Chapter 3

A/N: What's up people? ShadowSlayer220 here with an update to The Cold Heart Still Hates, things heat up as The Master Thief meets The Master Assassin. Can they learn to work together to stop their common enemy? Or will they fall along with the DWMA? I'd like to thank china62 and Coyote 71 for liking this fic, you guys are awesome!

Murray: ShadowSlayer220 does not own Soul Eater or Sly Cooper, there I said it. Can I have my lunch break now?

"My, that is interesting indeed." Lord Death inspected the card Maka had given him; she stood nervously with her partner. Hoping to get an answer on as to who this person was, and how he managed to give her the slip twice. "Um, Lord Death? Do you know who this person is?" She finally asked; the rest of the group stood waiting for an answer as well. The Death God put a massive gloved hand to his chin, trying to find the best answer for his students. He handed Maka back the card, she looked up at him with a questionable look.

"C'mon Lord Death spill it, who is this guy? And how come he managed to escape twice?" Soul demanded. Silence followed after the question, until BlackStar finally crossed his arms. "He managed to slip from us twice because he's the Master Thief, and good luck because you'll never be able to catch him." A tick mark formed on the scythe weapons forehead, taking his friends answer as an insult. "He's right Soul." Shinigami replied putting out Soul's temper.

"A long time ago, there was a clan of thieves. Thieves that had possessed remarkable abilities that gave them the title of "Master Thief," their family line dates back to ancient civilization. They were known as the Cooper Clan." He finally explained. "They were quite well known, and even had a few run-ins with the Star Clan. As a matter of fact, I met one of them many years ago. Rioichi Cooper I think his name was, and he was quite impressive I must say."

"If they were so infamous, how come I've never heard of them?" Maka asked. "Ah Maka you see, with great clans come with great enemies. Isn't that right BlackStar?" Death turned to the assassin, who hadn't spoken. "There was one name that struck terror in the hearts of all the clans." He muttered as his eyes narrowed. "…Clockwerk." Lightening had illuminated the room as thunder ripped through the silence, causing the Thompson sisters to jump. "A brutal and evil owl, Driven by jealousy he turned his body into a machine. Just so he could live to kill off every clan he despised, making himself master of them all. Even killed a few of the Star Clan, he was a monster…"

Maka was surprised at BlackStar's behavior; he was quiet and serious, was this Clockwerk really all that he was saying? "Clockwerk had made it his goal to kill off all of the Cooper Clan, unfortunately he had succeeded. One stormy night, he and with a group documented as "The Fiendish Five" had broken into the Cooper family home and murdered what was left of the blood line." Death sighed. Everyone had shivered a bit, Maka swallowed hard as she tried to picture what the mechanical owl had looked like. "But rumor had it that one Cooper had survived the genocide…Sly Cooper." Tsubaki had turned to the group, who had given her their attention.

"What ever happened to this Clockwerk?" Kidd asked his father, who had turned his attention back to his mirror. "Records say that Clockwerk had been destroyed in the heart of a volcano, we assumed the one who had done the job was Sly. But there was a problem after the destruction of the mechanical beast." Shinigami answered turning back to his students, "Even though he had been destroyed his mechanical body parts had remained intact, and they had been put on display in a museum in Paris. I have just recently found out that they have been stolen."

"By who Lord Death?" Maka asked, his mirror had then revealed Free and Erika taking off with the Clockwerk parts. Which had left the group standing in surprise, "Then that means…" Kidd glanced over at Maka, "Medusa has the parts!" She exclaimed. "Precisely," Lord Death commented. "Wait, it all makes sense now." Liz turned to her partner, who had put a finger to his chin. "That explains why this Sly Cooper is here, he must think that we have the parts." Kidd replied. "Which means that right now they're devising a plan to steal something that we don't have," Professor Stein finished for the young Shinigami as wheeled into the room.

"Ah Professor, nice of you to drop by." Death smiled. "I've researched on how these guys get things done, and we need to be well prepared if we have a chance of stopping them before they realize we don't have them." The mad scientist turned the screw in his head, "Oh? Then how do you suppose we go about this?" The Death raised a brow. Stein took a long drag on his cigarette before answering, "Believe me it doesn't take much to attract a thief, I say we lure him out of hiding. The best way to do so is to find something that interests him," Everyone glanced over at BlackStar, who turned his head quickly at everyone before realizing what the scientist was getting at.

"Wait! Why me damn it!?" He exclaimed. "BlackStar, you and Tsubaki know more about him than any of us." Maka replied, "Surely a God like you can handle such an easy task." Kidd shot a smirk at BlackStar; he thought about it for a moment, then tilted back his head and laughed heartily. "Of course! The Master Thief is no match for a God like I, BlackStar!" Kidd smirked at himself in satisfaction; Stein turned the screw in his head before answering. "As fast and skillful as you are BlackStar, you need to be clever as well. He's not an amateur, but then again neither are you." He gave a small smirk with his monotone; he then turned to the rest of the group.

"The rest of you need to lay back and wait, if we have to we'll take him by force. But that shouldn't be necessary." He ordered. Everyone nodded and turned to leave, preparing for tonight's objective. Maka was the last one to leave as she shuffled slowly towards the door, "Maka," Death had stopped her, "Is everything alright?" She slowly turned to him. "Yes, everything is fine. It's just, I feel sorry for Sly, his whole family murdered? That's got to be hard." She replied. "Life is hard for everyone Maka; it's filled with obstacles and pathways, but it gets better my dear. And I think for him it already has." Death smiled.

Maka smiled softly and nodded, she then turned to go get ready. Leaving Death and Stein in his sanctuary, "She's got a kind heart." The mad scientist finally spoke. "Yes, she's just like her mother." He smiled.

*Elsewhere*

Sly smiled to himself as he slipped through the hideout window, where Murray and Bentley anxiously awaited his return. "See, what did I tell you?" He chuckled as he set his cane in the corner, jumping back into a seat. "Piece of cake." He flipped his hat down in front of his eyes. Bentley wiped his glasses with his bowtie, "Sly, you need to be more careful. It's only a matter of time before they discover where we are hiding out." He warned. "Yeah Sly, these guys look pretty tough." Murray commented as he snacked on some peanuts.

"Alright, alright, I'll try to be more serious from now on, but there is something I want you to research Bentley." The raccoon turned to his friend, "What would that be?" The turtle asked puzzled, Sly had never asked him to research anything before. "Tell me what you can find on the Star Clan." His eyes narrowed. Bentley froze for a moment, went to work typing away at his computer, glancing up at the screen every now and then. "Here, I got something Sly…and I don't think you'll like what I found." He muttered adjusting his glasses as the raccoon approached him.

Sly skimmed through the file, reading what he thought he needed to know. His eyes widened as he came across a certain line, his eyes narrowed to Shibusen outside the window. "Sly, don't tell me that there are some still alive." Bentley gulped. "Just one Bentley; and I think we need to have a chat." His friend answered looking out the window, for BlackStar had been watching them, right before he disappeared. "They found us!" The turtle exclaimed in panic, he tried to stand up and run around but Sly put a hand on his shoulder. "Relax pal, I'll take care of this. Just make sure the vans warmed up if we need a quick getaway." He glanced over to Murray, who nodded in response.

The Master Thief grabbed his cane before slipping out the window, climbing to the roof of the hideout he scanned the area. The raccoon spotted the assassin staring at him off in the distance; he immediately bolted after the meister. Leaping across rooftops, running across cables, and spire jumping over street lights. It didn't take long for Sly to catch up to BlackStar, who had finally come to a stop. The Master Thief gripped his cane as he stepped closer cautiously; BlackStar smirked as he crossed his arms. "I finally get to meet a Cooper face to face."

"I'd never thought I'd get to meet a Star Clan either." He replied. "Tell me Cooper, where you the one that destroyed Clockwerk?" The meister finally asked. Sly relaxed a bit, "Yes, I finally ended his reign of terror." BlackStar gave a smirk, "About time someone did, he was really getting on my nerves." Sly moved forward a bit, but still kept his eyes locked on the assassin. "Then you know why I need to destroy the parts, where are they? Why has your school taken them?" The Master Thief demanded.

"We didn't take the parts." Maka spoke as her and Kidd stood behind him. Sly spun around to face the two meisters; he raised his weapon to make an escape. "Wait!" Maka pleaded, causing the raccoon to freeze. "Listen to us, we don't have the parts. But we know who does, and we'll tell you if you just come with us." She spoke. Sly switched glances between the meisters, "What do you think about this Bentley?" He asked his reptile friend. "Well Sly, I don't think they have anything to do with the disappearing parts. Let's hear what they have to say." The turtle replied.

Sly turned back to Maka, "Alright, we'll try it your war. But let's make one thing clear." He spoke; she tilted her head to the side, waiting for what the Cooper had to say. He flashed her playful grin, "You didn't catch me."

A/N: Finally, the two sides come together! But will they be strong enough to defeat the forces of evil? Surely this shouldn't be a challenge for Maka and the Cooper Gang! Chapter 4 will be here soon, please leave a review and criticism is my motivator. Ideas are more than welcome as well; chapter 4 will be here soon!

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-ShadowSlayer220