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Sly 4: The Nightmare of Thieves

Chapter 4

With Sly

Sly knew he would hurt Carmelita by leaving, she would be angry and heartbroken. Sly didn't want to leave her or the baby. But he had to leave, he didn't want her to get hurt. He packed his clothes and then he wrote his sleeping wife a note. The note explained why he was leaving and told her that he was sorry. He also wrote not to follow him, she would only get hurt. He wrote that he loved her and that he was sorry.

He looked at her sleeping face. She was smiling.

Sly smiled then whispered, "Goodbye Carm I love you."

He slowly left through the window. He quickly and quietly went to the van, that was behind his and Carmelita's apartment. He got in then saw Murray looking at him. Murray was smiling and looked worried. He knew that Sly was hurt, Murray knew that Sly truly loved Carmelita. Murray put a hand on the raccoon's shoulder and then smiled.

"You okay?" the hippo asked his best friend.

Sly took one more look at his apartment then nodded. Murray looked at Sly with concern, but then drove off.

Murray drove the van, Sly and Murray were silent. Murray wanted to say something to comfort his friend, but he couldn't find the words. Sly was thinking about how Carmelita would wake up alone and find the note on Sly's side of the bed. Sly hated that he had to leave her like that. He knew she would be hurt, she would probably follow him, even though he told her not to.

After for what seemed like forever in the silent van, they got to the safe house to pick up Bentley, Penelope, and Panda King.

They were going to find Guru, who sent them a message, telling them he was in forest of India, along with Dimitri. Guru told them that Dimitri was visiting an old friend, Rajan. Sly was a little resistant at first, he remembered about the last time he was in India and when he last saw Rajan. He didn't want to go until he found out that Rajan wasn't a criminal anymore, he settled down and just spent time with his wife, which nobody knew about, and his children. Rajan had a son and a daughter, which surprised the Gang. No one ever knew that Rajan had kids.

Bentley decided that they would get the rest of the gang together before looking for Jacob "Jake" Blackwood, Damon Rice, Abigail "Abby" Rose, Riley and Annie Floss, and then Leo.

They still couldn't find anything about where Leo was, which was starting to really irradiate Sly. He knew it was pointless looking for Leo, but Bentley insisted that they would find Leo. Sly doubted that it would happen but he just shut up about it and stopped bugging Bentley.

Murray was excited that the Gang was getting back together, he had been waiting for this to happen for almost four years. For eleven years he waited to see Leo again.

Murray stopped at the safe house and picked up Panda, Penelope, and Bentley. They all got settled in the van and then they set off for India, which was going to be a long trip.

"Hey Sly," Bentley said, looking at the raccoon.

"Yeah?" Sly asked, looking at his best friend, who was sitting in the back of the van.

"I have something to give you."

Sly watched as Bentley picked up a black case, with help from Penelope. Bentley looked at Sly then opened the case, revealing the Cooper cane. Sly looked at it with wide eyes then looked at the turtle. Bentley held the case toward Sly, and the raccoon took the cane. It felt right being in Sly's hands again.

"We had to bring it with us," Penelope said. "We couldn't just leave it behind, we knew how important it was to the Cooper family."

Sly nodded, then looked at each of their faces, "Thank you."

They all smiled then talked about how they were over the years apart, not worrying about the rough roads ahead of them.

With Leo

It was quiet in the car. Riley had fallen asleep reading a book that he brought with him. Annie was staring out the window and Abby was watching out for enemies with Jake. Jake and Abby had guns in their hands just in case someone tried to attack them. Leo was driving and he was thinking.

He was thinking about where they should go. He didn't know who to go to, he wasn't sure there was a place for them to go. He figured that all of his other "friends" were angry at him or were in jail.

Leo's thoughts were lost when something suddenly hit the car, which made the car swerve off the road.

"What the hell was that?" Riley asked as he woke up, startled.

"I don't know," Annie said nervously.

Leo and Jake got out of the car and then saw that the two back tires were flat.

"Aw, just great…there aren't any spares, now we're stuck in the middle of nowhere!" Jake shouted, throwing his hands in the air.

Leo grabbed his bag then said, "Everyone out, we're going to have to go on foot."

The rest of the group got out, grumbling about how walking would get them caught.

"Someone's out there and we need to hurry. We need to leave before they attack," Leo said, looking around them. "Jake and Abby stay in the back, I'll lead the way. Riley and Annie you guys stay in the middle."

They all nodded then Leo put his bag over his shoulder and then began walking.

He could sense someone out there, someone dangerous. He knew it wasn't Dalton or Robert. He knew that Jade wouldn't attack him. He didn't know who it was and it scared him.

"Leo who is following us?" Riley asked the older male.

"I-I don't know."

Jake stiffened. Leo usually always knew who was on their trail. Leo was a good tracker and he was aware of what was around him. But by the way Leo was looking everywhere, Jake knew that Leo had no idea where they were or who was stalking them. For all Jake knew, Leo could be leading them into a trap.

Leo looked around, behind every rock, tree, old abandoned building. He was looking for a sign of life and a place where they could find a map. He wanted to know where he was and where he was heading.

Leo was about to go into a shed that was creepy and looked unsteady, when he heard something fall beside him. His ears twitched and he turned and saw Annie lying on the ground. He dropped his bag and saw that she fainted. Leo cursed, he forgot about Annie having asthma.

"Crap," Leo mumbled, "She needs water and her medicine."

Leo kneeled down beside Annie. Leo looked up at Riley who was going through Annie's pack to get her water and her medicine. Leo took them from Riley and then laid Annie's head on his leg. He opened her medicine bottle and put a pill in her mouth. He quickly opened her water and put the bottle to her mouth. She swallowed then slowly opened her blue eyes then they fell shut again, she fell asleep.

"Riley, can you carry my bag? I'm going to carry Annie," Leo said, putting his bag on the ground.

"Yeah, sure thing."

Riley picked Leo's bag up and then Leo put Annie on his back. He put her arms around his neck and then held her legs against his hips. Abby picked up Annie's pack.

They all began walking again and were silent.

...

Dusk was drawing near and Leo told the group that they would have to stay in an old abandoned barn. They all agreed, too tired to disagree.

Abby got a huge blanket out of Annie's pack and laid it on the ground. Leo laid an unconscious Annie on the blanket.

"We're not going to start a fire, it will draw attention to our follower. Everyone rest, I'll watch," Leo said. "Jake you and I will take shifts at watching, is that okay with you?"

"It's fine," Jake said and nodded.

Riley laid down with his back to his sister. Abby laid down on the other side of Annie and Jake laid with his back to Abby's backside. Leo went to the second story of the old barn, from where he was he could see the group and outside of the shed. He sat down and watched for their follower.

He could still sense the follower.

Leo was starting to get angry, he felt like he was blind. He didn't know where they were or where they were heading. On the outside he was calm and in control but on the inside he was nervous and had no control. Leo had never been like this, he had always known who was there and where he was.

Leo watched and watched, but no one came. Soon enough it was Jake's turn to watch. Leo slowly went down the ladder and then shook Jake awake. Jake grumbled about how tired he was, but still went up the ladder and watched. Leo laid down beside Abby and then as soon as his head hit the ground he fell asleep.

Jake was watching, but didn't see anyone. It was weird, throughout the day it felt like someone was following them.

Maybe the follower was resting to.

Maybe it was dangerous at night and the enemy knew that.

Maybe the follower was watching them. That thought scared Jake.

...

Dawn came and the group left the barn quickly and quietly.

Annie had woken up so she was walking again, but her brother was walking close to her just in case she got a headache again. Leo was leading the way again, Jake and Abby were at the back holding their guns.

"Look, there's a building!" Riley yelled and the group looked where he was pointing, and sure enough, there was a diner.

Leo was suspicious but the others were excited and they began to walk towards it.

Leo put his hood up and covered his face as they went into the diner.

It was empty except for a few truckers that were eating and talking. No one noticed the group walking in. They all sat down and looked around to make sure that there weren't any enemies at the diner.

A waitress came to their table and then gave them menus. They all ordered a drink, except Leo, Riley ordered for him, making up some excuse of why Leo wasn't talking and why he was wearing his hood. The waitress left and then came back with their drinks. Jake ordered for everyone then the waitress left again.

"We need to figure out where we are," Abby said quietly and then looked at Leo, "Where are we going anyways?"

Leo shrugged then said, "If you ask where we are, then I'll figure it out."

Abby and Annie rolled their eyes and Jake snorted.

The waitress came back with their food and then Jake asked her where they were. She smiled and told them that they were in a small town called Moon Lake, she told them that the town was about a week away from India. She told them that the town was built here for hungry travelers. Jake thanked her then she smiled and walked away.

"So where are we going?" Jake asked Leo.

"You heard the waitress, we're going to India."

They all exchanged looks then all smiled.

"Sweet, I've always wanted to go to India," Riley said, grinning from ear to ear.

Abby and Annie started talking about clothing.

"Why are we going to India?" Jake asked Leo quietly.

"To see Rajan

"Yep…I need to talk to him."

"About?"

"What's going on with you-know-who."

Jake rolled his eyes, "That better be the reason. You better remember that's the reason. Almost every time we visit, you gamble with Randal. You know you always lose to that cheating tiger."

Leo rolled his eyes, "I know that."

"Now we have to figure out how to get there in a week," Riley said.

Leo grinned then Jake groaned. Riley rolled his eyes and shook his head.

"We are not stealing a car, Leo," Jake hissed, causing Abby to look at them.

"Well, what's your plan?" Leo asked, ignoring the look on Abby's face.

"We could trade for one," Riley said.

Leo agreed but then said, "But if we can't get one, we're stealing one."

The group paid for their breakfast then walked around town looking for a car.

They found an old car shop and Leo settled with an old, rusty truck. The owner was selling it cheap so they didn't have to steal it, to Jake's relieve.

The owner accepted their money then they packed up the truck. They all got comfortable in the truck and were gone.

With the Cooper Gang - one day later

The Gang stopped at a town called Moon Lake; it was a small town a week away from India.

The Gang had food packed in the van so they didn't have to stop, but the food they were eating was cold and didn't taste as good as the food in the small diner. They each wore a disguise, just in case, and went inside.

After they ate, Bentley paid then they left the diner and walked around the town. Bentley decided that they should walk around before getting in the van. They had been in the crowded van for a day now. They were all cramped and stiff so they agreed.

Sly walked around and found an old car shop and looked around. He went into a section that had trucks just to look around. He saw an old blue truck and saw something lying on the ground. It was a piece of paper that was snuck under the tire of the truck he was looking at. Sly knew he should leave it, but curiosity got the best of him. He picked it up and turned it over. He found that it was a picture. He looked at it then gasped.

It was a picture of him, Bentley, and Murray. It was Sly's 16th birthday, they were in front of Happy Camper Orphanage. Bentley was standing on the steps, while Murray was eating a piece of cake while Sly was opening a present that a small white fox was holding, Sly recognized her as Annie Floss. Leo was in the picture too, he was smiling and had a small white fox on his shoulders, Sly realized that it was Riley, Annie's little brother. Sly smiled at the memory then he realized something.

Annie or Riley were here, meaning they were on their way to India.

(A/N: Annie and Riley were the ones that had the picture, that's why Sly doesn't know that it was Leo who dropped the picture, just in case you were confused.)

Sly leave the old car shop and meet up with the Gang.

"Bentley, I think we just got lucky," Sly said as they all got in the van.

"Why?"

Sly showed Bentley the picture.

"This belongs to either Annie or Riley, they left it in the old car shop, meaning they are probably going to India."

Bentley smiled, "That's great!"

Murray looked at the picture and laughed, "Those were the days."

Sly smiled then Murray started the van and they were gone.

Now we're getting somewhere…

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