Sonic# 196Sonic X #40Sonic# 197 The new series begins with Shadow and Metal Sonic, who had just teleported via Chaos Control from Moebius to Earth (Sonic X), and then from Earth to another world, and Shadow had had enough of it. Shadow, seeing the location above a sea they're at as a good place to talk, tried to persuade Metal that he is a living weapon, like Shadow himself, and that Metal should not let Dr. Eggman use him as Shadow was.Metal Sonic, completely ignoring Shadow, kicked Shadow down into the water, knowing from Shadow's data-entry that Shadow's rocket-soled shoes allow for limited hovering capability, and 0 flight capability.After Metal Sonic checked his database for swimming ability, he found nothing. Metal, considering Shadow's ability to swim as being nonexistent, flew off