Pace had been running for a very long time. From where him and his friends encountered Shadow, to where he found the book that spoke of the Chaos Emeralds, and all the way to the castle that now loomed before him.

As the purple-blue hedgehog made his way inside, he looked around nervously. Stepping inside, he'd practically yelp and jump in place when the door shut behind him, a shaky sigh leaving him.

"Okay, Pace, get a hold of yourself. It's okay, you're fine— All you gotta do is find those emeralds, and then you can save all your friends from that... thing." He murmured out, rubbing his face with his gloved hands, steeling his resolve as best he could.

And as soon as a noise suddenly reached his sensitive ears, he'd practically squeak, wide eyes looking around from beneath the brim of his large hat as he tried to find the source of the noise.

"...H-hello—??" Pace called out, glancing around once or twice more, trying to determine what he had heard.