Foreword:

Hello everyone! This is my very first fanfic that I decided to write after spending an abnormal amount of time reading the romance stories of the many talented authors on site. I promise to keep the author notes short or non-existant, but I wanted to introduce myself here and give you an idea of how this fanfic finally got put up on here.

There was nothing I liked less when reading stories on this site than to come across a good fanfic that was never finished, leaving me to guess at what might have happened in the end, so it's my personal stance to never upload a story until I've written the entire thing.

I'd also like to mention that this project has taken me over a year to finish (mostly due to an 8 month period of my life being consumed by other obligations), but I'm glad I finally got this up in finished form for everyone's enjoyment. That said, please don't hesitate to leave comments/suggestions for me because I welcome any criticism that can help me improve my writing.

The last thing I'd like to say is that this is indeed mudshipping. I know it's not cannon (Even if I don't count Dark Dawn as being part of the "true" Golden Sun series), but I'm a mudshipper at heart and always will be.

Oh and while reading this fic, take note that quotes means it's something the character says out loud, and Italics indicates thoughts.

Anyway, here's all the legal stuff and make sure you enjoy the story!

- I do not own Golden Sun or the affiliate characters

- All of the characters are the property of Camelot/Nintendo

CHAPTER 1

Morning. The dawn's bright rays cast blinding light over the wooden frame of Babi's Lemurian boat. Sitting cross legged on the deck was a young man with slightly awry blonde hair, his signature yellow scarf, and a sheathed blade resting at his side. Issac was deep in thought this morning while watching the sun rise.

What would be the proper course of action now? Felix and his crew already have a large head start on us and we don't seem to be making up any time.

He frowned, trying to come up with a decent plan, or any plan for that matter, that would help his party catch up with Felix.

It's evident they are heading for the Jupiter Lighthouse and we need to find some way to reach it first! Problem is, everyone is being pushed too hard as it is. Between our promise to Babi and our mission to find Jenna as well as stop Felix from lighting the lighthouses….

Issac gave off a frustrated sigh as he leaned back slightly, resting on the palms of his hands. Lost in thought, he didn't notice the soft footsteps approaching his position on the deck.

His thoughts were broken as a soft voice rang out beside him. "Good morning Issac." Mia's smiling face came into view as she sat down on the deck next to him. The blue haired girl turned to him, studying his facial expressions. "You seem to have something on your mind," she observed cocking her head slightly with a curious expression on her face.

Of course she would notice, Issac thought to himself. Mia is nothing if not observant. He smiled as he turned to her and began. "Oh you know Mia, I'm just thinking about the simple task before us of saving the world and all…" he said with a slightly sarcastic undertone, managing to hold the smile the whole time. His efforts were rewarded as Mia giggled at his words and replied in kind: "Well we do seem to have all the odds in our favor at least. Garet is able to force his way through any obstacle we face despite the chances!" Issac smiled at her comment, "He does have a way with things, I'll grant you that."

"I have a way with what?" a lumbering voice called out from the crews quarters as a head of spikey red hair appeared in the doorway.

Mia turned to the newcomer a fake expression of shock crossing her face, "My Garet, who would have expected you of all people to be up this early in the morning?"

"Yeah, well don't get used to it Mia," he called back, making his way over to where the two were sitting. Addressing Issac he said, "So Mr. Leader, what's the plan for today? Float around some more and pray for luck again?"

Shaking his head at his friend's blunt nature, Issac responded, "I know that we haven't been making much progress, but if YOU have a better idea I think we'd all love to hear it."

Garet made a noncommittal, mumbling response and broke eye contact with Issac, as Mia spoke up with a mischievous grin, "Sorry Garet, I didn't catch that," and winked at Issac. She did enjoy the friendly banter between the childhood friends as it only proved just how strong their relationship was.

I hope they see me as that much of a friend someday, she thought to herself as Issac gave her yet another grin and Garet looked at her with a slight scowl.

Any further thoughts were interrupted by Garet's next words. Adopting a serious demeanor, Garet explained: "You know I'm just worried about Jenna, and this whole world being destroyed thing. I'm tired of not being to do anything about it and being stuck on this ship for days."

Issac's smile vanished as he thought about the words Garet has just said and watched as Mia's did the same. Issac slowly became lost in thoughts again.

Garet's right. It really is time for us to DO something and make some progress toward our goal. Every minute we waste is another minute Felix gains on us and we can't afford to lose this race, not with the whole world at stake.

Garet cleared his throat loudly. "I believe we were having a conversation here," he said, waving his hand in front of Issac's face breaking him out of his trance.

"Sorry Garet," Isaac said sheepishly.

"Patience Garet," Mia's soft voice interjected from the side. "I'm sure he heard you and knowing Issac, he's probably plotting our next move right now."

Garet withdrew his hand and turned to Mia, "Sorry Miss Mia, you do make an excellent point. My stomach is making a point too so I think I'll go get some breakfast while Issac mulls it over!"

"Garet, how many times do I have to tell you to stop calling me "Miss Mia" before you listen already?" she raised her voice at Garet's retreating form. He raised his hand to acknowledge he heard her while still heading to the kitchen and Mia gave an exasperated sigh.

"You know how Garet is Mia," Issac turned to her. "If you give him anything to work with he's never going to stop doing that."

Turning back to Issac, she replied, "I can't help it Issac. We've been traveling together for a while now but I still can't get him to just say my name normally. It's infuriating!"

Before Issac had a chance to respond, a younger voice interjected from a few feet away on the deck. "I'll tell you what's infuriating," Ivan exclaimed, walking over to where they were and sitting down. "All of Garet's stomping around this early in the morning waking me up," he managed to tell them with his eyes half open and a sleepy yawn on the tail end of his comment.

"Good morning Ivan," Both Issac and Mia said, addressing the newcomer. "You look like you could use a nap," Issac suggested helpfully as Ivan stifled another yawn.

"Tell me about it buddy," Ivan mumbled under his breath, just barely loud enough for them to hear. "Trust me, he'll get what's coming to him."

"I'm not sure I like the sound of that," Mia said, looking genuinely concerned about the situation and for a good reason too. Ivan had an excellent track record of following through on threats when Garet was involved.

"Trust me, it'll be nothing too serious," Ivan began with a smile. "Nothing a few of your ply's couldn't handle."

Mia half smiled at him, "I'm not sure if I should take that as a compliment or if I should be scared of what you're planning," she said inquisitively.

"Yeah, it's a shame that the only person in the group that actually has the ability to find out is the one potentially causing the trouble," Issac said with a grin at the irony of the situation. "In any event, we've dawdled long enough. I think I might have a solution to get past that giant rock blocking our passage to the western sea."

"We might as well try it then," said Ivan, adopting a more serious tone. "We seem to be running out of options anyway. I'll go let Garet know and try not to hurt him in the process."

"I can never tell what that one is planning," Mia told Issac with a gesture at Ivan's back. She glanced back at Issac and said, "Well, I'm going to go get ready for what's ahead. If you need me in this plan of yours let me know will you?"

Issac smiled to himself. She's always willing to help out. I'm glad we managed to convince her to come with us and stop the rest of the lighthouses from being lit. We need someone with her personality around to balance the antics of Garet and Ivan's little schemes.

"I will," he said simply, giving her another smile and watching her retreat back to her room to grab her belongings. With the dissipation of his friends, Issac focused his energy back on the task at hand.

What I have in mind just might work…