OK, you may remember me writing a story called Enter Matt Tember. Well this is the sequel to it. And yes, it IS complete.

Oh yeah! And if you have a Sly-related website, then you can put this on there!!!

Behind the Mask

By Fiendish Kitten

Chapter One.

"See you later". The thief left his crew behind, where they were safe in the safehouse. He pulled out his binocucom. "There it is" he said, when he found what he had been looking for. "Inspector Fox's office. Whoa…" He examined his route. The gateway into the office was blocked by Inspector Fox's tough security guards. Fortunately for the thief, there were several lampposts and pipes that he could climb, since he was a good climber.

The thief shut down his binocucom and began to make his way towards the office of Inspector Carmelita Montoya Fox. Occasionally, he would use his Back-Seeing Goggles to check that there were no guards, searchlights or lasers creeping up on him.

"There it is" the thief wheezed and puffed; he had been climbing for quite a while. "Just… one… set… of… pipes… left!" After an exhausting 10 minutes, he had reached the fire exit of Inspector Fox's office. And typical. The door was locked. However, the light was still on. The light revealed the thief's identity. It was not Sly Cooper, the well-known master thief. It was Matt Tember, a sly fox around the age of 21, with punk-style hair, green in colour. He wore a red sweater.

Matt peered through the glass. Carmelita was nowhere to be seen. The whole office, empty to him. And he needed to get that police file on him; he needed to learn about his long-lost family.

Matt pulled out his binocucom. "Lawrence" he whispered into the microphone section. "The door's locked. What do I do?"

Lawrence, probably the smartest toad on the planet and "the Brains" of Matt's gang, replied, "OMG that's a toughie. Try using that Swiss Army Knife I got you for Christmas."

"The Swiss… oh yeah!" Matt had remembered now. That small knife, with over fifteen attachments, including a wire-stripper, a can-opener, an All-Lock key, a saw, a pair of scissors, and a pen. A must for any thief. Matt sorted out the All-Lock key and inserted it into Carmelita's office door. It worked. "Lawrence, my boy, you're a genius!" smiled Matt through the binocucom. "Tell Garry to pick me up at the rendevous."

Matt crept into the office of Inspector Fox. In a corner were a series of filing cabinets. "Let's see" said Matt slyly. He opened the "T-Z" drawer. "Tember… Tember… Tannest, Teddington, Tosco… I'M NOT… Oh." He had only just remembered that he had a special cabinet. In the opposite corner to where Matt was standing, there were two filing cabinets, full to the brim. One, of course, was his cabinet. The other cabinet belonged to that Sly Cooper dude.

Matt went over to his own cabinet and opened up the first drawer. Trouble was, it was ALREADY open! Matt banged his head on the drawer. He swore very loudly. Then he began searching for his file. "OK, so we're looking for Personal File… let's see.. Icestone of Bombay… Incident in Morocco… Spanish fete… Nope. Not here."

He then moved on to the second drawer. "Right. Aakash's Royal Ball… Chinese New Year Incident… Not here either! That means it's gotta be in the third drawer." Matt opened the third drawer. A single piece of card, folded up, lay there. Matt read the front. "Open for a big surprise. OK. Might as well." Suddenly, an alarm rang. Matt had only just reached the door when…

"FREEZE!" Matt looked up. Standing right in front of him was Inspector Carmelita Montoya Fox! Matt didn't know why water was dripping from her hair, jacket and trousers, but he knew that he had to get out of here! "Quick!" he breathed through his binocucom. "Get over here… NOW!"

Matt began to run, all the way dodging the deadly blasts from Carmelita's shock pistol. Eventually, he arrived at an alley where the Tember Getaway Van was waiting for him. Matt leapt inside. "Hit it Garry!"

Garry, the oversized bulldog and "the Muscle" for the Tember Gang, didn't need telling twice. He stepped on the accelerator. Behind them, the Gang could hear Carmelita's voice, echoing, "I'LL GET YOU MATT TEMBER!"