Hello, my viewers… or just the random person who happens to stumble across this fic, this is my first try at a multi-chapter fic.
Also I don't own Sly Cooper, Sucker punch/Sanzaru own him.
A Turtle's Talk.
In a small apartment in Paris, a turtle in a wheelchair was looking at his computer. His name was Bentley, resident genius of the "Copper gang", and right now he was searching for something, anything that might give him some clue as to where the leader of the gang is. He was looking for his companion and lifelong friend, Sly Cooper.
It's been three weeks since that faithful night, when Sly stayed behind to battle Le Paradox on that cursed blimp. Three weeks since Le Paradox was recovered and thrown in jail. And three weeks since Sly and the blimp had mysteriously vanished without a trace.
Bentley sighed and slumped back in his chair, and rubbing his forehead a little before whispering to himself "Just where are you Sly? Where are you?" then he heard beeping to his right and noticed that it was his Binocucom that was making the noise.
Curious as to who was calling, he picked it up. He answered and a familiar face appeared on the Binocucom screen. The face of a panda. "Panda King!" He exclaimed before continuing "Well this is a surprise. Been a while since we last saw each other, huh."
"Indeed, it has", He said in his calm voice. "I had heard of Cooper's disappearance and called to offer my condolences."
"Thanks. That's much appreciated." Said Bentley. He was glad to hear from Panda King again. Especially that he was offering condolence to Sly's disappearance, even given their past.
"Have you had any luck locating him?" he asked. Bentley sighed before saying "No, I haven't. Sadly". Panda King was silent before asking "So Cooper is really lost in time?"
Shocked, Bentley asked "How… how did you know about that?" Panda king started looking a little sheepish before saying "Dimitri called me awhile back and explained what happened in his…uh… unique manner of speaking".
"oh, okay." He thought for a second and then began to smirk before asking "Did it take you awhile to get what he was saying?"
"Um… a little while, but in the end, I finally understood what he was saying."
"Sigh, well I shouldn't be surprised, Dimitri can be hard to understand sometimes." Bentley paused before saying "Or most of the time actually."
They were both silent for second before they started laughing. After a while they calmed down and Bentley said "Ha ha, ugh. But seriously, I've had no luck locating Sly. And the time machine is no help since we need to know where he is for that to work."
"You certainly care a lot about him, don't you?" Bentley paused and said "Well of course I care about him. Sly's my friend and has been for a long time. Ever since our days at the orphanage we've almost always been together. By the way, I can't help but notice that you sound really concerned about him."
"Well why shouldn't I? Cooper helped rescue my daughter, he was willing to put his trust in me despite my role in his father's murder."
Bentley smiled and said, "Yeah well, Sly isn't perfect, but he's a great friend to have once you get to know him."
Panda king smiled as well and said "Well I hope you find him soon. And I will offer any assistance if you find him."
"Glad to hear it. I may get discouraged sometimes but I'll never give up. I'll never lose hope, because I know he's out there, somewhere, and we will find him."
"I hope your search is lucky, for you, for the others and especially Cooper. Also…" he seemed to hesitate before saying "When you find him… tell Sly that… I'm grateful for his friendship." Then the Binocucom went silent.
Bentley was happy that Panda King was willing to help. Sly had always been a good friend to him and Murray and while he had been a little weary when Panda King first joined the gang, he came around eventually.
Bentley decided to take a break from searching and try to relax a little, maybe get a bite to eat. He turned his wheelchair around and started rolling towards the door but paused a little and looked out the window. It was a full moon tonight and as he looked to the moon Bentley sighed once more before whispering to himself "We'll find you Sly, wherever, and whenever you are."