00:08:00, 00:07:00, 00:06:00, the numbers continued to drop down and my heart was beating faster than ever. The pressure is on to rid of this explosive and I don't do something right away; all the inhabitants of Green Hill Zone will die. The birds, rabbits, fish and all of the other innocent animals will suffer from the explosion and lose their home for sure. This peaceful sanctuary will soon turn into an abandoned alley of ash if I don't do something to stop it from detonating. If only I had a Chaos Emerald with me right now, then I could easily use Chaos Control to easily handle this bursting device.

00:05:00, 00:04:60; what to do, WHAT TO DO! I've definitely been in worse scenarios before, so why can't I come up with a solution now? Think Sonic, THINK! My head is pounding a bit from just thinking about the ordeal and I guess the collision with the stupid explosive is only making it worse. 00:04:00, 00:03:50. Time is almost up and I still can't think of anything. I tilt my head to the right to see if any of my surroundings can help me but there's no luck. All I can see is the vast luxurious ocean that expands through the coast of Green Hill Zone. Knowing Eggman, he probably learned a thing or two by now to create water-resistant alloys, so short-circuiting the wiring with water won't even phase it in the slightest. Aside from the water, all I can see are ample trees and the young flowers which are close to blooming.

00:03:30, 00:03:00. The sweat is dripping from my forehead and my body is filling with unbarring heat. Luckily, thanks to the currents from the ocean, it cools me down as more sweat continues to drip down but gets gently blown away by the cold winds. Wait a moment. Currents… wind… blowing away. "I got it!"

With only less than three seconds remaining, I dash toward the device and start to run circles around it. As I feel the soles of my shoes press against the barren ground with each step I take, I increase the momentum of my speed. While sprinting, I start to see the leaves on all of the surrounding trees around me begin to shake and sway back and forth. Not only that, but I also feel the magnitude of the winds gradually becoming more rapid. If I continue to run at the acceleration that I am at now, then my plan might just work. Knowing that the clock will reach zero at any second, my legs seem to continually speed up on their own as I make every lap around the bomb. Now, more determined than before, I am absolutely confident that this will work.

As I make my final lap around the detonating device, I attempt to make a colossal leap into the air and I succeed. In the air, I shout, "Sonic Wind," and as expected, my constant running creates a tornado that I need to lift the contraption into the air. Along with it, I manage to loosen some leaves from their sessile positions as they too escalate into the air. The tornado begins to suck up the bomb from the ground and spins it around in circular motions that will eventually lead my way. Just as the bomb approaches my line of sight, I let myself drop onto it and I grind my way from the front of the device, all the way to its rear. Once I reach the end, I take a quick jump off of it and pivot myself towards it as I curl into a ball and begin to spin.

00:00:10, 00:00:07. I continue roll in my current position so I can fully charge up my attack long enough to send the bomb flying out of here. 00:00:05, 00:00:03. Only a few more seconds and I'll be able to release my completely charged Sonic Wave. As the clock hit 00:00:01, I unleash my Sonic Wave without any hesitation and an ample gust of wind emerges from my body. Immediately, I stop summersaulting to see if it will hit my target, and sure enough, it got it spot-on. With the impact bringing it a good 5km away from Green Hill Zone, a smirk forms on my face as I wait to hear the sweet sound of that bomb explode in the remote distance.

Still at a ginormous altitude from sea level, I attentively keep my ears alert to listen for the explosion. For a moment, it seems like nothing happens, but then a blast is heard from the bomb's direction and it apparently sends a high pressure of wind along with it. Surprisingly, these winds were able to reach such an outstanding radius which only makes me wonder what would have happened if it was still in the ground.

The stalwart winds continue to blow towards me, but they can't budge me in the slightest. Although, as I look down, I notice that the air from my Sonic Wind seems to be weakening. "This can pose a problem," I think to myself and I only wish that everything will turn out alright… but it doesn't. The bomb's pressure counteracts with my Sonic Wind and it makes me lose my balance as I recede and begin to plunge to towards the ground. Knowing that the impact might be rough, I squint eyes shut and only hope that my head won't lacerate from any upcoming branches. As the prevailing winds continue to force me down, I hear a faint propelling sound ascending my way. I open one of my eyes to see if I can make out the object coming this way and I can only see a yellow gaussian blur. Suddenly, I realize that this is no object about to impale me, but rather a friend who is coming to help me.

"Don't worry Sonic! I'll take it from here!" exclaims Tails as reaches out his hand. "Perfect timing pal!" I shout as I extend my arm to reach his hand. Due to the wind though, I can only stretch my hand so far, but that wasn't stopping Tails. His eyes were filled with persistence and it is obvious that he was not going to let some wind obstruct him. Eventually, his hand grasped mine, and after a quick thrust, he swiftly navigates us away from the disastrous winds as I look down to see all the trees below us while firmly grasping onto his hand while we fly away. Come to think though, Tails sure has matured and gotten stronger over the years. He definitely would not have been able to be this courageous back then, but now, I'm glad to see him as the heroic fox that he is today.