SPOTLIGHT ON TREACHERY
Ending Cutscene
(Sly Voice-Over)
When the fire went out, the outside of the light-house was untouched, the old stone standing without any problems. When Carmelita and I went inside to inspect it, well... there won't be any need to jail the moose. (Inside the light-house, there's nothing recognizable: no wires, no computers, just a blackened lump of scorched metal in the center.) With him gone, so is our latest lead.
Interpol showed up to take care of the island. (dozens of police boats drive around, lights flashing.) They shut down the second light-house and got to work repairing the first, as well as freeing the locals. There's no doubt they were happy about it. (as Sly and the others sail off in their boat, the island puts on a fireworks show).
Clockwerk. He wasn't working alone. (Clockwerk's shown in classic, menacing diving pose, but past him, dozens of shadowy forms appear.) His whole family hates mine, and I don't know how to stop it. But it needs to end. And I guess... I need to end it. Before they do.
END AREA 4
Author's notes:
Fun Fact: One of the Cooper Ancestors made reference to the 'Werks' back in the second slideshow of this area. And yes, I've been planning this a very long time.
With that said, I have to disappoint you all with another hiatus. I've had four false starts on the next area, and frankly, I'm exhausted. I'm STILL not recovered from Covid, and I'm worrying I'll never fully recover, this is my new normal; I'm incapable of doing a full 8-hour workday or many other things, because if I don't have at least a 30 min. nap every so many hours, I can't function. I've also had my rent increase and been informed of ANOTHER rent increase coming up, one I cannot possibly manage, and so I'm packing and frantically trying to find a new place to live while working on this mess. Further, my mother's been teaching abroad 10 months of the year for several years now, and we learned less than a week ago that she has pnuemonia in addition to her broken leg (my dad flew out yesterday). Each area of this has to be rather thoroughly plotted so everything comes together into a heist, and I just don't have the ability to put that much plotting together right now.
I do NOT plan on abandoning fic. This'll get finished at some point (ideally, this year; having steady housing I can afford will take off a LOT of stress, and that's gotta be solved asap). But I'm sad to say I cannot promise regular updates for an unknown length of future while I get my life together. Sorry for leaving you with such a cliffhanger.