Earth sees the nonexistence and flees. It's a threat too, and she'd rather not be nothing for all eternity.
Knowing of basic physics, she drops tiny polythene balls behind her, imagining it: if all went well, the first few would trip her pursuers and throw him/her onto the others, causing them to slip around every time they tried to get up. She knows how slippery they are, plus she has absolutely no oil.
Earth Rio is now in the lead.