Chapter 2

By: MimiYamatoForever

Seiya felt incredibly excited but at the same time just as nervous. A ship was being filled with supplies for the voyage he was going to take with a few others in hopes of finding Atlantis and their friend from the past.

Hyoga and Camus had instantly agreed to go since their powers would be needed and they both wanted to meet the previous Aquarius saint.

Seiya knew that the journal he held in his hands and his memories were the only ways of finding Atlantis and Degel. He felt sure that he would lead the voyage correctly since he had had many visions of being lead to the underwater kingdom.

He was certain that Degel's spirit had been trying to tell him that he was still alive somewhere but, because his memories of the event were erased by Athena, the chance to find him never happened.

In one day they were going to set sail and find Degel.

Since the agreement to find Degel had taken place, Seiya had just been reading through his old journal. He smiled fondly at the times he had back then.

He turned another page in the little book and read what he had written all those years ago.

Journal,

I found out today that I have something called a cosmo. After I broke the dam earlier, a man named Dohko brought me back to the village where he explained to me what a cosmo is. He wants me to go with him to a place called Sanctuary so I can learn to make my cosmo stronger. He says that he can tell I've master my cosmo and he thinks that I could possibly become a saint for the goddess Athena.

It all sounds overwhelming right now but I'm sure that I won't regret it in the long run.

The only part that I'm regreting is that I'm leaving Alone all by himself. He was depressed enough when Sasha was adopted. Now I'm leaving. He was so sad when I told him I was going with Dohko.

He painted my picture but couldn't finish it because he said he didn't have the right color for my eyes. So we made a promise. If I become a saint I would return to Italy so he can finish the painting and he promised to become a great artist.

I always thought that he was a great artist and I can't wait to see him again.

I'm really going to miss him.

"I still do." Seiya muttered closing the journal with a sigh.

After more than two hundred years, he still misses his best friend.

[Aquarius temple]

Hyoga had finished packing his bag and laid it at the foot of his bed. They weren't due to leave for another few days but he wanted to be ready ahead of time.

He was really excited about this trip. If all went well then he would soon be meeting the famed Degel of Aquarius. The most intellegent of all the Gold Saints in his time.

Not much hadn't changed in Sanctuary so Hyoga knew that Degel wouldn't have trouble learning his way around.

He was so excited that he thought he wouldn't be able to sleep until they were on the ship heading for Atlantis.

Knowing that Camus would crack the ice whip on him if he didn't sleep, Hyoga decided read one of the many books that they had found with Seiya's old journal.

Shion had gone by earlier and had taken all of the missing star charts and books that belonged on Star Hill. Milo had even gone by and found a book that had belonged to Kardia. Unfortunately, it was a book about what was known about heart conditions.

Milo hadn't known about the heart condition Kardia had but Shion had informed to Scorpio of all he wanted to know about the previous Scorpio saint.

Milo had felt amazed learning about Kardia and how he had fallen trying to save Degel's friend Prince Unity. He was even more amazed when he learned that his death was never confirmed.

It was then that Milo had a statement saying that there might be a possible chance that he got caught in the Ice Coffin when it was being made and that he was still there with Degel and Seraphina.

Not wanting to get Milo's hopes up, Shion had asked him to return to his temple to rest for the voyage.

The previous pope had hoped that maybe Milo was onto something.

Kardia never was found after saving Unity. Their only clue was his red nail that Unity had when he regained consciousness.

Deep down, everyone was hoping that there was possibility of Kardia being trapped in the Ice Coffin as well.

If he was they felt sure that they would be able to bring him back as well. If Shun allowed his soul to return that is.

Opening the book to the first page, Hyoga tried to concentrate on the words on the pages. If Camus suspected he didn't sleep at all then the ice whip would be cracked for sure.

[Morning-Sagittarius temple]

Aiolos walked into the kitchen of the temple and started to make some breakfast. He knew that he could take his time as he did every morning since Seiya wouldn't be up until the food was nearly finished.

Although he had a feeling that this morning Seiya would sleep in a little late. He had heard the young Pegasus saint further reading his old journal last night but he expected it.

He was sure that Seiya was remembering old times as Tenma.

Seiya had even read a few pages to him about having met some of the other Gold Saints before and after the war had started.

The only one that he hadn't been able to meet was Sisyphus, the previous Sagittarius saint. Alive at least.

Seiya had written in the journal that he knew that Sisyphus had been trapped in the world of dreams when Alone had reversed his gold arrow to strike back at him. It wasn't until El Cid freed Sisyphus from the dream realm that Tenma finally met him.

Aiolos didn't make Seiya feel sorry that he didn't know more about Sisyphus. He never got a good chance to meet him in the past like he did with a few of the other Gold Saints.

It would be amazing if Degel could be brought back to Sanctuary. He could tell all of them about the previous saints, about Athena, Shion and Dohko in the past...

It would be like the past has been brought to their time.

[Palace]

Shion had walked down a hallway that held paintings of the Gold Saints from the past. He had gone there to look at the painting that was done before the previous war. When he had been the Gold Aries Saint.

He looked at the painting of saints from the past. His commrad and friends in arms.

They were all so different from each other but at the same time they were similar.

The painting had to be done by the painters memory since some of the previous saints weren't for having their portraits painted. Albifica and Manigoldo most of all. Kardia could never stay still long enough for the artist to get the outlining done and Asmita almost never left his temple.

The painting was done regardless and came out quite nicely.

"Remembering old times my friend?" a voice asked.

Shion looked over and smiled when he saw Dohko walking over.

"I am. Especially when Kardia kept goofing around when the painting was trying to be made." the former Aries saint replied.

"You knew Kardia. He was almost exactly like Milo. Stubborn, hot headed, the prankster of the Gold Saints...But he could make us laugh at times." Dohko said.

"Dohko, I wish to be honest right now." Shion said looking back at the painting. "I am hoping that Seiya is right and Degel is in Atlantis but I'm also hoping that what Milo said may be a possibility."

"That he somehow got caught in the Ice Coffin Degel created around Atlantis?"

Shion nodded.

"To be honest Shion, I was thinking the same thing." Dohko confessed. "We never knew what happened to him after what Unity explained to us. We never found either one of them. I know that Seiya wouldn't lie about something like this. I know that we'll find Degel but I'm also hoping that we find Kardia there as well."

"It would being me peace of mind if we knew what happened to him. If he cannot be revived then I would feel a little better knowing where he has been all these years." Shion said.

"If we do find Kardia there with Degel, I hope that Shun will allow his soul to return to his body. I'm sure he will since Hyoga explained everything to him and he agreed to allow Degel and Seraphina to return."

"I think Shun will allow it if we find Kardia there." Shion said.

Dohko nodded and with a small sigh suggested that they should return to the throne room before Athena arrived.

(A/N: Sorry it's not longer. Didn't have much going on for this chapter.)