Sly 4: Friendship of Thieves
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The five men on board showed bewildered look on their faces. Take me to Cooper? Seems like a difficult task to accomplish. They don't even know if Cooper is alive, and Dr. M was never a subordinate in their squad.
"Well?" asked Dr. M, with a hint of treachery in the corner of his eyes.
"Why? You're not even a member of our team, old man," said Sigmund.
Dr. M walks past Lee and turns the light on. The features of Dr. M from taking René's medicines had a unique effect. Waking up after three years of coma, he finds his body clean, except that he still wears torn clothing, same from the ones three years ago--but with bloodstains. His light-green glasses are still intact, though the left corner has a large scratch. The scrub-like outfit he's wearing has various scratches, most of them coming from cane damage.
He walked toward Sigmund and gave him a bad look. Sigmund looks back. A rivalry seems to boil up between the two. Lee, taking action comes out in between them stretching his arms.
"Hey, hey, no fighting! James, you just got out of bed, you need to rest! And Sig, don't get involved in anything unless you need to. We're en route to Libya in four days! I don't want any damages taken beforehand!" exclaimed Lee.
René, Atilio, and Devyn nodded in agreement. Africa is a long way off; if anything goes wrong with the crew, difficulties WILL arise.
"Libya is actually four and a half days away, Master. Once we get there, we'll need to go to Base 12 where General Quanton will give us the desired weapons," said Devyn while looking at his Telebomb.
"We already planned the requirements and procedures, Devyn. No biggies," said Lee.
"Let's make the trip worth it so I won't get seasick. I think it's time to introduce James to the crew, might give him a side reputation," said Atilio.
"Alright, let's go," said René.
Devyn inched towards the door and opened it, revealing the ship's floorboards. Since they were in broad daylight, guards weren't carrying their flashlights - no one bothered to guard. Most guards are lazy.
"Oi, my five masters has arrived!" screamed a guard. He was cleaning the bottom of the mast with his bare hands.
"Cut it Alfie, we didn't invite you in our group for spouting!" interrupted Lee.
"Alright you dirt bags, the man before you here is none other than James B. Mento, who inexplicably, survived the explosion," said Devyn.
"The Dr. M, the guy who got kicked out of the original Cooper Gang in 1993?" asked Jib, who appeared before the door.
"Yes, that man is me," said Dr. M.
Surprisingly, the pirates rushed up to Dr. M and started kissing his foot and bowing to him as though he were a king. One guard offered him a box of chocolates from his pants pocket.
"Get off him meatheads! Shut up and get back to work!" screamed Lee.
He shooed them off and started giving orders. Dr. M made a look as to having no idea why they were like that.
"You are really famous to them. They've been talking about meeting you ever since we started this operation. They said once we get the fortune, they'll strike it rich in the future. But they're just washed up to dream like that. The operation isn't complete, yet," sneer Devyn.
"Well, since you and your pirates wanted to find me so bad-"
"It wasn't about finding you, you old geezer. We just wanted to steal the fortune," said Devyn.
"Oh, but you're wrong there, my dear boy?" said Dr. M.
"What are you saying?" asked Lee.
"Those 'fortunes' you stole aren't what they seem to be. You see, long before the vault was created, Slytankhamen the Second put up a spell in the island that preserves the gold even in the event of a catastrophic explosion. That's the reason why the fortunes you found are still intact," explained Dr. M.
"I see what you mean, they are still in great shape," said Sigmund looking in his pouch.
"Father was right about the Cooper Clans' strength for not only thievery, but also magic," said René, clutching his fist tightly.
"Heh, I can deactivate the spell if you want," said Dr. M.
Deactivate a millennium old spell? Lee thought. Even René would have to train for more than five decades to deactivate a single spell. Whatever Dr. M has up his sleeves, he'll want it.
"You see, breaking up the treasures equally make more treasures. Using modern technology, we'll be able to make a bundle of bars and such to make twice or even make a hundred times more money!" said Dr. M.
"Are you on to something? Maybe a bribe?" asked Lee.
"Give me a spot in your little gang and I'll be able to make the arrangements and preparations for the operation," said Dr. M.
Lee grinned, with an evil look on his face. He went to the four near the deck and talked to them.
"You think it's good to have him in our squad?" asked Atilio.
"One of the main goals of our operation is to make as much money as possible to become great thieves, right? If we achieve enlisting a former Cooper Gang member's help, we'll get into the history books!" exclaimed Devyn.
"I see what you mean. We'll recruit him, he can take care of any Cooper development that comes in our way, seeming he knows more about them than us," said Lee.
They all nodded in agreement. An enthusiastic Lee followed Dr. M to the upper deck.
"Yes, you're in our team. From now you will be known as General Mento," said Lee.
"I like the tone of that," said Dr. M.
"You will be in charge of guard development, security measures, and most of all, Cooper Gang disruptions -- "
A wind broke off their conversation. Dr. M pondered about his decision. He looked up in the sky and saw an image of the elusive Sly Cooper. He clenched his fist and slammed it hard on the wood.
"Yes, I agree. I will do everything I can to achieve victory in our operations, Master," said Dr. M.
"Though we can't assure you, we will look for Cooper. He will come to us," said Sigmund.
"Yes," said Dr. M.
The darkness of the night blanketed the ship later in the day. The Sinister Killers and the pirates are preparing to go to bed, ready for the next day. René finished talking to Atilio about disruptions in the ship. Lee said it's fit that there won't be any guards at night so if another ship comes by; they would plan a surprise attack.
The Sinister Killers went off to sleep in the captain's cabin. Inside are medium-sized beds at the upper two floors and hammocks at the bottom. Atilio and René would sleep at the bottom where they would sometime fight due to Atilio's loud snoring. Devyn and Sigmund would sleep at the second floor, which is pretty much the dirtiest part of the Cabin. And at the top floor is where Lee and the newly recruited General Mento would sleep in separate beds.
"Quiet, Atilio!" screamed Devyn.
"Whatever!" exclaimed Atilio.
The next morning, Lee, with the exception of General Mento, had everyone do chores. Chores are actually one of the most important part of keeping the ship safe. These enable the ship to stand against dangerous encounters with sharks and assaults from oncoming canons from sailor ships. The pirates use a wax created by René that keep a wooden ship tough a hundred fold. Though, the effects wear away in a day so, the pirates would have to work fast, even the Sinister Killers.
"Hey, James, come here!" said a panting Atilio, while holding a brush.
General Mento sprinted towards him.
"Master Lee would like me to give you this. It's a booklet that we stole from one of our missions involving the Interpol," said Atilio, handing over the package.
"I see," said General Mento.
The booklet seemed old. It was dark-brown, and very authentic-looking. The pages and the cover were ripped apart - probably from the Sinister Killers' struggle to steal it. The cover read from top-to-bottom: Interpol Files: Cooper Gang, the title. General Mento's eyes widened. In his hands is the information regarding the Cooper Gang's history. He randomly opened the booklet to this page:
Cooper Report #21
Captain LeFwee
Status: Missing (maybe deceased)
Age: 54
Current Location: Lost in the Caribbean Sea
Description
Captain Rohan Dogfound LeFwee, captain of the Sea Dog Clan, was born on May 25th, 1949 in the Virgin Islands. He grew up penniless and without a family. His father died of illness when he was three-years-old and his mother died of childbirth. Through selling illegal spices and bribing with village elders, he found himself at the top of the Pirate World. Many fans, such as Rajan Durai of India and Arpeggio Zara of England used Rohan's methods to climb up to wealth and power. In the current state of power, he and his notorious Sea Dog Clan killed off every person in the town of Blood Bath Bay. From there, they made money through selling and trading with the East Indian Trading Company, making more money. Captain Madhava of the East Indian Trading Company stated that LefWee was man of "great morality, fortune - and pure violence. He gave me two galleons as a sign of gratitude." During his lifetime, he made several deals; one including the diving gear of Reme Lousteau from crazy pirate Black Spot Pete. Nine years later, Reme's grandson, Dimitri Hubert and the Cooper Gang (he's confirmed as a member), stole back the diving gear within a three day period. In the last moments of the heist, Captain LeFwee, eager to win, lost in a sword battle with a Cooper Gang specialist known as Penelope. With one final blow, he fell down from the ship, into the sea. Three years up to this day, it is still unknown whether Captain Rohan LeFwee is dead or alive.
Inspector Carmelita Montoya Fox
General Mento finished reading the page in disbelief. He nodded and looked at Lee, who was sitting right next to him.
"Can we—"
"You know, Devyn invented a unique item called the Telebomb. It can locate a person from a 10,000-mile radius from the locator's position, and René is able to resurrect the deceased," said Lee, smiling.
"Since you're in charge of guard development, you can freely recruit any person you want," said Devyn, standing beside Lee. Atilio, René and Sigmund came out of the captain's cabin, looking straight at the three.
General Mento smiled and looked back at the booklet.
"I may have found my first recruit,"
The Sinister Killers grinned in evil unison, ready to embark on their mission.
I'm on a really fast pace right now. Ever since my busy days, I seem to be going more into writing this story. Well other works such as, The History of Orgrimmar and The Madman's Ordeal: The First Bet are in production and will be released in maybe two months. Hope you like this chapter! The cliffhanger leaves you questions. I ask: Is LeFwee still alive? That won't be revealed in maybe 10 more chapters. Next chapter will be focusing on the Cooper Gang. I'm confident on working on this story more and more. Don't forget to R&R, please!