In the last level, the Launch Base Zone, the Death Egg launches off for the second time, knocking Knuckles off a pole and sending him plummeting to the ground.
The Death Egg launches off for the second time. This is in the last level. The Death Egg is knocking Knuckles off a pole. This is in the last level. The Death Egg is sending him plummeting to the ground. This is in the last level. The last level is the Launch Base Zone.