CHAPTER TWO- Enter Sly Cooper (and two other guys)
PARIS, FRANCE
Sly Cooper's turtle friend Bentley sat on the couch flipping through the pages of the Thievius Raccoonus, Sly's family heirloom and the source of all his stealing skills. "Hey Sly, how come you never use this move?" he called to his friend.
Just then, Sly burst into the living room from the kitchen. "Give me that, you moron," he said, grabbing the book from the turtle. "This is for Coopers only."
Cooper then went into his bedroom and hid the Thievius Raccoonus. "Stinkin' turtle," he muttered as he emerged from his room.
Sly's assistant Veronica was at the computer. "Hey Sly, I think I've found our next heist," the blue jay said.
"At least someone around here is doing something productive instead of prying into my private business," Sly said, glancing toward Bentley.
"The legendary Sun Crystal has been stolen by an evil scientist named Dr. Roskov. He apparently has plans to use it as the power source of a death ray."
"That sounds like utter nonsense," Bentley said. "Nobody knows if this Sun Crystal is even real or not." The other two just ignored him.
"This is great," said Sly. "It gives me a chance to do my two favorite things - stealing and good deeds."
"This isn't going to be a picnic," Veronica said. "Roskov's underground compound is one of the most heavily fortified places on Earth."
"That's even better," Sly said. "Things have been entirely too easy for us lately. We need a good challenge."
"You know, you're right," the blue jay said.
"Well, I think you're both insane," Bentley said. "You two can go off on this wild goose chase, but I'm staying right here."
"Fine," Sly said.
"OK. Let's get a plan together," Veronica said, getting up from her seat and heading for the kitchen. Sly joined her in the kitchen, as well as Murray, who was already out there, stuffing his face as usual.
LONDON, ENGLAND
The last several months have been rough ones for Tim Merriweather. Not only had the young fox been arrested during a routine robbery, but he was also deported from the United States back to his native UK.
Broke and jobless, Tim now lives in a filthy, run-down apartment with his mother and his partner in crime, still searching for a big-time heist in spite of his friends' and family's pleas to give up thieving.
Tim sat in the corner of his living room reading a newspaper. "Look at this," the fox said to his friend, a badger. "The legendary Sun Crystal has been stolen by this scientist."
"And I suppose you want us to go over and swipe it from him," the badger said. "Look, Tim. You're just not thieving material. Give up already."
"Never!" Tim asserted. "Sly Cooper would never quit, and neither shall I."
"But the Cooper family have been stealing for centuries. You are just a novice," his friend then said.
Ignoring his friend, Tim continued reading. "The gem is believed to have been taken to a secret underground compound someplace in eastern Europe."
"This job should be no trouble for two master thieves such as ourselves," the fox then said.
"Here we go again," the badger said with a groan. "We don't even know where this jewel is being hidden."
"Must you always be so negative?" Merriweather responded.
"I'm warning you," his friend then said. "If we fail again, this friendship is over."
"Whatever you say, Sam. Let us get going. Great riches await us." Tim then got up fro his seat and gathered up his thieving tools.
"And just how do you expect us to locate this scientist's stronghold?" the badger asked.
"We'll use my trusty map," Tim said.
"That is a place mat from the International House of Pancakes," Sam said.
"Well, technically...Enough of this. We must go," Tim said.
"Go where? We don't even have any plans," his badger friend said.
"Plans?! Real thieves don't need such rubbish!" Tim said.
"Come! We have much adventuring to do," he then said, opening the apartment's front door. "To the Green Avenger!"
"You mean your mum's Yugo?" Sam asked as they exited the apartment.
"Must you spoil all my fun?" Tim asked as they headed toward the stairs.
"Why do I continually put up with you?" the badger said.
"Because I'm the greatest adventurer the world has ever known," Tim responded.
Sam groaned as they got into the car. The two then drove off, not exactly knowing where they would end up.
PARIS, FRANCE
Sly Cooper's turtle friend Bentley sat on the couch flipping through the pages of the Thievius Raccoonus, Sly's family heirloom and the source of all his stealing skills. "Hey Sly, how come you never use this move?" he called to his friend.
Just then, Sly burst into the living room from the kitchen. "Give me that, you moron," he said, grabbing the book from the turtle. "This is for Coopers only."
Cooper then went into his bedroom and hid the Thievius Raccoonus. "Stinkin' turtle," he muttered as he emerged from his room.
Sly's assistant Veronica was at the computer. "Hey Sly, I think I've found our next heist," the blue jay said.
"At least someone around here is doing something productive instead of prying into my private business," Sly said, glancing toward Bentley.
"The legendary Sun Crystal has been stolen by an evil scientist named Dr. Roskov. He apparently has plans to use it as the power source of a death ray."
"That sounds like utter nonsense," Bentley said. "Nobody knows if this Sun Crystal is even real or not." The other two just ignored him.
"This is great," said Sly. "It gives me a chance to do my two favorite things - stealing and good deeds."
"This isn't going to be a picnic," Veronica said. "Roskov's underground compound is one of the most heavily fortified places on Earth."
"That's even better," Sly said. "Things have been entirely too easy for us lately. We need a good challenge."
"You know, you're right," the blue jay said.
"Well, I think you're both insane," Bentley said. "You two can go off on this wild goose chase, but I'm staying right here."
"Fine," Sly said.
"OK. Let's get a plan together," Veronica said, getting up from her seat and heading for the kitchen. Sly joined her in the kitchen, as well as Murray, who was already out there, stuffing his face as usual.
LONDON, ENGLAND
The last several months have been rough ones for Tim Merriweather. Not only had the young fox been arrested during a routine robbery, but he was also deported from the United States back to his native UK.
Broke and jobless, Tim now lives in a filthy, run-down apartment with his mother and his partner in crime, still searching for a big-time heist in spite of his friends' and family's pleas to give up thieving.
Tim sat in the corner of his living room reading a newspaper. "Look at this," the fox said to his friend, a badger. "The legendary Sun Crystal has been stolen by this scientist."
"And I suppose you want us to go over and swipe it from him," the badger said. "Look, Tim. You're just not thieving material. Give up already."
"Never!" Tim asserted. "Sly Cooper would never quit, and neither shall I."
"But the Cooper family have been stealing for centuries. You are just a novice," his friend then said.
Ignoring his friend, Tim continued reading. "The gem is believed to have been taken to a secret underground compound someplace in eastern Europe."
"This job should be no trouble for two master thieves such as ourselves," the fox then said.
"Here we go again," the badger said with a groan. "We don't even know where this jewel is being hidden."
"Must you always be so negative?" Merriweather responded.
"I'm warning you," his friend then said. "If we fail again, this friendship is over."
"Whatever you say, Sam. Let us get going. Great riches await us." Tim then got up fro his seat and gathered up his thieving tools.
"And just how do you expect us to locate this scientist's stronghold?" the badger asked.
"We'll use my trusty map," Tim said.
"That is a place mat from the International House of Pancakes," Sam said.
"Well, technically...Enough of this. We must go," Tim said.
"Go where? We don't even have any plans," his badger friend said.
"Plans?! Real thieves don't need such rubbish!" Tim said.
"Come! We have much adventuring to do," he then said, opening the apartment's front door. "To the Green Avenger!"
"You mean your mum's Yugo?" Sam asked as they exited the apartment.
"Must you spoil all my fun?" Tim asked as they headed toward the stairs.
"Why do I continually put up with you?" the badger said.
"Because I'm the greatest adventurer the world has ever known," Tim responded.
Sam groaned as they got into the car. The two then drove off, not exactly knowing where they would end up.