Matt(Guest)- It will be much later in the story. Because I have so much more to write about, Duncan will not hit prime age(it's a year older then the last canon age the show confirmed them as, so twenty for Duncan and all the first gen characters), until much later on. But trust me, much like Gwen, when he gets them back, it will be another shocker.
Gamelover41592- Both Mz. Ruby and Muggshot said that he was not in on the plot either, so I'm surprised you didn't know
BetaZackFan- It's fine, but if I were you, I'd stick with the story if you like my work as things get a lot more exciting. And who knows? Maybe it will get you into the games? Have you read Gwen's story?
Okay, one thing that shocked me was that none of you commented on what Sly and Carmelita did. Or Duncan's reaction to it. Anyways, time for the final act of the first game.
Duncan could see the look of pride on this father's face as they made their way to the Krakarov Volcano in Russia and Sly could see the same look on his son's face. They had nearly completed the Thievius Raccoonus and were on their way to confront and defeat the final member of the Fiendish Five. As they neared the volcano, however, they noticed something off.
"Hey, is that owl in every important picture?" Duncan asked.
"You're right," Sly realized. The same owl silhouette was in all the pictures they had gotten from the members of Fiendish Five. Rioichi Cooper, "Tennessee Kid" Cooper, Slytunkhamen Cooper I, and the newly retrieved Otto van Cooper. That owl was behind them all. In fact, when Sly and Duncan took closer looks, the owl was in every picture.
"That can't be the same bad guy, right?" Duncan pointed out.
"It looks a lot like Clockwerk," Sly said. Clockwerk was a mysterious owl that not many people knew much about. Even Interpol didn't have much information on him. Still, why was he in all the pictures?
"Clockwerk?" Duncan asked nervously. One thing that was known about Clockwerk was that he was terrifying. Sly put his hand on Duncan's shoulder, calming him down and bringing him back to focus.
"Is this a strange coincidence, or is there something I'm missing?" Sly mused.
"Hey, guys!" Murray called from the front. "We're here and it looks like we aren't welcome!"
"Looks like that's our cue," Sly said as he and Duncan made their way up to the top of the van. Waiting for them were two turrets. Otto Van Cooper was a mechanical genius and most of his notes were on vehicles, which Bentley had taken to very quickly.
Job 1: A Hazardous Path
"Another door?" Dunan whined. This time, however, Sly just blasted it open with the new turret. As if on cue, Robo-Falcons began swarming the van. They were no match for Duncan or Sly and their turrets and teamwork, with Duncan's faster child reflexes allowing him to quickly blast any that got too close to the van while Sly's more keen eye allowed him to snipe plenty from afar.
"Whoa! Cool tower!" Duncan said. The supposed tower shot a laser at the volcanic wall, causing rocks to fall towards the van.
"That's no tower - it's a giant Death Ray! Sly, Duncan, take out those rocks or we're in trouble," Bentley cried.
"You don't need to tell me twice!" Duncan replied as he shot the rocks, blasting them to bits. Mines also began to appear on the path. Sly shot them, while Duncan continued to blast the Robo-Falcons and rocks. Even with all of the obstacles, Duncan and Sly were easily able to clear a path.
"There's the way in!" Bentley said as he pointed at the opening.
"Alright!" Murray cheered.
"Murray! Wait!" Sly warned, but it was too late. Murray drove straight through, causing the guns to break off as the ceiling was too low.
Job 2: Burning Rubber
The van rolled into a large cavern. A bunch of computers were hanging from the ceiling.
"Now what?" Duncan asked as he peered over his uncle's shoulder.
"We'll need to analyze those computers," Bentley explained. "However, because someone trashed the new turrets…"
"I said I was sorry!" Murray protested.
"I'll need to hack into the computers' connection couplings," Bentley continued. "Then, Murray will need to run them over,"
"Let's do it!" Murray cheered as he drove under the computers. However, as Bentley released them, some fire slugs appeared.
"Murray. There are only 119 computers up there and these Fire Slugs seem intent on getting to them before us. The first one to 60 computers wins!" Bentley said.
"No problem! These Fire Slugs are no match for THE MURRAY!" Murray declared.
"That's new," Sly noted.
"I just thought it sounded cool," Murray protested.
"It does," Duncan reassured his uncle.
"Awesome!" Murray cheered as he continued to run over the computers. A brand new battering ram on the front of the van helped him defeat any Fire Slugs that got to close. As such, Murray was able to get all the computers with ease.
"Looks like Duncan and I need to go on foot from here," Sly said as he jumped out of the van, Duncan following close behind.
"Let's do it, dad!" Duncan cheered.
Job 3: A Daring Rescue
"Whoa, you think there's a enough security in here?" Sly joked. The room was filled to the brim with every type of security the duo had faced at that point.
"No kidding!" Bentley agreed. "It's best you don't bother,"
"Dad, look!" Duncan panicked as he pointed across the room. Inside a much smaller room was Carmelita, trapped in a capsule.
"Carmelita!" Sly panicked, sharing his son's feelings. "We need to save her!"
"I understand Duncan, but you too, Sly?" Bentley protested. "All she does is try to lock you up! Plus that is could be a trap by Clockwerk"
"But if I don't do anything Carmelita is doomed. Besides, stealing just wouldn't be any fun without her," Sly replied.
"Also, Dad likes her!" Duncan added in. Sly glared at his son as he blushed. Across the room, Carmelita was also blushing.
"Sly, your ridiculous raccoon logic sends shivers up my shell. But do whatever you want," Bentley said. With that, Duncan and Sly set off. Sly jumped up to a higher platform, where, after a few minutes of sneaking, he was able to lower a barrel.
"Okay, Duncan, listen very carefully, you need to use the barrel to sneak past those spotlights and dart shooters. Got it?" Sly explained.
"I got it!" Duncan said. With that, he hopped in and started moving. Sly couldn't help but be in awe. His son was a natural at this! Duncan seemed to know exactly when to stop so that the spotlights wouldn't see him and the barrel blocked the darts. Even Carmelita seemed impressed. Finally, Duncan reached the end and smashed both the siren and the dart blasters, allowing Sly to reach Carmelita.
"Sly, what are you doing?!" Carmelita hissed at him. "This is a-" Before she could finish, the door to the room slammed shut, locking Duncan out and trapping Sly inside. Gas started to flow into the room.
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha — you sentimental fool! Empathy has always been the downfall of the Cooper clan!" Clockwerk taunted from a computer screen.
"Mom! Dad!" Duncan cried as he started trying to smash the room with his cane.
"I knew this was a trap. Looks like I'm going to have to do some fast and furious hacking to shut down that gas before Sly and Carmelita's brains are turned to cheese," Bentley said over the binocucom.
"Hurry!" Duncan panicked. He was already freaking out, but seeing as Sly had just passed out and Carmelita looked weaker every second. After what felt like the longest minute and a half ever, the gas stopped and the door opened.
"Uh, my head," Sly groaned as he pulled himself off the floor. He then freed Carmelita, causing Duncan to tackle them both into a hug.
"Thank god you are both okay!" Duncan cheered. Sly smiled before hugging back. Carmelita was a little slower to register everything but once she did, she gleefully returned Duncan's hug.
"Now let's get out of here before the gas comes back on!" Sly said once they stood up.
Job 4: A Temporary Truce
"Okay, Sly, let's get something out of the way, thank you for saving me," Carmelita said as the family continued to the death ray. "Just for that, I'll give you a ten second head start,"
"How much time do I get?" Duncan protested.
"Why is he so cute?!" Carmelita mentally complained as he started kissing her son, who began complaining like any boy his age would, but smiled nonetheless. Sly just laughed.
"Seems like mom's just gonna let you go," Sly teased as he ruffled his hair.
"No way I could send my little boy off to jail," Carmelita fired back, causing everyone to laugh. Once they got outside, a Robo Falcon suddenly appeared, catching them off guard, and stealing Duncan and Sly's canes. Carmelita reacted first and shot the bird. However, it caused the canes to land at the end of a nearby structure.
"Huh... what? I need that cane! It's been in my family for generations! And Duncan's-" Sly began, only for Carmelita to cut him off.
"Don't worry, ringtail. I'll cover you both while you get them back. If you can, make your way to the top of the death ray. I stashed my jet-pack there before Clockwerk nabbed me. You and Duncan should both be able to fit," She explained.
"Now that we're a team and all, I hate to leave your side," Sly flirted.
"Just go before I change my mind!" Carmelita snapped, but she blushed nonetheless. With a wink, Sly started towards his cane, with Duncan quickly following. Some Fire Slugs tried to attack, but Carmelita's shots were able to defeat them with ease. Because of this, Duncan and Sly quickly grabbed their canes and started off towards the death ray. As Carmelita headed back inside, she turned to face the thieves, who she knew wouldn't hear her.
"Good luck you two,"
Job 5: Sinking Peril
"There's Carmelita's jet-pack right where she said it would be. But you'll both need to hurry. The magnetronic support field for the death ray got destroyed as you were making a run for your cane. You'd better hurry, this whole thing is about to fall apart!" Bentley warned them.
"Well, you don't need to tell me twice!" Duncan replied as he started his ascent.
"I'm on it," Sly said much more calmly as he jumped after his son. As if on cue, the death ray started sinking into the lava.
"It's sinking fast! Climb, guys, climb!" Bentley ordered. Not needing much more of a reason then that, Duncan and Sly climbed up as fast they could. Even the traps on the death ray could do much to slow them down. Finally, they reached the top. The jetpack had two sections. One for Sly to steer and one for Duncan to shoot.
"Let's do this!" Duncan cheered as he and his father strapped themselves in and took off.
Job 6: A Strange Reunion
"Good riddance!" Sly said as the Death Ray finished sinking into the lava.
"Sly! Duncan! Behind you!" Bentley warned them. Sly and Duncan turned around to find a giant mechanical owl rise out of the lava. It was Clockwerk.
"Sly Cooper, you have escaped my gas chamber and destroyed my death ray. Remarkable. You Coopers always find a way to beat me!" Clockwerk said.
"Always?! So that was you in the background of all those old pictures in the Thievius Raccoonus. How old are you?" Sly asked.
"Perfection has no age…" Clockwerk said. Both Coopers quickly figured out what that meant.
"What?!" Duncan exclaimed
"You're immortal?!" Sly added.
"Revenge is the prime ingredient in the fountain of youth. I've kept myself alive for hundreds of years with a steady diet of jealousy and hate, awaiting the day when I would finally eclipse your family's thieving reputation." Clockwerk revealed.
"Sly! Duncan! My missiles don't hurt him but seem to create holes in his armor. Shoot into the gaps I create!" Carmelita announced.
"Got it!" Duncan cheered. Clockwerk began attacking, which caused Sly to start moving. Admittedly, Duncan struggled a little as he wasn't used to shooting while moving so quickly, but he soon quickly got the idea.
"Nice shooting Duncan! You got him!" Bentley cheered. But just as Duncan and Sly went for a high-five, Clockwerk rose back out of the lava.
"Wow! That's one tough owl," Duncan marveled. Sly, however, wanted answers.
"I don't get it. You're so familiar with my family, you must have known my father had a son. If you hated the Coopers so much, why did you let me live when you stole the Thievius Raccoonus?" Sly asked.
"Because I wanted to show the world that without your precious book, the Cooper line was nothing!" Clockwerk replied.
"Ah, well, there's where you're wrong. The Thievius Raccoonus doesn't create great thieves... it takes great thieves to create the Thievius Raccoonus!" Sly replied.
"Yeah!" Duncan agreed as he blew a raspberry at Clockwerk.
"Enough, Sly and Duncan Cooper! It ends here. I'll finish you like I finished your father. Then the Cooper line will be erased and the only master thief will be Clockwerk!" Clockwerk announced.
"Not if we can help it!" Sly replied. The battle continued, with Clockwerk adding laser rings that needed to be shot in order for Sly and Duncan to pass through unharmed. Carmelita continued to fire her missiles and Duncan shot at the holes they formed while Sly controlled the jetpack. Finally, they were able to down Clockwerk again.
"Now's your only chance! You've got to get to his head and destroy it before his auto-reconstruct circuitry kicks in!" Bentley ordered.
"Got it!" Sly said as he set the jetpack to autopilot and jumped onto the wreckage. Duncan hesainted to follow, but decided to swallow his fear and jumped after his father. It was a harrowing experience, as the debris was barely above the lava and Clockwerk was doing his best to keep them away. Finally, they reached his body and began smacking his head with their canes.
"Cooper! You will never be rid of me! Clockwerk is superior!" Clockwerk ranted just before Sly whacked his head off, turning those into his final words.
"That was close!" Duncan exclaimed once he and Sly had made it up to a walkway. It was tricky, but the duo had managed to collect the final pieces of the Thievius Raccoonus.
"Seems like this is finally over," Sly said.
"Not so fast, ringtail!" Carmelita ordered. She was holding both Sly and Duncan at shock pistol point.
"I'm gonna just go," Duncan said with a cheeky grin as he raced past his mother, the Thievius Raccoonus clutched in his grip.
"So Inspector Fox, do I need to count down?" Sly asked, leaning on his cane.
"Just go!" Carmelita hissed.
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1! Sly planted a big kiss on Carmelita's lip before he raced after Duncan. For a few seconds, Carmelita felt like she was on top of the world!...until she realized that Sly had handcuffed her to the railing. Thankfully, he had left the key in her pocket.
"Hey dad?" Duncan asked.
"Yes, Duncan?" Sly replied.
"Can we get a victory pizza when we get home?" Duncan stated.
"I second that!" Murray called from the front.
"Sure thing!" Sly said. The gang all laughed.
Sorry this took so long to write! Anyways, Clockwerk is, hands down, the best villain in the Sly Cooper series. He looks awesome, he sounds awesome, he has one of the best boss fights in the series, he has an awesome backstory, the jobs are fun, and even the music is awesome! Next few chapters will just be fluff and will also serve to introduce a few OCs I have planned. Keep the comments coming. See ya!