Chapter 14: Chaos Emeralds
Eragon looked at Sonic, confused. He gazed at the emerald again, amazed by its shape and color. Oromis and Glaedr walked up and looked at it also. The emerald glowed softly and Sonic growled, knowing what it was doing.
What is this? Eragon asked the dragon. You said that it is very important. Is this emerald from your home planet?
Sonic nodded his head. This is a Chaos Emerald. There are seven in all. It is said that if you collect all seven then you will be invincible. There is also the Master Emerald, which is a huge emerald that controls the seven Chaos Emeralds. My friend Knuckles the Echidna often guards the master Emerald but sometimes joins me and my friends on our adventures.
The Dragon Rider glanced at the emerald again and smiled. He held it up to Sonic, who dipped his head towards the emerald and touched it with his muzzle. Suddenly the Chaos Emerald started to glow, blinding them all in a flash of blue light. Sonic's eyes widened as he was forced to see a vision coming from the Chaos Emerald. He saw Galbatorix summoning Shadow and transforming him into a dragon; also, another Chaos Emerald, this one green, could be seen in Galbatorix's hand. Shadow was telling him what it was and the evil king grinned. Then the light faded and the vision came to an end.
Sonic growled in anger at what he saw. Eragon and Saphira looked at him in concern.
What did you see? Saphira asked.
Sonic said nothing and snarled, leaning his head back. He spread out his wings and let out an angry roar that echoed across the forest. Eragon and Oromis flinched as they sensed the anger Sonic was releasing. Once Sonic had calmed down, he looked at them.
The Chaos Emerald has shown me a vision, he told them. My friend Shadow the Hedgehog has been summoned here by Galbatorix, and is now under his command. The problem is, Galbatorix has transformed him into a dragon and has another Chaos Emerald. We need to stop him!
Eragon tensed up and turned to Oromis. "This has become a problem. If Galbatorix has summoned one of Sonic's friends and turned him into a dragon under his command, he could easily summon more people from Earth and do the same thing."
Oromis nodded. "Sonic said there are seven Chaos Emeralds, right?"
That is true, Sonic told him. The Chaos Emeralds grant someone unimaginable power if found. We need to find the rest and make sure that Galbatorix does not. Also, there is the Master Emerald which controls the Chaos Emeralds but unfortunately that is back at Angel Island on Earth.
The Rider nodded and sighed, looking at Saphira. These Chaos Emeralds seem very powerful.
I agree, Saphira said. She looked at Sonic and blushed. I just wanted to say that...I admire you. You seem to know a lot about these emeralds, Sonic.
The blue male dragon blushed as well. He lowered his head and looked at the emerald once more. Suddenly it started to glow once more, shooting off a bright light into the sky. A massive portal opened and a figure appeared in the sky, falling to the ground with a thud and lay unconscious. Sonic looked at the figure with recognition. It was Knuckles the Echidna.