Disclaimer: I would NEVER own the characters of Sly Cooper. I don't own anyone in this fanfic since they all belong to Sanzaru game companies.
I don't even own Sly's father who is rumored to be named Connor so I'll just go by that name for Sly's dad to make this a good fanfic.
Hope you enjoy it.
Sly and the Cooper Legacy.
Connor stared right into the eyes of his enemies. He didn't know what to do and he didn't want to give up on everything he ever loved! His eyes were big yet stern with a glare that was directed towards Venomina who looked as if she could really care less.
The raccoon growled underneath his breath as he watched General Yan climb to his feet and hand the Fathom crystal to Venomina whom grinned a wickedly leering smile to the older adult coon all the while. Connor wanted to punch that rattle snake in the snout so far that it was go through her head and then she'd be lifeless and on the ground.
Having his arms still raised in defeat, Connor looked up to find that the skies were totally engulfed in the purple aura being sucked from Sly and only a grim shade of purple could be seen.
A new hope shined within those piercing green orbs as it was not too late!
The teal cap wearing older raccoon smirked as he glared at the snake and he readied himself to move mentally as he didn't want to give anything away. As a master thief, you would need to steal the item you require without getting caught and only for the owner of the priceless object to realise they have been pick pocketed way after the event transpired.
Connor was very good at this and he decided to use his sneaky main thief move which was a little something he liked to call: The eye of the beholder.
He had two special gifts unlike the other Coopers who only had one in each of their lifetimes. One which he called the neon slip (a trick where you learn how to literally slide on security beams that was similar to Tennessee's rail slide) was featured in the Cooper vault while the Eye of the beholder (a move where he could analyse his enemies weaknesses without fail) was not. He would have added both moves in there for Sly to learn later but he never had the time because he wanted to be the best dad to Sly ever.
Connor's ears twitched attentively at his surroundings as a faint smirk curled at the corners of his lips and he began to absorb all the information of a rattle snakes weak spot. He smiled when such an idea came to mind! He could faintly recall the fact that Rioichi may have had many teachings included in the Thevieus Raccoonus but he also decided to put in the teachings of pressure point techniques.
Perfect.
He caught everyone off guard whence he quickly leapt up into the air and was in front of Venomina within a second, surprising everyone to the extent of not being able to register what was happening. Connor seemed ready to give in but now he was more determined than ever!
Connor thrust his arm forwards until his fist reached passed Venomina's long neck before pressing two fingers on a nerve point and jamming his thumb against a lower nerve point that instantly froze the female snake from the neck down. Connor felt himself be overcome with cathartic-ness as the rattle snake dropped to the snowy floor below and the Fathom crystal bounced from the villainess' grasp as it rolled down a nearby hill.
Connor watched in surprise at the fast moving prism as it rolled into a snowball as it rolled downwards but it increased in size, becoming more big as each roll shaped it. It didn't take long but the male raccoon moved his legs to chase down the slippery gem once again as he took off down the hill.
Everyone watched in shock and surprise as all of these events happened all at once right before their eyes. They could feel their hearts thumping within their chests as they allowed their brains to absorb this information. Even the negative Cooper ancestors were having a hard time believing what they had just had the pleasure to witness.
Everyone was snapped out of their dwelling upon hearing an enraged shriek taking form of a demand.
"DON'T JUST STAND THERE, YOU FOOLS," Venomina ordered as she laid still like a statue in the thick snow even if she could move her head a little "GET THAT GEM!"
Without a single word, half of the goons Venomina had sent left to race after Connor due to the fear they had of their bosses murderous rage. They always feared the rattle snake who was Cyrille's wife and she had a really snappy temper and usually threatened to force the venom dripping from her ivory fangs down each of their throats if they dared defied her.
The blizzard picked up again as the last of the warmth of Egypt faded into oblivion just like the skies above faded into black, forcing the negative Cooper ancestors to look up with horror.
Nega Rioichi gulped as he preyed that all will be well.
Connor felt his chest cave inwards as his breathing became rough and raspy due to how fast he was running. He never had to run this fast in the snow before and he was sure that this adrenaline rush was so intense that it made him break out into a massive cold sweat as a strange cool warmth had made itself known upon his chest beneath his outfit, his forehead and even his tail was dripping rivulets of sweat as he sprinted as fast as his legs would carry him.
He felt the snow squish beneath his feet drumming against the hill slope as he chased after the gigantic snowball that had contained the fathom crystal and he could hear the unmistakable voices of goons behind him but he didn't dare stop to investigate, he had to keep pushing!
It felt like an eternity of running but Connor had made it back to the battle ground where he could see the rest of the Cooper ancestors fighting and standing their ground. The snow boulder had crashed right into the centre of this madness and had to watch from a ledge as the struggle for the Fathom crystal had quickly escalated into a frantic game of piggy in the middle.
He had to fight off the guards chasing him too, of course, as he pulled out his platinum cane.
Galleth curiously reached down and examined the crystal with mild confusion etched upon his face. How did the Fathom crystal get here? What was going to happen now that it had somehow fallen into his grasp? These questions basically raced through his mind as he bent down and picked up the purple mystic prism whilst dusting the slush of frozen water vapour off it with the back of his free hand. He barely had the time to process this as he was suddenly jumped by more guards who hauled themselves at him.
The knight of the Cooper order gulped down a lump that formed in his throat whilst biting his bottom lip in deep thought. He most certainly couldn't give up the crystal that could save time and he wasn't going to even think about it but what could he do to defend it? An idea did cross his mind but would it even work?
He smiled as he aimed his arm back and flung it through the air "Sir Tennessee, look out!"
Tennessee gazed over his shoulder whilst he was in the middle of fighting off villains and even they seemed confused over what was being thrown as they ceased fighting him for a few seconds with each pairs of brows raised in perplexity.
The outlaw frantically reached out for it and caught it in between his teeth as it slipped into his mouth and this gave him plenty of maunuver ability. He used his crack shot technique to wipe out some of these petty foes as they instantly forgot their confusion and continued their swashbuckling. The dust furred coon smiled through his teeth as he ignored the freezing cold reaching his bare hands and used his cane/shooting iron to assist him in harming the gem that could save time itself if it was given to the rightful owner but he was nowhere to be scene in close range!
Tennessee thought quickly. There was too many enemies swarming in all directions and he could barely keep watch on everyone as he was too busy trying to save his own and everyone else's backs at once. He released his jaw from the prism and put the tip of his bushy tail near his mouth so the purple smokey jewel could slip from his mouth and allow his tail to coil around it to get a better hold on it.
Looking around for any nearby Coopers, Tennessee's eyes fell on Bob. Much like Galleth, his tail flung back and he threw the Fathom crystal flying through the air but Bob was too busy fighting off the guards that it hit his thick skull and rebounded, once again flying through the air and unintentionally landing in Rioichi's hands.
Bob did seem confused about the knock of the head and momentarily looked around before continuing trying to pound the villains fighting him into the snow.
Rioichi seemed to show the exact same face everyone else had shown at the first sight of the Fathom Crystal and even furrowed a brow. He knew what was going on from how loud Galleth and Tennessee yelled in the first place and he also concluded that they were returning the prism to its master as he was the only one who could mend time that was clearly beginning to break and what was more? Every Cooper was fading from tangible to in tangible from time to time, signifying that the delicate balance of space time was shattering.
He looked around and found his precious daughter sticking out from the crowd and she appeared to be swarmed by many foes as she fought off as many as she could. Making the quick decision as foes began to crowd him too, Rioichi tossed the fathom crystal much like the others and yelled "My young Shiroibara, catch!"
Henriette heard he father's yells and caught the atrifact with ease and she juggled it lazily in one palm as she too fought off the guards hauling themselves at her. She dodged their lazy strategic movements fluidly with flawless movements of her physique yet confident determination bore through both her eyes; even her blind, unseeing one.
She too scanned for Slytunkhamen the first but, like the others views, he wasn't in sight. She did see Salim, though, as she decided to toss it to the older coon former member of the Forty thieves before actually doing it.
"Salim, ye old back 'o bones!" She yelled to grab his attention teasingly "Take this here Fathom Crystal!"
Salim half glared half rolled his eyes at the teasing remark and cooly reached a hand up moments before the Fathom crystal slammed against his palm even though it didn't hurt. It was much like someone catching a home run ball in baseball but more chaotic.
The old raccoon examined the evil looking thing that started this. He still despised it and Venomina but he knew that time was literally running out as he cast his eyes up towards the heavens to find that the sky was now a pitch black abyss and the stream of purple nor the purple vortex from before was nowhere to be scene. Actually, it was a miracle that everyone could see!
Like the others before him, the old raccoon looked around and scanned the area. His eyes brightened up at the sight of a very familiar raccoon who wore an Egyptian headdress. It was Slytunkhamen the first!
Giving a smirk, Salim Al kupar flung a strong yet ageing arm back and he ignored the fact that his lower body was now see through with yellow twinkling sparks and he yelled attentively "Slytunkhamen the first! The Fathom crystal!"
This instantly caught the Pharohs attention as he watched his prized pocession fly through the air. If his headdress wasn't covering his head and ears, they would have most definitely flattened right now as his heart slammed in his own ears and everything was deathly silent. He was aware that the overwhelmed Cooper ancestors and demand ants were now beginning to fade into nothingness and if he failed to retrieve the artifact right this second then time itself was doomed.
He inhaled a deep breath.
Giving a massive leap by springing from his feet, Slytunkhamen practically snatched the fathom crystal from the air and upon having it back in his grasp once more; the gem glowed a radiant pinkish glow that blinded everyone's view with everything and blinded everyone in the area, including Venomina whom was horrified that the original owner had retrieved the object.
"NO! MY PLANS!" Venomina screeched as she covered her eyes whilst getting the sensation in her body back.
It took an agonisingly long 3 seconds until the bright light finally subsided and it appeared that the goons had been sent elsewhere as the plain had not only been cleared from all enemies but the Arctic was now back to normal.
All the Coopers looked down at themselves for any signs of their disappearing forms but were overjoyed to discover that they seemed to have been in one piece. Huge smiles simultaneously cracked upon the coons faces as they went from examining themselves for injury to hugging, high giving each other or even dancing in delightful celebration.
Tennessee instantly hugged Galleth who was very uncomfortable by this gesture but reluctantly returned it. The knight raccoon could feel a warm fuzziness reign within his heart and it made an uncontainable grin spread across his muzzle as his eyes were noticeably close to welling up in tears.
"We won, Gally! We won, we won, we won, we won!" Tennessee whooped as he spun both himself and the knight around with his slender arms wrapped around Galleth's heavy weighted suit of armoury and the spinning in the snow made a splash of the white thickness spray against the ground.
There was more good news.
With the main Cooper gang, Carmelita knelt in front of Sly and watched his lifeless form. His chest was raising up and falling down to indicate that the young adult male raccoon was alive and it was an usual surreal moment.
Never had she seen the criminal so peaceful and tranquil as his eyelids heavily closed over his eyeballs. His sleeping form was so quiet and he appeared to have been getting his strength back little by little the more he slept but according to Bentley, it would be awhile until Sly was up and walking about again and it wasn't just because that his leg was still broken but it was also because that he was so close to the edge that he was very almost dead.
The disabled turtle wheeled himself over towards Carmelita who watched Sly with utter patience and the turtle used his metal chair arms to gently pry her away from Sly so he could have some space for when he finally came around.
"I can't believe this..." Carmelita said in a low whisper "I've never seen him so still before."
Bentley nodded in agreement "None of us have." He smiled towards his pink hippo friend that had joined them mere seconds ago whence he realised that Sly was safe "It feels like just yesterday when we were just kids dreaming of accomplishing the impossible in an orphanage."
Murray was tearing up as he tried not to blubber tears of happiness "Oh, guys..." he sniffed "I know that I'm supposed to be cool but 'The Murray' is just so happy."
It had turned out that the rest of the Cooper ancestors had stopped celebrating and even watched Sly from behind the three. Even Connor had joined them!
Everyone watched patiently for the latest Cooper to open his playful caramel eyes. They hadn't seen him in so long and it felt like a lifetime since they did. They huddled up with their loved ones and snuggled up with them as they too were finally at peace since this whole thing had started!
They all leaned in when Sly weakly opened his caramel eyes with a weak gasp of breath. He felt so limp and motionless that he couldn't even lift his head now and this thought alone irritated the blue wearing raccoon thief. He couldn't even list half his problems as he took some steady breaths in through his black nose and his ears twitched softly.
At first, Sly couldn't see much as his vision was clouded much like a veil had been put over his eyes but it cleared up and he was met by the police officer whom chased him for all these years. He felt a smile grace his lips as he tried to sit up and hug her but remembered that he was still so weak. Carmelita placed a gentle finger upon her ring-tailed lovers lips and shushed him.
"Don't move Sly, we're here now..." The blue haired vixen chided gently as she stroked behind the raccoon's ear softly.
Sly felt his heart expand upon seeing that beautiful face he always envisioned as his words had abandoned him. He loved Carmelita so much and even though the atmosphere had reminded him of that time in the Prehistoric era, he could have said that the snow melted around her gorgeous form that she was so beautiful.
Somehow the raccoon managed to lift his head a little with Carmelita's support as he told her in a weak voice "...Carm, I missed you."
"Me too, mi corizon." Carmelita replied with her honey brown eyes welling up with sparkling tears. Sly would have wiped them away but he couldn't due to how tired he was.
Sly looked down at his pocket to feel if the box that supposedly rested within them was still there and was relieved to know that it hadn't gone anywhere. He knew that now it was time while everything was perfect even though he wished he wasn't as weak as a sick kitten so he could have got up on one knee. He slowly removed the fuzzy blue box from its hiding place as he held it in one palm and opened it to reveal the ring that he had kept hold of for so long.
Everyone gasped in sweet unison at the sight of that beautiful engagement ring which looked really expensive. It was flawless to look at and there was not even a finger print to be seen! A few 'awwws' rang through the feminine side of the Cooper clan whilst the boys all stared with excited nods to encourage the vixen to say yes to his offer even though he hadn't even asked yet.
"Carmelita..." He coughed "Montoya fox...Will you marry me?"
He didn't even have to wait 2 seconds until Carmelita gently threw her arms around his neck and rubbed her cheek fur against his forehead affectionately. She should have known that Sly had been trying to propose to her all this time and she didn't even have to think twice about what her answer was:
"Sly Archimedes Cooper, of course I will."
Bentley and Murray looked at each other in confusion. Sly's middle name was Archimedes?! Even though they had known each other for years, Sly NEVER said what his middle name was and they were practically brothers.
Although the name 'Archimedes' did sound kind of strange to have in any name so they could see why Sly didn't want to tell them at risk of looking a lot less cool.
Everyone cheered and whooped and even clapped as they were ecstatic that Sly was now getting married! But the Cooper ancestors were distracted when not only did Venomina fall from the sky but also some lights shone from behind them.
Venomina laid there groaning as she was covered in bruises on her scaly body.
Nobody took pity on her as they shook their heads with small glares but they were more interested in the lights that shone behind them. They wondered where she came from and when they looked up, they all saw what looked like Rioichi and his friends except looking evil and mangy. They turned tails and ran when the Cooper ancestors tried to process this.
They all turned to see multiple portals opened and they shown each location that the Cooper ancestors had come from. Even the right eras and they appeared to have been unaffected and even shown signs of improvement!
Galleth decided to step forwards as he looked over his shoulder and nodded to Issac whom returned a toothy grin as the two Medieval walkers both began to make their way to the portal when Madeliene burst forwards and asked sadly "I guess you're going now?"
Galleth nodded sombrely.
"Indeed. Would thou like to accompany me?"
Galleth's query caught Madeleine off guard as she felt the words die down in her throat. She stuttered helplessly as she brushed some of her dark brown wavy locks of hair to one side and sweat dripped from her head as she licked her lips nervously. She really didn't know! She wanted to go with Galleth but she had a life here too...
She didn't even had to choose when soon something had rammed into the female present day female coon's back, startling her, and she accidentally ran into Galleth and Issac; sending them both into the portal medieval England.
It turned out that it was Tennessee whom had pushed Madeleine into the portal and everyone shot dirty glares at the now laughing outlaw, including his own wife. Danielle cuffed her immature husband by the ear and angrily glared at the outlaw whilst she also held Buck "Tennessee 'kid' Cooper, That wasn't very polite of y'all ta do!"
Tennessee yelped as he tried to jerk away from his wife's grip but it was too strong as he muttered much like a told off child whilst folding his arms grumpily across his chest immaturely "Don't worry, hon, 'Tin head' will thank me fer it later."
Danielle yanked Tennessee by the ear towards the portal and upon reaching it, the female raccoon rolled her eyes as she frowned at him much like a lecturing motherly figure "Just 'cause ya saved the universe ah'll make yer punishment lighter on ya."
Tennessee leaned forwards and gently kissed his wife on the nose with a seductive grin "And ah' wouldn't have it any other way, darlin'."
Danielle once again rolled her eyes. She loved Tennessee so much but sometimes she wondered if he would ever properly grow up? She hoped so but she also never wanted to change him in anyway...
The two entered the portal and it just went on from there. Each and every Cooper had walked towards their time portals and entered it whilst bidding their goodbyes whilst looking kind of sad. Sly felt like he was saying goodbye to a treasured family member which he was! It didn't feel nice but it didn't feel awful either as it put a bittersweet sensation in his head.
The last to leave were Henriette, Rioichi and the three Slytunkhamen's. Just before stepping into their portal, Henriette looked down at her grown up body and looked towards Slytunkhamen the first who exchanged her this look of happiness. "Um, Slythunkhamen the first, mate? May I be so bold as ta ask ta be turned back?"
"You should turn back upon entering, dear child." Slytunkhamen informed with a wry smile pulling upon his lips.
Henriette nodded and jumped into the portal but before Rioichi followed her; he turned on his feet to look at Sly and the others. Even though he didn't show his emotions often, he seemed really tearful about being separated from Sly and the others whom he had grown attached to. He wiped a sleeve across his tearful eyes and bowed a Japanese bow of farewell and thank you.
"Dōmo arigatōgozaimashita, Sly Cooper." Rioichi murmured softly with a kind grin plastered upon his lips before he jumped into the portal back into Fuedal Japan.
All three Slythunkhamens did this too.
With the last of the Cooper ancestors gone, everyone looked at each other and was unsure of what was to happen next. Carmelita asked with a raised brow "Shouldn't time be destroyed or something, since we did ruin the time line as we know it."
Bentley nodded but smiled with a shrug "Well, we're still here aren't we?"
"Where are you guys going now?" Connor asked in a small voice.
The Cooper gang exchanged glances. That was a legitimate question, actually. The last of the portals had closed and now they had no way of getting home! Plus, if the contamination of time wouldn't do them in then little Sly seeing his older self most definitely will.
A quiet silence filled the arctic air when Sly suddenly began to glow as he was lifted off the ground and all at once his vision was blinded by a bright light that made him feel like he was on a roller coaster.
Many questions raced through his mind as he felt himself being sucked away from the guys and their panicked voices faded into the past as he closed his eyes whilst being whirled through time. There was only one question that reigned supreme over his mind now:
Where was he going?
A/N: Woah! That is probably the LONGEST chapter! Sorry its a bit rushed but I really wanted to finish this one.
It seems that Venomina is defeated and Victor had got away like the weasel he is and the Cooper clan members went back home but now Sly is going to end up somewhere. Will it change his fate? What will happen?
There are a few things that need to be mentioned before we go any further as we are now two chapters left from finishing this.
I made Sly's middle name Archimedes because I thought he should have a funny middle name that he never mentioned.
Rioichi said 'Thank you very much, Sly Cooper' in Japanese.
I am planning to make a story about Galleth and Madeleine that will show what happens after Tennessee rams the both of them in the medieval era.
That is all and please review. I promise that the last two chapters will seem less rushed and I am working on the final chapter as I type so I will probably upload both the final chapters in the same day.
Thanks, guys, for supporting this story and I hope you enjoy it. I am even planning to make a sequel.
-Chloemcg