Credits and a few explanations can be found at the end of the story. For now, enjoy.
The Final Zone Book 1
Super Final
He seemed such a small figure, a tiny speck in the massive cavern that surrounded him. An insignificant occupant of the rock chamber, glowing green bridges linking the large stone platforms. All in all, Final Beyond was feeling decidedly intimidated by his surroundings. He was an ordinary human being, 16 years old, dressed in nothing more than his favourite shirt (white in colour, but covered in a myriad of turquoise-blue patterns) and some denim jeans. It almost seemed like he was walking into a fancy restaurant in his underwear, when he compared himself with the grandeur of the chamber, and of course, the giant gem in front of him
Truth be told, he was almost entranced by the glory of the Master Emerald. The power... The magnificence. In all honesty, he was kind of surprised that Knuckles had let him near it. The red-furred echidna was notorious for his stubbornness... As well as his alarming tendency to let Angel Island crash into the ocean. But that wasn't relevant. Or something that Final disliked, come to think of it.
After all, were it not for Angel Island landing off the coast of Station Square, he might never have thought of travelling there. His interest in the gems of Earth 2, or Mobius, as it was originally called by the animals of the planet, was normally amateur. He'd read a thesis on the gems by a very interesting writer, but there was only so much you could learn from writing.
On the island that seemed to be the center of these mysteries, he could experience in real life what it was like to achieve the super form. Would his hair just stick up and turn blonde like all those anime characters, or would it be more distinctive, more understated? He was grinning just thinking about it.
Now, he thought, pushing his glasses closer to his eyes, time for the train of thought to pull into the station. No more tangents. It was like needless exposition in his mind. The writer in him, he supposed, before realising that this was just taking him off on another tangent. The important thing was that Knuckles had let him use the emerald. Or so he thought.