Battle Among Thieves
Chapter One: New Thief in Town
Sly Cooper, Bentley, and Murray were on a job in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. They were planning to steal a priceless diamond from a museum. "Got anything, Bentley?" Sly asked. "Not yet. Something's blocking the radar signal." Bentley replied. "Well, let's just hope it clears up soon. We could get caught if we take too much time waiting for it to clear up." Sly said, his voice thick with determination and concern. "If it's a barrier or something, I can smash it!" Murray said, holding his fist in the air. Sly and Bentley laughed at their friend. Murray was always one to make jokes when things got heavy. "Alright, where's my entrance, Bentley?" Sly asked, as he spire jumped onto a lamp post. "Through an air vent in the roof, but be careful! You have to be really quiet so you don't alert the secu-" Bentley was cut off by the sound of breaking glass coming from the museum.
The Cooper Gang watched in awe as three figures on hover boards flew out of the top story of the museum. Just then, Bentley's radar signal picked up. "Sly! It's over there! The diamond's over there!" Bentley yelled, pointing to the figures on hover boards. "Get in the van! We gotta catch up!" Sly cried as Murray took the wheel and stomped on the gas. They could hear cop sirens in the distance, but they weren't following them this time. Instead, they were following the gang they were after. The Cooper gang was hot on their tail, when cop cars shot out in front of the team van. The one who appeared to be the leader of the gang turned around and sped up, followed by the other two.
"What the hell is going on here?" Sly asked, almost having to yell over the cop sirens. Bentley and Murray didn't answer. When they were close enough to the mysterious gang, Sly leaned out the window and knocked the guy on the right straight off his hover board with his cane. Much to his disappointment, he grabbed onto the board of the person in front of him. Sly was cursing himself for not thinking of that. Then he saw the stray board, and saw a mark in the shape of a wolf paw on it. Bentley noticed the mark right away and was typing on his computer, searching for information. Sly dismissed the mark and immediately got on the board.
It wasn't hard for Sly to figure out how the board worked. Within seconds, he was right next to the gang leader. It was a girl that looked both like a wolf and a dog. She was wearing a blue hat very similar to his, a leather jacket, jeans, a white T-Shirt, and a thief mask also similar to Sly's. The girl noticed Sly coming up on her right and tried to knock him off the board. Meanwhile, Bentley had found out what he wanted to know and almost couldn't believe his eyes. He cleaned his glasses twice before realizing he was reading right. During his pursuit, Sly was reaching for the satchel that held the diamond he was looking for. In the process, he lost his balance and fell off the board. "Damn!" Sly said to himself. "Sly!" Bentley yelled motioning for him to jump into the back of the van. Sly quickly jumped in and was surprised by Bentley's nervous look.
"What's up, pal? Why do you look nervous?" Sly asked. "Did you get the satchel?" Bentley asked, changing the subject. "No." Sly replied hanging his head in shame. "That other gang still has it." "Then steal it back!" Murray said. "Not that simple, Murray. They appear to have advanced technology. Those boards are an obvious example of that." Bentley said, still typing away at his computer. "Who the hell were those guys anyway?" Sly asked, hoping Bentley would have an answer. "You really want to know?" Bentley asked. "Of course." Sly replied. Bentley took a deep breath before breaking the news. "That was the Kodiak gang. Led by the notorious wolf-dog hybrid, Balto Kodiak. Also consisting of two Siberian huskies, Codie Alaska, and Kirby Juno." Bentley said. "Balto Kodiak?" Sly said, remembering the girl he had fought with over the satchel. "They're another gang of master thieves, just like us. They have pulled off jobs in places like Europe, America, and more recently, Canada." Bentley said.
Sly and Murray couldn't believe their ears. They had competition now, and had to stay at the top of their game. "Where's their hideout?" Murray asked, hoping he could get them there in time to retrieve the diamond. Bentley hesitated, looking up more information. "No one really knows, but my best guess would have to be, Vancouver." Bentley replied, his eyes not leaving the computer screen. "Vancouver? That's on the other side of the country!" Sly yelled, infuriated. "Calm down, Sly. If we head there now, we can get there in say…" Bentley said, punching some numbers, "Three to four days." "THIRTY FOUR DAYS?" Sly yelled, enraged. "No, three TO four days." Bentley replied, as Sly breathed out a sigh of relief.
A/N: So, what do you think? In case it's not obvious, Balto is a girl and Codie and Kirby are both guys. Please review. :)