Chappie to da One!
A Few Unexpected Surprises
Disclaimer: I do not own Golden Sun. Or Tony the Tiger.
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IOE: UWAH, UWAH, THE FIRST DECENT GS FIC THAT I SHALL POST!
Feizhi: sarcastically claps hands Yaaaay. What am I doing here?
IOE: You're one of my favorite GS chars, so you're my little intro buddy. And yes, I'm going to demolish the personality the game gave you, and give you a new one.
Feizhi: I don't think you can do that…
IOE: WATCH ME! Anyway, hello everyone, lovely to see you all…even though I can't see you. I had so much fun planning this fic, and I hope I can finish it! I also hope the writing's grrrrreat!
Feizhi: You aren't Tony the Tiger.
IOE: Yeah, but I'm also not named Ignira or from Esperon. And you're not real.
Feizhi: Touché?
IOE: Anyway, on with the fic! And yes, it's yet another GSIII adventure! But, unlike most of the other ones, we're not going to travel all over Weyard to mess around with a Silver Moon, or with Alex, the shmexiest man known to games.
Feizhi: Just write already.
IOE: Yes, 'm. begins typing
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Chappie to da One: Unexpected Surprises
The order had started many years ago in secret, in the city of Tolbi. It was in secret because they greatly feared persecution for their beliefs, and the strange powers they gained. It was called the Order of Olympus, but instead of worshipping all of the gods in Olympus, they worshipped four: Poseidon, God of the Sea, Ouranous, God of the Sky, Chronos, God of Time, and Hades, God of the Dead.
Three months after the actual unleash of Alchemy, the news of the rising of the Golden Sun had reached Tolbi. Many people were confused and afraid. This also made sense to some, for a strange power had been bestowed on many people. When the Order of Olympus heard about this, they were filled with great wonder, and decided to send a few of them to New Vale and see this thing.
After a few weeks of traveling, four members of the order had arrived. They stood around uncomfortably for a few minutes together by a pond with a giant rock in the middle, wondering what to do next, when they realized that the people rebuilding the town nearby were staring at them all. This wasn't unusual; since the cult had decided to come in their special black robes decorated with the symbols of the gods, and had been stared at in past towns, even chased out of places. It was odd, because they had feared wearing their robes in public for so long because of persecution, and now they were wearing them about in public.
"Interesting wardrobe. Who or what do you think they are?" one of them heard a voice say.
"I dunno…a cult?" Said another voice.
"They look lost. Should we help them?" said the first voice.
The priestess with the symbol of Chronos on her robes sighed with annoyance and looked over at the direction of the voices.
A handsome, dirty-blonde haired boy was standing under a tree, talking to his friend, who was sitting down eating an apple, and had very tall, red hair.
"You do that. I'm going to finish this apple. Oh, and I think they can hear us, because the short girl's looking at us." said the redhead.
The priestess of Chronos quickly turned away.
She heard the boy standing up mutter something to the redhead, and then she heard the dirty-blonde's footsteps.
He tapped her on the shoulder, and she turned around.
"Hello!" he said, smiling. The Chronos priestess looked him over. He was dressed like the common farm boy, and even had some hay sticking out of his hair. Of course, if it had been tucked into his hair, instead of sticking out like it was, it would have blended in perfectly. She also noted that his eyes were a very bright cerulean, yet they held unknown wisdom.
The other members of the order had turned around by now.
"Yes?" the priestess asked.
"You look lost. Do you need some help?" he said.
The priestess bit her lip, wondering if she should ask the question the order needed an answer to.
"We are looking for Mount Aleph." she said.
The boy cocked his head. The priestess thought that he was wondering why they wanted to see it.
"That sank into the earth when the Golden Sun rose." he said uncertainly.
The members of the order looked a little disappointed.
"Where is this Golden Sun?" asked the priest of Poseidon.
"You can't see it," said the boy, "When it 'rose', it was actually just a great flash of light."
The cult shifted their feet uncomfortably.
"How do you know all this? What is your name?" asked the priest of Hades, narrowing his eyes.
"I saw it, sir. My name is Isaac, and that's my best friend, Garet." he said, pointing at the redhead, who seemed extremely interested in the dandelion poking out of the grass.
"What are your names?" asked Isaac.
The priestess of Ouranous stepped forward. The priestess of Ouranous was a tall, slightly plump woman with long, thick blonde hair.
"We are the Order of Olympus. I am the Head Priestess of Ouranous, the God of the Sky. My name is Miranda." she said.
The priest of Poseidon, a proud old man with a thick beard stepped forward and bowed.
"I am the Head Priest of Poseidon, the great God of the Sea. My name is Triton." he declared in a booming voice.
The priestess of Chronos was a short woman with dark skin and short, black hair. She curtsied in a very dignified way.
"I'm the Head Priestess of Chronos, God of Time. You can call me Phoebe." she said, smiling.
Finally, the priest of Hades bowed. He was a very young man with dark hair and horn-rimmed glasses.
"I am the Head Priest of Hades, Lord of the Dead. Please, call me Priest Charon." he said, smirking.
Priestess Phoebe shot a venomous look at Garet, who was trying hard not to make a comment or laugh. His hands were clamped tightly over his mouth. The Priest of Hades' named sounded like 'Karen', usually a girl's name, and he must have thought this very funny indeed. Isaac quickly turned around and frowned at Garet, trying to signal to him that he was being rude, and then turned back to the order.
Priestess Phoebe then noticed Priestess Miranda's look. She was staring very interestedly at Isaac. At first, Priestess Phoebe wondered if the priestess of Ouranous was actually infatuated with this boy, for he was much too young for her, and she had taken the vow of Chastity anyway. She turned back to the boy, who was standing around uncomfortably when she realized it. This was no ordinary boy. He had an overwhelming aura of power.
"I see you are not a normal boy. You have received a very large sum of this 'Alchemy'." observed Priestess Miranda.
Isaac cocked his head.
"Well, I've trained in Psynergy for many years…." he said bashfully, scratching the back of his neck.
"'Psynergy'?" asked Priest Triton.
"It's the elemental power gained from Alchemy, like this." said Isaac, extending his hands toward the ground.
"Quake." he said quietly.
A blue aura of energy surrounded him, and three parts of the earth rose and fell. There was a slight rumble. And then his blue aura dispersed.
He turned back to the order.
"Uh…so…yeah. Well, it was-"he began to say, but then a girl with auburn hair approached them."Well, if it isn't Isaac displaying his Psynergy to tourists! Show-off!" she said, laughing and punching the boy's shoulder.
"Um…hi, Jenna. These people were just asking about the Golden Sun." he said. Jenna looked over at them.
"Oh, hi! I'm sorry, but Isaac's mother needs him to help with supper, so he needs to get home now!" she said apologetically and bowing.
Priest Triton frowned. He didn't find girls in skirts bowing polite. This girl was wearing a skirt.
Isaac turned to Jenna.
"Oh? Well, sorry if you all were disappointed. I hope this hasn't caused any inconvenience." he said courteously.
Phoebe wondered if these people normally had dinner at this time of day; it was only early afternoon.
Garet walked right over.
"Hi, Jenna." he said.
Priestess Phoebe was irritated by the rudeness of Garet not noticing herself and her colleagues, and said:
"Well, thank you for your help, Isaac. I think that it is best that we check into the inn before dark." she said, and then smiled, and finally yanked her companions by the robes, scurrying them to the building with a wooden sign on it that said 'Inn.'
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Jenna watched the strange people in robes leave.
"Interesting wardrobe. Who are they?" she asked.
"The Order of Olympus or something. They wanted to see the Golden Sun." replied Isaac.
"I said: 'Hi, Jenna.'" said Garet irritably.
Jenna ignored him.
"Suspicious-looking bunch…." she muttered.
Garet leaned towards Jenna and waved his hand.
"Hi, Jenna." he said.
"I SEE YOU, GARET!" screamed Jenna. Garet jumped back and held up his arms for defense.
"Um…right, so weren't you working on the riverside house with Felix?" asked Isaac.
"Felix got hit with a piece of wood that 'accidentally' slipped from my hand when he accused me of something. He's out cold, and I went to get help." said the Flame Master, shaking her head.
"What'd he accuse you of?" asked Garet.
"Um…shouldn't we be hurrying to save him…?" asked Isaac anxiously.
"It can wait…" said Jenna darkly.
Both boys raised their eyebrows. Just what had Felix accused her of?
Suddenly, a young boy with red hair dashed into the village.
"Everyone, everyone! A caravan is approaching Vale!" he cried excitedly. Isaac recognized the boy instantly as Aaron, Garet's younger brother.
People stopped doing their work and looked over at Aaron with wonder.
"A caravan?" asked an old woman.
Suddenly, a girl, a little older than Aaron, with red hair ran into the village, and bumped into Aaron by mistake.
"The words 'Master Hammet's Fabulous Trading Caravan' are painted on it! It must be the famous merchant from Kalay himself!" she exclaimed. Isaac recognized her as Kay, Garet's younger sister.
"Oh my!" said the old woman.
People began to gather at the gate of New Vale and chatter excitedly.
Jenna, Isaac, and Garet joined the crowd, craning their necks for the first look.
"There it is!" cried Aaron, pointing.
And sure enough, a long caravan was approaching New Vale fast, and the purple and blue letters painted on the sides could be seen.
"Wait…if it's Master Hammet's caravan, couldn't that mean…?" said Garet.
"Oh! Ivan, of course!" exclaimed Jenna, bringing her hand to her forehead.
'And not just Ivan,' a voice in their head said quietly, 'but I am coming as well.'
All three adepts jumped.
"Master Hamma!" they all said at once. This earned them some looks from bystanders.
The caravan pulled to a stop just outside of the village. And sure enough, Master Hammet climbed out of the head of the caravan, followed by Ivan and Master Hamma. They slowly walked towards the village. Men climbed out of the caravan, carrying enormous loads of stuff behind Master Hammet and his company.
They reached the village gates and everyone cheered.
"People of New Vale! News of your plight has reached me, Hammet, the founder of the great city of Kalay! Well, I owe certain adepts," he said, smirking at Garet and Isaac, "of your town a great debt, and so, I have brought my finest workers and their materials, and together, let us restore the proud city of New Vale!"
A great cheer came from the crowd.
"Yes!" shouted Isaac, jumping.
Master Hamma and Ivan smiled in a similar way.
The workers stopped, one foot behind Hammet, and waited for orders. He responded by pointing at the village. The crowd cheered again, and the workers rushed to the village. The crowd immediately followed the workers so that the workers would know where to put what where.
Isaac, Jenna, and Garet waited patiently for the crowd to die, and Hammet, Ivan, and Master Hamma approached them.
"That was brilliant!" said Isaac, grinning from ear to ear. Master Hammet grinned.
"Wasn't it? I owed you anyway." he said.
"Now the town will be rebuilt in no time!" said Garet happily.
"Hamma, Ivan!" exclaimed Jenna, rushing up to the Jupiter Adepts and giving them both a tight hug.
"It's great to see you two again!" she said, happily.
"Same here." said Ivan with a half smile.
Suddenly, a hand appeared on Jenna's shoulder. She looked behind her to see its' owner. It was Felix, with a pulsing red lump on his forehead. He was the full and complete vision of 'pissed'.
"Jenna…" he said through gritted teeth.
Jenna quickly turned to Ivan, Master Hammet, and Master Hamma, who all had raised eyebrows.
"Won't you come for tea?" she asked weakly, turning pale. Felix's hand on his sister's shoulder tightened.
"Yes, won't you? Ivan, Hamma, Hammet…it has been too long…." he said, smiling. His face became much kinder.
"Jenna, we're going to have a chat later." he muttered to the Flame Master through gritted teeth under his breath.
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After an afternoon with tea and much chatter, the two Jupiter Adepts and Master Hammet said they had to go and check in at the inn. They bid the two Venus Adepts and Mars Adepts goodbye, and the other party said the same. The two Masters and the apprentice left, disappearing into the twilight. Jenna quickly took the dishes into the kitchen, avoiding Felix's gaze.
"So…what'd you say that got Jenna so mad?" asked Garet bluntly.
Isaac heard the sound of Jenna pausing in cleaning the dishes to listen in.
"Oh, so she told you why she attacked me? I told her she would have to share her room with our mother while we paint our mom's room." said Felix smoothly, looking Garet in the eye.
"That's odd;" said the Mars Adept, "Because she said you accused her of something."
Isaac looked around the room uncomfortably.
"Did she? Can't imagine why." Felix said. Then the talk turned to other things while Jenna finished with the dishes.
Isaac knew Felix was lying. He wondered why Felix would lie about something as unimportant as this.
When Jenna finished with the dishes, she reentered the room.
"It's getting late, you two. The sun's set." she said, putting her hands on her hips.
"Really? Hadn't noticed." said Garet, not taking his eyes off of Jenna.
"We should get going." said Isaac, smiling. Jenna returned his smile.
Garet, Isaac, and Felix stood.
"Take care," Jenna and Felix said at the same time.
"See ya, 'round, Isaac." Jenna said with a half-smile.
Garet and Isaac left the house.
On their way home, Isaac noticed Garet give him a look.
"What?" he asked.
Garet feigned innocence.
"Huh? Did ya say something?" he asked.
Isaac narrowed his eyes.
"Garet…" he said.
"Fine," Garet sighed, "It's just that…Jenna's hardly been noticing me lately, and…and…." he trailed off.
Isaac's eyes widened.
"Garet, do you…like Jenna?" he asked.
Garet's eyes fell to the ground.
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End-Chappie!
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Feizhi: It's crap.
Shut up, purple-hair! Anyway, I'm out like a fat kid in dodge ball 'till next chapter! Oh, and I hope to update these things one chapter a week at most. And I'm going on vacation soon. Hopefully, I'll make it to chapter 2 before I'm gone for a week.
Ahahaha…I kept imagining Hammet saying: "MOVE THAT CARAVAN!" (from Extreme Home Makeover) Sorry if I made Felix seem like a cold-hearted bastard. I don't really imagine him like that, but this wasn;t his best chapter. XD
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