[ Shadow watched Sonic tinker with the telescope, somewhat amused. He didn't offer to give the other a hand, since he knew that the hedgehog would rather do things his way.

But at the question, Shadow nodded. ]

It should be. Unless this world we're in hasn't included it. The Eclipse Cannon was designed as a form of defense, against what I wasn't told, but it was something that the Professor feared would "destroy the Earth".

[Looks at his hands.] Aside from that, it was a way to orbit the Earth, watch over it. But I suppose the Professor's intentions fell on deaf ears.