Author's Note: This story of young George McFly applies to all universes and timelines. However, it's better to read this story as though it takes place in the Lone Pine Timeline.
February 28, 1955
10:00 PM PST
George McFly read over his science report, as he found himself cursing Biff Tannen. It sure seemed unfair that he had double the work of anyone else in his class. He had to admit that it was partially his own fault, as he just never had any courage to stand up to the bully. However, he never liked fights - and he was afraid of getting beaten up.
He thought of his two close friends, Billy Stockhausen and Lester Collins. He sure felt bad about having failed to defend Billy, when he was seventh grade. It was not that long after, when Biff decided to target him for bullying - as well as his close friends.
George wasn't even the smartest boy in his class, but Biff just decided that he was an easy target. He was quite tempted to do an inferior job on Biff's reports, but he didn't dare to. Biff was always very intimidating, and George simply didn't dare to cross him.
He often fantasized about getting revenge on Biff, and he often used Biff as a villain in his stories. However, Biff and his gang members were a lot stronger than him. The thing that really terrified him the most - was the idea that he would get beaten up so badly, he would be a vegetable for the rest of his life. He hated for that to happen.
His father, Arthur, sure suffered from the same problem. When Arthur was a young boy, he was bullied by Biff's father. George sighed, as he realized that history really repeated itself. His mother, Sylvia, often seemed weary of her husband and son.
He realized that he didn't have any ambitions. He wondered where he would end up, within thirty years. Would he be married? Would he have any children? The idea that he might end up like his father simply made him feel depressed. Tears filled his eyes.
As George looked out the window, he saw that it was raining hard. The rain looked so gloomy, which seemed to reflect his mood to a tee. It was getting real hard for him to concentrate on the report that he was supposed to write for Biff. He was taught that it was wrong to hate - but, the truth was, there was nothing that he liked about Biff.
George wished that he was a little stronger. In fact, he wished for some superhuman strength. He sure wished for nothing more than to, personally, give Biff a dose of his own medicine. However, in reality, he knew that it just was never going to happen.
It sure didn't seem fair, though, to think that Biff had power over him - just because he happened to have more muscles. Of course, it could be a lot worse. At least, Biff wasn't filthy rich. The very idea of a rich Biff just made George shudder with terror.
George sometimes wished that his father could be different. He really wondered if his own life would be different, if his father had more confidence. He then felt shame, as he realized that he should be rather grateful for what he had. After all, it sure wasn't as though his father ever hit him. In fact, his father had always been affectionate.
He just caught sight of what time it was, and knew that he should be going to bed. He really felt tired - as he spent the past few hours working on Biff's report, as well as his own. However, he realized that he actually had two more pages to do of Biff's report.
Even though the report wasn't due until Friday - he know that Biff would want it back from him, first thing tomorrow morning. He sure hoped that Biff would, at least, have the decency to leave him alone on his birthday. He doubted that Biff would, though.
For as long as George could remember, he really was terrified of Biff. Even before he became a personal target of Biff's, the bully had a real habit of taunting the students from the lower grades. Of course, Biff simply never broke the habit - but George was no longer only "some random student of a lower grade". It was a lot more personal.
Come to think of it, George often wished that he could be invisible. He never believed those who would insist that negative attention was better than no attention at all. Of course, George would've preferred to be ignored - as he would actually be left alone.
He decided to put Biff's report away, as he could really finish it the next morning. He rhought of what his teachers would say, if they ever found out that he was doing all of Biff's homework. Would they blame George for allowing Biff to manipulate him?
George glanced at the book sitting on his nightstand. It was called How to Win Friends and Influence People. He wondered why he even really bothered keeping the book. It was more than quite useless, as any advice that he gained from the book simply made people avoid him all the more. He wished desperately that he had better social skills.
Everything sure seemed hopeless. He had a feeling that the next year of his life would be even worse than the last. Ever since the day that he failed to defend his friend, his life went downhill. He wondered if God was punishing him for that act of cowardice.
While Billy would insist that he understood why George was too scared to stand up to Biff, George sure couldn't help but worry that his friend was secretly angry about the incident. After all, good friends were actually supposed to stand up for one another.
He then reached for his notebook, where he started writing a story. It was about an alien family who disguised themselves as humans. The protagonist was a young alien boy who attended school. He was constantly picked on at school, and the bully quite had it in for him. At some point, the alien gets revenge on those who picked on him.
George sometimes wondered why he really bothered writing them. After all, it wasn't like he would show them to anyone. He was real worried that other people would not like them. As far George was concerned, he really faced enough rejection in his life.
On the other hand, it simply felt nice to have an outlet. It also gave him a chance to vent his rage on the people that he didn't dare cross. He remembered the few times that he was caught writing insulting poems about Biff, inciting the latter into a rage.
George thought of how his mother had promised him a birthday party. He invited Billy and Lester, of course. He invited a few other people - those that he knew to actually say an occasional kind word to him. He wondered just how many of them would show up. He sighed, as he figured that it might be best to think positively about tomorrow.
He thought back to third grade, when Dr. Brown was his teacher. While some people in town looked at the scientist as a "lunatic", George remembered how much he quite enjoyed having Dr. Brown for a teacher. He was one to make classes be quite fun.
Even as a small child, some of the other kids regarded George and his friends as being weird. At least, though, he didn't have a bully hounding him. In many ways, he felt as though his childhood life was simpler. He simply wished that he could turn back time.
On the positive side, George had his fantasies to entertain him. Some of his teachers were so disapproving of it, though. It was also one of the reasons why he was often called a "slacker" by Mr. Strickland. Still, there was absolutely nothing that could stop George from imagining. George felt content with knowing that his mind was his own.
George reached for the latest issue of Fantastic Story Magazine, as he wondered what being in space would be like. He figured that, during his lifetime, a man would succeed in landing on the moon. He enjoyed Jules Verne's book, From the Earth to the Moon.
He was certain that there wasn't any life on any of the other planets in the galaxy. It would be too cold on Mars, while Venus would be too hot. He simply enjoyed studying astronomy, and he certainly loved to speculate over where there might be alien life.
George wondered how the people of Earth would react, if an alien was to land on the planet. He figured that it would be quite hard to tell if they were good or evil. What if an entire alien race decided to attack the humans? The most ethical thing would be to give the alens a chance to prove themselves good. Still, that could be rather risky.
George opened up his desk drawer, as he began looking for the report that he wrote for science earlier that year. The report was on the UFO incident of 1947, where the recovery of materials near Roswell was believed by several to be a sign of alien life.
While he didn't entirely believe that the incident happened, he was real open-minded to the idea. If it really was a group of aliens, he wondered if they were actually from another part of the Milky Way. After all, it was a very big galaxy - with many stars.
As he looked at the B on his report, he remembered how crushed he felt. His teacher felt that he was way too biased in the report. On the other hand, though, he was so relieved that he didn't have a higher grade than Biff. It quite hurt, though, when Biff just laughed at him about the subject that he chose. It was to be expected, though.
George thought of what people from other planets would think of the human race. He sometimes questioned his faith for humanity, as he really thought of some the terrible things that humans have done to other humans. It simply made him feel depressed.
George sighed to himself, as he crawled into bed. Anything could quite happen within the next year of his life. However, he seriously doubted that his relationship with Biff could ever change. After all, it was unlikely that he would ever be stronger than Biff.
Suddenly, George thought about Goldie Wilson - who worked at Lou's Cafe. In spite of the fact that not everyone was real fond of him, he still had some major life ambitions. George quite wished to be a little more like Goldie. Just maybe, within the next year of his life, he would finally be able to gain the courage. He could certainly hope, anyway.