When the smoke cleared everyone looked around and got back to their feet. Shadow was on the floor.
"That wasn't too difficult." Jason said. He looked over at Blaze. "You alright?"
"I'll live." she answered.
"Wave?"
"I'm good."
"Not yet." Jason said. "You know where the Emeralds are, right?"
"Yeah."
"Why don't you go get them and we'll make sure Shadow doesn't go anywhere."
"Alright." she said, and left.
"What are we going to do with Shadow?" Blaze asked Jason.
"Not sure. We'll think of something."
Minutes later, Wave returned carrying a black bag. The group got together in a circle and Wave dumped out the Emeralds.
"They're all here." Sonic said, sounding amazed. "All seven."
"Yeah." Wave said. "Now what?"
"Now we turn you back to normal." Jason answered.
"You can do that?" she asked.
"Well, if only one was able to keep you from dying, maybe all seven can fully restore you."
"Sonic?" she asked.
"Worth a try." Sonic answered.
She stood in the center of the circle and everyone took an Emerald. Jason had to take two. Light started to pour out of the Emeralds and circle around Wave. The light was so bright that everyone had to shield their eyes. Jason couldn't, though, since he was holding two. He just closed his eyes and slightly turned his head. The light filled the room and then faded. When the light had vanished, Wave stood in the middle. At first it didn't look like anything happened... until the red veins on her body vanished and her skin faded from gray to purple. Her eyes turned from red to white and her sharp teeth disappeared. She reached up and felt her beak. Back to normal.
"It... it worked." she said.
The Emeralds had disappeared, though.
"What happened to the Emeralds?" Jason asked.
"When their power is used like this, for example, when I go Super Sonic, it causes the Emeralds to scatter across the planet and the hunt starts all over again."
"Right." Jason said, looking behind him. "Hey. Wait a minute."
"What's wrong?" asked Blaze.
"Shadow's gone."
"He's gone?" Wave asked. "Where'd he go?"
"No idea." Jason said. "Though I have a feeling we'll be seeing him again very soon."