Chapter 2. This story gave me the chance to play my Sly Collection again!
I do not own Sly Cooper, he belongs to Sucker Punch.
I do not own Ed, Edd n Eddy, they belong to Cartoon Network.
Chapter Two: Ed-de-Cairo...
Ed was driving like a maniac on the road, while Eddy and Double D were in the back. After a while Double D had found a bunch of computers in the back that hadn't been used in a while. Double D was able to rejuvenate the machine with his mechanical expertise. He was also able to acquire the blueprints for the Cairo museum with the computers, and found out more about the museum.
The museum was based on the Fiendish Five, the same group that killed Eddy's grandpa. There was Sir Raleigh, Muggshot, Mz. Ruby, Panda King and the final one was Clockwork. There were paintings and statues about them. Eddy wondered if it was a fan-boy museum dedicated to the villains. They soon found themselves facing an obstacle of sorts: the ocean. They were in America, while Cairo was on another continent. They couldn't get on an airplane – too much security. So Double D started to make modifications to the van, which involved the van becoming a hover van. This allowed them to traverse the water with ease and make it to Cairo, home to the Fiendish Five museum as Eddy called it. Double D soon began to draw up the plans for the heist.
"Ok, now to perform this heist, I shall stay after hours so I can assist with the computer systems." Double D explained.
"You're gonna do a hack attack?" Ed asked.
"I prefer to use the term assist." Double D pointed out.
"Whatever floats your boat." Eddy stated.
"Ok, Eddy you'll climb up on the roof where there should be an open window." Double D continued to explain. "You'll need to be able to make your way to the power switch for the old elevator. When that is done, I shall decode the computer's security software. Then Eddy, you shall meet up with Ed who will open any security bars need. After that make your way to the Clockwork exhibit and grab them before any guard sees you. We'll soon be able to run off with the parts for safe disposal."
"Alright, let's do this!" Ed shouted, which made him sound like a football player.
Their plan was soon in motion, with Double D hiding in the basement as the janitor while Eddy and Ed were in their positions. Double D knew they needed to keep in contact so he gave each of them ear pieces. When Eddy made his way down to the lobby of the museum from the open window, his earpiece buzzed with a certain voice.
"Breaker Alpha Foxtrot, this is the Professor." Double D stated using code names. "Do you read me 'Sitting Duck'?"
"This is pecking duck, I read you loud and clear Projector." Eddy joked.
"No, Eddy. I'm the 'Professor' and you're sitting duck." Double D corrected.
"I read you loud and clear, Pro-licker." Eddy chuckled a bit.
"No I'm – forget it! You're not taking this seriously."
"Yeah, I'm not. Look Sockhead, I know this is the first time out in the field of thievery but you got to relax." Eddy suggested. "In plain talk, what's your status?"
"I've established myself in the basement, and I'm pretty sure I can rewire the service elevator if you can power it up from that security station." Double D explained.
"No problem for a master thief extraordinaire." Eddy stated, which made Double D roll his eyes. Eddy found a drum like trampoline and managed to jump onto a nearby dinosaur display. He made his way to the second floor where the switch was. He flipped it, and began to hear Double D work on the rewiring.
"Ok, I'll just splice the wires...OUCH!" Double D shrieked. "Hang on a sec, there it is." The elevator doors opened to reveal Double D, sucking his hand. Double D had a Crocodile Dundee hat and he was holding a crossbow.
"What's with the crossbow?" Eddy asked.
"Well, I don't want to fight, but that doesn't mean I can let them capture me. I modified this crossbow with sleeping darts. One dart will make you more comatose than Ed is after eating a big lunch." Double D explained. "Ok, let me at the security system." Double D walked over to the computer, with his fingers flying all over the keys, the security lasers and spotlights were now down and the gate was unlocked. "Alright, it's all clear."
"Thanks pal. For your first time out, you did pretty good." Eddy smirked, congratulating the smart Ed.
"Oh, this Operation is far from complete." Double D proclaimed. "Now that the security lasers and spotlights are offline, Ed should be moving into position for your rendezvous. I'll stay here and provide computer support while you go on ahead."
"On it." Eddy stated as he ran through the corridor that Double D had opened. As he ran through, he heard Double D's voice on the intercom: Attention all guards, the security system is down for maintenance so don't be alarmed.
Eddy soon came across a balcony and looked down to see there were guards in the garden. Double D soon came back on to the earpiece.
"Eddy, remember those binoculars I gave you?" Double D asked.
"Yeah?" Eddy stated pulling out the binoculars.
"I modified them to show feed from high distances for necessary reconnaissance." Double D stated, in science jargon.
"In English Crocodile Dundee!" Eddy exclaimed.
"It will allow me to see through the binoculars along with you, and we can also video chat as well." Double D stated.
"Ok, so where are the Clockwork parts?" Eddy asked, as he put the binoculars over his eyes.
"According to my information, the Clockwork parts are being stored in the tower to your left. But you can't go through the garden. Too many security guards." Double D proclaimed.
"That's alright. Every thief knows that plain sight ain't always right." Eddy rhymed. He saw a rope that led to an alley. Eddy jumped onto the rope and ran across it. When he made it to the other end of the rope, he found himself at the rendezvous where he was suppose to meet Ed. Eddy turned on his earpiece once more and said, "Hey where's Ed?"
"He must've gotten lost along the way. Try pressing on without him." Double D suggested. The only problem was that there was a security gate in his way. Eddy was about to say something until he heard a familiar voice.
"BELLY FLOP!" It shouted. Eddy looked up to see Ed crashing through the glass ceiling in Viking clothes. Ed landed on the table in front of Eddy, which broke on impact.
"Double D, Ed's here." Eddy deadpanned.
"Greetings citizen, I didn't hurt you with my thunderous entrance?" Ed asked, as he dusted off some glass on his belly.
"No, I kept my distance." Eddy stated.
"Good, good, the Belly Flop of Doom, knows neither friend nor foe, only destruction!" Ed proclaimed.
"How about channeling some of that raw energy into that security gate?" Eddy pointed at the closed gate.
"Of course, it is nothing at the hands of Lothar!" Ed shouted using his viking name. Ed began to pry open the gate with ease, allowing the two thieves to slip under the gate and run to the balcony, where there was a rope, connecting to the Clockwork room. "Another barrier stands in your way," Ed proclaimed as he saw another gate. "Fear not, for I shall bend it like the truth." Ed picked up a statue and threw it at the gate which broke instantly on impact.
"Nice work Ed, your starting to impress me with that strength." Eddy smirked.
"My Atlas body is too much for that puny rope. I'll be outside the room to help with the metal bird parts." Ed stated, as he ran downstairs. Eddy jumped onto the rope and ran across it to the Clockwork room. When he arrived, he saw that the Clockwork parts weren't there. Double D, who was using the security cameras to see Eddy was in the clockwork room, started to panic.
"But I don't get it! The Clockwork parks should be here!" Double D shouted into Eddy's earpiece. "This is all wrong! We need to pull the plug on this operation right now!"
Eddy was about to walk out only to hear three loud creaks. He turned to see three sarcophagi opening, slowly. This made Eddy wonder in fear if the Kankers had followed them into this caper. The sarcophagi opened, revealing three figures, two of which Eddy knew, along with one Eddy didn't know. One of the figures was Nazz, the other was an anthropomorphic fox with blue hair. The other one was a purple tigress that looked like Nazz a bit.
"Mom! NAZZ! What are you doing here?!" Eddy asked.
"Trying to bring you into custody for stealing the Clockwork parts." Nazz stated.
"I haven't stolen any parts, yet." Eddy grinned.
"Oh really, then who broke in last night and made off with all the Clockwork parts?" Carmelita stated, as she pointed her shock pistol at her own son. "Sadly, you've got the motive."
"Someone already stole the parts!" Eddy shouted in confusion.
"Don't play dumb coon boy!" Nazz shouted.
"It might not have been them cousin." The purple tiger spoke up. "The method of entry, and guard casualties all point to this being a Klaww gang job."
"The Klaww gang?" Eddy asked confused.
"Look Neyla," Nazz stated. "I only asked to come on this stake out so I can get Eddy arrested sooner. I don't need your help."
"Oh, I think you might. Look at the facts." Neyla stated.
"Facts! Eddy is standing right there, we caught him red handed!" Nazz shouted. As the two tigresses began to argue, his mother gestured him to escape. As Eddy began to walk up the stairs slowly to the second floor, he heard a bit of the conversation.
"I'm just saying, there are other criminals in the world other than-" Neyla was cut off by Nazz.
"Eddy's getting away! After him!" Nazz stated, jumping high into the air, landing perfectly on the stairs. Eddy soon broke out into a run through the corridor, where he met up with Ed. Nazz began to shoot at them with her shock blaster, probably set to high.
"Wait for me Eddy!" Ed shouted.
"Get the lead out Ed!" Eddy shouted back to the viking dressed Ed. Double D soon came up to his friends and began to run alongside them as well.
"This wasn't in the plan!" Double D shouted.
"Yeah, well time to improvise! I'll keep trigger happy Nazz busy, while you guys warm up the car!"
"You're all going to jail!" Nazz shouted.
"Pick me up at the rendezvous!" Eddy shouted as he broke through a huge glass window. Nazz made her way outside and continued to blast at Eddy, who was still dodging the attacks. When Eddy looked over the side of the balcony, he saw the courtyard was full of cops. Eddy jumped onto the rope that was connected from the balcony to another building. He ran as fast as he could from Nazz who continued to blast at him, he stopped when he made it to the alley where the van was parked. Double D opened the back doors, letting Eddy jump into the back.
"Punch it Ed!" Eddy shouted, which made Ed drive off fast. As they drove off they could hear Nazz scream,
"I'll find you, Cooper!"
With that said, Eddy had one thing on his mind. Well three things: the first was the thought that Nazz looks cute when she's angry, the second was how he going to explain being a thief to his mother, and the third was who stole the Clockwork parts.
"Double D, look for the police records on the Klaww gang." Eddy commanded.
"Already on it, Eddy." Double D stated, as he began to hack into the police records.
'Look out Klaww Gang! We're after you!' Eddy thought.
Here's chapter 2. The reason why Neyla and Nazz are cousins is because I thought it'd be hilarious. Also, the van being souped up reminded me of Thieves in Time when Bentley made the van flight worthy.
~Ghostdog 2.5