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In the last chapter, Galeon managed to emerge above the competition, but the glory was short-lived as Alexander fired a bullet at Sonic. Amy pushed Sonic out of the way, only to have the bullet hit her instead. Amy died not long after. Alexander then pulled out a large laser and was about to fire it and kill the others, but a bullet knocked the weapon away. Another Alexander had appeared, and the one that killed Amy was shot by a bullet that knocked out the camo, revealing Eggman Nega as the true villain.

Will Sonic be able to avenge the one he loved? Find out in this chapter.

Chapter 29: Battle for a Loved One.

Amy had been killed by Eggman Nega, who was posing as Alexander until the real one disabled the camo. Eggman Nega now sat in the cockpit of a large black-and-yellow flying robot that looked like the Ultimate Mecha except that it had robotic legs instead of the tail (See Sonic Rush: New Version for more), and its right arm held a cannon while the left one was a claw. The robot was hovering in the air as everyone looked on.

"That little death I handed that pink hedgehog was retaliation for my defeats." Nega told them.

"Shut up! I thought you were back in your own dimension!" Sonic yelled.

"Oh, right. I activated a dimensional teleporter that allowed me to return to this dimension." Nega explained. "And as for how I was able to take that disguise: Well, I simply added a form compressor to this robot."

"Very clever." Alexander said.

Rector whispered to Galeon, who nodded. Galeon held up the wish box, only to find that he didn't have it. On top of that, Eggman Nega had disappeared.

"Where's the wish box?" Galeon asked.

"Oh my. Looking for this?" Someone said from behind them. They turned around to see Eggman Nega holding the wish box in the robot's hand. He tossed it to the side, seeing as how he didn't need it.

"Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll be off. But first…"

Eggman Nega then activated a yellow energy field which surrounded the group. Everyone inside it started to feel weak.

"What's…happening?" Emily asked.

"Some…kind of…energy field. It's…draining our power." Armand told them.

The energy field started to compress, suffocating the heroes. Sonic was about to die when he saw the Chaos Emeralds nearby.

"Hang on…guys." Sonic said as he crawled to the emeralds. He reached them and started to harness their power. Soon the energy field was destroyed, and Sonic had turned into Super Sonic. Eggman Nega couldn't believe it.

"Super Sonic? Why you little…" Nega began, then he stopped himself. "It doesn't matter. I'll just kill you first. But this place is too narrow. I can't unleash my full power here. Follow me if you dare, Sonic."

Nega then flew off. Sonic was about to chase after her, but then remembered Amy. He turned to Tails.

"Tails, take care of Amy." Sonic told him.

"Right." Tails replied.

"You better not die, or I'll drag you back from the dead and kill you again." Rector warned him.

"I won't."

Sonic then blasted off. Rector just looked on as the golden hero chased Nega.

"Good luck, Sonic." Rector said to himself. He then turned to Galeon.

"Can't we use the wish box to revive Amy?" Rector asked.

"Yes, but if there's anyone who should do it, it's Sonic." Galeon told him.

Up above the sand pit, Nega had stopped, waiting for Sonic to catch up. He didn't have to wait long. The golden hero quickly slowed down to a stop in front of him.

"Now you're going to pay for killing Amy." Sonic vowed.

"Well, such bravado for such a hedgehog. You may be super, but this Grand Mecha is much more improved over the other one. You may have a chance if you just back down." Nega offered.

"And let you destroy the planet? Not a chance." Sonic said.

"Well, I tried." Nega said to himself.

Nega then charged up a blast from one of the robot's cannons. It looked like a beam of some sort, but when it was fired, it came out as a sphere of energy. Nega launched it at Sonic.

"How's this for an attack?" Nega asked as the sphere headed towards Sonic, who was charging up a ball of yellow energy.

"SUPER SONIC WIND!" Sonic called out his move.

He threw the attack at Nega's sphere of energy, and the two attacks collided. It was now a reverse tug-of-war. Nega had the advantage, and Sonic started to lose ground. Soon Sonic's attack was shot back at him, and it hit full force. Sonic felt the immense pain of his own attack.

"Whoa! Now I know just how powerful my attack is." Sonic said to himself.

Nega took that time to hit Sonic with one of the robot's arms. He then formed an energy blade and slashed Sonic with it. Sonic was sent flying backwards, and Nega followed. Now that he had Sonic on the run, he wasn't going to let this advantage get away. He grabbed Sonic with one of the claws and tossed him away, then blasted him with a beam of energy from the cannon. Sonic couldn't believe it. He was Super Sonic, one of the best heroes ever, and he was getting beaten. He wasn't going to stand for that.

Nega charged up a large ball of energy from his cannon and launched it at Sonic, but he managed to grab the energy ball and hold it back. He charged up some energy and unleashed a flurry of kicks on the ball, sending it back. Nega just discharged the ball with a blast of his own.

"How pathetic. You put up a better fight when you first stopped me from destroying the world. Now look at you." Nega taunted. "You don't have the will to fight because your girlfriend is dead."

"SHUT THE HELL UP!" Sonic yelled.

Sonic couldn't take anymore of Nega's taunts. He charged up one of his best moves.

"Remember this attack? SPEED BREAKER!"

Sonic shot towards Nega at speeds higher than anyone could measure. The attack hit Nega's robot full force, and left a dent in the armor.

"So you do have some fight left in you. No matter. You'll die soon enough."

Nega then used the claw to grab Sonic and start crushing him. Sonic tried to break free, but the robot's grip was too strong. Sonic felt himself losing his strength and life force.

"Is…this…the end?" Sonic asked.

"Sonic, don't give up!" Someone said. Sonic knew the voice.

"A…Amy?" Sonic asked. "Where are you?"

"I'm standing with the members of the Council of Death. They saw what was going on and allowed me to talk to you through them. They thought it would help if I gave you some support." Amy's voice said.

"Thanks, Amy."

"Now show him who he's messing with!" Amy's voice said. "I love you."

Using his newfound strength, and Amy's encouragement, Sonic managed to break free of the robot's grasp.

"What? How did you gain that much power?" Nega asked.

"Because Amy's with me, whether she's dead or not." Sonic told him. "Now it's time for YOU to feel the pain!"

Sonic immediately went on the offensive. He charged up two Super Sonic Winds in his hands.

"SUPER SONIC WIND!" Sonic called out as he launched one. Nega raised the robot's arm to block the attack.

"DOUBLE!" Sonic called out.

Nega was confused. How could Super Sonic create two of the same attack? He blocked the first one, but didn't have the time to react to the second one as it hit full force. Nega felt the robot get blasted.

"So you've managed to get an attack off. It doesn't matter. I'll still kill you. Then the world will fall to ruins. Then I'll use the emerald's power to recreate the world, with me as its ruler."

Nega charged up a large beam of energy and launched it at the golden hero. Super Sonic just charged up a yellow beam of his own and launched it. The two attacks collided, and another reverse tug-of-war occurred. They both pushed their attacks to the point of explosion, but Sonic started to lose the battle. He felt his attack being pushed back.

"Mwa ha ha ha! It's over, hero. Only the emeralds have the power to weaken this machine." Nega declared.

Sonic started to give up when a red beam of energy hit the Grand Mecha.

"What the…?"

Rector, Howl, and Raine were holding the red emerald, which was firing the beam.

"If the emeralds weaken the machine, then I suppose this would be one of them." Rector called out.

Then gray, green, and yellow beams of energy hit the robot. Velocity, Inertia, and Liikumine were holding the gray emerald. Mintra, Zeus, and Hurricane were holding the green emerald. Emily, Alan, and Vash were holding the yellow emerald.

"No. If this keeps up, the machine will deactivate."

At that point, a purple beam of energy and a blue beam of energy hit the robot. Armand, Basil, and Axel were holding the purple emerald. Cloud, Angie, and Shaun were holding the blue emerald.

"Ha ha. There are only six emeralds. How can you stop me when you don't have the seventh emerald?" Nega asked. "Also, that crystal box can't do anything."

"We'll see about that!" Someone said. Then a blue-green beam hit the robot, weakening it further, but not to the extent that the emeralds could. Jet, Wave, and Storm were holding the crystal box.

"It still doesn't matter. You still can't kill me because you don't have the last emerald." Nega declared.

"Who ssssayssss we don't have the lassssst emerald?" Someone hissed. Then a cyan beam of energy hit the robot. Alexander, Charlie, and Domino were holding the cyan emerald.

"What!? N…No. Impossible!"

All seven emeralds and the crystal box were weakening the Grand Mecha. The robot couldn't take this much power. Then a light-red beam of energy came from somewhere and hit the robot. Galeon, Nightscream, and Rampage were holding the wish box. Because the wish box was powered by the emeralds, it had similar properties.

"This…can't be!"

Sonic couldn't believe it. Everyone was helping him defeat Nega. He saw his chance.

"SONIC! NOW!" Everyone called at once.

"Nega, it's time to say goodbye." Sonic said.

"What? N…No!"

"SUPER SONIC ASSAULT!"

Super Sonic went into a frenzy of attacks. He bashed the robot from one side to another to another. He was crossing the robot at nearly every point on the robot, while the beams of energy kept it from moving. Then he charged up a large wave of yellow energy in his hands and unleashed it. The resulting impact obliterated the Grand Mecha. Nega quickly hit a button at the last second and the remains, as well as Nega himself, went through a portal back to his dimension.

"I'LL BE BACK! JUST YOU WAIT!" Nega declared as the portal closed.

"Next time, just stay in your dimension." Sonic said as the portal closed.

Everyone cheered as Sonic returned to his normal blue color and landed on the nearby ground. Nega had been defeated once again.

End of Chapter 29.

With the help of nearly every participant in the tournament, Sonic handed Nega his third defeat (well, if you don't count those losses he had in the past, before Sonic and them became the heroes everyone knows). Now the tournament can be finished with the awards ceremony. But what will Sonic do about Amy? Find out in the next chapter.

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