Vector made it to the Engine with enough energy to break in. He bashed Eggman on the head, knocking him out temporarily.
"Hey, Shadow, I got your phone call. Let's bust you guys outta here!" He pushed a button on the keyboard, and the prisons opened up.
"Thanks, Vector."Shadow bowed."Silver, you coming?"
"Sorry, guys. I can't come with you. I used you all. I deserve to be imprisoned."
"What a load o' baloney!" Sonic shouted as he slammed his fist on the wall."Come with us, we need you."
"Huh?"Silver questioned.
"You're a leader. You guided us through the battle. We won."
"No, we didn't."Silver corrected."This is not the finale. This is the halfway point. There is much more to come!"
"Then we need you more than ever." Sonic interrupted."Come on."
"Hate to disturb your argument, fellas, but we need to blow this popsicle stand."Vector shouted.
They just kept talking, so Vector hoisted them onto his shoulders and carried them out.
"Fine!" Silver yelled once they were on solid ground."Hold on, though. I gotta do something."
Silver put two fingers to his forehead. Nothing seemed to be happening, but Silver assured everyone that he had mentally attacked Eggman and partially erased his memory."It'll be important later on."
"Well, guys, consider yourselves lucky!" Vector boasted."You've got a pro detective at your service."
"And don't forget us!" Yelled a distant voice. Charmy was flying with Espio holding onto his legs. Knuckles also landed fist-first in front of everyone, Rouge was following him. Tails and Amy arrived as well."That's right, Sonic."Knuckles assured."We're here to help you, and fight alongside you." This filled Sonic with confidence.
"Okay, well, did anyone get their hands on the red Engine Core while we were arguing."
"Yeah!"Shadow joked."I had about an hour to do so. Heheh!"
"That's my Shadow!" Sonic gave him a thumbs-up. He then combined the Engine Core with the Ball, completing the transformation. Sonic was covered in dark metal armour with a blue glow. The chain increased in thickness. The spikes on the Ball grew in size and number. The tips of his quills glowed in the respective colours of the Engine Cores, and his forehead glowed in blue. This was dubbed "Mace Sonic".
"So, Silver, what was that "Worse coming" you talked about?" Sonic asked.
"Hold on…"Silver conjured seven Chaos Emeralds, and his fur glowed a gold colour, Super Silver. He shared the Chaos power with the others, turning them into their respective Super forms.
"We're ready!" They all shouted in unison.
Things are about to get epic, as opposed to the repetitive stuff up until this point. See ya later, everybloody.