A/N: Hi! I'm SetoshiArenhariKai! Now, without further ado, I present Sly 4: The Sinister Seven.
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Prologue, Part 1
Paris, France. Louvre Museum. 1:10 a.m.
Guards walked back and forth as they counted the minutes until their plan was to commence. A night at a museum was one of the most boring jobs ever to exist, with all the high tech security and such. They thanked God that once their plan was finished that they never had to work again.
1:15.
One of the guards nodded to another and he slipped to a closet door. Knock, knock, knock. A group of rats stepped out of the cramped closet and into the open. It took years of planning, bribing, and practicing to prepare for this heist. And it was all gonna pay off. One rat, dressed as if he was the leader made several hand signs and they all split into pairs. Each of the rats and the former guards were armed with the latest technology in thievery so this job would be a piece of cake. Laser cutters, code decipherers, grappling hooks… basically the works.
The leader and his apprentice ran through the museum, security disabled since 10 o'clock. They pocketed whatever they could get their hands on. As the apprentice stuffed his bag, the leader froze at the big prize. The painting worth it all. The Mona Lisa.
This renowned painting was the inspiration of the heist. It was worth enough to ensure a really early retirement. He took out his laser cutter and slowly approached the display case. He wanted to savor the moment. He slowly raised the cutter as his thumb approached the trigger. Suddenly, as if he had a sixth sense, the hairs on the back of his neck rose. He spun around just in time to see a shock pistol.
*ZAP!*
The apprentice spun around to the see disturbance before him too was shocked by the pistol. He thought it was Inspector Fox. But the pistol was blue, and the person was a Raccoon.
Several ape mercenaries jumped from the open roof hatch followed by a feminine figure.
"Excellent work Inspector Cooper." Carmelita congratulated as she walked up beside him.
"Inspector Cooper? Do you have to be so formal Carmelita? We don't have to be professional on the job." Sly said, reloading his shock pistol.
"Sorry Sly, old habits die hard." She apologized. Suddenly, a rat ran into the room to check what all the commotion was; his eyes widened.
"Oh non! Les policiers sont arrivés! Notre leader est tombé! Run! Run avec ce que vous avez volé!" Oh no! The police are here! Our leader has fallen! Run! Run with what you stole! The rat tried to run, but Carmelita whipped out her red shock pistol and zapped the crap out of him.
"Just another day." She said.
"Yup, just another day for Sly Cooper and Carmelita Fox." Sly said. The dynamic duo charged followed by the mercenaries to take down the other heist members.
Sly:
Ah the lovely Carmelita; even more lovely when she's angry. After rounding up those crooks at the Louvre, we went to dinner and a show. It was nice to finally be with her. But, I'm getting ahead of myself.
My name is Sly Cooper. I come from a long line of master thieves called the Cooper Clan. All of the notes and adventures of each of my ancestors were written in a book called the Thievius Raccoonus. On the night that I was to inherit the book, five visitors came unannounced to our door. The Fiendish Five were a group of criminals that had it out for my father. Led by Clockwork, the five overpowered my parents and ransacked the place until they found what they were looking for- The Thievius Raccoonus. Clockwork spared me to make an example that the Cooper Clan would be nothing without the book.
I was dumped in an orphanage where I met my two best friends- Bentley, the brains of the outfit; and Murray, the brawn. Together, we took down the Fiendish Five and reclaimed the book of my ancestors.
About two years later, we set out to steal and destroy the remains of life's greatest threat- Clockwork. Unfortunately, they were already stolen by a group of villains known as the Klaww Gang. They wanted the parts for their own personal gain. So, together we took down the Klaww Gang and destroyed the Clockwork parts. But… the destroying the parts cost Bentley his legs. Murray blamed himself and left the group.
Time passed, and then we learned about the Cooper Vault. All of what my family stole over the years accumulated into one ancient vault. The only key for it was my family cane. So, Bentley and I set out for the vault. Turns out that a madman called Doctor M. already set up shop there. Doctor M. used to be the brains for my father's team when he was still around. But, he didn't think he was appreciated enough, so he left the gang.
He built a fortress tighter than Fort Knox around the vault. He spent years trying to open that one vault, becoming more anxious every passing year. Bentley and I knew we needed more than our skills to open the vault. So, we rounded up Murray, and put together a gang.
The Guru, an aborigine who taught Murray the ways of "The Dreamtime" when he left the gang. Penelope, a girl who dressed up as "The Black Baron" and ran the "Aces Tournament"; she's now Bentley's girlfriend. Panda King, a fireworks expert who used to work for the Fiendish Five and is now reformed. Dimitri, a guy who's all about style; he's the frogman of the group.
Together, we invaded Doctor M.'s fortress and made it to the vault. But, before I could open it, Doctor M. caught on to our scheme. If Carmelita hadn't showed up when she did, I would have been mutant food. After a little work, we made it to the vault. I fought Doctor M. and nearly lost Carmelita.
I faked amnesia after I took a blow from Doctor M. so I could be with her. I left my gear for the gang to find. Every now and then I see Bentley checking up on how things are going. Knowing him, he's probably figured out that I still have my memory.
So far, everything seems to be going well… but I can't shake the feeling that something bad is about to happen…
Sly and Carmelita walk away from the museum as guards throw criminals into a prison van. As Sly climbs into the driver's seat of the car, he glances up to see a familiar figure wheeling away on the rooftops…
Bentley wheeled into the safe house and hung his coat on a hanger next to the door. The living room had two reclining chairs and a sofa with a plasma screen TV on the wall (*); a potted plant sat in the corner.
"Well, things seem well with Sly. Now time to get to work on that time machine." He wheeled over to the basement door and used his thrusters to hover down the stairs. It was a simple basement, only a computer for the machine programs and a table with what was built so far of the machine. Penelope stood next to the table.
"Hey Bentley! So, how are things with Sly and Carmelita?" Penelope asked as she worked on the body for the time machine.
"Just fine. Everything has been going great with everybody so far. Now if only our time machine could go great." Bentley wheeled over to a computer and began working on codes for the time machine. What was it that made time travel possible? How can you make yourself move though time… wait… "THAT'S IT!"
Penelope jumped in surprise at Bentley's sudden outburst. "What's it?"
"You don't move THROUGH time, time moves AROUND you (**)!" Bentley typed up new codes and a golden disk popped out of the computer. He picked up the disk. "This is the secret of time travel!"
"I can't believe it! Once I finish the body for the machine, we can actually time travel!" Bentley handed her the disk and she looked at it with awe. But, suddenly the grease from her working on the body made the disk slip from her hands.
*Shatter*
"Oh no! Bentley, I'm so sorry!" Penelope was horrified that she forgot to wipe her hands. Bentley only smiled.
"It's okay Penelope; I have a copy of the program on the computer still. A good scientist always has a copy." Penelope sighed with relief and hugged him.
"Next time I'll be careful." Penelope walked back to the machine and continued work on it. Bentley wheeled over to the computer, popped in a new disk, and opened the code files for the time machine. A good scientist always has a copy. Always has a copy. Copy… Wait… could he? No… too long of a time distance… he would have come back by now… but…
Location Unknown.
Deep underground was a laboratory filled with machines with purposes that no being could comprehend. Inside were six people, if you can call them people. If this was the actual game, you would recognize them as Sir Raleigh, Muggshot, Mz. Ruby, Rajan, The Contessa, and Jean Bison. Raleigh stood up in front of the group with a computer behind him.
"This evening, we are gathered here for a most momentous occasion." He started.
"Ah, shut up and get to the good part!" Jean Bison waved his staff in the air.
"Oh yeah! I can defiantly get along with THIS guy! That frog talks too much!" Muggshot waved one gun in the air while he wrapped his other arm around Bison.
"Will you two blathering idiots be quiet? Your insignificant brains are too loud!" The Contessa brought her claws to her ears.
"Maybe my voodoo magic will shut them up!" Mz. Ruby pulled out a book and began searching for a spell.
"Will you all SHUT UP!" Rajan summoned a thunder bolt that landed REAL close (***).
"Thank you Rajan. It is unfortunate, although, that the Panda King and Dimitri could not join us… those traitors." Raleigh sighed as the others jeered about how they joined Sly and the gang. Once they silenced, he continued. "Long ago, we were great clans led by the enigma known as Clockwork, until that brat with the cane foiled our plots." He then gestured to the large computer behind him. "During his life, Clockwork streamed live data to this computer. All of his memories are within the servers of this console. And now, by the press of this button, he will live again!"
Raleigh pressed a button and then the silhouette of the enigma appeared on screen. "I… live? Ah, I see now. The backup has been activated. Raleigh, is that you? How long has it been since that brat tiger tried to fuse herself with me?" The visage of Clockwork spoke, as if nothing else mattered. The former Klaww Gang members quivered in fear while the former Fiendish Five members rejoiced at the revival of their leader.
"It has been approximately four years, seven months, two weeks, three days, seven hours-"
"Shut up Raleigh. Who are those?" The camera above the computer pointed to the former Klaww Gang members.
"Those guys tried to bring you back. They call themselves the 'Klaww Gang'." Mz. Ruby explained.
"The claw gang? Huh? Where's Panda King? Is he sick or something?" Clockwork questioned.
"He betrayed us. He works with that runt and his gang now. You should have let me pop lead in him when I had the chance." Muggshot said, remembering when he tried to shoot Sly through the head when they first got the Thievius Raccoonus.
"I should have known. He had too much honor for his own good. But we shall not worry about that, because now, the Fiendish Five is reborn!" Clockwork said with joy.
"I may have a slower mind than you other guys, but uhhh, there's seven of us." Jean Bison said.
"So what are we then? The Fiendish Klaww?" The Contessa asked.
"How about, the Sinister Seven?" Rajan thought.
"Sinister Seven… interesting… and together, we will finally end the existence of Sly Cooper and his pathetic gang. Where is he by the way?" Clockwork's visage inquired.
"According to my research, Cooper has joined Interpol under the guise that he has amnesia." Raleigh said.
"Send him a message. A big message. Oh, and blow his cover while you're at it." The newly formed Sinister Seven members smirked. "It is time for our revenge."
A/N: Hope you liked it! Next time, the revival of the Cooper Gang! See you soon!
(*): Hey, they are thieves.
(**): Guess what that's based off of.
(***): Wait, aren't they inside an underground laboratory on an island in the Pacific Ocean? There's a roof, where'd the lightning come from?