Incorporating an Alicia and Buzz inside joke from the beginning of the movie. You can bet that Alicia passed it down to troll Buzz even in death.

"Uh, hi! Mo here! This is my first ever mission log! I mean, Buzz makes these all the time and now Izzy does, apparently- Anyway! You wouldn't BELIEVE what happened! We came across an alternate Buzz Lightyear and his team. Never met any of them and they're aliens! Aliens! Well, with Zurgs ship from the future it was a possibility. That or it was our tech down the road. Though, what is a Zurg anyway?!"

"You're getting off track." A grumpy voice calmly intervened.

"Right! Thanks, Darby. Ahem. This alternate Buzz has a very much active Starfleet! Space Rangers have been around for YEARS with a Galactic Alliance." A pause. "It's as if we were never stranded. But… if that was the case, WHY is alternate Buzz still alive? Is this 'Evil Emperor Zurg' the actual Zurg that belonged to that ship we blew up? I have so many questions."

~/~

Mo walked in the back of the group, taking everything in. So many Space Rangers! Their uniforms were different, he noticed. The group stuck out like sore thumbs. Similar, but very different. And look! So many different aliens! He wished he had more eyes to see everything!

The group slowed as they passed floor-to-ceiling windows with an amazing view of operations beyond.

"Buzz?" Izzy snapped him out of it.

The group looked at his leader, with Sox on his shoulders. Buzz stood there quiet as he raised a hand to the glass.

"Uh…" Alt- Buzz awkwardly tried to talk to him. "Are you ok?"

"Huh? Oh. Yeah." A long pause, and he started crying. "I just wish Alisha were here. She always wanted to be a Ranger again."

"Who's Alisha?" Alt-Buzz looks at his own team, equally confused.

Buzz flinched ("Who's Izzy?") as Izzy sadly looked back. "It's a long story."

"Literally!" Mo chirped.

"Alisha was Buzz's partner, and my grandma." Izzy smiled sadly.

"Your partner was a… senior citizen?" Alt- Buzz asked very concerned for the other.

"You have weird partners Buzz." XR commented, arms crossed.

Darby walked next to them and whispered. "She died last year while he was… away on a mission. He still hasn't had a chance to grieve yet. He knew her for years. Go easy on him, please." Then walked back to her friend.

Team Lightyear looked up as Darby, Mo and Izzy tried to comfort him. Sox started purring and wrapping itself around his shoulders.

Eventually, the two teams continued on to the briefing room in silence.

Izzy tapped Mira's shoulder and whispered. "Excuse me, Mira right?"

"Yes. Can I help you?"

"Yes, please. I have a way that could cheer up Buzz, well my Buzz, but I need a rookie. It's an old thing grandma told me about Buzz that he used to do. Actually, he still does it… Anyway, I just want to try something she used to do when he did it."

"Like what?" Mira was intrigued at a new story.

Izzy pulled something out of one of her storage pockets. "This is a family heirloom she passed down to us when Buzz came home. It's an old inside joke between them!" Izzy snickered. "I'm hoping it will help snap him out of it."

"Nice. What do you need me to do?"

"Just get him to do a speech about Starfleet to someone with me nearby. *Squeals* I've always wanted to do this!" She did a little dance in excitement. Mira chuckled; Izzy's cheer contagious.

"I'll see what I can do."

"Can we help?" Booster tapped her shoulder as XR waved at her.

"A chance to prank Lightyear? I'm all in!" XR agreed gleefully.

~/~

Making it to the briefing room, they met with Commander Nebula and the LGMs. The Alt- Team Lightyear took seats flanking Nebula to give their full attention. The LGMs gathered around the new team to get a better view. ("Doesn't Commander Burnside have a trophy with them on it in his office?" Mo whispered to Darby, who looked intrigued at that tidbit.) Buzz awkwardly tried to get them to back off politely.

"So, you're also Buzz Lightyear. I am Commander Nebula, the highest-ranking officer aboard Star Command."

The new guys snapped to attention.

"At ease. These little fellows are the LGMs. They are what keep Starfleet running."

Relaxing, Nebula gestured for them to take a seat at the table. The LGMs took the cue and found their own seats.

"Tell me about yourself. From what I'm hearing, it's quite the tale." Nebula gave them his complete attention.

"With all due respect, sir." Buzz chuckled humorlessly. "You have no idea."

Excited, his own team looked excited at this tale. They knew it of course, but from the history books and interviews with Commander Hawthorne. But this is Buzz's side of the story.

Sox leapt on to the table and provided assistance with his built-in holograms for reference.

~/~

With Team Lightyear…

There wasn't a dry eye on their side of the table.

Nebula made damn sure to look up Alisha at the next opportunity to see if she existed here. Sounds like quite the lady, especially with how much her loss affected the other Buzz. His team reminds him of his own Buzz's team and how they came together.

And Sox even played Alisha's goodbye when Buzz got to that part in the story. (A/N- I had Buzz remember to grab the thumb drive after Burnside ejected it to show off his laser shield).

The girl, Izzy was mortified at her toddler self in her ranger costume. (It did cause a small chuckle out of that Buzz, so a win he guesses). Mo and Darby proceeded to tease the poor girl.

"Hey, Izzy? Don't be embarrassed. Buzz inspired me to be a Ranger, too. I grew up hearing about his adventures." Mira tried to cheer up the poor girl.

"You too?" Izzy gaped at her before whipping her gaze to Mira's Buzz. "Wait, you don't look that old?" She blinked rapidly at the Buzz next to Nebula. "Are you-"

"I'm 41." Buzz deadpanned. But he also found humor in the question, with the provided context, if his smirk was anything to go by.

"He's my age!" Mo cheered.

"And I'm 35." The new Buzz smiled. Izzy did a double take at that.

'Wha- really?" She squinted in playful suspicion. "I thought you were an old geezer or something."

"Ha. Ha. Very funny."

After some more banter, and old man jokes, the briefing continued until the end of the story.

At the end, Nebula tried to rub away a migraine.

"So, let me get this straight. Your Zurg is really yet another version of Buzz after a different series of events that traveled so far into the future he came across a ship and robots that only says the word 'Zurg' but the main guy was nowhere to be seen. THAT Buzz took over and took charge. Came back into the past in the hopes of preventing everyone else from being marooned on your new home world of T'Kani Prime. So, the question is, what happened to the REAL Zurg, and why centuries into the future?" He asked their Buzz.

"Unknown. During my brief time with my counterpart, he made no mention of this Zurg appearing at all."

"Oh! Oh! Oh!" Booster stood and waved his hand. "MAYBE, Zurg was simply not on the ship at the time! What if that Buzz found it while Zurg was gone doing something and simply assumed it was abandoned?"

Both teams just stared.

"It can't be that simple?" Mo interjected. "Knock knock! Sorry, no one's home." He crossed his arms.

"Hey, I'd take the ship too if I were that Buzz." Darby huffed. Her Buzz gave Darby a dry look. "What? BOTH of you were flying that tiny thing that was designed for short missions, not long term. THAT Buzz was a terrible combo of grieving for his partner and angry at Commander Burnside for trying to arrest him after FINALLY finding a stable formula for the hyperdrive. Burnside wanted to stay while Buzz literally spent a lifetime trying to get everyone home and gave Buzz the impression we didn't care! A LIFETIME watching those he knew grow old and die trying to save us. He lost his best friend and knew no one left on base because of his frequent missions and time dilation. My first instinct is wanting to be alone to heal or vent after that. And look! A giant empty ship." She crossed her arms.

They all stared in horrified awe.

Darby looked at her Buzz who looked ready to cry. "We do care, Buzz. Obviously, you weren't there for it. But word spread about your fight with Burnside. Sparked a whole debate on whether to stay or leave when you found the formula. The debate lasted years after you left." She finished awkwardly. Hesitantly, she reached over to pat his arm. "Don't listen to Burnside, Buzz. We DO care and appreciate what you did for us." Unable to look at him, trying to stay strong.

Buzz reached over to cover her hand. "Thank you, Darby. I… think I needed to hear that."

"You're welcome." Avoiding eye contact., she mumbled before taking her arm back and crossing them. Buzz simply smiled in gratitude before taking a moment to compose himself.

~/~

Eventually, the meeting did end and Nebula asked the new Team Lightyear to stay behind to talk. Leaving the Alt-Team Lightyear to talk.

"I can't believe all that happened to him! Grr! When I get my hands on that-that!" Mira paced angrily outside the door.

"89 years…" Buzz leaned against the wall and slid down to sit. He just… can't imagine what his other selves went through. The one in the room behind him, and the older one impersonating a Zurg neither of them have met yet.

"Buzz, are you going to be ok?" Booster asked gently.

"I… I don't know, Booster. For years, I fought Emperor Zurg for the fate of the galaxy. Then to find out all that!" He wildly gestured to the door. Sighing, he slumped. "I guess I never really knew a life outside of this." Chuckling wryly. "And I guess, neither does he! Time literally flew by for him! And his new commanding officer didn't care! Buzz gave his everything for the mission." Clenching his fist to hit the wall. "He watched their lives pass before his eyes just to get them home. He really is me, isn't he?" He faced his team.

As one, they came in for a group hug.

~/~

Later.

"Hey Booster?" Mira spoke up after 10 minutes.

"Yeah, Mira?"

"Can you get that Buzz to do a speech about Starfleet when he comes out?"

He grinned, catching on.

Buzz looked confused.

"According to Izzy, It's an inside joke between him and her grandma." XR explained.

Then the door opened and everyone walked out. Nebula waved goodbye, the LGMs following him, leaving the two teams alone.

"Hey Buzz!" Booster took this chance after seeing the other Buzz slowly walk back to the window.

Mira tried to catch Izzy's attention from behind Booster. Her eyes lit up in understanding.

"So… what is your Starfleet like? Does it have anything to do with how different your suits look?"

"Starfleet? Well, for one. Uh…"

"Booster, sir."

"Booster. Respect the suit." (Izzy was trying to quickly get her 'heirloom' out while the two groups watched curiously and Buzz was oblivious.) "This suit means something." (Heroic music starts playing Alt-Buzz raised a brow and his team slapped hands over their mouths lest they start laughing. XR pulled out a camera.) "It's not just protecting your body. It's protecting the universe. This suit is a promise to the world that you and you alone will do one thing above all. Finish the mission, no matter the cost. You will never quit, whatever the galaxy will throw your way. Will you please turn that-" He pointed back to Izzy and froze. "Off…"

A beat.

Izzy, Mo and Darby exploded into laughter and giggles. Sox definitely recorded that.

"Grandma was right! It's just too easy." Izzy cackled as the rest caught on to the joke.

"You're mocking me, aren't you?" He dropped his arm and spoke warmly.

"Yes, but in a supportive way." Izzy continued to snicker. "I can't believe you actually do that!"

"How many songs are on there, anyway?"

"Buzz…" She grinned as her laughter died down. "I added several playlists."

Nebula was basically trying to figure out the logistics of having two Buzz Lightyears. The only saving grace is how obviously different their suits are at a glance. Zurgs weapon is able to be repaired by the LGMs and Nebula basically gave them free reign to come and go to help them with their own universe. Nebula handed the team data files on a few worlds to start, including Tangea and Jo-Ad, knowing Mira and Booster would want to meet them.