Knuckles encounters the Spirits of his ancestors; Carmen (Athair's late wife), Palanque (a pre-conquistador guardian), Knux the Dread ( a guardian from the age of piracy) and knuckles' father Bow. The past guardians of the master emerald all have a very important message for him.

The nine clans of the Echidna Nation have gathered together at the site of the mystic ruins to celebrate the feast of the ancestors. Standing before an altar with candles, flowers, painted skulls, and mementos of the deceased, princess alucion calls upon the ancestors to appear