Author's Note: Well, guys, here's the next exciting, action-packed and humor-packed installment of Someone Stole Yuan's Cape! Who's the next lucky person to victimize him? Why, it's none other than Freakyanimegal456! She's given me plenty of ideas, so here ya go!

Disclaimer: I do not and will never own ToS. Got it? Good!

Chapter 4: Freakyanimegal456 Stole Yuan's Cape!

After managing to escape the angry mob of Triet with only a few cuts, broken bones, and pitchfork wounds, Yuan decides to escape into the mountains. Surely no one would find him there, right? WRONG! Oh, and how did he walk away with all those wounds, you may ask? Well, Kratos finally decided to bail his buddy out of a tight spot and heal his injuries. As for escaping the angry mob, well…he finally remembered that he could fly. Martel help him…

Yuan comes to the mountain pass that links Triet and Izoold and finally feels like he can enjoy some peace and solitude. No civilization around for miles. No signs of life other than a couple monsters. The sun is shining. The birds are singing. What could be better? He takes a deep breath and says with relief, "I think I've finally lost them. Now I don't have to worry about anyone stealing my precious capey." He hugs his cape around his shoulders and then proceeds down the trail.

Little does he know that he's being watched…

As for Kratos, he decides to fly ahead to Izoold. His angel intuition told him that Yuan might need some help yet again.

Back with Yuan, he's just moseying down the trail minding his own business when he notices something…his hair is a mess. "Man, my hair is a mess," Yuan grumbles, running a hand through his blue hair. "Maybe I should have returned to the Renegade Base first and gotten my hair gel before coming here." He pulls out his communicator and tries to call Botta to bring him the desperately-needed hair gel, but he gets nothing but static. "Too much interference for the signal to get through," he mutters. "Useless magitechnology." He pockets his communicator and decides to tough it out until he reaches Izoold.

About halfway through the trail, Yuan is getting real fed up with his hair crisis. But just then…salvation is at hand!

"FREE HAIR GEL!"

Yuan whirls around to find the source of that voice. "Free hair gel? Where? Where!" he asks frantically, looking from side to side.

"RIGHT HERE!" Just then a blur comes from out of nowhere and tackles him to the ground. When he finally comes to his senses, Yuan notices something else…his cape is gone!

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH! MY CAPEY'S GONE!" Yuan wails. He hears some maniacal laughter a little ways down the trail and sees a girl and a cricket doing a little victory dance while waving the cape around. (A/N: No, this is not Squishey's ghost (dun, dun, dun!), which I do not own. This is Frank, Freakyanimegal456's cricket OC. She mentioned him in her review, so I stuck him in.). Yuan points an accusing finger at the girl and yells, "YOU STOLE MY CAPE!"

"MWUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Freakyanimegal456 strikes again, along with her loyal cricket sidekick Fred!" Fred chirps and hops up and down a few times just to rub it in Yuan's face. Then both thieves take off down the trail, Yuan's cape attached to Freakyanimegal456 and flowing in the breeze behind her.

So the chase is on once again. Yuan chases the culprits down the trail, once again forgetting that he can fly. "GIVE ME BACK MY CAPE!" Freakyanimegal456 just laughs maniacally and keeps running, Fred right beside her.

Meanwhile, in Izoold, Kratos' Yuan senses are tingling.

The wild goose chase takes Yuan out of the mountain pass. He finally starts to experience his stolen-cape-induced-righteous-fury and chants an incantation: "I call upon the land of the dead to unleash thy fury of thunder. DIE, CAPE THIEVES! INDIGNATION!" A massive ball of lightning falls from the sky and crashes into the ground near Freakyanimegal456 and creates an even more massive explosion. Just when it seems all hope is lost for our heroine, she and Fred emerge from the smoke and dust completely unharmed and make it into Izoold. Yuan just has a shocked look on his face as his mouth falls open in disbelief.

Yuan rushes into Izoold and finds Freakyanimegal456 standing innocently near the docks, still wearing his cape. Kratos is standing not too far away, wearing a knowing expression on his face. "Let me guess: another crazy girl stole your cape," he states.

Yuan goes into another mood swing and rushed over to Kratos, grabs his shoulders, and starts sobbing. "OH IT'S HORRIBLE! JUST HORRIBLE! SHE (hic) STOLE (sob) MY (sniffle) CAAAAPE! SHE WOULDN'T EVEN GIVE IT BACK AFTER I CAST INDIGNATION!"

Kratos just rolls his eyes at seeing his half-elven friend so distraught. Then he comes up with a brilliant flash of insight. "Have you tried asking her nicely to give it back?"

Yuan pulls away abruptly and replies, "You know what? That's so crazy it just might work!" He approaches Freakyanimegal456, putting on his most friendly face, and asks with a smile, "Excuse me, but I believe you have my cape. Would you be so kind as to return it to me?"

Freakyanimegal456 ponders this for a moment and says, "Well, under normal circumstances, I would laugh in your face and say no, but it's about time you learned some manners. So as a reward, I shall return your precious capey." She pulls off the cape and tosses it back to Yuan. "Now, just one more thing." Suddenly she jumps at Kratos and plants a big smooch on his lips! (A/N: I swear this was all her idea. I had absolutely nothing to do with it!) "MWUHAHAHAHAHAHA! Freakyanimegal456 strikes again! Until we meet again, which will probably be in one of my stories where I torture you with crazy randomness!" And just like that, she and Fred aregone.

While Yuan is busy huggling his long-lost cape, Kratos is just standing there wide-eyed and dazed like a deer caught in the headlights. After a few brief moments, he manages to pull himself together and mutters, "Absurd…"

End chapter 4

Author's Note: I'm sorry this one took me so long to write. I've been really busy with school and soccer. Luckily, Easter break is just around the corner, so hopefully I can find some more time to write then. Until next time, please review and tell me what you think!