Sly 4: The Nightmare of Thieves

Chapter 5

With Carmelita - one day before

Carmelita woke up and saw that Sly wasn't there. She saw a piece of paper with her name on it. It was in Sly's hand writing. She picked it up and read it: Carmelita, I'm sorry that I left you so suddenly, but it was important. There is someone after me; I left so you and the baby wouldn't be in danger to. Please don't come after me. I don't want anything to happen to you or the baby. As soon as this mess is over with I will come back, I promise. Carmelita I love you and I hope I can see you soon. -Sly

Tears were coming from her eyes. She was angry and worried at the same time. She was hurt, but she understood that Sly didn't want to leave. He left just to keep her safe, her and their baby.

Carmelita got out of bed and then went into the kitchen and got a glass of water. She took a sip then put the glass on the counter. She felt cold in her large apartment, she felt alone and she felt sick. She missed her husband already. She was left wondering where he was and what was going to happen to him. She was worried about him.

She laid down on the couch as her head began to hurt. She turned on her TV to drown out the sounds of the busy street. When she turned it on, the news was on.

It was about Leonardo Sanders.

Carmelita knew about Leonardo, she had a case on him once. He was the next thief that she wanted to catch, but after she caught Sly and he escaped she just gave up on finding Leonardo and focused on Sly.

She listened to the newsman talking.

"Leonardo Sanders' car was found at Blackthorn Bar. He was last sighted taking a Mustang and drove off with two other criminals, Jacob Blackwood and Abigail Rose. Soon after Leonardo drove off Dalton Brooks was sighted, he was riding a motorcycle, chasing Leonardo. Jacob and Abigail were seen shooting at Dalton."

Pictures of the scene were shown. There were bullets littering the road and there was a motorcycle laying on the ground. There were skid marks on the road.

After pictures were shown the newsman came back on.

"Before the police arrived, Dalton Brooks disappeared. The police tried to follow Leonardo's trail, but found the Mustang empty. Leonardo, Jacob, and Abigail were nowhere. If they walked, their trail was erased by the strong winds. If you have any information on any of these criminal's whereabouts please contact the police."

Carmelita sighed then turned off the TV.

There's no point of looking for Leonardo, Carmelita thought to herself.

He was one of the thieves that no one could find or catch. To all of the police, Leonardo was like Sly Cooper. You couldn't catch Leonardo or Sly. But when Sly became a cop, more thieves appeared. A thief called "The Shadow" became everyone's concern. Everybody wanted to capture the unseen thief, but they weren't called "The Shadow" for nothing. Nobody has ever seen the thief and lived to tell the tale.

Carmelita laid on the couch and thought about her husband.

Where are you Sly?

With Leo - In India one week later

(A/N: I didn't feel like describing the trip to India, it would take to long. Sorry if that makes you think I'm rushing)

Leo parked the truck in front of the house where Rajan lived in after he got out of jail for selling and making illegal spices in the black market. Leo had been here before, to gamble with Randal, Rajan's son. It had been awhile since he'd been here. Rajan's wife, Nina, treated Leo like a son.

Leo smiled when Nina came out of the house to greet them. Her dark brown eyes were bright and she was grinning. Nina loved having visitors over at her house.

Leo got out of the truck and hugged her. She kissed his cheek.

"It's been awhile, Leonardo."

"It has."

"Leo!" Leo was tackled by Rachel.

Rachel was a white tiger with dark brown stripes, just like her mother. She had brown eyes and long light brown hair, which she always wore up. Rachel was very sweet and loved Leo like her brother.

Leo hugged her then smiled.

"Long time no see," he said and kissed her forehead.

Rachel grinned then went to greet Annie and Abby. Riley was being hugged by Nina and Jake was leaning on the truck. He looked at Leo and grinned.

"I've always loved Rajan's family."

"Yeah, me too," Leo replied, his lips twitching into a smile.

"Hello, Leo, Jake, it's nice to see you guys again," Leo turned and saw Randal.

Randal was an orange tiger like his father. He also sported the purple stripes his father had. Randal had dark brown eyes like his mother.

"Hey Randal, how have you been?" Jake asked, shaking the young tigers hand.

"I've been great," Randal grinned.

"Everyone come inside. Everyone can clean up and get ready for dinner," Nina told them.

Annie and Abby smiled at the thought of a bath. Riley and Jake were happy to hear the word dinner. They were all hungry and they didn't argue to go in the house and wash up.

After they were all clean and dressed they went downstairs to eat. Rajan wasn't there yet, Nina told them that he was busy talking to an old friend.

The girls all sat together, while the four guys sat at the end of the table. Leo told Randal about Jade and then Jake told him what happened. Riley was quiet, he was too busy eating.

"So, Jade is after Sly Cooper?" Randal asked when Jake was done explained.

"Yeah," Leo said.

"My dad knows a few things about Jade; you'll have to ask him," Randal said to Jake, knowing all too well that Leo knew some things about Jade. "Mom, when will father be back?"

"I don't know, your father said he would be late for dinner; he didn't say when he'd be back," Nina said, sitting at the head of the table.

"Well that helps," Randal mumbled, making his mother shake her head.

"Oh, there's you father," Nina said, getting up and going to her husband. She kissed Rajan on the cheek and told him they had guest.

"So do I, dear," Rajan said, kissing his wife on the forehead.

Behind Rajan was a marine iguana with blue hair and yellow eyes. There was also a koala bear with dark purple hair and dark yellow eyes behind Rajan. The koala had a staff in his small hands. Leo recognized the lizard as Dimitri Lousteau, but he didn't recognize the koala bear.

Nina greeted the two men and then they sat at the table.

"Hello father," Rachel said as her father kissed her forehead.

Rajan smiled then smiled at Leo, "Hello Leonardo, it's be awhile. It's nice to see you again. Hello Jake, Abby."

Leo smiled, "It has been awhile sir."

Abby and Jake smiled and greeted Rajan. Annie and Riley introduced themselves.

"Father, we need to talk to you," Randal said.

"About?"

"Jade…Jade Edwards."

Rajan stiffened.

"Why?"

"She's after me….and Sly Cooper," Leo said looking at the older tiger.

"Sly Cooper?" the koala asked, "Why is this Jade after him?"

"Because he killed Neyla, well that's what she thinks. How do you know Sly?" Leo asked confused.

"He was once part of his gang, and so was I," Dimitri said.

"And Sly's coming here to meet us."

Leo froze.

Annie and Riley both looked at each other then looked at Leo. Abby and Jake stared at the koala in shock, who was looking at Leo concerned, but a little confused.

"What's wrong with him?" Dimitri asked Rajan, who shook his head.

"Leonardo has never acted like this," the tiger said, looking at Leo with concern.

"Rajan, Leo and Sly were once good friends, really good friends, but eleven years ago he and Sly became enemies," Riley said as he stared at Leo.

Leo was staring at his plate, not knowing what to say, he knew everyone was talking about him, but he didn't hear it.

Abby grabbed Leo's hand and then made him look at her.

"Leo, it's okay…I'm pretty sure Sly has forgiven you."

Leo sighed then said, "Maybe you're right."

Abby smiled then let go of the panther's hand.

"When will Sly be here?" Riley asked the koala.

"By tomorrow."

Annie looked at the koala in wonder.

"Who are you by the way?"

"I'm the Guru."

"I've heard of you," Randal said, "One of my friends said his uncle was once one of your students."

The Guru smiled then looked at Leo.

"Are you okay?"

Leo nodded, "I'm fine…it's just I'm nervous that Sly is still holding a grudge on me."

The Guru and Dimitri exchanged glances, Sly held grudges, but not for a long time. Sly hadn't trusted Dimitri at first but grew to like him. Sly was the same way with Panda King, from what the Guru saw.

After everyone settled down, Leo told them about Jade. Dimitri and the Guru listened to every detail about her.

Leo told them why she wanted to destroy Sly. He told them that she asked him to join her. He told them about the people working with Jade. He described Dalton and Robert. Leo told them that he knew she was also working with a few others that Leo knew were strong and were dangerous.

After Leo told them all of this, everyone was quiet. The Guru was letting all of it sink in, Dimitri felt sick but let it sink in also. Rajan looked thoughtful. Randal was looking worried and Rachel was thinking. Nina was staring out the window.

"So what is the Cooper Gang planning?" Leo asked the Guru, breaking the silence.

"Bentley decided that the gang would get back together. He already has Panda King, Murray, and Bentley's fiancé, Penelope. All they need is Dimitri and I and the gang will be together. Bentley told me that he would try to find Jake Blackwood," the koala looked at Jake, who nodded. "And Abigail Rose."

The koala looked at Abby who nodded, "I prefer Abby."

The koala nodded then continued, "Then Riley and Annie Floss," the Guru looked at the two foxes, who smiled, "Then he said they would look for Damon Rice. Then look for Leonardo Sanders, and I'm guessing that's you."

Leo nodded.

"Well, we're all here, except Damon," Riley said.

"Well, that's better than Bentley planned," Dimitri said. "We'll only have one more person to find and then we'll have a huge gang."

After they all talked, Rajan said that everyone should try and sleep. Abby would sleep in Rachel's room; Annie and Riley were going to sleep in the first guest room, which had two beds. Dimitri and the Guru were going to sleep in the second guest room. Leo and Jake would sleep in the third guest room.

Everyone got settled in and then the house was quiet.

Jake had fallen asleep, but Leo couldn't. He was thinking about how Sly would react to seeing him again after eleven years.

Would Sly still be angry with him?

Would Sly ever trust Leo again?

Was it possible that Sly would say no to teaming up Leo?

Leo fell asleep thinking about how he would try to make Sly trust him again.

With Sly - the next morning

Murray parked next to an old rusty truck. Sly looked at Rajan's house, it was big, but not as big as he thought it would be. Panda King opened the doors and got out. Penelope and Bentley got out. Sly slowly got out then Murray shut the car off and got out, they slowly went to the door and then Panda King knocked.

The door opened and a white tiger greeted them.

"Hello, you must be the group the Guru told us about. Please come in. I'm Nina, Rajan's wife."

They each shook her hand.

"Come in, we are having breakfast."

She turned and walked through a doorway and then the group followed her. They walked into a large kitchen. There was a large table, where Sly saw Dimitri and the Guru. At the head of the table was Rajan. Beside him was a tiger that looked just like Rajan but younger.

Dimitri turned and then grinned.

"Hello guys, it's good to see you guys again."

Murray saw the Guru and smiled, the koala smiled back.

"Come, sit," Rajan said standing up.

Rajan was smiling, which was different from how he was when Sly last saw him.

The group sat. Murray sat beside the Guru after moving a chair so Bentley could be at the table. Penelope sat across for the turtle and Panda King sat beside her and Dimitri. Sly sat on the other beside Penelope.

"Rachel, can you go get our other guest?" Nina asked and a female white tiger that looked like Nina, got up from the table and ran upstairs.

Two white foxes came downstairs and smiled.

"Hello Sly, Bentley, Murray," the girl fox, Annie, said and gave them each a hug. "It's been a while."

Annie's lip trembled when she saw Bentley in a wheelchair. She didn't say anything, Dimitri told her what happened, but she could see it until now.

Riley waved at them and then sat beside his sister.

Sly smiled, "It has. It's good to see that you two are okay."

Bentley nodded and Murray grinned.

Then a beautiful white wolf with long blond hair and hazel eyes sat across from Riley, and beside Guru. She smiled at Sly.

"Hello Sly," then she looked at Bentley, "Hey Bentley."

He smiled.

Murray smiled at her, "Hello Abby."

She smiled then laughed, "Hey Murray. Wow I can't believe it's been five years."

The three best friends nodded.

Then a strong, tall gray wolf with black eyes and black hair, who was yawning came in, Sly realized that it was Jake Blackwood.

"Hello Jake," Sly said which made Jake grin.

"Hey Sly, it's been a while since ya kicked my butt."

Sly smiled, "It has been a while."

"Jake, where is he?" Abby asked.

"Oh, he's still sleeping. Rachel's trying to wake him up and tell him that Sly's here. But knowing him, he's always too tired to get up this early," Jake replied as he scratched the back of his neck.

Abby rolled her eyes, "Typical."

Jake chuckled then sat beside Riley.

Sly was confused.

"Who else is here?"

Abby and Jake both looked at Sly and then at Bentley. Bentley understood who it was then his eyes widened. Murray didn't understand until Bentley looked down at the table.

Annie and Riley both looked at each other and gulped.

Was Sly going to be angry?

For what seemed like forever, they all heard two pairs of feet walking into the kitchen. Rachel walked in first then someone who Sly never expected to see walked in. Sly stood up, his eyes wide.

Leo.

Oh crap... how will Sly react? O.o

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