Authur's Note: This story of Marty McFly takes place in the Twin Pines Timeline/Universe.

June 19, 1985
10:00 PM PDT

Marty McFly read over the new song that he just wrote, and he thought of whether the other member of his band would like it. He sure had dreams of being a rock star, and he simply dreamed of playing in front of an audience. The song was called Good Friends, and it was a song that described his band - that they called The Pinheads.

Zach Nelson, the bassist, was actually Marty's best friend from kindergarten. Zach's father was just the one who gave him guitar lessons. The other two members, Joey Landvatter and Billy Winterson, had join the band about two and a half years ago.

Marty felt a little discouraged, though, that it really seemed like his band wasn't going anywhere. He could never get his band booked, anywhere. Still, he just tried his best to not give up hope - as he knew of musicians who struggled early in their careers.

One thing Marty was unhappy about, though, was his family. His father, George, had a job of working for Biff Tannen - who was actually ruthless. George was often bullied into writing all of Biff's reports, as well as doing all other sorts of tasks. It just seemed like, no more how hard Marty tried, his father would never learn to defend himself.

His siblings, Dave and Linda, also seemed to have quite no ambitions. Dave had a job of working at Burger King, while Linda sure despaired the idea that she'd never find a man to take an interest in her. As for her mother, she would drink most of the time.

He thought of his scientist friend, Dr. Emmett Brown - who he usually called "Doc". He considered Doc to be his best friend, even more so than Zach. He often really viewed Doc as the type of father that he never had. Doc was actually like a mentor to him.

Marty felt a pang of guilt, as he realized that he should have more compassion for his father. After all, he knew that George's own father was just as unconfident. It was a very unfortunate cycle, and Marty just hoped to break it. There was only so much he could take, though. After all, his father was supposed to be the head of the house.

He supposed there was one positive aspect to this. It was certainly easy to convince his father to give him permission for things that his mother wouldn't approve of. With his mother drinking all the time, though - she tended to forget about certain events.

Marty simply longed to have a normal family, though. He remembered being a young boy, and wishing that his mother would tell him bedtime stories. He really wanted for his father to take him to some father-son events. That never did happen, though.

He knew that it was getting rather late, and figured that he should really be heading to bed. He just had so much on his mind, though. He was almost seventeen - and he did quite appreciate the effort that his parents were actually going through, in order to make tomorrow be a special day. It was rare that the family did things together.

Marty thought of how much he sometimes envied his friends. His family never took a vacation, and he found it quite depressing to be at home. His mother also had a real tendancy to say nasty things to him, whenever she drank a little more than usual.

Marty thought of his girlfriend, Jennifer Parker. The two had been dating for about a year and a half, and his mother never did approve of her. He really felt that Jennifer was a sweet girl, and he could never figure out why his mother disliked her so much.

As Marty looked over the song that he wrote, he vowed that he would not end up like his father. He simply swore to be the one member of the McFly family to have success in his life. Even if he didn't actually end up as a rock star - he would, at least, look into other careers that would involve music. He would actually prove himself to the world.

There was one thing that he just admired about Doc. Even though some of the people in Hill Valley weren't very fond of the scientist, Doc simply was never one to let himself become discouraged. He was someone who really had a lot of passion for his hobbies.

Marty remembered being surprised by Doc's wide range of musical interests. After all, his parents were a bit younger than Doc, and they didn't like rock music. Marty felt so pleased to meet an older person who liked his kind of music, including Led Zeppelin.

Doc sometimes played the saxophone, and Marty actually loved to hear him play. He really thought of having Doc play the saxophone for The Pinheads, on occasion. Doc was moderately talented on the piano, too. Marty felt that it was quite sad, how the grand piano that Doc used to own had burnt down with the mansion back in 1962.

Marty wished he could see what Doc's mansion looked like. He was sure it looked quite fancy. He thought of the house that his family lived in, and how it really seemed to be a mess. After all, his parents could barely make enough money to support the family.

Marty thought of taking a walk outside, as it seemed to be a clear evening. He figured that it was better to go to bed. He could hardly wait for the party to start. It felt very exciting, and he wondered what his parents bought for him. It was likely be real small.

As Marty changed into his pajamas, he started to worry about Jennifer. He knew that she was very nervous about being at the house, as well. He often wondered what his mother's childhood was like. He was very young, when his Grandpa Sam died. He sure felt close to his Grandma Stella, though - and she never seemed to be all that strict.

Now that Marty thought of it, he even remembered Grandma Stella trying to convince Lorraine to go easier on her children, but to no avail. In fact, Lorraine often ended up screaming at her mother - and insisting that she knew how to raise her own children.

At one time, Marty thought of hooking up Grandma Stella with Doc - but it turned out that the two of them just had nothing in common. Also, Grandma Stella didn't exactly believe in marrying again. She felt that it was be very disrespectful to Grandpa Sam.

Marty thought of his Uncle Joey, who was in jail for about ten years. He didn't know his uncle too well, and he wondered if that might be part of what made Lorraine real strict. He knew how much his mother loved her baby brother, as she wanted for him to make parole. Marty wondered what it was, that made Joey become so rebellious.

He thought of his cousin, Brent - who was the son of Milton and Susan. Milton met his wife in Viet Nam - and that was just where Brent was born. The three of them lived in Green Valley - and Marty would usually spend a month with them, every summer.

Marty thought of Uncle Toby, and how he was rather cool to hang around. Toby had a lot of fond memories of the late-'60s, and he just loved psychedelic rock. Toby was married to Barbara, and they had three cute young children: Tracey, Brian, and Lori.

Marty really was fond of his Aunt Sally - who married Frank. They had two little girls: Katrina and Wendy. Marty thought that the girls were pretty, and it was simply hard to believe that Katrina was almost eleven. Sally had worked as an elementary school teacher for ten years. Marty wondered what it was like, having Sally for a teacher.

There was Aunt Ellen, who was the youngest. She was only twelve years old, when Marty was born. When Marty was a little boy, Ellen often babysat him. He was very fond of her, as she was fun to have around. She was dating a man named Robert.

Marty really didn't have any cousins on his father's side of the family, as George was an only child. Marty really thought of how his life would be different, had he been an only child. With the type of parents that he had, his life would likely be even worse.

Marty had mixed feelings about growing up. On one hand, he would be very happy to get out of the house. On the other hand, though, he'd be sure taking a major step. It seemed quite intimidating, as he knew that he would have to be responsible for taking care of his own life. Still, it would be quite nice to not have restrictions placed on him.

In spite of his unhappy family life, though, Marty really tried to remain optimistic. He had quite an active social life, and some very supportive friends. He was also rather passionate about music. He was so thankful for the talent that he was blessed with.

For Marty, writing songs was sort of an outlet. Whenever he felt very distressed, he found that pouring his feelings out in song helped. It was a form of catharsis for him, and he must've written nearly 100 songs by now. He just kept his songs in a folder.

Granted, most of his songs would never be performed in public - and most of his songs weren't even shown to his bandmates. Some of the songs that he wrote were just too personal to be heard by anyone else. There were other songs that were rather meant to be played only for his girlfriend. He certainly loved being able to sing for Jennifer.

Marty slipped into his bed, as he really thought of what the next year of his life would be like. He knew that a lot really could change, within one year. His life wasn't exactly perfect, but it could be worse. He knew of children with lives that were plenty worse.

Marty sighed, as he thought of how the chances of changing his own family were real unlikely. He realized that it was something he would actually have to accept. When all is said and done, he could only control his own life. He would have to live his own life.

As Marty closed his eyes, he thought of what he would do within the next year. After one more year, he will have graduated from Hill Valley High School. He really would be leaving belhind his youth. He vowed that he would live life to his fullest. He would just have the best attitude possible. He would be the best Marty McFly that he could be.