Golden Sun: The New Regime

By: Padfoot-chan

Disclaimer: I do not own Golden Sun. I own Xenos Galen and Devlin Fagan.

Summary: In a world where test-tube babies are normal and children conceived the "old fashioned way" is considered an oddity; Ivan leads a band of underground Energists against the New Regime. He has lost his family to the New Regime and now wants his revenge. Shonen-ai contained. Don't like don't read.

Shonen-ai Warning.

Bios:

Ivan Tsunomi

Age: Sixteen

Birthplace: Cygnus, Arcadia

Birth year: 2070

Appearance: Chin length, dirty blonde hair, violet eyes and usually a serious expression on his face Height: 5'6" weight: 125lbs

Background: When Ivan was fourteen, his older sister, Hama, was taken away by a big organization called the New Regime when they discovered that she possessed unique powers, powers that the president of the New Regime was very interested in. Hama was asked to join the New Regime, however, being a very proud person who loathed everything about the New Regime, she turned down the offer, which turned out to be the very last thing she would be able to do. Hama was murdered and sent back to her family in a coffin painted in her own blood. Ivan's mother and father were so distraught about their daughter's death that they sent him off to a family friend before they went to the New Regime headquarters to talk with the president, this would be the last time Ivan ever saw them alive. A few weeks later, the family that he was staying with was murdered by the New Regime, who was now trying to get to him. Frightened by this turn of events, Ivan ran away, finally reaching Draco, one of the biggest cities in all of Arcadia, however, it was also the home of a band of Energists who were working against the New Regime. Most of the members were teenagers, much like Ivan, who had lost their parents went they refused to join the New Regime or were trying to protect their children from having to join them. A year later, the former leader resigned from his duties and let Ivan take his place, knowing that Ivan would lead them with a level head. Ivan detests the test-tube babies, also known as "false Energists", created by the New Regime because they have similar powers to Energists, however they were falsely received and hundreds of Energists died from the false Energists who set out to do the New Regime's dirty work. Now, Ivan is watching a false Energist who ran away from the New Regime. It is his job to make sure that the New Regime does not get a hold of this false Energist because of his unique powers.

Element: Air

Robin Watanabe

Age: Eighteen

Birthplace: Andromeda, Arcadia

Birth year: 2068

Appearance: Sandy blonde hair going a little past his chin, pale blue eyes, usually serious but can be happy when he is around people that he likes Height: 6'1" weight: 130lbs

Background: Robin is one of the false Energists created by the New Regime. These false Energists follow the orders of the New Regime and search for any Energists. Upon finding these Energists, they bring them back to one of the New Regime's many buildings, where they will then be set in front of the president who will give them an offer of life in his service or death if they chose to go against the New Regime. Many have refused this offer of life over death. Each of the false Energists, have one element, much like the true Energists. The elements they receive vary depending on their parents, the people who supplied the genes to create the false Energists, many do this against their will. Usually, the false Energists show signs of their powers when they are first born, however, Robin was different. When he was born, he showed no signs of possessing any powers so he was returned to his parents. He lived a normal life for fourteen years, until one day when his father, Kyle, was in danger of being run over by a truck, Robin suddenly teleported Kyle to safety. Normally not a power received by those with the earth element, the New Regime found out immediately about this and took Robin away from his family. The president of the New Regime took a general liking to him for his strange powers and trained Robin himself. However, whenever Robin was not training, he was locked away in his room, constantly trying to break out of the room with his powers. Finally, he decided to not do anything that he was told and demanded to be returned to his parents. With a laugh, the president told him that this request would be impossible and that he had murdered Robin's parents when they took him away from his house. Robin, angered and distressed by this information, created a huge earthquake, of which the likes had never been seen by Andromeda, nearly destroying the city and killing everyone there. Instead of frightening the president, the earthquake had made him quite happy, it had shown him just how strong Robin was. Four years later, Robin managed to escape with the help of a close friend of his. He has been on the move since then, unable to stay in one place because the New Regime has eyes everyone and is on the lookout for him.

Element: Earth

Felix Hayato

Age: Nineteen

Birthplace: Draco, Arcadia

Birth year: 2067

Appearance: Long, chocolate brown  hair usually tied back in a loose ponytail and thrown over his shoulder, warm, brown eyes Height: 6'3" weight: 136lbs

Background: Felix was the previous leader of the group of Energists working against the New Regime, however, he resigned from that job and gave the position to Ivan when he felt that Ivan was mature enough to handle being the leader of a group. Felix is close to the founder of the group and usually spends his free time with him. Felix helped Robin escape from the New Regime four years ago and has secretly been helping him move around unseen ever since.

Element: Earth

Picard Abe

Age: Unknown

Birthplace: Cygnus, Arcadia

Birth year: Unknown

Appearance: Long, light blue hair either tied back in a ponytail, worn down without anything or worn down with a headband around his head to keep his bangs out of his eyes, bright, golden eyes Height: 6'2" weight: 132lbs

Background: Picard is the founder of the group of Energists and original leader of the small group. However, he later gives the leadership to Felix who in turn resigns the title to Ivan after he joins them. Picard knew and trained the president of the New Regime before he turned evil and began creating the false Energists through science and technology. When he learned that his old pupil had done this, he was very distraught and tried to protect as many people as he could from his former student and the New Regime. Picard knows the most about the origin of the Energists and why Robin is the strongest false Energist ever to be born. When Picard is not training the younger members of the group or retraining the older members, he is spending his free time with Felix.

Element: Water

Alex Dagashii

Age: Twenty

Birthplace: Andromeda, Arcadia

Birth year: 2066

Appearance: Long, aqua-colored hair going past his shoulders and down his back, bright blue eyes Height: 6'2" weight: 131lbs

Background: Alex is the president and founder of the New Regime in Draco. He himself is an Energist even though he sends his legion of false Energists out to find them and if they refuse to join him, he either orders his false Energists to kill them or he will kill them himself. Alex is one of the strongest Energists in all of Arcadia, and only a select few can rival his powers. However, these select few have chosen to go into hiding and are neither with the New Regime nor against them. The reason Alex is one of the stronger Energists is because he found three ancient buildings after his mentor, Picard Abe, released him from his tutelage. The motives for Alex's actions are unknown however, Picard believes that it could be to find another ancient building similar to the ones he found years ago.

Element: Water

Sheba Sakarai

Age: Fifteen

Birthplace: Gemini, Arcadia

Birth year: 2071

Appearance: short, dirty blonde hair going past her chin, forest green eyes Height: 5'4" weight: 109lbs

Element: Air

Jenna Hayato

Age: Eighteen

Birthplace: Draco, Arcadia

Birth year: 2068

Appearance: Elbow length, reddish-brown hair, fiery red eyes Height: 5'10" weight: 120lbs

Element: Fire

Mary Nizu

Age: Eighteen

Birthplace: Andromeda, Arcadia

Birth year: 2068

Appearance: Long, dark blue hair going past her elbows usually tied up in a high ponytail, pale blue eyes Height: 5'11" weight: 123lbs

Element: Water

Gerald Yoshida

Age: Eighteen

Birthplace: Draco, Arcadia

Birth year: 2068

Appearance: Shoulder length, reddish-brown hair usually spiked, chestnut eyes Height: 6'2" weight: 134lbs

Element: Fire

Xenos Galen

Age: Fourteen

Birthplace: Cygnus, Andromeda

Birth year: 2072

Appearance: Shoulder length, jet-black hair, usually tied back in a loose ponytail or held down by a dark blue bandana, ice-blue eyes that usually are hidden behind his bangs, a large black tattoo on his back in the shape of demon wings Height: 5'5 ½ " weight: 117lbs

Element: Fire

Devlin Fagan

Age: Fourteen

Birthplace: Draco, Arcadia

Birth year: 2072

Appearance: Shoulder length, white hair, reddish-pink eyes and abnormally pale skin, usually has to wear glasses to see and wears sunglasses outside because his eyes are sensitive to the light, a black tattoo on his back in the shape of angel wings. A small scar on his right arm and a larger scar on his left thigh from when he was younger. Height: 5'5" weight: 115lbs

Element: Earth

Chapter 1: Rain

Rain poured down around the large town of Andromeda. People rushed through the streets, running to their cars or to the safety of buildings where they could dry off. However, one person stood out in the rain, soaked to the bone and wearing only a long, black leather trench coat for protection. This person was Ivan Tsunomi, his short, dirty blonde hair was plastered to his pale cheeks as he leaned back against the bricks of a building. His body seemed tiered but his strong violet eyes were trained on the coffee shop across the street from him.

He had been there for hours and the others had headed back to the base as soon as the rain had started. Felix Hayato had stayed with him up until an hour ago but when Picard Abe asked him to return to the base as well, Felix left Ivan when he said he could handle the job alone and that he should see what Picard wanted. He wished he had gone with Felix when he left.

Ivan knew that he should go back to the base as well but he did not want the New Regime to get their hands on the false Energist that he was watching. If they did, they would either use his powers for themselves or kill him. Even though he was hoping for the latter, he knew that the New Regime would know let the false Energist's powers go to waste and would brainwash him before they ever let him die.

The false Energist in question had been in the coffee shop for hours and Ivan did not want to go in for fear that he would be seen by the false Energist and then his cover would be blown. Ivan had been following the false Energist for months now and had already been seen by him two times. A third might make it a little too suspicious and he did not want to risk allowing the false Energist to think that he was being followed. However, he really wanted to get out of the pouring rain, if he did not do so now, he might catch pneumonia.

Ivan sneezed, nearly falling forward in surprise. He looked down at his watch and let out a tiered sigh. It was four o'clock in the morning. Hama would have killed him for being out that late, if she were still alive that is. His older sister, Hama, had been murdered over two years ago by an elite organization called the New Regime. Ivan's sister had strange powers, powers that Ivan now possessed himself. The president of the New Regime had discovered Hama's powers and ordered his highest group of false Energists to capture Hama and take her to the headquarters of the New Regime, a large building located in the heart of Draco. After that, Ivan did not know must of what had happened but a week later, a package arrived in the mail. The package contained a large coffin painted in what looked like blood. His father had told him to leave the room before they opened it and right when Ivan reached his room, he heard his mother let out a blood-curdling scream. Neither of his parents would allow him to see what was inside of the box, but from his mother's scream and the smell of blood that now filled the house, he could guess what had been inside the coffin and what had become of his sister.

Hama had always been a proud person and she had never cared for the New Regime very much. She was always starting protests and dragging Ivan along with her…

Ivan shut his violet eyes tightly, pressing his forehead against the wet brick wall of the building he was hiding behind. Thinking about her was far too painful. It always reminded him of just how much he was alone in the world now. Sure, Felix and the others treated him like family, but that was not the same.

He was just about to give up and return to the others when the door to the coffee shop opened and the false Energists stepped out into the rain. He took out a dark blue umbrella before the rain could soak his sandy blonde hair. His pale blue eyes scanned the area before he headed over to a black sports car parked near the coffee shop.

Ivan watched for a moment before he sidestepped and climbed onto his motorcycle. He had just turned sixteen a couple of weeks ago but Felix had taught him how to drive when he had joined the other Energists in the fight against the New Regime, he felt that it would be a good skill for Ivan to have if he were ever separated from the older members of the group.

Ivan pulled on his helmet and watched the black sports car until it pulled out of the parking space and down the empty street. Waiting a couple of minutes, Ivan started his motorcycle and pulled out of the alleyway, taking the same road as the black sports car.

The false Energist had only gotten a block ahead of him but that would give them enough distance for Ivan to follow unseen as well as keep an eye on the car in front of him. The black sports car stopped at a red light, giving Ivan more time to catch up to him. The pouring rain was impairing Ivan's vision and he was already regretting the decision to take his motorcycle out on this mission. Then again, he had no other choice but to take his motorcycle. Gerald Yoshida had taken his car out to train one of the younger members, Sheba Sakarai. So it was either drive the motorcycle or risk driving with Jenna, Felix's younger sister. Jenna's driving was not exactly…up to par.

Ivan reached the alleyway that would take him back to the base and sighed. He really wanted to go to sleep in his nice, warm, dry bed back in his apartment, but no. He had to watch over this false Energist before he could do anything else. Gritting his teeth, Ivan sped up, hoping to get this over with as soon as possible. He had caught up with the false Energist's car by now, even though it had already gotten past the red light.

Ivan was about to pull alongside of the black sports car, when it suddenly pulled to a stop, forcing Ivan to turn his bike to the side. He toppled over the front of his motorcycle and was bracing himself for a hard landing against the wet concrete, throwing his arms out in front of himself, when suddenly a strong pair of arms caught him.

The sixteen-year-old pulled his helmet off his head; gasping for breath, "Are you all right?" asked a smooth voice coming from the person holding him.

"Yeah…I'm just fine," breathed Ivan, still a little shocked. He sat up on his knees, cradling his head in his hand. He felt a hand rubbing against his back, drawing a deep blush to his cheeks.

A million questions ran through his head as he lowered his hand and slowly turned to the person who had caught him. When their eyes met, his mind went completely blank. Another absurd thought passed through Ivan's mind as he stared up into pale blue eyes, slightly hidden underneath sandy blonde bangs. The false Energist.

Ivan blinked the rainwater out of his eyes and backed away from the false Energist, trying to get back to his feet. His legs gave out from under him and he fell back onto the ground, "Sorry…" started the false Energist, smiling weakly at Ivan, reaching out to help him, "I thought that you were someone from the New Regime. But I have seen you around somewhere before, haven't I?"

Turning away from the false Energist, and narrowing his eyes, Ivan replied curtly, "I don't know what you are talking about."

"I never forget a face," smiled the man, "Especially not one as cute as yours. My name is Watanabe Robin. Care to tell me your name?" Ivan glanced at the older teen for a moment before letting out a sigh. It was late, he was cold and his clothes were soaking wet, and all he wanted to do now was sleep in his own bed, even though the gates around the base were probably locked and the doors were bolted shut by now.

"Tsunomi, Tsunomi Ivan. I know who you are…and if you were worried that I was from the New Regime, then you must know that they are looking for you." Robin nodded, brushing back his now wet bangs, "What do you want to do? As long as you are out on the streets, out of their control, they will come looking for you. They want your power more than anyone else's."

"I know…Dagashii told me that as well." muttered Robin before he looked back over at Ivan, turning serious, "Why have you been following me? It has been months since I escaped the New Regime and I saw you watching me a week ago and two months before that I saw you following me through a crowd."

Ivan mumbled a curse under his breath, "I was trying to make sure that no one from the New Regime got to you. You would be a danger to Energists everywhere if they were to get a hold of you again. I heard that Dagashii Alex has control of Energists with Air Psynergy."

"Psynergy?" interrupted Robin, "What's that?" Ivan blinked up at him in astonishment. He had never though that he would have to explain what Psynergy was, especially not to an Energist, even if he was a false Energist…he should at least know what the power he used was called. How could you control something when you did not even know its name.

"It is sort of hard to explain…" whispered Ivan thoughtfully, "It's kind of like…our powers, or the extensions of our minds through our powers that we exert into a more physical form using one of the four elements: water, air, earth, and fire." Robin nodded slowly, "Picard could probably explain it better than I can, I still do not understand what Psynergy is myself. Didn’t Dagashii explain it to you when you were with the New Regime?"

Robin laughed. It was forced, almost harsh but Ivan could tell from the slight softness in his laugh that he had the kind of laugh that people loved to listen to, "He never said anything about my powers to me. I overheard him talking to others about my powers and he would brag about my powers to me a lot." Robin looked down at his light blue, long-sleeved shirt and sighed, "I think that you should get home before you catch your death. How long have you been out here anyway? It's been raining since six p.m."

Ivan flushed slightly at the question, "Well…since you went into the coffee shop."

"What!? But I've been in there for hours."

"You're important though!" yelled Ivan, blushing even more when he realized what he had just said, "I mean…you could either destroy all of the Energists or save us…you are very important to both sides."

Robin smiled and stood up, reaching for Ivan's hand and pulling him to his feet. He pulled Ivan up a little too fast and caused the younger teen to fall forward into his arms, his forehead lightly bumping Robin's chest, "So I am important to both sides? To the New Regime and the Energists?" asked Robin, slipping his arms around Ivan's waist and holding him close.

Ivan rested his head against Robin's chest in spite of himself and closed his eyes, breathing in deeply.

This felt familiar for some reason, having strong arms wrapped around his slim frame. It was an alien feeling to feel secure, especially in the arms of someone who he had been taught to hate. What would Felix say when he found out about this? What would Picard say? They had taken him in when he had nowhere else to go, when everyone else had turned him away because of his powers. Even among Energists, Ivan's powers were considered an oddity.

He was an Air Energist. He could read people's emotions and their thoughts. Ivan could control the winds to create whirlwinds, Picard had even taught him how to use Water Psynergy. Water was closely related to Air and with the right training and a strong mind, an Air Energist could use Water Psynergy. The same went for Earth Energists when they tried to use certain Fire Psynergy based skills.

Ivan's eyes lolled and he began to slump against Robin. Robin looked down at Ivan and picked him up, letting Ivan rest his head on his shoulder.

"I…have to get back to the base…" moaned Ivan, turning blurry, violet eyes to Robin, "The others are going to be worried…about me…"

"I am not letting you drive alone…least of all on a motorcycle in the rain. Don't you know that that is very dangerous?" Ivan grumbled a yes and wrapped his arms around Robin's neck.

Robin smiled and glanced over at Ivan's motorcycle and his helmet. There was a flash of light and the motorcycle and helmet disappeared. Next, Robin looked at his car. He did not feel like driving it now, not with Ivan to worry about. There was another flash of light and his car disappeared as well, leaving the street empty except for Ivan and him.

Robin bowed his head as blue lights because to circle around him, the fabric of his and Ivan's clothes floating as if caught by a gentle wind.

Teleport.

They were gone.

Golden Sun: the New Regime

By: Padfoot-chan

Chapter 2: Adiuvare

Felix moved over to the window of his and Picard's room. The rain had not stopped yet and he was starting to worry about Ivan staying out so late to watch over the false Energist. The young Venus Energist had noticed that Ivan was taking a particular interest in Robin Watanabe and he could not place the reason as to why.

Sighing, Felix leaned against the windowsill and stared down into the streets. Their base was disguised as the Imperial Palace in Andromeda, which was rather wise when you considered that one of their strongest Energists was the Emperor of Andromeda.

Felix pressed his forehead against the cool glass of the window, mentally cursing himself for leaving Ivan alone to look after Robin. He should have taken him with him back to the Palace at the very least, but even if he had kept prying, Ivan would have refused to return with him in the end. It was as if Ivan took looking after Robin personally.

The door to the room opened and Picard Abe walked in, stretching when he thought no one was in the room. Felix caught his reflection in the window and smiled at the older man, turning around to face him, "Hey, Picard."

Picard froze with his arms lifted over his head, blushing slightly, "F-Felix, you really should warn people before you do that."

"Yes, warn people about sitting in my room, at…" Felix glanced over at the clock in the corner of the room, "Four-thirty in the morning." Picard shot the younger man an indignant look and crossed the room to their bed, sitting down soon after, "What are you doing up so late, anyway?"

"Making sure that all of the Energists have returned from their missions or training sessions. Gerald says that Sheba is progressing quite well, she just has to learn everything that Ivan knows and she will be able to go out on missions with some of the others." explained Picard, turning away from Felix and hiding a yawn behind his mouth. Felix smiled and started to laugh, "May I ask what it is that you find so amusing, dear?"

"You, you always seem to amuse me." laughed Felix, holding his sides.

"And why do I amuse you?" asked Picard as he removed his shoes. Felix stood up and sat down next to Picard on the bed, leaning toward the shorter man.

"Because you are just so polite." Picard blushed under Felix's gaze and turned away, clearing his throat, "You have to get over it sometime, Picard. We are married now." Picard fiddled with his hands now, blushing even more now.

"Yes, I know…" he cleared his throat again and turned to Felix, jumping back when he noticed how close the younger man was. Felix shook his head and scooted back, smirking down at Picard, "Where is Ivan? I went to his room to check up on him and to ask him about the false Energist, but he was not there. Please tell me that he has returned."

"No, the gates have remained unopened since Gerald returned with Sheba. Mary and Jenna returned to the Palace before I did, so everyone should be back by now." said Felix, solemnly, "It appears that Ivan is the only one who has yet to come back to the Palace."

"Felix, it has been hours since you returned, I am starting to get worried about him." Picard shook his light blue locks from side to side, "Maybe I should not have called you back when I did. I should have left you to look after Ivan, instead of asking you to help me out with the training for the new Energists, but Xenos and Devlin were giving me such a hard time... If anything has happened to Ivan, it is going to be all my fault." Picard stood up, "We have to go find him now. He could be in trouble. What if he ran into members of the New Regime. I do not think that even he can handle a whole group of them on his own."

Felix grabbed Picard's wrist and pulled him back onto their bed, "Calm down, Picard. Ivan is a big boy, he can take care of himself and if he is truly desperate, he will ask for Watanabe's help." soothed Felix, "Watanabe owes me a few favors, anyway. So if Ivan asks for his help, he will help him out."

Picard nodded, "Yes, but, Ivan is still quite young and he should not be out this late. I can still worry about one of my closest friends, can't I?"

"Of course you can worry about Ivan," started Felix, "I thought I was going to have a heart attack before you came in here. What do you say to us going out and looking for him after we get some sleep? It would not be very healthy to go out with no sleep and try looking for him in this kind of weather."

"Yes, and maybe there is a slight change the that weather will improve by the time we awake." Picard frown, "I have a bad feeling that something is about to happen, though, Felix. As soon as we wake up, promise me that we will go looking for Ivan."

"I promise you, Picard, we will go looking for Ivan as soon as we wake up."

-~-~-~-

Robin and Ivan reappeared in a darkened apartment, in the middle of a small bedroom. Robin walked over to his bed and laid Ivan on top of it before removing Ivan's trench coat, hanging it up in the corner of the room and then moving to remove Ivan's shirt. A quick hand caught his and violet eyes turned to him, a warning in their gaze, "What are…you doing?" asked Ivan. Robin smiled weakly down at him.

"You don't want to stay in wet clothes, do you? You could get sick." Ivan sat up and climbed off the bed with Robin's help.

"I can change myself, I am not injured." Robin sighed and turned away from Ivan, looking through his drawers for something that Ivan could wear. Ivan rubbed the sides of his arms, trying to warm up as he looked around Robin's room.

The walls of the room was bare, no posters, no pictures, but there was a small clock in the corner of the room, flashing 12:00 over and over again. Next to Robin's bed, there was a small dresser with one portrait on it. The picture inside was of Robin, three years ago, with a man and a woman. Ivan walked over to the picture and leaned forward to get a better look.

"Those were my parents." said Robin, walking up behind Ivan, startling him. Ivan turned around, blushing and averted his eyes from Robin's.

"Sorry…I didn't mean to be rude…" muttered Ivan as Robin handed him some dry clothes. Robin shook his head.

"It is alright, I haven't a right to keep anything from you, right?" asked the false Energist, "It is my fault that you are in this mess in the first place, at least, that is how I figure it. The New Regime is out looking for me now, dropping all of their previous projects for the sole purpose of getting me back to use my powers against the Energists."

Ivan looked down at the clothes Robin handed him and the false Energist turned around, "Uh, what is the New Regime planning? Do you know?" asked Ivan, blushing crimson as he set the clothes down on the dresser behind him and lifted his shirt over his head.

"Your guess is as good as mine, but I did meet up with someone at the coffee shop the other day that said there was a rumor traveling around that the New Regime wants this strange power and they need me to gain it." explained Robin. "From how they said it, it seems that Alex already has half of the power, but I have the other half. I do not know how it happened, but something might have gone wrong when I was created."

Ivan pulled the shirt Robin had given him over his head and blushed. The shirt smelled like Robin, a scent that was oddly familiar, comforting in a strange way. He shook it off and removed his pants quickly, slipping the on ones that the false Energist had given him as well. They were a little loose but Ivan tightened the straps on the sides and they fit perfectly, even though they were too long. The shirt was too; he could not even see his hands and the one of his shoulders was exposed.

"Do you think that is the truth?" asked Ivan, walking around Robin and looking up at him. Robin had his eyes closed so he did not see the movement. Ivan smiled to himself and tapped Robin's shoulder. Robin's pale blue eyes flew open and he smiled down at Ivan when he saw him.

"I do not know…with Alex, anything could happen, I can be sure of that at the very least." Robin shrugged his shoulders, "There will be time to talk about that tomorrow. Right now, I think that you should get some sleep. This is the only bed I have, considering that I normally do not have guests and haven't really planned to stay in one place for very long. You take it and I'll sleep in the living room on the couch."

"I can't make you do that!" cried Ivan as Robin made to the doorway. He grabbed Robin's wet sleeve, stopping the older teen from leaving the room, "I mean, this is your apartment and everything, so it would be rather rude of me to make you sleep on the couch."

Robin shook his head, "You are a guest and it would be rude of me to make you sleep on the couch." They stood there staring at each other for a moment before turning away and laughing.

"It seems that our parents both taught us similar manners," laughed Ivan.

"It would appear that way. What should we do now?" asked the false Energist, now finding the silver crucifix around his neck very interesting. Ivan shrugged his shoulders, not really thinking about the sleeping arrangements now.

'Robin is so…different from the other false Energists.' thought Ivan, staring at Robin for a moment, 'Maybe it was because he actually met his real parents. Picard told me that Dagashii usually held onto the false Energists after they were born, but because Robin did not show any sign of his powers earlier on, he returned him to his parents.

I wonder if Robin had never showed any signs of his Psynergy, if Dagashii had never taken him back to the New Regime…would I have ever met him?' Ivan smiled to himself, turning away from Robin, 'Always thinking about the "what if" instead of what is actually happening.'

"Ivan? Did you hear me?" asked Robin, waving his hand in front of the Air Energist's face. Ivan jumped back a little, running into the dresser behind him, "Are you okay?"

"Yes, what were you saying?"

"I was saying that, since I am older than you, I should take the couch. It would only be fair, besides, I have to go to work early tomorrow and I don't want to wake you up when I have to get ready." Ivan nodded, still a little dazed, "I have an extra set of keys on the counter in the hallway. If you truly want to leave before I get off, take them and lock up. Then I would like for you to stop by the coffee shop so that we can talk."

"When do you get off?" asked Ivan, sounding a little worried now.

"I have the morning shift tomorrow, so I should be home around…noon or a little before that." said Robin, "Why? Are you thinking about staying around until I return?" Ivan flushed.

"Well, I am really tiered, and you did give me a place to stay for the night," mumbled the Air Energist, "I just thought that I should stick around until you come back so that I can thank you properly."

"I didn't do much really, it is my fault that you were out here in the first place, remember?" reminded Robin, smiling, "But since that is settled, I should go so you can get some rest. Good night." Robin grabbed some clean clothes out of his dresser, waved to Ivan and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him.

Ivan looked around the small bedroom one last time before sitting down on Robin's bed and lying down on his pillow. It was quiet in the house until he heard the sound of water running and a bright red blush stained his cheeks. Ivan buried his face in Robin's pillow, trying to block out the sound of the running water.

'Must…not think about…that!' he screamed in his mind, 'Nice, pure thoughts. Oh, God, Picard and Felix are going to kill me when I come back. I can hear it now: Ivan Cor Tsunomi! Where the hell have you been all night!? Do you know how worried we were about you!? Picard nearly sent everyone in the Palace out looking for you!

That is that last thing I need. A lecture from Felix.' Ivan relaxed once the sound of running water died out and drifted off into a peaceful sleep. At least he thought so.

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Ivan stood outside of a large mansion in the middle of Draco; wearing the clothes that Robin had given him. There was movement from within the mansion and angry voices called out to him, piercing through the stonewalls of the large building.

A second later, he felt a tug at his mind and he appeared in a large room with people in business suits surrounding him. Surprised by the sudden movement, Ivan reached for the Psynergy gun that he kept tucked away in his boots. When he lifted the pants to get to the metal weapon, he found that there was nothing there.

A man to his left walked up to him and Ivan lifted his arms up to block any attack that he might try, however, the man just kept walking, walking right through Ivan as if he were not even there. Then a thought struck Ivan. He was not there at all. This must be a vision. A precognitive dream.

With this in mind, Ivan rose to his feet and looked around the room. He could sense that some of the people in business suits were false Energists and others were true Energists, some being controlled by Alex Dagashii and others there of their own free will.

Ivan was about to leave the room to explore the rest of the mansion when a strong wave of energy hit him like a ton of bricks. Spinning around, he finally saw him, face to face for the first time. Alex Dagashii, the man behind the New Regime, the man responsible for Ivan being an orphan. Alex was wearing the garb of a royal, similar to what the Emperor of Andromeda wore when he had to met with officials.

The young man was descending the stairs at the very end of the room, everyone pausing and bowing to him as he reached them, "How are your findings? Do you have the person who will help us retrieve Robin?"

"Yes, Sire. He is through that door. Fagan had no trouble controlling him when he told him what we would do to Robin if he did not cooperate with us." Ivan covered his mouth, nearly sinking to his knees in shock.

'Fagan…? Oh no, Devlin's father must have…' he shook his head, 'No wonder Devlin never wants to talk about his parents to us.' Alex smirked.

"Love is such a weakness, but all the better for us. We can use it against them whenever we want." laughed Alex, walking over to the door that they were talking about. He opened the door and Ivan turned around just in time to see…himself. The Air Energist let out a gasp, stopping himself just before he ran over to his future self. There was no change in his visage, so that must mean whatever was happening in his vision right now, was going to take place sometime in the near future.

Ivan gulped. They were going to try to use him against Robin, but why? They were not very close, they had only just met and as far as he knew, Ivan was the only one out of the two that was beginning to feel anything for the other Energist.

Alex's smirk did not diminish as he walked over to Ivan's future counterpart and draped an arm around the Air Energist's shoulder, "Let's go see Robin now, shall we, Ivan? I am sure that he will be…pleased to see that you are safe and unharmed. So pleased that he will join the New Regime willingly just to make sure that you stay that way."

'Robin…' Ivan shook his head and yelled aloud, "No! I won't let you hurt him!"

Like glass, the vision before him shattered into a million pieces, leaving him standing in an abyss of darkness. Ivan collapsed to his knees, looking around wildly, "What…happened?" His voice echoed through the nothingness, sending a shiver down his spine.

The sound of a droplet of water hitting a large pool reached his ears and light flashed somewhere in front of him. He rose to his feet in spite of himself and walked forward, toward the flash of light. Ivan could hear singing now, the sweet sound reaching his ears from far away. After walking for what seemed like hours, the abyss around him disappeared and he found himself in a clearing in the middle of a forest.

Silvery moonlight was the only thing illuminating the area around him as he took another step forward. There was a flash and the singing stopped abruptly. A woman with long, lavender-grayish hair was sitting on a tree stump, her kind, violet eyes open and trained on Ivan's now trembling form, "Sister…?"

Hama rose to her feet, walking so gracefully to her younger brother it was as if she were gliding along the grass. She leaned down and took her brother into her arms, giving him a quick hug, "Ivan, dear Brother, you have to be strong for me, okay?"

"What are you talking about, Sister?" asked Ivan, fighting back the tears that were threatening to stream down his cheeks.

"Dagashii Alex is going to come after you next, in a couple of days. He is going to see you with Watanabe Robin and is soon going to use you to get to Watanabe." explained Hama, "You have already seen this in your premonition. I want you to remember everything that you see in it and please be careful. Do not leave Robin's side for even one minute."

"I have to return to the Palace as soon as Robin comes back from work. Picard and Felix are going to be worried about me and once they make sure that I am safe, Felix is going to kill me." cried Ivan, shaking his head.

"All will become clear to you in due time, little Brother. I cannot reveal everything to you." smiled Hama, "How will you ever learn on your own if I were to do everything for you? For the moment, I want you to be careful and make sure that Watanabe does not take any unnecessary risks."

"Cryptic as always, Sister." he muttered as Hama leaned forward to draw her little brother into a hug one last time.

Everything around Ivan slowly disappeared once again, as he slipped out of this stage of paradoxical sleep. Somewhere just beyond his consciousness, he could hear the sound of someone moving around in the house. A soft curse as that someone stubbed his toe in a corner.

The door to Robin's room creaked open and Robin tiptoed into the room, grabbing his work clothes as silently as possible before turning to walk out of his bedroom. He paused when he heard Ivan mutter something in his sleep. The false Energist walked over to Ivan and leaned over him, curious about what the young Air Energist was dreaming about.

"Robin…" he muttered under his breath before turning over in his sleep. Robin flushed and stumbled backwards, stopping himself just before he could crash into his dresser. He clutched at the clothes in his arms and stared down at the Air Energist sleeping in his bed.

Robin quickly shook his head. He must have taken it the wrong way, right? Ivan could not possibly be dreaming about him in that way, could he? He would not mind really. He thought that Ivan very interesting to say the least and found his every move hypnotic and captivating.

For a moment, he would have stayed in the room just watching Ivan sleeping, but he knew that he would have to get ready to go to work soon. Sighing, Robin made his way to the door as silently as he had come in and walked through the doorway, closing the door behind him without a sound.