NOTES- Sly Cooper and related characters are property of Sucker Punch. The Macavity name is Andrew Lloyd Webber and/or T.S. Eliot. Nee's characters are property of Little Nee Knight. Nee got so waterlogged when Nee shot this chapter. As is often the case, Questions are followed by Answers. Enjoy!
Winged
sence - Nee knows how that feels, you wanna review but you have to go
and logon again! Tis a very tiresome thing, but at least you reviewed.
Hayes messed with Sly, Nee can't have anyone but Miss Fox bring him in.
The Underwear Song comes from Avenue Q.
Glad you found it funny.
Purple
Carnation - Nee goes all coy Stop it, Nee doesn't rule... Really? Okay,
Nee will try not to do coy again... NEE ROCKS! Thanks for your
comments. Nee's sense of humour is often misunderstood, most people
these days don't normally get it. Nee was raised on Pythons, Porridge
and Open All Hours, back when humour wasn't all about swearing and sex
(Unlike "Comedies" Nee has seen lately.
Remember: Those that can,
do. Those that can't, manage. In the Chief's defence, Sly confessed to
Hayes who he was and Sly conned his way past the Chief. Plus Hayes
follows the teachings of Natasha Cinder and her father, he can spot a
target from about a mile away.
Noalyn - What's wrong? You sound
so sad :( Sorry your life is "ugh" at the moment. You are one of the
best writers Nee has ever seen, and as we all know a true artist has to
suffer for their art. If Nee can do anything to make you happier, you
let Nee know.
As for seeing how things all end up, you have to wait a while yet, Nee's got a long way to go yet.
Ch10 - Answers
Carmelita ducked out the room, she had heard all she'd needed. The only Uncle Fernando she had was a tee-total man who would kick up a storm if he woke up in a cell charged with stealing in excess of four billion US dollars. And Cooper was the only thief on the planet cocky enough to give someone a full confession, only to swap the tape for something like that. And now he was without a cane and probably making his escape at his leisure, because after fighting someone with a reputation like Kofi's, you like to take things slowly. Anyone else chasing the ringtail would have ran straight down to the main entrance but after all these years the police woman knew better as she got to the elevator and pressed the button for the roof.
As her leather boots made contact with a rain soaked roof, Carmelita smiled. He hadn't been lying about the fur dye. There was a faint red trail leading to the other side of the roof. As she made way to the edge of the roof, she began cursing the very rain that had just assisted her in following the master thief.
"One day I've got to get a coat that has a hood and is long enough to cover my midriff." The lady growled.
Looking out across the miles of empty rooftops spotting the racoon was easy, however when her eyes first caught sight of him, Carmelita couldn't believe how unfair life was being to her. Despite being rain sodden and looking like he'd lost a six on one fight, that ringtail's good looks still made the base of her spine tingle. Always angry at the thought of that criminal making her feel like that, Carmelita's legs picked up speed.
"HALT, RINGTAIL!"
'No way! It can't be her. She was in hospital yesterday!' A tired and suprised Sly turned around to see the enchanting vixen running towards him. He started to open his mouth and quickly shut it after he remembered how Bentley had informed him of Murray's escape from hospital. Covering his mouth with his left hand he addressed the approaching Inspector. "Now what's a beautiful young lady like you doing on a rooftop like this, Fairest of the Fair?"
"Excuse Me!"
"Forgive me, I forgot that we're in business hours... Now what's a beautiful young lady like you doing on a rooftop like this, Inspector Fox?" The racoon smirked behind his hand. "Not that I don't like seeing a face sculpted by the angels, but do you not know what they mean by the term 'sick days'?"
"Not really, You?" She eyed the thief's beaten up form. The vixen hated the way Sly's silver tongue lured her into conversation but she wanted the ringtail to answer her questions before he took off.
"Believe me, after the day I've had, I will be looking it up."
"Okay, we've done the playful banter. Now Cooper, I want to know what your connection is to Deadman Inc., why was one of them seen fighting with you and how in hell did you know my uncle's name?"
"Such a pretty mouth should not utter such a ugly word like hell, my dear."
"And I want the answers in that order." The cop said trying so hard to keep her tongue civil, however her shock pistol was now out of it's holster and aimed at Sly's head.
Never one to refuse a beautiful woman with a gun, Cooper told the young lady everything she wanted to know.
"First, oh alluring one, the only connection I have with that particular gang is that they hurt the little place I like to call my playground, not to mention my favourite cop, and I took a little revenge." His left arm grew tired and the thief swapped the hand covering his mouth with his other. "Which leds us swiftly along to your second question, I was given, did not steal, given something that belongs to their boss. They took exception to that and sent a freak to make me give it back... And as for why I know your uncle's name, I thought it unfair you know all about my family and I knew nothing of yours, soooo... I took a trip over to sunny Spain." Althought the racoon hid his mouth, the officer knew it currently played host to a big grin.
"YOU DIDN'T!" Carmelita knew it was pointless, she knew he had.
"I must say, you definitely get you good looks from your mother..."
"THAT'S IT YOU FILTHY RINGTAIL! YOU'RE UNDER ARREST!" And with that Miss Fox pulled her trigger. Before the energy ball had left the barrel, Cooper was gone. A moment or two after the discharge she spoke once more, this time she had a sadness in her voice. "...maldición."
"Now what did I just say about ugly words?" A voice came from the dark night air, a metre back from where Sly had been.
"Cooper?"
"You know, if you were to arrest me... I wouldn't tell you where the bozo who jumped me was hiding out..." The thief paused and stepped out of the darkness he had escaped to. 'Sometimes being a Cooper just rocks.' "I take it from your questions, I'm not the only thing on your mind... Which worries me slightly, I thought we had something special."
Carmelita had heard little after the line, "I wouldn't tell you where the bozo who jumped me was hidding out." 'The ringtail knows where to find Kofi, Kofi would be able to tell me where Macavity is. NO! This is not my case, it isn't even in my department. Plus Cooper wants me to let him go...' The vixen eyes drifted over the racoon, 'Last time I did that, he took it to mean more than it did.' Remembering their kiss, she was not looking forward for something similar to happen again. 'But the bad man killed daddy... WHERE THE HELL did that come from?'
While the inner conflict raged on, Sly simply enjoyed the view. The beautifully-flustered look on the Inspector's face convinced the Master Thief he did indeed love her. And this wasn't the sort of love he had with the other women he said those three little words to. His mouth still covered by his hand, Sly whispered the words.
"Did you say something?"
'She heard that!' The 'coon's eyes widened. 'Well you're gonna say it to her face eventally, so...'
"No... So how about it my love, a pardon for information?" A quick change of hands and the thief extended his right hand. 'Sly, my boy, you are a coward.'
"Sorry ringtail, I can't say I don't want to bring Deadman Inc. down but I have orders to bring you in." She said slapping the handcuffs on his extended arm.
"Okay, better idea. I go with you, extend my freedom ever so slightly and when it's all said and done, I'll happily walk into the cell you have waiting for me."
"And why should I trust you?"
"Because I am many things, but a liar is not one of them... At least as far as you're concerned." The thief's demeanour changed very quickly. The normally fun-loving Cooper was, for the first time she known him, deadly serious. And Carmelita had to concede defeat, the ringtail was a thief, but he was always honest about it.
"Okay... But the second this is over, your ass is mine!"
"You could have it now if you wanted." The old Cooper was back.
"Don't push it, Ringtail." The vixen responded coldly as she unlocked the cuffs. "And what is up with your mouth? Normally you're grinning like a mad man.
"I just had to undo some of my pal's dential work." Sly said taking his hand back, he then put his right hand into his coat and producted what appeared to be a blood stained tooth. "Hidden Radio. It how I was able to learn my pals were okay and the location of one oversized henchman." The raccoon lowered his left paw to reveal a sight one doesn't really want to show a young lady. His teeth coated in his own blood and a big gap where his right canila tooth should have been. Carmelita reaction was expected, her face now mixture of "Ouch, that's gotta hurt" and "I think I might be sick".
"Now what?"
"We go home, my dear. We go home and plan." And with that the thief and the cop left the soaked rooftops of Paris and started off to the hideout to come up with a plan of attack.
Hope peeples like this chapter. For those you who are wondering what Carmelita said: Maldición is Spanish for Damn. Nee just found a translation website -http/babelfish. Nee doesn't know if Nee's used it right so tell Nee if it's wrong... Please...