Guess who? Yeah, it's me once again. Ready for the next chapter? Of course you are!

Leggy: I'M READY!

Aww! Who's a cute muse?! You are! Here's a cookie!

Leggy: YUM YUM!

Isaac/Yami: Where's my cookie?!

Outside. Go fetch.

Isaac/Yami: YAY! (Run out of the door)

(Click) Oh, look at that. I have 'accidentally' locked the door.

Isaac/Yami: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MWAHAHAHA! I'm sorry it's taken me so long to update. I've had so much to do and my mum dragging me into town every day doesn't help much!

Mercury Gold: Thank you again. I'm glad at least one of my reviews is as big a Mudshipper fan as I am! I don't want to keep hurting Isaac and Mia, but I guess I'll have to if I want my plot to go as planned. Gosh darn it!

Leggy: Wow, so this is what quiet sounds like. Oracle doesn't own Golden Sun.

The Jupiter Lighthouse

After a night of dreamless sleep, Ivan was woken by the sound of a stranger breathing. He leaned over to see Sheba lying safely in her bed with a secretive smile on her face. But the breathing wasn't coming from her. He sat up and peered around the white room. By the end of his bed stood a familiar woman.

"Hama? How did you get here?"

"My little secret," she answered tapping her nose with her finger and gazing fondly at her younger brother. "Have you informed your friends of what I told you?"

"No, I didn't get the chance."

"Yes, of course. I must ask you not to tell them though. Although the information is vital, now is not the time. You will know when this time is."

"Why are you telling me this?" Ivan suddenly asked. Hama's eyes widened with shock at his outburst. They both glanced at Sheba to see if she had woken. Luckily, she hadn't.

"Ivan, the truth is, I should have told you far sooner. I didn't because of your feelings. If you'd known that I was your sister, you wouldn't have left the Lama Temple. I am telling you this because it is you and your companions that must save the future of Weyard."

"What about the other three?"

"Do not trust them. Evil comes in many disguises, even in the form of a child. Please be careful my brother. You do not know how much you mean to me, no one does." Hama unexpectedly turned her gaze to Sheba. "Except her. She feels the same way about you that I do. Do not grieve for her when it is her turn to fight. She must complete her destiny, as you must. There's nothing you can do but except that."

Hama was interrupted by a soft groan from Sheba.

"Good bye my brother. I pray that you will complete your task and that we can finally be a family when this is over."

In a burst of light, Hama disappeared, just as Sheba opened her green eyes.

"Hi!" she said in her chirpy voice, grinning at her friend.

Ivan glanced at her happy face and the feeling of dread increased inside him. While they got dressed, he couldn't meet her eyes and spoke very little blaming this on having slept little when Sheba asked.

He looked at his reflection in the bathroom mirror. The face that stared back looked so different to him. It no longer had the young qualities he remembered. Instead, he saw a tan, slightly muscular young man that he was sure hadn't been there before. He plunged his face into the cold water that had collected in the sink and flicked his wet strands of hair out of the way.

How did I get myself into this? he asked himself. All I did was ask two strange boys to help me find my missing stick and I'm suddenly caught up in a quest to save the world. I get all the luck.

You sure do.

Ivan turned and watched Sheba walk into the bathroom, a large smile on her face.

What are you doing? she asked, using her mental powers to communicate using her thoughts.

Nothing. Ivan turned back to the mirror, but couldn't help seeing Sheba come towards him. She wrapped her arms around his waist.

"Something's wrong," she whispered into his ear, "You can't hide it from me. I've had dreams that have told me what you know."

Ivan simply stared at her mirror image.

"You...you have?"

"Yes."

"You've had dreams about me?"

"Ivan! That's not the point!" But a smile remained on her face as she tried to scold him. "I know what Hama has told you, about having to help save the world when the lighthouses are lit. I don't want you to have to bear this burden alone."

"Thanks." He turned once more to look directly at Sheba. He was suddenly lost for words. Her face looked so beautiful this morning.

Great! Now I'm acting like Isaac does around Mia!

And what's wrong with that?

"Sometimes, I think being with another Jupiter Adept is as bad as it is good. There's no way to keep secrets from each other."

"I think it's a good thing."

Sheba closed her jade eyes and a peaceful look appeared on her face.

"Sheba..."

"Oh. So, that's how you really feel about me."

"Urm...I don't...know what you're...urm...talking about..."

"Yeah, sure. In that case, you won't mind if I did this?"

She moved closer and pressed her lips onto his cheek. As she moved back, she giggled at the shocked expression on his face.

"Bye Ivan."

Without another word, she silently left the bathroom and Ivan clearly heard the door to their bedroom open then close.

He lifted his shaky hand and touched his cheek. A giddy smile appeared on his face and he nearly skipped after her.

After asking a guard where everyone was, he found the dining room and gazed happily at those who'd already started their breakfast, not sure who they were, but not caring in the slightest.

He sat beside Garet who was already eating his fair share while chatting happily to a fully recovered Jenna. When his senses came back, he saw that Felix, Sheba and Alicia were already there as well as Isaac and Mia who were sitting at the far side of the table having a whispered conversation.

"What's with them?" he asked Garet, pointing at Mia and Isaac discreetly.

"Don't know," was the reply, "They were here before us. Haven't even touched their food. Didn't say 'hi' either when we came in."

"Lay off Garet," Felix said angrily, his feelings towards Garet still icy cold after what had happened the previous day, "If I recall, you didn't say 'hi'. As soon as you saw the spread, you were stuffing your face."

"That's our Garet," Ivan laughed at his blushing friend.

"Well, I wasn't the only one. Jenna was right behind me."

Looking up after hearing her name, Jenna gazed from face to grinning face.

"What?" she asked causing everyone to laugh loudly.

Isaac and Mia looked at their laughing friends before returning to their conversation.

"I really enjoyed last night Isaac. Maybe we could do it again tomorrow?"

"Yeah, I'd definitely say that would be a yes."

Grinning, they stared into each others eyes. Words simply couldn't say what they both felt in their hearts. They were about to kiss when they realized that they weren't alone. Isaac nodded his head towards the door. Mia smiled, took his hand and got to her feet. Desperately trying not to attract attention, they crept towards the door.

"Hey! Where are you two going?" Garet asked, grabbing Isaac's arm to stop him getting away.

"Oh, no where," the Earth Adept said nervously, giving the curious faces around him a fake smile before leaving with an equally tense Mia.

"Rude!"

"Leave them alone Garet," said Ivan, "They've got some important business to do before we go."

"What business?"

Ivan and Sheba exchanged looks. Felix and Jenna nodded in understanding, but Garet simply repeated his question, none the wiser.

"What business?"

"It doesn't matter," Felix said, instantly ending the conversation. At that moment, Lord Avon entered.

The important man sat down at the table with the adepts and helped himself to some toast.

"I hope you're all well and rested."

"Very," Ivan replied. "The beds were so comfortable. Thank you for your great hospitality."

"Don't thank me, thank my brother. He was the one who overruled the council to let you stay."

"The council?" Sheba asked.

"They help to make important decisions regarding Lemuria and the inhabitants.

They thought allowing you to stay would put Lemuria at risk, but King Hydro demanded that you were to remain here as his royal guests."

"That was very generous of him. Will we be able to see him to thank him?"

"I'm sorry Jenna, but he is very busy at the moment so meeting with him would be near impossible. Now, I assume everyone is ready to go to the lighthouse?"

"Well, we'll need to get our things together, but otherwise, yeah, we're ready," answered Felix, pushing away his empty plate.

"Where are Piers, Trinity and Max?" asked Sheba, "They didn't come to breakfast."

"Piers has left already to restock his supplies in the local herb store, that boy, always over prepared, and Trinity and Max are currently getting ready."

"When we go back to our rooms, I'll go find them if you want," Alicia suggested.

"Thank you Alicia. I will meet you all by the palace entrance shortly. Please show our guests where to go," Lord Avon instructed before leaving them to finish.

Slowly, the others exited as well, until only Garet and Felix were left.

"Would you hurry up?!" Felix cried impatiently as the greedy Fire adept stuffed some more bacon and toast into his pocket.

"Ready," he said, rushing after his friend.

While the others entered their own rooms, Alicia walked off to find Trinity. Being a prepared sort of girl, she'd already strapped her bow and quiver of arrows to her back. She stopped and knocked on one of the wooden doors three times. It opened and Trinity poked her head out.

"Oh, it's you. Come in."

Trinity's room really was amazing. Multicoloured glass beads curtains hung from the sky blue ceiling, casting light over every surface. As usual, it was immaculately tidy. Not one of her beautiful candles sat out of place. A large mirror took up most of the space on the eastern wall and it was surrounded by allsorts of clothes that hung from the corners in a casual manner. It was basically a normal teenage girl's bedroom.

Trinity moved back to her huge oak dressing table and continued to brush her elegant red hair.

"So, what are the plans?" she asked.

"We're all meeting by the castle entrance," Alicia answered, seating herself on Trinity's soft bed while curling her short hair around her little finger.

"Not those plans." Trinity briefly glanced at the other girl sharing a secret understanding. She carefully hung large silver hoop earrings from her ears then placed a small necklace around her slender neck. This morning she was looking particularly stunning. A white cotton shirt hugged her slim figure and a long crimson shirt that perfectly matched her hair covered her long legs.

"Aren't you a bit over-dressed for a trip to the Jupiter Lighthouse?"

"Not if the plan works, now, did they drink the potion?"

"Yes, well, Isaac didn't. What are we gonna do about him?"

"I'll just have to work my God-given powers on him. Did they display the symptoms?"

"Yeah, each of them looked slightly dizzy for a few moments, and then they were fine again."

"Good, good. Everything is in order. I'll sort out Isaac in the lighthouse."

"Fine. Come on, we've got to go. We still have to get Max."

Trinity grinned and followed her friend out of the door after grabbing her weapon of choice, a long staff covered in rose coloured crystals.

"I hope this works," Alicia said looking at the older girl with concern in her voice.

"Don't worry, it will. And if it doesn't, he'll think of something else. He always does."

The two girls grinned almost evilly as the door closed behind them.

"Isaac! Mia! What's up with you two?"

After the large group had met up, they had started walking towards the Jupiter Lighthouse which was standing tall in the distance, and Garet's booming voice could, once again, be heard above everyone else's.

"Nothing's wrong Garet," said Isaac, his voice dripping with rage, "We're just trying to have a private conversation that you keep interrupting!"

Several Lemurians turned to watch the group of twelve people walk through town. Garet was the main reason for this. Although Isaac and Mia were only a few feet in front of him, he seemed to find it necessary to shout. Ever since they'd set off, Garet had been giving the couple a hard time about their silence during breakfast and they weren't willing to tell him why.

"Come on! Something's going on between you two and I want to know what! Friends aren't supposed to keep secrets!"

"Keep talking and we won't be your friends for much longer!"

"Isaac! Please tell me! Everyone seems to know, but they won't tell me."

"Good! It's none of your business! You'll take it way out of proportion and end up going on about it forever if I tell you. I know you Garet. You're like a big child! "

"Ouch," Garet said simply as he walked away from the group, cold shouldering his best friend.

Isaac instantly regretted what he'd said and hurried after him telling the others that they'd catch up.

"Hey! Garet! Don't be like that! I'm sorry."

"Yeah, well, I was only trying to find out what was wrong. I only wanted to help."

"I know, but you also have to give me my privacy. Despite what you think, everyone has really grown up on this journey. We're no the kids we were when we started out and apparently, we're now the young adults we once despised."

"You're right. It's strange though. I don't feel any different."

"That's because you're not. You're still the kid you've always been."

"Oh, thanks. So, what did happen last night?"

"You'll never change!" Laughing, the boys could just see their friends far ahead of them, but they'd seemed to have stopped to let them catch up. "Well, since you're not going to give up, I might as well tell you."

"Did you kiss?"

"Garet! ...Well, yes, we did actually."

"Alright Isaac! You've finally got yourself a girl that was unlucky enough to fall for you. So, what happened next?"

"We talked for ages. She's really is amazing. She said she loved me. No girl has ever said that to me before."

Isaac's eyes glazed over as he stared into the distance, a happy smile spreading across his face.

"Man, you've got this love thing bad!" Garet was still grinning and rolled his eyes as Isaac caught sight of Mia standing just to the side of the group and went into his blissful state once more.

"I'm going to announce it at the top of the lighthouse when we've lit the beacon. I've even got her a ring I found ages ago."

"Announce what?"

"Oh, come on Garet! Announce that we're an official about that."

"Congrads about what?" asked Ivan as they approached the group.

"Oh...nothing," Isaac answered as they all began to walk again. He gave Garet a silencing glare that Garet knew well from experience then turned to walk with Mia.

"More secrets?" Ivan asked Garet.

"Don't worry, you'll find out soon enough."

No one spoke for the rest of the journey. They seemed to be quite content with looking at the beautiful view of the city. By this time, they had reached the city's limits and were currently walking along a worn path at the edge of a cliff which overlooked Lemuria. Isaac and Mia walked just ahead of the others, occasionally holding hands and simply gazing into each others eyes.

Only Garet seemed to notice this. He desperately resisted the urge to nudge Ivan and point out the love struck couple; something both of them had enjoyed doing ever since they'd first noticed a spark between them.

Finally, they reached the towering lighthouse and Lord Avon held out his hand for the group to stop.

"I will not be able to go any further. I do not have the powers to get to the top of the lighthouse. I wish you luck."

Everyone watched him slowly walk away before turning back to the huge lighthouse.

"I have a question," said Jenna suddenly. "Why is there a Wind lighthouse in a water based city?"

"Because the city of Contigo lies on the other side of the lighthouse and it is a wind based city," Piers explained impatiently. "Can we go now?"

He strode towards the tower and pushed open the doors. Trinity and Alicia rolled their eyes at his back.

"Ignore him; he's always been like that. Isaac, do you want to lead the way?" asked Trinity, her face looking as innocent as her words.

Isaac blinked then nodded shyly. Mia on the other hand seemed to boil with rage. How dare another girl flirt with her man and make him blush! She took hold of Isaac's hand defensively and allowed herself to be led into the building with the others close behind. Trinity, Alicia and Max hung back. The evil smiles had reappeared on the girls faces.

"Finally, they're in," said Trinity, happily. "Come on or we'll lose them."

Alicia and Max simply nodded and followed their leader into the darkness of the lighthouse, allowing the doors to slam shut behind them.

Chapter nine is now finished. Wow that took a lot out of me.

Yami: Grrr...

Yami? What's wrong now?

Yami: ROAR!

Isaac: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LEGGY! OPEN THE DOOR!

Leggy: OK! (Door opens and Yami is standing there with Isaac's head in his mouth)

AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yami: ROAR!

NO! NOT MY LEGGY!

Leggy: HAVE MERCY! (Leggy is soon also dead)

Why Yami? Why are you killing my poor muses?

Yami: Cause I'm bored!

SECURITY!

Security Man: Yes madam?

I'm scared. Take him away!

Security Man: Yes madam.

Oh, and get a wider range of vocabulary.

Security Man: Yes Madam. (Takes Yami away in a straight jacket)

Yami: MWAHAHAHAHA!

Well, I guess I'm gonna have to look for a new muse.

(AN: Only kidding! Isaac and Leggy aren't really dead. I just want a new muse and didn't know how to get rid of them. Next chapter, you'll meet my new muse. YAY!)

(AN2: Just so you know, no muses were killed in the making of this added bonus at the end of my story. Don't cry for them, they're probably out there annoying someone else. BYE BYE! AND DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW!)