OUCH! Sorry for the outburst everyone but writing this chapter nearly sent me off the deep end! But now it's here! Hope you guys like it! This
chapter was a bit in the key of rush delivery so if it's a bit bad please forgive me.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own the Sly Cooper series that honor belongs to Sucker Punch.
Chapter 2: Awakening
Throughout the night, although Neyla was physically sleeping peacefully her dreams however were another story. In her dreams Neyla woke up and found
herself surrounded in darkness.
"Where am I?" Neyla asked herself. Then suddenly the darkness dissipated into various other things.
The first shift took her to Paris for a brief period of time.
"Paris? Why am I here?" Neyla asked herself. Then she spotted something. It was a raccoon tall, deep brown eyes, blue clothing, and holding a cane of wood
and gold.
"Who is he?" Neyla asked herself. Then before she knew it the scenery shifted again.
This time to a ballroom that looked Indian in origin. It was brightly lit, and full of life. Then there was a huge statue with six arms and two extremely large silver
wings. She looked down, and spotted the raccoon again. This time he was wearing a tuxedo and he wasn't alone. He was dancing with a fox. She was a bit
shorter than him, she had blue hair done in a poof sort of style, and she was wearing a blue dress. They had just finished their dance when the crowd
suddenly turned their attention to the statue with the wings nowhere to be seen.
Then the scene shifted again this time to the ruins of a temple. There she saw the raccoon again but he was on the ground apparently hurt. Then she saw a
flash of orange as an incredibly large tiger jumped down with a stick in his hand that held what looked like half of a metal heart. He was about to strike down
the raccoon when a flash of pink knocked him back. It was a hippo. Dressed in a baby blue shirt and scarf with red gloves and mask, he appeared capable of
remarkable strength. He and the tiger battled it out with the hippo emerging victorious. He plucked the metal heart from the tigers' staff. Then he put it in his
pocket. Then a form in a red hood and brown clothing appeared. It was herself.
"Wait. Why am I here?" Neyla asked herself. Then the scene changed again. Now she was outside of what looked like a bank. It looked normal enough. Then
she saw the raccoon again. He was holding a glowing jar of sorts. He reached the chimney of the building then dropped it in. soon the building was overtaken
by what looked like ghosts. Then her other self came out of the building with a combination of fear, surprise, and anger glowing in her eyes. With each change
Neyla was becoming increasingly more and more confused.
Then it shifted yet again. She was flying over a snow covered town with a lot of train rails. She flew to the fastest moving one and saw herself piloting an
orange and white aircraft of sorts. She appeared to be in a dogfight with a familiar looking green helicopter. Then the shift happened again. Now she was in
some sort of hangar, but there was no plane. Just a huge bird that was the same color as the wings and heart she had seen moments ago. Then she saw the
raccoon again only this time his eyes had a look of anger and vengeance within their glare. Then one question went through her mind.
"What does it all mean?" Neyla asked herself again. Then the scenery changed again and she was back in Paris.
Once again she saw the raccoon standing beside two others: the hippo she had seen back in India and a small turtle with a satchel over his shoulders,
wearing a pith hat of sorts (at least I think it was a pith hat.) and wearing glasses. They were staring at something. She turned and there was the bird she
had seen moments ago. It was seriously banged up. Then suddenly the hippo picked up the turtle and hurled him all the way to the beak of the bird. There he
placed two freakishly large bombs on the sides of the beak. When he cleared the way the bombs blew, and the beak opened to reveal what looked like a
hologram of her head. She said something then the turtle entered the mouth and pulled something. Before she could see what it was a flash of light overcame
her then everything went dark.
When she could see again she found herself lying on a soft bed within a white colored room.
"Was I dreaming?" thought Neyla to herself.
"You're awake!" said an unknown voice. Neyla turned her head to the source of the sound. The voice belonged to a mink in white clothing. She was a little tall,
had long charcoal black hair that went as far as her shoulders, her tail also had this color, all rounded off with a pair of sapphire blue eyes that added even
more elegance and beauty to her appearance.
"Where am I?" Neyla asked the woman.
"You're in a hospital in Paris my friend." the woman said.
"Hospital?" questioned Neyla.
"My kids found you unconscious on the shore of the Seine River, heavily injured, and hanging on by a thread." the woman continued.
"I was?" said Neyla.
"Yes. I mean when they brought you here you were extremely banged up. But what I want to know is who did that to you. Do you know who?" asked the
woman. Neyla shook her head.
"You mean you don't know who did it?" asked the woman.
"I can't even remember half of anything other than my name, age, childhood, and that's about it" said Neyla. Then she heard the door open.
"We're back mom!" said another voice.
"Hey kids! Guess who just woke up?" the woman said. Soon quick footsteps approached her bed and ended with the appearance of two other minks. One of
the two was taller than the woman she was talking to. He had short charcoal black hair, quite muscular, with a pair of deep cerulean blue eyes. He was wearing
a grey shirt with black pants. The other was a lot smaller, like her mother she also had long hair, but she had hers in a ponytail and was wearing a grey shirt
like her brother but she wore blue jean shorts.
"It's about time you woke up! You were starting to worry us!" said the boy.
"Who exactly are you three?" asked Neyla.
"Oh! I'm terribly sorry. I have no idea where our manners went. Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Dr. Elena. These two are my kids and your rescuers." said Elena.
"My names Jacques." said the boy.
"And I'm Annie. Nice to meet you." said the young mink.
"Nice to meet you all." said Neyla.
"What's your name?" asked Annie.
"My name is Neyla." said Neyla.
"That's a nice name." said Annie.
"Thank you." said Neyla.
"Oh! I almost forgot!" said the doctor as she retrieved a large paper bag.
"What's in there?" asked Neyla.
"When my kids found you, your clothes were all in tatters. So I went home and managed to find an old outfit that might fit you." said the doctor.
"I appreciate it. Could you all step out for a moment so I could get dressed?" asked Neyla.
"Sure. Come on kids." said the doctor. When the trio left the room Neyla got to her feet and examined the room. There were a bunch of blankets on the floor.
"Those kids must of stayed to help their mom." thought Neyla. Then she examined the contents of the bag: white undergarments, beige knee high shorts, size
small (just taking a guess at her shirt size) white shirt, and a pair of brown shoes.
"These will work just fine." Neyla thought to herself. Soon she was dressed. Then she called the trio back in.
"Those clothes look good on you." said Elena truthfully.
"You think so?" asked Neyla. Elena nodded.
"Are you hungry Neyla?" asked Jacques.
"A little bit." said Neyla.
"If you're well enough I know a place close by that makes a mean omelet." said Jacques.
"Sounds good." said Neyla.
"Alright just let me alert the front desk that you're well enough to leave the hospital." said Elena as she took out her pager. After a brief conversation with the
clerk they were free to go.
After they left the hospital Jacques led the group to a local diner.
"I hope there's room. This place is usually packed during breakfast time." said Jacques as they entered the diner. Just as he had said the diner was packed. The
smell of various breakfast items filled the air. They were lucky enough to find a seat. When they were situated a waitress came to take their order.
"I'll have the loaded omelet, with jalapenos, and bacon, with a biscuit on the side, with a cup of coffee with two teaspoons of sugar." said Jacques.
"I'll have the farmers' plate. Eggs scrambled, sub the biscuit with toast, hold the sausage, with a glass of water." said Elena.
"I'll have the pancake plate. Two pancakes, sub the syrup with honey, and a glass of orange juice." said Annie.
"What are you going to order Neyla?" asked Jacques.
"I'll have the bacon and egg croissant, with a glass of water." said Neyla. After finishing their order the waitress told them it would be out soon.
In the meantime they chatted to pass the time. Neyla started it off with a question.
"So how did I end up in the hospital?" Neyla asked.
"Annie and I were just sitting on the shore of the Seine to watch the stars when an explosion erupted nearby. I'm not sure what happened afterwards but a
lot of police were involved..." Started Jacques.
"Then I spotted you nearby. When we got to you, you were barely alive and seriously banged up. Then we took you to the hospital where our mom took care
of you. Then you woke up this morning." said Annie.
"Speaking of her injuries, Neyla did you know you're a fast healer?" asked Elena to Neyla.
"What do you mean?" asked Neyla.
"When you arrived you were riddled with injuries. Now you look good as new." said Elena.
"That is strange." said Neyla.
"Do you know who may have hurt you?" asked Annie.
"Like I told your mother I can't remember a lot right now." said Neyla.
"Amnesia." said Elena.
"What?" Neyla asked.
"It means memory loss. Whatever knocked you unconscious packed one heck of a wallop." said Elena.
"Well that stinks." said Neyla sadly.
"But there is a way around it." said Elena.
"How?" asked Neyla.
"When amnesia occurs a person's memories are broken in fragments. Normally it would take years for a person to piece them back together. But if you find
something from your past, for example a picture, a certain object, even people. You can piece together certain memories together (Snap!) like that." said
Jacques.
"Great and I don't even remember any names other than my own." said Neyla.
"Actually you gave us a clue back at the shore." said Jacques.
"I thought I was unconscious?" said a puzzled Neyla.
"You were but then someone shouted "Cooper" and you muttered it before going unconscious again." said Annie.
"Cooper?" asked Neyla. Then she froze. Suddenly her mind was filled with images of the raccoon she had seen in her dreams earlier that day. Could they be
connected?
"Hello Earth to Neyla" said Jacques trying to bring Neyla back to reality.
"Sorry about that" said Neyla.
"Did that help?" asked Annie.
"A little bit." said Neyla
"What did you remember?" asked Jacques.
"A person; a raccoon dressed in blue." said Neyla. This caused both Jacques and Annie to go wide eyed.
"What's wrong?" asked Neyla.
"When we found you, a figure clad in blue clothing jumped from a police copter right before we took you to the hospital." said Jacques.
"What are you getting at?" asked Neyla.
"What Jacques is trying to say is that person may be the person that you just described." said Elena.
"There's a small chance that he might still be in Paris." said Jacques. This made Neyla smile. If she could find that person she might be able to restore her
memories. Then before they could finish their conversation the food had arrived.
Meanwhile on an island several miles away from Paris a new threat was about to brew. The island was home to a scientist named Dr.M. he was known for his
experiments in gene splicing. He even found a new way to connect to his creations through neurological means. He was running tests on his latest creation
when he was interrupted.
"Dr. M." said a voice on the intercom.
"What is it?! Can't you see I'm busy?!" barked Dr. M over the intercom.
"The scout you sent to Paris has just returned." said the voice.
"Well then send him in! I haven't got all day!" shouted Dr. M.
"Yes sir." said the voice as the intercom clicked off. After a few minutes there was a knock at the door.
"Enter." said Dr. M. the door opened to reveal a short figure in a top hat and overcoat.
"It's about time! What the hell took you so long?!" demanded Dr. M to the shaking scout.
"Sorry for the long wait Dr. M, but I believe I found something that might be worth the wait." said the scout as he pulled out the bag he had in his overcoat.
"Well? Let me see it!" barked Dr. M. without hesitation he handed the bag to his master.
"You mean to tell me you disrupted my experiments... just to bring me a broken chip?" asked Dr. M in a calm tone.
"Yes sir." said the scout cautiously. All the guards on the island knew that when Dr.M spoke to them in a calm tone it meant he was either upset, or in a foul
mood and it meant bad news for anyone fool enough to cross his path.
"Looks like junk!" shouted Dr. M.
"But sir, Sly Cooper himself destroyed that thing." said the scout. Then Dr.M simmered down a bit.
"Cooper? Well now why would he do that?"Dr. M asked.
"Well actually sir, it didn't belong to him." said the scout.
"What do you mean?" demanded Dr. M.
"Sir those chip fragments are all that's left of Clockwerk." said the scout. Hearing this made his jaw drop.
"Clockwerk you say? Well what do you know that bird finally met his match." said Dr.M. Then he faced the still shaking scout.
"Are you still here? Scram!" he shouted to the scout. Then without another word the scout high tailed it out of there while he still had a life. When he had gone
Dr.M chuckled to himself.
"Well Clockwerk old bird looks like today's your lucky day!" the Doctor said to himself as he stowed the chip fragments in his coat pocket. He now had the
Cooper Clans greatest enemy at his disposal.
Well there you go! Ouch! Sorry still have a headache. Like I said this chapter was slightly rushed so again I'm sorry. I'm going to need help with
future chapters so if any of you want to help out please PM me. Read and Review please.