Hi everyone, I'm finally back! Jeez how long has it been? *looks at calendar* Oh my god it's been almost two weeks?! I'm so sorry everybody! I've just been busy with everything in life right now! Not to mention, my birthday is in two days! *cheering and party popper popping* Yeah, the magical age of 13! Can't believe it myself either! Well anyways, let's just get back to the story!

Chapter 10; Know Thy Enemy

Murray's POV

"GUYS!" I yelled to everyone.

"WHAT?!" They yelled back. Yeah they never liked to be interrupted. But this wasn't the time for that!

"There are some goons coming this wa"-

BOOM

The door was suddenly slammed down into the ground and everyone, including me, looked over to the door. Then, in came the five gorilla goons. They came sprinting in and three of them came sprinting towards Sly. Then they all jumped onto him and Sly was crushed under the weight of the three goons.

"SLY!" me and Bently yelled at once. The remaining two goons then came over to me and Bently. The goon and I began to fight, and it was a tough match! We kept hitting each other, but only I was showing a sign of struggle. While we were fighting, I saw Bently get punched in the face by the other goon, and instantly get knocked out. I zoned out for a few seconds as I saw both of my friends lying unconscious on the ground. That was a big mistake for me though.

A couple seconds later, the goon then punched me in the face and I fell over. I accidentally hit Jack's chair over in the process, I would have to apologize later. Getting back up however, was a bit more difficult. While I was trying to get back up onto my feat, I touched something sharp and I didn't know what it was. Looking back on it though…

It was one of Bently's sleep darts!

As soon as the truth hit me, the drowsiness came in for round two. I began to feel really sleepy and I once again lay on my side. Right before I fell asleep, I saw Bently and Sly being pulled off. I then managed to get final words out of my mouth before I slept.

"Guys, I'm sorry."

And then I saw blackness.

Hours later

I woke up with a splitting head pain. I at first thought that a goon was still pounding on my head, but looking around, it looked like they were long gone. Tears began to flow through my eyes, I wasn't able to help them, what could I do now? I then got on my hands and knees and began to sob. Would I ever be able to see them again?

'Snap out of it Murray' I thought to myself. 'Pull yourself together; you need to find a way to help them!' I then calmed myself and stopped crying. I was right, there had to be something I could do! But what could I do, without Bently I can't follow any plans. And without Sly, I was stuck! There was nothing I could do!

I then heard a low groan from behind me. I quickly turned around to see what the source was, and realized that it was Jack! All this time, he was knocked out on the ground! Then, that was when I had an idea. 'Maybe there is something I can do!' I thought to myself.

I walked over to Jack, still strapped into his chair that toppled over however long ago. I untied him from the chair and shook him awake. "Jack? Come on Jack wake up!" I said. He let out another low groan and opened his eyes. "Huh? M-Murray?" he said. He groaned again and put a hand to the side of his head. But after a couple seconds, he opened his eyes wide and looked back to his hand, as if he never saw it before.

"Uh, Murray? What happened, and why are you helping me?" he said. I told him what happened. From the goons busting in, to knocking everyone out, to up until now. "Listen Jack, I know you may not want to, but you have to help me get back Sly and Bently." I said. He then looked at me like I was crazy.

"You can't be serious, you guys completely ruined my life!" he yelled back at me. I didn't feel like arguing at a time like this, so I decided to cut straight to the chase.

"Alright, I get that we did, but all of that is in the past now! Please, you have to help me get them back!" I said. I really wanted him to help me, but I knew at this rate, I was going to get nowhere. He wasn't looking at me now, he was just turned away from me.

There was only one thing I could think of doing at the moment, striking a deal.

"Listen Jack, if you help me get back Sly and Bently, we won't erase your memory and we will give you the diamond tear. How about that?" I said. He then looked at me again, but with surprise in his eyes.

"Are you being serious right now Murray? After stealing from you and possibly ruining your lives, you would do that if I helped you? Why?" jack said.

"Because Sly and Bently are the world to me. Just like you, we were orphans when we were kids. We grew up together, and this is the first time we were ever separated from each other! If I don't find a way to get them back, I don't know what I could do!

"So Jack, I promise that if you help me get back Sly and Bently, you will get back your diamond and no memories will be erased. You have my word."

Jack's POV

Could Bently really be serious right now? I made his life miserable, and he still wants me to help him? Although, keeping my memories is a big deal, and so is keeping the diamond. Although, I'm not so sure if I should trust him or not. If he is lying, I could easily be played like a puppet for my own desires. But if he isn't, I could be let off scratch free!

But I wasn't even sure what to respond with! I didn't know which way to go. To go on my own path, or to help out Murray. Although, in a way, I am like him a bit. He said that all three of them, Sly Bently and Murray, were also orphans. He said that they were the only family that they had. So a part of me wanted to help them.

So, my choice was clear. I was going to help Murray get his friends back.

"Alright Murray, you have a deal. I'll help you get your friends back." I said. He then had a slight smile on his face that had a feel of relief to the look of it. He then held out his hand and said, "Shake on it?" I agreed.

"Ok, so the first thing we need to do is find out where exactly those goons took Sly and Bently. We find out where they are, we find out who is behind all of this." Murray said. I agreed once again.

"But before we go, follow me." He said. He started to walk into a nearby train car. Inside said train car, was a bunch of gold, treasure, and stolen things that the three must have collected over the years! He then walked over to the corner, and grabbed what looked like Sly's cane.

"Bently decided to make a copy of Sly's cane in case something like this happened. It's not as strong as the original though, so you can't use it to fight." He then handed me the cane, and I then tightly gripped the wooden part. This cane was certainly different from the original though. Unlike the original cane, I didn't feel any stronger or confident while holding it. I guess it didn't have that little Cooper charm with it.

"Alright then, let's go and find those gorillas!"

A small while later

Finding the gorillas wasn't exactly that difficult. They had their own van and all we had to do was follow the tracks. It was sometime late at night, so we decided to play it safe. Which meant, I would have to go on alone. But before I went in, he gave me an earpiece and a device called a… Binoc-u-com? What type of name for a pair of binoculars is that?

I then walked along the rooftops and followed the tracks through the city. They ended somewhere around a nightclub called, "The Formidable Theatre". Quite strange for a nightclub to be called a theatre. But it didn't matter anyway.

I decided to call up Murray to see if he knew anything about the place.

"Alright Murray, I found out where the goons have taken your friends. They took them into a weird nightclub called "The Formidable Theatre". Do you know anything about it?" I asked.

"Hmm, sorry Jack, I don't know. Try finding a way in to see who is behind all of this." Murray replied. I obviously couldn't just go in through the front door, or the back door for that matter! So, I decided to go through the only sneaky way I could think of, the air vents.

I headed on top of the roof and found an air duct. I opened it and crawled inside. A large drop then came up, and I had to slow myself down by holding against the sides of the air vent. It burned afterwards, but at least I could see who was behind all of this.

I found an air vent cover an took a peek through. Inside, I could see that I was in a large storage basement. In the room was the five goons that took Sly and Bently, Sly and Bently tied to a pole, and one more person that I could not identify.

He wore a matching pair of green clothes, had a cigar in his mouth, and had a strange gold bracelet. The man was yelling at the goons.

"You idiots! You went to the Cooper Gang's hideout to get back the diamond, but didn't even bother to look for it?! How stupid are you!?"

"Sorry boss," The first goon said. "We just thought that bringing you the Cooper Gang would be better!"

"OK, I get that. But you still could of bothered to look for the diamond anyway!" The man talked to them once again.

"You know what, whatever! When the cooper and the turtle brain wake up, we can ask them where they hid it! You guys can go home now."

"Thank you boss." The third goon replied. They then all left the room and closed the door behind them. The man then walked over to the unconscious Sly and said, "This is what you get from stealing from the one and only, DIMITRI!"

Some of you (or probably all of you) could probably see that ending coming from a mile away. For those who didn't, I hope you liked it! This chapter might not seem as long as some of the other chapters, because I a updating this around 12.00-2.00 AM. We had a really big party, and I just really wanted to update the story since it has been almost two weeks since I updated this last. Anyways I hope you liked this chapter, and don't forget that reviews are appreciated. Bye!