User blog comment:ScourgeFan12/Possible Timeline (Theory)/@comment-477304-20200202210528

Not too bad, though I do see some issues with it. Episode Metal ends with Metal seeing Sonic and Tails flying off in the Tornado, with Metal pursuing them with Tails' rocket. This ties directly into Episode II, so Ep Metal must take place in-between Eps I & II. Also, Metal was stranded on Little Planet after the events of CD, so Knuckles Chaotix couldn't have taken place before Ep Metal.