While out collecting berries on the edge of the forest, Sally and Tails notice that Sonic is frantically dancing instead of helping them. Sonic explains that Rotor's ants found their way into his shoes and are making his feet unbearably itchy. He returns the ants to Rotor and asks why he keeps them as pets. Rotor says he thinks they're interesting to watch and they like living on his ant farm. Sonic asks why they keep running away if they like living in the farm when Robotnik and Snively surprise the Freedom Fighters, attacking them with a portable Roboticizer. They set their sights on Rotor when the entire group is sucked up by a giant hose into a spaceship. Once they land inside the ship, Robotnik tries to head back out immediately. He's caught by a massive alien, who tells them that he