EGGMAN: DEFEAT
By
Radman
Dr. Eggman clutched his Chaos Emerald tightly, and grinned. His latest plan would work for sure, and finally give him victory. From the very beginning, he'd only wanted to help people, but instead of accepting his genius, they had hated and denied him.
He'd show them. Already, the expanse of the world quaked in fear of his unpredictable madness. After all, not just any old villain would unleash the god of destruction upon an unsuspecting city, or blow up half the moon.
But there was one person who did not fear him, had never feared him. His hated enemy, Sonic. For years the hero had opposed his conquests, and not once had Eggman beaten him. He was beginning to lose hope that he ever would...
But this time would be different! This time there would be no mistake. This time he would win.
With each attempt he'd made in the past he'd been plagued with defeat, Sonic's unbreakable spirit and heroic nature always standing resolute. He'd come close many times, but even on the verge of his success, Sonic had never given up, never stopped fighting.
Why could they not see that his intentions were honorable? To cure all diseases and abolish war. To unite the world under one banner of peace and prosperity. But they would not hear him out when he used peaceful methods. And so he took up global domination.
The doctor's lips spread in a frown as his machine lost power, and slowly whirred to a stop.
No... he hadn't even gotten the change to use it against Sonic... It couldn't fail, he'd designed it perfectly!
A mad gleam came into his eye as his heart began to race with rage. First he simply started the machine up again, but after only a moment, his invention stopped working again.
"No! Work you stupid junk heap!" He snarled as he whacked the metallic device with a wrench.
'So Sonic has already won...'
'No! It must work! I will kill that hedgehog.' Robotnik pounded on the side of the machine, but it made no response. His eyes narrowed in anger as he raved insanely.
Attacking the machine with a wild fury, he flailed his arms and laughed a mad, broken chuckle.
"It will work! It must!" he yelled, as he began to tear his invention to pieces. His insane snicker grew and echoed throughout the base, through the corridors and the hangars, encompassing the entire installation.
Suddenly, it stopped, and there was silence.
The doctor's machine lay in torn hunks in front of him, and sweat trickled down his forehead. His breathing came in heavy, labored pants, and his eyes flashed in outrage.
'He's won... just like always...'
And then it hit him. He couldn't win, could never win. Sonic would always be able to defeat him because he would never give up. He would never win. For all eternity he would grapple with his polar opposite, equally matched and yet never victorious.
Finally he understood the sting of true defeat. Losing once was mere disappointment. But when deep down in Robotnik's soul, he knew he would never win... that was defeat.