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Hello. My name is Aqua and new to this...island.

Am I to understand everything that was told to me in the hospital is true? That my existence...and everything I know, was as imaginary as the worlds and characters in books? I find this very hard to believe, though from what I'm told my skepticism is "normal".

I digress, if anyone knows of Ven or Terra or if they are here please, let me know. Any and all information would be helpful.

Thank you.

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[Aqua isn't sure if she should tell everything. The knowledge is hers to bear, especially when it comes to Terra and Ven's fate. She can explain about Vanitas and Xehanort, but in telling Riku too much she might...overwhelm him.

When he flowmotions to her, she's really caught off guard. Specks of her magic are at her fingertips, ready to draw out her barrier but stops. He's...taller, much taller than before.

Gods, how many years has it been?]

Hello, it's nice to meet you in person ...again. [She offers a small smile, though Riku might notice something about her person. There's some Darkness clinging to her form, but her light is still there; still shining and bright.]

Yeah. Well, it's been a while, so we're practically meeting for the first time.

[In time, it was eleven or so years. But in reality, Riku felt like it was much longer. Everything he'd done since then seemed to amplify that. Of course, he wasn't ready to tell her that. Sora helped take care of his mistakes, and he didn't want to burden someone else with them.

He does notice the darkness ... but it doesn't concern him, not entirely. After all, he'd be kind of a hypocrite.]

So, who goes first?

It's been more than a while, but it's nice to see a familiar face.

[Hardships, battles and fighting down foes makes time seem irrelevant until it catches up with you. When she was rapped it felt like years, eons even...but she never thought how many years had gone by. She hasn't aged in the least in all of it.]

How about you? I would rather know what's happened now, before I tell you the parts I played.

All right.

[Where to begin...? Riku isn't the best at this. He almost wishes someone else was here to help out. Then again, no one else in New Moore had the same amount of information.]

So, you know about Xehanort, right? That's some common ground. Other than that, it's been eleven years ... actually, probably closer to twelve. Xehanort's still at large after all that. He had a plan to bring back Kingdom Hearts. I think it failed around your time. But in our time, he's trying to achieve it with thirteen darknesses and seven lights. I don't know what that means yet. But all of his plans have led up to that.

[Aqua listens, trying to grasp what Riku was saying.]

He never spoke about Kingdom Hearts, but he wanted...[She takes a deep breath. She's gone over this a million times in her head, but saying it out loud is still hard.] He wanted to start a keyblade war, to forge a x-blade. A powerful weapon...a means to an end, essentially.

But Xehanort...How did he look like?

Yeah, that's one and the same: I think that blade is meant to lead to something to do with Kingdom Hearts. And here's the thing, Aqua. He looks like a lot of different people. He had a Nobody, a heartless, a younger version of himself ... And those thirteen darknesses—they're meant to be vessels. He has twelve already. We stopped him from getting the last one.

[He pauses, because he realizes he never said what Xehanort looked like.]

A bald old man is the main Xehanort. The others ... are younger versions of that. The heartless and the Nobody, anyway.

[Aqua stays silent again, taking in everything he's said. She knew Xehanort's plan was outrageous, but not to the extreme of having thirteen darknesses or vessels. The mentions of a Nobody does confuse her, but that detail can be sorted out later. The appearance, that's all she can focus on right now.]

He has the power to possess others, willing to do anything and everything he can to satisfy his thirst for power. But in one of the versions you saw him as...

Did he have white hair and bronze skin? Athletic and fit?

Yeah, that's younger him, Xehanort's heartless, and his Nobody.

[He wonders why that matters, but he doesn't ask, assuming she'll explain.]

[There's a lump forming in her throat and her hands clench for a split second. She was hoping that he would have a better life. A fresh start...but Xehanort's personality must've overrode Terra's. She shakes her head.]

That's not entirely Xehanort. He possessed Terra's body, mind and heart. I managed to destroy his Heartless, but apparently it wasn't enough. [A long pause until she speaks again in a soft manner.]

Terra's keyblade was used on himself in an attempt to lock Xehanort out...but I think it did the opposite. There was a portal, we both fell through. He was knocked out and I had to save him. My best friend was still there and I gave up my keyblade and my armor to save him.

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So that's why ... he never came back. It's funny. When I spoke to Xehanort's Heartless recently, I mentioned him. I said that talking to him reminded me of ... Terra.

[The name is still new to his tongue. After all these years, it's weird to put a name to a face. He was always 'that guy' or 'that man' in his head.]

Little did I know. I'm sorry I can't tell you better news about that. But if there's a way to save Terra after all these years, we plan on finding it.

We all planned on coming back to Destiny Island together...one day.

[She bows her head, trying to reign in her emotions that are threatening to take hold of her. If she had done a better job at piecing the puzzle together. She was the Master, she was the one who was supposed to keep her friends safe. There's a slow, deep breath from inhale to exhale.]

We can find it together, I owe him that much.

Yeah, problem is: we're stuck here for now. I have a few theories that tell me that once we get out of here, we're not going to be sticking together.

[Not that he's keen on sharing them.]

But we'll find a way to beat that, too.

[There's a small nod from her.]

Depending on where we've all been taken from. We won't be together, or who knows if we'll be able to recall any of this...

[She pauses, trying to think of way to bring up what Axel told her.]

What happened to the other worlds, Riku?

Taken by darkness. Not all of them ... but a lot.

[He looks sullen for a moment. After all, he had helped with some of that. Sure, Sora had gone a long way to reverse some of the damage, but that doesn't make him feel any better.]

Without keyblade wielders ... at least, without more than just Mickey, I guess there wasn't much that could be done.

[Aqua falls quiet, bowing her head a little as she takes in what he just said. She wishes she could've done more.]

...I see.

Sorry.

[He wants to say more. If this was Sora standing here, he knows his friend would be better at empathy ... and then the sympathetic part that would follow. But that isn't Riku's strength.]

It'll be okay...at least the worlds have you and Sora to keep them safe.

[Comfort wouldn't be well received at the moment. She's trying to Gerty over the shock of it ask; from coming to the island to learning everything that's happened in her absence. Though there is something that brings her to the present.]

I learned from Xion that she and Roxas have Keyblades and offered to train them a little. If you would like to join them, you can. I didn't think there would be more Wielders here other than you.

[A smile touches his lips at her offer. That would have helped ... before the test, probably. At this point, he's not sure he needs it. Being named master and knowing his strength ...

He's been through a lot, and while he lacks in other areas, areas where Sora would always excel, fighting isn't one of them.]

I—uh, I think I'm good. Master Yen Sid just named me master recently.

Really? [The surprise is written on her face and in her voice. For a moment she thinks he's too young, but she's remembering him for the young boy he was. Not the teen he is now.]

Congratulations then, Master Riku.

[It's not like Riku to blush ... and he doesn't, but there's something about how his stance changes that seems to reflect that he is just as awkward and surprised.]

... Thanks, Aqua.

[Aqua can see Riku's stance change, but she won't comment on it. Instead she'll chuckle and simply smile.]

I'm proud of you. Very proud.

[He resists the urge to point out exactly what he always thinks in these situations: it should have been Sora. Even with all of Sora's praise and Riku's willingness to jump into his work, he still has that doubt. After all, he wasn't even sure if he was good enough to hold the keyblade. Becoming master ...

Riku shifts his weight and tries to straighten up again.]

Thanks. I mean it.

[He pauses and then goes on:]

That said: what more do I need to know about what went on back then?

[Watching Riku...he reminds her of Terra. Both she and her best friend could never take compliments too well. Either Riku thinks he doesn't deserve it, or he's too modest for his own good.

The question makes her look away for a moment.]

A lot went on and I don't believe a single day is enough for me to explain. I can only tell you what I witnessed and what I faced. It's only a third of what happened between the three of us.

I don't need to know everything. What's your business is yours. The Xehanort stuff would be the most important. ... And I'd like to know what you think about Ven being there inside of Sora's heart.

[It'd be too much to expect her to tell him everything. He can't ask for that.]

And—anything about those monsters. And the guy they're connected to.

Ven? What do you mean he's in Sora's heart? [How could that be? Had his heart really gone out to the little boy she met all those years ago? It would explain his seemingly endless sleep. Why his body remained the same and why she had to keep him protected.]

The monsters, they all relate back to Xehanort, Riku. it all starts and ends with him. [She takes a breath, feeling herself getting tired from learning so much and having to soon explain so much too.]

As I said, it's a long story. The monsters are Unversed and they all come from Vanitas.