Trapped in the Vortex! is a complete story and one of the first to be drawn by Nigel Dobbyn. The story, written by Lew Stringer and lettered by Elitta Fell, sees Sonic and Tails answer a distress call in the Labyrinth Zone. People have gone missing and the heroes soon find them, along with a Badnik attack. Sonic finds himself plummeting into the water and fighting a powerful vortex machine while Tails is left with a decision; save Sonic's life or save the people from a Badnik Processing Plant...