Frost: Well isn't this a surprise, a second update in just a day, who would have thought?

Sonic: It is quiet surprising for you

Frost: Shut up before I punch you

Sonic: Well sorry

Frost: This chapter is also dedicated to thor94 who wanted to see Chris take a more active roll in battles. This chapter will also have slight changes to the episodes it takes after and will also show more plot holes. Hope you all enjoy it and please review and if you have any questions feel free to ask.

Cay: Please review and have a lovely day and understand that Frost doesn't own the Sonic characters or the idea for daemons

It only took Blaze, Vasilios, Silver and Celandia about two weeks to settle in with the rest of them and before long it was like they had all been living together for years. Everyone was close and happy and always talking and just having fun. All except for Sonic and Caedmon who were still their reclusive selves. They would often go off for hours at a time and would never say where they went or if they had been seen which drove everyone up the wall. Cay seemed to find enjoyment in the worry and stress while Sonic just seemed baffled by their concern. The daemon had also taken to more forms and so far seemed to be favouring the form of a white fox with nine tails.
On the day of the beach visit Sonic and Cay were lying on a couch in the garage while everyone else around them packed and got ready for the big day. Cay knew he and his boy wouldn't be going to the beach. If they went they would be expected to socialize and swim, two things they both hated doing and there so no way they would be going. He had almost lost himself when Amy and Ferus tried to force them to go and he'd felt the waves of fear rolling off his boy as panic set in at the thought of going near water. The pool had been bad enough but the ocean? No thank you!

But it would seem Amy and Ferus wouldn't be deterred for they could both hear them talking about all the things they would do with them on the beach. It was enough to make Sonic tense in fear and Cay to nash his teeth together in anger.

"I don't understand Cay, did she not hear us when we said he wouldn't be going?" Sonic questioned in a gentle tone as he petted one of Cay's nine tails.

"More like selectively deaf" the hybrid fox snarled as the pink devil and her green slim ball came walking over to them with beaming smiles on their faces.

"Hello Sonic, you don't need to worry about packing, Ferus and I have done it for you" she stated happily and Sonic scowled feeling his normally long patience wearing thin.

"All for in vain I assure you. Cay and I have already said we aren't going Amy" he said making the pink hedgehog huff and scowl at him while Ferus sent Cay a dark look. The fox just smirked allowing his needle sharp teeth to show.

"Why ever not? It will be fun and we can go for a romantic walk along the shore line before taking a swim" she pouted and Sonic felt a small tremor of fear crawl up his spine at the mention of swimming.

"I'm sorry Amy but we aren't going. Cay and I don't like the beach" he apologised but I didn't seemed to satisfy Amy for she gave a soft growl and took a step closer into Sonic's personal space which made Cay growl low in his throat.

"You are coming with us Sonic to have some fun! All you do is go off on your own with that thing and it's not healthy" Amy screeched and pointed at Cay who hissed in outrage and Sonic flinched away from her, hurt shinning in his eyes before a rare cold dark fury replaced it and he bared his teeth in anger. Everyone else had stopped to watch and their eyes widened when they saw the look on Sonic's face. They expected him to shout, rage or lash out. Instead he reached down and lifted Cay into his arms and glared hatefully at Amy and Ferus.

"That thing is my daemon, my soul, my other half, and his name is Caedmon" Sonic growled before walking outside and then taking off with a sonic boom leaving a group of shell shocked friends behind.

"You went way to far Amy" Tails snapped and Cyrilla hooted in agreement while ruffling her feathers, her ambers eyes eyeing the frog on Amy's shoulder.

"But you all agree with me! Caedmon isn't good for Sonic, he's twisted and cruel!" she cried but they all just glared daggers at her.

"Cay is an extension of Sonic himself, they are both one and the same. By calling Cay twisted and cruel you call Sonic those things. You must learn to accept both of them before trying to win their heart" Blaze warned while Vasilios gave a rumbling growl from her side. He'd seen the hurt flashing in Sonic's eyes before the fury had entered them and seen the absolute outrage and hate in Cay's when Amy had hurt Sonic emotionally. She claimed that Cay didn't care about anything but she was wrong. He could see that Cay cared deeply for Sonic and was willing to do anything to protect him.

(With Sonic and Cay)

Sonic didn't know where he was running too, he just knew he had to get away from Amy and Ferus and their hurtful words. At some point he felt Cay shift into a small golden falcon so that he could fly alongside him but he was just glade that his daemon was there by his side and away from Amy and Ferus' judging stares. When he finally stopped running he saw that they were in a field of flowers and he felt himself relaxed knowing he was surrounded by nature and calmness.

"Feeling better?" Cay asked as he shifted into an albino spider monkey and climbed up to rest on Sonic's shoulder slightly while he held on around his boy's neck.

"Yes, I'm sorry for letting my emotions get out of hand. You always say to keep them in check but they just got out of control back there" Sonic apologised and Cay clicked his tongue and frowned at his boy.

"I am not mad at you for losing control of your emotions, I am mad at the witch and her daemon for upsetting you so much. It is she who should apologise" he snapped and Sonic gave a small grunting sound and ran a hand down Cay's back needing to feel the closeness of his daemon, his soul, his brother. Cay chattered lightly and pressed into the touch and closed his eyes, showing a brief moment of emotion and joy before going back to his indifferent self.

"I hate her" Sonic suddenly growled and Cay pulled back slightly with a warning hiss that had Sonic hunching his shoulders and clenching his trembling fists at his side.

"Hate is a strong word child, use it wisely. While I harbor a great dislike towards Ferus and his witch I do not hate them. I can wish them harm, wish them ill health and wish them gone from my sight, but I don't use the word hate very often" he soothed his boy who he could feel was both angry and confused and feeling lost inside.

"Like how I don't hate Eggman and Adonia?" he questioned and Cay nodded in agreement. Thought he was sure he would soon end up hating that vulture soon. Adonia was really trying his patience.

"I just wish she understood that her words hurt" Sonic sighed and Cay murmured slightly and rubbed his face against Sonic's comfortingly.

"Not many people understand that words hurt, even when the words were not intended to hurt in the first place. It is human nature in a way to cause others pain so as to get what you desire" Cay summed up and Sonic shook his head sadly.

"It is sad that they are forever caught in that loop. I am glad we aren't trapped in it" was all he could say and Cay hummed again.

"It is just the nature of things in the end" he said as they gazed across the flower covered field, watching as the brightly colour plants swayed in the breeze. Cay hums slightly and shifts slightly in his form and feels Sonic twitch as well. The form isn't right, they know it, can feel it and it is both comforting and frustrating at the same time.

"Perhaps an insect next" Sonic suggests and Cay frowns in thought.

"Perhaps, still doesn't feel right though"

"Just a thought"

They decide to just walk through the field, Cay changing into a stag only he is completely black in colour. They watch in amusement as birds, squirrels and other wild animal's alike call and chatter in confused worry and Cay contemplates changing into a predator to scare them but Sonic sends him a side long glance that has the stag freezing and continue walking.

When they get back to the house it's to find it empty. Cay has gone with Sonic's suggestion and is now sitting as a small black spider on his left shoulder. The house is strangely quiet without them but Sonic doesn't mind. He thinks about watching TV when they hear laughter and turn to see Bokkun flying through the window with a smile on his face. Cay narrows his eight eyes but doesn't say anything and Sonic turns his head to face him and murmurs gently to him.

"Got a message for you from Doctor Eggman" the little robot announces in his high and annoying voice. The screen comes to life and Sonic tilts his head when he see the destruction taking place and makes a low sound in his throat when he realizes it's at the beach where his friends are.

"Looks interesting, should we go?" Sonic asks Cay ignoring Bokkun who is trying to speak to them.

"It would be entertaining. And it looks like they could use some help" he answers and Sonic gives a side lipped smile while Cay quickly crawled up to hide in his quills. Sonic turned to face Bokkun who was glaring at him obviously not liking that he was being ignored and Sonic gave a perfect imitation of Cay's wicked smile.

"Thank you for bring this to our attention, you may go now and take your exploding TV with you" he said and before the robot could blink Sonic grabbed the TV and threw it out the window. Bokkun cried out in outrage only to yelp when Sonic picked him up and threw him out as well and Sonic could feel Cay's amusement through the bond.

Sonic smiled before taking off at high speed, Cay safely tucked away in his quills, and they enjoyed the feeling of freedom that washed over them. Sonic laughed gently and Cay hummed in contentment and it only took them a few minutes to reach the beach. When they got there Eggman's robots were already building his supposed empire. Cay crawled up to Sonic's left ear so his boy could hear him and he felt Sonic turn his head slightly and move his ear s he'd better be able to hear him.

"Cut through the structure, it will take a few seconds to fall giving us enough time to get away from it" the spider whispered to him and Sonic picked up the speed and cut through the structure like it was made from butter. He came to a stop a few meters away from it to stand before Eggman and Adonia who were both growling in anger and rage. They both shifted slightly when they couldn't see Cay but when the spider moved to sit on Sonic's shoulder they relaxed making both hedgehog and spider amused. That amusement left when the human and vulture began to smile and laugh.

"You're a fool, both of you" Adonia sneered from her place on Eggman's shoulder as a giant octopus robot appeared behind them.

"We know that neither of you can swim so we lured you to the sea" Eggman laughed and Cay quickly changed into a poisonous form of spider. Sonic gave a small yelp when the arms of the robot surged towards them and only just managed to jump out the way.

"Don't let them grab you Sonic, they are made from rubber and will not break easily" Cay warned as Sonic kept running around trying to avoid being grabbed.

"Sonic, watch out, behind you" Chris suddenly yelled but it was too late. Sonic cried out as an arm from the robot wrapped around his middle and squeezed making Cay cry out as well. The spider shifted into a serval and lifted a paw to slash at the arm only to yowl loudly when he too was grabbed and pulled from Sonic's shoulder. Sonic's friends were shouting and the daemons crying out in rage as the tentacles slowly drifted apart, pulling Sonic and Cay away from each other. At first it didn't bother them but then their bond gave a painful jerk that had them grunting and curling in on themselves.

"Stop! Please, it hurts!" Sonic screamed as Cay was squeezed tighter. Cay was yowling and crying out in distress and tried to change forms but couldn't, the pain was too great but he needed to escape and get to his boy because it hurt, it hurt, it hurt!

"Let them go!" Silver yelled and Celandia trilled angrily.

"But this is ever so much fun" Eggman laughed as he watched Sonic and Cay wriggle and cry in pain.

"Let's make them scream" Adonia cawed in delight as Cay was brought closer to them. The albino serval thrashed about and suddenly Eggman was smirking with a contemplative look on his face.

"I wonder what another's daemon feels like" he purred and while Adonia sent him a narrowed eye look she didn't protest when he started to reach out. Everyone was shouting and yelling but he didn't stop until his large hand closed around Cay's neck and the daemon screamed along with Sonic at the invasive feeling of another's touch. Sonic felt like he was falling apart from the inside out. He couldn't breathe, couldn't see, couldn't feel and he felt like he as dying without his soul. It burned and froze him to the core at the same time and he wanted it to end because it hurt, it hurt!

"Caedmon!"

Chris couldn't bare it any longer. He'd never seen Sonic or Caedmon like this or behave like this and it hurt. He looked around and saw a stone lying on the ground and it was the only thing he had. He gripped it tightly in his hand and with all his anger behind it he threw the rock and watched with satisfaction as it hit Adonia in the head making the vulture scream in rage and pain and Eggman to cry out as well and release his hold on Cay and also his control on the robot. The tentacles loosened their hold and both Sonic and Cay took advantage. Sonic curled into a tight ball and flexed his quills which cut through the rubber while Cay used his teeth and claws to cut through them. They fell to the floor and Cay ran to Sonic who reached out and pulled the serval into his arms and hugged him close.

"Never again, never again, never let them touch us again" Cay growled and spat and his form kept shifting between a massive white wolf and his serval form. Sonic just hummed ow in his throat and ran his hands over Cay's back and nuzzled into his ruff breathing in his scent and taking comforting in the feel of his fur. They could hear fighting going on around them and were certain they heard Camelia's enraged roar and saw the blurred form of the tigress rush past followed by Knuckles. What did catch their attention as when Chris rushed at the robot with a small gun Tails and Cyrilla had made for him. They watched as the small human fried at Eggman and Adonia with a determined look on his young face and Cay couldn't help but watch with narrowed eyes.
The fight didn't last too long with the combined efforts of daemons and Mobians plus one human and before long they were watching as Eggman and Adonia were flying off and were walking towards Cay and Sonic who were still huddled around each other. Cay had decided upon the wolf form and was pressing as close to his boy as he could and was also pressing his nose into Sonic's neck.

"Sonic, Caedmon, are you alright?" Tails asked gently and Cyrilla hooted worriedly. He reached out to touch Sonic on the shoulder only to have Cay snap at his hand with a growl.

"Don't touch us!" he growled but Sonic calmed him by placing his hand on the wolf's head.

"Hush Cay" he soothed and turned to face his friends, "We are fine now and thank you for coming to our aid, especially you Chris. If it weren't for you then who knows what Eggman and Adonia might have done"

Cay hissed and growled and snapped his jaws angrily but he didn't moved from Sonic's side. He wanted to track that man and vulture down and rip them apart but he wouldn't leave his boy, wouldn't abandon him in his time of need.

"It's alright Sonic, you don't need to thank me. I just couldn't stand by and watch him do that to you both" Chris said with a blush and Cay turned his deep blue eyes onto him and snorted through his nose.

"Never the less, thank you child for helping me and my boy" he said and bowed his head slightly. Chris bowed his own head and Cay hummed in approval while standing and nudging Sonic to his feet. Both were still a little unsteady but Cay wasn't going to spend any longer here than he had too. Mr Tanaka held the door to the car open for them and for once he didn't complain about going in a car. He growled when anyone but Chris tried to sit next to Sonic and while everyone seemed confused and shocked by this Sonic just sighed happily and petted the wolf's head. The ride back to the house was mostly silent, even Amy and Ferus didn't speak and when they finally got home Sonic and Cay retreated to the roof where they curled around each other.

"You saw it as well didn't you?" Cay asked and Sonic glanced down at him and nodded.

"When Chris attacked there was something surrounding him, hard to see but there" he said and Cay hummed in thought, "What do you suppose it was"

"Dust" the wolf whispered and Sonic's eyes widened and he stared down at Cay in shock.

"Dust, it's here as well?" he asked and Cay nodded.

"Only question is why it is around Chris" Cay muttered and Sonic hummed.

"A mystery?" Sonic asked with a smirk that Cay returned happily.

"A mystery" he agreed and settled down next to his boy and closed his eyes for a nap while Sonic just stared out at the setting sun hoping he would never again feel the pain he'd felt today. The feeling of Eggman's hand on Cay was enough to make him want to vomit and the forceful separation was like having his heart ripped from his chest. He knew he shouldn't hate like Cay had said but he couldn't help it, he hated Eggman and Adonia now for what they did and nothing would change that.

Sonic: At least not all the time

Frost: Shut up you

Cay: Please review and have a lovely day