I only own my OC, Taylor, I do not own Tess, Vin, Qwark, Kit, Bentley, Penelope, or Carmelita.

A/N: I do not own the OST of this, all rights go to the Sly Cooper creators.

[Play A Hazardous Path (1 HR Looped) - The Sly Cooper Collection Music]

The SUV soon stops in front of a gate that was locked. Vin soon said, "Taylor, the road to Nosferatu's castle is locked, go up onto the new turret and blast the lock."

"I'm on it," Taylor said, went to the back, and manned the turret, and blasted the lock. The gate soon opened, and Qwark began to drive slowly through it, leading to a dense forest.

Tess, who was on Taylor's shoulder, soon said looking down, "Uh-oh, land mines, you better blast them before they destroy the SUV." Taylor nodded and began shooting the mines.

Eventually, they were out of the forest and the castle was in plain view, then Penelope said through Taylor's communicator, "There it is! Nosferatu is definitely in that castle, however there is something odd inside that outpost up ahead."

Taylor soon looked at a small outpost, and said, "You know it looks a lot more like a tower then an outpost."

Soon some bats were flying around, but those bats looked like robots. Kit soon said through the communicator, "We need to worry about it later, we got company. N. Gin must've made those Bat-Bots to try and stop us. Taylor, you got to take them out before they hit either the SUV or the Prison Truck."

Taylor soon remembered that Carmelita is behind them holding prisoners that were either captured or surrendered. She soon blasted the Bat-Bots until they were gone. Bentley soon said through the communicator, "That outpost we now just found out has N. Tropy in it, and he is using his abilities! Taylor, take out those boulders or we're all in trouble." Taylor soon sees some small orange orbs going towards some boulders, and they caused the boulders to start rolling down at the vehicles.

Taylor soon used the turret and blasted the boulders. Tess soon said, "Look out, Taylor! The Bat-Bots are back!"

"I see them," Taylor said. Taylor soon blasted the Bat-Bots, while looking around the area, seeing some quagmires, graveyards, and dead trees under a full moon, which gives the locations atmosphere to be full of ambiance. There were a few land mines, which Taylor took care of, while taking out more boulders that were loosened by N. Tropy's attacks, and the SUV and Prison Truck gone past the outpost.

Soon there came a cauldron (A/N: Can be called a group of bats) of Bat-Bots. Carmelita soon said through Taylor's communicator, "We're being swarmed!"

Taylor soon took out the Bat-Bots, until they were all gone, and the SUV was near the castle mote. Qwark soon said through the communicator, "Nice shooting, Taylor! Looks like we're in the clear."

Soon a drawbridge lowered down, giving the vehicles to enter the castle. Soon the group heard a disguised Romanian voice, with the group knowing that it is Nosferatu, said, "Drive inside my castle. I've been expected you all."

Taylor soon looked at the turret, and said, "Bad news, guys. The turret overheated, and now useless." Despite this both vehicles drove into the castle

Taylor has made it through the first line of Nosferatu's defenses. What will happen next with the turret out of commission? The title for this chapter is fitting, since on the way to the castle, Taylor is escorting her allies, friends, and captured enemies to the final location, reason, well you can't leave the villains that were captured in a hideout in Prague unattended while you and your friends go to Transylvania. Anyway, if you're reading this, thanks for reading, and thank this time YouTuber AlbirdVampPrinceMK2, whose game OST video is what I used for the music, and to give me some inspiration. If you want to know when the next chapter is, follow me or the story, write a review, but please no flames, add it to your favorites, and as usual, and if I get to it, the story will continue in the next chapter. SEE YA!