{"id":2603,"date":"2016-01-27T04:27:51","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T04:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/azar.ink-and-quill.com\/?p=2603"},"modified":"2016-01-27T04:27:51","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T04:27:51","slug":"fic-way-before-nirvana-sjabttf-gen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azar.ink-and-quill.com\/?p=2603","title":{"rendered":"Fic: Way Before Nirvana (SJA\/BttF, gen)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Author’s note:<\/strong> It’s been a little while since I last watched SJA. Apologies in advance if I got any of the kids’ voices wrong.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cYour mum\u2019s going to kill us,\u201d Clyde bemoaned to Luke as they stumbled down the unfamiliar pavement in a strange town that they only knew must be somewhere in America: based on what side of the road the cars were on, the size and shape of the license plates, and the spelling on the signs they’d seen.<\/p>\n

Behind them, Rani snorted. \u201cNice try. Don\u2019t you think it\u2019s more accurate to say Sarah Jane\u2019s going to kill you<\/em>, Clyde? You\u2019re the one who went and touched the weird alien artifact after she specifically said not to until we knew what it was and what it did.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHey, it was an accident!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAwfully convenient one, if you ask me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGuys,\u201d Luke interrupted. \u201cDon\u2019t you think figuring out where we are and how we get home is a bit more important than assigning blame right now?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere and when,\u201d Rani agreed reluctantly. She turned to stare at a woman who passed them. The woman glared back. \u201cBecause I don\u2019t know about you, but the only place I’ve seen hair like that before is in Mum\u2019s old pictures. We must’ve gone back in time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRight.\u201d Clyde spotted a boy about their own age, and\u2014more importantly where he was concerned\u2014about his own height. Which was a welcome change from being towered over by Luke and Rani both. Chasing after him, he caught at the sleeve of the boy\u2019s jean jacket. \u201cHey, mate. Sorry to bother you, but any chance you could tell me what year it is?\u201d<\/p>\n

The other boy\u2019s eyes widened. He glanced from Clyde, to Rani, to Luke, giving each of them a quick once-over that seemed to take in their clothes, shoes, and hairstyles and come to some conclusion. Then his shoulders sagged and he let out a sigh that was entirely too resigned for someone who couldn\u2019t be older than eighteen. \u201cLet me guess. You\u2019re time travelers and you need help getting back to the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clyde\u2019s mouth dropped open. He, Rani, and Luke looked at each other in shock. \u201cWait, how\u2019d you\u2014?\u201d<\/p>\n

The boy\u2019s mouth twitched into a wry smile. \u201cBeen there, done that.\u201d He stuck out a hand. \u201cName\u2019s Marty, by the way. Marty McFly. Welcome to 1985.\u201d<\/p>\n

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End note:<\/strong> This came from a number of places including a) marathoning <\/em>Back to the Future on Wednesday 10\/21\/2015, b) my half-awake brain noticing the older-time-traveling-mentor-and-teenage-protege parallels between Doc & Marty and Sarah Jane & her kids, and c) on top of it all, discovering Daniel Anthony is the same height as Michael J. Fox. Title is from the song “1985” by Bowling for Soup.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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