The McFlys spend a Thanksgiving together in 2046. This is written for the challenge D.J. scales proposed.

November 22, 2046
3:00 PM PST

It was Thanksgiving, and eighteen-year-old Martin McFly III felt so excited. Grandpa Marty and Grandma Jennifer would be stopping by for Thanksgiving meal. Uncle Mike and Aunt Marlene would also stop by, as well as Uncle Aaron and Aunt Melody.

Mike and Marlene Hartford had three girls. Twins Eileen and Meg were nineteen, and Heidi was seventeen. Aaron and Melody Nelson had a seventeen year old daughter, named Suzy. Marty III got along well with all of his cousins, and they were so close.

To the very casual onlooker, they appeared to be your average extended family. This wasn't the case, though - as time travel really played a major role in the family. Earlier in the year, he and his cousins had taken a tour through time. In fact, his parents and aunts joined them - as did their grandparents. They were all teenagers on the tour!

His great-grandfather, Dr. Emmett Brown, had managed to invent a time machine 61 years ago. A real long time ago, when Grandpa Marty was still a rather small boy, he was rescued from some bullies by Great-Grandpa Emmett. Since that day, they quite remained close. He himself was the offspring of Marty McFly Jr and Harmony Brown.

Of course, the relationship went back even further - by twenty years! When Grandpa Marty, who was then seventeen, was quite stranded in 1955 - he went to Dr. Emmett Brown for assistence. Marty Sr had made a rather big difference in Dr. Brown's life.

"Are you excited for Thanksgiving, honey?" Marty Jr asked, as his son stepped into the living room. "Your Uncle Bill and Aunt Jamie will be showing up, as well. It's very much going to be a big crowd. It's a rather good thing we have plenty of chicken."

"I really don't think anyone will complain about having chicken," Harmony commented, as she stepped into the room. "Not many of us are too fond of turkey. It's so strange to think we'll be having the whole crowd together. It's strange to think of how, earlier this year, we all journeyed through time - and we really were all teenagers, as well."

"Yeah, it's strange how time travel really works," Marty Jr commented, as the doorbell rang. "It's looks like we're having guests over, already! In quite an hour, we can have dinner. Then, later on tonight, we really could start decorating our Christmas tree."

"How are you fine folks doing this fine afternoon?" called out Marlene, as she and her husband entered the living room. The girls followed them in. To Marty III, she added, "It must feel rather nice, young Marty - being able to relax this Christmas Season?"

"Oh, you bet!" Marty III gushed, as he hugged his aunt. "I rather did enjoy playing Tiny Tim in a modern adaption of The Christmas Carol last year - but it's great to be free this year. Maybe we could even watch the movie, later on this evening."

"Of course, you really will be filming a movie early next year," Eileen gushed, as she ran to hug Marty III. "You and Michael J Fox are sure going to be starring together, and you will be playing his grandson. It's rather amazing how great Michael is doing, ever since he was cured from Parkinson's disease. He's such a very amazing man."

"Well, Eileen," Meg reminded her twin, laughing, "Marty is the new Michael J Fox - so it's really only fitting to have the two of them star in the same movie. It's so great to have an actor in the family. Eileen and I will be releasing our fourth album soon."

"Yeah, you two were only twelve," Marty III commented, "when your first album was released. Your song from that album, Perfect Harmony, has become a smash hit! Are you still excited about being able to tour Europe this year? I'd just love to join you!"

"It's so neat that we'll be able to record two songs," Eileen pointed out, "for this movie that you and Michael will be starring in. This will be almost like a family project. We just neat how we are one unique extended family. We really do have a great legacy."

"I just wish I had your singing talent," Heidi commented, sighing. "Well, I guess writing is just more my thing. I sure have a series of time travel stories that I'm working on. It will just focus on a girl from 2045, who befriends a girl from 1945. It's called Friends In Time. Of course, I'll really be using a method different from the one Dr. Brown uses."

"I'm so glad that your ambition to write is still there!" Marty III observed. "It must feel very good to fully be a biological member of your family, since the time we kicked Griff Tannen's ass in 2016. You were just affected the most by our voyage through time."

"Well, I remember feeling insecure about it," Heidi replied, "the time that Belle blabbed to me about it, back when I was five. Of course, Mom and Dad quite showed me what the true meaning of family was. It does feel quite good, nonetheless. It's awesome!"

"It felt so good to knock Griff Tannen down a peg or two," Marty Jr added, smiling. "It was thirty years ago, from my end - but, from your end, it was a few months ago. I'm so amazed." He then looked up, as he added, "I guess we just have more company."

"Hi, Uncle Marty," Suzy greeted, as she ran to hug Marty Jr. "It's great that we're all here. Dad is out in the car, getting his ingredients for the pumpkin pie. I must be one of rather few people out of us who loves turkey. Well, chicken's quite nice, too - and the stuffing and cranberry sauce is really good. Dinner will be simply wonderful!"

"Just don't call Grandpa Marty a chicken," Melody teased her daughter. "He nearly got into a terrible accident at seventeen, and you and I wouldn't even exist." To Marty Jr, she added, "I see you've got the greenery up already! Now we just need the tree!"

"Eileen and Meg," Suzy called out, "come with me. There's something I just wanted to discuss with the two of you." To everyone else, she added, "We'll sure be back soon. I just need to spend a little time with the twins." The three girls then left the room.

"Well, we already have the tree," corrected Marty III, laughing. "We really just need to decorate it. I'm simply happy that decorating a Christmas tree has never gone out of style. It'll be nice to make this house look pretty, with all those Christmas lights."

"Hi, folks!" added Jamie Tannen, as she and Bill entered the room. "It's so great that we could all be together. It's quite too bad that Grandpa Emmett and Grandma Clara won't be able to join us. Grandpa's still in the hospital - and, of course, Grandma just wanted to be be him. He's 126 years old, now - actually, he's even older than that."

A wave of sadness came over Marty III, as he glanced at Stephanie and Will. He was quite fond of Great-Grandpa Emmett. If not for that time machine, he might not even exist. After all, Dr. Brown had met his wife back in the Old West - after rescuing her.

"Yeah, it's a real shame," replied Stephanie, Jamie's daughter. "I figured it'd be a real neat way to make our Thanksgiving dinner complete. I mean, there certainly is a long history of behind the friendship of him and..." Stephanie suddenly stopped short.

Marty III glanced over by the doorway, and stammered, "How could the two of you be here? I mean, I'm certainly glad to see that the two of you have shown up, but I thought you'd be in the hospital for a little while. I guess you were cured real fast."

Dr. Brown immediately burst out laughing, as he asked, "Have you already forgotten that I have a time machine?" After taking quite a brief pause, he added, "I just came here from next week. We sure felt rather terrible about missing Thanksgiving dinner, and then we just realized that... well, that the problem could easily be remedied."

"I'm very glad you're here, Great-Grandpa Emmett!" Marty III gushed, as he threw his arms around the aging scientist. "It's so neat to see you, Great-Grandma Clara! This is going to be an even greater Thanksgiving with you. Now, we just need to wait for..."

"We're here!" called out Marty Sr, as he and Jennifer finally showed up. "We might've come sooner, but we did have a few errands we needed to run." Turning to Marty III, he asked, "How are you doing, pumpkin? Come here and give your grandpa a very big hug!" As Marty Sr hugged his grandson, he added, "You're such a wonderful boy!"

"You know, honey," added Jennifer, "You remind me a lot about your grandpa, when he was your age. It's hard to believe it's been so long. I still remember how I met him in school, when we really were assigned to worked on a class assignment together."

"That really sounds romantic!" gushed Suzy, as she entered the room with Eileen and Meg. "It's sure looks like everyone is here!" Turning to Emmett and Clara, she added, "I'm so glad you two were able to show up, as well. We are one very happy family!"

"Yeah, there's just no doubt about it," added Will, cheerfully. "I'd much rather spend Thanksgiving with you guys, than with my other cousins! Actually, they're quite my second cousins - but that means nothing to me. You guys are the cool ones!"

"Dinner's ready!" called out Harmony, as she headed into the liiving room - carrying a large platter. "I'm just glad you showed up, Grandpa and Grandma! Let's all sit at the table. We'll say grace, and then we'll eat. I have quite a lot to be very thankful for!"

As Marty III headed to the dining room table, he thought of how much he had to be thankful for. He had a neat extended family, with quite a nice legacy. His immediate family had a very neat house in Hilldale, which was restored to its pristine condition. Most ofall, though, he was real grateful to be alive! He just had so much to live for.