Disclaimer: Golden Sun is not mine. Golden Sun is not Copyrighted by me. The only thing that belongs to me are 2 certain characters- one that shows up here, another later.
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Chapter 5: Late Arrivals
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"Huh... What's that?" Ivan shifted nervously, watching as the figure floated closer to the ship. He shuddered, thinking back to the weak premonitions he had begun to experience. Whatever was floating towards them, he knew it wasn't exactly great, but... It was necessary.
"It's... it's a human!" Mia gaped over the railing of the Lemurian vessel. Ivan was torn from his thoughts, moving closer to the edge. Sure enough, it was. The water retained its strange glow as he floated over it. Garet frowned, moving instinctively towards the rope coiled around the mast.
"I suppose we should save, him, huh?" He forced a smile. Mia noted the darkness in the back of Garet's eyes. That Serpent had left its scars. Mia shook the thoughts from her mind, then nodded in agreement.
"I'll go..." Ivan volunteered, not wanting the others to get too close. He had to make a few quick scans to reassure himself. The others frowned, but slowly tied the rope around him. Garet connected the coil around the railing, giving Ivan the go signal. Ivan gritted his teeth, and slowly scaled the ship side.
"Okay, Ivan! He's just about there! Isaac's moving the ship towards him, get ready to grab him!" Ivan froze, inches above the water. Was he really strong enough to grab him? He suddenly smiled, the answer in front of his face.
"Whirlwind!" Ivan concentrated, drawing the unconscious body towards him. He grabbed it, signaling to Garet to hoist him up. Ivan muttered to himself, closing his eyes and concentrating. He felt his body go cold as the contents of the boy's mind entered his own. He remained in that state, even as Mia pulled him up onto the ship, and began to revive the unconscious form.
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"What's going on with Ivan...?" Garet had pulled Mia aside, wondering what had gotten into their smaller companion. Mia shrugged, noting Ivan's paling face. She nodded to Garet, then walked back to the limp body, continuing to mend its various wounds. Garet took it upon himself to talk to Ivan, taking him below decks to the room the boys shared. Upon closer observation, Garet realized that Ivan was muttering to himself, clenching his fists until his nails left impressions in his palms.
"It's here... He's here... It's unavoidable..." Ivan hissed to himself, oblivious to Garet and his surroundings. Garet frowned, watching as Ivan repeated his words. His frown deepened as Ivan slowly leaned over, falling asleep without warning. Garet shook his head, standing and stalking up to the deck. He needed to talk to Isaac...
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"I don't care... He's not staying in your room!" Garet grumbled lowly, annoyed that Mia would so readily put herself in danger. Mia looked equally as annoyed. Between the two was the body of the boy, as well as Isaac, who was standing by Garet.
"What could happen? Not everything is evil, and he's unarmed! What could he do?" Mia shook her head, "and his healing isn't complete quite yet... He's barely breathing. It's beyond your healing, Isaac." Garet knew she was right, but he wasn't going to put the life of some random stranger over Mia's...
"And furthermore, there are only three beds in each room. He can't sleep on the floor in this state, and there's no point in one of you sleeping on the floor if it can be avoided." Mia's normally calm demeanor had completely vanished. She was intent on healing whoever this was. She couldn't allow anyone to die if she could stop it.
"You can't ju-" Garet stopped before he could continue as Ivan made his was to the deck. He was rubbing his eyes, yawning. He smiled, and began to walk as he woke up from his still tired state. He tilted his head in slight confusion, not bothering to ask what the argument was over- he had heard more than enough.
"I have a way to solve this- I can read his mind. Hopefully, I can dig up what his intentions are. That way, we'll know what to be prepared for." Ivan watched as the others stepped aside. Ivan knelt beside the figure, closing his eyes. This time, though, he was prepared for the surge. Isaac stepped back as Ivan, as well as the boy, began to glow a sickly yellow-white. Ivan stepped back, frowning.
"Isaac, He's okay. He's... on some mission. A very important one. I can't decipher what, though. His mind seems to be more complex than what I'm used to. If I didn't know better, I'd say he has a split personality... But the other personality is... Gone." Ivan shrugged, giving up, "I think he will be fine in Mia's room, but to be safe, he should be... contained somehow."
"I have an idea, then... Ground! Can you keep him under control in case he wakes up and does something?" Isaac held his arm out, a small brown orb hovering above it. It slowly expanded into a Venus Djinni.
"...Sure" Ground seemed intent on the boy, unnerved by his presence. Isaac picked up on this, but ignored his doubts. He suddenly clapped once to get everyone's attention.
"Okay, I guess we're off to bed, now..." Isaac walked towards the steps, hesitating to look back towards Ground. He frowned, then continued his path to his bed, sleep overwhelming him. Ivan continued next, casting wary glances at the body on the floor. Garet picked up the unconscious boy, heading down to Mia's room.
"You... be careful, okay Mia?" He placed the body on the bed, Ground hovering nearby. Garet walked out, stopping at the doorway, wanting to say something more. After a moment of indecision, he closed the door, walking towards his room.
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Yeah, slow chapter. Hopefully, there will only be one more boring chapter, I hope. And, in case you were wondering- the "boy" has a name already, but it won't be mentioned until next chapter. Until then, go read something else.