CHAPTER SIX- The Escape
Sly and Andy were now sneaking through them maze of tunnels and hallways that made up the mad scientist's headquarters in search of their stolen equipment when all of a sudden, the two raccoons heard the sound of Roskov's voice and stopped. "Yes, Mr. Woods. The death ray is complete. I will ship it out to you just as soon as I test it out," the scientist said into the telephone.
"Woods?" Andy whispered. "I sure hope he isn't talking to Reggie Woods. The thought of that moron with a death ray is almost too horrible to contemplate."
"The thought of anyone with a death ray frightens me," Sly said. "We'd better get that gem away from that guy before he can send the laser out."
"You're right," said Andy.
Hearing footsteps, the two thieves dashed into hiding. From their hiding place, a trash bin, the two watched as Roskov walked off. After the scientist had disappeared from sight, the raccoons emerged and went into the room Roskov had occupied.
They searched around, and sure enough, their thieving gear was sitting on a counter top in the corner of the room. The duo quickly grabbed their things. "OK. Now let's go get that Sun Crystal," Sly said. They both then dashed out of the room.
The two raccoon thieves quickly and stealthily made their way back to the main chamber of the compound. Just as Andy was about to lift the crystal from its display case, he noticed that the ceiling above him was crumbling. "What now?" Andy said as he grabbed the jewel and quickly moved out of the way.
Tons of rock and dirt poured down on top of the display case and then two creatures, a penguin and a rooster, dropped down into the chamber. The penguin had with him a jackhammer, which he quickly shut down.
"If it isn't Matt Blizzard, the world's biggest dork," Andy said to the penguin. "And...I don't know who you are, but you must be a loser if you're hanging around with this guy," he then said to the rooster.
"Hey," he snapped back. "I'm Ross McGraw, the aspiring young thief. I thought everyone heard of me."
"Well, you'd better find a new associate if you expect to get anywhere in this business," Andy then said to the fowl.
"SHUT UP!" Matt squawked. "And hand over that pretty yellow rock." The penguin pointed his freeze ray at Andy. Sly then swung his cane and knocked Blizzard halfway across the room. Sly and Andy then started to race toward the exit. Ross pulled out a handgun and fired it at the fleeing Cooper, but hit only the raccoon's backpack. "Nice shooting," Matt said sarcastically as he struggled to get up.
"Well, at least I tried," the rooster whined.
Just then Roskov and his henchmen entered the chamber. "Ah, more company," the husky said. "You two will make fine test subjects for my-wait a minute. Which one of you filthy little vermin stole my crystal?"
"Don't look at us, fuzzy," Blizzard said. "It was that empty-headed raccoon and his little friend."
"Raccoon?" the scientist asked. "Blast it! My dinner has escaped! Did you happen to see where the ring tails went?"
"I was kind of too busy writhing in pain to notice," Matt said sarcastically.
"And what about you?" Roskov asked McGraw.
"Beats me," the rooster said.
"Search every inch of this compound. Those thieves must be stopped," Roskov ordered his thugs.
"Yes, sir," said one of them. The two swine then left.
"As for you two," the husky said to Matt and Ross. "Leave my compound before I consider dining upon your carcasses instead of the raccoons." The two thieves quickly ran out.
"But, my jackhammer," Matt said.
"Forget about that," Ross snapped.
Meanwhile, Andy had led Sly back to where he had originally tunneled into the underground den. "What is that thing?" Sly asked, spotting Andy's drill machine.
"That's not important now," Andy said. "Just get in."
"Um, OK," Sly said, opening the hatch and climbing in. Andy himself then got in and closed the hatch. He then pushed some buttons and started the device. The machine moved across the room and began to burrow through wall of the cavern.
As they drilled up to the surface, Sly opened his backpack and took out his Binoc-U-Com, which had been destroyed by Ross's bullet. "Once again, this little gadget has saved my life," Sly said, returning the broken device to his backpack. "That rooster is just lucky I have more than one of these." Suddenly, the drill machine stopped.
"Another successful getaway," Andy said, opening the hatch of the driller.
"What a ride," Sly said. "Where did you get this thing?"
"Don't ask me. It's Tony's," Andy said. "Here." He handed the Sun Crystal to Sly.
"No. You keep it," Sly said, returning it.
"I insist you have it. You stole it first," Andy said, once again handing the gem to Cooper.
"Oh, fine. If it will make you happy," Sly said. He then placed the crystal in his backpack.
"I better be going," Sly then said.
"OK. I hope to see you again real soon," Andy said.
"Bye." Sly Cooper then vanished from sight.
"Well, this was a total waste," Andy thought as he picked up his radio to contact his partners. Just then, he felt someone behind him. It was Matt Blizzard and his sidekick Ross McGraw.
"Not you two again," he moaned.
"Yes. It's us again," the penguin said. "You have been a thorn in my side for too many years. Now I'm going to finish you off once and for all. Here is one target even you can't miss, Ross."
"We have a real comedian here tonight," Ross said. The rooster then drew his pistol, and as he was about to fire, Andy kicked him, knocking both he and Blizzard into the Drill Master. he then slammed the hatch shut, quickly took out a remote control, and pushed a button, which started the machine and sent it back underground.
"Good riddance," Andy said as his getaway truck pulled up. "Maybe this little trip wasn't a total bust after all," he thought as he climbed in. Andy and his team then drove off.
THE END
Sly and Andy were now sneaking through them maze of tunnels and hallways that made up the mad scientist's headquarters in search of their stolen equipment when all of a sudden, the two raccoons heard the sound of Roskov's voice and stopped. "Yes, Mr. Woods. The death ray is complete. I will ship it out to you just as soon as I test it out," the scientist said into the telephone.
"Woods?" Andy whispered. "I sure hope he isn't talking to Reggie Woods. The thought of that moron with a death ray is almost too horrible to contemplate."
"The thought of anyone with a death ray frightens me," Sly said. "We'd better get that gem away from that guy before he can send the laser out."
"You're right," said Andy.
Hearing footsteps, the two thieves dashed into hiding. From their hiding place, a trash bin, the two watched as Roskov walked off. After the scientist had disappeared from sight, the raccoons emerged and went into the room Roskov had occupied.
They searched around, and sure enough, their thieving gear was sitting on a counter top in the corner of the room. The duo quickly grabbed their things. "OK. Now let's go get that Sun Crystal," Sly said. They both then dashed out of the room.
The two raccoon thieves quickly and stealthily made their way back to the main chamber of the compound. Just as Andy was about to lift the crystal from its display case, he noticed that the ceiling above him was crumbling. "What now?" Andy said as he grabbed the jewel and quickly moved out of the way.
Tons of rock and dirt poured down on top of the display case and then two creatures, a penguin and a rooster, dropped down into the chamber. The penguin had with him a jackhammer, which he quickly shut down.
"If it isn't Matt Blizzard, the world's biggest dork," Andy said to the penguin. "And...I don't know who you are, but you must be a loser if you're hanging around with this guy," he then said to the rooster.
"Hey," he snapped back. "I'm Ross McGraw, the aspiring young thief. I thought everyone heard of me."
"Well, you'd better find a new associate if you expect to get anywhere in this business," Andy then said to the fowl.
"SHUT UP!" Matt squawked. "And hand over that pretty yellow rock." The penguin pointed his freeze ray at Andy. Sly then swung his cane and knocked Blizzard halfway across the room. Sly and Andy then started to race toward the exit. Ross pulled out a handgun and fired it at the fleeing Cooper, but hit only the raccoon's backpack. "Nice shooting," Matt said sarcastically as he struggled to get up.
"Well, at least I tried," the rooster whined.
Just then Roskov and his henchmen entered the chamber. "Ah, more company," the husky said. "You two will make fine test subjects for my-wait a minute. Which one of you filthy little vermin stole my crystal?"
"Don't look at us, fuzzy," Blizzard said. "It was that empty-headed raccoon and his little friend."
"Raccoon?" the scientist asked. "Blast it! My dinner has escaped! Did you happen to see where the ring tails went?"
"I was kind of too busy writhing in pain to notice," Matt said sarcastically.
"And what about you?" Roskov asked McGraw.
"Beats me," the rooster said.
"Search every inch of this compound. Those thieves must be stopped," Roskov ordered his thugs.
"Yes, sir," said one of them. The two swine then left.
"As for you two," the husky said to Matt and Ross. "Leave my compound before I consider dining upon your carcasses instead of the raccoons." The two thieves quickly ran out.
"But, my jackhammer," Matt said.
"Forget about that," Ross snapped.
Meanwhile, Andy had led Sly back to where he had originally tunneled into the underground den. "What is that thing?" Sly asked, spotting Andy's drill machine.
"That's not important now," Andy said. "Just get in."
"Um, OK," Sly said, opening the hatch and climbing in. Andy himself then got in and closed the hatch. He then pushed some buttons and started the device. The machine moved across the room and began to burrow through wall of the cavern.
As they drilled up to the surface, Sly opened his backpack and took out his Binoc-U-Com, which had been destroyed by Ross's bullet. "Once again, this little gadget has saved my life," Sly said, returning the broken device to his backpack. "That rooster is just lucky I have more than one of these." Suddenly, the drill machine stopped.
"Another successful getaway," Andy said, opening the hatch of the driller.
"What a ride," Sly said. "Where did you get this thing?"
"Don't ask me. It's Tony's," Andy said. "Here." He handed the Sun Crystal to Sly.
"No. You keep it," Sly said, returning it.
"I insist you have it. You stole it first," Andy said, once again handing the gem to Cooper.
"Oh, fine. If it will make you happy," Sly said. He then placed the crystal in his backpack.
"I better be going," Sly then said.
"OK. I hope to see you again real soon," Andy said.
"Bye." Sly Cooper then vanished from sight.
"Well, this was a total waste," Andy thought as he picked up his radio to contact his partners. Just then, he felt someone behind him. It was Matt Blizzard and his sidekick Ross McGraw.
"Not you two again," he moaned.
"Yes. It's us again," the penguin said. "You have been a thorn in my side for too many years. Now I'm going to finish you off once and for all. Here is one target even you can't miss, Ross."
"We have a real comedian here tonight," Ross said. The rooster then drew his pistol, and as he was about to fire, Andy kicked him, knocking both he and Blizzard into the Drill Master. he then slammed the hatch shut, quickly took out a remote control, and pushed a button, which started the machine and sent it back underground.
"Good riddance," Andy said as his getaway truck pulled up. "Maybe this little trip wasn't a total bust after all," he thought as he climbed in. Andy and his team then drove off.
THE END