After hours on the ocean, Sly and Carmelita were back in Paris.

"C'mon Cooper, will go the rest of the way in me car," Carmelita said getting her red car.

She had dremt about this moment before, the day she caught Cooper. In her dremas she'd be drving down the street, Cooper in chains, begging to be releashed. All the while people cheering for her as she drove by. Then when she got back to Interpol HQ all the cops would cheer and say

"Carmelita! Carmelita!"

Afterwards she'd finally pop her special bottle she'd saved for his arrest, letting the bubbly liquid shower all over her. Then Barkley would come over and say

"Carmelita you did it. Here a big reward, plus a promotion."


Yet now she didn't want any of that. For fear it would bring back Slys memory. Anyway she couninued to drive on, Cooper in the passenger seat.

"Say partner," Sly said "What's this?"

Carmelita looked over, only to see Cooper holding her special bottle.

"Oh that..." Carmeltia said freaking out a bit

"Ya, are we celebrating something?" Sly said

"Oh, yes...we're... celebrating are mission we completed on that island," Carmelita thought fast

"Wow that must've been a big job, wish I could remember it," Sly said

"I'll fill you in when he get to headquarters," Carmelita said

Soon enough they got to Interpol HQ.

"Wow, we work at a nice place," Sly said

"Yes we do," Carmelita said getting out of the car, and gulping nerviously for what her fellow officers may do once she got inside.

As she opened the front door, and the other officers saw her with Cooper, her fears came to life.

"Instantly they were all cheering, whistleing, one guy even popped a bottle of his own

"Why are they all cheering?" Sly asked. Eve though he secretly knew the answer.

"Oh they're.." Carmelita began, but just then Cheif Barkley rushed over

"Carmelita you did it, congradulation on your ca..."

Carmelita covered his mouth just then

"Barkley I need to tell you something importaint," she whispered to him "Don't let anyone take Sly away,"

She took her hand off his mouth. Barkley was very confussed now but she knew Carmelita was an honest cop, she'd never try to pull some trick with a thief as rotten as Cooper

Carmelita and Barkley could sencehow awkward that was just then. Walking down to his office with Cooper following along like it was just a regular day. All the other cops found it strange to and talked amoungst themselves about it.

Once the they got to Barkleys office Carmeliita told Sly to wait outside

"Am I in trouble?" Sly asked

"No Sly," Carmelita said "Barkley and I are just going to talk about your...Promotion, yes your ppromotion,"

"Promoti..." Carmelita then swept Barkley into his office and shut the door behind. She began to tell her boss about how Dr. M basted Sly and now he had no recollection of his past.

"He thinks he's a cop now chief," Carmelita said

Barkley didn't no how to respond to this unusual turn of events, then said

"Bring Sly in here,"

Carmelita did as she was told and brought Sly in

"Sly," Barkley said

"Yes," Sly said

"Do you know who I am?" Barkley said

"Your name's Barkley, that's all I know," Sly said

"Do you know what you were doing with Carmelita?" Barkley asked

"Carmelita said we stopped a bad guy named Dr. M," Sly said

"Do you know where you live?" Barkley asked

"No," Sly said

This little came of 20 questions lasted a big longer, and Barkley was convinced Sly's memory was totaly gone. Then said

"Wow Constable Cooper you must've really took quite a buster back on that island."

"Ya, I guess so," Sly said "Darn it's so frustrating not knowing who I am, or my family, or...anything,"

"Don't worry Sly I fill you in at your promotion celebration," Carmelita said

"Yes," Barkley said playing along with the act "Carmelita says you risked you life to save hers. So for bravery beyond the call of duty. I award you this badge. You are now Inspector Cooper,"

Barkley gave Sly a badge that looked just like the one Carmelita had

"Wow," Sly said "If only I could remember my parents phone number,"

"Um Sly," Carmelita said "You have no family,"

"Huh?" Sly said

Carmelita made up a story that Slys dad was a cop, and that one day a ganp of crooks that he busted broke into his home and killed his family. Also that he wanted to become a cop so he could help to stop evil people like that. Plus, since Sly had no home now, she said that he lived with her in an apartment. And suprisingly said that he was her boyfriend. Hence why they live together.

"Wow," Sly said "I have such an interesting life,"

"I suppose you can say that," Barkley said "Now why don't you two love birds go out an celebrate?"

"But what about are work here?" Sly asked

"Oh we can take care of things here," Barkley said

Sly then went out of his office.

"Carmelita, you coming?" Sly asked

"Just a minute honey," Carmelita said

Sly waited outside again.

Carmelita was talking to Barkley about how they were going to keep this little fake life going

"Why'd you say he lives with you?" Barkley said

"What was I suppose to say?" Carmelita argued back

"Okay," Barkley said taking a deep breath "Look I got a friend who work in home furnature, tell Sly that you two are getting your aparment redecorated, and I'll call another buddy I know to buy Sly some clothes and stuff. Good thing we got a big report on him.

"And where am I suppose to take him while all this is going on?" Carmelita said

"I don't know. Use your imagination." Barkley said

With that Carmelita took Sly out for a night of celebrating, while Barkley got to work on building Slys fake life


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