Knuckles' POV
I woke up to see myself in a forest unlike any other forest. In other forests, the trees and flowers were alive and growing. Here the trees looked dead and the flowers were wilted. I looked around and saw Tails, Amy, and Cosmo lying on the ground. "They must be out cold," I said to myself. I looked to the horizon and saw the castle I saw before I was sent through the time hole. "Where are we," I asked myself. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw that Cosmo was awakening. She looked around as if she didn't recognize the environment. "Where are we," she asked me. "I'm not sure myself," I replied. "I feel so bad. Everything is dead," Cosmo said. "Well, don't blame me. They were like this when we got here," I said. Tails and Amy awakened soon after that. "You aren't sure where we are," Amy shouted. "Calm down, Amy," I said. "Amy, if Knuckles doesn't know, he doesn't know," Tails said, defending me. "Thanks, Tails," I said. All of us heard something, but weren't sure what it was. "What is that," Cosmo asked. "I'm not sure, but it doesn't good," Tails replied. Suddenly, horses surrounded us on all sides. On them were people we didn't recognize. "By the order of King Arthur, you will tell us why you are here," one of them said. "We don't have to tell you anything," I replied. "Insolence. For that, you will pay," he said before firing off an arrow. I got out of the way fast enough to see it lodge itself in one of the trees. "Surround them, my fellow knights." All of the knights soon encircled us. "This is bad," I said.
Espio's POV
I awoke to find myself in a desert far away from any type of civilization. I looked around and saw Cream, Cheese, and Rouge spread out around me. I took a look around my surroundings and saw some structures in the distance. I wondered what they were, so I started to walk toward them. I stopped walking when a gloved hand placed itself on my shoulder. "Where are you going off to," Rouge asked. "Just to see what those are," I replied, pointing to the structures. "What are those," she asked. "I don't know. That's why I was walking over there," I snapped. "There's no need for that kind of attitude," she said. "I'll use any kind of attitude I want. I'll be right back," I said before walking off. "Well, don't come crying to me when you're caught in a sandstorm," she said. As if on cue, a sandstorm came and separated Rouge and I. "This is bad," I said, covering my eyes.
Blaze's POV
I came to and saw Vector and Charmy on the ground unconscious. I looked around and saw no trace of Rocket. I felt my heart break into a hundred pieces that the love of my life was in another location far from me. A single tear rolled down my face. I looked around and saw the same Colosseum from before. "Where are we," Vector asked as he came to. "I'm not sure. But I know Rocket's not here to help us," I replied sadly. "Quit moping around and let's find out where we are," Charmy said. "Charmy. She's sad because she and Rocket were separated. That's why she's so upset," Vector said. "Well, she needs to cheer up," Charmy said. "You need to cool down," Vector said. "No, Charmy is correct," I said. "He is?" was Vector's reaction. "I am?" was Charmy's reaction. "We need to find out where we are. Come on," I said before walking off. Vector and Charmy followed me and we found ourselves in a place we didn't recognize. Vector found a door, so he opened it and we went through. We found ourselves being blinded by the bright sun. "Our victims. Release the lions," a voice said. We turned our heads to see a gate open up and three sets of eyes opened to look at us. "This is bad," I said as the lions came out.
Rocket's POV
I came to and saw flowers I couldn't recognize, a village in the distance, and Shadow on a rock. "Where are we," I asked him. "I am afraid I do not know. Wherever we are, we must get back home," Shadow replied. "That's right. We need to get back and stop Eggman from taking over Station Square," Silver said as he came up to us. Sonic, Chip, and Maria woke up moments after Silver did. "Come on. We need to find someone who knows where we are," I said. We then started walking toward the village. We were halted by two men in armor. "Passports," one of them said. "Passports? I don't need no stinking passport. Don't you know who I am? I'm Sonic the Hedgehog," Sonic said. The two men exchanged confused glances. "We do not know who you are, Sonic the Hedgehog. We are asking for your passports," the other man said. "What? You don't know who I am? Now you're crossing the line," Sonic said before going into a spin and crashing into one of the men. "You dare attack? You will regret that move," the other man said before drawing his sword and pressing it against Sonic's throat. "Please. You and what army," Sonic asked. Suddenly men like the other two came up to us and drew their swords. "This is bad," I said.
