4:30 PM PDT
BTTF Universe
"Whoa, Doc," Marty breathed, as soon as the time machine landed in Hill Valley of 1986, "it feel so good to be home again. I really will miss Amanda, though. I'm so happy that everything was able to work out for her."
"Yeah, we should probably head home soon," added Calvin, "and have dinner with our own family. It's been almost six months now, since I've left that nightmarish world known as Hell Valley."
"It really is nice having you for a twin," Marty said, softly. "You know, I used to worry that we might be fighting over Jennifer a lot - but that's really not a problem at all."
"Well, no, Jennifer is your girlfriend," Calvin replied. "Anyway, I believe our mother is going to make some tacos for us tonight. She really does make better tacos than taco bell does."
"I'll drop the two of you off at home, okay?" Doc said, smiling. "I'd better go have dinner with my family tonight, as well. Tabitha is a very wonderful cook, and it's wonderful how great Chris and I get along. Of course, our lives were identical - up until that fateful day in 1955. As I had said before, that point in time may inherently contain some sort of cosmic significance - almost as if it were the junction point for the entire space-time continuum."
"On the other hand, though," Marty reminded his friend, "it could just be an amazing coincidence."
"At any rate," Doc continued, "Chris and I are not exactly the same person. Many of the events that happened within the last thirty years have shaped our lives in different ways. On the other hand, it's nice to have a companion who thinks like me a lot of the time. I can imagine that the last ten years of his life in Hell Valley were awful."
"Just imagine what it was like for my poor mother," Calvin said, grimacing. "She was the one who was always subject to the abuse from Biff. I really only had to put up with his abuse, when I was home from boarding school."
"Here you go," announced Doc, as he pulled up in the parking lot of the McFlys' home. "So will you be stopping over a little later tonight?"
"Actually, I would like to spend some time with Jennifer tonight," replied Marty, "and we were also planning to get together with our band, so that we could do some rehearsing for our next album. I think we have a little tour lined up this summer. It looks like our band really does have a promising career."
"All right, then," Doc said, smiling, "I guess I'll be seeing you after school tomorrow, then."
"Right," replied Marty, as he threw his arms around Doc. "We just have some catching up to do, that's all."
"Have a nice night, Doc," added Calvin, as he threw his arms around Doc. "Our trip to Amanda's world have been such a nice vacation, but it's nice to be home again."
Marty and Calvin skipped excitedly into the house, as they were anxious to see their family again.
"Hello, boys!" Lorraine called out, cheerfully, as Marty and Calvin entered the house. "How was school today? So is Amanda back home again? I was really concerned about her last night, you know."
"Yeah, she's home again," replied Marty, smiling. Even though his mother knew about Doc's time machine, and that he and Calvin occasionally went on fourth-dimensional trips with Doc - they decided not to tell her about where Amanda really came from. The last thing his parents needed was to learn that they were characters in a movie trilogy.
"Those tacos smell really good, Mom," Calvin added, smiling. "So are Dave and Linda going to be home tonight?"
"I believe so," replied Lorraine, "I think it's great when we can all eat together as a family. So do you boys have any plans for tonight? Jennifer called just a little while ago. She's a really sweet girl."
"Yeah, we were going to take a long hike at Hill Valley Park tonight," replied Marty. "After we spend about an hour doing some recording for our next album at Zach's home."
"I can hardly wait for you to release your next album," Lorraine gushed. "It looks like the two of you might become famous someday, just like your father. It's nice to have some really talented people in our family, you know."
"Thanks, Mom," replied Marty, as he began to hug his mother. "It is rather hard to believe that we'll be graduating soon, and that we are almost eighteen. I'm not sure if I'm ready to be an adult, yet."
"I'm really not sure if I'm ready myself," added Calvin. "I mean, I haven't even been in this world for six months, yet. I always felt as if I was cheated out of having a real family, you know."
"Don't stress yourself out, Calvin, okay?" suggested Lorraine, as she hugged her son. "I understand how you've been through a lot. Just know that your father and I both love you dearly."
"Would you like me to set the table, Mom?" offered Marty. "Now it's six people eating here tonight?"
"That's correct," replied Lorraine. "Even if you kids are getting a little older, you will always be my children. I do sometimes get a little depressed, when I think of how my youngest children are almost eighteen. It seems like it was just yesterday that I was bathing you, powdering you up, and dressing you up."
"I'm not sure how similar your lives were, before your husband was shot on March 15 of 1973," Calvin said, as tears came to his eyes. "I still remember how sad I felt on the day that Dad was killed."
"Let's not worry about that anymore," Lorraine said, soothingly. "I hear Linda pulling into the driveway. We really don't want Dave and Linda to know all about your, uh, fourth-dimensional experience."
"Right, Mom," Calvin said, as he lifted up his head. "I guess I'll go help Marty set the table. You're such a great cook, you know that? So is Dad still at work?"
"Yeah, he is," replied Lorraine, as she looked at her watch, "but he should be home in about fifteen minutes. He is just about to wrap up his second novel. Isn't that great? I am so proud of your father. Gee, it is still so hard to believe that Calvin Klein was really you. I can't believe that I kept hitting on you, you know."
"Well, don't worry about it, Mom," Marty said, gently. "You couldn't really know about it. Anyway, I really do have to admit that I was a bit flattered that you had a crush on me - even if it did make me feel uneasy."
"Hi, everyone!" called out Linda, as she entered the house. "I can smell taco mix cooking. It really is nice to eat at home as a family. I apologize for come being here for dinner more often."
"Well, you are getting a little older," Lorraine said, wistfully. "I sometimes need to remind myself that you're no longer the same little girl who needed me to help you get dressed. You're far more independent, now."
"Believe it or not," Linda said, softly, "I sometimes miss being a kid myself."
Marty and Calvin smiled at each other, as they went to put the finishing touches on the dining room table.