Tenkai Knights Wiki:Fanon/Story/Tenkai Guild

Tenkai Guild is a fanfiction story written by dream18writer on the portal fanfiction.net. It was published on April 25, 2015.

Overview
This takes place after Vilius was defeated. The boys enjoy the time off but Violet soon comes and tells them of a new unknown enemy. Now it is up to the boys to discover their plan and defeat them before Quarton is destroyed. But they will need help with some new and old friends. Can they stop the enemy before it is to late?

Chapter 1: The Vision
It was a calm and peaceful night for everyone in Benham city and out. The knights have defeated Vilius and all seemed peaceful. However Violet, the girl from Seaside city, will soon bring news that would bring that peace down.

One night she began to toss and turn. She was having a horrible nightmare. She was in a dark space that had nothing at first. Then suddenly she saw flames. It was surrounding her and then she felt shaking. She looked down and saw Quarton. It was in chaos. The Corekai were running for shelter and many were being destroyed in the process. They were yelling for help, though none of them could do anything. Violet hated this scene and wanted it to end.

"STOP IT!" She yelled in her sleep. She closed her eyes and ears trying to block the scene, but it didn't work. "PLEASE STOP!" That was when she heard booms but it was not from an explosion. She didn't know where it was coming from but before she could think farther on the thought she woke up to the door knocking. "Oh…" she said in relief as she figured out it was the door that was making the booming sounds in her dream.

She got out of bed and went straight to the door. Her parents were already out to work so she was left to do it. On her way there, she could hear her best friend, Melody, banging on the door.

"Violet! Hurry up! I have something exciting to show you!" She called.

When Violet made it to the door she opened it and Melody came straight in with a box and sat down in the living room. Violet followed her and sat down as well.

"So what happened?" Violet asked.

"This!" Melody said as she showed Violet the box she was carrying.

Violet looked at it and at first thought it was nothing but then she get a bad feeling from it. She wasn't sure if this feeling was true so she just brushed it off.

"Ok?" She said confused.

Melody slammed the box down and opened the lid to show Violet what was in it. She looked inside and was in complete shock. Her feeling was true. This was really bad or at least had the potential to be very bad. She got up and immediately called Mr. White.

Over to him, he was currently with the boys enjoying a nice peaceful day with no Vilius or summons. Although they still wished Mr. White had better snacks. When he got the call he left the room to talk.

"Hello?" He said calmly.

"Mr. White!" Violet yelled.

"Hello Violet. How are you?" He said like he didn't even hear her scream.

"Mr. White something bad is happening on Quarton." She said.

Mr. White was very shocked. "What do you mean?"

"I had a nightmare last night about it. I thought it might be just a dream but my friend... she showed me something that proved it just might be true. I don't know everything but I think I should come and show you. Maybe then we could figure out exactly what is going on." She said.

Mr. White thought about it. "I think you are right. I will tell the boys that you are coming."

"Ok, but please do not let them go to Quarton till we know what is going on." Violet warned.

"Alright." He said before he hung up.

After the call he went to the boys who were very curious on what the call was about.

"Who was that Mr. White?" Guren asked.

"That was Violet." He answered.

"Violet!" They all said in unison.

"How is she?" Ceylan asked.

"She is fine but it would appear she is coming over."

"Really? What is the occasion?" Chooki asked.

"Well…" he hesitated on his answered. "…it would seem she had a bad nightmare about Quarton."

The boys were very confused. They knew her dreams where normally true but this time it didn't seem to fit. After all the bad guy is gone and they have yet to be summoned since.

"What could be wrong? We defeated Vilius. It should be all fine now." Toxsa said.

"Doesn't mean there is nothing going on." Mr. White said.

"Well, we should check it out." Guren said which everyone agreed to.

"Actually Violet warned against doing that. She is not completely sure what is going on. She would like it if we knew a little more before you boys go there." Mr. White explained.

"What better way to find out than to check it out." Toxsa said.

With that they ran to the portal not listening to anything else Mr. White had to say. Their cores went in and they were instantly transported to the cubed world of Quarton. When they made it they saw nothing wrong. The Corekai were not even fighting anyone. That was when Beag saw them and ran to them.

"Knights!" He called.

"Hey Beag. How have you been?" Bravenwolf said.

"Good but why are you here?" Beag asked bluntly not understanding why his heroes were there.

"We believe something is going on here on Quarton. Have you noticed anything weird?" Bravenwolf asked.

"Weird? As far as I know no." Beag said. "But if you knights think something will happen, it just might." That was when he turned around and called out to the Corekai. "Alright! The knights have said something is going on. We are to search for what is happening." He commanded which everyone immediately acted on.

"We better look too." Tribution said.

"Right." Bravenwolf said in agreement.

After that they all spread out to look for the possible trouble. Every one of them spread a great distance to look but they were unable to find anything. Not even the knights could find anything at first. They actually were convinced that there was nothing and Violet was mistaking this time. But then one Corekai came up and told them he found something. They went to the place the Corekai saw the strange event and sure enough there was something weird going on.

They all hid behind some rocks on top of a hill and Bravenwolf said, "What is that?"

Chapter 2: Help?
They looked down and saw what looked to be the base of a building. It appeared to still be in the process of being built. They also saw many knights surrounding the building. Many, if not all, of them had weapons and looked ready to fight.

"Are they an enemy?" Beag asked.

"Don't know." Bravenwolf said.

They watched the group stay in that one area. Some were sparring with each other, others were just chatting. Then there were few who just stood around doing nothing but their weapons were ready.

"What are they up too?" Tributon asked.

"Good question." Bravenwolf said.

"Are they the ones Violet saw in her dream?" Lydendor asked.

"Not sure. Maybe we should have waited." Bravenwolf said.

"Well let's go and have a look. They seem to be just like us so it should be fine." Valorn said.

The others thought it over and finally agreed with him. So they all began walking to the group of unknown knights. At first it seemed fine but as they grow closer it seemed like the knights began to gather. It was a little unnerving seeing them gather but the boys thought maybe it was nothing. Then suddenly they heard something they never thought they would here.

"It's the Tenkai Knights! ATTACK!" Said an unknown knight.

To that they all charged at the Tenkai Knights, firing their weapon trying to hit them. They dodged each one but they had no choice but to run away. Once they began they soon realized it would not be easy to get rid of their attackers.

"Why on Quarton are they attacking us!?" Tributon asked.

"Don't know! Just keep running!" Bravenwolf said.

After awhile they finally lost the attackers. It was not easy but they did. After they did they headed straight back to Earth to avoid running into them again. Once they were back to Earth they decided to not go back until Violet made it there and they knew it was okay to go.

Now, the waiting began but accorded to Mr. White it would take a day or so for her to get there so in the mean time they just hung out and discussed possible reasons they were attacked. For the rest of the day they thought about it but by the end of the day they had nothing. They were at a complete loss as to any possible reasons, so they left it at that and left.

The next day while Chooki was heading to Mr. White's shop he came across a familiar face.

"Hey Nina!" He called to the girl in the bun.

Nina turned around and smiled. "Hey Chooki."

He run up to her and said, "Long time no see. How've you been?"

"Been good. I am visiting Benham city to take care of some things but for now I am waiting for Stasia."

"Where is she?" Chooki asked wanting to know where Nina's little sister went.

"Off buying a new game. Apparently she got into a new series and wanted to get the next game." She said laughing.

"Cool. Maybe while she is here, she and Toxsa could play together." He suggested.

"Maybe.  I will ask her." She paused and then asked, "Where are you heading?"

"To meet the others. We are dealing with some problems so we are meeting to try and resolve them." Chooki explained, not wanted to reveal anything more.

"Getting help from friends is handy." She laughed at the thought. "But sometimes getting the answer might come from an unknown source. Make sure you pay attention."

Chooki thought about her advice and said, "OK. Well I need to go. See you."

"See you." She said waving.

Chooki finally got to Mr. White's shop where everyone else was waiting.

"Hey Chooki, what took you?" Toxsa asked.

"Sorry, I met Nina on the way here." He explained.

"Really? How is she?" Ceylan asked.

"Good. Apparently she and Stasia are visiting for awhile." He said. "But either way. Did any of you come up with possible reasons for the attack?"

The others had nothing. They thought all night about it but were unable to come up with anything. Ceylan even got agitated trying to come up with something. Mr. White even though a little about it but he too had nothing. So they discussed many possibilities no matter how unlikely they were. That went on for a few hours. After awhile, they had enough and decided to take a break. They all left to do their own thing.

Ceylan and Guren hung out together, Chooki decided to do some things he had to do, and Toxsa had nothing really to do. At first Toxsa did nothing but walk around, but then he came across the arcade and decided to go in for awhile. While inside he also came across a familiar face. It was Stasia, who was over at a game.

"Stasia?" He asked making sure it really was her.

Stasia looked at him and gained a bright red face. She looked down in embarrassment. Toxsa knew then it really was her and went up to her. She got redder the closer he got, but stayed where she was.

"How are you?" Toxsa asked.

"Fine." She said avoiding eye contact.

Toxsa knew she was a very shy girl so he wasn't sure what to say. That was when he looked down and saw a bag with a game store logo on it. It seemed to have one item in it and he got down and had a look. Stasia was shocked by the sudden action.

"What are you doing?"

"Just seeing what game you…" he pulled it out of the bag and he was surprised. "Doomsploder 5!"

"Yeah. I got into the Doomsploder games and right now I am on 5." She explained still avoiding eye contact.

"Really? It’s my favorite game series. Although I already beat this one." Toxsa said in a cocky tone.

"Oh…" Stasia said seeming disappointed.

Toxsa saw this and tried to make it right. "Say how about we play a game?"

Stasia finally looked at him and nodded her head yes. "Can we play that?" She pointed to a versus game. Toxsa looked at it and was a bit reluctant.

"You want to face me? No offense but I don't think you could beat me. I am a very good player." He said still sounding cocky but when he realized what he said and he immediately regretted it. However when he looked at her, she was not fazed much.

"So am I." She said bluntly.

Toxsa was glad he didn't hurt her feelings this time but now he hoped she wouldn’t regret it once he beats her. He agreed to her challenge and they went to play. At first it seemed like all Stasia did was defend but as the game went on and Toxsa began to get low on power she instantly began to attack. She was draining his life points very quickly and Toxsa couldn't do anything. Finally he ended up losing.

"I can't believe this." He said in complete shock.

"See. I am good too." Stasia said finally showing a smile.

"GRRR…I want a rematch!" Toxsa demanded.

"Sure." Stasia said giggling now.

They fought again but it ended in her victory again. Toxsa was not happy and continued to do rematches with her but every time he lost. Sometimes he would almost beat her but then she would do crazy moves and bet him at the last minute. After a while Texas was finally able to defeat her but it took about a dozen tries to do it.

"Finally bet you." Toxsa said relieved he finally won.

"It was a great match. Congrats." She said.

"Seriously, how did you get this good?" Toxsa asked.

"I play these games all the time at home. I even play with my brother who is also really good. I just wish my sister was good." Stasia said laughing.

"Nina is bad at games?"

"Well, she isn’t that good. She mainly does sports instead of games, so it makes sense she is not good." She said.

"Well sorry for liking sports." Said a voice from behind her.

Stasia turned around and saw Nina. "Hey Nina." She said nervously.

"It is time to go. Aunt and uncle are waiting for us at home." She looked over at Toxsa. "Hey Toxsa congrats on betting Stasia."

"Thanks. Though, it sure took awhile." He said not very happily.

"Yeah…well…oh well." Nina said not knowing what else to say to him. "Well, we do need to go. So see you."

"Bye Nina, Stasia. By the way Stasia." He said.

"Yes?" She replied.

"I am so going to beat you next time." He said confidently.

"We will see." She said laughing a little.

With that they both left and Toxsa looked outside and saw it was getting dark. He then remembered he had to work at the diner soon and ran out to try and make it. He made it, but while he worked he constantly looked at the clock so he could go home and practice for the next time he faced Stasia. That plan was ruined when it finally was closing time and he was so tired he just went to bed without practicing.

Chapter 3: Core!
Early the next day Mr. White called up the boys saying that Violet was there. They all rushed to get ready and left to go to Mr. White's shop. They all came around the same time and meet up in front of the shop. After a moment of hesitation because they were not really sure of what to expect from Violet they finally went in and meet Mr. White.

He gave them a serious look and said, "Violet is waiting for you upstairs." Then he led the way to her.

"Suspenseful." Ceylan said wanting it to be a joke. Though, it was true.

They went up the stairs and Violet was in their meeting room with a girl they were not familiar with, except for Ceylan who met her when he visited Seaside city. They came in and had a seat. After they sat down, they noticed the girl had a small box.

"Hey guys. This is my best friend from Seaside. Her name is Melody and she has something you guys might be surprised to see." She said.

That was when Melody opened the box and allowed the boys to look inside. What they saw really did surprise them. Inside they saw a core brick. It was a light shade of brown and it looked exactly like theirs.

"What on Earth! How did you get this!?" Guren said in complete shock like the others.

"I just got it in the mail the other day. It also came with this message." Melody pulled out a letter and the boys took it and began to read it.

"Congratulations gamer. You have been chosen to participate in a beta testing of the new game Tenkai Guild. The goal of the game is to protect the main tower to the end while defending it from the CoreKai and their leaders, The Tenkai Knights. We look forward to your participation. Good luck."

The knights looked at it with disbelief. "Well that explains why we were attacked." Ceylan said.

"Yeah, but that still doesn't explain exactly what is going in." Guren said. He then looked over at Toxsa and asked, "Do you know about this game, Tenkai Guild?"

Toxsa stopped to think for a moment then answered, "No idea. I never heard of such a game."

The boys couldn't believe their gamer knew nothing of this game. Now they were at a complete loss as to what to do now. They couldn't go to Quarton without getting attacked again but they had to figure out the meaning of Violet's dream. They thought and thought, then after a few minutes, Melody finally said something to stop the silence.

"Ok, I don't know what the big deal is, but if it helps, I could find out when I go to the Guild."

The others looked at her in surprise. They never thought about getting the information from an actual player. They finally had an idea.

"That’s it. Melody…was it?" Guren asked.

"Yes." She replied.

"Go to the Guild and find out as much as you can. One of us will meet you on Quarton…" He was then interrupted by Melody.

"What is Quarton?" she asked.

"The planet you will go to. We saw the tower there." Guren answered.

"Okay. Go on."

"After you get the information come find and tell us. Since we don't know what happens in the game and out of it, it would be better to get the information there. Just be careful no one from the Guild sees you."

"Why can't we just go to the Guild?" Toxsa asked.

The others thought about it and realized they could but then Melody spoke. "Actually, you can't. Each participant gets this entry card." She pulled a card from her pocket. "If you don't have one, you can't enter."

"Then let's just go with my plan." Guren said. "We know where the Tower is, so keep an eye out for one of us."

"How will I know what you look like?" Melody said realizing she doesn't know what they look like on Quarton.

"Well, since everyone in this game seems to know us I would bet they show you pictures. Just remember we are the Tenkai Knights."

"OK. Got it." Melody said happily. "Well, I better get there. See you on Quarton."

"Good luck." Guren said waving to her with the others. Since Violet couldn't go she stayed with the boys. She also waved and silently wished her friend luck.

Melody began to follow the instructions to the Guild. Turns out it was not exactly in Benham City but a little farther out. It was away from all the buildings and was in the forest. Melody was actually surprised to see there was a building in that location. It wasn't a huge building but it seemed to be big enough for many people. However Melody wondered, if this was the place hundreds of gamers came to beta test. How do they all fit? She looked around and saw no one around. It actually made her think she was in the wrong place until she saw someone come out of the building.

She ran up to them and asked, "Hey is this were Tenkai Guild is?"

The person, however, did not stop walking. It actually kind of seemed like they were in a trance. It startled Melody but she just assumed they were upset because they lost or something. Since she didn't get an answer she walked right in and sure enough there were gamers all over the place. Some were going in and out of rooms, others were chatting, and very few seemed to be just like the guy Melody just came across.

Shortly after she walked in an adult come up to her and asked, "Are you a new member?" Melody nodded her head and showed the man her entry card. "Then, please follow me to get further information about the game."

With that, the man led her to a back room full of other people. There were mostly kids, teens, and a few adults. She found a place to sit and sat down. Then, suddenly the lights went off and a screen appeared. Four pictures appeared on the screen and everyone including Melody were wondering who they were.

"These four are known as the Tenkai Knights and they are the enemy in this game." A voice said over a speaker. "They are also the leaders of the dangerous Corekai." The picture changed again to the CoreKai's base full of troops. "Your mission is to protect the tower from these enemies until the tower is complete. If you can do that, you win the game."

The lights turned back on and the same man spoke to all the people. "That will be all the information for now. Please come this way to begin the game."

The man led the group to a specific area in the building. Inside the huge room were at least 10 huge devices. At first Melody didn't know what they were but then she saw that one of them activated and the people on it disappeared.

"Where did they just go?!" She said in surprise.

"The game. This is a virtual reality game." The man said. "The way it works is currently not open to you but I can assure you it is safe."

Melody was having second thoughts about doing this, but the boys needed her to do this. "So when do we begin?" She asked.

"Now. Just step onto the device and once 4 of you are on all of you will go into the game."

With that each person in the group went to a device in groups of 4. Melody was still really nervous but also excited about what she is going to do. Once they all were on the device their cores flew from their hands and pockets and went into it. Then, before they knew it there were being pixelated. Melody was very scared by this but was amazed by what was happening. Before she knew it, she was on a new world she never seen before.

Chapter 4: The Guild
She looked all around her and saw that there were no people, just robots. "What on Earth happened?" She asked herself as she looked at her new form.

"You mean ’what on Quarton‘. You are not on Earth anymore." Said a voice that seemed to come from nowhere.

"Who is that?" Melody asked.

"I am your AI, and I am here to help you through the game." Said her AI.

"Cool. So what is first?"

"Anything for now. Since you are still new you just need to learn the roles and learn how to fight." The AI said.

"That is it?" Melody said disappointed.

"Like I said you are new. Once you level up and gain experience you will move up the ranks to new positions."

"I guess that makes sense." She pouted. "I guess I will just do that then." She began to walk away but before she went too far she remembered a question. "OH! AI how do I get back home?"

"One of two ways. One way is if you run out of tenkai energy or if you ask in the Tower."

Melody looked behind her and saw the tower still in the developing stage of being built. "So the mission is to protect that tower. Sounds…" she passed. "…Fun."

"Trust me. It is." Said the voice. "Well, good luck and have fun."

With that Melody began to wonder around trying to find out more. In her search she found out that most of the people around her were also new. They were trying out their weapons, having mini battles, and talking about what they could do in the game. Some were able to find out that depending on how long you play the game, depends on where you are located. Beginners always start outside. They are mainly for defense. The second level is the attack force or group leader as some put it and they are able to go outside the Towers range and attack for themselves. They are also the ones that are to show the beginners how the game works.

Melody went around trying to find a group leader but turns out there are not that many. "How long do you have to play to become a group leader?" She asked the AI.

"There are actually two kinds of group leaders. Ones that help the beginners and ones that are in charge of planning attacks. Plus, they are allowed inside the tower." Said the AI.

"So I can't go inside the tower yet?" Melody asked.

"Not yet. But if you can find a group leader that is meant to teach you, then you are allowed to be taken outside the towers range."

"Is there a way to tell who is a group leader?"

"No, though you should be able to find out easily." AI said.

Right when AI was finished a person yelled. "Hey you beginners. I am group leader Unitrius. Since I believe action speaks louder than words I say we go and experience what this game is about. We will go to the Corekai and learn. Since most of you are new we will not actually attack yet. First we need to learn about our enemy."

"OK found one." Melody said. "Unitrius?"

"That’s right. When you are in the game you are given a new name. Yours is Clawnea." AI explained.

"Is there no way to change it?" Melody asked, hoping to pick her own name.

"No. You are tracked by your name and other players will know you easier this way." AI explained.

"Oh well. It’s still a cool name." With that she followed the Group leader to the Corekai.

It took awhile before they finally saw the Corekai grounds. The group hid behind some rocks and began to observe. Currently, the Corekai were doing their usual routine of training. Many were running, fighting, and strategizing. Others seemed to only be talking.

"See, they are getting ready to attack the Tower." Unitrius said.

"Why can't we just attack now?" One of them said.

"Do you know how to use your weapon properly?" Unitrius said.

The knight paused and thought about it. "No."

"Exactly. Not only that, but we are also really outnumbered right now. If we tried to attack now, we will most likely lose."

Melody thought of something. "What happens when you lose?"

Unitrius looked at her and said, "Nothing much. You're just booted from the game and you are not allowed to play anymore. In short if you lose you have no part of the Guild anymore."

"That’s 'nothing much'?" Melody said sarcastically.

"At least you don't really die when you lose." Unitrius joked.

Everyone laughed nervously and Melody got a little annoyed by the guy’s answer. She also got a little worried since she know this 'game' just might be something more. She was scared about that, but she had to move forward.

She looked back at the Corekai and noticed one of the knights that were shown in the room before.

"Just our luck. A Tenkai Knight has appeared." Unitrius said excitedly.

Melody knew that was the one she had to meet. She slowly moved behind everyone else and waited. Some looked at her wondering what she was doing, but since she only moved to the back, they looked back at the knight. Once everyone was looking the other way she quickly hid and began to think of a way to get to the Corekai base without being noticed.

She thought and thought but after awhile she couldn't come up with anything. That was when she heard Unitrius speak. "Well let's leave before they notice us. I think we learned enough for now.”

The group began to head back to the Tower. Melody felt like she lucked out. Now was the right time to go to the Corekai and tell the knight what she found out. Her only worry now was if the Corekai would attack her before she could meet him.

She looked around to make sure the group was gone and once that was confirmed she began to head to the Corekai. No one attacked her even though they noticed her. She found this odd but she tried to stay calm. She looked all around for the knight but was having a hard time.

"Melody?" I voice said from behind her which scared her.

"Who are you?" Melody said turning around to face the knight she was supposed to meet.

"On Earth, I am Guren, but here you better call me Bravenwolf." Bravewolf said.

"OH…gur…I mean…Bravenwolf. I guess you should call me Clawnea then." She said laughing.

"Right. So what did you find out?" Bravenwolf asked.

"Let's see…" Clawnea thought about everything she saw and heard. Then continued to explain about what she knew about the levels from going from a guard to a group leader. She also said the same thing she was told when a player loses.

"Is that it?" Bravenwolf asked feeling like he already knew this.

"Sorry. Unless I reach a higher level they won't tell me anything else and I won't be able to enter the tower." Clawnea said also disappointed that she can't find out more.

"Well, it really is not your fault.  I figured this would be difficult. But, at least we know a little more, so thank you." Bravenwolf said trying to cheer her up.

"Yeah." Clawnea said sounding a little better.

"You better get back to the tower before someone notices you're gone." Bravenwolf said.

"Oh! RIGHT! See you back on Earth!" Clawnea said while running off.

Bravenwolf watched her leave and then silently wishing they could find out more and fast. After all, whatever is happening could put Quarton into chaos. He couldn’t worry about it now so he left to return to Earth to tell the others what Melody found out.

Meanwhile Melody was heading to the tower when suddenly her AI activation. "What is your plan?"

Melody stopped in her tracks. "What plan?"

"What do you plan to do when you get close enough to the enemy?" AI asked.

Melody grew a little suspension because she thought AI was only there to help her though the game. Why was it questioning her? "Well…nothing yet." She said not knowing what to say.

"So…you’re allies with that knight?" AI asked.

"Yes…I mean…no. I just was going to…" before she could come up with anything AI interrupted her.

"Are you betraying the Guild?" AI was now sounding angry.

"WHAT?! NO! I…" AI interrupted her again.

"You are a traitor! You are not allowed at the Guild anymore!" AI said angrily. "Thanks for playing now good bye." AI said now sounding friendly.

"Wait! What do you…" But before she could even finish she began to pixilated again.

She was teleported back to Earth.

Chapter 5: Down by one
Meanwhile Guren returned to Earth and was able to tell the others everything he found out.

"That’s not much." Ceylan said disappointed.

"Was there anything she could do to get more information?" Chooki asked.

"She said not until she levels up." Guren said.

"How long does that take?" Toxsa said.

"Not sure." Guren said. "But maybe we can ask her once she returns which might be soon."

"Knowing her, she'd probably already be back. If she is kept waiting she will just leave.  I will try and call her." Violet said.

With that she dialed her number and was waiting for a reply. However there was none. She tried again to see if she just missed it and again there was nothing.

"This is weird. How far is the tower from where you were?" She asked.

"Not far at all. I would think she would have returned by now." Guren explained. "Do you think she stayed in the game a little longer?"

"Maybe. But, something is just telling me she is out of it." Violet said with a lot of concern. "Let me try again."

She tried again and nothing. Violet was now very worried. The others knew that she was worried, but they thought she was still in the game. However because they saw how worried she was, they all told her they would go and have a look around town. Violet stayed behind to continue calling. Although, she would probably get lost if she went to a place she was not familiar with.

So now the boys were on the search for Melody. Since they didn't know where the Guild was they split up to cover more ground. After a while of looking and Violet calling with no response they began to really wonder. Even if she wasn't out of the game before, she should have been out by now and answered Violet's calls. Finally, after hours of searching, Ceylan finally found her.

"Hey Melody!" He called out. She didn't respond. All she did was continue to walk away. "Melody!?" Ceylan began to wonder if he had the wrong girl. However when he got closer he saw he was not mistaken. "Melody! Violet is trying to call you!" He said with no response. "What is wrong with you?" He asked with still no response. It actually began to freak Ceylan out. "Melody, Violet is waiting for you at the Shop of Wonders." This time she did respond but it looked like she just snapped out of a trance.

"Ceylan? Where am I? And why are you back in Seaside?" She really looked confused. She began to think about it. Ceylan was also very confused. "Wait a minute…" Melody said trying to remember something. "Violet is here. Did I come with her? I can't remember."

"What on Earth?" Ceylan said really confused now. "Violet is waiting for you at the Shop of Wonders. She actually has been trying to…" he was interrupted by Melody's communicator.

"Hello?" She said.

"Finally!" Said Violet. "About time you answered. I was so worried about you."

"Sorry, I don't know what happened at all." She said still confused.

"Violet this is urgent! We are both coming to the shop! I will let the others know too!" Ceylan said.

"OK." With that, Violet hung up and Ceylan and Melody headed to the shop.

While going there it seemed Melody was still very confused. She didn't know about the shop or very much of anything except that she was with Violet. So when they made it to the shop Melody didn't recognized the other boys, Mr. White or anything.

"Melody, what happened to you?" Violet asked.

"Not sure what you mean. Where are we exactly?" Melody asked still confused.

"At my uncle's shop. Don't you remember coming here?" Violet said just as confused.

"No. Last thing I remember I was at home and I…I…" she had to think. "…I’m not sure. All I know is that I was at home." After a moment. "Wait! I remember going to your house for some reason. Can't remember why though."

"You came to…" Before Violet could finish her sentence the boys took her to discuss something with her. "What?" She asked when they were away from Melody.

"She appears to have lost her memory of everything related to that core and this game." Ceylan explained.

"And because we don't want too many people to know about us being the Tenkai Knights. I think it is best to keep this a secret from her." Guren said.

Violet had to think about it. She didn't want to lie to her best friend but she eventually agreed because she knew it was best. So she went back to Melody and said they just got there a little while ago and that she fell asleep on the way there so she was a little out of it. Melody believed it and just left it at that. Now she wanted to explore Benham City since she’d never been there before. She then remembered that Beni was in Benham city and decided to give her a call. She then left the store leaving Violet with the boys.

"Now what?" Toxsa asked. "We know almost nothing."

"Good question. We can't help that one of our players is out." Chooki said a little upset.

"Well, there has to be something." Guren said.

Violet saw how upset each one of them were and felt a little guilty. "I’m sorry." She said.

They looked at her and Ceylan asked, "What are you sorry for?"

"Because I didn't know anything about this. I should have waited till I knew more." She said still very disappointed.

Ceylan looked and her and put his hand on her shoulder. "It's okay, Violet. None of us knew this would happen. So cheer up. Just because this plan didn't work doesn’t mean our second plan won't work." He was trying really hard to cheer her up.

"He's right." Guren said. "We will just come up with another plan. Besides Melody was able to uncover a little and right now even a little is a big help."

Violet smiled. "Thanks guys. I promise if I find anything else I will tell you."

"Speaking of, your dreams only show things you know about, right?" Mr. White said.

Violet looked at him and thought about it. "I guess so."

"Then boys, care to show her a visual of that tower you saw?" He said.

“How?" Guren said.

"Have you forgotten?" He then led them to the room with the big screen that they go to sometimes.

"Right." They all said in unison.

After that they sat in there sets and put their cores in their designated spot and the screen began to play. As it showed the tower the boys explained that it looked to be in the developing stage and it was currently being built. They said that was the tower that the Guild had to protect. To that, Violet got a good look at the scene and said she will let them know when she sees something more.

After everything was done, it was time for everyone to go home. They said their goodbyes and Violet called Melody and told her to meet her at the shop so she could show the way to Mr. White's house. The boys left and went straight home. They continued to wonder exactly what was going on but for now all they could do was wait.

Chapter 6: A little help
It is early the next day and the boys were summoned to Quarton. Violet was already at the shop with Mr. White and told them to be very careful. They now know what happens when the players of Guild lose but if they lose, it was all over for them. They went there with the warning in mind and what they found was that the players of guild were attacking the Corekai. They came with an army amount and the Corekai could do almost nothing about it. When they arrived, they began the endless battle. But, when they defeat a player, ten more were behind them. Over time they knew it was useless, and they told the Corekai to retreat and they had to hurry back to Earth before they became the losers. They successfully made a retreat and they were finally back on Earth, but they were not happy about the situation they were in.

"Man! What can we do now!?" Ceylan said angrily. "There are too many of them for us to handle."

"Ceylan, first we need to calm down and think about it. We lost this battle, but we can still win the war." Chooki said.

"And how do we do that coach?" Ceylan said in a sarcastic tone. To that Chooki said nothing. "Exactly."

"Well, we got to think of something and fast." Guren said. "While we are here, the Guild is attacking the Corekai and they are steadily building that tower."

The boys grew quiet and began to think long and hard about what they could do. However, no matter how hard they thought about it, they just couldn't come up with anything. After an hour of thinking, Toxsa finally spoke up.

"Maybe my cousin, Simon, will know something." He said causing everyone to become shocked.

They remembered Simon. He was the older cousin of Toxsa that was beyond good at games and knew about a lot of them as well. If anyone could help, he would be able to.

"Maybe he is a player of Guild." Chooki said.

"He might. Give him a call Toxsa." Guren said.

"On it, but he might not answer. He rarely answers my calls." Toxsa warned while he was calling him.

When he was done putting in the number he waited for him to answer. It rang and rang but like he said there was no answer. The others did not want to give up so easily, so they asked him to try again. Toxsa ended up calling him many times after that. However, every time was not successful. Eventually, they had to give up and hope he would call back. In the meantime, they had to take a break so they went out. Violet did not go with them. Instead, she called Melody and asked if she wanted to hang out. She agreed and she ended up hanging out with Melody and Beni.

The guys were still thinking about what else they could do. They were the Guild's enemy and can't get anywhere close. Their only spy was out and they would have to wait for who knows how long for Violet to get any answers. They were just at a complete loss. After a while, Chooki just had to leave the group to think for himself. The others followed his lead and they split up to do what they wanted.

Chooki went to the soccer field. He had to get his frustration out and that was his solution. He began to dribble the ball a few times, then finally kicked it and made a goal. He continued to do that until he got bored.

"Care to play me." Said a familiar voice.

He turned to see it was Nina. “Sure. I could use an opponent." Chooki said in agreement.

“Don't think I will go easy on you." She said confidently.

"Wouldn't want it any other way." He said just as confidently.

With that their match began. As they played Chooki could easily tell she was true to her words because she was definitely not going easy on him. He wasn’t even able to touch the ball. After a while, he was finally able to blow off all him steam and wanted to rest. Nina agreed and took a rest too. As they sat Chooki began to think about his situation again and Nina was able to tell he was troubled.

"You alright?" She asked.

"Yeah. Just thinking about some things." He said sounding like he was very troubled.

"Would talking about it help?" she asked.

"Don't think so. This is something my friends and I are going threw." He said.

"I guess I can understand that.”  She sighed, “My sister and I are going through something too.” Nina said sounding very upset.

"You two alright?" Chooki said with concern.

"Yeah." Nina said but then she became silent.

They sat in silence. Both of them went into deep thought about their troubles and wondered what to do.

"You know…" Nina began. Chooki looked at her. "I think we could help each other. I mean, I can try and help you with your problem and you could try and help me with mine."

Chooki thought about it. "I don't know."

"Sorry, I just thought we could just help each other out." Nina said.

"I guess.” Chooki thought about it for awhile. "I guess it wouldn't hurt."

"Great!" She said. Then they both waited to see if either would begin talking first.

"I…" they said in unison.

"You first." Nina said.

"Okay. My friends and I are currently trying to beat this game, but we don't even know anything about it. Have you ever heard of Tenkai Guild?" Chooki said seriously.

Nina went wide eyed. “I do." She looked depressed. “That game is the cause of my problem too."

"Really? Is this game that big of a problem?" Chooki said very interested.

"Yes. You see my problem is that my brother went missing after he got invited to play the game." Nina said sadly.

Now Chooki went wide eyed. "Missing? Wasn't it just an invitation to play? How could he go missing?"

"I don't know. He accepted the invitation but once he left, which was some time ago, my sister and I tried to contact with him but couldn’t." Nina explained. "I know the game is to blame. I just don't know how. I don't know where it is or what the game is about. All I know is that it is being beta tested. Oh…and that top gamers were asked to play. "

"Top gamers? So is there a curtain game they have to play or something." Chooki asked.

"Not sure. My brother was a pretty big player in many games so I couldn't say. If I had to guess I would say there is no curtain game you have to play, you just have to be a top player in something."

"I guess that makes sense. They need a wide range of players to beta test." Chooki then began to think. "Are you a gamer?"

"No. Never was really good at games." Nina said.

"Too bad. If you were, maybe you could get invited too." Chooki said.

"I thought about that, but when I tried I just couldn't get the hang of the stupid controls. My sister could beat me." Nina said in a somewhat annoyed tone. Chooki could only laugh. "Not funny."

"It kind of is, but I guess everyone is different. I can say this though. You are beyond good at sports." Chooki said still chuckling a little.

"Thanks... I guess." Nina said. She then looked at her surrounding and noticed it was getting late. "I guess I better get going." She got up and got ready to leave. “Good luck with the game." She said. Then ran off without hearing what Chooki said after. So, Chooki just waved good bye.

Once she was gone he ended up going home too. However before he did he called up the others to see if they thought of anything. None of them could. Apparently, they gave up that day with nothing. Chooki could understand. After all he couldn't come up with anything either. So that day ended with no progress on what to do about Guild.

Chapter 7: A new enemy
The next day they all meet up at Mr. White's shop for another brainstorming session. Violet and Melody did not join them this time. They decided to hang out with Beni that day too. However, the first thing Chooki did was tell the others what he found out from Nina. They felt bad for her, but Toxsa felt a little disappointed.

"Wait a minute! Top gamers? Why wasn't I invited?" He said. "I mean, I think I am a top gamer in Doomsploder."

"Guess not. I guess you’re not as good as you think you are." Ceylan said as a joke.

This caused Toxsa to get very disappointed. "But I am the best! I beat every game!" He then sat down and started mumbling. "I beat them. I might use cheat codes but I still beat them."

"Way to go Ceylan.” Guren said nudging him.

"Sorry. Didn’t know he would react like Chooki when we went fishing." He said again as a joke.

Chooki was annoyed. “Whatever. Let’s just think of something we could…" but before he could finish their core bricks began to glow.

They looked at them. They knew the Guild were the enemy now and were not sure if it would be wise to go.

"What do we do?" Ceylan asked Guren.

Guren thought about it for a minute then said, "We go. We may be the enemy to the Guild but not to the Corekai. We need to help them."

The others agreed and went to the portal to go assist the Corekai. When they made it there, it was madness. The Corekai were not doing so good. They were outnumbered and it seemed they were out matched as well. The knights made it just in time before they were completely wiped out but now they were at a disadvantage.

They fought as much as they could and the numbers began to decrease on the Guild’s side but still it was taking a long time. Then, it got much harder. In the distance they saw another group of Guild players. This time they were being led by someone. The knights assumed he was a group leader. He was a dark green color and from the looks of it he might have the armor design of a chameleon.

"Oh great. Now we have to deal with a group leader? Aren't they better than these other players?" Tributon said.

"According to Melody, yes. I believe she said they were the next level after being a tower guard." Bravewolf explained.

"Well, do we stay and fight? These guys are hard enough as it is. I don't think facing more, plus a group leader would be smart." Lydendor said.

"I know but they are attacking the Corekai. If we leave, they are finished." Bravenwolf said. He then began to think quickly on what they should do. "Maybe if we beat the leader the others will retreat."

"And how do we do that fearless leader? We have our hands full already." Tribution said.

"Well, whoever can find an opening will have to go and attack the leader." Bravenwolf instructed.

The others were a little nervous about this plan, but it was the best they could come up with in their current situation. When the second group came, their group leader stayed back probably watching for an opening as well. The knights fought as hard as they could but the Guild players just kept coming and they were not able to find an opening.

After many minutes of fighting, Valorn was able to find an opening. He saw an easy path to the group leader and took it.

He fought off all the members in his way until he made it to him. But the group leader easily dodged his attack. They began to fight, and with every swing they each were able to block or dodge. This continued for a very long time. Luckily for Valorn, no other players came to help. He didn't know why, but he wasn’t complaining.

After a while the knights energy became low and they had to retreat. However, when Valorn tried the group leader attacked and was able to disarm him.

The others saw this and began to desperately try and get to him. The group leader kept attacking but Valorn kept dodging. He was trying to get his weapon as well but this group leader was smart. He purposely attacked to where Valorn was going away from his weapon instead of towards it. Then finally one of his dodges caused him to lose is balance and now he was on the ground. The others knights began to rush and they were getting angry at how slow they were going. The group leader was right over Valorn and prepared to finish him.

"One down…" the group leader said as he was about to finish him.

Valorn shielded himself but then his shield was separated from him. And then after that the group leader prepared to do his finally attack.

"N-NO!" Toxsa said really scared.

"VALORN!" The other knights said in unison.

Then finally Bravenwolf broke free and attacked the group leader just in time. They began to fight and Valorn retrieved his weapon and shield. Slowly the other knights broke free and they were able to retreat. They told Bravenwolf and he also found an opening to retreat. They successfully got away but they all agreed this was the hardest fight they have ever had.

"That was the group leader? How is that only the second level?" Toxsa said.

"No kidding. He was extremely hard to handle." Guren said.

"So now what? This is becoming impossible." Ceylan said.

"We keep training and keep trying. You know they will keep going until either the tower is built or we are destroyed." Guren said seriously.

The others knew this, but from where they stood it did seem very much impossible with no help at least. They went home that day still bothered about the fight. When Toxsa went home, he tried to call Simon again but just like last time, he was not successful. He laid down to think. He was not even in the mood for video games. But then, he realized something. That chameleon Knight could have defeated him at any point but instead he took his final blows slowly. It almost seemed like he was stalling.

"He was going easy on me!" Toxsa said upset. "I am not so weak you need to go easy on me!" He yelled.

"Toxsa!?" Wakamei said barging into room. "What is with the yelling?"

"Sorry sis. Just got beat by a gamer that was going easy on me."

"Oh. You’re into a new game?" Wakamei asked.

"Yeah and it is hard." Toxsa said complaining.

"Well you can do it.  You always do." She said. "Now keep it down!" After that she slammed the door and left Toxsa alone.

"Now who needs to keep it down." He said once she was gone. Then he laid back down and continued to think. Eventually he fell asleep.