A/N: Sarah, my sister has been doing update on all ours systems and decided to start with mine. Yes, that was not a smart move on my part. Ok I've been sick with the flu and have had very little time with my computer. Spoilers for the ending of Sly three may come up in later chapters. And To Heiduska thank you for being my beta! That meant so much to me. Now introducing the long awaited chapter…
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Bringing In the New Year: Part One
My Heart Goes Out
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She walked in to the once empty lab only to find Snow and Bentley. Snow was in training and Bentley at the controls. "Bentley," her voice rang out. Once again Bentley had to catch himself from falling out of his wheelchair. "There is a way you can help," she smiled mischievously. "That is your brother's smile; I know what you're up to, Sylvia," He wheeled over to her, "That rabbit over there, her name is Snow. She can help you for the step up. Penelope and I will help in any way we can." Sylvia nodded. This might be easier than she though.
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"My dear Carmelita, I tell the truth, Lefwee tried to kill us," Sly flinched. Penelope put down the book she was reading. "I really can't believe I'm gonna say this Sly but get over your self. It's been a good three…weeks. And I was the one in danger." Penelope got up and walked away. As she was walking she saw something very odd, very odd indeed. It was Snow, Sylvia, and Bentley not killing each other. Usually Bentley and Snow got along great, but when Sylvia was around they would fight like rabbits and turtles, which they were. "Ok who are you and what have you done with Snow and Bentley," She asked. Snow laughed at her, fell off her chair in the process. Bentley just stared at her and then spoke, "Penelope, tell me, who could copy Snow?" That caught Snow's attention.
"HEY! I resent that!" Snow said defensively. Now Sylvia had to laugh at the bickering turtle and rabbit. Finally Penelope cut in, "Now will someone please TELL me what is going on. And Snow don't paint me a picture." Snow had been not normal for the past few days. She'd been really moody and distrust. And everyone knew that Luke didn't want her to be a thief so that didn't make it any better. It was stress due to Luke and his police chief ways.
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"That's the plan, all in a nutshell," Bentley said while rolling up his blueprints. Snow looked at him like he was insane, "Bentley, you've lost it! You've lost it. You think we need blueprints for this bloody job?" here comes her British temper, "THAT'S BLOODY INSANE!" "You done?" asked Bentley. "Yeah pretty much," she said while sitting back down. "Ok now that Snow has her opinion out in the open can we get on with the 'mission'," Bentley said. "Never air quote Bentley, it scares too many people," Snow said. Bentley rolled his eyes at the rabbit. She could be a pain sometimes. But yet Snow was a logical thinker at times. But most of the time she was 'shoot first ask questions later'. Before he realized it Snow was talking again. "And for my plan, a party," Snow said, "No blueprints. No catch. Just a simple party," she paused, stood up and moved towards the door. She had heard something. No someone. Then a shrill buzz pierced the once quite air. Snow smiled, she knew who this was.
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"Lily shush, Snow will hear us. You know how she is," a rabbit with glasses said. Lily looked down onto her sister and snorted, "Yeah a big pain in arse, that how that one is Ellie." This had caught the attention of Ellie. She looked up at her sister and snapped her book shut, "Birds of a feather, Lily, birds of a feather." Ellie adjusted her glasses and fixed her sight on the door. When the door finally opened Snow was not standing there, Sly was. "Ok," he said, "Are you Snow clones or something?" Lily was a taken back by this crude statement. Ellie just eyed him much like Bentley. Then she spoke, "No you crude, lame excuse for what you call a raccoon, we are her triplets, and we are younger!" Sly was caught off guard by this statement. Snow was the responsible one in her family? "Ok your family, then come in," Sly said.
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Snow sat back down and smiled. "Ok I know something is up," Sylvia said. "Your smart Sylvia, it would have taken your brother days to catch on to my evil ploy," Sow said. Bentley and Penelope looked up at the same time. Penelope intimately caught on. Quickly she spoke, "Who is here? And why?" Snow chuckled, "Family." All eyes were now on Snow. Just then Sly walked in on the group that was getting ready to kill Snow. "Uh…is this a bad time?" Sly asked. They eyed him. "Ok then. Snow's triplets are here." Two more rabbits entered the room, both the same height as Snow, but their hair was not white but a very light blond. "Lily, Ellie, love your timing," Snow said while moving away from Bentley, who held a 'slight' grudge with Ellie. "You didn't bring that rocket thing with you did ya, Ellie?" Snow asked. Lily snorted, "It's in the back of the truck, she says she needs a helping hand, but I know that she schleps that thing around with her like they were joined a the hip don't cha know?" Ellie rolled her eyes and looked at the mouse and turtle. "Do you want to help me finish building my cybernetic rocket? And I don't 'schlep' my rocket around. What ever schlep may mean." Penelope adjusted her glasses and then spoke quietly, "Schlep is the Yiddish word drags back and forth." Now everyone was staring a Penelope and her knowledge.
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"Sly," Carmelita said. "Huh?" Sly said while still reading the Thievius Raccoonus. "What do you think the rest of your crew is up to?" she asked while fiddling with Sly's cane. It seemed to be made out of some alloy. "Oh, you mean the ones that aren't being so secretive?" Sly asked. She nodded. "Ok, well Bentley sent Murray out to do some errands a few hours ago, Luke's at Interpol, Panda King is with Murray, Dimitri is now a throw pillow in the main living room, and Guru is in the back yard. Why is there something wrong here?" Sly had snapped shut the Thievius Raccoonus. "No…" Carmelita was cut off in mid sentence by a loud bang and some cursing and the some yelling, "TU ES MENDAX, LILLIAN!" "MINIME! TU ES MENDAX, ELIZABETH LEE ROSE!" "EGO SUM NON MENDAX! TU ES MENDAX IGNAVUS FUR! Deus Lily cur asinus?" Ellie shouted as she stormed out of the house. Soon they could hear a car door slam. And as the truck sped off A little conversation could be heard, "You know, Lily, our little sister tries to help as much as she can. Do you remember back when Ellie had really low self esteem issues," Snow said quietly. Sly and Carmelita snuck to the door to get a better look and listen. A muffled yes could be heard. Snow put her hand on her little sister's shoulders and spoke, "Well I got off the phone with Mum and Ellie's doctor a few nights ago. Ellie still has those issues Lily; she isn't very sure about you. You always pick on her. You make her feel unsafe. She blames herself when something goes wrong because of those issues. So stop picking on my sister you little prick, or I'll make sure that you hurt back when you hurt her. C'mon I'll take you home. Do one of you snoops want to come with me?" Sly slapped himself and Carmelita laughed, "I'll come!"
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"AHHHH! SNOW!" Lily clenched the back of her seat in the Trooper. Snow slowed to a speed of twenty at least forty miles per hour slower than she was once going. After Carmelita's heart stopped pounding. She spoke, "What were Lily and Ellie shouting in and what did they say?" Snow laughed. And turned her focus back to the London streets, "They were yelling in Latin, you know the dead language, Well everyone in my family speaks it. And what were they yelling? I quote, 'You are a liar Lillian,' 'No, you are the liar, Elizabeth Lee Rose,' 'You are a lying lazy thief! God, why is Lily an arse?'" Snow laughed and Lily frowned in utter displeasure. Carmelita laughed at Lily and focused on the road. Soon enough Snow pulled onto a dirt road that lead up to a gate. Snow punched in some numbers and spoke in swore in Latin once. Then they drove up to a home that looked much similar to Snow's, but yet so different. Sitting right in front of them was that rusty truck that Lily drove. And in plain view Ellie and a wolf were working on the rocket. "Lily, you didn't tell me that James was here!" Snow cried. But before she got an answer Lily leapt out of the white Trooper thought the skylight. Carmelita let herself out of the Trooper and on to the Muller front lawn. If only she was this close when she had her job.
Snow flipped her phone open, and dialed Murray's number. "This is THE MURRAY!" Murray yelled so loudly that Snow was sure that the rest of her family had heard him. "Murray! What did Bentley tell you?" Snow cried. "Uhh, not to yell in public?" He said. Snow responded, "Ok Murray, do you have everything you need?" "Yup." "Has Bentley called you yet?" "Yup." "When I get back the place should be decorated, I'll be home with Luke and Carmelita in forty minutes, I want that house well, decorated!" Snow said then she shut her white phone. Snow laughed, "Murray bonus amicus!"
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Murray shut his phone-binocucom. He looked down at his turtle friend, "We have forty minutes, Bentley." Bentley checked his computer screen on his wheelchair then sighed, "Murray this house is so big, we'll never be done in time." Sylvia looked up and sighed, guys could be dense. "We could always pick the room with the big TV and decorate it," She said. Penelope laughed. Bentley rubbed his chin. "That'll work," he said. Penelope rolled his eyes at him and made her way towards the living room.
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"Get in Luke! It's like twenty something degrees out there," Snow said while honking the horn of her Trooper. The roads were icy and wet. Very bad driving conditions. When Luke finally got in Snow revved her engine and took of like a bullet. Snow was focused on the road, but before they knew it they were spinning on thin, black sheet of glass. Carmelita didn't even have time to cry she was so scared. And then it all went black…
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A/N: Oh no…I wonder what happens next…I'll update soon I promise! Or you can PM me and remind me until I do. And that Latin is all real. I have another hard job to do...the next chapter…Oh well.
Until next time,
Snow