Hello, hi, how ya doin, whussap, what's new, what's happening and what it is? This is the first fanfic I've done in a long long while, so if I've become dusty; I'm sorry. Of course I would love any input or witty criticisms do not hesitate to apply them.

And also, I recognise all character's forthwith mentioned in this story to be the property of and belonging to Sucker Punch Entertainment.

So, with the stuffed shirts happy, let's start this shindig.

Prologue; Chicago 11:28pm

"Where will you go?" said the TV, showing the end of an old spaghetti western.

"I don't know ma'am," said the sheriff as he got on the back of his horse, "With any luck I'll finally find out where the sun really sets." He then rode off into the sunset and the credits rolled.

Carmelita was on the couch, laying her head on Sly's lap, pretending to be asleep. She didn't see what Sly saw in these films, especially since not too long ago Sly was an outlaw himself, not that he would remember. In fact, Sly's attested to not remembering anything really since the incident at M's island over a year and a half ago.

The phone rang in the other room, Carmelita would have quit the act and opted to go get it but she actually was somewhat tired. So Sly quietly got up, moving slowly so as not to "wake" her. Carmelita loved that about him, among other things, he was always so thoughtful, remembering everything. Not that that was at all surprising, considering the line of work he was in before.

Her ears perked up as she listened in on him in the other room, hearing him pick up the phone.

"Hello?" Sly said into the line, "…She's asleep in the other room, why?" Carmelita smiled, it was probably her mom, her birthday was coming up soon and her parents always tried to surprise her with a gift she wasn't exactly looking for, especially since it's things like that you cherish most in the end. They'd probably dragged Sly into the act this year.

Sly was still in the other room talking, "…Whoa, Penelope slow down and tell me what happened…Have you been crying?" Penelope? Carmelita thought, Sly doesn't know that many people, all the people Sly knew Carmelita pretty much knew too, and she certainly knew no one named Penelope. Why the only Penelope she knew was the grease monkey that Sly's old gang picked up back in Holland. But that wasn't possible, Sly remembered nothing of the Cooper Gang, the bump he took back at M's fortress saw to that.

That's when Carmelita woke up and smelled the coffee, Sly had been lying to her. Once that became clear to her, so did everything else. What better way to know if the cops were after you than to live with one? How many cops would even think to look for you if you're dead? And just how easy would it be for you to continue a job as strenuous as master thief if the one cop who'd dogged you at every turn and knew all your tricks as well as you do was traveling the world solving other crimes when she thought you were at the office typing up reports?

Sly was still talking in the other room. "You're coming here? ... That soon? Can the boat even go that fast?...Wait a minute, I feel everyone in the gang should be around to make a fair decision….Don't worry Carmelita's heading for Hong Kong tomorrow, I'll tell her the office is sending me to some business summit. I'll see you guys soon. Give Bentley my best."

Sly hung up and turned around in time to see Carmelita in the doorway, mad, with her shock pistol pointed at him. "How long have you had your memory?" she said in a voice that chilled Sly to the bone.

"Carmelita listen I-" Sly began.

"How long criminal!?" tears had begun to stream down her face.

"Ever since M's fortress."

"…Get out."

"…Carmelita-"

BOOM! Carmelita fired a warning shot off that singed the fur on his ear.

So, Sly, as painful as it was for him, left the room, Carmelita training the pistol on him the whole way. It wasn't 'til she was sure he'd left that she got on her knees and began to weep. Much like she would when she would need to provide evidence to her superiors that Sly Cooper, master thief, was once again at large.

So what did you think of that kids!? I feel it's a decent prologue. One more thing kids, remember to yell at me if I've taken too long to put the next chapter up. Please R&R!