Pike: Hello, y'all.  I broke down and decided to register.  I will do my best to keep this fic of mine updated.  It's one idea of what happened before the adventures of Isaac and company.  This was before there was concern about the Golden Sun… or was there?  This story, I believe, is supposed to be a very different idea from usual thoughts.

Disclaimer: Pike Anderson doesn't own Golden Sun but is one of the several who would have liked to.

Pike: You didn't have to be so mean about it…

Disclaimer: It doesn't say I can't be mean either.

Pike: *narrows eyes* Loose constructionist…  Anyway, this stories format might be in an unusual format from what you all are used to seeing.  Less hassle for me, and the same advantage for all you readers, methinks.

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Title: Golden Sun: The Prequel

Book 1: Alex's Story

Chapter 1: Lemuria Evacuates

It was cold…  But then again, it always was, nowadays.  Lemuria was crumbling, and no one knew why.  The Lemurian people were

in panic as their beloved homes started to erode with the passing wind into nothingness.  The power was too strong.  The power was too strong…

"We must leave here at once!" the majesty hollered to his fellow officials and civilians.  "If we don't, who knows what will happen?  We could all erode away just like our homes!"

But as much as the people were in panic, they didn't want to leave their homes.  They looked at the king with a glare.  The hateful thought of leaving their beloved Lemuria – their home for centuries before centuries – filled in their eyes.

The king sighed.  "I know you all are very reluctant to leave here.  But it truly is for the best.  We will rebuild it, one day.  This, I promise you.  In the mean time, we must flee to the heart of the Sea of Time!  There still stands a fortress worth living in."

Most hesitated, but slowly nodded their heads in turn.  The king raised his hands up high.

"So, it is decided!  All who can, please board the ships at once!"

And they did.  There were enough ships to hold all the residents of Lemuria.  A boy looked back at the sacred statue of the water maiden.  The stone woman's bucket had run empty, and no one knew why.  Since that happened, the invisible power crushed the town – and the people – under its pressure.

"Please, my son!" cried a woman.  "We must get to the boats before they leave!"

"B-But…" the boy stammered.

"No 'buts' about it!  Now, come!"

The mother grabbed the boy by the tiny arm and lifted him to her arms.  The child started to cry, but the woman paid no attention.  They had to get out.  Another column crashed to the ground, nearly on the two.  The boy screamed once more.

At last, they reached the port.  The father and another, older child waited anxiously at the ramp.

"Mother!" the older one cried.  "Mother, please hurry!"

Another column crashed to the ground near her as she dodged around the crushed debris.  Large pieces of white rock fell to the ground from once-towering structures.  The Mercury Adept statue a top the ancient citadel – the city's defender, Alexander – now found its time.  It crumbled to the ground like a mere wooden craft shattered by a single cannonball.

The mother leaped onto the ship's ramp as it started to retract and dashed into her husband's arms.  The older child took his little brother into his arms.

The father kissed his wife lightly on her head.  "I thought I would lose you, Mari."

Mari only smiled and looked into his deep blue eyes.  "You know that I will always come back to you, Piers."  They embraced harder, and she sighed.  "You will promise me the same, right?"

Piers smiled.  "Yes, I will always."

"Mother," said Piers Jr.  "I am glad we are all safe."  He looked down at his brother.  "And that goes the same for you, my brother Adrian."

Adrian, through all the excitement, smiled and fell asleep right in his older brother's arms.

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Pike: Well, wasn't that just dandy?  It's also a pretty short chapter.  And I'm talking to myself again.  Anyway, I bet a few people already thought about a connection to Golden Sun with Lemuria.  But just in case, I'll bring up that theory again.  …This isn't any fun.  I need to find a partner to talk to during these forewords and backwards, etc.

Disclaimer: "Backwards" isn't the right term for something at the end of a book, let alone a chapter.

Pike: Shut up.  Just stick to your job, okay?  I meant a partner who's not you.

Disclaimer: Very well.  As saying for my job, Pike Anderson doesn't have a girlfriend either.

Pike: That was just mean…

Disclaimer: The truth hurts.  Get used to it.