Hey folks! After years of not doing any fabduction I have decided to reboot my original story! I have improved a lot over the years and I hope you enjoy the story! Of course notes must be made
Kitty Petro, Yuri Sing, Naomi, Long Chu, Carmen Fox, Mulan, Timothy and Chang Chu Petro, Celeste, Philippe and Belinda Sing (among others) belong to Kitty Petro
Cedric and Grace belong to Dinas Emrys
And of course the Cooper Gang, Carmelita and Neyla belong to Sucker Punch and Sanzaro Games
Everything else belongs to me!
Now Enjoy!
Cooper Chronicles: Dawn of the Shadow Walkers Prologue: A Story Unfolds
It had been twenty years since Sly first joined Interpol under his fake amnesia, and he found himself unable to be happier if it was possible. The Raccoon sighed as he took out a picture of his beloved wife and son that was sitting on his desk. His wife a fierce and stunning vixen named Carmelita Montoya Cooper(nee Fox fittingly enough) they had a long history going back many years during his thieving days. .
You see, Sly was not always a worker for Interpol but a Master Thief from a long line of them, dating back to Ancient Egypt. His son was named Alex and sometimes the boy reminded him much of himself especially when the school had called them and told him and his wife that their son was in detention for trying to steal someones phone. Though hearing from his son the boy was a bully and had indecent pictures of a female student and he was threatening to leak them if she didn't go out with him so Alex swiped the phone and managed to erase those offending pictures before getting caught.
Sly was honestly proud of his sons chivalrous actions and it was obvious his wife did as well except for the stealing thing and told him he was still grounded. He laughed though because he knew her heart wasn't truly in it. Especially since it was her idea to bring the Cooper Gang back (abliet working under Interpol and acting as more covert Agents than actual thieves this time.) Speaking of his gang he smiled as he looked at several pictures.
The first was a wheelchair bound turtle arm in arm with an absolutely gorgeous snow-leopardess surrounded by three children two snow-leopards (Celeste and Philippe) and a pretty turtle girl (Belinda) the turtle was his good buddy Bentley the former brains of their operation before they retired for good. The lovely woman was the unparalleled Yuri Sing the world famous fashion designer and a integral ally and incredibly useful source of info due to her many contacts both legitimate and illicit.
The other was his other buddy the cheerful and affable hippo Murray. Who was both incredibly famous and infamous in the destruction derby scene. With him was a lovely cheetah named Naomi. Unlike Bentley and Murray they never had children.
The next picture was of his and Carmelita's very dear friends Kitty Petro and her Beau the always polite Ling Chu. They themselves had three children as well two boys (Timothy and Chang) and a girl (Mulan). They were Alex's age, her and Carmelita had gotten pregnant at the same time and he had gotten extra close to the Tibetan Snow Leopard as they survived the wrath of their beautiful and terrifying pregnant Lovers. Kitty was a Vixen, though from Norway rather than his beloved wife who was born in Spain. She had short blonde hair and had a tomboyish look to her (though she was less so than when she was younger).
The last picture made him smile somewhat. It was of a handsome young wolf with silvery hair and sky blue eyes and a stunning vixen with lovely brown hair and bright purple eyes. With them were two young wolf boys one looked around seven and the other looked barely a few months old. The man was Cedric Maximilian a former Headhunter who had saved his and Carmelita's butts many years back. The vixen was his wife Grace a woman who's strength of will and temper rivaled his own wife's legendary one. The boys were named Lucca and Robert if he remembered. He and his wife had worked with the Headhunter and his crew several times before Cedric decided to finally retire himself.
He reminded himself to send them a Christmas card since the holiday was around the corner. He hadn't seen the two much since they both retired but they still kept in touch often. Smiling he sighed, twenty years really had been good to him. Getting up he quickly finished the remaining paperwork and got up and stretched a bit and went to the breakdown to grab a snack and some coffee (or what passed as coffee here) he smiled as he saw his wife sitting at a table and nibbling on a muffin while glowering at the newspaper.
"How are you my love?" He asked her gently as he kissed her cheek which made her jump and scowl.
"Go away ringtail! I'm still not happy with you!" He let out a small chuckle and the vixen swiftly deflated and sighed. "I know, he did it for a good reason and I'm proud of him... but did he really need to steal it?" Sly just shrugged and kissed her again.
"It's in his blood honey," she just let out a sigh at that.
"Of course, what I get for marrying a master thief." She said smiling slightly.
"But he has a heart of a Fox my love." He said to her while kissing her hair. They enjoyed a sweet moment together before a hassled looking Tiger came running to find them.
"There you are!" The officer cried out in a somewhat exhausted manner." I ran everywhere! The Chief needs you! Get to her office! Stat!" Sly gave him a nod before looking at his beloved.
"Why would your sister need us so badly?" He asked her.
"I do not know, but we will see..." She said before addressing the tired looking Tiger. "Oh, and thank you Constable!" She said before they left him and ran the towards the chief's office. Once they reached it they saw a lovely vixen sitting at the desk looking worried. She looked remarkably like Carmelita (which made sense as they were sisters) though she had a much softer look towards her and her eyes were warmer. Her name was Chief Carmen Fox, and she taken over for the former chief Barkley after the old badger's doctor told him his heart couldn't take the stress of the job much longer a few years ago.
"What is it Sister?" Carmelita asked in a concerned tone. "Something wrong?"
"There is a Bank Robbery in process at the Bank of India on Rue Scribe... the robbers personally contacted Interpol and said they had hostages and would start shooting if we didn't personally send you to them." She said in a worried tone, Carmelita was the first to speak and Sly noticed she looked incredibly confused though he was himself quite honestly. Why on did they demand him and Carmelita? Sure they were very well known agents but it still seemed odd...
"Why did they ask for us?" His lovely wife asked, perfectly mirroring his own thoughts. "Do you have any information on the perps?" Carmen just let out a exasperated sigh and shook her head.
"We have nothing, the perp has somehow knocked out the security cameras throughout the bank and Rue Scribe, we are basically completely blind and while we have local cops and Gendarmes surrounding the bank nobody has made a move terrified that hostages will be harmed. So as much I hate to do this we need you two to go and distract the perps until we can get our QRF in their to back you up."
"I assume Uma will be the one leading?" Sly supplied with a small smile being quite fond of it the lovely if somewhat manly German bobcat.
"Would have no one else of course! Now, get to Rue Scribe! We cannot risk things deteriorating." Both of them simply nodded before Carmelita gave her beloved sister a tight hug as they wished each other well. Once they were through Sly and Carmelita hopped into a police cruiser and sped towards Rue Scribe in a hurry with Carmelita driving.
"I have a bad feeling Sly..." She admitted to her husband, feeling incredibly thankful to have him by her side. "Why would they demand us two specifically? It doesn't make any sense!" She muttered in a frustrated manner. Sly just gave her a weary smile and gently brushed her hair in a gentle fashion in an attempt to calm her before they reached their target.
"I don't get it either babe, but we will be fine, I promise." He gave a smile when her features softened somewhat and they spent the remainder of their trip in comfortable silence as they drove. Once they reached the bank they saw numerous police cars surrounding the building. Once they managed to park they got out and saw a familiar reddish-blonde haired vixen.
"Trish!? They got you on here as well? I thought you and your Beau were in Canada until New Years?" Carmelita cried out in surprise, it wasn't often she saw her dear friend on the field. The lovely Irish vixen jumped somewhat and turned her head.
"Carmelita girl!" She said before giving her a hug. "How are you? It's been awhile! We decided to come back early. His family were delightful as always but I just had a feeling that I'd be needed you know. How is Alex?" Carmelita gave a brilliant smile and Sly chuckled, as much as she tried to be miffed at their son it was obvious she still adored talking about her baby.
"Doing well at school... he got in trouble though, some bastard threatened a girl with unleashing indecent photos of her to the rest of the school and Alex swiped his phone and deleted the pictures but got caught." She sighed in a mix of pride and disapproval which made Sly smile. His beloved truly had come a long way in 20 years and he was so proud of her.
"Oh, well was a good thing he done, hope the little pervert got in trouble." The Irish vixen muttered coldly.
"Oh yes, he did." Carmelita smirked. "Got suspended for sexual harassment for a month." She said before turning towards the building.
"But enough chitchat what is the situation Trish?" She demanded.
"Same as before, we cannot enter the building without risking harm to the hostages... We have tried to get in contact with the ringleader but all attempts have failed. All that was said was that only you two were allowed in the bank, anyone else and the hostages would be hurt." Trish stated in a worried tone. I don't like this one bit... I can't believe the Chief was willing to send you two! This is dangerous! You could be hurt!" She said,obviously worried about her dear friend. Carmelita only smiled and gently stroked her cheek in appreciation for her concern.
"We will be fine Trish, Carmen already has the QRF and Uma at the ready to rush in while we distract the perps. Now, let us get into this. Set up a line and tell the ringleader that the Coopers are here." Trish just nodded and did exactly that and after a minute she went pail and turned towards Sly.
"She wants to talk to you Sly." She said which honestly caught him by surprise.
"Me? whatever for? Is the ringleader one of the people I stole from?" Trish must shrugged and handed him the phone and he put it to his ear as Carmelita hovered over him. "Hello? This is Lt. Sly Cooper speaking, who is this and what do you want?" He asked firmly. He was surprised when he heard an alluring if somewhat staticky femine chuckle which sent the hairs on the back his neck standing up. For whatever reason he thought he recognized that laugh.
"Oh, so it is the famous Sly Cooper, I honestly wonders if you two would actually come." The voice stated in a mock friendly manner. The voice was so obscured by static that Sly couldn't place the voice but the uncomfortable feeling of familiarity still remained.
"What do you want? Who are you? And why are you targeting me and Carmelita?" He snarled out.
"Oh wouldn't you like to know... Now I wish for you to come inside the bank. If you refuse not only will the poor hostages suffer but so will your precious son... Alexander isn't it." Sly just growled out in rage at the threat towards his son and his reply was acidic even for him, though he was glad he was the one who was talking. He knew for a fact that Carmelita would have gone apoctoliptic if she was in control.
"Don't you DARE threaten my child you scumbag! We will play your game! But only if you let the hostages go!" The voice just chuckled once again but agreed.
"Very well Cooper, as soon as you come through the hostages will be released, only fair after all. I only want you and your wife, no one else matters. But remember Cooper, I want you two alone. If anyone else tries to barge in before the hostages are released there will be consequences... oh you won't suffer but the hostages will. Understood?"
"Understood." Was all Sly said before turning towards Carmelita who simply nodded. "We are coming in you better keep your promise." He said before hanging up and. Both he and Carmelita walked towards the bank, hand in hand neither letting their dread take over. Once they stepped inside as promised over a fifty people were swiftly rushed out the door past them. Looks like the ringleader was honorable after all. Speaking of the ringleader she was alone. Her face and body were covered in a grey cloak but once she saw them she smiled and spoke as he moved her hands towards the hood. It was a simple one, no obvious decoration but the fabric was obviously high quality.
"Ah, so we finally meet again! I have been waiting for this day! So I can finally get my revenge!" She cried out manically.
"Do we know you?" Carmelita asked in a perplexed manner that closely resembled his own face.
"Oh have you forgotten me already Carmelita? For shame!" The figure said while taking off her hood and showing a face he never thought he'd see again, a beautiful purple-furred tigress with long dark hair and green eyes shining in malice. "How could you forget me? Your precious partner? Have I been that replaced?"
"Neyla!" Carmelita snarled out in anger as she gripped her shock-pistol readying it to shoot. "You are supposed to be dead! You died in the Clockwerk incident years ago! How are you still here! I figured a bitch like you would would be rotting in hell!" Neyla just laughed at that.
"Oh Carmelita, charming as ever... but I did not come here to chitchat my dear friends!" She said before dropping a small object which burst as it hit the floor filling the room with blueish smoke. Sly 's head immediately started to fill woozy.
"Knockout gas... Carmelita..." He managed out just as he collapsed with Carmelita falling right after him. Leaving Neyla laughing maniacally.
"Now! Time to get away from here my pretties!" She sneered as a swirling portal of darkness appeared underneath the couple's with them falling through it and vanishing. Soon after another one opened and Neyla herself walked through just as them QRF team burst through along with Trish. Seeing the room was empty Trish immediately called the Chief.
"Carmelita and Sly has been abducted! I repeat Sly and Carmelita have been abducted by the ringleader! Whereabouts unknown, I need investigators here stat!"
"On it..." She heard Carmen say though her voice was cracking in an attempt to keep herself from crying. "Also I am going to get Alex... He should be home by now and I am afraid they will go after him as well. I leave you in charge is that understand Captain Connelly?"
"Is understood! Now go to your nephew! I will handle everything!" She said before hanging up and sighing. "Carmelita girl, what have you gotten yourself into this time? Please be safe... I don't want to lose you and you have a Son." She said as she looked around the bank. While she was doing that Alex himself had just entered his house. Completely unaware of just how his life was going to change that night.