This story takes place right after Sly has all the gang together for the Cooper Vault job in Sly 3. While Sly and the gang sail to Dr. M's island, they suddenly get abducted into a spaceship along with Carmelita Fox! Why were they captured, and what are these aliens' true intensions?
Sly Cooper and the Space Thieves
Prologue
It was a clear, sunny day out in the open ocean and Sly Cooper was pleased with himself. He has the best gang of thieves in the world: Bentley, a turtle smarter than Albert Einstein and has a wheelchair full of kick-butt weapons; Murray, a hippo with strength to rival that of Hercules and loves a good fight; the Guru, a koala with mystic powers and wise advice; Penelope, a mouse with expert RC skills and happens to be in love with Bentley; the Panda King, a giant panda with enough fireworks to knock out an army and was an old enemy of Sly; and Dimitri, a gecko with a disco accent and happens to be an expert diver and salvager. Best of all, Sly and his gang have stolen a pirate ship from Blood Bath Bay to get to Dr. M's island. Sly named the ship the Dragon Thief. Sly thought nothing could stop the gang from getting to the Cooper Vault. Boy was he wrong!
A few miles behind them a police boat was hot in pursuit and onboard was the cop that had been chasing him for years. Inspector Carmelita Fox had finally spotted the ship that occupied Sly and his gang. "There it is! Commander, prepare your troops. As soon as we are in range, fire at the ship's mast!" she yelled. Commander York replied with "Yes, ma'am". Carmelita smiled as she came closer to her life time goal: Capture Sly Cooper. She thought nothing could stop her and her commandos. But like Sly, she was also mistaken!
Before Sly or Carmelita could do anything, both the Dragon Thief and the police boat were surrounded by a huge, blue light coming from the sky. Both parties were surprised by this. "Bentley, tell everyone to get below and hold on! Looks like we got a big…" Before Sly could finish what he was saying, he and his ship disappeared along with Carmelita's boat! When both vessels were gone, the huge light vanished. Above Earth's atmosphere, what looks like a giant manta has opened an energy gate and then it went through. The gate closed behind it and a huge adventure is about to begin!
