August 10, 2017
2:30 PM PDT
Almanac Universe

Maria Brown sighed, just as she glanced at her fellow captives. She saw five versions of Marlene, including the one that she went shopping with. There was also a second version of Suzy. Two of the girls with light brown hair looked quite familiar to her, but she couldn't think of exactly why. The lone girl with medium brown hair also looked real familiar to her, but for reasons she was uncertain of. There were two girls with darker brown, as well as longer and straighter, hair. They looked like the star of a movie that she watched on several occasions, called Labyrinth. There were also two girls with curly blond hair, who she didn't recognize at all.

As she glanced at the front of the train, she saw Griff Tannen and Amy Needles. To her surprise, she also another Griff Tannen - complete with bionic implants and all.

"Two Griffs?" gasped Maria. "How can there be two of you?"

"I'm afraid you must be mistaken, lassie," the Griff who captured them chuckled. "I'm not Griff Tannen at all. I'm his father, Cliff Tannen."

"That's right, Dad," added the other Griff. "It's funny that so many people are dense enough to not figure out that you don't have... these." With that, Griff showed off his implants.

"So let me get this straight," commented that Suzy who was shopping with Maria and Marlene. "You stole Doc's time machine, went into the future, broke Griff out of jail, met up with Amy, and then captured us."

"Haven't you bojos figured it out, yet?" sneered Amy. "This is not the Griff from our world! While you girls were knocked out, we entered another world. Therefore, you aren't at home, anymore. Even if you bojos do manage to escape..."

"Like that would ever happen, Amy," Griff interrupted, chuckling. "We do have tight security around here."

"Oh, yeah, that's right," Amy replied, as a big smile spread across her face. "What in the world was I ever thinking?"

"C'mon, Amy," urged Cliff, "to the front of the bus. It's time for us to show you the ropes! I must say, though, you do make one fine comrade."

"Comrade, eh?" smirked Amy. "I like the sound of that."

"I certainly admire you, Miss Amy Needles, I really love your style," Griff commented, admiringly. "The version of you from our world is too much of a goody-goody."

Amy smirked, just as the three villains headed towards the front of the bus. At least, Maria now understood why there were so many counterparts. There was not another girl who looked like her, though. She still couldn't out what she was inside of, though.

"Welcome to hell, newbies," commented the girl with medium brown hair, dryly. "I still can't over how I look so different from the other Marlenes. Instead, I end up taking after my Grandma Lorraine. I guess that's nice and all, but..."

So that's why she looked so familiar, Maria mused. She had seen photographs of Lorraine Baines McFly, from when she was a teenager. Just then, she realized that the two girls with lighter brown hair looked like a young Jennifer Parker McFly. It really felt surreal to her.

"Wait a minute!" gasped Marlene Five. "You're also Marlene McFly?" As the girl with medium brown hair nodded, she breathed. "I can't believe it! A version of me looks different! Whoever would've thought that..."

"Well, think of how I feel," commented the other Marlene. "I'm from two worlds ago, and I... So, are you... other mes... also pop stars?"

"You're a pop star?" gasped one of the other Marlenes, with a hint of jealousy. "That's not fair! All my life, I wanted to be a pop star - but people have always said that I couldn't carry a tune to save my life."

"Actually, at one time, I have considered a career in music," Marlene Five commented, softly. "However, I... Well, while it's great to have a father who's famous... I guess I just didn't feel as if I wanted the follow of living up to my father's... Well, I'm sure you know what mean."

"Yeah, I'm the same way," added another Marlene. "With all things considered, I sure don't want to... Well, I'd rather just take my own career path - rather than..."

"It's not really the same, though," insisted the Marlene with medium brown hair. "My dad is more into rock, while I prefer..."

"A pop star, eh?" chuckled Cliff, as he made his way to the Marlene who took after her grandmother. "In that case, how about kissing me some more? After that, you can have some more eclairs..."

"All in good time, Cliff," replied Griff, smirking. "Have you forgotten? We still have our strategy plan to go over."

"I don't get why you'd want to kiss all these girls," Amy commented, pouting. "I mean, shouldn't I be the girl that you want to kiss?"

"Nah, my comrade," Cliff replied, as he patted Amy's back. "We think you're better off as our partner in crime. Besides, we'll have lots of good treats in store for you."

"Partner in crime" is right, fumed Maria. Turning to her fellow captives, he asked, "By the way, who is everyone here? We may all be tied up, but..."

"I'm Harmony Brown," commented one of the girls with curly blond hair. "This girl here is also Harmony. In our respective worlds, we're dating Marty Jr. Doc Brown is our grandfather, and we both have a younger sister. Mine is named Melody, though - while hers is named Jamie."

"Doc Brown's granddaughter?" Maria gasped, stunned. "I can't believe it. I'm Doc's youngest child, and... Jules, the eldest, really isn't old enough to have a daughter that's our age... I mean, he's only almost thirty... about a month from now."

"Actually, Jules is my father," the first Harmony replied, stunned. "He'll be turning 39, in two days. I guess, in your world, Grandpa wasn't stuck in the 19th Century for about eight years, after meeting Grandma Clara."

"Only eight years for your world?" asked the alternate Suzy, stunned. "In our world, it was nine years."

"It was my brother who was stuck in the past," commented that Marlene that Maria know. "After a few days of being in 1885, Clara went to 1985 - along with my parents, my brother, and Doc."

"Your brother?" asked the other Harmony, stunned. "I bet my boyfriend would be real jealous of him." Turning to the first Harmony, she added, "It's sure interesting how, in your world, your younger sister was named Melody."

Maria sighed, as she couldn't believe what she heard. She also could barely believe that both Harmonys were dating the Marty Jrs of their universes. She was simply a close friend to both Marlene and Marty Jr - as well Marty Jr's girlfriend, Suzy. The very idea of dating the boy she knew her whole life struck her as real strange. She then wondered if the Harmonys also grew up with their versions of Marty Jr.

"I still can't get over how my friend's counterpart has my name," commented one of the girls who looked like a young Jennifer. "So far, I guess I don't exist in any other world - and my older sister looks different from all her counterparts."

"I can't get over how much you look like me," commented the other girl who looked like a young Jennifer. "In a way, I'm a little jealous of my counterpart. I always wanted to have a daughter who looked like me."

"Wait a minute!" gasped Maria, as she could hardly believe what she heard. "You're Jennifer Parker! Are you from the... the 1980s?"

"Yeah," replied the second Jennifer look-alike. "From 1987, to be precise. I was one of Cliff's first captives, before travelling to 2017."

"I'm Melody McFly," added the first Jennifer look-alike. "I'm less than a year younger than Marty Jr. At least, he seems to be the same in all the universes."

"I'm Stephanie Stebbs," commented one of girls who looked like the star of Labyrinth, "and this is my twin sister, Stacy. I'm dating Marty Jr - and my twin is dating is dating his look-alike cousin, Alex McFly."

"You girls are twins?" Maria asked, stunned. As the Stebbs girls nodded, she added, "I guess I just assumed that you two were counterparts from different worlds."

"Well, I guess I can't say that I'm too surprised by that," replied Stacy. "No, we really are twins. We split in the same womb, and we grew up together."

"I bet you thought that my mother and I were interdimensional counterparts, too," commented Melody M. Maria nodded, as she did think that. "Of course, she's really not the younger version of my mother - if you know what I mean."

"Yeah, I think I understand," replied Maria, even though she felt a little dazed.

"I'm Suzy MacArthur," commented the alternate Suzy, "and it is nice to meet another version of me." With a sudden blush, she added, "Perhaps, not exactly under these circumstances - but I..."

"Don't worry," replied the Suzy that Maria knew. "I knew what you meant to say."

"Well, I guess that's everyone," commented the Marlene that Maria knew. "Of course, some of you I never met. Still, I... Well, it's good to meet all of you - even if the circumstances might not be so hot."

"And now that we've got the introductions out of way," Cliff commented, smirking, "I am about to collect some more girls, to keep you lassies company. Griff will be staying here, so that he can keep you girls entertained. Amy will be assisting me, as she's proven herself to be a useful gal - and this time, we're thinking up picking up powdered doughnuts. Doesn't that sound delicious girls?"

Maria did, in fact, love powdered doughnuts - and she knew that Suzy and Marlene did, as well. Still, she wondered what sick idea the Tannen men and Needles cooked up. She couldn't remember the last time she felt so helpless.

As Cliff and Amy stepped out side, Griff strolled over to the girls, "We do have some eclairs left over. If you girls will kiss me, I might let you let some more."

Maria felt like throwing up. While she did enjoy chocolate eclairs, she didn't quite feel that it was worth kissing that awful Griff Tannen - the man who she just hoped never to see, again. Then again, she was feeling a little hungry.

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"This is simply so much fun, Cliffster," purred Amy, as the two of them were almost at the Courthouse Square. "I still can't get over how, in some of the other worlds, McFly is dating some other girl. I guess that means McFly must be more than a little fickle, eh?"

Cliff smiled, as he find himself growing quite fond of his new comrade. Apparently, the Amy Needles from his own world just wasn't anywhere near as bad ass as this version of Amy - according to what Griff told him. He sure could see a little of Douglas Needles in her. It felt so great to have a companion that could help her capture more girls.

"That's just what I said, Amy," Cliff replied, smiling, "a couple worlds back. Of course, the various girlfriends just wouldn't hear of it. Well, hey, I was just stating a fact."

"Of course you were, Cliffster," replied Amy, as a big grin spread across her face. "It has been a real long time, in fact, since I had this much fun." As her grin grew bigger, she added, "Actually, Cliff, I take it back. I never had this much fun, before."

"Yeah, same here," agreed Cliff, as the two of them high-fived each other. "Say, is there any other name that I can call you by? Amy does sound a little too, uh, girly."

"Yes, you can call me Butch!" Amy replied, grinning. "Is it okay if I call you Cliffster?"

"Of course, uh, Butch," Cliff replied, grinning back. "I like that for a nickname. It suits a real bad ass girl like you... Actually, I don't even think the world 'girl' is appropriate to describe someone like you. You're way too bad ass for that."

"Thank you, Cliffster," Amy replied, enthusiastically. "I'm actually so happy, I could... I could almost give you a kiss. Of course, I understand that you want to save that for the girls. Not that I feel that way about them, of course - not being a lesbian."

"Of course, Butch," replied Cliff, smoothly. "Anyway, first things first. We stop over at Andy's Food Shop, and we pick up some powdered doughnuts. Then, after that, we look for some more McFly or Brown girls. So far, they've been quite easy to find."

"They must really enjoy this area of the town," Amy replied, smirking. "Of course, the mall is an awesome place to hang out - especially since where all the weaker girls like to hang out, and engage in a pathetic little exercise called 'shopping'. Still, I don't get what the big deal over a stupid clock is. It hasn't been working for over sixty years."

"Yeah, they really should've replaced that clock," Cliff agreed, rolling his eyes, "a long time ago. Even back in 1987, that stupid clock should've already been replaced. Still, those Hill Valley Preservation Clowns actually insist on keeping it the way it is." In a high-pitched nasally mocking voice, he added, "I believe it should be preserved exactly as it is, as part of our history and heritage."

"Oh, really, barf if all!" Amy agreed, as she began to make retching motions. Glancing up, she added, "Well, Cliffster, I think this is the place. I mean, thinking of powered doughnuts is just making my mouth water."

"Actually, the thought of powdered doughnuts makes me feel horny," replied Cliff, as the villainous young adults stepped into the convenience store. "Then again, the sight of laundry lint also makes me feel horny. Most things do, in fact."

"Oh, Cliff, you really do turn me on," laughed Amy, indulgently. Lowering her voice, she added, "Well, let's remember to be discreet. After all, we wouldn't want to raise anyone's suspicions. Of course, if that does happen then..." With that, she balled her right hand into a risk.

"Right, exactly," replied Cliff, softly. "After all, why waste money on picking up some more chloroform - when your handy-dandy fist can do the job just as well?"

"Exactly!" whispered Amy. "Suddenly, I'm beginning to realize just how much I missed Griff." Her eyes grew wide, as she hissed, "Cliff, take a look over there!"

As Cliff looked over to the clerk standing behind the bakery stand, he know exactly what Amy was referring her. The clerk looked a lot like Amy, except for the fact that she seemed to be a little more clean-cut - and she lacked some of Douglas Needles' features that was present in Amy.

"She does look a lot like you," whispered Cliff. He felt that the clerk even looked quite cute. Momentarily, he felt so tempted to also capture her. However, he then realized that it was quite better to stick with McFly girls and Tannen girls. "Well, let's go talk to her. She could handle our order of powdered doughnuts." Realizing something else, he asked, "You do have cash, right?"

"You bet I do," Amy replied, smiling. "Well, the sooner we get this done - the sooner we can... Well, you know."

Cliff nodded, as he and Amy strolled over to the bakery stand. To Cliff's great delight, he could see that the powdered doughnuts were plentiful.

"Well, hello, Bill Tannen," greeted the clerk who looked like Amy, as she looked up. As she smiled, Cliff saw that her teeth were straighter and cleaner than that of Amy. "It actually is a pleasure to see you." Upon noticing Amy, she asked, "Oh, who might you be? You look a lot like me, but I don't reckon that I ever..."

"My name's Butch," replied Amy, as she tried to smile as pleasantly as possible - being mindful not to show any of her teeth. "Who are you? Well, we'd like some powdered doughnuts."

"Powdered doughnuts, eh?" asked the clerk, smiling. "Well, they certainly taste good - don't they?" Cliff and Amy nodded, as the clerk added, "Anyway, I'm Amy Needles."

Cliff could barely believe what he heard. This version of Amy must be rather similar to the Amy that Griff told him about. Also, once again, he was mistaken for Bill Tannen.

"It's great to meet you, uh, Amy," replied Amy, trying to sound as polite as possible. Cliff figured that his comrade must be feeling repulsed by his so-called "counterpart", if she could even be called that. "It's great to meet someone who, uh, looks a lot like me. So, uh, have you got any plans for this evening?"

Cliff grinned, as he admired his comrade's attempt to be conversational. He really had to hand it to her. She was a fine good actress.

"Well, I get off work in about an hour," replied the other Amy. "After that, Eric and I were planning to eat out - and than go to the movies. I am so excited! It was just the other day, in fact, that Rich finally proposed to me."

Clerk Amy's enthusiasm make Cliff feel like vomiting. One thing he couldn't stand was "hopeless romantics". He believed that sex should certainly be the driving force of a relationship, not all that lame romance stuff.

"Well, that's nice," replied Butch Amy. Suddenly, Cliff began to wonder if she also knew of some guy named Eric.

"Well, would this box do?" asked Clerk Amy, as she held up a box that was a cubic half foot. Cliff and Amy nodded, as Cliff was starting to become a little impatient. "There is a sale on them, today - so the price comes up to $200. How's that for a deal?"

Actually, Cliff felt that the price sounded grossly expensive for a box of doughnuts - to say the least. However, his son did manage to fill him in on the future inflation.

"That sounds awesome!" replied Butch Amy, smiling - as she grabbed some cash out of her wallet. "Thank you very much."

"Oh, you're so welcome," replied Clerk Amy, as she grabbed the cash from Butch Amy - and placed it into the cash register. "Well, have a good afternoon! I hope to see you around, soon."

"Yeah, see you around," replied Butch Amy, as she grabbed the box of doughnuts. As the two of them started to make their way out of the store, she hissed, "Oh, Cliffster, I can't believe how much of a pansy that other... me... was. She sure must be like the one that Griff told us about. She's so sweet, it... She's too much like my older sister!"

"I hope never to meet a version of me who's like that," Cliff replied, with disgust. "This was, oh, so... So, Butch, do you know of some butthead man named Eric?"

"Well, I do know of an Eric," replied Amy. "However, he's much older than me. He just turned 65, a few weeks ago. He's the maintenance man of our apartment, and he... Well, he's got to be about the biggest pansy that I ever met. Then again, most men his age are."

"That may not be the same Eric who proposed to your pansy other self," commented Cliff. "Unless, of course, that pansy you does have a thing for older men! Well, I suppose we could ask Griff about it - and..."

"Hey, Cliffster, I don't mean to interrupt..." hissed Amy, as she nudged him. Pointing, she added, "Look over there!"

As Cliff looked to where Amy pointed, he felt delighted by what he saw. Once again, this was going to be so easy. There were a group of four girls walking past the Cafe '80s. The girls consisted of Marlene, the Stebbs twins, and a redhead that he didn't recognize. That didn't really matter to him, though. If she was with the group, they might as well also capture her.

"Well, Butch, you know the drill," Cliff replied, as a smile spread across her face. "We sure have to remember to be discreet, though. Remember, we want to take them by surprise. Although, of course, with your fist."

Amy simply nodded, as an evil grin spread across her face. Cliff smiled, as he decided that now was a good time to capture the girls. This was going to be so much fun.

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Lisa Jung smiled, as she glanced at her friends. Ever since moving thirty years into the future, her life never quite ceased to be amazing. She managed to befriend Stephanie and Stacy Stebbs, as well as Marlene McFly. The four of them had really decided to go out for ice cream, as it would give them a chance to spend a little "girl time" together.

"I really love chip-and-mint ice cream," Stephanie commented, admiringly. "I sure hate to rush you guys, but I really do wish... Well, Stacy and I were hoping to eat out with Marty and Alex - since it is our four-year anniversary. Imagine that! Four year!"

"Right, of course," Lisa replied, nervously. "Perhaps, Mike and I could simply do a little something. We haven't been dating as long, of course - but it's actually been almost a year, now. Sometimes, I do miss the 1980s - but I'm simply happy to have met Mike."

"Well, yeah, of course," Stacy replied, smiling. "I really don't think she was meaning to imply that your relationship with Mike was any less important. The fact that you simply were willing to leave behind your life in the 1980s, in order to be with Mike, really says a lot. Sometimes, Steph and I do envy you - as I wish we could've been '80s teens."

"Oh, this isn't really a bad era," commented Lisa, as she looked around. "After all, you have all kinds of real cool stuff. You have hoverboards, as well as the internet. I think cellphones are awesome, as well. Yeah, the '80s were a nice era - but this is also a..."

"I guess you have a good point," Stephanie replied, softly. "After all, it's sure not as if we can't still listen to '80s music. Still, I get quite sick of certain older adults acting as if we... as if we somehow don't have a right to be listening to 'their' music. It's just a..."

"You girls simply must love your '80s music," Marlene commented, laughing. "Well, that era does have some real good music - but I like some of today's music, as well. It's not all rap crap. Granted, my tastes do lean a little more towards pop - but I... I hate that rap crap just as much you do. Still, I don't think it's all that overwhelmingly popular."

"I believe Marlene's right," Lisa agreed, nodding. "Admittedly, I might be rather biased - as, back in the 1980s, my life wasn't exactly all that stellar. As far as the pop culture goes, though... Well, I really don't think you should be too hard on your generation."

"I must hand it to you, Lisa," Stephanie commented, laughing. "You actually know how to spin a brand new perspective on stuff. Granted, the fact that you just came from a different era probably helps. I guess I do tend to tend to take too much for granted."

"You and I both, Steph," Stacy replied, softly. Glancing at her watch, she added, "It's rather about time for us to start heading out. As all four of us have dates for tonight, we should just..." As the quartet stood up, she added, "The weather rather seems to be nice. Perhaps, later this evening, Alex and I might decide to look at the sunset."

"How about just gazing at the stars, as well?" suggested Lisa, nodding. As the quartet stepped outside, she added, "I thought of what else you girls should really be grateful for. The fact that pollution is no longer a major problem. Back in the '80s, it was a..."

"Yeah, I suppose that was pretty bad," agreed Marlene. "Well, after picking up some bakery at Andy's Food Shop, let's all just head over to my place. Mike and Alex were planning on spending the afternoon there, with Marty. Sometimes, I get real jealous of my brother and my cousins. It seems as if..."

"They do look just like triplets," Lisa commented, dreamily. Although Marty Jr and Alex were both nice young men, only Mike was the love of his life. She was looking forward to tying the knot with him. "Don't worry, though, Marly. You really should be happy to be such a unique individual. You know how much your brother and cousins love you."

"Yeah, you're quite right," replied Marlene, as a smile spread across her face. "I guess I shouldn't be complaining. I have a date with Mike Hartford. Some people are amazed that we're still going out. I guess I can't really blame them, as I used to be so... so..."

"Well, Marly, that is all in the past," Lisa replied, softly. She certainly understood what Marlene meant, since she rather used to be much the same way. She still remembered the first met Mike McFly, and how she knew that he was the one. "No need to fret."

"I guess you're quite right, Lisa," replied Marlene, as she smiled. "Of course, Grandma Lorraine used to be a lot like that. I still can't quite believe that he actually hit on Dad, though. Granted, she wouldn't know that Marty was her future son. Still, she..."

"Well, it's simply a great afternoon," replied Stacy. As the quartet began to walk past the Cafe '80s, she asked, "Well, girls, I wish we had time to stop at the Cafe '80s."

"Oh, yeah, the Cafe '80s," Lisa replied, as a smile spread across her face. "Well, I still say that the place looks a bit too futuristic for... Well, at least, it's certainly laden with memorabilia from the 1980s - and the music they play is... Well, it's totally awesome."

"They sure could've fixed it up better, though," commented Stephanie. "Still, I guess I shouldn't complain. Thirty years from now, I wonder what this will be like."

"Let's not be in such a hurry to rush time," insisted Lisa. "After all, you remember how long it took for me to simply adjust to this era. I think, even if we just visited the year 2047, it might be a little too..."

Just then, Lisa caught sight of a couple making their way to the group. Interestingly enough, they looked like Bill Tannen and Amy Needles. While the two of them rather appeared to get along just fine, they didn't appear to be all too close. As the couple came closer, however, Lisa began to feel as if something was actually a little... off.

"I could swear that the girl actually looks a lot like Amy Needles," commented Marlene, who obviously seemed to be thinking the same thing. "However, she looks a little..."

"Well, hello, girls!" smirked the young man, who didn't quite appear to be like either Bill or Griff Tannen. He certainly seemed to be meaner than Bill, but he also lacked Griff's bionic implants. Glancing at Marlene, he added, "You must be Marlene McFly." Turning to the Stebbs girls, he added, "You must be Stephanie and Stacy Stebbs. I'm not sure which of you is which, but that doesn't really matter." Staring right at Lisa, he added, "Well, Little Miss Redhead, I don't think I've seen you around. Who might you be?"

"My name is not Little Miss Redhead!" snapped Lisa, angrily. "My name is Lisa Jung! I don't know who the hell you think you are, but you just leave us alone! We didn't do anything to you."

"Do you think we care, bojo?" retorted the girl, laughing. "Even the biggest pansy in the world only picks on people who hurt them first. However, we are not pansies - so we decided that we might have a little fun with you."

Lisa begged to differ with that, of course - as it sounded like just the opposite of what she learned in Sunday School. However, now was not the time or the place to get into an argument on that.

"Who the hell are you?" demanded Stephanie, as her face became red with fury.

"Oh, wouldn't you like to know?" sneered the girl, chuckling. "Well, if you really care to know, my name is Amy Needles."

"You liar!" exploded Stacy, as her face was just as red with fury as her twin's. "I'm so sorry - but you don't fool us one bit, you lying bitch!"

"Don't argue with her," Marlene cried out, with sudden terror. "Let's just get the hell out of here!"

"I don't think so," retorted the girl who was, most decidedly, not Amy Needles - as she punched Marlene in the face, knocking her out. A smile spread across her face, as she asked, "So, would any of you girls care to be next?"

"Oh, I am so going to call the cops on you!" fumed Stacy, as he attempted to punch the girl - whoever the hell she was - in the nose.

"I don't think so, sweet cakes," retorted the girl who was certainly not Amy, as she blocked Stacy's punch. This time, the man who looked and seemed to be a lot like Griff punched Stacy out - as she also fell unconscious. "Perhaps, missy," she added, just as she grabbed at the other Stebbs girl, "you would like to join your twin."

Before Stephanie could react, the Griff look-alike also proceeded to knock him out - while Lisa felt helpless. Suddenly, she decided to grab at her cellphone - as she felt real grateful for one of the greatest wonders of this era.

"I really don't think so, missy," commented the Griff look-alike, as he violently knocked the cellphone out of Lisa's hand. "I don't know who you are - and, quite frankly, I just don't care! However, I'll do know that you'll be a lovely contribution to our collection."

Lisa turned to run away. She had only managed to take a few steps, though - until the girl who definitely was not Amy grabbed at her. Before she could react, she felt a sharp blow across the face. Before she knew it, she was knocked out.

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Marty Jr Five sighed, as the hover-bus hopped into another universe. He was blinking back tears, as he felt rather concerned. His sister, his girlfriend, and the girl that he was close friends with his whole life were all kidnapped by the Tannen bastards. As he glanced at the two Bill Tannens, he felt a little ashamed. He figured that it was wrong to discriminate against someone based on a family name, and the Bills sure seemed to be nice enough. Yet, he just wasn't used to encountering nice Tannens.

He sighed, as he glanced at his counterparts. In all honesty, he quite expected for his counterparts to react with sympathy - but, instead, most rather reacted with envy. It was something that he still had difficulty understanding. Sure, there were quite a few things from the 1980s that he loved. However, he also loved a lot of things from the present - as well as the intervening time.

Most importantly, though, 1980s just wasn't home. Even the versions of Doc who had been stuck in the Old West for several years admitted that they came to miss the era that they from, in spite of the Old West being his favourite historical era.

It wasn't to say that he didn't have to deal with adjustments, upon returning to 2015. His parents were far happier and easy-going, and he also had a more successful social life. Also, Maria Brown didn't even exist in the old timeline. Although, of course, a part of him had difficulty with imagining Maria not being a part of his life.

Thinking of Maria brought tears back into his eyes. He hoped that they would be able to rescue the girls, quite soon. He couldn't even bring himself to imagine what those horrible Tannens were doing to all the girls that they managed to capture.

"Just try not to fret, Junior," Doc Five commented, gently. "We are all very concerned for the girls. We must not give up hope, though."

"Yeah, Five is simply correct," agreed Doc One. With a sudden sigh, he added, "Man, with gaining so many counterparts... Well, soon, it's gonna be quite tough to tell us all apart? It just seems as if..."

"How about just using name tags?" suggested Marty Sr One. Marty Jr Five, along with everyone else, turned to look at Marty. "We could put just our first and last names on them, as well as the number of the universe we came from. I don't mean the code of the universes, but..."

"That's a very brilliant idea, older me," gasped Teen Marty. "You mean, in that... Well, I suppose this would be world number six, right?" Marty Sr One nodded, smiling, "The world we came from would be world number one." Once again, Marty One nodded. "I think that would work out great. Also, I would no longer have to worry about being mistaken as yet another counterpart of my future son."

"I'm getting quite tired of it, as well," agreed Alex. "No offence to the Marty Jrs, of course. It's just that..."

"No offence taken," replied Marty Jr Two, as he flashed a lopsided smile. "I'm also in favour of the idea. This would make doing introductions a little easier, as well... Well, as we expand our group to include more rescuers. While it's interesting to meet other versions of me, it's... Well, I'm very concerned about the girls."

"Oh, I'm sure we can all agree on that," replied Marty Jr Five, just as a tear fell out of each eye. He wished that it was just a nightmare that he could wake up from. "I quite don't understand... Well, I always knew that Griff was a nasty bully. Still, this is really a new kind of low - which I didn't think even the Tannens were capable of."

"Actually, I did," countered Teen Marty, emphatically. "In fact, I had even seen a version of a world where Biff was rich and corrupt - and..."

"Even over thirty years later, that still gives me nightmares," agreed Marty Sr One. "I mean, realizing that Dad was killed - and also..."

"Doc being committed," added Marty Sr Three, shuddering, "and marrying my Mom. It was so... Well, I felt so sorry for the me of that world."

"You can say that again," commented Marty Sr Four, also shuddering. "Well, in a way, I guess what Cliff and Griff are doing is even worse - as it could quite affect numerous worlds. Anyway, I myself am also in favour of the name tag idea."

"I'm not sure why I didn't think of that before," Doc One commented, blushing, "but I think the idea is perfect. I must say, Marty, you really are a genius."

"Not as much as you are," Marty Sr One replied, smiling. "Well, do we have any blank cards - as well as some markers and pins?"

"I have a bunch of pins on me, actually," offered Jamie, excitedly. "Initially, I planned to use them for something else. Still, this is quite important. Should be about several hundred of them in here. More than enough, I hope."

"I have a bunch of blank cards," added Marty Sr Five, as he remembered that he had a box of 200 cards in his tote bag. He desperately hoped that they could rescue the girls before they ended up with 200 people in their group. "This is more important than... than what I originally planned to use the cards for. At any rate, it's not as if I can't purchase more, when we finally do return home."

"I have ten thin black markers on me," added Alex, with a faint smile. "There's plenty of ink in all of them - so I really don't think we should run out, anytime soon."

"I have ten bags of M&Ms on me," added Mike One. "They might not be of much help with the name tags, but... Well, I figured that we might all be starting to get a little hungry."

"I really would like something that's a little more substantial than candy," commented Doc Five, "but I guess that'll have to do. I don't want for us to be leaving this bus, if we don't have to. At least, until we're able to rescue the girls from you-know-who."

"I wouldn't want that, either," agreed Doc '87, nodding. Turning to Marty Sr One, he asked, "Since we have all the supplies, why don't you start making out the name tags? If we can actually get them made by the time we..." In a louder voice, he called out, "Hey, One, how long until we're at the McFly's place? Wherever that might be."

"Well, I was trying to hunt down the train," explained Doc One, "but my efforts seem to be fruitless. I'll try Lyons Estates first, and see if... if Marty, Jenn, and the kids live there. I wonder if the girls from this world might be missing already."

"I wonder who my girlfriend of this world is," Marty Jr Five commented, sighing. "So far, it seems like I'm dating a Harmony or a Stephanie... if I'm not with Suzy." In all honesty, the idea that some versions of him were dating other girls still felt rather unsettling to him. "Well, at least, there's one other version of me that's dating Suzy MacArthur."

"Yeah, that would be me," replied Marty Jr Three, nodding. "It's a little unsettling to me, as well - as I'm sure it is to all of us. I guess that's not what's important right now, though. What's important is that we capture those bastard, before they anything real dreadful to any of the girls."

"Right," agreed Mike Four, nodding. "I really do still hope that, in this world, Marlene is dating a version of me. Man, I still have a hard time imaging Marlene without a date."

"So, guys, let me get this straight," interjected Doc Five, clearing his throat. "Cliff and Griff Tannen are actually hopping between universes, and kidnapping girls that are... are somehow connected to either Marty or myself?"

"Precisely," replied Doc One. "So far, that's been the case. I can't conceive of what their motivation could possibly be, though. As far as we can tell, they're just wanting to... make trouble for us."

"I agree," replied Doc Four. "It appears as if Cliff and Griff both come from the same world that Doc One, Marty Sr One, Jennifer, Doc' 87, and Teen Marty all came from. Due to a confrontation of some sort, Cliff and Griff ended up in a different dimension. It was then that..."

"Teen Marty and I came from 1987, in fact," added Doc '87. "We were preparing for the birthday of Jules, and then... Well, Cliff broke into the lab. Unfortunately, Jennifer also happened to be there. Cliff got the bright idea to use the time machine, and then... Well, he decided to head to 2017."

"And then those bastards kidnapped my sister and my girlfriend," fumed Marty Jr One. "Jesus, I'm just feeling so concerned about the girls."

"Yeah, I understand how you feel," replied Marty Jr Five, sighing. "Gee, if only we could... erase those Tannen bastards from existence."

"That would highly not be recommended," Doc One replied, gently. "There has to be some other way to... to put a stop to this whole thing."

"I know, Doc One," replied Marty Jr Five, blinking back tears. "I just meant that..."

"Well, I'm not sure of what..." Doc Five started to say, as he shook his head. "This all sounds so... What do you mean by Jules' birthday. His birthday really isn't until next month."

"That's the same in our world," added Doc Three, softly. "So far, it looks like we all have sons named Jules and Verne - but they don't always have the same birthdays. Also, some of us have additional children. In your case, I guess Maria is one of them."

"Maria is the youngest," explained Doc Five. "She's between the ages of Marlene and Junior. I also have another son, who Clara and I named Martin Socrates Brown."

"Really?" Doc Three responded. "I have a Martin Brown for a son, too. He's 30, going on 31. Maria also exists in our world - but she's 26, going on 27."

"That's strange" Doc Five commented. "My Martin is not even 20 yet - and Maria, of course, is between the ages of Marlene and Marty Jr. Are you married to Clara Clayton, too?"

"Yes, I am" Doc Three said. "Strange. I suppose that it's because you took Clara back to the future, while I had to wait nine years."

"That's another thing that fascinates me," mused Doc Two. "So far, all the other versions of me ended up with a Clara Clayton. So far, I'm the only one of this group to have married a Jessica Hoffman. I must say, it's more than a little unsettling."

"As interesting as all of this is," Doc Five replied, sighing, "we'd better try to catch up with the Tannen bastards." Suddenly, noticing the Bills, he added, "I didn't mean you, I guess."

"Trust me, Doc Five," added Marty Jr Four. "Both of the Tannens who are in our company are on the side of good. Both are Bill Tannen. One came from our world, and the other came from the first world."

"Okay, good," Doc Five replied, sighing. "You see, in our world, there is no Bill Tannen - so, as a result, the..."

"There's no Bill Tannen in our world, either," added Doc Three. "At any rate, I agree with Me Five that we should track down the Tannens, before they can cause more trouble."

"I'm almost done with the name tags," added Teen Marty. "Y'know, this is starting to get quite exhausting. I swear, if those Tannen bastards end up hurting any of the girls, I'll..."

"Just try to remain calm," suggested Doc '85, softly. "Someway or another, we'll get through all this."

oooooooooo

Mike McFly simply sighed, as he glanced at his watch. He looked over at Marty Jr and Alex, and noticed at they also really looked a little impatient. The three of them were at Marty Jr's home, and Marty Sr was taking a nap. Jennifer simply wouldn't be home from work, for another hour. In addition, Mike was beginning to feel rather hungry.

"We were planning to go on a double date, tonight," Alex commented, worriedly. "It's been four years, and I was so... Goodness! I just hope nothing bad has happened to the girls. I've been looking so forward to the evening. It's such a big moment for us!"

"You and me both, Alex," Marty Jr replied, blinking. "After all, it's sure not like the girls to just... We quite had the whole evening planned, and if... I wonder if we should call their mother, and see if anything came up. Maybe I am being too impatient, but I..."

"I understand just how you boys feel," replied Mike, nodding. "Lisa and I haven't been dating for quite a year, yet - but I really hoped to do something with her, as well. I do have a real feeling that we're destined towards a... Well, the fact that she was simply willing to move thirty years into the future really speaks volumes of how much she..."

"Lisa went out with the Stebbs, didn't she?" asked Marty Jr, thoughtfully. "Now that I can recall, my sister also decided to join them. Yet, none of them are back! It's simply possible that they might've lost track of time. Still, I really can't help but feel as if..."

"I think I know what you're gonna say," Alex replied, in a near whisper. "I sure have a bad feeling that they... Well, it's sort of like a sixth sense. I really can't seem to shake off the feeling that... that something actually smells rotten in Denmark, so to speak."

"Well, if all three of us have that feeling, then it's..." Mike started to say, as he began to feel a huge pounding in his chest. "I rather hope it's paranoia - but, uh... How does that expression go? Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean nobody's after you - and that could be..." Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. "I wonder who it is."

Silently, three of them stood up - as they made their way to the door. Mike wondered if it might be the police, coming to inform them that the girls have been injured. It just made Mike feel like crying. He really couldn't stand to think of anything bad happening to Lisa - especially if the girl had come all the way from 1986, in order to be with him.

"Hi, boys," called out Mike Hartford, as Marty Jr opened the door. "I was really hoping that Marly and I could do something, tonight. I mean, if you guys simply all have plans to spend time with your girls, I..." Glancing around, he asked, "Well, is Marly here?"

"I'm afraid not," Marty Jr replied, sighing. "We were just hoping that the girls would be here, by now. Marly went out with the Stebbs girls and Lisa - and they were supposed to be back, already. Well, why don't you just come in - in case the girls should just..."

"Well, that can't be real good," replied Mike H, as he stepped inside. "Well, I could go for a cold Pepsi. Would you simply happen to have any sodas in the refrigerator?" As Marty Jr nodded, he continued. "Well, I'm disappointed. We've really been dating for over a year, now. If anything is to happen to Marly... Well, I'm gonna be so pissed!"

"Believe me, all of us are in the same boat," pointed out Mike M, as he placed his hand on his namesake's shoulder. "Well, I suppose we all really might as well go for a soda - as Kim Mitchell would say. It might actually just help calm our frazzled nerves, a little."

"Well, I rather hope it's nothing serious," Mike H commented, sighing. "Granted, Marly isn't exactly known for being punctual. Still, this is simply... If she's out with the other girls, then it's... Well, Marly has a cellphone - and, at least, she's diligent in being..."

Just then, the doorbell rang. Mike M swallowed - as he, once again, wondered who it was. He hoped that it was the girls. He sure felt concerned for all four of the girls, of course - but he felt especially concerned for Lisa. As he was the main reason why Lisa opted to start a new life thirty years in the future, he'd feel responsible, if anything bad happened to her.

As the quartet headed towards the door, Mike M saw that it was Doc and Chris Brown standing on the other side. He figured that he should really feel relieved that it wasn't the police. Still, with each passing moment, he was feeling increasingly anxious.

"Hello, boys," commented Doc, as Marty Jr opened the door. "I was wondering if your father was home. I really..." As he glanced behind him, he gasped, "Great Scott!"

"What is it, Doc?" Mike M asked, anxiously. As he looked up, he realized what it was that Doc saw. It was a hover-bus descending. In fact, it was one that looked just like Doc's time machine. "I wonder who got a hold of your bus. I just hope that..."

As the entire group headed towards the bus, Mike M could barely believe what he saw. It looked like Doc was at the controls. Suddenly, he realized that it might be Doc from the future. However, he wondered who all those passengers in the back were.

"Come on the bus, all of you," called out Doc. His voice sounded quite grim. This made Mike M feel all the more nervous. He glanced at his twin, his look-alike cousin, and his namesake - and it was rather obvious that they all shared his sentiment. "I'll explain everything to you, once you get on."

Mike M swallowed, as he stepped onto the bus. All the passengers then stood up. As Mike M took a closer look at everyone, he could hardly believe what he saw. There were several versions of Doc, several versions of Marty Sr, several versions of Marty Jr, several versions of Mike H, a couple versions of Bill Tannen, an Aaron Nelson, a version of Jennifer, and two blond girls that looked unfamiliar to him. All of them were wearing name tags.

He took a closer look at the seven young men who looked like him, Alex, and Marty Jr. Five of them were wearing name tags that read "Marty McFly Jr", with the numbers one through five on each of them. Another one read "Teen Marty McFly Sr 1987", which was somewhat of a shock to Mike M. What was more shocking, though, was the fact that the seventh had a name tag that read "Alex McFly". He hadn't expected to run into another version of Alex, considering his father's unusual history. The only other Mikes on the bus were all Mike Hartford.

"Alex McFly!" gasped the Alex that was Mike M's twin. As the other Alex's face lit up, he added, "Are you, by any chance, another version of me? I'm also Alex McFly."

"I most certainly am," added the other Alex, smiling. "Oh, I simply can't even began to tell you how good it feels to see you. I never thought that I'd meet, uh, another me."

"I didn't think so, either," Mike M's twin replied, stunned. "So, uh, guys, what exactly is going on here? Why are there numbers on some of those name tags?"

"That's what I'd like to know," agreed Mike H. "I see a Mike Hartford Four, but why do I not see a Mike Hartford Three?"

"Great Scott!" gasped the Doc who climbed onto the bus with the group. "I can see six other mes on here. Not including Chris, that is. I see that one is wearing a name tag that reads 'Doc Brown 1987', while the others have numbers one through five after 'Doc Brown'. Well, what... What is going on here."

"Welcome aboard, Doc Six," greeted Doc One, who was sitting in the driver's six. "This is the six world that we've visited, and... Say, do you folks happen to... Well, do you happen to be missing any... girls?"

"We are, in fact," replied Mike M, as tears filled his eyes. "Four of them. Marly, the Stebbs twins, and Lisa." The lump in his throat grew tighter, as he added, "Oh, if anything happens to Lisa, I... I never wanted this to happen to Lisa."

"Lisa?" asked Doc One, confused. "In all the worlds that we've stopped at, thus far, there never was a report about a Lisa missing." Suddenly, he gasped, "Why are there three of you? Apparently, one of you is an Alex McFly - which I'm sure that the other Alex we picked up from the second world is happy to hear about. Another one of you must be Marty Jr. Who would the third one be, though?"

"I'm Mike McFly," choked out Mike M. "Alex's twin. Marty Jr is our... look-alike cousin." Sort of half-brothers, in fact, he added, to himself. "Marty Jr is dating Stephanie Stebbs, Alex is dating Stacy Stebbs, and I'm dating Lisa Jung."

"And Marly is my girlfriend," Mike H Six was quick to add. "So, uh, you know what happened to them all."

"We're dating the Stebbs girls, too," added the other Alex, softly. "I'm dating Stacy, while Marty is dating Stephanie."

"I guess, at the moment, everything is evened out," added Marty Jr Two. "Two of us are dating a Stephanie Stebbs, two of us are dating a Harmony Brown, and two of us are dating a Suzy MacArthur. I hope that this is a... I guess I shouldn't say it."

As Mike M glanced at the two blond girls, she saw that their name tags read "Melody Brown" and "Jamie Brown". He wondered if the girls were actually twins, rather than interdimensional counterparts. The only other female of the bus was Jennifer - who, with her rejuvenation surgery, appeared to be in her early thirties.

"For some reason, Melody here and I lucked out," Jamie commented, sighing. "Gee, it's still hard to believe that my counterpart shares a name with my best friend."

"It's hard to believe that a Melody McFly exists in your world," replied Melody B. "I'm concerned for my sister, my friend, young Jennifer, and everyone else. It's hard to believe how much unlike his cousin Griff is. I swear, it just seems so..."

"So, you guys aren't... aren't really twins?" asked Mike M, stunned. Once again, he was reminded of when he found out the truth of his father and his uncle - and how shocked he had been. "I mean, you are twins - but you're not..."

"You're not twins in the same way that Mike and I are twins," added Alex.

"We're interdimensional counterparts," explained Jamie. "I always felt that Melody should've been my name, and... Well, I guess I now know why."

"No time for that, right now," interjected Chris. "Technically, I'm another version of Dr. Emmett Brown. However, I haven't used that name - since I left the..." Turning to Doc, he whispered, "Should we tell them?"

"I guess so," replied Doc, swallowing. "You see, Chris here actually came from a world where... where Biff Tannen was rich and corrupt. Furthermore, in our world, Marty has a twin named Calvin William McFly."

"Really?" gasped the other Alex. "It about time we end up in another world where... where my dad exists. Where Marty McFly Sr has a twin brother."

Mike M felt shocked, as he could hardly believe what he heard. "Our Dad is actually Marty McFly from the same world that... that Chris came from. How could you..."

"What my twin means," added Alex, "is that our dad is Uncle Marty's counterpart from the Hell Valley World. We were very shocked, too - when we first found that out. This means that Marty Jr is practically our half-brother."

"Whoa, this is heavy!" gasped the other Alex. "Well, as far as Marty and I know... It's just so... Well, we sure happen to know for a fact that Dad and Uncle Marty really are identical twins. We even have the baby pictures and the child pictures to prove it."

"As well as the newspaper announcement," added Doc Two, "where twins Calvin William McFly and Martin Seamus McFly were born to George and Lorraine. I even recall how concerned I felt, since... Well, when Marty spent the week in 1955, there was no indication of him having a twin - and there was no twin to be found on that photo of him and his siblings. It was just him, Dave, and Linda. I felt worried about how Marty having a twin might affect the space-time continuum."

"This certainly is heavy," gasped Mike M, as he felt dazed. "It appears as if my dad isn't quite... the same as your dad. I wonder if this means my twin is really your..."

"Well, we're both dating a Stacy Stebbs," replied the other Alex. "What is your full name, by the way? Mine is Alexander Jandrew McFly."

"I'm Alexander Patrick McFly," replied Mike M's twin, "and my twin is Michael Jandrew McFly. Perhaps, to tell us apart, we could use Alex P and Alex J."

"That might be better than referring to you as Alex Two and Alex Six," agreed Teen Marty, as he looked up. "Since this is the sixth world that we've visited... Doc will be Doc Six... and Marty Jr will be Marty Jr Six, and Mike Hartford will be Mike Six. Chris can just be Chris. Mike McFly can just be Mike M, as to distinguish him from the Mike Hartfords. As for the Alexes... Well, I guess Alex J McFly and Alex P McFly."

"Alex P McFly, eh?" mused Mike M's twin. "I like that, I guess."

"So, anyway, what exactly did happen to the girls?" asked Alex, as tears came to his eyes. Mike M himself had a big lump in his throat, as tears threatened to spill from his eyes. He glanced at Marty Jr Six, who already had tears streaming down his cheeks. Mike H Six looked as if he was struggling hard to not cry. "What happened to them?"

"It's those Tannen bastards!" fumed Teen Marty. "Cliff kidnapped my girlfriend! Future wife, in fact! He then kidnapped my daughter and my... future daughter-in-law. Then he..."

"I'm afraid that the Tannens just left," commented Doc Three, as he glanced at his time tracker. "They ended up in PJ #46. Does that world sound familiar to you?"

"I really can't say that it does," replied Doc One, "but I'd hazard a guess that it's more similar to the world that you and Five are from."

"Shit!" cried out Marty Jr Five. "I guess this is much worse than I thought."

With that, Mike M began to cry. He glanced at Alex P, whose lips were also quivering. He couldn't remember the last time he felt so distraught. Mike M, Alex P, and Marty Jr Six all hugged each other - as they wept. Mike M looked up, and saw a tear finally slip down Mike H's cheek. The situation seemed so hopeless, indeed.

"Well, we'd better get out of here," cried out Doc Six. "We have no time to lose. If we want to rescue all those girls, we need to..."

"Well, Six, I'm on top of it," called out Doc Three. "Brace yourselves for temporal-spacial displacement, everyone."

Mike M swallowed a sob, as he could hardly believe what was about to happen. What would the next world hold? As soon as the time bus accelerated to 88 miles per hour, the bus vanished from the Almanac Universe.