Frost: Praise the lord the internet is back! So sorry that I have been away for a while. About a week and a half ago but Uncle, in a fit of rage threw out internet into the pool effectively killing it
Sonic: Why would he do that?
Frost: Cause my cousin pissed him off
Sonic: Oh...still doesn't seem justifiable to go and kill the internet
Frost: I know!
Sonic: At least it's back, now you can live again
Frost: Anyways please if you have any questions or theories regarding this story please PM me, we don't want any spoilers and if anyone wishes to do art work of this story or any others feel free. Just send me the link when your done and don't forget to mention where it came from
Caedmon: Frost doesn't own Sonic, he belongs to Sega and daemons and anything related to them belongs to the author of 'His dark Materials' ad if you spot any references to the golden compass Frost doesn't own them either
Frost: Please review and have an awesome week and a special thanks too Ddragon21 for your review on chapter 13
Sonic isn't sure how they got into this mess but he sure as hell is sure he and Cay didn't originally agree to tag along in it. His daemon is sitting on his shoulder in the form of an albino sugar glider with pink eyes and they are both standing on the wing of the Tornado as they plummet to the ground. Tails and Cyrilla are fighting to control the craft while Chris is just gritting his teeth and hanging on tightly. Cay couldn't help but nod his approval to the kid who wasn't screaming in fear which would have made things worse. Sonic turned to face Cay who was looking bored as they fell towards the earth.
"Don't suppose you want to look around?" he asked and his daemon smiled and jumped from his shoulder taking on the form of a Pegasus with strange colouring. Most of the winged horses seen in books are white but Cay has gone with a buckskin colour, black socks, main and tail and black wings. Sonic jumped after him and lands perfectly on the horses back and sits happily between his massive wings and they watch as Tails manages to land the plane safely like they knew he would.
"Boring" Cay snorted and flew in the other direction and away from not only the downed Tornado but from where Eggman and Adonia's downed craft is as well.
"Down there looks like a good place to land" Sonic pointed down at a clearing and Cay swooped down making Sonic's stomach do flips and electing a laugh of joy from him. Cay does a few loops before landing and when Sonic jumped from his back the hedgehog was smiling brightly and slightly wobbly in the knees.
"That was great, can we do it again later? Maybe we can fly really high and dive down like flacons do at high speed?" Sonic asked sounding like an innocent young child which just made Cay smile fondly at him and lower his massive head and gently butt it against his boys head.
"If that is what you wish child than we will" he said and Sonic beamed up at him and ran a hand down Cay's nose before he moved to the winged horses side and began to run his hands along the black wings, eyeing them in fascination and slight awe. Cay stayed still while Sonic inspected his form and smiled when he gently smacked him in the face with his black tail making his boy splutter and smack him back on the rump. Sonic walked all the way around Cay and once he was facing him again he smiled but shook his head.
"It's nice and striking and will surely come in handy in the future but it's not right" he said and Cay gave a soft whinny and blew a gust of warm air into Sonic's face.
"It will do for now" was all he said before he began to trot about the small watering hole, kicking his legs out in joy and throwing his head about. He liked this form, he was fast and could fly as well and it was interesting to feel how all the different muscles and tendons moved and flexed within him. Sonic just laughed at his antics and sat back to watch his daemon prance about and show off. As Sonic watched his daemon run about he felt his own legs begin to itch for a run which Cay seemed to sense for he galloped over and jerked his head as if encouraging Sonic to follow him. The hedgehog smirked and soon the pair were rocketing across the ground laughing as they went.
A sudden growling noise made them turn to see a cheetah running along beside them and Sonic laughed in joy. The animal seemed curious about them and there was no aggression or hunger in its eyes. Cay was also curious and in mid run shifted into a King Cheetah making the real one give a growling yip in surprise and slight fear. They slowed till they were just standing and Sonic watched as Cay walked closer to the real cheetah that was growling softly in warning obviously slightly afraid of the daemon.
"Strange meeting an animal that's never seen a daemon before, all the ones back home know what we are" Cay mused and leaned in closer and sniffed at the other cat's face. The cheetah gave a small chuff and scented Cay before snorting in confusion.
"I think they know on some level. If you had been a real cheetah this one would have attacked because you are encroaching on its territory. Yet it hasn't attacked so I think it knows you're not really a cheetah, at least not like it is" Sonic said and Cay hummed in thought while gently butting heads with the animal. Sonic gave a sight shiver at the feeling of another's touch but other than that he didn't react. It didn't hurt or feel wrong like when Eggman had touched Cay, this felt gentle and friendly which is what Cay had conveyed through the touch to the cheetah. The big cat gave a high pitched yip which Cay copied and the two began to prance around each other. Sonic stood back and watched as Cay let down his shields and actually had fun for once and smiled softy wishing his daemon could be like that all of the time like everyone else. He hated that Cay had become so closed off and guarded sometimes because of what their uncle had done but he also knew he could change anything. For now he would enjoy this small moment with his daemon and the wild animal.
(Line Break)
Tails, Cyrilla and Chris frowned as they came across a construction site. The Tornado had to walk everywhere for now seeing how one of its wings was broken and while they were walking about looking for Sonic and Cay they had stumbled upon the sight.
"They shouldn't be here, this is a nature preserve" Chris growled feeling sick that these people would destroy the homes of thousands of animals.
"What are they building anyway?" Tails asked while Cyrilla looked around with narrowed eyes. She clicked her beak and ruffled her feathers when she saw two men dressed in suits overseeing the whole thing.
"I think we should go have a chat with them" she hissed and Tails nodded in agreement. They were surprised no one tried to stop them as they walked into the construction site but decided not to question it if it meant they would be able to talk to the two men who were barking orders and talking about deadlines that needed to be meet.
"Excuse me sir" Chris called out and the men jumped and looked at them in surprise, "Would you mind telling us why you are building in a nature preserve?"
"And what are you building anyways?" Tails asked while crossing his arms, Cyrilla perched on his left shoulder.
"How did you get in here?" the fatter man snapped and Chris rolled his eyes.
"It's not like you have any security guards about to stop us" he snapped making the men stiffen in anger and look down their noses at him.
"This is a restricted area and it's very dangerous. Can't you see we are building a dam?" the taller man asked as if they were stupid but Chris and Tails just gave the man a deadpanned stare.
"There's no water around here, why are you building a dam without water?" Chris asked and the men ground their teeth together in anger and frustration.
"You're being like that elephant over there" the tall man growled while gesturing to a group of animals that were standing their watching them, "Too nosey, it's none of your business what we are doing"
"It is if it will affect the wildlife around here" Tails said angrily.
"Who cares about wildlife?" the tall man asked making the three of them tense in anger. The man ignored them and turned to look over his shoulder, "Ivan, get over here and introduce yourself"
A giant of a man walked up to them and cracked his knuckles making Chris take a step back in fear ad Tails to reach up and gently pet Cyrilla who shivered slightly. The man looked like he could break each and everyone one of them in half without even trying and he gave them all a nasty sneer.
"Get lost, all of you or I will send Ivan here to find you" the tall man growled and walked off followed by the fat man and Ivan.
"How rude" Cyrilla griped as Tails and Chris walked towards the group of animals that was just standing there watching. She flew from her boy's shoulder and up into a tree above him as he looked at all the animals.
"I don't understand, why don't any of them do something about this?" he asked Chris who shrugged. This made Tails growl angrily and clench his fits and Cyrilla was quick to fly down to him and nuzzle into his neck.
"Are you okay Tails?" Chris asked worriedly.
"I'm okay, it's just…back in the world I come from I was pushed around a lot too" Tails sighed as Cyrilla gave a sad crooning sound.
(Flashback)
"Stop, please, leave it alone" Tails begged as he was held back by a Monkey while his mongoose daemon held an unsettled Cyrilla who was in the form of a mouse. A bear and his German Shepard daemon stood next to a tree stump on sitting on it was Tails new invention but the bear just lifted a log and smashed it down on the small device making Tails cry out and Cyrilla to whimper sadly.
When they were let go Tails gentle cradled the broken machine as he walked, Cyrilla as a small sugar glider tucked against his neck. Tears glistened in both their eyes as they looked at what remained of their invention.
"I'm sorry I didn't try harder to protect it and you Tails" Cyrilla sniffed and Tails gave a sad sigh and rubbed his check against his daemon.
"It wasn't your fault Cyrilla" Tails whispered softly and gave a small sniff of his own. He gasped however when he heard running footsteps and watched as a blue hedgehog followed by a large black wolf daemon came running into the clearing ahead of him and stopped to sniff to air. His daemon glanced up at her person with burning golden eyes and gave a huffing sigh before taking off ahead of him and he was quick to follow.
"Wow, they sure move fast" Tails breathed as they disappeared into the trees.
"I wonder where they're going" Cyrilla mused and Tails gave a small smile.
"Why's don't we find out?"
They ran after them out of the forest and onto a beach but could see them anywhere. What they did see was a beautiful plane and both of them felt the sudden urge to go and see what they could do to improve it. Tails and Cyrilla worked for over an hour upgrading the plane so that it would travel faster and began to paint it blue just like the hedgehog they had seen.
"What do you think you're doing?" a voice asked making the jump and turn to see the same hedgehog from before standing there looking at them. Beside him stood an albino serval and they realized it must be his daemon, the one that had been a black wolf before. She was staring at him with narrowed eyes, tail lashing and looking tense. Cyrilla was quick to shift from her spider monkey form she had taken to a small field mouse and shivered as the serval's eyes tracked her every move.
"I'm really sorry but when I see a machine I can't help myself. I hope you don't mind that I changed the engine to make it faster" Tails apologised and watched as both the hedgehog and Serval raised an eye ridge at his words. The serval suddenly stood from her sitting position and walked closer to them, her movements graceful and elegant.
"You've been following us all morning" a male voice said shocking both Tails and Cyrilla. It was unheard off for someone to have a daemon the same sex as themselves but it was rare and slightly strange.
"I…I guess we have" Cyrilla said and the serval hummed.
"What is it you seek young fox?" the serval asked and Tails tensed while Cyrilla gave a small squeak. Daemons were only meant to talk to their person! Tails didn't know what to do and the hedgehog seemed to see his distress for he gave a small smiled and walked over, placing a hand on his daemons head.
"Sorry about Caedmon, he doesn't care much for the social rules associated with daemons and neither do I for that matter" he apologised and the serval, Caedmon huffed and his tail twitched from side to side.
"Those rules are meaningless and stupid" he growled before turning back to Tails and Cyrilla, his pale blue eyes demanding an answer to his question.
"Well you see, Cyrilla and I like to build things. But the other kids make fun of us and laugh at us. When I saw you I thought you looked cool so I thought maybe we could be friends. And when I saw your plane I just could help but see if I could improve it" Tails explained and looked down while flushing slightly.
"What is your name" the hedgehog asked and Tails gave a small smile.
"Miles but my friends call me Tails and this here is Cyrilla" Tails introduced and the hedgehog bowed his head at both him and is daemon.
"My name is Sonic and this is Caedmon but I just call him Cay" the hedgehog said and Tails gave a nod in greeting to the serval. Sonic turned to look at the plane and his lips lifted into a small smile, "You've done a good job Tails. And I suppose I could use a mechanic and a friend"
"You mean that?" Tails asked and Sonic smiled.
"Sure, I've always wanted a friend before" he said and Tails beamed at him. Cyrilla shifted into a small ginger cat and walked towards Caedmon, intending to greet him properly but the serval gave a small hiss and moved away making her jump and wilt. Tails wilted as well but Sonic just gave a strained smile.
"Cay and I don't really like to be touched, sorry but that doesn't mean he doesn't like you Cyrilla" he said. They twitched at him addressing another daemon but also brightened a bit at his answer about his daemons strange behaviour. The serval huffed before shifting into an albino falcon and flew up to sit on the plane's wing, watching them all the while.
(End flashback)
"Everybody picked on me" Tails sighed and Chris felt his heart go out to his friend. But Tails suddenly shook his head and a determined look cross his face as his back straightened, "If somebody doesn't stop these bullies they'll wreck this place, but I'm not going to let that happen"
He turned back to where the two men were standing and glared hatefully, "You two get you bulldozers and get lost!" he yelled making them turn.
"This fur ball is really starting to get on my nerves" the fat man growled and this just served to make Tails angrier.
"If you don't stop what you're doing all these animals will lose their homes. If you don't shut this place down I'll do it myself" he snapped only to gasp as a shadow fell over him and he turned to see a bulldozer heading straight for him.
"Tails run!" Cyrilla yelled as he took to the air and watched as her boy quickly ran out of the way and back to Chris and the animals. She could see the young human was fuming with rage that these men would intentionally try and hurt his friend and turned her anger eyes on the other humans that dared try to hurt her boy.
"Next time you bother us we'll dig a hole and drop you in it" the fat man spat and walked away.
"Tails, I think we'll need help if we're going to stop them from building this dam" Chris said.
"But how?" Tails asked only to turn when all the animals stepped forward looking angry but determined as well. He smiled as an idea came to mind. They rushed back to the town they had seen while flying and quickly gathered as many people as they could.
"Okay listen up everybody, we have to work together if we're going to put a stop to this dam" Chris called to them all from atop an elephant.
"We have to fight to protect the nature preserve and stop that dam" Tails yelled as well. The people muttered amongst themselves and before long a massive group of protesters were converging upon the construction site yelling and holding signs. They tried to push past the workers but they formed a human barrier to keep them out. The two men in suits just smiled and raised their hands in a peaceful gesture.
"We're building this dam to power your homes so you may use blenders and other electronic devices" the taller man said with a pleasant smile but Chris just sneered at him.
"They already have power for their homes, they don't need this dam. You're just trying to protect yourself" he snapped making the people yell angrily and push more aggressively against the workers holding them back. The man's lips pulled back into a thin line while his eyes seemed to twitch with rage.
"This is a restricted area, you all must leave at once!" he shouted but the people wouldn't budge. Chris and Tails smiled at their handy work while Cyrilla gave a hooting laugh and flapped her wings in joy.
(Line break)
Sonic and Caedmon had left the cheetah in peace and were now running across the savannah at high speed. While both knew Sonic could go faster the hedgehog didn't really feel like going that fast and instead enjoyed cruising alongside Cay who was still in the form of a king cheetah. They weren't running close to each other either, instead they were fourteen meters apart, at the edge of their range. They were doing this to get used to it because while it wasn't painful to be that far apart it still felt strange. By doing this they would eventually get used to the new range and soon be able to try for fifteen to sixteen meters.
When Cay gave a sudden growling hiss Sonic looked up to see a large robot monkey standing in the tree line. On the ground before it was a car and two human in suits that instantly had both of them on edge, even more so when they smelt petrol fumes on the breeze.
"Disgusting creatures" Cay hissed and picked up his pace followed by Sonic. The giant monkey banged on its chest a few times while making grunting noises before it got down on all fours and began to run towards them. Cay just smirked and Sonic gave a small laugh as he easily darted ahead and tripped the massive machine up. Cay gracefully duked underneath the falling machine and they both ran towards the humans, Sonic cutting through their car while Cay swiped at the petrol containers, knocking them from the humans grasp.
"You humans disgust me" Cay growled at them and watched in delight as they shrunk back from him and trembled under his gaze. Sonic walked up beside him and placed a gentle hand on the cheetah's flank and just stared at the men before him.
"They're so scared" he muttered and Cay arched his back and gave a rumbling purr, eyes flashing slightly while his lips pulled back in a smile to show razor sharp teeth.
"Try and destroy nature again and you'll be sorry" the daemon purred and repressed the urge to laugh as the men turned three shads whiter and meekly nodded their heads. He looked up along with Sonic when they saw the robot monkey heading back towards them and they were quick to rush into the trees, hoping that they would hinder the machines movements. When they looked behind them however they were shocked to see it was gone.
"Where'd it go?" Sonic hissed while looking about with wide eyes. Cay was agitated too as he stood on alert, fur on end and teeth bared in an aggressive snarl. His sharp hearing was what saved them just in time from being punched. With lightning fast reflexes Cay ducked his head between Sonic's legs and flung his by onto his back and bounded out of the way with seconds to spare. They landed nimbly on their feet and glared at the thing only to gasp when it seemed to vanish into thin air.
"How is this possible?" Cay growled out while swivelling his ears to try and pin-point where the thing had gone. This time however he wasn't quick enough and both he and Sonic howl in pain when they were kicked from behind and sent flying a few meters before skidding across the grass. Sonic at up with a wince and gazed at his daemon with wide eyes while panting heavily.
"How are we meant to fight something we can't see Cay?" he asked weakly and his daemon could only stare at him for he didn't have an answer. Laughter filled the air and they look up to see Eggman and Adonia leering down at them.
"Looks like you've met you match" Eggman laughed making Cay snap his jaw angrily up at him and Sonic to narrow his eyes, "E65 strikes without warning"
As if on command both Sonic and Cay where hit from behind but not as hard as the first time so they only moved back a few meters and merely grunted in pain.
"You're both in for it now freaks" Adonia cackled and flapped her massive black wings in joy which just sicken Cay and Sonic to the core. They tried to get up and face them only to have E65 appear before them again and hit them once more.
"We need to listen together" Sonic finally said and Cay nodded. They both closed their eyes and allowed their minds to merge into one. It was like for a brief moment the world had turned black and white and they turned without opening their eyes as they heard a branch snap under E65's weight and the faint humming from the machine. They still kept their eyes closed as they ran forward and smashed into it and opened their eyes to see it lying on the ground.
"We need to get to a more open space if we're going to fight that thing child" Cay whispered to his boy who nodded in understanding and they both took off away from it, ignoring Eggman and Adonia's angered cries.
"What about that place where those men came from? They obviously were doing something illegal, burning down national wildlife land from the looks of things so maybe they are building something" Sonic suggested and Cay hummed in thought and nodded.
"Follow the tracks from the car" he said and Sonic was quick to do as told.
(Line break)
Tails, Cyrilla and Chris smiled at the animals as they moved towards the now fixed Tornado, happy that they had helped to protect their home and stop the construction of the dam. Now all they had to do was find Sonic and Cay and then they could head back home. Chris was about to suggest where they should start looking when he saw a small dust cloud heading towards them that was slowly growing larger.
"I don't think we'll need to find them Tails, looks like they found us" Chris laughed and Tails just smiled. Cyrilla on the other hand saw what was following them and gave a loud hooting call as a warning.
"Looks like Eggman and Adonia found them first" she hissed and they both tensed in anger. They jumped when Sonic and Cay came to a halt before them and felt both concerned and angry when they saw the bruises starting to form on them.
"Hello Tails, Cyrilla, Christopher" Sonic greeted with a smile while Cay just ignored them.
"Are you both okay?" Tails asked worriedly and Sonic just smiled.
"We are fine, we're just finishing up here" he turned his head to the side slightly and eyed the fast approaching machine without a hint of fear or worry. He quickly glanced at the abandoned construction site and turned back to Cay with a smile, "Think it will do?"
"It will do just fine" the king cheetah huffed and they both rushed into it followed by E65. They got into a battle stance and watched as it turned invisible but this time something else happened that made them both pause. The machinery behind it seemed to stop those parts of it from vanishing showing Sonic and Cay where it was.
"Oh no! E65 can only camouflage itself when it's standing before planets and rocks but not when it's up against metal" Eggman raged and pulled at his facial hair while Adonia screeched angrily from her perch.
"Looks like this place will be more than fine" Sonic laughed and jumped forward and smashed into the giant monkey. Eggman and Adonia suddenly began flying around and firing at anything made of metal and effectively destroying everything in sight. It didn't seem to make much of a difference though because Sonic and Cay continued to smash into E65 over and over again until it was just lying on the ground.
"Sonic" they turned to see Tails and Cyrilla running towards them and watched as the two tailed fox threw a ring at them which Sonic caught easily. The power flood their system and they both took a brief moment to just breathe and allow the power and energy to surround them.
"I think it's about time we ended this" Cay smirked and Sonic nodded in agreement. Sonic curled up into a ball, Cay shifting into a jerboa, a type of small desert rodent and they ripped through E65 like it was nothing and watched with satisfaction as it exploded into millions of pieces. They turned to face Eggman and Adonia who both seemed like they were about to explode as well and Cay felt a vindictive sort of happiness fill him when he saw how enraged Adonia truly was. The egg shaped human made as if to fight them but his vulture daemon nipped his ear and gazed deeply into his eyes. It was a rare moment of what one could only call tenderness between Eggman and Adonia who normally were very cruel and vicious. They just stared at one another, eyes softening like they had never done before and just seeming content with each other.
The moment was brief and over in a flash as they turned back to face them and sneered. Cay stayed on Sonic's shoulder as a jerboa and just stared at the vulture daemon whose black eyes glinted with hate and anger. They just glared before taking to the air a retreating and Cay gave a small squeak of anger as he watched them go, whiskers twitching angrily.
"Strange man" Cay grumbled and Sonic couldn't help but give a small snorting laugh.
"Strange daemon" he added and Cay grinned up at him and nuzzled into his neck.
"I think today as been very interesting and quiet enjoyable. Less boring than it normally is" the daemon sighed and Sonic just hummed happily and stared off into the distance.
"Eggman and Adonia are getting better with building machines" he commented offhandedly and Cay looked up at him thoughtfully.
"Yes, they are. Curious how they interacted with each other just now. Most people with daemons behave like that all the time but they never do" he said and Sonic frowned.
"I don't think they've always been together. There's just something about them that seems off, like they aren't as familiar with each other as they should be if that makes sense" Sonic answered back and Cay smiled.
"Another mystery…delightful" he sighed and closed his eyes happily while Sonic just rolled his eyes with a fond smile playing on his face.
Frost: And that ladies and gentlemen is chapter 14, if you have any questions feel free to PM me
Cay: Please review as well, they motivate him and have a lovely week