N/A: Well, this is my first fanfic, as stated in my profile, but I still hope you all enjoy it.

It was inspired by Master of Reality's Book One. So, thanks MoR for writing that. Also, special thanks to Dracobolt for working with me "behind the scenes" to make this, at least, a decent fanfic. And to all my people at GSFF; you know who you are. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own anything Golden Sun realated.

Prologue

Ages ago, or so the stories tell, the power of Alchemy ruled over the world of Weyard. Alchemy wrought the base elements of humanity into thriving civilizations, like lead into gold.

But in time, man's dreams gave birth to untold strife. Dreams of endless riches, of eternal life, of dominion over all that lived... Dreams of conquest and of war. These dreams would have torn the world apart if not for a few brave and wise men, who sealed away the power of Alchemy deep in Mt. Aleph's Sol Sanctum.

Prologue from Book One:

The town of Vale guarded the secret for many years, until Isaac, and Jenna, whose parents died in a storm three years before, disturbed the sanctum. Saturos and Menardi of the Mars clan, followed them into the sanctum. With them traveled Jenna's older brother Felix, thought lost in that same tragic storm.

Saturos and Menardi stole the elemental stars, the keys to breaking the seal on the power of Alchemy, and kidnapped Jenna and the scholar Kraden. If these four jewels were used to fire the elemental lighthouses, the seal on Alchemy would be broken.

Issac and Garet set out to stop Saturos, rescue their friends and return the Elemental Stars to their home in Sol Sanctum. They banded together with a Wind Adept named Ivan and pursued Saturos and Menardi to Imil, a winter-locked town near Mercury Lighthouse. There, they met the guardian of the Lighthouse, a water Adept named Mia. With her, they pursued Saturos to the aerie high atop Mercury Lighthouse. Issac was too late to stop Saturos from Lighting the beacon and escaping. Again Isaac chased him, crossing Angara to the shores of the Karagol Sea.

Taking passage on a troubled ship, Issac crossed the Karagol to Tolbi. He spoke with Tolbi's leader, a strange man named Babi. Babi entered Issac in Colosso as a test of his powers. Issac's Psynergy won Colosso and earned him Babi's trust. Babi revealed a great secret to Issac...

Thanks to a Mystic drought from the lost land of Lemuria, Babi had lived for 150 years! He offered to help Issac, who then headed deep into Gondowan.

In the town of Lalivero, Isaac learned that Saturos and Menardi had kidnapped a young girl named Sheba, whom they needed within the lighthouse. Isaac fought and defeated them atop the lighthouse, but he was too late--the beacon had been lit. A great cataclysm followed, Sheba fell into the sea. Felix jumped in to save her, but both were lost in the rolling waves. Jenna left the lighthouse to find them, but to no avail...

Isaac went to Lalivero, where Babi asked him to find Lemuria and the remaining lighthouses. He gave Isaac a Lemurian ship to make the journey for the lost land.

This chapter of the story begins with Jenna, just before the beacon on Venus Lighthouse is lit...

Book Two:

Golden Sun: The Lost Age

Inside the lighthouse in a small but well lit hall, Felix, Jenna, and Kraden were discussing the matters of the great occurrence to come. The sound of a cackling electrical gateway, that blocked the exit for Jenna and Kraden, could be heard behind their conversation. The light coming from the lighthouse made the bricks inside shine a dull gold.

"You two do not need to get involved in this matter. You will be safer outside the lighthouse in Lalivero," Felix warned.

"But Felix..." Jenna said begging. What was so important that he had to go back up? Jenna thought.

"It's for your own good. I don't want you in harm's way," Felix reassured. He continued, "I will return. I want you two to be safe," Jenna nodded her head with reluctance. She could not believe what her brother was doing. Neglecting her own sister to support the lighting of the beacon... She could not find the logic in his decision. She felt hopeless and abandoned. The last thing she needed was her brother getting killed in a catastrophic accident.

"We'll be alright Felix," Kraden chimed in. "Alex is waiting for us in Idejima. Since he is there, we'll be safe." Felix walked over to a statue in a corner behind him northwestward. He moved the statue, without touching it, with his Psynergy to activate a switch, to the right of it, releasing the electrical bindings behind Jenna and Kraden. He moved as if nothing bothered him. The more he moved, the more distant Jenna felt from him. She was losing him by the every step he made.

Felix walked back and looked at both of them and nodded his in a sign of farewell. "I will come back, Jenna," Felix reassured. They nodded back and Felix went down the stairs behind him. Jenna stared at the stairs trying to accept the fact that he was now gone and he was not coming back until after the beacon was lit. That was the problem for her. Why couldn't Felix just leave the lighting of the beacon to Saturos and Menardi? She held back the tears and anger that started welling up inside of her.

Jenna and Kraden then turned to each other and began walking southward down the hall, towards the stairs that led to exit of the hall, to get back to the entrance of the lighthouse. While walking, Jenna suddenly stopped. Kraden eyed her questionably.

"Are you sure we should be leaving like this?" Jenna asked. Kraden continued to look at her with question.

"Once we go down those stairs, we can't get back into the lighthouse," she said. She really wanted to stay in the lighthouse and go with her brother. It showed in her worried expression. Kraden nodded in understanding. "Maybe I should have stopped my brother..." she added in disappointment. Again, Kraden eyed her with question.

"Jenna, is something wrong with you?" he asked in concern. Kraden really could not understand, completely, the stress that Jenna was going through. Kraden didn't have any siblings; he couldn't possibly comprehend the emotional pain Jenna was trying to deal with, especially since Felix was all that she had left after the accident three years ago.

"I just..." she voiced thoughtfully. She began looking at the stairs Felix had went down. Kraden began to get nervous.

"What is it? What's wrong?" Kraden asked.

"I have a bad feeling ..." Jenna hesitated for a moment. "Like something terrible is going to happen," she said fearfully. Her thoughts roamed back to the incident atop the Mercury Lighthouse when Isaac and Garet fought Saturos. She knew they would follow Saturos and Menardi and that's what scared her. Suddenly Alex appeared out of thin air. Both Kraden and Jenna jumped in shock. His blue hair and soft face but somewhat glaring turquoise eyes looked at Jenna in a disappointed manner.

"How unlike you Jenna," he said disappointed. "Surprised to see me?" he asked in an obvious tone. Kraden got nervous.

"A-Alex...Were you listening?" he questioned nervously. "I thought you were in Idejima..." Completely ignoring the question, Alex began to look around the hall to see if Felix was around.

"Where's Felix?" he asked. "Why isn't he here with you?" Jenna, shocked, walked back into the section where the electrical gate was, in despair. She was getting very frustrated being asked where Felix was and she could not go to be there with him.

"My brother. He left..." she said.

"What can Felix possibly be thinking?" Alex asked shocked. That's what I want to know! Jenna thought.

"He was worried about Sheba," Kraden chimed in. "He went to check on her."

Sheba over me? Jenna thought. How could Felix be so inconsiderate. He went to protecting his own sister to protecting some random girl from Lalivero? How did this girl become more important than the only family member he had left. She felt just as abandoned as on the day Felix revealed himself in Sol Sanctum.

"He was supposed to be leading you out of here!" Alex blasted getting impatient. He was aggravated at Felix's recklessness. It's been apparent since Sol Sanctum and now in this stressful moment, they could suffer from his rashness. "I thought you would have been far from this lighthouse by now." Alex looked down at Kraden with question. "Why are you still here?" Jenna, still with her back turned, and Kraden, both, were getting nervous.

"We tried to stop Felix from going back up to the aerie," Kraden explained. Alex smiled.

"How like him. Once Felix gets an idea into his head, he rarely changes his mind," Alex said. Jenna's attention was caught and she spoke quickly.

"Alex, what were you talking about just now?" she asked. She turned around hastily; her face sharp with interrogation. "What did you mean when you said...'How unlike you?'" The anger that was stationed inside of her now had a reason to come out. She began unleashing it upon Alex. Alex's face turned apologetic.

"I was merely surprised to hear you expressing such concern, Jenna," he stated. He shook his head dismissing the whole ordeal. "Nevertheless, I'm impressed Felix went back..." he said approvingly.

"Don't change the subject, Alex! What did you mean?" Jenna boomed. Jenna grew very angry over this.

"Are you saying I'm insensitive?"

"If that's what you heard, then I must have misspoken. Accept my apologies," Alex said reassuringly. "I know you're worried about Felix but that's no reason to get so upset." They all stood still for a moment letting the situation calm down. Kraden was nervous about the whole thing.

"Well, Jenna, I think Alex has said his piece on the matter..." he said attempting to end the matter. Jenna glared at Kraden and shook her head in disagreement.

"I'm not sure he has, Kraden." she said distrustfully. She stepped up in front of Alex's face. Her own face was flushed with anger. Her mahogany eyes rich with rage and her split mahogany bangs that slightly hung over eyes made her look angrier. "Who do you think you are talking to me like that?" she yelled. Alex shook his head calmly trying to "smooth" his way out and keep the situation from escalating any further.

"I retreat my statement, my dear," he said apologetically. "Forget about it Jenna." She had no words. "So tell me about this 'feeling', Jenna..." he said curiously. She had finally dismissed it and began to answer Alex's question. It was amazing to see her anger simply dissipate like that. It seemed Alex had some sort of hypnotic affect upon her.

"I'm just...I'm not sure we should be leaving Venus Lighthouse yet..."

"What are you saying?" Kraden asked quickly. Jenna turned towards Kraden. Alex was taken aback.

"You can't really mean to remain here..." Alex said alarmed. Jenna turned to Alex and nodded her head with assertiveness. "The lighthouse could be lit at any moment..."

"Alex is right," Kraden chimed in. It's far to dangerous, Jenna. We would only hinder the others..." Jenna turned to Kraden abruptly. Her face turned from despair to excitement.

"The others?" she asked in shock and excitement. "Did Isaac follow us to the lighthouse?" Kraden's face turned to disappointment. His wrinkly skin, white beard, and white hair matched his black eyes that seemed to hold the wisdom of every ordeal.

"It would seem so," Kraden said. Jenna was shocked. She became very anxious and those mahogany eyes began to brighten up. Her long ponytail began to bounce with her excitement.

"He must be trying to stop Saturos and Menardi!" she exclaimed. Jenna had hoped they would come. She was not really sure as of why, but she was anxious to see Issac and Garet again. She immediately became nervous. "If my brother goes back and finds Isaac, they're going to end up fighting," Alex shook his head in despair and agreement.

"If the Venus Lighthouse has not yet been lit, yes. They will fight," Alex reiterated.

"Felix is a terribly rash young man, is he not?" Kraden asked Jenna curiously. Her face grew angry again. She could not tell what Alex or Kraden thought of Felix. One second, they have respect for Felix, the next second he is a man who is too reckless. The way they thought aggravated her.

"Why are boys such fools?" she asked out loud to herself. Kraden looked away to the stairway Felix went down thoughtfully. He was contemplating how Felix would handle the situation.

"He may be rash, but Felix is no fool. His good qualities outweigh his bad..." Kraden explained.

"That's why I think Issac would understand if we just talked to him." Jenna said excitedly. Her excitement was growing. She was pushing more and more to get them to go down those stairs Felix had gone down. She began walking towards the stairway but stopped. "Why didn't I think of this before now?" she asked herself as if the idea stood before her the entire time. She was basking in her "brilliance". She thought she had them now. Since Felix is good and so is Isaac, some sort of agreement could be made between the two. Kraden and Alex looked at each other feeling her tugging. "Please...Can't we go back up and talk to Isaac? she asked desperately. Alex shook his head firmly. He shook off her tugging and began to command of the awkward situation.

"I'm afraid that's not possible," he said. Jenna was surprised.

"How come?" she asked. Alex shook his head again.

"He is an enemy," Alex said firmly. Jenna was stunned at the statement.

"Issac? An enemy?" she asked in shock. She could not believe it. Her childhood friend--an eneny. How could that have happened? Jenna was perplexed. Kraden did not even dispute the matter. Alex turned away from both of them facing the stairs that led to the exit. "Our methods may differ, but you and I ultimately want the same thing..." Kraden nodded his head in agreement.

"To light the Elemental Lighthouses..." he declared. What! Now you're aggreeing with him! Jenna thought. Nothing seemed to be going her way now. Kraden is now on Alex's side and she felt alone about the whole matter.

"Isaac and his friends would prevent this from happening," Alex stated finishing his explanation.

"So that makes them enemies?" Jenna said nervously. She was hoping Alex would say "no". Her stomach was in knots. Her brother and Isaac--enemies. Alex turned to Jenna and nodded his head.

"But fear not..." Alex began. "They won't be able to defeat Saturos and Menardi." "Though I'm sure Issac and his friends have gotten stronger, Saturos and Menardi have gotten stronger also; and Saturos and Menardi were already ahead of them. " Kraden and Jenna looked at each other in disbelief. They knew, at least, they were going to fight. Jenna began to feel even worse. She could lose her brother, Isaac, or both. Alex turned his back on them and smiled. "So... Felix went back to the top of the lighthouse?" Alex asked himself nodding his head as if he wanted him to go back.

"Why do you seem so pleased, Alex?" Kraden asked curiously. Surprised, Alex turned towards Kraden.

"Why shouldn't I be?" Alex begun. "After all, the lighthouse will soon shine brightly once again!" Alex proclaimed excitedly. Jenna became confused and turned towards Alex.

"Alex, why do you want the beacon lit so badly?" Jenna asked in interest. Alex, slightly nervous, turned to Jenna out of his broken daydream.

"Oh, so it's my turn to answer questions is it?" he asked. "Once Alchemy was commonplace throughout this world..." he started. "With its power, mankind worked wonders across the land..." He spoke as if he was in a dream. He was completely entranced. It was if he lived in that day and age.

"The lost age of man..." Kraden chimed in with the same visionary interest.

"I want to see that world restored once again, and..." he paused.

"And what, Alex." Jenna asked encouraging him to continue on in his great vision. Alex shook his head impatiently breaking his own vision. He realized his time their time was drawaing short and the lighthouse could be lit at any moment.

"We've spoken long enough. Let's continue this another time. We should leave the lighthouse now, before the beacon is fired..." Alex commanded.

"I concur..." Kraden added. "Let's meet we agreed and wait for Felix."

"All right, Kraden, let's go," Jenna said submissively. They began walking out and Jenna took one more look at the stairway Felix went down. "Don't die Felix." she thought. Leaving the lighthouse was too hard for her to do. She hoped that she would see her brother and Felix again.

They all began running going through door after door finally reaching the entrance to the lighthouse. It was built upon and supported by a large mountain. The entrance was made of marble as was the parallel walls surrounding the double-doors, also made of marble. There were stairs and a pair of statues that stood parallel to each other. The statues, which looked like goddesses representing Venus, seemed to be made of iron covered in silver giving them a pale bluish-gray color. Below the statue was what looked like a seal, with an oak tree carved into it, on the ground surrounded by brown bricks. Two seagulls had rested there but soon fled after Jenna and the rest ran in their direction to get to their destination.

"There they are! Get 'em!" someone shouted in an array of large tress. The leaves off the trees ranged from green, orange, and blue, possibly affected by the lighthouse.

"Who screamed at us?" Jenna asked looking at Alex.

"I'm not sure Alex responded. "But I'm pretty positive it's some men who are currently pursuing us." Oh great! Now I'm a fugitive with two guys, Jenna thought. They proceeded to find men blocking two different paths. Soldiers from the town of Tolbi to their left and townsmen from Lalivero to their right. The soldiers, all holding spears were dressed in armor that was colored brown. They did not look like they were built muscularly, however. The men from Lalivero were dressed in simple everyday clothing--brown or white T-shirts and shirts or pants. They, however, looked more built than the soldiers.

"Iodem sent us to stand guard here, but..." one of the soldiers said confused to his other soldiers. "I never thought we'd actually run into them!" he continued surprised. "We set up the perfect ambush!"

"Scoundrels!" one of the townsmen shouted in rage. "What have you done with Sheba?"

"Return her now, or you're going to really regret it!" another townsmen shouted attempting to discourage the three. One Tolbi soldier began to look around the area for more people.

"Um... Aren't there supposed to be more of them?" the soldier questioned to the other soldiers.

"Huh...Maybe they're just the first ones to come out..." another soldier replied.

"Great! That means we've got 'em outnumbered!" a townsman shouted in excitement.

"We can take 'em, you think? another townsmen asked.

"Go fetch other Tolbi soldiers still stationed in Lalivero..." a soldier commanded to one of his comrades.

"Yes, sir! one acknowledged. One of the soldiers left.

"And we'll go tell the guys in the caves!" a townsmen said.

"Got it boss! "one acknowledged. He left back to Lalivero. Jenna and Kraden were somewhat perplexed by what was happening but Alex was simply amused. Jenna was astonished that these men were that protective over this... Sheba. She could not have been that old. What was so important about her? Jenna was growing more and more jealous as she kept recalling how Felix abandoned her for Sheba.

"How unfortunate... It looks like an ambush. What should we do Jenna?" Kraden asked. Jenna looked at Kraden with a stupid look. She did not want to deal with the men but she wanted to take some of her anger out on them.

"What do you mean? she said surprised. "Look around... We'll have to fight them!" she said as if it was obvious. Fighting was not her first option, but at this point...fighting was the only option. There were four men on both sides of them and two from each went to get reinforcements.

"Are you serious?" Alex asked. "Jenna, are you really prepared to fight these men?" She turned towards him and became nervous. She looked around and saw all the men. She took a deep breath. No, not really, but we have to get to Idejima, Jenna thought.

"We don't have any other choice. We have to..." she said fearfully.

"Well, then. Allow me to shoulder some of your burden." Alex said confidently. He stepped towards the Tolbi guards.

"...Burden?" Kraden asked perplexed out loud but no one heard him. Alex turned back to Jenna and Kraden. Jenna was relieved that Alex was going to fight some of the men. Even with all the anger she wanted to pour out on the men through fighting, she really could not due to being emotionally drained.

"We regroup along the road leading away from Lalivero. Do you understand?" Alex commanded. They both nodded.

"You don't need to remind us, Alex. We know the place," Kraden said. He ignored him.

"Follow this road west, and take the path down through the canyon to the cave. On the other side of that, you will find a small peninsula called Idejima. We meet there," Alex clarified. He turned towards the townsmen. "Thankfully, only those workmen block your route," he said to Jenna and Kraden.

"And fortunately..." Jenna said inquisitively.

"They don't look too tough..." Kraden said unforgiving. Two of the townspeople looked at each other.

"Hello! We can hear you!" one shouted in an obvious tone.

"That's just plain rude!" another said angrily. Alex looked at the Tolbi soldiers. His long hair flowing with his movements.

"Why don't you escape and leave the Tolbi soldiers to me?" Alex suggested.

"The two of us? Alone?" Jenna said unsettled. Now Alex is leaving too? I have to defend myself? Jenna thought. There was no way that Kraden could fight. She felt this journey was hopeless. If she was going to die, at least she could die with her brother. Alex turned to Jenna.

"You can use Psynergy can't you, Jenna?" he asked.

"Um...yes,"she responded slightly nervous.

"Then you'll be fine," Alex responded reassuringly. Jenna nodded. "We'll reconvene at the peninsula," Alex stepped forward to the Tolbi soldiers. The thought came that themen did not have Psynergy. She felt much better about this and she felt powerful.

"You think you can take on Tolbi's finest on your own, little man?" one of the soldiers bragged. Alex's stature was not all that small and he was a fairly well built man. His muscle contours could be seen through the thick clothes he wore. He wore a purple tunic decorated with different drawings. He also wore a bit of armor.

"I do not wish to inflict unnecessary bloodshed," Alex responded.

"Don't wish too..." one of the soldiers exclaimed puzzled. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"If you lay a hand on these two," he turned towards Jenna and Kraden lifting his hand as if to present them, "I assure you that you will be made to regret it," Alex said firmly. Alex is really set about protecting us, Jenna thought. I wonder why... Two of the soldiers looked at each other and nodded their head in agreement. The two moved up on him to surround him. The other two stayed back as reinforcement. They moved with boldness and assurity. Everyone was watching to see what would happen. Jenna began to wonder whether Alex would really harm the soldiers or not. She was beginning to believe that maybe, just maybe, Alex did have a heart. "By advancing, I assume you wish to fight. Permit me to strike the first blow," Alex said confidently. He began to glow, his hair flowing vigorously from the might of his power and he stretched out his arm and directed it towards one soldier and a geyser of water appeared under the soldier. The soldier was catapulted into the air.

"AHHHH!" the soldier screamed. His cry became faint as he fell in the distance. He died. Another geyser appeared under the second soldier that advanced on him.

"AHH! WAIT! STOP!" the soldier cried. His scream began to grow faint and was silenced by a fatal crash upon the ground. Everyone, except Jenna and Kraden, was petrified. Jenna's thoughts quickly changed about how Alex would handle the situation. This meant she would have to fight the men also.

"What was that?" one of the two remaining soldiers screamed.

"I don't know, but whatever he did, it's out of our league!" the other soldier shouted. The soldiers stood for a moment. They looked at the townsmen in despair.

"You guys deal with him until backup arrives!" one soldier bellowed. Alex turned to the townsmen in despair.

"Oh, so you're next?" he asked preparing himself. He advanced towards them and they immediately began to quake.

"Hey, no need to worry about us!" a townsmen exclaimed.

"We're not soldiers...we're not anybody!" another said in deep fear.

"Seriously, there's no way we're going to face off against you," a third said.

"Let's get outta here!" the last shouted. All of them ran off. One tripped, shook himself off, and desperately tried to catch up with the others. Alex shook his head in disbelief.

"How undignified...and how shameful. I thought real men were going to at least try to rescue Sheba," he said marveling at their lack of courage. He looked towards Jenna. "Jenna, now is your chance. Go to Idejima and wait for me." he commanded. One of the soldiers began to walk off behind him attempting to sneak away. Alex turned immediately. "Where are you going? I'm not finished with you yet." Alex said with assertiveness. Alex stepped in front of the soldier and the soldier immediately backed up. "You mentioned backup from Lalivero?" he asked amused. He began walking towards them. "Let's go meet them together, shall we?"

"Hey, pal! When they get here, you'll be in for it!" the soldier said bravely. Alex stepped in the soldiers face, angry.

"Do you honestly believe that even a hundred of you could stop me?" The soldiers began backing up in dread. "How amusing... This I must see," Alex said amused by the whole thing. He began walking towards them and they began backing up. Jenna and Kraden could no longer see them.

"They're gone..."Kraden said in relief. "Come on, Jenna... Let's be going. There's nothing to stand in our way now!" he exclaimed. Jenna was thinking about something all the while Kraden was talking.

"But..."she said thoughtfully.

"What is it now?" Kraden asked feeling like they were starting all over again. She simply looked at him with a grieved face. It suddenly hit Kraden what was wrong. "Ah... You're worried about hurting any innocents?"

"Yes," she replied. "They weren't really being awful. They're just scared of us." She knew that if they encountered the men from Lalivero, they would fight her, mainly because she was a girl.

"Well, just try to hold back when you're fighting," Kraden connoted. Hold back? They already think I'm weak! Jenna thought. She nodded her head. "Let's get going!" He turned to the direction they were heading and pointed. "To the peninsula!" he shouted. They began running towards their exit--Suhulla Gate.

Upon arriving close to the gate, Kraden and Jenna came across a man who was shaking vigorously. He was obviously stricken by memories of Alex. He was not even facing in the direction where they were coming from.

"Why do I gotta be the one to wait for backup?" he blurted out to himself. "They did this to me on purpose! They know he's gonna come back this way!" He felt the presence of Jenna and Kraden. He turned to look to see who it was and immediately turned around at the sight of Jenna's familiar burgundy colored clothes and assumed Alex was with the two. "Yaaah! P-P-Please! Just let me go, and..." he paused. He came to his senses and turned around. "Hey!" he shouted. "That scary guy with the blue hair's not with you... Which means that I'm safe. Great! Now, you'll see what I'm really made of!" the man shouted powerfully.

"Kraden! Get back!" Jenna thundered. Kraden got out the way standing by one of the nearby trees.

"Why are you tring to protect the old man?" he taunted. The man took a swing at Jenna and she ducked the shot and punched the him in the stomach. Immediately she used her Psynergy.

"Fume!" Jenna cried. The man, doubled-over, saw a giant flame shaped like a dragon coming towards him.

"Huh? Wha-What's that!" the man shouted completely paralyzed with fear. The flame engulfed him and he laid on the floor burned.

"Hm. ...Teach you not to mess with girls," Jenna said with aplomb.

"Good job, Jenna!" Kraden said approvingly. She looked at him with a faint smile. She wondered how long she would have to deal with this before she actually made it Idejima. Unlike Alex, she could not take on an entire army.

"These are some big-headed ruffians," she said annoyed.

"Yes. I agree. Just be careful," They moved into Suhulla Gate. In front of them were steps to walk up. The whole place was man-made out of the mountain that already existed. The area had very little plant life and was infested with many rocks. It was dry and any person could see that whoever created it did not put much effort into it. They continued to run towards Idejima and they began to grow tired. Jenna had gone up three flight of stairs only to come across another townsmen.

"Waahhh! It's them!" he shouted to himself. His voice echoed off the giant dry mountain behind him.

"I hope you're ready, Jenna!" Kraden said running anxiously trying to find a good spot to hide. Jenna was ready to unleash her Fume Psynergy on him but she stopped. He looked like he was not going to fight. He simply appeared stunned. "Whoa there... Where'd the blue-haired guy go?" he asked curiously.

"He's not here." Jenna replied on her guard.

"I see. Well, who cares! I can handle some girl and her grandpa!" he roared trying to pump himself up. He immediately ran to her but she did not hesitate to release her psynergy.

"Fume!" she screamed. The townsmen stopped running and looked in awe at the approaching flame. It was the last thing he saw. She stared at the burnt body and began walking by him. "...And he's not my grandpa." Jenna proclaimed to a silent corpse.

"The peninsula is ahead, Jenna. Let's keep moving." Kraden pushed. They began running and they came across vines that lowered them down a cliff to the entrance of the cave. "Whew! I'm getting rather tired," Jenna said slightly out of breath.

"Me too," Kraden said.

"How are you getting tired and you haven't done anything!"

"Well, climbing up these stairs and vines are not friendly to my bones and muscles." Kraden explained sounding like he was trying to cover something up.

"Whatever..." Jenna replied. They began to walk into the entrance which was very dark from where the could see and three townsmen jumped out from the shadows.

"Ahhh!" Jenna screamed. She had sprung back in shock.

"My goodness!" Kraden shouted simultaneously as Jenna jumped back.

"Ha! That was a good idea, waiting here for 'em!" one of the men bragged.

"You two aren't going anywhere!" another said firmly.

"Except back with us to Master Iodem!" the last finished.

"Oh, boy," Kraden cried nervously. Jenna unleashed her Fume Psynergy on one of them. The other two had tried to punch her but Jenna hopped over the ruffian on the floor and one of them tripped. She unleashed her psynergy on the one on the ground. The last man was shaken up but was still prepared for battle.

"Well, I'll finish you off myself!" the townsmen shouted. He took out a knife and tried to slash her but she nimbly dodged the slash and she unleashed her psynergy for the last time. He never saw the flame that hit him.

"Okay. I hope that was the last of them. This fighting can really where a girl out," Jenna said out of breath.

"Well, I don't think it can get any worse..." Kraden chimed in.

"Don't say that," Jenna shot back annoyed at his enthusiasm.

They entered the cave. The dark brownish-purple walls were filled with rough bumps stained with the cuts of man-made holes. They went down a flight of stairs and went down further through another opening.

The next floor down was filled with water. There was a walkway to traverse without stepping into the fairly deep water, because the water was about four feet deep, which could shake someone if they happen to fall in. There were also purple, faintly shiny crystals that glowed in the darkness providing some extra light in the poorly lit cave. They ran to the pathway carved for them and found a shiny, fuchsia stone on the ground. Before Jenna got the opportunity to pick it up, a monster, which looked like a giant ant, equipped with boxing gloves and stripes alternating between blue and white, ambushed them. The ant punched her in the back but it only hurt a little bit.

"Ow! What hit me?" Jenna exclaimed angrily.

"Well, looky there!" Kraden said with awe in his eyes. Jenna, already angry from the punch in the back, instantaneously cast her Fume Psynergy upon the ant. It disintegrated on contact. "My that was invigorating!" Kraden exclaimed with great excitement. "He wasn't too strong..."

"That's probably why that punch didn't hurt too much," Jenna said rubbing her back.

"I never knew fighting could be so much fun!" Kraden said.

"That's because you're not doing anything," Jenna said unamused by his enthusiasm. She began to wonder why she had to be stuck with him. He had a vigor for adventure but went about it in a child-like manner. He obviosuly did not get much adventure until they were captured by Saturos and Menardi.

"Ah, but we'd better get on to the peninsula..." Kraden advised.

"Yes... we should..." she said exasperated by his constant talking. She grabbed the fuchsia stone on the ground which dissipated in her hand and rejuvenated her psynergy. They ran on to the exit of the cave.

They walked outside, and rested on their knees trying to catch their breath from the intense fighting, to a lush green peninsula with a forest and a beach on the far side of the peninsula. There was also a boat that was semi-encircled by the peninsula.

"This is the place, isn't it?" Kraden asked for clarification, slightly out of breath.

"Yes, Kraden," Jenna answered annoyed by his slight thick headedness.

"The peninsula at the end of the road to the west... That's what he told us," he said convincing himself. He began looking around the peninsula to make sure it was the rendezvous point. "This must be Idejima!"

"Obviously," Jenna said wishing he would stop talking.

"Well, we did get here rather quick," Kraden said.

"That's because you didn't do anything except run!" Jenna exclaimed.

"You told me to!" Kraden shot back. Jenna did not respond. He realized what he was doing and calmed down.

"Hm... Menardi said a ship would be here..." Kraden said.

"That's true," Jenna replied. "Where is it?"

"We ought to see if we can find it," Kraden suggested.

"Ok," Jenna agreed. Kaden began walking around the peninsula scoping the cliffs closest to them, which stood above ten feet above the water, looking over into the deep blue water. The water was calm and flowed slowly. The sound of waves, lightly brushing the side of the rock, was soothing and peaceful. He took this portion because he was too tired to really do serious walking. Jenna was walking through the forest to get to the other side of the island; her head oscillating trying to find their missing ship. Kraden took the side of the peninsula that was closest to the ocean, because Jenna had more vitality, and was scanning it on the edge.

"Jenna, it's over here!" Kraden shouted. He was looking down at what looked like a Lemurian ship. The front had the face of a dragon and the sides covered with red wood--the deck built with tan wood. It was a well crafted boat but it had been worn. Jenna caught up with Kraden now really out of breath from running.

"At first glance, it seems like a normal ship, but..." he paused. Jenna walked to the edge to get a closer look. Kraden ran around Jenna to get a different view of the ship.

"There's something odd about it." he finished. Jenna was trying to see what was the big deal about the ship. She wondered what the problem was. He abruptly jumped down onto the deck of the ship and went inside the cabin that protruded upward from the middle of the deck.

"Kraden, wait!" Jenna exclaimed trying to stop him. "Oh, I swear! You're like a kid with a new toy!" Jenna said to herself. She began pacing back and the forth; the sound of crushed grass with her every step. "Hurry up in there!" Jenna barked impatiently.

"I'll be about in a minute, dear..." Kraden said sarcastically; his voice muffled from the ship. Kraden soon came from out the boat and jumped back up onto the peninsula. He had a look of confusion.

"What's wrong?" Jenna asked.

"It's missing," Kraden said dead-pan. He was not looking at Jenna as he spoke. He was looking in the distance thinking about the ship.

"Hm? What are you talking about?" Jenna asked befuddled.

"The thingie...that makes it go," Kraden said. Jenna's face turned confused. She could not believe what she was hearing. The great scholar of Vale, confused by a missing "thingie".

"What do you mean? What's so important about this...thingie?" she asked completely lost at this point. "Why must you always be so confusing?"

"The boat can't move without it..." Kraden explained. Jenna walked off in anger.

"That Menardi! She tricked us!" she exclaimed in frustration. Kraden turned around in confusion.

"Tricked us?" he said. "How could she have tricked us?"

"By passing this dud boat off on us!" she shouted annoyed by the whole thing. Kraden shook his head.

"There's no trick. If this boat is a dud, how did it get here in the first place?" Kraden questioned to explain. The statement brought sense to her.

"Oh, right," Jenna admitted. She felt rather stupid. Kraden began pacing back and forth on the green grass pondering why the ship cannot move. He finally paused and he got the idea.

"It must have been the orb..." Kraden concluded.

"What orb?" Jenna asked.

"Don't you remember that crystal Saturos was carrying?" he said helping her recall.

"That big, black pearl thing?" Jenna asked. Her face of confusion was disappearing.

"I'm certain he said he could move the ship with it." Kraden explained.

"Jenna, Kraden!" a voice shouted from the cave that had previously come from. Alex stepped out and began walking towards them. Unlike them, he looked perfectly fine and could still breathe properly. "There you are," he said. "I see you found the boat," he said looking at the ship. "We set sail as soon as the beacon has been fired, correct?" he asked making sure he did not misinterpret any orders. Jenna and Kraden looked off into the distance at the giant pale gold colored lighthouse. Alex began to look.

"Strange..." Kraden said in curiosity.

"What is it?" Alex inquired.

"The beacon... It has not been lit yet." he responded. It finally occurred to Alex that the lighthouse was unlit.

"You're right... Why is it taking so long?" he asked concerned about what was going on.

"And why hasn't my brother returned?" Jenna chimed in. Jenna began to get worried. They had been to the lighthouse so long ago and her brother hasn't even returnd yet. He's probably busy protecting Sheba. Jenna thought getting angry again. At that statement, a great glow of light emerged from the top of the lighthouse.

"They've done it, Jenna! They've lit the beacon!" Kraden exclaimed in wonder. Jenna's anger immediately left at the lighting of the lighthouse and she began to gaze in wonder at the sight. Unexpectedly, the ground began shaking vigorously. "What's happening, Kraden?" Jenna screamed scared. Her voice was shaking to the rumbling of the ground. "Why won't the ground stop shaking?" The ground began to shake even harder. Jenna was almost completely paralyzed. She could not believe what was happening. In the distance, they saw the foundation of Venus Lighthouse begin to get covered in dust from the dirt.

"Strange... I think it might be getting worse!" Alex shouted over the quaking peninsula; his voice shaking with the ground also. Still watching, struggling to keep their balance, they saw the Venus Lighthouse foundation still covered in dust and dirt.

"I think the lighthouse is collapsing!" Jenna shouted becoming more fearful. "Look! The ground around it is crumbling!" Her thoughts kept going back to Felix.

"Mercury Lighthouse didn't react this way... What makes Venus different?" Kraden questioned. Impetuously the entire peninsula broke off the piece of land it was connected to. The peninsula was linked to the edge of the continent leading to the ocean. Jenna and Kraden fell on their backs from the powerful movement of what is now, an island.

"That last tremor tore a rift in Suhulla Range!" Alex exclaimed in astonishment. The island began slowly moving away from the continent.

"Amazing! An entire mountain being torn apart...!" Kraden exclaimed obliviouis, at this moment, of the crisis they were in.

"How are we going to get back to Gondowan now?" Jenna screamed completely engulfed in dread. Jenna was worrying about her brother and what was happening to him. What sacrafice was made to light the lighthouse? Did Felix die?

"Idejima is drifting away from the mainland!" Kraden exclaimed watching the water move by.

"But... what will happen to us?" Jenna asked out loud to anyone who was listening.

The island drifted too far to see the lighthouse anymore and the tremors finally ceased. Jenna and Kraden were still on their backs.

"Oh, Kraden... How long will this island continue to drift?" she asked with some annoyance.

"I don't know... I wish you could tell me," Kraden said. Jenna became angry. How could Kraden be so inconsiderate at a time like this? Jenna went through so much with her brother and now she would never see her brother again.

"Sheesh... You're no help in times like this," Jenna said completely annoyed now. There was silence for a moment.

"Hey, I'm hungry..." Kraden blabbed.

"How can you even think about food?" Jenna snapped.

"You really are a pain, Kraden," Again, there was silence.

"I wonder what happened to my brother..." she asked herself in concern.

"I can't be certain, but it looks like they lit the Venus Lighthouse," Kraden said.

"Yeah, I know. You don't have to tell me that. That's how we wound up adrift at sea, right?" Jenna said getting annoyed again.

"My aren't you cranky today, Jenna! Kraden said in surprise. He stopped himself. "Well, I suppose you're just worried about Felix." That was the first time Kraden actually thought about her feelings.

"Isaac and the others must have been at the lighthouse, too," she said ignoring Kraden's comment.

"I suppose you're right..." Kraden replied.

"I miss them...Isaac...Felix..." she spoke. There was silence again. The two, laying on their backs, with the sound of rushing water. Alex came from the beach side of the island to where Jenna and Kraden were in front of the cave entrance.

"Come with me," Alex said mentioning nothing else and showing no sign of emotion. Both were confused at his command. "There is something I wish to show you," he said with the same monotone voice. He immediately walked off. They got up and walked with him. They came up to the beach and there, two bodies were on the beach drenched and covered in sand.

"Felix! Sheba!" Kraden shouted in amazement.

"Felix...Sheba..." Jenna said simultaneously perplexed at who she was looking at; words stricken from her mouth. They immediately rushed to the bodies that laid in the sand.

"They... They're alive..." Kraden exclaimed in astonishment.

"They're really alive!" Jenna shouted in sheer joy. Kraden turned to Alex.

"What is this? Alex, what happened?" Kraden asked still amazed.

I know it's long(it was actually longer but I made a mistake when I first put this up) but I didn't know how to split it up into separate chapters, so I left it. I doubt it will be this long again. Review on your way out but no flaming.