This story about Verne Brown takes place in the Trilogy Universe.

April 30, 1997
10:00 PM PDT

Verne Brown really felt nostalgic, as he was looking through some photo albums. While one might consider him to be such a typical teenage boy - his life, in fact, was far from being typical. In a sense, he really had two eras to call his home - as he spent the first five years of his life living in the Old West. For that, he certainly was quite privileged.

He then thought of his older brother, Jules - who was also born in the Old West. Most of the time, Verne got along quite well with Jules - and, in fact, the two of them really had a close relationship. Above all, they actually shared many of the same friends.

This was in spite of the fact that their interests were quite different. While Verne had rather come to embrace the life and culture of the late 20th Century, Jules tended to express a certain longing for the Old West. In addition, Jules was more studious.

This wasn't to say that Verne himself didn't ever miss the Old West. Still, Verne simply couldn't imagine giving up everything that he came to really enjoy about the present. For instance, he happened to enjoy video games and rock music. In addition, he sure came to appreciate the convenience of things like gas heating and air conditioning.

In another sense, Verne also spent the first five years of life in the late 20th Century - with thanks to a family friend, Sabrina Palmer. Being a witch, Sabrina simply had the ability to manipulate time. As a result, Verne could actually remember two childhoods.

As a result, there were two sets of photo albums - which contained photos of his early childhood. One set was in monochrome, while the other was in colour. He rather felt impressed. He was allowed to show only the coloured set to his friends, though.

Verne sighed, as he thought of Marty McFly - who actually was a special friend to the family. He then felt very sad about how, due to being on the road, Marty wasn't able to come to his birthday party. While Verne simply felt pleased with Marty's success as a rock star, a part of him also wished that Marty didn't go on so many concert tours.

Like Verne and Jules, Marty could also remember having two pasts - but under slightly different circumstances. With all the time travelling that Marty used to do, it was very likely for him to remember even more pasts. Still, there seemed to be two main ones.

From what Marty explained, his family used to not be so successful. However, his first trip to 1955 seemed to change all of that. Marty was a lot happier with his new family. Marty's further trips to the past has never again changed his life, quite so drastically.

Verne then really thought of his father, Dr. Emmett Brown. Doc, in fact, had been the one to quite come up with time travel - when, back in 1955, he fell of his toilet. Due to a series of disastrous events, Doc ended up in 1885. It was there - that he finally met Clara, Verne's mother. Clara came to Hill Valley, in order to become a schoolteacher.

As Verne reached for another photo album - he began to thumb through photos of his younger sister, Haven. Unlike Jules and Verne, Haven just ended up being born in the 20th Century. In fact, she had been born 31 years after the famous Hill Valley storm.

Verne sighed, as he thought of how fascinating his family was. Haven, unlike the elder two Brown children, sure did not know about the time machine - or, in fact, even knew that time travel was possible. The young girl was only about ten and a half years old.

While even Clara seemed to adjust well to future, Verne knew that a part of her quite missed her old time period. In fact, it was somewhat hard for her to just give up some of the old-fashioned ideas. At times, Verne wondered how his life really could've been different - had his parents opted to stay in the past? Would Verne quite be as happy?

As Jules and Verne were both small boys, they were quite fascinated with what all the future held. While Clara also was really a little fascinated, she was plenty more scared of what all the future held. As a middle-aged woman, she was rather set in her ways.

Verne actually felt a pang of sadness, as he thought of Patti Franklin. Later that year, Jules and Patti would be getting married. In a sense, Verne couldn't help but feel quite resentful. After all, Verne didn't even have a girlfriend - which was rather distressing.

While Verne tried to be happy for his brother, he just couldn't help but feel that it was unfair. Granted, Jules was two years older than him. Still, he rather felt so left out. In addition, a tiny not-so-nice part of him really felt that he was the "cool" brother - and, thus, was a bit more deserving of romance. Some of his classmates seemed to agree.

The sensible part of Verne tried hard to push that thought out. He realized how petty, conceited, and mean-spirited that thought was. It was wrong of him to be resentful of his brother. Still, he couldn't help but feel jealous. It actually seemed to be so unfair.

At that moment, Verne stumbled across a picture of her with the Unger girls. For some time, he and Rita Unger have dated. After a few months, though, the spark appeared to be missing. At least, they remained being friends. It certainly could've been worse.

Still, Bobby Winterson actually seemed to be having better luck with Rita's twin. Bobby was the drummer in Verne's band, The Purple Scallions. Bobby and Rose really seemed to be about as close as Jules and Patti were. Tears filled Verne's eyes. He quite began to feel despair. After all, he was simply one day shy of turning seventeen years old.

With a sigh, Verne began to think about his upcoming birthday party. He quite wished that Marty could be there. Still, his parents sure have promised him a nice party. He'd be able to invite all of his friends over. It certainly was an event to look forward to.

Verne thought of his old friends, from when he still lived in the Old West. One of them was Sarah Lathrop, who also happened to be his father's mother. He didn't know that fact, though - until after his father simply revealed the time machine to him and Jules.

He then thought of Linda McFly, who was also Sarah's best friend. His family had been quite close friends with the McFlys. After returning to the future, Verne simply learned that his father's old close friend was also a McFly. He sure began to wonder how Linda looked, when she was seventeen. Would they even be able to recognize each other?

He began to wish that that his birthday wasn't on a school day. Still, as soon as school let out, the party would start. He was looking forward to that. It simply felt strange to think of how he was one year away from adulthood. The thought was actually scary.

While it was true that adulthood would entail more freedoms, it would also entail more responsibilities. One day, he might have a family of his own - and then he'd sure have the job of supporting everyone. Of course, this was if he could even find a girlfriend.

As Verne glanced at his alarm clock radio, and figured that he should be heading off to bed. When he was younger, he used to just like how his birthday fell during the school year - as his class used to simply throw birthday parties for all the students. However, in high school, classes didn't throw birthday parties. Now, he envied his older brother.

Verne never really was that fond of school, in fact. However, he began to realize how elementary school used to be so easy, compared to high school. He rather didn't have as much homework to bring home, and he also loved recesses. Those were the days.

While a part of Verne was looking forward to adulthood, another part of him was quite longing for his youth. It so was ironic how, when he was four years old, he was rather looking forward to starting school. He figured that school would sure be more exciting.

Verne chuckled, just as he placed the photo albums back under his bed. When he was a little boy, he really was impressionable. Perhaps, that was why he was simply eager to believe that his father's time machine was real - while Jules was more skeptical with the idea. He was eleven years old, when he finally stopped believing in Santa Claus.

Verne then smiled, as he thought of his old theory as to how Santa Claus could deliver presents to children around the world. He figured that Santa's sleigh was quite able to travel through time. Thus, Santa used time travel to deliver the presents in one night!

Of course, Santa Claus would just have to be careful to not run into his other self - as to avoid creating a time paradox. At the time, it really seemed to make perfect sense. His father agreed with his theory, but then warned him against telling it to his friends.

As Verne stepped into his pajamas, he felt rather nostalgic. Christmas always was one of his favourite holidays. It was late last year, when Haven finally stopped believing in Santa Claus. This meant that Santa Claus has now retired. In a way, it just seemed as if it was yesterday - when Haven was born. Time certainly seemed to go by, so fast.

Verne looked out the windows, where the stars were shining brightly. Sometimes, the whole family would go stargazing. At the moment, the sight made him feel serene. He decided that he would make the most of tomorrow, even if he had to attend school.

Verne crawled into bed, as he wondered what the next year of his life would bring. He figured that it was best to just maintain an optimistic attitude. While the times were, in fact, changing - change didn't have to be all bad. In fact, change could also be good.

He then closed his eyes, as he felt rather determined to make the most out of his next year. If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything. Your future is whatever you make it. They were both things that his father often said to him. Doc not only was very intelligent, but he was also very wise. Verne was smiling, as he slowly fell asleep.