"It's been awhile, I'm sorry." Nicole said. "After I finished my contract, I wanted to return home for a bit before I came back for another round, but... everything went pear-shaped back home. I figured the Ringmaster would have said something!"

She shook her head at that. "My world literally fell apart. The madman my friends and I deal with, Dr. Eggman, somehow decided to mess with space and time and my planet couldn't take the stress and broke apart. We've just got it put back all together."

She let out a sigh. "I'm sorry I left you guys all behind. It wasn't my intention to do so."