Knuckles couldn't believe it. Neither could Sonic and Tails. The 10 Hours of Mobius had just begun, and for them, it was over in 12 seconds. Knuckles had put their car on the pole. A sleek black and bright green open-wheel bullet of a car, emblazoned with the number 2. Going into the first turn of the 3-mile, 14 turn course, Knuckles heard a pop from the suspension, and he spun off the course.
"Look, I want you to tell me what happened now!" he angrily demanded. Tails was desperately taking the whole car apart, on the verge of tears from the barrage of angry insults and vulgar comments from Knuckles.
"P-please, Knuckles. I'm trying!" Tails called out. Sonic stepped in, as he couldn't take it anymore.
"Knuckles, just back off. Alright? I know you're upset. We're all upset. Just give the kid some space" he said. Knuckles sighed loudly and threw his helmet on the ground. He then began to shove off to home. Tails was lying on the ground, the car put into its three main pieces and parts thrown all over their paddock. He was crying, extremely upset at all that transpired. Sonic sat down next to him.
"It's going to be okay. Trust me" he said, putting his arm around Tails' shoulder. Tails wiped the tears from his eyes. The engines of the open-wheel speeders still on the track were roaring in their ears. Both of them were wishing their car was still on the track. Tails picked up a broken shock.
"Here's what happened" he began.