Before we get started, I apologies for uploading the wrong chapter for Chapter 15. I selected Chapter 15, but for some reason 16 was uploaded. Glitch? Me? I don't know, but it's fixed now. Anyway, enjoy:

Chapter 16 Sun Saga Volume 1

Friday the 30th

Damn, that rain is coming down hard!" Raphael said looking outside

It was the final day before the first ever mission for the Golden Deer. Seteth had confirmed to Isaac that his class would be leaving first thing tomorrow after breakfast, as delivered by Flayn. Unfortunately, the rain came down hard before Isaac could dismiss his class.

"A little rain never hurt anyone." Leonie said

"Maybe so, but it's pretty cold out and I don't want to run the risk of being sick for tomorrow." Ignatz said.

"I think I also heard thunder." Flayn added as some thunder roared in the distance. She had not left yet as she wanted to ask Isaac more about Djinni after he was done teaching his class.

"Why don't we just hang around here until the storm lets up. I don't think it's going to last forever." Lysithea suggested.

"This storm reminds me of…that night." Isaac muttered

"That night?" Lorenz asked

"Hey Teach, why not use this time to tell that story of yours." Claude suggested.

"I would very much like to hear your story myself." Flayn chimed in.

"I want to hear as well." Lysithea said as everyone else nodded. Even though about half of them weren't adepts, none couldn't help but admit that they were curious to the origins of their new professor.

'Well, it's not like I was really planning to keep it a secret.' Isaac thought. "Alright."

When the class and Flayn got settled, Isaac stood in front of the class like he was about to teach and began his story.

"My tale begins about 7, maybe 8? I can't fully remember right now. Well, it started around 7 and a half years ago, let's just say. I grew up in a small little town called Vale with my three best friends Garet, Felix, and Jenna. We normally spent the days ether playing, or studying Psynergy with an old scholar named Kraden who also lived in Vale. He wasn't an Adept, but he was a smart scholar that traveled the world and still knew quite a bit about Psynergy regardless. It was quite a happy time." Isaac smiled, but then his smile fell. "But sadly, all good things come to an end."

That got the class interested in Isaac with the sudden mood change.

"There was a terrible storm. I remember that my mom was frantically trying to get me to wake up. You see, Vale is located at the base of a massive mountain called Mount Aleph. The storm had apparently lodged some rocks lose, and boulders were tumbling down towards our town. Our town has an emergency procedure that has us head toward the entrance of the town for such an occasion. With the large river halfway through the town, it was the safest spot." Isaac said

"Why didn't you just leave town? Wouldn't it be better to be safe than sorry, just in case the boulders made it past the river?" Ignatz asked

"A good question Ignatz, but like Fodlan, monsters weren't a fantasy sadly, even before Psynergy was released across the rest of Weyard rather than being condensed in certain locations. If we left the village, we would be easy prey to monsters. Vale did have people that knew how to fight, but with the storm and everyone in a panic, it would have been too risky. Especially since they would have to protect the children and elderly. It was a small town, so there wasn't that many warriors." Isaac explained

"I see." Ignatz said

"Either way, smaller boulders were beginning to fall and a massive boulder was starting to fall, according to one of Vale's sages. My parents ordered me to head to the entrance of Vale while they went to look for stragglers who were caught by the boulders." Isaac said

"Wait, they just left you in a crisis?" Hilda asked shocked

"I do my way to the entrance. I was 14." Isaac said

"Even still, you're their kid! Your safety should have been first." Hilda pointed out.

"My house wasn't that far from the river. At first my dad told my mom to take me and go, but she didn't want him to go alone so she went with him, trusting that I can make it. Though, I did make a detour." Isaac said

"A detour. In a storm?" Leonie asked

"I thought I heard something, and saw my friend Garet trying to pull a large chest of his stuff down to the entrance. Emphasis on try." Isaac said

"Seriously? Look, I have some belongings that I adore, but they aren't worth my life." Hilda said

"Garet doesn't always think." Isaac chuckled. "I did convince him to let it go and come with me to the entrance. Still, there was a bigger problem." Isaac's smile vanished. "On our way down to the entrance, a massive boulder fell from Mount Aleph. Some of the elders were using their Psynergy to hold it back, but they could only hold for so long. Our time was limited. And if things couldn't get worse…"

Flashback:

"My brother!" A younger Jenna cried out.

Isaac and Garet ran down the steps and what they saw shocked them.

Isaac's parents along with Jenna and her parents were on the dock outside of Jenna and Felix's house. Felix's father and Isaac's father Kyle were holding a rope out to a young Felix, holding onto a pole in the raging currents for dear life.

Jenna was frantically trying to run to her brother, but thankfully her mother was holding her back.

"The rope won't reach. We need to use Psynergy. Do you have any left?" Kyle asked

"I've used all of mine up. What about you Kyle?" Jenna's dad asked

Kyle shook his head. "I'm drained from helping the other villagers."

"We'll have to grab someone from the entrance. Someone is bound to have Psynergy." Dora said

"Can Felix hold on long enough?" Kyle asked

"There's nothing else we can do." Dora said sadly.

"Then go get help, but be as quick as possible." Kyle said

"Jenna, can you go with Dora?" Her father asked and her mother nodded.

"Come on Jenna. Your brother is counting on us." Dora said as she led Jenna outside. Dora ordered Jenna to head south while Dora to head north to find an elder that stayed behind.

Isaac and Garet ran up to Dora.

"Isaac, you saw what happened?" Dora asked Isaac nodded. "Why don't you go help Jenna?" Dora ran off while Isaac and Garet ran off to Kyle and the others.

"Dad!" Isaac called out.

"Isaac? What are you doing here?" Kyle asked

"We can help! We've trained in Psynergy." Garet said

"I appreciate your offer, but your Psynergy isn't strong enough to help Felix. Go find help." Kyle said

Flashback End:

"…your Psynergy isn't strong enough to help Felix. Go find help." Kyle's voice rang out. 'If only I was strong enough…' Isaac thought.

"Your friends fell into the rapid tides? How scary." Marianne said

"It was. Felix was hanging on for dear life. Those tides were crazy." Isaac said.

"Aww, I could swim it." Raphael laughed

"Unlikely. Tides during a major storm is incredibly dangerous. Even for someone like you Raph." Ignatz said

"So, what happened next?" Lysithea asked

"Garet and I made it to the entrance, where Jenna and Garet's grandfather found someone who just charged himself on the Giant Psynergy stone." Isaac said

"Giant Psynergy stone?" Leonie asked

"At the base entrance of Vale, there is this massive Psynergy stone. It doesn't break after use like normal Psynergy stones do. Probably because of its size." Isaac explained. "Anyway, with help in tow, we rushed back to Felix as fast as possible, but then…"

Flashback:

The four ran up to Dora and headed straight for the dock when a large noise was heard approaching. Looking up, the massive boulder from before was hurdling down fast.

For Isaac, time seemed to slow down as the boulder headed straight for his father and Jenna's parents. His legs were frozen in fear but he still called out to him. Kyle did give on final glance at Isaac and Dora before he turned back and braced himself for the inevitable. Isaac closed his eyes as the boulder hit the target.

When he opened his eyes, the deck was in complete shambles. His father and Jenna's parents were gone. Lost to the tides. Even poor Felix was no longer hanging on. The force of the boulder caused him to lose his grip and be lost with the grown-ups.

Isaac was staring in complete shock. His father was gone. Dora wasn't doing much better, being in a similar state as Isaac.

Garet was in shock too. Granted none of them was his parents, but even then, he and Isaac were always close. In a way, Garet lost a bit of family as well.

Jenna though was undoubtedly the worse. Not only did she lose her brother, but her parents were lost too.

"Mom…dad…Felix…Please don't leave me alone…" Jenna whispered on the verge of crying.

The help they got hurt his leg. Possibly trying to reach out to the others when they fell in the river.

Isaac snapped out of it and ran back to the entrance. He needed to get more help. He needed to get a search party.

Flashback ends:

The class was silent with that final piece.

"Wh-What happened next?" Raphael asked

"I can't fully remember the details. Me and Garet ran back to the entrance, but then something attacked us and knocked us out. We awoke the next morning as search parties were organized with me and Garet helping, but we didn't find them." Isaac said

"So, they were all crushed by the boulder?" Flayn asked slowly

Isaac shook his head. "I would find out years later that they were rescued by the two people that caused the storm in the first place."

"Caused a storm?" Claude asked

"Apparently a trap in the Sol Sanctum. They tried to raid it for the Elemental Stars, but triggered a trap that unleashed Psynergy resulting in the storm. That's what I was eventually told at least." Isaac explained

"But why did they rescue them?" Ignatz asked

"I don't know. Some believed for a bargaining chip, some believe guilt? Maybe both? Those two are dead now, so it's not like I can ask them." Isaac said

"How did that happen?" Claude asked.

"That will be a story for another day. The storm is letting up and you all need to get yourselves ready for tomorrow." Isaac said pointing outside. Sure enough, the rain was letting up.

"Not a really cherry note to end on Teach." Claude said

"Well it is only part one of my story. Next chance we get, I will tell more." Isaac promised.

The class nodded and headed out. Though Flayn stayed behind.

"Something you need Flayn?" Isaac asked

"I... well…no, it can wait. Thank you for telling me a part of your story Isaac." Flayn bowed as she left.

"Uh, no problem?" Isaac said confused. Once she left Isaac slumped back down with some guilt and anger on his face.

"You seemed troubled. What's wrong?" Flint asked

"Saturos and Menardi." Isaac said

"Still feeling guilty over what happened?" Flint asked

Isaac nodded. "I mean, I get they wanted to save their homes and Weyard but, what they did, I just can't let go." Isaac said. When he arrived in Prox, he learned that the elder wanted to return the parents, but Saturos was the one who convinced him to keep them as a bargaining chip for Felix's loyalty.

"Hey, remember what the Proxians said. Even they don't blame you for what happened. Those two chose their ends. Even if they won, it's unlikely that they wouldn't have survived absorbing all that Psynergy to transform like that." Flint pointed out.

Isaac said nothing as he left the classroom. All of that would have to wait. For now, he had to prepare for his class's first mission and he needed to give it his all.

Djinni Fact of the Day:

Flint: Hey guys, next we have a Mars Djinni. Meet Chili.

Name: Chili

Attribute: Fire

Stats: HP +8 / PP +3 / ATK +3

Origin: Golden Sun Dark Dawn

Location: Joins with Eoleo

Flint: So, what are you capable of

Chili: I blast an enemy with the power of Mars so bad that they can get stunned as a result!

Flint: Wow. With you now I have covered one of every element at least once.

Chili: Yeah about that...WHY WAS I AFTER PEWTER?! You already did yourself for a Venus Djinn!

Flint: BLAME GOLDEN!

Flint runs away with Chili chasing him.

And that's a wrap!

Well, I've been thinking. I have had Isaac talk a bit about his journey with the promise of telling it one day, but how would I do it? I could just glance over it, but I decided to go a bit of the Sun Saga route from Dark Dawn. So, Isaac will break his story into parts and tell it piece by piece. This can also give the basics of the story for those who haven't played Golden Sun yet. Though as you can see, I did add more than what the Sun Sagas covered by just talking about the storm. Now I will make these chapters more filler like. for those who don't want to be spoiled by the story. Though it is a rather basic story. You can choose to skip these chapters if you want.

Let me know what you guys think. Next time, Isaac and Byleth set out for their classes first mission. How will it go? Wait and see.