In the Silent Spire Zone, local resident Skye Sparrow is waiting for her date, Birtle, to show up when she is attacked by a red-eyed entity. Elsewhere in the zone, Hallowe'en is in full swing and a couple of trick-or-treaters are saved from being run over by Amy. She is suddenly distracted by a scream from the river and she rushes over to see Skye being abducted by a gargoyle . Before Amy can shoot it down, she is stopped by an old woman telling her Skye is afflicted by the curse of Silent Spire. The gargoyle is invincible, and when midnight strikes, whoever the gargoyle chooses as its bride will also become a gargoyle, becoming petrified in the process. Amy gets an idea and heads for the clock tower, finding a range of machinery and a robot gargoyle hooked up to a laptop: Robotnik's work.