((It is customary for there to be at least one time-travel story, and Episode 19 provided the good excuse for it. Again, anyone not wanting to be spoiled for 19 should not read this.))

"Okay, the last Goku Uniform not under REVOCS was destroyed, Japan has fallen under a zombie-clothing apocolypse with the rest of the world under mind control, Satsuki is nowhere to be found, and Ryuko has just abandoned her Kamui and took the only other weapon capable of fighting Ragyo." Houka looked up from his list. "Did I miss anything important?"

"The toilet clogged up again." Mako spoke up, the "Fearsome Five" and Iori being the others attending this meeting.

Houka rolled his eyes. "Ah, yes. I forgot that very important detail. The good thing is, with Gamagoori's Vacuum Fist, we are able to free the people from COVERS and diminish their forces, and..."

Houka picked up his laptop, set it down, then picked up his chair and threw it against the wall. Gamagoori had to restrain Houka from destroying more chairs. "What's the point! By the time we restore one city, the rest of the world would have fallen, and that's assuming that REVOCS doesn't have another plan. For all we know, Ragyo could be creating some sort of Mega-Kamui!"

"That's ridiculous!" Gamagoori yelled, making Houka wince. "But he's right. We only survived today because of Matoi. While the Vacuum Fist works, it would take too long against a group of COVERS, and that was with the assumption that they would attack up close. An assumption that was proven wrong as well."

Uzu slouched in his seat. "Heh, I guess this is the ultimate fighting stage, though not the opponent I wanted to fight. Here's hoping that Ryuko keeps her head straight and take out REVOCS."

"Or a time machine so that we can avoid a zombie-clothing apocolypse." Nonon weakly joked. She sees that Aikuro was seriously thinking about it. "Wait, you guys actually have a time machine?"

"Renaissance." Aikuro muttered. "It was a project from the late Dr. Matoi. It is a special Kamui, woven with the-"

"Wait, a time-travelling Kamui?" Houka interrupted, getting out of Gamagoori's grip. "That's ridiculous. How does it even work?"

Aikuro sighed. "I was just getting to that. You know how people would dress up as their favorite characters from a show or act like knights in a fair? Renaissance was created with that idea, but it will rip apart the fabrics of time and space to actually bring you back to the time you want."

Iori spoke up. "That made even less sense. Does it even work?"

"Well, we have never tested it." Aikuro admitted. "We don't even know which model of time travel it's based after, though we are hoping for no paradox involved. Besides, we were waiting for a good time to use it."

"In case you haven't noticed, now is a good time." Nonon growled. "Unless you want Houka's Mega-Kamui theory to come true, I say we go ahead and use it."

Aikuro looked back at Aikuro. "Very well, I'll get Renaissance. You need to decide who goes back."

"Nonon will go." Houka voted.

Nonon was surprised by the vote of confidence. "H-hey! Don't I get a say in this, you stupid dog?"

"What is there to say? We all know that Ryuko and Satsuki have a big role, and we can't use either of them for obvious reasons. Because of that, whoever goes back would have to be able to convince Satsuki to change her plan since she was this close to finishing off Ragyo. Obviously, she won't trust anyone from Nudist Beach, and we're no good either; I hacked into her company, Uzu led a gang, and Gamagoori did fight her before."

"What about me?" Mako asked.

"Simply put, Nonon, you've known Satsuki for a long time, and if your claims are true, she will trust you." Houka hid his smile. "Besides, if Renaissance eats you, we can always train Mako."

"Screw you too." When Aikuro returned with the time-travelling Kamui, Nonon snatched it out of his hands and put it on. "I hope I don't have to dance for this."

"It'll help." Aikuro stepped back when Nonon glared at him. "Just think of when you want to go back to. Try to have a clear mind in your head."

Nonon thought back to happier times with Satsuki, and her nerves burned as she blacked out.