First off, I messed up on my A.N. the last part. I had written Isaac's death before I even submitted the first part of this fic. Sorry for the confusion! I do NOT own Golden Sun.
"You're, you're dead!" Ivan moaned as he twisted in the covers.
"The Golden Sun Ivan! It transferred me into you. I still live," the voice that sounded like Isaac said back.
"So you are Isaac…and the enemy?" Ivan muttered, his eyes closed shut.
"Yes. Unexpected, isn't it," Isaac answered.
"Yes, but what can I do?" Ivan mumbled. He rolled unto his back. Suddenly his eyes opened. He saw a crack in the door. A small yelp, and a pattering of footsteps.
"Her…" Isaac snarled. Ivan fell asleep yet again.
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Piers gasped, blood dripping from his mouth. A Bind that never seemed to end was upon him. The Sentinel stood over him, smiling the best that a hunk of armor could.
"Why don't you just kill me?" Piers gasped, wiping his mouth.
"Where's the fun in that? We'd much rather have all your friends together," Sentinel laughed.
"What do you mean by that?" Piers asked, genially curious.
"All of us will fight together, and we shall face you. Defeat you in a fight," Sentinel answered. Another fist connected with Piers' stomach, and he fell over, unconscious.
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Jenna cried into her pillow. Her brother still hadn't recovered, and Isaac…Isaac… Another sob. All the tension had snapped earlier today.
He was dead. Why couldn't she help, why couldn't she? This thought ran through her mind time after time. Sleep would not come, no matter how exhausted she became.
Trouble after trouble was piling up on the Adepts. Piers was captured, Ivan seemed to be going mad, Isaac was dead, Felix was still recovering, and worst still, something no one else knew. A traitor was amongst them.
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"So the Golden Sun carried you over to me?" Ivan wondered, talking to Isaac.
"Yes. I can't quite explain it," Isaac answered.
"Does this mean, you could be me?" Ivan asked.
"I could, but only with your consent," Isaac responded. Suddenly a rooster crowed. Morning.
"We must get her! Before they leave for Lemuria! Otherwise all is doomed!" Isaac shouted.
"Garet, Mia, and Sheba are going to Lemuria anyways!" Ivan shouted in despair. They're number had been seven only yesterday, but now it was three.
"We must go to help them!" Isaac shouted.
"What about you? Should I tell them?" Ivan asked. He jumped out of bed and grabbed his clothes.
"No," Isaac answered, but out loud and in Ivan's voice. Ivan clasped his hand over his mouth. Isaac gave an apology. They were off.
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"We can't win this…They'll take us out in numbers alone, and…and…" Mia said. Garet and Sheba accompanied her. The three stood right by the exit of Vale.
"I know," Garet said, comforting Mia. None of them had wanted to kill anyone. Garet had at least one death on his shoulders as it was. Not to mention Saturos and Menardi.
"Wait! Don't go!" they heard. They looked up and saw Ivan running at them. He stopped, and they gave him a second to catch his breath.
"You okay?" Sheba asked. Ivan shot her a glare, then turned to Garet and Mia.
"We can't go without Felix and Jenna," Ivan said. Garet and Mia shared a glance, something they seemed to do often.
"Felix is still hurt, and Jenna…she's going to be out of it for a while," Mia said softly. Ivan took a deep breath.
"Go try to help Felix some more. I'm going to talk to Jenna," Ivan said. He walked back up before anyone could say anything else.
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"Let me talk to her," Isaac said.
"Should we tell her then?" Ivan asked back. Isaac answered in the affirmative. Felix's and Jenna's house. The siblings' parents were with Felix, as Jenna had requested to be alone.
Ivan's hand knocked on the door. It creaked open. He could hear sobbing in the distance. He walked carefully down the hall and knocked on the door to Jenna's room.
"Go away!" Jenna cried, a half hearted attempt. Ivan gave a small cough. His eyes rolled into his head for a second, then he opened the door.
"Jenna," Ivan said. His voice sounded a bit like Isaac's. Jenna looked out from under the covers of her bed.
"What?" she asked. Her eyes were red and tissues were everywhere. Ivan took a few tentative steps forward.
"There's something I need to tell you. It's about what happened to Isaac," Ivan sighed. Jenna gave a muffled cry, but remained silent. Ivan took this as a cue to continue. The Wind Adept began to speak, telling Jenna what happened in that strange place. He got to the part where he had discovered Isaac was still alive, inside of his head and stopped.
"This part may not seem possible at first, but it's true. I can't explain how it happened," Ivan said. "Isaac is not dead. His body is gone, but his soul is inside of me somehow."
Jenna stared into Ivan's eyes. Something clicked.
"I-Isaac?" Jenna breathed . Ivan, or more appropriately Isaac, nodded.
"I know it's weird, but it's true," Isaac told her softly. Jenna gave a cry and embraced him.
"Hey guys! Ivan is still here!" Ivan shouted. Jenna let go.
"I'm sorry," Jenna whispered.
"It's okay. Just remember you two are not alone. This is still my body," Ivan said. Jenna gave a nod.
"Ivan? Jenna? Anyone there?" a familiar voice called out. It was Mia.
"Yes?" Ivan yelled back.
"How's Jenna?" Mia yelled, her voice sounding distant. They could hear her walk into the house and come closer. She opened the door and peered in.
"Better, I suppose," Jenna sighed. Mia smiled. She walked over and shooed Ivan out. Ivan shrugged then stopped, walking out of the room. Once outside, he paused. Something was wrong. He turned back around and carefully opened the door.
"Mind Read!" Ivan shouted, pointing towards Mia from behind.
His eyes opened in surprise.
"You!" He shouted and ran forward. The Mia character spun around in surprise, dropping a dagger that was in her sleeve. Ivan tackled her down.
"Ivan!" Jenna shouted. She looked down on the ground and saw the dagger there. She looked back up. The Mia doppelganger struck forward at Ivan, who ducked.
"Let's make sure you are who I think you are! Reveal!" Ivan shouted. Suddenly the Mia character disappeared, replaced by…
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"Pure Ply!" Mia yelled. She and Garet stood by Felix. The fairy danced over Felix. The Earth Adept blinked and got up.
He looked around where he was. The Earth Adept blinked.
"What happened?" Felix asked. Garet and Mia smiled.
"We're not entirely sure ourselves. We hoped you knew," Mia answered. Felix shook his head.
"Sheba! She…" Felix began, and stopped, due to loss of words.
"Sheba's fine," Garet assured. Felix's eyes opened in surprise.
"That's not it," the Earth Adept said. Fear was in his eyes.
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"Spark Plasma!" Ivan yelled. The Mia character let out a shriek of pain as she fell through the wall and unto the outside.
"What is happening?" Jenna cried and jumped out of bed. She looked through the hole Ivan had made and gasped. Sheba.
"Spark Plasma!" Sheba yelled, returning fire. Ivan barely ducked the blasts.
"Sheba! What are you doing?" Jenna yelled. Sheba looked over at the former friend.
"Getting the rest of the Golden Sun," she replied coldly. Ivan took his chance and launched at the fellow Wind Adept, sword pulled out and ready. Rage was in his eyes.
Ivan swung his sword around in an arc, ready to kill.
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"Hurry!" Felix yelled. For someone who had been out of it for a couple days, he was moving quickly. Garet and Mia were right behind them. They were headed towards Jenna's house. They had quickened their pace when they heard explosions.
"Look out!" Garet yelled, pushing Mia roughly to the ground. A misfired Spark Plasma had come their way, making a hole in Jenna's house. Garet brought up his arms and summoned up Flash, blocking most of the damage. Felix had dodged the attack out of pure dumb luck.
Mia sprang up and ran with Garet. They skidded through the hole and opened their eyes in surprise.
Jenna was in the corner of the room, having been hit by a Spark Plasma. Her staff was in hand, but she hadn't gotten the chance to use it. Ivan's sword was against Sheba's throat, and Sheba held a smug look on her face. Felix was poised by Ivan and Sheba, within spitting distance, if you excuse the term.
"What happened!" Mia shrieked, breaking the silence that had formed with the standstill. Without moving his eyes, Ivan explained.
"She killed Isaac. She's been after the Golden Sun since she heard it from Alex and the others. She's much more powerful then we thought. She had us all in the dark," Ivan replied coldly, not flinching the least.
"Oh, not all of you," Sheba said, continuing to grin, that cold, heartless grin. Ivan did move a little at that.
"Who would that be?" Garet asked.
"Me," Felix sighed. All eyes turned to him.
"I vowed I wouldn't let anything happen to her. I'd protect her, even from herself," Felix continued. "And that promise holds true for now."
Before anyone could breath another breath, Felix attacked. Ivan was sprawled on the ground. Felix turned to Sheba. Sheba continued to wear that superior, infuriating smile.
"Liquifier!" Garet roared, raising his arm. Felix pushed Sheba and himself out of the way. Sheba launched forward to Ivan, who was getting up. A dagger was in her hand.
Ivan rolled, and the knife shot through a pocket. The Teleport Lapis clattered out of it. Everyone froze, staring at the little item. Sheba launched her arm out and snatched it up. She moved out of the way and grabbed Felix's arm. In a flash, they were gone.
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"Isaac's soul is inhabiting Ivan's body, Sheba and Felix betrayed us, and who knows what happened to Piers," Garet sighed. Jenna was nursing a wound, not quite healed from Mia's Pure Ply. Ivan was off in the corner, his eyes closed, presumably talking with Isaac. Mia and Garet were the better off. Shaken, but not badly hurt.
"Not to mention Lemuria. We still have that to worry about," Mia sighed. A few tears ran down her face.
"It's okay. We'll get through this somehow," Garet said softly, embracing Mia in a hug. They stood like that for a couple minutes, then let go.
"Maybe we could evacuate. Run and live to fight another day," Jenna suggested.
"Where? We'd have to split up. Another town couldn't hold Vale," Garet pointed out. Jenna frowned and nodded, seeing this flaw.
"I have something of a plan," Ivan said, speaking up for the first time. All heads turned to him.
"And what would that be?" Garet asked. Ivan got up and walked to the center of the room.
"We first have to get Sheba and Felix back here. Get the Teleport Lapis away from them, and get Sheba's part of the Golden Sun," Ivan replied, "They'll have to come back here sooner or later. I still have the last part."
"Continue," Garet said, waving his arm to have Ivan proceed.
"I have that planned. Don't worry," Ivan muttered. Before another word was spoken, he left the ruins of Jenna's house.
