"Seaside Hill. Why is it so alluring to us...?" Shadow The Hedgehog stated as he took a long look out to the sea, holding a flower in his right hand as he sniffed it. "Is it... because of the sandy beaches? Or is for there being so many ancient temples scattered around? Or is the opportunity to get close to water what helps everyone?"

"Why are you asking this?" Rouge The Bat asked as she had several seashells in her hands, having been shell collecting to fill in the empty hole of her jewel shaped heart.

"Because we need to take a moment to think and realize that this place offers so much, and yet we don't truly realize it." Shadow explained as he watched a few petals blow by in the wind. "Is this place any more peaceful to rest in and exciting to race by than any of the other tropical beaches we've been to...?"

"This place has worthless consumer models at every nook and cranny. That is enough for me." E-123 Omega said in response as the destructive robot was currently in the process of destroying a lot of Egg Pawns, with various seagulls flying away in fear of being blasted.

"Oh Omega, must you be blasting every single robot that looks remotely suspicious?' Rouge remarked with a smirk as she shook her head.

"Must you collect anything that shines like those gems you obsess over?" Omega retorted after blasting a relaxing Egg Pawn with his arm cannon, destroying the beach chair the robot was resting on as well.

Team Dark was situated in Seaside Hill to see why there were strange activities going on under the sandy shore, but things weren't as they seemed...