Shadow Joestar- You got that right
Gamelover41592- Trust me, it will be worth it
Now with the beginning out of the way, we can move on to the first mission in the gang's home town of Paris. Let's begin.
"Um, what?" Was all Duncan could say about the first target. Dimitri was once a failed art student who found that the world wasn't ready for his "Kinetic Aesthetic." As such, he started forging old masterpieces and opened up a nightclub on the side. Duncan had no idea how a group as infamous as the Klaww gang would take this nut case in, but it didn't matter. All that mattered was that he had the Clockwerk tail feathers somewhere.
"It doesn't matter what much of a nutcase this guy is. All that matters is that he has the Clockwerk tail feathers, so let's head out," Sly ordered. He then turned to face Duncan. "But first things first, there's clues scattered around. You think you can head out and find them and whatever safe they have the code too?"
"Is that even a question?" Duncan bragged as he headed out. Or at least, Sly thought he did.
"Thanks for the help guys," Duncan said to his three friends. Inside of running off on his own, Duncan had decided to give his friends a taste of the thief life.
"No problem," Hunter said as he handed over the clues he had found.
"Yeah! Breaking things has never been this fun!" Buck added in.
"T-t-thanks for letting us c-c-come," Maverick said.
"It was nothing guys. I mean, a small area is one thing, but a whole city? Yeah, no thank you," Duncan joked as the guys laughed. Admittedly Duncan smiled when he still saw them in the safe house. A doubt in the back of his head told him that he was going to come home to a ransacked house and his three "friends" would be gone. Although, as far as Duncan could tell, they had only left the house to buy new clothes or food.
Hunter was now wearing a matching black hoodie and black sweatpants(with a hole for the tail). At first, Duncan found it surprising that he wasn't wearing shoes, but when they were looking for the clues, he noticed that Hunter could climb up some types of walls…
Buck had picked out a tan deerstalker cap(which Duncan thinks Buck chose to be cool looking), a white tan top, green shorts(thankfully, it was camo green, and not something ugly and again, there was a hole for the tail), and sneakers. Duncan had noticed that he could scale poles as if he was a Cooper...
Maverick had somehow got himself a pair of prescription glasses(which made Duncan feel bad as he didn't realize that his friend was nearsighted) and was also wearing a flannel shirt(with holes for his wings) and cargo pants. His flight had come in handy, but the main thing Duncan had noticed was that he had reprogrammed one of Bentley's old drones…
"Let's get this thing cracked!" Buck said once they had reached the safe. Duncan smiled as he knelt down.
"It took some higher level math, but I believe the code to Dimitri's vault is 2-3-1," Bentley explained. Duncan dialed in the code and pulled out a set of blueprints.
"Something called a Knockout Dive?" Hunter read the title.
"P-p-please d-d-don't test that o-o-on us!" Maverick panicked.
"I wouldn't mind having this tested on me," Buck dreamed, missing the point of a Knockout dive.
"Let's just get back so I can figure out what this does," Duncan sighed.
Job 1: Breaking and Entering
After finding out that all the Knockout Dive did was improve on the dive move he already knew. Duncan headed over to his first job. Sly had already taken on two(changed Dimitri's satellites and following the guy) as had Murray(Destroying Dimitri's aqua pump and his alarms). So Duncan knew had to pick up the paste.
"So are what doing we?" Scruffy asked. (So what are we doing?)
"Not fully sure," Duncan said. All he knew was that he needed to break into his cellar for something. He was surprised to find Murray waiting for him.
"Good to see you, little buddy. I guess the way through the wine cellar is guarded by those rats. Bentley thought you might like some help clearing them out," Murray explained.
"Sounds like fun. You, Scruffy, me, back to back," Duncan smiled.
"Totally! Outnumbered... fighting impossible odds... it's perfect!" Murray cheered. Duncan smiled. His uncle's enthusiasm was infectious sometimes.
"Let's do it Uncle Murray!" Duncan replied back. They made it to the entrance of the wine cellar where, sure enough, there were guards waiting.
"Fear "The Murray"!" Murray challenged. Duncan just pulled out his cane. One of the bonuses that came with getting older was that he could extend his cane out all the way and it was great. He didn't feel like a little kid, he felt like a true Cooper. Either the guards attacked, but they were quickly taken out by either Duncan's cane strikes, Murray's strength or another new feature Scruffy revealed, his sleep darts(like Bentley). Because of this, the guards were quickly taken down.
"Nice job, Uncle Murray!" Duncan said as he jumped to give his Uncle a High Five.
"No problem, Duncan! No problem is too large for "The Murray"!" Murray bragged before turning to a set of bars blocking the way into the cellar. "Let me lower these for you, but it looks like you'll be on your own from now on. You know that new technique that lets a Cooper kick off air in order to get more height that Sly created?"
"The double jump?" Duncan asked before showing off that very same move to get over the bars. "Yeah, I think I know,"
"Good luck!" Murray called after him.
"Finally, I can actually attack!" Duncan whispered as he snuck up on an unsuspecting guard. Whether it be lasers, guards, or guards watching laser controls, Bentley kept telling him that it was too dangerous for him to be seen. He used a brand new move on the guard, the sneak slam to knock him out, all without the guard ever seeing him.
"Well done," Bentley said after Duncan finished.
"Well, I had this itch to knock something out," Duncan noted. He then walked into the next room, where a bunch of guards were.
"Well that itch better not come back because getting into a fight would be a very bad idea," Bentley warned.
"Oh relax, I have a plan," Duncan said before using the invisibility trick and just walked across the room and once he was out of the guard's sight, turned visible again.
"Okay, I'll admit it, that was clever," Bentley sighed.
"See, I told dad that his genius was rubbing off on me," Duncan joked.
"I wouldn't really call it genius," Bentley deadpanned. Then he noticed something behind a piano that Duncan was near. "Aha, another air vent! Judging by the angle, it should lead to the printing press room,"
"Could you all that get from just vent a?" Scruffy asked. (You could get all that from just a vent?)
"I swear I need to fix your voice processors, but yes, I could," Bentley bragged. Duncan laughed as he yanked the cover off the air vent and dove into it. Once he found his way out, all he could smell was paper and ink.
"I think I found the place," Duncan said.
"Jackpot! The heart of Dimitri's operation. Head for those windows and take some reconnaissance photos," Bentley ordered.
"Got it," Duncan said. He looked out over the window. Inside, he could make out what looked like a printing press, but the plates weren't normal at all. "Are those the tail feathers?!" He then pulled out his binocucom and snapped a picture.
"Ingenious! Dimitri's using the Clockwerk tail feathers as printing plates. Given their rare alloy they'll never wear out. Unlimited forged money!" Bentley revealed. Duncan wasn't as impressed
"Seriously, this guy gets a piece of an ancient evil who's own hate kept him alive for hundreds of years...and all he can think to do with it is making fake money?!" Duncan exclaimed. "That's...lame,"
"Well, people have their own ways of doing things?" Bentley offered.
"A what loser!" Scruffy agreed with his master, who proceeded to snap a picture of a generator. (What a loser!)
"That generator seems to be powering the security systems down here," Bentley noted.
"Oh, so this guy does have common sense," Duncan said.
"Why does Dimitri get the vibe that some mad fireball boy be insulting his greasy sweet style?" A voice said. Duncan dove behind the wall. When he looked out, he saw Dimitri. With only a few quick moments, Duncan was able to take a picture of Dimitri and duck back behind the wall.
"Seems like you got all the pictures we'll need. Head back to the safe house, and we'll cook up a plan of attack once Sly gets back from planting a bugged painting in Dimitri's office," Bentley said.
"Got it," Duncan said.
Job Complete. No fun picture this time. Just a win screen
Once Sly returned to the safe house, he and Duncan gave each other a high five.
"Seems like you've been busy," Duncan joked. Sly just smiled and ruffled his son's hair.
"I guess that just means I'm the better thief," Sly fired back. Despite knowing that was true, Duncan still faked being offended.
"I'm hurt, I'm truly hurt," Duncan said, causing Sly to laugh.
"Let's go," Sly said as he motioned for Sly to follow him.
Job 2: Theater Pickpocketing
Inside the building, Duncan spotted several guards, along with some fast moving fans and some spotlights.
"Okay, there's the power boxes which route to the printing press area. To take care of them, I'll need you to put a splice clip in those spotlights,"
"Sorry, Bentley, but those fans are spinning way too fast to walk on," Sly replied back.
"Yeah, I really don't want to become sushi," Duncan added.
"They can be slowed down from that control panel," Bentley explained before placing a marker on the panel. Duncan and Sly turned to face it.
"How do we slow them down?" Duncan asked.
"I was getting to that," Bentley said, quieting Duncan down. "You'll need to do some pickpocketing to get it. The guards are carrying special fragile keys that will be destroyed if you attack. Make sure you pickpocket their keys before you take those thugs out,"
"Got it," Sly replied before turning to his son. "Let's split up, it will let us grab the keys faster," Duncan just nodded for his part and the two split up. With his invisibility skill, Duncan was easily able to avoid the guards' line of sight and swipe the keys.
"Check 1. Check 2. Solid. Dimitri on the mic with a shout-out to all my nightclub samurai. Stand tall and feel beautiful. I hear there's some raccoon dude giving us static! If y'all spot this cracker-box, BAM! Make him unhappy, take no prisoners, go hardcore, extreme, all over his FACE! OK, peace out," Dimitri said over the loudspeakers.
"I'm offended. He didn't even mention me!" Duncan said to his father as they walked over to the control panel.
"On relax, if anything you should be happy. It means you've been more sleathly,"
"Went we on jobs less," Scruffy said.
"That too," Sly said once he finished inserting all the keys into the control panel. Sure enough, all the fans quickly slowed down.
"Let's go!" Duncan said as he started making his way up to the spotlights. Sly quickly followed and once the duo had reached the top, Sly placed the splice chip into the spotlights.
"I'm overriding the spotlight security guns. That should do it. No more security in the printing press room," Bentley said, taking control of the guns and using them to blast some power boxes.
"Nice," Duncan cheered. He kinda wanted to get back to the safe house. He had found a lot of loot in some of the guards' pockets.
Job Complete
Job 3: Moonlight Rendezvous
"Hold it, Coopers!"
Duncan and Sly both whipped around, but instead of Carmelita, who they were expecting, Constable Neyla was standing behind them.
"Constable Neyla, another police woman hot on my tail," Sly said. Duncan gave him a rough shove, then gave him a look that screamed 'do that again and I'm telling mom'.
"Seems like you two are both smart enough to realize who was behind that theft," Neyla said.
"How did you know we would be after the parts?" Sly asked, suspicion clear on his face.
"Please, you don't think I know about the history of the Cooper line?" Neyla scoffed.
"So what does it matter to you?" Duncan asked.
"I'm not as black-and-white as Carmelita. I know what a menace those Clockwerk parts are, and I don't want the likes of the Klaww Gang putting them to use," Neyla explained.
"So, what, it takes a thief to catch a thief?" Sly asked.
"Don't we do that anyway?" Duncan asked.
"Something like that. But, if I'm going to trust you, in this case, I need to know that you can keep up... literally," Neyla replied.
"Literally?" Duncan asked.
"Don't fall behind," Neyla said bluntly before running off. Now Sly and Duncan understood: they had to chase after Neyla.
"This feels weird. Normally we're the ones getting chased," Duncan pointed out to his father as they ran.
"I guess so!" Sly laughed. The chase continued all over the city, until they finally reached an area behind Dimitri's nightclub.
"Well done, Cooper boys, we should work well together," Neyla complemented. However, as both Sly and Duncan noticed, she didn't sound very sincere.
"Glad you approve," Sly said, trying to hide the distrust he now felt.
"Now, legally I can't enter Dimitri's nightclub without a warrant... but I happened to have obtained a key to his backdoor which a person like yourselves can use however he pleases," Neyla said. Duncan was excited.
"Oh, we are absolutely going to work well together," Duncan replied. Neyla just tossed them the key before heading off.
"That job inside the disco will require my demolition skills. Head on back to the safe house. I should be all geared up for the field by the time you arrive," Bentley radioed over the binocucom.
Job Complete
Once Bentley had finished, he pulled up a slideshow, showing the final plan.
"Okay, fellas, the dominoes are all in place. Time to pull off the big heist. First, Murray will help me break into the old water tower. From there, I should be able to shut down the plaza fountain. Dimitri's sure to send someone out to get the repair truck. Sly, Duncan, you'll pickpocket the truck keys off this guy once he shows up, then hand them off to me and Murray in the plaza. We'll go steal the truck while you climb to the top of the nightclub's peacock sign. When you're in position, Murray will fire the truck's winch line up to you and we'll use it to pull down the sign. If my calculations are correct, the impact should create an entrance to the printing press room. Then, you two jump in, grab the Clockwerk tail feathers, and we all get the heck out of here!" Bentley explained. Everyone gave a thumbs up. It was time to begin!
Job 4: Operation: Thunder Beak
"Guys, the water pressure to the fountain should be disabled," Bentley radioed to them.
"Yeah, it just turned off," Duncan replied.
"They're already sending out the repair guy to fix it up," Sly added in.
"Pickpocket the keys to his repair truck without being seen," Bentley ordered.
"Got it!" Duncan said. The duo came out of their hiding spots. It wasn't very hard to grab the keys. Then they made their way back to the fountain.
"It's all you," Sly told Bentley and Murray as he tossed them the keys.
"Let's head out for the repair truck!" Murray said to Bentley. Once the duo left, Sly turned to face Duncan.
"Come on, we need to get to the top of the sign for phase three!" Sly said as he started climbing. Duncan started climbing after him.
"We're in position!" Duncan radioed to Murray once they had reached the top.
"Great, we're just driving up right now. Get ready to grab the tow harpoon!" Murray replied. After a few missed shots, Sly was finally able to grab it.
"Hook's on, pull away!" Duncan said, only for a bunch of guards to come after the van.
"Guys, the guards are onto us. Protect the truck!" Bentley said.
"Think you?" Scruffy snarked as Duncan and Sly jumped down. (You think?) Between their canes and Scruffy's darts, all the guards quickly fell.
"Do you run out of darts?" Duncan asked his pet once they had finished. Scruffy just shrugged. Finally, the sign fell.
"Okay, you jump in, grab the Clockwerk tail feathers, and we're out of here!" Bentley called after them as Duncan and Sly ran inside. Once they got to the printing press room, they found Dimitri waiting for them.
"Gah! So... Raccoonus Doodus, you're like totally bumming my house up and bringing me down. So very uncool. Why can't you let birds and bees be free, bro?" Dimitri asked.
"Did what just he say?" Scruffy whispered to Duncan. (What did he say?)
"I have no idea," Duncan admitted.
"Listen, Dimitri, you have no idea what you're playing with. It'll bring more than your house down…" Sly replied.
"Look, bro. I see that you are a tough cowboy... a man with taste... style... vision... a connoisseur of finer things. Like me. Look, I'm sure that two cats in a bag like us can work something out, yeah? We smoove, yeah? Look... see the money? You like the money? You can take all you want. I can—" Dimitri tried to bargain.
"No deal. You and the rest of the Klaww Gang have to be stopped. Clockwerk will never again see the light of day. Just hand over the tail feathers and we can—" Sly begin to say, only for Dimitri to cut him off.
"What is this with clocks, bro? Have you no vision? Are you hearing what I beam to you? You think you have juice? Don't show me a little mind when talking about such big things... you think you can swing the bat? Show your bling and let me shine you!"
"I have no idea what you are saying!" Sly said as he pulled out his cane.
"And your suit sucks!" Duncan said as he pulled out his own cane.
Dimitri screamed. Normally, he was a pretty chill guy, but dissing the suit?! That meant war!
"Let's dance!" Dimitri challenged. Despite being able to put up a good fight, he quickly fell to both Coopers.
"Thanks for the warm up," Duncan snarked.
"You take Clockwerk feathers and my counterfeiting operation, it's past tense," Dimitri scowled.
"I'm doing you a favor. What kind of thief prints money? There's no honor in that," Sly replied.
"You... Cracker-Boxes! Ahh.." Dimitri said before passing out.
"Should we be offended by that?" Duncan asked his father.
It was a close getaway because Carmelita and Neyla had turned up. She claimed that she had gotten an "anonymous tip" about Dimitri. When Neyla asked about it, Carmelita said that she didn't know anything about the person. As the gang prepared to leave, Duncan still couldn't shake the feeling in his gut that Neyla wasn't who she seemed to be.
And I can close this out. So Dimitri is probably one of my favorite characters in the Sly Cooper series. He is so funny! I love his "greasy sweet" speech pattern. His boss fight and world were pretty cool too. Anyways, next time, we had for India to take on Rajan!