I own none of the characters in Sly Cooper or it's sequels.
I only own 1 OC in this fic, her name being Tilly the Rabbit (who is 12 years old).
I will let you know if a new OC will come into play at any point during the fanfic.
With this out of the way, let's begin.
Ch20
Once the Panda King lit his hands on fire, he then chucked some of the flames directly at me, which I swiftly dodged as I tried to get into the middle of the arena he was in, dodging at least 3 more fireballs on the way up. He then did a ridiculous pose and I could feel a bit of heat coming from his toes. "Fiery WHEEL!" he exclaimed, trying to trip me with a fiery leg trip, which I quickly countered by jumping and smacking him across the face with my wooden spoon, the force having the power to dislodge some of his teeth.
Once I did this to him, he used his enormous belly to smack me to the other side of the arena, which I countered the moment I landed by jumping right at his stomach and kicking him in the gut, the force from the high-speed kick sending the fat bear all the way into the wall and knocking him for a loop. "Agh... you're skill... with that spoon... is unparalleled... waaauuuggghhh..." Panda King groaned from the pain. "Now tell me, Panda King. Where are those pages and where is Clockwerk?" I growled at him. "Pages of Thievius Raccoonus... underneath those floorboards," Panda King said as he pointed to the center of the arena at the floorboards in question.
I then pried the floor open with my boomerang and the reward was 5 pages of the Thievius Raccoonus. "And Clockwerk... Krakarov... Volcano... Russia... he will... slay you..." Panda King coughed as he tried to get up, but failing to do so from the hit. "And to think that all of this happened because some rich snobs told you they wouldn't let you use fireworks because you were dressed different than them... honestly, who cares what a bunch of rich idiots think? Your technique could've been appreciated the world over if you kept at it instead of giving into being a murderous criminal," I frowned at him as I looked over the edge of the statue and I saw something coming up and she saw me the exact same moment.
"HUH?! YOU?!" exclaimed an angry Carmelita as she tried to climb up the statue some more but then did something that immediately frightened me. She lost her footing and began to fall off the statue from 30 yards in the air! "HOLD ON, CARMELITA!" I exclaimed loudly as my hero instincts kicked in and I dove right after her, managing to grab hold of her at the ten yards left. I then threw my boomerang with my free hand at the top of the tower, it hooking at the ledge just in time! "Hah... hah... w-what happened?" Carmelita asked in shock.
She then opened her closed eyes and saw that I was holding onto her tightly and that we were inches away from becoming frozen alive in the frigid cold water. "Y-You... you saved my life..." Carmelita gasped out loud. "Think of it as a debt repaid for not arresting me in Haiti," I smiled at her as I pushed a small button on the end of the chain and the chain began to retract into the boomerang from the bottom up, our grips on each other and the chains holding strong. Once we made it to the top, we both exhaled a sigh of relief.
"I don't understand... you, a thief, are helping me, a police officer?.." Carmelita asked. "Well, yeah. It's not like I'd just let you freeze to death. I'm not a callous monster like the guys I steal from," I said to her. "Yeah... I just learned that..." Carmelita admitted. "Hey, I know I shouldn't be doing this right after I saved you, but I wanted to ask. When you're done arresting Mister Panda King for trying to flatten an entire village in an avalanche of snow, I have a proposition for you to help us out with," I smiled at her. "Heh. A cop helping out the thieves? I'll play along, what do you need help with?" she asked. "Taking out this ruthless assassin," I said as I pointed to a picture on one of the pages to show a shadowy owl.
Upon seeing the photo, Carmelita gasped audibly and then gulped in air. "Y-You want ME to help YOU defeat CLOCKWERK? How would I be of any use against that monster?" Carmelita asked. "You have a secret weapon that happens to be his weakness. That shock pistol fires electric blasts of surprising force, which can make his armor weak and easy to destroy. All I ask is that you help us go to the Krakarov Volcano in Russia and we team up to take down the oldest evil that has ever lived," I said to her with certainty. "Really? And how do you know that Clockwerk is weak to electric attacks?" Carmelita asked.
"Because, for some reason, I am able to speak to Sly's past ancestors just by reading certain pages I come across. And they all told me that electric attacks are the key to Clockwerk's defeat. Once that's done, we can get back to playing cops and robbers, okay?" I smiled at her. "Heh, fine. But on one other condition," Carmelita smiled. "Let me guess. You want to know what my face looks like, right?" I asked with a smirk. "Right on the money, Kitchen Kid," Carmelita chuckled like we were old friends. "Fine, but only when Clockwerk is defeated. I will let you see my face for 10 seconds so you can recognize it, but no photos. I want you and only you to know what my face looks like, okay?" I smiled at her. "I can work with that," Carmelita smiled as I then saw Panda King grab a picture from nearby. I didn't see what was on it, but I assumed it was someone he cared for. "I'll be home later, Jing. I will," Panda King said before he finally passed out.
"See ya, Carmelita. I'll see you in Russia's most dangerous volcano in a bit," I smiled at her. "One week should be enough time to book this big guy. I'll meet you there at the front entrance in one week, okay?" Carmelita smiled. "It's a deal. One week," I said with a smirk. I then jumped off the edge of the tower and started to bound my way through the snow once again, making it to the overlook area to see Diggs with a smile on his face. "Hey, Diggs. So what's the status on the villagers?" I asked him. "Well, they're still cold as popsicles, but they are alive. No casualties and no deaths," he said with a smile. "Great job. Now how much do I owe you?" I asked him with a smile. "Consider this one free. Simple tasks like digging a hole under a very tall fence? That's a job. But this? This was a rescue mission. I don't accept any pay for any rescue missions," Diggs smiled. "Thanks Diggs. We need more thieves like you and I in this world. Who help each other out and have our own codes of standards. I'll whistle for you when I need you again, okay?" I smiled at him. "Got it! Catch ya on the underside!" he smirked, digging into the hole after saying his catchphrase.
I then met back up with Sly at the van and I saw Felicity was there as well, but she was in her normal clothes for a change. "Hey, guys, so guess what happened while I took on the Panda King?" I smiled as I held all 5 pages in my grasp. "No way! He had all of them up there at the same time?!" Bentley asked. "That, and I know exactly where Clockwerk's hideout is. And I got us some extra help from a woman that knows her way around a shock pistol," I smiled, Felicity and Sly's eyes going wide at that. "Carmelita's 'elpin' us?! What'd ya'll do that made 'er wanna join up with us?" Felicity gawked. "Saved her from being frozen alive in the freezing waters surrounding the Panda King's statue," I said.
"So... is she going to be cooperative? That's the question," Bentley frowned. "Well, considering that she also wants rid of Clockwerk and I made a small deal with her after we get rid of him, I'd say that we're good terms with her for now. We strike at Krakarov Volcano, Russia in 1 week," I said to the group. "And what deal did you make with Carmelita?" Sly asked. "That, when Clockwerk is destroyed, I will let her see my face for 10 seconds with no pictures. Then the chase will be on once again," I smiled.