Welcome to my mudshipping story about Isaac and Mia after the Venus Lighthouse. I plan to update this story biweekly or weekly as time permits and I'm having a lot of fun writing it so I hope you enjoy!

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- Italics indicate thoughts

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CHAPTER 1

The ocean was a vast plain of endless water, sparkling in the midafternoon as if every drop composing it was a miniature diamond, reflecting the brilliance of the sun's rays.

"Its beauty is truly unmatched by anything else in this world isn't it?" Mia asked Isaac as strands of her gorgeous cerulean hair danced around her face in the breeze.

Isaac nodded in response. "It's amazing that such a thing can even exist and that it stretches endlessly before falling off into oblivion. I don't think I've ever seen something so…vast."

Mia turned her head to look at the blonde boy leaning on the ship's railing next to her and let out a giggle. "I forgot you used to live so far inland and never got to see the ocean until recently."

"You're right Mia. It is a most wondrous sight to behold. I'm glad I finally had the chance to see it," Isaac commented, turning to watch Mia, who was looking out at the waves again with a content smile on her face.

"It's different out here you know? Back in Imil the ocean was also pretty, but this ocean is just as wonderful, even if it's not quite the same," Mia explained. "In Imil we would see ice floating on the water and watch as snow fell into the waves and became part of the ocean once again. It's one of those sights you have to see to believe. I'll have to show it to you sometime after this is all over."

"I'd like that," Isaac told her.

She smiled and looked back to him before continuing. "I'm glad I was there the first time you saw the ocean Isaac. It reminds me of my amazement when I was little."

Isaac cocked his eyebrow questioningly, prompting her to continue.

Mia didn't disappoint him. "I could tell you were feeling the same sense of wonder I did back then. You had a dreamy look on your face as if you were mesmerized by the waves rippling into shore. I felt that same captivation and spent hours watching the ocean when I was a child," she explained. "I love the ocean. It's very relaxing to watch and let your troubles melt away."

"That's one of the things I'm growing to like about the night watches on this ship you know," Isaac explained to her. "The ocean is very calming and helps me organize my thoughts from the day. It's not like we ever get attacked by anything anyway," he added.

Adopting a more playful tone Mia disagreed. "Well I don't know about you, but I remember being attacked by one of those absolutely ferocious jellyfish monsters a few weeks back."

Playing along with her, Isaac said, "Oh no! Whatever did you do to save yourself from it?"

Mia let out a laugh and replied. "I froze it of course."

Isaac smiled. "Now that's a satisfying picture. I can just imagine you picking up the frozen jellyfish and tossing back into the water Mia."

"Oh no, just tossing it overboard like that would be wasteful Isaac," Mia added with a mischievous grin.

"What's that supposed to mean?" A confused Isaac asked her.

"You know that seafood stew we had last week…" Mia began to say before being cut off by a loud voice behind the two of them.

Isaac's face visibly paled and Garet interjected from behind them, "I came over here to tell you two lovebirds to stop staring into space and help Ivan with navigation. I suppose it's a good thing I did so now I know not to touch any of Mia's cooking in the future," he said in a thoughtful tone. "I'll be in my room if you need me," Garet added before heading off.

Both Isaac and Mia felt a slight blush come to their faces, embarrassed by Garet's most recent habit of calling them "lovebirds." A short silence between them was interrupted when Mia asked, "Do you think he knows I was only kidding or is he really going to actually try to cook for himself now?"

Isaac smiled at her words and replied, "Trust me Mia, even if you put random pieces of monsters in our food it would probably still taste better than some of the stuff he made before you came along."

"I'm not sure if that's a complement to my cooking or an insult to Garet's," Mia said with a slight smile.

"I'd say it's a bit of both," Isaac replied while returning her smile. "In any event, Garet is actually right. I should go help Ivan with the navigation."

"I'll go prepare dinner then," Mia told him.

"No jellyfish right?" Isaac asked her in a teasing tone.

"No jellyfish. I promise," Mia said back as her smile widened and she headed for the interior of the ship.

"I'll see you at dinner then Mia," Isaac called out to her retreating form before walking over to where Ivan was standing. Mia answered him with a wave of her arm and disappeared into the cabins.

She sure has an interesting sense of humor…Isaac thought as he trudged over to where Ivan was standing while smiling to himself.

After a series of course corrections it was time for dinner and Isaac and Ivan made their way into the cabins to see what Mia had made for the night. As they stepped along, Isaac couldn't help but to let his mind wander to his earlier conversation with Mia and how Garet would react at dinner that night.

Isaac was smiling as he sat down at the table to eat with his friends and caught Mia's eye as they both turned to watch Garet who was picking at his food inquisitively. Fighting off a laugh, he turned and addressed the younger boy sitting next to him. "Ivan, why don't you update everyone on our location?"

"Sure," came Ivan's reply. "As you all know, we've been searching for Lemuria for weeks now and haven't even found the slightest trace of it."

"Time that could be better spent searching for Jenna," Garet interjected, waving his spoon at the table in general.

Isaac replied to his outburst with a comment of his own. "Garet, you know we have been searching for her at the same time. Eat your soup and let Ivan finish speaking." He cast a sideways glance at Mia who was trying to contain her laughter while watching Garet stare at his dinner again.

She ultimately failed to do so and let out a short giggle that didn't go unnoticed. "Do you have something to say Mia?" Ivan asked while turning to her.

Mia waved her hands in the air a bit while composing herself and said, "No..no. Please continue with what you were telling us Ivan."

Ivan shrugged it off and continued with his report. "Anyway, it seems that we finally have a lead on the location of Lemuria." This statement got a response from both Mia and Garet, the latter of which seemed to forget about his food entirely. "We're currently sailing towards a mass of thick fog in the center of the ocean," Ivan continued. "Babi said that Lemuria was often rumored to have been shrouded behind mist, and I believe this could be the location. We should be able to enter the mist by tomorrow, but I have no idea what to expect inside the mist, so we should proceed with caution."

Mia adopted a serious tone and indicated her agreement with a plan of caution before being interrupted by Garet, who had finally sampled some of his soup.

"Hey this is actually quite good. It doesn't have jellyfish monsters in it!" Garet exclaimed, prompting Isaac and Mia to burst into laughter. A confused Ivan was looking at the three of them before he realized what was happening and plastered a wide grin on his face.

"You two pulled a prank on Garet and you didn't even let me in on the fun?" He asked Isaac and Mia with a smile of satisfaction.

"Sorry Ivan…" Isaac began to say.

"It wasn't exactly on purpose anyway," Mia added, laughing once again at Garet who had started to eat his soup at a rapid pace.

"I suppose I can forgive you then," Ivan said. "I have to admit though…You did a great job of it. I knew there was something wrong for Garet not to be shoveling his food down as he is now."

Garet looked up from his food to give the rest of the group a frown before finishing up the soup and declaring that he was going to get some early sleep since it was his night off from watch duty. After confirming the watch schedule for the night, the other three members of the group rose and cleaned up the table before heading off to take care of a few more chores before bed.

Isaac walked back to his room from the deck with his sword in hand. It was almost time for watch, but he needed to grab a few things quickly before heading back out to the misty deck to perform the first watch. As he walked through the door to the room he shared with Mia, she greeted him while organizing her things before bed.

Setting his sword against the wall near the door, Isaac glanced around the room to find what he was looking for as he spoke to Mia. "Make sure you get some rest tonight Mia. I'll wake you when it's your turn for watch."

She smiled as she walked over to where he was standing, "It's cold out there Isaac. Take a jacket with you to stay warm so you don't catch a cold or something." She put her heavy fleece jacket over his shoulders as if to emphasize the point. Stepping back to admire his new look, she giggled and her face flushed a slight pink.

"Thanks Mia…" Isaac managed to say, watching her reaction to his new outfit. If either of the guys see me like this I'll probably have to kill myself to avoid the embarrassment Isaac sighed. He took a look at Mia standing there in her pretty sea blue nightgown before turning away and heading over to the pack by his bed. I guess if it makes her happy for me to wear a jacket tonight, I might as well humor her, Isaac mused. Picking out a small package from his pack, Isaac crossed to the door and grabbed his sword from the wall before turning to face Mia one more time. "I'm heading out to watch. Let me know if you need anything Mia."

She smiled at him and said, "I'll be fine. You just be safe out there okay?"

Isaac returned her smile and said simply, "I will."

With that, Isaac left the room and walk to the decks. It sure is foggy out here, Isaac thought as he stepped out on deck. Crossing over to the mast of the ship, Isaac laid his sword gently on the ground beside him and leaned up against the mast. Taking a moment to glance around at the waves rippling in the darkness, he pulled the package from earlier out of his pocket and opened it up to reveal a beautiful silver chain necklace with a softly glowing ruby stone in the center.

He stared at it for a moment before sighing and losing himself in his thoughts. This necklace is still one of my favorite possessions. I still remember the day she gave it to me. If there is one thing I'll remember about that day it's the time we spent together next to the fireplace telling stories to each other and laughing about silly things.

I miss those days. Isaac sighed. Hopefully we'll finish with this Lemuria business soon so we can start searching again.

We will find you eventually. I know you're still out there somewhere Jenna.

Author's Notes:

All right, so I ended this chapter by being a bit evil and I might owe devoted mudshippers a small apology, but I promise you this is a mudshipping fanfic and I am a true mudshipper at heart. I guess you'll just have to keep reading to see how things turn out =)