Reuniting: Jesse and Dylan

Jesse walked through Zootopia, not sure of what to do. Sure, it was cool to be in a fictional world, but he thought being here would be more fun. Instead of a fun buddy cop adventure with Nick and Judy, he was stuck on his own while the two argued.

"I swear that those two argue like a married couple," Jesse said. He laughed to himself, thinking of how everyone and their mom shipped the two in the real world.

"Kid!" Nick called, running up to the boy-turned-fennec. "You can't just run off by yourself in a new place."

"Actually, considering that I saw your movie, I think I can do just that," Jesse said.

Nick frowned. "Look, kid- "

"Don't call me that," Jesse said.

Nick sighed. "Fine, then at least listen. I know how we can get back to your world."

"You do?" Jesse asked.

"Of course," Nick said. "I know everyone, and there's one person that can help us out."

Nick took Jesse to the industrial district of Zootopia, where they came up to an abandoned warehouse.

"Welcome to Wilde Times," Nick said. "Technically I own the place, but I don't have a use for it. My partner, on the other hand…"

The fox knocked on a door in the back, and with a grumbling sound, a badger woman coming out of the room.

"What do you want, Wilde?" the badger asked, her voice filled with annoyance.

"Honey! How's it going?" Nick asked with a smile.

"I was sleeping," she said deadpan.

Jesse stepped up to her. "Look, Nick says that you can help us get to the real world."

"I'm going to stop you there," Honey said. "I spent long and hard to get here to Zootopia from the Wasteland, so I'm not giving my dimension hopping device to a stranger."

Jesse sighed, but then thought of something. "What if I give you this?" he said, summoning his Keyblade. "It can open any lock, which would be helpful to anyone."

"Really now?" Honey said, becoming interested.

'Yep, I've seen it in action myself," Nick said. "Just give us the device and you can have ours."

The badger looked at them, then sighed. "Fine, you win this round, Nick. But be careful with it." Going back into her room, Honey came back to the door with what looked to be a portable film projector. "Press the green button to go forward, and the red button to open a return portal," she explained, "and don't overwork it, please."

"Here you go," Jesse said, handling over the Keyblade as he and Nick ran off. Pressing the button, the two opened a portal and hopped in, Jesse's Keyblade returning to him when the patrol closed behind them.

Honey sighed. "Sly foxes," she grumbled, heading back inside for a nap.

[***]

Dylan and Rocket had 'borrowed' a ship and were blasting off through the reaches of space, heading back to Earth.

"So, how does this whole memory thing work?" Dylan asked, "I get that you remember two different timelines, but how to you stay sane?"

"Who ever said I was?" Rocket retorted. "I'm a freak of science either way, kid. The only difference now is if I'm alone or not. I'm still me."

Dylan nodded, deciding to relax with some music. One of the things he had found out about his headphones was that they could pick up and play any song that was ever in existence, which served to distract him from the long ride back to Earth. The two didn't say anything, but both could feel that their connection to each other was different from the other Imagineers and their partners; both of them had nothing and everything to lose.

"I've never told anyone this, but I have a hard time relating to others," Dylan said. "I know, I know, that sounds stupid coming from the de facto leader, but honestly it's been characters like you and others that helped me overcome that. You lead fictional lives, which gives you room to change and have second chances. In the real world, we get one shot, then it's gone. By learning lessons and seeing how people react in fiction, it's helped me to translate those skills to real life. So, thank you."

"Heh, whatever kid," Rocket said, though the raccoon couldn't hide his smile.

To lighten the mood, Dylan put on some music; soon the ship was filled with the sounds of The Sweet and their song "Fox on the Run" from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.

"Don't tell Quill this, but I kind of like his music," Rocket said.

"My lips are sealed," Dylan said, singing along with the song.

Suddenly, another one of those mysterious portals opened up in front of their ship, pulling them into the void of darkness.

[***]

Like before, Jesse and Dylan appeared in the same place, the two boys glad to see the other but also concerned about where they are.

"I think I found something," Dylan said, picking up an object off the ground.

It was an amulet of some sort, which glowed when the boy picked it up and started floating. The amulet pulsed with power as it projected a screen, showing what seemed to be an empty chamber.

"If you see this, then listen," said a female voice, though the speaker could not be seen. "I don't have much time, but I know who's behind the glitches in the world. There's three of them, and they're-" Before she could say anything else, the amulet sparked and sputtered, making the screen go static and the audio be garbled until it corrected itself. "-They're the ones behind this. I don't know how they got so much power, but I can't help but blame myself for falling for her lies. All I can say is that you can't beat them alone, neither hero or villain. Please, hurry and find the Imagineers, before-" There was a sound like something crumbling in the background. "They found me. Get this message to Mickey, now!" In the video, a portal opened as a white hand grabbed the amulet, tossing the object through as an evil laugh was heard and the portal and video closed.

"That was… ominous, to say the least," Jesse said.

"I'll say," Dylan said. "Let's get out of here."

Using his magic, the boy played a tune and created a door, which Jesse opened and let the two go through.

Author's Note

Two more Imagineers are together, which leaves 8 more out there. Continue to vote for who's next, and here's an additional challenge. In your review, give a guess as to who the three villains are.

Here's a hint to get you started:

- One is a magic user

- One is a hacker

- One is related to Classic Disney

Can't wait to see your guesses!