Oh fuck imagine if Toby actually did this. Kris and the gang fail and The Roaring happens and just as Kris is about to die the SOUL we control in him becomes active and takes him back in time to Chapter 1 to fi everything. The difference this time is we're there with him.

"The power of reset, a force that can save lifes for the prize of time traveling", that can explain why they see Kris acting a little bit weird than usual.