tonight to play with it, though. I thought we could take a little trip to the zoo this afternoon. We can also eat out for supper tonight. How would you kids like to go to A&W tonight?"
"Thank you so much, Daddy!" Verne squealed, as he pulled the video game out from the bag. "This is just what I was hoping for! Going to the zoo sounds like great fun! I would love to be able to see the zebras, the giraffes, and the monkeys!"
"Yes, Daddy," Jules added, "this really sounds like a lot of fun. Thank you so much for planning this trip for us. I happen to really love animals, and I might like to get close to some of them. I want to see the hyenas. Is Marty coming along with us?"
"No, he isn't," Doc replied. "I thought we could could make this a special trip just for the family - and, anyway, our trip took us a little longer than we expected. So Marty was going to head home and take a little nap. He might head over tonight, though."
"Yeah, I'm feeling tired right now," Marty replied, as he tousled Jules' hair. "I could come over tonight, and we could maybe practice more on the skateboard. I'm not going to teach you to car-surf, though. That can be a very dangerous activity."
"To be perfectly honest," Clara added, "I'm really concerned about the idea of you car-surfing. I know it's not exactly my place to tell you what to do, though - as I'm really not your mother. I quite appreciate how you respect my wishes, though - as far as my children are concerned. For that, I am very pleased with you."
"Hey, no problem," Marty replied, smiling. "Well, you people have fun this afternoon - and I can come over in the evening." Turning to Verne, he asked, "Do you think you might let me have a shot at the game tonight, too? I'd like to check it out, too."
"Of course, Marty," Verne replied, as he smiled back. "It sounds like you've had a rather hard trip to pick up the game - so I think you deserve to play, as well. You are such a great friend to me, as well. I always love spending time with you."
"Thank you, Verne," Marty replied, as he lifted up Verne and hugged him. He was so pleased to see how happy Verne was. Maybe the trip wasn't a complete waste.
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As soon as Marty finally went back home, he breathed a sigh of relief. It was only an hour and a half since Doc called him, but over a day had passed within the time. As he stepped into the house, he realized how good it felt to finally be back home.
As he headed towards his bedroom, he decided to change into his pajamas and hop into bed. This latest time travel experience had taken a lot out of him. Just then, the telephone began to ring. Marty's heart skipped, as he wondered who it was.
"Hello," Marty said, as he picked up the receiver. He hoped it wasn't just some pesky telemarketer calling him. He had no time for that. "This is Marty McFly. Who is this?"
"Oh, hello, Marty!" gushed Jennifer. "I'm calling you from the mall. I was wondering if you had any plans or tonight? Both of my parents are going to be gone, and I really thought we might be able to get together tonight, and do something special."
"Well, I just got back from a you-know-what with Doc," Marty replied. "For right now, I'm pretty exhausted, and I wanted to take a little nap. To make a rather long story short, let's just say that I have a feeling next week Saturday will be a big day for us. For tonight, though, I was thinking we could maybe spend time at the Browns."
"I really was hoping you and I could spend time alone tonight," Jennifer said, with a little sigh of disappointment. "Still, I know how important Doc is to you - and it will be nice to spend some time with the kids. They are just such adorable children!"
"Yes, they sure are," Marty gushed. "The two of them do sometimes fight, though - but I think they really do love each other. Let's just say that Doc and I went to pick up a video game from Verne, but it really took us much longer than we expected."
"I guess I'll let you go, then," Jennifer replied. "You have a good rest, and I guess we can spend the evening with Doc tonight. I won't ask you about next week. I'm a little anxious to find out what will happen, though. Good bye, Marty! I really love you!"
"I love you, too," Marty replied, as he hung up the phone. He crawled into bed, as he realized just how nice it felt to be back at home. He closed his eyes, as he tried hard to clear his mind of everything that happened on his recent time travel adventure. It may be a long time before he would desire to take another time travel adventure.