Well here we go! First story I'll ever publish, let me know what ya think. I'll try and update this as fast as possible. One thing that really bugged me about fanfictions were all the great stories that were never finished. Also having to wait for chapters to update was kinda annoying. This story contains minor spoilers about Golden Sun: The Lost Age. I am assuming since you are reading this, you have taken the time to beat it. Enjoy!

I apologize in advance, as this story is a little on the longer side and starts off rather slow. The main plot doesn't start until later chapters, but I promise it will be worth the read if you like lengthy, epic stories.

Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Golden Sun or anything to do with it, that belongs to Nintendo and Camelot. I just like writing stories about it.


Garet was the only person on the deck on the ship the four of them had acquired from Lord Babi. He was meaninglessly strolling around while everyone else was asleep. It was only about an hour before dawn. During the day they had just crossed into the Great Western Sea. The four of them had been traveling the Great Eastern Sea for a couple of months now.

The gigantic spire blocking the way to the Great Western Sea had disappeared. The four of them concluded it must have been an adept's work, and as such, it had to have been Felix and his group. The four of them had heard tales of his heroism throughout their travels of the Great Eastern Sea. They had heard from the Madrans and Alhafrans that they brought the pirate Briggs to justice. They heard from the Izumans that his group defeated the Great Serpent of Mt. Mikage. They heard from the Champans that Felix had re-forged the ancient Trident of Ankohl.

It just doesn't make sense.. if Felix wants to destroy the world, why is he going around helping everyone? Garet thought to himself. It was his turn to keep watch for the night, but he didn't mind. After all, they never knew what kind of monsters would attack. Already creatures from the sea had jumped onto the ship and attempted to attack his company. But the monsters they had encountered stood no chance against the four young promising adepts. Ivan was even keeping an encyclopedia about the kinds of monsters that had boarded the ship. What the monsters did, their weakness, their abilities, even their colors and how many were typically in their groups were all recorded with pictures of them. Man keeping watch is so boring sometimes… nothing to do but sit here and wait around. Garet thought to himself. His stomach then growled fiercely.

Oh man am I hungry. I wonder if any of that jerky is left. And so Garet went into the kitchen of the Lemurian ship, and grabbed various foodstuffs before returning on deck. When he returned to the deck of the ship he noticed two things. The sun had started rising; displaying beautiful mixed shades of yellow, red and orange and Isaac was standing there, looking into the horizon. He walked next to his best friend and they stood in silence for a good while. After what had seemed like a couple of minutes Isaac finally started the conversation.

"Beautiful isn't it?" Isaac said.

"Sure is man." Garet responded. He offered Isaac a piece of jerky he had retrieved from the kitchen. Isaac took it with gratitude and they both sat on deck, eating jerky and talking until the two others made their way on deck.

"The way the colors are on the horizon… reminds me of the color of Jenna's hair..." Isaac said solemnly.

Garet sighed. He knew where this conversation was going. He had tried to talk to Isaac about it many times, but to no avail. It was time to confront Isaac about it, this mood of his had gone on far too long. "I know you're concerned about her man, I am too. But I'm almost positive she is fine. She's a tough chick, remember? You know how scary she gets when she's angry." Garet responded.

Isaac allowed himself to let out a small laugh. "Yeah I know... but still, I just can't help but worry. You know? The Jenna I know would never help destroy Weyard, even if the person who wants to do it is Felix." Isaac said.

"That's all you've been talking about lately Isaac! Even if the Wise One hadn't given us the quest to stop the Lighthouses from being lit you would have left Vale on your own just to go and get her back. We all know how much you like her Isaac; hell I dunno, you might even love her. I don't know why she's choosing to help Felix, but worrying about her won't solve any problems. You've been really distracted by it lately. I've noticed. Even Mia and Ivan have talked to me about it, we're really worried about you man. When we go into battle you aren't the proud leader you once were. When we go to eat, you almost never finish anything; before you would ask for seconds on almost everything, and that's my thing! You have even been quieter than usual and keeping to yourself in your room most of the time. C'mon Isaac, you gotta cheer up not just for us, but for Jenna too!" Garet responded.

Isaac let out a huge sigh while looking down. He knew Garet was right, and that's exactly why he was Isaac's best friend. Garet could read what was going on with Isaac no matter what it was. It was annoying sometimes, but he knew he never would have gotten this far without Garet.

"You… you know you're right Garet. But that's easy for you to say when the girl you care about is always with us and on our side. Imagine if Mia had decided to help Alex. Then Mia would take Jenna's place. You would be just as worried if this was the case." As Isaac finished his sentence his mood visibly lightened.

Garet's face turned a little red at that comment and turned to look at Isaac. Isaac raised an eyebrow in response waiting for an answer from Garet.

"Wha.. what are you talking about Isaac?" Garet said trying to play off his facial expression.

"You know very well what I'm talking about Garet." Isaac said with a smirk. "You really think I haven't noticed you two spending a lot of time together? You two ALWAYS talk long after meals and during downtime. Hell, sometimes you even skip your duty on ship just to go hang out with her." Isaac continued, elbowing Garet friendly in the ribs.

Garet simply smiled and crossed his arms his cheeks were a bright red, "Man, nothing escapes you Isaac… but shut up! …And don't tell Mia!" Garet said as he punched Isaac in the arm. Isaac was Garet's best friend. Isaac knew anything and everything there was to know about his personality. Isaac almost always knew what Garet was thinking. On most occasions, Isaac knew what Garet was going to say most of the time before Garet even said anything. But that was the brotherly bond they both shared.

"Ouch! Okay, okay I won't!" Isaac said, laughing as he rubbed the spot where Garet had punched him. "And… thanks Garet… I guess I've been thinking about Jenna and our quest so much lately that I just… lost myself." Isaac continued. Garet always knew how to cheer him up.

"Don't mention it. It'll be nice to have the old you back to leading us!" Garet exclaimed.

It was a little before noon when Garet and Isaac heard "Morning!" which two voices said in unison. Isaac and Garet turned around to see Ivan and Mia standing behind them still in their night clothes.

They exchanged morning greetings before Ivan asked, "See anything worth adding to the encyclopedia last night Garet?"

"Naa, nothing even happened last night. It was boring as hell, but, I did manage to get Isaac out of his rut this morning before you two woke up." Garet said smugly.

"Yeah, he did. No more sad, mopey Isaac from now on. I didn't realize it had affected the team so much, so I promise not to act that way again." Isaac claimed with the biggest smile on his face the three of them had seen in a long time.

"Did you really!? YAY!" Mia shouted as she gave Isaac a very tight hug. "I missed the old Isaac!" She said.

Ivan smiled as he put a hand on Isaac's shoulder, "It's nice to have the old Isaac back. The one that helped me back in Vault." He said. "But anyway, what's the plan for today?" Ivan asked yawning and rubbing the sleep from his eyes.

"Well before we discuss that, I think we should make breakfast first, I dunno about you guys but I'm starving. That jerky didn't cut it." Isaac responded.

"Yeah me either." Added Garet.

"I agree completely, what should I start on?" Mia asked. "Eggs? Perhaps a little mutton, or maybe…? Oh I know! But I'm going to go put some proper clothes on." She bolted back into the door which led to the bedrooms before going into the kitchen.

The three boys looked at each other confused before shrugging. Best to leave her too it. Although Mia was the designated healer of the group, it didn't dismiss the fact that she was an excellent cook. She never revealed what she was making, until the three of them sat down to the table. Before they had met her, Ivan Garet and Isaac were forced to eat whatever they could gather from the wild, and supplies that they had to stock up on before leaving each town they visited. The food they had on their travels wasn't the best tasting, but empty bellies needed to be filled for young traveling heroes. Ivan went to get dressed for the day, then the three of them went into the study, which had a very large table in the center with a large map of Weyard pinned onto it.

Isaac began, "So today after we eat lunch, we should be close to the continent of Atteka," he said while pointing to the continent. "That being said after we dock the ship, we should be able to visibly see the Jupiter Lighthouse. Also, according to this map, there should be a town about half a days travel away from the Jupiter Lighthouse. It is marked on the map, but the town doesn't seem to have a name to go with it." Ivan and Garet nodded in response.

Ivan then asked, "So what should we do when we reach Atteka? Find that town and re-stock on supplies or what?"

"That is exactly what we do Ivan. If we're lucky we can find it quickly, get some more supplies and rent rooms in the inn before we set out for the Lighthouse tomorrow." Isaac responded. Right after Isaac completed his sentence they heard a loud noise accompanied by the ship rocking. The three nodded at each other, grabbed their weapons; a longsword for Isaac, an axe for Garet, and a staff for Ivan that were leaned against the table and rushed out the door.

What they saw on deck took all three of them by complete surprise, as none of them had seen these creatures before. Three giant Turtle Dragons accompanied by two Gillmen were crowded on the deck of the ship. At the same time they stepped out, Mia had slammed the kitchen door open, her staff in hand, and had the same look of surprise on her face as did the three boys. Isaac couldn't help but let out a small laugh seeing Mia in a kitchen apron going into battle. The three Turtle Dragons let out the loudest roar they had heard since their fight with the Fusion Dragon.

Isaac nodded to Garet and Ivan, took a battle stance, and leaped into the five monsters with his blade. Garet followed behind him with his axe; the two of them hacking and slashing away while Ivan and Mia were casting psynergy from a distance. Ivan casted a Destruct Ray, which hit all three of the Turtle Dragons, and distracted them long enough for Isaac to unleash his Djinn, Flint onto the middle Turtle Dragon, felling it as he did.

Garet noticed with the middle monster gone, the two Turtle Dragons and Gillmen were disoriented with their two groups separated. He took this chance to cast Heat Wave onto the second Turtle Dragon which felled it, leaving only a Gillman on the left side to deal with. Garet's axe clashed with the Gillman's trident, they both matched attacks many times over. Neither of them could best each other, which surprised Garet. Usually by this time in the battle he would have felled any other creature that stood before him, yet this Gillman was just as skilled a warrior with a trident as he was with his axe.

Meanwhile on the right side Mia casted her own Ice Missile directed at the two monsters on the right side, with Isaac attacking them with his blade. The Mercury psynergy visibly had little to no effect on the two creatures of the sea. Mia then decided it would be better to save her psynergy for her allies if they got hurt than to use it to attack. Isaac crossed his blade with the trident of the Gillman. Isaac was presented with the same problem as Garet, the Gillman was a very skilled warrior with the trident, and Isaac couldn't find an opening to get in an attack. Meanwhile, the Turtle Dragon noticed the two warrior adepts clashing with its two allied Gillmen. It took this chance to unleash Aqua Breath on Isaac and Garet.

Garet finally managed to cleave into the Gillman with his axe, which felled it. However, Garet turned around only to see the Aqua Breath attack headed his way. Garet braced himself before the attack collided with him, and he was knocked back into one of the walls on the ship. He doubled over in pain as the Mercury based attack had an increased effect on his Mars alignment. Mia noticed this and quickly cast a Pure Ply his way. He felt all the pain leave his body and met Mia's gaze. His eyes gave the message of 'thank you' as he stood up. Mia's eyes returned the message 'you're welcome.'

Isaac noticed the Turtle Dragon charge the attack beforehand and leapt high into the air to dodge the Aqua Breath, as he came down, he casted Ragnarok at the Gillman which felled it. With its allies dead the Turtle Dragon decided to make its last stand. The four of them all cautiously advanced upon the creature. Ivan took this time to cast Impact on Isaac.

Isaac felt strength surging through his body, and let out an attack. His sword glowed with a familiar light and he smiled. He missed this feeling. His Gaia Blade had let out a howl. As the Titan Blade came down upon the Turtle Dragon, the other three adepts watched in awe at the power of the attack. Needless to say, this felled the final Turtle Dragon, granting them victory in their first fight against monsters in the Great Western Sea.

"Showoff." Garet said casually as he walked over to Isaac and put a hand on his shoulder. "Although it did have a nice touch to it." He added smiling. Isaac just laughed.

"Those monsters were pretty resilient. It seems like the monsters in the Great Western Sea are much stronger than the monsters in the Great Eastern Sea." Ivan stated.

"No kidding, those things with the tridents were hard to match up too. It took me a while to find an opening." Garet said. Isaac nodded in agreement to Garet's statement.

"Well, I'm going to go log these creatures in the encyclopedia, I'll be right back." Ivan said as he disappeared into the door leading to their rooms.

"Well that's a way to start off the day! I guess I'll continue making breakfast, it'll be done shortly." Mia said with a smile poking at a Turtle Dragon corpse with her staff before leaving.

"Garet help me toss these things overboard, but leave one of each monster, Ivan still has to log them." Isacc said. Garet nodded and they tossed three of the five monsters overboard, but leaving two (one of each) for Ivan to study and log in the Monster Encyclopedia. Not much happened after the brief battle with the sea monsters. Isaac was guiding the ship towards the continent of Atteka while Garet was walking aimlessly around the deck. Ivan was still writing in his encyclopedia lifting a fin here, opening a closed eye there, scribbling images in several places, to fulfill his thirst for knowledge. He was a smart kid, and as such, wanted to learn about everything he could.

Ten minutes passed before Mia poked her head out of the kitchen door and yelled, "Food's ready!"

When the four of them sat down to the kitchen table, Mia set down a large pot in the middle of the table filled with hot soup. She passed out four bowls for each of them, and put a large ladle in soup pot. "Help yourselves; I'm sure you'll like it!" She said while sitting down. Garet was the first to grab the ladle and poured soup into his large bowl. Then Isaac and Ivan proceeded to follow. "So what exactly is this Mia?" Garet asked.

"It is a traditional Imilian dish. It is called cotliqua. It has healing properties as well as a delicious taste. We usually have it for holidays or when people are sick in Imil, but I just felt like making it today. It has potatoes, carrots, shellfish meat, among other things and a little bit of Lucky Pepper for good measure." Mia responded while filling her own bowl. Garet sipped the soup with a spoon and his face lightened like a warrior in a weapon store.

"Oh man this is really good Mia!" Garet said as he downed the rest of the soup. Ivan and Isaac responded the same, which made Mia blush a little.

"Why thank you!" she said a smile forming on her face as she ate. Isaac then began to talk about what the plan was, and what they were to do when they finally reached Atekka. Mia was having a hard time paying attention, as her eyes drifted to Garet, but she looked away each time he looked at her. She thought about all the evenings she had spent with Garet aboard the ship and all the conversations they had that drifted late into the night without either of them noticing. She enjoyed Garet's company a lot. She did the same with Isaac and Ivan, needless to say they were all the best of friends, but Garet was different. Conversation, laughs, stories, anything they did or talked about just felt so… natural.

Meanwhile across the table, Garet was having the same thoughts about a certain blue haired girl sitting across from him. He nodded to Isaac each time he looked at him to pretend that he was paying attention, but Garet was far away in his own thoughts. He wondered what Mia thought of him. His mind turned to the times he had conversed with Mia when he was on watch duty for the night and even in free time on the ship. His mind drifted way back to when they had first met in Imil. Suddenly, his thoughts were cut short when Isaac finally asked, "Got it?" they all nodded.

When everyone was finished with their meal Isaac offered to clean up all the dishes, which Mia thanked him graciously for. He told everyone to go pack their belongings as they would reach Atteka within the hour. Ivan made his way to the crow's nest and could see a town and the distant figure of the Jupiter Lighthouse. However there was a blanket of fog covering the entrance to an inlet. After scouting the seas and writing in his encyclopedia, he went down to the kitchen to tell Isaac about the fog.

Isaac followed him up to the crows nest to take a look at the fog. "Hmm. Doesn't really seem like much of a problem. I'll just bring the ship slowly through it so we don't hit anything." Isaac said.

Ivan nodded in response. After this, Ivan went to his room to pack while Isaac returned to cleaning the dishes. He found Mia and Garet doing the same in their rooms. After Isaac finished cleaning the dishes, he went to his own room to pack, passing by Garet and Mia having a conversation and laughing in the common room of the ship. He laughed quietly to himself.

When they all finished packing they left their backpacks and sleeping bags in the Map Room of the ship. Isaac continued guiding the ship to Atteka, Ivan was back to sitting in the crow's nest, scribbling in his encyclopedia while Garet and Mia were near the front of the ship gazing at the sea, and looking for places to dock the ship through the fog.

It was at that moment, where everything seemed perfectly fine that everything went wrong all at once. They had just reached the border of the fog off the coast of Atekka. The ship started picking up speed at an alarming rate. It started to go faster and faster into the fog. Isaac noticed it, but could do nothing to stop it. An expression of worry crossed his face.

As the fog enveloped the ship, they continued to pick up even more speed. Suddenly, an extremely loud grinding sound broke the silence, which simultaneously made the ship rock violently, and tilt heavily on its right side. The boat started to submerge slowly into the water. Garet had grabbed the railing to prevent himself from being tossed overboard. Isaac grabbed the railing around the steering wheel of the ship so as not to be thrashed by the sudden movements of the boat.

They had hit something underneath the water that made large holes in the hull of the ship. The coast of Atteka was surrounded by jagged rocks that were veiled by the fog. None of them had noticed this until it was far too late. Ivan was shook violently from the crow's nest; he started falling towards the deck of the ship.

"IVAN!" Isaac shouted as he watched. Ivan summoned a huge gust of wind to slow his fall and landed safely thanks to his psynergy. The rocking of the ship caused Mia to get knocked overboard and she fell into the fog covered sea. She hit her head on the railing of the ship on the way down which knocked her unconscious. Garet looked on with horror as he watched her fall into the deep. Not thinking about anything else that was happening around him, he jumped in after Mia. That was the last Isaac and Ivan saw of Garet or Mia for the time being. Isaac watched all of this happen and cursed to himself.

Isaac made his way over to Ivan, using the railing of the ship, to make sure he was alright. 'IM FINE, WE GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE!" Ivan yelled to Isaac. The ship was still leaning heavily on its right side.

Isaac nodded yelling, "IM GOING TO GRAB OUR BAGS, JUST GET OFF THE SHIP AS FAST AS YOU CAN AND MEET ME ON SHORE!"

Ivan shook his head, "NO, IM NOT LEAVING YOU HERE BY YOURSELF TO CARRY ALL OUR STUFF!" Isaac thought about yelling something back, but decided against it. He didn't have time to argue with Ivan now. Isaac and Ivan made their way towards the Map Room of the ship and grabbed what they could of their belongings. They slowly made it out the door, noticing the ship was continuing to sink even lower. They climbed as fast as they could dodging barrels and boxes that were falling off the right side of the ship.

They reached the side of the boat that was pointed into the air, hopped over the railing and jumped, not knowing what was ahead. The current carried them pretty far inland, but they had to swim the rest of the way to the shore. They coughed as they reached the shore collapsing on the beach, a bit of water coming out as they both coughed up a storm. When Isaac and Ivan regained their composure, they spoke at length of their situation while traveling to the town that was marked on the map.

"I hope Garet and Mia are okay…" Isaac said in desolation. "The look on Garet's face when he saw Mia fall.. it was terrible. Not to mention Mia got knocked out."

"I'm sure they are fine. Garet is strong, although he is no healer, he isn't stupid. Mia wouldn't have gone overboard if she wasn't knocked out, and Garet most likely saved her life, and is carrying her to meet at the town as we speak." Ivan responded.

"I sure hope you're right Ivan…" Isaac said as they continued marching forward.

"What I'm more worried about is the rest of our stuff that was on the ship. I barely managed to grab the encyclopedia before the ship sunk." Ivan said.

The realization hit Isaac right after Ivan said that. Sure they had their sleeping bags, a bit of food which wouldn't last more than two days, field supplies, and maybe a change of clothes or two (all of which were wet at the moment) but most of their belongings were on the ship, which was well on its way to the bottom of the sea.

"Ohhh shit you're right. Most of our gold was on the ship, I didn't grab any extra money to put in my pack. The rest of our clothes were in there, along with maps, food, and… everything. Damn it all!" Isaac shouted. His thoughts recollected saying, "Well at least we managed to grab our backpacks. And we escaped with our lives. The stuff in the ship is replaceable, we aren't. However… I'm not sure Lord Babi will take this well when we tell him his ship is at the bottom of the sea off the coast of Atekka."

"Very true. But I think having Lord Babi angry at us is the least of our problems right now. We just almost died, and lost almost all of our possessions. I just hope we find Garet and Mia soon. We don't know how injured they are or where they could be." Isaac nodded and they both continued forward.

After what seemed like an eternity walking because of wet clothes, heavy packs, and worrying about their friends, they stumbled upon the entrance of a town.

"Excuse me sir, where are we?" Ivan asked a local man walking out of town.

"This is the town of Contigo my friend… you seem… very familiar, are from here?" The stranger asked. Before Ivan had a chance to respond, they heard a voice approaching from behind the stranger.

"Isaac! Ivan! Thank Jupiter you are safe!" a voice said.

Isaac and Ivan both looked in confusion behind the man, and were very surprised at who they saw. "Master Hamma!?" They both exclaimed astonished.

She nodded before saying, "I had a vision of your group traveling to Contigo by sea in a large ship. However, it is the next part of the vision that had me worried. Am I to assume my vision is correct in that your ship is destroyed and Garet and Mia are lost at sea?"

Ivan nodded. "We didn't see the coast of Atteka was covered in huge stone spires because of the fog. Our ship is on its way to the bottom of the sea. Mia fell off the ship and banged her head on the railing which knocked her out. Garet jumped in after her. We haven't seen either of them since." He responded.

Hamma started, "Then there is no time. We must go and find them right away… Chen," she turned to the stranger, "would you be so kind as to bring their belongings to the manor at the top of town? Also, make sure that the manor is set for four guests and myself when we return."

"Of course Hamma." He turned to Isaac and Ivan. "I will also send for a healer to wait at the manor for your wounded friends." Chen responded.

Ivan and Isaac gave Chen their thanks as he took their belongings. After handing over their packs and sleeping bags, Master Hamma, Ivan and Isaac set off to search for Garet and Mia.


Garet jumped off the ship without giving a second thought. Before he hit the water he took the deepest breath he could. The water was freezing cold. He searched desperately for her underwater, but blue hair and blue robes were very difficult to spot underwater. His eyes saw the silhouette of girl, but she was sinking deeper by the second, he swam over to her with all his might and grabbed her by the hood of her Imilian robes.

As they both resurfaced, Garet was panting loudly. Mia was still unconscious, but at least she was here with him rather than on her way to the bottom of the sea. He made sure she took priority first. He swam over to a piece of floating debris from the wrecked ship and made sure they both were able to float on it. After doing this Garet passed out from the exhaustion of staying up from guard duty that night, the battle with the sea creatures, and swimming his heart out to save Mia. He deserved it.

"…et! …ret! …aret… wake up!... Garet! Wake up!" shouted a familiar voice. Garet's eyes shot open and he immediately started coughing. He sat up and coughed even more. Mia was patting his back while he coughed up the rest of the water from his body.

"There you go.. I was really worried about you for a second!" Mia cried, tears running down her face. She then casted a Pure Ply on Garet. Garet felt his vigor renew and his body was freed from the aches and pains it had just a moment ago.

"Mia… what… happened? Where are we?" Garet said looking around.

"Well…" Mia began, "Firstly I would like to thank you for saving my life… as for what happened, I awoke on the debris you set us both on and I found you passed out from exhaustion. I tried to heal you, but exhaustion isn't something you can just heal through, the body needs time to rest and recover. I guess your grip on the plank slipped when I tried to heal you. I didn't notice at first because I was still drifting in and out of consciousness… and you sank into the sea. It took me a little bit to bring you back up because I was still disoriented and you are much heavier than I am. So I am assuming that you took in a little water into your lungs. I swam as fast as I could to shore on the debris and…" Mia blushed hard, her cheeks were bright red.

"And what?" Garet asked.

"I didn't think I would need to, but… It… It was necessary!" Mia responded as she turned away from Garet.

"What was necessary Mia!? Is there something wrong with me!?" Garet asked desperately.

"No…" Mia took a deep breath and closed her eyes as she said, "I-was- really-worried-about-you-and-so-I-kinda-sorta-gave-you-mouth-to-mouth-resuscitation!" After she said this she turned away from Garet again, and her cheeks turned the brightest red Garet had ever seen. She said it so fast Garet barely had time to make out the words, and upon realizing what she said, Garet's cheeks turned almost the same shade of red as Mia's.

He stood up walked over to Mia and gave her a bear hug, picking her up off her feet as he did and kissed her. Not so long as to overdo their first kiss, and not so short as to skip enjoying it. Mia's eyes widened when Garet did this, but after she realized what was happening, she closed them and enjoyed the moment. After their lips separated, they stood there for a long while in each other's arms simply enjoying the moment. Mia's head was nestled into Garet's chest, listening to his heartbeat.

After a short while, Mia finally spoke. She spoke softly as she pulled her head away from Garet's chest and stared into his fiery eyes saying,"You have no idea how long I have been waiting for that," the most sincere smile on Mia's face.

"I figured it would make you feel less awkward," Garet said returning the smile, "but I guess I never thought that you'd feel the same way I did towards you," he said scratching the back of his head. Mia blushed again, but felt that it was okay this time, because they had saved each other's lives, and revealed how they felt about one another. "Well… this is great and all… but uhh, shouldn't we try and find Isaac and Ivan or something?" Garet asked.

Mia's eyes widened again, "Oh! You're right. I completely forgot!" she remarked. "But one more thing before we go.. This moment is too valuable to let it pass by so quickly." Mia went in for another kiss. As they both savored the moment, they would never be able to live it down as they didn't notice who was running toward them…


Isaac, Ivan, and Master Hamma had been searching for hours before Isaac finally picked up on two people's life forces. Venus Adepts have the ability to sense living things from a distance after all. He also recognized the two life forces, as he had been traveling with them both for so long, he could pick the two out in a large crowd of people with no problems. They both weren't moving, and this concerned Isaac deeply. He hoped there was nothing wrong with them. He broke into a sprint towards the two. As they cleared the last set of trees, and reached where the two were apparently standing, all three of them stopped dead in their tracks and looked upon the two adepts that were holding each other in a deep embrace… kissing?


Mia and Garet were so distracted with smooching each other that they hadn't heard the footsteps of their friends. They both heard somebody clear their throat rather loudly. They both stopped immediately what they were doing and turned to see Isaac, Ivan, and Master Hamma. Isaac had his arms crossed, an eyebrow raised, and a huge smile across his face. Ivan simply laughed at the two of them. Master Hamma kept her composure, but simply laughed to herself, as she had seen this in her vision as well.

"Oh god…" Garet said while facepalming. "They are never going to let us live this down."

"I am okay with this," she laughed "as long as it means we can be open about it around them. Come on, they're waiting for us!" Mia replied. She grabbed Garet's hand, fingers interlocked, as they ran over to their companions.

"Hey Master Hamma! What are you doing in Atteka?" Garet asked.

"It's nice to see you again Master Hamma! Last time we met it was all too brief." Mia said.

"Hello Garet and Mia." Hamma said smiling at the two of them. "This is actually my place of birth, the town of Contigo is a short distance from here, and I suggest that we head there immediately, I have many important matters to discuss with the four of you." And so the five adepts started making their way back to Contigo. On the way back however, Garet and Mia were made fun of rightfully by Ivan and Isaac. Their faces flushed with red the entire time.

"So were you two like, planning that whole thing out JUST so you could get some time alone?!" Isaac teased, a huge grin on his face.

"Honestly, I'm surprised it took you two this long.. I've been reading both of your minds for weeks if not months!" Ivan stated while laughing.

"And to think I was incredibly worried about the two of you.. only to find you both kissing!" Isaac said friendly elbowing Garet in the ribs.

"I should've guessed that this would happen judging on both of your reactions when we met in Imil." Ivan stated, recreating the facial expressions when Garet and Mia saw each other for the first time. Finally, both Garet and Mia snapped at their friends.

Garet yelling, "Shut up Ivan!" and Mia shouting, "Be quiet Isaac! Upon hearing this, Ivan and Isaac just laughed even more. After hearing this, even Master Hamma began to smile and laugh despite her serious mood. Hamma knew there were more serious matters to discuss with the group, but through all the hardship the four young adepts had been through, she thought they deserved to goof off every once in a while.

By the time the five of them had reached Contigo, the sun had started to set. Master Hamma led them to the manor at the top of Contigo. As Chen had promised, the local healer of the town had been waiting for them at the manor. Hamma dismissed him however; as none of them were hurt to the extent that Mia herself could not heal. Hamma led them inside, and the four of them noticed how large the inside of the manor was. It was quite large outside, but it looked even bigger from the outside. The interior was lit with lanterns and candles.

It was quite a nice manor also, the four of them could tell this belonged to somebody who was better off than most. They all went into their rooms to change out of their wet clothes before making their way into the kitchen. A large table sat in the center of the room with five chairs around it. The table was also set for dinner arrangements with plates, eating utensils, and hot food waiting to be served.

"Please, sit and eat your fill. We have much to discuss." Hamma said. The four adepts looked at each other, shrugged and sat down while loading their plates. The four of them were tired, hungry, had barely any money, and lost most of their possessions on the ship. So they were very thankful that fate had smiled upon them after almost killing them. They all intently listened to Master Hamma while they ate; only asking questions until she was finished with her speech.

"Firstly, as I'm sure you are aware; the Jupiter Lighthouse is about half a days travel from Contigo. Tomorrow you must set out for the Lighthouse. My visions about the Lighthouse have been clouded to an extent, so be cautious when you enter and solve its puzzles. You will meet some of the strongest foes in it, so be prepared. Secondly, Ivan… there is no easy way of saying this," she took a deep breath and sighed, "But I am your sister, and Contigo is the town of your birth. In fact, the manor we are in right now used to be the house that our family used to live in."

Upon hearing this Ivan almost choked on what he was eating. "WHAT!?" Ivan asked confused and wide-eyed, "No.. your lying. You have to be lying…"

Hamma shook her head and responded, "What would I gain by lying to you? You may read my mind if you wish to confirm that I am telling the truth." Ivan did exactly that. After he did however, he sat in silence, his eyes still wide, and his mouth open as if to speak, but no words came out. "I am sorry I had to keep this from you when we met at Lama Temple, but if I had revealed it to you then, you would have wanted to stay, and been distracted from your quest. Even now I feel I have made a mistake in telling you."

Ivan looked down into his lap for a long time, lost in his own thoughts. He finally spoke after a long awkward silence between the five of them. He took a deep breath before making the most serious face he could and said, "It is okay sister. I knew there was something I recognized about you when we met at Lama Temple. Nevertheless, this will not divert me from what I know I must do. My purpose right now is to help Isaac in whatever way I can on his quest. However, when this is finished, I would like to talk at length with you about my past, as I am quite curious about the place of my birth and how I ended with up with Master Hammet and Lady Layana. They were good to me, but I must find out who my parents were, and what purpose they had in giving me up at such a young age."

At hearing this, Master Hamma smiled. "You have grown so much in so little time Ivan. I am proud to call you my little brother. Once your quest is finished I will wait for you here. We can talk at length about your past once you return. But until then, think of this manor as… a gift. I am usually not here, as I am needed at Lama Temple to instruct my pupils. I would rather see our old home get some use after all."

After she said this her face grew serious once again. "Lastly, in my vision about the Jupiter Lighthouse, there was much conflict and strife. I could not see clearly, but there were several parties in the lighthouse. Naturally, you four are one of the groups. However, there was another group of four, which I assume must be Felix and his companions, and a different group of three whom I cannot identify. There are to be many struggles in the Jupiter Lighthouse on the day you enter it. Also, I heard the clashing of weapons as well as psynergy being cast. I felt the emotions of happiness and sadness, betrayal and determination, anger and deceit. Whatever is to happen on the aerie of the Lighthouse will happen, just promise me that you will all be cautious and well prepared." The four of them nodded at her response.

"Good." Hamma said as she finished her food. "I wish the four of you the best of luck tomorrow. I will take my leave now, as to leave you to discuss amongst yourselves and to let you rest." And with that, she set her plate and eating utensils in the sink and quietly left the manor.

The four of them sat in silence for a good while, each of them lost in thought. Isaac finally spoke after a long silence, "That is a lot to digest… But even so, we must be prepared for our journey to the lighthouse, and making our way to the aerie." He said confidently. "If Felix is there.. and we have to fight him.. don't hold back, any of you." Isaac said disdainfully as he looked at his friends.

"Now hold on." Mia interrupted. "Just because Hamma said there was going to be clashes doesn't mean it will be with his group. If those four are Felix and his companions, one of them will likely be Sheba, and one of them will likely be Jenna. Are you prepared to battle those three Isaac? Despite Felix's position, he was once one of your best friends. You promised Faran that you would protect Sheba. As for Jenna, I know you Isaac… you would never do anything to harm her in any way…" Isaac looked down in his lap for a long while in silence.

"..Isaac?" Mia asked.

Isaac slowly responded, "I… I don't know Mia. If we do meet them in the lighthouse at some point and… I couldn't bring myself to…" Isaac paused. "No.. the mission comes first. I won't kill any of them, but if they get in our way, then we will fight them. Be prepared to leave in the morning tomorrow, I need to go think about what we're gunna do when we get to the Lighthouse…"

With that, Isaac stood up from the kitchen table, left to go to his room, and locked the door behind him. Garet, Ivan and Mia all looked at each other sadly and sat in silence. They knew Isaac was having a hard time with this situation, and they couldn't blame him it.

"He'll lighten up by tomorrow, I know him. He is determined to stop Felix, but he would never lift a sword to any of them. If Isaac wants me to attack Felix, Jenna, or Sheba, I won't do it." Garet finally said. Ivan and Mia nodded in agreement.

"I agree Garet, if he does try to fight, we should stop him. Isaac is usually never like this, but then again, these foes are different.. But I'm sure we can discuss this whole thing as civil human beings." Ivan responded.

"Yes I agree with both of you," Mia added, "But I think we should retire to our rooms for now, we have a busy day ahead of us tomorrow." Ivan and Garet nodded in agreement. They left their plates in the sink just as Hamma had done, and they all went into to their respective rooms. As Mia had said, they had quite the day ahead of them.


Isaac closed the door and locked it behind him. He knew he wouldn't be getting much sleep. His mind was going everywhere at once. He lay down on his bed and thought long and hard about the situation at hand. Felix had always been a part of their group back in Vale. Felix, Jenna, Kay, Garet and Isaac always played together when they were little. The five of them were the best of friends back then. They had grown even closer throughout the years before that terrible day of the storm.

For Isaac it was incredibly hard to believe that only three years away from Vale could change Felix from one of his best friends, to one of his greatest foes. Jenna was with him, but from what Isaac heard from people across Weyard, it seemed like Jenna was helping him in his task to destroy the world. Isaac knew Jenna would do anything for her brother, but Jenna would never go so far as to destroy Weyard itself. He closed his eyes and his thoughts drifted to the promise he made to Jenna on her fifteenth birthday…

A fifteen year old Isaac walked through the town of Vale. He smiled and waved to the people who he passed by while trying to find a particular auburn haired girl whose birthday was today. It had been one year since the storm had hit, but people forget quickly. The four people who had died in the storm that day were four of the most important people not only to Isaac, but to his family and friends as well.

As he crossed the bridge in the western side of the village, he saw Jenna sitting on the river bank in front of her old, ruined house. He sighed to himself. She had been there almost every day since the day of the storm. She was wading her legs in the river as she stared into water with the gloomiest look on her face Isaac had ever seen. Nobody, especially Jenna, deserved to be that unhappy, especially on her birthday. Jenna didn't notice Isaac approach; she was too distracted with her own thoughts.

"Hey Jen!" Isaac said smiling. She was startled by this and turned her head quickly to see Isaac standing there. "Whoa sorry, didn't mean to scare you!" He said letting out a small laugh. Upon seeing Isaac, she suppressed her sadness and forced herself to smile as she had always done when her friends were around.

"Hey Isaac! It's okay, I wasn't expecting anybody to come here of all places." Jenna responded pushing a grin as Isaac sat down next to her.

"So my mom was wondering if you wanted to come over for dinner tonight. It's gunna be really good! There will be cake and Garet and Kay are also gunna be there." Isaac said.

"Cake? Something special must be going on for your mom to be making that. What's the occasion?" Jenna asked.

Isaac lifted an eyebrow and stared at her in disbelief saying, "Jenna… did you really forget what today is..?"

Jenna pondered about it for a couple seconds before shaking her head. "I Guess so… Umm… what is today?" She asked confused.

Isaac took a deep breath before responding. "Jenna… today is your birthday…" Her eyes widened upon hearing this. "I told my mom that today was your fifteenth birthday, so I asked her if we could have you, Garet and Kay over for dinner to celebrate." Isaac said scratching the back of his head.

Jenna couldn't believe it. She really had forgotten her own birthday. She was so busy with her grief that she had completely overlooked it. She felt so.. alone since her family had been taken from her. Nobody cared about little Jenna, the child who was left by herself after that awful day. But then it dawned on her that while she had forgotten her own birthday and wallowed in her own self-pity Isaac went out of his way to remember that today was her special day. He was always there for her when she got hurt or was sad, and helped her through the last year which had been rough. She couldn't hold it in any longer. She broke into a sob and sunk her head into Isaac's chest while wrapping her arms around him.

This took Isaac by complete surprise. At that moment, he understood. He understood why she had forgotten about her own birthday. He understood why she kept coming back here day after day. He understood the pain she felt. He had lost his father in the same storm after all, but it wasn't nearly as bad as Jenna's situation. He didn't know what to do. Jenna was just fine a moment ago, and now here she was, sobbing uncontrollably into his chest. He did the only thing he felt was right at that point. He wrapped his arms around her as she had done, and held her as tight as he could. Isaac felt tears streaming down his own cheeks as he held Jenna in his arms. Here she was, the person he cared about so much.. but to see her in such a state killed him on the inside. They continued to embrace each other for a long time. Jenna finally calmed down and stopped crying after what seemed like an eternity for Isaac.

"Jenna… I can't even begin to imagine what the last year has been like for you. You lost your entire family while I only lost my father. But I promise: I'll be there for you, when you walk through the fire. I'll be there for you, when the flames get higher. When nothing fits, and nothing seems right, until the very last breath of my life, I'll be there for you.." Isaac said quietly into her ear. Jenna took her head away from his chest and looked into his eyes. She smiled the largest, most sincere smile at Isaac. Isaac hadn't seen her smile like that since the days Felix and her parents were still around. Then Jenna closed her eyes and moved her lips closer to his. Both of them shared their very first kiss on that day.

Later that night, after they had eaten and Garet and Kay had gone home, Jenna and Isaac got the ladder from Dora, and went onto the roof to watch the stars. They both lay on their backs gazing at the night sky hand in hand with their fingers interlocked.

"I hope you're not mad at me Jenna, but I totally forgot to get you a present." Isaac said disappointed. Jenna simply smiled, and snuggled up to him.

"It's okay. You gave me the best present anyone could have ever given me." She replied. Isaac scratched his head, clearly confused. Jenna laughed to herself and said, "You gave me a promise, my first kiss, you allowed me to smile again, and you were.. there for me." They kissed once again before falling silent and watching the sky for an hour or so. They decided to head back inside Isaac's house after a while, and sat near the fireplace.

They were cuddled together, but Jenna fell asleep after a short time, and Isaac noticed this. He carefully picked her up so as to not wake her up, and made his way cautiously up the stairs. He set her in his own bed, tucked her into the covers, and kissed her forehead saying, "Goodnight Jenna" before grabbing his sleeping bag, rolling it on the floor next to the bed and falling asleep himself. After he reminisced that day, he drifted to sleep with a smile on his face.


When Ivan returned to his room he pondered about his past. This was the town he had been born in? Why had Master Hamma not told him anything earlier? Where were his real parents? He had so many questions to ask her, but he could not. He had promised Hamma he would finish his quest before any family business or questions about his heritage. He wondered what Isaac was doing in his room. He was worried about him. Isaac, Garet and Mia were the first real friends he had ever met. When he traveled with Hammet, he tried to make friends everywhere he went. But no one accepted him. Everyone who met him was freaked out by his strange powers.

He was happy he had finally made friends, adepts nonetheless, who accepted him for who he was. He laughed to himself as he recalled the day's events involving Garet and Mia. He had known for so long that the two had romantic feelings towards each other. He was happy for the both of them that they had finally found out on their own accord. He read minds whenever he was sure somebody was hiding something whether or not it was good or bad. Despite adepts being able to detect psynergy in use, he had become so sly about reading minds; he could do it without anyone noticing. He was proud of himself that he was able to conceal his ability from other adepts, especially those as powerful as Isaac, Garet and Mia.

Sometimes he wished he didn't have the ability. It was both a blessing and a curse at times. But it was one of the qualities which made him… well him. He went over to his desk and picked up the encyclopedia and put a candle next to it so he could see. He skimmed through it, adding a sentence every page or so, and touching up on some drawings he had done hastily. When he was satisfied with the changes he had made he set the book back down on the desk and blew out the candle.

He yawned and lay back down on the bed. His final thoughts that night consisted of the relationships he saw around him and heard about. He knew about Isaac and Jenna from reading his thoughts, and the way he talked about her. Garet and Mia had just essentially been made a couple today.. but what about himself? Would he ever find anyone for himself like those two couples? Those were the last words he said to himself in his mind before he lost consciousness and drifted to sleep.


Garet was laying on his bed with his hands behind his head whistling Valean tunes to himself quietly. He had been there about an hour before he heard someone lightly knock on the door three times. "Come in." he said. The door opened to reveal Mia holding a candle. She walked in, and closed the door behind her. But when she walked in she had a distraught look on her face. "You couldn't sleep either huh?" Garet asked sitting up.

Mia shook her head, "Too much to think about, you know how I always get before we go into lighthouses."

"Yeah I do. We'll be fine though. We made it up the last two lighthouses just fine." Garet responded. Mia sat down on the bed next to Garet, putting the candle on the nightstand.

"I know.. but what Master Hamma said still has me a little concerned. Master Hamma's visions are never wrong." Mia said.

"That's true. But it's not like Saturos and Menardi are here to hinder us anymore." Garet responded.

"Don't remind me of those two… even though they attempted to take our lives, we shouldn't have taken theirs. As a healer of the Mercury Clan I am obligated to help any person in need whether it be friend or foe." Mia said with a sad look on her face.

"Hey, it's not our fault they fell into the well of the lighthouse. And if we didn't defend ourselves we would have died for sure! Who knew that those two had such an enormous amount of power to fuse into a dragon like that." Garet returned. Mia didn't respond but took one of the pillows from Garet's bed and smacked him over the head with it and laughed.

"Hey!" Garet said laughing as he tried to defend himself from her onslaught to no avail. Mia was ruthless with the pillow she attacked high and low. Garet tried to guard himself, but it was futile. Both of them were laughing the entire time. After several hits from the pillow he finally managed to disarm Mia. They struggled and wrestled for a short time.

During the time this was happening, Garet heard Mia laugh while saying, "Shhhh be quiet Garet! You're going to wake up Ivan and Isaac!"

"Hey you're the one who started it!" he responded laughing as well. Garet managed to pin her arms to the bed. "Hah! What are you gunna do now!?" Garet said in triumph, his face right above hers. She responded by moving her head up and kissing him. They both closed their eyes and Mia felt the grip on her arms loosen. In mere seconds, Mia had flipped Garet over, and now she had his arms pinned to the bed.

"I win!" Mia said victoriously. Garet opened his mouth to speak, but Mia put her hand over his mouth and said, "I told you to be quiet! You'll wake the others!"

Garet sighed to himself. "Dat's no fair! Dat distwaction was too purfect!" Garet said, his voice muffled by Mia's hand.

"Who said we were playing fair?" Mia said slyly. She moved off of him and lay in the bed next to him. Without another word the two of them looked at each other and continued to kiss each other, their tongues exploring each other's mouths. When their lips finally separated, Garet turned and blew out the candles on the nightstand. They cuddled next to each other, a wide smile on both of their faces as they drifted to sleep in each other's arms.


NOTES: Thanks for reading!

As I said before, I apologize for the long chapters. If I have lost you already, I hope that you give my story a chance by reading at least the first four chapters. I know it starts off slow, but it gets better the further you read into it.

Yes, steamshipping. I was thinking of pairing Isaac and Mia but decided against it. I like the pairing of Jenna and Isaac better. (Mudshippers don't bash me too hard.) As said before, leave me reviews (if you feel like it) about the story. I love getting feedback from fellow Golden Sun fans whether it be positive or negative. Also as i said before ill try to update this as fast and as much as possible.