Sonic groaned as he opened his eyes. Looking around, he could see Jet, Wave, Tails, Knuckles, Lucy, and that cloaked figure from before also beginning to stir. But he also noticed that the area surrounding him was pure white. "Okay, what did you just do!?" Sonic asked Jet as he stormed over to him. "Me? What about THAT guy?" Jet replied, pointing to the cloaked figure, sitting in defeat. "This...This wasn't supposed to happen." The figure said, pulling down his hood. "Silver!?" Tails exclaimed, recognizing the hedgehog. "But I thought-"
"That stopping the Metal Virus would restore my future? Well, yeah, it did." Silver replied. "But after I got back, I decided to check the history logs, and I found out that today is the day Little Planet, and everything on it, disappeared without a trace."
"So, you came back to prevent it? Nice work on that one." Wave said, sarcastically. "The cause wasn't documented. That's why I stayed in the shadows. I needed to figure out the cause and prevent it without anyone knowing. Only-"
"Only SOMEBODY took the trophy and made it happen anyway!" Lucy interrupted, pointing at Jet. 'Hey! If YOU hadn't gotten me disqualified-" Jet defended. "You got YOURSELF disqualified, moron!" Lucy spat back at him. "Hey, guys, wait...Does anyone else hear that?" Tails said, coming between them. Everybody took a moment to quiet down as the distant rumbling grew louder. Before their eyes, a large creature with black, shadowy tentacles and a gaping maw burst out of a time portal and roared at the group.
"Is that the Time Eater!?" Sonic asked in disbelief. "It's A Time Eater. They're born through scars in time, like the one Eggman left on Little Planet. It must've been accumulating power ever since...Waiting for the right opportunity to fully manifest!" Silver explained. "It's got the Time Stones!" Knuckles shouted, noticing the 7 stones hovering in the air around the Time Eater as it started moving. "Sonic! The Time Stones might be able to undo all of this! We have to get them back from that thing!" Tails shouted. Sonic nodded. "Alright guys, I know some of us have our disagreements right now...But we're all in the same boat here. We need to work together if we're gonna pull this off. Are ya with me?" Wave, Tails, Knuckles, Silver, and Lucy all nodded. Only Jet hesitated a moment. "Jet?"
"Fine. Guess I don't have a choice, do I?" Jet said with a sigh. "We got a plan?" Knuckles asked. Sonic just got on his board and winked. "I'll tell ya on the way. Now come on, we've got a Time Eater to catch! LET'S RIDE!"
