Chapter Forty Five
Biff started driving the car, faster and faster down the street, it was near 80 miles per hour now. He was laughing manically now, he was going to be finally rid of any worries in his life. He just had to get to Sara, and keep her away from Denays...
"Uh..Dad?" Griff saw the time control panel flickering in and out, and he was getting worried. One moment it would show October 12th, 2005, which was the day before Sara met Scooter...the next moment it would flicker and show October 25th, 2043, which was 16 years into the future.
"Shut up, Griff!" He yelled, then he saw out of the corner of his eye the flickering panel. He reached over and smacked it hard with his palm. It flickered wildly for a moment, then it settled on a readout.
October 25th, 2043.
The blast of fire on the road, and the blast of electriciy was seen down the main street past Denays office that day. The few workers who saw it, never forgot it.
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Scooter and Sara walked around the theatre, with Renee in Scooter's arms. She cooed up at him, she didn't notice he was cold as ice at all. She was just happy to be in her Father's arms now.
"So...you're bound to me? And wherever I go, you'll go too?" Sara asked, smiling.
"Yeah. It's...I guess what you could call the curse of it. But I don't really consider it a curse at all. I'll be around as long as your alive." He replied, as he looked around the theatre.
"What about Renee?" She asked, as they finally settled down into some of the seats.
Scooter thought for a moment, then he sighed. "I'm not sure. I guess if you die, and she's still alive, she'll be without both parents then. Because Death told me I would die again when you do. You're sort of my lifeline."
"Although you're for all intents and purposes, a zombie. Just a sentient zombie." Sara laughed, as Scooter made a weird face and a deep moaning noise, while laughing. "Scooter, stop it!" Sara was laughing, watching him goof off.
"I wonder what would happen if I lost a limb?" He pondered, looking at his wrist.
"Don't you dare try anything like that!" She exclaimed, her expression becoming one of shock.
"Oh no! I was just wondering that's all!" He turned his head towards the front door, and he saw Kermit and Sadie walk inside. All three of them locked eyes, and Sadie fainted. "Mom!"
He ran up the aisle, looking down at his Mom. "Mom!? Are you okay??" He kneeled down and wrapped his arms around her, picking her up into a sitting position.
"...my...baby...." She opened her eyes, and she started to back away. She saw his face, pale orange, with whitened gray hair. His clothes were a stark contrast to his paled skin. "...let go of me...."
He let go of her, and he watched her, frowning softly. "Mom...it's okay. I'm here.."
Sadie closed her eyes, and choked back a sob. Scooter stood up and walked back down to where Sara and Renee sat. Kermit started to go over to Sadie, but instead he went down to where the other two sat.
"Scooter? Are you..alive?" He asked. He thought that Scooter was in a position like Deadly, but he wasn't completely sure just yet.
"No, Chief. I'm pretty much a zombie." He looked at Kermit, who frowned a little bit. "I'm like Deadly and Eleanor are. I'm not bound to the boarding house though. I'm bound to wherever Sara goes. And when she dies, I die again as well."
Kermit looked over at Sara, who merely shrugged. Sadie stood up and walked over to them, she looked at Scooter, and she gingerly placed a hand on his face. It was as if she was touching a dead body...which well, she was. She managed a small smile, and she saw Renee holding out her little arms to her; so she picked up the baby, and held her.
"I wonder what everyone else is going to think, when you come home, honey." Sadie remarked softly.
"Yeah...me too." Scooter stated, looking down at his hands thoughtfully.
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The makeshift time machine roared into the time they had chosen, 2043. Biff stood up out of the car, and looked around. He smirked, not realising just where he was.
"Hey, there's that old house, son. I heard that Sara was visiting them there when she first met Scooter....come on, maybe we can just go ahead and get her there.." Biff remarked, laughing a little.
"Dad?" Griff looked back at the time controls, which was still blinking Oct 25th, 2043. "I need to tell you something!"
"Would you just shut your whining hole up! You're so stupid sometimes..." He made a threatening gesture to his son, who then walked around the car and made his Dad look inside.
"Look at what the controls say!" He frowned, making sure his Dad saw it.
"Oh...****."
"Yeah, wrong time Dad. Let's just get back in and get to the right time, okay?" Griff started to get back into the car, as Biff sat down, and closed the doors. He cranked the car...nothing happened.
He cranked it one more time, yet again, nothing happened.
"OH **** IT!! FREAKING CAR WON'T START!" He slammed both hands on the steering wheel, and nothing happened.
Griff and Biff were both pushing the car to the side of the road, and they walked back down the street. Biff looked ready to spit nails at any moment. Griff was just bored of it all now.
"Maybe we could see if that crazy scientist is still alive, Dad. He could help us. Heck, he's probably so old now he won't even remember us." Griff commented as they got closer to the boarding house.
"Yeah, right." He snorted, as he noticed a tall thin female jogging down the street. He watched her running and he smirked a little. "HEY MISS!" He yelled out.
The young lady didn't hear him, as she had headphones on her ears, listening to music. He started to wave her down, and she saw the movements, and slowed down to a stop, pulling the headphones off, and shutting the music off. She made a few motions to him to come closer.
"What's the matter?" She asked him, cautiously keeping her distance. He didnt' look like a man to be trusted.
"We need a place to crash for the night, Miss. Know of any place that would be good to stay at?" He asked her.
"Well, how much money ya got?" She replied.
"Um.." He checked his pockets, and so did Griff. Neither of them had any money. "Nothing."
"Oh, well okay..." She leaned back for a moment, thinking. Her long red hair was hiding her face partially, and she brushed it back, smiling. "Well, you can crash in the park, the benches...or the boarding house."
"The Boarding House?" Griff asked, curious.
Her cell phone rang suddenly, and she picked it up. "Just a moment please. Yeah? Hey Aunt Skeet...no, just talking to some fellows on the way home from pratice...Dad's flippin' out cause I'm not home yet? Please, just tell him to calm down okay? These are two nice looking men, and I have my mace spray out and ready should they try anything funny. They'd like to stay for the night. There, in the boarding house. Sure? Great! Thanks Aunt Skeeter!!"
She looked at him, and closed the cell phone smiling. "Okay guys, you can stay for a few days. You'll have to help with chores though." She replied as they walked to the boarding house together then.
"Oh, sure?" Griff agreed. "What's your name though?"
"Well...what's yours?" She asked him back.
"I'm Griff Tannen...and this is my father Biff Tannen. And you?"
"The name's Renee Grosse. Pleased to meet ya!!" She said happily as she opened the front door to the boarding house for them.