Author's Note: When Marty is knocked unconscious by Needles, Jennifer is very concerned about her boyfriend. The story applies to most universes - except for the Twins, Almanac, Newlyweds, and Twin Pines Universes.

March 21, 1986
4:00 PM PST

Jennifer Parker was trying so hard to not cry, as she sat in the nursing room. She felt quite concerned for her boyfriend, Marty McFly. In addition, she felt much disgust for Douglas Needles - who threw a volleyball straight at Marty's head, really knocking him out. Jennifer hoped, very desperately, that her boyfriend wouldn't get a concussion.

She sighed, as she knew that Marty wasn't particularly fond of sports - be it playing or watching them. Neither was she, for that matter. They were more interested in music, and Marty was the leader of his rock band - which they decided to call The Pinheads.

"Hey, Miss Krueger," choked out Jennifer, as she simply felt worried for her boyfriend. "Please tell me that Marty will be fine. I think what Needles did to him was very rotten. Oh, I hope Needles gets disciplined for what she did to my dear Marty! I just feel..."

"Marty will be just fine," Miss Krueger replied, softly. "He should be getting up, rather soon. He has a pretty big bump on the back of his head, but no real serious harm has occurred. He sure needs to have plenty of good rest. That's all. As for what happens to Douglas Needles, it's really none of your concern. It's simply not your place to..."

"Why not?" demanded Jennifer, as sudden anger crept into her voice. "That prick hurt my Marty - who I really happen to care for, quite deeply. Considering that, shouldn't I even care if some justice is meted out? That Needles is not going to get away with..."

"Please, sweetie, just try to calm down," urged the nurse, as she placed her hands on Jennifer's shoulder. "I know that you're feeling quite upset, but Marty will be fine. You let the school worry about meting out justice. He should be coming to, anytime soon."

"Fine, I suppose your right," Jennifer replied, sighing. She knew that arguing with the nurse would do Marty no good. Until late last year, her boyfriend had a huge problem with being called "chicken" - which was a part of why Needles rather loved to provoke him. It ended up nearly ruining their future, in fact. "Well, I sure hope Marty is okay."

"Trust me, honey," Miss Krueger insisted, smiling. "Your boyfriend will be just fine. I'm a nurse, so I should rather know these things. At any rate, I tried to get a hold of his parents. I kept getting the answering machine. When do you suppose his parents..."

"He just told me that his parents had some function to attend," explained Jennifer. "It might not be until... Well, he told me it was around midnight. I do think we should give Dr. Brown a call, though. If he's home, he should be... He's a close friend of ours."

"Oh, yeah, I know Dr. Brown," commented Miss Krueger, as a smile spread across her face. "A couple weeks ago, when my washer and dryer really broke down, I called for him to come over. I must say, that man is quite a genius. I actually don't believe what some people say about him. The way some people call him 'lunatic' is so... so unfair."

"Yeah, that isn't right," Jennifer agreed, nodding. "In fact, it rather pisses me off. He might be an eccentric person, but I sure don't think there's anything wrong with that. He really is a caring person - and, in fact, I'm glad that Marty introduced me to him."

"I heard that Dr. Brown was really a wonderful teacher," added Miss Krueger. "It was around the early '60s, I believe, that stopped teaching. I was born a little too late. In fact, I didn't move to Hill Valley - until I was fourteen. You wait here, while I call him."

"Sure, Miss Krueger," Jennifer replied, as she saw the nurse leave the room. She just turned to Marty, as tears filled her eyes. She thought of what his parents would say, by the time he returned home. "Oh, Marty, when will that Needles rather learn to get the hint? You've been doing so good, lately." In a softer voice, she asked, "Marty?"

"Mom?" asked Marty, as he opened his eyes. Jennifer felt so relieved, as she realized that her boyfriend would be fine. Granted, Marty would be feeling a little disoriented. Still, it was such a great feeling to see Marty regain conscious. "Mom, is that you?"

"Actually, I'm your girlfriend," Jennifer replied, as she burst out laughing. "You still are in the year 1986, though... in the normal reality. You just got knocked out, however - by Douglas Needles. The nurse is calling Doc, now. Well, Marty, how are you feeling?"

"I really feel so stiff and sore," groaned Marty. "I remember being in PE, and we were playing volleyball. To be honest, Jennifer, I wasn't quite paying too much attention to the game. You know that I've never really been much into sports. Next thing, I simply feel this hard thunk in the back of my head. Oh, Jenn, it was really a terrible feeling."

"Yeah, I quite imagine it would be," Jennifer replied, softly. "Well, anyway, it's a good thing that today's a Friday. The school nurse said that you should just relax. I'd really hate for you to miss your concert performance, tomorrow evening. I know that..."

"You're a slacker, McFly," scowled Mr. Strickland, stepping into the room. Jennifer just swallowed, as he knew how very unpleasant the man could be. "I guess it's simply not enough for you to slack at your studies, McFly. You also have to be a slacker at PE!"

"Leave the poor boy alone, Steve," protested Miss Krueger, as she stepped back into the room. Turning her attention to Marty, she explained, "Well, dear, you really were hit hard - with a volleyball. It isn't anything very serious, thankfully. See to it that get plenty of rest, over the weekend. You do have a bump... in the back of your head."

"Doc should be here, very soon," Jennifer explained, softly. "I sure could kill Needles, right now! I mean, he really had no right doing this to you! He really need to get over himself. He's obviously mad, as you no longer react to being called 'chicken'. Still, I..."

"I quite feel so... so... I'm so much in pain," groaned Marty. Jennifer grabbed Marty's hands, as she felt bad for him. "I sure can't believe that he... Well, I guess I shouldn't be so surprised. I guess Needles was just being... being Needles. Oh, Jenn, I sure..."

"Just relax, Marty," suggested Jennifer, as she placed her hand on Marty's forehead. "Doc should be arriving, quite shortly. It sure was wrong of Strickland to start harping at you. I'll be so happy, Marty, when we graduate. That way, we won't quite have to put up with Strickland. Let's hope that he won't become Dean of Hill Valley College."

"Well, I actually see no reason why he would," Marty replied, nervously. "He's been at this school, Jenn, for many years. I really don't see any reason for it to change. What about that concert, though? I do have an another performance, tomorrow evening."

"Oh, I should think that the show can still go on," Miss Krueger replied, smiling. "As for tonight, though, I think you should get plenty of rest. At any rate, I called Dr. Brown. He said that he'll be here, very soon. He's feeling rather worried about you, Marty."

"I'm sure glad of it," Jennifer replied, as she felt relieved. "Granted, he's not that kind of doctor - but he's still great with this... this sort of stuff. He's quite like an uncle to us, in fact. He does have a real way around kids. Of course, he used to teach third grade. If I simply recall correctly, it was in the early '60s... when he decided to quit."

"I remember the way we met," Marty replied, softly. "Cliff Tannen and his thugs were about to beat me up, and Doc really came to my rescue. He simply became almost like an uncle to me, as well. Whenever I'd struggle with my science homework, he was..."

"You really should take it easy, for tonight," suggested Jennifer. "It's actually a good thing, Marty, that the concert performance really isn't until tomorrow. You sure don't seem to be in the best condition, at the moment, for performing. You seem to be..."

"I certainly could go for some beer-battered cod, right now," Marty replied, as a smile spread across his face. "I'm feeling very hungry, right now. If you don't mind, Jenn, I think you should be the one to drive. I'm simply not sure if it's something that I should be doing, in my condition. I'm afraid that I might black out, and that wouldn't be..."

"How about I quite give you both a lift?" asked Dr. Emmett Brown, as he stepped into the room. "I really heard about what happened, and I just... I guess the Needles are also known for having a 'bad gene'. His grandfather, Howard, was every bit as bad!"

"We would love that, Doc," Marty replied, smiling. "I was really thinking of having this be a date between Jenn and I. If you wanted to join us, though... Well, I don't have any objection to it. In fact, it might even be nice - if you rather wanted to join us..."

"Thanks for the offer," Doc replied, smiling, "but I simply couldn't do that. If you were planning to make it a date, I actually shouldn't get in the way of that. Besides, I have other plans. I could always join you two, some other time. I'd simply be happy to give you a lift, to wherever you wanted to go. I actually do wish the best for you, Marty."

"We'd really appreciate it, Doc," Jennifer replied, softly. Turning to Marty, she added, "Why don't I treat, tonight? I really feel bad about what happened to you. I think you should probably... We should maybe spend the night at Doc's, since your parents..."

"Thanks, Doc and Jenn," Marty replied, as he sat up. Jennifer placed her arm around Marty, as to keep him steady. Turning to Jennifer, she added, "You're a rather great girlfriend, Jennifer. I sure appreciate how you stick with me, through thick and thin."

Jennifer simply smiled, as the trio stepped out of the nursing room. While she still felt concerned about her boyfriend, it sure seemed as if Marty would be fine. She turned to Marty, as she just began to kiss him. She quite loved Marty - and, in fact, she had a great feeling about their future. Indeed, she and Marty were quite the soul mates.