After yet another extremely long period of time, I'm updating…

Though it might look that way, no, the kids aren't the main characters in this fic. It's the old characters from War of the Elements…

I don't own Golden Sun, nor the statues in the Sol Sanctum… Or the idea about the light and the hole… Camelot does though, ask them.

EDIT: I tried to put in more details… Hope it's better…

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Princess Viv: Well, he thinks it's cool! Yes, I got your email. Don't feel guilty, I should be feeling guilty. About Isaac's child… Yes, but they're not the main characters. And he's only got one son. I might add a daughter later (grin) And oh, he's not the only one. Let's see… (checks Book of Ideas and spots the name Vivenne) Hint, hint

Jake Delfeir: Thanks! Uhh… The name, the name… Hey, I didn't wince when I read a book with the name 'Daidaiiro'. …Add the fact that Daidaiiro was a… goldfish. Thanks again!

Black Demon567: It was originally just the name, and the character was based on what I thought would piss Felix off (sorry for the language). I didn't know you'd be like that… Maybe this chapter would make you think otherwise?

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Chapter 2: Awakening

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"He's turned! Now's our chance!" Delmon whispered. He, Katheryn and Kristopher tiptoed past the guard in front of Sol Sanctum. Quietly, they swung open the door and entered.

"It's tiny," Katheryn whispered.

The sanctum was as small as a cottage. The only room had mosaics of Sol and Luna on the ground. Large stone statues lined the walls and surrounded the mosaics.

"I thought Kraden said that the Elemental Stars were sealed here," Delmon said. "There's nothing here to prove it. No anvils, or… holes in the walls… The stars can't be kept on the floor, right?"

"Maybe there's a hidden room," Katheryn said. "There must be a switch somewhere…"

The three wandered around the room, staring at the statues. Kristopher noticed that the four statues around the picture of Sol each held a stone box in its hands, whereas the statues near Luna did not. He raised his hand.

"Move!" he called. One statue moved closer to the mosaic of Sol and fell neatly into a shallow hole. A bright ray of light shot out from the tiny box, shining on a quarter of the mosaic. Delmon's eyes gleamed.

"I knew there's something strange about these statues! Let's move the rest of them too!" he yelled.

As soon as the final ray of light shone on the mosaic, a hole appeared in the ground. The light died.

"Well, that must be entrance to the secret room! Let's go!" Katheryn said happily.

"I don't like this. Let's go back," Kristopher pleaded. "There's an eerie aura coming from it."

"Come on! Don't be a coward!" Delmon laughed. He jumped into the hole.

"Wait for me!" Katheryn called as she leapt after him. Kristopher sighed.

"And this is 'studying Alchemy'?" He jumped.

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"Isn't he home yet?" Mia asked in surprise.

"I'm not sure. I've searched everywhere!" Dora said worriedly. "Queen Sheba is looking for young Delmon too."

"Katheryn's not here either," Sheba called, popping her round blond head in with Jenna.

"Oh dear. Where can they be?" Dora fretted.

"What's all the fuss about?" Felix asked as he entered with Isaac.

"Your sons and my daughter have gone MISSING, that's what!" Jenna cried. Felix's jaw dropped. Isaac's eyes widened.

"Kris said he was going with Katheryn and Delmon to study Alchemy. Aren't they back yet?" he asked.

"Study Alchemy?"

"Well, that's what Delmon said, apparently."

"You can't trust what Delmon says!" Sheba shouted. "They're probably trapped in a river or something now!"

A young servant girl ran in as every one of the females screamed.

"Uhhh… Your Majesties, Prince Kristopher was last seen running off to the north of Vale with Prince Delmon and Princess Katheryn," she said with an Am-I-Here-At-the-Right-time expression.

"After them!" Felix yelled. They dashed out of the castle.

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"Cool…" Delmon breathed.

The secret room of Sol Sanctum was fairly large. A large boulder stood directly below the entrance. Four platforms rose in the corners. On each platform was a marble statue. The hands were curved, one on top of another, as if they were holding something.

"This is it!" Katheryn said. "The stars must've been kept in these statues!"

"Like Master Kraden said, there's nothing now," Delmon said. "Sad."

"…Sad? That means, if the Stars were here, you would do something with them, wouldn't you?" Kristopher asked dryly.

"But of course! I'd use them to… um… extort candy? Bully Master Kraden?… I know! We can conquer the world with them!" Delmon said. "That's is. My next goal is to conquer the world!"

Katheryn rolled her eyes. "So what if you do conquer the world?"

"… Well, I'd be able to eat as much sugar as I want?"

"Doesn't Aunt Sheba let you eat sugar?" Kristopher asked.

"She does, but… Well, there's a lot of 'too-much-sugar-is-bad-for-your-health' talk."

"Let's go already. I'm getting hungry," Katheryn said. She seemed to have inherited her father's love for food.

"Ah well. It's not as if we can do anything else here anyway." Delmon agreed.

Katheryn climbed onto the large round boulder. Strange symbols and characters were engraved all over it. She heaved herself up through the hole nimbly and grinned down at the boys. "It's not difficult, come on."

"All right," Delmon also climbed onto the boulder. As he struggled to get up, Kristopher saw a hole in the boulder glow with light. Startled, he moved towards it.

"Help me…" a weak voice said. Delmon looked down.

"Did you say something?"

"No," Kristopher replied, bewildered. He stared at the hole. It was empty. Puzzled, he climbed onto the boulder.

"Help me, someone…" the voice repeated.

"What… Where are you?" Kristopher asked. Delmon and Katheryn stared at him in surprise.

"I'm trapped under the boulder. You have to help me."

"How? Should I get my parents?" Kristopher asked, looking over the side of the boulder. He saw nothing.

"Too… late… Move the boulder with your psynergy…"

"Oy! What's up?" Delmon called. "Come on up!"

"Someone's trapped under this boulder! Delmon, Katheryn, go get help. I'll try to free him," Kristopher replied, jumping down from the rock.

"Okay!" Katheryn shouted. "Let's go, Demon."

"Don't call me a demon! You're…" Delmon's voice faded.

Kristopher closed his eyes and raised both hands, concentrating like how he was taught.

"Move!"

The boulder shook, but did not budge.

"Use more energy! Try harder!" the voice urged. Kristopher gritted his teeth and placed his hands on the rock.

"Move!" he cried again. The large psynergy hand that appeared melted and sank into the boulder. All the inscriptions lit up with bright blue light.

As Kristopher moved away, amazed, the boulder shifted off, revealing a stone anvil. It gleamed brightly, and the figure of a man materialised on it. He had long blue hair and sea blue eyes, the usual traits of a Mercury adept. He held a long wooden staff in his hand.

"Thank you, young man. You have my deepest gratitude," the man said. The staff in his hand shone. "You are… Kristopher… Seven years old, studies at Kraden's school…"

"How??! Are you a Jupiter Adept?" Kristopher asked in amazement. The blue eyed man shook his head.

"Obviously not. You should be able to tell that I'm a Lemurian, a Mercury Adept. You are not stupid, and you've studied about Lemurians last year."

"If you're not a Jupiter adept… How can you read my mind? If you didn't, how do you know all that?" Kristopher asked nervously. This man is starting to scare me…

"Well, some good weapons help a lot." The man grinned. "Now, let me see…"

The staff glowed again. Kristopher stepped back.

"Don't… don't read my mind…"

"Ah. You haven't told a single lie in your life… You've never killed anything personally… You're a vegetarian… I see. You're very useful to me, Kristopher. Would you like to leave with me? We can rule the world…"

"I don't want to!" Kristopher was not just scared now, he was downright frightened. Rule the world? Leave with him? What does he mean? Who is this man??

"You don't have a chance, my dear boy…" The staff glowed.

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"Look, everyone's there!" Katheryn said in amazement, pointing at the worried group of rulers talking to the guard of Sol Sanctum.

"Daddy! Mom!" Delmon yelled, waving. The adepts turned.

"Delmon! Katheryn!"

"We were so worried!"

"Where did you go?!"

"More importantly, where's Kristopher?" Dora demanded.

"He's in Sol Sanctum's secret room. Someone's trapped under the stone there, and Kristopher told us to look for help," Katheryn explained.

"Trapped?"

Delmon nodded. "Yes, under the boulder over th…"

His eyes suddenly widened, and he let out a horrified scream, pointing at the sky. An overlarge Firebird was holding on to an extremely terrified Kristopher and flying off. Standing on the back of the monster was the man the young Venus adept rescued.

A very familiar person to many of the adepts present.

"Alex!" Isaac cried. Blood drained out of his face. "How… Why…??!"

The Mercury adept looked down. His eyebrows narrowed, then he grinned.

"It's been a long time. Eleven years, to be exact."

"Let Kristopher go!" Mia cried.

"I'm sorry, my dear princess, that simply isn't possible. Unless you can find someone with a heart as pure as his. I will also admit that I chose this young one because I want revenge for what happened a long time ago." Eyes full of hatred glared at Isaac. "I knew this boy was your son the moment I set eyes on him."

Isaac's eyes flashed with fury.

"Ragnarok!" he yelled, raising both hands. The Firebird raised its claws, holding Kristopher up in front of it. The psynergy sword disintergrated at once.

"Attack and you'll regret it," smirked Alex. "Now, if you'll excuse me…"

He waved the Shaman's Rod and they flew off.

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Well, I know this is short, but I am seriously running out of ideas for the beginning!