Author's Note: This is just a few chapters about my own original character(s). It gives some background information along with what she looks like and how she met the Cooper Gang. The first few chapters talk about her childhood and its get Sly and the others involved in later chapters
Disclaimer: I don't own the Sly Cooper characters, they belong to Sucker Punch Productions and the Crash Bandicoot characters belong to whatever company owns them now, they've had so many developers make their games I've forgotten who owns them now. I also don't own the Cortex emblem.
Claimer: I own all of my characters, Ramona Bandicoot and her siblings with the few mentioned above along with her parents.
Alright, I know the Cooper gang only had a part in two chapters so far but they start making a major appearance in the rest of the story, starting with the next chapter! Please read and review!
Chapter 6: The Beginning of a Heist
11 Years Later
The annoying sound of my alarm clock jolted me awake from my dream. I reached over and quickly shut it off. I flopped onto my back and brushed my hair away from my eyes while sighing. This wasn't the first night I had dreamed about my childhood. I shuttered as I remembered that night in Cortex Castle. Dr. Cortex was indeed a brilliant scientist but crazy as a loon. He was the enemy of my father and after his death he used the children for the test subjects for his crazy experiments. Like my siblings, I was also put in the machine that the doctor specialized in and needless to say, we all ended up as an experiment gone wrong. Cortex wanted an army of loyal soldiers to make him some sort of ruler but his experiments were flawed. We looked and acted the same after the experiments but our physical abilities had increased. This of course helped me become a better thief so I guess all the outcomes weren't all bad.
I could run faster and longer, I was stealthier on heists, and I also had an intelligence boost. I wasn't as smart as my sister but I could get along pretty well. After giving another long yawn I finally sat up and stretched. I trudged out of my bed and bedroom and entered my kitchen. I was currently renting an apartment in Paris, the first time I've been in the city since I was taken from the orphanage. After the experiments, my siblings and I stayed at the castle until I was sixteen and we finally escaped. Since then we've been going from city to city, country to country in search of Power Crystals. My sister researched and discovered that these crystals were extremely powerful and if Cortex got his hands on them, then we'd all be in trouble. After months of research, Sitka, Charlotte and I discovered there was one on display at the local history museum in Paris and planned to strike.
We worked in two groups in order to get the crystals. Sitka, Charlotte and I worked one half of the world while Crash, Coco and Crunch worked the other side. This assured that we would have a better chance of getting the crystals before Cortex. I had planned to meet with my two siblings later today so we could plan for the heist later tonight. I would be the one to actually break in and steal the crystal, Charlotte would be the technical support, and Sitka would make sure we got out of there quick, fast, and in a hurry. I quickly fixed a small bowl of cereal and ate it while watching the news for any information that involved something on the museum.
There was a breaking news story though. There was some elusive thief on the loose in Paris and the officer in charge of the case was none other than my own twin, Inspector Carmelita Fox. She had fulfilled her dream of becoming a police officer like my mother, who recently married the Italian man she met after my father died. I had missed the name of the thief and only half listened as the reporter explained the outcomes of their latest heist. The group of thieves had stolen some artifact and my sister had once again failed to catch them.
I finished my meal and placed the dishes in the sink before strolling into my bathroom and taking a shower. I thought of ways we would pull this off as I showered. I did know that when we did retrieve it, we would keep it in the safe as Sitka's apartment along with the others that we had stolen. After my shower, I got dressed and grabbed my house keys before leaving my temporary home. I walked down the hallway and entered the elevator. I rode down eight flights before stepping out into the main hallway and exiting the building. I simply walked across the street and to the apartment building there so I could meet with my siblings.
I pressed the 'up' button on the elevator and waited patiently. The doors finally opened and I stepped in. I pressed the button to take me to the ninth floor and the doors closed. I was lifted with a jolt and quietly rode the elevator. I stopped on my designated floor and stepped out. After searching for my brother's apartment and finding it, I knocked on the door and smiled when the door opened.
"You're late," he muttered softly as I stepped inside. I rolled my eyes playfully as I sat at the kitchen table next to my sister. My brother then followed in suit and sat across from us.
"Alright," he started, "Ramona, do you know how you're getting in?" I nodded.
"Two-thirty a.m. enter the south facing air vent through the basement and then crawl through until I reach the main level. After that, remove the air vent which you removed the bolts from, right?" he nodded and I continued, "Charlotte will deactivate the security systems and cameras while I head for the main exhibit area." I pointed to the room on a copy of the floor plans that were spread on the table, "I'll pick the locks on the case and after the door's open, check for any trips wire and have them deactivated before taking the crystal. Then, place it in my pouch, get back to the air vent, get in, replace the cover, and crawl back to the car where you two should be waiting, am I right?" Both smiled and nodded and we determined that we were ready to pull off the heist.