New chapter I own nothing Sly Cooper related.
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Alice began her training with Sly and the gang. As the days went on the small kit began to look up to the three thieves as something she never had before, although she was too fearful to tell them, a family. But as she got closed to the thieves Alice began to notice some things. She noticed Murray seemed to be more depressed in a sense than his normal cheerfull self. This worried the others and Alice. She had heard Murray tell her that what caused Bentley to be in a wheel chair was his fault. So being curious Alice went to Bentley and found out what happened with Clock-la and becoming paralyzed. Alice tried to comfort Murray anyway she could think of but nothing she did seemed to work. Not even when she tried to make him play with her did it help. Alice saw this as a small challenge she had to win for everyone. However it wouldn't be that easy.
Alice was lying in her bed asleep. Sly and his friends had a mission so she decided since she wasn't ready for a mission yet to just go to bed. Alice suddenly awoke when she heard voices in the other room. "But Murray-" "Sly I have to do this." "That sounds like Murray.." Alice thought to her self. Being silent as death she sneaked out into the hall. There she saw Murray talking to Sly and Bentley. "But Murray were a team. All for one-" Bentley started to say. "One for all I know. Not one who puts his friends lives in danger!" Alice hid some when she heard the sharp tone in Murray's usual kind, but loud, voice. "I'm sorry guys... But I thought this through and it's best that I left the team." Murray said dropping his mask on the floor and carrying his duffle bag over his shoulder. "Your better off without me." He said as he left the room not noticing Alice as he walked past her. Alice's cat like ears dropped down in saddness. Why was Murray leaving? Was he going to leave forever like Izzy had? Alice shook her head feeling ready to cry. No she couldn't loose Murray forever like she lost Izzy. She quickly, but silently ran through a window to the outside. She sneaked over to the porch where she waited till she saw Murray come out with a sad look on his face and his eyes closed.
Alice let out some whimpers to get the hippo's attention, discretly, so Sly and Bentley would catch her out past her bedtime. "Huh?" Murray asked opening his eyes. Alice came out from the shadows to the light the porch gave off with a sad look on her small face. "Alice how did you get out here?" Murray asked kneeling to her. "Sneaked out..." Alice said with her hands behind her. Murray sighed. "You heard what I said didn't you?" He asked sitting down at the bottom of the porch steps. Alice gave a nod and sat beside him.
Silence stayed for a few moments. "Why do you have to go away?" Alice asked. "I just don't think it's safe. Not for Sly, Bentley, or you for that matter. If I stay around. I'll just screw up things." Murray said. "But you don't. I can't do nothing." Alice said flatly. "What? Your as strong as me, as smart as Bentley, heck your even have the same speed that Sly's got." Murray said with a small sad smile. He than rubbed her head. "You can do anything you set your mind too." He said. "Really even make you stay?" Alice asked, giving a hint as too her motive for follow Murray, Murray smiled at her and shook his head. "No Alice. I have to leave." He said firm but kind. Alice bit her quivering lip and hugged Murray crying. "DON'T LEAVE! I ALREADY LOST IZZY! I CAN'T LOOSE YOU TOO!" She cried. "Izzy?" Murray asked. "Izzy... She was my nannie. She took me here... Than the next day she was gone forever... I don't want you to leave me too!" She cried with tears falling from her eyes. Murray held the small child. "I'm not going to be gone forever. I'll come back one day." He consoled her and wiped her eyes. "Promise?" She asked in a small voice. Murray gave a nod. "I promise you I will come back. And than we can play all of Diderty Kong we want hows that sound?" He asked. "Ok..." Alice said wiping more tears away with her sleeve. Murray smiled and rubbed her head. "Till than keep a eye on everything for me. I know you'll be a great help." Murray said. "I promise." Alice said with a nod. Murray stood and began to walk off. "Be good for everyone Alice. I'm counting on you." Murray said with a small wave. Alice gave a nod and waved back. But tears fell from Alice's face once more when the hippo was now gone.
"We can't stop him from doing this Alice." She let out a small gasp and turned to face Sly. "You-You saw?" She asked while trying to hold back tears. Sly gave a nod and kneeled down and wrapped his arms around the small kit letting her know it was okay for her to cry. Alice cried into Sly's shirt. "It's going to be alright Alice. Murray will come back one day." Sly said softly while trying to comfort Alice. 'But I don't want him to leave like Izzy." Alice cried. "He won't be gone forever Alice. Trust me. We'll see him again." Sly said confident although he wished his friend didn't leave as well. They looked up at the stars feeling somewhat better seeing the starry night sky. Till Alice began to shiver. "Come on. It's time for you too go to sleep." Sly said as he walked back into the Safehouse.
"Sly I think I found out something about the island you said the vault was on." Bentley said than noticed Alice with tear stained eyes. "What's she doing up?" Bentley asked concerned. "She tried to make Murray stay but it didn't work." Sly explained as he rubbed her small head. "Oh. Alice." Bentley said as Sly sat the kit in the turtle's lap. "You don't have to worry. Murray's going to be just fine." Bentley said calmly. Alice gave a nod than turned to the screen as did Sly.
"What I gathered is there is already someone living on the island and had already discovered the fault. Although it isn't opened this place is built like Fort Noks." Bentley said showing a video of the island. Sly frowned some. Alice cringed. She reconginzed every single structure on the island. "No that can't be it. That can be any island not that one. Stay calm!" Alice said to her self trying to hold back her fear. She never wanted to see that island again having barely escaped it.
"What's worse some crazy scientist by the name of 'Dr.M' had set up a shop there." Bentley said showing a picture of the 'doctor'. Alice couldn't hide her fear anymore. She began to tremble in Bentley's lap. Remembering all of the horrible experiances she had there. The experiments, the beatings, his words, her begs and cries to make it all stop, but he wouldn't. He just kept going... Carving into her. Probing at her organs like she was some kind of disection guine pig. Letting his co-workers rape her repeatidly. All of it came back in an instant. The room around her began to spin. Her breath became low and shallow. She could only barely inhale a breath. She felt icy cold but couldn't find any comfort. "Alice?" Voices around her sounded distorted and far away in the distance. "Alice!" She suddenly fell from where she sat onto her hands and knees still a shaking mess. Nause hit her but she bit it back. "Alice!" but didn't respond to whoever had spoke. The world was a blur shadows seemed to be covering her. She could barely see. Her arms than buckled and she fell to the floor. Her lungs held no air. She didn't take any breath. She closed her eyes feeling nothing but the dark.
"ALICE!"