Chapter 7

Getting Help

ABBY'S POV. CONT.

I hadn't stopped thinking about what too do. How was I supposed to save him without help. Of course Steven and Jared were once again out of town visiting relatives, and wouldn't be back for a while. There was no point in trying to contact them, it would take at least three days before they made it back and Tennessee was due to be hanged tomorrow. What was I going to do?

"I need a miracle…" I said as I walked around the town.

Just then, there was a bright light. And something appeared as if my miracle had come. Once the light died down, I was able to see it some kind of contraption, made of metal, blue and with flames on it. Just then the door opened.

A gray raccoon wearing a blue sweater, hat, boots, gloves, a black mask, and a red backpack walked out. He looked at me and spoke.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

I must have looked pretty shocked, but it probably from how I looked from worrying about Tennessee.

"Yes, thank you."

Just then I heard another voice.

At that moment a green turtle in a wheel chair wearing glass and a tan shirt along with a pink hippo wearing a red wrestling mask, blue shirt, white shoes and scarf, and red gloves came out the van as well.

"Sly, what are you doing?! I thought I explained you the situation last time!" the turtle exclaimed.

"Relax, Bentley, I was only asking if she was okay." Sly replied.

"I understand that, but still..." Bentley started.

"Uh guys, you do know she's still standing in front of us right?" the hippo pointed out.

"Murray's, right, the damage has already been done. We might as well explained to her who we are and why we are here." the turtle sighed.

My eyes grew wider and wider as Bentley explained to me how they were from the future and they had come to investigate why the pages of the Thievius Raccoonus were disappearing. They explained how most likely who was behind the whole the mess was after Tennessee's cane since they had already stolen Rioichi Cooper's cane.

I'll admit I was a bit surprised, but the entire thing actually made sense to me in a bizarre way, but I knew that it was the truth. I explained how during the heist Tennessee was arrested by the new sheriff named Toothpick and how she heard that the sheriff had planned to have Tennessee hung the next day.

Sly was shocked about this, he couldn't believe yet again another one of his ancestors had been thrown in jail except unlike Rioichi they planned to actually kill Tennessee. He looked around, figuring Toothpick was the one that had his posters hanging everywhere.

"Alright take us back to your hideout and we'll find a way to get Tennessee out." Sly said.

I led them back to the hideout and we began to think of a plan for how to get Tennessee out.

"Okay, Sly, I figured out the fastest route to where they're holding Tennessee. But unfortunately that route is to get arrested yourself." Bentley explained.

Sly placed his fingers against his chin, the idea of allowing the law to catch him for the first time was pretty interesting. After all he had once let himself get captured by a pirate before and he had tricked Carmelita into thinking she had finally caught him twice. With a smirk he agreed with a plan, figuring it'll be as easy as the other times. He jumped out the window and headed for town.

"I really hope this works." I thought to myself.

NO POV.

A smirk grew on Sly's face as he glanced at the posters of Toothpick. Bentley suggested that he started with them. Taking a paint brush and bucket in hand he managed to deface all the posters of Toothpick, figuring it would tick off the armadillo. He continued on with his deeds, stealing the sheriff's special Cuban lollipops and knocking down his banner off the bridge.

That was when finally he was caught, but fortunately those three things were enough to make Sly an outlaw in Toothpick's book. Sly smirked as he jumped down in front of Toothpick, loving the idea that the armadillo had no idea he was giving him what he wanted.

"Well, amigo, you just booked yourself a permanent room in the stony lonesome!" Toothpick said with his gun aimed at Sly.

They gave him a jail outfit and a ball with a chain. They walked back to the jail and led him to the cell. He struggled to carry the ball and chain as he was lead to the door of the cell. One of the longhorns unlocked the door and opened it, allowing Sly to enter before slamming it shut. The grey male raccoon inhaled sharply when he saw, across from him, was his ancestor Tennessee Kid Cooper who was lying on the bench with his feet propped up on a barrel and his hat over his eyes.

"Uh…howdy." he stated.

Tennessee looked up at him and spoke.

"Howdy yourself. Looks like you must've ticked old Toothpick off pretty good. I like that. You got a name?" he asked.

Setting the ball and chain on the ground, he spoke.

"It's Sly. Sly Cooper."

Tennessee sat up quickly, taking his feet off the barrel before saying strictly,

"Now Son, you should know I don't take kindly to folks funning on my family name.

Sly raised his hands in defense as he replied.

"Woah, woah! I swear I'm not joking I can explain..."

"Talk ain't worth spit boy!" Tennessee interrupted him as he shot up from his seat, leaning toward the male gray raccoon's face.

"Only one way to prove you're a Cooper. Bust us out of here!" he exclaimed.

"Right. My friend Bentley's working on that... I hope." he replied, pausing a bit when he heard nothing from Bentley.

Soon enough they had made it to the outside.

"I just want to say I knew you was a Cooper the second I laid eyes on you." Tennessee said before giving Sly a pat on the back.

"Thanks but, Tennessee, we need to go!" Sly yelled before some longhorns started firing at them.

The two raccoons ran up to the edge of the cliff, glancing down at the canyon blow.

"You ready?" Sly asked.

"Well, not really..." Tennessee started, but before he could finish the gray raccoon shoved him off the cliff before jumping after him.

He used his cane and caught him, using his parachute to float them to safety. Soon they made it back to the hideout.

ABBY'S POV.

I went back to the hideout that night, and as I walked through, I heard voice and one of them sounded like Tennessee!

I walked faster and looked in. there was Sly, Bently, Murry, and Tennessee! I was so happy they had gotten him out.

"Tennessee!" I exclaimed and ran towards him.

He turned around just as I made it to him and planted a kiss on his lips. He was shocked at first, but then gave into it and kissed me back. The other were silent, and when we pulled from the kiss, we could see the others staring with their mouths hung open.

I blushed a bit and chuckles lightly, before explaining how I was also one of the sheriffs of this town and how Tennessee and I were together.

"Well, at least now I know where you get it from Sly." said Bently.

"Yeah, I can see the resemblance." Sly stated.

"Pardon?" I asked confused.

"Nothing. Really." Sly stated, waving it off.

After that we began to think of a plan to take down Toothpick. After think of said plan we each headed to bed, to get some rest for tomorrow. Tennessee walked me back home, and kissed me goodnight before leaving. I drifted off into sleep, as I began to dream.

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