Mia: You don't have to be so forceful. (Isaac and Mia are sitting in a steel cage)

If I had said please would you've stayed?

Isaac and Mia: Uhhhhhhh.....

Thought so. ^__^ Don't worry you'll be let out as soon as-

Isaac: This chapter is over?

Nice try but no. As soon as this story is over.

Isaac and Mia: o__O

Now how about the disclaimer?

Isaac and Mia: (Long pause)............

(Clears throat)

Isaac and Mia: She doesn't own Golden Sun, thank goodness!

Ha ha....very funny.

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Chapter 3 Trap

Ivan slid down the crevice in the pillar. He looked around as Mia, landed next him. Isaac and Garet were currently three feet in front of the two. "I wonder how much further we need to go."

"Who knows?" Isaac answered, shrugging, taking a right.

"Do you think Felix lit the Lighthouse?" Mia walked closer to Isaac.

"Well, at the Venus Lighthouse the ground shook right?"

"Yes."

"Perhaps Jupiter will do the same."

"But the Mercury Lighthouse did no such thing." Ivan pointed out, stopping at a ladder.

"I guess there goes your theory," Garet climbed behind the mage. The pathway split up two ways, one going right the other left.

"Isaac," Mia beckoned the leader over. "Look." She pointed towards an empty chest surrounded by four foot tall blocks. "Felix was here."

The adept nodded, "Let's go!" He ran, taking the left path. He skidded to a halt seeing two Macetails in front of the door way. He heard a shout and saw three Devil Scorpions blocking the other way.

"Ice Horn!" Mia cast, huge spikes of ice fell from the sky impaling the two Macetails. She quickly raced around to one of Macetails, raising her Righteous Mace. Isaac smashed his Gaia Blade into the creatures face. It reeled in pain blood trickling down its nose. It swung around bringing its tail to Isaac's body. He brought his Mirror Shield up barley in time to block the mace. The momentum of the blow sent the Venus Adept slamming into the wall, knocking the air out of his lungs.

"Isaac!" Mia shouted, her mace glowing white. "Blinding Smog!" she released a fog around Isaac's Macetail, clouding its vision. She ran over to him, "Isaac."

"I'm fine," he smiled, getting up. The Gaia Blade shone gold and a replica of the blade shown high above the Macetail. It suspended above it for a split second before ending its life. Mia let out Blinding Smog on the last Macetail before smashing its skull.

"Fireball!" small meteors rained down on the Scorpions, scorching their armor, but doing no apparent damage. "Storm Ray!" Ivan cast. Lighting circled the three electrifying them. Garet rushed forward, raising his Silver Blade, "Aqua Sock!" A column of water smashed into the middle Scorpion, just as his blade cut through it. Ivan nimbly dodged the pincher of the Scorpion. He cast Shine Plasma, crispifying the last two. The mage brought down his staff as hard as he could on the leg. It cried out, reaching at the mage, he stepped to the side, but lost his footing.

"Ivan!" Garet cried, seeing his friend caught in the deadly grasp. He sliced at his Scorpion severing two of its legs. Ivan clenched his teeth, trying not to cry out as his captor squeezed. He tried using his Crystal Rod to pry himself out, but to no avail.

"Aqua Sock!" Garet sliced the Scorpion's arm that held Ivan. It screamed backing up into a wall. Ivan gasped, a thin line of crimson around his waist appearing. Garet ended the battle as he cast Eruption. The two creatures were engulfed in the flames, incinerating them.

Mia ran over, Isaac on her heels. "Ivan." She leaned over the mage, her hands held above the wound. A blue aura surrounded her hands, then Ivan's wound. "Ply," she whispered. Ivan gasped at the sudden chill on his waist, but it subdued and soon there wasn't any pain. He gently rubbed the area, and then stood up. "Thank you Mia."

"Your welcome," she smiled.

"Are you alright Ivan?" Isaac asked the youngest member.

"Yeah."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure."

"Okay."

"Come on then," Garet ran to the door Isaac was heading before they were rudely interrupted.

The four walked outside neither of them noticing the switch. Ivan came to a halt. Something was wrong, he could feel it. None of the others noticed he wasn't walking with them any more. He stood there contemplating on what it could possibly be, when....

"Aaahhh!"

"MIA!!"

Ivan stared as Mia suddenly fell, the ground beneath her split in two, and Isaac jumped after her.

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Mia felt air blow by her and then solid ground. Her body hit the small platform knocking the wind out of her. The healer's head spun as she vaguely heard her name called, and saw a blur of blond, blue, and red.

Isaac was the first to react. He jumped after her. He felt the rush of wind and then the ground hit hard on his right arm, landing next to Mia. He bounced just a bit and rolled away from her but straight towards the edge. The Venus Adept grabbed a hold of the platform before he fell off.

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"Isaac! Mia!" both Garet and Ivan yelled. Ivan knelt down. "Garet do we have a rope or something!?"

"I'm looking, I'm looking!!" Garet retorted, rummaging through his pack.

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"Isaac!!" Mia crawled over to him, "Isaac are you okay?" Stupid question, she mentally told herself.

"My right arm," Isaac answered, "I landed on it. I might have broken it."

"Ivan! Garet!" she cried up.

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"Ivan! Garet!" the two heard Mia yell.

"Are you two okay?" Garet yelled down to them.

"I'm fine, but Isaac's arm maybe broken."

"We have to find some way to get Isaac back up before he falls." Ivan stated.

"Thank you Mister Obvious!!" Garet lashed out.

"Shut up Garet!" Ivan yelled back. He took a deep breath settling his nerves.

Garet relaxed, "Sorry Ivan I'm just-"

"I know," Ivan accepted his apology. "Okay, we might have a chance if one of us jumps down there and-"

"I don't think so." A voice said.

"Who's there?!" Garet shouted, pulling out his Silver Blade, Ivan followed suite and gripped his Crystal Rod.

A woman who appeared to be in her teens walked up followed by a large man. She wore clothes of red, black, and gray. She had pink skin, red eyes, and red, shoulder length hair. The man wore clothes of green, tan, and purple. He had light blond hair, almost white, and red eyes like the woman's.

"I'm Karst," the woman smiled.

The man gave a frown, "I'm Agatio." He seemed to study the two. "Karst, where's Isaac?"

"What?!" She also noticed the one described to them wasn't there.

"Why are you looking for Isaac?" Ivan asked.

"He's done Karst a great wrong." Agatio answered, walking closer to them. Garet noticed that Agatio could out muscle him if they had to go one-on- one.

"Wait!" Ivan said, stopping both of them. He recalled seeing those ears before, pointed out like elves in those fairy tales and those eyes. The Wind Adept noticed the scythe that the woman carried, also very familiar. "Did you know Saturos and Menardi?"

"Yes," Karst hissed, "Menardi was my sister. We are from the same clan. The Fire Clan of the frozen land, Prox. I'm here to have my revenge."

"Prox?" Ivan and Garet asked.

"Yes Prox," Agatio smiled.

"Enough!! Move aside." Karst ordered.

"No way!" Garet yelled standing defenseivly. "You're here to kill Isaac, but I won't let you!"

"Neither will I!" Ivan stepped forward.

"Oh, will you let him hang there then?" Karst implied.

The two looked back down where Isaac and Mia were.

"So that's what you wanted." Ivan shouted. "You planted this trap so Mia would fall in," he paused, a smile crept on his face, "but you didn't expect Isaac to fall too, did you?"

"Where is Alex!?!" Agatio yelled, his back turned to the three.

"What?!" Karst said shocked.

"He's not here!" Agatio stormed walking back.

"Alex?" Garet and Ivan asked, both equally confused. "Why would he be here?" Garet asked.

"I'm going to ring his-" Agatio stared, but his partner interrupted.

"You can do that later. As soon as we get past these two brats and get to Isaac." Karst snickered. "Either he falls or we get to him before that, either way we'll get what we want."

Before Garet or Ivan could ask what was meant by that last statement Karst and Agatio attacked.

Little did any of them know of the five who heard it all. They quickly ran inside.

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How was that?

Isaac: You call that a cliff hanger?

Mia: Isaac don't get her angry!!

Might want to listen to your girlfriend.

Isaac: Where did you get that sword anyway?

Uhhhhhhhh........

Mia: I think it belongs to someone else (points)

Who is it?

(Link walks up) Give me that sword back.

Oh boy if looks could kill! o__O Can't I keep it for a little bit longer.

Link: No way! I need it for my new adventure.

You're no fun. (Hands the Biggoron's Sword back)

(Link walks away)

Isaac and Mia: Well, that was interesting.

Shut up....