Yup! Another fic to work on! I'm slowly catching up to Akiko!
Well, this is going to be one of my more interesting fics. I'm straying from the normal adepts, and mainly focusing on Picard in this fic. Yes, I know there are hundreds of fics out there about after TLA, but this one will be different. t'll be Picard's return home, with a twist. I can't say much without giving away the plot.
And another thing I can say, is that this fic will be difficult. I have to create an entire new civilization for this fic to work. So, basically everyone is going to be an original character except for Picard, and the Lemurians, and of course the adepts ^^ And I do hope to have Isaac and Felix 'n company in it more often. I have no idea how yet, but I hope they make a second appearance. I like them too much to leave them out entirely.
Disclaimer: If I owned Golden Sun, Picard would be Picard, and I would have a Picard and Alex plushie. And everyone else for that matter.
Departure
Picard inhaled deeply as he passed through the fog and mist. His home. The only place he had ever known before his sudden disappearance. He had longed to be home once more, but at the same time, feared it. King Hydros was on his side, but if Lord Conservato saw him again...how would he react? Would he be cast away? Banished? Or would he be forced to choose the mortal life?
Even though he had lit the beacons to save Weyard, he knew in his heart that Conservato would never see it this way. He had done the unforgivable. His only supporters were Lunpa, King Hydros, and his uncle, and they believed that he had done the right thing. But had he? Had it been worth throwing away the only life he knew?
If all else failed, if he was banished from Lemuria, he still had his friends. They'd accept him back without question; Felix had told him himself. Picard was thankful for that. He had been through so much with them during the journey. The farewells had been beyond difficult.
~~~~ Flashback ~~~~
"You mean to go through with your plan, then?"
The Lemurian nodded. "Yes, Felix. I mean to return to Lemuria once more. King Hydros ordered me to return once my mission was completed." He offered a sad smile. "I'll never forget any of you."
"We've been through so much. I can't believe you're leaving. I've never liked saying good bye."
Picard looked down at his youger Jupiter friend. Sheba was one of the few people he knew from the beginning. He was in prison at the time, Picard was grateful she helped him get out. It was hard enough to say farewell to her. "Don't worry Sheba. I may return one day."
"Promise?" She looked up through her tears.
"That's a promise. I can't stay away from all of you forever."
"I wish we could have gotten to know you under different circumstances." Picard turned to see Isaac. He had met him at the Jupiter Lighthouse. His element was the same as Felix, Venus. Isaac was the same as Felix, yet very different at the same time. When they first met, they were on opposite sides, and they ended up joining forces. "Have a safe trip back home. I'm sure Lemuria missed you."
"I hope someday, somewhere, we will meet again, Isaac." Picard sighed. "My uncle is probably wondering what happened to me, so I should probably get going before it gets any later. Lemuria's a long way away."
"We're serious, you know."
Picard looked back at Felix. He had known Felix since the beginning of their jouney. With his help, he was able to sail much of the eastern sea to find out if the world truly was shrinking. "About what?"
"About staying here anytime. If Conservato gives you problems again, remember that you'll always have a home here with us. I don't know how far we would have gotten without you. I thank you for that."
"I should be thanking you. I might still be in prison if you hadn't proven my innocence. Or I would have gotten out the hard way by now." Picard grinned. "I'm also extremely grateful that you helped me get my orb back, so assisting you was the least I could do. Although, I have a feeling Conservato is going to hate me no matter what I tell him."
"If you need someone to go beat him up, you know where we'll be." Jenna smiled and formed a fist to prove her point.
"Then Conservato will hate me even more," he joked. "It was fun traveling with you Jenna." Picard turned towards Garet. "Take care of her, if you don't, you'll have to answer to both Felix AND me!" An idle threat, of course, but one too tempting to resist.
Garet smiled nervously as he came up behind Jenna and hugged her. "You don't need to tell me twice. Felix will have my head if anything happens to her. I don't need an angry Lemurian on my back as well."
"I can't believe you're leaving and we never found out how old you really are."
Picard sighed. "Ivan, why does everyone ask me about that?"
"I could always read your mind," Ivan said. "Then I'd know."
"That's not going to happen anytime soon. I said, my age isn't important." He glared at him. "Besides, it's not every day I'm treated normally. Make sure Sheba isn't too upset when I leave."
Ivan nodded. "Don't worry about her. She'll get over it." He went to Sheba's side. "Besides, you promised to come back. Try to return before we're all ancient. We know you probably won't age a day."
Picard smiled. "Yes, that may be a problem. I'll see what I can do." He turned to go. "Well, I guess I'm off.."
"Don't I get a good bye?"
Picard met the angel's gaze. "Mia, it's not every day I get to meet such a lovely Adept from my clan. I'll never forget you."
Save the flattery for when you get your own girlfriend." Mia smiled as she hugged him. "We'll miss you."
Picard was almost positive Isaac was glaring at the two of them when he hugged her back. He looked to the Venus Adept. "Isaac, take good care of her. I can see it in both your eyes; you two are meant for each other. Don't let anyone take that from you."
"I don't plan to." Isaac replied with a grin.
"Well, if that's everyone, I should get going." With a heavy heart he began to walk towards his ship, but paused before Jenna. "When your brother gets a girlfriend, let me know. That's something I have to see."
Jenna chuckled. "I doubt that'll happen anytime soon. And what about yourself? What will you be doing when you get back to Lemuria?"
"I'm not sure. I'll either be declared an outcast or I'll be allowed to stay. Until then, I'll probably live with my uncle."
"I must apologize for all the trouble we've caused you."
Picard frowned. "Don't apologize, Kraden. This was my fate and I knew the outcome the moment I accepted this mission. You don't need to blame yourself. I would've left Lemuria even if I hadn't been washed out to sea by Poseidon. And without your wisdom, we wouldn't have confirmed what was going on in the outside world as easily. I'm sure if King Hydros were here, he'd thank you personally."
"If you're sure," said Kraden. "As Felix said, you're welcome to visit anytime, though I may not be here as I'm getting so old. So, just in case, good bye Picard."
Picard smiled again. "I do plan to return someday. I bid you all farewell. And thank you, for everything."
~~~~End of flashback~~~~
Picard steered his ancient ship, through the narrow channels. In a few moments, he would set foot on his homeland once more.
Well, I could have made it either extremely long, or broken it up into two chapters ^_^ I know I'm evil. But don't worry, it's going to get interesting fast enough. I'm just going through the intro.
And a special thanks for Midnight C for being my beta reader ^_^ And hopefully the next chapter will come soon. If you're lucky. I'm having fun working on Peace of Mind as well. And I will get Innocence up one of these days! Promise.
Oh, a bit on the side note. My good computer is currently 300 miles away in Boise, and yeah. It's kind of in pieces at my brother's apparement. Well, it was really giving me problems when I was trying to do my reports, so I decided to delete everything on the hard drive. So, after spending a night doing that, we went online and couldn't find ANY of the drivers to upload on my computer. So, my brother is currently fixing it. Which has most of my fanfiction on it. Although, Akiko has most of it, so I should be able to get it back. but if not, I might not be updating much, except for my most recent ones, until June. Hopefully I'll have it back by then.
As I always say, if you want more, review! ^_^
Well, this is going to be one of my more interesting fics. I'm straying from the normal adepts, and mainly focusing on Picard in this fic. Yes, I know there are hundreds of fics out there about after TLA, but this one will be different. t'll be Picard's return home, with a twist. I can't say much without giving away the plot.
And another thing I can say, is that this fic will be difficult. I have to create an entire new civilization for this fic to work. So, basically everyone is going to be an original character except for Picard, and the Lemurians, and of course the adepts ^^ And I do hope to have Isaac and Felix 'n company in it more often. I have no idea how yet, but I hope they make a second appearance. I like them too much to leave them out entirely.
Disclaimer: If I owned Golden Sun, Picard would be Picard, and I would have a Picard and Alex plushie. And everyone else for that matter.
Departure
Picard inhaled deeply as he passed through the fog and mist. His home. The only place he had ever known before his sudden disappearance. He had longed to be home once more, but at the same time, feared it. King Hydros was on his side, but if Lord Conservato saw him again...how would he react? Would he be cast away? Banished? Or would he be forced to choose the mortal life?
Even though he had lit the beacons to save Weyard, he knew in his heart that Conservato would never see it this way. He had done the unforgivable. His only supporters were Lunpa, King Hydros, and his uncle, and they believed that he had done the right thing. But had he? Had it been worth throwing away the only life he knew?
If all else failed, if he was banished from Lemuria, he still had his friends. They'd accept him back without question; Felix had told him himself. Picard was thankful for that. He had been through so much with them during the journey. The farewells had been beyond difficult.
~~~~ Flashback ~~~~
"You mean to go through with your plan, then?"
The Lemurian nodded. "Yes, Felix. I mean to return to Lemuria once more. King Hydros ordered me to return once my mission was completed." He offered a sad smile. "I'll never forget any of you."
"We've been through so much. I can't believe you're leaving. I've never liked saying good bye."
Picard looked down at his youger Jupiter friend. Sheba was one of the few people he knew from the beginning. He was in prison at the time, Picard was grateful she helped him get out. It was hard enough to say farewell to her. "Don't worry Sheba. I may return one day."
"Promise?" She looked up through her tears.
"That's a promise. I can't stay away from all of you forever."
"I wish we could have gotten to know you under different circumstances." Picard turned to see Isaac. He had met him at the Jupiter Lighthouse. His element was the same as Felix, Venus. Isaac was the same as Felix, yet very different at the same time. When they first met, they were on opposite sides, and they ended up joining forces. "Have a safe trip back home. I'm sure Lemuria missed you."
"I hope someday, somewhere, we will meet again, Isaac." Picard sighed. "My uncle is probably wondering what happened to me, so I should probably get going before it gets any later. Lemuria's a long way away."
"We're serious, you know."
Picard looked back at Felix. He had known Felix since the beginning of their jouney. With his help, he was able to sail much of the eastern sea to find out if the world truly was shrinking. "About what?"
"About staying here anytime. If Conservato gives you problems again, remember that you'll always have a home here with us. I don't know how far we would have gotten without you. I thank you for that."
"I should be thanking you. I might still be in prison if you hadn't proven my innocence. Or I would have gotten out the hard way by now." Picard grinned. "I'm also extremely grateful that you helped me get my orb back, so assisting you was the least I could do. Although, I have a feeling Conservato is going to hate me no matter what I tell him."
"If you need someone to go beat him up, you know where we'll be." Jenna smiled and formed a fist to prove her point.
"Then Conservato will hate me even more," he joked. "It was fun traveling with you Jenna." Picard turned towards Garet. "Take care of her, if you don't, you'll have to answer to both Felix AND me!" An idle threat, of course, but one too tempting to resist.
Garet smiled nervously as he came up behind Jenna and hugged her. "You don't need to tell me twice. Felix will have my head if anything happens to her. I don't need an angry Lemurian on my back as well."
"I can't believe you're leaving and we never found out how old you really are."
Picard sighed. "Ivan, why does everyone ask me about that?"
"I could always read your mind," Ivan said. "Then I'd know."
"That's not going to happen anytime soon. I said, my age isn't important." He glared at him. "Besides, it's not every day I'm treated normally. Make sure Sheba isn't too upset when I leave."
Ivan nodded. "Don't worry about her. She'll get over it." He went to Sheba's side. "Besides, you promised to come back. Try to return before we're all ancient. We know you probably won't age a day."
Picard smiled. "Yes, that may be a problem. I'll see what I can do." He turned to go. "Well, I guess I'm off.."
"Don't I get a good bye?"
Picard met the angel's gaze. "Mia, it's not every day I get to meet such a lovely Adept from my clan. I'll never forget you."
Save the flattery for when you get your own girlfriend." Mia smiled as she hugged him. "We'll miss you."
Picard was almost positive Isaac was glaring at the two of them when he hugged her back. He looked to the Venus Adept. "Isaac, take good care of her. I can see it in both your eyes; you two are meant for each other. Don't let anyone take that from you."
"I don't plan to." Isaac replied with a grin.
"Well, if that's everyone, I should get going." With a heavy heart he began to walk towards his ship, but paused before Jenna. "When your brother gets a girlfriend, let me know. That's something I have to see."
Jenna chuckled. "I doubt that'll happen anytime soon. And what about yourself? What will you be doing when you get back to Lemuria?"
"I'm not sure. I'll either be declared an outcast or I'll be allowed to stay. Until then, I'll probably live with my uncle."
"I must apologize for all the trouble we've caused you."
Picard frowned. "Don't apologize, Kraden. This was my fate and I knew the outcome the moment I accepted this mission. You don't need to blame yourself. I would've left Lemuria even if I hadn't been washed out to sea by Poseidon. And without your wisdom, we wouldn't have confirmed what was going on in the outside world as easily. I'm sure if King Hydros were here, he'd thank you personally."
"If you're sure," said Kraden. "As Felix said, you're welcome to visit anytime, though I may not be here as I'm getting so old. So, just in case, good bye Picard."
Picard smiled again. "I do plan to return someday. I bid you all farewell. And thank you, for everything."
~~~~End of flashback~~~~
Picard steered his ancient ship, through the narrow channels. In a few moments, he would set foot on his homeland once more.
Well, I could have made it either extremely long, or broken it up into two chapters ^_^ I know I'm evil. But don't worry, it's going to get interesting fast enough. I'm just going through the intro.
And a special thanks for Midnight C for being my beta reader ^_^ And hopefully the next chapter will come soon. If you're lucky. I'm having fun working on Peace of Mind as well. And I will get Innocence up one of these days! Promise.
Oh, a bit on the side note. My good computer is currently 300 miles away in Boise, and yeah. It's kind of in pieces at my brother's apparement. Well, it was really giving me problems when I was trying to do my reports, so I decided to delete everything on the hard drive. So, after spending a night doing that, we went online and couldn't find ANY of the drivers to upload on my computer. So, my brother is currently fixing it. Which has most of my fanfiction on it. Although, Akiko has most of it, so I should be able to get it back. but if not, I might not be updating much, except for my most recent ones, until June. Hopefully I'll have it back by then.
As I always say, if you want more, review! ^_^
