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It had been a week since he had seen the doctor and he missed him.
"He said he would stop by someday to visit. Don't worry about him."
He looked at his girlfriend, a distant look in his eyes. It was obvious to everyone that he wanted to see his unusual friend again, but nobody knew where he went.
"I just wish...y'know, that I could've gone with him and Clara."
She smiled warmly and put an arm around his shoulder. "Marty, don't you think you've done enough traveling for a while?"
He smiled. "Yeah, I guess you're right."
Together they walked to school, for once he would be on time. As they walked across the front lawn of the school, the wind started to pick up almost like a storm was coming, though there wasn't a cloud in the sky.
"Marty? What's going on?" she asked, tightening her grip on him.
A smile appeared on his face as he looked at her and answered excitedly, "Its him Jennifer! He's back!"
They looked up at the sky and waited while other students and faculty scrambled into the school for safety. The wind became stronger and sounds could be heard, almost like that of a train.
Suddenly a burst of wind and bright light knocked the two down to the ground. Another flash and then a train engine appeared, hovering over Marty and Jennifer. One side opened to reveal a person, only it wasn't who Marty was expecting.
It was a woman, she had a plain face and long dark curly hair. Her clothing looked like that of the Victorian Era, very elegant which showed her high class status.
"Clara, where's Doc?"
The train slowly hovered to the ground next to Marty and Jennifer. The woman called Clara stepped out of the train and said, "Marty! Thank God I found you. It's important that you come with me right now."
A look of confusion and concern came over Marty. "Is he alright? What happened to Doc?"
She placed her hands on his shoulders. "Emmett is fine, its our son."
"Jules or Verne?" he asked.
"Jules. I'll explain on the way." said Clara as she grabbed Marty's arm and pulled him into the train, Jennifer followed close behind.
The side of the train fell into place as Marty and Jennifer sat down and Clara took the controls.
"So Clara, what's this about Jules?" asked Marty.
After setting the time for the year she needed to go home to, Clara turned and said, "Jules ran away about a year ago, we didn't know where he went."
"Why'd he run away?" asked Jennifer.
Clara shrugged. "We don't know."
There was a jolt and a flash as the train reached its destination. Clara steered the giant vehicle through the air and onto a deserted railroad. She popped the hatch and exited the flying train, followed by her passengers.
"Ahh Clara," said Marty, looking around at their new surroundings, "this can't be Hill Valley. When and where are we?"
Clara smiled. "We're in New York City, eighteen ninty-nine."
Marty stared at Clara in shock, he didn't think it was possible to time travel to a different location since it couldn't be done in the Delorian.
"Where in New York City are we?" asked Jennifer.
"Manhattan. But we have to walk all the way to Brooklyn." answered Clara as she began to walk away from the scene.
Jennifer and Marty just stared at each other, the big question they had was how did Clara and Emmett end up in Brooklyn?
"Are you two coming?" called Clara.
"Coming," said Jennifer then she looked back at Marty, "Um, maybe Doc will have some answers."
Marty nodded. "Uh, yeah. He's the only one that can answer my questions."
They followed Clara through the streets of Manhattan, paying more attention to the people than where they were going. While watching a fruit vendor push his cart, Marty ended up running into someone.
"Hey! What're ya doin'?" asked the person as he grabbed onto Marty.
"I'm sorry I was just...looking." answered Marty, suddenly speechless when he caught sight of his "victim".
He was a young man, maybe in his late teens, his light brown hair hung in his eyes. The clothing he wore brought back memories of another time travel adventure Marty had.
"I should soak ya fer dat."
"Oh no really, you don't wanna do that..."
Jennifer pulled Marty away from the youth and said, "We're in a great hurry so if you'll excuse us."
Before an argument could be started, Jennifer and Marty quickly rejoined Clara. They walked across the bridge and into Brooklyn where they soon stopped at an apartment building.
"This is where we live," said Clara, "Emmett insists that we live here instead of in a grand house."
Clara opened the door and let the two walk in, then she led them up to the third floor. After walking through a hallway maze, she finally stopped at a door and opened it.
"Emmett? Are you still here? I found him."
A middle-aged man with snow-white wild hair appeared. He walked up to Marty and said, "Great Scott! It's good to see you Marty."
They stood and stared at each other for a long time before sharing a friendly hug.
"Doc, what made you decide on this year? Nothing special happened in eighteen ninty-nine."
Emmett welcomed his two young friends into his home before answering, "Oh but something did happen, something that has sadly been forgotten."
"Well before we get into that, what's all this about your son Jules?" asked Marty.
A sad look came over Emmett. "I'm sure Clara told you what happened to him."
"Just that he ran away."
Emmett handed Marty a newspaper that had a picture of a group of young men. He pointed to one of the youths and said, "That's him, that's Jules."
Marty and Jennifer looked at the picture then read the headline. Both were a little confused as to why Clara and Emmett needed them, it seemed their son was doing just fine.
"What about your other son?" asked Jennifer.
"Verne went to California to talk over my blacksmith business." answered Emmett.
Marty handed the newspaper back to Emmett. "I don't understand why you need me Doc."
"Don't you see? We want Jules back because we're afraid of what he'll tell people about time travel."
A silence hung in the room. Marty understood how important it was to Emmett that time travel be kept a secret, so it was a puzzlement as to why his two sons weren't raised learning that.
"We aren't worried about Verne because he knows our wishes." explained Clara.
"But Doc, why do you need me to get him? Why can't you?"
"Because Marty, I've tried. He's not listening to me for some reason."
Marty looked at Jennifer and sighed. She grabbed his hand, knowing he wanted to help his friend she said, "We can at least try."
He smiled then gave her a quick kiss. Turning to Emmett he said, "Looks like I'm staying here."
"That's great to hear Marty. Now the first thing we need to do is get you two the proper clothing, can't walk around here dressed like that."
"Doc, where are we going to find Jules?" asked Marty.
Emmett stopped. "Great Scott! I almost forgot. He still lives here in Brooklyn, only we don't know where."
Marty stood and helped Jennifer up. Clara asked Jennifer to follow her as Emmett told Marty what he should expect in this era they were in.
"Oh, and one more thing you should know, he changed his name, he doesn't go by Jules."
Scratching the back of his head, Marty looked at the newspaper again and said, "So what do I call him?"
"Spot Conlon."
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