ACT III

Chapter 9: One Year Later

A year had passed since the Cooper Gang had left Eric behind at Penelope's hideout, they wanted to say they forgot about Eric, but they all knew he was in the back of their mind. Over the years they had visited the Cooper Vault at least four times a months to check on the security and treasure. There were attacks on the vault, obviously by Penelope, but they never got passed the code door. They knew Eric hadn't given her the password, but just to make sure they Bentley changed the password every time they were there.

Carmelita had tried to find another job in a police force, but nobody would hire her, she ended up getting a job in a small family business where she managed to make less than minimum wage. She eventually had to sell her apartment and move in with her parents. After six months of living with her parents, she grew sick of them. She eventually moved in with the Cooper Gang.

The Cooper Gang were in the Paris Airport to fly to Peru. From there they would take a boat to Kaine Island to check on the vault. As they were walking to the gate where the airplane going to Peru was they noticed a woman following unusually close behind them. She had a long casual dress on, and her hairstyle managed to cover up most of her face. She started trying to pass the Cooper Gang, but eventually tripped over somebody's luggage. As she fell she screamed, but the scream seemed strangely masculine. The Cooper Gang turned towards her to help her up and hopefully see her face. Something about her made the Cooper Gang suspicious. As they helped her up, she managed to keep her hair in front of her face.

The woman started to walk away, but the Cooper Gang stopped her.

"Hey lady, what's your name?" Sly asked.

"Helen" she responded.

"Hey Carmelita, didn't you say you needed to go to the bathroom, why don't you take Helen with you?" Sly asked.

"When did I say I needed... oh... yes, lets go." Carmelita said. Carmelita threw her arm around Helen's shoulder and grabbed her. Carmelita took Helen into the woman's restroom and locked the door. Carmelita threw Helen on the ground and cautiously checked all of the stalls... they were alone. Carmelita ran to and jumped on Helen.

"Alright, you have two seconds to tell me who you are!" Carmelita yelled. Helen struggled a bit before kicking Carmelita off her. Carmelita was flown back. Helen began to run for the door, but Carmelita grabbed her. Desperately, Helen punched Carmelita, knocking her off her feet. Once again, Helen ran towards the door as Carmelita slowly got up. Carmelita ran towards Helen and grabbed her again. But before Helen could react, Carmelita threw her into a nearby metal shelf of supplies, such as toilet paper and extra soap. Helen laid there, she was knocked unconscious, Carmelita threw Helen over her shoulder and exited the bathroom.