July 15, 1989
8:30 PM PDT
BTTF Universe

"I guess we're here," Bill called out, as the phone booth left the Circuits of History. As he and the others left the phone booth, everyone looked around. It quite looked as if they had landed right in front of the clock tower. "Dude, it looks like we've made it!"

"Hey, check it out," Ted called out, as he pointed across the street. "I see that Lou's Aerobics Fitness Centre is still there. It quite looks like the site from the 1985 portion of the movie. Rufus sure wasn't kidding us about this brand spanking new machine."

"Excellent!" called out all four of the time travellers, excitedly. They then did the air guitar thing. The four of them glanced at each other and smiled. It felt so exciting.

"So where should we go?" asked Joanna, as she looked around. "Do you think that mall is still there? You know, the mall where Doc conducted that time travel test."

"That would be Lone Pine Mall," Bill explained. He quickly pointed to the broken ledge on the clock tower, as he added, "This is the ledge that Doc broke, as he was seeing to it that Marty made it back to 1985. That sure must've been totally scary for him."

"Well, head to the sidewalk," Elizabeth suggested, as the four of them began to head towards the Essex Theatre. "I can't believe this! There's such a movie theatre here in town that shows adult movies 24 hours a day. So, guys, should we go catch a flick?"

Just then, Bill and Ted accidentally bumped into someone - and they all collapsed to the ground. Ted really took a close look at who they just bumped into, he saw they bumped into an older man. For some reason, the man looked to be very familiar.

"Hey, I'm totally sorry I didn't see you," Ted commented, nervously - as the three of them stood up. He looked at the man, just as he asked, "How's it hanging, dude?"

"I'm almost positive I've never seen you kids before in my life," the older man replied, grumpily, "but you all look to me like slackers. I can spot a slacker from a mile away."

Bill and Ted quickly glanced a each other, as they suddenly realized just why the older man looked to be so familiar. It was just one single repeated word that gave it away.

"Hey, you must be Mr. Strickland," Ted commented, as he stared right at the man he know to be the strict authoritaian, "the most bogus principal of Hill Valley High!"

Mr. Strickland suddenly pushed Ted, as he said, "You've got a real attitude problem, young man. If you attended my school, which it rather doesn't appear that you do - you would be in detention from now until doomsday! Get out of here, you slackers!"

"That was most bogus," Ted commented, as the group headed in the other direction from Mr. Strickland. "It's our rotton luck that Strickland should happen to be the first person that we run into in this world. I mean, he sure doesn't seem to like anyone."

oooooooooo

Marty McFly, who was now 21 years old, was taking a hike to the Courthouse Square - as his fiance, Jennifer Parker, was with him. It was a real warm and clear night, and the stars were shining brightly. There really weren't as much traffic on the streets.

"Just think," Marty said, as he put his arm around Jennifer, "on this day, a year from now, we'll probably be returning from our honeymoon. It really feels strange to think we've been living together for about two years, now. Are you excited about this?"

"I must say, I'm feeling quite nervous," Jennifer said, quietly. "I mean, this is going to really be a major step in our lives. You just turned legal drinking age last month, and I will be next month. We were just fifteen, when we first met. We simply went a pretty long ways. In a way, it's just very scary - thinking that we're no longer teenagers."

"I know what you mean," Marty replied, softly, "It's so funny how, nearly four years later, I still have a rather hazy memory of growing up in a timeline where my parents just weren't as successful. Even though, granted, the memories of my past from the current timeline are at the forefront. Still, remembering my childhood is confusing."

"I simply imagine it would be," Jennifer agreed. "I'm sure that remembering the ravine by a different name really isn't as big of a deal - or even just remembering the fate of an indirect ancestor. Actually having your immediate family change, on the other..."

"I hadn't even really thought much of my ancestors," Marty commented, "before Doc invented the time machine. To be very honest, it was actually one thing I didn't even have much of an interest in. I've come to have a new appreciation for my ancestry."

"I have, too," Jennifer replied, cheerfully. "I can still remember when we went back in time to meet my great-grandmother, also named Jennifer. It was quite ironic how she dated your great-grandfather William for a couple years. I really couldn't believe it!"

"Yeah, that sure was shocking to me, too," agreed Marty. "There was also Martin and Juniper, who ended up getting married - after we managed to avert the tragedy from occurring." As he looked up, he suddenly caught a terrible sight. "Jennifer, look! I see Douglas Needles over there, harassing some teens. We really have to go stop them."

As Jennifer turned to look, she said, "My goodness! I was hoping they'd outgrow it by now! It's our ethical duty to intervene." Upon taking a closer look, she added, "Say, is it just me, Marty - or do these boys... Well, do you think they look like Bill and Ted?"

oooooooooo

The members of Wyld Stallyns were accosted by what looked like a gang. Ted sure had a bad feeling that these young men were trouble, as he noticed that Elizabeth and Joanna were slinking into the back. He wondered what exactly the gang really wanted with them. Ted wondered why they kept running into these nasty people.

"Well! Well! Well!" the guy who appeared to be the gang leader said, smirking. "Just who are you dorks supposed to be, Bill and Ted?" Ted was very taken aback by how this guy seemed to know who they were. Were they somehow famous in this world?

"Yes, in fact, we are." Bill said, with enthusiasm in his voice. Were they rock stars in this world? He took in a deep breath, before he called out, "I'm Bill S Preston Esq..."

"... and I'm Ted 'Theodore' Logan..." Ted added, as he simply felt pleased that they seemed to be quite famous in this world. Maybe these young men weren't that bad, after all - and they were only fans who just took them for this world's counterparts.

"... and we're Wyld Stallyns!" Bill and Ted called out, in unison. Then they quickly did the air guiltar thing, as they were suddenly excited. It felt great to be recognized.

"Halloween isn't for another three months, weirdos!" the gang leader said, with a smirk. He then noticed Elizabeth and Joanna - as he made his way towards them, calling out, "Well, lookie what we have here! How about a kiss, you sexy babes?"

Bill and Ted were very horrified, as they noticed that the gang leader then grabbed for Joanna - while one of his lackeys grabbed for Elizabeth. They really had to think quickly, before these group of thugs managed to just take advantage of the girls.

"You leave our babes alone," Bill called out, with anger, "you odious dickweeds!" He then reached out to punch the gang member in the nose - as the gang member just flinched back, before he quite suddenly pushed Joanna to the ground. Bill stared at the gang leader, as he angrily demanded, "Just who do you think you thugs are?"

"Well! Well! Well!" called out a real familiar voice. "I see you punks are still making trouble, Needles! I was quite hoping you would've grown up by now. You know, I really could have you guys in court for sexual harassment of those sweet girls."

Needles and his thugs quickly took off. As Ted looked up, he saw that the young man was Marty McFly - and he saw that Jennifer Parker was with him. As he realized that, he thought of how strange it really felt to see these movie characters in the flesh.

"Thank you so much for coming to our rescue," gushed Elizabeth. "We really appeciate it! My name is Elizabeth Summers - and this is my sister, Joanna. Here is my boyfriend, Ted Logan - and this is Bill Preston, who is Ted's best friend and Joanna's boyfriend."

"It's a great pleasure to meet you," Marty said, sounding nervous. "My name's Marty McFly - and this is my fiance, Jennifer Parker. We were just taking a walk here - and, after we saw that you were in such trouble, we decided to come to your rescue. I've had some experience dealing with Douglas Needles, so we knew how to handle him."

"It's most excellent meeting you, Marty and Jennifer," Ted replied, excitedly. In a real nervous tone, he added, "Excuse me if this, uh, sounds like a dumb question - but are we famous? I mean, this Needles dude sure seemed to recognize us as Bill and Ted."

"I suppose you could say that you're famous," Marty said, gently. "However, it's just not in a way that you might think. I do know the four of you came here from another reality - because, in here, the four of you really are the subject of a fictional movie."

The members of the Wyld Stallyns all stared at each other, as they couldn't believe what they just heard. The four of them suddenly exclaimed, in unison, "Atypical!"

"You're probably gonna tell us that we're movie characters in your world," continued Marty. As the Wyld Stallyn members just nodded, he added, "A movie called Back to the Future, to be exact? Believe me, we're certainly not new to this occurrence."

"We'll have to talk to Doc about this," added Jennifer. "Something must've gone real haywire with one of his inventions, this time - maybe even the same one. We'll quite need to discuss this with Doc, and see if he could get you guys back to your world."

"Actually, this totally has nothing to do with Doc," Bill explained. "We came here in a phone booth that now has the ability to simply traverse various alternate realities."