Posted: 4-24-05

Silver Moon
Golden Sun III

AN: I started posting this from the beginning again, cause I needed to fix some things and I had gone so long without posting anyway that I thought it would be best... And I will keep writing from when I get to where I finished off. I still have big plans for this fic, I've just been busy and so has my head... Now, the first ANs:

I thought I ought to write a Golden Sun fic cause I love those games! At the end of number two, I was quite upset that it said "The End" and you didn't know what exactly happened to Alex, what Eyeball Guy (I have weird nicknames) meant when he said Isaac had some of the power, what happened to the first four between the end of game one and when they were at Jupiter Lighthouse, or, most importantly for this, Sheba's past. I used to think she was Ivan's twin but NO! I was so mad when I found out they weren't. Then I recalled mind reading some guy in Contigo, put 2 and 2 together and figured out her past! Sort of, the details are unknown to me but I'm sure I know the basics. Although, a lot of other people have figured it out by this point, too, but I still wanna do it! I think they could make it a third game with this title, and if they do, I'll be so creeped out, especially if the details follow my story. But even if they do, still read this please! It is original. I will swear on my life that I thought this up myself, even if a game with this basic storyline does come out someday. Oh, I don't own the games. I'm starting to forget disclaimers, I've been doing them for so long.

Chapter 1: Golden Dawn

The sun rose over Vault. Not the golden one, the normal one. Ever since Mars Lighthouse had been alighted, the Golden Sun always streamed down its strange light from where Mt. Aleph and the village of Vale once stood. The citizens of this old town had now taken refuge in their southern neighbor, and Vault had never been so busy in it's history. Tents were set up all around the city, as every extra bed had all ready been filled by the older or sicker people who needed them; even the ones in the jail were taken. The people tried their best to work and live together as the people of Vale were trying their best to quickly decide what they needed to do next, whether it be founding a new village at some unknown location or splitting up and moving into different cities somewhere in the world. Since the power of Alchemy was finally reawakened, the old dwellers of the city of Adepts would have no trouble making their way through the wilds of Weyard with their Psynergy.

In the northern most part of the refuge, a group of seven tents had been set up in a cluster. The occupants of these temporary dwellings purposely situated themselves as thus, as they were all very close friends. One of the largest families in the village was here, that of the Mayor and his descendants. They managed to fill two tents, while another two were taken by a family that once thought half of their numbers were lost forever. A fifth tent went to a small family of three that was also broken for a time, and the final two were occupied by two girls and two boys who were away from their homes and spending time with their friends from the lost settlement. The main connection between all of these people was simply the fact that four children from each of the families as well as the four from other places in the world had recently finished traveling together.

Saying "traveling together" is quite an understatement, however. What they had been doing had affected the future of the whole planet. It was thanks to these young travelers that the Golden Sun was now shining over where the village had once been. The story is a long one, filled with many other characters, adventures, and new information on the crisis, but that is best left in other hands. What is important know is that the ones known as Isaac (from the small family), Garet (the Mayor's oldest grandson), Jenna and Felix (in the other large family), Ivan (from the village of Contigo near Jupiter Lighthouse), Piers (from the mysterious land of Lemuria), Mia (from Imil near the Mercury Lighthouse), and Sheba (from Lalivero near Venus Lighthouse) now were making plans for where they would be heading next.

They were situated in a cluster in the center of their tents and talking. Though they were not talking softly per se, it would have been very hard to hear them if you were not within their group right now. The eight of them had been seen doing this many times since they had come to the refuge when they were not busy with the others things that occupied their time. This included training, trying out everyone else's weapons and items that gave them special abilities and Psynergies, helping other citizens in need, and playing "Who Can Mind Read The Other First?" This last one was done by Ivan and Sheba, though everyone had a variety of pastimes outside of their almost daily meetings.

This one appeared no different than any of the others. One of the eight would say something, someone else would join in, and both gasps and laughs could be heard in different spots. However, this would mark the final time they would ever do this.

"And that was when Ivan dropped it right on top of him," Isaac was saying in the midst of the most recent fit of chuckles, though Garet had not been joining in. "It was great! Ivan swore up and down that it was an accident, but Garet just kept on grumbling and yelling for us to get it off, except we were all laughing too hard to do anything!"

"It wasn't funny!" Garet tried to chime in, but everyone else was too far lost in their laughter. As it died down he added, "Shouldn't we be talking about more important things, anyway?"
The laughs completely stopped at this. The people of Vale were quickly deciding what their futures would be which meant that it was also time for them to make a few decisions on what they would be doing next.

Garet realized that he said the wrong thing. "So, uh, Felix, have you guys figured anything out yet?"

"No," the Earth Adept answered a little sadly. "I think we're going to see what the Elders say about a new settlement first. Has your grandfather told you anything?"

"Of course not. He says that he's 'sworn to secrecy' although I'm sure my parents and my grandma know everything."

"Yeah, that's how things are sounding with us, too," Isaac said. "I mean, with what's been happening recently, only losing our home really doesn't seem to matter. I'm not sure what we're doing."

"Sounds like us," Jenna responded. "Just having a family has been occupying my thoughts these last few weeks. Right Felix?"

"Yeah, I suppose you're right," he answered, starting to cheer up a little. "But why are we talking about such depressing things, anyway? Why don't I tell you about the time..."

"Because we need to," Ivan interrupted. "I think everyone in the Vault area knows that we've spent enough time here. We need to move on and soon. Knowing what we're going to do is very important."

"True," Felix replied. "So, what about the rest of you? Where are you guys going?"

"I should probably go back to Imil," Mia said, depression officially settleing on their once happy cluster. "After everything that happened with Alex and the others, it will probably help to see people from my own town who aren't like that. Plus I'm not sure how things have been since the last lighthouse was lit. With what happened with the Djinn, I'm worried about the fountain, and I don't think Megan and Justin can handle doing a lot of healing if something else spreads around town."

She was referring to the fact that right after the Golden Sun officially formed above Mt. Aleph, the Djinn had mysteriously disappeared. Since Alchemy was now flowing freely, their powers had not been affected much and it wasn't until Isaac was telling a story about catching one did they realize that there weren't any to use as examples or for fighting.

"Yeah," Ivan continued, "I should probably go to Contigo, but I would like to stop and see Master Hammet and let him know what happened with the quest and that I've found my home town. I'll probably go to Kalay sometime soon. It shouldn't take long since it's just south of here, and then I'll try to find a way to get to Atteka."

"I could give you a ride," Piers suggested. "I don't really have anywhere to go. If I'm lucky, the king will have cleared me so I can return to Lemuria, but I think things would be easier the longer I wait. Actually, I could take any of you anywhere you need to go. I know it would probably be easier to go by foot, but if you'd like me to take you to Imil, I could, Mia."

"I don't know," she replied. "It would be kind of nice not to have to travel alone even though it would take longer. I'll think about it."

"What about you, Sheba?" Jenna asked suddenly. "You haven't said anything yet."

She remained silent for a moment longer, looking slightly troubled by whatever she was thinking about. "Well, um, I suppose the most logical thing for me to do would be returning to Lalivero. Faran is probably worried since he hasn't heard anything about me since Venus Lighthouse was lit."

"How far away is it?" Piers asked.

"I could probably make it on my own, but I would have to work my way around the Karagol and through the Suhalla Desert..."

"I could give you ride," he interrupted. "Again, it may take a little longer but the going would be easier and you wouldn't be alone."

"Maybe that would be best," she replied, with an odd look still on her face.

"I think I'll take the boat, too," Mia added. "It would make leaving easier if I was with someone I knew on the way home."

"Well, we've figured out one thing, at least," Isaac said, looking around. "Whenever you're going to leave, Piers can take you two and then come back for Ivan so he'll have time in Kalay. Does that work?"

"Sounds fine to me," Piers answered. "Again, I'm in no hurry to try and get into Lemuria."

"Okay," Jenna began, knowing she was about to say the one thing that everyone knew was coming but didn't want it to. "...When are you going?"

"It should be soon, at least for my sake," Mia replied. "I'm pretty sure Sheba would like to get back quickly, too, so Faran can stop worrying. I think maybe a week from now would be best so we still have a good amount of time with each other."

"I'd like to stay here a while longer," Ivan said, "but it will probably take Piers about a month to get back. I'll probably head to Kalay a little after they leave and if you guys haven't moved to some place far away by then, I'll try to stop by and see you four before I go to Contigo."

A very heavy silence followed this. Finally, Felix spoke. "Well, I guess we've got that taken care of. Shall we start talking about lighter things?"

"You can in a little while," Isaac's mother, Dora, said, just arriving on the scene. "Supper's ready if you'd like to eat while you change subjects."

The eight leapt up happily and ran toward where the food had been cooking, but inside they still thought sadly about what was just decided for the next week.

AN: You know, I'm rereading this and thinking, "Wow, I was so bad at writing, then!" Heh, that's how things go, though, you know? Part two of the original chapter one will be up... soonish. I think I may try for a weekly thing. But we'll see.