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'Holy shit!' exclaimed Harmony, as she was slowing the station wagon down. 'What just happened here? What did we pass through? I've never seen anything like this before!'
'I'm not sure,' said Melody, stunned. 'Maybe we just entered the Twilight Zone, or something. I'm pretty sure it wasn't a tunnel.'
'Hey, Harmony,' Marty Jr cried out, with desparation, 'watch out!'
It was too late, however, as a branch had struck the windshield, causing it to shatter. Everyone in the car screamed with fright. Harmony then began to land the car, as she was searching for a good place to hide the car.
'Griff and his gang are not still after us, are they?' Marlene asked, concerned.
'I don't see them behind us,' Marty Jr said, looking around, 'or anyone, for that matter. We must have veered off the skyway big time.'
'Hey, look!' exclaimed Jamie, as she pointed to some panels on the dashboard.
Everyone then looked at the panels, and they were shocked by what they saw. The Last Time Departed panel read MAR 20 2016 7:28 PM, the Destination Time panel read MAR 20 1986 3:00 PM, and the Present Time Panel read MAR 20 1986 3:03 PM.
'It appears that this thing really is a time machine,' Harmony said, stunned. 'It appears that we are now in 1986. We'll have to walk around town, and see what all is different. Grandpa never told me he invented a time machine. I mean, I always knew that Grandpa was a very smart man, but I never would have guessed that he could have invented a time machine. I guess you learn something new everyday.'
'Whoa, this is heavy!' breathed Marty Jr. 'Well, there are certainly worse eras we could be stuck in. I mean, we could be stuck in 1955 - or, even worse, we could be stuck in 1885. You know, I've always wondered what the 1980s were like.'
'Yeah, I see what you mean, Marty,' Harmony said, sighing. 'It looks like we might be stuck here, though. I certainly don't want to risk travelling through time again with a broken window. We might end up being stuck in limbo, or something.'
'Yeah, that would not be good,' Marty Jr said, sighing. 'I wonder where we're going to stay. I mean, nobody is going to believe that we're time travellers. We might end up getting committed, or something. So where do we turn to?'
'Well, what about Doc?' suggested Melody. 'There's a possibility that he might believe us, if he was the one who invented this time machine. He might be able to help us.'
'So, how did the time panel set us to travel to this year, anyway?' asked Jamie, concerned. 'I mean, what's so special about 1986?'
'I was playing with the panels,' Harmony said, blushing. 'It just seemed like a nice round number to me - you know, thirty years? I didn't expect that this thing really would work, you know. Well, we're in Hill Valley Park, now. Let's just leave the station wagon here, and we'll walk over to the Courthouse Square and see what that place looks like. Maybe see if we can find a calendar, or something.'
The group then headed towards the Courthouse Square.
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'Wow, it looks like we really are in the past!' exclaimed Jamie, stunned.
'Shhhhh,' Harmony warned, 'we don't want everyone knowing that we're time travellers. We have to try to remain inconspicuous.'
'I don't see any hovercars around,' remarked Melody. 'It looks like what is in place of Cafe '80s is Lou's Aerobics Fitness Center.'
Just then, they heard a tough-sounding voice saying, 'Hey, McFly! Who are all these girls?'
Oh, no, Marty Jr groaned, inwardly. He turned around to see a boy who looked like Griff Tannen. He must be mistaking me for my father.
'Hey, nump off, you lo-rez scuzzball!' Marty Jr shot back.
'Where did you learn to talk like that from, McFly?' smirked the Tannen.
'Look, just leave these girls alone, okay?' pleaded Marty Jr. 'They didn't do anything to you. I just don't want to fight with you.'
'Oh, what's the matter, McFly?' sneered the Tannen. 'Chicken?'
'I'm not a chicken!' retorted Marty Jr. 'I just don't like to fight.'
Just then, the Tannen punched Marty Jr out, knocking him unconscious.
He then turned towards Harmony, and asked, 'Where did you come from, pretty girl?'
Then Harmony, Melody, and Marlene - who had all taken martial arts - began to kick the boy around. As Harmony and Melody listed him up and threw him into the fire hydrant, they heard a crunch.
'Oh, no!' groaned Melody. 'I think we broke his legs. We went too far.'
'Good,' Harmony said, triumphantly. 'He deserved it, after harassing us. Let's grab Marty and go. He should hopefully learn his lesson, now.'
'Harmony, no,' Melody said, near tears. 'Dad would not be too happy about this.'
'C'mon, let's go,' urged Marlene. 'We'll worry about this later. We better get out of here before someone checks to see what is going on.'
'Yeah, okay, Marlene,' Harmony agreed, reluctantly.
The girls then lifted up Marty Jr, as they carried him over to Doc's home. They hoped Doc lived in the same place in 1986 as he did in 2016.
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'Well, it looks like Doc still lived here,' Melody said, relieved, as they arrived at Doc's home. 'Since I look like my mother did as a teen, I'll go knock on his door.'
'Good idea,' suggested Harmony. 'The rest of us will hide.'
Melody then rang the doorbell, and Clara answered the door.
'Jennifer!' gasped Clara. 'What are you doing back here so soon, and why did you change your clothes? Aren't you and Marty going to eat out at Francesca's Italian Diner tonight?'
'Uh, actually,' Melody said, quietly, 'I'm not Jennifer. I'm Melody McFly. I'm Marty and Jennifer's daughter from the future.'
Clara then looked at her with shock, and gasped, 'How can that be? Emmett destroyed the time machine five days ago!'
'Well, maybe one day,' Melody suggested, 'he will decide to build another time machine. We didn't even know about the time machine, until it was too late. We were flying away from Griff Tannen and his gang - then we landed here.'
Then Marlene, Harmony, and Jamie stepped out from behind the tree - carrying a still unconscious Marty Jr.
'Why is Marty passed out?' asked Clara, concerned.
'We ran into some Tannen guy,' explained Melody, 'and he knocked out Marty. Actually, this is Marty Jr. We came here from 2016. Anyway, after knocking Marty out, he then tried to take advantage of us. We knocked him out, though.'
'Well, I don't know what you want to do, girls,' said Clara. 'Emmett doesn't get home until about seven.'
'We would like to explore the town some more,' explained Harmony. 'I mean, I've always wanted to visit the '80s. I just never expected to get the opportunity.'
'I feel real faint,' moaned Jamie. 'I think I have to lie down for awhile.'
Then, as everyone turned to Jamie, they were shocked by what they saw.