On his Knuckles' World Tour of Mobius, Knuckles has found himself on the Great Mobian Prarie, still dragging along the chest of Floating Island documents. He pauses for a moment to rest, but is interrupted by an apparent earthquake, which is quickly revealed to be a stampede by a herd of Apterix. Above the stampede, riding Pterodactyls, are a number of wranglers, one of whom, Chito, is in search of someone, who he believes has been trampled to death by the herd. The man in question, Rooster, emerges from behind a rock, alive but unsure as to what caused the stampede. Suddenly, Knuckles appears nearby, throwing off the boulder he used as cover from the Apterix. Chito is quick to accuse Knuckles of starting the stampede and ignoring the Echidna's protests and Rooster's attempted suggestions,