CHAPTER FOUR- Trouble Down Below
Andy Clark had burrowed his way into Dr. Roskov's secret underground lair as planned. Having safely reached his destination, the raccoon shut down the drilling machine and climbed out of it. Now the real challenge was about to begin.
Just as Tony had said, there was a passageway in one corner of the massive cavern into which he had drilled. Andy stepped cautiously into the darkened opening.
Moments later, he emerged from the tunnel, yet was forced to quickly duck back in to avoid being spotted by two guards. Other than that one close call, Andy had no trouble gaining access to the main chamber, which held the glowing yellow Sun Crystal.
However, it turned out that he had been beaten to the treasure. Andy arrived just in time to spot his good friend and ally Sly Cooper removing the precious crystal from its display case.
"That Sun Crystal sure is something else, isn't it?" Andy said to his friend.
A startled Sly turned around and briefly looked at Andy. "Oh. Hey there," he said nervously. "Long time no see."
"Well, you see, things have come up. First, your girlfriend nearly put me behind bars and then my family teamed up with my archenemy and -"
Just then, Sly cut him off. "We've got company."
Andy turned to see a large, fierce-looking Siberian husky wearing a lab coat and glasses. The dog was accompanied by two swine henchmen. "Roskov," Andy said.
"Ah, Sly Cooper and Andy Clark," the husky said in a thick accent. "Two tender, delicious-looking young raccoons for my dinner."
"What is this guy babbling about?" Sly asked.
"He wants to EAT us!!" Andy said.
"Not if I have anything to say about it," Sly said as he attempted to flee. But it was to no avail. The raccoon was quickly subdued by one of Roskov's thugs. Andy put up a bit of a fight, but he too was defeated by the scientist's thug. "Take our two guests to the dungeon," Roskov instructed his two henchmen. "I will deal with them later," he said with a laugh as he picked up the yellow crystal and returned it to its pedestal. Roskov then noticed Sly's cane lying on the floor and picked it up as well. "A fine souvenir of our little encounter," he said as he departed.
Roskov's two agents removed both raccoons' backpacks as well as Andy's weapon belt before tossing both into a darkened dirty cell. "What now?" Sly asked.
"Fear not," said Andy. "These guys are good, but not good enough." He then reached into the fur of his tail and pulled out a hairpin, which he promptly fashioned into a lock pick. He then set to work on the cell door, and within seconds had it open.
"Unbelievable," Sly remarked.
"Let's get out of here," Andy said. The two then set out to recover their gear and then make a getaway.
Andy Clark had burrowed his way into Dr. Roskov's secret underground lair as planned. Having safely reached his destination, the raccoon shut down the drilling machine and climbed out of it. Now the real challenge was about to begin.
Just as Tony had said, there was a passageway in one corner of the massive cavern into which he had drilled. Andy stepped cautiously into the darkened opening.
Moments later, he emerged from the tunnel, yet was forced to quickly duck back in to avoid being spotted by two guards. Other than that one close call, Andy had no trouble gaining access to the main chamber, which held the glowing yellow Sun Crystal.
However, it turned out that he had been beaten to the treasure. Andy arrived just in time to spot his good friend and ally Sly Cooper removing the precious crystal from its display case.
"That Sun Crystal sure is something else, isn't it?" Andy said to his friend.
A startled Sly turned around and briefly looked at Andy. "Oh. Hey there," he said nervously. "Long time no see."
"Well, you see, things have come up. First, your girlfriend nearly put me behind bars and then my family teamed up with my archenemy and -"
Just then, Sly cut him off. "We've got company."
Andy turned to see a large, fierce-looking Siberian husky wearing a lab coat and glasses. The dog was accompanied by two swine henchmen. "Roskov," Andy said.
"Ah, Sly Cooper and Andy Clark," the husky said in a thick accent. "Two tender, delicious-looking young raccoons for my dinner."
"What is this guy babbling about?" Sly asked.
"He wants to EAT us!!" Andy said.
"Not if I have anything to say about it," Sly said as he attempted to flee. But it was to no avail. The raccoon was quickly subdued by one of Roskov's thugs. Andy put up a bit of a fight, but he too was defeated by the scientist's thug. "Take our two guests to the dungeon," Roskov instructed his two henchmen. "I will deal with them later," he said with a laugh as he picked up the yellow crystal and returned it to its pedestal. Roskov then noticed Sly's cane lying on the floor and picked it up as well. "A fine souvenir of our little encounter," he said as he departed.
Roskov's two agents removed both raccoons' backpacks as well as Andy's weapon belt before tossing both into a darkened dirty cell. "What now?" Sly asked.
"Fear not," said Andy. "These guys are good, but not good enough." He then reached into the fur of his tail and pulled out a hairpin, which he promptly fashioned into a lock pick. He then set to work on the cell door, and within seconds had it open.
"Unbelievable," Sly remarked.
"Let's get out of here," Andy said. The two then set out to recover their gear and then make a getaway.