When he got back, everyone was anxiously waiting for him to tell them what happened.

Gamer said, "Well, you know I won. But I almost didn't." He told them of the battle.

When he was done, Sonic said, "Well, you did the right thing. Now let's party!"
Everyone agreed.

30 minutes into the party, everyone was having fun. Except for one.

Gamer was in a corner by himself. He was trying to enjoy himself, but he couldn't get rid of the uneasy feeling.

A voice in the back of his head said, "You didn't need to kill him."

He mentally replied, "Yes I did. If I didn't, he would've killed everyone else. I HAD TO."

The voice responded, "No you didn't. He looked almost exactly like you. Maybe you could've turned him to your side. But since he's dead, you won't be able to find out."

He replied, "Shut up. He was pure evil."

The voice admonished him, "No he wasn't. He let you live the first time."

He said, "He wanted to kill me in my Ultimate form."

The voice replied, "So? That doesn't matter. You had him defeated. You could've held him captive. But you didn't." Gamer didn't reply.

He looked around and saw that no one was looking at him, so he quietly snuck outside to cry.

With Jasmine:
Jasmine was talking to her brother, Alex, when she noticed out of the corner of her eye, Gamer walking outside. That would've been normal for him, but she noticed that he had a sad expression on his face.

She turned back to Alex and said, "Bro, I'm going to see what's wrong with Gamer."

Alex nodded. "All right sis." Jasmine went outside to see what's wrong.

With Gamer:
Gamer was on the ground, curled up in the fetal position. He was so upset and uneasy that, not only was he crying, but he was also sucking his thumb (with his glove still on). He heard footsteps and knew that it was Jasmine.

He turned away from her so she couldn't see his face, but pulled his thumb out of his mouth and said, "L-leave m-me alone."

Jasmine didn't, but sat down next to him. She asked gently, "Gamer, why are you so upset?"

Gamer sobbed, "I-it's p-"

Before he could finish, Jasmine cut him off gently, "Don't say it's private. If it's making you so sad that you can't enjoy your victory, then I need to know."

Gamer's only response was to try to scooch away from her. He was too upset to get up and run, or even teleport away.

Jasmine shook her head and used her telekinesis to gently pull him back towards her.

She said, "Gamer, just tell me."

Still not looking at her, Gamer sighed sadly between sobs, "I...killed...him." He sobbed even harder.

Jasmine's eyes widened with realization from those 3 words. She said, "So that's it..."

He turned his head and tilted it up so he could look right at her. He was still crying but managed to keep his eyes open with an arched eyebrow, then he quickly turned away.

Jasmine continued, "You feel guilty. You think that there was something you could've done besides kill Gemar, don't you?"

Gamer nodded, still not looking at her.

She said, "Gamer, you did need to kill him. If you hadn't, he would've killed us all."

Gamer sobbed, "But maybe I could've turned him to our side."

Jasmine shook her head. "You couldn't have. He would've betrayed us. Stop feeling guilty about doing what you had to do." Gamer
didn't respond, but stopped sobbing and stayed in the fetal position. She said, "Maybe this will help." She used her telekinesis to flip him so he was looking right at her, then pulled him closer so his head was in her lap. Gamer was still too sad to resist, plus he didn't have the energy.

She started rubbing his quills to soothe him.

He said between purrs, "You're right. I need to get on with my life, and not mourn what probably wouldn't have happened anyway."

Jasmine chuckled, "Now that's the Gamer I know and love." After a few minutes of rubbing his quills, she was done.

She stood up, and offered him her hand. He took it and she helped him up. They walked back inside, ready to continue celebrating.