Sly 4: The Nightmare of Thieves
Chapter 1
With Bentley
Bentley woke up to knocking on his and Penelope's apartment door. The rain was pounding on the windows and he could hear thunder in the distance. As he moved away from his messy desk, Bentley looked at the clock; it was two in the morning.
Why would someone be knocking on the door this early in the morning? He thought.
When he got to the door, there was more knocking. As he unlocked the door, the knocking stopped. Bentley kept the chain on as he opened the door slowly. He almost fell out of his wheelchair as he saw who it was; it was his best friend, Murray. It's been almost 3 years since he last saw anyone in the gang, so he was surprised. He took the chain off and opened the door.
"Come in Murray."
"Thanks, little buddy," Murray said as he gave Bentley a watery smile. Tears were threatening to fall from the hippo's brown eyes.
He walked in and hugged Bentley then he sat on the couch. The turtle closed the door, and then Penelope came out of their room, with her book in hand. She rubbed her eyes, and then put her glasses on. She almost dropped her book when she saw Murray.
"Murray! It's been so long since we've seen you. How have you been?"
Murray smiled at her then he said, "I've been okay, I guess. I quit being a race car driver last year."
"Oh, so why are you here?" she asked.
"…There's something you guys need to know."
Penelope sat beside Murray and Bentley moved toward the couch.
"It's about a new enemy."
Both Penelope and Bentley stiffened.
"What do you mean?" Bentley asked.
"We need to protect Sly. A new enemy wants to destroy Sly."
"Oh no! This is bad, this is really bad," Bentley said, his hands started shaking.
"What are we going to do?" Penelope asked.
"We need to get the gang back together," Murray said softly.
Penelope quickly got off the couch and got her laptop, "I know where everyone is, everyone except Sly."
They spent the next hour finding everyone, and then Penelope sent an email to Dimitri. Bentley wrote letters to Panda King and The Guru.
"How are we going to get Sly?" Murray asked.
"I-I don't know," Bentley said to the hippo, frowning.
"I think I know where to find him," Penelope said.
"Where?" Murray and Bentley asked at the same time.
"In Paris, with his wife… Carmelita Fox."
Paris - 2 days later - With Sly
It was late in Paris, when Sly and Carmelita came back home. They were hugging and happy. They found out that Carmelita was going to have a baby girl. Sly was so excited to be a father, Carmelita was happy.
"I'm so happy," Sly said before he kissed his wife's nose.
The fox smiled then hugged him.
"Me too," she said into his shoulder.
"You're going to be a wonderful mother," Sly said as he kissed Carmelita on the forehead.
"And you're going to be a great father," she said as she hugged him tightly.
They took their jackets off and then went into the kitchen and Sly began making dinner.
"So what's for dinner?"
"Spaghetti."
She smiled then kissed him on the cheek. She sat down at the table.
After they ate, they watched the news. It was showing more about a robbery that was linked to no one. The police and the museum employs called the thief "The Shadow". The thief was never seen and no one ever knew where to find the thief.
Sly was reminded of himself. He remembered his days as Sly Cooper the thief, not Constable Cooper. He missed his days as a thief. He liked being a cop with his wife, but it wasn't like being with his brothers. Sly didn't like pretending that he didn't remember anything about being a thief. He missed his brothers, Bentley and Murray; Sly missed all of the adventures and the heists. He felt alone thinking about all of the good times with the Cooper gang. He felt bad for leaving the gang without saying goodbye, without explaining why he was leaving.
Carmelita fell asleep so Sly carried her to their bedroom and laid her on the bed. He smiled at her then walked to his window. He opened it and felt a breeze on his face. It was a cool night in Paris. Sly remembered the old days in Paris when Carmelita would chase him, but he would get away in the nick of time. Murray, Bentley, and Sly would laugh at the way Carmelita yelled that one day she would capture him.
Sly missed his friends; he wondered what they were doing now.
The raccoon sighed then closed the window again. He needed to take a walk.
He grabbed his coat and went outside.
Sly walked around the quiet city not really paying attention to where he was going.
Little did he know, he was being watched.
Paris - In an Alleyway
It was around midnight, the moon high, and the stars bright. It was quiet, peaceful. It seemed as though nobody was around…
A green eyed panther was hiding in the shadows of an alleyway as the police cruised by, patrolling the area. They couldn't see him due to his pitch black fur and his dark clothing.
The panther had two swords in his black belt. His left hand rested on them as he watched the patrol cars pass by. He keened his hearing to listen to the sounds of Paris.
His name was Leonardo Sanders. He was known as the World's Greatest Swordsman. He was a criminal, a "cold blooded killer" according to the cops. Leo had been a criminal for eleven years. He had never been caught. He was never found. He never stayed in one place for too long, it was too dangerous. Of course there had been close calls for him getting caught, but he always escaped.
Leo felt on edge, he was dangerously close to the police station. He felt stupid for coming down this way, but it was the only way he could get to his safe house.
The panther saw that the coast was clear and walked out of the alley, but then he saw a woman turn the corner and began walking towards him. Leo cursed under his breath and then slid into the alley again. He watched as the woman paused then she walked into the alley. Leo didn't realize who it was until she removed her hood.
Her big dark brown eyes were staring into his bright green ones, as if she was staring into his soul. Her long brown hair was in a messy bun. Her golden fur shone in the moonlight. She was smirking. She looked evil.
Jade Edwards.
"Hello, Leonardo."
She stood in front of him as he stared at the lioness with wide eyes. He was in shock.
"Leo, you look like you've seen a ghost," Jade said as she touched his face, smirking again.
"I think I'm looking at one," he replied without emotion.
Jade threw her head back and laughed. Leo had always hated her laugh, ever since her best friend/partner died.
"Haven't you ever heard of a stage death? I know you have… you've done it before. It's to get away from everyone. You are such a coward. You always will be a coward."
Leo gritted his teeth and then said, "I thought I was a womanizer."
"Oh, don't worry you still are and you will never change," the lioness said, winking at him.
Leo rolled his eyes, "What do you want?"
The lioness looked at the street then grabbed the panther by the collar of his leather jacket. He grunted when she pulled him through the alleyway.
She stopped walking then turned to him, pressing him into the wall.
"I want you to join me."
"For what?" the panther asked suspiciously, he never really trusted her, he never really trusted anyone any more.
"To bring down Sly Cooper and his sidekicks, Bentley and Murray. They ruined my best friend; she died because of Sly Cooper. Neyla would want me to get revenge on them," Jade said, staring into his eyes. Leo could see something evil in her eyes. He also saw pain flicker through them when she mentioned Neyla's name. But when Leo heard the names of the people Jade wanted to kill, he froze.
Sly, Bentley, and Murray used to be his best friends. They met at Happy Camper Orphanage and were never separated, until the night when shedied, the girl Leo loved, Clara. The night she died, Leo ran away. He left his friends behind, left his family behind, left his life behind; he hurt Sly when the raccoon tried stopping Leo from leaving. The last thing he said to his best friend was, "I'll never see you again."
Leo's eyes narrowed, "Why do you want me to help you? Do you remember what happened the last time we worked together?"
Jade smiled, then replied, "Well because you're strong and I know that you and Cooper were once buddies, it would hurt him to know that one of his best friends was part of the reason he was defeated."
Leo looked into her cold eyes with an expression that was colder than hers. His bright green eyes went dark and chilly, it was as though the swords on his belt were going through the lioness, but she held a shiver back.
"No…I have no reason to destroySly."
Jade's lip twitched in anger.
"So you're choosing his side?"
"I'm not choosing sides."
Jade took a knife from her belt then held it to Leo's throat. Leo just stared at her; he didn't even try to block her attack.
"I'll let you go this time, but the next time I see you, its chose or die. Got it?"
"What was the point of holding the knife to my neck then?"
She pushed the knife harder so it dug into his throat, drawing blood. He winced slightly, but didn't try to move away.
"Don't you dare be a smart ass with me," she warned.
Leo just rolled his eyes then she took the knife away from his throat then placed it back into her black sweatshirt pocket.
She left without another word, which he was glad, he hated her.
Looks like I'm on the run again,he thought as he watched her leave the alley.
Back to Sly
Sly heard something behind him. He turned but didn't see anything. He shook his head then continued walking. Then he heard it again, this time when he turned he saw something familiar. He picked it up; it was one of his old calling card.
What the hell is this doing here? Sly thought to himself.
He was about to throw it away when he saw something attached to it. Sly turned it over. It was a note: Sly I know this is sudden, but you are in danger. You need to leave Paris soon, or you will die. Meet me here in an hour. See ya then little buddy.
The note had an address on it and then Sly realized it was one of the old safe houses that the gang used. The raccoon felt his heart stop.
Wasn't the gang angry at him for leaving?
If so, why did they care?
Should he go?
He knew that they were right; he could feel it in his gut that he was in danger. He was going to trust his gut. He began walking; being careful that no one was following him.
Back to Leo
Leo knew that if he didn't hurry and leave Paris, Jade would find him. He would have to pack lightly to get away faster. He would only bring things he needed, weapons, clothing and money.
Leo already packed his suitcase with clothing and he had his wallet in his car.
All he need now was his weapons.
Leo didn't go anywhere without his swords, but he knew he would need more than his swords to make sure Jade never caught him.
Leo packed his crossbow and a few guns. He put them all in his black Ferrari, and then hurried to get all of his important things. He got his maps and all of his books and research. He got his laptop and put it in his car. Leo looked around his apartment then went to his computer. He was grateful that he copied all of the information onto his laptop, now all he had to do was destroy his computer, maybe his apartment.
Leo decided it would be best to destroy his apartment. Leo knew he was going to regret this but it had to be done.
He went into his kitchen and got all of the alcohol he could find and then he took one of his sword that was strapped to his belt, and cut the gas tank that was in the kitchen. He then went into his room and dumped alcohol onto his bed and curtains; he made sure that there was a trail of alcohol leading to the kitchen before he took out a match and lit his last cigarette then threw the box of matches and cigarettes into the puddle of gasoline on the floor.
There's a good way to quit.
He threw the match to the ground then ran as his apartment caught on fire.
He got into his car and drove off, not even looking back.
"I hope Jade likes the message I left her," Leo said to himself, smirking.
With Jade
She was beyond angry when she got to Leo's apartment, not only finding that he was gone, but that he burnt his apartment. He left her a message to; it was a message that would piss anyone off. When he poured alcohol on his bed, he spelt out the word "bitch."
Jade felt like she could kill anyone. She would kill Leo the next time she saw him. It was better for her if Leo was dead. If he was dead he wouldn't be able to join forces with Sly.
"Boss, he destroyed what you were looking for," a young male dingo with bright blue eyes, said as he looked at Jade.
She turned to him and sighed.
"I know he did Kyle. He loves pissing me off."
The dingo nodded then went back into Leo's apartment.
"He loves pissing everyone off," a big shadow said behind Jade. She turned and saw a big black bear behind her. She smiled at Dalton Brooks.
Dalton Brooks was once Leo's team mate, before Leo got Dalton arrested. Jade had found Dalton in a bar, drunk and talking about the swordsman that he would kill one day. Jade knew that the black eyed bear was talking about Leo. At first she didn't want to ask Leo's ex-partner to team up with her, but then she thought that if she teamed up with Dalton, she would be able to find Leo and then she would have a strong team to destroy the Cooper Gang.
"I want you to hunt him. I know you won't hesitate to kill him," the lioness said to the bear.
Dalton smirked, "My pleasure, Boss."
Dalton jumped into his old dark blue truck.
"Wait, I want Robert to go with you. I know you both hate Leo," Jade said as a brown rat with light brown eyes came out of Leo's burned apartment.
Robert had to hide a whimper when he heard Leo's name. Robert Tony hated Leo with a strong passion, but he was terrified of him, ever since Leo defeated him in a fight, giving the rat a scar on the side of his face. Robert hated Leo and was reminded of it every morning he woke up.
"Oh, I will get him for what he did to me," Robert said, hiding his fear.
Jade smiled evilly as Robert got into Dalton's truck.
She would get her revenge on the panther soon enough.
I edited this and I will be editing all of the chapters. I was reading it to update the new chapters and realized there are tons of mistakes, so I decided I'll edit and maybe add more details on the characters.
