Sonic and Tails are on a recon mission, which Sonic turns into a training run for Tails. After a near-crash landing, Tails feels as though he's not able to be as skilled as Sonic. Sonic reassures him that he'll eventually succeed, and the two break for lunch. Tails flies off to gather firewood for their campfire, but fails to return after an hour has passed. Fearing that he may have discouraged him, Sonic heads out to search for Tails, only to be ambushed by a familiar-looking robot: Metal Sonic.