"Ugh...my head...feels like we fell straight down." Jexi groaned.
"Maybe we did. Let's see...we were in Yokohama. We had just caught Shin, then that Moloch guy showed up. After that...wait, did Shin escape?" Dan asked.
"No...no he didn't." Shin groaned from inside a trash can.
"Hang tight, I got you." Alkal said as he fished Shin out of the trash. "So, looks like we're definitely not in Yokohama anymore."
"It looks like...some strange metal building." Glimmer said.
"Wait...wait, we've been here before." Pit said.
"This is...this is the factory!" Nami said.
"That must mean Moloch sent us to Kadic." Hope said.
"Though...not the present. We're missing Team Lyoko." Jexi said.
"Of course it isn't." Sheer said. "The item Moloch tossed is called a Memory Stone. It transports anyone within its range to a certain point in one person's past."
"Wait, are you saying we're stuck in the past with no ship, no way to call for help, and no way back?" Emo said, clearly about to panic.
"Yes to the second but if I'm right…" Jexi said as he ran out. "Yes! Guys, it's still here!" he said as they came out to see the Sunny floating right there in the harbor.
"Wait, that's the Sunny! What's it doing here?" Mark asked.
"The Sunny is how we time traveled into the past in the first place." Tails said. "Since time travel tech interfered with the old ship, we attached it to the Sunny and used it to travel to the past here."
"That explains the why, but it doesn't explain the how. How is the Sunny here?" Hope said.
"Cause we're at the dawn of an era." Jexi smiled. "I thought things felt so nostalgic. Guys...you just ended up in the starting age of the Dimensional Heroes."
"Oh, yeah! I remember now! This is when I first met you guys!" Natsu slapped his head.
"Looks like Moloch's little plan backfired. He has given us the means to get back. We'll just need to go through the motions like usual, and boom. We'll be back in Yokohama before he even has time to gloat." David said.
"Wait, what do you mean, go through the motions?" ZS asked. "We got a way back, we can go now and stop Mammon's plan right now, can't we?"
"It's not exactly that simple. Though we aren't going too hard on ya, considering this is your first time and all." Jexi said. "The original reason we came back to the past was to fix a problem that was altering the future. And since this is a Redux, we can't exactly just leave it as is."
"That is a good point." Mark said. "If we left now, there's no telling how the future would be affected."
"Yeah, that makes sense." ZS admitted. "Sorry for jumping the gun there."
"No worries. You'll get used to it. For now, Tails...think you can still hack into the Kadic Academy school files?" Jexi asked.
"Considering we're in the past...shouldn't take me too long." Tails said.
"Guess that means me and Franky are helping out ol' jim again." Vector said.
"Oh yeah! The trinity is back together! Super!" Franky said.
"But there is one thing that should be kept in mind. Since this technically is a Redux of Jexi's first trip to Kadic, everyone with student identifications will all be registered as new students." David said.
"I think I get what you're saying. The Team Lyoko gang won't know us, so don't let anything about the future slip out." Eddy finished.
"That's right. Furthermore, since this is your first time here, I should tell you, no one in this world knows about other worlds, so it would be best for all of us if you kept quiet about them and don't go showing off your powers unless a dangerous situation happens." Jexi said.
"Wait a second…that reminds me." Hope said. "Wasn't this around the time you began your conflicts with the 18 kingdoms?"
"Yeah but that didn't happen till further in the future of this timeline. But we've gotten stronger since then. We can tape them down easy. Oh...speaking of tape…" Jexi said before looking to Pit.
"Uh...hey uh...I think I spy the carrier pigeon." Pit said slowly walking back.
"Um, why's Pit scared all of a sudden?" Glimmer asked.
"Oh, that? Well, whenever he's gotta blend in like a normal human we have to hide his wings. And to do that we have to do something he hates...wrap his wings in duct tape." Hope said.
"Uh...ah!" Pit shouted before he was held down. "Oh come on guys! My feathers are gonna grow back crooked!"
"Until we find a better way to hide your wings, this is the best option. And your feathers make good pillow stuffing." Gemini said. "Anybody got any duct tape?"
"Always carry a roll with me. Cause I'll be honest. This is my favorite part." Jexi said holding the roll.
"You can be so cruel sometimes, Jexi…" Pit said, tears rolling down his face.
As Pit was getting taped up, the others conversed.
"So, most of us are going to be students at the school, but how does everybody else fit in?" Adora asked.
"Oh, some of us fit in as teachers, while the rest of us stay on the sunny. Law is stationed in the local hospital, and Chopper is in charge of patrolling the forest." Hope said.
"Would it be okay if I accompanied Chopper in the forest?" Perfuma asked. "I think he gets lonely sometimes being the only one there."
"You...you'd really want to help me on Forest patrol, Perfuma?" Chopper asked.
"Of course! I do come from a kingdom of nature after all. And one such as yourself needs company if the forest is dangerous. I'd gladly help you with your job." Perfuma said.
"Stupid! I'm not happy you're coming to join me." Chopper said happily.
"Whatever you say, Rudolph." Issei said.
"In the meantime, how many students do you recommend we send?" Mark asked.
"Depends, how many of them are school age and...mostly human or human like?" Tails asked.
"We've got this handled, there are lots of people we can choose from. But uh...just to be sure we don't get caught, maybe Inosuke should stay on the Sunny?" Hope said.
"Huh?! You think I cant handle a job like this?!" Inosuke asked.
"Can you go five day straight without fighting?" Mark asked.
"Plus someone who wears a boars hide every day is not exactly a normal boarding school student." Lucy said.
"Its fine, you can stay on the Sunny." Shun said.
"Fine." Inosuke said.
"Terra, Aqua? It'll be like being Master Eraqus' students all over again." Ven said.
"It will. Though none of us will be leaving each other alone again." Terra said.
"Okay, if this is a school…" Mark started.
"Don't look at me!" Eddy said quickly. "I joined this group to get away from school!"
"...Then you can stay on the Sunny while Double D and I go." Mark finished. "That leaves room for at least one more, so...Frisk?"
"Sure, I'll go." Frisk answered.
"Just watch your back, kid." Sans said. "Try not to get...schooled."
Everyone facepalmed.
"Well, at least we know whos going and who's not. We'll get everyone situated." Hope said. "So, Jexi… are you ready to relive this moment?"
"You don't even need to say that." Jexi said.