Chapter 4
Clockwerk
The KLAWW gang entered the large room. On the left wall was an electronic display of all the different Clockwerk part blueprints. A staircase in the corner of the room led to a long hallway, and a large window covered a quarter of the right wall. Clockwerk hung in the middle of it all, suspended from the ceiling. The robotic owl was deactivated for the moment, but was reeasembled and in one piece. Arpeggio's eyes glazed over seeing the robotic enemy of the Cooper Clan.
" Ah, Clockwerk," he said mistily. " The brilliant scientist and owl known as Octavius Vladimir Clocverk was turned into a robot by Red Russia during the Cold War. They wanted to use him as a secret weapon against the United States, but he had no such intentions," the flightless parrot continued. " He killed every last one of the scientists who had replaced his body with machinery. Then he took up residence in the Kra'Karov Volcano, where he built an extensive black market empire. He was finally defeated by Sly Cooper two years ago," Arpeggio went on. " His hatred for the Cooper Clan goes all the way back to Egypt and Slytunkhamen the Second. I heard that his rivalry has something to do with an engagement diamond stolen from him, and a mystical being known as the Sire. ( A/N: Read Lament of Carmelita, Kit Karamak ) But who really knows for sure?" Arpeggio ended his reverie.
" If you two are done making out, let's grab the bird and go," said Neyla impatiently. Arpeggio looked slightly offended. He sighed.
" Very well then," said Arpeggio. He lifted the battle suit's wrist and a concentrated laser cut through the metal cords holding Clockwerk up. The robotic owl fell to the ground, without a scratch on his metal body. Lifeless, souless yellow eyes glared out into space, chilling Rajan to the bone. Arpeggio spoke into a communications speaker in his suit.
" This is Arpeggio to Blimp, we are ready for extraction, over," said the British parrot.
" Roger that, Arpeggio," came the reply. Seconds later the roof was lifted of the room. A gigantic blimp blotted out the night sky. A metallic cable snaked down out of the airship and Rajan latched it to Clockwerk's body. They all stood on the incredibly resilient body and were winched up to Arpeggio's blimp. Rajan looked down to see swathes a Mini-Cooper police cars surround the mueseum before he was whisked out of view.
A/N: I have a bad habit of short chapters :P I sowwy... If you want to make sense of that refrence to Sire, read Lament of Carmelita, by Kit Karamak, and the sequel, Spy Cooper, both on this site. Only one chapter to go. PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!