Love Line
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Chapter 5 - Ivan's Insight
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Well, I've done it - I beat Golden Sun 2 yesterday (4-24-03), and with the two "secret" summons to boot!! And it looks to be Garet/Mia, folks. But, then again, it still could be Ivan/Mia... Anywho, Back to the point...

When I checked my e-mails yesterday, I was overwhelmed at the positive response that the last chapter had. As soon as I get a print-out, I'll pay tribute to you (probably next chapter), and feel free to ask any questions on my story or views on the series - I'll answer them next chapter.

Quick recap - Isaac and co. have beaten the vile monstrosity that resided in the caves of the "evil desert" (don't ask me how a desert can be evil... I have a theory, but the game doesn't explain for those without a little... sci-fi insight), Garet saved Mia (a' la "Pensive Pencil" chapter 2), and Isaac begins to have faith that Jenna will be saved. And Rain Child still has trouble finding Picard (or Piers if you like the crappy translated name). Good luck to the Child of Rain.

And since I forgot last time, I own not Golden Sun, Golden Sun - Lost Age, Nintendo, or Camelot. So don't ask.

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Staring into endless horizon, Ivan pondered the last few days. Ever since the day Garet saved Mia from the monster that attacked them in the caves, things had been weird. Not that they had ever been "normal," as saving the world was hardly a normal task for a fourteen year-old. And he still had no clue as to why Master Hamma acted so wierd around him...

When they had pushed on towards Kalay, Ivan sensed tension between Garet and Mia, as if something the other did had a massive effect on each other. Of course, he couldn't tell, and he wasn't going to force his way into the problem...

Then there was Isaac, who seemed more hopeful than usual. Ever since they met, Isaac had seemed down, but for some reason was in higher spirits. Maybe if they found Jenna, he'd be back to normal...

The vast seas cast waves against the hull of the massive vessel, and Ivan almost swung at the opening door had he not sensed the psynergy of a Venusian behind it. Trying to quietly shethe his weapon, he glanced at Isaac, who seemed worse for wear.

"Isaac, you know that knocking is needed on this boat! I thought you were another squid!"

Isaac said nothing, but instead stared at the young mage of wind, eyes void of feeling or life. Was this some kind of dream?

"I..va.n... Help... me.."

Glancing downward, Ivan noticed a small daggar had been thrusted into Isaac's belly, blood staining the garments and armor. Grabbing his bag of supplies, he searched for herbs, quickly forgetting that Mia had wanted to hoard them, lest Garet or anyone else use them all up at once.

Running to Mia's door, he banged three times, loud enough to wake the dead. Realizing that she wasn't in her room, Ivan ran back to the wounded Isaac, who was now sitting on the bed, life still void in his sockets.

Unable to think of an alternate solution, Ivan read Isaac's mind, hopeing to find a way to make the Venus mage heal himself. Images and thoughts ran past him - Images of what appeared to be Vale in spring, the icy village of Imil, Mia, Garet, Ivan, a sickly woman, a young girl with dark red hair, of a raven hared boy...

And then he saw a new horror; the images were not of Isaac's mind, though. He saw the boat being attacked by a collosal Kraken, just like the one they slew the other day, the slaying of the beasts... Of a rat stealing their herbs and hiding near Ivan's room...

Unsure how the image came to be, Ivan dug through the floor under his bed, clearing out his luggage and staffs. And hidden behind the Shaman's Rod were three herbs and a vial of Hermes's Water. Grabbing the supplies, he bent Isaac back on the bed, patching his wounds with the herbs, and placed a piece of the boat's rope in Isaac's mouth, lest he scream and hurt himself even more.

Using some thread he had bought at Kalay's market, he put his studies in medicine to use and sewed the herbs in the wound. And as soon as he patched it up, he poured Hermes's liquid curative onto the wound, then into Isaac's mouth. The wound showed no signs of penatration, and the fluids Isaac swallowed seemed to awaken him.

Backing off to give him room, Ivan watched as the older teen sat up, eyes fixed on Ivan.

"What.. happened?"

"You came in here and had a dagger stuck in your side. I patched it up with the healing tricks Hamet taught me. How did you get stabbed, anyway?"

Isaac shook his head. "I have no clue. All I know is that I drempt that Jenna had died, and Saturos tried to stab me with his sword; the next thing I know is that I wake up and see you."

Ivan frowned. It was probably nothing, but Isaac's dillema seemed to be that his dreams were affecting him adversely.

"I've heard of such things happening before, Isaac. The only known curative outside of facing your fear is sleep, and that's what you need to do." Isaac began to wald towards the door. "And keep your weapons away from you; put them under the bed so this doesn't happen."

Isaac sulked out the door, and Ivan felt sorrow for his comrade. This whole Jenna thing was going to kill him, and would have had he not studdied a little medicine on the side.

*Speaking of which...*

Walking to Garet's cabin, Ivan hoped that the fire mage knew of Mia's whereabouts. And to his surprise, the door was cracked open. Glancing in, he saw Garet on the bed, with a wet-faced Mia talking to him. And as he listened, his face turned beet-red. Mia's tragic tale was one that people usually killed themselves over. She continued to speak, and then buried her face in Garet's shoulder. He then heard Garet say someting, and felt his jaw drop. Realizing that he had already heard too much, he figured that he'd tell them later.

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Felix growled as Alex gave his latest report on Isaac's whereabouts. The little novice had somehow gotten ahead of them, but such set-backs were easily fixed. Felix knew the reason for the Lighthouse lighting, and was quickly becoming tired of having to choose between his duty, his friends, his parents, or his sister. If he lit the beacons, he'd have to fight Isaac; if he did that, his sister would be devastated; if he didn't light the beacons, his parents would die, and his sister would again be devistated, and he'd have to fight Isaac anyway. And the blond Venusian had not made it easy for him to help Saturos and Menerdi, who quickly tired of him...

*Isaac better slow down, or no-one will escape unscathed...*

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Well, this *was* started on April 25, and I only finished it on Saturday, so the first few paragraphs had to be adjusted... Oh, you don't want to hear that...

When I ever get around to it, I'll place a list on my bios page giving my thoughts of the various relationship parings (Isaac/Jenna, Isaac/Mia, Isaac/Sheba (yeah, right)), and whether or not their credible. Also, let me know your thoughts in the reviews. Tell what you think, or just e-mail me. I really like to know! And if you'll excuse me, I need to get Dragona to review this (she won't because she's Isaac/Mia). The next chapter will come eventually, and I might restart Pensive Pencil, given the fact that the ending of GS2 was unexpected...

And to all reviewers, thank you for your time. And to Rain Child, good luck beating the game! ;-)

----Mikaa, Lord of the Flypaper