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This chapter will have Tobias, Thomas, and Accel facing off against a surprise villain. Who is it? Read on and find out.
Chapter 4: Doomsday Averted
(You'll understand the chapter name when you read the chapter).
The racers had just learned about how Tobias became the famous hero that everyone knew. Armand was ready to continue his story.
"…and that's how my father became the hero he was." Armand said as he wrapped up that part of the story.
"Wow. I had no idea your father could use that attack." Emily said. Being Armand's girlfriend, Emily was always the first one to speak up after each part of the story.
"I know. But it took the power of the ultimate attacks of the heroes to pull it off. And it worked." Armand said.
"So what happened after that?" Shadow asked. He was one of the few that were allowed on the airship during the tournament.
"A year later, after assaults made at least once a month by Eggman Nega, a new villain came to the planet, though only for a day. He was defeated by Tobias, Thomas, and Accel." Armand explained.
"And who was this villain?" Shadow asked.
"It was…Well, how about I explain it?"
14 years from present day…
It was a clear day in Station Square. By this time, a few new future heroes had been born, such as Sonic, Wave, and Jet.
Tobias and Alicia were watching Armand, now 3 years old, running around playing tag with Basil (Armand and Basil wouldn't become true friends with Axel until a few months later). Thomas was watching as well, seeing as how Basil was his son.
"You two, be careful." Alicia called.
Armand and Basil both said that they would. They continued their game of tag. Just then, a large ship blocked out the sun.
"What now?" Tobias complained. "Can't we go at least a month without an attack?"
Just then, hundreds of black-and-red aliens with green eyes descended from the ship. Even more ships were hanging about in the sky, and more aliens were dropping from them. Some were wielding dark swords, others were armed with cannons and other weapons, and a large, fat, red-and-black beast roamed the skies, looking for a place to attack. Then Tobias heard an evil laugh. A large 3-eyed alien wearing a brown robe lined with different colored stones descended.
"Who are you?" Tobias demanded.
"We are the Black Arms, and we are here to take control of this planet. I am their leader, Black Doom." The alien answered.
Present day…
"Wait a minute! Black Doom has been here before!?" Shadow asked. (My stories take place after the events of Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2006, just so you know).
"No way!" Sonic exclaimed.
"He's been here after that time?" Armand asked.
"Yeah, and he tried to get Shadow to join them. It almost worked, if it weren't for his thoughts of Maria." Sonic explained.
"Uh…right. Let me get back to the story."
Back to the past…
"Do you really think we're going to just sit around and let you take over? Not a chance." Tobias declared.
"Then try to stop me." Black Doom challenged.
Black Doom then started to attack, firing multiple energy beams at Tobias and Thomas. The other heroes were away for the time, so the two heroes didn't expect any help. Tobias created a laser shield to protect him and Thomas from the beams.
"So, you can use laser power. It doesn't matter. It's futile." Black Doom taunted. "You have no hope of defeating me."
"Well, we can try, can't we?" Thomas asked. He then charged up some water in his cannon. Tobias let down the shield, and Thomas fired the blast.
"LIQUID STRIKE!"
The water came out in a thin, piercing beam. It headed towards Black Doom and looked like it was going to hit. But at the last second, Black Doom moved out of the way, and the water beam passed right by him.
"You fool. I am one of the most powerful beings in the universe. You cannot hope to defeat me."
"Then allow me!" Someone called from behind him.
A green hawk then came around, pulled out one of his fans, and caught Black Doom in the arm. It was Accel.
"Accel? I thought you weren't in the city." Tobias said.
"Well, I saw something out here, so I decided to come by and check it out. When I saw this guy attacking you two, I knew he was an enemy." Accel explained.
"Glad to see you could come to help." Thomas told him.
"Three heroes don't matter. I'll still destroy you all. Now take this! SWIFT STRIKE!"
Black Doom then created a large purple disc of energy and sent it flying. It was near the ground, however, so the heroes just jumped over it. They thought they were out of danger, but the disc bounded off of a couple of buildings, came back, and hit them in the back. The three heroes fell forward.
"Hmph. It was no use dodging that attack. It can rebound off of solid surfaces to attack its targets." Doom explained.
Doom then attacked with another Swift Strike. The heroes jumped over this one and got into a back-to-back triangle formation. Black Doom wondered what they were doing.
"NOW!" Thomas yelled.
The three heroes jumped as the purple disc crossed under them. Black Doom then realized that they had assumed that formation to see which direction the attack would rebound from. And it worked.
"So you managed to dodge that. It's not over. I still have more attacks. Try this one. COMET BARRAGE!"
Black Doom then summoned at least 20 small comets that sped towards the heroes. Accel was ready, however, and started to spin his fans.
"BABYLON BASH!" Accel called out.
The spinning fans hit each comet and sent them back at Doom. They exploded in his face, doing a lot of damage.
"Well, I am impressed. I never expected anyone to attack me and actually succeed."
Black Doom then summoned more small comets. They all headed towards Accel, who kept his fans spinning. Each comet hit the fans and was sent back at Doom. This time, however, he was ready. He sent more comets to intercept, and each comet flying at Doom was hit by a comet he had sent out. Accel counted on this, however, and rushed at Doom, who didn't see the attack coming until Accel was right at him.
"WIND CRASH!"
Accel then hit Black Doom with both fans, and a small gust of wind hit him dead center. Black Doom couldn't believe it. He was being beaten by foes he had never fought before.
"This is impressive. Never before has anyone managed to stand against me for this long. But now I'm afraid it's time for you to die. BLACK BULL, I SUMMON YOU!"
The large black-and-red creature came out of nowhere and sent a wave of dark blue energy at the heroes. They managed to dodge it, but the attack was still going. Tobias looked back and saw that the attack was going straight at Alicia, Armand, and Basil.
"Alicia, Armand, Basil, get out of there!" Tobias called, but it was too late.
The attack hit the house, and a cloud of smoke appeared from the blast. It wasn't long before the cloud dissipated. After it disappeared, the house was still standing, but minor damage had been done to it. Alicia, Armand, and Basil were lying on the ground, injured. This hit Tobias and Thomas hard.
"No! Alicia, Armand, Basil!" Tobias called as he and Thomas rushed over to them. Thomas picked Basil up and checked him while Tobias did the same to Armand and Alicia. Luckily, they hadn't suffered anything serious. But the attack didn't sit too well with the heroes.
"You…you monster. You injured them!" Thomas said.
"Well, as much as I was hoping to avoid civilian casualties, I suppose this makes my intentions clear." Doom said with a laugh.
"Then prepare to die!" Tobias shouted.
Tobias and Thomas then went into a full assault, Tobias firing several lasers, Thomas firing several water blasts. The water distracted Doom, and the lasers did the damage.
"So I've underestimated you. No matter. I will still destroy you all!" Doom declared. "Black Bull, destroy these fools!"
Black Bull then shot another wave of dark blue energy. Accel saw this, however, and jumped in front of the blast.
"WIND THRASH!"
A gust of wind came out and blocked the attack. Black Doom then rushed Accel, but not before Thomas fired a water blast at its eye. The blast hit, and Black Bull reeled back in pain.
"Thomas, you've found its weak spot. You and Accel take on Black Bull. Leave Doom to me!" Tobias called.
"You got it!" Thomas called as he and Accel caught Black Bull's attention.
"Well, it looks like it's just you and me." Tobias told him.
"Yes, it seems that way." Doom replied. "How about we finish this?"
Black Doom then attacked with his Comet Barrage and Swift Strike at the same time. Tobias just jumped to the side, however, and the attacks missed him. Ironically, the attacks hit Black Bull instead. Black Bull turned around, wondering who would attack him.
"Black Bull, destroy those fools!" Black Doom commanded. Black Bull turned his attention back to Thomas and Accel.
"Now, here's one of my better moves. DARK BLAST!"
Black Doom charged up a burst of dark energy and unleashed it. Tobias dodged and formed his laser sword. He charged at Black Doom, who didn't see him coming. Tobias managed to catch Black Doom right in the head. Black Doom reeled back from the blow. When he recovered, something had happened.
"What the…? Where am I? What am I doing here?" Black Doom wondered. He had lost his memory.
"You're Black Doom, the leader of the alien race called the Black Arms. You were about to leave this planet to find another to conquer." Tobias told him. Black Doom then regained some of his memory.
"I know who I am. I'm leaving this place. I don't know why I was here to begin with." Black Doom said. He then gave the order to retreat.
"All Black Arms soldiers, retreat!" Black Doom called. The soldiers did as they were commanded. Soon, the dark ships left, and the skies were clear again. Thomas had already gotten a couple of medics to check on Alicia, Armand, and Basil.
"Well, how are they?" Tobias asked.
"They'll be fine. They'll just need to rest up for a couple of days, but it's nothing major." One of the medics explained.
"That's good to hear." Tobias said. He then knelt to Alicia, who was holding Armand near her.
"Are you okay?" Tobias asked.
"We're fine. It's nothing to worry about." Alicia told him. "How's Basil?"
"He's doing great. He seemed to take the least damage out of the three of you." The other medic told her.
"Let's go inside." Tobias suggested.
Thomas took Basil inside while Tobias helped Alicia. Alicia carried Armand with her as they went inside.
End of Chapter 4
Black Doom has lost his reason for invading the planet, leaving the heroes to live in peace for a while. But will another enemy attack? And if so, who will it be? You'll have to find out next chapter.
Sorry the fight wasn't longer. Black Doom didn't have the time to transform into Devil Doom during this fight, so that's why he didn't appear.
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