This is the last part! Enjoy! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Ivan was tying the rope he had gathered to a sturdy tree. He tied the other end to himself then launched off Gaia Falls, using what little rock climbing skills he had to get down.
"Where are we now?" Isaac wondered.
"It's pitch black," Garet commented.
"Let's make some light," Jenna said. Jenna and Garet raised their hands and made a fire appear.
"Hello!" Mia yelled out, her voice echoing across the empty room.
"Bout time you four got here!" Felix yelled.
"Felix? Sheba?" Isaac asked.
"Yeah it's us. We ended up here," Sheba said.
"Any idea how we get out?" Garet asked.
Everyone stared at him.
"Well I thought Sheba would use Reveal or something…" Garet trailed off.
"Garet! You're a genius!" Mia said and kissed Garet. The Fire Adept blushed as crimson as his hair.
"Oooooo," everyone went.
"And why didn't I think of that sooner?" Felix said, hitting himself.
"Well I'm the one with the ability," Sheba sighed. A flash of Psynergy came about.
"Here we go!" Sheba pointed to a corner. They moved other and all touched hands. Sheba used Reveal again and they climbed up a ladder that appeared.
"I'ma comin guys!" Ivan yelled, using his Psynergy where needed. He knew he still had plenty of slack left, but he didn't see the bottom yet. He, of course, knew the chances of finding his friends alive were quite slim, but he was going to try anyways.
"I hope we have enough rope!" Gust quipped as they kept going down and down and down and down and down…Well you get the idea.
"Randomness?" they all went when they made it to another room.
"Of Doom!" the guy yelled, appearing in front of them.
"Why did I expect that?" Sheba wondered.
"Okay, I expect you all want to go back to the top of Gaia Falls," the guy said.
"Darn right!" Jenna yelled.
"Then I have a challenge. Beat me in a fight of my choosing, then you can go," the guy said.
"Name it!" Felix shouted.
"Okay then…he he he," the guy chuckled.
"Welcome to everyone's favorite Game Show! The Adept's Challenge!" a voice boomed out. This one was light and happy though.
"And here's your host, King of Gaia Falls, Owner of the Day Spa of Doom, Jon Doe!" the voice said. The guy was suddenly dressed in a tuxedo.
"A game show!" they all yelled.
"First challenge! Choose someone to take it!" Jon smiled.
"Don't we get to hear the challenge?" Mia asked.
"No! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Jon Doe laughed.
"Garet," they all agreed at once, pushing the hapless Garet forward.
"Wha!" he cried.
"Okay then Garet! You're challenge is to… Dance, Dance, Dance Revolution!" Jon shouted.
"What!" they all went.
"It's a video game," Jon explained.
"What's a video game?" Garet asked.
"Never mind that. You'll see a quick lesson then try it out! If you pass, you win the round! Fail, and you will be doomed to uhh…I don't know…Live out your worst fears?" Jon shrugged. Garet's eye twitched.
The Mars Adept was shown how the video game worked.
"Okay, now get a good enough score and you win. Ready? Go!" Jon shouted. Garet started moving his feet, surprisingly hitting the arrows exactly. Everyone was staring in awe.
"You-you got a perfect score," Jon gaped.
"Well actually I can see why," Isaac said. Everyone looked at him.
"Garet's good where footwork is concerned. He might not have the speed like I do, but close range he beats me every time," Isaac smiled. Garet flashed a victory sign.
"You still haven't won! Next challenger?" Jon demanded, looking ticked off.
"I'll go," Felix volunteered.
"Alright. You're challenge is to…hug this teddy bear!" Jon shouted, holding up a teddy bear.
"That's it?" Felix asked, eyebrows disappearing into his hair.
"No," Jon said. Suddenly a large, evil obstacle course appeared. The bear disappeared and reappeared at the end.
"And no Psynergy," Jon added. Felix's eye twitched, much like Garet's had earlier.
"Oh wow!" Jenna shouted.
"That's gotta hurt," Sheba commented.
"Left! Left!" Isaac yelled.
"Ooooooooh…" Everyone covered their eyes.
Bruised and more than a little battered, Felix made it through and hugged the teddy bear.
It exploded.
"BOOM!"
"AIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHHHHHHH!" Felix screamed as he was set hurtling into the wall.
Jon fumed with anger. "Next challenger!" he yelled.
Isaac was about to open his mouth, but he was pulled back by Jenna.
"I'm going!" Jenna shouted, walking up to Jon.
"You're challenge is to…find this needle in a haystack! You have thirty minutes," Jon shouted. Jenna smiled. She cast a Flare and burned down the hay. She rummaged through the ash for a few minutes and found the needle.
"I despise you people….." Jon muttered.
"That's three challenges complete. We need only one more to win," Isaac smirked.
"Since there's three of you, I'll pick randomly," Jon said. An arrow icon appeared over Isaac, then moved to Sheba, then to Mia. It increased speed and seemed to be a blur. Then it slowed down.
Isaac, Sheba, Mia, Isaac, Sheba…Mia…Isaac…Sheba…Ding, Ding, Ding! Mia!
"What's the challenge?" Mia asked, rolling up her sleeves. Jon let out a cackle. Everyone stared at him.
"Your challenge is to…do something random!" Jon laughed.
"That's it?" the Mercury Adept asked. She was a little suspicious…this was almost too easy. Plus, the memory of the booby trapped teddy was still fresh in her mind.
"Well it has to be really random," Jon explained. Mia looked around the room, then looked back at Jon. She advanced until she was nearly right next to Jon.
Everyone stared, wondering what Mia's next move would be. The healer smiled, then head butted the ruler of the day spa.
"Ow! My spleen! Ok, ok, that's random enough…" Jon whined, nursing his head. He pressed a button that appeared magically in his hand.
Finally we learn what happened to Piers. He lay in an arm chair, surrounded by beautiful women and anything he could ever want. Then, the cruel, cruel hand of this author plucked him back from his newfound paradise and placed the Mercury Adept by the others.
"Piers isn't dead!" Sheba shouted when Piers poofed next to them. The Lemurian looked around, wiped a tear from his eye, and let out a soft sigh.
An aura of energy appeared around their feet, and suddenly they were lifted up into the air. Gaia Falls appeared and they went up, still on the disk of energy.
Roughly half way up, a small figure appeared. It was Ivan!
"You guys aren't dead!" the blonde shouted, using one hand to wave to his friends.
"Hey Ivan!" they all yelled. Ivan began to climb back up the rope and suddenly, it snapped.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!"
THE END!
Seriously, the end. Don't worry Ivan doesn't die. Maybe I'll make another fic to show Ivan's adventure in the Day Spa of Doom…
I do not own Golden Sun. Ha! Thought you'd sue me? Didn't you?