Robotnik sits in his chair on the bridge of his flagship, a massive vessel he calls his "Final Fortress," which dwarfs all of the other vessels within his fleet, including the Egg Carriers which hover around the flagship. All of Eggman's fleet which is not located in the alternate dimension in which the main battle is taking place in (the vast majority of the ships remain on the original planet Earth which is not currently under conquest) resides floating over Robotnik's capital city of Robotropolis.
Robotnik: Snively.
Snively: Yes, sir?
Robotnik: What is the status of that creature who is lurking about my fleet?
Snively: No aggressive actions, sir. Right now, it's just sitting there.
Robotnik: Send a small vessel to intercept that creature and bring him, her, or it back here at once. I would like to converse personally with this creature who seems to take an interest to my fleet. However, keep all cannons trained on that creature, and if it tries to attack or flee, shoot it out of the sky!
Snively: Of course, sir.
Snively heads back to his station at a control panel, only to hurriedly rush back to Robotnik's chair
Snively: Sir, sir!
Robotnik: What is it now, Snively?
Snively: Sir, the convoy you sent to assist the Crow has sent out a distress signal! It appears that there has been a massive explosion originating from the Crow's flagship, the ZR Korvid.
Robotnik: Have any of our ships suffered major damages?
Snively: Only a few glitches in the computer systems have occurred as a result of the explosion, sir, but nothing the personnel on board cannot resolve quickly. However…
Robotnik: However?
Snively: Well, sir, several of our ground units got caught in the blast and were incinerated.
Robotnik: Does our intelligence know what caused the explosion?
Snively: Not exactly, sir, all they know as of know is that it originated from the Crow's flagship.
Robotnik: And where is the Crow, and what state is he in?
Snively: At first, our intelligence believed the Crow was incinerated among the remains of the ZR Korvid, alongside Giorno Giovanna, Natsuru Springfield, and Asura as w-
Robotnik: I find that highly unlikely.
Snively: Sir?
Robotnik: Never mind, Snively.
Snively: *ahem*
However, now it seems the Crow has formed a church for himself and has amassed a huge following armed with primitive weapons, sir, and is composed entirely of foot soldiers.
Robotnik: Very well. Are our ships in need of reinforcements?
Snively: The Egg Robo you put in charge of the Egg Carrier over there says it doesn't need reinforcements at the moment, but certain events could result in it needing you to send in additional troops.
Robotnik: Keep monitoring any messages Snively, and should anything new come up, give me an update. I want to know what's going on down there!
Snively: Yes, sir.
Robotnik: Oh, and don't for get to bring me that creature.
Snively: Yes, sir.
Snively turns to head back to his station, and abruptly turns around again to face Robotnik.
Snively: And one more thing, sir.
Robotnik: *sigh*
What is it, Snively?
Snively: It appears that Captain Spark has vanquished the Balloon Master and has reverted all of the Lizard people back to human form.
Robotnik: Get back to work, Snively.
Snively: Yes, sir.