Chapter 16: Chris the Hedgehog
Christopher Thorndyke lay on the couch, unconscious. Shadow, Blaze and the Chaotic were watching him for any signs of movement. They were very concerned about what Chris said about Sonic taking the Chaos and Sol Emeralds, along with the Master Emerald. On top of all that, Chris had been hit with Chaos Energy from the emeralds when he tried to stop Sonic from stealing them.
Shadow watched Chris eagerly. He signed and looked at Blaze, who had the same expression of concern.
"What's going to happen to him?" Blaze asked.
Shadow shrugged. "I am not sure. Some of the energy from the Chaos Emeralds went directly into him; if he wakes, he will not be the same."
Blaze frowned. "What do you mean by that?"
"The Chaos Emeralds have power unimaginable. If they are absorbed by someone, the energy gives them power and sometimes transforms them. Chris could develop Chaos powers and..."
He was interrupted by the sound of screaming. Shadow looked at Chris and his eyes widened in shock. Chris was trashing about, looking like he was having a seizure. Bolts of energy crackled around him, glowing brightly. It went on for about a minute before a bright glowing aura highlighted Chris's body. Then suddenly, the human started to transform.
Brown fur grew out of his skin, covering every inch of his body. Chris's hair grew out, stretching and separating into six sharp quills. A tail grew out from the base of his spine, and his ears changed shape as they were tugged to the top of his head, becoming pointed and triangular.
When the transformation finished, a brown hedgehog lay on the couch in place of Chris. The hedgehog's eyes snapped open and he sat up, looking around the room.
"What happened?" the hedgehog said.
Shadow, Blaze and the Chaotix stared at Chris in shock. They had just seen him turn into an anthropomorphic hedgehog, and they were very surprised.
"I think you should take a look at yourself," Shadow said. He handed Chris a mirror. Chris looked into it and saw a brown hedgehog staring back at him. His eyes widened and he looked at Shadow.
"How did this happen?" Chris asked.
"You absorbed some of the Chaos Emeralds' power," Shadow told him. "I'm guessing this caused you to turn into what you are now. Can you use any Chaos powers?"
Chris thought for a minute. "I do feel energy running through my body; plenty of it."
Blaze sighed. "It looks like we have someone else now that's pretty powerful. You, and Shadow."
The brown hedgehog stood up and stretched. "So, what now?"
"Sonic is on the ARK ready to fire the Eclipse Cannon. We need to stop him!"
Chris grinned. "Then let's get to it! Since I'm as powerful as you now, we'll have an advantage against him."
"Can you use Chaos Control?" Vector asked Chris. "It would be easier if we could just teleport to the ARK."
"Of course," Chris said. He closed his eyes and a green aura of Chaos Energy surrounded him. "Chaos Control!" he shouted, causing the Chaos Energy to expand around him, Shadow, Blaze and the Chaotix.
In a flash of green light, they were gone.