Summary: When Jax is feeling remorseful about his actions of the past, his friends decide to cheer him up.
It was a normal day at the circus, with the circus members hanging out in the lounge area. Kinger and Ragatha were chatting, Gangle was drawing and excitedly showing some of thrn to Zooble, Pomni was brushing off her outfit of any casualties and Jax was just sitting on the couch. But something was off about him. He was looking like he was paranoid, and everytime someone asked him if he was okay, he would put on a fake smile and act like everything was fine. Pomni, in particular, was concerned about Jax's sudden change in personality, so she decided to get to the point.
"Jax, is everything okay?" Pomni said, "and don't say you're fine, because I know you're not."
"I... I..." Jax started, before finally breaking down into tears. "I'm sorry...."
"For what?" Gangle asked shyly. "You haven't done anything wrong, lately."
"For everything!" Jax said as he hugged his knees to his chest. "Tormenting Pomni, breaking Gangle's comedy mask, just everything..."
"Aw, Jax," Ragatha said in a comforting tone, "it's okay, we've forgiven you for that. It's in the past now."
"Do you feel better after getting that off your chest?" Zooble asked compassionately.
"I... could use... a hug...: Jax said, tearfully. The others came over to him and embraced him warmly, allowing him to let it all out.
After twenty minutes of comfort, Jax started to feel a little better, no longer crying and slightly smiling. Gangle thought that wasn't enough, so she stroked her ribbon across his stomach, making him laugh.
"Hehey!" Jax said as he started laughing. "Gangle, that tickles!"
"Looks like someone is a little ticklish," Gangle said, grinning.
"You know what that means," Kinger said, wiggling his fingers in the air.
"A tickle attack!" Ragatha said. That was Jax's only warning before he was mercilessly tickled by the others. Kinger and Ragatha tickled his sides, Pomni tickled his neck, Zooble tickled his ribs and Gangle continued tickling his stomach.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA! GUHUHUHUHUYS! STAHAHAHAHAP IHIHIHIHIHIHIHIT! PLEHEHEHEHEHEASE NOHOHOHOHOT THEHEHEHEHEHERE!" Jax protested through his laughter as everyone tickled him.
"Aw, is the bunny boy too ticklish? Can't handle getting tickled a little?" Zooble said, with a devious look on their face.
"Hehe! Awww, you're so cute when you laugh," Gangle said, giggling along with him. She nonverbally encouraged everyone to join her into going for his worst spot, to which everyone obliged.
"PLEHEHEHEHEHEHEASE NOHOHOHO MOHOHOHOHORE! I CAHAHAHAN'T TAHAHAHAHAKE IHIHIHIT! STAHAHAHAP TIHIHIHIHICKLING MEHEHE!" Jax said through his laughter as his friends kept tickling him.
"Hehe, this is fun!" Pomni said, taking amusement in this.
"Kitchy kitchy coo!" Ragatha teased, making Jax laugh more.
"RAHAHAHAHAGATHA! DOHOHOHOHON'T TEHEHEHEHEGEASE MEHEHE! I'M TOHOHOHOHO TICKLISH FOHOHOHOHOR THIHIHIHIS!" Jax was writhing in ticklish agony.
"Y'know something, Jax?" Kinger said, tickling more. "You're more ticklish than I expected."
"PLEHEHEHEHEHEHEASE STAHAHAHAHAP IHIHIHIHIHIHIHIT! I DOHOHOHOHON'T LIHIHIHIHIKE BEHEHEHEING TIHIHIHIHIHICKLED! NOHOHOHO MOHOHOHOHORE!" Jax pleaded through his laughter as his stomach was shown no mercy. He soon felt his earlier sad mood disappear.
"Tickle, tickle, tickle!" Zooble said, reveling in Jax's ticklishness.
"PLEHEHEHEHEHEHEASE! MAHAHAHAHAKE IHIHIHIT STAHAHAHAHAHAP! IT TIHIHIHIHIHICKLES!" Jax found it very difficult to get any words out without being dissolved by laughter.
After twenty minutes of nonstop tickling, feeling like hours for Jax, everyone stopped tickling him and let him up.
"Feeling better?" Gangle asked, hoping Jax was no longer sad.
"Hehe, yes..." Jax said, hugging his midsection.
That night, Jax decided to get some well-deserved rest after being tickled to bits. He no longer felt the need to dwell on the past as he knew his friends had forgiven him for it.
