For Sparky
JULES was studying up for a project that he was to turn in the next day when his brother Verne came in. "Hey Jules." he asked, "How about some time traveling?" "Not now." said Verne, "I'm trying to a report for tomorrow." "Com'on." said Verne. "No." said Jules, "I'm busy." "Need some help?" asked Verne. "No thanks." said Jules, "This is more complicated for you and mom and dad are down at the community theatre doing Romeo and Juliet." "I thought that Marty and Jennifer were Romeo and Juliet." said Verne. "They are." said Jules, "But mom and dad are in it as one of the parents." Jules peered from his study and looked at the flyer for tomorrow night's play Romeo and Juliet and said "William Shakespeare." "I've studied up on him." said Verne, "I was out there in the lab setting the time circuits for 1597." He showed Jules the keys to the DeLorean saying "And I've got the keys." Jules closed the book he was reading saying "Let's go."
After arriving in the past, Jules and Verne got out of the DeLorean and activated the cloaking device. Having donned the clothing of the period, the boys headed to the Globe Theatre.
Using a map that Doc obtained during a recent trip to the past, the two boys had no problem finding the theatre. Once inside, they could hear a conversation going on. It was coming from a stage where a man was holding a sword saying "'How oft when men are at the point of-of...'" "Death." said someone else. This someone else had a beard and mustache simular to how the artist had pictured Shakespeare. The man of the sword said "I knowest that, Mr. Will. I just wanted to do a little stuttering." "If thou stutterest like that, thy audience getteth restless." said the man called Mr. Will. Indeed it was William Shakespeare in the flesh. "Awesome." blurted Jules, "This is one of the greatest playwrites of all time." Then, a voice was heard. "You." it said. It came from a middle-aged woman. "How didst thou two get in here?" she demanded. The two boys got up and started out the door. "That's it." said the lady, "Scoot." Afterwords, the two boys waited outside.
It was later, much later when Shakespeare exited the theatre. Jules and Verne followed him saying "Mr. Shakespeare, can we talk to you for a minute?" "Actually," said Shakespeare, "I am merely going to the Boar's Head Tavern." So they followed him. When they got there, Verne said "Hey Jules. We can't go in there. It's a bar." "Relax Verne." said Jules, "Maybe he'll buy us a Shirley Temple." "Jules." said Verne, "I don't think he knows what a Shirley Temple is. It's before her time." "Oh yeah." said Jules, "Let's wing it." They went inside.
Entering the tavern the two boys looked around. "Awesome." said Verne, "None of those 'no minors allowed' signs in here." "Of course not." said Jules, "This is England. They don't believe in 'drinking age' here." Then, Jules thought of something. "Dad." he said. "What about him?" asked Verne. "We can't be having whatever Shakespeare's having." said Jules, "If mom or dad smells our breath, we're in trouble." "What do we do?" asked Verne. "Watch me." said Jules. He took Verne up to Shakespeare who asked "Doth thou two want anything?" "Yeah." said Jules, "Give us a Tab." The man at the bar gave Jules a peculiar stare. "I cannot givest thee a tab unless thou hath ordered something." "Okay." said Jules who was by now amazed by the words of the era, "We'll have a Pepsi Free." "Little knave." said the bartender, "I know not thy meaning of word 'pepsi' but if you want something, you pay for it." "Well then," said Jules, "Just give us some ice water." "Ice water?" exclaimed the bartender, "You want water, you two go dunk your heads in the horse troth." "Just give them what I'm having." said Shakespeare. "Alright." said the bartender. Verne whispered to Jules "They're not even going to card us."
"I know." said Jules as they were offered a drink. "What do we do now, Jules?" asked Verne. "I don't know." said Jules, "We can't go back to the future drunk and we don't want to hurt William Shakespeare's feelings either." Then, he spotted a vase and gingerly moved it into their area. "While Shakespeare's downing his," whispered Jules, "we pour ours into this vase." "Good idea." said Verne. With the three holding their drinks in their hands, Shakespeare asked "What shouldest we toastest too?" "The future." said Jules. "Aye." said Shakespeare, "The undiscovered country, from whose bourn no traveler returns." "Hamlet." said Verne. "Who?" asked Shakespeare. "Verne." whispered Jules, "He hasn't written that yet." "Sorry." said Verne. "Drink." said Shakespeare. As he did, Jules and Vernes poured theirs quietly into the vase. "Ahh." said Shakespeare, "Another round for me and the lads." The bartender reluctantly complied. Shakespeare proposed another toast and drank not knowing that the two boys poured their drinks into the vase. Eventually, Shakespeare passed out. Jules and Verne got up and said "We'll take him home." Having Shakespeare's arms draped over their shoulders, the two boys dragged him out of the tavern.
Once outside, Verne asked Jules "What do we do now?" "We take him back to the future and have him help me on my report." said Jules. "Are you sure?" asked Verne. "Of course, I'm sure." said Jules, "He's one of the greatest playwrites of all time. Why can't he do my homework?" "Because, that's as bad as cheating." said Verne. "Just help me take Shakespeare to the DeLorean." said Jules and Verne did.
After getting out of the car, Jules went over to where Doc's notes were and looked up the formula for that wake-up juice. Then, going into the kitchen, Jules mixed up the concoction and brought it back to the lab. Putting the clothespin on Shakespeare's nose Jules pour the drink down his throat. At the same time, he told Verne "You have to help me with the cleaning before mom and dad come home." At that moment, Shakespeare got up and let out a yell. The two boys grabbed him and led him to the sink, turned on the faucett and ran some water all over his head. After pulling him out, they saw that he was still out. After toweling him off, they took him to their room where he finally came too. Shakespeare looked around and asked "Wherefore am I?" Jules and Verne looked at each other before answering "You won't believe us if we told you." Shakespeare looked at the two boys saying "I knowest thee. But where?" His head started aching from the drink. "Doth thou havest anything for this pounding pain." "We've got Tylenol." said Jules. "What is Tylenol?" asked Shakespeare. Jules and Verne looked at each other before whispering "That's right. He hasn't heard of it yet." Jules turned to Verne saying "Go to the medicine cabinet and get some Tylenol out of there and get a glass of water." "Right." said Verne. He left and then came back with a bottle and a cup of water. "Read the instructions." whispered Jules, "There's a certain amount you could use at a certain age." "Jules." said Verne, "Shakespeare is over four hundred years old right now." "Chronologically yes." said Jules, "But he's still in his thirties no matter where or when he is." Verne shrugged and read the bottle. Then, he poured it out and gave Shakespeare two tablets. He took them and put them in his mouth. Then, being given the cup, Shakespeare drank it. Verne returned the bottle back to the cabinet. When he came back, the boys' guest was feeling better. "Alright." said Shakespeare, "What doth thou want with me." Jules gave Shakespeare some books saying "I want you do do a story about these." He turned a page from one of the books and showed Shakespeare what to write about. After reading it, Shakespeare said "Now I need a pen and paper." Jules turned to his P.C. computer saying "You could write the story here." He turned it on and accessed Microsoft Works. "How do I do this?" asked Shakespeare. Jules showed him the keyboard and typed a few letters. "Like this." he said. Shakespeared typed. It was a while before he got a hang of it. After Shakespeare was finished, Jules turned on the printer saying "Now, we print it." Unfortunately, the printer was jammed. "Never fear." said Shakespeare producing a pen with a feather attached. "The pen is mightier than the sword." he said, "Where's your inkwell?" Jules picked up one of his own pens saying "We don't use inkwells here." He gave it to Shakespeare who used it. Copying his own work from the screen, Shakespeare was so amazed on how he could write without using an inkwell. After he was done, he gave the paper he was writing to Jules saying "There you are. Turning to Verne, Jules whispered "Go into the lab and get the sleep inducer." Verne got up and went out to the lab. When he came back, he snuck it to Verne who turned to Shakespeare saying "Now we've got a surprise for you." "And that is..." said Shakespeare. "This." said Jules. He pulled out the inducer and used it on Shakespeare. Then man passed out as the two boys grabbed him. "Okay now." said Jules, "Let's sneak him back to his own time." The two boys were walking the man back to the lab when a door was heard being opened. Doc and Clara had came home.