"What is it Boya?"
"Have you been in touch with Bourbon recently?"
"Ho, you remember now?"
"Just this morning, are we going with the original plan?"
"Yes, Bourbon and I have been doing our best to avoid making any major changes until you join the picture, minus one exception that we were unable to prevent. We don't make frequent contact due to the dangers involved but we've managed"
"I see, are you two still going to go by the original names?"
"Yes"
"Understood"
"So, what's the plan Boya?"
"Same as last time is the best we've got, do you know if Kir..."
"No, I think only the three of us remember everything"
"Actually there might be a fourth person who remembers everything"
"Oh?"
"Yeah, there's been some...weird developments recently at KID heists, explain to the two of you later, by the way is Bourbon going to do what he did last time?"
"Said we'll all talk after my apparent 'death' so that we know what we're doing from here on out"
"Got it"
And so Kir "kills" Akai later that night and once Akai knew it was safe he contacted three people starting with Kir with a simple text
*Here's my number, NOC rules apply*
The next person was James Black and he actually dialed his number
"...it's me James, letting you know my new number...I know but it's the only way...keep me posted"
Finally it was time to contact Bourbon, though Akai was actually a few days late with Bourbon due to the fact that after Akai had contacted James, Conan drugged Akai with fast acting sleeping pills (he told Akai that if he was going to stay up late then he would need coffee and snuck the sleeping pills into the drink, Akai was asleep within minutes) and then with his watch the next five days while Akai was getting used to his Okiya Subaru disguise. As such by the time Akai could call Bourbon, Bourbon was wondering if this time things had gone wrong and Akai was truly dead, fortunately they had also thought about the possibility of delayed contact after reported death on either side since things could have changed with any of their actions and had a way of identifying themselves
"Amuro, Okiya here...it's really me Bourbon...blast it Bourbon I made it out...Furuya Rei of the PSB get it through your thick head that Akai Shuichi made it out alive, that Mizunashi Rena didn't fail in faking his death once more and that this time you don't hate me for Scotch's death since you found out the truth a few years into the future and while you weren't happy with what I did you could work with me, not to mention we tried to save Scotch this time but failed despite our best efforts...finally you're actually listening to me come over to the Kudo home tomorrow so that we can start making further plans...okay see you then I'll let the Boya know"
The next day and the three people who knew that they remembered the future met at the Kudo house
"Okay, so what's the plan anyways?"
"Well Akai works with the FBI, in secret while you work with the PSB Amuro so maybe the two of you could actually work together this time to take them down sooner"
"That's a thought, but it might not actually be possible, the bigger the ripples the bigger the consequences according to any story involving time travel"
"Yeah but..."
"No Kudo, we make as few changes as possible until we get a better handle on the full situation"
"Does that mean you're going to hurt Jodie and Camel emotionally again?"
"No choice Akai, I'm going to be ordered to ascertain if you're actually dead or not more than likely again and unfortunately that's the best way to do so"
(Sighs) "I know, unfortunately Jodie..."
"Look I'll do my best to keep the damage as minimal as possible I promise"
"Wait, according to Sera she also saw your imposter Akai"
"Oh...right, Bell Tree is where I knocked her out cold and got clued in to your actual survival, that really wasn't a smart move on your part Akai"
"An unfortunate necessity though since Sherry wasn't Sherry"
"Oh?"
"Yep, you heard of Kaitou KID?"
"Yes why do you...you're joking"
"Nope he was there"
"I see so you did that to save him huh?"
"Yep"
"Well I think I'll do things differently this time since I know what Vermouth did last time, at least if she doesn't change her plans any when the time comes"
"Anyways, Akai needs to go to his apartment and then..."
"Then we make slow careful movements, but...I think we can start working together more Akai and this time I won't use your comrades against you since I already know the truth"
"Actually...we may want to do the same thing again only this time not with the actual goal of capturing them to ascertain the truth"
"But why would you...oh wait I get it, you want to reveal yourself to them again at the same point in time but with me knowing the truth already you don't need someone else acting as Okiya to keep suspicions off your back so I could just come here and wait to hear that you've revealed yourself to your comrades...wait what am I supposed to tell the group that's chasing them?"
"Make something up Furuya, but maybe this time I won't have to shoot at them with the same gun"
"No, that's going to be needed unfortunately"
"Furuya..."
"Oi, oi, hold on a minute and let me finish, they'll never take the gun from you if you don't shoot at them with said gun, it would be too suspicious in their minds as such you'll need to shoot at them, but don't worry I'll think of something without getting into the actual reason behind the chase"
"Hm..."
The three think about it and then Kudo speaks up
"Got it I think, say that you want to speak with the two FBI agents further about an incident you were involved in earlier, maybe hint that there's bigger things at stake and to make it seem like the PSB agents are trying to capture them but in reality they're not, also warn them about being shot at so that the damage I was told about isn't as severe"
"Nope, I like the idea of telling them a lie but Akai still has to shoot at them and their reaction has to be real, maybe a half truth instead where I mention I am suspecious about Akai Shuichi's death and want it confirmed by those two while talking about the case I was involved with earlier"
"We'll figure it out as we go"
"Indeed, now then again try not to hurt them too severely emotionally with the fact that I'm dead and yet they're seeing someone who looks like me"
"Will do...maybe not appear as frequently then because I did appear a bit too much I think...maybe just the bank, the mall and the train, though for the mall..."
"I know but that can't be helped"
"Not his fault that there was a bomber though...you almost got yourself killed from what I heard"
"I'm lucky Vermouth knew about me and stopped either Chianti or Korn from actually shooting me that day"
"Say Akai are we going to be meeting at the mall again?"
"Yes, primarily to make sure that everyone stays safe, we may plan on things being the same as last time however..."
"That doesn't automatically mean that's what's going to happen, so you support the one who needs it?"
"Yes"
"Good, by the way you'll have to stop Jodie from following me again you know that right?"
"I know, I might even use the same phrase again as a hint of who I am, it gave them an idea when she and Camel were discussing the possibility of me not being dead in the car"
"Okay, then we all know what we're doing for the next few weeks"
"Indeed we do, indeed we do"
"By the way Kudo, what do you mean when you said that KID heists are a bit weird recently?"
(Sighs) "I need to know first if you guys knew that KID was shot at several times during heists"
"Yes, saw him go down a few times but always come back up too"
"Apparently an off shoot of the Black Organization after something called Pandora kept trying to kill him, primarily a guy called Snake, the sniper is still active from what I can tell but this time Snake seems to be after someone else besides KID, someone who's interrupted Snake several times while he's trying to snipe KID, that and..."
"And what Kudo?"
"Well, is it just me or has KID gotten not only bolder with his heists but also more elaborate with his tricks?"
The two think about it and then agree (though they hadn't watched many of his heists either in the original timeline or in the renewed timeline once they knew he was active again they had watched some and there were definitely noticeable differences between the two timelines that only they could catch as experienced investigators within their repsective agencies)
"I think our mysterious person might be backing KID up very subtly, helping him with his plans while at the same time drawing Snake's attention away from KID to keep him safe"
"We may never fully find out the truth though Kudo"
"I know Furuya, I know, Akai I know you'll end up here eventually anyways but want to start off at the apartment?"
"Yes, and once Bourbon officially enters the scene maybe we can meet occasionally to make plans"
"Works for me"
"By the way, Akai I'm still sorry about your sister getting shot even if it was in the shoulder and as for Curacao work together this time without the fighting first will ya?"
"Don't worry Kudo, when that situation comes up we'll work together from the start, though it still stings she got the NOC list from us"
"And as for Masumi, she got hurt preventing you from getting killed and it wasn't extremely serious in the end, I never blamed you for that"
"I see, for now though it's time to go...see you when...well you know Akai"
"Right I'll see you then if not sooner depending on the situation, Bourbon, Kir is going to let us know you've been activated but it wouldn't hurt for you to tell us as well"
"Will do, and Akai it's good that you're not dead, when you didn't call for a few days I thought..."
"That's my fault, I drugged him into sleep for a few days after we faked his death, he needed the rest"
"I see, still I'm glad we had everything thought out ahead of time because otherwise I would still be thinking you were actually dead this time even if last time I doubted your death for several reasons"
"Agreed, but to think what we thought of so long ago would come into play, and we didn't even think it would come into play after my ousting as an FBI agent but during our Organization days"
"No kidding, those first days after Scotch..."