Disclaimer: Golden Sun does not belong to me. If it did belong to me, then somewhere along the storyline you'd see a strange bunny eating a dog, for no apparent reason.
Eep. Just eep. It's been a while since I've updated. Many apologies to anyone who happened to be reading this story. Life's a hassle. On the plus side, I've gained new inspirations...
By the way: I'd just like to point one thing out- many thanks to "Felicia Thomas". I had completely forgotten this story after I got my computer back. Thanks to an e-mail I recieved, you are all able to read this. Yay!
Anyways, time for chapter 4!
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Chapter 4: Ominous Futures
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"Ungh.... What happened here?" Isaac groaned as he traveled from his room below. He suddenly became aware of the grumbling of his stomach. He leaned against the side of the hall, catching his breath.
"At least it's warmer..." He rubbed his hands together, continuing his upward descent. It was unusually quiet, though. Then again, the rest were asleep... except for whoever was guiding the ship. Guided by instinct, he started into a run. He didn't know why, but he was worried. He frowned as he approached the doorway to the deck. He hesitated, then turned around.
"Huh...? What's that?" Isaac stopped, noticing a large pile of something wet. He paused briefly, wondering just how he had missed it. He shrugged, and went in for a closer look. His heart began to beat, and his cheast constricted as it grew larger. The lump was blue... and familiar. Isaac stopped as he recognized the Crystal Rod.
"Mia!" Isaac burst into a sprint, immediately checking his injured companion. He cast a quick Potent Cure, waiting for a sign of life. She was still soaking wet... possibly sick by now. He reached down, lifting her soaking hair away from her face. He frowned in anger, wondering how Garet and Ivan had allowed this to happen.
"Wait... What DID happen to the others?" Isaac stood, muttering a quick apology to Mia's still form, hurrying back to the deck. Isaac burst into the night air, instantly slipping on a patch of ice. Isaac cringed as he slipped right into a giant block of ice. He cursed silently, wondering how it got there. He temporarily forgot his friends, moving over to look at the mini-glacier.
"No... GARET! Garet, buddy! Hang on! I'll get you out of there!... Stone Spire!" Isaac focused his thoughts, several clods of sharp earth piercing the air and clashing against the ice. It had little effect, barely cracking the surface. Isaac gazed desperately around, looking for anything that would help. His eyes wandered over to Ivan, slumped over by the mast.
"Dammit! I should have been there... What did this!?" Isaac glared at nothing in general, hurrying over to Ivan and casting another Potent Cure. Within seconds, he darted back to his room, grabbing his Gaia Blade. He dashed out of his room, not willing to waste a moment.
"Isaac... Wait! Take me... I'll... heal them" Isaac stopped mid-stride. Mia was barely standing, one arm outstretched, grasping at air. Isaac frowned- she looked pitiful, and definitely wasn't in any shape to help anyone. He considered passing her by, but decided that she shouldn't be left there.
"Look... Don't put too much strain on yourself..." Isaac hoisted Mia onto his shoulders, scurrying up the steps to the deck. He quickly placed her near Ivan, going back to Garet. He closed his eyes, raising the blade above his head. He grit his teeth, bringing it down to a crash on the ice. At the same time, the Titan Blade crashed down, piercing through the ice. The ice began to crack, before splintering into several shards. Almost immediately, Garet sputtered, coughing and spitting. His eyes darted around, fearful and timid. He whimpered, shuffling back as though the Sea Serpent still stood before him.
"Garet... It's okay. What happened?" Isaac put a hand on Garets shoulder, using the last of his psynergy to perform one last Potent Cure. Garet shivered, timidly folding his arms about himself.
"Whatever did this must have been horrid..." Isaac turned his gaze to Mia, who had managed to revive Ivan. Isaac sighed in relief, sitting back. He frowned as Garet stood, shakily wandering to the water.
"G... G-guys? Somethings s-st-still out there..." Garet gripped the railing tightly, his knuckles turning white. As much as he hated to admit it, he was afraid. Isaac frowned, standing up and walking over to Garet. Soon, all four of the companions managed to make there way shakily to the edge of the boat. Mia frowned as she spotted what Garet was talking about. Something was floating on the water... Behind whatever it was, the water glowed strangely, bathed in unearthly light.
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"Felix? Where are we headed?" Jenna grimaced as a fiercely cold wind swept over the deck.
"To be honest, I don't know..." Felix shrugged, continuing to guide the ship. He was unaware of the humanoid figure that slowly drifted towards the ship, propelled by a swift change in the currents...
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...meh... I'm not sure that I like how this is turning out. In the end, I may scrap it to start a new story. Well, that's about it. If you want to, just say whether I should continue this or start a new story (with as much honesty as possible...)