Disclaimer: This is a work of fan fiction using characters from the Golden Sun world of Weyard, which is trademarked by Nintendo/CAMELOT. I do not claim ownership over any characters in this story or over the world used for the purposes of this story. The below fiction is of my own invention and is meant for entertainment only. It is not part of the official story line, while parts of this story may allude back to actual events that occur in the game. I do not profit financially from the creation and publication of this story.
Chapter 1: Split
Madra. That beautiful town. That place that sparked it all. Bless it and curse it! It has brought both love and despair. For it was in that town that Jenna's heart was both mended and torn.
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Madra
She couldn't stop looking at him. He was tall, robust, and had a stately yet gentle face with sharp yellow eyes. How could she tear her eyes away? All the while, she had been stealing glances at him, looking away sheepishly as he turned in her direction. Even now, in the midst of conversation, she was looking at him as he scrunched his eyebrows together in confusion. Lost in concentration, she could hardly hear about what the others were talking. Only the mention of her name snapped her out of her trance.
"But, Jenna," Sheba had said, "Aren't you and Isaac an item? Couldn't you, you know, do something?"
Jenna snapped her head around and blushed. Startled and eager to hide the fact that she hadn't been paying much attention, she quickly shot, "A... An item? No! I mean... It's not like that! Not... really." Jenna bit her tongue and looked at her feet. The sudden mention of Isaac reminded her of her situation, and she was overcome with a sense of guilt. She was already bound to Isaac; she shouldn't be looking at other men so deviously. But still…
And then there was Felix. Upon remembering her brother's overprotective demeanor, she looked up. Sure enough, Jenna was caught in Felix's death stare. Great, now he's going to say something, Jenna thought. Under her breath, she muttered just loudly enough, "Stupid Sheba." Having heard this, the Jupiter Adept turned to Jenna and narrowed her eyes in an angry glare.
Feeling the tension build, Kraden struggled to return the conversation to the subject at hand. After fumbling for a bit, he managed to say, "For now, we should press onward to Jupiter Lighthouse, like we'd planned."
Finally recaptured in the conversation, Jenna jumped in. "But... what about Garet and the others?"
At her right, Sheba slyly suggested, "Don't you mean…" She had Jenna's attention now. The Mars Adept stood erect, her face slowly turning red in embarrassment. She turned her head in Sheba's direction, her eyes pleading for the girl's mercy. But no mercy she got. With her eyebrow cocked and a devilish grin on her face, Sheba looked to Jenna and finished the sentence: "Isaac?"
Jenna was trying to hold in her anger, but at the sight of a more convincingly suspicious brother, she burst. "Sheba! Be quiet!" she cried, berating the Adept like a child. Realizing that she had made a scene, she tried to laugh it off, joining in on Sheba's snickering. Sheba, you are so dead!
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Piers' Ship
After trekking across Indra, they had finally reached it. Piers' ship was magnificent; it had all the grandeur one could expect from an Adept's ship. Not only that, but it was spacious, too. As soon as they reached the ship, they began to explore. Jenna and Sheba especially were eager to pick out their rooms. In the end, they decided to share, exclaiming that the rooms were too large for one person to sleep in. Felix only shrugged.
Piers was teaching Felix how to steer the ship by using his psynergy to control its speed and direction. It took some time, but the Venus Adept eventually got the hang of it. The crew decided to set sail for the Apojii Islands, as suggested by Madra's mayor. "If there's any place you should see, it's Apojii," he proposed. "We've had some travelers in Madra before. They spoke of the islands as if they were enchanted. I've heard testament of the travelers' genuine desire to see the islands again."
Night had fallen, and Kraden and the Adepts were nestled tightly in their respective beds. Jenna, who was wrestling with insomnia, tossed and turned endlessly. Finally, she had made up her mind to get some fresh air. As quietly as possible, she crept out of her bed. She tiptoed to the cabin door and slowly opened it. Just as the door began to budge, it let out a loud creak.
Crap! Jenna began to sweat nervously. She checked to see if Sheba was still asleep in bed. To Jenna's luck, the young Adept merely rolled over. Jenna let out a sigh of relief. Then, in caveat, she whispered to herself, "Next time, I shouldn't offer to share."
Once on deck, the flame-user walked to the rail. Sea spray licked the side of the ship and the smell of salt filled the air. Jenna balanced herself on the rail and breathed in deeply with her eyes closed. She rolled her head back and looked up at the stars. Hmm. I wonder how much of astronomy I remember, she thought.
She stood for some time gazing at the stars, trying to pick out the constellations that she recognized. Yet, after a few minutes, she began to think about home. As she began to walk with her right hand on the rail, still staring up, she thought of the days before the accident. She remembered how she used to sit by the waterfall, dangling bare feet into the cool water. Isaac and Garet would sit with her as her brother read in the shade of a nearby tree. The kids would look at Felix every now and then, just to see when he wasn't paying attention. Then, Garet would start splashing her.
"Aah! I'm all wet!" she would squeal. Then, she would splash him back. Isaac would join in, too. Then, Felix would notice and –
Wham! Before she knew it, Jenna's face made contact with a soft, cotton tunic and the chest of –
"Piers!" Jenna exclaimed in surprise once she pulled her face away. "I'm sorry," she said in a more hushed tone, respecting the slumber of her friends. "I didn't hear you coming."
"No, it is my fault," Piers pushed. "I was not watching where I was going." Piers, finally taking notice of Jenna in her sleeping gown, averted his eyes and looked to the water. "What business do you have?"
"Sorry?" Jenna asked, looking confused.
Turning back to face to person to whom he was speaking, Piers replied, "You are out of bed. You must have some reason."
"Oh, I just couldn't sleep. I though the fresh air would do me some good. What about you?"
"I came to see the moon. It is full tonight, and the air is clear." Piers pointed to the moon in the distance. "It is quite beautiful, is it not?"
"Yes, quite, but I am more captivated by the ocean," Jenna replied. "I had never seen it before. I can't help but feel both peaceful and powerless out here, there being no land in sight and all." She let out a girlish giggle. "Silly, isn't it? There's far more to see than the ocean."
The two began to walk gingerly about the ship. The silence between they grew to be quite disturbing. Finally, Jenna thought of something.
"Piers, I'm rather curious about your psynergy." To this, Piers raised an eyebrow. "You see, I haven't actually been close to any Mercury Adepts before. Do you think you could show me something?"
Piers stopped. Jenna stopped walking, too, and turned to face him. Abruptly, Piers smirked. "And why should I not? I have something in mind."
Jenna grinned. Inside, she could feel her spirit jump in excitement. Still beaming, she questioned, "Should I sit?"
Confused, Piers replied, "Can you not stand?"
"Well, I thought if I sat, it would be more like you were an entertainer, like a magician."
Piers still could not grasp Jenna's train of thought. In Piers' perplexity, Jenna looked at him with pity. In a small voice, she muttered, "I'll just stand."
Prepared to move on with his psynergy display, Piers held his hand in front of him. He concentrated his psynergy to his hand and then to the air around him. The water vapor in the air began to freeze. It fell as snow into his palm.
Jenna gasped in amazement. "Snow!" she whispered elatedly. Her mouth agape in wonder, she looked up to Piers. He looked back to her, and their eyes met. She smiled happily. Slightly uncomfortable yet pleased, Piers returned the smile.
Suddenly, Piers felt something touch his outstretched hand. Looking to see what it was, he saw Jenna's hand below his. He looked at her questioningly.
"Just watch!" Her childish delight hung in the air like a fragrance.
Captivated, Piers watched the sight before him. Surprisingly to Piers, his hand began to warm. Ah, yes. She is a Mars Adept. This was to be expected, Piers thought, mentally kicking himself for responding in a shocked manner as Jenna heated his hand.
The snow that had collected in the palm of Piers' hand melted into water. It began to trickle off the side of his hand, splashing on the surface of the boat and wetting his and Jenna's bare feet. Piers quickly cupped his hand to prevent dropping any more water.
Jenna laughed, "Let me handle this." She took Piers' hand and put her lips to it. Piers trembled nervously as she drank the rest of the water. Bent over as she was, her hair began to slip past her shoulders and make contact with Piers' skin. Unbeknownst to Jenna, he cringed uncomfortably.
When she had finished, she stood up and wiped her lips dry. "Never had I had such clean water!"
Piers chuckled, "You should drink of the water in Lemuria. It is most refreshing!"
The girl looked at him astutely and smiled innocently. Piers, just what are you thinking? After all that she had done, he didn't appear to be calculating accurately her actions. Do you have such a thick skull?
"Jenna!" An angry voice broke the serene mood that the two had created.
She turned sharply on her heel.
Felix stood aghast at his sister. Collecting himself, he ordered through his teeth, "Get to bed."
Jenna swallowed hard. I've sure done it now. She hardly looked Piers in the face when she muttered "Good night" and stormed back to her room.
She stopped before the door, leaning her back against the wall. Already, she had begun to calm down. She let out a sigh, "Why do I do this to myself?" Then, she turned back to the door and her next challenge: opening it without waking Sheba. Cautiously, she placed her hand on the doorknob. She turned it slowly until the knob wouldn't give. Then, she put some of her weight into opening the door. However, the door had other ideas.
In seconds, she came crashing down onto the floor of her bedchamber. Sheba stood above her, snickering to herself. "I thought I heard you coming down the hall. Just a note for the future: It's rather hard to be discreet when you have such a heavy step."
Jenna pushed herself up and pointed accusingly at Sheba. "You little twerp!"
Sheba began to laugh hysterically. "Oh, Jenna, you certainly did it this time!"
Standing erect with a serious face on, Jenna inquired, "What are you talking about?"
"I know what happened on deck!"
"Yeah, right!" Jenna laughed mockingly. Then she remembered something. "Wait. No… You wouldn't."
Sheba began to laugh louder as she watched an enraged Jenna figure out that she had read her mind. With a snort, Sheba let Jenna in on a secret she had discovered and took advantage of several times in the past. "It's much harder for you to discern when your mind is being read when you're angry, you know!"
Jenna returned with a shocked expression on her face, mixed with a burning fury that was reaching dangerous proportions.
"That's what makes moments like this so much fun!"
As you probably noticed, the dialogue in Madra between Jenna, Sheba, and Kraden is directly quoted from the game; I did not come up with that dialogue off the top of my head, and I do not take credit for those lines of speech.
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