The creature turned its head to the direction of the light, and looked at Chris curiously. Suddenly, Chris had an idea.
He ran to the door that led to the area the creature was in, and walked out slowly. He held out the hand that was wearing his ring and walked at a gentle pace. The creature bent down his head to sniff at Chris questioningly.
Chris moved his hand a little closer, and rested his palm softly on the creature's forehead. The creature made a little purr, and licked the hand that was resting on his forehead. Chris giggled.
Suddenly, the creature knelt down and held out his tail. Chris caught the idea and hugged the creature's tail with both arms, and held on. He felt himself being lifted, and a few seconds later, he was on the creature's back.
Chris scratched behind one of the creature's ears and looked around. Chris's eyes widened, and he gasped when he saw how high they were. Chris laughed, "Wow…this is awesome!"
"Chris Thorndyke, what on Earth are you doing???!!!!!!!"
Chris looked out the window and saw a very astonished Gerald Robotnik. Maria and Shadow looked out too, obviously worried. Chris shrugged, "I'm on top of things."
The creature rumbled deep in his throat, wagging his body from side to side.
Chris immediately corrected himself, "Not that you're a thing."
Robotnik turned to Shadow and asked, "Can you get him down?" Shadow sighed, "Do I really have to?" Robotnik sighed. He asked to a nearby scientist, "Tom, could you get the boy down?"
Tom nodded, and walked out of the hall into the arena. The creature knelt down, and Tom held out his arms. Chris slid down and fell right into the scientist's arms.
Maria looked at Shadow with disapproval. "What's wrong with you, Shadow? Chris has been nothing but nice to you all day, and you're treating him like dirt."
Shadow sighed dramatically, "Maria, really. I know what little boys are like. Remember that song you sang once?" Maria asked, a little confused, "The "What are Little Girls Made Of" song?" Shadow nodded.
Maria laughed, voice twinkling like a bell, "Shadow, Chris is not made out of snails, nails, and puppy dog tails. He's a human boy…the nicest human boy I've ever met."
Shadow growled, "Sure he is."
Chris appeared once again in the hallway. He stuttered in shock when he felt Maria run to him and wrapped her arms around his waist, burying her head in his shoulder.
"Are you okay?! You scared me when you were so high on that experiment. What if you fell?!"
Chris blushed a little, wrapping his arms around her shoulders. "It's fine, I'm okay." He noticed Shadow glaring at him, and quickly moved away.
Shadow growled, "Welcome back." Chris and Maria both chuckled softly, and followed Shadow out the door.
I forgot to mention…Sonic and characters are not mine!