[Sonic's POV]

I woke up with dry tears along my muzzle. It was awfully quiet, but I could hear small sniffles coming from Dark.

'That didn't feel like too long ago....' I thought, mind reeling.

'It wasn't.' Exe said calmly. 'Dark is, uh.... Well, he's you're father....'

And that's when I fell out of my chair, gasping loudly.

"Sonic?" I looked to Knuckles, who quickly stood up. "You alright?"

"Yeah.... I'm fine." I groaned as I rubbed my head, feeling a slight bruise from it hitting the metal floor.

"What happened?" I took Knuckles' offered hand and stood up.

"Nothing. Just a weird dream us all." I smiled to make it look convincing. After all, it wasn't too far from the truth. Knuckles just sighed before going back to sitting on the bed in the far corner, where he was before. He stifled a yawn, and that's when I noticed the bags under his eyes. "Have you slept any since we got here, Knux?"

"I don't need sleep." He scoffed, crossing his arms. "Besides, we don't need Eggman betraying us while we're asleep."

"Knuckles, you shouldn't stay up like this. It isn't healthy." Concern for my friend pushed away any and all questions from before. I wasn't letting him get away with this.

"I've stayed up longer while watching over the Master Emerald. I'll be fine." Knuckles shrugged off my concern, as he usually did.

Well, I'm stubborn too! I'll show him to ignore a friend's concern and his own health! So, I walked over to where he was sitting, picked him up (even though he weighs the same as a huge rock), and plopped him in a laying position on the bed, basically swaddling him with the blanket. I made sure to do it so fast that he couldn't react, and when I was done, he glared into my eyes. I glared back with just as much determination. "Now, you are going to sleep, ya big baby. Or do you want me to sing you a lullaby?"

"Sonic!" He growled out tiredly, struggling. I smiled, crossing my arms.

"You deserve some rest after doing so much for me, Knux. Come on, I'm awake now, and I can handle myself if something happens. Now sleep."

He grumbled something I couldn't make out, but I smiled proudly as he stopped struggling and closed his eyes. Soon enough, soft snores echoed through the room, and I found myself relaxing back on the chair beside Shadow's bed.

'Alright, now back to the task at hand.' I stretched out as much as I could on the chair, holding Shadow's hand once again. 'Why do you guys seem to keep throwing me curve balls at the last second?'

'We don't try to.' Exe's voice said calmly. 'We were just waiting for the right time to tell you all of this.'

'And you think the right time is when my love is in a coma, the world's declaring me crazy, and I just got done defeating a god like entity.'

'Well, to be fair, that last one happens every couple of years.' Dark said.

'Sometimes twice a year.' Exe agreed.

'Whatever,' I rolled my eyes. 'Why now?'

'Sonic....' Dark sighed. 'We figured that you could learn from what happened to us, and that it could help you.'

I was silent for a second before a very important question entered my mind. 'Uncle Chuck never told me about you or Gray....'

'What?' Dark and Exe had the same question.

'I was raised by Uncle Chuck, you know this. How come I've never heard of Gray until now? Why did he give me up?'

'I... I don't know.' Dark said silently. 'I was dead before you were born. How am I suppose to know this?'

I groaned laying my head next to Shadow's hand. I never really bothered questioning about my family until now; I never really felt the need to know about it. It's not like I've ever felt different because I was raised by Uncle Chuck rather than what was considered normal. It never held me back, and I definitely never found myself wondering or even drifting off about it. But now?

Now that I know that my family was descended from demons, I have two dads, and I was never told about it once?

Yeah, I think this is the time for questioning.

I shook the thoughts away, knowing that I couldn't leave Shadow and Knuckles here, especially with Knuckles' concern. Instead, I turned my attention to my love, watching his chest rise and fall rhythmically.

I felt a small smile creep on my muzzle as I gently ran my fingers through his chest fluff. I gasped as I saw Shadow's face scrunch up cutely in reaction.

He moved!

He reacted to something I did!

I felt my smile widen as I continued what I was doing.

'He's gonna be okay....' Dark sighed in relief, and I did the same action.

All my confusion was forgotten about as I basked in the relief of that moment.

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The moment I saw that Knuckles was awake, I was jumping on his bed excitedly. Needless to say, he wasn't happy.... Especially since he fell off the bed.

"Sonic...." He groaned.

I kept bouncing. "He moved, Knuckles! Not only that, but he reacted! He's gonna be okay!"

He slowly sat up and glanced between me and the still passed out Shadow, rubbing his back painfully. "Okay, that's great, but did you have to do that?"

"Yes." I nodded with a wide grin. "What's the matter, Knucklehead? Too weak to handle a little thump?"

"Never." He growled lightly before rolling his eyes and mumbling, "At least you're acting like you did before all of this."

I just smiled as I looked over to Shadow, who now seemed more like he was peacefully sleeping rather than on his deathbed.

And that just made me even more happy.

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[Unknown POV]

It was weird.

Every time I fell asleep, I was met with the same dream.

I felt almost as if I had to do something there, but I didn't know what.

After all, it was only darkness with a strange feeling of wanting to wake up.

But last night's was even weirder.

I had finally decided to say something, and I was met with the yell of Shadow the Hedgehog.

"Silver!? Is that you!?"

"Shadow!?"

"Silver! H-Help me!"

It was unnerving and it just made me even more curious.

Why was Shadow of all people screaming for help?

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[Lava]

*jumps out of grave* I HAVE RISEN FROM MY GRAVE OF PROCRASTINATION AND HAVE UPDATED THIS STORY!!!! I SHALL NOW TRY TO WORK MORE ON MORE CHAPTERS AND OTHER STORIES!!!! *VICTORY SCREECH*

....

Or I'll go back into my grave after this idk what'll happen.

Either way, hope y'all enjoyed this!