Hi! Hyena King here! This is it. The chapter that wraps everything up. It's been fun, but you know what they say; all good things come to an end. So, without further ado, here's chapter 28!
(Sly's POV.)
It took some tricky maneuvering, but I managed to snag that last piece of the Thievius Raccoonus from Clockwerk's claw. I had taken down each member of the Fiendish Five; Raleigh, Muggshot, Mz Ruby, Panda King, and finally Clockwerk. I,d beaten them all one by one, and reclaimed my birthright.
Of course, theirs now way I could've gotten here without the help of my pals. I know this hasn't been easy on them and they stuck with me through it all. Murray, boy, it took a lot of guts for him to get out in the field with me. I know he was scared, but he has more heart then anyone I've ever known. Thank goodness for Bentley. Without his expertise, I,d never found my way off that rooftop in Paris.
Of course, let's not forget about my more recent friends. Thunder and Lightning, those nut jobs, we're there for the whole trip. They're the most honorable guys I know. Twilight, man, without her magic, I'd probably be toast by now. As for the rest of them, they hardly new me before this mission, but they helped me out anyway.
A guy couldn't ask for a better gang of friends. Aha, who could forget the lovely Carmelita? Looks like we're not going to be friends anymore. Now that Clockwerk's death ray out of commission, it was back to playing cops and robbers. I thought for sure she was going to slap the handcuffs on me right then and there, But instead, she was true to her word, and let me have a ten second head start.
(The scene shows Carmelita staring down Sly cooper as the countdown begins. The ponies are watching from the sidelines in complete shock. as the countdown continues, Sly just stands his ground, much to Carmelita's confusion. Sly begins to make suggestive gestures, further confusing the fox and making her go on guard. At the end of the count down, Sly suddenly kisses her. As Carmelita absorbs what just happened, the ponies watch in a mixture of awe, shock and, in Lightning's case, pure rage.
The moment is shattered when Carmelita discovers that Sly has slipped away, and handcuffed her to the railing next to her. Enraged, she yells out Sly's name as he slips away with the rest of the gang into the van.)
I felt badly, leaving her stranded on that giant rock, But I knew it wouldn't be long until we'd see each other again.
The following weeks were interesting. What was the first thing we did. Pinkie actually came up with the idea. A party to celebrate our success! The party lasted the whole night, and, honestly, I can't remember most of it. The next morning, Rarity came up and suggested we get an actual hideout and not stay in a stuffy old van.
Turns out, she's as skilled in real-estate as she is in fashion. We got ourselves a nice little pad in Paris, if you can believe it. Rarity even fashioned the base for us, to our preferences, of course. Bentley immediately set up shop here, as well as Murray, who spent a good amount of time fixing on the turret we lost in the mission back onto the van.
Apparently, Rainbow and Fluttershy had retrieved it on the way out. Fluttershy, she's sweet, but you better not make her angry. I showed off the now completed Thievius Racconus to the others, especially Twilight, Thunder and Lightning. Twilight enjoyed reading about my ancestors in excruciating detail. Thunder and Lightning read it, then decided they wanted to try every move in it. So, that's how me and the boys spent our time. Lightning enjoyed showing the moves off, especially to Rainbow. Spike was incredibly useful here at last; as a practice dummy.
While finishing reading the last entry, Twilight noticed strange writing on the last page. When Bentley translated it, it turned out to be a spell that could get the ponies home. What that was doing there, none of us knew. But we decided it was time for them to go home. There was much hugs and tears, I won't get into to much detail.
As I watch them disappear into an explosion, A part of me is saying this won't be that last time that we see each other. I,m looking forward to the day we meet again.
The ponies all crashed into a heap as they reappeared in the library, back into there own world. As they laugh and get off each other, they look up to see...
Princess Celestia!
"And where have you been, my little ponies?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.
The ponies all smiled at each other. "You wouldn't believe us if we told you." Thunder stated with a shake of his head.
Celestia suddenly used her magic to take something out of the pack on Twilight's back. It was a perfect copy of the Thievius Raccoonus, courtesy of Sly and the Cooper gang.
"Try me." Celestia said with a smile.
That's it, the happy ending, the grand finale! I hope you've enjoyed this story as much as I have. Big thanks to DJ Scales for suggesting this story. You rock! R&-Ah, you know the drill.
