Emma's PoV:

When we made it back to the hideout we comtacted Dimitri about what we needed to do next. Dimitri started talking about sandy winds and camel spit. As usual, he legit spoke gibberish. It took us like 20 minutes to figure out that the next ancestor of Sly's we needed to rescue was Salim Al Kupar. He lived in Ancient Arabia which meant that we needed to find out how the hell we were gonna even get there. This whole 'need an object from that time period' thing was really starting to stress me out. I hoped there was no more ancestors we needed to save because I legit don't think we have anymore 'relics' that will take us there now. Carmelita then spoke,"Hey guys, I think I have something that can help us get there. I grabbed this at the museum before I was grabbed by the guards." I looked at what she held in her hand. It was a green and gold coin which seemed to be an ancient relic. Bentley took the coin and put it into the machine. Luckily enough, the coin was accurate enough and the machine brought us back to the correct time that we had needed to go to. Me and Carmelita sat in the back of the van with Bentley being in the middle. I looked at him. Bentley seemed completely normal, it was almost as if all of his grief over Penelope never happened. I was so proud of him. Benny was such a fighter and stronger than I could ever be to be honest. I put my hand on his shoulder and spoke," You doing okay, Benny?" Bentley looked at me and smiled. He then replied," I'm feeling better than ever, Emma."

When we arrived at Ancient Arabia we tried to find the 40 thieves that Salim used to work with. We were so happy when we found that out because we knew were finally gonna get some extra muscle onour side for the missions. However, when we had gotten there, we had found out that most of the thieves had retired and were gone. Even worse, no one knew where in god's green earth Salim was. Apparently, no one had seen him for years. I was surprised. Was he in another town? Another country? Did he die? Benny told me that last one probably isn't possible since my father was here, but the other two he said were possibilities.

Eventually, Sly found Salim while roaming about in the town and he brought him back out to the hideout. Salim spoke,"Greetings fellow thieves! Where is the food?" Murray pointed to the bag of food and Salim proceeded to stuff his face. I giggled. And here I thought it was only me and Murray were the only ones who liked to eat. Murray was a little annoyed, since Salim had eaten all of his favorite cake and cookies. We tried to tell Salim that we were actually from the future and that we were time travelers. He didn't believe us, soo Sly had to prove himself to him.

Salim explained to us what had happened to him. Apparently, Mrs. Decibel had been assigned to this area. Oh no. I completely forgot about her. This wasn't going to be fun dealing with. Ugh. She had come into the town throwing money around and this made Salim want to pull a heist on her. However, with her advanced technology she had easily captured his friends and him, thus making the heist a complete failure.

Bentley searched up Mrs. Decibel's background on his computer. She had been raised in a wealthy British family. She had a passion for classical music, but she didn't exactly have the talent for it. That combined with her volatile temper made her get into a freak accident where she had gotten hypnosis powers. When this happened, she had become a worldwide criminal, hypnotizing people to do her bidding. This sounded like a completely different person than the woman I met weeks ago. I shivered. It was scary to think that she had that kind of power.

I winced. She was probably looking for me too. Everyone of my father's lieutenants had tried to take me back to him, but to no avail. She was the last one left for us to defeat and I was anxious. I knew sooner or later we were all going to have to deal with her, and I wasn't mentally prepared yet to be honest.

I was bored, so I figured I would go accompany Sly on his mission on getting Salim's thief outfit back. Me and him grabbed the jewels and thankfully, were able to obtain the outfit. Bentley talked to us through the binocucom," Ok you two, Mrs.Decibel is constantly changing the locations of the thieves. If we could just-Wait! Hold on guys! I'm picking up something! Le Paradox is here right now!" Fuckfuckfuckfuck. Oh my god. It's happening. Why is he here?! Me and Sly hid as fast as we could so him amd Mrs.Decibel couldn't see us. Sly spoke,"Time to do some eavesdropping, haha." Bentley spoke," Follow them you two, and stay out of sight! We could get more info if we listen in." Me and Sly followed my father and Mrs. Decibel, listening to every word they were saying. I was shaking. One wrong move, and I was done for.

Cyrille's PoV:

I was so stressed. I walked alongside Mrs. Decibel and spoke to her,"I can't wait to be done with all of this. I can't wait to finally get back to Paris." Mrs.Decibel then spoke," Cyrille? Is everything all right dear? You seem troubled." No. I wasn't alright. I had lost my precious daughter to those Cooper rats. My little rose...Oh, how I missed her. I had almost forgotten the sound of her beautiful voice and her adorable little laugh. Who knows what those filthy Cooper rats have done to her while I have been gone. I should have done something immediately in Japan. I should have taken her when I had the chance. I didn't understand. Why was she with them?! This was worse than I could've imagined. I continued,"Forgive me. It's just that I am so worried about her, cherie. I have not slept, I have not been able to eat, I have not been able to stop thinking of her. It has been absolutely exhausting. I should have never left her with that idiot. I should have never taken my eyes off of her. Those filthy rats are going to pay for taking her away from me, I will have them all executed and tortured for this!" Mrs. Decibel then turned to me and spoke,"I'm sorry you are feeling so upset dearest. I miss her too. It has definitely been bleaker without her here, I must say. Those Cooper hoodlums have done quite enough! My guards will be on the watch for her. I shall even look for her myself!" I sighed. I will believe it when it actually happens. Nothing seems to get done around here unless I do it. I turned to her and spoke,"Please tell your guards that if they do not find my daughter or capture Cooper, I will have them fired and executed." Mrs. Decibel nodded. I spoke again," Also

please tell me everything is going according to plan. I am not in the mood for anymore delays." Mrs Decibel beamed and spoke," Of course! Everything is progressing splendidly!" I smiled and replied," Magnifique! So I should have those papers very soon? No?" Mrs. Decibel then spoke," Well I hate to trouble you, dear, but there is one teensy favor I need from you. Our little worker bees are running out of supplies and I need them in order to continue progress." I rolled my eyes. I really didn't want to deal with this right now. I then spoke," Fine. I shall send a delivery boy. Anything else?" She then spoke," I think that will be all dearest." Thank god. Once I have those papers my wealth and power will be unstoppable, no one will be able to get in my way ever again. As for Emma, she will learn soon enough where her rightful place is, and this will NEVER be happening again. I have already lost my father and my wife...I do not want to think of what I would do if I lost my only daughter too. She truly is so much like her mother, which made this even more painful to deal with. I sighed. I knew I would see her again, I just didn't know exactly when. Those Coopers are always leaving behind footprints, and I will admit they are quite fast. Fortunately, I am faster. I will track her myself and she will be by my side again, whether she likes it or not. All of those filthy Coopers will be nothing but a fragment of the past once this is done.

Emma's PoV:

This wasn't good. Father is trying to make forgeries? What?! Why the hell would he do something like that?! More importantly, what is going to happen if he DOES get what he wants. We needed to stop him, and we needed to do it soon. Time was literally of the essence. However, there was nothing we could do RIGHT at this second. I told Bentley I needed to get some air for a little bit. He told me to be careful and to tell them when I got back or when I got in trouble.

I walked around the town to clear my head. It was too much to handle for me right now. I just needed to destress for the moment. I found a spot by the seaside and sat. I looked up at the stars. It really was so beautiful here at night. It was currently around 9pm. Perfect time to stargaze. I hummed. I then started to sing gently and quietly. It had been a little lullaby my mother had always sang to me when I was a little girl. I closed my eyes. I then suddenly heard Carmelita's voice behind me," You have such a beautiful voice, Emma.You should sing more often." I was a bit startled. I was also a little embarrassed. I never usually sang in front of people. I would always sing to Marina in my room a lot, she was the only one I could sing freely to without being embarrassed. I don't even think my father knows that I can sing, which is a blessing because I would be so mortified haha. I then thought about Marina. I had totally forgotten about her. I wondered if she was doing okay. I then replied," I...uh, thank you. I usually don't sing around others. I'm very self-conscious about that." Carmelita giggled and spoke,"What is there to be self conscious about? It's absolutely beautiful querida." I blushed a little. I then spoke," Wait, how did you know I was out here?" She then walked towards me and spoke," Bentley told me you were in the town relaxing, so I figured I would join you. Mind if I sit down?" I shook my head. She then spoke again,"It really is such a beautiful night tonight. I would have never thought to sit here had you not done it to be honest." I then replied,"It's even better when you look up." Carmelita then turned her head up and gazed at the sky. She spoke in complete awe," They truly are even more beautiful here than in Paris." I hummed again. Carmelita then spoke," Would you mind singing a song for me? I am sorry if that makes you uncomfortable, you dont have to, I just love hearing you. I nodded. I then replied," It's ok, I don't mind, as long as it is just you that listens haha. You have any specific song you would like to hear?" She shook her head and spoke," Whatever you want, querida." I thought for a moment. I then picked Fireflies by Owl City to sing. It seemed to be a nice song for right now. I started to sing,"You would not believe your eyes if ten million fireflies lit up the world as I fell asleep. Cause they'd fill up the open air and leave teardrops everywhere, You'd think me rude but I would just stand and stare..."

I stopped singing after awhile. Carmelita then spoke,"Thank you for singing to me. I appreciate you being able to sing to me." She kissed me on my lips. I giggled and blushed. She was so cute. I then spoke,"Anytime, Caramel. I would do anything for you."

We then suddenly heard an accented voice behind me,"Your voice is as beautiful as your mother's, cherie. I wish you would sing for me more. It was so lovely to listen to." Mrs Decibel then replied to him,"Truly. You have such a marvelous tone." We whipped our heads around so fast and my heart froze. It was none other than my father with Mrs Decibel right behind him. Oh no. Oh my GOD. My heart beated so fast. I was so scared. What do I fucking do?! I looked at Carmelita. She looked as shocked and startled as I was. I then spoke,"F-father? What are you...doing here?! How did you know I was here?!" My father chuckled and then replied,"I was simply strolling through the town and then I heard your lovely voice. I couldn't help but listen." Carmelita had her hand on her pistol. Following her lead I grabbed a couple daggers from my bag and kept them behind me. My father continued,"What are you doing with the Coopers? More importantly, what are you doing with the Interpol shrew?" Carmelita gritted her teeth. I ignored the question and spoke," Dad I'm not going home." My father looked at my hands and replied,"Cherie, what is the matter? Why do you not want to come home?" I sighed and spoke,"I don't want to talk to you right now."

My father frowned and his eyes were filled with concern. He put my hands in his and spoke gently," Talk to me sweetheart, please. I have been so worried about you. Why have you ran away from me? Is there something wrong?" Tears ran down my cheeks. Carmelita looked at me and held my hand. My father noticed this and glared at her. He then tried to pull me into his arms but I went towards Carmelita instead. She wiped away my tears with her hand. My father spoke,"Why do you cry, dearest? Who is responsible for this? I will make them wish they were never even born!" I looked up at him and spoke,"You are." His eyes widened and he had an incredulous look on his face and spoke," Moi?! I do not understand. What have I done to make you so upset?" I spoke," For most of my life you locked me away from the world and kept me away from others. You also lied to me about the Coopers AND about your criminal history. You have been lying to me my whole entire life and I'm sick of it. The Coopers are my friends and they dont deserve what you are doing to them." My father rolled his eyes and replied,"You really think those idiotic Coopers care for you?! They have lied to you! They only want you because you are of my blood! Once they get what they want from you they will leave you to rot and you will never hear from them again. Trust me, cherie. I have lived in this cruel world longer than you. I have seen it all before. Cooper is no different than the murderers and other criminals." I backed away from him and spoke," No. You're wrong! How could you even say those things about him?! I'm not listening to you anymore. I'm a part of the Cooper gang now and there is NOTHING that you will do or say that will change my mind." My father sighed and spoke,"Why must you be so difficult, sweetheart? I have tried my hardest to protect you and keep you safe. I have raised you to the best of my ability and THIS is what I get? I'm disappointed in you, cherie. You know better. Your rightful place is at MY side and you have always known that. Stop with these games. I am tired of all of this! You are not and never will be a Cooper! You are a Le Paradox!" I clenched my fists. I was getting angrier by each passing second. He continued," No matter how long you stay with these filthy, mangy, flea-bitten rats, it will never change the fact that you are mine!" I looked down. The tears started to run faster down my face. As usual, my father never listens and he never understands me. I was a part of the Cooper gang, that meant that I was their ally and their friend. He spoke," Come home, Emma. I beg of you. I truly do care about your future and I only want what is best for you. I love you, I always have, despite what you may believe in that tiny mind of yours." I picked a dagger from my bag and spoke slowly,"I don't believe you. Go fuck yourself." My father's eyes widened and he spoke," What did you just say?" I then shouted angrily,"GO FUCK YOURSELF! For years I have always done what you wanted and I have NEVER been happy! I'm finally free from your stupid legacy and family and I don't ever want to change that!" Carmelita gasped Mrs.Decibel gasped. Mrs. Decibel then scolded me," Emma! Apologize to your father right now! That was completely disrepectful and unladylike! Who has taught you this absolutely horrid language?!"

My father then spoke angrily,"Emmaline Mirielle Le Paradox! How DARE you say that to me! I have had just about ENOUGH of this attitude of yours young lady! You are going to take that back right now or so help me I will ground you for a year!" I then shouted as I took Carmelita's hand and ran as fast as I could,"Sorry! Not happening!" As we ran I could hear my father yelling my name in the distance.

When we both got back to the hideout I shut the door as fast as I could and locked it.That was WAY too close for comfort. Bentley, Sly, and Murray looked at us with worried expressions. Sly then spoke with concern,"Are you guys alright? What happened?" I looked at him and spoke," We almost got caught by my father and Mrs. Decibel. Don't ask me how, I don't know." Bentley thought for a moment," Did a guard see you? Maybe one of them alerted Mrs Decibel." Carmelita then spoke," We were just sitting and Emma was singing, we were far away from the guards." Sly then spoke," That is really weird. Was it a pure coincidence? Did they happen to see you or hear you?" I looked at him and spoke," That's what my dad said, but I didnt know if he was lying or not. We were scared shitless though. I also told my dad to go fuck himself to his face." Sly's eyes widened and then he started to laugh. He then spoke,"You actually did that?! That's hardcore buttercup. You got guts. In all seriousness though, I'm glad you two are safe. That would have been a real problem if you two got caught." Bentley facepalmed. He then spoke," Are you sure you weren't followed? Did they put a tracking device on you that we don't know about?" I shook my head and I sat down. The one time I go out into the town and I almost get caught. It was fun for a little bit of time at least. I then spoke," Well, I suppose we should all get to bed. It is getting late."I put on my pjs and got into bed. Carmelita got into bed besides me. She noticed my worried expression, she put her hand on my shoulder and spoke,"I can't believe you actually said that to your father. He is going to murder you." I replied,"It was worth it. For so long he has never listened to me and what I wanted. Now he knows what I want." Carmelita giggled and snuggled next to me. I then closed my eyes after awhile and fell asleep.