The Crimson Egg arrives on planet Cascade, where a girl named Molly is fighting the Metarex to restore her homeworld. She shows interest in Shadow, who is as strong as the legendary hero Black Wind. Shadow, Rouge and Molly follow the Chaos Emerald's signal and head to Cascade's mining site, but this is where they learn that one of Molly's comrades could potentially be working with the Metarex.