Prologue Pt. 1 – The Transformation

"Hey, Knuckles, are you sure this is gonna work while the emeralds are still far away?" Sonic asked, looking upwards at the sable-colored, danger-filled sky. The glowing moon shined off his sapphire fur, slicked down from years of blistering speed record acquisitions. All eyes were on him as he walked alongside Knuckles, the red echidna, to the glimmering, giant green Master Emerald.

Knuckles, eyeing a distant, glowing object in the sky replied, "I don't know… but it's worth a try." He then shook a fist at the white mini-sun beside the moon, yelling, "Stupid Eggman! This is all your fault!"

"Cool it, Knuxie, or we all gonna die," Rouge, the ivory-colored, black-winged bat sternly scolded Knuckles. "We can't afford you screwing this up by getting angry-"

"WHAT!" Knuckles screamed. "How could you say I'm gonna screw something up when you let Eggman get three Chaos Emeralds!"

"Let him get MY emeralds? Are you crazy? That guy came in with his robots twenty deep-"

"Guys, we're running out of time!" Tails interrupted, pointing at the ever-growing white orb in the sky. "There's no time to argue now about who gave up what emeralds!"
He earned a mean glare from both Knuckles and Rouge.

"Look, Tails is right," Sonic spoke up, coming to his defense. Jumping on the top facet of the glowing Master Emerald, he added as he looked up at the constantly-expanding light, now more luminescent than the sun's reflection gleaming off the waning crescent moon, "We gotta figure out how to get me up there so I can stop that time thingy that Eggman created!"

"And save the world," Cream, the short-statured brown and cream-colored rabbit declared in her high voice as she stood beside her best friend Amy, and Cheese, her chao.

"Chao-chao!" Cheese echoed, nodding and floating in agreement.

Sonic took a quick glance at Amy, the pink hedgehog who wore and almandite-colored, outward-flaring dress. Hmm… she's sure have been quiet lately… wonder what's up with her.

Knuckles, finally semi-calm again, beginning to put his hands on the colossally large emerald, explained "I don't know if this'll work, but it's worth a shot."

Touching a side of the precious jewel, he closed his eyes as he recited the legendary story behind the existence of the emeralds. "Chaos is power, enriched by the heart. The seven servers are the Chaos Emeralds, and the controller is the Master Emerald."

The glow from the green emerald slightly intensified as he recited those words. A mild breeze picked up around Knuckles and pushed his quills upwards to the sky.

"Rather it be a pure soul that uses its powers for good, or dark forces manipulating its powers for evil, one must have a strong spirit in order for the emeralds to respond to their controller." After saying this, Knuckles lifted his head to the sky and roared, "Great Master Emerald, send us your infinite power to save the world!"

The Master Emerald temporarily flashed and returned to its normal state. Sonic was still standing there, looking at himself in the emerald's reflection…
No change.

"I can't get enough power from the emerald by myself!" Knuckles turned his head back to the watching group, saying "I'm gonna need you guys' help on this one!"

"But what do we do, Knuckles?" Tails asked. "You're the only one that we know who can control the Master Emerald beyond logic. How in the world are we supposed to help?"

"Yeah, Mister Knuckles…" Cream shakily added, becoming more fearful of the cobalt-white orb now larger than the moon above, "we're not as powerful as you are. And Mister Shadow said that Eggman will eventually destroy us all! Please, do something!"

"Cream, you can't have any doubts in your mind while doing this," Knuckles replied. He commanded to all of them while jerking his head to motion them closer, "Guys, come over here and put your hands on the emerald!"

"Fine by me," Rouge swiftly answered, becoming the first one besides Knuckles to hold the side of the emerald.

"Don't get any ideas, bat-girl," Knuckles sharply muttered, looking sternly at her.
Sonic looked around as all his friends surrounded him. Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Cream and Rouge, longtime friends and close companions, were there to push him further… to push him beyond the limit…
To help him attain his super form.

"All you guys have to do is concentrate, and believe… put the thing that empowers you the most through your life in your mind, and let it take over," Knuckles instructed all the others around the emerald. "Let the power of your will soar, and allow the power of the emerald go through your mind, body and spirit. Believe that we can succeed and stop that Eggman, once again."

"Right, Tails answered, closing his eyes first. Advanced technology and engineering were at the forefront of his mind. Tails wanted to be widely known for the innovations and concepts he brought into existence. He also wanted to have his own shop, even if it was a small specialty shop.

"Okay," Cream said, also closing her eyes. She wanted her and her chao to have all the toys and candy in existence, so they can have for their own and share with the world; this was her plan to end world hunger.

"No problem," Rouge replied to Knuckles, following suit. Her empowering wishes were more selfish, but still powerful nonetheless. She thought of more material possessions than she could possibly handle, ranging from clothing, makeup and perfume, to cars, houses, nightclubs and the most valuable gems, jewels and apparel in existence.

Knuckles also proceeded to close his eyes, thinking about the many legends of his tribes he swore to upkeep and the duty inscribed in his blood… Protect the Master Emerald, at all costs…

Amy, with her eyes still focused halfway on Sonic, forced the thought of him and her being together, happily married. But something was nagging her. She looked around at the other four guys, wondering if she seen this before somewhere. She could've sworn that she reheard every detail, from the argument down to the growing star-like object in the sky, from somewhere in her thoughts or dreams…

The breeze came along again, now stronger than ever before. Sonic, now feeling more energy from below him covered his emerald-colored eyes with their eyelids as he bowed his head. He clenched his fists and put them to their sides, thinking about the world being at peace once again.

Amy gasped as her quills and dress swayed in the updraft. She saw seven faint, multicolored neon light orbs surround them. The ruby, ocher-yellow, emerald-green, azure-blue, sapphire, plum-violet and platinum spheres of light, representing the seven Chaos Emeralds that were in space, slowly circled them all, leaving trails of energy and light behind them as their intensified. She saw Tails' two long, bushy tails and hair strands flicker in the air as if he was flying, Knuckles' red dreadlocks go amuck in the wind, having their own way of coping with the excessive air motions, Cream's long ears shoot almost completely upward, and Rouge's bat wings partially fold as they waved.

The emerald representatives swirled faster and faster, closing in around the now gleaming blue Sonic. Almost-there… I can feel it. Just one more push…
He started to feel the power of one… two… three… four… five… six Chaos Emeralds, awaiting the last rush of energy that constantly eluded him.

Amy, noticing the faint movement and dim, pallid light from afar, disregarded it as her eyes were now glued to Sonic's. This was a rare time that she could witness the golden transformation of her first love, and she wasn't about to miss any of it.

The emerald orbs shone white, right before they were absorbed into Sonic's body. Instantly, his eyes opened.

Amy saw with her own aquamarine-jade colored eyes… Sonic's naturally emerald pupils spattered in its negative and opposite color…
They were red. Carmine red.

After a split second of his eyes changing colors in front of her, a blast of wind blew the other five back a couple of inches a blinding light coming from him encapsulated the whole area. Sonic's downward-swept quils instantly flipped upwards as his deep blue fur was blue no more… it faded into a topaz yellow color instantaneously.

Amy, squinting through the whole thing, nearly got herself blinded by the light as her pupils struggled and strained to adjust to the brilliant and powerful shine coming from Sonic. "S-Sonic?"
His crimson eyes pierced right through her. There he floated, on top of the now grayed-out, iridescent sage stone, staring at her. She held her hand out towards him, not wanting to believe this at all.
Super Sonic. The return of her golden knight in shining armor.

He, in all of his golden glory, turned around and ruffled Tails' head. He gave a fist pound to Knuckles and said nothing, nodding in thankfulness and receiving a nod in return. He went over to Cream and tussled her ears as he patted Cheese on its head, saying to them, "I'll handle this… everything's gonna be alright now." He gave a thumbs-up and nodded at Rouge, who emulated him at once.
He did all of this before going back over to the flabbergasted Amy, clasping one of her hands with both of his.

She couldn't tell whether it was by sheer attraction, affection or just pure power… A surge of energy went through her like lightning as their hands touched, scaring her silly.

"Well Amy, looks like it's time to save the world again," Sonic spoke with a more commanding but still lighthearted voice. As he let go of her hand, he thought, She must not be ready yet… Oh well, time to go!
Sonic leaped high into the air, leaving a streak of gold as he blasted upwards off the emerald. Pumped full of limitless energy and adrenaline, he whooshed left and right, and as quick as he appeared, he was gone, but not without signing his name and symbol in the air.
"Whooooooooo-hooooooooooo!" he screamed, before easily breaking the sound barrier.

"Wow…" Tails wondered, looking at the spectacular light spectacle form in the sky.

"Woah…" Cream replied right behind him, holding Cheese in one arm and her gaping mouth with her free hand.

"Dang… Sonic never ceases to amaze me when he does that," Knuckles announced in a hushed voice.

"I totally agree on that one, echidna-boy," Rouge acknowledged, standing beside him, earning a silent nod of approval as they stood close beside each other, watching the display in the sky.

Amy, still shocked, looked at herself, half-expecting her own pink fur to turn golden, like Sonic's. Sure that she saw no change, she was still stunned by the pulse of energy going through her. It almost felt like an electric shock at first but smoothed out as a wave that tingled from the tip of her pointed ears to the extreme end of her toes. This constant, raging flux of energy seemed to even out for awhile, but she didn't want to figure out what it was; she was too frightened.

"Hey Amy, are you okay?" Tails asked, a bit worried about her.

"Y-yeah, Tails," she shakily responded." "I just hope Sonic will be alright."

"Hmph… looks like he's at it again," the black and crimson-colored hedgehog, Shadow, muttered to himself silently, standing alone, plenty of yards away from the altar of the Master Emerald on Angel Island, watching them all. He came, knowing that he was the missing seventh and final link to the faraway Chaos Emeralds. What drove him to help out was Amy, reminding him of his purpose and promise he kept fifty years ago to Maria… The promise to become the protector of all humanity, and the powers and abilities endowed to him to carry out that behemoth task was enough for the final push of power for Sonic.
Looks like the doctor is really asking for trouble…
Shadow decided to stay away from the other guys' sights, because he didn't want to disturb them with his presence… besides, he didn't need the extra attention or anybody bothering him right now; he had his own problems to take care of.
Looking at the trail that Sonic left in the sky, he shook his head as he internally remarked, How typical of Faker… show-off. With his arms folded, looking up at the gigantic ball of white fire, he said to himself, "Someone's gonna get a run for their money…"