Golden Sun: Elemental Arts Takio Shinoshi takio_shinoshi@yahoo.com

Golden Sun:
Elemental Arts
Chapter 3: Awaiting Danger

"Isaac..wake up."

Jenna continued to nudge on Isaac's shoulder trying to wake him up as the sun brightned the early morning sky which was nearly cloudless and ocean blue as the wonders of nature surrounded them through coverd flower coverd plains touching the edges of deep forest full of green with small lakes that sparkled among the day.

"Isaac! You dumb idiot! Get up already before I force you up! It's already daylight outside and you can' sleep this entire trip!"

Jenna's common methods of wakeking him up turned into more violent methods as Garet only watched on afraid to do anything because of the likely fact of her turning on him which was something he didn't want. Commonly Jenna was easy going but she had her moments and he had learned the hard way several times to just sit back and watch things happen

Garet tried to hide a small laugh as a smile crept up on his face and he quickly dismissed it in fear of her seeing. Isaac should just wake up.. I can't help him out of this one..poor guy...

Isaac halfway opponed his eyes. "Whats wrong..." he said tiredly and almost crept back off to sleep but not before Jenna had something to say.

"Isaac your to lazy for your own good! All you do is sleep around as long as you can and then you have to be litteraly forced to wake up at times. Here we are going to visit Ivan and I don't think it would be to nice of you to arrive there asleep!." Anger filled her voice and was easily seen on her face as well. "Now get up!"

"Alright..alright." Isaac moaned and raised up taking a deep yawn and looked out the window. "So how much longer?" Jenna's face suddently seemed to fill with more anger causing not only Isaac to back off but Garet as well. "Did I say something wrong?"

"You idiot! You sleep around then when you get up all you ask is how much longer it is. You could take a look around and enjoy these locations were coming across and act like your happy."

She doesn't hold back..Isaac shrugged. "I've been through here before and for your information I am quite happy to leave the town. I just don't go off showing it like you do."

Jenna's eyes blazed with anger looking ready to kill. "What is that suppose to mean!?" she could bearly control herself. "You just don't understand anything about some people don't you!" anger still continued to fill her voice and Isaac began to become a bit worried about her.

The carriage continued to travel uphill through the beautys of the nature they were going through as chirping birds filled the skys and other noises took up the following silence. They had traveled quite a ways since they had left and only stopped ounce for a short rest and to eat and then continued on after that. The night had been a bit chilly and they had brought in some blankets to keep warm but the with the coming dawn it had soon faded out and turned to heat and they had kept plenty of places left open for cool air.

They were only a short distance off from the cross bridge that went across a small river and from there it would only take them around an hour or so to reach their destination and so far they had no trouble at all besides Jenna's temeper which seemed rather easy to set off during hot weather so they had to watch themselfs and wonderd if the driver of the carriage had wonderd what was going on.

Isaac stood gazing at the sky leaning up against the carriage hoping nothing bad had happend in Vale and glade they had not came across any sighns of danger nor seen any sighns and he hoped they wouldn't. If something happens in Vale then I will only blame myself because I had a warning of what could happen and didn't do a thing about it.

"Isaac."

Garet came up the small hill holding a bucket full of freshwater which they had stopped along the way to go and get and then they would head back out to the short distance of the cross bridge that lied ahead of them.

"Where's Jenna?"

"She wanted to look around a little more. You know how girls are when it comes to things." Garet said with a small laugh as Isaac returned one and a nod

"Keep your eyes open for any signs of trouble anywhere." Garet looked puzzled and stuidied him for a bit.

"Isaac.. I don't think their are any of them theifs located around this areah if thats what your talking about."

Isaac shook his head and glanced over at him. "Before we left I overheard two guards talking about them. Their have been many reports of them in this areah but they were keeping people from knowing it so it would not lead to any types of panics or causing everyone to worry about them."

"I see." Garet began. "So you expected use to come across some of them along the way but were not going to say a thing?" Garet looked a bit upset but Isaac just staird at him.

"If I would of told you guys about it then what would you have done?" Isaac fixed his blue eyes on the man who had a quick response.

"Stay in the town to make sure-.."

"Everythings alright.." Garet looked a bit surprised. "If I would of told you then you would of chose to stay behind along with Jenna and waisted the chance to go and visit Ivan and then possibly nothing happen." Ivan glanced out among the open fields. "Not everything that happens can be stopped and some things are meant to happen."

Garet gave him an odd but agreeing look and leaned back against the carriage and staird forward. "I see what your saying.. So I guess we will have to just rely on some good luck to keep anything from happening." Isaac nodded and watched as Jenna made her way back up glanceing at the two and without a word stepping into the carriage ans the two followed and the driver took his place up at the front and continued on.

Issac remaind long in thought as they continued ahead knowing that luck may not help them out but they had seen no signs of any types of battles or struggles around the areah not even another person traveling but he also knew that it could mean a bad thing if anything and a possible warning to something about to happen but he knew if he kept worrying it would only cause more problems and if he was in that state and they were attacked he would not be in a good situation. I have to think clear and let it go for now and worry about whats ahead and not what could happen that has not even happend yet. It would be best if I tried to enjoy this trip... he smiled shortly I can see why Jenna was upset now.. I hope she will let it go before we arrive.

***

"Sir.. everything seems clear."

A soldier stepped up to a man in a more formal type of uniform standing withing a small room withing a brick wall where the cross bridge was held who simply nodded and orderd the man to report back to his station. He reached down and grabbed a small writting tool and walked over to a paper that hung on the wall that had various writing and info on and went to write when suddently he heard a carriage pull up and looked out to inspect it noticing a two men in front that looked seemingly harmless.

"Please show your ticket for clearance and allow the guards to check your carriage."

A mid aged man reached over and handed him a ticket that the man examined and handed back to him and then nodded for the three guards standing near to check the carriage.

"What the!?" one of the guards shouted as several men jumped out from the back all armed with weapons. "Theifs!!" the guard shouted and went to draw his sword but was stuck down before he could do anything. The man within the small room quickly turned for his weapon but the two men in front jumped off and went to go through the samm window areah as the man went to escaped but got nowhere as he ran into three more of them and was struck down as well leaving noone besides the theifs left in charge.

"That was to easy sir." one of the younger black haird theifs came walking up to the middle aged man who stood fairly tall and well built who simply nodded.

"Hide these bodys and get into your spots. Our next target is coming up shortly and I hear it's carrying three of those Adepts responsible for lighting the lighthouses so be on your guard and ready for a fight because they won't be pushovers." he slid back some of his brown hair and walked over into the small room and awaited their arrival as several other theifs took up postions in various hidden areahs as the carriage was moved off out the the way.

***

"Isaac.. the cross bridge is straight up ahead." Garet said as he began to clean things up a little. "They will inspect this stuff due to the receant laws set in place because of the thiefs so we might as well make it easier for them and get on our way much quicker."

"The theifs.." Jenna started. "Everything I have heard about them must be true. This new group is casuing a lot of problems and has even cause this new rule to be set in place. I can only imagine their is some powerful Adepts behind this matter."

Isaac nodded. "I wouldn't doubt it. They have placed secrurity like this at every cross section and cross bridges and all require a check and a ticket to get through and most of the times a good explination depending on who the guards are."

"We've reached the cross bridge." the driver said normally. "Please make everything back there easy to search."

The three nodded and continued to clean up a little until the carriage came to a stop and then stepped out slowly awaiting for a guard to come around but there wasn't one.

"Our destination is Vault due to the request of one of Hammet's servents. Feel free to check whatever you would like and have a nice day." the driver said giving the man odd glances.

"A nice day.." the man from the room said with a small smile. "It has yet to be a nice day.. but it will soon." he quickly charged out. "We have them.. Surround and prepare to capture them!"

"Damn..I figured something like this may have happend when I didn't see any guards." Isaac said drly and drew his sword as several men began to surround the three. "Someone take care of the driver and any others. I can handle these guys on my own." the confidence in his tone quickly told the others he was not out of his mind as both headed around toward the front of the carriage.

Isaac waisted no time on cheap talk and stabbed his sword into the ground and extended both of his arms out as small pulses of power began to run through them and the ground around them began to shake violently almost as if it was an EarthQuake as the men began to stagger back a bit trying to keep their balance. Isaac quickly shifted both of his arms upwards a bit as a large force shot up through the ground scattering the men in differnt directions.

He waisted no time and grabbed his sword and ran around to the front of the carriage where Garet and Jenna had fought up all of the theifs with the seemingly help of the Driver who seemed to be an Adept as well that sort of shocked Isaac.

"Isaac.. good to see your alright. Is that all of them.?" Jenna asked with a small smile.

"I think so.." Issac said blankly and looked around noticing how much of a pushover these guys were and how easy they got through them but something seemed wrong. It would of appeard they were waiting for us possibly.. but, why would they do that.. Well of course to rob us but the guy earilier knew us.. and if they knew we were Adepts they would not of attacked like that.. That means their is still an Adept around here.

"Garet! Jenna! don't let your guard down just yet. Their is someone else around here.. an Adept." Isaac suddently got a bad feeling in his gut and turned to face a man slowly approaching them seemingly clapping with a grin on his face.

"Very good. Just what I had expected of you Adepts who were responsible for lighting the light houses which is quite remarkable however, I would like to show you that your not the only skilled Adepts out here."

The man's grin turned into more of a darkned expression as a distant but noticeable anger seemed to appear along with that as the man began to glow and his Psynergy seemed to grow in the process. Issac and the others watched in a bit of horror but not about to back off.

"I have fought stronger Adepts than you before and have defeated them." Garet blurted out. "Why don't you quit with your little show and fight!"

"hahah.. your a foolish boy for thinking I am as simple as one of them because I assure you I am not but of course to much talk never solves anything so I will show you!."

Garet charged off at the brown haird man with his sword in hand at a quick pace before Isaac or Jenna could even try to warn him. This guy will not stand around a mock us like that! Garet told himself and leaped into the air bringing his sword doward clashing with the guys then pushed himself off to his feet and pointed his hand outward using his pysnergy creating a small flame sending it right at the man who merely defended it with his sword which seemed to absorb it and then turned around using the sword and sent the same attack Garet had just used strait back into him sending him to the ground rolling.

"What the..?" Isaac said amazed. "How is that possible?..His sword absorbed that Garets attack then use it against him." Isaac tightned the grip on his sword looking ready to attack.

"Don't be surprised young man. That was a simple technique because you see I can use my Pysnergy to use this sword as more than just a mere swinging weapon but to absorb a persons own pysnergy attacks and use them right back against them." he laughed. "Pysnergy can be used for far more greater things than just normal attacks and things that you have seen. You still have a lot to learn about these types of things. The world has changed a lot from what it ounce was and there are far more greater fighters now then you could of possibly suspected."

"I know that." Jenna sighed. "Why use that power to harm and hurt people and steal while you could use it for good things." a worried expression came over her face as the man staird her directly in the eye with a small smirk.

"You want to know why?." his face darkned. "Because helping everyone is not always the way to go when you don't get much back in return not even help yourself. Not everyone in this world is good like you nor do they want to be good. Everyone has their own reasons for why they do what they do it's something you have yet to understand."

Garet pushed himself off the ground and faced the man. "Reguardless of your motives it will take a lot more then a mere attack to keep me down. Come on!"

The man laughed. "Your really something else aren't you and as much as I would love to fight you any longer I am afraid doing that would upset my boss. I was sent here to only tell you this and let you know that not everything is as peaceful as it seems."

"What does that have to do with us?" Isaac's fist tightned as the man shook his head.

"It has something to do with everyone but my boss wanted me to let you know first. I am sure you remeber him yet I cannot reveal his idenity at the time you will soon find out. He also wants to send his reguards to you and a very specail one to Mia."

Mia.. could it be Alex!?. Isaac knew that was not possible because he had seen Alex go down with the Volcano a few years back and he had never been seen from again. Issac figured he was surely dead along with everyone else besides Mia who refused to beleive it and always said she somehow knew he was still alive. Why would he be back now trying to cause more problems and working with theifs....Mia.. we have to get to Mia.. he might be trying to harm her but she is a ways off in the Mercury Lighthouse but we have to warn her no matter what. If this is truly Alex that is running this.. then that can only mean a lot of problems that lie ahead.

"I will take my leave of you now. We will meet again." he turned to Garet. "I can assure you to that this fight will be continued another day. Be ready because I will!."

A light shot up around him and the man vanished within thin air without a single trace leaving the four of them standing there nearly speechless at what had just transpired and more then that worried about what may happen and if it was Alex he was talking about.

"We." Isaac broke the silence. "We have to get to the Mercury Lighthouse where Mia is. I am quite sure something may happen there but first we must get to Vault and tell Ivan of these things. I am afraid any vacation or visiting we had planned will not take place for quite sometime if this transpires into a lot more than it already is."

Isaac turned back and faced the direction in where Vale was. I only hope he does not show up there anytime soon because he could easily destroy it. It seems as if an entire new threat has now struck this world and we seem to be cought up smack dab in the middle of it again just as beore.. I only hope we can succeed. I hope we come across Felix again sometime soon because we are going to be needing all of the help we can possibly have.