Disclaimer: I don't own Golden Sun, as it is plainly obvious, Camelot does. But I do own some of these characters.

The Third Chapter. A terrible storm arises and Reven is blown off course. He is saved by a mysterious stranger. What will happen to Reven now? Continue reading...

Chapter 3

Reven was bored. He had been sailing all day long, and nothing had happened at all. This just might be as easy as dad said it would be, he thought. He just stood on the front of the deck and stared at the ocean ahead, occasionally making sure he was still heading north. He had told Shade to keep watch behind them in case anything came from behind. But Reven knew Shade was most likely sleeping.

Reven knew Shade was a Elemental Djini of Water. They had practiced battling together, and Shade had come in handy many times. If he called upon Shade, Shade would create an impenetrable shield around him, which could protect him from all damage. He couldn't attack while protected, but it gave him valuable time to heal himself or others. Then after Shade had finished his Elemental Power was boosted for a short while. His attacks would be more powerful and his healing could recover more serious wounds. After his boosted power wore off, Shade needed to rest. But once he was recharged, Reven could call on him again. Thats how Adepts with Djini, battled together. Reven considered himself very lucky to have met Shade. Not many Adepts had Djini.

"Uhh, Reven?" Shade asked. "We might have a problem back here."

But not that lucky.

"What is it now." Asked Reven. "It better not be another one of those "monster seagulls" again."

"No, Its a lot worse. You'd better come back here and look at this."

Reven left the helm and walked around to the back of the ship. There he saw Shade sitting and staring off into the distance. "What is is?" he said.

"Look." Was all that Shade said and he nodded his head in the direction he was looking. Reven turned his head to look. And stood transfixed at what he saw. In the distance was a gigantic storm cloud. It was the biggest he had ever seen. It looked exactly like the one from his dream. And it was headed right for them.

"At this rate it will hit us just before nightfall." Reven said. "We can either ride it out or go around it."

"I like the "go around it" idea." Shade said. "We should head west. We just might make it around the storm."

Reven nodded and walked back around to the front of the ship. This time Shade followed him up to the front. Reven grabbed the wheel and spun it left. The ship slowly obeyed his command and it began to turn to the left, heading west. They sailed for the next hour watching the storm grow closer on their left. Soon the sea became rougher and the waves became bigger. It was harder for Reven to keep control of the ship, but he continued westward. The storm continued closer.

"We're not going to make it." He told Shade. "We're going to hit the edge of the storm. Get inside the ship, I don't want you falling overboard. "

"No way," said Shade. "I'm not leaving you out here alone. What if you fall overboard?"

"We don't have time to argue. Get inside... Now!" As if hearing his words the sky darkened as dark gray clouds formed overhead. The wind picked up and it started to rain. It was slow at first, then it began to pour down in sheets of rain. Lightning flashed and thunder followed, seconds later. The waves grew more violent, and Reven struggled with the controls. Shade was at his feet, trying to hide from the rain. They continued on this way for minutes, the lightning occasionally lighting up the area. Reven barely maintained his course. Until finally, Reven realized he no longer had control of the ship.

"Damn! The rudder's busted! " He yelled to Shade over the sound of the crashing waves and blowing wind. "We have to get to the cabin!"

Reven leaned down and picked Shade up. He started walking towards the door to the cabin of the ship, when the ship was hit on the side by a wave. The ship pitched to the side and he fell to the ground. He held tightly on to Shade as they slid towards the ships railing. The ship righted itself again and Reven tried to get to his feet, when the ship was hit again from the front. This time he slid toward the cabin door. As he passed he reached out and grabbed the frame. He held on until the ship was upright again. He stood up and opened the door. He turned around to look behind him and saw a huge wave headed straight for them. He threw himself inside and shut the door, just as the wave hit. Reven and Shade were violently thrown to the back of the room. Reven heard a thud, and his last motion was to grab Shade. And then he was lost in blackness.

***

Reven tasted sand. Lots and lots of sand. He opened his eyes. There was more sand. His mind refocused and he realized he was lying face down in the sand of a beach. He pushed himself up, and spit all the sand out of his mouth. He brushed the sand off his face and out of his hair. Now with his head cleared he tried to remember why he was here in the sand. The first thing that came back was the image of the the wave. The second thing to return was him being thrown to the ground and him grabbing...

"Shade!" He yelled, and turned over. A fierce pain shot through his right leg, and he winced.

"Easy there," said a voice. "I'm trying to fix your leg. You don't want it to hurt more do you?"

Reven looked up and saw the source of the voice. In front of him sat a red-headed boy, about his age, dressed in warriors clothes, and holding a roll of cloth that led from his hand to Reven's leg.

"Just let me finish wrapping it up and you'll be good." The boy said, and wrapped the cloth around Reven's leg a few more times. He pulled out a knife and cut the cloth off the roll. "There good as new. Just don't walk or run on it for a few hours."

Reven still felt some pain, so he reached his hand toward the wound and bandage.

"Don't touch it!" The boy said, but Reven wasn't going to.

"Ply." He mumbled. A few sparks of elemental energy fell from his hand to the wound and the pain dulled. "That's better."

The boy looked slightly surprised, but soon shook it off. "I figured you were an Adept."

Reven nodded. "Are you one as well?"

"I am." The boy said. "My name's Erick, if you'd like to know. I'm from the Northern Fire Clan, I'm sailing around trying to find a trade to bring back to my village. Then I found you and your friend on this beach. I saw that you where still alive. You had a nasty piece of wood in the back of your leg so I removed it and began bandaging it. Then you woke up."

"I'm Reven." He said. He had heard about the Northern Fire Clan. They were a clan of Adepts that controlled fire. "Thank you for the medical service. I'm from Lemuria. I'm on a quest to..." He stopped. He wasn't sure he should tell Erick about his quest. Erick seemed nice enough, but first he had to earn Reven's trust.

Suddenly, Reven panicked. His had flew to his side, and he breathed a sigh of relief. The mythril bag with the four orbs was still there. He needed at least those to complete his quest. Then another worry popped back into his head. "Where's Shade?" He asked.

"Oh, you mean the Djini that was with you? He's over there. Fever was looking after him." Erick pointed down the beach. Reven looked and saw the motionless form of Shade lying on the beach. Next to him was a creature, much like Shade himself. It was taller and stood upright, but still wasn't as tall as Reven himself. Reven guessed that was Fever, and by his red color, that he was a Mars Djini. Reven got ready to stand up, but Erick held him down.

"No, don't try walking on it yet. You might injure it more." Erick said. "Besides, theres nothing wrong with your Djini. He's just sleeping."

"Figures..." thought Reven, then he said. "So where am I. What nation am I in? Have I reached Ankhol yet?"

"Ankhol? Not even close. You're in Gondowan."

Once again Reven was in shock. Had the storm really blown him that far off course? He needed to get to Anknol to get to the Mercury Lighthouse, but if his memory served him correctly, the Venus Lighthouse was in Gondowan. If he could find a Venus Adept he could seal away the Venus Lighthouse, before he went to Mercury. But first he needed to find a city or port. He needed a ship.

"What's the nearest city or port?" Reven asked.

Erick thought. "I think the port town of Lalivero is a few miles north of here."

"I need to get there. If I just walk north following the beach..." Reven said.

"If you need a ride you can come with me on my ship." Again Erick pointed down the beach. On the sand sat a ship much like Reven's. He guess that it also used the control of the elements to use. "I was headed in to Lalivero anyway."

"I'd appreciate that." Said Reven. "Seeing as my ship is gone."

"Did you get hit by last nights storm?"

"'Hit' is an understatement. We were destroyed."

"Well your lucky to have lived. It might have something to do with the fact your a water Adept." Erick offered, then sat down next to Reven. "I can take you as far as Lalivero, then you're on your own. Sorry. I can't take you all the way to Ankhol. I don't have the time."

"How soon can we leave? My business is somewhat... urgent." Reven asked.

"We can leave in a few hours once your fit for walking. Your Psynergy should help with your leg."

"My what?"

"Psynergy. Your control over the elements." Erick said.

"I've never heard it called that before." Reven said, then looked at Erick. "I've never left Lemuria before." He added.

"I just left my home myself. All boys my age leave to find a craft to learn, then bring it back to the North."

Down the beach they heard a groan. Reven looked over and saw Shade get to his feet and shake his head. Then he said, "Why was I dreaming about water?"

Fever spoke for the first time. He had a eerily deep voice. "Maybe because you almost drowned. Or because your a Mercury Djini."

Shade looked up and saw Fever. "Well, haven't seen one of you in a while. Not that that's a bad thing or anything." Then he saw Reven and Erick. "Where'd you find these two?"

"Actually they found us. Out cold on the beach. This is Erick" Reven said, nodding to Erick. " I see you already know this one." And he nodded to Fever.

"I don't know this one. But I know his kind." He couldn't hide the distaste in his voice. Mars was his opposite element, and they didn't go well together.

"I have a name you know." Fever said. "It's Fever."

"Well, Fever, nice to meet you."

"Sure." Said Fever.

They continued to talk for a while. Reven was careful not to reveal anything about his quest. Soon Reven tried to stand up. He found he could walk without a considerable amount of pain. So the four of them walked down to Erick's ship and climbed about. It was much like Reven's. He could see how Erick used his "Psynergy" to control the ship. He left Shade to squabble with Fever, and joined Erick at the helm.

"Are you ready?" Erick asked.

"Yep." Reven said. "Let's go."

Erick guided the ship out to sea. They sailed near to the shore for about an hour, when Fever called out. "Lalivero sighted. Just up ahead."

Reven looked and saw the port town of Lalivero. There where ships docked in a big harbor. He could see shops lining the harbor as people tried to sell or barter with other merchants. Erick masterfully guided the ship to an open dock. He hopped off the side of the ship to the deck and tied it down. Reven released the anchor and it dropped to the harbor floor. The ship was now docked. Reven climbed down the side of the ship. Erick helped him to the bottom, then said;

"Let's go into town maybe you can find some help there." Erick said, then called back to the ship. "You two keep an eye on the ship. We're gonna go into town."

"Alright," said Fever.

"You're leaving me here with him?" They heard Shade say.

They ignored him, and walked toward the town.

What surprises await Reven in Lalivero? And will he be able to find a new ship to get to the mercury lighthouse? Keep reading to find out.(Ok I had to update this chapter. I had trouble with the geography. Its fixed now.)(I sound like the Pokemon narrator).

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