Knuckles has a Reoccurring nightmare about a 5 eyed murderous hedgehog killing him and bringing him back as a zombie slave. He starts to loose sleep because of this and his friends are starting to notice. Mario and Sonic suggested that the gang all head out to the countryside to get away from city life hoping it'll help their friend. Yet a couple of days after they arrived, Shadow starts to notice a change in Knuckles....and at the same time fall in love with him.