"Remind me again why they made my ball and chain bigger than yours?" Sly asked as he and Ben were now dressed in prison stripes and brought into the maximum security cell, where Tennessee Kid Cooper was kicking back.

"Uh...Howdy?" Ben awkwardly asked as Tennessee looked up, tipping up the brim of his hat.

"Howdy yourself. Looks like you two must've ticked ol' Toothpick off pretty good. I like that. You got a name?"

"I'm Ben Shigura. And this here is my brother, Sly."

Tennessee narrowed his eyes as he stood up. "Now Son, you should know I don't take kindly to folks funnin' on my family name. And neither do I take kindly to those riffin' on the family name of my little sis, Annie."

"Whoa whoa whoa. I swear I'm not joking. I can explain..." Sly tried to say but Tennessee cut him off.

"Talk ain't worth spit, boy! Only one way to prove you're a Cooper and a Shigura; Bust us outta here!"

"Right. Our friends Bentley and Penelope are working on that...We hope." Ben muttered awkwardly. Fortunately, Bentley came in through the comms.

"Ben, you still have your bionic arm, right? You can punch through the wall and get yourself, Sly, and Tennessee out of your chains!"

Ben smirked as he used his bionic arm to fire an ultra-controlled heat laser to burn through his chains, then Sly's chains, and finally Tennessee, much to the Western Cooper Ancestor's shock. Ben then turned to the wall and reared his bionic fist back, charging it with energy.

"FALCON...PAWNCH!"

The weak wall structure was blown open like someone detonated a massive pile of dynamite. With a way out, Ben and Sly switched back to their normal outfits and took out their Paragliders.

"Hold on to us, Tennessee!"

Sly's Western Ancestor latched onto Sly's legs as he and Ben jumped off, Paragliding back into town while cheering.

"YEEEHAAAWW! This is more awesome than that time I jumped onto a movin' train and then onto Sheriff Montoya's caravan! Hoo, she is a feisty one!"

Ben, Sly, and Tennessee made it back to the Safehouse hidden in the Clock Tower and managed to regroup with everyone. Needless to say, Annie was thrilled to see her partner safe and sound.

"Well spill my milk and call me Bessie, you're safe!"

"Heh, no cell can hold The Kid down for long, Annie!" Tennessee laughed as he spun his Human Partner around by the waist, her hollering with joy.

"You boys certainly know how to keep surprising me." Carmelita said to Ben and Sly with a smirk.

"It's a gift."

"So, Mister Kid ? Could you tell us what all happened and how you ended up in prison?" Jing King asked politely. Seeing as how he could trust the gang, Tennessee regaled his tale on how he got caught.

"Annie and Ah were comin' into town just the other day, plannin' on doing a daring attempt at the bank in town and stealin' all the gold from the corrupt owners. But before Ah could even get three feet in the gully, Ah was captured and locked up by the new sheriff in town, some new guy called Toothpick. Annie managed to escape but even though Ah was in jail, the robbery happened anyways! And then, even though Ah was far away from the robbery and locked behind bars, Sheriff Toothpick pinned all the blame on me! Ah reckon that son of a bobwhite stole all the gold himself!"

"I thought his name sounded familiar. Now I'm certain of it." Carmelita said with a frown. "Toothpick was a ruthless gangster stationed in Eastern Europe back in the present. He grew up loving two things: gold and cowboy movies. And now, with the help of whoever is trying to erase Cooper History, he's now able to live his dream of being a gunslinger as well as a gold robber. We're going to need to watch our backs around this guy, everyone. His motto is that he'd rather shoot first instead of do anything else not relating to gold,"

"Sounds like a real loose cannon, Hun." Sly said. "If we're going to keep the timeline relatively stable, we'll need to avoid needless lethal takedowns and make sure to keep Toothpick from doing the same."

"Hehe, if Ah could get my gun back that he stole from me, Ah can assure you that it is actually able to knock foes out cold with simple pellets instead of actual ammunition. Rule of the Cooper conduct, never kill anyone unless it's an absolute last resort," Tennessee said.

"Y'all got that right! And I crafted some nifty bullets for my guns as well!" Annie said as she twirled out her revolvers, doing several gunslinging tricks with them that would make Revolver Ocelot from Metal Gear Solid proud. Brie giggled and clapped at the spectacle, causing Annie to coo and tickle the baby's nose.

"Okay, now how do we find Tennessee's gun?" Murray asked.

"I think I may be able to help out with that," Penelope said as she presented a small slideshow "From what I've heard from the guard gossip, Toothpick had closed down a local gold mine about a week ago, declaring it 'unsafe'. But in actuality, it's the place where he stashes all his stolen loot, including Tennessee's gun. We'll need to trail Toothpick there without getting spotted and then gain access to the mines. Then, it's all a matter of Tennessee getting inside and getting his gun back where it belongs."

"Well, it's just the one gun now. I upgraded, but yeah I need my shooting iron back." Tennessee said as he took out his Revolver with the Cane Hook handle he was often depicted wielding in the Thievius Raccoonus.

"Alright, we have the plans on what we need to do, but we gotta make sure all bases are covered." Ben said before turning to Tennessee. "Hey, Tennessee, you know the Invisibility Technique?"

"Heh, that I do, pardner,"

"Alright then. You, me, Annie, Jing King, Bentley, Neyla, and Murray will all go out to trail Toothpick when he goes to his vault. Murray and Jing King will stay out of sight and not get to our location until we finally get to the mine entrance. Once Toothpick goes inside, we'll get the door open so Tennessee can go get his shooting stick. Let's roll out!"

"Right behind you, darling~." Neyla purred as the formulated group made their way to the area they needed to go, going invisible as Murray and Jing King cleverly hid themselves when Toothpick arrived.

"Eh, feelin' a bit uneasy since that bitch took my lollies... rgh... maybe some time countin' me gold would help relieve the stress," Toothpick smiled as he then went on his way to the mines, us following him until he got to the door, me looking at the lock mechanism and smiling at the fact that it was a simple computer. Once Toothpick walked through the door, Bentley went to the computer and began to furiously hack away at it.

"Land sakes! That's some skills!" Annie whistled, impressed at Bentley's hacking skills. Soon, the Turtle Beastkin was finished.

"Alright! We have total access! Murray, Jing King, time to prove your strength!"

"Alright, let's do it!" Murray cheered.

"You shall not endeavor alone, dear husband!" Jing King said as she and Murray combined their strengths to pry the door upwards and Tennessee slid underneath, not losing his hat and actually leaving enough wiggle room for Annie and Neyla to go in after one more final lift.

"Good luck in there, darling! Make sure the guards don't get too hurt!" Ben said to her loudly.

"You got it, love!" Neyla called back as she, Annie, and Tennessee were then on their way to take back Kid Cooper's gun cane!

Next Time: Close Shaves!