Sly and the Pure Magic Gems

by Assistant

After the events of Sly3, Sly Cooper really lost his memories. He has now spent a year as Constable Cooper, and he and Carmelita are now dating. But, what happens when a stranger comes seeking the theif, and Sly has to remeber his past.

19. Guru

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Chapter 19
Guru

The team left Madrid the next day, planning to come back and see the Fox family after they rounded up the last member of the Cooper gang, Guru. Murray was very excited to see his old master again, and he began to tell story after story about the dream time master. Eclipse, finally getting annoyed with Murray's constant stream of stories, took him by the shoulder and said, "Murray, I hate to stop you before you could start your 15th story, but I have something for you to do."

Murray gave a puzzled look as he asked, "What do you need Eclipse."

Eclipse smiled as he led Murray back to the train's garage car. Eclipse walked Murray up to his baby, the team's getaway van, and said, "I need you to make some modifications to this van."

Murray got a surprised look on his face as he said, "What, you want me to change my baby. What for?"

Eclipse just smiled as he said, "Oh, why don't we keep that a surprise, but that is beside the point. It will be a great help to the van. I have already changed the composition of the metal to be a very dense, but light weight metal. All I need you to do is add one mechanism to the van. A little thing Bentley and I whipped up. A mix of two thirds magic, one third technology." Eclipse then turned slightly and pointed to a small square device that was sitting on one of the work benches.

Murray walked over and picked the device up as he said, "There are only two wires coming out of it. How much can it do with only two wires?"

Eclipse just smiled as he said, "Trust me, this will be worth it. Now, all you need to do is install it somewhere within the engine block and make sure it is attached to the battery. All it needs is power, and the magic in the device can do the rest."

Murray shrugged as he said, "Alright, I don't see what this will be good for, but I guess you would know. I mean, you designed this great train. It isn't as good as my van, but it is a close second."

Eclipse nodded as he said, "Thanks Murray, this is a real big help. Now, don't take to long with it. We will be nearing Australia in a few hours."

Murray nodded as he popped the van's hood and began to search for a nice corner of the engine to attach the new device to. Eclipse left the garage car and walked back up to the front where everybody, except Destiny, was enjoying a late lunch. When he walked in on the group he asked, "Hey, where is Destiny?"

With out a word, Dimitri pointed to the front of the train, and Eclipse nodded his head in understanding. He walked around the packed table and through the doors. He walked through the living car and the operations car to the engine, where he saw Destiny sitting in the driver seat, looking at the many controls. She turned when she heard the door open, and blushed a little being caught. Eclipse walked up beside her and asked, "What are you doing up here?"

Destiny shrugged as she said, "Just looking at the train, and think about how cool it would be to know how to fly it."

Eclipse smiled as he shook his head and said, "Dear, if you wanted to know, you should have asked. Here, we are about two hours away from the Australian. That is plenty of time to teach you the basics. By the way, have you been practicing with your water element magic?"

Destiny nodded as she said, "I do a little before be each night. I can say I was able to raise the all the water out of a pan. Then, I lost my concentration and it all fell back down and splashed all over my room."

Eclipse chuckled, remembering the night before. They had been in flight yesterday morning, and he could remember hearing her yell with surprise. He was tempted to go and check on her, but had decided against it. Eclipse brought himself back to reality, and began to show Destiny how to fly the Sky Serpent. She picked up the basics quickly, and by the time they reached the Australian shore line she was ready to give it a try. Eclipse turned the auto-pilot off, and away she went.

According to the flight plan, they would head south east for about an hour before turning east to reach the heart of the Australian outback. Eclipse watched Destiny as they flew, and they were almost at their destination when something went wrong. Eclipse suddenly felt a strange surge of mystic energy, and a ball of black energy hurtled by the window. Eclipse opened the window, and looked down on the ground to see a shadowy figure launching the dark magic at them. The magic held a hint of the dream time, but Eclipse brushed it off as he told Destiny to try and set the train down.

Destiny dodged the magic equivalent to cannon balls for a few minutes as she lowered the train slowly out of the sky. Just before they were going to touch down, a bolt hit the engine and drained the train's batteries. The train stopped working in an instant, and fell the last foot with a loud thump. The train continued to skid along the rough train for another few yards, finally coming to a stop about 25 yards away from the attacker. Sly and Eclipse were the first out of the train, with the rest of the gang right behind them.

The group looked as the dust cleared, and they saw a surprising sight. It was Guru, but something was wrong. His moon stone, which usually glowed with a purple light, was glowing with a red energy. Also, the Guru had a mask on his face that resembled the long destroyed Mask of Dark Earth. Eclipse looked at the mask closely as he said, "I was worried this would happen. After Murray had finished his training and left for the stock van races, Guru was alone again. This time, it didn't work to well with him, and he lost his power over the dream time. This left him open for this to happen. That mask on his face is the twin of the Mask of Dark Earth. It is the Mask of Dark Sky, the two masks encompassing all the evil on land and air."

Murray was in shock as he said, "Master, don't you remember me?"

Everyone was in shock when Guru chuckled and said, "I am sorry, but your master is long gone you fat blob of flesh. The only one in control is me, the Mask of Dark Sky. Now, I shall do what I have wanted to do for so long. I will destroy the people responsible for the destruction of my brother, the Mask of Dark Earth."

With that the mask used Guru's body and began to launch a barrage of dark lighting bolts. Eclipse used his magic to block the bolts and protect Destiny, Bentley, and Penelope while the others skillfully dodged the lighting bolts. While this was going on Bentley asked, "Why is the mask talking about the Mask of Dark Earth like it was a person."

Eclipse blocked a bolt with his hand as he said, "It is because they used to be people. Both the Mask of Dark Sky and Earth were once living beings, and masters of the dream time. That was until they began to use the powers of the dream time for evil, and they began to corrupt the beautiful world of dreams. That is where nightmares originated. The dream time spirits were so appalled that they used there great power to turn the brothers into the masks. They then sealed them away, the seals being bound together by magic. When one was broken, the other would stop working soon after. When you, Sly, and Murray first meet up with the Guru, the seal on the Mask of Dark Earth had just been broken, and it was released. After you left Australia to recruit more people, the Mask of Dark Sky was awakened."

Bentley nodded as he said, "How are we supposed to beat it then. We can't get close enough to Guru to take the mask off."

Eclipse sighed as he said, "The sky mask is the more powerful of the two, and can't be destroyed with the same means. Are only hope is to remove the mask and then break the magical seal on the inside of the mask. It is what binds the soul and power of the brother to it, and when it is gone the mask will have no power."

Eclipse blocked another bolt as he finished, and then saw that the mask had stopped. Guru's hand fell limp as it said, "Well, it seems I have someone here who knows the story of my creation. The only person who would know that is the guardian of the Pure Magic Gems. Well, I am truly honored, and enraged at the same time. Your ancestor help the dream time spirits lock me into this terrible existence. Well, I think its time I returned the favor."

The mask began to glow as it lifted off of Guru's face, and lunged at Eclipse. It had happened so fast, that the mask was already on his face when he realized what had happened. He could already feel that mask taking control, so with his last effort he did the only thing he could, he split in two.

Now, Lunar was standing there with the Mask of Dark Side on his face while Solar was standing in front of Destiny, Penelope, and Bentley. The rest of the gang soon crowded around him. They were ready to fight when Lunar raised his arm up and with one gentle snap of his fingers sent everybody but Solar and Destiny flying. Solar stared at the mask with hate in his eyes while Lunar seemed to stare into space, his mind complete taken over by the mask. Solar heard the mask laugh as it said, "Yes, this feels so good. You are easily stronger then the guardian that helped the dream time spirits so long ago. I will make good use of your body, but I think I would like it to be complete. So, will you surrender yourself and rejoin with your darker side, or will I have to take you back by force."

Solar growled as he pulled his sword off his sheath and said, "I know of the evil you are capable of, and no one in the world would be safe. I will not fall prey to you, but will free my other half from your dark control."

The mask just moved a bit in a mock of a smile as it said, "How can you defeat yourself, especially when I am making Lunar twice as powerful." With that Lunar charged at Solar, and Solar soon followed suit. They clashed blades, and the sword fight began. He hated to admit it, but Lunar was stronger then he used to be. As the fight went on, Lunar was able to strike Solar a few times with light slashes of his sword, but eventually Solar began to tire, and Lunar gained the upper hand.

While the fight continued, Murray was trying to wake Guru up. Eventually, the old dreamtime master woke up, completely back to normal. He sat up and gave his old apprentice a hug as he mumbled something, as he always did.

Murray nodded his head as he said, "It is good to see you too, but the hello's will have to wait. You have to help Solar get the Mask of Dark Sky of Lunar."

Guru looked over at the fight. He suddenly felt an emotion he was pretty unfamiliar with, being a kind and gentle dream time master. He felt anger, and he was up off the ground in a second as he mumbled something. Murray was in aw as he said, "You want me to help you remove the mask. Master, it would be my honor." Guru nodded as he ran toward the fight that was raging between Lunar and Solar, Murray following right behind him.

The fight between Lunar and Solar wasn't looking good. Solar now had multiple light cuts all over his body and a few deeper ones. The blood was beginning to stain his fur, but he kept on fighting. The fight was so intense that the mask didn't notice Murray and Guru run behind him. With Guru's directions, Murray and the old dream time master prepared a blast of mystical dream time energy. Like the Mask of Dark Earth, the Mask of Dark Sky had a fatal weakness. All that held it onto someone's head was the two weak knots where a string was tied to the mask. Guru and Murray waited for the perfect moment before they both released a blast of dream time magic, Guru's being at least three times as large as Murray's.

Lunar felt the magic go by his head, and the mask flew high in the sky, its only means of being kept on someone's head destroyed. In an instant Lunar and Solar formed back into Eclipse, and he was soon surrounded with the rest of the Cooper gang. The Mask of Dark Sky flew high in the sky before it used its wind magic to shout, "YOU FOULS. ALL I NEED IS TO DESTROY YOU AND MY REVENGE WILL BE COMPLETE. WITH THE GUARDIAN WEAKENED, IT WILL BE ALL TOO EASY TO RUB YOU OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH."

The mask flew a little higher as it began to glow a dark black. Eclipse knew what was coming, a blast of power from the polar opposite of the dream time, the nightmare time. The only option before Eclipse was to block the attack, but he didn't have the strength to stand up. He eyes widened as the mask prepared to launch its attack. He then did the only thing he could. He used his sword to cut open his hand. He then took the sword in the wounded hand and waited for the blood to trickled down the blade. As the Mask of Dark Sky released its attack, Eclipse drove the sword into the ground as he shouted, "Barrier of Blood."

In an instant a dome like barrier covered the group. The sword and Eclipse's blood were glowing, but the Mask of Dark Sky knew that this was a temporary barrier at best. As Eclipse lost blood trying to keep the barrier up, he would begin to weaken. Finally, he would pass out from blood loss and the barrier would be down. Eclipse knew this fact to, and quickly turned his head toward Guru and said, "Guru, you must prepare a massive blast of dream time energy, one big enough to destroy the mask. I can hold the barrier up for a while, but when the barrier goes down you have to be ready to destroy that cursed thing." Eclipse then turned back to the mask and with a voice that could shake the earth he yelled, "EVIL CREATURE, YOU SHALL NOT HAUNT THIS EARTH, AND YOU SHALL NOT PASS THE LINE DRAWN WITH MY BLOOD."

Guru mumbled something quickly before he sat down on the dirt, cross legged and began to meditate. Murray soon joined him as did the Panda King. The three meditated for a bit before they each extended one hand forward and a ball of energy began to form. While the blast was being prepared, Eclipse could already feel the effects of the Barrier of Blood. It was drawing blood out of his body at an accelerated rate, and he was already feeling light headed.

A few minutes later, Eclipse began to sway as his vision blurred. Destiny was kneeling beside him, and was beginning to worry. She then made a dangerous move. She reached out for the sword and cut her own hand open on the sharp blade. She then placed her hand over Eclipse's on the hilt of the sword, and began to help him keep the barrier up.

The Mask of Dark Sky was growing impatient. The barrier should have fallen by now. The mask decided to risk getting closer, and it was the last mistake the spirit of the mask would ever make. The second he was close enough Eclipse pulled his sword out of the ground lowering the barrier of blood. The mask was blasted by the dream time energy of one dream time master, one dream time apprentice, and a very powerful firework artist. The mask was toast in a few second, the spirit being utterly destroyed. The gang rejoiced for a second before they heard Destiny yelling at them. Eclipse had passed out, and his heart beat was beginning to slow down.

Eclipse slept for a day and a half before he woke up. When he woke up, he sat up in his bed and looked around his room. Had the whole thing been nothing more then a dream? He looked down, and he instantly knew it had all happened. On his hand was a bandage. He stood up and looked out the window, expecting to see the Australian outback. Instead, he saw an endless ocean in the dark of night. He shook his head as he checked the clock on the end table, it read 9:00 PM. Eclipse was soon dressed in his normal white robes and walking down the hall. He came into the living car to see most of the gang sitting on the couch or other chairs watching a movie. They all turned their heads when he came in, and Sly said, "It is good to see your still with use Eclipse."

Eclipse nodded his head as he asked, "How long have I been out?"

Bentley turned his head as he said, "A day and a half. You slept the remainder of yesterday and all day today, we were wondering if we should take you to a doctor, but I guess that won't be necessary after all."

Eclipse nodded as he looked around the group. There were three people missing from the group, Guru, Panda King, and Destiny. Eclipse turned toward Sly and asked, "Where is everybody else?"

Sly scratched his chin a second before he said, "Well, I know Guru and Panda King are both in their rooms meditating, but do you know were Destiny is Carmelita."

Carmelita nodded her head as she said, "I saw her going up to the front of the train a few minutes ago."

Eclipse nodded his head and said, "Thanks Carmelita." He then quickly went up through the operations car to the engine, but Destiny was nowhere to be seen. He then heard someone humming up on the roof of the train. He gently opened the window and found the train was going much slower then it's maximum. He took a firm grip of the ladder on the side of the car and slowly climbed up to the top of the train. When he was high enough to see over the train's roof, he saw Destiny sitting on a set of chairs that folded into the train's roof. A little something he had added for when someone might want to catch a tan while not leaving the train.

Eclipse gently got up onto the trains roof, using a little of his newly rejuvenated magic to keep his footing. Destiny and the pair of chairs were facing away, so Eclipse silently walked up behind Destiny. She was gently humming a song that Eclipse knew. He paused and listened as she finished the song. He then gently cleared his throat, making Destiny turned around in the seat and saw him standing there. She smiled, relieved that Eclipse was alright. She then turned back around as Eclipse took the seat next to her. They looked up into the starry night for a few seconds before he asked, "So, how long have you been up here?"

Destiny shrugged as she said, "Only a few minutes. How are you feeling?"

Eclipse looked into the clear night sky as he said, "Much better. Hey, what was the song you were just humming? I know I have heard it somewhere."

Destiny blushed a little bit as she said, "Oh that, it's one of my favorites, but I haven't heard it in years. Nothing that romantic is on the radio anymore."

Eclipse smiled as he placed his hand on her and said, "I assume you know the words still."

Destiny nodded her head and said, "Yes, but it a duet. I couldn't sing it by myself."

Eclipse nodded his head and said, "You won't, but let's get some background going." Eclipse raised his hand up and several strings of light flowed from his finger tips. The several dozen strings of light flowed in front of them, flying along with the train. They soon began to bend and twist, each light becoming a musical instrument made of only magic. Destiny was in aw until she saw Eclipse's hands moving in a beat, and the instruments followed it until he snapped his fingers. The instruments began to play, and Destiny closed her eyes. She loved this song so much, having been a girl who loved fairy tales of love. The song had a long prelude before anybody was supposed to sing. The music continued to warm up, easing its way to the place where someone, namely a guy, was supposed to sing. Destiny sighed, wishing she could hear the song sang properly, when she heard Eclipse take a deep breath.

On cue with the music, Eclipse began to sing:

Look at the sky tell me what do you see
Just close your eyes and describe it to me
The heavens are sparkling with starlight tonight
That's what I see through your eyes

Destiny was amazed; Eclipse's voice was so gentle, smooth, and beautiful. He sang perfectly with the music. The music suddenly stopped, and Eclipse looked over to her. Destiny soon got the idea, and joined in on the duet. Eclipse snapped his fingers again, the music began to play again, but this time Destiny sang

I see the heavens each time that you smile
I hear your heartbeat just go on for miles
And suddenly I know my life is worth while
That's what I see through your eyes

The pair paused a second, turning their heads so they could look into each others eyes. The song become apparent Eclipse and Destiny continued to look deep into each others eyes as they sang together:

That's what I see through your eyes

Here in the night I see the sun
Here in the dark our two hearts are one
It's out of our hands

We can't stop what we have begun
And love just took me by surprise, looking through your eyes

They held the last note for a while, and then both stopped for a brief second. Eclipse took both of Destiny's hands in his before they both sang:

I see a night I wish could last forever
I see a world we're meant to see together
And it is so much more than I remember

Eclipse sang: More than I remember

Destiny sang: More than I have known

Both sang: Here in the night, I see the sun
Here in the dark, our two hearts are one
Its out of our hands, we can't stop what we have begun
And love just took me by surprise, looking through your eyes

The music played for a second before Eclipse and Destiny smiled at each other warmly and sang:

Looking through your eyes

Before they knew it they were leaning closer together, and as the last part of the song played, and the magical instruments faded away Eclipse and Destiny shared one loving kiss under the wide patchwork of stars. Two shooting stars crossed the sky, and both Destiny and Eclipse made a mental wish. Destiny wished that they could stay together all their lives. Eclipse just wished that he could be free of his family's job. It was both a curse and a gift, and as long as he was the guardian he could never be with Destiny.

As the pair spent the night in bliss, the train slowly chugged toward their destination, Madrid. They were going to stop there for a day before making the final drive to seek out the map to, and the Pure Magic Gems themselves.