Whoa there! Not even giving him a chance to save some breath, Captain Shadow capsized the S.S. Pit. He sunk into a world of confusion and fought back to reach the surface, flailing his arms around in erratic patterns. The pressure left his back and he bobbed back up with a sharp intake of breath. But he couldn't stay like this for long! If he stalled, Shadow would nail him with a jet of water! Maybe that was his tactic!

He couldn't see well behind bleary eyes, but the yellow color of his noodle stood out. He had to get it back before Shadow's next move, or else he was finished! Okay, fine, if Shadow was gonna push, so was he! So he did. He pushed the black hedgehog before diving for his weapon. He was gonna buy himself some time!