sonic is shown running in green hill zone, bringing back a flower to longclaw, sonic's guardian. longclaw warns sonic that somebody could have seen him, but sonic doesn't believe her. it turns out she is right and multiple echidnas had sawn him, and attack them for his speed. longclaw gives sonic her rings, and tells him that they can travel between dimensions, and that sonic should use them if he is ever spotted. sonic uses the ring and goes to another dimension. he tries to get back to his home realm, but the gateway closes before he could do so.