[Sonic's thoughts were far from what Shadow had been thinking. Shadow had stepped closer to the sea, and Sonic had done the same, although he made sure that the waves never touched his shoes.

He looked out over the expanse of blue, out to the horizon where that blue met the sky, a lighter shade of the color below it. Though he knew just how fast the ocean could take his life, he never actually considered the fact that it already had for others. It would have reminded him of the time Station Square had been flooded. How many lives had been lost during Perfect Chaos's attack? It was terrifying enough to have to fight against it over water, all while not knowing when the Chaos Emeralds would give up on him.]

From here, yeah, it's safe. I mean, we're still on land and stuff, and there's no storm or anythin' coming, so we're good.

[Sonic picked up a small stone and tried to have it skip across the water's surface despite how the waves continued to ebb and flow.]