A Boy, a Girl, and a Hedgehog

Chapter 1

A Strange Beginning

I can't believe this is happening, it feels like a dream, just about one of the best dreams I've ever had. But, it's not, this is real, what is happening is all real, and it's up to me, my great friend Courtney, and Sonic the Hedgehog to save the day, today. How about I start from the beginning?

It all started one day; I had just beaten the Egg Emperor with Team Sonic on Sonic Heroes, and was letting the credits roll. "Haha! I win again, but that's no surprise…" I said, proud of my accomplishment. I got up to check my phone, forgetting that I had received a text. It was Courtney, telling me that she had just beaten the Hero Side on Sonic Adventure 2 Battle. I texted back, "Good Job!" And a smiley face, to congratulate her.

I look at the Television sitting in my room; the credits are still going, "These things are always so long…" I said to myself… Then it happened, a bright light shined through my window, so bright I had to shield my eyes… Also, a sound that I could never explain,… I ran to my window to see what caused the light and the noise, all I could see is something shiny lying in my backyard, with singe marks on the grass.

I put my phone in my pocket and ran down the stairs, I opened the door and made a sharp turn to the right and up the hill, and I started feeling a strange energy, the closer and closer I got to the mysterious object, the stronger it felt… When I got to the object; there was a light illuminating from it, and a slight smoke. I got down on one knee, to get a better look, and the light dimmed, dimmed until it was completely gone. It was some kind of jewel, or gem of some sort…

"Hmmm…" I said, reaching slowly for the object, there was no heat. I quickly touched the jewel, and pulled my hand back fast, no, now I was sure it wasn't hot. I picked up the jewel, and carried it back to my house, examining it. When I got to my room, I didn't not taken my eyes off of the thing, it was green, shiny, and I could feel an energy pulse from it… I felt my phone vibrate, taking me by surprise, "Whoa!" I said, almost dropping the jewel. I took my phone out, its Court again, "Thanks! Now time to work on the Dark Side story mode!"

"Awesome! Hey, I just found some weird gem of some kind… It looks familiar, but I don't know what it is…" I replied to her. "Oh!" I said, remembering I left my game running, "I forgot I left my Wii on!" looking back at the television in my room once more. "Collect all the Chaos Emeralds!" it said. At that moment my mouth dropped, and my eyes got big, I looked down at the gem in my hand, which now appears to be the Chaos Emerald…

"I-I can't believe it," I said in disbelief, "There is no way this is the Chaos Emerald! Chaos Emeralds cannot be real!" I pick up my phone, and dialed Court's number,

"Hello?" She answered.

"Hey Court, it's me, I think I just found something, something big… Remember the strange gem I just texted you about?" I asked her.

"Yeah, I was actually texting you back when you called! What about it? Do you know what it is?" she asked.

"Uh, I think so… I-I think it might be a C-Chaos Emerald!" I replied nervously.

"Dylan! Stop that!" She laughed. "Chaos Emeralds are from a video game. They aren't real…"

"Yeah, I know but..."

"Dylan, calm down," she interrupted me, "you and I both know, that Chaos Emeralds aren't real, and that Sonic isn't real, I wish he was just as much as you, but he just can't be…"

I sighed.

"I guess you're right, but even if it isn't real, it is pretty cool!" We both laughed.

"But hey, why don't you bring it to school tomorrow and show me?" she asked politely,

"Alright! I will do that, it really is pretty awesome though!" I replied, "Hey I'm gonna talk to you tomorrow then, ok?"

"Alright! Talk to you then!" She said.

We hung up our phones.

I put the jewel on my desk and examined it for a few hours, and looked up "shining green powerful emerald" to see what kind of gem it was; I couldn't find a match… "Hmmm, that's strange…" I said to myself. "Hey Dyl! I'm going to bed!" my mom walks into my room, "Night, love you." She said.

"Love you too, mom."

"Hey, what's that? Pretty cool…"

"I don't know, I just found it outside, some kind of gem…"

"Oh," she picks it up, "it's a pretty neat treasure you've found."

"Yeah, I guess so."

"Alright sweetheart, I'm going to bed now, you should too."

"Ok, see you tomorrow!"

She kissed me on the cheek then left. "Oh, well maybe I should go to bed now," I said, not realizing I was looking at this thing for a few hours." I put the gem in my drawer, and got ready for bed.

When I woke up, I went and checked my drawer, to see if yesterday was all a dream, "Nope, still there," I said to myself, "I guess it wasn't a dream after all…" I got ready for school, and put the gem in my pocket, so I could show Courtney. I got to school and did my daily routine, and then when third hour comes around, I try to find Courtney in the halls.

"Hey Courtney!" I hollered to her.

"Oh there you are, Dylan. Did you bring it?" She saied excitedly.

"Yeah, it's right here," I reached into my pocket and pull out the bright green gem, "Told you it looks like the Chaos Emerald." I smiled.

"Wow! It really does! How did you find it?" She replied.

I told her about how I was playing Sonic Heroes, and the bright flash, and how the ground was singed and it wasn't hot. "Pretty wild story…" She said. "Ok well I'll see you after class!" I said to her as I gave her a quick hug.

I rushed to my third hour, barely beating the bell, sat down and started talking to some other friends, keeping my mouth shut about the mysterious gem in my pocket. Then, suddenly, the lights turned off, the door flew open, and two very familiar figures walked in… "No… This-they-how?" All of the words wanted to come out of my mouth at once.

The two figures resembled a hedgehog, and a fox with one to many tails…