Disclaimer: Same as before: I don't own Sly blah blah blah only characters I own are the ones I made up.

Sorry it took me so long to get this posted, but I've been recently attacked by a wave of vampire monsters called homework. I have also improved Chapter 1.

The Guardians

Not far from where the sniper was waiting, a wolf in a black coat with a strange object strapped to his back. He had silver hair which fell into his eyes and eyes that were as blue as the sky. He, like the sniper, had no illusions about why he was there. He was waiting for his partner to arrive. He's late he thought, staring into the rain-filled sky. He's always late. For once, it would be nice if he could arrive on time. Suddenly a dark shape, a black jaguar, landed behind the wolf.

"Onde esta˜o nossos alvos?" asked the jaguar as he approached the wolf.

"You're still talking in Portuguese," said the wolf.

"Where are our targets?" repeated the jaguar as he stepped into the dim light. He was taller than the wolf and was thinner and less muscular. He moved carefully, as if treading on a mine field. His sheer black hair fell well past his shoulders and his eyes were as black as his hair."Cooper and Fox are in the restaurant, haven't come out yet. There's an amateur sniper on the building next to us, one over the restaurant, and another looking out the window of this building. I swear, these 'experts' are getting sloppier every year," said the wolf staring off into the rain.

"They haven't had to compete with us for a while. You know, hunting Cooper and Fox might be amusing, they've got great reputations."

"Forget it. We only catch the ones who deserve to be caught, and Cooper hardly rates that. Plus, you know we don't kill if we can help it."

"Can I take out the snipers then?"

" Leave one. We need to show Cooper and Fox that their lives really are in danger."

"If you insist," groaned the jaguar, leaping off the building before landing on the sill of the window the sniper had occupied. After hearing a loud whack, the wolf knew that the sniper was out cold.

Meanwhile, in the restaurant, Carmelita and Sly were just getting ready to leave the restaurant.

"So you really knew the whole time?" asked Carmelita.

"Yeah, by the way, you should try harder to get the other officers to work harder at not remembering, several of them slipped up when I talked to them."

Carmelita sighed. "I just can't see why you didn't tell me earlier."

"It got kind of fun, seeing how the others always walked on tiptoes when they were near me and working with the most beautiful soon-to-be captain Interpol has ever had."

"Adulación. You really are impossible Cooper!"

"Thank you, Carmelita."

Just as the two were stepping out of the restaurant, a shot rang out.