Happiness walked down the forever long and winding path of earth with slightly less grace in her step. She always enjoyed this part of her brain, always felt comfort that it would never change, never truly go away. It was a constant that she could forever hold on to without fear of it going away. That's why it hurt her ever more to know that someone could be here, at the pinnacle of her joy, and not feel anything but loneliness and sadness.

It did not take long for the emotion to find who she was looking for. Kyd Wykkyd sat on the edge of the pathway several meters ahead of her, arms on his knees and head lowered in what looked like deep thought. Happiness could never truly understand the point in so much thinking. It only distracted one from truly feeling the joy of simply feeling! Though, Kyd Wykkyd seemed to enjoy thinking almost as much as Intelligence did.

"How did you find me?" Kyd Wykkyd asked without turning to face her. Happiness quickly broke into a smile. She admittedly enjoyed the sound of his voice-- very deep and serious but with an under-layer of strong emotions, like he would be on the brink of laughing or yelling at her at any given moment.

"Sadness tracked you down!" Happiness quickly answered, indicating the grey cloaked Raven who stood a good distance away, her eyes focused on the ground.

"How?"

"Well, whatever emotion you feel the most acts sort of like a beacon to the particular emotion in Raven's head. They are kind of, like, drawn to it."

"Why did it bring me here?" Kyd Wykkyd asked, still refusing to turn to face her.

"Excuse me?" Happiness cocked her head to one side as she stepped closer to the teen. "What do you mean?"

"I used my cloak to try and escape this...place, but all it did was bring me here." The villain gripped the cape at his sides. "I tried to teleport, but no matter where I wanted to go, I was just brought back here."

"Maybe your cape is bringing you here because you're meant to do something here," Happiness suggested, taking a seat beside Kyd Wykkyd.

"That doesn't make any sense," the teen mumbled, red eyes staring into the deep blackness. Happiness found herself gazing into his red eyes, finding enjoyment in their strange comfort and familiarity.

Kyd Wykkyd caught her staring but instead of shyly looking away, Happiness only gave him a warm smile which in turn caused the thief to look away instead.

"Are you sure you're not a demon?" Happiness asked, scooting a little closer to him. Kyd Wykkyd eyed her warily before shaking his head and staring back into the blackness.

"I wasn't born one if that's what you're asking."

"That's not what I'm asking." 

Kyd Wykkyd actually laughed at that, the sound quickly making the emotion laugh as well. His deep, throaty chuckles only pleased her more.

"So you weren't born a demon," Happiness recalled, helping Kyd Wykkyd continue with his explanation, "...but are you one now?"

A trace of a slight smile was still on his face as he held out one of his hands up in the air. Happiness looked on as well and was surprised to see that the fingers looked a lot more claw-like than she remembered.

"Not a full one anyways," Kyd Wykkyd answered, his smile turning sad as he showed Happiness his other gloved hand-- which looked like a normal humans.

"Ooooooh!" Happiness awed as she gently grabbed both of the villain's hands and holding them up before her wide, inquisitive eyes. "Usually, when someone makes a pact with a demon, it's always a full job. I've never seen one partially done! Did you and your demon have some kind of special arrangement, or was he just lazy?"

"A pact? You mean you've seen people get turned into demons before?" Kyd Wykkyd asked, quirking his brow at the emotion who was still examining his gloved hands.

"Oh, not me personally!" Happiness' eyes were still sparkling as she prodded the tips of the claws. "My father likes to bolster his armies with other races who made a deal with a demon and then turned. I think it's some kind of physiological thing or whatever. Anyways, which demon did you make a pact with? This claw is superb!"

"I didn't make any pact with a demon..." Kyd Wykkyd muttered, finally pulling his hands free from Happiness and letting them fall to his sides.

"But, then, why...?" Happiness trailed off as she cocked her head to the side again.

"My old master and instructor. She was probably the one who made a pact with the demon." Kyd Wykkyd gripped his cape in his clawed hand and lifted it slightly so Happiness could get a good look at it. "I know you Titan's don't keep very good tabs on me personally, but did you all ever discuss how I am able to do the things I do with just my cape?"

"Can't say that we have," Happiness answered with an amused smile on her face. "The only time any of us encountered you was when I fought you back during that whole Brotherhood of Evil phase. After that, I'm sure you can guess why we decided not to worry about you-- or any of the other villain's for that matter."

"Yeah, I understand," Kyd Wykkyd said with a sigh, releasing his cape. "Well, if you really want to know, I don't think it really matters if I tell a Titan. In fact, do you think you can try to help me get out of here if I tell you?"

"I'll do my best!" Happiness agreed. "I didn't really like what Intelligence was doing to you. I think you'd be much happier once you get out of here."

"Really?" Kyd Wykkyd asked, genuinely surprised. "Isn't that going against what er...outside-Raven wants?"

"It didn't make me happy to put you in my head," Happiness pointed out with a chuckle. "I can't speak for my sisters, but I just want you out, Kyd Wykkyd. You also wanting out just makes me ever the happier to do so!"

"I guess that makes sense." Kyd Wykkyd scratched his hooded head with his clawed hand as he thought some more.

"So, tell me the story now! The anticipation is going to make me burst!" The pink emotion exclaimed, sliding right up against the villain's side, her small hands gripping his shoulder.

"It really isn't that long of a story," Kyd Wykkyd assured, sliding ever so slightly away from her. "This cape that I wear, it's actually part of a much larger collection of fabric that my old master was gifted with-- more than likely from some demon-- and she gave me a part of it to wear as a cape. It can teleport you anywhere you want, cut through almost anything, but the only catch is that you have to use it for some sort of dark intent otherwise there are...side effects."

"Oooooh, like your ears and eyes!" Happiness breathed out in wonder, staring at the items in questions.

"Right. My only friend died the night I inherited this cape. I spent the better part of a year trying to find his family. I only used this thing three times during that year, but it was enough to sharpen my ears, turn my eyes red, and turn my skin grey."

"And then when you tried to escape this place..."

Kyd Wykkyd nodded, holding up his clawed hand for Happiness to see again. "Yup. It didn't work, but it still turned this hand into a claw. The other times I tried thankfully only seemed to sharpen a few of my teeth."

"Wow, that's so amazing!" Happiness declared before settling down into a snicker at Kyd Wykkyd's bewildered expression. "But, you know, I think getting out of here may be simpler than you think."

"Really?"

"Yes, really! You just told me that the demon only morphs your body when you try to use that cape for any reason besides something 'dark', right?"

Kyd Wykkyd slowly nodded.

"Well, maybe you just need to act like you're about to do something really evil and foul before you use the cape. Your desire and willpower alone might take you out of here!"

"That's...a really good idea," Kyd Wykkyd admitted before standing up, Happiness quickly falling suit. The teen then gripped his cape but, as he did, he looked down at the pink emotion, Happiness smiling in return. "If this works, I guess I should say thank you. I know I really don't deserve your help after all I've done or tried to do to you."

Happiness simply shrugged. "You like to steal and I like to stop people who try to steal. What I do or what you do to one another isn't personal; it's just the natural consequences of doing something that truly makes you happy!"

"Makes sense to me," Kyd Wykkyd said with a nod before beginning to pull his cape over himself. "Goodbye, and thanks again."

"Before you go!" Happiness called out, halting Kyd Wykkyd's movement. "Can you please promise me something?"

"Sure..." the thief answered slowly, though it all still depended on what the emotion truly wanted.

"Can you promise not to kill any of my friends?" Happiness asked with a smile still on her face. "I don't think I would even exist without them in my life."

Kyd Wykkyd had to fight another sudden urge to smile back into that open and warm face. With a solemn nod, the thief answered. "I promise."

And with that, Kyd Wykkyd closed his eyes and concentrated his inner hate and inner demons to the most foul and horrible thing he could even dream of doing. At once, he felt his body get pulled into the cold darkness as he pulled his cape around him.

A moment later, he was standing in the middle of an island of black rock. All around him ran a sea of burning bright lava. And, before Kyd Wykkyd could get a sense of where he was, a blur of a black and red figure rammed into him, sending the thief to the hard rocky ground.

"So, the worm squirms his way into my realm now!" The voice of Raven roared, though it was her voice with the accompaniment of a darker, more demonic voice that rang eerily harmonious with hers.

"R-Raven?" Kyd Wykkyd gasped as he struggled with the strong grip that held around his throat beneath the metallic collar. He looked up into two pairs of glowing red eyes piercing the darkness of a scarlet hood.

"Yes!" Red Raven hissed, her nails digging into grey flesh. "I am Raven, but I am also more than Raven. I am her Rage, her Pride, and her Hatred. I am everything that makes her better than any mortal-- or any bastard half-demon!"

Kyd Wykkyd continued to gasp beneath Rage's tightening grip, but he knew he was losing the struggle. So, with a burst of strength, the thief let fly the open palms of both his hands into the sides of Rage's head, aimed directly at her ears.

"AUUUUUUUUGH!" The red emotion howled as she clutched her ringing ears. As soon as she released her hold, Kyd Wykkyd quickly crawled away from her. But just as he was getting to his feet, Rage was charging towards him.

"You can't escape me!" the emotion roared, throwing out her arm which quickly turned into a much larger, more formidable looking black claw of energy. Kyd Wykkyd quickly side rolled away from the dark arm, continuously fighting the habit to use his cape.

"Azeroth Metrion Zinthos!" Rage roared as soon as she stopped. Instantly, countless numbers of smaller black arms erupted from her, all reaching out towards the thief.

Kyd Wykkyd ran, doing his best to avoid as many as possible, but he didn't move more than a few feet before several of the hands gripped his billowing cape. The thief was pulled into the air mid step and thrown. He hit the rocky island again, skidding to a stop inches away from the lava lake.

"Can't we talk about this?" Kyd Wykkyd suggested, getting back to his feet on shaky legs. Everywhere hurt.

 Red Raven snarled in response.

"I hated you less when you couldn't talk!" Rage declared, throwing out her arm again. The black arm that extended out missed Kyd Wykkyd by an inch as he dodge rolled again. Over and over, Rage threw out her arms, howling in anger as she did, the arms of dark energy narrowly missing Kyd Wykkyd each time as he danced around them.

"You can't dodge forever!" Red Raven roared, her supply of dark arms seemingly endless.

Good point. Kyd Wykkyd thought to himself as he ducked underneath yet another arm. He then quickly worked his way to the center of the rock island where Rage stood, doing his best to avoid the missile of black claws that she sent his way. Though it was only when he was in arm's reach of the emotion that Red Raven ceased her assault, taking the precious seconds to criss-cross her arms across her chest.

"Azeroth Metrion Zinthos!" Rage roared, swinging her arms to her side, a dark energized bubble formed a shield as an answer to her mantra and even before Kyd Wykkyd could return to the ground from his failed assault, the dark bubble expanded outwards faster than the thief could react. The shield connected with him and sent him further into the air.

"Feel the wrath of a true demon!" the emotion cried. 

Kyd Wykkyd opened his eyes as he flew through the air, which was just soon enough to see the large black claw close around his body. Immediately, he was pulled from his ascendance and was sent plummeting down towards the waiting emotion. Kyd Wykkyd could only watch as his face connected with the waiting Rage's fist. The black claw was kind enough to release its hold on him so that he could go sliding through the black rock again.

"Had enough?" Red Raven hissed as she made her way slowly towards the sprawled out thief.

"If I said yes, would you stop?" Kyd Wykkyd tried, surprised that he was able to get back up with relative ease considering the punch he had just received.

"Not a chance." Rage replied with a wicked grin. "I am finally given a toy to play with. And, while I cannot kill you in here, I can certainly enjoy trying to for the rest of my life. And, please, do fight back. It will make this all the more fun."

"Oh, joy," Kyd Wykkyd said with a sigh, hunching over slightly to prepare for the next round and, more than likely, the next beating.