Thanks for getting the vulnerable parties out of there, because down in the thick of things, Zero had his hands full just dodging the debris - even if he could do anything but sink, there was no way he'd be able to get people to safety without being pummeled at the same time.

But it was a lot easier to do when he could just jump out of the way, instead of swimming to avoid the incoming wreckage. Slashing whatever he couldn't evade with his sword, Zero was doing pretty well - but he was still too far from the sea monster itself to fight back. Especially now that one of the fire dragons was up close, trying to tear it a new one. Aiming a buster at this distance was just as likely to hit her as it was to hit the beast.

It did occur to Zero that he hadn't seen an echidna in a while, though. That guy sure could dig. Maybe this was a reckless idea, but...

"Knuckles, you there?"