Given that he was right with the Smash Balls, Shadow decided that changing back? Would be a good thing. A great thing, even, yes. Now, the problem was... how would he?

He approached them, reaching out to grab one, and in an instant, without any effort... there he stood, a hedgehog as he should be again.

He looked to his palms, now radiating softly with the energy he so coveted. Perfect. He hated being in that form, lacking his ultimate power...!

Shadow skated behind the other man, a 'hmph' resonating from him as he did.

"In this form," he stated, raising glowing hands, "I hold power that you could not ever dream of."

... He just couldn't use Chaos Powers without emeralds, so he was stuck with homing attacks and speed. Oh well. It was enough.