The Time Remaining

"The Time Remaining" is the sixteenth chapter of the Story Mode in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Plot[edit]

After Dr. Eggman realizes that the battery for the Tokyo '64 is running out, Sonic wonders what will happen to him and everyone else if it runs out. Bowser initially thinks that they will be stuck inside forever with no way to escape, but Dr. Eggman corrects him by saying they will vanish from existence, shocking everyone else. After panicking at what might be their fate if they are too late, Bowser, in an attempt to win more gold medals to escape with, challenges Mario and Sonic to a Volleyball match. Sonic and Mario decide that they have no choice but to accept his challenge in order to get out, and all four characters head to the venue where Volleyball is being held: the Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports Ground. There, Dr. Eggman presents to the heroes his elite team of Eggrobos, which he dubs Team Eggman. Sonic decides to take him on with his team of Pockies, and they manage to defeat Dr. Eggman and his robot gang. Dr. Eggman becomes angry, but Bowser reassures him that they can win in the final event: the Marathon. In addition, he tells him that there is something else they can do even if they lose, confusing Mario and Sonic, though when Sonic asks about this, Dr. Eggman claims that they were discussing how to win the Marathon. After Bowser gloats about his stamina, both villains leave to go to the starting point of the Marathon, the National Stadium, so Mario and Sonic follow them.