Mecha announces her master's takeover and Dr. Eggman fearfully orders A.D.A.M. to override her. A.D.A.M. fails to respond, causing Eggman to realize that an outside source is scrambling their programming, most likely Snively assisting the Kingdom of Acorn. The Metal Sonic Troopers attack, narrowly missing him. Eggman uses his Phase Inverter to regain control of Mecha. Confused, Mecha explains that her last memory was of being with Shadow the Hedgehog and Metal Sonic, but Eggman decides they should flee rather than question what happened. They make their way to a transport, where Eggman is pleasantly surprised to see an unconscious Shadow waiting inside.