sry I knopw I haven't updated but I tried to make this chapter nice andlong for you guys warning LOTS OF TALKING anyway on with the story and again sry
Knuckles found himself doing something he thought he'd never do, the red echidna was currently slamming his fists into the emerald in a useless attempt to free his friend from it.
"Knuckles."
He heard his name called and turned to see Sonic and Shadow coming towards him, both looking very confused at his actions.
"What's going on?" questioned the blue hedgehog.
"Where's my son?" hissed Shadow cutting off Sonic, quickly noticing Chris' absence and automatically linking it to the emerald's guardian.
"I dunno one minute he was standing here the next I know I turn around to see him walking IN the emerald.
'What?!'
Shadow ran to the large jewel and looked into the transparent green to see only the faintest outline of his son in his hedgehog form. Furiously he pounded at the emerald but as it made little to no damage it seemed to only fuel his anger more.
"Shadow stop it that's not going to get Chris back," Sonic yelled as he tried desperately to pull the black hedgehog away from the jewel.
"Give me one good reason why I should," he growled furiously.
"Because for all we know your doing more harm then good, what if destroying the jewel you destroy him with it," he explained.
Shadow instantly calmed down and his dangerously angry face turned into that of realization and fear that the damage he had done may have already hurt his son.
"Guys I hate to break the awkward silence here but do either of you feel that?" Knuckles asked while he could feel the earth shifting under his feet.
The two hedgehogs stopped a minute and to quickly felt the earth shifting under their feet and turned to see the last thing in the world they wanted to. Off in the distance was Eggman in his latest metal pain in the ass.
"Knuckles protect that jewel," Sonic said then turned to Shadow.
"How long do you think we've got?"
"How long does it take you to short circuit an eighty foot robot?"
Meanwhile…
"What happened here?" Chris looked around him to see nothing but destruction and chaos surrounding him.
'The emeralds did this…. its what's left of my tribe'
"I don't understand, how'd they do this" the silver hedgehog said in shock as the air around him swirled and warped until it formed into a female echidna dressed in strange cloths.
"Do not fear me I'm still that 'weird chick's voice in your head' also known as Tikal," the girl said with a kind smile.
Chris rubbed the back of his head embarrassed about earlier comments he forgot she could get into in his mind.
"Ya about that ha ha…."
The echidna couldn't help but admire the boy's child like nature even with all the angry scars that covered his body and all the evil he'd seen, the child was still pure.
"Still I can't believe the emeralds are responsible for this much damage," he stared in awe at the scene.
"Am I capable of this?" he asked in fear.
"Yes. The emeralds power is based off human emotions. Whatever the person who wants to use the jewel itself feels, the seven chaos emeralds will read their heart and form it into a power that will either destroy or defend," she explained seriously.
"Depending on the power created it can actually produce a living form. Chaos was once our guardian a kind creature that protected this land created by our people, until tribes went to war and father's heart became corrupt with vengeance. Chaos became evil and destroyed without cause including himself as father was willing to sacrifice without care."
The seventeen year old listened intently as Tikal told her story and couldn't help but fear for his entire being in general.
"So what makes me and my dad so different from chaos? What if something turns us and makes us do this?" he asked.
"You both are very similar but something about you two developed that didn't in chaos," she said.
"And what would that be exactly?"
"A conscious and a will of your own. You both are in a very a purgatory if you will of your power. On one hand your power is controlled by your emotions and intentions felt in your heart but on the other YOU have the control of your own emotions that produce the power."
Chris took a minute to take in what she was saying and brought his attention back to her after giving his head a shake.
"What about influences? Can I be influenced to do bad things?"
"You tell me. Are you an influential person that can be manipulated easily?"
Chris almost replied an instant 'no' out of habit but stopped remembering how for the first 12 years of his life somebody made him truly believe he didn't deserve to live. Tikal's hand on his shoulder brought him back to reality.
"Trust your instincts, they'll tell you who to trust. Especially your father and your friends, they will make your heart strong as your make Shadow's strong." She said confidently in him.
Their moment however was interrupted by a loud bang and strong force hitting them both off their feet.
Outside…
The three watched in horror as Eggman's last hit went straight for the emerald, as Knuckles desperately tried to move the jewel out of the blasts reach it would not budge.
As Sonic finished Eggman's monstrosity, Shadow leaped on the bomb to try and slow it down but when he realized his plan was failing him he thought of the next best thing. Crawling closer to the tip of the bullet it forced it to decrease altitude sooner then it wanted but still landing with a tremendous force that shook the emerald.
"I've had enough of this," he said furiously and walked towards the green jewel with such a rage nor hedgehog or echidna dare stop him.
"GIVE ME BACK MY SON!!" he screamed before throwing all his strength into one punch.
The black hedgehog swore he missed because he never felt his hand hit anything solid but as he drew closer to the jewel and blinding silver light surrounded him. It felt like an eternity before it dissipated, slowly he opened his eyes but didn't realize the weight on his chest until he tried to sit up.
There lying on top of him like a paper weight was the silver hedgehog, unconscious but unharmed which relieved him more then anything.
"Is he alright?" Sonic asked running over to the pair, fearing the worst when he saw Chris wasn't moving.
"He's asleep," was all the black hedgehog said as he wrapped his arms around his back and under his legs instinctively and picking up as he stood.
"I don't get it. You hit it didn't you Shadow?" Knuckles asked inspecting the jewel to see no damage on it at all. Even the chip they put in before Eggman showed up was gone.
"I hit nothing from what I could tell the boy must have come out on his own," said in his usual tone.
"I dunno I gotta feeling that whatever it was that took him in there in the first place is the only reason Chris is here now," Sonic said in a rare serious.
To Shadow the idea that something could take away his son from him so easily scared the hell out of him. He didn't like this, especially when he knew he wasn't in control of the situation because who knows when it might want to take him away again.
Subconsciously tucking Chris closer to him he looked at his comrades and said," let's go home."
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