Chapter 1: Three different kinds of papers

Disclaimer: I don't own Golden Sun.

- Start of Chapter 1 -

The Lighting Struck Tower News

Contigo's School for Jupiter Adepts closing – Students fleeing the country

Yesterday it has become known to our paper that the private psynergy school of Contigo is closing this year due to financial issues. In recent years, student enlistment rate has been declining rapidly due to newer, less costy schools becoming available for the public.

The remaining students (called adepts) and their parents are unsure of which school they will choose to finish their education. Of the seven schools for Psynergy education only 4 are available to the Jupiter Adepts of Contigo's School for Jupiter Adepts, since Lemuria Fountain and Prox have been known to not accept Jupiter Adepts in their ranks.

"So far, Lalivero and Apogji Rock look best i guess", says a thin 16-year-old female student of the school. Lalivero Lighthouse, another private school for Psynergy, accepts Venus and Jupiter Adepts, but the fees are the highest of all the 7 schools. Apogji Rock, near the Apogji Islands, is another elitary school for psynergy.

The students can also apply at Tolbi's school for Alchemy and Mount Aleph's School of the Four Elements, which are considerably cheaper than the other two schools. The Lightning Struck Tower wishes the former adepts of Contigo's School for Jupiter Adepts the best of luck in finding another appropriate school to finish their psynergy education.

Hama looked up from her newspaper. The rumors – and her feeling - of her school closing had been true, however the teachers had not told them anything so that they didn't panic. The scent of fresh coffee reached her nose, and as she got to fetch the coffee, she wondered how her younger brother would react to the news, whom she had taken care of since their parents died. Their parents had left them enough money to live and to finish their education, but that did not mean they were particularly rich, as they lived in a small cottage.

As her brother came downstairs from his bedroom, he looked cherful as always. It was summer, at the end of the holidays, and they talked about normal-day's stuff, until Ivan, which was the name of Hama's younger sibling, noticed the newspaper article laying on the table. As Ivan read, his eyes became wider, and once he had reached the end of the article, he asked his older sister:

"What are we going to do?"

"We have to find another school which is going to take us. You know the letter?"

"The letter our parents left incase something may have happend to them?". As he said those words, his eyes clouded over, and it was difficult to determine the feelings he felt.

"Yes. It mentioned a "Lord Hammet" in Kalay. Their family seemed to have been friends to our parents. I think we should go there, and ask them."

That evening they wrote a letter to Lord Hammet and his wife, introducing themselves. They spent the following week packing their belongings to take with them, but after 3 days of packing they realized that it would probably be more practical to only take the essentials with them. It was clear that due to the distance between Contigo and Kalay the trip would take many days, and they would arrive around 1 week before the end of the summer holidays in Kalay. On the last day of the week they got a reply from Hammet's wife, that they would be welcome in Kalay anytime. This was a great relief to the two siblings, as they had wondered what they could do instead.

They decided to not sell their cottage, but instead left it in the care of a friend they trusted. As they had heard a ship was anchoring at the Contigo's harbor and would leave the next day, everything was settled.

Ivan was unsettled this night and at first found it difficult to sleep. He had never been too far from his hometown, and was therefore a little bit anxious. Sure, they had been to Jupiter Lighthouse once and many times they had been in the countryside around Contigo, but he had never really left Hesperia, the continent Contigo resided on.

He wondered how Mr and Ms Hammet would be like, if and how he would find friends in their new school, and which school they even would go to. They had narrowed it down to Tolbi and Vale's schools already and were hoping that the Hammets could give them advice. After about an hour of rumination, he finally fell asleep.

"Ivan wake up!"

I don't want to wake up...

"Please, dear, wake up!"

Hama what is up? You have not called me dear since...

"The Mt. Aleph Boulder is going to fall!"

What? Ok, i am awake, i am awake!

Ivan bolted up from his bed, but when he opened his eyes, it was dark and he was alone in the room. Looking out of the window, he saw the moon standing high... Figuring it was just a dream, he lied down again.

Stupid dream... want to sleep again...

- End of Chapter 1 -

Quiz question: Which are the three different papers mentioned? Hm? Hmmm?^^