You were running away from a hoard of Motobugs that had been chasing you throughout Chemical Plant Zone. In your hurry to find a place to hide, you didn't see the massive drop ahead of you, and you bolted off the edge and began falling towards a sea of pink chemical liquid. You squeezed your eyes shut as you braced for impact, only to find yourself falling into the backseat of a red biplane.

"Woah there! That was a close one!" Tails exclaimed from the pilot seat. "You okay back there?"