Preoccupied With 1955: Day Ten
Nov. 14th, 2005 10:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
crossover_chickNovember 14th, 1955: Doc and Marty go over to Delgado mine, near the old cemetary, and blast it open. Doc forces a camera on Marty so he can document everything. As they explore the mine, Doc reminesces about his childhood, saying this reminds him of his attempts to dig to the center of the earth, which failed miserably. "Of course, I was only 12 at the time." He also recounts how it was the books of Jules Verne that convinced him that he should be a scientist. Marty spots Doc's initials, E.L.B. on a boarded-up tunnel -- Doc realizes that the DeLorean should be right behind it. After tearing down the wall, Doc is proved right -- the DeLorean is there, hidden under a cloth. They go in and start reading through the repair instructions -- the time circuit microchip has shorted out. Doc85 has provided a diagram that would allow Doc55 to build a replacement with 1955 parts, restoring the time machine to perfect working order. Doc, examining the microchip with a magnifying glass, wonders how "this little piece of junk" could be such a big problem -- then sarcastically notes that "no wonder this circuit failed, it says made in Japan." Marty tells him all the best stuff comes from Japan, causing Doc to wonder about the future more.
Much later in the day, they've gotten the DeLorean out and loaded onto a tow truck. Doc comments that as a kid, he always wanted to be a cowboy, so spending his future in the past sounds like a wonderful way to spend his retirement years. He also wonders if he could go to the library and look himself up in the old newspaper archives. Marty reminds him that he's always saying that you shouldn't know too much about your own future -- Doc agrees and says that he knows too much already. He calls Copernicus so they can go home -- but Copernicus doesn't come, standing whimpering by one of the graves. Marty goes to get him, shines his light on the gravestone:
HERE LIES EMMETT BROWN
Naturally, Marty is rather horrified and calls Doc over. Doc is similarly stunned. Reading the gravestone, Marty discovers Doc was killed just one week after he wrote the letter -- September 7th, 1885. He also discovers the gravestone was erected by his "beloved Clara" -- "Who the hell is Clara?"
"Marty, please, don't stand there!"
"Oh!" Marty jumps off Doc's grave and takes a picture of the headstone. Doc reads how he died -- "Shot in the back by Buford Tannen over a matter of 80 dollars? What kind of a future do you call that?!"
Doc and Marty promptly head to the library to research. Marty discovers some more information on Buford -- nicknamed Mad Dog for his quick temper and tendency to drool, boasted he had killed 12 men "not including Indians or Chinamen," killed a newspaper who printed an unfavorable article about him in 1884. Doc discovers a picture of William McFly and family, Marty's relatives from the era. That prompts Marty to ask if it could have been another Emmett Brown, and if Doc had family around then. Doc admits his family (father's side, anyway) didn't come to Hill Valley until 1908, and even then they were the Von Brauns until the first World War. Right after that, they discover a picture of Doc85, standing with the Clock Tower clock. Doc realizes that it is indeed him who goes back and gets shot. Marty vows not to let it happen. "Once you fix the time circuits and put new tires on the DeLorean, I'm going back to 1885 and I'm bringing you home!"
Ended up visiting my Auntie Ann and cousin Bryan today -- it was his birthday. We gave him a dragon kite for his ceiling.
-D: That was nice. *blows nose*-
*wince* I see you've caught my cold.
-D: Yeah.-
-M: This means all us normal people are going to get it, probably. *looks enviously at vampires*-
-VM: Hey, considering what we have to go through to become vampires. . . .-
He's got a point.
-TD: *holds hankerchief over face* Don't get too close to me! I'll lose valuable lab time, and I have thousands of ideas for inventions!-
*looks suspicious* I think you're beginning to overSpark again, you're spending a LOT of time in that lab.
-TD: It's not overSparking until I get to the point where you have to tie me to the bed again.-
-OD: Even still, I think you should go to bed early tonight.-
-TD: Hypocrite -- I'm sure you spent plenty of sleepless nights on the arms.-
-OD: Yes, while captured by Libyan terrorists.-
-VD2: All nighters can lead to bad things -- and no smartass comments about the vampire saying that.-
He's right, you know -- it's an all-nighter that leads to Marty getting stuck in 1938 in "Teen Doc."
-TD: Well, even still. . . .-
-D: *blow nose again* I'll be staying away from you anyway, I don't want to spread this around.-
Welll, that's pretty good for me. :D
-VD: I think this meme favors us.-
-VD2: I was the "Dark Angel" back in 1985-A. . .-
-OD: And given our escapades with plutonium, the Atomic One fits.-
-TD: Steam-Powered Rollerskates! That shoot death rays from the toes!-
-M: I don't think that helps your "I'm not overSparking" case.-
-M: The Moon Hillbilly. Shoot me now please.-
-VuM: I do like that we get a jet, though.-
-J: Flaming tentacles?!-
-AJ: I think they've got us mixed up with OckDoc.-
-OD: *tentacles squeal* No, no one's going to set you on fire!-
-MDC: Aw man-
-DW: Going to put any plotbunnies up for adoption?-
Yup! Here's a list of some of the ideas I've had but can't keep enough interest in to actually write:
-->Alternate Part II Situation: Doc goes to sleep-induce Jennifer, but Marty ends up getting sleep-induced instead. Doc and Jennifer now have to work around the fact that Marty's been knocked out.
-->Alternate Trilogy Situation: Jennifer wakes up sometime during Part II and ends up going back to 1955 with the boys, then to 1885 with them, either by being with Doc in the DeLorean when it's hit by lightning or by traveling back with Marty to save Doc. The fic in my mind revolves around the question "Would Marty have acted differently to the Clara situation if his own girlfriend was around?" and features an alternate festival sequence where Marty ends up getting shot.
-->Crossover Idea: A BTTF/Fantastic Four crossover where four BTTF characters end up with the Fantastic Four powers. I came up with two possible teams:
A) Doc, Clara, Marty, Jennifer as Human Torch, Mrs. Fantastic, The Thing, and Invisible Woman
B) Doc, Marty, George, Lorraine as Mr. Fantastic, Human Torch, The Thing, and Invisible Woman
Feel free to mix and match -- I like Doc with fire powers for some reason, so I favor team A.
-DW: That'll get rid of the three most persistent ones away. *herds them away from other plotbunnies*-
Yup. Don't want you getting sick again.
-D: Yes, I'm taking care of that postition. *blows nose*-
Much later in the day, they've gotten the DeLorean out and loaded onto a tow truck. Doc comments that as a kid, he always wanted to be a cowboy, so spending his future in the past sounds like a wonderful way to spend his retirement years. He also wonders if he could go to the library and look himself up in the old newspaper archives. Marty reminds him that he's always saying that you shouldn't know too much about your own future -- Doc agrees and says that he knows too much already. He calls Copernicus so they can go home -- but Copernicus doesn't come, standing whimpering by one of the graves. Marty goes to get him, shines his light on the gravestone:
HERE LIES EMMETT BROWN
Naturally, Marty is rather horrified and calls Doc over. Doc is similarly stunned. Reading the gravestone, Marty discovers Doc was killed just one week after he wrote the letter -- September 7th, 1885. He also discovers the gravestone was erected by his "beloved Clara" -- "Who the hell is Clara?"
"Marty, please, don't stand there!"
"Oh!" Marty jumps off Doc's grave and takes a picture of the headstone. Doc reads how he died -- "Shot in the back by Buford Tannen over a matter of 80 dollars? What kind of a future do you call that?!"
Doc and Marty promptly head to the library to research. Marty discovers some more information on Buford -- nicknamed Mad Dog for his quick temper and tendency to drool, boasted he had killed 12 men "not including Indians or Chinamen," killed a newspaper who printed an unfavorable article about him in 1884. Doc discovers a picture of William McFly and family, Marty's relatives from the era. That prompts Marty to ask if it could have been another Emmett Brown, and if Doc had family around then. Doc admits his family (father's side, anyway) didn't come to Hill Valley until 1908, and even then they were the Von Brauns until the first World War. Right after that, they discover a picture of Doc85, standing with the Clock Tower clock. Doc realizes that it is indeed him who goes back and gets shot. Marty vows not to let it happen. "Once you fix the time circuits and put new tires on the DeLorean, I'm going back to 1885 and I'm bringing you home!"
Ended up visiting my Auntie Ann and cousin Bryan today -- it was his birthday. We gave him a dragon kite for his ceiling.
-D: That was nice. *blows nose*-
*wince* I see you've caught my cold.
-D: Yeah.-
-M: This means all us normal people are going to get it, probably. *looks enviously at vampires*-
-VM: Hey, considering what we have to go through to become vampires. . . .-
He's got a point.
-TD: *holds hankerchief over face* Don't get too close to me! I'll lose valuable lab time, and I have thousands of ideas for inventions!-
*looks suspicious* I think you're beginning to overSpark again, you're spending a LOT of time in that lab.
-TD: It's not overSparking until I get to the point where you have to tie me to the bed again.-
-OD: Even still, I think you should go to bed early tonight.-
-TD: Hypocrite -- I'm sure you spent plenty of sleepless nights on the arms.-
-OD: Yes, while captured by Libyan terrorists.-
-VD2: All nighters can lead to bad things -- and no smartass comments about the vampire saying that.-
He's right, you know -- it's an all-nighter that leads to Marty getting stuck in 1938 in "Teen Doc."
-TD: Well, even still. . . .-
-D: *blow nose again* I'll be staying away from you anyway, I don't want to spread this around.-
| The Movie Of Your Life Is A Cult Classic |
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| Your Superhero Profile |
 Your Superhero Name is The Stone Shogun Your Superpower is Paranormal Your Weakness is Flirting Your Weapon is Your Mystic Saber Your Mode of Transportation is Seahorse |
Welll, that's pretty good for me. :D
| Your Superhero Profile |
 Your Superhero Name is The Atomic One Your Superpower is Vampirism Your Weakness is Garlic Your Weapon is Your Venomous Analyzer Your Mode of Transportation is Roller Skates |
-VD: I think this meme favors us.-
-VD2: I was the "Dark Angel" back in 1985-A. . .-
-OD: And given our escapades with plutonium, the Atomic One fits.-
-TD: Steam-Powered Rollerskates! That shoot death rays from the toes!-
-M: I don't think that helps your "I'm not overSparking" case.-
| Your Superhero Profile |
Your Superhero Name is The Moon Hillbilly Your Superpower is Accessorizing Your Weakness is Cowboys Your Weapon is Your Terra Thorns Your Mode of Transportation is Jet |
-M: The Moon Hillbilly. Shoot me now please.-
-VuM: I do like that we get a jet, though.-
| Your Superhero Profile |
Your Superhero Name is The Ring Arrow Your Superpower is Metahuman Your Weakness is Color Purple Your Weapon is Your Flaming Tentacles Your Mode of Transportation is Cycle |
-J: Flaming tentacles?!-
-AJ: I think they've got us mixed up with OckDoc.-
-OD: *tentacles squeal* No, no one's going to set you on fire!-
-MDC: Aw man-
-DW: Going to put any plotbunnies up for adoption?-
Yup! Here's a list of some of the ideas I've had but can't keep enough interest in to actually write:
-->Alternate Part II Situation: Doc goes to sleep-induce Jennifer, but Marty ends up getting sleep-induced instead. Doc and Jennifer now have to work around the fact that Marty's been knocked out.
-->Alternate Trilogy Situation: Jennifer wakes up sometime during Part II and ends up going back to 1955 with the boys, then to 1885 with them, either by being with Doc in the DeLorean when it's hit by lightning or by traveling back with Marty to save Doc. The fic in my mind revolves around the question "Would Marty have acted differently to the Clara situation if his own girlfriend was around?" and features an alternate festival sequence where Marty ends up getting shot.
-->Crossover Idea: A BTTF/Fantastic Four crossover where four BTTF characters end up with the Fantastic Four powers. I came up with two possible teams:
A) Doc, Clara, Marty, Jennifer as Human Torch, Mrs. Fantastic, The Thing, and Invisible Woman
B) Doc, Marty, George, Lorraine as Mr. Fantastic, Human Torch, The Thing, and Invisible Woman
Feel free to mix and match -- I like Doc with fire powers for some reason, so I favor team A.
-DW: That'll get rid of the three most persistent ones away. *herds them away from other plotbunnies*-
Yup. Don't want you getting sick again.
-D: Yes, I'm taking care of that postition. *blows nose*-
