Chapter 9

It was as hard day's work for the next month, but finally the hydrogen base fusion generator is done. Vincent was finally through with it all. He looked over the DeLorean with much satisfaction with the finish product at hand. If anything, he made even better that it was before. Now comes the complicated part, which was testing this baby was really excited yet scared at the same time. Lots of preparation and planning has to go into effect in order to do this right. So, he thought it would best to have a private conversation with Gabe and Clark and leave Marty out of the loop on this one. Mainly because he thought that Marty would do the irrational thing and just get in and take off.

But before he did all that, Vince decided to do a power test with the generator at hand. But in order to do that, he did have the DeLorean transfer back to the sea side port storage area that he converted into a lab. Once he did that, he did other preparations with the lab at hand so he wouldn't get of the first things he did was, to take a driver's education learning course on how to driver a D.M.C. DeLorean. After all this is a car from the twenty century. Once he was done with that he was able to learn how to drive a stick shift. But before he got started he made sure that the DeLorean was placed on some rear rotating wheels. He also placed and power detection meter with in twenty feet away from the car to see if any alarms go off.

Well here comes the moment of truth, as Vince talked to himself. He put in park and turned the ignition switch on. Success the car main engine works. It purred like a kitten so the speak since it was a rather silent noise. Well that's good news, as once again Vince talked to great thing that was with this car, was that Vince did ditch the old petroleum base fuel for it. Instead it runs on the power from the generator at hand. Yet in the back of his head did decided to keep the petroleum part as back up for some mobility, but only in an emergency.

Next, he takes a look at the gauges at hand. From the car part of the mileage and rpm's, to the battery and fuel gauge. Yet he wasn't really looking at those gauges no, he was looking at the main power source gauge. It read that it currently was at ten percent. While the main battery was at about fifty , he presses the gas pedal to see how it worked. For the most part everything check out normal. So, he pressed on it even more going about fifty miles per hour. When he felt satisfied with it, that's when he decided to try out the general power core of this machine.

Vince pulls out a table spoon, while he pours only a table spoon of purified water into the main cock pit area. It was basically a long tube that went towards the generator at hand. It was located manly near the gear shifts mostly for easy mere moments the power of the generator worked its magic, as the gauge went from ten percent jumped to thirty percent in mere seconds. Cool this is working better than I expected, Vince said to himself. I could only image that I would only need half a bottle of water to power this sucker up fully.

The only main problem that this machine had was that no matter what he could do, the power signature alone could be detected by anyone who is detecting power within the area, as is power meter was going the lab. Luckily for him the walls of the lab and storage unit were made of really thick lead that could hide such signatures. Vince shook his head knowing that if him and Marty were to do a test run, that anyone in a thirty-thousand-mile radius could detect this thing. Especially with the UNSC in the region if not in space. So, Vince made plans on how to test this thing properly and maybe make a pit stop to help him hid the signature at bit better.

The very next day both Gabe and Clark stopped by Vincent's house to meet up with him as requested. Soon enough Vince had both ONI officers in his living room still with scatter part all about.

"Ok I'll just get down to business ok," Vince exclaimed. "The time machine is ready for test trials. "

"Now before you two say anything, I think the perfect place for us to test it would be salt flats in

Utah."" Again, before you ask why I think it would be a nice seclude spot to test."

Vince waited for a response from both Clark and Gabe. He sees them just looking at him with a little bit of a confused look. Needless to say, Gabe started first

"So, everything is done?"

"Yeah just about everything is done." "You have any other questions?"

"No not really, other than I don't know why you didn't want Marty to come along," Gabe asked.

"Yeah about that, it was just that if I would had said that the machine was ready, I just knew that Marty would literally jump at the chance to get his ass back home."

"Which is another thing I really got to explain to the both of you. "" One I got to go off planet to get some depleted uranium isotopes."

"And again, before you two bombard me with more questions, here's my reasons."

"One the time machine alone when its fully powered will create a very significant energy signature."

"Unfortunate the car frame and body can't mask it. "" If Marty's going to make a clean get away, I need to create a diversion with the same energy output to mask the current."

"Otherwise any UNSC monitoring the area near or above would find us in a flash."

"How big of an energy signature does it give off," Clark added.

"If fully powered, anyone in a thirty-thousand-mile radius can detect it."

"Which why when I'm out on a test run with Marty, I'll be making a pit stop to Aleria to get the isotopes" mostly from some gangsters in the area

"Now's here where you two will come in, one I need you both to throw a distraction party at my house

with as many celebrities and that General Lynch guy."" Make sure you get him good and drunk and get Marty's band mates and any friends he might have."

" Use the excuse that Mary would be doing some performances in case any asked."

"When we come back we'll only have minutes to get the time machine in the garage of

my house and powered off. ""The party alone would be a big enough distraction that if any UNSC personnel snooping around the area would easily be dissuaded from any investigations."

"Since the Lynch guy likes to party, he'll unknowing help us with these types of distractions."" So, you guys got any questions then about the plan at hand tomorrow?"

Both Gabe and Clark nodded no. "Good then wish me luck."

The very next day went on without a hitch. Soon in the salt flats of Utah a large box truck along with a car comes into view. The party alone consisted of Gabe, Vincent, and Marty. For the most part the trip for Marty was rather a long one. He practically dosed off in the car with Gabe, while Vince drove the box truck to their destination at hand.

Of course, before they all left Gabe made sure the Marty had his LX25000 on hand with him. after all the plan is to help cover up the time machine at Vince house when they come back. He has to be ready to go since the very same party is going to be held at Vincent's house.

The day before Gabe along with Clark and Vince did make sure to clean up his house, and to move any parts, plans, and anything that might give away the plans of the time machine. Gabe also got in touch with Clark to secure shit tons of booze, food, and to have the party buzzing around midafternoon. Since Vincent was calculating on being back in the early afternoon, if all goes as plan.

Once Gabe sees that Vince has chosen a nice and really secluded spot in the salt flats with no one around for hundreds if not thousands of miles, that's when he started to nudge Marty to get him awake. It took a couple of good nudges to get Marty awake. Needless to say, Marty started to yawn out loud while stretching his arms

"What are we here," said Marty?

"Yup we are pretty much Marty," Gabe insisted.

"Man, where are we it's like a total desert out here?"

"Were in Utah Marty, practically in the salt flats."" So, you can say we are in the desert."" Anyways you need to make sure that you take your guitar ok?"

"Yeah sure I got it right here, but I don't why you and Vince wanted me to take it along."

" Don't worry about it Marty, Vince will explain it to you."" In the meantime, just do as he asks, and I'll be seeing you a bit later today ok."

Marty quickly gets out of car, while he sees Gabe taking off in a flash. He stood there waving good bye to Gabe as he started to turn around seeing Vince taking the DeLorean out of the box truck. Marty was squinting his eyes bit, after all it was really sunny and bright here in the desert. It was also as hot as can be, yet Marty did hold back on drinking any water. Mainly because he knows that Vince needs it in order to power up the DeLorean.

So, Marty walks on over to van hoping that he could start up a conversation with Vince.

"Hey Vince is it ready?"

"Patience Marty, I got to make sure that the systems check out ok."" But to answer your question Marty in about maybe five minutes."

After five minutes came and went Vince handed me a helmet with a tinted visor. Next, he sent the box truck on its way back to the storage unit back in Hill Valley. Next, he asked me to put on my helmet and get in the DeLorean on the passenger side. I made sure to buckle up, but even that was different. Instead of a seat belt, it had some sort of side straps that clicked in the middle.

But the first thing I noticed when I came in was that the time machine looked a lot different than when I last saw it. For one there was more hardware hooked up to it. I mean I did see the main time coordinates meter, but there was this other box that looked like a small t.v. Also, there were a lot of lit up buttons, and even different kinds of gauges all around.

Well I did fine a familiar thing in the time machine, which happens to be the flux capacitor. It sat there blinking its lights as it always did since the day I've seen if for the first time. The cool thing was that there was at least some space for me to put my guitar in the back.

Soon enough Vince made his way inside taking up the driver seat. I tried to tell him a bit earlier that I know how to drive the DeLorean, but he was having none of that. For one he did tell me that he took a visual course on how to drive it. And two he told that there were a lot of new features that he had added to the car, that only he could test before I could.

Mainly today was going to be a test run of it, before I could go back home. Yet I still didn't understand why I needed to take my guitar so I interrupted Vince as he was doing his check list inside the car.

"Hey Vince can I ask you something?"

"Yeah sure thing Marty what is it."

"Why did you want me to bring my guitar?"

"Well I give you a better explanation when we arrive to our new destination."

"New destination," Marty said confusingly. "What do you mean by that Vince."

"I mean hang in there for a sec."

After that discussion Vince turned the ignition on, as I saw the time machine purring like a kitten with the engine on.

"All right I'm going to take it slow ok Marty, you know just to get a feel for it."" In the mean time you see the gauge here next to the time coordinates."

"Uh yeah, what is it."

"That's our main power gauge."" Just tell me were the power is at while I test drive this baby."

"Uh sure, um it says the power is at ten percent."" I guess that's bad."

"Naw that's not terrible Marty, that's actually where I want it."" We only need ten percent to stay under the radar."

"Uh ok," Marty said confusingly. "By the way Vince what's all this extra stuff inside the time machine."

"Oh nothing too special just your run of the mill technological convinces that you'll need when you're making a clean get away Marty."

"But I see you still got some questions, so I'll just give you a quick rundown."" Ok so the main gauge near the time coordinates is your main power gauge. ""That hose next the steering wheel and near the glove box is the water port to refuel the generator when needed."

"Oh, the other gauge right here near the glove box is your decompression and oxygen gauge."" Right on top of that is your altitude gauge. ""And the dial next to it your power thrust gauge."" And this lovely box on top in the middle is your navigation computer. "" Any buttons inside is just an extra control in case we get into something rather dicey."

Marty just had a blank stare of confusion when he heard all this information at once.

"Uh Vince, do I really need all this, I mean I'm just going back to hill valley in 1985."

"Yeah about that Marty I got to level with you ok, before we fully power this thing up to take it on its first test run."

Marty sat there paying attention to everything in detail as Vince had told him.

"Uh yeah go on Vince what is it."

"Yeah well once I get this thing fully powered up, its going let off a huge power signature with in the area."

"Uh ok so it takes a lot of power to run so what else is new?"

"That's not the point Marty what I mean, is that the hull within the car cannot contain it."" In other words, anyone with a power scanner will be able to detect the very location."" Usually within five minutes, but if it's a slow day maybe seven."" So, I need to make a quick pit stop off planet to get something that could mask the signature when you make your trip back home."

"Ok so off planet, so why don't you just go ahead and take a shuttle to get there."

"Well for one Marty the place is on the other side of the galaxy, which will take me about five or six months to get to."" And two, this place is not under UEG jurisdiction."" In fact, it's mostly likely been run by some gangsters and terrorist."

"Oh," is all that Marty said.

"But not to worry Marty we'll be there in about fifteen minutes if all goes to plan."

"In fifteen minutes how do you figure that Vince," Marty asked?

"Well Marty let me show you then."" I got a six pack of twenty-ounce purified water."" Now you'll only need one bottle for this job Marty."" So, go on a head and pour it down in hose Marty."

Marty did as he was told as he carefully pour the entire bottle of water down the fuel port hose on his side. Once he did that, that's when heard what he guesses was the DeLorean powering itself up. As it made some kind of zoom sound from within. Marty also notice that the power gauge went from ten percent to a hundred in a matter of seconds.

"So, as I was saying Marty, about how we are going to get to the other side of the galaxy in fifteen minutes. ""Well I thought about it for a couple of hours after I finishing doing the scans on the time machine when I first saw it."" And I thought to myself, if this machine can go in time from one place to another within the space that you are using. ""Then why should it only be limited to earth alone."" And that's when it hit me, when I started to come up with a plan on getting this machine up and going again."

"So, with a little bit of ingenuity on my part, I decided to put a navigations computer within the machine."" That way we can travel anywhere in the known universe through time travel."" And if my calculations are correct not only are we going to see some serious shit, but we'll be in Aleria in a matter of minutes."

'But I'm getting ahead of myself, the only way we can accomplish this is if were airborne.'' So, without further ado Marty, let me show you how this baby flies.'

Marty just sat there looking a Vince press a couple of buttons near the dash. But all of sudden Marty felt the DeLorean lifting off from the ground. He saw it himself from the look of his passenger window as the tires of the DeLorean changing direction. While at the same time the steering wheel started to invert itself and flip underneath the dash. Then a new steering wheel came in, only it looked of that of an air plane.

'What the are we flying," Marty said excitedly.

"Indeed, we are Marty Indeed we are."" I'm going to adjust the air speed from eighty-eight miles to about two hundred miles."

"Wait a minute Vince the time machine usually activates at eighty eight miles."

"Yeah about that Marty I changed the configuration when we are in the air."" So, when the speed reaches to about three hundred miles per hour in the air, then we'll make the jump."" But before I make the jump I need to test the other equipment and give the navigation computer some time to get the coordinates right, so we don't make a jump and accidentally hit a mountain side."

"How long will that take?"

"Well normally it should only take about a good five minutes before the nav computer to get some coordinates."

"All right five minutes seems reasonable."

Meanwhile, the UNSC infinity if orbiting above earth. All seems well within the bridge of the command deck, as commander Laskey is doing he normal duties as the commander of the ship. Not much was going on, until the ship's A.I. Roland was sounding off to Lasky." Commander sir, you have a moment?"

"Of course, Roland what you got?"

"Well sir I'm detecting an energy power surge on earth."

"It's probably another core test Roland."

"Well sir that's not what I'm detecting. ""This power surge is much different."

"Ok how different then."

"Well sir it seems to be originating near the salt flats of Utah."" And well there are no know power plants near that area."" Also, it seems to be moving?"

This alone got Lasky's attention, as he orders Roland to try and map the power surge to see its trajectory. Along with his officers on the bridge, the decision was to notified any UNSC personnel in the area and to send a couple of Sabre's down to earth to investigate. In the meantime, he also notified any scientist on board to report to the bridge to see if they could identify the possible energy surge.

Back to the DeLorean once again Vince is going through the checks of the equipment, while Marty is just looking over the ground below as they both flew over Utah. Even flying in the air seemed like we are going bit slow, as Marty thought to himself. Yet he was reassured by Vince that indeed they were going at least around two hundred miles. All of sudden a bell goes off inside the DeLorean.

"Man, I thought it would never be ready with the coordinates," as Marty suggested out loud.

"That's not the alarm for the nav computer Marty."

"No then what is it."

"It's the radar, we've got company." Vince looks at his watch, while smirking at bit. "Humph it took them eight minutes to detect us, I guess it must be a slow day for the UNSC."" Any ways, Marty be sure that you're strapped in tight and secure everything including your guitar. ""Things could get a bit rocky, but I have to make sure this stuff works."" Also close your helmet visor ok." Marty did as he was told no questions asked.

"Oh, one more thing Marty, you see those two flashing red buttons above you?"

"Uh you mean these two?"

"Yeah those are if, push them both ok."

"Uh all right, what do they do?"

"Those are your shields."" One is the main shield, while the other is your deflector shield. "" Trust me Marty, you'll definitely need these."

Soon enough they were met by two really sizable jets from either side. From what Marty could tell, that it looked really serious as it was loaded with all sorts of missiles and possible machine guns. Marty just sat there hoping they would just go away, but somehow deep in his heart he knew that wasn't going to happen. In fact, on his side one of the pilots started to point his finger down repeatedly. The other one did the same thing to Vince, only he responded by flipping the bird back to him. Marty sat there bracing for the worst.

At the very same time the pilots reported back to Commander Lasky with a small report. Of course, they both had a real hard time describing what they saw, so instead they used the camera mounts from the nose of the sabers to record a live stream in real time back to the infinity.

Lasky is looking at the very images that he, his officers on the bridge, the ships A.I., and even some of the scientist on board. All of them with some puzzle looks." Well any ideas on what this could be anyone."

One of the deck officers opened up first," it looks like an old car or automobile."" Possibility from the twenth or twenth first century."

" And how would you know that Laskey demanded."

"Well sir studying up about old cars is a hobby of mine."

Roland then interjected, "well sir I think he's right when the sabre scan near the front of the car in question, it revealed three letters in the front."

"The letters make out to be D.M.C."

"And after cross checking in the data bases of the past, I believe it is a model DeLorean D.M.C.-12 circa 1983."

"Ok so it's an ancient car that is somehow flying."

"Dr. Saunders any information based on the scans of how much power this thing is producing?"

"Well sir, the charts are just going through the roof."" I mean the power this thing is giving off, is close to a twenty-megaton nuclear weapon."

"I see so its old and dangerous, either way we got to get it down safely if possible and capture it for Oni to study."

Lasky then order the two pilots to give out a warning shot across the nose of craft to get them down. If not disable them as best they can.

Back at the DeLorean, the chime finally goes off from the nav computer that the coordinates are ready for the time jump. Of course, the plan gets a bit derailed when both Vince and Marty heard was sounded like gun shots just across from them to the right of the machine.

"Well I guess era of politeness just went out the window," Vince exclaimed.

"Did they just shoot as us Marty," asked?

"Yeah, they sure did Marty, most likely to get us to land and surrender. ""But you and I know that's not going to happen. ""I got few tricks up my sleeve to shake these guys off our tails and take off."" Plus, this would be a good way to see how this baby handles in some deep action."" So just hang loose Marty."

The first thing Vince did was ease up on the throttle and went into a nose dive. This really caught those pilots off guard, since they were now scrambling to keep up with the time machine. Soon they caught up with the time machine, much to the dismay of Vince. He smirked a bit inside his helmet. needless to say, the advance alarm notified Vince that they were being under missile lock.

In that moment he timed it just right to completely pull the throttle back again to a complete stop. When this happen the time machine just made a complete free fall down to the ground. Once they were in clear, that's when Vince hit the full throttle all the way to gain some speed. He also presses the thrust button to given them an extra push. At the very same time he hit the flux capacitor switch on. Soon the time machine started to charge up as mileage increased getting closer and closer to three hundred miles air borne. At the very same time the two Sabre pilots were playing catch up as they too were getting closer ready to bring this thing down. But before that could happen these two pilots were going to witness the awesome power of the DeLorean time machine.

Just then the a bright blue/white light was forming in front of the time machine at the speed kept getting closer and closer. Right after that bolts of lightning was surrounding the DeLorean. Just then a crack of thunder went off and the DeLorean was jumping into time and space. Even though Marty and Vince couldn't see it, but signature flames is all that appeared as the tracks in midair.

Laskey was on the com asking the pilots to report as to where the unidentified flying object was. But his pilots were just as speechless as he and the rest of the deck officers were as to what they just had witness.