Disclaimer: The usual! I don't own Golden Sun! OR The Lost Age. But I own
David. Well, I hope I do! Hehehe!
A/N: Ok, I'm gonna try to focus on PLOT this chapter! And I have the best twist in the whole wide world (Because too many people were guessing too close to what I had planned, so I decided to add a very large twist to the tale!). *Does Happy Dance* It's all going well! So far, anyway! Please Review!
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Saturos realised that he was suddenly cold. VERY cold. He shivered, and pulled his tattered tunic around him.
"Good, you're awake."
David dumped some sheets in front of him. "These were all I could salvage from the boat. Can you dry them out?"
Saturos nodded, and his hand burst into flame. David laid the sheets out in front of him. They were dry in no time.
"You could have done this, you know." Muttered Saturos.
David shook his head. "No, I'd probably set fire to the sheets! You have far better control."
Saturos just nodded, and pulled one of the sheets around him.
"Any firewood?"
David shook his head again. "Nope, nothing. It's an artic wasteland. This must be one of the southern Islets. We were sailing pretty close to them." He looked out to sea. "Leo..." he said softly. "He fell overboard. And the others. What if they're..."
Saturos looked at him. Well, there was no one else around...
"Don't say that. You're supposed to be the optimistic one. Hell, WE made it, and our Psynergy is useless in the water." Saturos even went so far as to give a small smile.
David noticed, and smiled back. "You're not such a bad guy, you know?"
Saturos was about to reply, when he felt something cold against his neck. Metal. He looked up the blade held there, to see...
"Isaac." He snarled.
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Selena and Jenna were lost, hungry, and fed up. In Jenna's case, she was also sober. Not a good thing.
"Selena, have you ANY idea where we are going?" asked Jenna.
"There's a town in this direction, I'm sure of it!" said Selena. Jenna raised an eyebrow. "You had better be right!" she snapped, a spark of her old temper showing.
Selena turned and grinned. "THAT'S the Jenna I like to hear!"
They carried on.
"So, what happened with you and Isaac?"
"It wasn't the same, since, you know...us."
"Same here." Said Selena softly. "I think Lila picked up something, a vibe about what had happened."
"Isaac was the same. Then, of course, I fell pregnant." She stopped walking. "I knew something was wrong, so we went to see the healer. He said our only hope was Hermes Water. Me and Isaac... our love was nothing more than companionship at that point, but we both wanted the baby. Isaac went to Imil. They turned him away. I never saw him after that."
"Well, I did." said Selena grimly.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" whispered Jenna.
Selena sighed. "I'm ok. Just a bit much, you know?"
They walked on in awkward silence.
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"This isn't good." Said David, as Isaac and some of his men led them to a nearby village at sword point.
They entered a large cabin, and were seated in front of a desk. Isaac sat on the opposite side.
"Well, well, Saturos. Still alive?"
Saturos scowled. Isaac looked at him. "I know what you were trying to do before, and that I can forgive..." Then he looked up angrily. "But I'm not in a particularly forgiving mood!"
He turned to an obviously frightened David. "And this must be the Mars Adept that Garet was after. I'm impressed that you survived an encounter with him."
"Well, I have Saturos to thank for that." Said David, albeit weakly. "Why, Isaac? Why harm so many innocents?"
"INNOCENTS?!?" spat Isaac. "Although, I would expect that, from associates of Imil. And HER!
"Erm, are we missing something?" asked Saturos.
"I saw Ivan helping Mia and that girl Selena at Imil. I know you are all on the same side."
David spoke up. "Isaac, we aren't against you. What the elders did was wrong, not letting you have that water. But attacking Imil?"
Isaac sat, open-mouthed. "What?!?" he looked at David. "You, you really don't know, do you?"
"Know what?" asked Saturos.
"What is it you are after, and why?"
David was about to speak, when Saturos glared at him. "Oh, come on Saturos, we aren't in a position to negotiate. Besides..." he looked at Isaac. "I want to know what's going on."
David told Isaac of Ivan's quest, not leaving anything out, even the bit about the spy.
Isaac frowned. "When I said I had heard about Ivan's quest from Hammet and Kraden, that's NOT what I had heard. I had heard you were working for the enemy."
"Who, Mia?" asked David.
"I think I had better tell you what's going on." sighed Isaac. The two Mars Adepts looked at each other, and nodded.
"General Mia of Imil is thought to be in coalition with an even greater enemy. We believed that they were using Imil as a base."
"But about you're child..."
Isaac looked at David, pain flashing across his eyes. "Yes, that part was true. But it wasn't the elders who wouldn't let me enter. It was Mia."
"WHAT? But why?"
"I don't know if I'm honest. But I DO know she has been listening to a higher power, and from what you've said, that power has been trying to make you're quest difficult."
"An Adept." Said David. Isaac looked at him. "I saw an enemy ship before the ship wreck. There was an Adept summoning the storm. THAT means he's a Water Adept, and a very powerful one."
Isaac and Saturos looked at each other. They could only think of one person, who had absorbed most of the Golden Sun's energy. Only he would be powerful enough, and only he would have been able to persuade someone like Mia to join him.
"Alex." snarled Saturos.
"It seems you're not the only one to make an unexpected return!" said Isaac.
David looked at them. "Ok, so I know what's going on. But what is Garet's excuse?"
Isaac looked at him. "THAT I don't know. He's my friend, but he's...changed. He's more ruthless for the right price." He looked at the youth. "But don't worry, while you're under MY protection, he wont harm you!"
"We were doing fine before, pal!" snapped Saturos. Then he wished he hadn't.
Isaac leaned over to him. "Is that the sound of jealousy?" he whispered. For the first time in his life, the great Saturos blushed.
David didn't notice. He had gone pale. "So, the spy...no." he breathed. "The spy is the person who worked with Mia, who was sent to join Ivan BY Mia. But, she was, I mean, she IS so NICE! It can't be her, can it?"
The two men looked at each other. "Well, I never." Said Saturos.
"It can't be!" repeated David. "Not Selena!"
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A/N: A shorter chapter. Was it a good twist? I bet NONE of you saw THAT coming! And I'm sorry, Selena, but remember, it isn't that clear cut, as you know. Selena's story, and Mia's for that matter, is far more complex. And now you know ONE of the mysterious men! Everyone said Piers and Felix, but not ONE said Alex (well, except Karalen!)
Anyway, 2 chapters in one day! *Happy Dance* YAY! Please Review!
A/N: Ok, I'm gonna try to focus on PLOT this chapter! And I have the best twist in the whole wide world (Because too many people were guessing too close to what I had planned, so I decided to add a very large twist to the tale!). *Does Happy Dance* It's all going well! So far, anyway! Please Review!
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Saturos realised that he was suddenly cold. VERY cold. He shivered, and pulled his tattered tunic around him.
"Good, you're awake."
David dumped some sheets in front of him. "These were all I could salvage from the boat. Can you dry them out?"
Saturos nodded, and his hand burst into flame. David laid the sheets out in front of him. They were dry in no time.
"You could have done this, you know." Muttered Saturos.
David shook his head. "No, I'd probably set fire to the sheets! You have far better control."
Saturos just nodded, and pulled one of the sheets around him.
"Any firewood?"
David shook his head again. "Nope, nothing. It's an artic wasteland. This must be one of the southern Islets. We were sailing pretty close to them." He looked out to sea. "Leo..." he said softly. "He fell overboard. And the others. What if they're..."
Saturos looked at him. Well, there was no one else around...
"Don't say that. You're supposed to be the optimistic one. Hell, WE made it, and our Psynergy is useless in the water." Saturos even went so far as to give a small smile.
David noticed, and smiled back. "You're not such a bad guy, you know?"
Saturos was about to reply, when he felt something cold against his neck. Metal. He looked up the blade held there, to see...
"Isaac." He snarled.
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Selena and Jenna were lost, hungry, and fed up. In Jenna's case, she was also sober. Not a good thing.
"Selena, have you ANY idea where we are going?" asked Jenna.
"There's a town in this direction, I'm sure of it!" said Selena. Jenna raised an eyebrow. "You had better be right!" she snapped, a spark of her old temper showing.
Selena turned and grinned. "THAT'S the Jenna I like to hear!"
They carried on.
"So, what happened with you and Isaac?"
"It wasn't the same, since, you know...us."
"Same here." Said Selena softly. "I think Lila picked up something, a vibe about what had happened."
"Isaac was the same. Then, of course, I fell pregnant." She stopped walking. "I knew something was wrong, so we went to see the healer. He said our only hope was Hermes Water. Me and Isaac... our love was nothing more than companionship at that point, but we both wanted the baby. Isaac went to Imil. They turned him away. I never saw him after that."
"Well, I did." said Selena grimly.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" whispered Jenna.
Selena sighed. "I'm ok. Just a bit much, you know?"
They walked on in awkward silence.
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"This isn't good." Said David, as Isaac and some of his men led them to a nearby village at sword point.
They entered a large cabin, and were seated in front of a desk. Isaac sat on the opposite side.
"Well, well, Saturos. Still alive?"
Saturos scowled. Isaac looked at him. "I know what you were trying to do before, and that I can forgive..." Then he looked up angrily. "But I'm not in a particularly forgiving mood!"
He turned to an obviously frightened David. "And this must be the Mars Adept that Garet was after. I'm impressed that you survived an encounter with him."
"Well, I have Saturos to thank for that." Said David, albeit weakly. "Why, Isaac? Why harm so many innocents?"
"INNOCENTS?!?" spat Isaac. "Although, I would expect that, from associates of Imil. And HER!
"Erm, are we missing something?" asked Saturos.
"I saw Ivan helping Mia and that girl Selena at Imil. I know you are all on the same side."
David spoke up. "Isaac, we aren't against you. What the elders did was wrong, not letting you have that water. But attacking Imil?"
Isaac sat, open-mouthed. "What?!?" he looked at David. "You, you really don't know, do you?"
"Know what?" asked Saturos.
"What is it you are after, and why?"
David was about to speak, when Saturos glared at him. "Oh, come on Saturos, we aren't in a position to negotiate. Besides..." he looked at Isaac. "I want to know what's going on."
David told Isaac of Ivan's quest, not leaving anything out, even the bit about the spy.
Isaac frowned. "When I said I had heard about Ivan's quest from Hammet and Kraden, that's NOT what I had heard. I had heard you were working for the enemy."
"Who, Mia?" asked David.
"I think I had better tell you what's going on." sighed Isaac. The two Mars Adepts looked at each other, and nodded.
"General Mia of Imil is thought to be in coalition with an even greater enemy. We believed that they were using Imil as a base."
"But about you're child..."
Isaac looked at David, pain flashing across his eyes. "Yes, that part was true. But it wasn't the elders who wouldn't let me enter. It was Mia."
"WHAT? But why?"
"I don't know if I'm honest. But I DO know she has been listening to a higher power, and from what you've said, that power has been trying to make you're quest difficult."
"An Adept." Said David. Isaac looked at him. "I saw an enemy ship before the ship wreck. There was an Adept summoning the storm. THAT means he's a Water Adept, and a very powerful one."
Isaac and Saturos looked at each other. They could only think of one person, who had absorbed most of the Golden Sun's energy. Only he would be powerful enough, and only he would have been able to persuade someone like Mia to join him.
"Alex." snarled Saturos.
"It seems you're not the only one to make an unexpected return!" said Isaac.
David looked at them. "Ok, so I know what's going on. But what is Garet's excuse?"
Isaac looked at him. "THAT I don't know. He's my friend, but he's...changed. He's more ruthless for the right price." He looked at the youth. "But don't worry, while you're under MY protection, he wont harm you!"
"We were doing fine before, pal!" snapped Saturos. Then he wished he hadn't.
Isaac leaned over to him. "Is that the sound of jealousy?" he whispered. For the first time in his life, the great Saturos blushed.
David didn't notice. He had gone pale. "So, the spy...no." he breathed. "The spy is the person who worked with Mia, who was sent to join Ivan BY Mia. But, she was, I mean, she IS so NICE! It can't be her, can it?"
The two men looked at each other. "Well, I never." Said Saturos.
"It can't be!" repeated David. "Not Selena!"
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A/N: A shorter chapter. Was it a good twist? I bet NONE of you saw THAT coming! And I'm sorry, Selena, but remember, it isn't that clear cut, as you know. Selena's story, and Mia's for that matter, is far more complex. And now you know ONE of the mysterious men! Everyone said Piers and Felix, but not ONE said Alex (well, except Karalen!)
Anyway, 2 chapters in one day! *Happy Dance* YAY! Please Review!