Welcome to my fanfic! Just a few little facts you need to know...This takes place one year after the events in Golden Sun: The Lost Age. The only sure coupling right now is that of Isaac/Mia or I guess what ya'll call it...Mudshipping. So yeah, if you can't stand it, then don't read it. Anyways, see what ya make of the prologue.

I claim no ownership to Golden Sun and it all belongs to the wonderful people at Camelot.

Energy Flow

Prologue

There comes a time when everything seems right in the world. The sun is permanently shinning and you're walking on air. And you would give anything...anything for time to be suspended at that moment.

The citizens of Vale had reached this moment. After almost a year, reconstruction was nearly completed. The large psyenergy stone provided unlimited energy for the workers and it was the center of the new town of Vale. All other buildings made a perimeter around the stone. The town didn't reach into the foothills of Mt. Aleph anymore, but stopped at the edge. However; the Great Healer's sanctum had been rebuilt in its old location. The same went for Kraden's cottage.

At this moment, the said alchemist was performing yet another experiment in his cluttered cottage. The old man's wizened features were screwed up in concentration. Deep lines ran across his face as he peered at the dark green liquid resting in the glassware. He picked it up gently and carefully swirled it around. Staring at it for a few more moments, he seemed to come to a decision. Reaching over to another table, he found a clear liquid in another glass. Setting down the clear liquid, he seemed to contemplate the two solutions again. Then finally he reached over and poured the clear liquid into that of the green liquid. Nothing seemed to happen for a second and then Kraden noticed some bubbles forming in the glass.

He peered curiously at it, noticing a higher rate of bubbling. He reached down to pick up the glass, to hold it at eye-level. Touching it he quickly drew back, and looked at his hand to see it as a raw, blistered red.

"Curious...no reaction should heat up that much in such a short amount of time..." He muttered to himself as he poured a nearby glass of water over a clean towel and then placed the soaked towel over his hand to help with the burn. Concentrating on that task, he didn't notice the reaction growing more violent. A large crack and then bang made him turn back toward his experiment. Suddenly he blacked out.

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Isaac sat on top of his roof, observing the activities of the citizens of Vale. His roof offered a prime view for people watching, being on the first ring of buildings. The space between the psyenergy stone and the first ring of buildings was great for children and for market activities. He could see a few kids playing with a dog, many adults bartering over items and others going in and out of shops and the large inn.

A breeze ruffled his golden hair and blew his yellow scarf. Brushing his hair out of his eyes, he noticed smoke in the corner of his vision. Seeing that it was in the direction of Kraden's cottage, he ignored it. And turned his attention to two young teens that were training their psyenergy. One, a boy of 13, had just learned Flare and another, a girl of 14, had mastered Quake. Isaac smiled fondly as the two realized they had mastered their first attack spells. He remembered when he had learned Quake, it had been just after his first battle with a monster. Chances were that the two teens wouldn't develop much more attack psyenergy, except if something were to happen like with him. But the chances of that were very unlikely. The girl would never be able to summon Odyssey and it had always been a favorite with him. It made him reflect back on memories of battles. There had been so many battles...

_Flashback_

Dullahan had summoned Charon, taking out both of the Wind Adepts, who had been weak from previous attacks. Garet had fell to his knees and Jenna used her staff to hold herself up. Isaac collected himself after the blow and immediately made a move to Sheba, who was nearer to him, to cast revive. He saw Felix moving toward Ivan as well. But Dullahan was already a step ahead, casting Djinn Storm.

"Shit." Isaac muttered and he heard Felix echoing his sentiments.

Picard, Jenna, and Garet had taken advantage of the opening Dullahan left on himself after the summon and casting. With Ivan and Sheba down, and Felix already moving to join Picard and the others, that only left Mia. A rustling of skirts announced her hurried arrival over to where Ivan and Sheba lay.

Mia glanced back at the battle and then back to the two Wind Adepts. Isaac noticed she looked drained and weak, casting potent cure on her, she appeared more energized. She smiled at him in a way of thanks. And he found himself grinning back at her, even amidst a battle. There was an explosion as Garet cast inferno, and Isaac shook himself into focus.

"Go. I'll do what I can here, but it won't be much until my djinn recover." She said softly. Isaac nodded and with one last look to see Mia bending over Sheba, he returned to the battle drawing out the Sol Blade...

_End Flashback_

He and Mia had many moments like that, where they just caught each other's glaze or hold each other in a smile. But nothing more and sometimes he wondered if there was something more. And the Sol Blade...he brought his hand over to his belt, grasping where the blade should be. But it wasn't. He had given it up; it now rested in the Great Healer's Sanctum. He had slain too much and he feared it would come to easy for him. He wondered if he would ever pick it up again...even if the time called for it.

"Isaac!"

Isaac was shaken out of his thoughts by the call.

"Hey Isaac!" Garet stood on the ground, looking up at his friend.

"How's it going Garet? Something wrong?" Isaac questioned noticing Garet's worried face.

"Didn't you see the smoke coming from Kraden's cottage?"

"Yeah, but he blows something up almost everyday. I didn't think there was anything to worry about."

"Well, we went over there-"

"Wait, who's we?"

"Jenna and I."

"What were you doing up near Kraden's cottage...never mind, I don't really want to know that."

"Aw, shut up Isaac, nothing happened. But come on down. We went over there to look, but the whole place is covered in smoke, and the door is jammed shut."

"Alright, I'm coming. Don't want the old man to injure himself anymore than necessary." Isaac said, crouching and then jumping off the roof. He landed nicely with knees bent, and tucked himself into a roll to absorb the shock better.

"Good, Felix and Jenna should already be up there to help the windbag."

"Ha!" Isaac gave a short laugh, "Sometimes I wonder if he can't help being longwinded."

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"Kraden! Kraden, are you okay?" Jenna said into the smoky cottage. It was hard to see anything in the room. She coughed a bit, and stepped on into the cottage. She heard Felix, come in wordlessly behind her.

"Right there." Felix said, his arm pointing to a prostrate figure on the floor. Jenna nodded her head and slowly made her way over to Kraden. Felix followed her inside, pulling up his tunic to cover his mouth and nostrils, while his sister just coughed her way through.

He knelt down next to Kraden and Jenna did the same opposite. Felix closed his eyes in concentration and then held a hand over Kraden's heart.

"Revive."

Felix leaned backward and let Jenna hover over Kraden. The old man slowly opened his eyes and coughed a bit. Jenna helped him sit up and then get to his feet. The siblings then led him outside.

"Help me sit down over there." Kraden said, pointing to a nearby oak tree, that provided plenty of shade. They did just that, and Kraden sat down slowly. He leaned his back against the tree and closed his eyes.

Jenna and Felix looked at each other curiously. This wasn't the first time they had to rescue Kraden from one of his own experiments, but usually he was up and active right afterwards, trying to figure out what he did wrong.

"Kraden?"

The said man heaved a large sigh and let his shoulders slump. "Get Isaac and Garet, they may want to hear this."

"They should be on their way, what's wrong?" Jenna asked.

"You'll find out soon enough." Kraden replied.

"What! Just tell-" Jenna said, looking at Felix for backup. He shook his head, and she fell silent mid-sentence. But not without a large "humph" and a mutter of "brothers."

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"Oh dear. Where do I begin? Oh, yes. I was busy performing my latest experiment. This one was on changing the molecular structure of-"

"Kraden just tell us the important stuff!" Garet said.

"It is important!" Kraden replied looking flustered, "Oh very well. The reaction to the chemicals was more violent than I anticipated and I was knocked unconscious. But then, oddly enough, I found myself in the very room where the Elemental Star's where kept. At first I was quite surprised, because I knew I wasn't dreaming. I was to aware of events happening to be dreaming. So I concluded that I was an astral projection."

"An astral what?" Jenna questioned.

"Projection. It's kind of like one's own spirit, comes out of one's body and is able to move around. Yet, one is intangible in this form. It's really quite curious, and not something that happens in the normal-"

"No need to tell us that, just start back with the dream...or I mean...the astral projection part." Isaac said, before Jenna and Garet good do anything threatening.

"Yes. So I found myself in the Elemental Star's Room and behold, there was the Wise One himself."

"The Wise One." Felix sneered. The other's shared his sentiments. Even though everything had turned out for the best in the end, the adepts didn't appreciate what the Wise One had done.

"Yes, yes! Stop interrupting me."

Jenna rolled her eyes, Garet and Isaac exchanged exasperated glances, and Felix just sighed.

"The Wise One began to speak to me then...and he gave me the most disturbing news."

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Well, I hope you liked it. I would appreciate any sort of input or review. See ya next chapter.