"I still think it's kinda weird how Neyla seems so into you, Ben. It's like a reversal of me and Carmelita, almost." Sly said as he and Ben snuck through the drainage pipe into Rajan's palace so they could help get Bentley and Murray through the other side.

The two knocked out all the guards in the area and then looked over and under the break tables. After a few minutes of searching, Sly found the code and made his way over to the keypad, typing in the 5-digit code.

"51379. Bingo!"

Ben noticed the doors had opened and followed his brother through the now opened door and into Rajan's Treasure Room, ransacking all the valuables he had available.

"Boy, will he be steaming when he finds his regal shit gone!" Ben laughed as he kissed a perfectly cut ruby and stashed it in his coat. Sly chuckled as he and Ben made their way to the top room and met up with Bentley and Murray.

"Thanks for breaking us in, guys. The Murray approves!" Murray smirked.

"Okay, time to get to business. I'm going to need to hack both of these computers in order to get control of that winch above the ballroom." Bentley said.

"Well, have no fear. Ben, Sly, and The Murray are here to make sure their turtle pal is in absolute safety!" Ben said, giving the turtle a thumbs-up along with Sly and Murray as Bentley smiled and returned the gesture before getting to work on the computer terminals.

Bentley began hacking into the computer terminals at lightning speed, thanks in part to studying up on Bruce O'Coops' computer hacking exploits in the Thievius Raccoonus early on. As expected, guards came pouring in to stop him but Sly, Ben, and Murray fought them off.

"Hey, Ben! Heads up!" Murray shouted as he threw a guard to Ben, who leaped forward and grabbed him by the waist upside-down to deliver a Tombstone Piledriver. Sly spun with his cane outstretched and knocked a guard into the air which Murray punched in the chest to send flying into several other guards like bowling pins.

Ben then ran to Sly and grabbed the hook of his cane. Seeing what his brother was doing, Sly threw him into the air as Ben did an elegant twirl in the air and took out a pair of semi-automatic pistols loaded with non-lethal rounds, blasting the remaining guards as Bentley completed hacking the terminals.

"I AM UNSTOPPABLE!" The turtle cheered triumphantly as Ben landed in a Superhero Pose and got up, feeling his knees while sucking his teeth.

"Okay, remind me never to do the Superhero Landing again!"

With the winch under their control, the Cooper Gang made their daring escape back to the Safehouse, leaving the bruised and beaten hordes of guards behind.

With everything set in place, Bentley went over the main operation.

-Operation: Hippo Drop-

"Okay, everyone, synchronize your watches. Operation: Hippo Drop is going to take extreme precision. First, I'll go and demolish the palace's main bridge. Once destroyed, it will cut off reinforcements from the guesthouses and will undoubtedly draw the guards away from the Clockwerk Wings. Ben and Sly will then take Neyla and Carmelita up on their dance offer and while the crowd is transfixed by their tango, Murray will lower into the ballroom on the electronic winch with me at the computers. He'll cut the wings free and then winch back up for an exit. I will then cover his escape with my RC chopper. Once we're all past the drawbridge, we're home free."

With everything in place, Sly dressed up in his best tuxedo outfit while Ben put back on his disguise from before. Murray hooked himself to the winch and got the buzzsaw made from the rubies that Sly and Ben stole from the prized elephant headdresses earlier. Bentley got to work on destroying the bridge before making his escape when the bridge fully collapsed.

Ben and Sly made it to the ballroom and saw Rajan being informed by the guards of Bentley's part of the plan. Needless to say, the Tiger was displeased by what he heard.

"What?! The bridge is destroyed?! Take all the manpower you need and look into it!" He growled angrily. Sly then put two fingers to his ears.

"Okay, Ben and I are in position. Let's get this show on the road."

Ben fixed his shirt and approached Neyla as Sly went to Carmelita. Neyla smirked when she noticed Ben had returned.

"Are you back for the Encore performance?"

"You know it. What say we give them an even better show that'll leave them breathless!"

Neyla smirked and took Ben's hand as they started in a romantic pose before breaking out into another tango, this one more fluid than before. Sly was certainly showing Carmelita a good time as well with his own slick dance moves.

"You look familiar to me...are you in law enforcement?" Carmelita asked as Sly smirked.

"I've been known to deal with police while on the job."

Neyla giggled as she saw this over Ben's shoulder. "Old Ironsides doesn't have a bloody clue!"

Ben snickered as well before taking Neyla in a much more lavish dip than they did previously. As the two blood brothers danced with their girls, the entire crowd became transfixed on the performance, even the people on the balconies were watching through opera binoculars.

While everyone was watching, Murray finished cutting the Clockwerk Wings free from behind the statue and began pulling them up with him. Ben saw him doing so and grinned as Neyla also caught notice of what was really going on from the corner of her eye.

"Clever boy..." The Tigress muttered to herself so silently, that not even Ben heard her.

Soon, the dance between the two brothers and their 'dates' was finished as Carmelita smiled at Sly.

"Tell me, stranger, what's your name?"

Sly grinned playfully. "Why ruin the moment?"

Ben grinned as he gently let go of Neyla, giving her a playful spin as she laughed before stopping herself and finding he had escaped. Soon, Rajan noticed the Clockwerk Wings were gone from his ceremonial statue.

"THE WINGS?! What happened to the Clockwerk Wings?!"

"What?! How?!" It was then Carmelita noticed the familiar calling card in her hand. "COOPER!"

Neyla smirked at Carmelita's fury before noticing something in her ear. She took it out and saw it was a beautiful fully-bloomed rose. She could only guess Ben had snuck it behind her ear when he made his escape.

"You cheeky little monkey..." The Tigress smirked

Thanks to Bentley backing Murray up as he made his escape, the gang was able to safely secure the Clockwerk Wings. Seeing as she had no reason to be undercover anymore, Carmelita started making arrests left and right along with Neyla and The Contessa.

Rajan and the other Klaww Gang members who were present managed to make their escape, Rajan himself retreating into his secret hideout in the jungle.

Deciding to take a quick break, the gang went to Bollywood, where Murray even got the lead role in an Indian Musical and stole the entire show. Sly and Ben knew it was good for the gang to unwind, but Rajan was still out there and they would hunt him down like the wild animal he truly was.

Next Time: The Predator Awakes!

Don't worry, jumbochamploonrules, I'm doing my best to keep things original.