Outside Eggman was, as usual, terrorizing the village after he had stolen a tube of Plutonium from the island's science facility. Sonic, Amy, Tails and Knuckles were trying to fight off the beebots that were trying to zap the villagers and the buildings. Shadow ran out to where everyone else was.

"Guys! I'm here to help! What do you want me to do?!" He shouted.

Sonic looked back at him in frustration. "I told you to stay in the house! Go back!"

"You forgot about the front door genius!"

Sonic facepalmed and growled. "Stupid!"

"I know you are!" Shadow spindashed some of the bots and tore them apart.

Amy noticed him. "Shadow! Go after Eggman and get the Plutonium!"

Shadow nodded in affirmation. "Got it!" He ran after the doctor in his eggmobile. Eggman looked down at him in surprise.

"Shadow?! You're here! And why are you helping them?" He asked. "Don't you despise Sonic?"

Shadow shook his head. "No! Why would I?! Now give me that plutonium or I'm going to have to take it from you!" He jumped up and spindashed the vehicle, making Eggman fumble with the plutonium tube.

"Wretched hedgehog! If you aren't with me then you're against me!" He pushed a button and a robotic claw popped out and grabbed the male hedgehog. Shadow hung there for a moment but broke free only to be caught again and thrown at the ground.

Amy gasped. "Shadow!"

While Eggman was looking down at Shadow on the ground. Sonic took his chance to get up to the scientist and snatch the plutonium from him.

"I got it!"

"Great! Throw it to me!" Tails shouted.

The blue hedgehog nodded and threw the tube at the fox who caught it and quickly put it away where it would be safe.

"You're done Eggman!" Sonic spindashed the eggmobile with powerful force, sending the doctor high into the sky and away from the village.

"I'LL GET YOU NEXT TIME SONIC!"

Down on the ground Amy scrambled to get to Shadow who was still unconscious from hitting the ground. Tails and Knuckles followed her. Sonic just walked casually over to him.

"Shadow! Oh no!" Amy fell to her knees.

"Is he dead?" Knuckles asked.

Tails looked over the hedgehog. "No, he's not dead, just unconscious."

"Oh thank heavens!" Amy cried.

The hedgehog slowly started to come to. The rest of the group watched while Sonic looked at the grass.

"He's waking up." Tails pointed out.

Shadow opened his eyes in a daze. "What?"

Amy backed off so he could have his space. "Shadow, you're okay!"

The hedgehog sat up. "What do you mean I'm okay? What am I doing here?"

Tails smiled. "You just helped us defeat Eggman."

Shadow looked at him like he was crazy. "I did what?"

"You helped us." Amy said.

"Why would I help you losers?"

Sonic ran over. "Woo! Old Shadow is back!"

"Why are you alive?" He asked.

Amy spoke in. "Shadow, you got hit in the head with Stick's boomerang, and you became nice."

Shadow looked horrified. "Me? Nice? Never!"

Tails nodded. "It's true."

Shadow got up off the ground. "You are all speaking nonsense." He started walking away. "Me, help them. Ha! What a sick joke!"

The group watched him leave.

"Well, it was nice while it lasted." Amy said with a shrug.

Sticks appeared from the beach. "Hey guys, what happened?"

"It's a long story."