Author Note: Welcome to a brand new story. Name is Shinkou-san, and I've written so many Sly Cooper stories that is just becoming a natrual thing to keep making more stories. Feel free to check out my other stories, especially my Rioichi story. Which this story is based after cause I'm one of those people who think Henriette might be Rioichi's daughter.
Yep you heard right, this story is about Henriette 'One-eye' Cooper, But where the story begins is when being a pirate is only a big dream for young Henriette to have. Leaving home at a young age she sets off to a journey to see the ocean and find her ways across the mighty ocean for where her destiny as a Cooper begins.
Chapter 1: Dreams Begin
A young female gray Raccoon stood to a top of a hill, she took a deep breath and looked down to the town below by the ocean. She clinged tight to the bag she carried over her shoulder as her eyes widened.
"The ocean is just as beautiful as I remembered when I was little." She said to herself and started her way down into the town.
'My name is Henriette Cooper, and from my father, Rioichi, I've learned our family has an interesting background. The Cooper family is a bunch of thieves, but our golden rule is that we only steal form other thieves. Another thing about us Coopers, is that we like to dream big. That's why I'm here to this town, I someday want to sail across the many oceans of this world to see many new places. But with being a Cooper with my trusty Cooper Dagger to my side. I think being a pirate is just as great a dream to have too.'
Henriette looked around town amazed how different the architecture was different then back home. Her ears parted as eyes from the locals walked past her giving some weird stares.
'I'm pretty sure I didnt do anything since I just got here... Maybe they dont like travelers...' Henriette thought to herself and pouted, continuing on her way through town to the piers.
"Excuse me, are their any ships that travel far out across the whole ocean?" She asked, but ears backed again as the eyes of all the fishers there loked ot her confused. "I... want to travel."
She flinched as all them began to laugh.
"A young lad like you?" one wondered and kept laughing.
"I'm not lad... I'm a lass." Henriette replied, that made everyone grow silent in shock but soon busted out in laughter more then before.
"Either way, you wont last." another said.
Henriette huffed and tapped her dagger. "I think I can handle it, especially since I have this. Unlike any other, I'm a girl who can fight."
They kept laughing like this was a joke, Henriette groaned and walked off. "Urgh... Nevermind... I'll find my own way."
As she walked off her ears backed as she heard all the fisher started to make fun of her. "Hmph... thinking a girl cant do anything... I'll prove them wrong someday."
Later as the day progressed reaching its end, Henriette kept walking around town with no luck of any details or a ship to get on to start her travels at sea, she simply sighed as she looked around for a place to stay, but then her stomach growled.
"Great... I'm hungry too..." she groaned, she soon fell over as someone ran past shoving her. "Urgh... Hey! Watch it!"
She got up and dusted herself off, she stopped realizing something was missing. "My coin bag is gone?"
She huffed as one of her ears twitched, taking a deep breath. "Just my luck... Guess time to go get it back."
Instead of running off she simply walked off the direction the thief had went, observing her surroundings she took a few alternate routes. Soon coming to a fence and jumped over it landing on someone, she looked over and smiled. "Ah, there it is."
As she grabbed her coin bag she shoved off, soon looking up to the figure that towered over her growling deeply, left eye shined in the darkness, a big well-built dark-maned lion with a notched left ear and clouded blue right eye. He soon grabbed Henriette by the collar and held her up, and soon stopped growling.
"Hold on a second... You're no lad of a kid, you're a girl." He said confused.
Henriette growled getting annoyed at everyone wanting to make fun of her, and didnt even make a struggle. "Yeah and... You stole my coin bag. My mother made that. Also you want to talk about a sloppy job, its usually best if the person you steal from doesnt know they're being stolen from."
The lion stared surprised at her thieving knowledge and laughed, setting her down to her feet. "For once I'm in doubt from who I steal from, you're a smart interesting lass. How would you even know how to steal?"
Henriette rolled her eyes. "Well being interesting apparently has been a thing for me today. Where I learn all this from, is kinda a family secret. Now if you please excuse me I have to go."
The lion stepped in front of her to stop her. "If you're finding a safe place to stay around here can be difficult. So as an apology, allow me to take you somewhere to stay that for sure will be safe."
Henriette stepped back and raised an eyebrow. "How can I trust you?"
The lion sighed. "Never said these words in long time... But by pirates honor I'll keep my word."
Henriette stared and eyes widen getting excited. "W-whoa~ You're a pirate~ Please, can you tell me everything about being a pirate?"
The lion laughed on how she was acting and showed her the way to a big house.
"This place is huge!" Henriette said admiring the place.
"I have a friend that lives here, who owes me a favor. I dont mind giving my favor for your stay." He said and walked towards the place.
Henriette followed. "How does your friend owe you?"
"You sure ask a lot of questions." He looked to her and watched her ears back.
"Well here's an important question. What's your name?" She asked.
The lion stopped surprised as she asked and turned away. "Everyone calls me Allard around here."
"Mine's Henriette." Henriette told her name and smiled, and Allard couldn't help but smile back.
Author Note: Whoo! First chapter to this story done. Still feel free to check out my other stories. Also feel free to comment on what you think so far of Henriette's story. Fave, watch etc too please much appreciated.