SaurusRock625: Well, here we are at the newest chapter! I'm really hoping you guys will like it! And please remember to keep sending in reviews and votes! I'm really looking forward to hearing what everyone has to say! And now, on with the show!
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"Version 1!" = Talking
'Version 2!' = Thinking
"Version 3!" = Yelling
Chapter 2: New Recruits! Babbo's New Powers! Part 1
Once Ginta was done crying he decided to ask his dad a question that was plaguing him for a while now. "Dad... How are you alive?! They told me that you were dead!" Zorin got a reminiscent look on his face. "Well, I didn't die but I came pretty close to death. Like you, I was betrayed by the Cross Guard. They left me to die after ensuring that I would. Peta of the Chess found me dying on the battlefield and brought me here. The medics fixed me up... And here we are now!" Once Zorin finished explaining Ginta grew even angrier at the cross guard army. His fists were clenched so hard his palms started bleeding.
Babbo then hopped up on the bed and got their attention. "Ginta, listen. I know that this has been a very traumatizing experience for you. But right now we need to get stronger so we can defeat these traitors!" Babbo said. He knew that Ginta had been severely hurt by that bunch of traitors, but he still needed to save MÄR Heaven! Ginta heard what was being said, but his mind was a bit too unstable to register any of what was heard. He was but a shell of his former self, and it is currently unknown as to whether or not Ginta would ever go back to normal. But they weren't going to give up on him.
Meanwhile in another room, Snow and Dorothy were discussing the object of their affection. "Listen Dorothy, we need to straighten some things out around here. I love Ginta and it's obvious that you do too. But we both know that we can't both be with him. Don't get me wrong, if I knew of any way for both of us to be with Ginta, I'd use it! But I don't! So we need to come up with a plan for this." Snow explained to Dorothy. Unknown to the two a certain someone's mother and Diana were outside the door using stethoscopes to listen in on this conversation. It surprised Kurai to no end that her son had won the affection of two girls, let alone the fact that they'd be willing to share if given the option. Although she could understand why they would do it... Her sons heart has become very brittle now, and it would take a lot of love and friendship to restore Ginta to his former self.
Diana herself was also shocked at the way Snow was thinking. But she had to agree that right now Ginta needs plenty of love to fully recover. But Diana could also tell that the seeds of hatred have been sewn into the depths of Ginta's heart, and if left unchecked it could cause many problems for everyone and Ginta could become all but a monster! But on the matter of Snow and Dorothy's love interest, she would have to do a bit of research on that subject. The two women walked away so that they could discuss another matter at hand... How to defeat the Cross Guard.
She had gathered all of the remaining members of MÄR in Ginta's medical room. He may have been fully healed, but it would take a while for his strength to fully return. And as such he needed to rest for a few days at most. "I understand that you all are confused about what has happened recently. Well, I will start by giving you a brief history lesson. During the war for MÄR Heaven an army rose up to conquer these lands. An army rose up to defend these lands and fought against them. This part is true, but what they didn't say was that it wasn't the chess who were the evil that threatened to destroy our world... The true evil...is the Cross Guard!"
Everyone in the room looked surprised at hearing this. They were all told that the Cross Guard were trying to defend MÄR Heaven, not destroy it! "But that's not possible! We were all told..." "I'm afraid that they lied to you Dorothy. The king is the one who created an army to take over MÄR Heaven. That man became nothing more than a tyrant! A foolish worm who would stop at nothing to get his way! So I created the Chess Pieces in an attempt to save our home from his tyrannical ways. The rest you all know I'm sure." Diana further explained having interrupted her sister.
She gave them all a chance to absorb this information. It was almost inconceivable. And yet they compare the evidence. Ginta had his dads story to go by, plus the new information given to them by Diana he knew it had to be true. "But wait a minute, what about that card with the emblem of the Chess Pieces that was found in Luberia? How do you explain that?" Nanashi asked not fully convinced by the queens story. "I can answer that." Everyone turned to see a chess piece with spiky platinum blonde hair and a mask that looked like the top half of an angry skull. They could tell she was a girl because her voice gave her away. She wore baggy clothing though as to try and hide that fact. "Ah, Chimera. I didn't hear you come in." Diana said to the knight class warrior.
"I apologize for entering unannounced my queen, but I believe I may have the answer to Nanashi's suspicions." Nanashi paid special attention on what he heard from the woman known as Chimera. "I have reason to believe that the Cross Guard stole a card with our emblem and used it as a cover to further push the blame on our faction. I am sorry for your loss..." Chimera explained in sadness.
Nanashi put a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "Don't be. It's not your fault. I see now that this is the work of the Cross Guard.
Ginta soon looked up at Diana. "Tell me... Is there a way to erase the skill data of the magic stones in Babbo?" Diana raised an eyebrow at this. "There is, but why do you ask?" Ginta looked up and slowly his eyes began to change from a dead look to something else. "Those bastards on the Cross Guard know how all of Babbo's current versions work. They'll know how to counter them. I have to come up with new, stronger versions and get stronger than before! Send me back into the training gate!"
All those present looked surprised by what he just said. Babbo included. Although with Chimera, you can't tell because of her mask. "Hmph! Just look at what I've become! I'm so weak I let something like betrayal from a false ally send me into depression! Either way, I can't just sit around and let the Cross Guard do as they please! So I'm going back into that training gate, and getting stronger so I can defeat these fools! Who's with me?"
None of them needed to be asked more than once.
Jack: "You can count me in, Ginta!"
Nanashi: "I'm not quitting now!"
Dorothy: "You know where I stand, Ginta."
Snow: "Let's take 'em down!"
"I may not be much of a fighter, but there's no way I'm letting my son do this alone! Count me in!" Kurai said in full confidence. Zorin and Babbo merely nodded in agreement. Seeing that there was no talking them out of it, Diana merely sighed in defeat. "Very well. But first, you still need to recover, Ginta. I will use my magic to erase the skill data in the magic stones imbedded in Babbo. For now though, you must rest."
Well this one's done! I hope you guys like it! But seriously, where are my reviews?! I need reviews to continue my stories! So please people, leave a review after you read this! Thank you and...
Wobbuffet: WOOOOBBUFFETT!
SaurusRock625: Oh yeah, that's right! I still need to announce the current results of the poll!
Chimera: 4 votes
Diana: 2 votes
Female Guardian Ärm: 2 votes
Chaton: 1 vote
Thank you and goodbye for now!
