Pacific Ocean. 50 miles from Byron Bay, Australia. 12:39 PM.
Holding onto the newly acquired treasure chest, the "Disco Diver" began to swim toward the surface, careful to equalize pressure as he rose. He located the shadow of the boat where his crew was waiting patiently for his return. The iguana thought he would have a little fun with his crew, and rose slowly to the surface, careful not to give any indication when he broke the surface.
As he looked into the boat, the cameras were turned off and the crew was enjoying lunch. A young female bunny was sitting upon the edge of the boat, eating a salad. The diver, holding onto the chest with one hand and reaching up with the other, grabbed the bunny's belt and pulled her into the water. The bunny didn't have any time to even yelp, and she splashed wildly as she came to the realization of what happened. The bunny resurfaced, then immediately began to splash her attacker. "Dimitri Lousteau! You son-of-a-gun! My phone was in my pocket!" The bunny yelled with her southern drawl. She began to wrestle with Dimitri in the deep water. The iguana, having trouble staying afloat, threw the treasure onto the boat then turned his full attention to the bunny hanging around his neck.
"Baby, I already know that with this treasure, we can buy enough phones to fill this boat." The iguana pulled the beautiful bunny off his shoulders and threw her back into the water. Katie immediately began to splash Dimitri again, then held Dimitri's hands in defense. Both combatants eased, and Dimitri pulled his girlfriend in for a long kiss. They hadn't been dating long, but Dimitri always cherished these moments. He deepened the kiss and the couple were completely lost in each other.
"Oi! You blokes need to get outta there, ya know that we got the barbie fired up on the mainland, I forgot my lunch so you two lovebirds can finish this up in yer own private residence." Skip, the producer of Disco Diver, was a short Australian Shepherd who didn't have much patience, especially when it came to his appetite. The wet companions slowly climbed into the boat, and gazed upon the treasure chest.
The camera crew was standing at the ready, slowly trained upon Dimitri and Katie as they opened the box and gazed upon their prize. Katie was the first to reach into the chest, letting gold coins slip through her fingers and back into the box. Dimitri sat back against the side of the boat, astonished. Katie looked back at her boyfriend, confused. "What's wrong Dimitri? Ya said that this chest was gonna have gold, and there is definitely gold in that chest, so why ya lookin' like that?"
Dimitri began to chuckle, which turned into a borderline-hysterical laugh. "There was so many of these wooden marvels, Dimitri on his best day couldn't number them." Katie's hands immediately went to her mouth, then a slight squeal escaped her lips as she leapt into Dimitri's arms. "We are rich, baby!" Dimitri couldn't believe his luck, this was the biggest find of his entire career, given that all the other chests contained similar contents.
Skip smiled at them, then pointed at the cameraman to focus on the chest full of gold. The treasure chest was full of gold pieces, along with other various treasures. The captain of the boat fired up the engine and sped back toward the shore.
Katie sat down on Dimitri's lap, and whispered to him "This is huge for us hun, it's amazin'."
"Although the loot was extremely lucky, I think that I could possibly get lucky again tonight, no?" Dimitri smirked at his girlfriend, as Katie rolled her eyes. The bunny nodded, then cuddled up against Dimitri as they looked across the waves that the boat was speeding across.
Dimitri was standing beside the captain, gazing at the approaching shoreline. It was later in the afternoon, and the sun was beating down upon the crew. All of them were eager to get back to their hotel and enjoy sorting their loot. Dimitri was transfixed by the lighthouse, standing dominantly over the bay. The boat slowed down as it approached the no-wake zone, and Dimitri snapped out of his trance. He stepped onto the rail of the boat, posing for another shot for the cameraman. Holding his chin high, he looked toward the docks as the cameraman zoomed in for a close up.
As Dimitri was posing, he noticed two figures on the docks. One was noticeably taller than the other. In fact, it appeared that one of the figures was sitting down in a chair. The camera caught Dimitri's eyes growing wide, then Dimitri jumped from the rail and rushed over to his personal bag. After digging through the contents, he finally located his prize: Dimitri's old binocucom. Turning it on, he looked back at the docks, and his initial thoughts were confirmed. "The Turtle? Main Man Murray? Que font-ils ici?" He realized that it was only two-thirds of the original gang, then came to the conclusion that they still had not found Sly Cooper.
The cameraman was still trained upon Dimitri's saddened face. Dimitri looked up, then became angry. "Turn your eyes away, you small-minded mutt. Have you no perspective? Dimitri needs some alone time." The iguana pushed the cameraman out of the way, then stormed once again to the railing, looking toward his friends. Once the boat was close enough, Dimitri leapt onto the dock, then briskly walked to Bentley and Murray. Once he reached them, he embraced each with a hug. "Murray! Bentley! Long time no thieving, eh?" The trio had a small chuckle, then they walked toward the hotel.
Katie had been looking for Dimitri for close to an hour, not finding him in the casino, the restaurant, or their hotel room. Defeated, she began to walk toward her room once more. As she turned the corner, she saw a hotel employee delivering room service to a large, pink hippo. The hippo thanked the employee and returned to his room, shutting the door behind him. Katie continued to walk past the employee and toward her own room when she stopped in her tracks. Was that the hippo that she saw Dimitri with earlier? She was fairly certain it was. She walked slowly back to the hippo's room. Taking her cowboy hat off her head, she pressed her long ear against the door, trying to pick up any of the conversation inside. She heard three voices, one of them being Dimitri's. Katie couldn't make out everything they were discussing, catching only bits and pieces. "...we think we found him...no we aren't completely certain….we have to go to Giza…"
"Giza?" Katie whispered to herself. She had never been to Egypt, and she couldn't think of who the hippo and his friend had "found". She listened again to their conversation, this time Dimitri was the loudest voice in the room.
"...biggest find of my life….can't leave...Katie would kill me if she knew…" Katie stepped away from the door. Why couldn't she know about what Dimitri was doing? Did he not trust her? Curious to understand what was going on, Katie placed her hat back on her head and knocked briskly on the door.
Once again, the hippo opened the door. "Hello? Oh, uh, hi there...um, you don't look like an employee." The large hippo looked up and down at Katie, and he blushed at the bunny. Her cowboy hat was on top of her blonde hair that waved to her shoulders. Her plaid shirt was tied into a knot midway down, exposing her grey chest and tummy. Her shorts only were a few inches long, her plushy tail coming out of the back. Her long legs sported red high heels at her feet.
Katie was accustomed to this reaction, and was not flustered by it. "I need to talk to Dimitri." The hippo paused, then turned into the room. Katie looked past Murray and saw her boyfriend smoking a cigarette on the couch, talking to a turtle who was in a wheelchair. She brushed past the hippo and stomped over to Dimitri. "What exactly do you think y'all doing? Makin' plans for Giza after the haul we just discovered?" She crossed her arms, waiting impatiently for an answer.
Dimitri took a long draw from his cigarette, and extended a hand to Bentley. "Katie, allow me to introduce you to some buddies, Bentley and Murray. Bentley, tell her the words you blessed upon my ears." Bentley was looking up at Katie, her arms folded impatiently, in the same awe that transfixed Murray in the doorway.
"Uh, yes, I'm sorry to inform you but we have urgent business that requires Dimitri in Egypt immediately, we want to shoot a promo for the next season of 'Disco Diver' with the pyramids in the background. We only bought one ticket on the plane but he needs to come with us promptly." Bentley smiled nervously, and the hulking figure, still standing in the doorway, was expressionless.
Katie looked sternly into Bentley's spectacles, and frowned at him. "I don't buy that crap, mister, so y'all better give it to me straight before I shove my four-inch heels right up y'alls tails." Bentley froze, then pleaded to Dimitri.
A slight grin appeared on the iguana's face. "She sees through lies like diamonds, I tell you, shining diamonds." He buried the cigarette into a nearby ashtray and took Katie's hand, looking into her brown eyes. "Baby, we might have found a long lost friend, and these unfashionable men need my help to get him back." Bentley rolled his eyes, but Dimitri didn't notice. "If I don't leave with them now we may never find him. We made it rich, baby, the find of our lives, but I have to do this. You can stay here and wait until I return, then we can go get the treasure and retire from the business and get that ranch that you always wanted, but baby you have to let me go."
Katie looked at her boyfriend, then at the rest of the Cooper gang. She sighed, then spoke to the group. "If y'all want to take Dimitri to Giza, then y'all gotta bring me too."
"Done." Bentley said quietly. Dimitri rose to protest, but Bentley held a hand up, silencing him. "Pack your bags, we leave tomorrow morning."
Katie smiled, showing off her white teeth. "Yay! I can't wait!" She looked back at Dimitri, expression changing from glee to displeasure. "I'll see you in our room, ten minutes." She turned toward the door, with all three men watching in hypnotized attraction.
After she shut the door, Dimitri was the first to snap out of his trance. "Turtle! Why you letting her in on our gang?" Bentley leaned back in his chair and shrugged.
"She could be extremely valuable to our operation, we always could use a lookout or a reconnaissance photographer."
"I do not wish to have Katie being involved in anything to do with this gang. As far as she knows, I have been diving my entire life."
Murray walked over to the fridge, looking for something to eat. After finding a slice of pie that he had bought earlier that day, he gulped it down in a single bite. Licking his fingers, he flopped onto the couch beside Dimitri. "Man, you haven't even told her about us or the gang or Kaine Island or when you…" Murray paused, looking at Dimitri, who was growing annoyed. "...were forging paintings and running your nightclub."
Dimitri stood up, furious. "And it's going to stay that way, dig?" Dimitri stormed over to the door, opened it wide, then slammed it shut behind him. Pausing outside the door, Dimitri took a deep breath, relaxing. "Take a chill pill, bro." he murmured to himself. Calling back to his friends, he yelled through the door, "What time do we leave?"
Bentley replied "Six A.M., in the lobby. Don't be late!" Dimitri nodded to himself, then strolled nervously to his room, where a long scolding from Katie awaited him that night.