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| - Flying over the Great Desert, Sonic begins having trouble controlling the Winged Victory, which ends up plowing into a tree as Tails jumps out for safety. Remarkably, Sonic is unhurt, but has no idea what's wrong with his plane or how they can repair it. They are then surprised to see dust clouds rising in the distance and are unnerved when they recognize a convoy of trucks and tanks heading straight for them. A Rabbit then emerges from one of the tanks and surprises Sonic by knowing who he is, and urges the two to come with them. Meanwhile, at the Devil's Gulag, Snively laments his current state of imprisonment, only to earn mockery from Drago Wolf and other inmates. Snively warns the wolf that he won't be laughing for long, given the Overlander's efforts to build his mind and body while imprisoned and his determination to escape. Back in the desert, Sonic confronts his new acquaintance, Jack Rabbit, and demands to know how he knows Sonic's name. Jack explains that Sonic is a world-renowned hero and his efforts and those of the other Knothole Freedom Fighters inspired Jack and his Sand-Blasters to stand up against Dr. Robotnik's Sub-Bosses following the tyrant's defeat. One of Jack's men informs him of trouble ahead; Sonic is stunned to see a group of Robians who look anything but friendly. The enslaved beings open fire and Jack orders his men to take another route to avoid them. Sonic quickly moves to confront them and Tails reveals to Jack that the Mobotropolis Robians all regained their free will while these Robians don't seem to be under anyone's control. Having defeated the attackers, Sonic returns to the tank, only to be awestruck by the sight of their destination: Sand Blast City. Unbeknownst to anyone, a satellite in orbit comes online at about the same time, and locks on to a target on the surface. In the city, Sonic and Tails are formally welcomed by the residents, who treat Sonic to a hero's welcome. Jack shows them a massive statue of Sonic and muses if they'll need their force field dome with the real Sonic in their midst. Back at Devil's Gulag, Snively is filing his nails while daydreaming about his plans to retake Robotropolis and punish Sonic, only to earn further derision from Drago and the Fearsome Foursome members who are also imprisoned at the Gulag. Unnerved by their aggressiveness, Snively drops his file, which coincides with the surprise unlocking of all the cells. Drago, the Foursome and Sleuth "Doggy" Dawg believe that Snively has somehow released them and exit their cells ready for a fight with the guards. Meanwhile, Tails wakes up to find Sonic still asleep and is unpleasantly surprised to learn that their bedroom door has been locked from the outside. Spying a vent, he flies out to investigate, and finds Jack and the Sand-Blasters covering up the Winged Victory with a large tarp. Confronted by Tails, Jack claims that they found out what was wrong with the plane, and that they'll just have to keep it on the ground for a few weeks. Tails objects, reiterating that he and Sonic have to pursue Ixis Naugus, but Sonic then arrives and claims that they can get the wizard later. With this as his apparent plan, he asks if there's a problem, unaware of the breakout at Devil's Gulag.
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