Shimmy: Okay just another short chapter here, too short, I know.

Sheba: But better than nothing right?

Sheik: Here's the next chapter.

Disclaimer: I have about as much chance of owning Golden Sun as I do of owning House. House! House! House!

The flying ship landed east of the town, followed by a line of curious Valeans. At their head was Felix and Jenna, neck in neck as they ran toward the ship that was settling down to the earth. Sydney and Jayden followed their uncle and mother at a slower pace. They had seen the name Piers in their mother's diary and were curious about the man Piers. A plank was lowered from the ship and a man disembarked. He had long blue hair and bright blue eyes. He greeted their mother and uncle with a smile.

"I am disappointed to visit you on such dire circumstances," He said after Isaac and Garet came and greeted him, "But they had nowhere else to go."

"Who had nowhere else to go Piers?" Asked Garet.

Piers pointed to his ship as the Laliverans began to nervously disembark. They all looked at him in shock.

"Who…" Isaac trailed off as Lord Faran got off the ship, closely followed by his wife and their son.

"The whole village of Lalivero is destroyed," said Piers grimly, " I managed to save quite a few people but they have nowhere to go. I guess I was kind of hoping that you would accommodate them here in Vale. Would you?"

Piers looked around at the faces of his friends and knew what was coming and exactly who it was coming from. He knew he was dreading having to give the answer. He knew he was right judging by the stricken look on his friend's face.

"Piers," Felix began, swallowing nervously, "Where's Sheba?"

Piers took a deep breath.

"She… wasn't in Lalivero. She never made it back."

"Felix…" Jenna said softly as her brother backed away.

"I need to take a walk." He said, wheeling around and walked quickly to the south.

Isaac started off after him.

"Leave him Isaac," Jenna said, "He needs time to think."

Felix kept walking. Sheba gone? She couldn't be. She had to be somewhere. She just couldn't disappear. Sheba… He couldn't believe it. He wouldn't believe it.

"Umm… Excuse me?"

A young voice brought him back to reality. He looked down at the brown haired boy in front of him.

"Yes?"

The young boy looked at him nervously.

"Am I close to Vale?" He asked.

"Sure," Felix said and pointed, "It's just over that hill."

The boy looked genuinely pleased. He straightened his tunic.

"Why are you going to Vale?" Felix asked the boy, startled by this behaviour.

The boy puffed out his chest.

"I have a message to a man named Isaac, from an angel." He said proudly.

That made Felix laugh. An angel. The boy looked unhappy with his scepticism.

"It's true!" He protested, "She gave me this."

He held out the blue stone to Felix. With a gasp of shock Felix scooped the blue stone from the boy's hand. For at the first glance he knew what it was. It was something he had not seen for seven years. The Teleport Lapis. He looked at the boy, feeling hope rise in his heart.

"Come with me." He said.

Sheba: Well that's the end of that chapter…

Shimmy: House! House! House! House!

Sheba: Aw damn... Sheik! She's gone psycho again!

Shimmy: HouseHouseHouseHouseHouse

Sheik: Once she watches it she'll shut up. I hope.

Sheba: But that's not until next week!

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