Those two meddlesome pests are at it again, but so am I! This time, I secured one of the six Chaos Emeralds, and that caused the other five to scatter. South Island began to sink, which should’ve made everyone panic… but naturally, Sonic and that two-tailed twit Tails had to play heroes. Hmph!

They zipped across the island, collecting my Emeralds and spoiling all my fun. New abilities made them even more obnoxious than usual; Sonic with his Strike Dash and rocket-powered shoes, and Tails flapping around like a little helicopter. They tore through every Zone, dodging my traps and gadgets. That wasn’t in my calculations!

Eventually, they infiltrated my glorious Electric Egg base. If Sonic made it that far with five Emeralds, he got the flashy good ending where I dropped mine during my retreat. If he missed even one? I got away clean! But Tails doesn’t even enter the Special Stages; He just flaps off with a default good ending. Talk about patronizing!

Despite their efforts, my traps and machines were brilliant. Sinister spikes! Bigger, badder Badniks! High-speed warp tubes! I even gave the Zones plenty of surprises like hidden springs and one-way routes. And what do the critics remember? How "short and easy" the Zones were. Bah! Some people just can’t appreciate genius when they see it.

Even so… I admit defeat this time. But don’t get cocky, Sonic. I’m always upgrading, always improving—and next time, I won’t just take one Emerald. I’ll take them all!