Here is Chapter 11 for your enjoyment. Happy Reading!
Sly Cooper and the Space Thieves
Chapter 11- The Prophecy
Sly and his friends have awakened after their ship crashed, but they were not aboard the Dragon Thief. They found themselves in a large, crystal like room that had a certain royal touch to it. Sly and the others were in strange but comfortable beds that also had a crystal look. "This room is beautiful," breathed Carmelita as she studied the room. "I wonder where we are." "I can answer that." She and everyone else turned around to see 2 people that just came in through the door to the room.
They looked like two-legged gray wolves that had light blue eyes and were wearing white uniforms; each of them had a sword attached to their belts. They looked at our heroes and smiled. The one that just spoke came forward and bowed; it was a female. "Welcome. My name is Cecilia. And this is my brother, Cryos." The other wolf bowed in respect as well. "I hope that none of you are injured."
"No we're just fine." Sly replied with a smile. "I'm glad to hear that." Carmelita spoke to her again. "Excuse me, but you still haven't told us where we are." Cryos came forward and answered. "You and your companions have landed, quite roughly I might add, on our home planet of Crystala. My sister and I saw your vessel crash in a mountain 5 miles from here while we were hunting. We were frightened at first, but when we got a closer look, we realized it was a ship of some kind. We found a spot that was ripped open very wide and went inside to investigate.
"It didn't take us long to find you all in a big room. We soon discovered that you were all still alive. You were all brought here to recuperate…" "I'm sorry to interrupt, but where is here?" Bentley asked the wolf. Cryos replied. "This is a guest room in the Crystal Palace, in our capital city of Iceica. We have many cities here on Crystala, but they are all underground. This palace is home to King Beowulf, our leader."
"He is a kind and benevolent soul," said Cecilia with a kind look. "King Beowulf is also a strong and noble warrior, and extremely fierce in battle. Our people all look up to him for hope and strength. He has never failed us." "This king of yours sounds like a decent guy," said Sly sounding impressed. "Could you introduce us to him?" Cecilia smiled at his request. "Of course we could. As a matter of fact…" she hesitated for a moment before finishing. "He would like to speak to you when you have woken up." Sly looked surprised that a king, whom he has never met before, wanted to talk to them! 'Why would this king want to talk to us as soon as we're up?'
"Do you all wish to see him now?" Sly looked at the others, and they looked excited to meet this king. Besides, they could see more of the palace. "Sure, why not? Lead the way." "Follow me," said Cryos and everyone followed him and his sister. The hallway they were walking in was amazing. It seemed everything in this palace was made of crystals. "I see you are admiring the architecture," said Cecilia proudly as they walked. "All of our cities, including the palace, are made entirely of crystals that were mined from the mountains on the surface. It took centuries for our ancestors to build these walls, but it was all worth it.
"We used to live on the surface, but the climate got too cold for our ancestors. So they have decided to move underground and began mining the crystals. These crystals are as tough as any metal, and they can be used as weapons; our swords are fine examples." She finished by pointing at her sword and her brother's sword. They continue to walk for another 20 minutes, and then they came to two big doors. "The throne room is beyond these doors. I will let the king know that you are here to see him," said Cryos as he entered.
While they waited, Carmelita began to talk to Cecilia. "Hey Cecilia?" Cecilia turned to Carmelita. "Yes?" Carmelita had a curious look on her face. "Have you had any other visitors that fell from the sky?" Cecilia shook her head. "You and your friends were the first outsiders to appear on Crystala. When we told our king about your arrival, he calmly asked us how you got here. But when we told him that you came from inside a vessel that looked like a metal dragon, he seemed to be shocked. He then asked me and my brother to nurse you back to health and send you to his throne room as soon as possible."
Before Carmelita could ask another question, Cryos returned. They all turned to him as he did. "King Beowulf will see you now." Cryos returned to the throne room, this time with Sly and his friends, along with Cecilia. The throne room was magnificent! It had portraits on all the walls with other royal wolves in them. On the other side of the room, there was a big crystal chair with an occupant sitting in it. It was him: King Beowulf.
He wore clothes similar to Cryos and Cecilia, except they were gold colored. He looked 6 ft 3, had amber eyes, and had white fur instead of gray. When Sly looked at him, he thought he was looking at a great warrior. 'Man, I'm just looking at him and already I feel humbled.' After everyone was inside, they all kneeled before him (Cryos told them to kneel to him during the walk). Bentley, who was in a wheel chair, could only bow his head. King Beowulf didn't seem to mind.
Beowulf stood up and looked at his visitors. After a minute of observation, he began to speak. His voice was kind, yet powerful: "Welcome to Crystala. I am King Beowulf, leader and protector of the Crystalans. Which of you lead this group here?" Sly looked at the king's face. "I did, your majesty." Beowulf gazed upon Sly with interest. "Stand, and give me your name." Sly got on his feet and introduced himself. "My name is Sly Cooper. These are my friends: Carmelita Fox, Bentley, Murray, Guru, Penelope, Panda King, and Dimitri. We have not come here to harm you or your people…"
"I know you have not." Everyone was surprised when the king said that, including Cecilia and Cryos. Beowulf smiled and spoke again. "Actually, I knew that you and your comrades were going to come here someday…" "You knew we were going to show up!" Murray asked rather loudly. Beowulf nodded while continuing to smile. "How did you know our guests would be arriving here, sire?" Cryos asked his king. Beowulf held up a hand to quiet everyone so he can talk.
"I knew that you would come… because of a prophecy." Now everyone was really shocked! When he saw the looks on their faces, he laughed. "Yes, it is true. A prophecy was made about your arrival many years ago by my grandfather. He was gifted with seeing events before they had occurred. Unfortunately, each time he had such a vision, he became weaker and weaker. His last vision had taken his life, but not before he told my father, the previous king. My father told me this prophecy when I took the throne. These were my grandfather's words: "On the day that all seems lost, a metal dragon will fall from the sky. It will carry travelers within its impenetrable hide. These travelers will come to restore balance to our people. They will conquer The Dark Wolf and rescue the Wolf of Light. The Wolf of Light must be returned, for she is carrying the Light within her. They and they alone have the only chance to free her. The Wolf of Light must be returned…"
Sly and everyone else was amazed by these words. They could not believe it: A prophecy about them! Cryos and Cecilia were also astonished. "I am sorry that I kept this from you two, but I have promised my father that I will keep this prophecy a secret until the day the travelers arrived. And now they are here, just as my grandfather predicted…"
"What did that prophecy mean?" "Who is this Dark Wolf?" "Who is the Wolf of Light?" "What did it mean by "On the day all seems lost"?" Everyone began asking questions about the prophecy. Beowulf held up his hand again to silence them. He spoke again with a very sad voice. "About 2 hours ago, my wife, Isis, was taken from me by the Dark Wolf. He was a Crystalan like us, until he became jealous that Isis married me instead of him. You see, Isis was supposed to marry him, because they were promised to each other at birth.
"When the time came for them to become mates, Isis decided not to go through with it. That's because all her life, she saw what an animal the Dark Wolf was, always doing things his way and shows no compassion or mercy. Isis disappeared the day she was to marry the Dark Wolf. Isis ran to hide in the palace grounds, where I happened to be taking a nap. I was a prince at the time, and I sometimes like take it easy. Anyway, she woke me up when she tripped on my legs. When we both saw each other, it was love at first sight. Isis was the most beautiful wolf I had ever lad my eyes on. She was also very kind and compassionate towards others, even to those who are less fortunate than herself.
"I fell in love that day, but I didn't know if she felt the same way about me. After our awkward moment, she told me why she came here. I was outraged by the fact that she was to marry a monster, and I knew I didn't want anything to happen to her. I decided to let her hide in the palace until we can find a permanent solution. I told my father the situation, and he agreed. Over the next few weeks, we got to know each other and had lots of fun. She enjoyed being with me. Then one night, she told me she loved me. I couldn't believe my ears; she really loved me! She said she loved me the moment we met. I told her that I loved her that day too. From then on, we became a happy couple.
"When I became king, I asked Isis to be my queen and rule by my side. She said yes; we got married in this very room. We have been living very happy together ever since. Everyone rejoiced our union, all except one. When the Dark Wolf found out that Isis had married me, he was furious! If he wasn't a monster before, he was now! He tried to attack us on our wedding, but I was able to stop him, having been trained in combat. The Dark Wolf retreated, but not before swearing he will get Isis back and get his revenge for his humiliation.
"3 months later, my wife told me wonderful news: She was going to have a child! We were both excited and happy that we were going to be parents! We decided to keep the news of the baby secret, because the Dark Wolf was still out there. If he found out Isis was pregnant, he might try to take the child when it was born. Today, my wife is about 9 months pregnant, meaning the child could be born anytime now. I believe that my wife is the "Wolf of Light" the prophecy mentioned, and that "The Light that is within her" is our child. Our child is the future of Crystala. If Isis gives birth while being Dark Wolf's prisoner, I think he'll kill it along with her.
"Somehow, the Dark Wolf found out about the child and managed to kidnap her from right under my nose. I couldn't believe I'd let that happen! I swore I'd protect her since we met. I have sent my best trackers, Cryos and Cecilia, to find him. They saw your vessel crash while they were searching for him. When they told me about you, I couldn't believe it. My grandfather's prophecy is coming true. You eight are the only ones who can save my wife and my unborn child. Please, will you help bring them both back to me alive and unharmed?"
As Beowulf finished his story, Sly felt great sorrow towards the white wolf. He would feel the same way if Carmelita was taken from him by some maniac. He looked at the others, and he saw the same expression in their faces: determination. They all looked like they wanted to help; even Carmelita looked particularly pissed at the situation. She seemed to hate the Dark Wolf as anyone. They all looked at Sly and nodded. Carmelita nodded as well, knowing that she had to help as well. Grateful for their support, Sly turned towards Beowulf and gave his answer with a smile. "Of course we'll get your wife back your majesty! If your grandpa's prophecy says we should, then we will. That Dark Wolf chump is going to know what it feels like to mess with the Cooper Gang."
Note: Sorry it took so long to update, but somehow wouldn't let me put it up. I'm glad it is fixed now. Please continue to read my story, thanks!