Get that rock out of the ground!
Sonic, we don't know what the Prism is capable of.
Be careful.
Step away from the rock, egghead.
Not this time, you fool!
Sonic, wait!
[all] Sonic, no!
Ugh. That's a sonic boom of a headache.
[Sonic] Where am I?
I could really use a familiar face right about now.
-Tails? -Who's sent you?
-[Sonic] Tails, stop! -[Nine] Whoa!
You saved me?
I've been trying to tell you that we are friends.
Best friends.
He's connected to the Prism energy.
His shoes are picking up on the energy signature.
[Sonic] I shattered the Paradox Prism.
I broke... everything.
If there's anyone who's got the brains
to put it all back together, it's you.
That's the first thing you've said that I agree with.
Sonic, what's happening?
Whoa!
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!
[screams]
[Sonic] This is another Ultra Green Hill.
-Sonic! -Shadow?
[Shadow] I'm lost in the void.
Where were you?
I didn't steal the Shard.
[Renegade Knuckles] But your fox friend did.
Right before he left us high and dry.
[Dr. Deep] Surrender the energy crystal and we'll promise
to make your demise quick and painless.
Sonic! Hang on.
[Dr. Deep] Get him!
Nine! Holy man, just in time!
I have to show you what I found.
[Sonic] Another world...
I call it: The Grim.
It's a clean slate, the perfect place to start over
and get the world right.
With the proper fortifications, and enough Shard energy,
it could be home.
Green Hill is gone.
It doesn't exist anymore.
The Ghost Prism shows us
how the other Shards need to be placed together.
We gotta show Nine he's just like Tails.
He's not Tails. He's Nine.
And they're not your real friends.
Back up off Nine.
You admire him, don't you?
For all of your bluster,
you think of him as a friend.
High-five!
We've got to get to Ghost Hill.
It's got a fourth Shard in this blueprint "thingy".
[Nine] That's the key to putting the Prism back together!
Haha! Mess with my best bud and you get blasted!
You really don't trust him, do ya?
-No. -[Sonic] I don't get it.
I thought this would work!
You just assumed I'd go along with you no matter what.
Did you even consider what I wanted?
Wait!
We can make this work, Nine. Trust me.
The only person I can trust is myself.
[theme music playing]
[Nine] The only person I can trust is myself.
Sonic! The fool!
This could have been everything he ever wanted.
[sniffs, exhales]
No matter. I have the Shards now.
And I know exactly where each one of them fits.
Like the pieces of a puzzle.
[suspenseful theme playing]
Last one.
The Paradox Prism.
With this, I can transform the Grim...
and make it stable.
Make it perfect!
[dramatic theme playing]
[rumbling]
Any chance at bringing Green Hill back is gone.
How could Nine betray us?
It's destabilizing.
Sonic, I told you Nine couldn't be trusted.
Whatever he's up to, it's causing this world to fracture.
I don't understand. Why would he--?
Pull yourself together!
This mountain is decaying, and it's going to take us with it.
We have to run!
[Shadow] Jump!
[Sonic grunts]
[Sonic] Whoa.
We need to leave this world.
You don't have to tell me twice.
[ominous theme playing]
I told you we couldn't trust that fox!
I knew he'd steal the Shards the first chance he got!
Well, you said nothing of the sort.
You're just trying to cover your tracks,
like you try to cover your head with that silly toupee!
Trying and failing.
Gentlemen, forget the fox.
Look around. This world draws its last breath.
And so will we, if we don't get out of here!
Agree, but without the Shards, our energy supply is low.
We barely have enough to portal back to New Yoke!
[babbles]
Agreed. Set a course for New Yoke, post haste!
If we can gain enough speed, we should be able to teleport out.
To higher ground.
Faster!
[both straining]
[grunting]
[coughing]
[Ghost Shade Tails] As long as I'm around, you'll always have a wingman.
I don't need the details, just tell me who to smash.
[Ghost Shade Amy] The forest is the most beautiful place on earth.
I thought we went over this. They're not real.
Maybe I can save them. I have to try.
As long as I'm around, you'll always have a wingman.
The forest is the most beautiful place on earth.
No! They can't be saved.
Think about your real friends, the ones who still have a chance.
If you want to help them, we need to get out of here.
[Ghost Shade Amy] The forest is the most beautiful place on earth.
[Ghost Shade Tails] As long as I'm around, you'll always have a wingman.
Tails... I'll see you again, little buddy.
Let's get out of here.
[dramatic theme playing]
[both grunting]
We're never gonna hit speed.
How are we gonna get out of here?
-[Shadow] That's our exit. -Right.
We need to get vertical!
[Shadow] Jump!
[both grunting]
[both scream]
Hang on!
[Shadow grunting]
[both yelling]
-[both grunting] -[Sonic groans]
It's gone.
If this can happen to the Ghost Hill,
it can happen to the other Shatterspaces.
Nine betrayed you and left us to die,
and he will pay for it.
[dinging]
No! [grunting in frustration]
I need more power.
[grunting with effort]
Still not enough.
More energy!
[straining]
[exclaiming] [exasperated exhale]
[gasps]
Hello, friend.
[rumbling]
What's going on?
[scoffs] I must have diverted
too much energy away from the force field?
Huh?
The Grim is starting to decay!
No, no, this doesn't make sense.
I collected all the Shards. I aligned them perfectly.
[frustrated grunt] What am I missing?
[Nine] I knew it.
He's got the same energy that powers the city.
Sonic.
Ghost Hill is gone, the Shards are gone.
If knowing you has taught me anything,
there's always another way.
Wait, was that a compliment?
Nine is out there...
hiding in one of the Shatterspaces.
[Sonic] Hmm...
The Grim! Of course!
There's another gateway and a fifth Shard.
That explains why he wasn't able to rebuild the Prism.
[Sonic] Whoa!
Can you remember where the gateway is?
Of course.
Nine brought me there in his Shattercraft.
It's, uh, this way. Wait. No, no.
Uh, right. It's totally this way. Come on!
Whoa!
[grunting]
[Shadow] Watch out!
-Phew! Thanks, buddy! -Don't get used to it.
I wouldn't dream of it.
[Sonic] We're here.
The Grim.
I can't pass through gateways.
There's always another way.
[Sonic] Whoa-ho-ho!
Whoa.
So that's what he's doing with all the energy.
That's far enough.
[Sonic] Nine, what are you doing?
We had a plan.
That was your plan. It was never mine.
So it was always about power.
-No, that's not-- -[Nine] Exactly.
With the Paradox Prism, I'll be able to turn this world
into a paradise...
my paradise!
Let's destroy this traitor.
Wait. Maybe I can reason with him.
Reason with him?
Just let me try.
-If that doesn't work-- -Then he's mine.
No. He's ours.
[exhaling]
This isn't you, Nine. We're friends.
We can still figure out how to bring back Green Hill
and stabilize the Shatterspaces, together!
You were only using me to get what you wanted!
That's not true.
Sorry, old friend.
You've been replaced.
Whoa.
Who or what is that?
It's you.
Yeah, but if you squint
and tilt your head to the side, it's also kind of you.
Whatever it is, it's in our way.
Not for long.
[Sonic and Shadow grunt]
[ominous theme playing]
Again? I already beat one of these things.
In New Yoke, remember?
I saved you from the one in New Yoke.
This time you're on your own.
He's not on his own.
We're all on our own.
[Shadow] Whew!
[both panting]
It's over, Nine.
I'll decide when it's over.
[squawks]
Rouge? Knucks? Amy?
What have you done to my friends?
Oh, they're my friends now. Take them.
[yelping]
[laughs]
Woah!
[both] Behind you!
[grunting]
-Go for the Prism. -And leave you alone with them?
I'll be fine. Go!
So quick to rush into things
when you have no idea what you're up against.
See if you can dodge this.
Sonic!
[Sonic grunts]
[Sonic groans]
Impressive, isn't it?
With the power of the Prism,
there's nothing I can't do.
Is this what you want, to spend the rest of your life
alone with robots for friends?
At least I can trust them.
Look around you!
The Grim is starting to decay.
You're right, it is.
But once I finish the Paradox Prism,
I'll have all the power I need to fix everything.
Wait, you haven't rebuilt the Prism yet?
Oh, I've rebuilt it.
But it turns out there's some Prism energy missing.
[ominous theme playing]
Sonic, you have to get out of here!
What?
It's you. He's after your energy.
[Sonic grunting]
[Shadow] You have to go! Now!
[Sonic] Hey! What are you doing?
What? Shadow thinks he can take Sonic away from me?
Heh. Not a chance.
[grunting with effort]
Ah!
This is for your own good!
[Sonic] Shadow!
No!
Grim Birdie, I have a mission for you.
[grunting with effort]
Now to deal with you.
Is that all you've got?
[Shadow groans in pain]
[grunting]
[theme music playing]