A few months later, Tails and Sonic were at the airport. They were boarding their plane on Flight 180 so they could go to the Smash Tournament. Tails and Sonic sat next to each other on the bus filled with fighters who were excited for the tournament. While Sonic was packing his things he saw Villager fighting Marth as he was being escorted by the flight attendants. Mario, a few of the fire emblem characters, and Isabelle were following after them.
"What's going on?" Tails asked.
"I'm not sure. We probably shouldn't worry about it" Sonic said. He and Tails took a seat on the plane as it began to take off.
"Don't worry about Mario. I'm sure he'll make it on the next flight" Sonic overheard someone say. The flight went as normal until the Pilot spoke.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we're experiencing some slight turbulence-" The plane suddenly began to shake. Everyone began to panic.
"What's going on?" Tails asked. The lights began to flicker on and off. Suddenly the engine exploded. One third of the plane broke apart, Tails being on that side.
"Sonic!" Tails said. Sonic held on to Tails as the plane began to crash. He held on for dear life as his friend was flying in the air.
"Hang on Tails!" Sonic said as he grabbed Tails. His grip was becoming lose but Sonic did not want to let go of Tails. Eventually he couldn't hold on any more and let go of Tails. Sonic was forced to watch as Tails was sent flying into the air, being crushed by the plane's wing.
"NOOOOO" Sonic cried out. He can't believe he just witnessed his best friend die. Sonic suddenly heard another explosion. He turns around to see the commotion and the last thing he sees is a fireball heading his way as Sonic is burned alive.
Meanwhile on land, there was a deserted island filled with a bunch of animals and one human, known as the Island Representative. They all stop in their tracks when they see the plane explode from the island. Everyone was in shock.
"Wasn't that the plane heading for Smash Bros?" one of the animals said.
"I think it was, pfft" Another one said. Everyone began to scream and run around as they witnessed a tragedy. The Island Representative stood there in shock.
"Hey, you alright?" An Eagle asked the Rep. She was too shocked to say anything. The crash made her feel like something bad was coming.