"Okay, we're as good as we're going to get for now, so we're leaving tomorrow, make sure that you're ready Cor"

"Yes sir"

And so the next day they head to the Hunt and like Noctis said it took a full day and they did have to stop at a Haven overnight

"One quick question, what's the point of stopping at the Haven if there's a hotel nearby?"

"You'll see Cor, you'll see"

"Wait Noct, is this the Haven that..."

"Yep"

"Okay, yeah, the Haven is a good idea"

"Indeed, I would have thought you wouldn't have recognized what that Haven truly was for us, as it is we haven't been there in so long I myself almost forgot about that Haven being what it was for us though I remembered the location"

And so Cor learned exactly why Noctis wanted to stop at the Haven despite the fact that there was a hotel nearby. This particular Haven wasn't just a place that was safe for the group to rest and recover without worry about daemons, but it was also one of the few Havens that enhanced his ability to make items with elements or healing items, the group also explained it enhanced ordinary Potions and elixirs as well when used inside the Haven. They also showed him the training aspect of the Haven too, which meant that naturally it was one of the more powerful Havens that the group could use during their journey and fight against Niflheim or even during Hunts alongside Hunters

"I see why you wanted to come here now"

"Indeed"

"It's actually what enabled us to survive the upcoming Hunt"

"Yeah no kidding, we hightailed it back here after the Hunt as well if I recall"

"Yes, yes we did"

And so the next day the five took care of the Hunt before it became a Hunt, and while it took time and there were injuries all four time travelers were relieved that something that nearly killed Dave was taken care of before he could lose good comrades

"Well, that Hunt will never happen now"

"Agreed, you know I think this is really the first major thing that we've changed since coming back"

"Could be actually, in any case we're going back to the Haven to rest up and heal"

"Good idea"

They ultimately spend three days at the Haven resting and healing though they make sure to let the people who needed to know know that they were alive at the very least to avoid panic from gripping the kingdom

"Now that we're a bit more recovered it's time to go home and just take things as they go until...well you guys know"

"Yeah, we know"

And so the group heads back home and simply continues their routine, and then six months before they originally started their journey a courier came with a sealed envelope. Once alone with the time travelers Regis opened the envelope to see what it held and it was exactly what Ignis, Gladio, Prompto and Noctis were expecting

"Looks like it's time"

"Yes, since we know the truth this time around I'll not hurry the preparations"

"No, that would be too suspicious, you must act like you don't know anything or coming back might be for naught"

"Very well Noctis, but still, since we know the truth you four don't have to follow the exact plan once you leave Insomnia"

"We know, we have things to do once we leave Insomnia...but once word is received of the fall we're coming back temporarily to see it for ourselves once again, besides, it will be good practice in fighting MT's again before we really start fighting them"

"I see, now then shall we get started on making the plans?"

"Sure, but you three are continuing the training in between preparations"

"Very well, though you said it yourself Noct"

"I know dad, you and Clarus will die, sorry I never said anything earlier Gladio but I'm sure you knew it in your heart, but at the very least you can last longer in a fight against Glauca, and maybe Ravus too now that I think about it"

"I know Noct, I knew in the original timeline that dad would be dead, and if he was to fall this time around dad would die again"

"So...how are we going to do this without alerting Niflheim that we know the truth?"

"Hm...good question"

Ultimately they decide to go through with what happened originally with the time traveler's help, though the time traveler's made sure that the pace wasn't quite as furious as before

"So, all that's left is to do everything over the next six months and then send you four out into the world to deal with everything and change your futures"

"Yeah"

And so the six month scramble that wasn't actually a scramble begins, but finally the day that the group originally left Insomnia arrived. Now then because of the fact that the group could never prove that Drautos was a traitor everyone knew he would be near Regis at the moment so they made sure that what was said before was as close as possible to the original timeline, if with a little more emotion and more admitting that they cared for each other

"Walk tall my son"

"I will dad, I promise"

And so the group leaves and once again the Regalia breaks down before they even get to Hammerhead

"I can't believe this happened again, I thought this car was checked"

"It was, guess something was missed though"

"True, though since you said Cindy never told you what was wrong it must have been something that was only detected after the car broke down"

"Most likely, let me guess though, no signal"

"None"

"Right, we're pushing then"

"Exactly"

"This is going to take a while"

"Yeah, by the way I know it won't happen for a couple more days, but what do you guys say to making plans for when we receive news of Insomnia's fall?"

"Works for me"

"But...maybe not at Hammerhead"

"Good point, after we rescue Dave?"

"Oh yeah, wait should we just go find him first?"

"No, I have my reasons for that though"

"Oh?"

"Yeah, you'll see soon enough why we're keeping things the same initially in regards to when we meet some of the group we got to know"

"So when are things going to change?"

"Once we receive word of Insomnia's fall, we...we have to figure out how to save Luna before Altissia happens but we have a few months before then so maybe...maybe tell her the truth"

"But Noct..."

"I know Specs, I know but it might be our best option even if we have no proof for her"

"We'll see when it comes closer to time, for now though we'd best be hitting the road"

"Right"

"Okay, when I say three we start pushing, and Ignis you know the drill"

"I know, but...when I say switch I mean it Gladio"

"You remember huh?"

"Yes, I do"

"And I'm backing him up with a royal order"

"Understood Noct"

Eventually they make it to Hammerhead and since they knew what was coming simply waited until Cindy informed them of what Cid wanted them to do

"So...how should we do this?"

"Get the problem taken care of and then rescue Dave, besides this'll be a good workout and get us back into form since all we've been doing is fighting against Dad, Clarus and Cor"

"Good point, we're a bit out of shape, that one Hunt we went on a little while ago might not have taken so long if we were in better practice now that I think about it"

And so they keep the beginnings of the trip the same, getting in a little practice and "rescuing" Dave, in some ways it hurt the three who lived through the ten years of darkness to see Dave much more vibrant and actually alive and healthy than it hurt Noctis, but even Noctis had a bad case of nostalgia and wishing things had been different

"It's...it's really him, I wish..."

"I know Prompto, as do Iggy and I, but he's alive and as far as we know didn't have to deal with the loss of fourteen fellow Hunters at once so that's something anyways"

"So...what now?"

"Now we head to Galdin Quay and wait for word about Insomnia"

"Dino?"

"Dino...look can you three handle this?"

"We're gonna have to Noct, many of the people we meet going forward are people we lost during the ten years of darkness, how Dave survived the entire time I don't know but he did, most of the others though?...we lost a lot of good people in that time that we're gonna meet"

"Fine, but if it starts to get to be too much..."

"We'll let you know"

"You'd better, plus...I think we might need to start checking ourselves more in regards to PTSD"

"Good point, now that we've reached that point in time..."

"Yeah, it's going to get exacerbated, by a lot I think"

"Especially because if I'm right we're going to have to go into further detail about something we only briefly touched on"

"Oh?"

"Yeah, if we meet up with...well if we meet up with someone you also know"

The group meets Ardyn and all four of them were fighting their instinct to attack him knowing that it wouldn't work at the moment and then met up with Dino where the three who were alive when he died kept their emotions in check and they then checked into the hotel knowing what they were facing the next day