Sly's P.O.V.
Sly: The trip was long and anxiety-inducing. We were down to one last Clockwerk part to grab before that technopathic mouse, Penelope does. Bentley had been working furiously since he figured out about his ex's involvement in this. He eventually figured out the reason why he couldn't track us even if we were one country away. Turns out that Penelope had launched a communication-jamming signal so we would remain separate. She knew the entire time where I was. Probably because she's the one who built le Paradox's blimp in the first place, but little did she know I would actually be rescued by a former enemy of mine, and reconnect with Bentley and Murray in the process.
Sly: On our way to Croglio, Switzerland, we studied up on that final hired-hand #4 had talked about, a ferocious and relentless ape named Gaul. Born into a poor family, he worked his strength to the fullest so he could provide for them. He was about as generous as they came back then… until his family had been taken from him for the crimes he committed to provide for them. He eventually masterminded a plan to free them for his wrong-doings and had a few friends to help him out. When the time came, he and his buddies dug a tunnel underneath the prison walls and successfully into his family's prison cells. However, little did he know that security was tighter than it looked on the outside. They all ran as fast as they could when all but Gaul were executed via gunfire. He was the last of them, and when the gun pointing at him fired… it shot his left eye clean out of its socket. That day, he snapped. He beat down a cop with his bare hands under a rain of bullets. Eventually, all of them were knocked out and he made his escape. Robbing a nobleman from across town, Gaul now sports two immense swords to prove he means business with whomever dares cross him.
Sly: When we arrived, Croglio didn't look anything like a town. For starters, there were very few buildings that weren't leveled. In place of all of those buildings were trees, bushes, and other types of plant life. As for the buildings that were intact, they looked almost ancient. We looked around the outside of the town and there were no other tropical plants like this. Something was definitely not right, but if we're going to get that Clockwerk brain, we'd have to put up with it all.
Main Story
Sly exited the tree house hideout and pulled out his Binocucom.
Bentley: Wow Sly, it feels like we're in ancient Peru around here.
Sly: Just remember Bentley, it all shouldn't be here.
Bentley: I know, but you have to admit that it is serene.
Sly: That may be, but we still have a brain to find.
Bentley: Agreed, now we obviously need some photos for analyzing purposes. I'll need pictures of the main building structure, some of the trees, and whatever is making it feel so hot and humid around here.
Sly put away his Binocucom and made for the main temple. He took a picture of its gate and sent it to Bentley. "Hmm, I'm not too sure I like the look of that place, but on the other hand I'm pretty sure Gaul is stashed up in there somewhere." Sly then took a picture of a nearby tree and sent it to Bentley. "Okay, I've done some research and my analysis says that these trees ARE organic, but there is no record of their species. That can only mean that they're fake… but in a real way?" Sly then kept moving around the area until the temperature felt at its hottest. He was next to a stone building with its door wide open. Sly stepped inside and saw a giant pewter cauldron of molten hot liquid with fire lit underneath and red lasers circling it and aiming at its sides. Sly took a picture of it and sent it to Bentley. "That can only be what's causing the immense temperatures around here. Try scaling the tower so you can take a picture of what's inside." Sly climbed the tower until he had a clear view of the liquid inside. He snapshotted it and sent it. "It's all water! That also explaines the legitimate humidity around here. It's also being constantly refilled with a fresh supply. I think I might have to go with plan G."
Sly replied, "And that is…"
"You'll soon see, but for now just head back to the base." said Bentley.
Job Complete
Sly's P.O.V.
Sly: When I had returned to the hideout, Bentley had just gotten off the phone. I asked him who he was calling, but he said it would remain a secret. 4 hours had passed when we got a knock on our door. Panda King went to answer it and was immediately stunned by a familiar-looking shock pistol. At the door, I couldn't have been happier to see who walked in, a certain Inspector Carmelita Fox. Immediately, I knew she was happy to see me by the swift embracing I received. The moment was joyous, but then a 2nd person walked in. One who calls himself, 'Grizz'. At first I thought he was going to try and rip us apart, but he saw Carmelita hugging me, laughed, and immediately joined in. I was definitely confused until Bentley enlightened me. He had contacted Carmelita to help out with the mission, but he also needed a chilly factor to be added to the gang at least temporarily. Inspector Fox cut a deal with both Bentley and Grizz. The deal with Bentley was to alert her whenever I was out of commission… again. Kind of strange; I thought for sure she would've demanded that we return everything we stole, but I feel that something's changed in her. Maybe our previous adventure in time helped her realize that not all criminals are the same. Oh, and as for Grizz, the deal with him was that if he behaved on this mission, he would definitely get an early parole. Turns out Grizz wasn't living in the wrong life, he was just working for the wrong person. Maybe if he worked with us for a while, we could earn another member to the gang to replace the one that betrayed us, and more importantly, Bentley.
Sly Cooper in:
G-Train to Monkey Town
Bentley Tech
Bentley: Now that everyone is all here, let's start getting down to business. Gaul is hiding out in a hand-made stone temple on the far side of town. Unfortunately, there's no way in even if Sly attempts to swing, jump, and run his way inside. That just means we'll have to lure him out and at the precise moment that he's leaving, we'll have to send Sly inside. The problem is, even if we do get Sly inside, we don't know where the Clockwerk brain is hiding. Fortunately for us, Gaul is outside of his temple. If we can get some information from him, then we can figure out what he'll receive in exchange for that brain. Sly, we'll need you to tail him so you can feed me what his plans are.
Bentley: Carmelita, we'll need you to find the blueprints to Gaul's enormous boiler. I have a feeling something may go horribly wrong if we take it head-on without a plan. I did a little research, and one of the many monkey guards around here has a piece to it. Gaul must've planned ahead so no one could thwart his operation. That's all of our assignments for the time being. Time for a little 'Monkey Business'.
Main Story
Sly left the tree house and made for the center of town where he immediately spotted Gaul, standing next to a stone statue in his likeness. Gaul had purple fur, light-purple skin, beefy arms, bare legs, armor on his upper body, a helmet with a shiny red bull's horn on each side, and in place of his missing eye, a bright green gemstone. Bentley beeped in and said, "Sly, that's got to be him! Take a quick pic of his face and send it to me." Sly did so, and Bentley responded, "I thought I picked up a high electro-frequency coming from around that area; the stone that's lodged in his eye socket is an 'Elemerald', a stone that can shoot lightning! If Gaul spots you, you're finished for sure. Follow him and see what he's up to." Sly began following Gaul as soon as he was mobile. Gaul stopped next to a tree and said, "This foliage was a generous gift from that rat. If I'm to build my empire, I need only the perfect specimen and that can't be grown naturally." Gaul continued, Sly following, and stopped next to the boiler tower. "Perfection is a giant pot of water that can mimic tropical climate with nothing but steam. So long as that water flows correctly and the pot remains with no holes, the weather will always be to my liking, dark, humid, and hot." Sly continued to follow Gaul until he stopped in front of his temple, opened the gate, and said, "And all I have to do is keep that brain for a few more days. No one will ever think to look for it in plain sight, on top of my throne. My plan is perfect, and soon the day will come when monkeys are Europe's finest population." Gaul sped inside his lair and immediately shut the gate behind him. Bentley beeped in and said, "I knew these trees were fake! That explains why they're only here and nowhere else. I'm willing to bet that they're also fast-growing.
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Carmelita left the base and took out her Binocucom.
Bentley: Alright Carmelita, it's time for pick-pocketing 101. Just simply get behind a guard and press the circle button. I've modified your pistol to extend a small claw to collect objects in tight spaces.
Carmelita: Okay, but one question, which guards am I aiming for again?
Bentley: Those big mandrills have to be the ones keeping a close eye on the blueprint pieces. There are four in total and once they're all collected, I'll have enough information so we can disable that boiler. That should surely get Gaul's attention and him out of his temple.
Carmelita put away her Binocucom and went to business. One-by-one she picked the blueprint pieces out of the big guards' back pockets. After 20 minutes of doing so, the document was complete.
Job Complete
Bentley Tech
Bentley: Okay gang, it's do or die. Sly, you're going to have to wait by the temple door until it opens and Gaul leaves. Here's what we're going to do in order to get you inside that temple. By now, Gaul knows that his blueprints were nabbed and has beefed up security in retaliation, including putting two big guards in front of the boiler tower. Murray, you'll need to take them out. Once they're clear, it'll be up to a team of four to shut down that cauldron: Me, Grizz, Panda King, and Dimitri. First, I'll hack the lasers, that are helping keep the cauldron hot, so that they move slower. Next, Panda King will have to get rid of them with his rockets. After that, Dimitri will climb to the top of the cauldron and wait for Grizz to cool it down with the very same medal he used to fight Murray. It seems to be able to generate ice from thin air. Once the water's cooled down to room temperature, Dimitri will dive to the bottom and place a few bombs on the bottom. Once placed, they'll have a delay timer for us to get the heck out of there. When they go off, Gaul is sure to come out of his palace, giving Sly enough time to enter and steal that brain. After this is all over, we head back to Paris to plot Penelope's downfall.
Main Story
Sly left the tree house and took position next to the entrance into the temple. Once he got there, Murray, Bentley, Panda King, Grizz, and Dimitri all left and made for the boiler tower. Murray made short work of the guards and let the four inside. "Alright, time for me to slow down this security." proclaimed Bentley. After 5 minutes of hacking, he pressed 'Enter' and the rapidly spinning laser beams slowed down immensely. Panda King stepped in and said, "No more shall these beams cause what my fireworks can do better!" He loaded a firework for each turret and timed each firing so each of them was hit. Once he launched one at each of them, forcing them offline, Dimitri climbed the ladder to the 2nd level of the building and awaited Grizz's participation. Back down on floor 1, Bentley said, "Alright Grizz, you know what to do?"
Grizz replied, "I've practiced this for the longest of times, I'll turn Gaul's plans as sour as limes. To charge my ice, I need to hold triangle, then press circle to release the blizzard hurl!" He went to the base of the cauldron and released an intense wind of ice onto the flames and cauldron bottom. Once the water was cooled down, he said, "Alright lizard, I've done my blizzard!"
Dimitri replied, "Then it'ss time for my bling to shine!" He jumped into the water and swam the entire 34 feet. Once he reached the bottom he placed 5 bombs and activated them. When he jumped out of the water and next to the rest of the gang, he said, "Now it is good time to skedaddle, bros!" Once the five were out of there, an immense explosion was set off and water was flowing right out of the tower's front door.
Meanwhile, back at the temple, Gaul came rushing out to see the tower in ruins. "No, my climate control!" he said with anger as Sly slipped inside, Gaul shutting the door. Sly made his way to the center of the building and saw Gaul's throne. On the top of it was a green orb with a mechanical brain-looking object inside. Sly nabbed it, beeped in and said, "The intelligence is ours, guys."
Bentley responded, "Nice work! Now get out of there before Gaul gets back." Sly made his way to the temple gate when it opened up right in front of him, an angry Gaul on the other side. He grabbed Sly by the torso, forcing him to let go of the brain. He then snarled, "You lousy little cretin, THAT BRAIN IS THE ONLY WAY FOR ME TO OWN AN EMPIRE OF PRIMATES!" Sly was gasping for breath, but Gaul only squeezed harder. The ape then continued, "I'm gonna make sure that you never leave this place until I skin you deep to the bone."
"I don't think so!" said a voice from the front gate. Gaul turned around and saw Carmelita, gun pointed directly at Gaul. The ape chuckled and said, "Well well well, Inspector Fox. I've heard lots about you and your boyfriend from my boss. Apparently she ain't too fond of neither of yeh."
Carmelita replied, "Because she's scared that she might actually lose to us. Kind of obvious that if she was brave enough to take us on, she wouldn't have needed to hire all of you goons to retrieve machine parts to kill Cooper and his friends."
Gaul responded, "Hmmph, even if she is a coward, she's my only means of gaining my own kingdom."
Carmelita finally said, "Gaul Masutal, you are hereby under arrest!"
Gaul replied, "We'll see about that." He then hung Sly on a hook by the back of his shirt and the fight commenced. Gaul used his jewel eye to generate a bright green force-field around him. He then said, "Get a load of this!" He shot three blasts of electricity from his eye. He then said again, "Get a load of this!" and shot three more energy blasts. He then pulled out his massive crescent swords and began swinging them at Carmelita, missing every time. He eventually struck them into the ground, sending off a shockwave of electricity made of his own electrical barrier. However, he couldn't unsheathe them and the fox began blasting Gaul repeatedly until he pulled out his swords. He roared, stored them away, and generated another force-field. Gaul then made a continuous laser beam from his crystal eye that homed in on Carmelita. Eventually it shimmered and disappeared. He pulled out his swords again and did the same routine with them, breaking the barrier around him. Carmelita fired more blasts at him until he pulled them out again. He roared, sheathed them, and made another barrier. This time he made an eye laser the same thickness as the one before, but as tall as the room. He began turning on a dime in hopes of hitting a sprinting Carmelita. It eventually dimmed out and he did the sword routine again. Once the force-field was down, Carmelita zapped him even more. Gaul was getting tired, but he couldn't give up. He finally did a combination of all his previous techniques. First he did the homing laser which eventually shimmered and disappeared. He then did 2 rounds of his wide laser saying, "You can't escape me!" When that died down, he said, "Get a load of this!" and fired six of his electric sparks. He then pulled out his swords and began swinging them again until he did his shockwave, lowering the field. Carmelita did one last round of trigger-happy zapping until Gaul collapsed and let go of the Clockwerk brain. She went to Sly and shot the hook he was hanging from, releasing him. "Huh, a cop helping a robber; kind of ironic." said Sly.
"Just be glad I was here to help, Ringtail." replied Carmelita. She proceeded to call in Swiss authorities while Sly grabbed the Clockwerk brain, and then the gang headed off back to Paris.
Job Complete
Sly's P.O.V.
Sly: At long last we finally had a Clockwerk part that didn't slip our grasp. It wouldn't have been possible without a great team like this. We were like a family now more than ever, even if one of them was a new addition. Grizz had truly turned over a new leaf. His art was still distasteful, but he was a valuable member, nonetheless.
Sly: When we made it back to Paris, the gang and I went to the smoothie shop. Even if Carmelita was on our side now, Bentley and Murray don't think she's quite ready to know where we live just yet. While there, we attempted to decide on a way to find Penelope; it didn't go over so well. Throughout the week we had been back, we all planned waypoints on where to meet and discuss our move to stop Penelope and grab those Clockwerk parts from her greedy hands. Until we find a real solution, everyone, even Carmelita agreed that the Clockwerk brain would be safest back at our hideout. It really felt good to be home, but our worries were anything but over.