Dr. Eggman is confounded; his nemesis, Sonic, has arrived with Tails at Old Megaopolis Harbor in the nick of time to stop him from launching nuclear warheads at Knothole and Station Square. While Tails fires at them from above on the Tornado, M offers her analysis of the situation: Sonic most likely used a Power Ring to amplify his speed and reach them in time. Sonic compliments the android's inductive reasoning skills and jumps from the Tornado, tackling Eggman and wrestling him to the ground while a nearby Hover-Cam sends footage of their fight back to Castle Acorn. Sonic prepares to take him prisoner, but Eggman claims that it's too late to stop the missiles. Sonic tells him that Tails and Rotor are already hacking into his systems. Eggman explains that, by doing so, their systems will