So... turns out, there is actually a 6th one in here. We found her through out of place nightmares we were having. And had to wait for her to drop her barrier at least somewhat naturally instead of shattering it from inside like when chaos spawned.

Well, today was that day. They stumbled into the headspace and we immediately dropped almost everything to help. I'll let her introduce herself and her full story with the portrait I drew for her before Chaos' stream..

-Ashe

Hi there. I'm Aqua. (She/They) (I was going to be called Terra, but like Ashe, I found a name that fits me better.) I first split 15 years ago from Ashe apparently. When I got there everything was terrifying, copies of myself were either suspended or looked dead in a dark void, where it looked like things were being swallowed by it. I ran. In any direction I could. But then let the void surround me and take me. I've been stuck in subconscious space as nightmares took hold. And apparently that void became a barrier of my own making to protect me. But it was actually a trap. Then out of nowhere a week or 2 ago, I start getting notes in the nightmare.

The first one just popped up in front of me

"This nightmare sucks. The plots all over the place."

It was so out of place for the usual. I then start getting more of them. Some of the nightmares were from when we were still in school as those were the thoughts haunting me. (I hadn't experienced anything past that.)

More notes:

"We aren't even in school anymore."

"Hey. I know you're in there. And I'm gonna get you out."

"We're here for you. We know about when you first came here."

"When you get out, there's a path waiting. Follow it to the house."

This kept up, and each time the note would pull me out of the nightmare. So, I began to calm down when I would see the notes, and curiosity took hold. Then suddenly I hear a voice outside my barrier.

"I know you are there. And I don't know if you can hear me, but I think I know the name you would respond to. At least the only name that would make sense for the time you came around. And I'm not giving up on you.

Terra."

That voice was leaving me the notes. That voice was Ashe. I had sat wondering how to undo the trap I was in, and kept wondering for a couple days. And then I heard a song in the distance. Which I now know was "In the Final with lyrics" from mario and luigi: bowser's inside story. But it sounded like Kingdom Hearts music. And that was familiar to me (turns out same composer). But that familiarity brought the shield down suddenly. Now that I was able to hear things outside it.

(I just want to say at this point while not a mental breakdown like when chaos shattered our barrier, the sudden lowering of the barrier had me hit with a ton of raw emotion in a single moment, more so than I'd expect from HRT. And it was a similar feeling to back then, so I knew what happened. -Ashe)

Right.

When I got outside, there was a path, just like the notes said. To a house in the distance. With another note that had more detailed instructions.

"Follow the path to the house. Look for either the fennec eared girl, or the crystal fairy. The witch and the gremlin are friendlier than they appear. The buff girl is mostly mute, but will help you find us if you run into her. Welcome home."

And with that, wandered in. At this point I was completely formless. I didn't know what the body looked like, what was going on, what I looked like, none of it.

I went inside and was immediately met with Ashe and Mira. Mira showed me around because I guess our nephew was over and Ashe was watching him. (And that's how I found out we have a nephew and how much time has passed)

Mira initially offered to let me immediately get up to speed with her memory archives. But I still just met these people and last time I saw them they looked like dead clones of me. I wasn't exactly going to go for that immediately.

But then Ashe offered to make me form. Saying it was like an unlimited character creator with infinite options, I couldn't help but get excited.

We spent some time making it (with Ashe assuring me it could be anything, no limits). And once the design was done, Ashe asked me "Do you still want to go by Terra? If a Kingdom Hearts like thing brought you out, though KH does have a Terra, your color scheme reminds me more of Aqua."

So, that's how this all happened. I have since been brought up to speed on everything, and through this post is how I realize... apparently I am a writer.😅 Anyway, everyone in here has been so welcoming. And I am glad to meet you all!

-Aqua