Vokteren: I'm finally finished with the three exams I had. It worked out pretty nicely I feel.

Pikachu: Sure it did. Math was hyper easy this year and we've been practicing English since this story started. I feel it passed smoothly.

Vokteren: Enough school chat. Time to start chapter nineteen.

Pikachu: Wait a sec while I check after new reviewers. We've got one from Procne and that's all.

Vokteren: Fair enough. Didn't expect any more reviews anyway. Skits can't get on the net and it seems everyone else have lost interest in this story.

Procne: You're right about that. Actually most of that chapter was fast paced. I wanted to write more about the adepts and something about Aspen's mother, but I didn't have time and I promised myself to get it up that day. About Shadow then I can tell you this. What happened to him would many people wish happened to them, but he wish that it never happened to him. Thanks for wanting me to continue.

Pikachu: I miss Skits.

Vokteren: Don't worry. I'm sure Skits will start reviewing again when she can get back online.

Pikachu: Hope so. At least Procne likes our story. A Disclaimer. "We do not own Golden sun or Pokemon. Rainbow and Song is a part of our own imagination and Aspen is one of Procne's Original Characters."

Vokteren: Let's start the story.

"Speech" ¤Thought¤ [Telepathy] (A/N: Author Note) (P/N: Pika Note)

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The trip to Ankhol ruins passed without any events. Mia and Ivan got pretty happy for the gifts Isaac and Garet gave them, but Isaac forgot to give the special objects the strange lady gave him and Garet. Those two artifacts lay at the bottom of the boat together with the dangerous Shadow Twin Edge.

When they arrived at the shore close to Ankhol ruins they couldn't see Piers' ship, but the shore was wide and a forest hid something that could be the shore going on for miles. The map was pretty inaccurate about this area, so they decided to test their luck, and hope that Jenna and the others were in those ruins.

"Further in here lie Ankhol ruins. A place that apparently holds a piece of the Trident." Isaac said. "If we are ever to enter Lemuria, we need to defeat Lemuria's guardian, Poseidon."

"Jenna travels with one from Lemuria so I'm sure they are also looking for a way in. If they are here then we may finally have caught up with them." Garet said.

[Then what are we waiting for? Jenna to find the Trident and leave us behind once again?] Pikachu spoke up.

[I agree. If Jenna is there then our travel may come to an end.] Said Skitty.

"Apparently there is more to it than just that. You don't only need an earth adept to scale these ruins. You also need to be strong. If what I read in Tolbi library is right then trying to claim the piece of the Trident can be dangerous." Ivan said.

[You mean as in something is guarding the Trident and it won't give it up without a fight? Fine by me.] Vaporeon said.

[Even though it is fine by you then it doesn't necessary mean that it is fine by us others. I and Pikachu are horrible at fighting, and Skitty is pacifistic.] Torchic said.

"Pikachu is horrible at fighting? She did defeat a Dino all alone outside Mikasalla. And she said that she was a pro at it." Mia wondered.

[That was under different circumstances. I'm a pro at manipulating electrical currents in the air and redirecting them. But I'm no good at generating electricity and that is how I fight.] Pikachu said.

Mia tried to say something, but Garet stopped them. "Excuse me, but as we speak Jenna and the others have perhaps even fetched the Trident piece so I suggest that we start going at once."

Garet turned and started walking towards the ruins that towered the distant. He didn't get far however before he tripped on a vine in the ground. The other adepts giggled while helping Garet up, but three pokemon was glaring at the fourth.

[Why did you do that Skitty?] Vaporeon said making sure the humans didn't hear him.

[How did you know it was me?] Skitty asked.

[Come on. That was simple. You were the only one who used psynergy within a radius of hundred meters.] Torchic stated.

[You know that we also can detect psynergy subconsciously. You can do it too right?] Pikachu asked.

[Actually, no. I have to be aware about the chance of psynergy to be used in order to detect it. And to answer Vaporeon's question, I did it because I thought it would be funny. I thought it would be funny if the leading figure tripped.] Skitty said.

[Well, I've got to admit that it was a humorous sight, but that still don't give you the right to harm Garet.] Vaporeon said.

[You're right. I shouldn't have done it.] Skitty hung her head.

[Not to copy Garet, but we should get going. The others are already far ahead of us.] Torchic urged the others to follow.

Vaporeon and Skitty looked up and saw the adepts far ahead of them. They started to run after the others and it didn't take them long to get to the ruins. While they where standing outside the ruins Isaac and Ivan felt something above them, but they couldn't see anything. However something did fly over them. A rainbow cloaked so no one could see the two twelve year old children that was currently heading towards Mogall forest.

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Rainbow and Aspen was flying away from Magma Rock. Song hadn't been able to help Rainbow much. She could only tell Rainbow that Aspen had something that couldn't be called power, but rather something open. She couldn't explain it better than that, and Rainbow was starting to seriously wonder what other powers Aspen has, in addition to the fact that she was a multielemental adept. At least Aspen seemed to have a great time. She got along with Song pretty easily, and proved to be pretty sharp. Song loved to challenge people in a game of wits and Aspen had answered right on every question Song asked. Rainbow had decided that she was going to take Aspen with her to Mogall forest. It was the safest place for Aspen to train and she could...

"Rainbow?" Aspen broke Rainbow out of her thoughts.

"Yes? What is it Aspen?" Rainbow asked.

"Well. I just want to say thank you. With all this stuff I mean. While I lived on Izumo I always dreamed about seeing the world and going on an adventure. And now I can finally realize that dream. And it is all thanks to you Rainbow." Aspen turned and smiled a friendly smile at Rainbow.

"Oh, it was nothing. I don't mind taking you with me. I love company." Rainbow smiled back. Since That happened she hadn't been happy, but Aspen had been able to give her happiness. That was horrible for all four of them, but there was nothing to be done. "Are you sure that you're ready for practicing your psynergy? I'm sure it is going to be hard, mastering such enormous power."

"Oh, don't worry about me. It may be hard, but I don't want to give up before trying. Besides I don't want what happened back at Izumo to happen again. You know, using powers because I'm afraid. I don't like harming others." Aspen turned away again and started looking down.

"I don't worry about that. I'm sure that you're going to gain control over your power soon enough." Rainbow smiled, but inside her head, thoughts began to stir. ¤What is that force Aspen is emitting? It isn't psynergy, and Song says that it isn't power. Well, if it isn't power then what is it? No matter what it is it is strong and strange. I hope it isn't some sort of force that can make this kind girl into a death bringer. Nah, I'm thinking too much. Shadow is a living evidence about that.¤ Rainbow calmed down with her conclusion.

"Rainbow?" Aspen turned yet again to the color girl.

"What is it this time?" Even though the words may sound harsh, she said it in a calm, kind and compassionate way, leaving out all doubt about hard feelings.

"What was Song doing in that lava rock? It seems so strange that a girl younger than me is going to be at such a dangerous place. It was lava flowing all over the place and having the ability to call forth songs doesn't seem to be the most useful skill to have in such a dangerous place." Aspen's eyes showed true concern.

"How did you know that Song's power lies in music? I don't recall that one of us told you."

"It was obvious. Your power lies in colors and your name is Rainbow. It makes sense that Song would have her power in music." Aspen's voice had a teasing undertone.

"You really are sharp. Song was there because she was waiting for some adepts. Eight to be precise. And you don't need to worry. Song's songs are more useful than it may seem."

"Well, you know best. By the way what are those ruins down there? The one with two ships parked next to it."

Rainbow looked down and saw the ruins and the two Lemurian boats. "I'm not sure, but I think they are called Ankhol ruins. They apparently contain a piece of a powerful weapon."

"A piece of a powerful weapon. Sounds exciting."

"Someone must agree with you. I don't see any other reasons for those boats being here." Rainbow pointed towards the magnificent boats.

Aspen couldn't find anything else to say and the journey continued in silence. Neither of them had anything to say. Finally Mogall forest appeared beneath them. Rainbow made the rainbow land smoothly on the forest floor and stepped of it. Now she could try and find out how this forest grew up. But first she had to help Aspen start training.

"Are you ready Aspen?"

"I am more than ready Rainbow. I can't wait to start." Aspen jumped up and down of excitement.

"Very well. First can you try to make a little whirlwind? A small spiral of wind in front of you?" Rainbow asked.

"Okay. I'll try." Aspen focused her mind and tried to make the small wind in front of her. After trying hard for about thirty seconds, she was able to make a small wind.

"Good, good. Try again." Rainbow urged.

Aspen continued to practice for the next two hours, creating bigger and bigger whirlwinds, until she was able to make one that went from the ground and up to her knee. It wasn't much, compared to Ivan's whirlwind, but she learned quickly. After watching Aspen gain more and more control over her psynergy Rainbow decided to let her try a bit on her own while Rainbow tried to see how this forest grew up. Then another hour passed, and Aspen gained more and more control over her wind. However just as Rainbow started to find clues, she heard Aspen scream. Rainbow immediately got up and started to run towards Aspen. When she got there she saw Aspen and...

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"Asura." Ivan's Kikuichimonji shouted as a flash of blue hair and a metallic edge stroke his opponent.

The adepts and the pokemon had wandered around in the Ankhol ruins, searching for Jenna and the others. Someone was evidently there because they noticed changes in room they already had been in. Finally they had walked back to near the beginning of the ruins and entered a statue with a piece of it missing. In the room behind a different statue had started letting out a stream of sand. Skitty had used the new ability she had learned at Gaia rock, and transported them up to a new room. There a big sand fall had ended in a pit full of sand. However as soon as they had stepped on it, they got sucked into a whirlpool of sand and ended up in an underground chamber. The pokemon got knocked out from the fall, but the adepts were awake, and saw a very strange being.

It seemed to be a big head of sand, with black and red eyes. It was connected to the sandy ground. In front of it were two big hands at the same size of the head. Both the head and the hands were as big as a tall human being. The strange creature had glared at them before attacking them by transforming his arms to manticore heads and making them dash at them.

Isaac, Garet and Ivan had spent the last half hour slicing at the hands and the head, but it didn't seem to affect the being. Mia kept on casting pure wish so that they could keep on fighting, while making sure that no harm befell the unconscious pokemon. However now they couldn't stand against this much more.

Just as all hope seemed lost however, the pokemon awakened. Mia explained the situation to them. She asked if they had an idea. Torchic had.

[This being is of sand right? And you can't harm it because it always dissolves when you hit it right? I know what to do.]

"Really?" Mia asked. "What are you planning to do?"

[Tell us.] The others demanded.

[Easy. Vaporeon and Pikachu, I want you two to attack the being with your water and electricity. Skitty. I want you to get me underground and into that creature using your Sand ability. Don't question me. Just do it.]

The others didn't have any idea what Torchic was planning, but they did as she told them. Vaporeon used his water gun attack while Pikachu used what electricity she could conjure. Together they made a stream of electrified water hit the sand being. The water made the beast howl in pain as its body became stiffer and the movement slow and sluggish. Skitty transported Torchic into the middle of the gigantic sand head. There Torchic collected all the fire psynergy she could muster, before she let it out in a big blast. The sand head was blown to pieces and small clots of sand was spread out over the six whom wasn't in the middle of the sand creature.

[That is how you defeat a sand creature] Torchic said.

"I think you need to reconsider that." Isaac said. The small sand particles started to reform and get together to reform the creature. However this time it wasn't hostile.

[You have passed the Ankhol test of Wisdom and Power. The road to the heavens is yours now] a powerful voice boomed from above.

The creature disappeared and they found themselves where the whirlpool had pulled them down.

[Okay. What was that?] Skitty asked.

"My guess is that it was what it said it was. A test of wisdom and power." Ivan said.

"That can wait till later. If Jenna and the others still haven't reached the trident then we may finally catch up with her." Isaac stated.

[Agreed. I'll get us up there if you say you're ready.]

The others answered simultaneously that they where ready to go up. Skitty used her Sand psynergy to get them to the top, but to late again. From the top they could see Piers' ship sail away in the horizon. Back towards Indra. Isaac and Garet sighed heavily. They had been so close and they lost them. Why did they have to have such bad luck? Nothing else to do than travel after them again.

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Vokteren: Sorry if this chapter seems too rushed, but I really lack ideas between here and Lemuria. Not to worry though. I'm sure I'll get something good soon enough.

Pikachu: Thanks for reading this story. If you want to leave a message then you can either use the review button or send an e-mail.

Vokteren: I thought that, never mind.

Quiz answer: The answer on the quiz is: MYSTERY MAN and MYSTERY WOMAN. Flint is the second not random battle.

Quiz: Why did Sheba join Felix, Jenna and Kraden? It isn't the answer she gives at Idejima.