*Mobius, a world filled with anthropomorphic animals and other creatures. Here, the Acorn Kingdom was ravaged by the evil Dr. Robotnik, who used his

"roboticizer"

to turn the denizens of the Acorn Kingdom into robotic versions of themselves, mindlessly obedient to his cause, with little spark remaining of their former lives.*

Knowing you should not remain out in the open with his SWAT-bots patrolling the city, you seek out the rebels in the Great Forest. Rumor has it Princess Sally and a number of her Freedom Fighter friends escaped here. By sheer luck, you trip and fall into a tree stump that appears to be a secret entrance to the secluded wood where the Freedom Fighters have holed up, evading Robotnik's forces.

Dazed after your wild tumble through the secret passage, you lay upside-down at the base of the entrance slide with a mild headache and a disorienting perspective. Just then, a short (but attractive) chipmunk girl extends a hand to you.

"Well, a new face,"

she greets.

"It looks like you found our little sanctuary, Knothole. One look at you tells me you aren't from around here!"