Negi Springfield, a young boy who was born in Wales, England. Ever since he was a young boy, he's dreamed of being a great wizard like his father, Nagi Springfield, the legendary Thousand Master. When he was ten years old, Negi finally was on his way in following his father's footsteps and made a great friend and rival from his childhood friend, Anya Cocolova. To complete his training, Negi was placed at the strangest places in the world: Mahora Academy, an all girl university located in Japan.
At first, Mahora was a scary place for the young wizard and he could not get the hang of his new life. But after becoming a good friend and teacher to Class 2-A, the class he was put in charge of, Negi couldn't be happier as he was now surrounded by people who cared and loved him. And out of all of his students, the one he's become closest with is Asuna Kagurazaka, a rough but kind girl who became his first pactio partner.
With the aide of his students and other friends, Negi has come far since leaving for Mahora. He's become good friends with his old rival Kotaro, gain admiration from the evil vampire Evangeline and saved the world from some of the universe's greatest villains like the wicked warlock Gragon, the once maniacal Doctor Nim R. Od, Evangeline's wicked sister Karula McDowell and his latest adversary, the twisted Negor, his negative dimension counterpart, along the way making new friends and allies.
But little would young Springfield ever suspect that these events were all observed by one who is the very goddess of death and destruction, a woman whose eyes are set upon his head. For what laid ahead of this magical wizard would be his greatest challenge yet. All of his encounters, all of his battles, everything he has ever been through has been leading him up to this moment...
Negima Futures: Tales of Armageddon
Chapter 1: Return into Insanity
In the grounds of Mahora Academy, all the students are seen going about their usual school days as same as usual. Years has passed since the great battle between Negi and Negor took place on Mahora and most of Class 2-A has already graduated. As of late, Negi Springfield had gone off on a secret training trip with his pactio partner Asuna and Kotaro. Tagging along as well was Satomi, Doctor Nim, Gregor and Anya. We find them deep within the woods around the academy, squeezing in one last training session before returning to the academy.
:: TRAINING SESSION COMMENCING - SETTING UP BATTLEFIELD ::
As we join Negi and Asuna now, they are strangely seen aboard a large battalion of warships heading towards the Earth in space. In the captain's chair of the giant lead warship appears to be Doctor Nim, laughing maniacally.
"At last! This crummy little planet will soon be vaporized! Dah ha ha ha!" Nim laughs. Just then, alarm sirens begin to wail as red lights flash through the cockpit. Nim gasps and veers out the windows. Down on the nose of the ship, a small explosion covers the nose with smoke. And seen stepping through the veil of smoke is Negi and Asuna, staring up towards the cockpit.
"All right Nim. Ready to get your butt kicked?" Asuna asked. Negi called forth his staff as Asuna drew her sword. Nim grinned and lightly cackled at them.
"Boys? It's time! FIRE!" Nim roared. Suddenly, the blasters on the other nearby ships all aimed towards Negi and Asuna and began firing. But the two suddenly started making a break for Nim. Negi hurried and chanted quick spells, firing barrages of arrows at some of the cannons. Another set were seen popping out from hatches on the warship's deck. Asuna gripped her sword.
"Negi! I've got these!" Asuna called. Negi nodded and left Asuna to dash ahead, slashing through each of the cannons on deck with one swing each. Nim growled, watching as his cannons were being shot down one by one.
"Ha ha! Take THAT Nim!" Asuna exclaimed. Nim growled and pressed a button. A large trap door opened before them and there stood an army of heavily armed robotic soldiers, aiming at Negi and Asuna.
"Negi! A little help?" Asuna asked. Negi quickly turned to Nim's new army and gasped, beginning to chant a spell.
"Ha! Not fast enough! Sick 'em boys!" Nim cried. They all took aim at Negi but their bullets deflected off Asuna's sword, shielding the two just as Negi finished his spell and unleashed a massive wave of light daggers from around him at the robots. One stab was enough to take them down. Nim snarled.
"Oh! Why...YOU!" Nim groaned, clutching his hands into fists. He saw a nearby button and slammed it. A pod door on the captain's quarters opened up and something came rushing out like a bullet at Asuna. It appeared to be a teenage man dressed in mostly white and carrying a blood red sword. It was Gregor.
"You're MINE Kagurazaka!" Gregor exclaimed. Asuna gasped and raised her sword just as the two blades connected. Negi soared past on his staff as Asuna and Gregor were squaring off.
"Go get him Negi!" Asuna cried. Nim watched Negi slip by and snarled. He quickly sat down in his captain's chair and pulled a lever at his side. A large glass dome surrounded him and a control panel popped up as Nim came lunging out of the captain's quarters in a giant mechanical suit, similar to the one piloted by Shadrux.
"I've got you NOW twerp!" Nim exclaimed, opening fire with missile launchers on the shoulders. But even as they opened fired, Negi swerved and swiveled as fast as he could, avoiding each one. Behind him, Asuna broke the stalemate and kicked Gregor in the face before a barrage of kicks shortly after. Gregor groaned and was knocked to the ground, dropping his sword.
"Yes!" Asuna exclaimed. Meanwhile, Negi was now circling Nim on his staff, soon making the doctor dizzy as the top half of the robot was spinning around after Negi to get a lock. Nim groaned.
"Gah! Hold...STILL!" Nim exclaimed, suddenly slapping both giant metal hands on Negi. His staff soared off on its own, skidding across the dirt as Negi was now in Nim's grasp.
"Gah ha ha ha ha! At last...I've got you now boy. This is for what happened back on the...! Whuh?" Nim cried, stopping when a giant light started shining inbetween the fingers of the robot. In a sudden explosion, both of the robot's hands were blown right off and Negi had taken the golden form he had with the Star Crystal.
"Sorry Nim. But you lose...once more." Negi said. Nim gasped and pressed a button labeled "EJECT" as Negi came charging at him. He started to concentrate nearby elements together, forming a smaller version of the sphere he used to defeat Negor.
"Eject! Eject! EJECT!" Nim screamed, frantically pushing the same button over and over. But Negi's attack connected first, smashing through the robot's center and causing it to begin overloading. Nim gasped.
"NO!" he cried as it completely exploded, throwing him out at the last second and sending him skidding across the ground. He looked up at Negi and Asuna, standing proudly before him and sighed. Suddenly, the entire field started to fizz, appearing to disappear like a broken hologram.
:: TRAINING SESSION - TERMINATED ::
Negi and everyone returned to the forest outside Mahora, with Nim still face flat on the ground. Kotaro and Anya watched nearby, giving a small applause.
"Not a bad set of moves there Asuna. I like." Kotaro said. Gregor groaned, rubbing his jaw.
"Yeah. But how about you try and NOT kick my jaw out of place? I swear you're trying to break it or something." Gregor said. Nim groaned, helped up by Asuna.
"I almost had you two that time. ALMOST!" Nim growled. Asuna chuckled and waved her hand.
"Chill Nim. It's not like that was the real deal. Sheesh. Is it me or do you overact whenever Satomi sets up her hologram training sessions? You seem to revert back to that stupid villanous side of yourself." Asuna said. Negi nervously chuckled.
"Hmph. Yeah. I know. But...I get such a RUSH that it makes me wanna turn back to be that old version of myself...just for kicks." Nim said. Satomi chuckled, seen checking on the hologram trainer, fixated as a miniature control panel around her right arm.
"Well, I suppose we can go back to Mahora now. Everyone's waited long enough for us, wouldn't you agree Negi?" Satomi asked. Negi nodded.
"Yes. Let's go." Negi said. Everyone soon gathered up their things and started off again through the woods, back towards Mahora Academy. Now a young adult, Negi wore a large black jacket with white cuffs around his wrists over a dark blue shirt and black jeans around his legs. Chamo rode nearby, hanging off Negi's shoulder. Asuna maintained her two bell hairbands, now sporting a red and white sleeveless coat over a white undershirt that says "LOVE" in red letters with a cracked heart above it.
"So...how many of the girls do you think are still gonna be at Mahora when we get there?" Asuna asked. Negi glanced at her, adjusting his glasses.
"I'm not sure really. But I'll be happy to see them again whether or not how many are there." Negi said. Asuna chuckled.
"Yeah. I figured you say that. I mean...it's been over a year since we went off on this secret training session of ours. I bet they'll be very estatic...especially seeing their pint sized teacher is now...THIS." Asuna said, referring to Negi entirely. Over time, Negi had a growth spurt and was now the same height as Asuna, maybe even an inch taller. Anya groaned.
"Its not fair Negi. I thought I finally could outgrow you when you stopped growing. Now...Now I'm..." Anya groaned, standing only as high as Negi's shoulders now. Kotaro was rougly Negi's height as well, wearing similar clothes to when he was ten. The only difference was he now wore fingerless black gloves on his hands and his long black jeans had white zig zag markings from the leggings up.
"Ehh...growing taller's not really something I ever wanted to accomplish. Heh. As long as I maintain my strength and battle skills, I'm perfectly fine." Kotaro said. The others quietly glanced at Kotaro.
~ NEGIMA FUTURE ~
As the sun was beginning to set over the horizon, Negi's group finally reached the outer edge of the forest and Mahora Academy was in their sights. They watched as some of the students were already seen walking around campus, returning to the dormitories.
"Wow. Mahora Academy. I never thought I'd be this happy to see my old stomping grounds again. Heh. School was such a pain when I was a middle grader." Asuna said. Negi smiled.
"That's about the same time I arrived Asuna." Negi said. Asuna chuckled.
"Yeah. Don't remind me Negi." Asuna said. Negi seemed uneasy that Asuna found middle school as such, but one smirk from Asuna had Negi realizing that it wasn't him she meant. Just then, Negi saw someone walking nearby. She had light purple hair, cut neatly around her head. She wore a pink stitch woven vest over a light teal dress. She was seen to be carrying a few books in her arms. Negi gasped, suddenly imagining an image of teenage Nodoka before her.
"N...Nodoka!" Negi gasped. Asuna watched as Nodoka smiled and waved at Negi.
"Wow. She's looking really nice. Hey! How ya doing bookworm?" Asuna asked. Nodoka continued to smile as she walked over to Negi and lightly hugged him. Negi smiled as he patted her shoulder.
"Nodoka...it's so great to see you again. How have you been? I hope things weren't as much fun without me." Negi said. Nodoka lightly giggled as she faced Negi.
"No professor. They haven't been like that. But I can tell...with you back...this'll be more FUN." Nodoka said, staring on at Negi. The strange face on Nodoka baffled Negi, slowly trying to step back from her. But Nodoka's hands were still on his shoulders with a tight grip.
"Uhh...N...Nodoka? What's going on? You're kind of...hurting me." Negi groaned. Nodoka giggled before turning into a insane laugh. Her eyes suddenly turned bright red and she flashed a pair of fangs in her mouth. Negi yelled as he suddenly threw Nodoka's hands off him.
"You're not Nodoka! Who are you?" Negi cried, drawing his staff. Nodoka shrieked and lunged at him, quickly struck down by a hook punch from Kotaro.
"N...Nodoka! What's going on here?" Anya exclaimed. Satomi hurried to Nodoka and looked down at her. Suddenly, she began emitting a strange red mist like aura around her body.
"Oh boy. This can't be good. RUN!" Satomi exclaimed. The group quickly took Satomi's advice and started to run as Nodoka quickly stood back up.
"What's wrong Negi? Come back. Don't you miss your old friend? It's me...Nodoka Miyazaki!" she hissed. Negi looked back as Nodoka started to chase after them. Suddenly, up ahead, Asuna saw an older woman who appeared to be Ayaka Yukihiro standing under a tree.
"Ayaka! Ayaka! Is that you?" Asuna called. Suddenly, Ayaka started to hiss and flashed the same facial features as Nodoka. Negi gasped.
"Her too? What's going on here?" Negi exclaimed. Ayaka laughed as she slowly came towards them with Nodoka following up from behind. Chamo gulped as he cowered around Negi's neck.
"Welcome back Negi Springfield. Unfortunately for you...the Mahora you once knew...is NO MORE." the girls said before maniacally laughing. Negi and Asuna groaned, watching their friends drawing nearer and nearer.
TO BE CONTINUED...