Part 1
Chapter 1: Moving on
Kyd Wykkyd was brutally pulled out of his meditation by a loud crash. His eyes flew open and he looked around his room searching for the source of the sound. It came from the direction of the training center. He stood up and made his way to his door. The floor suddenly began to tremble and Kyd almost fell, only preventing that by grabbing on to his desk. The lights began to flicker as he reached his door and opened it. He stumbled out into the hexagonal hallway to see that several other students had come out of their rooms as well.
The demon boy walked up to I.N.S.T.I.G.A.T.O.R. and See-More, the latter of which was staring at the wall with his X-ray eye. As he turned back to his normal eye, Kyd gave him a questioning look.
"Not good," his one-eyed friend said. "The Teen Titans are fighting the Headmaster. The entire Training Arena is collapsing! It's only a matter of time before the entire Academy comes down upon us!"
"I ain't stayin' here! Every man for himself!" Billy Numerous yelled as he ran away through the hallway.
"Wait for me, Billy!" several duplications of Billy screamed as they followed the other.
I.N.S.T.I.G.A.T.O.R. made a grunting sound as he made his escape by smashing his way through a wall.
See-More ran in the direction of the exit as well. "You coming, buddy?" See-More asked Kyd as he turned around to wait for him.
Kyd shook his head before running in the opposite direction, only thinking of one thing. Angel.
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Kyd received many weird looks from his fellow students as he ran against the stream. He had to roughly push aside some of them, and he was almost run over by Wrestling Star, but he eventually reached the door to Angel's room. He tried to push the button to open it, but the turned-off light next to the button told him the door mechanisms were down.
He was about to try and teleport into the room, when a strong blast of air caused the door to fly out into the wall. Shortly after, Angel walked out, her wings shrinking back to their normal size. "Kyd!" she said, relieved, when she saw him.
Another shockwave was sent through the H.I.V.E. Academy, and a menacing crack appeared in the ceiling above them.
"We should go," Angel said as she walked up to Kyd Wykkyd and placed her hands on his shoulder. He wrapped his cape around them, and they teleported away, seconds before chunks of reinforced concrete rained down where they had been standing.
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Angel and Kyd Wykkyd watched from a rooftop how smoke arose from the gaping hole that was once the underground H.I.V.E. Academy for Extraordinary Young People. Kyd sighed and sat down on the edge of the roof. He took of his headpiece, letting the wind blow through his raven hair. "What are we going to do now?" he asked.
Angel smiled, as she always did when he opened up. She was one of the only people who ever had the privilege of seeing him without his mask or hearing his voice. She sat down next to him. "I guess that, with the Academy gone, we can go our own ways."
"You mean… go freelance?"
Angel nodded. "Look," she said as she pointed down at the street, where XL Terrestrial was sneaking away through the growing crowd of curious bystanders that gathered around the ruined school. "Everyone is going away on their own." She chuckled. "I guess you could see this as our graduation."
"But… we can't just leave like that… What if the Headmaster rebuilds the Academy?"
"Honestly, Kyd, I've been wanting to get away from that pit for a long time. We're free now."
Free. Free. It sounded so strange… as if they had been prisoners before. But the H.I.V.E. Academy had been the only home he had for years. When he first joined the Academy, back when there was a Headmistress, he felt like he had finally found somewhere he belonged, where he was appreciated. But now… now he was on his own again.
"You don't have to be alone," Angel said as if she was reading his mind. "You know," she started, enthusiasm building up in her voice, "I happen to have this lovely place in Crown City…"
"Crown City?" Kyd asked as he looked up at her.
"Yeah. It's just a few miles northeast. You should be able to teleport there, right?"
"I guess."
"Plus, they don't have that many superheroes there. Or do you want to have the Teen Titans on your back all the time?"
"No." Kyd looked down at the mess on the street one last time, and then resolutely looked at the skyline of Crown City in the distance. "Let's go then."
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Only minutes later, the two teen villains found themselves standing in front of a shady apartment building. Only a few windows displayed any light sources in the six story building.
"Is this it?" Kyd asked.
"Yes," Angel confirmed. "Third floor. Apartment 3B."
Inside the main hall, there was a row of mailboxes. Most of them were stuffed with flyers and publicity, others didn't even have a door. Angel opened mailbox 3B, which was already unlocked, and took out a letter. "Well look at this," she said. "I've got mail."
They walked further into the building. A note was pinned to the wall next to a boarded doorway, saying Elevator out of order, which was a bit unnecessary, since the entire elevator was simply… missing.
"Well… Let's walk then," Angel optimistically said as she started to climb the steep, narrow staircase. Kyd reluctantly followed, knowing it would cost him more energy to teleport up.
As they climbed the stairs, they could hear faraway sounds, such as a dog barking, a man shouting, and a baby crying, not really helping the already rather unpleasant atmosphere.
"Angel, this is not exactly the kind of eerie I like," Kyd said to his friend. "This place seriously creeps me out, and that is saying a lot."
"Shut it. You can be glad you have a friend like me, who offers you a place to stay."
They arrived on the third floor. Kyd looked at the door of the apartment. 3B, it said in a dull golden color. On the wall, there was a simple black button with a sticker next to it. Roberts.
"Well…" Angel said. She reached out and pushed the button. A soft buzzing sound could be heard behind the door, but nothing happened. "I guess I could expect that…" She kneeled down and took a quick glance underneath the ragged doormat. When she stood back up, she turned to Kyd with a nervous tone. "Could you, um… Do you think you could teleport us inside?"
"What?" Kyd asked. "Angel, what is all this? I thought you said you owned this place."
"Well, I do… technically. But, I mean… I don't really have full access… to any keys… until my dad gets out of Gotham prison."
"What? And how long would that be?"
"I don't know, okay? Just get us inside, there will probably be a key there somewhere!"
Kyd sighed. "Fine. Grab on."
Surprisingly enough, the inside of the apartment looked a lot less murdery than the rest of the building, despite the fact that there apparently hadn't been anyone in years. It was basically what you'd expect a cheap apartment in a large city to be. A living room with a couch and a TV, a small adjacent kitchen, and a door that lead to what seemed to be the bath- and bedrooms. Angel switched on the lights, and they actually worked.
"Wow," she said as she walked into the kitchen. "Nothing seems to have changed in here." She opened the fridge and took out a carton of milk. There was a photo of a girl with small white wings, accompanied by a man with large, black-feathered wings, both smiling at the camera, attached with a magnet to the door of the fridge. Said fridge had clearly been shut off, and as soon as Angel opened the carton, an unpleasant smell spread through the room. Angel pulled a face and placed the carton on the table after closing it.
"That's right," Angel said as she grabbed an envelope from her pocket. "I've got a letter to read."
Kyd Wykkyd took a closer inspection to the milk while his friend tore open the envelope and started reading. "No wonder it smells this bad," Kyd said as he spotted small printing, "This milk's expiration date was almost four years ago! Wait…" He looked up, and saw Angel staring at the letter, her yellow eyes getting wet. Kyd walked up behind her to take a look at it himself.
Dear Mrs. Roberts,
It is our unpleasant duty to inform you that your father has been captured for his crimes in Gotham City, and was sentenced to a double life sentence in Blackgate Penitentiary, Gotham City. If you read this letter, please report to the Crown City Police Station. There will be taken care of you there. You will not be interrogated, you will not be punished. You will get the chance to talk to your father.
You have our fullest support,
Commissioner James W. Gordon, GCPD
Commissioner Henry J. Parkinson, CCPD
"This letter," Angel said in a trembling voice, "It was sent five days after my dad sent me to the H.I.V.E. Academy… He must've known this was coming…"
She sobbed, and Kyd put his arm around your shoulder. "They sent you this letter, because you disappeared from the radar…" he said.
Angel nodded. "He sent me to the H.I.V.E., so I could be myself… so I wouldn't have to hide this," she said as she pointed to the white extensions on her back.
"But… How did you know your dad was in jail?"
"Two months after I joined the Academy, I asked the Headmistress if I could ever visit my dad. She said it was impossible, because, well…" She folded up the letter and threw it in the trash. "I was kind of hoping he'd be out already. I didn't expect a double life sentence."
"Can't you still go visit him? I can always teleport you there…"
"No. My wings grew too big to hide them, and if that Gordon guy saw me, he'd start asking questions." She opened the fridge again and started throwing stuff away. "Same goes for that Parkinson guy, for that matter. We'll have to be careful not to draw too much police attention to us."
"I don't think that was our intention, was it?" Kyd jokingly said.
"You're right," Angel smiled. "Robbing a jewelry store requires a lot of subtlety and stealth, which we happen to have plenty of."
"Well," said Kyd, "What are we waiting for, then?"
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A/N: A few quick notes before the rest of the story:
The first four or five chapters will be the what happens during season 3 to 5, but after that, I will continue Kyd's story. So 'Part 1' is before the Brotherhood of Evil battle, 'Part 2' is after.
I know I promised you Hot Spot, but he probably won't be appearing much during Part 1. Just bear with me.
Yes, I totally friendzoned Kyd, and I did that on purpose because I don't mean to depict Angel as his love interest in this story. That role is for someone else… (smiles mysteriously)
No, I did not use this story as an excuse to watch every episode with Kyd Wykkyd in it again for 'research purposes'. Totally didn't.
Thanks and shout-out to gaybaconprincess for giving me advice, and also for opening my eyes to the full potential of Kyd Wykkyd, and what kind of character he really is.
Unfortunately, due to planned travelling, the next couple of weeks will be very busy, so I won't update that much.