A theif that changed my life -prolouge
Avery sat alone at her desk, pushing a pencil back and forth, bored out of her mind. She was a snow leopard, with short hair (dyed red) and green eyes.
"Avery!" Her step sister, Carmelita, busted in, scaring her senseless.
"What is it, carm?" She asked.
"I finally tracked down Cooper!"
"Cooper? The same guy you've been rambling on about for the past few weeks?"
"Yeah, he's in Cario."
"Umm, how do you know that?"
"He stole the clockwerk parts, and he's bound to finish the job. So load up, we're going to Eygpt!" She exclaimed, running out. Avery sighed heavily and looked out the window.
"What have I gotten myself into?"
Sly
Getting to the clockwerk exhibit wasn't going to be easy, he sat down with his team at the cafe in the museum (in tourist clothes, no less) and looked at his friends sadly.
"No dice, this place is crawling with so much security, not even a snake could get in without setting off alarms." Sly explained, slouching down in his seat. He perked up when he heard a soft voice say-
"No! I know carm, but this isn't the time. I don't see the arrogant racoon you told me about."
I'm arrogant? Sly thought. He then walked over to the snow leopard that just hung up her phone and was looking at the crystal sword that laid in its case, having a gleam in her eye that screamed theif. She touched the glass.
"Sorry, ma'am, but I don't think you're supposed to touch the glass." Sly said, scaring her. She jumped. She turned and noticed him.
"Sorry 'sir' but I don't think you're supposed to scare girls." She scoffed, crossing her arms. Sly gave her a cocky grin.
"I'm sly, sly Cooper"
"And I'm gonna go. Seeya later, racoon. " she turned, storming towards her car, which he assumed was the sporting black el Camino. He sat right back down.
"What was that about sly?"
"She had this thieving look, but she was a cop."
"cops and robbers don't mix, sly. Don't you remember Carmelita? " his friend, bentley asked behind a newspaper.
"Yeah, trying to forget her."
"By another cop?" bentley asked, incredulous. Sly felt his front pocket, only to pull out a slip of paper with a number scrawled to it, along with a note-
I know who you are, Cooper. And it seems like you have no idea who I am or what I can do. So I believe that you can help me, and I can help you. Clockwerk must be stopped, and I can help. Call me if you're interested.
Avery Fox
Sly smirked as he called for his friend.
"Oh bentley,"
Avery
She stood near the entrance of the museum, looking out for the Cooper van. She actually stood above the entrance, on the wire above. When they pulled in, she saw sly sneak in. She followed him.
"Psst racoon." She poked him, and he turned around. He didn't recognize her untill she pulled her hood down.
"So you did come?" sly asked. Avery snorted.
" 'course I did. Now, sly we need to get up higher. " she pointed to where an elevator was. She then jumped on a drum, run across a hanging skeleton of a dinosaur, then landed on the top floor. Sly copied her, only to be surprised when bently wasn't there yet. Finally the turtle arrived, nodding at sly and looking at Avery quizzically.
"What're looking at, turtle?"
"Um, sly, what is a cop doing here?"
"Cop is more like a day job. At night I'm a world class theif. Well, until a certain cop busted me." She explained as the turtle worked on the security. When it disappeared, Avery smirked.
"Nice one turtle."
"Bentley." He corrected, annoyed.
"I knew that." She said smoothly, walking to the balcony. She crossed it with ease, sly following her. As she got to the gated balcony, a voice startled her as a pink hippo dropped down. Avery clenched her fists as she got into a defensive position. Sly only chuckled.
"What's so funny, racoon?" She asked, getting out of her position.
"Oh, this is Murray, he likes to make a great entrance."
"Well his 'great entrance' could've alerted some guards or even worse, Carmelita." She shuddered.
"You're afraid of her?"
"You're not? Crazy ass racoon. " she muttered the last part. She shook her head as Murray lifted the bars. He then threw a barrel at the other laser wall, across yet another gap. Avery rolled her eyes.
"After you, ringtail" she sang, following sly.
Carmelita
Her and constable neyla waited for what seemed forever for that thieving racoon and when she opened the sarcophagus, she did not expect Cooper to have a female partner. She was covered by a over that, she faced Cooper.
"Freeze, Cooper!"
"Inspector Fox, as beautiful and unpredictable as ever."
"Whereas you crooks are so predictable. You always return to the scene of the crime."
"What crime? I haven't stole anything. Yet."
"I couldn't have been him, Carmelita, the methods of entry were not like the case file shows, it suggests that the klaaw gang had something to do with it. "
"What are you saying?"
"All I'm saying is that Cooper isn't the only theif."
"Constable neyla, I let you join me in this stake out for a favor for the contessa. Now-" but they were already slipping away.
"Cooper! After them!" she yelled. the girl laughed.
"Same old carm. Let's go, raccoon." they ran, and slipped away at the last minute.
"Damn it, Cooper!" She yelled. She stood,and looked at neyla.
"I had no idea that cooper had a girlfriend."
"Neither did i" Carmelita said sadly.