Princess Viv: Oh, hiya. Okay people, if you are one of my email friends from anywhere in America, or you use AOL email, e.g. Black Demon567 and CrypticElf, please forgive me. My emails to you cannot be posted. I'm suspecting this has something to do with the MyDoom virus that affected our Google in the UK. I keep getting email notification failures. So please bear with me. Or the Internet…So, to the reviewers:
Death Scythe X-9: Thank you for the praise and the reviews.
Daidaro: My brother got the info off the Internet…and yes, Kay was never mentioned in the game…I also thought she was a Mars adept due to the fact her parents were Venus and Mars adepts…You never know, my brother may have got the wrong info…but too late to change that now, and I can't be bothered to change! Lol. Thanks for the review. And no, not a crappy review. For me, still a review!!!
Fofa the Wind Goddess: I got the info off the Internet. Sorry, but I can't remember the address. Hope you got my email. Thanks for reviewing.
Unkown-Character: Um…Pyra…yeah, she does give off the kind of aura that makes people think she's evil…but no, she's not evil…not yet…
Black Demon567: Once again, you're right about the little hint! Yeah, I know Isaac and co. changed their minds somewhere, but I seriously couldn't be bothered with that. Lol.
Sparx: Princess Viv neither owns the Golden Sun or Golden Sun: The Lost Age games, or their characters.
Princess Viv: You heard the djinni! Now, next chapter… Golden Sun: The Fight for the Stars
Chapter 8: Flash's return and a stormy night
"Hey Sheba." Ivan quietly entered his fellow Jupiter adept's dorm she shared with Mia. "Are you okay?"
Sheba sat on her bed, the lower bunk, and sighed, "Flash still hasn't returned. I'm worried about him, you know."
"I'm sure he's fine."
"But Ivan, I can feel a storm brewing. I can feel it. Can't you?"
"Yeah, now that you mention it, I can." Ivan sat down beside her.
"That means Flash will be caught up in it!" Sheba was almost wailing. Suddenly, she burst into tears, and sobbed at intervals, "Oh Ivan, I know I only got him not long ago, but he's been like my best friend. He listens to me and he actually understands! I could hear his thoughts…he was so special to me!" she bent her head forward and cried on Ivan's chest.
Ivan remained silent and softly stroked her blonde hair. He didn't know what to say to comfort her. Then, he spoke up, "Don't worry Sheba. You always have me. I'll be by your side forever. I promise."
Sheba looked up. "You promise?"
Ivan nodded, "I promise."
Slowly, Sheba's face inched closer to Ivan's and their lips met for the first time.
Meanwhile on deck…"The wind is picking up." Mia said in surprise and she and Isaac sat on the deck, breathing in the fresh sea air.
"Oh, that isn't good." Isaac frowned.
"Well, we'll see what happens shall we?" Mia smiled at Isaac.
"Yeah, I can't be bothered to worry right now." Isaac replied, and gave Mia a kiss.
And below deck…Pyra and Felix were both sitting on different chairs in the "living room", reading.
"So," Felix broke the silence. "What are you reading?" he eyed her.
" "Adepts' in Turmoil" by Jay Cotcher." She replied, lowering the book from her face as she grinned. "What about you?"
Felix held up his book, " "The Secrets of the Earth" by Anthony Hereford."
"Cool."
Later…Ivan and Sheba resurfaced from the cabins. "Guys." Ivan said as he approached Mia and Isaac, "We have a storm coming."
"Great. I didn't know it would get this serious." Isaac frowned again.
Suddenly, there was a loud, shrill shriek overhead. Everyone looked up. "Flash!" Sheba cried joyfully as her eagle descended slowly. On his leg a piece of paper was tied tightly.
"Thank Jupiter he returned safely." Ivan smiled.
"Let's read what he said." Mia untied the note.
In the dining room…"I heard the summon." Garet seemed annoyed. "What's this about?"
"Piers has written a note back to us." Isaac said. Everyone had gathered.
Mia took the note and read aloud. "Hello all. Well, I'm sorry to hear about this evil approaching. I am definitely in this adventure! No way are you going without me. Sapphia also insists she comes too. So I'm guessing you will come and pick us up? If you are, then we'll see you at the palace soon. Piers."
"Looks like we're heading for Lemuria next then." Pyra smiled. "That's great! I've never been there before."
"Trust me, it's beautiful." Jenna enthused. "A bit too blue and green, if you ask me, but all the same, beautiful."
Suddenly, the ship lurched to the left, and everyone who wasn't sitting in a chair fell down.
"What the hell?!" Garet cursed. The fallen got up.
"The storm!" Ivan yelled. "It's becoming worse!"
The boat lurched to the right. "Argh!" everyone fell again.
I'll go steer the ship." Mia ran to the orb at the front of the ship. "I'll try steadying it."
"We're coming with you." Sheba said, Ivan behind her. "We can try to control the storm. We are wind adepts after all.
"Okay, everyone else, take cover!" Ivan bellowed over the raging winds. "It's gonna get worse! I can feel it!" and the three left.
"What on earth is going on?" Kay asked fearfully.
"Dunno, but I've never been in a storm this bad." Isaac shook his head as everyone dived down when the ship tilted again.
"It's Luna…" Pyra whispered. Felix, who was next to her, heard.
"Luna?" he asked.
"It's her." Pyra confirmed, speaking louder. "Luna is disturbed. We must hurry!"
Princess Viv: Man, I'm not pleased…that was so short! But oh well. I've been writing terribly lately.
In the next chapter, we'll see Piers and Sapphia again, and you'll meet the Luna adepts…
Chapter 9: The Luna Adepts