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| - Sonic is hit by a sneak attack from Dr. Robotnik, causing him to lose the Power Rings he had collected. Sonic, exhausted and barely eluding Robotnik's Mega-Maceball, reaches for a cluster of rings. He thinks aloud that he can't remember just how many rings he's collected, but Robotnik is shocked when his computer tells him that Sonic has just collected his One Billionth Power Ring. Sonic is suddenly transported to a strange dimension by the ring where he finds one of the Ancient Walkers perched atop another, gigantic Power Ring. The Walker compliments Sonic on his achievement, but Sonic doesn't think it's a big deal and tells the Walker he collects them because they boost his power. The Walker asks if that's all rings can do, and Sonic's billionth ring bursts into flames and burns a circle into the ground. The center of the circle then rises, carrying Sonic high into the air, where the Walker flies up to join him. The Walker tells Sonic that no other being has ever attained a billion rings and that Sonic will be rewarded for his accomplishment with knowledge. The billionth ring slides up the pillar and knocks Sonic off, sending him plummeting down below. "Ring Of Truth" - Part Two As Sonic nears the green sea below him, the billionth ring falls below him, grows in size, and functions like an inner tube to catch Sonic. Sonic examines the sea around him and realizes it's nothing but Chaos Emeralds. Another Ancient Walker appears, reclining in the "inner tube" ring with Sonic. Sonic angrily demands answers, so the Walker slips a ring on his finger. Realizing that the ring on his finger has a Power Ring for a band and a Chaos Emerald for a gemstone, Sonic puzzles wonders if Power Rings and Chaos Emeralds are connected. The Walker presents Sonic with "The Riddle of the Rings". Sonic considers it for a moment before realizing that the answer is a chain of rings. Suddenly, a chain of Power Rings bursts out of the emerald sea and ensnares Sonic, dragging him down into the depths. "Ring Of Truth" - Part Three Emerging from the bottom of the sea into another strange area, Sonic finds his one billionth ring below him once more, grown to giant size. Sonic drops down on to it, but the ring is rotating, forcing Sonic to run in order to stay inside it. The rings reforms into an infinity symbol. While Sonic ponders what it could mean, the final Ancient Walker appears before him, congratulating him and saying that he has earned the right to ask one question. Unfortunately, a startled Sonic says "Just one?" and is cast out of the strange dimension. He emerges back where he started, the billionth ring providing him with a shield that enables him to cut through Robotnik's Robo-Pod. Sonic decides to take the billionth ring back to Knothole, where he has it mounted on a wall.
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