"Iggy's letting the others know that everything's safe, come on in you two, and be mindful of young and unwanted ears if you came to speak to the four of us specifically"

"Right, I forgot those two would be here, I'm mainly here to speak to Monica anyways about something, Dave here was the one who wanted to speak to the four of you after giving you a few days to process something he's keeping secret"

"Come on in then"

The group enters just as Monica is seen, and then Dave is the one who speaks up

"I'm sorry about giving everyone a scare, that wasn't my intention at all"

"Indeed, we simply happened to meet up and since we needed to talk to people at the same location I decided to give him a ride here"

"So it was purely coincidental that you two met up and came at the same time"

"Indeed"

"I think...I think we might need to plan for such things in the future"

"Most likely, now then let's go to a more private area Dave"

"Agreed"

And so the group heads to a private area and Dave tells the group what he had originally intended to tell them before they had heard the news about Ravus

"Now then this isn't entirely confirmed but it looks like there might be a Niflheim base back in operation, one that you four already took down, plus they might also be making some sort of weapon, all ordered by the Chancellor by the way"

"You guys don't think..."

"It's possible, after all something changed this time around"

"Good point, though I'm positive he doesn't remember, by the way Dave did you have..."

"Someone else do the tag hunt I wanted you four to go on? I did since I knew you four needed this time to begin to process what you recently heard"

"Yeah, um do you know if there's any further news about Aranea?"

"I'm afraid not"

"Understood, if you do get word about her let Iris know, she's going to be the main contact point for a bit since we're going to be off the grid while we take care of this little problem"

"Will do, but first I would like to offer my Hunters to join you"

"Not this time Dave, we appreciate their help whenever they're available but this time unless we specifically call for you we don't want Hunters any where's near the area"

"Very well, and I remember what you told me what the phone call means your Highness"

"Oh really?"

"Yes, it basically means that we're in trouble and should be scared"

"Exactly"

And so a couple of days later the group infiltrates the base once more and run into trouble, but before it can be agreed upon that they needed Dave and his Hunters as backup a very welcome surprise joined in the fight

"Hello boys, sorry I'm late"

"Aranea, welcome aboard, let's finish this place and then we'll get to a safe place to talk"

"Agreed, now isn't the time for pleasantries"

And so the group of five finish the work and then make for Hammerhead since they didn't want to lead any potential survivors to Cape Caem

"Aranea...we don't want to bring up any bad memories but...can you give us further details about Ravus?, all we heard on the radio was the fact that he had been executed about five days before we heard the news and that you were a fugitive after escaping prison recently"

"That...I escaped the day after...after we lost Ravus, guess you four need details though"

"Yeah, but first you're going to be getting further details besides the whole time travel aspect"

"I had a feeling Specs and I needed to talk further"

"Indeed, plus more than just the fact that we needed to talk, all you know is that we're from a different future, what you don't know is the details that we left out"

And so the group tells her everything that they hadn't the first time around, about the treaty being false the entire time but that they didn't find out about it until they were at Galdin Quay waiting for a boat to Altissia and having to hear about it via the newspaper, the various bases they took down, the trials for the Astrals, getting the Royal Arms, their initial meeting and the fact that they had met at the Vesperpools before without Gladio as part of the team, getting to Altissia and not only ultimately losing Lunafreya to Ardyn but Ignis losing his sight (when that happened Aranea wondered if that was part of what needed to be talked about between the two of them) the fighting that was resolved by Ignis at Cartanica, Prompto falling off the train due to Ardyn's machinations, Zegnautus and how they found out that Ardyn's true name wasn't Ardyn Izunia but Ardyn Lucis Caelum (when Aranea heard that little tidbit she was surprised that Noctis was able to explain things so calmly). The three that lived through the ten years of darkness told their half of the story and that's when Aranea learned that alongside Dave she helped teach Ignis how to get back on his feet in regards to fighting and being useful despite the loss of his eyesight, they explained how eventually Noctis returned and had a final fight with Ardyn killing him and dying himself and then ultimately being allowed to change things like Ignis going blind and Lunafreya dying

"Though due to Ravus...well due to that I don't know if we're going to succeed or not, oh and by the way when we mentioned being careful around Ardyn we meant it and also hoped you wouldn't just flat out attack him the next time you saw him"

"I kept myself under control, but only because of Commander Ravus"

"Good, this is because quite frankly Ardyn is literally immortal, I killed him eventually due to the prophecy but until that point he Just. Wouldn't. Die. I heard from these three that they tried at the Keep and failed"

"We did, had to keep Iggy from walking right into him but Prompto and I tried to kill him, actually Prompto succeeded temporarily but then he revived himself and simply walked past Iggy after picking up his hat"

"I see...guess it's my turn now huh?"

"Not until tomorrow, it's late and we've already had one emotional conversation, your conversation will be just as emotional and you're already close to a breaking point, when was the last time you and your team truly slept?"

"Been a while, add in the fact that the three of us deliberately separated after my escape and let's just say I haven't really had anyone to talk with lately"

"Right, we'll try and find Biggs and Wedge over the next few days, in the meantime though you're getting sleep even if we stay up just a little bit longer to take care of something real quick"

And so the group got basic disguise supplies for Aranea though they wouldn't force her into a disguise if she didn't want to they still had the option available for her, once that was done they also went to sleep. The next day they explained what they were planning with Aranea who agreed that she needed to be disguised out in public