User blog comment:Smash The Echidna/Ask STE's Characters/@comment-5842470-20150817221423/@comment-1942179-20150817224339

"You raise a good point, and that's exactly why I stopped keeping it around. Someone broke into my house and stole it one night. Fortunately nobody was hurt, but it shook us up a great deal. If I have to use a Chaos Emerald for anything, I try to hide it somewhere away from home once I'm done. It's not like I can't find it or another one again whenever I need it, seeing as I have a tracking device specifically designed for picking up Chaos Energy readings. If I really felt unsafe, I'd use the Power Copy Machine to store some energy away, but that isn't infinite, and possibly not as efficient although I have yet to confirm this."

"It's really scary to think of what lengths people will go to for power and wealth. I appreciate the concern."