and planned on letting the corrupted Gaia Phoenix destroy them. But in a surprising tactic, the missing members ambushed her ninja troop before they could attack. Using his reawakened powers, Chip was able to restore the Gaia Phoenix to its original state, who proceeded to destroy the enemy base. Afterwards, Zonshen bestowed upon them the next key.[52] Meanwhile, Tails and Bunnie sought the next Gaia Key in Adabat from its distraught guardian, Teanchi, whose family's home was reduced to rubble when the planet shattered. Bunnie would open his eyes to what really mattered, his own family, and she and Tails would depart with the final Gaia Key.[53]

Meanwhile, Amy and Knuckles managed to track down some stray shards in the Rocky Jungle Zone. After partnering with Mighty and Rayto infiltrate Thunderbolt's keep and retrieve the missing fragments, they traveled to Westside Island to conduct their final search.[54]

Effects

Though the world was broken, the full extent of what was ravaged is of yet unknown. Station Square was badly hit due to it being near a fault line, and it was stated to have been much worse had the Freedom Fighters not arrived. According to King Acorn however, Westside Island had been spared the worst of it. According to Orbot, the various Egg Army factions had been rendered too busy to help as they were attempting to keep a hold on their captured areas.[5]

The floating continents would also cause considerable problems for Angel Island, with the naturally floating island being caught in the land clusters. G.U.N. air and ground