Gamelover41592- I think he knew. Why would he join the gang if he didn't?

Shadow Joestar- Yep, but Duncan already has his eye on this constable.

Hello! I think you know the drill so let's go!

Duncan smiled once he found the safe. A new lead had popped up from Carmelita on where some of the Clockwerk pieces were. The wings were in the hands of a spice lord named Rajan. He was going to show them off at a ball at his new "ancestral palace". This sent the gang straight to him and Duncan had been told to hunt down the clue bottles while Sly did some recon. It wasn't to hard. After all, a palace is a lot smaller then a whole city.

"I'd love to see the look on Rajan's face when he finds this vault empty. The code has to be 8-5-7," Bentley radioed him. Duncan punched the code in and pulled out what was inside.

"Insanity Strike?" Duncan asked as he looked over the blueprints.

"Looks that fun!" Scruffy said. (That looks fun!)

"Oh heck yes it does," Duncan agreed. He turned around and saw a group of unsuspecting guards on patrol. Duncan jumped behind them and smacked the one in the back with his cane, which was covered in a purple mist. Suddenly, the guard started attacking the others, who begin attacking each other.

"Oh yes, this will be fun," Duncan laughed as he headed back for the safe house

Job 1: Lowering the Drawbridge

Sly had tried to get himself into the dance, only to find he had to get a tuxedo. While he was doing that, Duncan had been sent out to lower a drawbridge.

"Duncan, Murray and I can't get inside the palace unless you lower the drawbridge," Bentley explained.

"Love too, but I think the winch is locked up. Where are the keys?" Duncan asked.

"Keyguards have recently taken up positions around the palace. Sneak in, pick all of their pockets, and bring the keys back to the locked-down winch," Bentley said.

"Got it," Duncan said. He was easily able to pickpocket the guards. As long as they didn't see him, he had no problems with it. However, on the last guard, Bentley radioed him.

"You'll need to use noise to lure that guard from his post. Try ringing that gong and picking his pocket when he returns to his post," Bentley said.

"Okay," Duncan as he smacked a nearby gong with his cane.

"Hey! Who's there?!" The guard demanded. Duncan hid behind the gong and just to be safe, turned himself invisible. After a few seconds of looking, the guard turned around, giving Duncan free range to steal the final key.

Job Complete

"Looking good, dad!" Duncan said once he arrived back at the safehouse. Sly, in his suit, was modeling for the gang.

"It better be good, seeing as Sly is going to be our main distraction," Bentley said.

"Huh?" Murray said as he walked back in from his own job, destroying one of Rajan's choppers.

"Seeing as the Clockwerk wings are in the main ballroom, we'll need to steal them with everyone there. As such, we'll need Sly to dance with one of the women in attendance and I think we all know who Sly is going to pick.

"Carmelita does look lovely in that dress," Sly mused.

"Does Neyla not look good enough?" Bentley joked. Sly glared at him.

"So, any jobs for the rest of us?" Duncan asked as he swung his cane over his shoulder.

"In fact, yes, I'll need you and Murray to help me gain control of a winch in the ballroom," Bentley explained.

"I guess I'll see you guys later," Sly said as he headed off.

Job 2: Boardroom Brawl

Duncan crawled out of a drain pipe inside the boardroom. Almost instantly, Bentley radioed him.

"Murray's round features prevent him from fitting through the drain pipe, so we'll need you to unlock the vault room from the inside. I've heard through a reliable source that the guards keep the vault combination written beneath one of their break tables," Bentley said.

"Why would they keep the combo under the table?" Duncan asked.

"So that the guards don't forget it," Bentley explained. "Just start looking!"

"Okay, yeesh!" Duncan complained. There were a lot of guards, so Duncan was forced to use his invisibility power. He would turn it off if he saw a table, but it took a little while to find it. "Found it!"

"Attention vault room guards, allow no guest entry to the inner workings of the palace. This party is supposed to be legitimate, and I don't want my flawless reputation being spoiled by some flunty who doesn't know how to lock a door! The spice trade is dangerous work, particularly for those who anger me!" Rajan announced over the loudspeaker.

"Okay then. Gotta be more careful," Duncan noted as he made his way over to the vault keypad. 4-6-5-8-3-2-7-1. The lasers deactivated, and the vault door opened, letting Bentley and Murray in.

"Thanks for breaking us in, pal, "The Murray" approves," Murray said as he gave a thumbs up.

"No problem, uncle Murray," Duncan replied.

"Let's get down to brass tacks. I need to hack both the vault room computers to get control of the electronic winch above the ballroom," Bentley explained.

"So, what are Uncle Murray and I here for?" Duncan asked.

"The second I enter their servers they'll be onto us. You guys need to work together to keep the thugs off my back," Bentley explained.

"You and me, uncle Murray, side by side and beating up bad guys!" Duncan cheered.

"Here I'm too!" Scruffy snapped as he crawled onto Duncan's shoulder. (I'm here too!)

"Didn't forget about you, buddy," Duncan assured his pet.

""The Murray" knows no fear." Murray claimed. Seeing as his protection was ready, Bentley began hacking.

"Okay, I'm in. Hacking the level six barrier," Bentley told them. As if on cue, guards swarmed the area. Duncan and Murray gave a nod and charged.

"I wonder how dad's doing," Duncan mused to himself as he took out another guard.

Sly proudly strutted, dressed in his new suit. He started walking around, making it look like he was a guest who had just stepped out for a moment. Neyla saw him and started walking over, but Carmelita beat her to him.

"Relax, Carmelita. I just wanted to see how good this one was at dancing," Neyla said.

"Perhaps you would see better by watching him dance with another woman. Can't focus on him when you need to watch your own feet," Carmelita replied. Neyla smiled.

"You make a good point. He's all yours," Neyla said as she walked off.

"Now, let's dance," Carmelita said as she dragged Sly to the dance floor. Once they had begun, she leaned closer to his ear. "What are Duncan, and his uncles up to?"

"It seems you know me pretty well," Sly chuckled. "If I had to guess, they setting up a plan to steal the wings."

"I'm unstoppable! I've got control of the winch. Thanks for the backup, guys," Bentley said once he had finished.

"No problem," Duncan said, leaning on his cane to support himself. He was tired!

""The Murray" had no problems beating those punks!" Murray said as he flexed.

"Murray, Duncan, let's hook up the direct feed and get out of here while the coast is clear," Bentley said.

Job Complete

Back on the dance floor, Sly continued to dance with Carmelita, with both doing their best to avoid kissing the other. They did have to pretend they didn't know the other.

"Maybe once this whole mess is over, we can go out for a real dance," Sly offered.

"Sounds good to me," Carmelita said seductively as she ran her hands down Sly's back. Sly purred.

Job 3: Elephant Rampage

Duncan found himself standing in front of an elephant pen. "So what's the plan?"

"We need to find a way to get Rajan's prize elephants out of their pen," Bentley explained. All that did was make more questions then answers, but Duncan figured Bentley would explain things to him at some point.

"I don't think I can move that door," Duncan groaned. He noticed a hole leading under the pen. "Maybe I can crawl in that hole under the steps and find a way to make the elephants do it?"

"I don't think you can make the elephants do it, but go nuts," Bentley said as Duncan crawled into the hole. Once inside, he spooked two rats that were in there, causing them to go up and scare the elephants, making them burst free.

"Told you I could make the elephants do it!" Duncan bragged. Bentley just sighed.

"The rats you just scared went up and freaked out the prize elephants. They're outside rampaging around the palace," Bentley explained as Duncan climbed out.

"Wow, they really look spooked," Duncan said.

"A job well done, Duncan. Now comes the hard part. I need you to snatch the headdress jewels worn by both elephants. The jewels are firmly embedded, so keep whacking at them with your cane to knock one loose," Bentley said.

"I think I should be able to use the roofs to get onto the elephants," Duncan mumbled to himself. He climbed up to the top of the nearest building and when the elephant came back around, Duncan leaped on and started whacking at the headdress. However, as soon as he got one jewel free, the elephant threw him off!

"Will this then harder thought I," Scruffy moaned. (This will be harder then I thought) Duncan gave his pet a deadpan look

"Yeah, because I'm sure that it's much harder just sitting in my hat then it is actually having to jump onto the scared elephants, try to stay on them, whack the gems off and carry them around," Duncan snarked, causing Scruffy to give off a surprisingly adorable pout. Duncan chuckled and climbed back up to the roofs. When the elephant came back, Duncan jumped back on, but this time, it tried to swat him off with its trunk.

"Jump over that elephant's trunk if he tries to swat you off his back!" Bentley warned. Despite the elephant now putting up a fight, Duncan was still able to get the other two gems. The saddle on the elephant then broke.

"Alright!" Duncan cheered as he offered his finger to Scruffy for a high five.

"You got all the jewels off that elephant, now focus on the other one," Bentley ordered. It wasn't very hard as this elephant had the same pattern as the other, just in a different area.

"All that's them of!" Scruffy cheered as Duncan claimed the last gem. (That's all of them)

"That's it. With these jewels, I can make an ultra-hard radial saw for the heist," Bentley said.

Job Complete

"Synchronize your watches: this heist is going to take extreme precision. Here's the plan. I'll start things off by demolishing the palace's main bridge. That should cut off reinforcements from the guesthouse and hopefully distract the ballroom guards standing watch over the Clockwerk wings. Thanks to Sly and Carmelita, we have the perfect cover for me to lower Murray into the ballroom on the electronic winch. Once down, he'll cut the wings free and then winch back up for an exit. Murray should then make his way out of the palace. I'll cover his exit with the RC chopper. Once he crosses the drawbridge, we're home free," Bentley explained. Everyone gave a nod.

Sly couldn't help but give a smile. He could see Murray cutting the wings loose.

"So are you really okay with me stealing the wings from right under Rajan's-and technically your-noses?" Sly said.

"Back at HQ, the scientist boys want to hold onto the parts in order to study them. Seeing for myself what that monster has done, I think it would be best if you got them. To destroy them," Carmelita said.

"Well that's a relief," Sly said as he dipped her, giving her a view of Murray pulling the first wing up," Carmelita chuckled.

"Also, tell Duncan that Mz. Ruby, Muggshot, and the Panda King are all up for an early parole," Carmelita admitted. "I think he would want to know that they didn't end up in the Contessa's prison," Sly shuddered. The Contessa ran a special prison, reserved for the most dangerous and determined criminals. She would hypnotize the prisoners into leading better lives. There were many articles from the newspaper and activists debating whether or not it was morally acceptable.

"I'm sure he'll be happy to hear that," Sly said.

"Speaking of the Contessa, she claims that when she gets you, it will be her masterpiece," Carmelita said.

"You mean if she catches me, right?" Sly asked. Murray was just about done with the second wing.

"If she catches you," Carmelita corrected. Sly brought her in for another dip, showing her that Murray was done and that he had to go.

"Kiss her!" His mind screamed. But Sly knew he couldn't break his cover. Instead he brought her up and kissed her hand.

"It was wonderful dancing with you, sir," Carmelita said, going back to the act that they didn't know each other.

"As it was with you, miss," Sly said as he wandered back into the crowd, just in time for Rajan to notice the theft.

"Let's get out of here!" Murray said as they van drove off. They found out that Rajan had gotten away and had fled into the jungle, causing the gang to make plans to chase after him, as Bentley guessed he had another piece. Meanwhile, Sly was telling Duncan the news about Mz. Ruby, Muggshot and the Panda King.

"That's awesome!" Duncan cheered. "Maybe we could see them after this is over?"

"Sounds good to me," Sly said. Duncan just snuggled into his father, who's stomach started tying itself into knots that weren't Carmelita-related for once.

And this is done! I'll give my thoughts of Rajan himself next time, but the job was pretty fun and naturally, watching Sly dance with Carmelita made me squee like a fangirl. Also, if any of you have Deviantart accounts, feel free to draw fan art. Just credit me for the story and let me know. Gwen's story is under the same rules. See ya next time!