Prologue.- In the eyes of a thief.
"When I was a little raccoon cub, my father used to say that the world was a mad place, nothing more than a dumping ground for lowlifes, corrupt politicians and criminals.
He was also a fan of saying that we Coopers were a few of those persons who still had a bit of honor. We both came from a long line of master thieves, but you might wonder 'What kind of honor can a thief have?'
Well, the answer is simple, the Cooper family was known for stealing only from master criminals, and while everyone knew our last name, the people didn't know that it was us.
Since I was eight, my father gave me the family book, the Thievius Raccoonus. Right after that, my father started training me in the ways that my ancestors had developed over the ages, I mastered each and every move in the book with relative ease within merely five years.
But sometimes, fate seemed to use me for amusement, that's why my father's training included facing my worst fears, and with heights being my second biggest fear, my father thought that throwing me off the top of the Eiffel Tower would help me get rid of it.
It didn't.
If anything, it only worsened my vertigo.
Years later, when I was 16 years old, I ran away from home, I took the Thievius Raccoonus and my old man's cane, and I started travelling throughout the world. I went through a lot, I ran into many troubles, like being chased by a mafia gang that I had tried to overthrow, serial killers going for my head, corrupt politicians that wanted to cover up their criminalistic acts by capturing the one and only Sly Cooper.
However, fate seemed to have a bit of simpathy for me as it made me find two guys which made my life much more easier and happy. One of the was a very brilliant turtle, whose name was Bentley Wiseturtle, and the other was as strong as Bentley was smart, his name was Murray, though until the date, his last name remains a mystery for everyone.
We became such good friends, that people often thought that we were brothers.
As time went on, I became many things, mainly a master thief, but I also became an Avenger, a wanted criminal, and last but not least, a complete ladiesman. During that time, I also discovered my fears, and avoided heights as much as I could, but once I turned 25, I found my biggest fear of all.
Commitment.
Many girls asked me to marry them, but luckily I always found an excuse for escaping such a horrible tie.
I know, I sound like a total jerk, but it's just that I don't feel ready for marriage.
Anyway, like I previously said, fate used me to amuse itself, because it made me go through a situation that was completely unwanted by me.
Fate made me face commitment in the most strange way.
This is the story of how my father's training of making me face my fears finally paid off. Of how fate can make your life so much more interesting by making you go through situations that you were completely unprepared for."