you,knuckles,tails and Sonic got tied up in chains against a rock and got teleported away by a ring after shadow’s explosion. Soon you arrive at Tom and Maddie’s home but first knuckles face’s them as Sonic talks.

Sonic:”Knuckles, would you please?”

Knuckles:”oh excuse me.” he then turned sonic to face Tom while they’re still tied up.

Sonic:”Tom maddie, wee need your help by a super important secret mission.”

Maddie:”Thank god!”

Tom:”yeah it got kinda bored.”

Sonic: “Oh good, but short question, WHAT IS THIS?!” points at Tom’s puppet

Tom: “Oh that? That is uhh… little Tom, isn’t he great?”

makes the puppet pretend to talk.