The Cooper X Gang
The Cooper X Gang
By Mulitoon90
Chapter One: The New Cooper Gang, Part 1
San Francisco, California, 12:34 a.m.
In Little China Town, a security alarm broke the silence of the night. Six figures ran out of a building, looking for a high place to hide from the police. As they climbed on another building, they watched two police officers came out of the building with a handcuffed monkey. Pushing the primate criminal out of the building was a male raccoon wearing a treachcoat with a white shirt, blue gloves, blue shoes, and beige overalls. The other was a female red fox, who wore a yellow jacket with a blue sleeveless shirt under the jacket, blue jeans, yellow gloves, and brown hiking boots, was holding a small blue item in her hand. Normally, she would be angry with a criminal, who was cocky enough to leave notes for police, but she was clam. The criminal monkey was grinning when he saw the vixen's face, said, "So, the big bad cop lady has a soft spot for her thief of a son."
That was a nasty mistake. Whack! The raccoon gave the idiotic monkey a good punch at the head.
" Be careful what you say to her when it come to her son." Warned the raccoon.
The monkey slipped into silence. He had heard about Constable Cooper's strength, but he never thought that he would find out if it were true.
The transport vehicle came and took the monkey away. When the authorities left, the constable walked over to his partner. He saw that the vixen had not said a word since she read the note. He asked his partner, "Can I please see that note, Carmelita?"
She looked to her partner and said, "Sure."
He read the contents of the note:
Dear Mom and Dad,
I'm sorry about my career choice, but I promise that it is only temporary. I'll
always think of you guys, and I love you.
Your son,
Conrad 'Rad' Cooper
The constable gave a great sigh. "Honey, I know how you feel. He's my son too."
"Sly, I know," Said the vixen. "I just wish he never found out about your past or those heirlooms."
The Cooper cane was the bane of her life. It has been so since the day she met Sly Cooper the thief. She thought it was over when he faked amnesia twenty years ago. When Sly finally told her the truth about his amnesia, it was the happiest day of her life, because he really gave up being a thief just to be with her.
But, what she hated most was the Theivius Raccoonus, the book that was an heirloom as well as the cane. The book was the holder of the Cooper sheath moves, which was made by the Cooper clan. Sly also gave that up as well.
Meanwhile, the group of six was watching the events unfold. By now, they climbed to the roof of another building. Each member was their own animal in the group: A raccoon, a cat, a husky, a wolf, a rat, and a mouse.
The cat looked at the police couple with a confused look on her face. The others would have seen the look on her face, if her long hair were not covering her face. She knew nothing of the feelings the couple was feeling at the time.
The husky was wondering want his parents might say about this. His father was a racecar driver as well as an ex-thief, but his mother was an owner of a flower shop. He had doubts of his mother would ever understand why he chose to be a thief.
The wolf was indifferent about the couple's feelings. Her mother controlled most of her life and her father, being a deep-sea diver, was rarely home. But, when he was home, her life was better. But, she ran away from them.
The rat was felt a little left out. His parents were business owners, so he had very little time with them. He had been alone for a long time, until he met an old koloa. The old man taught the young rat how to use some of power of the Dreamtime. The rat was upset, when the old man had to return to his home, after an old rock band came to town.
The mouse was feeling homesick. She also was not worried about her parents being angry with her for being a thief. They were thieves themselves for a time. She just missed her family.
The raccoon was feeling the most emotion of the whole group. He was the child of the police couple. He was torn between being a thief like his ancestors before him, and breaking his mother's heart. He was friends with the husky and the mouse since they were in kindergarten. The others, he just made an agreement with them to join them, are good allies.
The cat turned to look at the raccoon. She saw the look on his face, and she knew that look. She would walk up to him, but she did not know how to do it. She spent most of her life alone. Her only friends, in a sense, were the wolf and the rat.
"Hey, Sam."
Sam noticed the raccoon looking at her. She blushed a bit before turning away from him.
"Sorry." She said.
The raccoon shook his head and asked, "What is it?"
Sam knew she was in a corner with no way out.
"I noticed that you were looking a bit sad." She said.
"Don't worry, it's my problem." He said.
"Rad, look!" The husky yelled.
"Justin, what-"
Before he finished his sentence, a large shot of electric energy came at the group. The group dodged the shot. But, they could not get a sigh of relieve just yet, because the person who fired the shot was on the roof of the building next to the building the group was at. Rad saw the person, who shot at the group, was his mother.
"Freeze, you're under arrest." The vixen said.
Sam thought of an idea.
'This might get me killed.' She thought. 'But, it will give the guys a better chance to escape.'
Sam walked up to Rad. Carmelita saw that Sam was up to something. Sam put her hand onto Rad's shoulder. Rad also saw that Sam was up to something, even if he did just met her. His theory was confirmed when she winked at him. Sam leaned to the raccoon and kissed him on the cheek. Carmelita saw the event and quickly became enraged.
"Keep your lips off my son!" Carmelita yelled.
Rad may be a thief, but he is still her son.
Sam smirked. "Make me, Fox!" Sam yelled at the vixen to get her attention.
"That tears it!" Yelled the vixen, enraged to the point that could imitate a volcano.
Sam ran for her life as Carmelita chased her across the rooftops. Sam's plan was working very well.
As Sam distracted Carmelita, the others ran to Justin's van. But, there was one person in the way. They were not even halfway to the van when the constable jumped in front of them.
"Hi, son." The elder raccoon said.
The group of five froze. They did not know what to do, except Rad.
"I'm sorry, but you're under arrest." He said, in a sad voice. .
"I'm sorry too, Dad." The young thief said.
He turned to his teammates and yelled, "Run for it!"
The group ran in different directions. The constable chased his son. The thief saw that his father was after him.
'Oh, Dad.' Thought the young raccoon.
He dodged and ran to keep his constable father at bay. But, his father was the infamous Sly Cooper, one of the world's greatest thieves. His father kept up with him in every twist and turn. This went on for many minutes.
Then, Rad saw Sam, who was still chased by Carmelita, running on the other rooftop. He also heard the van in motion. He noticed that Sam also saw him, and heard the van too. They kept running with their pursuers behind them, until they saw the van.
Then, they were on the same rooftop.
"Hello, lover." Rad said coolly.
"Hello, yourself." Sam responded calmly.
"We better jump soon." The young raccoon said.
"Yeah, or we're going to get to know each other better in jail." The cat said as the van came closer to their position.
The van was in their sights. They knew that they had to jump onto the van, or get arrested. Sam grabbed Rad's hand. Rad, then, started to count. "One. Two. Three!"
They jumped and landed on a van did looked like it has seen years of weariness. It had a symbol that looks like a white raccoon wearing a blue mask, which is the most noticeable feature of the van.
"Bye-bye." Sam taunted to the pursuers.
"Don't worry, I'll write." Rad added.
On the rooftop, the married law enforcers watched as the young thieves escape. Carmelita was furious, while her husband was grinning.
"Why are grinning while our suspects are getting away?" Carmelita demanded.
The constable just laughed, then said, "That cat really knows how to push your buttons when it concerns with our boy." .
Carmelita thought for a moment, and then she realized what her husband was saying.
"You're telling me that cat tricked me?" The cop questioned Sly.
"That's right." Her husband answered.
The inspector was taken by surprise, and then smiled. Outsmarted by an eighteen-year-old girl, she never saw it coming. After her years as an inspector, and some of it chasing Sly when he was a thief, she should have seen it a mile away. But, the cat, that tricked her, was a member of her son's gang, so it is not that big of a surprise. She was also getting bored of the easy catches and captures, after Sly retired as a thief.
"Well, it's a little late, so go back to the station?" Sly asked. "And maybe a bit of a midnight snack…"
"Under the moonlight?" Carmelita finished, knowing what her husband was up to.
They looked at each other and said in union, "It's a date."
They had to smile. They had a son, who would stay honorable although following his path as a Cooper. And, since the young thief was not with them, they could enjoy themselves without interruptions.
Rad and Sam slipped into the van. They were glad that they were not harmed by the ordeal. The others were just happy that the best people in their group. The ride out of town was like a party. Rad was happy to have three more members: a cat that is great pyrotechnics expert and also a great thief, a rat with telekinetic powers and some business information, and a wolf that is a deep-sea diver and a back-up driver. It was a good way to start up a gang of thieves.
After a while, the van stopped. The driver, Justin, and the rat, Mar, exited the van to pump the gas into the van. Sam was awake, but barely. She would doze on and off, like a child playing with a light switch. She noticed that Rad was awake as well, trying not to fall asleep. Sam could not help herself against the laugh that came out of her throat. Rad heard the short laugh, and it fully woke him up. He gave the most sheepish grin Sam has ever seen in her life.
"You're a goofball, you know that." Sam said, almost laughing aloud after seeing the goofy grin.
The raccoon shrugged, "Hey, it happens."
Sam liked how the response sounded: smooth and clear. It made her more interested to talk to him. It is not everyday for anyone to meet a person that can make such a smooth statement while half awake.
"That male cop from earlier," Sam asked to keep the both of them awake. "Is he related to you?"
"Yea," Rad said coolly, "He's my dad."
Sam was fully awake. The answer shocked her. She was expecting that the cop was his uncle or cousin. Sam gave herself another laugh. She felt like an idiot, although she never really had a family.
"You must think that I'm dumb." Sam said feeling embarrassed.
Rad smiled, "I don't think so."
"Hey, guys,"
Justin just broke the conversation between Rad and Sam.
"Do you guys got four cents?"
Sam reached into her pocket and pulled out a nickel. Justin took the coin.
"Thanks."
"Anytime." Sam said to the light blue husky.
After Justin left the van to pay for the rest of the gas, Sam asked Rad, "Is always like this or just on special occasions?"
"A little of both." Rad answered.
Sam giggled at the answer. She did not know what to do at a situation like the one she was in. She always giggled whenever she was in an awkward situation, which is almost every situation that does not involved upsetting people.
"Hey, Sam," Rad said, grabbing Sam's attention. "How long have you guys be a team?"
"Half a year." Sam responded.
"Whoa, that long?" Rad said in surprise. "I was expecting you guys to have been a team for a bit longer."
"Really?" Sam asked with surprise in her voice.
"Yea," Rad answered.
Then, he asked, "How did you meet each other?"
Sam smiled. "Sure."
Sam told Rad how she met Mar, the rat and the telekinetic. It was five years ago when a group of thugs tried to put themselves onto Sam, but she refused to submit to them, she attacked them. They did not like the refusal, so they attacked her. Being a streetwise cat, she managed to keep them at bay for a few hours. But, they finally caught up with her. She would have been killed if Mar had not come to her rescue. Mar just came out of nowhere and attacked the thugs. Sam, seeing the odds were in her favor, helped her rescuer fight back her attackers. She was so happy that she was saved. Since then, they were a team.
"So," Rad asked, looking at the wolf, "when does Luna come in?"
Sam explained how Luna joined them. Luna was wondering all over a street, dizzy for lack of food. She was almost hit by a speeding car, when Sam rescued her by grabbing the dizzy wolf by the hand. After that situation, Luna was fed and rested after a few days. Then, Luna told Sam and Mar why she was at San Francisco. Her mother wanted her to have a husband. Every time her mother brings a suitor, Luna does not like him because it would be a guy who is after the money that comes with the marriage. So, she ran away to find a new life away from suitors and her mother. Sam told her own story, then Mar told his story. Sam offered to house Luna for a time. Luna agreed. A few days later, Luna got an apartment for her and Sam. Luna called her father, told him about the situation, and asked him to transfer some money. He agreed, but only if she gets a job within a month.
"So, did she get a job?" Rad asked.
"Yep, and within a month too." Sam said with a friendly smile. "It was so great to sleep on a bed again."
"Because you slept on the streets for years." Rad said.
"I was on the streets since I was eight." Sam said sadly.
"Almost like my dad." Rad whispered under his breath.
"Hey, guys." A calm voice called out.
"Mar, are you guys done?" Sam asked in a curious voice.
"Yes; we're on the way to my house." Mar answered in confidence.
The ride to Mar's house was a blast, literary. It turns out that Belle, the mouse, did some work on the van's engine to make the vehicle faster.
"I knew we needed a fast getaway vehicle, but this is a bit on the overkill side." Rad said through the pressure of the van's speed.
"Okay," Belle said through the same pressure, "so I overdone myself when I worked on the van. What's the crime?"
Before an answer was given, the van came to a screeching stop. It caused everyone and everything in the van to crash into the back of the front seats.
"Ow, that hurts." Sam said, rubbing her head.
"And to answer your question, Luna said, groggy from being nearly suffering a concussion, "One, it would being accessory to reckless driving. Two, it would be a possible charge of being accessory to accidental manslaughter."
"Hey, be thankful that you're still alive." Sam said to Luna, still rubbing her head.
"Hey, lower voices please." Rad said, also rubbing his head, "I have a nasty headache."
"Yeah, I got too." Sam said.
Luna and Belle had to agreed with Rad and Sam, because they each had a headache as well.
A voice added more pain to the backseat riders' headaches.
"We are here!" Justin yelled to everyone in the back.
Justin looked back to see his teammates. What he saw took his hyper smile off his face.
"Sorry, guys." He said in a sincere voice.
"Don't worry," Belle said, almost to the point of giggling, "you didn't know."
Sam and Luna exited the van as the friends talked to each other. Sam walked to the front driver's side door.
"Come out, we need to get inside." Sam said loudly.
"How?" Justin asked.
Mar tapped Justin's shoulders to grab his attention, then said, "Go to the garage. I have the key to get in. We need to get in the garage to get inside the house, because there's only one key to the house."
"Okay." Justin said in his understanding.
The husky drove into the garage with Mar to help. Rad and Belle, who got out of the van before Justin drove to the garage, walked to the front door. Sam and Luna followed.
Minutes later, the door opened to reveal Mar and Justin at the other side. Justin was excited.
"Come in, guys." Mar said politely.
"Yeah, this place is bigger in the inside than it looks on the outside." Justin said in full excitement.
"Well," Rad said, "ladies first."
Luna and Belle, both flattered, said almost in unison, "Why, thank you."
Sam rolled her eyes at Rad's act of chivalry. But, she knew he was waiting for some gratitude from her for being a gentleman.
"Thanks." Sam said indifferently.
Rad smiled, and said "You're welcome."
Sam could not help, but smile. In her mind, he was attractive in more ways than one.
Rad also smiled. He thought that Sam was beautiful, despite that Sam is a stray, basically.
As they walked through the door,Rad turned to grabbed the doorknob with his cane, and closed it.
Next chapter: The New Cooper Gang Part 2