At a KBC broadcasting facility in the Stone Tower Zone, Mr Gold holds Amy Rose hostage as he works with Kane for their own goals. Gold reveals S.P.E.A.R. have uncovered how Robotnik is controlling his Badniks and intends to scramble the frequency- and, he intends, Robotnik's brain. This, he claims, is the first phase of his plan. The next step is down to Kane, using powerful broadcast technology, though Gold doesn't go into greater detail than that. Gold orders S.P.E.A.R.'s Cybernik army to be deployed.