Here we go guys, the Old Wild West episode has begun. Sylvia will have more parts to play, I promise you all that you will love them. Anyway back to the story guys.
When the gang set up shop in the Old West, they looked for Tennessee kid Cooper. After some time they eventually found him, in prison. They also learned that his arrest was the work of the local sheriff, who celebrated by replacing Tennessee's picture with his all over town. After some careful calculations from Bentley, they came to the conclusion that the only way to get Tennessee out was from the inside, which would mean that Sly would have to get himself caught and thrown in jail for the very first time in his career, which would be a real challenge.
After the first few jobs that Sylvia helped with in Japan, Sly and Neyla thought that it would be a great step in her learning to help them and the gang as long as the jobs were not dangerous for her. Sly, Neyla, and Sylvia went to their RV point and contacted Bentley.
"Guys, they're already rigging a noose for Tennessee, so we don't have time for a complicated plan. All my data points to one thing - The quickest route inside is to get yourself arrested!" Bentley said.
"Getting myself arrested? I trust you, Bentley. But I'm not sure about getting arrested in this town." Sly said.
"Can't you just think of another way, Bentley? This is the Old Western times, and I know that the Justice system in this time is not like the system that it is in our time." Neyla said.
"I have to agree with Mommy and Daddy on this one, Uncle Bentley." Sylvia said concerned for her father.
"I'm so sorry, guys. It's the only way we're going to get to Tennessee in time. There's just one problem: They're holding Kid Cooper in the Maximum security wing. Sly, to get yourself thrown in there, you're going to have to gain "Outlaw" status, so you're going to have to build a rep before they catch you. Otherwise, you'll be thrown in with the common criminals!" Bentley said.
"You mean like jaywalkers and litterbugs? Not gonna happen." Sly said.
"And Neyla, I know you and Sly do everything together, you're his wife and mate, and I respect that, but Sly's going to have to do this one on his own." Bentley said.
"What?! No way am I letting my husband get thrown in a maximum security prison on his own!" Neyla said.
"I think Mommy's right, Uncle Bentley. At least I know Daddy will be ok if Mommy is with him." Sylvia said.
"I know that you're both worried about Sly, but he's a master at escaping. Besides, he won't be alone, he'll have Tennessee with him, and me and little Sylvia can think of something in case it goes wrong. I know you both don't like it but it's the only way." Bentley said.
After giving it some thought and discussing it a little bit, the family agreed. Alright, Bentley, we'll do it your way, but if we do this, you had better have a plan for getting Sly out. Otherwise you can expect a very bad beating, do you understand me?" Neyla said.
"You know I always have an escape plan, Neyla, and with little Sylvia to help me with it, it should go down without a hitch. Besides, I know what you would do to me if Sly or little Sylvia got hurt. That's why while you're on this job, I'll whip up a contingency plan to get Sly and Tennessee both out, just in case." Bentley said.
"Good, now what do we do, Bentley?" Neyla said.
"Well, for starters, why don't you guys try defacing all this posters of the sheriff around town? That'll get his attention." Bentley said.
"Can I help, Mommy and Daddy?" Sylvia asked.
"Well, painting a few posters isn't so dangerous, sweetie. Of course you can help, as long as you stay close to us." Neyla said.
"And it could be fun, sweetheart." Sly said.
"Thank you, Mommy and Daddy." Sylvia said.
They quickly found one of the posters. Sly had brought some buckets filled with paint and a paint brush for Sylvia to use. Sylvia painted the first poster so it looked like the sheriff was holding onto something to keep from being eaten by a shark. They started heading to the second poster, with Sylvia riding on Neyla's back. They finally got to the second poster and Sylvia painted it so it looked like the sheriff it an arrow shot through his head. They got to the third poster and Sylvia painted it so it looked like the sheriff caught a fish without any pants. Sly and Neyla were laughing their eyes out at how their little girl painted the posters. They got to the fourth poster and Sylvia painted it so it looked like the sheriff was wearing glasses and his muscles were weak. They got to the fifth poster and Sylvia painted it so it looked like the sheriff had nerd glasses and bad teeth. All the paintings that Sylvia was doing were making her parents, uncles, and even her laugh very hard. They finally got to the final poster, and Sylvia painted it so it looked like the sheriff was extremely injured. With the painting of the posters, Sly had reached "troublemaker status"
Once the poster was painted, the family got to a safe location as the sheriff's guards were laughing at the posters, causing the sheriff to come over. When he saw the poster, he was extremely mad. "Now this really chips my hide! I'm gonna find this "artiste" and bust his thumb! And maybe his pickie." The sheriff said.
Neyla and Sylvia headed back to the safe house, but not before getting a kiss from Neyla and a hug from Sylvia for good luck. Sly and to his RV point and contacted Bentley and Sylvia. "Heh heh, we really got under his skin, Sly. Those paintings little Sylvia did were hilarious " Bentley said.
"Hahahaha, I really embarrassed him didn't I, Daddy." Sylvia asked.
"You sure did, sweetheart." Sly said.
"Ready for Phase 2, Sly?" Bentley said.
"Absolutely." Sly said.
"Apparently, the Sheriff also likes lollipops, but his favorite is a particular Cuban variety which has to be shipped specially. Supposedly they taste like rice and beans." Bentley said.
"Gross! Even Sylvia wouldn't want that for a treat." Sly said.
"Your right, Daddy. I definitely wouldn't want a lollipop that tastes like rice and beans. I prefer the fruit flavored ones." Sylvia said.
"I know you do, sweetheart." Sly said.
"Agreed, But if we clean him out, he'll have to wait weeks for the next shipment, and that should really tick him off." Bentley said.
Sly made his way to the lollipop and grabbed it, upgrading him to "Criminal status" Sly made his way to the next RV point and contacted Bentley and Neyla.
"Alright, this is going perfectly! You'll be looked up in no time!" Bentley said.
"You know, you're a little too excited about sending me to the slammer, Bentley." Sly said.
"Don't forget that I'm here, Bentley. If I were you, I'd lower the excitement a little." Neyla said.
"Relax guys, it's all about the job. Speaking of which, this Sheriff Toothpick is his own biggest fan. In fact, it looks like he's throwing himself a festival, and it's in full swing! If you take that banner down, I'm sure that it'll be the final straw." Bentley said.
"Right! Let's go rain on this guy's parade." Sly said.
"Be careful, my love." Neyla said.
"You know I will, beautiful tigress." Sly said.
Sly made his way to the line where the banner was hanging up on. Once he got there, he rail-walked while whacking the pins that were holding the banner up. Once all 3 of the pins were gone, the banner dropped to the ground, and as planned, Toothpick saw it.
"Hold your fire, boys! That there's the scribblin', lolly-thievin' outlaw I been lookin' for!" Toothpick said. Sly then jumped right in front of them. "Well, amigo, you just booked yourself a permanent room in the stoney lonesome!" Toothpick said as the guards quickly dressed Sly up in old West prison clothes, gave him a big ball, and took Sly to the maximum security prison. Fortunately, they didn't know about his earpiece, so he could still communicate with the gang.
Bentley went to his RV point with Sylvia. Bentley told Neyla that he needed to recon the area around the prison and had asked Neyla if he could take Sylvia with him. Neyla had agreed, under the condition that Neyla watched them from a distance, which Bentley had agreed with. Once they got to their RV point, Sylvia looked at the large tower in the distance.
"Uncle Bentley, I think that's where Daddy and Tennessee kid Cooper are being held." Sylvia said as she got out her Binocucom and took the picture of the prison tower.
"Very good, little Sylvia." Bentley said.
They made their way to another location, with Neyla following them to make sure that her daughter was safe. Sylvia was riding in Bentley's wheelchair, which she thought was fun. When they got to the location, Sylvia took a picture of the arsenal.
"If I'm right, Uncle Bentley, that's a munitions dump. It could be handy for us." Sylvia said.
"You're right, little Sylvia. It is a munitions dump. You're great at this." Bentley said.
"Thank you Uncle Bentley." Sylvia said.
They made their way to another location and Sylvia noticed what looked like a weakened structure in the back of the prison wall. Sylvia quickly took the picture. "I think that I just found the prison walls weakness, Uncle Bentley." Sylvia said.
"Very impressive, little Sylvia. You're learning more every day." Bentley said.
"I have you, auntie Penelope, and my parents to thank for my fast learning, Uncle Bentley." Sylvia said.
The guards put Sly in his cell, and he saw Tennessee and walked up to him. "Uh, howdy." Sly said.
"Howdy yourself. Looks like you must have ticked Ol' Toothpick off pretty good. I like that. You got a name?" Tennessee asked.
"It's Sly. Sly Cooper." Sly said.
"Now son, you should know I don't take kindly to folks who funnin' on my family name." Tennessee said.
"I swear I'm not joking. I can explain…" Sly said.
"Talk ain't worth spit, boy! Only one way to prove you're a Cooper. Bust us outta here." Tennessee said.
"Right. My friend Bentley's working on that." Sly said.
Bentley told Sly to use the ball that he was carrying to bust open the window. Once it was busted open, Sly used the ball to land safely in the ground. Bentley also told him that the ball could break down doors. Sly went to the door and broke it down. Sly and Tennessee made their way to the wall, with sly using the ball to break down doors and move containers. Sky had to clear a path for Tennessee and once that was done, they came in a room with a TNT barrel.
"Sly, you're gonna need Tennessee to carry the TNT to blow the perimeter wall. Needless to say, you'll want to make sure he steers clear of things like bullets and fire." Bentley said through communications.
"Naturally. Thanks, Bentley." Sly said.
"Son, who is it you keep talkin' to?" Tennessee asked.
"Uh, I have a thing in my ear that let's me talk to my friend…and now he's telling me you need to carry some of that TNT so we can blow gate." Sly said.
"Sure, I got voices in my head tellin' me to blow stuff up too. They been right so far. Let's get to it." Tennessee said picking up the barrel and getting on the transport. Sly used the ball to move the transport to the other side, got out of his disguise and used the rail-walk move to join Tennessee. They came into a room with searchlights and a door that was looked. Bentley told Sly to look for the switch that opened the door. Sly used his ball to move the 3 big coal containers to the other side of the room. Sly then used the containers to get to the other side, took out the guard and used his ball to activate the switch, making the door open. Tennessee went through the door and Sly soon joined him. Bentley told Sly to use the melting pot to move Tennessee across the room and to avoid the on and off flames. Once Tennessee was in the pot and the flames were off, Sly used his ball to move the melting pot across the room, with Sly jumping across ledges to join him, being careful to avoid the flames. Sly repeated the process 2 more times until they got to the door, went through it, and came into a room with a laser floor. Bentley told Sly to use the ball to get to the switch. Sly ball-rolled to the switch and shut off the laser floor. Tennessee walked up to the door and they went through it. Bentley told Sly that the archway in the room was a lock mechanism and that the block in the room was the key. Sly looked around and saw three squares with different yellow drawings. Two of them had wooden crates and the third one had an armadillo. Sly used his ball to move the wooden crates in the room to the first and second squares and put the block in the armadillo square. Sly pushed the block in the door, making it unlock. Sly and Tennessee went into a room with another laser floor. Sly ball-rolled to the switch while getting the containers out of the way. Sly got to the switch, and the laser floor shut off. Sly got the final container out of the way for Tennessee. He put the TNT barrel next to the weak wall structure and used a lantern to light the fuse. Sly and Tennessee got behind the brick wall for cover and the barrel exploded, blowing up the weak structure of the prison wall.
Sly got out of his prison clothes and they ran out to the ledge. "I gotta say I knew you was a Cooper the second I laid eyes on you." Tennessee said.
"Thanks Tennessee, but we need to go!" Sly said.
Sly pushed Tennessee off the ledge and got out his paraglider, Tennessee grabbed the hook of Sly's cane and they paraglided to safety. Once they landed, Tennessee got his old clothes back, put them and they headed to the safe house.
Once they got to the safe house, Tennessee saw Neyla and headed to her. "Well, pretty lady, who are you?" Tennessee asked as tipped his hat to her, getting a bit of an angry look from Sly.
"Neyla, and I take it you're Tennessee Kid Cooper?" Neyla asked.
"Yes I am. What's a pretty lady like you doin' here?" Tennessee asked. Suddenly Sly grabbed his arm and pulled him to the side.
"That lady is my wife, Tennessee. So if I were you, I'd back off." Sly said.
"Oh yeah? Well, why don't you prove it then?" Tennessee asked.
Suddenly, Neyla came up to them and pulled Sly into a deep kiss, which he returned without hesitation. "Does that prove to you that I'm his wife, or do you need more?" Neyla asked.
"I think that you just proved it, Miss Neyla." Tennessee said.
"That's Mrs Neyla Cooper, Tennessee, but you can just call me Neyla." Neyla said.
"Will do, Neyla, and Sly? Sorry for the misunderstanding. I didn't know she was your wife." Tennessee said.
"That's alright, Tennessee. Wait here, there's someone we want you to meet." Sly said as he and Neyla went to another room and, after a few minutes, came back with Sylvia.
"And who is this pretty little lady?" Tennessee asked.
"This is our daughter, Tennessee. Sylvia Cooper. The future Keeper of the cane and the next one to carry on the Cooper legacy." Sly said.
"And the most wonderful little girl in the world." Neyla said as Sylvia walked up to Tennessee.
"Hello, Mr Tennessee. It's great to meet you." Sylvia said.
"The pleasure is all mine, little Sylvia. I look forward to getting to know you, and please call me Tennessee." Tennessee said as he knelt down to her level and shook her hand.
"I look forward to getting to know you too, Tennessee." Sylvia giggled.
After getting introduced to Bentley and Murray, Tennessee told the gang about how he planned the bank heist that should have gone down in Cooper lore as his masterpiece, only to have the new sheriff arrest him before he even reached the bank. Curiously, the robbery still occurred, and all of the bank's gold was stolen. Tennessee was charged even though he was already in prison, and the gold was never recovered. Tennessee had a strong suspicion that Sheriff Toothpick himself had stolen the gold himself and framed Tennessee for the robbery, and after Bentley did research on him, they saw that he was right. Toothpick was actually a two-bit gangster from present day Eastern Europe. According to his file, he grew up loving two things: Gold and Cowboy movies. He eventually specialised in gold robberies and had had even masterminded some of the largest scores around the world, then he just vanished. The word was he'd always thought of himself as a gunslinger, and it looked like he'd found a way to make that a reality. After learning all they needed to know about Toothpick, the gang was going to have to watch their backs as they planned to steal back the missing gold and restore Tennessee's reputation as the Greatest Outlaw of the Old West.
After receiving a spare binocucom from Bentley, Tennessee sat down with the gang as Bentley set up a slide show. "Ok, the first order of business is getting Tennessee his guns back." Bentley said.
"Well, it's just one gun now. I upgraded." Tennessee said.
"According to my sources, Toothpick closed this old gold mine several months ago, declaring it unsafe. In fact, he's even turned it into his own storage facility for his stolen goods, including Tennessee's gun. We'll need to take measures with this job, so as not to draw any suspicion. Using a masterful disguise, I'll tail Toothpick to the mines entrance and mark it with a homing beacon. Murray, you'll then use the beacon to find your way there. Toothpick has surely secured the entrance, so we'll need your formidable skills to get it open. Then once we have access, Tennessee can get in and get his gun back." Bentley said as he ended the slideshow.
"Can I take little Sylvia with me? We're just going to tail Toothpick and after I have the computer lock and Murray gets the door open, Tennessee can do the rest.
"Can I go with Uncle Bentley, Mommy? I really want to help." Sylvia asked.
"Well, as long as you stay with Uncle Bentley, I don't see any harm in it, sweetie." Neyla said.
"Thank you, Mommy." Sylvia said as she hugged her Mommy.
"Good luck, sweetheart." Sly said as he hugged his daughter.
After Bentley put on his disguise, he and Sylvia quickly found Toothpick and began following him to the mine. What they didn't know was that Neyla was following them from a distance to make sure her daughter didn't get hurt. They hid behind crates to keep from getting spotted when Toothpick turned around, they followed him all the way to the train tracks until Toothpick got to the mine and used the code for the door to open it. "Ain't nobody gonna find this entrance! Time to have a little looksee at my gold." Toothpick said as he went inside.
Bentley and Sylvia got to the computer. "Ready to hack another "unhackable" system, Uncle Bentley?" Sylvia asked.
"I'm always ready, little Sylvia." Bentley said. Suddenly they heard something behind them, turned around and saw a giant scorpion come up to them. "Ahh, scorpions! Guys help!" Bentley said hugging Sylvia protectively in his arms.
Neyla started to run to get to them, but felt something hit her head, she fell to the ground, knocked out and was picked up by two of Toothpick's goons. "So, this is the girl that panther Jason was talking about?" One of them asked.
"Yeah, let's get her back to the Panther's home." The second one asked as they carrying her away to Jason temporary home.
With Bentley and Sylvia
Bentley and Sylvia were scared of the scorpions until they heard two familiar voices. "Yeehaw! Don't you two worry, the cavalry's comin'!" Tennessee said.
"Don't worry, guys. I got the bug spray right here!" Murray said as he got control of the big gun and fired on the scorpions. It took him a few minutes, but he successfully shot all 30 of the scorpions before they got to Bentley and Sylvia. Once the scorpions were all dealt with, Bentley started to hack the computers, it took him a few minutes, but he successfully completed the hack.
"Great job, Uncle Bentley. You did great on hacking the computer." Sylvia said.
"Awww, thanks little Sylvia." Bentley said as he patted her head.
Murray came up to the door and used is strength to get it open for Tennessee. "Awesome job, Uncle Murray. Tennessee, looks like you're up." Sylvia said.
"Shoot, I'll be in and out quicker than a hyperactive rattlesnake." Tennessee said as he walked through the door. Once inside, he looked around and saw his gun, broke the casing and grabbed it.
"Uh huh! That's right! The kid is back in business!" Tennessee said.
Tennessee walked to a vault door with a locking mechanism and shot it with his gun, making it unlock. Tennessee went through the door and came into a room with a laser floor. Tennessee saw a green switch on the far wall and shot it with his gun, making the laser floor turn off. Tennessee saw a couple of spiders in the room and shit all of them with his gun. He then saw another door that had 5 locks on it in a circle. "This big ol' door is gonna require my Crackshot technique." Tennessee said. He focused his Crackshot technique and shot all 5 of the locks at the same time, making the door open. He entered a room with railroad tracks and rail-slided through the room, being careful to avoid the electric currents that Bentley warned him about, and jumping to different rails to avoid the tipping rocks until he got into another room. Tennessee made his way through the room, taking care of all the guards and spiders along the way until he got to another 5 lock door. Tennessee used his Crackshot technique to get it open and rail-slided on more railroad tracks until he got to another room. He took care of the guards and spiders, opened the third 5 lock door with his Crackshot technique and rail-slided on more railroad tracks. While Tennessee was rail-sliding, he shot two vault doors open, one with multiple shots and one with his Crackshot technique, when they were both opened, he finally got out of the mine. Once outside, he found the gang and they headed back to the safe house.
Toothpick came in the room were Tennessee's gun was supposed to be. When he noticed it was gone, he was angry because he knew that only Tennessee could have stolen it.
When they got there, they noticed that Sly looked worried about something. "Daddy, what's wrong? Where's Mommy?" Sylvia asked as she ran to her father.
"I don't know, sweetheart. She told me that she'd follow you on the job to make sure you didn't get hurt, she told me that she would come back when she saw that the job was done and get back here before you guys, but I didn't see her come back." Sly said.
"If you didn't see Neyla get back here before we did, then she must've been kidnapped. She would have told you that she was on her way back, so I think that the only reason she hasn't is because someone kidnapped her, possibly Toothpick's goons. If she did follow us then she must have seen the scorpions trying to get us before she was kidnapped." Bentley said.
"No! We have to go find Mommy, Daddy! She might be hurt!" Sylvia said wanting to find her mother.
"Alright sweetheart, I'll go and look for her. You stay here with Uncle Bentley and Murray and Tennessee until I get back. Mommy would want to know that you're safe and alright. Can you do that for me and Mommy?" Sly asked.
"Yes, Daddy. I can do that for you and Mommy." Sylvia said as she hugged her father.
"Wait Sly, I'm going to need you for this next job. We're going to plant a bug in Toothpick's office and I'm going to need you for that." Bentley said.
"That can wait until I find my Neyla and bring her back here, Bentley. If she's in trouble then I'm going to get her out of it." Sly said wanting to find his tigress.
"I'll go ahead and lock for Neyla, Sly. If this next job requires you then I will go and look for her. I'll be sure to contact you the moment I see her." Tennessee said.
Sly thought it over for a few minutes. "Alright Tennessee, but you let me know the moment you see her, got it?" Sly asked.
"You got it, Partner." Tennessee said.
Sylvia hugged Tennessee's leg. "Please find my Mommy, Tennessee. I don't want to lose her." Sylvia said.
Tennessee kneeled down and hugged Sylvia. "Don't you worry, little Sylvia. I'll find your Mommy." Tennessee said as he left to go find Neyla.
Meanwhile with Neyla
Neyla was tied to a chair in an old house while two of Toothpick's goons were watching her. They then walked up to her. "That's one pretty lady there, pal." One of the goons said.
"Darn right, pal. Let's say we have a little fun with her." The second goon said.
"Ohh, you read my mind." The first goon said.
"You two touch her and you're both dead." Jason said as he walked in. "Now why don't you let us have a few moments alone. Now!"
The goons left and Neyla glared at Jason. "Hello Jason, did you enjoy your little nap?" Neyla asked sarcastically.
"You won't be taking to me like that for too much longer, my future wife." Jason said.
"I'll beat you to an inch of your life before I have anything to do with you!" Neyla said.
"We'll see, once your memories of Sly Cooper are erased." Jason said.
"I assume you're working for whoever is erasing Cooper history? What did he promise you? Me?" Neyla asked.
"Indeed he did, Neyla. And once we get back to the present, I'm going to take my sweet time with you." Jason said as he walked out and left.
After a while, Neyla suddenly saw Toothpick himself coming in. "So you're Toothpick, I presume?" Neyla asked.
"Yes, I am, and I have use for you." Toothpick said.
"And what use is that?" Neyla asked.
"Oh, just the simple matter of drawing out Cooper and his wretched gang. Enjoy your second nap." The second goon said as he suddenly grew to a giant size and knocked Neyla on the head. He then picked her up and carried her away.
Back with the gang
Sly went to his RV point and contacted Bentley. "Toothpick's office is somewhere on the upper floors of the saloon. To find out what he's planning, our best bet is to plant a bug. Needless to say, we must remain undetected. Conveniently, I've discovered that they're looking for a new bartender, so I'll go in - undercover - and control the situation by introducing the patroons to my special home brewed sarsparilla. You'll need to enter through that window and make your way to the ventilation system. Meanwhile I'll have the goons inside all sugared up, they'll be seeing double until they crash hard. Once you launch the RC car in the vents, I'll take control and guide it to Toothpick's office." Bentley said.
"Right, watch your back in here, pal. This place looks pretty rough." Sly saidas he made his way to the window.
"Will do. See you inside." Bentley said as he went inside through the front door. When he got in, he greeted the goons. "Greetings! I've been informed that this establishment is in dire need of an expert tab jockey?" Bentley said as he got behind the bar and activated his mechanical arms. "I've got sarsparilla." Bentley said.
Bentley started serving drinks to the goons. Some of them wanted 2 or 3 more drinks than the others, and they started coming at a fast rate. It took him a few minutes but he successfully served all 30 of the goons, and by the time he was done, they were all passed out.
Sly began making his way to the vent, being careful stay off the floor because some of the guards were still awake. He got to a sign that said Casino and broke it with his prison ball. He then went inside the casino and continued to make his way to the vent until he finally reached it and launched Bentley's RC car.
Bentley then took control of the car and it started heading for Toothpick's office, shooting all the spiders that tried to stop it and avoiding the fans and laser security until it finally got to Toothpick's office.
"Alright, listen up! My partner's got an ace up his sleeve and we're about to go all in! This trump card's gonna crush Cooper and the rest of his claim-jumpin' gang! We're gonna learn'em you don't yank a rattlesnake's tail less'n yer lookin' to get bit! Then we're gonna finish loadin' up the train and haul our keesters out of this one-horse town! Once we get that loot back to present day, I'm gonna be worth millions!" Toothpick said.
After planting the bug, the car went back to Sly. He grabbed it, made his way out of the saloon and headed back to the safe house.
Tennessee was still searching for Neyla. He jumped on a roof, looked far ahead and finally saw her. He got out his binocucom and contacted Bentley. "Bentley, I found Neyla, and you were right, Toothpick does have her." Tennessee said.
"Tennessee, you're the only one who can get to her in time! I'll grab Sly and Murray and we'll meet you with the van! Just get going!" Bentley said.
"Be sure to leave little Sylvia at the safe house, Bentley. Neyla would want to know that she's safe and alright considering she last saw her daughter about to get eaten by a giant scorpion." Tennessee said.
"Don't worry, little Sylvia will stay at the safe house. I've even installed some security systems that will keep her safe while we're gone." Bentley said.
Tennessee quickly made his way to the canyon and when he got there, he saw Neyla being loaded into a wagon. "Phew, I'm glad to be rid of you. Hope you enjoy your last trip." Toothpick said.
"I wouldn't count on it you pathetic little freak!" Neyla said as she was loaded into the wagon.
"Don't worry Neyla, I'll get you out so little Sylvia can see her mother!" Tennessee said. The wagon started moving and Tennessee rail-slided to keep up with the money wagon, avoiding the electric currents on the tracks. What the tracks ended, Tennessee saw that there was a drawbridge that was up, and used his gun to shoot the three switches, making the draw bridge lower before the wagon could ram into it. Tennessee then rail-slided again until he got to another ledge and cleared it of all the guards and TNT barrels. He repeated the process a few more time, taking care of any obstacles in the wagons way until he jumped down on the wagon, gently grabbed Neyla by the waist and jumped off the wagon just before it fell off a cliff.
"Thanks, Tennessee." Neyla said as he untied Neyla's ropes.
"You're welcome, Neyla. Sly and little Sylvia and the others will be very happy to see you alive and well." Tennessee said.
"Where's Sylvia? Is she alright?" Neyla asked concerned about her daughter.
"Little Sylvia's alright, Neyla. She's at the safe house. Me and Murray got there in time before the scorpions even touched her. Trust me Neyla, she's safe. Bentley told Sly that there was a job that requires him, so I told him I'd go look for you while he was doing the job. Before I came to save you, Bentley told me that he installed security systems in the safe house to keep little Sylvia safe until we all got back. The gang's on their way here now. And look, they're already here." Tennessee said looking up to a ledge and seeing the gang.
"Neyla, I'm so glad that you're safe!" Sly said.
"Me too my love! Thanks to Tennessee!" Neyla said.
"Come on, guys. Let's get them and get out of here, little Sylvia is probably worried sick about all of us and Neyla must really be wanting to see her safe and sound." Murray said.
Suddenly Toothpick appeared with a couple of his goons "Much obliged for your unwanted part in drawing them out, Neyla! Lemme run these bandidos over to the prison and I'll for you all lickety-split! Of course, if you're still feelin' neighborly, you could just turn yourselves in!" Toothpick said as they started taking Sly and the gang and the team van away.
"No one kidnaps me, my friends and especially my husband and gets away with it! Ready for another rescue mission, Tennessee?" Neyla asked.
"I sure am, Neyla, cause I'm sure that little Sylvia would want to see both her parents come back to her safe and sound." Tennessee said.
Neyla headed to the river and got a raft that Tennessee told her about. When Tennessee got to the river, the raft came up to him. "This river is dangerous, but it leads back to the prison. Way I figure it, they won't be expecting us to come this way. You sure you see you're up to this, Neyla?" Tennessee asked.
"My husband and my friends are in trouble, of course I'm up for this, Tennessee. Let's go." Neyla said.
"Oh, I picked these up for you before I left to find you, I thought you might need them." Tennessee said as he got on the raft handed Neyla her shock pistol and whip.
"Thanks, Tennessee." Neyla said as she went to the front of the raft while Tennessee operated it.
The raft began making its way to the prison. Neyla used her shock pistol to take care of the goons, TNT barrels, and the wooden wall until it stopped at a closed gate. Tennessee made his way up to the switch, taking care of the guards and the laser floor with his gun. Once they were taken care of, Tennessee used the back of his gun to pull the switch, making the gate open. Tennessee went back to the raft and they continued on to the prison, with Neyla taking care of the guards and other obstacles in the way, and Tennessee operating the raft. They came upon another closed gate and Tennessee made his way to the switch, taking care of the guards and laser floor, he pulled the switch and made his way back to the raft. They continued on their way until they got to the prison. They made their way to the door and Tennessee unlocked it with his gun.
They went inside and Neyla saw some goons at the door she shot one with her shock pistol and ran out. "You go on, I'll stay and cover you." Neyla said as the door closed behind Tennessee.
Tennessee took care of any goon that tried to stop him while shooting the chains that were holding Sly and the gang's cage up. When the cage came down, Sly and the gang were free. Neyla came back inside, ran to Sly and embraced him in a deep kiss.
"I'm so glad you're safe, my love." Neyla said as she hugged Sly tightly.
"I'm glad you're safe too, beautiful tigress." Sly said.
"Neyla, I'm sorry I took little Sylvia with me to open Toothpick's mine entrance, I didn't know about the scorpions. If I'd known, then I wouldn't have asked you to let me take her with me." Bentley said.
"It's alright, Bentley. She's safe and sound at the safe house and that's all that matters." Neyla said. She then looked at Sly. "My love, Jason's here.
"That panther that we shocked unconscious at the museum, how?" Sly asked.
"I'm guessing that the one who's trying to erase Cooper history offered him a deal." Neyla said.
"Let me guess, he promised Jason you in exchange for his help?" Sly asked.
"Indeed, he's the one that kidnapped me. He says that once my memories of you are erased, he plans to make me his wife." Neyla said.
"Over my battered and bruised body he will, or better yet his. I'm going to go find him and lead him to the other side of town, you guys head back to the safe house. Once I lose him, I'll meet you guys there." Sly said.
"Alright, my love. Just be sure to come back, I want our little Sylvia to see us both come inside the safe house when you're back." Neyla said.
"I will, beautiful tigress." Sly said as he left to find Jason while the gang headed back to the safe house
"What about the van? Where is it!?" Murray asked.
"We'll have to track it down later, Murray. Right now we need to get back to the safe house and see if little Sylvia is alright." Bentley said.
With Sly
Sly saw Jason heading to the saloon, jumped down from one of the roofs, and punched him in the face. "Hello, Jason." Sly said.
"Sly Cooper, I take it you're here to turn yourself in, and finally give back what was rightfully mine?" Jason asked.
"Neyla was never yours, she loves me and she'll never love someone like you." Sly said making Jason angry.
"I'm going to kill you when I get my hands on you!" Jason said as he started chasing Sly.
"Just try it, if Carmelita couldn't catch me, what makes you think that you can?" Sly said as he ran from Jason until he came to the other side of town. Once he was far enough away from the safe house, Sly threw down a smoke bomb and disappeared.
"Darn it, he got away. No matter, I still have Neyla and Cooper won't be a problem much longer." Jason said as he went back to his temporary home. When he got there, he saw that Neyla wasn't where he left her. "Noooo! That blasted Cooper must have taken her. I'll kill him when I see him next time!" Jason said as his phone rang, he then answered it.
"Hello?" Jason asked.
"It's Le Paradox, come back to the blimp, we're going to be leaving in a few hours." Le Paradox said.
"Alright, I'm on my way." Jason said as he headed back to the blimp.
Back at the safe house
Sly got back as soon as the gang were at the door. "Ready to see our little Sylvia, my love? Neyla asked.
"I'm always ready to see her, beautiful tigress." Sly said as they made their way inside.
When Sylvia saw both of her parents, she quickly ran to them. "Mommy, Daddy, you're safe!" Sylvia said as she hugged both of her parents tightly.
"I'm so glad you're alright, sweetie." Neyla said.
"I'm so glad you're alright too, Mommy. I was worried about all of you." Sylvia said.
"It's alright, sweetheart. We're all here, safe and sound and that's all that matters." Sly said.
After a half hour, Bentley was able to track down the van. It seems Toothpick had taken it, and was planning on using it to get the gold back into the present day. While Bentley was thinking of a plan, Tennessee came up to Sylvia.
"Say, little Sylvia. Would you like me to teach you how to shoot guns?" Tennessee asked.
Unfortunately for him, Sly and Neyla were right behind him. "What was that, Tennessee!?" Sly and Neyla both said.
Tennessee then turned around and saw Sly and Neyla with mad looks on their faces. "Oh, I was just asking little Sylvia if she would like to learn how to shoot." Tennessee said.
"Sylvia, sweetie, go to Uncle Murray ok? He might need you to help cheer him up. Me and Daddy are going to talk to Tennessee." Neyla said.
"Ok, Mommy." Sylvia said and went to Murray's room. When she was in the room and the door was closed, Sly and Neyla dragged Tennessee outside.
"Tennessee, I know you love our daughter, BUT SHE IS NOT GOING TO BE USING GUNS!" Neyla yelled.
"That's right, Tennessee! Our daughter is going to use the cane one day, but she will not be using guns, we do not even want our little girl near the things!" Sly said
"Come on, partners, I was only suggesting it." Tennessee said as sweat came down his forehead.
"I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU WERE SUGGESTING, SYLVIA IS NOT USING GUNS! IF YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT TEACHING HER TO USE GUNS AGAIN, I WILL GIVE YOU ONE HELL OF A BEATING, IS THAT CLEAR?" Neyla yelled.
"Crystal clear, Neyla." Tennessee said sweating.
"Good." Sly and Neyla both said as they went back into the safe house with Tennessee close behind.
After a night of rest, Bentley set up a slide show. "Alright, thanks to the bug in Toothpick's office, we've got a pretty good idea of what's going on. Toothpick plans to move the stolen gold out of the mine using his special train. Unfortunately, that train is also being turbo- charged by our van. It's useless to go after the train in the mine, Toothpick will have stepped up security since our escape and the place will be crawling with guards. We're going to have to hit that train while it's rolling, but first, we're going to have to catch it, and we'll do that by diverting its route. After surveying the rail system, I've determined there are 3 track switches we will need to throw, and Toothpick has given then to 3 of his toughest goons. Furthermore, these guys keep the keys around them at all times. The good news is that with the Toothpick festival, they're a number of contests, and all of them will be competing. Murray, I took the liberty of entering you in the bear knuckle brawl contest. Toothpick's first goon is the defending champion and he's sure to have the key on him. Sly, I hope you're feeling fast, because you're going to be competing in the crookedest race in the West: the Toothpick 500. Toothpick second goon is to be the defending champ, so it's his time you'll have to beat. Neyla, you'll be up against Toothpick's third goon in the shooting contest. As the defending champ, he keeps the trophy close by, with the third key inside. Now, let's get going, we don't have any time to waste." Bentley said as he ended the slideshow.
Murray went to the boxing contest. After getting some boxing gloves, the referee told the crowd that in order for the challenger to face the champion, he'd have to raise through the ranks first. Murray then stepped into the ring, and after beating 20 of the challengers, the champion stepped into the ring. After a few minutes, Murray successfully beat the champion, took the key, and headed back to the safe house.
Sly went to his competition and Bentley told him that in order for him to order for him to stay in the race, the course had several checkpoints that he would need to reach within the time limits, and the only way he could move fast enough was using his prison ball and he'd need to stay on it for the whole race. The race then began, Sly rolled on his ball while avoiding the obstacles and staying on the ball, after a few minutes, he reached all the checkpoints without the time limits running out and won the race. Sly got the key and headed back to the safe house.
Neyla arrived at the shooting contest but by the time she got there,it was already over, the champion had the trophy, but when Neyla taunted him about being afraid of losing, he offered her a deal: if Neyla beat his score, she could have the trophy, but if she didn't, she'd have to give him a kiss, which Neyla was disguised with, but Bentley told her to go along with the bet if it meant getting the key. She accepted and began shooting the targets with precision and speed, by the time the competition was over, Neyla had scored 100 points ahead of the champion's score. He gave Neyla the trophy and got the key.
"Oh, and by the way." Neyla said as she kicked the champion hard in the lower area and the ribs. "That's for trying to get me to kiss you!" Neyla said as she headed back to the safe house. Sly, Neyla, and Murray got back to the safe house and gave the keys to Bentley.
After a few hours, Bentley set up a slide show. "Ok, eyes front everyone, the clock is ticking in this one, and we don't have time to play around. Toothpick's gold train is already rolling, and with our van Incorporated to it, it's impossible to stop. Thankfully, Tennessee was able to divert the trains route, which gives us the chance we need to catch it. First, Murray, you're going to get the van back, it's at the at the rear of the train acting not unlike a booster rocket, and it's going to take your fighting skills to reach it, the catch is, is being secured with special magnetic locks, which can only be broken by someone with your strength...and little Sylvia, you're going to have to go with Uncle Murray, so that when he sets the van free, and gets off the train to pick us up as we complete our tacks, you'll be much safer. Neyla, you and I will tackle the next set of cars. I need you to use your marksmanship and cover me while we make our way forward. It won't be easy, the train is crawling with guards, and they'll be gunning for both of us. Our goal is to reach a computer terminal near the middle of the train, where I'm going to do a little hacking. Thanks to the bug in Toothpick's office, we know that he can't stand high-tech frequencies, particularly whistles. So I'll reroute the power of the steam whistles onto the train engine. Sly and Tennessee, to ensure we stop Toothpick, we'll need to cover all possible escape routes. So Sly, you'll take the roof of the train, and Tennessee, you'll move through the cars, where we should be able to get your gold along the way, but you're gun-slinging will be put to the test. You both should reach the engine at the same time, where you can take Toothpick down. The rest of us will catch up with you in the van. Now let's move out." Bentley said as he ended the slideshow.
The gang made it to the bridge just as the train came under it. Sly and Tennessee jumped on their car, then Bentley and Neyla jumped on theirs, then finally, Murray picked up Sylvia and jumped on the car that held the van.
Murray used the TNT barrels to destroy all four of the magnets, taking care of the guards while protecting Sylvia. Once all 4 magnets were destroyed, Murray put Sylvia in the van, got her strapped in, got into the driver's seat, got off the van, and started speeding to catch up with the train. "The Murray is back in the driver's seat!" Murray said.
Neyla and Bentley made their way to the computer terminal, while Neyla used her shock pistol to take care of all the guards. Once they got to the computer, Bentley threw a bomb at the wooden cage that had the computer. Bentley then started the hack, and after a few minutes, successfully hacked the computer. "Sly, the whistles are the key." Bentley said. The van pulled up beside their car and the side door opened. Bentley and Neyla jumped in and the door closed behind them.
The train whistles started blowing at the engine, making Toothpick's ears hurt. "Ohhhh, my ear holes! I think I'm going to have vertigo!" Toothpick said.
Tennessee got inside the gold car, it had a laser floor so he had to use the squares that were above it to make his way to the gold. He used his Crackshot Technique to destroy the crates that were in the way while avoiding the searchlights. He got to the switches that were keeping the laser floor on and shot them with his gun. Once he got to the gold, he shot the car door open with his gun as the van pulled up.
The Van's side door opened and Bentley used one of his mechanic devices to get the gold and pull it into the van. "Thanks Tennessee, we'll keep this safe for now." Bentley said as the van's side door closed.
Tennessee went inside the second gold car, got through the laser floor, searchlights and got to the gold. He blasted the door open as the van pulled up.
Bentley used his device to get the gold and keep it safe in the van. "Thanks Tennessee, we'll get the rest of the gold when we stop the train." Bentley said as the side door closed.
Tennessee then made his way to the engine car and saw Toothpick. "Why don't you bring your little runt self down here and take your whoppin' like a man, Sheriff?" Tennessee asked.
"Blast you, Tennessee Kid Cooper. I'ma gonna lock you in the deepest, darkest hole I got and throw away the key!" Toothpick said.
"Give it up, Toothpick. The fat lady has sung and you are done!" Tennessee said.
"Oh, am I?" Toothpick asked as two guards came up behind Tennessee and grabbed his arms. Toothpick got into ball form and bumped Tennessee. One of the guards grabbed his gun, and they flew away.
"Thanks, Kid! Le Paradox sends his regards. Adios idiot!" Toothpick said as he walked away.
Sly came up to Tennessee. "Don't worry, pal. I'll take care of this." Sly said as he jumped up across the wall to Toothpick's car. Toothpick threw down a device that generated a laser that covered the whole floor. S!y used his prison ball to destroy it, and he also use it to make the train whistles blow, hurting Toothpick's ears.
"Yowch! That hurts my ears! Who turned on those blasted whistles?!" Toothpick said as he fell to the floor, got up and grow to a large size. He tried to dive on Sly, but Sly ran until Toothpick started spinning real fast, making twisters head straight for Sly, which he avoided until Toothpick shrinked back to normal size. Sly used his ball to knock Toothpick into the train's furnace and started hitting him until Toothpick was all the way into the furnace. He flew out of the it and landed at Tennessee's feet.
"Oh, my ear holes." Toothpick said.
"Well well, look what the cat drug in." Tennessee picked Toothpick up and kicked him off the train. "Looks like this here's our stop." He said as he jumped off the train.
"Sly, we've got a real problem!" Bentley said.
"I think I just took care of that, Bentley." Sly said.
"No Sly, the train - it's headed for a broken bridge!" Bentley said.
"I'm guessing that wasn't part of the plan?" Sly asked.
"Sly, you have to get off that train! Jump to the van!" Bentley said.
Sly then got close enough to the van and jumped to the roof of the van. "Murray, hit the breaks!" Bentley said.
"They're not working! And I can't shut off the rockets!" Murray said.
"What?!" Neyla asked.
The van's side door opened and the gold flew out of the van and landed in front of Tennessee. "What in tarnation are they doing?" Tennessee asked before he saw the gold. "Ah, I was wonderin' where that gold had got to."
"Uncle Bentley, what do we do?" Sylvia asked.
"Sorry Murray, this has to work!" Bentley said as he ripped off Murray's necklace off of him, put it into the time device and activated it. "Here goes nothing!" Bentley said as the van plunged off the cliff. The time machine worked and transported the gang through time. Sly held on to the door and Neyla pulled him inside. The gang's lives were saved, but they had no clue where they were heading. The van finally landed, in snow.
After the gang got out of the van, they found a cave. Murray pushed the van into the cave. Sly and Neyla wrapped a thick blanket around Sylvia to keep her warm. After getting the van into the cave and getting a fire going to keep warm, the gang used what they could to set up a safe house in the cave.
There you go guys, the old West episode is complete. I hope you enjoyed it. Especially Sylvia's parts. Next chapter will be the prehistoric episode. Rate and review. See you next chapter guys.