Battle Among Thieves
Chapter Two: Unexpected Rendezvous
Balto, Codie, and Kirby made it back to their hideout in Vancouver, happy with their accomplishment. However, they were concerned about the Cooper gang. "I'm still mad at that guy for knocking me off my board!" Kirby said, anger slowly filling his brown eyes. "I could've been run over or something!" "That is so, but apparently you just had to grab onto MY board, almost making me lose my balance, you psychotic son of a bitch!" Codie said, angry at Kirby. "It wasn't my fault! It was just instinct!" Kirby replied. "Well, then, you don't have very good instincts, now do you?" Codie replied followed by a smirk. Codie and Kirby continued arguing, driving Balto insane. "GUYS!" She yelled. "What?" "Stop it!" "'Kay." The trio had more important things to worry about, and they knew it. Balto was thinking about her encounter with Sly. "Damn good lookin' raccoon, that's for sure." She thought, fighting back the urge to smile. "Balto? Balto!" Codie said, trying to get her attention. "Oh, sorry." Balto said. "What's our next move?" "We need to find out all we can about that Cooper gang. They're gonna be trouble for us if we let them off the hook." Codie replied heading over to the computer. "Well, I'm gonna head upstairs. This wolfdog needs some sleep." Balto said, yawning. Codie eventually fell asleep a couple hours later on the computer keyboard, with new information in his head and a plan already set up.
Meanwhile, the Cooper gang was heading to Vancouver. Sly and Bentley fell asleep quickly, and Murray was doing all he could to stay awake. Sly couldn't stop thinking about the girl he ran into two nights ago. "She's kinda pretty, if you think about it. Her green eyes, her brown fur, her brownish-blonde hair – No! No, you can't get the hots for her. She's the leader of an opposing gang." However, Sly couldn't help but smile when he thought of her. He still had the hots for Carmelita, but he knew for a fact nothing could happen there. A thief and a thief just made more sense. Bentley was sleeping soundly in his wheelchair in the back when they hit a bump on the road. Startled, he woke up and couldn't go back to sleep. He started wondering about the Kodiak Gang's technology. How and why they made the hover boards, and if he could somehow acquire that technology and utilize it for suited jobs, "If they can do it, so can we." Bentley thought, turning to the computer they had in the back of the van. Being the brainiac that he is, he couldn't stay away from it, and started looking up information about this "Balto Kodiak."
Codie woke up that morning and, realizing he fell asleep on the computer keyboard, immediately sat up and remembered his plan. He immediately woke up Balto and Kirby, who were extremely mad at him for waking them up so suddenly. Balto, too tired to start making something, just put bread in the toaster and microwaved some bacon. Kirby was less tired and made him and Codie some eggs. When they were all finished making breakfast, Codie told them he had a plan. "Already? We only just got back!" Balto said, chewing on toast. "Watcha got for us, Codie?" Kirby asked, seeming to forget their previous argument. "We gotta figure out what that Cooper Gang is up to. It can have a bad effect on the upcoming operation." Codie explained. "We need a new satellite set up on the roof, and I need Kirby to help me. I've received word that they're on their way here to confront us, so I'm gonna need you to do some reconnaissance for me, Balto. It'll take them quite a bit of time to figure out exactly where we are in this city, which is time we can use to our advantage." Balto and Kirby gave Codie their undivided attention as he continued explaining.
The Cooper Gang had finally arrived in Vancouver and set up a safehouse near the beach. It was around midnight, so not many people were out and about. "Alright, here's the overall plan." Bentley said, beginning one of his slideshows. "We're all aware of what has happened several days ago. A famous "blood diamond" has been stolen from the museum in Kingston. We had intended to steal it first, but ended up losing it to the Kodiak Gang. As we are aware, they have advanced technology, demonstrated by the "hover boards" they were riding that night." Bentley dragged on and on about what happened and about the supposed history of the Kodiak Gang. After a few minutes, things got interesting again. "I have recently found out that their main base of operations, or hideout if you will, is located right here in Vancouver. Our top priority, for the time being, is to locate them and retrieve the diamond. Sly-" Sly's ears perked up hearing his name. "You'll be doing some recon for us. We need some information. You will also have to bug their hideout so we will have an ear on the inside. Murray will stay here with me as we figure out the technology used to create those hover boards of theirs." Bentley finally finished. "Finally. I get the easy gig." Sly said, a grin spreading across his face.
Little did they know that Balto had bugged their safehouse and heard everything. She was on the roof listening through a small radio she kept on hand. Balto jumped off the roof and got on her board to go tell Codie and Kirby what she heard. She had just got on her board when Sly walked out of the safehouse and saw her leaving on her board. He did as he was told by Bentley and followed Balto. Along the way, he was taking some recon photos of the board and Balto. He followed her to her hideout and wrote down the address as well as took a picture. Balto had seen him quite a while ago, but she didn't mind. "Amazing. They've been doing this for who knows how long and Sly can't tail me without being noticed." Balto thought as she stepped through the door. "Did you bug their place, Balto? Did you get any information?" Codie asked her. A grin spread across Balto's face as she told him everything she heard. "Wait, so they're after the hover board technology? How typical." Codie said calming down. Just as Codie turned around and started toward the garage, Balto stopped him. "One more thing, Codie. Sly was tailing me the whole way back. He knows where we are, now and he's gonna tell that turtle friend of his." Balto said. "That could ruin all our plans! Bentley is going to have Sly bug our hideout and he'll hear everything!" Codie said frustrated. "Right. This could get heavy, Codie." Balto replied.
A/N: I couldn't resist the Back to the Future quote at the end. So, what do you think? Think Sly and my OC, Balto, would make a good pair? Reviews are always appreciated. ;) I still don't own Sly Cooper!
