a timeskip? what timeskip, what did i miss?

Description: --- EXE Characters Made by Lexi --- Original Sprites Made by SEGA and DeviantArt artists (sorry i couldn't find them again) --- After a demonic ritual gone wrong, a group of kids were consumed into a copy of Sonic The Hedgehog 3, merging their minds with the characters' avatars. "Sonic" - Name: Calvin (16M). Here we have the leader of the group. He's brave and will run straight into danger to get a job done, however he was never right in the head. Since his birth, he's always found hurting people fun, and this feeling followed with him into the game. "Miles" - Name: Jamie (14F). As the younger sister of Calvin, she's always been the punching bag for bad jokes and bullying. She is scared of everyone else except for her close friends, Tia and Ryn. She dreams that one day, she'll finally be able to stand up to her brother and put a stop to his terror. "Knuckles" - Name: Max (14M). Shortly after getting pulled into the game, the hot-headed kid tried attacking Calvin but lost the fight along with his eyesight. Now he roams around punching anything he feels or hears. "Ivo Robotnik" - Name: Gregory (19M). He didn't want to be there in the first place, he was only dragged in because he couldn't say no to Summer. Now look at him, he doesn't even have control over his own body because of the spider legs grown into his body from toxic water in Chemical Zone. His body wants to kill while all he can do is watch. "Mechaskeleton" - Name: Summer (8F). Once upon a time, she a happy and playful little girl. But after the incident, she is now nothing but a cold pile of metal, a body with no life. She cannot speak, all she knows is anger and revenge for the one that made her this way. "Mighty" - Name: Ryn (16M). While bashful at times, he has a kind soul. He's the guy that will put himself in harm's way to help his friends. "Rosy Rascal" - Name: Tia (13F). She was always known to be mischievous and would lie so she and her two friends could have fun. She was a good kid, she never meant to have a bad heart. "Ray" - Name: Alex (15M). Another person caught in the crossfire, he was dragged in unintentionally. He doesn't want to hurt people but does it without realising. Over time, he has became more and more dissociated from his mind that he feeds off the dead bodies he creates. "Fang" - Name: Duma (18M). A long distance friend of Gregory dragged along with the group by accident. Not much is known about him, but he is aggressive to those he doesn't trust. "Shadow" - Name: Thomas (19M). He was dragged into the game with the others while playing Sonic Adventure 2, making him fuse with Shadow's avatar. He was once attacked by both Calvin and Max, escaping both times. He doesn't know how to use his powers but he tries to use them for selfishness. "Espio" - Name: Hale (15M). His new physical body has learnt to completely disappear from sight by command, making him completely invisible. He uses this to spy on people or in emergency escapes.