Before time was ever put forward and subsequently set in reverse in the first place, the entirety of Coon & Friends, including the merged Freedom Pals, stood at the top of the hill where Mephesto's Genetics Lab was. They came and got Butthole's parents from the depths of the laboratory, but at a price. Butthole was standing behind the entire group, his face hollow with grief.

Dressed still as Toolshed and Human Kite, the two once opposed friends were mutually horrified at one thing. Mysterion hadn't appeared for the entire mission, not on either side.

Toolshed began to say, "You mean Kenny..."

"I mean… I thought… when he disappeared on us after his first mission, he went back with you." He struggled to keep his voice steady when Stan's eyes were widening like that.

"No, he defected after I accused him of being in love with Cartman," Stan said, his voice breaking with guilt. "Now Cartman's whereabouts are unknown… and Kenny's missing…"

Kyle made a face, then made another, until he said, "Oh god. What have you done, Stan? What have I done? He must be in incredible danger with that crazy, anti-semitic, heartless villain!" He cursed himself for being Cartman's ally for as long as he was.

"What do you mean, what-have-I-done," said Tupperware, who was paying more attention than some of the others who were simply tired after fighting off mutant cats, while Butthole was more silent than usual.

"Mysterion hasn't been answering any of my calls since Butthole got back from Steed last night."

"Why were they at Steed?" Tupperware provided the follow-up question.

"To meet with the kingpin!" Kyle admitted, exasperated at the realization. "He must have found out it was Cartman!"

Call Girl came forward, also one of the few paying attention. "None of this is your fault, Kyle. If anything, it's Stan's. ...and mine. We should have identified that Cartman had an agenda against Mysterion after they broke up, and that's the reason we're in this crime-ridden, cheesing mess." She shook her head at the mention of feline urine. "And that Mysterion has been a stupid victim of the drug. Think of Butthole's parents. That could happen to Mysterion."

"Whatever is the case now, we have to save Kenny!" The entire group panicked and went to the McCormick's house to check first. It was void of activity besides the two only adults in the throes of- well Fastpass didn't give much more of a report of what he spied since Toolshed cut him off. Then to Eric's house. That, too, was vacant. Then, Super Craig, who had been gone the entire mission appeared. Wonder Tweek ran to hug him.

"I was so worried!" cried the spikey-haired blond. His boyfriend parted from him quickly, looking spooked.

Super Craig eyed the group. "He told me… he told me what Mitch Conner was planning."

"Who? Who told you?"

"Cartman! He just snuck up on me when you messaged me that he was the kingpin. And he blamed it on his hand, Mitch Conner, and he told me everything that it had planned. For South Park, and what he would do to Mysterion. I didn't trust him at first, why would I, but he said that I had to warn… him from the past. To stop his future self before it's too late."

They petitioned for more information from Craig, but Craig became flustered and said, "I couldn't come until I knew Mitch Conner was in the past, and I can only hope his cronies aren't hunting me down now. I think what's important is that we do as he says. He held a gun to my head. He said that he was going to fucking kill me unless I agreed not to say anything. And I just don't think that's like Cartman."

"It's not?" said Tweek.

"I mean, why else would he tell me to do one thing and say he'd kill me if I did?" he raised his voice, and Tweek hurriedly pet him in a way to calm him down. Right now, the blond had no fear of publicly displaying affection. Craig turned away, embarrassed. "Well, do we want to save Kenny from that sicko or not?"

"And so we'll have to go back in time?" someone asked.

Coon & Friends turned to the frazzled Butthole.

A fractured anus and a swift recovery at the Unplanned Parenthood later, Coon & Friends found themselves in the middle of a fight with the Moors. They obliterated their antiquated opponents and went to, well, Cartman's house. Outside of it was the Coon slinking around, probably to go ambush what was left of the KKK and enlist them in a game of superheroes.

The group looked uncertainly at Craig, who put his hands in his pockets and approached the manimal, getting his attention by saying that he, too, was from the future.

"I am here. From the future. I was sent by your future iteration. Mitch Conner is currently holding Mysterion hostage inside your room." He explained the stakes of the situation, the horrible things Mitch Conner was planning for South Park, Butthole, and Kenny McCormick, all in a few days time. And that Mitch Conner had already travelled back in time with Mysterion as a means to bring him back to the Stick of Truth. "Which clearly won't work, because you're going to save him."

Collectively speaking, Coon & Friends gasped in shock, because that responsibility should not fall to Cartman, the culprit of these crimes.

The Coon was incensed. "Mitch! That fucking traitor! I can't believe he would do that to me! And Kinny!" Furiously he turned around, and went inside the Cartman household. There was determination in his step.

"Shouldn't we follow him-" began Human Kite.

"NO. NO. Please don't," said Super Craig, more haunted than ever. "In fact, I'd say our work here is done. Thank you, Butthole."

"No way!" said Call Girl angrily. "If there are two Cartmans in there, I'm gonna let them HAVE it! "

"Butthole, please," begged Super Craig. "I promise you'll have your parents back the moment we return to the future."

"Butthole don't you DARE-"

The team leapt through time, swallowed in a single fart thanks to a large enchirrito.

"We're looking for Kenny," said Kyle flatly, glaring at Craig as if he had done something horribly wrong by doing what Cartman wanted (which frequently was the case, Tweek and Craig would later concede together). Stan smiled, thinking he was such a brother to Kenny in times like this. It was better when they were all on the same team.

They were still outside Cartman's house, and yet again had to look for Kenny, but their princess was in another castle. Assuming he was one again.

The first thing Butthole did was find his parents alive in their homes, and completely unaffected by drug use. He knew to trust Craig's word, and to never mess with Cartman.