Sonic tried to push the stone—too heavy! About to lose his breath, he noticed a series of large bubbles pushing up through the cracks in the chamber floor. Sonic took a drastic move and pushed his face into a bubble—and it worked!

He went back to his adversary a second time, pleading with Knuckles, who finally relented. The echidna put his hands on the column, and they pushed together.

The force of both warriors together was enough to give an inch of room, and Knuckles wriggled free.

-Chapter 15