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Chapter 9: Nega's Humiliating Defeat.

Armand had just told everyone about how Tobias suffered his tragic death. Basil and Axel had left the room because they did not want to recall the memories. Now, he was ready to tell them the next part.

"It still hurts me to remember that day." Armand said, nearly in tears. Emily was trying to calm him down.

"It's okay, Armand. At least your father's legacy still lives on." Emily told him.

"Other than my friends, it's all I have left." Armand said as Axel and Basil returned. "After that day, Axel's mom, Sophia, took us into her care. In terms of our families, she's the only one still living to this day."

"I still see her every now and again." Axel said. Sonic let out a chuckle, which resulted in Axel knocking him upside the head. "Shut up, Sonic!"

"At any rate, you guys are not going to believe this, but two years after my father died, Nega suffered his most humiliating defeat up to this day." Armand told everyone.

"Are you serious?" Jet asked.

"If you don't believe me, ask Team Legendary. They fought alongside me, Axel, and Basil." Armand told him.

"It's true. Of course, we just helped out. We let Armand deal the finishing blow. Unfortunately, he made it back through the dimensional portal before Armand could kill him." Zeus explained.

"And I'm still going for revenge." Armand said. "Now, allow me to tell about it…"

8 years from present day, 2 years after Tobias's death…

"It was a peaceful day in Station Square, as usual." Armand narrated. "The thought of my father's death was still lingering around in every person's mind, but had eased off since then. By this time, me and my friends had learned to use our fathers' weapons and abilities, thanks to Team Legendary, who helped us out. And we were lucky to have learned to use them, because Nega attacked shortly after we had mastered them."

Armand, Axel, and Basil were taking a break after mastering their fathers' weapons and abilities. Team Legendary had joined them. But their rest was short-lived as a large black robot silhouette covered their area. They looked up to see none other than Eggman Nega, who was piloting the same robot he used to kill Tobias. They couldn't believe it. It wasn't because Nega was back, but that he was piloting the same robot.

"You again?" Zeus asked.

"Yes, and I'm back to take over the city since that pathetic fool Tobias is out of the picture." Nega told them. Armand felt rage boil inside him.

"You monster! You killed my father. Today, you'll pay for every life you've taken." Armand declared.

"Oh my! Such bravery for such a kid." Nega taunted. "Well, I'll make an example of those who dare oppose me, for I show no mercy, even to a little kid!"

"Man, you really are cruel." Hurricane said.

"Yes, I know. It's wonderful, isn't it?" Nega asked. "Now, suffer the same fate as Tobias!"

Nega started off by firing a few lasers right at them. Armand countered with his own lasers, and Nega's attack was canceled out. Nega counted on that, though, and brought his fist around to try and punch Armand. However, Hurricane stepped in between the fist and Armand, reared back, and let loose with as much power as he could put into the punch. The resulting impact knocked back the robot's fist, and because of the immense power, the robot spun around and fell over. Nega was a little dizzy from the spinning.

"Whoooa, that was wild." Nega said to himself.

Nega managed to recover before firing a few missiles from the robot's arm. They were headed straight towards Hurricane, but Zeus brought out his sword and used his super speed to cut through the missiles without getting caught in the explosions.

"Thanks, Zeus, but I could have punched them back." Hurricane said.

"I know, but we can't take any chances. You know what he did to the others." Zeus replied before charging at Nega again.

Meanwhile, Basil and Mintra were sneaking up from behind Nega. Their plan was for Mintra to blast a hole in the rear armor with his Chao Cannon, then Basil would use his water cannon to short-circuit the robot. As Mintra charged up his Chao Cannon, the robot kicked them from behind.

"Sorry, but my radar allows me to see anything incoming from behind me. You have no chance at beating me." Nega told them.

"Then try this one!" Someone said from the side.

Nega turned to see who it was, only to get slammed in the left side. Axel had used the time he gained from Nega's ranting to attack. He backed down before Nega could attack him.

"Why you little…" Nega began before being hit on the other side. Hurricane had moved over to the right and attacked after Axel hit Nega on the left. Mintra and Basil saw their chance.

"CHAO CANNON!" Mintra called out his attack. A dark green beam of energy emerged from his hands and hit the robot in the back. The robot fell forward, allowing Basil to leap onto the back of the robot. As the robot tried to get up, Basil formed a water ball from his cannon and dropped it into the circuitry located in the robot. The water ball burst, spreading water on the wires.

"What? Why you little…" Nega began, but was hit by a punch from Axel. Nega turned to try and bash Axel, but he didn't get the chance.

"SONIC STORM!" Zeus called from the side.

Zeus charged up a blue ball of energy and launched it at the robot. When it connected, the ball exploded into hundreds of Sonic Winds, each one slicing up the robot. Once the Sonic Winds disappeared, there were numerous scratches on the robot.

"You…you scratched my robot. Now you've done it." Nega said.

"I thought you didn't care about your robot." Zeus taunted.

"I just got a new paint job on it." Nega told him.

"What do you care?" Armand yelled.

"Okay, you little runt, you're next!" Nega declared.

He tried to grab Armand, but the purple tiger jumped, landed on his arm, and started running up it. Nega used the other arm to try to grab it, but as it came down, Armand jumped onto it and started running again. Nega kept trying to grab him, but he wouldn't back down. Soon, Armand had reached the cockpit, but he didn't try to bust the glass and grab Nega, as that was the same thing Thomas did, and he got killed because of it. Instead, he jumped behind the cockpit.

"Over here." Armand taunted.

The robot tried to bash Armand, but he moved out of the way in time, and the robot hit its own head.

"Aw, why are you hitting yourself?" Armand asked, tauntingly.

Nega wasn't going to take that from a little kid. He tried to hit Armand again, but this time, Armand was on the right arm, and the left arm hit the robot instead. But as Armand was crossing over to the other side, Nega finally grabbed Armand and started to crush the life out of him.

"Ha ha! Finally, I have you, you little runt!" Nega said as the robot tightened the grip. Armand could hardly breathe, let alone fight. "Now you can see your father, and I'll make sure your friends follow. Farewell, Armand Novak!"

Armand tried to break free, but the ever-tightening grip was too much. As he was about to let his life go…

"Come on, son. You can do this!" Someone said. Armand knew that voice.

"Dad? Where are you?" Armand asked.

"I'm up here, with the Council of Death. I'm talking to you through them." Tobias told his son. "You can't just give up like that. Do you think that's what I did? You saw my battle. I never quit fighting until I was dead. Don't let your father's death be in vain."

Armand heard his father's words, and started to glow a bluish color. His strength built up, and he broke free of Nega's grip in a blue streak of energy. When it faded, Armand had turned a blue color, his eyes turned green, and a blue aura surrounded him. Armand had transformed into Super Armand.

"What? How did you do that?" Nega asked.

"You may have killed my father, but his spirit still lives on…in me!" Armand declared.

"You little BRAT! I'll make sure you see him!"

Nega tried to attack, but Armand just dodged, and formed the laser sword. He was ready for battle. Down where Zeus and the others were, they couldn't believe their eyes.

"Is that Armand?" Hurricane asked.

"It is, but he's different." Axel replied.

"Of course he is. He's in a super form." Mintra spoke up.

"What?" Zeus asked. "How is he able to do that at such a young age?"

"His father's part of the reason. He's using some of the power he has in the afterlife and is transferring it to Armand. That's only one half. The other half is Armand's determination. He won't quit until Tobias is avenged." Mintra explained.

Up in the air, Armand had gone on the offensive. He charged at Nega and slashed the robot's torso, leaving a scratch. Armand repeated this four more times. He then moved back, slashed five times in a star shape, and fired a charge laser in the center.

"LASER SWORD STAR!" Armand called.

The star-shaped burst headed right towards the robot, which couldn't block the attack. It phased through the arms and hit the torso, leaving a breach in the armor.

"You…you breached the armor. This is impossible." Nega said.

"That was my intention." Armand said. He then called out to the five below him.

"I'll need your help for this!" Armand called.

"We won't let you down." Basil replied. The others started attacking, starting with Basil.

"HYDRO BLASTER!" Basil called.

The large water beam hit the breach at full force, allowing some of the water to enter, temporarily short-circuiting the robot. Axel then followed up.

"SCATTER DRILL!" Axel yelled.

A bunch of sharp rocks came from out of nowhere, and Axel sent them at the robot. Each one hit, expanding the breach in the armor. Nega looked around to try and anticipate the next attack, but not even he could avoid what was coming. Zeus, Mintra, and Hurricane had ascended the nearby rooftops and assumed a flat triangle position.

"PLANETARY DISASTER!" They called out at the same time.

Zeus used Sonic Storm, Mintra used Chao Cannon, and Hurricane used Gale Burst. All three attacks met in the center, causing a large explosion that blew the arms and legs off. Armand saw his chance.

"ARMAND, FINISH IT!" They all said in unison.

Armand started charging up a powerful laser, which was aimed right at the robot. Nega tried to move out of the way, but the robot's movement stopped when its limbs got severed.

"Oh, this is going to hurt." Nega said to himself.

"MEGA LASER!" Armand called.

The large laser beam fired out in front of him, right towards Nega. As he couldn't move, the laser hit full force, blasting the torso into oblivion, leaving only the cockpit, as well as a small hovering vehicle that Nega was in. It was badly damaged, and Nega had suffered a few injuries himself.

"I'LL BE BACK! AND WHEN I COME BACK, YOU ALL WILL DIE!" Nega vowed as he opened a portal that led to his dimension. Armand wasn't about to let him leave, though.

"Before you go, I want to say something!" Armand called. Nega turned around to see…Armand being thrown by Hurricane. He had the laser shield surrounding his right hand, which had been balled into a fist.

"THIS IS FOR MY DAD!" Armand yelled.

Armand reared back, and let loose with a laser-charged punch that actually shattered the glass of the Eggmobile. Nega was sent flying back. He had never felt such a powerful punch since that time he first battled Tobias. The force of the punch was more than enough to shoot Nega through the portal, which closed right after Nega entered it. Armand looked on with pride before returning to the ground and reverting to his normal form.

"Dad, that battle was for you and your friends." Armand said as he looked up at the sky, knowing that his father had been partially avenged.

People had seen the battle and started cheering since Nega had been defeated. But Armand knew that his dad wouldn't be truly avenged until Nega had died, and he was determined to make sure that the killing blow was dealt by him. Until then, the city could continue their lives in peace, and the heroes could take a long, well-deserved break.

End of Chapter 9.

Tobias has been avenged to a certain extent, but it won't be complete until Nega is officially dead. Will Armand ever accomplish total vengeance? You'll have to keep reading my stories to find out.

Well, there's only one chapter left to go in this story, so be on the lookout for it.

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