Sorry that I have been gone for so long guys. *booing and tomato throwing* Well, at least I have something for salsa! Anyways, before this chapter starts, I just want to give credit where credit is due. The reason I started writing this story for this website is because of one writer here, Midna4532. She is responsible for many stories, but her most famous story is her "Link and Midna Come Alive" series. Her stories inspired me to express myself on this website! If you haven't read her stories yet, go and check her out, you won't regret it! Especially if you are a Legend of Zelda fan! Now with that out of the way, let's get back where we left off!

Chapter six; The inner thief awakens

Carmelita's POV

"THIEF! GET BACK HERE!" I yelled. I have been chasing this random criminal for almost half an hour. Actually, scratch that. I have been chasing this high class criminal for almost half an hour! The criminal I was tailing was a middle-aged ring-tailed lemur. He is running away from me with three stolen items. One was the "Diamond Tear," which I thought was in that criminal, Sly Cooper's possession. The second was Sly's signature cane, which I found very surprising. Sly Cooper always had that cane with him, no matter where he went. The last was Sly's book, which was very important to him.

I didn't know how he was able to steal all of those things from Sly, but I did know that he was going to be in jail for a long time. Just the Diamond Tear alone was thousands of stolen money. Who knows how much the other two cost?! Part of me wanted to do this for Sly too, but I quickly shook off the thought of that low life criminal! He handcuffed me to a rail by a volcano!

After chasing a little more, a train suddenly came out of nowhere, and we were separated. Between the gaps of the cars, I could see what he was doing. He was going to jump on the train, so I was going to do that too. I started to run with the train, looking for an open train car. When I finally found one though, I tripped over a dip in the trail. The thief had got away.

"I'LL GET YOU THIEF! JUST YOU WAIT!" I yelled. I then saw him look out of the train car, wave, then close it behind him. This man was just as slick as Cooper! This made me even more aggravated, and I yelled so loud that people from across Paris could hear me.

The backup I called for finally showed up, and they quickly rushed over to me. One of our new recruits, a female feline named Neyla, came up to me. "Inspector Fox, where is the criminal you said you needed help with?" she asked.

"He escaped Neyla, on the train over there." I pointed to the train that was speeding away.

"Yikes! You do realize that you will have to report this to the chief, right?" Neyla asked. The chief, oh god I haven't even thought about him! He will be really mad about this! I haven't had a slip up like this ever since that encounter with Cooper in Bombay!

I sighed. "Yes Neyla, I know."

"Here, I'll give you a ride back in my squad car" Neyla said.

"Thanks Neyla" I said. We stepped into the squad car and started to drive away. I hoped that the chief wasn't going to fire me over this slip up!

Sly's POV

We watched the entire thing. We watched the chase from beginning to unimaginable end. Out of all of us, not one of us expected that man to escape Inspector Carmelita Fox! She was the top police woman in the entire squad! (Mostly because of me of course) So when the man hopped onto the train and escaped, all of us were open mouthed!

Murray was the first to speak after the chase ended. "I did not see that coming!"

"Guys, this could be a problem" said Bently. We all agreed, this could be one of the most complicated jobs yet! Without my cane, I didn't think I was able to do anything! Not to mention, if he had the Thievious Raccoonus, he could basically become the next in the Cooper legacy!

"Guys, let's get back to the hideout, we need a plan, and fast!" I said. So we all climbed back into the van.

The next day

We all got a good semi-night's sleep, and we were greeted by Bently on his computer typing away. By the looks of it, he didn't even bother going to sleep! He kept nodding off, and his eyes were bright red.

"Um, Bently? Are you alright?" I asked.

"Yeah Sly, I was getting a plan ready like you said." Bently replied.

"Ok, but you didn't need to get it ready right away! You need to go to sleep right now!" I demanded. Bently looked at me with a sleepy look.

"Well, I just finished doing research so I will go to sleep after I tell you what to do today." Bently said. He got out his projector and connected it to his computer. Me and Murray sat down to a bench close to us, and prepared to get a lowdown.

A picture of the train routes showed up. "So after looking up the train routes, I have figured out that the train the man escaped on was on this train route." He highlighted a train route. "This is train route S-3, and this leads way outside of Paris, so it will be a long drive. Murray, you will drive Sly along the train route and stop at any places this man could be hiding out. Since he is now Interpol's second most wanted, he is most likely to be hiding out somewhere abandoned. So if you see any places that look run down, I suggest looking there.

"Sly, your mission for today is very simple. Just take some Recon photos so we can learn more about our little friend here. Take pictures of the place he is hiding out, what he has been doing with it, and anything else that could help us. Just remember this, do NOT get caught taking pictures at all costs. Since he has your cane, there is nothing we can do if he captures you. This could be one of our most complicated jobs yet, so we cannot afford to make even a single slip up."

He turned off the projector. "Murray, I inputted the route on the van's GPS, so all you have to do is follow the directions. Got all that guys?" Bently seemed pretty winded out from the presentation, so both of us agreed. "OK, I'll go to sleep now. Good luck you two" he said. He then started to walk to his car. I have a feeling that he will be out for a while, at least until dinner.

"Ready to go Sly?" Murray said.

"More ready than I'll ever be!" I said. So we then headed out to the van.

Driving along the railroad, Murray and I were in a deep conversation.

Murray-"So. Last night was pretty crazy huh?"

Me-"yeah, I know right? I thought I was the only one that could outrun Carmelita!"

Murray-"To be honest, I didn't know what I feel about that"

Me-"What do you mean?"

Murray- "I mean I'm not sure if that was cool, creepy, or I don't even know! That's what I mean."

Me-"Ah, I get it now. Same here Murray!"

Murray-"So what do you think that we are in for here?"

Me-"To be honest, I don't even know."

Murray-"I don't think it could be that big of a problem. I bet he doesn't even know how to use your cane!"

Me-"Hopefully Murray, hopefully."

Murray-"So I've been thinking about that guy Sly…"

Me-"What were you thinking?"

Murray-"The way he acted when he escaped Carmelita. He looked at her with a smug look on his face and waved. You don't think…"

Me-"what are you saying?"

Murray-"Maybe he has a thing for Carmelita too!"

Me-*silence*

Murray-*awkward silence*

Me-*Even more awkward silence*

Murray-"Well, here is our first stop!"

I looked out the window, there was an old abandoned factory. By the looks of it, it has been run down for a while. The bricks were faded, the windows were smashed, and there was spray paint here and there. Definitely a good place to hide.

"Keep the engine running Murray." I said. I hopped out of the car and started to walk towards the factory. Before I went in, I took out my camera and took a picture of the factory. There was a power line nearby, so I used it to climb up to one of the broken windows.

Looking through the window, I could make out a messy interior to the factory. I could also see a figure walking around the place. He was definitely the person from before. I then began taking some photos. I first took a picture of our little friend. At first glance, he actually seemed quite harmless!

He then walked around a bit more, then stopped at a certain point. He was in front of some strange boiler, which was like many other things here, run down. He opened a little hatch at looked inside. I took a picture of that too, because inside was the Diamond Tear and the Thievious Raccoonus. 'This could be useful' I thought to myself.

He took out the Thievious Raccoonus and began reading through it. He seemed quite interested in the book, so I took another picture. After reading it for a few minutes, he put the book down. He looked over to some more broken down tools, which had very pointed tops . He then started to walk, then jog, then sprint towards them. Then he jumped…

And perfectly landed on top of one.

I stopped cold, he just used Riouichi's spire jump! How on earth could he do that?! I quickly scrambled for the camera again, and took a picture. He jumped off of the machine top and walked over to the book again. He then opened to another section and once again began to read.

A few minutes later, he did it again. He closed the book and scanned his surroundings, looking for something to try his next technique on. Looking over to a small pile of garbage, he started to sprint again. He then jumped up into the air and used another one of my ancestor's techniques, Drake Cooper's Fast attack dive. I took a picture of that too.

This continued for about another hour or two. The man reads a section, tests it out, I take a picture. Every single technique, he preformed, and he did it perfectly. After reading all of the sections, he closed the Thievious Raccoonus and put it back where he hid it. It was time to go.

I turned around and headed back to the van, and Murray was asleep in the driver's seat. I shook him awake.

"Come on buddy, time to go" I said. He looked at me funny.

"What did you see in there Sly?" He asked.

"We can't talk now, not here. We need to get back to the hideout!" I said. So he started to drive back to the hideout, what I saw back there I couldn't believe. But I knew that it was true. That man had basically became the newest Cooper.

Didn't see that one coming did you? So I might as well tell you this, there WILL be plot twists in this story. Just wanted to tell you that. Now go, ENJOY YOUR CHRISTMAS BREAK! *Insert Santa quote here*