Eggman: sitting at the console in his new base, surrounded by flashing lights “Ah, it's good to be back in action, Decoé, Bocoe. The Metarex are gone, and the galaxy is safe... for now. The Egg Crimson served its purpose, and now I’ve retired it. Hmph, I wonder where Shadow disappeared to after that. It’s unlike him to go completely silent.”

Decoe: “Maybe he’s taking a break, Dr. Eggman?”

Bocoe: “Or plotting something, perhaps?”

Eggman: frowning "Perhaps. Shadow doesn’t vanish without reason. No matter. I’ll deal with him later."

Eggman: leans back, grinning “And building that ship for Chris to go back to his world? Ingenious of me! Removing an emotional liability from Sonic’s team... it’s almost too easy! He didn’t even get to say goodbye. Sonic must be fuming!” laughs

Decoe: “Very clever, Doctor! Now Chris won’t interfere.”

Bocoe: “But Sonic will surely come for you…”

Eggman: slams a fist on the armrest “Let him come! That’s why I’m reinforcing the base! Deploy the defense bots! Sonic and his pesky friends won’t get the better of me this time. Earth... my birthplace, after all... has been the stage of many of my grandest schemes. From the ARK to the Eclipse Cannon, even that little Emerl incident!”

Eggman: thinking "The day I was teleported back to Earth by chaos control still feels fresh. It was a turning point. And now, with this new base, I'm ready for the next phase."

Eggman: shouts “Activate the perimeter shields! The last thing I need is for Sonic to ruin another one of my brilliant plans!”

Decoe & Bocoe: in unison “Yes, Doctor!”

Eggman: grinning as robots march out “Let’s see how Sonic handles this, now that his precious Chris is out of the picture! My empire of mechanical perfection will rise, and this time... nothing will stop me!”