Author's Note: Very sorry for the long wait! I have been coming up with so many ideas for new stories and stories I am working on and I haven't really felt driven to write this. I will try to finish it soon thought. Again sorry for the late update.
End of Author's Note
Currently everyone in the room was still very depressed. Chooki seemed to be the most calm out of all of them. If Guren didn't know him he would have thought he was ok completely, but because Guren did know him he knew he was still bothered.
However Chooki also seemed to be focused on someone else. That person was Toxsa. He never seen Toxsa so bothered before and because he didn't see what happened to him he was curious. He also wanted to do something to help because he knew that if what Toxsa went through was worse than his own he would be depressed for awhile. Eventually he went over to find out exactly what happened.
"Hey Toxsa…" Chooki said looked very concerned. "You ok?"
Toxsa looked at him with almost no expression. "I guess."
Chooki sat down next to him and said, "What on earth happened to you?" Toxsa didn't answer. He just sat there in silence. Chooki couldn't really say anything because of this, so he sat there in silence too.
Guren looked around and saw everyone upset. He really wanted to help but Chooki seemed to be trying to help Toxsa, he didn't know how to help Beni, and Ceylan was completely out of the question because he was still shaking and looking the other way. Guren was really worried about his friends but for now all he could do was wait and think about what he could do.
After awhile Chooki finally heard Toxsa say something. "I was told I was a bad knight and that I shouldn't have even been one."
Chooki was very surprised. "Who said that?" Chooki said nearly yelling.
Toxsa took awhile to say it. "I don't know. They looked like Wakamei, so it seemed like she was saying it."
Chooki could now understand why he was so bothered. It's one think if some random person said that but his own sister that is completely another thing. Now he really was at a lose, but he ended up saying, "I think you should be a knight."
Toxsa looked at him like he was a about to cry. "Why!? I am I terrible knight. All I do is cause trouble…" before he could say anything else Chooki interrupted.
"You are a good knight. You fight hard and at your best." Chooki said not really able to think of anything better.
"But…" Toxsa said still believing he was a bad knight.
"Not only that but there is one thing that makes you a great knight." Chooki said smiling.
"And what is that?" Toxsa said not really understanding.
"You never abandon us. You fight alongside us all the way. If you did leave us then you would be a bad knight." Chooki looked at him with confidence. "Would you ever abandon us in a fight?"
Toxsa asked immediately, "Never! I would never give up. If I gave up every time things got hard I would never have won Doomsploder 3." He said this like he would usually do. It appeared he was back to normal.
"See? That means you are a great knight. Now remember this…" Toxsa paid close attention. "To be a hero it doesn't matter how you behave but it matters on how you act in a serious situation. Since you will stay with us to the end and never abandon us that means you are a great knight."
Toxsa gave a huge smile and said, "Your right." He jumped up and said, "Thanks now I feel I can do anything."
Chooki was glad he was back to normal but now he was feeling down. He just remembered what he had to face in his challenge. He knew full well that he didn't like to lose but could it really affect him being a knight?
He wondered and wondered about this. He was glad Toxsa was back to normal but he was anything but and Toxsa was able to tell very quickly. "Hey Chooki? What it's up?"
"Nothing. Just thinking about my challenge." Chooki replied still in deep thought.
"Oh you mean about you hating to lose. We all already knew that." Toxsa said bluntly which actually hit Chooki hard. Now Chooki was even more depressed. "What is wrong? Why are you worried about this now?"
Chooki looked at him and asked, "Won't it affect me being a knight?"
Toxsa had to sit down and think about this one. Now they were both in deep thought and really Guren found this weird. Chooki he could understand but Toxsa was not really one to think hard about things. He figured something must have happened for him to seriously think about it.
After awhile Toxsa finally said, "It might." Chooki did not like that answer. "But…" Chooki was curious about what else he was going to say. "What is wrong with that? I mean we all lose every now and then. You just take it more personally but then you try and get better." Chooki was paying full attention. "You never give up when you are down or when you lose. You go out and try again till you succeed. That is something to admire."
Chooki was beyond happy to hear that. "Thanks Toxsa. I guess you are right."
"Not a problem. You helped me, so I will help you. That is what friends are for." Toxsa said proud that he was able to help.
Guren was also happy. It seemed those two were back to normal and that was a huge relief for him. But there are two people left that were still very much bothered. Beni who has calmed down mostly and is currently in deep thought. And Ceylan who is still facing the corner. Guren couldn't tell what is happening to Ceylan but he is not shaking anymore so he is assuming he is not crying anymore. However he still was unable to thing off what to do with him. He really wanted to help but right now that would probably not be a good idea. So he stayed where he was and thought about what he could do to help if he was even able to help.
Second Author's Note: OK 2 down, 2 to go. Look forward to next chapter which will be for Beni.
