This zone follows closely from its Genesis brother complete with raising doors, flame throwers mounted downwards on the ceiling, Catekillers slithering along the ground, and Ballhogs jumping up and down and throwing energy balls at you. Be careful when on moving conveyor belts. Two conveyor belts could lie right next to each other and go in different directions so that you struggle on one and realize you're flying off the edge of the next. Watch out for electric fountains that fire blasts in a circle around them. At one point in Act 2, you'll come to a place where you can take two seperate paths, up or down. Both lead to their own fates, neither of which are extremely difficult. But the two are interconnected; you need to open a path in one before you can complete the other. First, take the top path. Travel through the flame throwers and up the many platforms with 2 Ballhogs until you reach a lone button. To the left are two doors. One is opened and one is closed. When you hit the button, the open one will close and the closed one will open. It will alternate like this every time you pound the button, but no matter how hard you try, you won't be able to get through those doors. Position the doors so that the one closest to the button is closed. Now, backtrack to those two path changes again. This time go down. When you continue past the initial door, go right and you'll fall on a platform with a Ballhog. Destory him if you want, but it's quicker to move on. Head to the left and go down. You'l see another Ballhog. Bust him open or forget about him, but you need to head right. You'll reach a repeating pattern where you must head left, then right again, then you must do it again. After this third time, you'll come to a gap. Jump it and continue on. You'll go through a door. Behind it is a teleporter. Step inside to teleport to a part of the upper section of the pathway split. Walk to the left and you'll fall down in between those two alternate doors. But thanks to us pressing the button earlier, the pathway is now open! Continue on and you'll reach the end of the second Act. The third Act is a maze in itself and even worse. Certain doors will open for you, certain ones won't. However, there are rings in this third act unlike any time before, so try to gather them all for extra men - you may need them later. Go through the first door and bounce on the spring to get all the rings. Then, go back down and continue right from that spring. Then, fall into the hole you come to. There's a spring and a door down there. Go through door. Head right to anoher door. Go up and left, then go up and right. You should be at a conveyor belt. Go past it and go through the door. Go up with the spring. Go up and head right. You should have 50 rings at least. Fall down the LONG hole for a 1-up. Now, follow these directions:

Up, Left, Up, Left, Up, Right, Up, Right, Up Left.

Jump down the small hole grabbing the rings and bounce back up. Head left and hit the button to open the door. Continue left, bounce up and grab the rings, and go through the door on the right to get outside the factory and onto what seems like the roof with 81 rings. Hmm, I wonder who you'll meet out here? Robotnik runs away from you and jumps on a platform which carries him up to who knows where. Why don't we find out? Jump on the platform when it comes back down. It carries you up to... the end of the act?!!?

Chaos Emerald #5: Get to the part where you can either go up a long ramp or down a long ramp. Take the up ramp until you get to three holes in the ground with a fire shooter above each. Hop into the third one and you'll fall and land in a hallway. Run to the right and you'll come across a teleporter. Take it. When you get out, run to the right and you'll find the emerald. Run back left and you'll be back in the level.