Tails was working on a pair of hover shoes for Amy to use to help Sonic. He reverse engineered a pair that Shadow donated, but also customized them to fit Amy and flow with her attire.
Meanwhile, Sonic and Knuckles were fighting Badniks. They were coming in left and right, but a few punches and kicks made quick work of them. However, they weren't making much progress with just physical attacks, so Sonic used the orange Engine Core to nullify their attacks for Knuckles to charge a full power attack. He also used the purple one to absorb one Badnik and shoot its compressed form at another.
Shadow, meanwhile, had little trouble running without his shoes. However, it took training, and he got many blisters in the process. But on the other hand, it didn't mean much. As was his original purpose, he was impervious to disease, a trait that he was proud of. While Sonic could be poisoned, Shadow would survive any toxic dosage. With that said, Shadow went on his next mission after his shoes were returned.
Amy was also given her own hover shoes to keep up with the others. Tails told her that her dress had a lot of wind resistance, but she refused to change into different clothes. Tails then decided that Sonic would get discouraged if Amy was any faster than him, so he let Amy go.
Amy went to fight Badniks with Sonic and Knuckles, but was disappointed to see that the robots were all gone. However, she was granted her action, as a green Doom express car came forth. Amy snapped her fingers, and her piko-piko hammer came out of thin air, ready for use. Three hedgehogs and one echidna against a train car seemed easy enough, but they were corrected as a variety of heavy weaponry came from the sides of the car. The Badnik inside was laughing maniacally. Sonic and his friends were more than willing to put this sucker in his place.
A flurry of missiles was fired at the group, but they were blocked by fist, hammer, or mace. Sonic remembered the neutralizing Engine Core, and used it to shield everyone from the missiles. He, Shadow, and Knuckles launched a flurry of attacks at the front, while Amy turned invisible and climbed up the legs to the cockpit to strike a huge blow at the Badnik with her hammer.
"Thanks, Amy!" Sonic considered. "You're not bad!"
Amy blushed in response. As she started dancing in triumph of impressing Sonic, Shadow went in to retrieve the Engine Core, giggling at the sight of Amy.
Okay, this chapter had a lot of summaries, not very much real talking. A different format of writing from the other chapters. I am a boy, so I find it difficult to portray females. That's why I was reluctant to put Amy in at first, but now she is less annoying than she is in the previous two chapters and every game she appears in. Just to assure you, I won't put any Shadamy or Sonamy, but those who support such couplings can take certain actions on the part of Sonic, Shadow, or Amy as you will. See you later, everybloody. Please review, or I will pretend to kill you. If you pretend to become a ghost and haunt me, I will pretend to zap you into another dimension where you have no power to haunt. Take that, anonymous reviewer! Bye!