Well, here's another chapter. Like I said in the summary, this fic will contain a few theories. But these theories might be totally different from what Golden Sun 4's storyline might be about, oh well. This chapter focuses mainly on the two OCs introduced last chapter.

In case anyone is confused, I changed the fic's story title at Culebra Del Sol's request for a different title. For reference, thoughts will be '...', and spoken words are "...".

Remember, Golden Sun was created by Nintendo/Camelot.

Chapter I: Shadowy Tides

That night, the young Wind Adept, Josh, was having a strange dream.

He was on the plains of Angara, where there was disaster in the four regions of the continent, and in the western kingdoms of Weyard itself.

The sky had grown somewhat grayish, and a swarm of monsters was attacking.

' What in the name of Weyard is this? I never had a dream like this before' thought Josh.

A voice spoke " Watch carefully, my powers are a little off."

' Is that a girl?' Wondered the Wind Adept, calling out" Hey! Who are you?"

" Forgive me, I have almost no control over this gift of mine" said the female voice.

As he heard, Dream Josh rushed to the center of Angara.

Among the many faces, he could see Matthew, Isaac, Sonja and other people as they seemed to disappear.

While above, the sun was beginning to eclipse, but it seemed to be different then the eclipse which previously engulfed Angara.

" Oh, no!" gasped the adept.

" Relax, it has not come to pass. It is merely a warning, you've had nightmares like this before I presume" said the unknown voice.

Josh gulped, just as a monster lunged at the Adept.

With a Tornado spell, Josh defeated the monster, but more surrounded.

" You are about to wake up, forgive me" said the voice.

" Who are you?" panicked Josh.

The voice replied" I cannot idle now, for I am contacting Felix, Isaac and Matthew, telepathically at the same time. My power drains some of my strength, but Tuaperang seems to be at the crux of what you've seen. Beware the one who calls himself Arcanus."

Just then, the young adept shot up in bed in a sweat after crying.

" Son, are you okay?" said a voice, as his father entered the room.

" Yeah, just had kind of a scary dream. It was so bizzare, the sky was a strange color" gasped Josh.

Felix raised an eyebrow" Is that so? Strangely enough, I too had that dream. It was too real to be a mere nightmare."

The younger adept continued" Matthew, Isaac, you and Sonja were there, but something aweful was in my dream. Also, I could hear the warnings of a stranger."

" What else have you learned?" whispered Felix.

" I don't know, but as wierd as this may sound, a strange eclipse was beginning to form" gasped Josh.

Felix sighed" Let's talk more about this in the morning, when Sheba is awake and Sonja is here. I wish you a dreamless sleep."

" Good night, father" said Josh.

The next day, Felix and his family met after breakfast at the table.

" What a terrible nightmare, Josh" frowned Sonja, who was informed of last night's events.

" It's been getting more real since last night, I fear for my uncle and my cousin" said Josh.

Sheba sighed as she read her son's mind" What is Weyard coming to? I wonder if the Wise One knows of this."

Felix shook his head" No one knows for sure, but I've read about some ancient mysteries. What more can I say?"

Sonja spoke up" Should we contact Isaac?"

" My brother-in-law has been busy lately, I must take matters into my own hands" said Felix.

" What are we going to do?" inquired Josh.

" I have no idea" replied the older man.

Sheba stood up" I wish the eclipse that our son dreamed about it were nonexistent, but what's your plan, Felix?"

Her husband replied" We must warn the others at Kalay. I don't know how to stop whatever our nightmare foretold because we don't know the eventual cause."

Sheba sighed" Someone should tell Isaac and Garet as well."

" They are occupied with the so-called Mourning Moon issue, I must do this myself" said Felix.

" May Josh and I come with you?" inquired Sonja.

The older Earth Adept replied" All right, I suppose it's time to put your training to practical use. Take the bridge to West Angara, Sheba and I will meet you there after we send a carrier pigeon to Piers."

" He's been busy lately as well, and I hear he's supposedly picked up a girlfriend" said Sheba.

Josh interjected" You want just me and Sonja to go?"

Felix smiled" Not to worry, you two can handle yourselves. Try to make your way to Carver's Camp, I will join you there eventually."

" That's what you think" said a voice.

" Who's there?" gasped Sonja.

A blue haired man wearing a mask entered the room.

Sheba cast a bit of her Mind-Reading Psynergy, and gasped" It can't be!"

Felix drew his sword" Who are you?"

" It's been a long time, Felix" said the blue haired man.

" Who-? Wait a minute, you can't be... Alex?" whispered Felix, surprised.

The blue haired man smirked" Glad you remembered, I might as well tell you my alias: Arcanus."

" How did you survive that mountain? I thought the Wise One killed you" said Felix.

" Not quite Felix, now I've come for one thing" said Alex.

" What do you want?" said Sheba.

Alex smirked" Oh, don't get me wrong. The schemers are Blados, Chalis and Emperor Darkheart of the millitarist Tuaparang Empire. Not that I don't have an agenda of my own."

Sheba tensed as she once more read the man's mind" How can we trust you? You've been known to betray people."

" Sorry, but that is all I will tell you. I picked up a trinkit from Tuapereng!"

With that, Alex pulled out a dark crystal from his pocket.

Felix sighed" What are you trying to do?"

Alex then dissolved, revealing a powerful shade.

" What aboninition is this?" said Felix.

" Forgive me, this is merely a phantom. I intend to cleanse this repulsive world" said the real Alex, telepathically.

The shadow charged at Felix, who quickly blocked.

Sheba instructed Sonja and Josh" Get out of here!"

" But mom!" cried Josh.

Sheba shook her head" We'll all die if we are not careful. Alex is a very dangerous Mercury Adept! No one knows what he might be planning. In fact, we didn't know he was alive till now."

" He's right, Josh" chimed Sonja, who watched Felix duel Arcanus's phantom.

Reluctantly, Josh followed his friend out of the house, while Sheba and Felix faced Alex's shadow themselves. The two ran as fast as they could.

No sooner then when the two finished running, they stopped to catch their breath.

" Now what, Sonja?" gasped Josh.

The Venus Adept replied" Felix should be okay, he and Sheba are two of the Warriors of Vale. We shouldn't fall prey to Arcanus's tricks."

" You're right, my parents are both are skilled adepts. Should we look for Matthew, now?" said Josh.

Sonja sighed" Let's just go to Kalay."

As the pair trudged on to the island's east shore, they saw an ancient boat approaching.

" This aura I'm sensing. Could it be Piers?" wondered Sonja.

The boat docked, and two people walked down the ramp. One of them was a young woman with blue hair.

" Looks like we're a little late, Piers" said the young woman.

" Seems that way, but try to have more faith in Felix, eh?" said the older man.

Josh approached" Who are you?"

The man replied" I am Piers, captain of my own ship."

" And I'm Nowell, sister of Rief, and daughter of Mia" said the woman.

Josh gasped" Piers? As in one of the legendary warriors?"

Piers smiled" Yep, I thought something might be amiss when I saw that shadow approaching your father's retreat. How's Felix by the way?"

Sonja paled" He and Sheba were attacked by a strange phantom, the culprit has blue hair like most other Murcurey Adepts."

" Alex? I thought he died thirty years ago, which is what my mom told me" said Nowell.

Josh sighed" I hate leaving my dad behind, but could you give us a lift to Kalay?"

Piers nodded" You don't need to ask. But we should wait here for Felix and Sheba."

" Okay" said Sonja.

Just then, Sheba caught up, looking battered.

" Mom? What happened? Where's dad?" asked Josh.

Sheba sighed" In the midst of that skirmish back there, Felix somehow vanished, taking Arcanus's shadow with him. If Alex is indeed back and up to something, we must stop him."

" You mean he was kidnapped?" gasped Piers.

" It's been a long time, Piers. But no, I wouldn't worry like that, I'm sure Felix is okay" said Sheba.

" How can you be so sure?" asked Sonja, fearfully.

The older Wind Adept replied" Call it intuition. Now we must head to Kalay and report this to Ivan, Jenna and Mia. I sense that Tuapereng will escalate their attacks."

Piers nodded" Come aboard, then. Alex shall pay for his deception."

Josh smiled" Then let's go save my father!"

" It's not going to be easy. I'm sure Isaac can help us if we're not too busy, Matthew is no slouch either. Your cousin's family can help" said Sheba.

The group boarded Pier's ship and sailed away from the island.

Josh sighed" This is our first time on an adventure, huh Sonja?"

The female adept grinned" You bet!"

Josh sighed as he looked towards the horizon' Dad, Uncle Isaac, Matthew, please be all right'.

As if reading her freind's mind, Sonja spoke" I know how you must feel, but can't give our enemies the benefit of doubt."

" She's right, I don't know the details, but we may even have to face the Tuaparang Empire" said Sheba, with a worried look on her face.

" Yes, but not alone. We must gather allies from Angara and the eastern nations" said Piers.

" What about that eclipse I saw in my dream?" frowned Josh.

Piers called out" Hey, don't go worrying about it now. We may not be able to handle both Alex and Tuaparang by ourselves, but I can guarantee that Felix will live."

Sonja smiled" Well, let's get some rest, Josh."

The Wind Adept nodded" Sure, but I'm still worried."

This chapter is now offically finished. I know I made Alex seem like he's the antagonist for this fic, but somehow I doubt that he will be all bad in the next Golden Sun game.

Before anyone goes flaming me, Felix is still part of the fic. I may have made up the Emperor of Tuaparang's name, but I don't know much about it. But he will definately be an antagonist, though I don't know whether or not Golden Sun 4 will be the final installment.

The next chapter will center on Isaac, Matthew, Tyrell, Karis and Garet. I won't say much more here, but some of the theories here might be false. But then again, theories are just that: A thought that hasn't been proven.

So far I have three OCs (sort of), I hope none of the characters were OOC. The only Golden Sun game I played is Dark Dawn, I only have a general image as to what the first two Golden Sun games and it's cast were like.

Please feel free to review.