Disclaimer: I do not own Golden Sun, the characters, the plot, or anything
related to it. However, I did make some of this story up, otherwise it
would completely bore all those GS fans that have already played the game
countless times.
Warning: This is all about the Mia/Alex pairing, don't like? Don't read. It can be slightly depressing though.(note I said it was angst)
This also may be slightly graphic in one scene in which there is an attack.
Please Review!!!
Hidden Betrayal: Alex's Memory
It was a clear night and the stars shone, illuminating the sky. Each grand prick of light was defined yet, the sky had a togetherness the Mercury adept was jealous of. Lying in a patch of grass, he gazed up at the night sky wistfully. "Only one more day," he thought. "One more painful day". As he drifted off to sleep he felt a brisk spring breeze, reminding him of a summer not all that long ago.
"Hurry up or you'll be late!" A younger female Mercury Adept with long blue hair and enchanting blue eyes called. She waited dressed in a blue and white robe. The perfect sky stretched lazily over the peaceful summer of Imil. It was cold, but when was it anything but?
"Coming," he responded looking up from an ice sculpture. Even then he had worn a purple tunic with hair covering the sides of his face. Trotting up beside the girl he noticed something unusual. As he looked at the sky above the hill that Imil sat in, he saw a black cloud, no, a shadow. Yet, it flicked out of view so fast, he wondered if he had imagined it.
"You should learn to get here on time," she chided, breaking his thoughts off. He had to smile at this. The girl was younger than him by a few years and she was scolding him. It didn't bother him that he was her apprentice, it never had. That was simply the way it was. However, there were times when he wished he had someone to love, and love him back. She had grandparents while his entire family died when he was a baby. It was a miracle he survived.
"Today I'm working with herbs, tomorrow we'll take a trip to the Mercury Lighthouse. Help find some Snow Bane, I believe there's some that way," she pointed to the left.
"What about healing herbs?" he questioned.
"We have enough of those to last us a week in the wilderness," she joked, warming his heart.
He set out to work in the direction she had pointed. Snow Bane was easy enough to find, one could define it by the bubble appearance it gave the snow. Finding a patch he set to work. The warmth of it gave him a pleasant feeling, he actually began to enjoy himself when he heard a scream of pain.
"Somebody help me, I can't move!" Mia's voice rang up through the bitter air to pierce the ears of anyone standing in range.
"I'm coming!" he heard himself yell followed by Mia's cry.
"Alex!"
The Adept sat up from his dream, covered in a cold sweat. "Why must I torture myself like this?" he asked himself and dared not reply. The memory that had been deeply embedded into his memory and cast aside had reawakened. He tried to forget about it and found he couldn't. He stood up and started walking, allowing the brisk cool night to calm him. Subconsciously, Alex returned to thinking about the memory, starting where the dream had left off.
He ran through the snow, powerful legs struggling to get to his mentor and only friend. When he saw her partially under a large black bird -the shadow- sitting on top of her. If he used ice or water Psynergy and it hit the girl, her condition would worsen and she'd possibly die. If he did nothing, she would die anyway. At a loss of what to do, he flung himself at the bird trying to get its attention. It whipped around and swiped at him. It spread its wings for the fallen Adept to see its true glory. The wingspan was vast, seeming to block out the clean innocent sky. Claws adorned each of its feet. A beak stood majestically where it should be on any normal bird except that it was much larger and so black that no light dared reflect off of it. The sight was almost too much to bear. Raving red eyes glaring down at what seemed to it a bug asking to be stepped upon.
A battle cry rose up from behind it as the girl with the long blue hair, Mia, yelled for an attack, "Ice!" Clear blue ice from every direction imaginable honed in on the bird. It cried in pain and ripples of dark red oozed out from the black pit that was its feathers. Enraged, the bird made a swipe for Alex's head. He backed away but found no way to escape the blow.
There was a fiery heat as a claw raked across his lower neck. A second flurry of ice caused the black pit to flap its wings and soar away over the Imil hill. The girl, robe now mangles and torn in some places rushed over to the wounded adept and spoke, "I only have enough Psynergy for one Ply so don't struggle, okay?"
Glancing at the blood stained robe he tried to tell her she should use it on herself but found the pain and blood loss too great. Besides, he felt a thick substance in the back of his throat. Without attention now, he would die. Instead, he looked at her. She was so close to him that he felt her warmth radiating from her body. Strands of hair had been pulled out of the ponytail, a few of them caressed his cheek. Tears flowed out onto her cheeks and then fell, but to him, she was still beautiful.
"Ply," she stated the word so powerfully he thought an avalanche would kill them all. Eerie white disks flowed up her and a humming sound found its way into the air. A tiny fairy appeared, the sight was so enchanting it seemed almost fake. As the fairy flew into the air and out of sight, the burning at his neck faded and strength filled his muscles. He knew better than to touch the wound. Standing up, he realized that Mia wouldn't be able to make it back to Imil on her own.
"Here, Mia, lean on my shoulder. I'll help you back to the town," Alex offered and Mia obliged.
Mia lay on a bed covered with blankets, he knew she was bandaged and nearing unconsciousness. A trace of a smile graced her lips. Alex longed to hold her in his arms, for everything to be okay.but it wasn't. "Mia, can you hear me?"
"Excuse me sir," an elder lady came in and whispered in his ear, "I regret to tell you, but she most likely won't make it, she lost much blood on her way back."
"No!" Alex thought, "I can't lose her now." The news hurt him more than he cared to admit, so he kept his face calm and vowed to save her. "Mia, I'm going to attempt Ply, is that alright with you?" he asked her, his normally smooth tenor voice almost cracking. Her eyes flickered. Gathering all of his Psynergy into the word he demanded, "Ply!" His voice wasn't as steady as it should have been, but he went with it anyway.
Sure enough, he found the white rings flowing up over his body. He closed his eyes to concentrate, it wasn't over yet. There was a whisper of tiny wings against air, he willed it to heal. He only dared to stop when the hum had faded.
Alex opened his eye to the sound of crinkling blankets. "You did it!" Mia exclaimed, "I felt it!"
"Yes, I suppose I did."
Mia was sitting up in the bed now. Color had returned to her once pail face, she was beaming, "Thank you."
"You should get some sleep, you still have to recover," he turned to leave, "You can count on me no matter what."
It had ended like that. He touched the collar of his tunic which hid his scar, there was nothing he could do to prevent this anymore. He was too far into it. He still had Mia's words, "Alex, how could you?" from lighting the Mercury Lighthouse rolling through his head. Alex glared at a passing leaf, thawed out now that it was spring, and mentally kicked himself for not keeping his word. It's the one's you love you hurt the most. Mia either still hated him for betraying their clan, or would hate him tomorrow for betraying the world. Knowing he could end up like Saturos, dead, he still had to go through with it. "Sometimes I wonder why I even bothered to attempt this," Alex murmured solemnly. He decided he would not get anymore sleep that night, the far off rays of the sun could already be seen. With Mia's words repeating in the back of his mind he went to climb to the top of Mt. Aleph.
Mia's mind raced, sending monster after monster to their death. She stayed far to the back of the group and followed them up the Mars Lighthouse. The stars were beautiful as the glittered the sky, or at least Mia thought they would be if she could see them. The stars were but one reason of many that she wanted to light the Mars Lighthouse. The stars, to end the quest, revisit Imil, but most of all, to see Alex. She loved him. Always. She wished she could tell him right then that she forgave him. She could see it, rushing into his arms and saying that everything could be okay. She wasn't mad at him anymore. Mia never saw the betrayal coming.
(A/N Now that you've read it please review! I want to see what you people think!)
Warning: This is all about the Mia/Alex pairing, don't like? Don't read. It can be slightly depressing though.(note I said it was angst)
This also may be slightly graphic in one scene in which there is an attack.
Please Review!!!
Hidden Betrayal: Alex's Memory
It was a clear night and the stars shone, illuminating the sky. Each grand prick of light was defined yet, the sky had a togetherness the Mercury adept was jealous of. Lying in a patch of grass, he gazed up at the night sky wistfully. "Only one more day," he thought. "One more painful day". As he drifted off to sleep he felt a brisk spring breeze, reminding him of a summer not all that long ago.
"Hurry up or you'll be late!" A younger female Mercury Adept with long blue hair and enchanting blue eyes called. She waited dressed in a blue and white robe. The perfect sky stretched lazily over the peaceful summer of Imil. It was cold, but when was it anything but?
"Coming," he responded looking up from an ice sculpture. Even then he had worn a purple tunic with hair covering the sides of his face. Trotting up beside the girl he noticed something unusual. As he looked at the sky above the hill that Imil sat in, he saw a black cloud, no, a shadow. Yet, it flicked out of view so fast, he wondered if he had imagined it.
"You should learn to get here on time," she chided, breaking his thoughts off. He had to smile at this. The girl was younger than him by a few years and she was scolding him. It didn't bother him that he was her apprentice, it never had. That was simply the way it was. However, there were times when he wished he had someone to love, and love him back. She had grandparents while his entire family died when he was a baby. It was a miracle he survived.
"Today I'm working with herbs, tomorrow we'll take a trip to the Mercury Lighthouse. Help find some Snow Bane, I believe there's some that way," she pointed to the left.
"What about healing herbs?" he questioned.
"We have enough of those to last us a week in the wilderness," she joked, warming his heart.
He set out to work in the direction she had pointed. Snow Bane was easy enough to find, one could define it by the bubble appearance it gave the snow. Finding a patch he set to work. The warmth of it gave him a pleasant feeling, he actually began to enjoy himself when he heard a scream of pain.
"Somebody help me, I can't move!" Mia's voice rang up through the bitter air to pierce the ears of anyone standing in range.
"I'm coming!" he heard himself yell followed by Mia's cry.
"Alex!"
The Adept sat up from his dream, covered in a cold sweat. "Why must I torture myself like this?" he asked himself and dared not reply. The memory that had been deeply embedded into his memory and cast aside had reawakened. He tried to forget about it and found he couldn't. He stood up and started walking, allowing the brisk cool night to calm him. Subconsciously, Alex returned to thinking about the memory, starting where the dream had left off.
He ran through the snow, powerful legs struggling to get to his mentor and only friend. When he saw her partially under a large black bird -the shadow- sitting on top of her. If he used ice or water Psynergy and it hit the girl, her condition would worsen and she'd possibly die. If he did nothing, she would die anyway. At a loss of what to do, he flung himself at the bird trying to get its attention. It whipped around and swiped at him. It spread its wings for the fallen Adept to see its true glory. The wingspan was vast, seeming to block out the clean innocent sky. Claws adorned each of its feet. A beak stood majestically where it should be on any normal bird except that it was much larger and so black that no light dared reflect off of it. The sight was almost too much to bear. Raving red eyes glaring down at what seemed to it a bug asking to be stepped upon.
A battle cry rose up from behind it as the girl with the long blue hair, Mia, yelled for an attack, "Ice!" Clear blue ice from every direction imaginable honed in on the bird. It cried in pain and ripples of dark red oozed out from the black pit that was its feathers. Enraged, the bird made a swipe for Alex's head. He backed away but found no way to escape the blow.
There was a fiery heat as a claw raked across his lower neck. A second flurry of ice caused the black pit to flap its wings and soar away over the Imil hill. The girl, robe now mangles and torn in some places rushed over to the wounded adept and spoke, "I only have enough Psynergy for one Ply so don't struggle, okay?"
Glancing at the blood stained robe he tried to tell her she should use it on herself but found the pain and blood loss too great. Besides, he felt a thick substance in the back of his throat. Without attention now, he would die. Instead, he looked at her. She was so close to him that he felt her warmth radiating from her body. Strands of hair had been pulled out of the ponytail, a few of them caressed his cheek. Tears flowed out onto her cheeks and then fell, but to him, she was still beautiful.
"Ply," she stated the word so powerfully he thought an avalanche would kill them all. Eerie white disks flowed up her and a humming sound found its way into the air. A tiny fairy appeared, the sight was so enchanting it seemed almost fake. As the fairy flew into the air and out of sight, the burning at his neck faded and strength filled his muscles. He knew better than to touch the wound. Standing up, he realized that Mia wouldn't be able to make it back to Imil on her own.
"Here, Mia, lean on my shoulder. I'll help you back to the town," Alex offered and Mia obliged.
Mia lay on a bed covered with blankets, he knew she was bandaged and nearing unconsciousness. A trace of a smile graced her lips. Alex longed to hold her in his arms, for everything to be okay.but it wasn't. "Mia, can you hear me?"
"Excuse me sir," an elder lady came in and whispered in his ear, "I regret to tell you, but she most likely won't make it, she lost much blood on her way back."
"No!" Alex thought, "I can't lose her now." The news hurt him more than he cared to admit, so he kept his face calm and vowed to save her. "Mia, I'm going to attempt Ply, is that alright with you?" he asked her, his normally smooth tenor voice almost cracking. Her eyes flickered. Gathering all of his Psynergy into the word he demanded, "Ply!" His voice wasn't as steady as it should have been, but he went with it anyway.
Sure enough, he found the white rings flowing up over his body. He closed his eyes to concentrate, it wasn't over yet. There was a whisper of tiny wings against air, he willed it to heal. He only dared to stop when the hum had faded.
Alex opened his eye to the sound of crinkling blankets. "You did it!" Mia exclaimed, "I felt it!"
"Yes, I suppose I did."
Mia was sitting up in the bed now. Color had returned to her once pail face, she was beaming, "Thank you."
"You should get some sleep, you still have to recover," he turned to leave, "You can count on me no matter what."
It had ended like that. He touched the collar of his tunic which hid his scar, there was nothing he could do to prevent this anymore. He was too far into it. He still had Mia's words, "Alex, how could you?" from lighting the Mercury Lighthouse rolling through his head. Alex glared at a passing leaf, thawed out now that it was spring, and mentally kicked himself for not keeping his word. It's the one's you love you hurt the most. Mia either still hated him for betraying their clan, or would hate him tomorrow for betraying the world. Knowing he could end up like Saturos, dead, he still had to go through with it. "Sometimes I wonder why I even bothered to attempt this," Alex murmured solemnly. He decided he would not get anymore sleep that night, the far off rays of the sun could already be seen. With Mia's words repeating in the back of his mind he went to climb to the top of Mt. Aleph.
Mia's mind raced, sending monster after monster to their death. She stayed far to the back of the group and followed them up the Mars Lighthouse. The stars were beautiful as the glittered the sky, or at least Mia thought they would be if she could see them. The stars were but one reason of many that she wanted to light the Mars Lighthouse. The stars, to end the quest, revisit Imil, but most of all, to see Alex. She loved him. Always. She wished she could tell him right then that she forgave him. She could see it, rushing into his arms and saying that everything could be okay. She wasn't mad at him anymore. Mia never saw the betrayal coming.
(A/N Now that you've read it please review! I want to see what you people think!)