Hello again, Sly Cooper fans. Thanks for the comments and faves for the first chapter. And no one really guessed the twist I'm throwing in for when and how they find Sly; but you'll find out by the end of the chapter or the beginning of the next chapter depending on where I end up stopping this chapter. And, like I said this chapter will play out much like a game mission.

As for the level title: Easiest. Reference. I've ever made. I almost feel lazy for using it...

dragonthief: Thank you so much! Glad you like it. But no, there is no "Sly's his own ancestor" twist to this. I just cannot see that being what happens at all. That's just my view anyways. But hey, everybody has their own theory, right?

Renna: Thank you, and there will definitely be new characters and a few old coming up :)

kyrogue23: I love this game series so much - it is so underrated though which is so unfair, the fans are pretty great in my book; and yes, there is a very high chance that Penelope will be popping up somewhere in the future ;)

bestpersonyouwilleverknow: Thanks! :D

THE NIGHTS RAGE: Cool, I've got it pretty much figured out all the way through the Egyptian level but after that I'm still pretty unsure of what will happen, if I need help or any ideas I will let you know!

teenbat: Okay, could you be a bit more specific on the things I seem to be missing? Like what did you not see in the prologue that you felt should have been there? As for how the characters are acting 1) It was just the prologue, and the only major appearances were Bentley and Carmelita. 2) This is my first time writing Sly Cooper fanfiction - EVER. Like, EVER. So of course I'm not going to have them down exactly right my first try at this. 3) There was hardly any dialogue, they haven't gotten much to say yet, let alone do much. But I swear I should get better at this as time goes on.

vsSlywriter: I will and thank you :)

Mammon Grey: Thank you so much! :) And as for your theory... Keep reading

TheObsessor11294: Aww thanks! :D

Chapter Two: Walk Like an Egyptian, Part 1

In what seemed like no time at all, the gang had arrived in the middle of anciet Egypt. Almost immediately upon their arrival, they came across some of the remains of Le Paradox's blimp, the pieces scattered all around the desert floor. Well, they were definitely in the right place. Surveying the area, they set out in search for a temporary safe house to stay in until they could find Sly. When they got into town however, the small city looked more like a prison base. Guards patrolled the whole area, making getting into town slightly difficult.

Something was very wrong here.

When they had set up a safe house, Bentley and Murray checked in with Dimitri to see if any changes had been made to the Thievious Raccoonus, but he reported the book as being"greasy sweet, bros", meaning it was unchanged. Carmelita used her new binocucom that Bentley had made for her to search the surrounding area just around the safe house; she came up with nothing. No possible clues to show where Sly was. He could be anywhere in this place by now.

Bentley called up a meeting with one of his slideshows, trying to think of a plan.

"Alright you guys, as we all know, our main objective is finding Sly and bringing him back from his long isolation in this time period. But, it seems that might be a little difficult to do, the streets are crawling with guards and they don't look the least bit friendly. First things first; Carmelita - since your the closest one we have in terms of stealth to Sly, and we don't want to immediately alert our presence, I need you to get out there and take some recon photos of the area, the guards, and my scanners are picking up something from the local fabric shop; there seems to be something there setting off some sort of signature. Make sure to get some photos there. I've also installed the Cooper DNA tracker into your binoucom, that should help us narrow down where to begin our search for Sly. Alright, if you all understand the plan let's not waste any more time. We're bringing him home." The slide show ended as Carmelita grabbed her pistol and binocucom, heading out into the field.

Carmelita found out rather quickly, Bentley had been right about the guards. She tried to maintain her position along the rooftops as best as she could. She'd nearly gotten caught and shot at by some jackel guards before managing to outrun them. She wished she was able to run along ropes and land on small points like Sly could; it would certainly make navigating the area easier. He had always made it look so easy! Maybe one day he could show her how...

Focusing back on the job, she went around town snapping pictures at points Bentley had programmed into the binocucom. She snapped a few pictures of the guards and the outside of the fabric shop before sending the pictures to Bentley. Barely a minute later her binocucom beeped with a transmission from the turtle himself.

"Well, what are we dealing with here Bentley?" Carmelita asked looking at the shop from the rooftop.

"It seems as though my hunch was correct; those guards and whatever's inside that shop are sending out radio frequencies. They obviously do NOT belong here. It would seem that we aren't the only time-travelers here. I'll continue to scan the area and the pictures. But first, I'm sending you a few prime locations to begin our search for Sly."

"Okay, what about whatever's going on in the fabric shop, do you want me to look into it?"

"No, I may check it out later, right now let's just focus on finding Sly."

"Right, but where do I start? He could be anywhere in this place."

"Try near the market place, my scanners are picking up traces of Cooper DNA there."

"I'm on my way." Carmelita put away the binocucom and headed towards the center of town.

Carmelita's Point of View

The market place was fairly vacant, only a few guards patrolled as I perched on the ledge of a rooftop. My binocucom beeped as Bentley's voice sounded in my ear-piece.

"Alright Carmelita, you're in position, get the shot." Pulling out the binocucom, the DNA detector picked up traces of footprints leading towards a fruit stand. Looks like Sly stopped for a bite to eat. I scanned the stand and the info was sent to Bentley.

"Excellent, now you should head to the riverside, I'm sending a waypoint now." I began the routine again, I got to the river where a few boats floated around, used my binocucom, got the traces of DNA and sent it the turtle.

"YES! I've almost got it. One more should suffice. The last signal is over by the library." I took off once again following the waypoint programmed in the binocucom. In the alley next to the large building there were more footprints and now a few traces off raccoon hair. A minute or two later Bentley's voice sounded in my ear.

"Alright Carmelita, after running over the scans and DNA samples there's - wait a minute..."

"What?"

"There seems to be TWO possible locations in the area where Sly could be."

"How? Even he can't be in two places at once - wait is one of Sly's ancestors here?"

"I'm pretty sure; the first signal seems to be coming from the old shop near the center of town."

"Where is the other signal coming from Bentley?"

"Uhh... I'll tell you after you check the room above the shop, if Sly isn't there... You're not going to like the other location..." Bentley's shakey voice cut off as he ended the transmission. Dios...I hope Sly's alright...

I began to cut back across town towards the shop seeing my way in through a window. Sly could be just a few feet away... I climbed up the side of the building and hoisted myself in. The room was dimly lit and quiet as I looked around.

"Sly? Ringtail are you here...?" I was about to go into the next room when a pair of hands grabbed me from behind. I was thrust against the wall - unable to grab my pistol or the binocucom because of the two smaller canes holding me in place.

"Who are you and how did you find my hideout?" A raccoon stood before me, holding me against the wall. Though he held quite a striking resemblance to Sly - minus the lighter fur color - it wasn't him. Sly's ancestor...oh, what did Bentley say his name was?

"I'm Inspector Carmelita Montoya Fox, I mean you no harm, I was just looking for...someone." His grip loosened slightly as he studied my face to see if I was lying. "Who are you?" After a few seconds he let me go.

"Slytunkhamen Cooper the second, at your service. Where are you from ma'am?"

"That's a little hard to explain actually..." He sighed.

"Well...?"

"I'm from Paris, a city... in the future."

"Time-travel?" I nodded. "Huh, with everything that's happened in the recent weeks, that's actually not that shocking."

"I'm sorry "Inspector" for being so rough a moment ago. Just, it's been dangerous around this place ever since that damned woman; Delphine appeared and took power - the whole city has gone to straight to Hell." As much as I wanted to help him and the rest of the city, I focused back on the current job at hand. I pulled the yellowing picture out of my breast pocket and held it out to him.

"Have you seen this man by any chance? His name is Sly, and his friends and I are worried about him." Slytunkhamen took the picture studying it. His eyes widened in recognition and worry.

"You know him?!"

"You've seen him!" Slytunkhamen grabbed his canes hurridly heading for the window.

"Take me to where you and your gang is set up, we have no time to waste if we want to save your friend!" My eyes grew wide at his statement but I quickly compromised and led him back to the safehouse.

Normal Point of View

Slytunkhamen and Carmelita rushed back to the safehouse as fast as they could. Once there, Slytunkhamen let the gang in on some bad news. Not long before their arrival in Egypt, Tut had been out sneaking around when he discovered Sly. The striking family resemblance and Sly's possession of the Cooper cane had attracted his attention to the thief. But before he had a chance to make any sort of contact with him, Sly had apparently been jumped and captured by the guards; who he heard them mistake Sly for himself. In turn, Sly had now been taken to prison in Tut's place - awaiting execution! Tut - an honorable thief himself - was horrified at the idea of an innocent being killed in his place and had been trying to come up with a plan to free Sly ever sense. Resolve hardened - they had to find a way to break Sly out of prison, or else he'd be seperated from them - permanently.

Gasp! Okay - at least one of you saw that coming! And OH NO! Will the gang be able to free Sly before his death sentence? Who is this Delphine woman that Tut mentioned and more importantly ; who is she working for!? I'm sure you guys know one person she could be working for- but who said there was only one person masterminding this? ;)

What other twists and turns will pop up next? Finally the comment question: Which Cooper ancestor do you guys want next after Egypt? Do NOT say Sly's Dad ( aka : Conner Cooper ) he isn't until near the end anyways. Review! :)