Max and his friends chase the space pirates to Ancient China where they encounter a famous monk, Sanzo Hoshi, who has a special talent that can help find the third Cosmos Stone.
Gerald Robotnik reveals that his desire to destroy the world stems from a need to avenge the loss of his precious Maria. Sonic and company also realize that the only way to stop the Eclipse Canon is to deactivate the Chaos Emeralds with the Master Emerald. Together with Shadow, Sonic saves the world by stopping it from crashing into the colony.