Frost: Hello everyone and welcome to the mini series of AMSWBM! This is going to be so much fun to write, especially with all of your help too. In this series, Sonic and Cay will be traveling between worlds, fandoms and you as readers get to suggest and request fandoms! I honestly love this AU so much because at first it was just an idea of "What if Sonic characters had daemons" and now It's evolved into this AU.

Incorporating aspects of His Dark Materials into the Sonic universe is so fun and interesting and creating an AU version of Sonic, making him my own and giving him a totally different personality to the canon Sonic is just so satisfying. This Series will be a great way to understand this version of Sonic, see how he thinks and see how he differs from other Sonic's. I hope your all ready because its time for the next step in this amazing adventure I never want to end.

Æsahættr, also known as teleutaia makhaira is a knife with a blade so fine it can rip through the fabric between the worlds of the multiverse. No one knows where it came from, only that it was lost centuries ago on a planet known as Earth. It sat hidden on an island deep in the bushland mountains and hidden from man. It sat waiting until it was found by a child with eyes like Emerald's and a soul like fire, constantly changing and dangerously powerful. Sonic blinked as he stepped through the doorway leaving Chris and Earth behind, his fingers dancing along the rip in time and space causing the doorway to seal itself. Before the blue hedgehog was a land of rolling green hills that was teaming with life.

"A new hunting ground." He whispered, Serval-Cay rumbling in agreement by his side. The Knife was tucked safely away inside his quills before they took off at high speed, intent on exploring this strange new world.

It was a variant of Mobius they soon discovered when they spied the flickies running about the hills. The little creatures paused in their play to stare at them, waving happily before carrying on with their games. Sonic was amazed to find the land itself was shaped like a roller coaster with loops, ramps and bends making the run even more enjoyable. There were platforms and springs that would send him and Cay flying up into the air shouting in joy.

It was all so new and exciting that when they spied a little village nearby they didn't stop to think what a variant of Mobius meant. Racing on to this new adventure Sonic tore into the town, the people giving shocked gasps but nothing more. It was this reaction that had him grinding to a halt, Cay switching to his moth form to cling to his ear.

"Sonic! Didn't think you'd be back for another whole day." A villager shouted, a light brown Marmoset if Sonic was correct. He stood alone too, no daemon to be seen in sight. Despite having gotten used to seeing humans without daemons it was almost sickening to see a Mobian without one.

"Does it matter when and when I do not come back?" Sonic asked, watching as the villager blinked in shock at his response. He and the others floundered, looking unsure of how to proceed.

"They think your this world's Sonic! He must act differently to you. We need to leave before they become suspicious" Cay hissed into his ear. Trying not to let the realization show on his face Sonic gave his best smile.

"Sorry, just tired from the journey is all." He apologized to which the villagers smiled back.

"Think nothing of it, you head on home. Tails will be happy your back." The marmoset waved them off to Sonic and Cay's relief. Not looking back they tore off in the direction he'd waved so as not to cause more suspicion. They hadn't considered what would happen if they travelled to a world that already had a version of themselves in it.

"It doesn't have another version of me though." Cay hissed as they perched themselves in a tree, the daemon half as a large eagle. "It's only you."

That has something inside Sonic twisting in revulsion. A version of himself without a daemon, without Cay. The idea is just wrong, so very wrong that he can't help but reach up and run his fingers over Cay's feather's every few minutes.

"This is an unexpected variable," Mobian muttered which has daemon clicking a beak loudly. "Should we leave this world Cay?"

"No, I want to see him." Eagle becomes a beagle, a common form and something he hasn't been since their youth but it's a form better suited to sniffing out their counterpart, Sonic's counterpart. Sonic, for his part, scowls, heels digging into the ground when Cay makes to walk forward.

"Maybe I don't want to see him." He huffed. Cay looked surprised and then annoyed.

"Why wouldn't you want to see him?"

"Because he'll be wrong. He'll have my face and my name but you won't be beside him, he'll be wrong." Sonic growled, arms crossed and quills raised. Cay paused then, his beagle face scrunched up in understanding but determination.

"It will be fine because he'll be different to you. He may have your face but he'll be different so in a way he isn't you which means he doesn't need me." Sonic still didn't look pleased, quills still raised but he relented and followed Cay as he began to sniff out this World's version of himself. It took about an hour because it seems this world's Sonic likes to run all around this hill area but eventually Cay finds a house away from the village that holds the strongest scent mixed with something else.

"There's a Tails here too." The beagle mutters to which Sonic gives a full-bodied shudder. That means no Cyrilla too. He takes a deep calming breath, comforted by Cay sitting on his ear as a moth once more before he knocks on the door. Its quiet for a moment before the tell-tale sounds of hurried foot-steps can be heard rushing towards the door. He knows what to expect but he still recoils a little when Tails opens the door and stands before him completely alone and daemonless.

"Sonic? I didn't think you'd be back till tomorrow. And why are you knocking?" The young fox asks and Sonic is stunned to hear no underlining fear in the Kitsune's voice. Clearly, this worlds version of himself isn't as unnerving as he himself is.

"I think I better clear things up before they get too confusing." He says as a way of greeting. The fox kit tilts his head in confusion looking troubled by his way of speaking. "My name is Sonic but I'm not the Sonic you know of." He expects disbelief so both he and Cay are delighted when the fox nods in understanding.

"We had a run in with a being called a Time Eater a few weeks back and it caused and Sonic from another dimension to appear." Tails explains.

"Ah! Well then. At least that means I won't have to explain too much." Sonic smiles politely but can't help but glance at the kid's shoulder every now and then, wishing to see the gold and white barn owl sitting there. Tails invites him inside, asking if he would like anything to eat or drink which has Sonic realizing just how hungry he truly is. He hasn't eaten since Ella made them that goodbye lunch. While the young Mobian busies himself with making dinner Sonic and Cay take the time to look around the house.

"There are similarities between the two worlds but also stark differences as well. We don't live in a hilly area and this world map is all wrong too." Sonic whispered to Cay who was still clinging to his ear as a moth. "I can't find Svalbard on here or London or the witches settlements."

"We don't have a Spagonia or Apotos back home." The moth whispered back. Sonic frowned at the map while also committing every little detail to memory. He walks down the hallway, looking at photos that seem to depict the various adventures this version of himself has been on over the years. He can't help but jerk back in alarm at the photo of what appears to be a version of himself crossed with a wolf.

"Now that is a beastly image!" He stated, Cay, trembling on his ear with the desire to change and test.

"I take it you never experienced Gia Energy in your world then." Tails is back and still alone which still sets Sonic's teeth on edge.

"I've read about Gia Energy in some Scholars notes but have never seen it in person," Sonic said, eyeing the picture warily. "I take it that this is what happens when negative Gia Energy is introduced to an organic being."

The fox looks floored by his knowledge before his lips quirk up into a small smile. "In a way. Normally negative Gia Energy would just cause emotional changes but because Sonic is such a pure-hearted person it didn't affect him inside, it changed his outward appearance."

"Interesting." Cay hissed, wings fluttering softly.

"Tell me more about this world." Sonic requests. And Tails does. They sit down and the young fox tells stories of wonderful and death-defying adventures, of monsters and ancient powers and myths coming to life. Sonic listens to the similarities and the differences. He perks up when the younger Mobian mentions the rings, however.

"Sega Rings, what are those?" Sonic asked.

"They are made of a strange energy which we call Sega Energy and the rings form when Sega and Chaos Energy meets and mixes. They occur naturally around the planet and seem to have healing properties." Tails explain while pulling out one such Ring for Sonic to inspect. He takes it gently into his hands, watching as it glows brightly at the contact and shivering as his own Chaos Energy seems to call out to it.

"Fascinating. We don't have this Sega Energy back in my world." Sonic said while handing the Ring back. "We have to make our own version of these Rings but instead of healing they give a power boost and are called Power Rings."

Tails looks just as intrigued about Sonic's world as he is with the Fox's. But the night is growing darker and travelling between worlds is a tiring thing. The young Kitsune offers him this worlds Sonic's room but he declines, happy with the couch and happy to not be reminded that somewhere out there is another version of himself that stands just as alone as this Tails is. When they are sure the kid is asleep in his room Cay changes, moth body shifting and forming into that of a wildcat.

"This is getting confusing constantly saying this worlds Sonic. We need a way to tell you apart." Cay huffed, tail lashing behind him in agitation. Sonic considered this for a moment, running through different possibilities before his eyes widen.

"What about my real name?" Cay pauses, his own eyes widening as a smile takes over his face.

"Sonic was only a moniker after all and your name is unique." He considers which has Sonic snorting.

"That's one way of putting it. Honestly, what was our mother thinking giving me a daemon name?"

"Your guess is as good as mine. But still, it is a good name if a little long and hard to pronounce for most."

Sonic hummed in agreement. "We'll shorten it. Like how I shortened yours."

"I think Thran or Tam then." Cay suggested to which Sonic paused in consideration. His birth name was a bit of a mouth full and those two abbreviations were much easier on the tongue.

"Tam will do. I don't understand why we stopped using the name, to begin with. Was it really such a chore for the Scholars and Mobians to say?" Sonic asked because he truly didn't have any problems with his name. It was everyone else who started calling him Sonic and he just went along with it to avoid an unnecessary confrontation.

"Again, your guess is as good as mine." Cay shrugged, curling up on his other half's chest as a polecat. "So Tam?"

Blue was silent for just a moment, thinking over the name before nodding. "Tam it is."

The next morning Tam is awake before Tails which allows Cay to quickly become a little brown huntsman that sits hidden within the mass of blue quills. They are just startling breakfast when the front door swings open and a new figure steps into the house. Tam tenses and feels Cay bristle within his quills because standing before them is Sonic, this worlds Sonic and he is painfully alone. Twin emerald green eyes lock with each other, one shocked beyond belief while the other is trying to hide their discomfort.

"Sonic, your home! We have a visitor. He's from another dimension." Tails rushes to explain while getting a third plate ready.

Tam watches as his double blinks, shakes his head before an easy going smile slips onto his face. Again, the differences are startling. This Sonic is relaxed, trusting and most of all, happy. Tam is happy too but it's a different happy. Tam is a cynical and cold happiness while the hedgehog before him is a pure and innocent happiness.

"Well, nice to meet you then. I'm Sonic but I guess you already knew that." He holds a hand out to shake, his smile genuine and honest. Tam smiles back but it's a board strained thing compared to this radiant sun before him.

"Yes, I did indeed know that and while I am also a variant of Sonic I understand it will get confusing if we both continue to use that name. Therefore you may call me Tam." It amusing but also jarring to see the expression of bafflement on his own face but Tam is kept comforted and steady by Cay.

"He's certainly more eloquent than you." Tails chuckled, walking over and placing the plate of eggs, sausages and toast before Sonic who can only nod slowly.

"I guess he is," Sonic mutters but recovers quickly. "So, what World are you from and what brings you to this one?"

"My World is very much like your own in some ways yet vastly different. For one, our map is greatly different. We do not have a Spagonia or Apotos in my world. Instead, we have a land called Svalbard where the Ice Bears live." Tam says while scooping up some eggs.

"Ice Bears? What are those?" Tails is almost vibrating with excitement.

"Ice Bears are what Mobians call them but they are actually called the Panserbjørn race. They are large sentient bears looking like Polar Bears and they craft great pieces of armour from Sky-iron. They can be hired as mercenaries and are nearly impossible to deceive." Tam explained.

"They sound fascinating." Tails breathed in awe to which Tam smiled.

"They are, I hope to meet with one someday."

"Did you like, swallow a dictionary or something?" Sonic asked through a mouth full of food. Tam felt how Cay trembled in disgust, both wondering how they could be somehow connected to this being before them.

"If I was to have swallowed anything it would most likely be a thesaurus." He snipped, pleased at the way Sonic gave a confused huff while Tails snorted into his orange juice. Cay twitched and Tam felt him change but couldn't see what he'd become. He was still small, that much Tam knew but if he was a mammal or insect he didn't know and his daemon didn't feel the need to voice his new form. Tam would have tried to ask if a loud beeping sound hadn't broken the somewhat comfortable silence that had fallen over the dining table. He looked up as Sonic lifted his wrist that seemed to hold some sort of communication device on it.

"What's going on Knuckles?" The hero asked.

"The Master Emerald has been picking up on a strange energy signal. I'm calling everyone to come to Angel Island to discuss so get here quickly." The impatient voice of the Red Echidna came through the device and Tam hummed.

"You're telling me to be quick." Sonic scoffed before hanging up, turning to Tam with a bright smile. "Seems your arrival has been noticed. Ready to meet the rest of the gang?"

"I'd be delighted," Tam said, his eerie smile back in place. Sonic didn't seem to notice it but Tails gave a small shiver and in that moment Tam couldn't help but see the faint outline of a barn owl sitting upon his shoulder.

"Just like with Chris." Cay hissed from his quills. Tam sent agreement yet unease through the bond because if he was seeing the imprints of daemons than he was terrified of what he might see if he looked to his double. Would he see the same as Cay, a changing force that never settled? Or would he see a single form that wasn't the same as Cay's true settled form, the winged serval?

They travel to the Floating Island by plane and the whole way there Tam refuses to look at his double. Cay slips away unseen, flying just out of sight under the plane as a northern goshawk. Tam rejoices in the way he can feel Cay dipping and swooping through the air, riding the wind currents with practised ease. When they land he returns to him, a little golden moth that sits on the back of his ear out of sight for he keeps to the back of the group. He stays back, listening as Tails and Sonic greet their friends and explain where the strange energy signals are coming from. Tam waits until he hears Sonic call out to him and he steps into view, quills raising only slightly at the lonely creatures standing before him.

"Great, another Sonic." Knuckles huffs and Tam can almost see the tigress prowling along at his side.

"I may be another variant of your Sonic but I can assure you we are quite different. For one thing, my name is Tam." He says, watching as the group blinks at his words.

"He certainly sounds more intelligent than you Faker." Shadow notes which has Sonic scowling at the elder male. Tam smiles a half smile before his eyes are drawn to the Master Emerald that is suddenly glowing with power as a watery figure emerges from its depths. The group before him is tense and wary but Tam is delighted to see the face of an old friend even if he is only a variant.

"Hello, Chaos." He bows his head respectively, the God bowing back. Tam knows that the ancient being can sense Cay, knows of the two ancient artefacts he carries hidden in his quills.

"Some things never change." Cay whispers in joy. The daemon had always liked Chaos and the way the being just knew things.

"I guess that means you have a Chaos back in your world as well," Sonic says to which Tam nods once.

"Yes, he is a good friend back home."

Knuckles looks shocked by this. Clearly, this world's Sonic isn't as in tune with energies as he himself is if he hasn't bonded with the God of Chaos. Strange how these subtle differences make such a change to how things have played out. Tam steps forward, intent on speaking with the Guardian when the ground beneath their feet explodes. There are screams of shock but Tam is quick t right himself mid-air, landing perfectly on his feet along with Sonic and Shadow. Cay is tense on his ear, ready to defend and fight in needed.

"Seems I've found the source of the new energy," Tam growls at the voice, cold emerald eyes flashing with anger at the sight of the over-weight human before them. Eggman leers down at him as well, a look Tam is used to seeing on a certain vulture. "And I thought one was trouble. At least now I'll have the pleasure of ending Sonic not once but twice."

"You can try Egg-head but your way out of your depth here. You can barely beat just me on a good day, how are you gonna hope to win against two?" Sonic taunts while bouncing up and down on his feet. The human glares before pressing a button on his hovercraft that sends multiple rockets flying at them. The dance begins and Tam twists, turns, ducks and weaves easily between them while his double runs head-on into them. Their fighting styles are different too it seems. Tam avoids while Sonic destroys.

The distraction of watching his double fight is enough for Eggman to get the jump on Tam who yelps when one of the projectiles skims past his side, cutting the skin and forcing him to his knees. His cry of pain alerts everyone and Eggman laughs, pointing a gun at the fallen hedgehog and firing. Sonic yells but is too far away to save Tam in time and everyone knows it which is why Cay finally decides to act. The laser hits the ground sending dust into the air. Everyone is tense, expecting to see a fallen body but are shocked when instead they see Tam perfectly fine despite the gash he's sustained. Beside him stands a large white tiger.

"That was too close for comfort." The tiger speaks causing everyone but Tam to jump. "Pay more attention to your surroundings next time."

"A simple lapse in judgement, won't happen again," Tam promises.

"What is this?" Eggman shouts to which Tam gives him a bored stare.

"This is a waste of our time." The hedgehog states before turning to the tiger. "Cay?"

Cay smiles a wicked smile full of sharp teeth. "Thought you'd never ask dear one."

He leaps into the air and shocks everyone again when his body contorts and changes into that of a large silver dragon with golden horns and trimmed wings. He flaps his wings once, twice before turning his body, swinging his tail out in an ark that smacks right into the hovercraft and sending Eggman screaming away into the distance. Cay shrinks down when he lands till he's the size of a cat so that he can sit happily on Tam's shoulder, sea green eyes sparkling with mirth. Tam thinks that perhaps he's enjoying this a little too much but his daemon has never been one to follow what one would call normal. Ignoring the preening dragon sitting on his shoulder Tam turns to the group of Mobians that has slowly inched their way towards him, eyes on Cay and that is so strange because normally it is considered rude to stare at another daemon.

"What is that?" Of course, its Amy who asks and Tam has to repress the automatic sneer wanting to take over his face.

"He is my daemon thank you very much. Some respect would be appreciated."

They all blink, looking decidedly wary. "A demon?"

"Daemon, with an A before the E," Tam stresses while Cay gives a snort of amusement.

"We better explain before their minds cave in." He chuckles before facing them. "In our world, everyone has a daemon. A daemon, to put it simply is a part of your soul that has manifested outside your body in the form of an animal that best represents who you are as a person. When you are young they change shape but when you are about twelve years old they settle into a single form."

"You haven't though." Rouge points out but it's not nasty, it's curious and playful and Cay smiles while becoming a golden monkey.

"Settling is boring, I'd much rather stay unsettled and continue to change." He grins.

Tam rolls his eyes but goes on to explain more about daemons such as the rule about not touching them, their genders and speaking with them and how Cay breaks nearly every single of those rules because they are trivial and they are hardly going to follow them just because someone says they should. He also tells them about their own daemons when they ask. Throughout it all Sonic remains silent, eyeing Cay in a strange way.

"It sounds amazing, having a constant companion by your side." Cream gushes and Tam's mind screams Lamb.

"You're never lonely." He puts in and then feels Cay shift. Turning finds him as a little white ermine that is scurrying down his body to the ground and heading straight for Sonic. Tam tenses, lips pulling back in a snarl when his daemon gets within touching distance and everyone has gone stiff where they stand. "Caedmon."

The ermine twitches at his full name, tempted to say Tam's full name back in response but he holds still and calm. "I want to try something."

"No," Tam growls and it's a dark low thing. "You said it yourself, he isn't me. We are too different."

"But fundamentally he is the same. And it shouldn't hurt too much if I'm wrong because I'm letting it happen." Cay argues. Tam spits with rage, stalking forward to pluck his daemon into his arms and away from his double but Cay is determined and so rushed forward, spring towards Sonic who cries out in shock yet sticks his arms out to catch the daemon on instinct.

There's a rush of something that feels horribly wrong for just a moment before it settles and sits as just an uncomfortable skin crawling sensation. Tam gives a choked sound, Cay grinding his teeth loudly while Sonic sways where he stands. The group watches, wide-eyed and stunned until finally, Cay wriggles free from Sonic's hold and darts back to Tam who snatches him up and squeezes him close, Cay changing into his favoured serval form.

"Don't you ever do that again." Tam hisses, his back still far too tense and straight.

"I'm sorry, I just needed to know." Cay whimpered right back. Tam spat but didn't yell like he wanted to. He just cuddled Cay close, assuring himself that his daemon wasn't about to leave him for another version of himself.

"He didn't feel right." Tam looked up at Sonic who was watching them warily, the easy-going smile gone. "He didn't feel like a part of me which is what he was looking for. Does that mean if I had a daemon he would be different?"

Tam looked at his double, really looked and suddenly he understood why it hadn't felt right. It both relaxed something deep inside him while also made it twist uncomfortably. "Yes, she is different to Cay."

Sonic's eyes widened while unconsciously reaching out to his left side where Tam could see a powerful looking She-wolf standing. Wolves were surrounded by controversy, often said to belong to psychopaths, mentally unstable or abused people. But the She-wolf standing by Sonic's side didn't look like the ragged mangy daemon of the books he'd seen. She was powerful, dangerous, striking and beautiful. She represents what wolf daemons used to stand for, the daemon of a warrior. Cay gave a low yowl, ears flicking and tail lashing when the She-wolf stepped up to Sonic's side, head held high.

"Sephronia" He whispered to Tam who hissed in return.

It feels wrong to stay here any longer. This world is too similar yet too different for their liking and Tam says as much to the gathered group after Amy and Cream have stitched up his wound. There isn't much of a tearful goodbye as they haven't known any of them for very long but Sonic looks troubled, unnerved about how different they appear to be from each other. Another good reason to move on Tam thinks.

"Thank you all for your hospitality." He says while drawing out Æsahættr, swinging it down in an arch and opening a new door to a new world. The group before him jumps, eyes wide in wonder at what the Knife can do. Once again, like with Chris, Tam turns to face Sonic who still looks worried. "You'll meet her one day, in fact, I think you already have in a small way from your time with the Gia Energy."

And before his double can ask any questions Tam steps through the doorway, eyes locked on the She-wolf who bows her head back at him in parting. Cay huffs yet he changes still, becoming the white Dire Wolf he loves so much which sends a thrill of something through Tam that he doesn't wish to understand.

Frost: So as you can see, this daemon version of Sonic has a different name to canon. It isn't Maurice but instead is a name normally given to a daemon. Picking his name was fun and I love calling him Tam and I will be calling him that for the rest of the series. If you have a problem with this I apologize but my decision is final. Feel free to have a guess at what is full name is as well.

Finally, don't forget to send in requests on what World Tam and Cay should travel too. If you want, you can even suggest what should happen when they travel to that Universe. I want this series to be as much your story as it is mine. So send in reviews or PM's and I will see you all next time!