Sonic engages in combat against a giant robot with missile launcher hands at the Station Square Space Museum. Unbeknownst to Sonic, Chris Thorndyke is trapped inside the robot. The robot prepares to launch its missiles, but Sonic knocks its arm aside at the last second, causing it to fire at Angel Island and narrowly miss Knuckles the Echidna. Eggman orders his human-kidnapping robots -- unwillingly piloted by the President, Sam Speed, Mr. Stewart and Agent Topaz -- to converge at the museum to destroy Sonic, Amy and Tails.