Where the Ocean Meets the Land

By onyx_dreamer

Disclaimer: I do not own Golden Sun, only the mighty and grand Camelot does... *goes off and worships at personal Golden Sun shrine*

Description: Umm... The GS team has (obviously) defeated the Fusion Dragon with a few changes to the ending. They retrieve the Jupiter Star and have found Jenna and Kraden. They all return to Vale only for Isaac to find out that his mother has died. Mia takes it upon herself to help Isaac through his mourning.

Rating: I don't know if angst raises or lowers ratings, but no there are no dirty words or anything you couldn't read to a child. Just to be safe I'll give it a PG rating.

Now on with the show...

Chapter 1. Unwanted Discovery

            Their journey was over. None of them could believe it. They headed toward Vale to return the two remaining Elemental Stars; Mars and Jupiter. All were excited, but mainly Garet and Isaac.

            "We're going home Isaac! Can you believe it?" Garet shouted while leaping for joy.

            Isaac nodded his agreement.

            "Hey! It's my home too!" yelled Jenna. She ran and attempted to tackle Garet. Instead of succeeding, she only ended up being carried in his arms.

            "If you wanted to be carried Jenna, all you had to do was ask." Garet flashed his biggest grin.

            Jenna blushed but tried to play it off by acting angry. "You Ape! Let me go!" she growled while hitting him on the chest.

            Everyone laughed except Jenna who sulked.

            Kraden, whom was carrying the Stars, looked at the bags. "It's a shame we couldn't retrieve the Stars from the lighthouses. But I guess the Wise One will have to settle for this," he sighed.

            "I think that the Mercury lighthouse should stay lit. It's the only one that any good comes out of. The Hermes's Water is too valuable for the continent of Angara to loose," Mia explained.

            Kraden nodded his agreement. "I guess your right Mia. With such a wondrous thing as the Hermes's Water coming from the lighthouse, it should stay lit." The group soon saw a line of bushes and a tall wooden gateway coming closer. They stop right outside the gateway. "We're here," Kraden announced, "Ivan, Mia, welcome to Vale, home of the Adepts."

            Through the gateway, the large and ancient psynergy stone could be seen. "It's beautiful..." Mia whispered.

            "Can you put me down now Garet?" Jenna whined.

            "Your wish is my command, oh Hot-Headed One," Garet joked, setting Jenna back down.

            "Thanks a bunch," Jenna muttered.

            The group entered Vale. Over near the Weapon and Armor shop, a small girl and boy were playing. They were the first to spot, and then recognize, Isaac, Garet, Kraden, and Jenna. They started screaming and yelling in their joy to the rest of Vale, "They're back! Garet and Isaac have finished their quest!"

            Soon the entire town center was filled with Vale residents. All of them marveled at how much Garet and Isaac had grown.

            Having enough of the commotion, Isaac walked up next to Kraden and took the Stars from him and made his way through the crowd, not saying a word to anyone as he headed toward Sol Sanctum. Only Kraden watched him go. "Good luck returning the Stars. I'm sure the Wise One will tell you wondrous things about Alchemy," Kraden whispered to himself. He then returned to the crowds accepting the warm welcomes that were being extended.

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"Garet!? Garet, my boy, you're back!" yelled a bass voice, "And you got Jenna and Kraden too!"

            "Dad!" Garet laughed, embracing his father, "You old man. Is everything going well? It looks like nothing changed."

            His father's smile froze on his face.

            "What's wrong Dad?" Garet asked worriedly.

            "Where is Isaac?"

            Garet glanced around, and to his surprise, couldn't find Isaac. "Not here. Why?" Garet inquired looking back at his father.

            Relief swept his father's face, along with a look of guilt at being relieved. "Dora's dead," he stated simply.

            Garet went silent. He looked at the man who sired him blankly. "How?"

            His father gulped. "It was a prolonged death. She fell into a very deep depression. She locked herself in her house and would not come out. We could hear her crying every night. She didn't eat, didn't sleep. Garet, she killed herself."

            Garet lower himself to the ground slowly and covered his face with his hands. "How are we going to tell him?"

            Mia walked up having noticed Garet sitting down on the ground. "Tell who what?"

            Before his father could talk, Garet interrupted, "Isaac about Dora."

            A hurt, betrayed, and confused look crossed Mia's face. "Who's Dora?"

            "His mother, his only family," Garet's father answered.

            Mia still looked confused but the hurt look had disappeared. "What's wrong with her?"

            Garet looked up and just stared Mia in the eye.

            Mia's hand flew up and covered her mouth as she realized. "I don't know what he's going to do when he finds out."

            "My thoughts exactly," Garet's father whispered, "I'm Garet's father by the way. Jenna stays with us since her family was killed in the storm that struck many years ago. You're welcome to stay with us."

            "Thank you for the offer. I'll consider it," Mia said appreciatively.

A/N: Well, there's chapter 1. Please offer any constructive criticism you may have. Chapter 2 will be up shortly. I'm a brand new author by the way so go easy. I know it probably sux by you standards.