Princess Viv: I'm back, and with another chapter. First, the reviewers:
PlutoAdept: Glad to see you don't like my story. You ever heard of changing the storyline? HELLO? Not everyone knows everything about the game. E.g. me. If you want to discuss about the actual storyline of the game, go see my brother. And Piers, cool? Er…? He has coolness? Anyway, still, thanks for the reviews. And yes, your wish has come true. Kay and Aaron are adepts. But no, I don't think I'll make EVERY character fall in love…
Aqua: Don't you like Piers, mistress?
Princess Viv: Nah, I do, but I was just messing around. And he's not my favourite.
Isaac: I have no interest in laying a finger on Mia…she's my favourite adept! And I don't have a heart…so good luck. And thanks for the reviews.
Blackdemon567: Don't worry about Misfits. I've learnt that the more chapters you post up, the more reviews you get. Thanks for the review.
Chibi Fizz and Unkown-Character: Glad you found it funny. Thanks for the reviews.
Princess Viv: Aqua? Disclaimer?
Aqua: Princess Viv does not own Golden Sun or any of its characters.
Princess Viv: Thank you. Now, on with the story… Golden Sun: The Fight for the Stars
Chapter 7: Pyra the fire fiend, friend or foe?
"Waaaaa!! Not the water! Anything but the water!" Aaron sobbed as he was slowly lowered into the sea with Kay.
"You are going to use them as fish bait?" Jenna asked her brother in disbelief.
"Yep. That's their punishment." Felix smiled evilly.
"I think it's a perfect punishment." Garet agreed as he held onto the fishing rod with Kay dangling off. "Now we can catch some decent fish."
Jenna threw her hands into the air. "I am surrounded by idiots!" and she walked off.
"Hey guys, you know, this isn't such a good idea…Aaron and Kay are Mars adepts after all. This is really cruel." Isaac tried in vain to convince his fellow adepts.
"Don't care." Felix said, and lowered Aaron by a fraction, producing more screams from him.
"Oh well." Isaac sighed. He peered over the side of the boat. "Sorry guys, can't save you this time.
Kay looked reasonably calm, whilst Aaron thrashed around, crying. "I can't swim!" he yelled.
"Well, you'll have to learn then." Felix smirked. "Okay Garet, on three. One, two, three!" and the two lowered Kay and Aaron into the water.
"First one to catch ten fish wins and has to buy the other person a pair of new boots." Garet grinned.
"Fine. I'm not turning any challenge down. But no fair, I got the more frightened one." Felix whined.
Meanwhile, Aaron was thrashing round and round, not doing anything useful, and screaming his lungs off. Kay, on the other hand, was nowhere in sight. Just the tip of the rod could be seen.
Suddenly, fish started to fly over Garet and land beside him from the water. "What the hell?!?" Felix exclaimed.
Isaac ran to the side and saw Kay throwing the fish to Garet, her arms full of them. "Kay?" he asked in surprise.
"Yep, that's me name, don't wear it out." She grinned.
"How did you…you can't swim...can you?"
"Turns out I can." Kay shrugged. "And I can stay underwater for quite a long time. It's so beautiful under there! And there are a lot of fish."
Isaac blinked. "You hear that guys?"
"Yeah." Garet stared at his sister. "Do you think she's not a fire adept?" the fish continued to soar over their heads.
"What do you mean?" Felix frowned.
"She could be a water adept, you're right Garet. From what is happening now, she is showing signs of being a Mercury adept (#Note: see bottom of the page for explanation)." Isaac said.
"But, she has red hair like Garet and Aaron, and none of her family members are water adepts!" Felix argued, Aaron still thrashing in the background.
"Actually, she's never shown any trace of having fire powers." Garet scratched his head.
"Then she probably is a Mercury adept." Isaac pondered.
"No!" Felix yelled, letting his rod go. "Then my punishment won't have any effect on her!"
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!" a scream was heard from overboard. Everyone rushed over to see Aaron fall into the sea.
"Felix, you nutter, you let go of your rod!" Isaac groaned.
"Whoops." Felix smiled thinly. "What a shame."
"Aaron! He can't swim! He'll drown!" Garet panicked.
Aaron's head disappeared below the surface of the water. Suddenly, Kay dived down, deeper and deeper. "I think we can count on Kay to find and save Aaron." Isaac sighed in relief.
The rod Kay was tied to started to tug at Garet's fingers. "Argh!" he exclaimed. Then, he was pulled overboard by the great force. "OH MY GOD!!!"
"Garet!" Isaac and Felix cried. Garet fell into the water, and started to thrash about wildly.
"I'm going to die, I'm going to die!" Garet screamed.
"Oh shut up." Kay's head suddenly emerged from the water with Aaron in her arms, unconscious; she grabbed her older brother by the arm and yelled to Isaac. "Where the hell is the rope? Hello!"
"Right, right, coming up!"
Five minutes later…Aaron lay on the floor of the deck, still unconscious. "Aaron!" Kay shook him. He didn't stir. She gave Felix a dirty look, and then started to slap her younger brother hard.
Suddenly, Aaron shot up and coughed up a few litres of water all over Felix.
"Not again." Felix muttered.
"Sorry." Aaron looked pale and worn out.
"You deserved that one." Kay pointed out to Felix.
"Yeah, whatever."
"Whatever?!? You tried to drown us and use us for fish bait and that's all you can say? WHATEVER!"
Garet whispered in Felix's ear, "Hey, Kay may be a Mercury adept now, but she sure has got the temper of Jenna…trust me, don't mess with her."
"Fine." Felix grumbled and walked away.
"Where are you going?" Kay yelled.
"To have the second shower this afternoon." Felix replied.
"Hey Felix, remember, you owe me a new pair of boots." Garet reminded, pointing at the bunch of fish at his feet.
Felix groaned and trooped inside.
The next day…"We're at Prox!" Ivan hollered from the mast.
"Yay! Land! At last!" Aaron beamed.
Half an hour later…Isaac and co. entered the busy Prox. Prox was always so active, even at night.
"What do we do now, eh?" Garet asked. "Run around asking everyone if they are "the one"?"
"I actually don't know." Isaac admitted.
"Why don't we just explore this town a bit?" Mia suggested. "We may be able to bump into her, you know?"
"We could do that…"
"It's the most sensible idea." Ivan said.
"Yeah, we haven't got a choice. Unless you want to do Garet's idea, and run around like an ignorant idiot." Sheba grinned.
"What is it with you wind adepts and your witty remarks?" Garet complained as they continued to walk through Prox.
"We're what you call, clever, Garet." Ivan replied. "Something you're not."
Garet growled, and Jenna smirked.
For the next quarter of an hour, Isaac and co. wandered aimlessly around Prox, at the same time enjoying the sights to see. Also, Felix bought Garet his new pair of boots."I can't believe Saturos, Menardi, Karst and Agatio grew up here." Isaac said as they passed a traveller with a cloak buying some things from a stall.
"Yeah." Mia agreed.
The cloaked traveller jolted when he/she heard Isaac's words. He/she paid the shopkeeper and began to stealthily follow Isaac and co. as they went.
"Hey guys." Sheba stopped her companions with a low whisper. "We have company. I can feel it."
"Oh damn." Isaac cursed. "Where?"
"Behind us somewhere." Sheba replied. "About Felix's height, dressed in a cloak, very agile movements. From the way that person moves and the shape of the body, I think it's a she."
"Right, let's get to a clearing first. Sheba, if she turns away from us, tell me." Isaac ordered. Sheba nodded and the group began to move again, this time, everyone was tenser. Isaac and Mia at the front, then Kay and Aaron, watched by Garet and Felix behind them, then Jenna, who would be ready to spring on the offensive if attacked, and Ivan and Sheba brought up the rear.
Isaac and co. entered a small wood. "She still there?" Isaac hissed to Sheba.
"Yeah."
"Good. Listen up everyone." Isaac commanded as they continued to walk as if nothing was happening, "Jenna, Sheba, as the most nimble at the back, you two flip when I say and block this woman from leaving. Ivan and Felix, take the left, Garet you take the right. Kay, Aaron, if you can use Psynergy, then please help Garet. Or just block her from leaving. Stay close. No attacking with weapons, alright?" the two youngsters nodded, serious for once. "Finally, Mia and I will take the front, as we are now. Sheba?"
"She's about five metres behind us to your left, near the Poplar tree behind us."
"Can you and Jenna make the jump?"
"Yeah, we can." Jenna winked at Sheba encouragingly. She nodded in return.
"Right, on three. One, two, three, go!" Isaac gently whispered.
Suddenly, the group split like lightning had hit them. Everyone was in their specified place almost immediately. Jenna and Sheba had back flipped and had landed gracefully behind the stranger. Now, she was surrounded.
"Who are you and why are you following us?" Isaac called out boldly.
The stranger, wrapped in her ruby red cloak and hood laughed. "Well done." A woman, definitely. "You discovered me."
"Answer my question." Isaac ordered.
"Okay. But first, answer me a question."
Isaac hesitated. "Mia?" he whispered.
"I think that'll be alright." Mia nodded slightly.
"Fine, ask." Isaac turned back to the stranger.
"How do you know Saturos and Agatio?"
Isaac blinked. "Saturos? Agatio?"
"Yes. And don't you even pretend you don't know them."
"Fine, I'll tell you." Isaac obliged. "We once fought against them, but now, they're both dead from trying to achieve their ultimate goal."
"So, you were the ones that fought against them, are you?" the woman said, more of a statement to herself than a question to Isaac. "Good. Then I am guessing that you were the ones that didn't want the power of alchemy to be unleashed?"
Isaac and the others were surprised, but didn't show it. "Yes." Isaac replied.
"Good. Are you now on your quest to stop the Sol Lord from doing his evil?"
Isaac was confused. "The evil guy Alex told me about." Mia hissed. "I think she means him."
Isaac nodded his thanks. "Yes, we are. How do you know about this?"
"Then I guess I can trust you." The stranger ignored Isaac's last question, and began to take her hood off. She revealed a beautiful, pale, young woman in her early twenties with blood red hair. "I am Pyra. Pleased to meet you, Isaac."
Isaac felt dizzy. "You know me?"
"No, I don't know you. But I have heard of you." Pyra grinned, her red lips shining.
"How?"
"I am related to your previous enemies." Pyra replied darkly. "Saturos and Agatio." Everyone gasped. "Yes, I am their cousin. And I think I'm the one you're looking for."
Back on the ship…Everyone was seated around the table, listening to Pyra's story.
She was Proxian, but at a young age, her parents died of a dreadful illness. So she began her life with her aunt, uncle, and cousins, Saturos and Agatio, who were brothers.
Saturos was older than her by four years, whilst Agatio was older than her by one and a half. She was only four at the time. So for almost fifteen years, Pyra lived with them. Her cousins despised her for who she was.
But, soon enough, she could tell Saturos was plotting something as she neared her nineteenth birthday. Then, on the day of her birthday, he was gone. Along with one of his long time childhood friends, Menardi, who also hated Pyra for living with her friend.
About three months later, Agatio disappeared with his friend, Karst, Menardi's younger sister. Saturos and Agatio's parents were heartbroken. And then they died of old age a month later. They never saw their sons again.
"That's when I found out what had really been going on, I made a vow to help restore this world. Then a month ago, I had a dream, where I was told about the upcoming events that would take place. I was also told that I would meet some warriors who would journey with me to help destroy this Sol Lord. And I think I have found them. You." Pyra finished her story and sipped slowly on her tea.
"Um…this is interesting…" Ivan mused.
"Well, whoever this idiot Sol Lord is, we're gonna hunt him down!" Jenna stood up and banged her mug on the table.
"Careful Jenna! You'll break that piece of pottery." Mia warned.
"I like your spirit, girl!" Pyra stood up too, facing Jenna.
"Wait Pyra. Are you an adept?" Isaac asked.
"Yes. I am a Mars adept. Like Jenna here." Pyra smiled warmly at Jenna.
"I know this sounds kind of rude, but could you tell us how old you are?" Ivan asked.
"Of course." Pyra grinned. "I'm twenty years old."
"Like Felix." Sheba added. Pyra nodded.
"Well," Isaac said after a few moments of silence. "Where do we go from here?"
"We go to the Luna lighthouse first, where the Sol Lord will attempt to light it." Pyra replied.
"Where is the lighthouse?" Mia asked.
"On an island called Lunara." Pyra spoke. "It is far away. Near the unfound countries. We must get there."
"Unfound countries?" Ivan's curiosity surfaced.
"Maybe I'll tell you about them some other time." Pyra smiled at Ivan. "But not now."
"But first, we must pick up Piers." Mia added.
"Yeah, but we haven't had his reply where to meet yet." Isaac said.
"What?" Jenna was frustrated.
"I'm sorry." Everyone's heads turned to Sheba. "Flash still hasn't returned."
"Well, we can set sail for now." Pyra prompted firmly. "We're gonna pass Lemuria as we go there anyway. I have the map."
"I agree." Isaac smiled.
"Don't worry Sheba." Ivan comforted his friend. "I'm sure Flash is fine."
"I hope so." Sheba shook her head. "I was really fond of him too."
"To Lunara then!" Isaac cried.
# My brother did some research, and it turns out Kay is a water adept. So I am sticking to the storyline, okay?
Right, how was that chapter? Not my best, but it'll have to do…please review.
Princess Viv
Next chapter: The return of Flash and a stormy night