Okay, I've been gone…for years….
Now before every throw some virtual fruit at me… all I can say is (puppy eyes) me sorry. I notice that Jing in the game seemed weak but I don't believe it was the case. Her father was beaten by Taso and in her nature I think she may not have put up a fight with Taso since she would have wanted to protect her father.
I hope the many who reviewed before are still out there and I hope new readers will enjoy.
Just as Mz. Ruby predicted that rainy afternoon, Sir Raleigh's parole had been rejected. So after carefully planning with the two magic wielders and (who Sir Raleigh considered to be) a dirty low class criminal pirate, they were breaking out of Heathrow prison. The plan itself was simple and elegant; however, it was by no means easy.
It was after television time one winter morning, and all the prisoners were filing into the mess hall for their monotonous dinner of peas, chicken and apples. Half way through the bland dinner Mz. Ruby and Taso stood up from their seats and brought forth a macabre séance of dead chickens and dead souls long since buried near Heathrow prison. With the skeletons and Chickens following the chants of Taso and Mz. Ruby it created a chaos which the prison was not equip to handle. After all, undead zombies and undead chickens trying to kill you was not in the training manual for any prison guard.
The prisoners that were in the mess all were all trying to escape. This created the perfect cover for the four criminals that all had a score to settle with the infamous Sly Copper to get away. While the ghouls went after everyone, Taso called upon the dead skeletons to burrow to them and while doing so it built a makeshift tunnel which was their means to escape, Lufwee and Sir Raleigh went to work keeping the two magic users safe while they continued their unholy chants down the tunnel to the cemetery. There the money Raleigh had from being born into it managed to acquire clothes and a ride to the docks where Lufwee had a boat waiting ready to take them to Cut Throat Bay, where they would plan their revenge on Sly Cooper and his gang.
"This place is despicable!" Sir Raleigh shouted as he hopped around Captain Lufwee's ship holding his walking cane close. The sparrow ruffled his feathers as he adjusted his belt as his feathered fingers tightened on his shined cutlass.
"Then avast ye tin hat shrimp and walk the plank!" The Sparrow shouted furiously and the two then charged at each other ready to end their argument in blood, yet, before cutlass and iron walking cane could clash in their duel, Mz. Ruby slammed her tale in between them casing them both to fall back unceremoniously.
"Enough you two, thiz isn't then time to be squabbling, we have a plan to be getting on!" she huffed and glared at both of them and once the two had retreated to opposite end of the cabin she returned her gaze to her cards she was currently shuffling. It was here that Taso returned from atop deck now dressed in his finest silk robes looking godlike as he strode in; Mz. Ruby bowed her head in acknowledgement but no more than that. "I have consulted with my ancestors and now would be the perfect time to act against the Cooper line!" he said slamming his feathered hand onto the solid oak table casing Captain Lufwee to spill his wine.
"You chopped cod brained mongrel! This is my cabin! My ship! And this will be my revenge!" He screamed at the top of his lungs that the dog crew aboard all squeezed their ears down in pain.
"Shut it you unkempt scoundrel!" Sir Raleigh shouted back and the two were once again glaring daggers. Mz. Ruby shook her head and pulled a card from the deck. She smiled showing both rows of her sharp teeth and her deep brown eyes seemed to glow.
"Taso iz right. Cooper will be gone; the one thing that will bring him to us is his most cherished possession…."
"The Thievius Raccoonus?" Sir Raleigh answered. Taso shook his head and Mz. Ruby pulled another card from her tarot deck, the card of love. "the keeper of his heart…."
"Jing King." Both Taso and Mz. Ruby said at the same time.
Both Lufwee and Raleigh smiled, both had the same idea, after Cooper was dead, she was to be their bride, though while Sir Raleigh saw her as the mother to his future heir serving him as he went upon his own dignified business of piracies in the Welsh Triangle, Captain Lufwee was thinking if she would look lovely in dark violet and black lace gown before he tore it off.
Jing had awoken alone in Sly's bed but next to her was a vase of snap dragons of pink and sunflowers along with a Cooper calling card. She opened it and it simply read: Can hardly wait to be back with you-Sly, in his spiral like scrawl. She smiled placing the card back on the oak nightstand. She stood stretching feeling very tired despite having gotten a very relaxed (thanks to Sly) sleep. For a while Jing had been feeling more tired the last couple of months but she had chalked it up to her working so intently when she was designing and painting in the makeshift studio Sly and Gang had made for her after she had won the semi-finals. Though, recently she had been helping the Gang plan out their heist before they had left. Jing had helped a bit with the demolitions part, she maybe an artist by choice but she was the Panda King's daughter and he had taught her things well enough.
She looked at the digital Clock and saw it was 8:00am and realized the Guru who had stayed behind from the current heist as he said he did not want to go to Transylvania after having saw Dracula, would be waking up soon. Jing dressed quickly and after brushing her teeth and hair went into the kitchen to make her and The Guru breakfast.
"Jin hraa besao theku mosa!" the Guru waddle in the kitchen, his mystic walking stick helping him to the bar stool which was taller than he was and Jing laid the plate full of eggs, fresh chocolate chip pancakes, and strawberries in front of him along with blueberry syrup.
"You are welcome Guru, I trust you slept well?" she asked politely of the old koala bear.
"Hosi…" the old mystic suddenly turned pale and jumped from his seat so fast Jing let out a small cry of surprise as he jumped at her knocking her to the ground as the sound of breaking glass rang through the area and a dart came flying right at her.
"Stupid old codger!" the frog yelled as he reloaded his dart-gun. He did not want to have to hurt his future bride more than he had to. "Open the window!" he called to Mz. Ruby who was sitting on the rooftop across from the Cooper Gangs home.
She did as instructed while levitating the frog. Once he was inside the Cooper Gang home he hopped over the furniture to the kitchen where unexpectedly the Guru jumped over the counter hitting Sir Raleigh in the mouth with his mystic walking stick. He went flying back into a side coffee table but the frog sprang back up and fired his dart gun and nailing unsuspecting Guru right in the chest as he launched his mystic walking stick at Sir Raleigh.
"Guru!" Jing screamed as she ran to help him as The Guru fell to the floor unconscious. She kneeled by him picking up the stick and used it to hit Raleigh right in the head which would have did damage if he had not been wearing his Tin hat. He smiled at her as he thought momentarily how lovely she would look on his bed and not realizing in his lustful daze Jing then delivered a kick to his face. Raleigh flew back lading on his behind, he snarled at her as she stood over him with the walking stick ready to strike but a Dagger flew knocking the stick from her hands, Lufwee stood near the window Cutlass in hand and another dagger poised ready to hit her again if she dared move.
"Ello Poppet!" Captain Lufwee chirped smirking. Raleigh then jumped up and pushed her down to the floor as she went to get up Lufwee flew and landed, standing before her, his cutlass at her throat.
"I like them feisty!" He grinned before knocking her unconscious, slamming her in the back of the head with his leather boot.
Lufwee picked her up toting her over his shoulder. "Well get a move on you slimy crusty filled worm." He ordered Raleigh as he went to the window flying down to meet up with Mz. Ruby. Raleigh seethed with anger having let Lufwee take over his battle. He got up and hopped to the window his mind formulating what he was going to go to the mauling sparrow for this grievance.
It had been hours since Jing had been taken and when she woke up the first thing that hit her besides nausea was the smell of sea air and molding wood. But she was placed upon a comfortable bed she felt from the red velvet coverlet and cushy pillows. That was the only comforting thing in her cell. She was surrounded by bars in a small cell that measured a little bigger than an average master bathroom.
The Guru was nowhere to be seen, for all she knew and feard he could be hurt or worse. She began to look for a way out when she felt sick to her stomach as she heard the most and unwelcoming and chilling voice come from the shadows.
"Greetings Daughter of the Panda King" Taso smiled cruelly as he stepped from his hiding place and Jing stepped back from the bars and she let the tears fall from her sapphire eyes.