Howdy people! Guess who's back with another chapter? Moi! So anyway, this chapter will be pretty suspenseful (I'm pretty sure the chapter title reveals that XD). So we better get to it!

Tripledent: Yeah, the spirit animals are made from the champions' blood, so they immediately have a fond of them, like Oscar with Sadness. And about Oscar, he hasn't been that important in the most recent chapters, but he is gonna be in this one.

ponystoriesandothers: Yes, it was a sad but intense chappie. Thanks m8! :)

Guest: It's chill, mate. Well, since Sadness is a champion, Disgust didn't want to show disrespect like that. If she did, she would've done an offense. But no, she still likes Tony and if you read, she said that she felt "pained" that Sadness "stole" Tony from her. But I appreciate the honesty. :)

Oranegbird124: Thank you so much! And this review was just as long! :D You guys get your plans because you never know, this chapter title may make things more harder! XD

Enjoy!

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If Joy was still at Headquarters, Sadness wouldn't be walking around her room, panicking about what just happened, cursing to herself for opening her big fat mouth. Joy was being taken by officers! Did it have to be officers, out of all people in the Mind Games world?! She was sure that she wasn't as scared as Joy might be right now. But she felt like she was just as afraid.

Her best friend was arrested...all because of her.

Sadness sat on her bed and started quietly sobbing. Her terrible part of life was really taking over her now. Something good just happened and now it just turned out horribly again. Why did that person have to put her name in the jar?!

That reminded Sadness...she completely forgot that it wasn't her who signed up! It just disappeared like a memory falling down the Memory Dump. She still had to figure this out, but she couldn't, especially since her best friend is arrested.

Now she has two problems to deal with.

Sadness screamed - really loudly - in stress. She was now bawling like a four-year-old falling down his or her bicycle. She heard someone barge into her room. She thought it was Anger but...

It was Fear. A panting, nervous-looking Fear.

"Sadness!" he said with his eyes widening. "You scared me to bits! What's wrong?"

What do you think is wrong, you scrub, Sadness said in her head. "I'm just really frustrated," is what she really said to him.

"Is it Joy?" Fear asked.

Sadness nodded.

"You know that I'm as stressed as you are," Fear said. "I mean...is saying something like that really an offense to the Mind Games?" He sounded panicky.

"I guess so," Sadness replied. "It did make me feel offended."

"Yes, we all knew," Fear muttered. Sadness stared at him and Fear became frantic. "S-Sorry!"

"It's okay," Sadness accepted. "Thanks for checking on me."

"You're welcome," Fear said calmly before leaving the room.

Sadness lay on her bed and noticed Oscar rubbing on her arm. Oscar, besides Tony, was the only thing she knew that would make her feel better. She rubbed on Oscar's mane.

"Good boy," Sadness said softly before falling asleep.

...

Sadness found herself on a huge platform with Tony and a huge trophy in between them. She and Tony both had crowns on their heads. They both won the Mind Games and it felt like the happiest thing ever. Sadness and Tony stared at each other until Tony said, "Sadness? Sadness!" That voice did not sound like Tony at all. It sounded more like...

"Sadness! Wake up!" Disgust said, gripping on an asleep Sadness and shaking her gently.

"Wha..." Sadness mumbled through her sleep. She opened her eyes and groaned with exhaustion.

"C'mon Sadness, we got picked to go to the hearing. Hurry up," Disgust said and left the room. Sadness noticed that Disgust was dressed up like she was going to some fancy dinner party. Sadness groaned tiredly and went up to get ready. Her hair was a complete mess. Probably because she fell asleep at 6:00 at night.

"Wait..." Sadness said once her sleepiness went away. "What hearing?"

"Joy's hearing, duh," Disgust said in her original tone of voice. "I mean, someone wouldn't be arrested without a hearing, you know."

Sadness covered her face with her hands. She was screwed. Once Joy finds out she reported her, history will repeat itself. She will lose her best friend...again.

Sadness put on her Mind Games jacket and tried to fix her tangled hair as much as she can. She looked like a slob but hey, it was only a hearing.

Sadness realized that everyone, even Anger, was dressed up for the hearing. The boys had one tuxedos, which, to Sadness' shock, made them look pretty handsome.

"Guys," Sadness said. "what's with the outfits?"

Everyone looked at her with raised eyebrows.

"I don't wanna be rude, Sadness," Anger explained. "But this is a hearing for Joy, someone we have knew for a long time. And besides, you're supposed to look nice for a hearing. You're good, kid- I mean, Sadness. A champion is supposed to wear their jackets."

"Alright Mr. Smarty-Pants, we get it," Disgust said impatiently.

Anger glared at Disgust before saying, "Let's go then."

Sadness took a deep breath as the Train of Thought stopped by Headquarters. As Sadness entered the train, she was thinking of the serious consequences that she and/or Joy may go through in the future.

...

The staring was the most awkward experience Sadness has saw. Everybody in the court house recognized her. She heard murmuring and whispering from everyone. But she couldn't focus on that...

She immediately felt heartbroken when she saw Joy. She was looking down sensitively. But what was even worse...

She was crying.

There was a lady, who must be her lawyer, was rubbing her back smoothly. A couple of seats behind Joy were the other two champions. Sadness has a feeling that she had to go sit with them. She was looking at Joy the whole time she was walking to them.

"Hey Sadness," Jessica said sympathetically.

Tony's greeting was an arm around her and a kiss on the cheek.

"Hi guys," Sadness responded, looking down. She didn't want to talk to anyone right now, not even Tony, even though his arm felt good around her.

"You guys look really cute together," Jessica said, trying to change the subject.

"Yeah, thanks," Sadness muttered.

"Are you alright, Sadness?" Tony asked with concern.

Sadness shook her head. "I reported my best friend. And now because of me, we're here...and she's crying."

"What? Sadness, Sadness, Sadness! Don't say that!" Jessica said frantically.

"Yeah, do not think of yourself like this," Tony added.

"You're the best champion that I have ever seen," Jessica smiled. "No offense Tony."

The male champion nodded forgivingly.

"I mean, look at you! You're still here! We're all still here!" Jessica beamed. "We really did show our courage and strength, did we?"

"Yes, we have," Tony said. "You know Sadness, you are the best girl that I could have." He scooted the blue emotion close to him. "I am the luckiest man in the world," he whispered.

Sadness smiled. "Thanks Tony," she said.

Before Tony could reply, there was a judge banging a gavel on the desk to get everyone's attention.

"Thank you all for coming to this trial for Joy the Emotion," the judge said. The lawyers stood up and walked to the front of the court house.

"According to the Mind Games National Security, Joy the Emotion has done an offense to the Mind Games community and to a Mind Games champion," one lawyer said.

"Joy," the other lawyer said. "what exactly happened at that time?"

Joy, who was still recovering from crying, sniffled and said, "I...I don't know..."

"You don't know?" the lawyer asked.

Joy covered her face with her hands. "I just...I don't know what I was thinking...I was aware of what I was saying and..." Joy paused and started quietly sobbing. "I don't want to get in trouble..." she cried. "I didn't know this would lead me to this..."

"Please stop crying, ma'am," the first lawyer said casually. "Explain what happened."

"Okay..." Joy sniffled. "It...It was a couple of weeks ago at nighttime. I...I was worried about Sadness and what would happen if she didn't make it."

"Why did you want to say what you thought to her?" the second lawyer asked.

"I just...I just wanted to be honest to her..." Joy explained. "That's what friends are for...right?"

The lawyers looked at each other and the first one said, "Thank you Joy."

Joy started crying again as she headed back to her seat.

"Now, Sadness the Emotion, will you please come up here?" the judge asked.

Sadness didn't even bother looking at Joy as she nervously walked up to the front of the room and sat down.

"First of all, Sadness," the second lawyer said. "What do you think of Joy?"

"Objection," the first lawyer said. "This has nothing to do with the trial."

"Overruled," the judge said.

"What were your thoughts when Joy said the offense?" the second lawyer asked.

"Well...I was mad," Sadness explained. "I couldn't control myself."

"Did you hate Joy the minute she said the offense?" the first lawyer asked.

Sadness was silent before saying, "...Yes."

"Do you think Joy deserves to be the accused one right now?"

That question was hard for her. She didn't want her best friend to be in trouble, but...didn't she deserve it, because of what she said?

"...No," Sadness said.

The lawyers stared at her.

"It wasn't Joy, or my own fault at all," Sadness ended up saying. "It wasn't me at all that signed up to do this. I never put my name down. I never even wanted to be in this crap." Doing that minor curse word in a trial felt like she did the most riskiest thing ever. "I don't want Joy to be in trouble, and I never wanted to do those dangerous stuff. So whoever put my name down, screw you!"

Sadness angrily stomped out of the court house, sobbing on her way out.

...

It was a sobbing madness for the blue emotion. It was during the train ride back down and in Headquarters. She saw Riley chilling on her computer, which were what the emotions planned on doing for her during their hearing trip, and stared at the screen.

"I'm sorry, Riley," Sadness whimpered. "I haven't done anything for you in a long time. I feel like a bad emotion." She started sobbing on the console, causing Riley to feel a bit sad, since Sadness' crying was causing her to press buttons.

Sadness felt something rub her arm and knew the soft feeling: Oscar. Sadness smiled with tears and patted Oscar gently on the head.

Sadness hugged the lion tightly, as she started her sob fest again. Oscar lay down, allowing Sadness to cry on his back.

Sadness sniffled and looked at the lion. "I wish everything could go perfectly, don't you?"

Oscar did the head movement again.

Sadness chuckled. "I guess you understand me, big boy," she said.

The lion rubbed Sadness again and allowed her to fall asleep on him.