Human by Day, Hedgehogs By Night
By Fangs of Lightning and The Chuckinator
Chapter 1: A Different Dimension
An explosion rang out through the city. Sonic ran, followed by Silver and Shadow, as they chased Eggman.
"How's he always so ahead of us?" Silver asked.
Sonic shrugged. "Beats me," he said.
They soon came to Eggman's base and looked around. Their eyes widened as they saw that Eggman had all the Chaos Emeralds in a glass case.
"When did he get all of those?" Shadow walked over to the case and looked at it. "How did we not know he was collecting them?"
"You've fallen into my trap!" A voice said. They all turned to see Doctor Eggman. He laughed as he pressed a button, and the Chaos Emeralds started sparking before they were all caught in Chaos Control.
The light blinded them for a minute before they could look around again. They stood in a different place, with many cars going by and the city completely different. Shadow growled. "Chaos Control must have sent us to a different dimension."
"Yeah, but which?" Silver turned to look at them and shouted in surprise. "You two are human!"
"So are you," Sonic said.
Shadow and Sonic looked at each other and back to Silver. Shadow was wearing black pants, a red and black sweatshirt with a long fluffy while collar. His hair was sticking up also. Silver had black jeans on, and a white t-shirt. Bangs fell to his eyes and his hair was to his shoulders. Sonic was the last one to examine himself. He wore blue shorts and a t-shirt that had a peach center. All three had their normal shoes on, as well as their gloves, and their eye color was the same.
"It must have been the Chaos Emeralds," Shadow said. "Though why we were sent here is still a mystery."
"We're on a parallel Earth," Silver said.
"So... How do we get home?"
"We need to find the Chaos Emeralds," Sonic said. "They're here too. Also, I suggest we blend in. Give ourselves new names, go to school, things like that."
Shadow nodded. "Okay. Why new names?"
"Think about it. Shadow, Sonic and Silver aren't exactly common names. Besides, we'll be undercover also."
"That makes sense."
Sonic nodded. "I'll be Maurice. What about you, Silver?"
The human thought about it. "Silvond, I guess."
"I'll be Shade," Shadow said.
Maurice nodded and they walked off. Eventually they found a house and bought it. "How are we going to do all this?" Silvond asked.
Shade shrugged. "Look for the Chaos Emeralds in our free time, I guess."
"Okay. What about school?"
"We'll do that also."
Silvond nodded and they continued to talk. Eventually night fell and the three felt pain in their bodies. They were back in their hedgehog forms a few minutes later.
"What happened?" Sonic asked.
"I don't know. Maybe the change wasn't permanent?"
Sonic shrugged and they went to sleep. In the morning, they found themselves human again. Maurice figured it out. "Apparently we change into hedgehogs at night and human during the day."
"That's odd," Shadow said.
Maurice looked at Shade and nodded. The three left and went to school. They went to the main office to get enrolled as students. The principal nodded and handed them their schedules. Maurice went to his first class and saw a human. He smiled and sat besides him.
"I'm Chris Thorndyke," the human said. "What's your name?"
"Maurice." He smiled at him. "It's nice to meet you, Chris."
Chris smiled. "You're a new student?"
"Yeah, I just stared classes today."
"I've been here for a while. Why don't I show you around?"
"I'd appreciate that. Thanks."
Chris nodded and class began. At lunch, Maurice met up with his 'brothers', Shade and Silvond, and introduced Chris to them. Chris smiled and waved at them. "It's nice to meet you."
Silvond shook Chris's hand. "So you're in History class with Maurice?"
"Yes, I am."
"It's nice to meet you also. So, Maurice, what do you think of school so far?" Silvond asked, turning his attention to his brother.
"It's been fine so far." Maurice shrugged.
"So far." Shade nodded.
Silvond nodded and the four continued to eat.
"So, have you lived here in Station Square your whole life?" Chris asked them.
Shade shook his head. "No. We moved here just recently."
"I've lived here my whole life."
"Do you know the area?" Silvond asked.
Chris nodded, and Silvond looked at his brothers. Maybe he could help them. "Could you show us around after school sometime?" Silvond asked.
"Sure, I can do that."
The bell rang for the next class and they stood up. After Chris left, Silvond looked at his brothers. "He might be able to help us with...you know."
Shade and Maurice hesitated; they didn't want Chris to know their secret just yet.
"Let's wait and see if we can trust him with that," Shade said.
"That would be best," Maurice said as they headed to their next class.
"Should we meet up outside the building once school's out?"
"Yeah," Silvond sad. "See you two later."
His brothers nodded and they left to go to their respective classes. A few hours later, the three met up outside of the school.
"It was a good first day at school," Maurice said. "But I have lots of homework. How about you two?"
Silvond and Shade nodded. A few minutes later, a teenage boy walked over to them. He wore a black sleeveless shirt, red pants and shoes, and had red hair. He looked at the three and spoke.
"Hi. You the new guys?" He asked.
"We are," Silvond said. "Who are you?" Crimson chuckled and looked at them, then let out a faint aura of Chaos Energy. Silver's eyes widened. "You're a Chaos Emerald!"