Ch.6: Rising of Blood Moon

Luna looked down on the beautiful city of Venice, Italy. The sun was shining brillantly from the daytime sky. Turning on her communicator Luna began to speak.

"This is Blood Moon reporting in. I am ready to begin Phase 1,"

"Excellent Luna" said a voice over her com "get rid of the racoon first, he's nothing without his cane,"

"What about the hippo?" asked Luna.

"Don't worry about him" said the voice " just get Cooper first and soon we'll have our prize,"

The com link cut off and Luna looked back down at the city below. The sound of running footsteps reached the wolf's ears. Grinning, Luna knew that Phase 1 had begun.

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Sly was running faster than he ever dared in his life. Bentley and Murray were right behind him, wondering why Sly was in such a rush.

"Sly! Slow Down!" cried Bentley rolling as fast as wheelchiar would allow.

"What's the hurry?" said Murray puffing with every step " my body wasn't built for this kind of running,"

Sly came to a sudden stop so fast that Murray and Bentley nearly ran into him. Turning around, and making sure they were alone, Sly handed Bentley a folded piece of paper. Bentley unfolded the paper and started to read it contents. It read:

WHEN THE MOON IS HIGH. TWO SHALL DIE. BY THE HANDS OF BLOOD MOON.

Bentley shook his head and said " It's Luna's alright, but where did you find it Sly?"

"Underneath our front door this morning" Sly answered " she knows we're here. That's why we need to find someplace else to make our plans,"

Murray was looking over the message. Stratching his head he asked " What does it mean?"

"I have a pretty good guess" said Sly " remember what Luna said about 'getting Bentley', I think Bentley is Luna's first target,"

"If that's true" said Bentley "then who's the second person mentioned in the message?"

Sly shrugged his shoulders saying " I don't know, but I plan to find her before anyone gets hurt,"

"I'm with you pal," said Murray pounding his fist into his hand as sign that if he encountered Luna first she would be nothing but a streak on the sidewalk when he was through with her.

Bentley also agreed to the plan and the Cooper gang split up to search the city for Luna.

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Night soon fell upon Venice and Luna a.k.a. Blood Moon slowly approached the door of the police station. Carmilta Fox had been seen around Venice and Luna needed the inspector for her plan to work.

Rapidly knocking on the door, Luna quickly moved out of the way as the door burst open and Carmilta came out with her shock pistol raised and ready to fire. Luna laughed, making Inspector Fox turn around noticing the white wolf standing againist the police station's walls.

"Who are you?" asked Fox.

"You don't know me?" said Luna " no, I guess you wouldn't after what Shadow Wolf did to you back in Paris. He can be gruesome at times, but not as gruesome as me."

"It was you" said Fox " you were the one who knocked me out and stole the Jade Dragon. I've been chasing the wrong ang all along,"

Luna clapped her hands slowly, grinning as she said " Bravo Inspector, you figured it out. To bad you won't live long enough to breathe a word of it to anyone,"

With one swing of her claws Luna slashed Carmilta's shock pistol before it could be fired and started attacking the Inspector with her steel-sharp claws. Soon, Inspector Fox layed on the ground unconious, cuts and bloody gashes covering her entire body.

Luna howled at her victory and grabbed Inspector Fox by the tail, dragging her dead wieght to the clock tower.

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Meanwhile, the Cooper gang were heading towards Town Square to relate what they found, which was nothing. As soon as they reached the rondevu point however a howl from up above suddenly caught thier attention.

The Cooper gang looked upward to see Luna on the very top of the clock tower holding a blood stianed Carmilta Fox in her right hand. Sly's eyes lighted with fury when he saw the shape Carmilta was in. The fox was barely moving and her blood was raining down to the ground below.

Bentley and Murray could sense how mad Sly was and they were feeling the same that Luna did something as evil as that. But, there were mixed feelings of surprise and shock as well. Carmilta was not that easy to beat, but somehow Luna had beaten the inspector at her own game. Luna's voice carried down to the Cooper gang below.

"This is the end for her Sly Cooper" said Luna holding the inspector over the edge of the tower and pointing to the water below " unless you think you can save her. SAVE HER!,"

With that Luna released her grip on Carmilta and the inspector started plunging towards the chuirning waters below. Without waiting another second to act Sly dashed towards the water.

"Sly wait!" cried Bentley " we can't swim!"

Sly ignored Bentley's warning and dived into the water just as soon as Carmilta's body sank beneath the surface. Few breathless minutes passed and niether Sly or Carmilta broke to the surface.

Luna laughed, thinking she had won and sliced open another portal and disappeared into it. Bentley and Murray slowly approached the edge of the water, staring at the curling waves.

"He's gone " said Murray " I can't believe he's gone,"

Bentley was on the verge of tears when he suddenly saw bubbles popping up from the surface of the water. Imedately three heads popped out of the water, one was Sly, the other Carmilta, and the last was some kind of diver.

The diver dragged the bodies ashore and layed them in front of Murray and Bentley. Taking off his mask the diver looked over at Bentley and Murray. The turtle and hippo gasped when they saw who had just rescued both Carmilta and Sly.

"Dimitri?" said Bentley.