“Wait! Do not touch him!” Knuckles called, stopping Tom dead in his tracks. “The hedgehog now holds the power of the Emerald within him. It’s too much for any one creature to handle. I’m sorry . . . but he’s just not the Sonic you once knew.”

Super Sonic floated eerily for a moment, then placed one gloved hand under his armpit.

Braaaaaaaap!

The fart sound hit with the decibels of a bomb blast, and Super Sonic came down laughing hysterically.

“Okay,” Knuckles admitted. “He’s exactly the Sonic you once knew.”

-Chapter 19