Chapter 2: Where are they?
"Hey do you guys ever wonder what our fathers' do when they go out?" April said getting up from the couch.
"I don't know. I always pictured them going drinking or going to go play poker." Missy said as she finally turned away from the fridge with a mountain of food in her arms.
"Really, I just can't picture Brittany's dad drinking." April stunned by Missy's food mountain.
"Oh you would be surprise how much my dad can drink." Brittany said now too stepping away from the fridge but with only a water bottle in hand.
April walked to the window and placed her hand on it, "I guess there are things we just don't know about our fathers'."
Brittany and Missy both looked at each other and walked towards April.
"Hey um April is there something your not telling us?" Brittany placed her hand on April's shoulder.
"Yeah what ever it is we're here for you." Missy walked to the other side of April to look her in the eyes.
"Wait here." April told her friends as she walked to her father's room. She walked in and grabbed the black box sitting in the middle of the room. As she walked back to her friends she wondered if was true, what she had read, she suddenly felt sadden by this secret that had been kept from them. She sat down on the couch and gestured her friends over.
"I found this in my father's room before you guys came." She opened the box took out the first newspaper clipping.
"'Cooper Gang at it Again' what does that mean?" Brittany said as she looked over April's shoulder.
"What does the article say?" Missy said looking at April with a scared look upon her face.
April read aloud from the newspaper, "It says 'The infamous Cooper Gang has done it again, this time busting out of the Contessa's prison. Sources are still unsure how they have done it. The Contessa on the other hand has been exposed as a criminal, and an all out war has been raged between her and Interpol. Authorities are still on the look out for this gang of thieves.' Then it lists the names of the gang 'Sly Cooper and his friends Bently and Murry'"
"What!" Brittany shot straight up from the couch.
"How is that even possible? Wasn't your mom a cop April?" Missy said staring at her.
"Yes she was an inspector but when she married my father he held the title Constable Cooper. I am in as much shock as you," She looked over to her friends and saw Brittany taking out her cell phone, "what are you doing?"
"I am calling my dad… he didn't answer, he always answers no matter what! He will even answer if he is in an important meeting."
"I am going to try Murry…I got nothing as well. April aren't you going to try?"
"No, I already know some thing is up. My dad had this look on his face before he left. I think they might be in trouble…"