Gamelover41592- Because she needed more screen time and jobs in the main game. Also, I really like how I wrote her(Badass cop mom with a soft side), so any chance I get to use her, I take.
Shadow Joestar- You are very good at summarizing the chapters.
Matt(Guest)- I refuse to spoil what I'm doing with Penelope this time. And you are still missing a big villain.
Bloodyninja88- I've seen the comic. It was pretty sweet.
I forgot to mention this last time, but even though you don't see any of Buck, Hunter or Maverick's missions, here are their victory poses.
Hunter: He spins his freeze ray on his finger(like how you see people spin pistols in the movies), before cocking it and pointing it towards the camera.
Maverick: His drone flies around him and he smiles at the camera and gives a thumbs up.
Buck: He tosses his stun club into the air before crossing his arms and grinning at the camera, only for his club to hit him in the head.
Anyways, let's begin.
After dropping El Jefe back off in the future, where he was swiftly arrested, the gang needed to find where to go next. The sheriff's badge, along with Mz. Ruby saying something about the desert, clued the gang in that they needed to help out "Tennessee Kid" Cooper. He was known for pulling off some of the daring heists in Cooper history! Which made it a pretty big shock to find out that he was locked up. This was the work of the local sheriff, who had celebrated by putting up his pictures all over town. Duncan still couldn't shake that pit in his stomach. He knew that something was wrong with this whole thing. He didn't have a lot of time to dwell on it though. Bentley had done some analysing on the prison and found that the best way to bust Tennessee out from the inside. This meant that Sly was going to have to get arrested. Both father and son were a little worried about ruining their perfect record(all heists succeeding and never being captured) but Carmelita confirmed that she wouldn't tell anyone in the police about the capture. It was still a nerve-wracking idea to let the law catch Sly in this town, though.
Job 1: Jailhouse Blues
"Okay, Duncan, you'll need to recon the area. With Sly already locked up, I need the pictures to come up with a plan," Bentley said.
"Whatever you say Uncle Bentley," Duncan replied.
"Are how not you hot?" Scruffy demanded. (How are you not hot?) It had gotten so hot under Duncan's hat, Scruffy had moved to his shoulder.
"I can regulate my body temperature, remember?" Duncan asked. Scruffy pouted.
"Fair no!" He protested. (No fair!) Duncan laughed and got ready to start taking pictures.
"Sly and Tennessee Kid Cooper are in that high tower," Bentley explained as Duncan snapped a picture of said tower. It was very tall and imposing.
"That's gonna be a long escape," Duncan noted.
"Huh. Unless I'm mistaken, that is definitely a munitions dump. Very handy," Bentley said as Duncan took a picture of the sign next to it.
"So that's like weapons and bombs, right?" Duncan asked.
"That would be correct," Bentley answered.
"Nice," Duncan replied.
"Aha. There is clearly some structural weakness along the rear wall," Bentley said. Duncan quickly caught on.
"Why do I get the feeling I know what you are planning?" He asked before bursting into laughter. "I LOVE IT!"
"Yeah, well if you want to watch the fireworks, head over to that nearby cliff," Bentley said. Duncan made his way up to the cliff and after about 25 minutes, saw Sly and Tennessee make their escape.
Job Complete
"So this Toothpick fella did steal my gold!" Tennessee raged as he slammed his fist into the table. Once they got back to the hideout, Tennessee explained what had happened. When he was getting ready to pull off a bank heist, that should have gone down as his masterpiece, "sheriff" Toothpick arrested him before he even reached the bank. The gold went missing anyways, and Tennessee was charged, despite already being in prison. He had a very strong feeling that Toothpick had stolen it himself and after Bentley did some digging, there was no chance it wasn't true. Toothpick was a gangster from modern times who loved two things growing up- gold and cowboy movies. It seemed like Le Paradox had given him a chance to live out his fantasy.
"Seems like it, but did this town not have a sheriff before he rolled in?" Hunter asked.
"Naw! It did! Ol' Sheriff Wilson left town for a bit to visit some family up North," Tennessee explained.
"It wasn't very smart leaving without picking a replacement," Murray pointed out.
"Yeah, but I think the ol' bird's gettin' a bit loose in the head if ya get me," Tennessee revealed. Bentley then got everyone's attention.
"Okay, the first order of business is getting Tennessee his guns back," Bentley began.
"Well, it's just the one gun now. I upgrade it, but yeah I need my shooting iron back," Tennessee interrupted.
"Agreed. According to my sources, Toothpick closed this old gold mine several months ago declaring it unsafe. In fact, he's converted it to a storage facility for his stolen goods including Tennessee's gun. We'll need to take measures with this job so as not to arouse suspicion. So by employing a masterful disguise, I'll tail Toothpick to the mine's entrance and mark it with a homing beacon. Murray, you'll then use the beacon to find your way there. Toothpick sure to have secured the entrance so we'll need your... formidable skills to get it open. Then once we have access, Tennessee can get in and get his gun back. Let's get to work," Bentley explained.
Job 2: Saloon Bug
"God, it's been too long since you and I helped Bentley do his dirty work," Duncan joked as he and Sly made their way over to the saloon. After tailing Toothpick and retrieving Tennessee's gun, Bentley had learned that his offices were in the upper levels of the saloon. Duncan and Sly had to seek across the main area until they found a vent. At which point, Maverick was going to take over with his drone. They were going to use the RC car, but it was full of sand after Murray took it for a test. They still were cleaning it out. Once they were across from the saloon, Bentley radioed them.
"Toothpick's office is somewhere in the upper levels of the saloon. To find out what he's planning, our best bet is to plant a bug. Needless to say, we must remain undetected. Conveniently, I discovered they're looking for a new bartender, so I'll go in - undercover - and control the situation by introducing the patrons to my special home-brewed sarsaparilla," Bentley explained.
"Your mustache looks... bigger. What have you been feeding it?" Sly said. Duncan chuckled. It wasn't a mission if one of the Cooper men didn't mess with Bentley. The mustache in question was part of Bentley's disguise.
"Pay attention, Sly. You'll need to enter through that window and make your way to the ventilation system. Meanwhile, I'll have the goons inside so sugared up, they'll be seeing double until they crash. Hard. Once you launch the drone in the vents, Maverick'll take control and guide it to Toothpick's office,"
"You're not going to start wearing that mustache all the time, are you?" Duncan asked. Scruffy was sitting inside the van(He said he wanted the air conditioner), so Duncan asked the question he knew his pet would have asked.
"Jealousy is such an ugly emotion," Bentley replied.
"Watch your back, pal. This place looks pretty rough," Sly warned as Duncan opened up the window.
"Will do. See you inside!" Bentley said. Duncan and Sly waited in the rafters while Bentley got everyone hammered.
"Hey, you think I could swipe some of that later?" Duncan asked.
"After we deal with this whole time travel mess!" Sly ordered. If the beer could knock out the seven foot tall, 200 hundred pound guards, in only a drink or two, Duncan would be out for days. Then again, Sly had seen his son down nearly a full bottle of wine, alone and without dinner, so anything was possible. Sly just didn't want to risk anything.
"Whoa! Some of the guards are still awake. We'll need to be careful," Duncan noticed, mentally chuckling. Only a few guards were up and they were pretty drunk, but was still a danger.
"We just need to stay off the floor," Sly pointed out. It wasn't that hard of a journey to make.
"Just drop the drone in and I c-can t-take c-control," Maverick said. He was able to quickly reach Toothpick's office and broadcasted the conversation Toothpick was having to the rest of the Cooper gang.
"Alright, listen up! My pardner's got an ace up his sleeve, and we're about to go all in! This trump card's gonna crush Cooper and the rest of his claim-jumping gang! We're gonna learn 'em you don't yank a rattlesnake's tail less'n yer lookin' to get bit! Har har! Then, we're gonna finish loadin' up that train and haul our sweet, little keisters outta of this one-horse town! Once we get that loot back into present day, I, Toothpick, gonna be worth billions!" Toothpick announced before blasting one of his men with his gun. "Eh... Ooopies"
"Dangit, boss! Would ya watch where you're pointin' that thing?" Another goon said.
"Are you talkin' to me?!" Toothpick demaned as his voice turned much deeper.
"Whoa, boss, whoa! I'm sorry! I didn't mean nuthin'!" The goon backtracked.
"W-w-what was up with T-T-T-Toothpick!?" Maverick asked worriedly.
"I don't know but something tells me that this could be an issue," Duncan said as he and Sly made their exit.
Job Complete
"Bad news everyone! Toothpick is planning to leave this time period soon! As it turns out, his train has its own time machine on it! As per usual, I have a plan to make sure that doesn't happen. All we need to do is get the three keys to the train tracks and switch them so we can sneak aboard. However, that festival Toothpick is throwing is happening and all three key guards are competing! Murray, you'll have to beat "Wildman" Weezner in a full out brawl. This should be right up your alley. Next, Sly will have to defeat Frenchie Le Stache in Toothpick 500. Supposedly, it got its name from all the people that died in it. But I'm sure you'll be fine. Lastly, Carmelita will have to beat Red Eye Robles, in the sharpshooting gallery. The rest will be free to watch the events, along with your backs, and see if we can find any more information about Toothpick. Good luck to all!" Bentley explained with yet another chalk talk.
"You go dad!" Duncan cheered as his father moved across the race course. Along with watching the events, Duncan and other Neo Cooper members had been collecting time "souvenirs" to take with them when they went back home. Bentley had given the O.K. He said that as long as the item held no time importances(IE it wouldn't be a historical artifact or teach about the past), they could swipe it. Back in Japan, Duncan had swiped a ninja star, banner and a katana and he had just now stolen a cowboy hat, cowboy boots, a revolver(which he had made sure was empty), and a wanted poster that had him on it(Toothpick put them up).
"Anything good?" Hunter asked as he came over.
"Hat, boots, gun, and a wanted poster," Duncan replied while showing his friend said items.
"Nice. I picked up mostly the same. Oh, and a branding iron," Hunter said.
"No using that on Buck, no matter how annoying he can be!" Duncan said quickly.
"Idiot actually asked me to use it on him," Hunter said. "I won't though," Both boys laughed.
"Where's Maverick and Buck, anyways?" Duncan asked.
"Maverick is over by the shooting gallery and I think I saw Buck near the boxing ring," Hunter replied. "Maverick grabbed a hat, his own wanted poster, and a spare sheriff's badge. Buck got the same stuff and a golden railway spike," Duncan rolled his eyes, before they landed on a nearby skull.
"Check out the horns on this thing!" Duncan marveled. "How do you think this would look on the wall of my room?"
"Pretty damn badass, especially if you tell everyone you shot the damn beast," Hunter said. Both boys laughed.
"Okay, we have all three keys!" Bentley announced over the binocucom. "Everyone get back to the safehouse!"
Once everyone returned, Bentley had a slideshow prepped.
"Okay everyone! It's time to get back Tennessee's gold and put a stop to Toothpick! With the keys we have, I have already changed the tracks, which should let us all board. Murray, you'll be driving along the train with the Neo Cooper Gang. Sorry guys, but I don't have anything for you guys to do," Bentley began.
"No problem! I was getting really hot anyways," Hunter groaned.
"I need work on getting the sand out of the RC c-c-car a-a-and m-m-my d-d-drone," Maverick admitted.
"I wonder if you can get ice cream around here," Buck said, seemingly lost in his own world again.
"Relax, Uncle Bentley. I don't care. Tennessee getting his gold back is all I care about," Duncan said. Behind him, Tennessee gave off a grin. In order to not screw up the timeline, he had been told to act like the heist had gone completely as planned before Toothpick had shown up.
"Meanwhile, I will need the train whistles. Toothpick really hates them so having control over them means I can blow them any time I need. Carmelita, I'll need you to give me cover against the guards. There's gonna be heavy hitters and I can't take them all out with my bombs. Sly and Tennessee will need to move ahead to where the gold is. Sly goes on the outside and Tennessee goes in. With any luck, we can nab Toothpick while we are at it," Bentley finished.
"SLOW DOWN!" Duncan hollered at Murray as everyone held on. Everything had been going well until Toothpick caught Tennessee off guard and stole his cane/gun. Sly battled Toothpick and was able to take him out. But there was one problem.
The van was headed straight towards a cliff.
"I can't!" Murray replied. "The breaks don't work!"
"We're all gonna die!" Buck yelled out as the van plunged over the edge.
"Give me that!" Bentley said as he grabbed Murray's Australian fossil necklace and hurled it into the time machine. A time portal just as a van would have hit the ground and everyone held on even tighter.
Another chapter down. I love cowboys so I liked this chapter. Some missions could have been better but most were pretty good. Tennessee is easily my second favorite ancestor. I love how gung-ho he was about everything and his gun cane was awesome. But the main highlight of this chapter was TOOTHPICK! Best villain in Sly 4, hands down. He was so funny with his mannerism and he could still be pretty threatening. His boss fight was one of the weaker ones in the game, but I still had some fun with it and it made good use of the jailbird costume. Anyways, next time, we are going to see where the gang wound up. See ya then!