Disclaimer: I do not own Golden Sun. Wish I did though. T.T*tears*

Yep here's my next chapter. Piers is finally making his grand entrance. Love Piers! X3

Chapter 1: Seashells

In the Great Eastern Sea of Weyward a ship was gliding smoothly across the waves. The ship was one of the many pride-and-joys of the Lemurian people. The bowsprit was the sign of the Lemurian ships, a dragon head. This ship though was different from other Lemurian ships, it was because of the two humongous wings that rested against the port and starboard sides of the ship; along with the cannon that was located atop the cabin. At the wheel of the ship stood a young man, who was far older than he looks. He was Piers, the Lemurian. He was wearing the traditional clothes of a Lemurian, a white shawl with blue patterns, as well as a head band-the same colouring as the shawl-and blue pants with a blue wrap over his pants. He stood there humming a tune, while merriment played in his golden eyes; his half-way tied aquamarine hair blowing in the wind. He had just visited his home land of Lemuria, which has now started to prosper once again since the time of the Lighthouses being lit and Alchemy being released, three years ago.

The Lemurian people live for a long time, and therefore were not pleased on the idea of Alchemy being released into the world again. But, thanks to King Hydros, the oldest and wises of the Lemurians, and Lunpa, a man who came to Lemuria and once was known as "The Righteous Thief," the Lemurians have come to terms with the idea. Even Lord Conservato, the head of the Senate, could not disagree with the idea after the Lighthouses had been lit. And so Lemuria was now on the path to the glory that it once was. The Lemurians had opened up and allowed access for anyone and all of Weyward know that Lemuria, that was thought to only be a legend, does truly exist. Many people of Weyward were able to live long periods of time; not as long as most Lemurians, but pretty long.

Piers was sailing towards the Apojii Islands, so he could visit Aqua Rock to relax. Sailing there was always an enjoyment for Piers since Aqua Rock allowed him to feel one almost one with his element, water.

"Ah! There it is."Piers commented to himself, as he shadowed his eyes, with his hand, to see the islands clearer. "It should only take me at least-"

Piers stopped when he felt a sudden rumbling in his feet, as his ship started to rock. Piers was swung off his feet and landed on the deck with a thump; before he could react.

"Ouch!" he yelped in pain, rubbing his sore back. The ocean was a turmoil of waves, as the ship rocked more violently. Piers grabbed to wheel, trying to steer the ship into the direction of the Apojii Islands. The waves washed over the deck, and Piers could feel the spray of sea water on him as he tried to steer the wheel; and hold on for dear life.

"What?"

Hearing rushing water Piers looked up, only to see a huge tidal wave looming over him. Before he could do anything, Piers felt the cold rush of water force him to let go of the wheel, flinging him overboard. He felt the water all around him, felt the cold seep into his skin. He raced to the surface, as the air in his lungs left him. He broke to the surface, taking in gulps of air; he quickly looked around to see his ship, also seeing that he was much closer to land. He started to swim towards his ship, as another wave took him and he was submerged under water. He was being flung everywhere, couldn't seem to reach the surface as the air escaped his lungs.

Is this the end?

Was Piers last thought before the darkness overtook him.

On the continent of Osenia, a girl is walking along the water's edge. The seas were rough, but she didn't mind walking close. She bent over picking up an aquamarine shell, which she was collecting to make a bracelet. She went along picking up more shells of the same colour. Bending over to pick up one, she noticed something in the sea. She looked out to sea, and saw a ship being thrown around. Concerned, she went to a spot closer to it; and noticed that no one was on board. She looked around the waters near the ship and spotted a man floating, not too far from shore. Without hesitating she dived into the raging sea.

Swimming against the currents she reached the unconscious man. She did not take into account that the man was giving off a faint glow, and that the glow was what was keeping him a float. She grabbed the man under the shoulders and started to make her way back to shore.

Piers felt as if he was floating. He couldn't see anything other than darkness. Nothing felt familiar to him; it was as if he was in an alternate universe. The last thing he could remember was of being in the raging sea; then darkness.

Is this death?

Piers thought as he floated in the dark space.

One Day,

I hope to feel the Sun's rays...

"What?"

Maybe it was just his imagination, but...

One Night,

I hope to see the Moon shine...

"Where is it coming from?" Piers whispered to himself, searching for the source. Without warning, warmth started to spread through his body slowly. He gazed around some more and noticed a light in the distance. Fearful, but thinking it was the right thing to do, Piers walked to the light; outstretching his hand as to almost grab hold of it. The light seemed to radiate warmth as he got closer and closer. He could hear the voice clearer now. To his ears, the voice seemed so...

I am blind...

Slowly Piers opened his eyes. He saw a ceiling above his head. Tilting his head he gazed upon the source of the voice he had heard in the darkness. It was a girl long silver hair, almost reaching the floor when she was sitting. Her back was turned to him, while she worked on something.

I can't, move forward

I need a guide, a sign

I feel chained, to time

I just want to feel, the light's warmth...

"Beautiful..." Piers weakly whispered, as he remembered what he was thinking about in the darkness. It was the most beautiful voiced he had ever heard. It sounded almost angelic.

The girl whipped her head around; looking at Piers with widened golden eyes. Right away he thought that her face was lovely, just like her voice. He could now see that she had been attaching shells to a string to make a bracelet. The girl surprised Piers, when she shot up from her chair so suddenly. She stared at him for a few seconds, before dashing out of the room; leaving a surprised Piers in her wake.

Piers sat up slowly, feeling how weary his body was. He recognized the room as an inn room-which all look fairly the same in Weyward. Hearing footsteps outside the door, he turned his attention towards the door, which opened to show a round middle aged woman, wearing a long violet sleeveless dress, a yellow diamond pattern stretching across the waist. Her blonde was being mostly covered by a long violet veil that reached from her forehead to her waist. She carried a kind of motherly air to her, as she made her way towards Piers.

"I see you're finally awake." she said to him, as she accommodated the chair the other girl had vacated. "We thought you might never wake up. How are you feeling?"

"Fine. Thank you...Um?"

"My name's Caelum. But, everyone calls me Auntie Caelum, or just Auntie is fine."

"Thank you Caelum. My name is Piers. You saved my life; I am greatly indebted to you."

"You're welcome." Caelum replied with a huge grin. "But, I'm not the one you should be thanking."

"What do you mean?"

"You'll know what I mean in a sec." Standing up and facing towards the door she called, "Come on in dear. Don't be shy."

Piers looked past Caelum to see that the girl from earlier was looking into the doorway. She came forward, hiding behind Caelum, looking past her shyly.

"This here is the girl who rescued you. Her name is Luxi. She's shy around strangers."

"Thank you, Luxi." he smiled gently at the girl, who hid farther behind Caelum, embarrassed.

"Y-You're w-welcome." Luxi stuttered back. "A-Are you f-feeling all r-right?"

"Yes, I'm okay now. But, what exactly happened?"

"Luxi says that she saw you drowning in the water," explained Caelum, "Imagine my surprise when Luxi comes rushing in here soaking, dragging me back outside to find an unconscious man on the beach. And then she rushed right back out to save your boat!"

"Auntie, it wasn't that amazing," Luxi protested, blushing a bright red, "anyone would do it."

"No, I must agree with Caelum. You saved me and went back out to get my boat. In my mind that is an amazing feet." Piers said, while rubbing his eyes. He still felt weary from his ordeal.

Caelum saw this gesture and announced, "Okay, I think that is enough today. We'll let you get some rest now."

"Okay..." he replied wearily, lying down in the bed.

Caelum turned and left the room quietly. Luxi hesitated, and walked over towards Piers."

"Yes?" he asked sleepy.

She removed something from a pocket in her shirt, and Piers saw that it was the seashell bracelet she had been working on earlier. "This is for you," she said as she placed the bracelet around his wrist, "I hope you feel better soon." She left the room, quietly closing the door behind her.

Piers looked down at the bracelet around his wrist. He saw that the seashells were an aquamarine, the same shade as his hair.

I'll thank her later, he thought as he drifted into a peaceful sleep.

Haine-of-Winter: Happy! Happy! XD Piers is finally here!

I had a bit of trouble with this chapter, especially at the part when Piers is drifting in that darkness. Doesn't that part seem familiar? Hmmm...

I'm predicting that the next chapter of this might take me a while to get to since school just started up again and all. Also I'm not really sure what I'm doing yet.

Just for knowledge all the names that I have done so far are Latin names. I'll tell what they mean next chapter, when more people and stuff are introduced.