A Path to take


Chapter 5 - The beginning

Sly stood on a spire looking out across the city. He loved Paris at night, it was his favorite view by far. A nasally voice came through his ear piece.

"Sly! get a move on, Remember you're the one who was bored."

Sly frowned at these words and shifted slightly on his spire as a gust of wind blew through the city.

"Now Bentley, I the great Sly Cooper could never be bored."

Bentley sighed.

"You mean that you want to see Carmelita bad enough to get all three of us arrested. Even after our last mission which was only a few months ago. Not to mention that the heat hasn't died down yet."

Sly grinned when Bentley said this.

"Pretty much."

"The Murray is getting hungry! Can we start now Bent?"

Bentley looked at his watch as it changed from 1:59am to 2:00am. He took a deep breath and said

"Alright gang, Mission steal the Sapphire Gyroscope is a go."


Meanwhile

"Alright. Here's the plan."

Carmelita had been thinking of the best way to try and catch cooper since they had arrived. After talking to Stevenson and calming down TK who was still upset about more people knowing his first name. She had walked around the museum checking in all suspicious places and discussing what the plan would be for the night.

"Alright Eve, you take TK and patrol the corridors. I'll be following you from a distance, Knowing the thief's antics he'll likely notice it's you and the rookie and come down to ask where I am. Then I'll finally catch THAT NO GOOD THRIVING RACCOON!"

Her voice rising to shout that last bit. She coughed lightly into her hand.

"Anyway, That's the plan, We'll be here all night so make sure you stay awake rookie."

TK looked a little bemused after her rant.

"Wait a sec Carm."

Carmelita glared at him. He Quickly changed what he was saying

"Ummm. I mean Oh great inspector of the Interpol Police Department."

She stopped glaring. which is when he said

"Also known as Carm."

This earned him a Slap upside the head and more glaring.

"Ok ok, I get it. I'll stop calling you ca..that other name. But anyway what kind of thief would stop to talk to Eve and me about why you're not here? That seems kind of weird for someone to do, not to mention it sounds like you expect this thief to get through all this security. Who is this thief anyway?"

TK was always asking questions, usually it got him into trouble with other people as he couldn't seem to stop even when he was surrounded by people much tougher than himself. he got into a lot of fights thanks to this ability. But Carmelita grinned.

"Alright rookie, not a bad deduction from the information I've told you. This Thief is a notorious racoon and has been eluding capture for a number of years, I've come very close more than once. But he always slips away somehow. As for how I know what he'll do..."

She looked away and said in an annoyed voice.

"That's between him and me."

Looking back she continued like nothing had happened.

"The security is very good here, but the thief has 2 accomplices, one is a hippo and is extremely strong. He's the Brawn of the group, The other is a turtle who is very good with technology. I've seen many security systems taken down in seconds by him. Now enough Talking. It's already 2:00am. "

She looked at TK, He looked determined, She looked over at Eve she looked a little more confident than normal. Carmelita Grinned as she said "Alright, Let's move."


Sly moved like a shadow as he leapt across the Paris rooftops.

"So Bentley, What's the plan?"

Bentley smiled as he and Murray drove towards the museum. He always liked being the planner more than the field man. But this mission required all 3 of them take to the field.

"First step is getting me and Sly up to the rooftop of the museum, Murray, I'll need you to throw me up the South side of the building, Sly you can make it up on the Eastern side. From the roof I'll disable the security while Sly drops in from above. Murray, After throwing me up you take the van and drive like you're dropping us off at the West side while attracting attention from the police, Give them a tour of the city. This will give me and sly the time we need to get the Sapphire and get out. any problems?"

Sly grinned as he leapt across another alleyway.

"Sounds good Bent. I'll see you topside in a few minutes."

Murray pulled up a street away from the South side of the building. Bentley got out the back putting his hat on as he did. Murray got out as well and tightened his gloves.

"Alright Murray, Let's get this done."

"Righteous!, This'll be a piece of cake!" Murray replied.

They both Climbed up the fire escape to the top of the building and walked up to the edge.

Bentley looked down and said in a nervous voice

"Alright Murray, you sure you can throw me across?"

Murray looked at the distance, It wasn't too far. Nodding his head he said

"No problem little buddy, The Murray can throw you twice as far!"

Bentley sighed.

"Just to the roof will be fine thanks. Sly? you in position yet?"

Sly had in fact been in position for a while. He was currently dancing across the rooftop of the museum looking through skylights for his beloved Carmelita while avoiding the security camera's. He stopped and waved as he saw them on the opposite building.

"No Problem Bent, I've been around the rooftop once already"

Bentley glared at the waving racoon. "I hate it when he does that" he muttered

Murray who was waving back looked at Bentley and replied. "Yeah, but he wouldn't be Sly if he didn't."

Bentley nodded. "True, but never mind that now, we're wasting time, throw me across."

He jumped into Murray's arms and took a calming breath. "Alright I'm ready"

Murray's arm tensed as he prepared to throw his little buddy. Like a slingshot Murray's arm came down and the next second there was a flying turtle headed for the museum.

"Bentley? you ok?" Murray asked nervously as he saw his friend land.

Bentley's nasally voice crackled through Murray's ear piece,

"Yeah I'm fine Murray, but next mission were choosing one that doesn't involve me flying across Paris buildings."

Murray let out the breath he was holding and headed back to the fire escape

"Awesome, The Murray shall now show the cops how to drive."

Sly and Bentley watched as the van drove around the building and out of sight, a few seconds of silence passed and then they heard the police sirens.

Sly and Bentley looked at each other and both started laughing quietly.

"So Bentley where to now?"

Bentley looked across the rooftop for the small section of the building where the electricity box's where. he spotted it and him and sly crept across the rooftop towards it, Halfway there Bentley turned to Sly.

"Sly you wait here at this skylight, when I give the signal, You drop down and go get the sapphire, ok?"

"Sure thing Bentley, I can't wait to see Carmelita"

Sly Started Grinning and fidgeting wanting nothing more than to set off the alarm and see how long it would take his beloved vixen to find him. But he resisted.

Bentley sighed and went over to the electrical box's.

"Alright Sly, in 3. 2. 1. GO!"

He pulled the circuit breaker and the electricity went off immediately. Cutting off all the security As sly opened the skylight and dropped down into the dark museum.


Took me Long enough, The next Chapter is partially written :3 I'm trying to get more time to write but college work is overflowing everywhere. Still I'm writing this and I will continue until i finish the story or die from and avalanche of work XD

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