A/N: I'm baaaaaaack! Did ya'all miss me? Ummmm…never mind, don't answer
that…^^; Well kiddies, it's thankies time!!!
To Tak: Wow, what a Monday… I rather liked mine… (Besides the fact of having to get up early in the morning though. .O) Someone would have played Arena GS with me but their game-link busted on us…ack… And Ummmm…I suppose Ickle Garry-kins can be Johnny Appleseed…(anime sweat drop) School got me to settle down too, stinks doesn't it? Strangeness is so much more fun…
To xT-Zealot: Here, have a fifty-foot thick wall of Gundanium. *Giant truck drops one in front of xT-Zealot* since pillows just won't do…heh… I'm not quite done yet, but I'm getting there! Oh, and I hope the wall lasts you. (Though I really doubt it)
Nips: Widdle Izers is da kawaiiest!!! ^0^ Yuppies, that's how it is. But don't worry; Isaac (the real one) lives happily ever after, okay? :) I just got done with mine like…five minutes ago! (Starts mumbling to self) Let's see, x equals negative b plus or minus the square root of b squared minus four times the quantity of a times c all divided by two a…
To KawaiiKaren: I just love that name! ^__^ I don't like the Felix/Mia pairing either. This story is a Mia/Isaac but Isaac and Felix got switched at birth so they switched names too… ^_^ I'm glad you liked this story, even if you thought it was a Felix/Mia…
And I feel that I must re-establish this fact even though nobody really cares about this part of the story: I don't own worth dilly-squat of Golden Sun! Just my widdle stories… Now I present to you…CHAPPY NUMERO SEVEN!!!!!!! (Yayzers!)
-Ca and her kitty =@.@= (Who cannot believe how much homework she has from kitty school…oh, and don't ask why the kitty face is blue, if it is…)
Felix groaned as he stirred from his sleep. Groggily he turned to the window – Midas was rapping on it. Felix flung a pillow at him, "Go 'way…"
"Rise 'n shine Kip! We have work to do!" Midas continued to knock.
"Hrghf. Fine, now go 'way…"
Felix got out of bed reluctantly. He stretched and tiredly searched for a suitable shirt and pair of pants for the day. (A/N: Boxers or briefs…? Hmmm, I wonder… And *no* he was not sleepin' in da nude! O.o You pervs!) He hopped about the tiny room as he yanked on some slacks. When he was in the act of pulling a shirt over his head, Felix could hear Chassy yelling from the kitchen, "Fellers, brekky's ready!"
Still rather 'out of it', Felix trudged down the short hall to the small kitchen. He stood over his chair as he observed what was for eats – porridge…again.
"Well boy, aren't you going to eat?" sneered his father cruelly, "Or is it not good enough for you?"
For a split second, Felix wanted to curse at the bastard but had restrained himself. He sat down and meekly answered meekly, "No sir."
"Good. Now eat and be gone you little wretch!"
Felix bolted down the porridge and glanced quickly at the man he called father. Saturos' cold face hardened – he saw that. Though he was a powerful one, no one truly considered him as a fire adept, due to his teal hair and bluish skin. The only hint of fire upon him were his blazing crimson eyes; they always seemed to burn right through you, and made everyone feel like melting in his presence.
Felix had regretted that side-ways glance and hurried out the door. Chassy watched him go as she gathered up the pewter bowls from the table. She sighed and delivered the bowls to her mother. That being done, Chassy speedily followed after her elder brother.
"That guy is such an ass!" Midas kicked a rock after Felix's short story, "Sometimes I have a hard time believing that he's your dad…"
"Yeah…" Felix looked up from his feet. He saw Chassy and quickly changed the subject, "What do we have on our agenda Midas?"
"Oh yeah! Remember when we were talking to Mr. Weatherby about the stable- boy jobs at the castle? We start those today!"
Felix froze abruptly at the mention of castle. Midas chuckled good- naturedly, "Ooooooo, does widdle Fellers fancy someone?"
"Oh shut up."
"Heh…"
Chassy gave a broad grin, "Hey Fellers, now you can walk to the castle with me! It's always so lonely to walk there by myself and-"
Midas interrupted, "What do you do at the castle anyways?"
Chassy rolled her eyes in annoyance, "I'm Mia's handmaiden you dummy!"
"Wait, Mia's handmaiden? As in…that blue-haired girl?"
"*Sigh* Yes dear brother, that Mia. She's that princess everyone's talking about, didn't you know?"
"Obviously not. C'mon you guys, we can talk on the way to work," suggested Midas. So, they all talked as they ambled to Venus Court. (A/N: Which was atop a hill not far from Vesuvius.)
As expected, Chassy and Midas argued over petty concerns. Felix had his own to ponder – that girl was a princess? He frowned, why am I even worrying about that? It's not like she's going to really like a dirt-poor peasant like me…
Felix looked up from the dirt-path at the eastern gate that stood before them. It was the exact replica of its three brothers, all on the north, south, and west. The eastern gate was always open for workers to come and go. Chassy motioned to the two elder boys, "Follow me. I know my way around here better than you guys. I'll show you two to the stables."
As the stables came into view, Chassy bid them good luck and trotted for the castle. As the guys entered the large building, someone stopped them.
"Are you the new boys Mr. Weatherby's talkin' about?" a large gruff man by the name of Jack questioned them.
"Yes sir," answered Midas and Felix. This guy's attitude made them really nervous… Garet looked up from unsaddling a mare and immediately grew light of heart, "Hey you guys! Finally get your stable job?"
Midas turned and beamed at him, nodding in affirmation. Jack barked at Midas for doing so, and scolded Garet for breaking from work. Garet quietly went back to the mare and Felix and Midas were finally given their agendas.
"Now I'll let you know, this isn't all fun and games. Just follow through with this and try to get your jobs done as quickly and well as you can. Any questions?" Jack looked them over and they hurriedly shook their heads, shrinking back from the intimidating image, "Good. Now get going!"
They scurried off to do their required chores, hoping to keep on Jack's 'good side'.
~~~
Felix rested wearily on a stool in the stable. The horse in the stall he sat at whinnied and nuzzled his hair, "Oh stop that, you!" Felix waved his arms at it and the horse whinnied again, sounding suspiciously like laughter. Midas grinned tiredly as he played with the straw on the floor. He continued on absent-mindedly. His eyes widened suddenly, and arose to clear all the hay from one little spot.
"What are you doing?"
"I think… I think I found something!" Midas continued to search. Finally, he came across something cold and hard – a ring of steel connected to the flooring! He grunted and heaved at the ring, falling backwards as a rusty old trapdoor broke loose, "Ow…"
Felix looked to his friend, who was nursing his sore bad, "Hey, cool! I wonder where it leads…" Felix walked across the stables and stood over the hole in the ground, inspecting it for any clue to where it led.
"I guess we'll just have to find out huh?"
Felix nodded and hopped into the hole. He yelped as he fell down, down, down; this was a lot deeper than he had anticipated. Finally, he crashed.
It wasn't long before he could hear Midas saying, "Oof!" All he could do was hear – the room was pitch-black darkness. It was cool in there, and the air felt moist and ancient. After searching the room blindly, Felix whispered to his friend, "Where do you suppose we are?"
"Dunno," answered Midas, "You know I never paid attention in the few classes we had. You were the genius student, not me."
"Hmmm…" Felix stroked his chin thoughtfully. Finally he added, "May this is some secret passage into the castle, you know, for a quick get-away…" Felix clumsily wandered about, and stumbled as he ran into a hard, stone wall, "Ouch!"
"I take that back, I'm the genius."
"Oh shut it."
They continued to feel around the room. They discovered that the room was much like a cellar, and was rectangular in shape. After a while, Midas came across a torch, "Aha! Hey Fellers, I found a torch!"
"Good, do you still have your two flint stones? Here…"
Felix staggered about until he found Midas, and handed the guy two flints. There was a scratching noise, and the torch was aflame. Midas held it to his face, and then waved it about to inspect the walls. They were bare, except for a chute (they guessed was their entrance) and a staircase on either side.
"Which staircase?" Midas questioned.
For a moment, Felix thought, "How about…that one on the…right…"
"Then right it is!"
The two Vesuvians ventured forth, hoping their selected staircase would take them back to the stables.
~~~
"It's getting late. Do you want me to send you home with an escort?" asked Mia.
"Nah, I'll just go get Midas and Fellers to take me home. Thanks anyway," answered Chassy, "But I should get going shouldn't I?"
She rose and picked up a small shoulder bag, "And thank you so very much for the sweets! Fellers'll love them!"
Mia nodded and smiled, "No problem, it's the least I could do."
Chassy then proceeded to leave but then…something didn't feel quite right. She stood in the middle of the room and listened, as did Mia and Jenna. They could hear faint voices (A/N: That sounds *so* weird… ^^;) but couldn't quite distinguish them. Jenna cocked her head to the side, "What in the world is that?" The voices grew with a sluggish, steady crescendo, and the girls could now pick out the words.
"Will these stair never end?"
"Oh stop complaining you bugger, you're the bloke who chose this staircase!"
"Well who was the one saying 'it's not much farther now' hmmm?"
"The genius with the torch. Oof! See, I bumped into the exit for you, Mr. It's-Always-Midas'-Fault. Here, I'll even open it for you!"
Chassy yelled out as the floor under her opened. She tripped backwards and fell head over heels. Something dark-colored poked their head out of the opening and peered at Chassy, "I do say Chassy, you ought to pull your skirt down; I didn't come here for an eye-full."
Chassy turned beet-red and exclaimed, "MIDAS BEAUCLAIR KING! What in the name of Venus are you doing in Mia's room?"
Nervously, Felix joined Midas, glancing at the two bewildered girls on the other side of the room, "Err sorry, we didn't mean to-"
"Felix, is that you? What are you doing here?" inquired Jenna with a baffled expression.
"It's not a very long story, mind if we come in? It's really rather uncomfortable to be sitting in a hole like so."
Mia nodded and added, "You better have a good explanation Mr. Er… King."
"We do," Felix gazed thoughtfully at the princess…oh how beautiful she was…
After shutting and covering the trapdoor, the two boys took their seats at a writing desk and began to tell of their epic misadventure. They were only halfway through when someone burst in, "What's all the yelling about?"
It was none other than Prince Isaac standing in the doorway, and his mouth nearly fell agape at the two boys in the room. Jenna wriggled uncomfortably, this was a rather difficult situation to explain. Mia choked, the thought repeating again and again, 'This git always appears at the worst of times…"
A/N: Oh no! Midas and Fellers are busted… *looks over chappy* Wow, the longest one yet… Well, sorry it took me so long, but I've had stuff to do!
To Tak: Wow, what a Monday… I rather liked mine… (Besides the fact of having to get up early in the morning though. .O) Someone would have played Arena GS with me but their game-link busted on us…ack… And Ummmm…I suppose Ickle Garry-kins can be Johnny Appleseed…(anime sweat drop) School got me to settle down too, stinks doesn't it? Strangeness is so much more fun…
To xT-Zealot: Here, have a fifty-foot thick wall of Gundanium. *Giant truck drops one in front of xT-Zealot* since pillows just won't do…heh… I'm not quite done yet, but I'm getting there! Oh, and I hope the wall lasts you. (Though I really doubt it)
Nips: Widdle Izers is da kawaiiest!!! ^0^ Yuppies, that's how it is. But don't worry; Isaac (the real one) lives happily ever after, okay? :) I just got done with mine like…five minutes ago! (Starts mumbling to self) Let's see, x equals negative b plus or minus the square root of b squared minus four times the quantity of a times c all divided by two a…
To KawaiiKaren: I just love that name! ^__^ I don't like the Felix/Mia pairing either. This story is a Mia/Isaac but Isaac and Felix got switched at birth so they switched names too… ^_^ I'm glad you liked this story, even if you thought it was a Felix/Mia…
And I feel that I must re-establish this fact even though nobody really cares about this part of the story: I don't own worth dilly-squat of Golden Sun! Just my widdle stories… Now I present to you…CHAPPY NUMERO SEVEN!!!!!!! (Yayzers!)
-Ca and her kitty =@.@= (Who cannot believe how much homework she has from kitty school…oh, and don't ask why the kitty face is blue, if it is…)
Felix groaned as he stirred from his sleep. Groggily he turned to the window – Midas was rapping on it. Felix flung a pillow at him, "Go 'way…"
"Rise 'n shine Kip! We have work to do!" Midas continued to knock.
"Hrghf. Fine, now go 'way…"
Felix got out of bed reluctantly. He stretched and tiredly searched for a suitable shirt and pair of pants for the day. (A/N: Boxers or briefs…? Hmmm, I wonder… And *no* he was not sleepin' in da nude! O.o You pervs!) He hopped about the tiny room as he yanked on some slacks. When he was in the act of pulling a shirt over his head, Felix could hear Chassy yelling from the kitchen, "Fellers, brekky's ready!"
Still rather 'out of it', Felix trudged down the short hall to the small kitchen. He stood over his chair as he observed what was for eats – porridge…again.
"Well boy, aren't you going to eat?" sneered his father cruelly, "Or is it not good enough for you?"
For a split second, Felix wanted to curse at the bastard but had restrained himself. He sat down and meekly answered meekly, "No sir."
"Good. Now eat and be gone you little wretch!"
Felix bolted down the porridge and glanced quickly at the man he called father. Saturos' cold face hardened – he saw that. Though he was a powerful one, no one truly considered him as a fire adept, due to his teal hair and bluish skin. The only hint of fire upon him were his blazing crimson eyes; they always seemed to burn right through you, and made everyone feel like melting in his presence.
Felix had regretted that side-ways glance and hurried out the door. Chassy watched him go as she gathered up the pewter bowls from the table. She sighed and delivered the bowls to her mother. That being done, Chassy speedily followed after her elder brother.
"That guy is such an ass!" Midas kicked a rock after Felix's short story, "Sometimes I have a hard time believing that he's your dad…"
"Yeah…" Felix looked up from his feet. He saw Chassy and quickly changed the subject, "What do we have on our agenda Midas?"
"Oh yeah! Remember when we were talking to Mr. Weatherby about the stable- boy jobs at the castle? We start those today!"
Felix froze abruptly at the mention of castle. Midas chuckled good- naturedly, "Ooooooo, does widdle Fellers fancy someone?"
"Oh shut up."
"Heh…"
Chassy gave a broad grin, "Hey Fellers, now you can walk to the castle with me! It's always so lonely to walk there by myself and-"
Midas interrupted, "What do you do at the castle anyways?"
Chassy rolled her eyes in annoyance, "I'm Mia's handmaiden you dummy!"
"Wait, Mia's handmaiden? As in…that blue-haired girl?"
"*Sigh* Yes dear brother, that Mia. She's that princess everyone's talking about, didn't you know?"
"Obviously not. C'mon you guys, we can talk on the way to work," suggested Midas. So, they all talked as they ambled to Venus Court. (A/N: Which was atop a hill not far from Vesuvius.)
As expected, Chassy and Midas argued over petty concerns. Felix had his own to ponder – that girl was a princess? He frowned, why am I even worrying about that? It's not like she's going to really like a dirt-poor peasant like me…
Felix looked up from the dirt-path at the eastern gate that stood before them. It was the exact replica of its three brothers, all on the north, south, and west. The eastern gate was always open for workers to come and go. Chassy motioned to the two elder boys, "Follow me. I know my way around here better than you guys. I'll show you two to the stables."
As the stables came into view, Chassy bid them good luck and trotted for the castle. As the guys entered the large building, someone stopped them.
"Are you the new boys Mr. Weatherby's talkin' about?" a large gruff man by the name of Jack questioned them.
"Yes sir," answered Midas and Felix. This guy's attitude made them really nervous… Garet looked up from unsaddling a mare and immediately grew light of heart, "Hey you guys! Finally get your stable job?"
Midas turned and beamed at him, nodding in affirmation. Jack barked at Midas for doing so, and scolded Garet for breaking from work. Garet quietly went back to the mare and Felix and Midas were finally given their agendas.
"Now I'll let you know, this isn't all fun and games. Just follow through with this and try to get your jobs done as quickly and well as you can. Any questions?" Jack looked them over and they hurriedly shook their heads, shrinking back from the intimidating image, "Good. Now get going!"
They scurried off to do their required chores, hoping to keep on Jack's 'good side'.
~~~
Felix rested wearily on a stool in the stable. The horse in the stall he sat at whinnied and nuzzled his hair, "Oh stop that, you!" Felix waved his arms at it and the horse whinnied again, sounding suspiciously like laughter. Midas grinned tiredly as he played with the straw on the floor. He continued on absent-mindedly. His eyes widened suddenly, and arose to clear all the hay from one little spot.
"What are you doing?"
"I think… I think I found something!" Midas continued to search. Finally, he came across something cold and hard – a ring of steel connected to the flooring! He grunted and heaved at the ring, falling backwards as a rusty old trapdoor broke loose, "Ow…"
Felix looked to his friend, who was nursing his sore bad, "Hey, cool! I wonder where it leads…" Felix walked across the stables and stood over the hole in the ground, inspecting it for any clue to where it led.
"I guess we'll just have to find out huh?"
Felix nodded and hopped into the hole. He yelped as he fell down, down, down; this was a lot deeper than he had anticipated. Finally, he crashed.
It wasn't long before he could hear Midas saying, "Oof!" All he could do was hear – the room was pitch-black darkness. It was cool in there, and the air felt moist and ancient. After searching the room blindly, Felix whispered to his friend, "Where do you suppose we are?"
"Dunno," answered Midas, "You know I never paid attention in the few classes we had. You were the genius student, not me."
"Hmmm…" Felix stroked his chin thoughtfully. Finally he added, "May this is some secret passage into the castle, you know, for a quick get-away…" Felix clumsily wandered about, and stumbled as he ran into a hard, stone wall, "Ouch!"
"I take that back, I'm the genius."
"Oh shut it."
They continued to feel around the room. They discovered that the room was much like a cellar, and was rectangular in shape. After a while, Midas came across a torch, "Aha! Hey Fellers, I found a torch!"
"Good, do you still have your two flint stones? Here…"
Felix staggered about until he found Midas, and handed the guy two flints. There was a scratching noise, and the torch was aflame. Midas held it to his face, and then waved it about to inspect the walls. They were bare, except for a chute (they guessed was their entrance) and a staircase on either side.
"Which staircase?" Midas questioned.
For a moment, Felix thought, "How about…that one on the…right…"
"Then right it is!"
The two Vesuvians ventured forth, hoping their selected staircase would take them back to the stables.
~~~
"It's getting late. Do you want me to send you home with an escort?" asked Mia.
"Nah, I'll just go get Midas and Fellers to take me home. Thanks anyway," answered Chassy, "But I should get going shouldn't I?"
She rose and picked up a small shoulder bag, "And thank you so very much for the sweets! Fellers'll love them!"
Mia nodded and smiled, "No problem, it's the least I could do."
Chassy then proceeded to leave but then…something didn't feel quite right. She stood in the middle of the room and listened, as did Mia and Jenna. They could hear faint voices (A/N: That sounds *so* weird… ^^;) but couldn't quite distinguish them. Jenna cocked her head to the side, "What in the world is that?" The voices grew with a sluggish, steady crescendo, and the girls could now pick out the words.
"Will these stair never end?"
"Oh stop complaining you bugger, you're the bloke who chose this staircase!"
"Well who was the one saying 'it's not much farther now' hmmm?"
"The genius with the torch. Oof! See, I bumped into the exit for you, Mr. It's-Always-Midas'-Fault. Here, I'll even open it for you!"
Chassy yelled out as the floor under her opened. She tripped backwards and fell head over heels. Something dark-colored poked their head out of the opening and peered at Chassy, "I do say Chassy, you ought to pull your skirt down; I didn't come here for an eye-full."
Chassy turned beet-red and exclaimed, "MIDAS BEAUCLAIR KING! What in the name of Venus are you doing in Mia's room?"
Nervously, Felix joined Midas, glancing at the two bewildered girls on the other side of the room, "Err sorry, we didn't mean to-"
"Felix, is that you? What are you doing here?" inquired Jenna with a baffled expression.
"It's not a very long story, mind if we come in? It's really rather uncomfortable to be sitting in a hole like so."
Mia nodded and added, "You better have a good explanation Mr. Er… King."
"We do," Felix gazed thoughtfully at the princess…oh how beautiful she was…
After shutting and covering the trapdoor, the two boys took their seats at a writing desk and began to tell of their epic misadventure. They were only halfway through when someone burst in, "What's all the yelling about?"
It was none other than Prince Isaac standing in the doorway, and his mouth nearly fell agape at the two boys in the room. Jenna wriggled uncomfortably, this was a rather difficult situation to explain. Mia choked, the thought repeating again and again, 'This git always appears at the worst of times…"
A/N: Oh no! Midas and Fellers are busted… *looks over chappy* Wow, the longest one yet… Well, sorry it took me so long, but I've had stuff to do!