Hiya! Attempting to write parts of this during school. I don't think it will go over well, but that's why this will likely be separated into two chapters so that if the whole writing at school things is mediocre, then the chapter with the real cohesive plot will be better. If it goes well then I will try to write the next chapter at home and school, making it come out faster than it otherwise would.
-Milo
We all took some time away from the whole thieving thing for a week. We all needed to make sure we were in top condition for Clockwerk. Sly offered to let Naiya go back to her normal life in Paris so she could be safe and take some time to herself. I heard she had denied the offer. I understood her reasoning since there were definitely going to be a lot of questions about her absence and she hadn't seemed ready to confront the problem herself. Fortunately, it was still summer so she didn't have to worry about cutting classes. After thinking of that, I remembered what school was like. I had gone every year which might surprise most. Although, I tried not to talk to anyone and slipped through every year so far. I wasn't looking forwards to returning to it after this, but I knew I'd get used to the thought of not spending every day with this gang.
I didn't really know what to do with the days either. I stared down at the city of lights. It was around four p.m. and the sun way still fairly high. I wasn't really bothered by it. I didn't feel hindered or upset from the sunlight, but it did take a bit longer to adjust to than the darkness. I laid down on the rooftop I was on and stared up at the birds that were flying high above. I closed my eyes and could see the red of sunlight burning through them.
My eyes were only closed for a moment, however, when the red became black from shadows. I slowly opened up my eyes to see a familiar smirk above me. I returned the smirk and began to close my eyes again as he spoke to me.
"You know, you don't need to come with us to take down Clockwerk. You can return to your normal life."
My eyes shot open. I whipped my head up and ignored the headrush that had come with it. I just stared up at the raccoon with disbelief.
"What do you mean? Do you not want me to come or something." I poked slightly.
"No!" he began defensively throwing his hands up, "We just don't want you to get hurt because of us."
"Hmph. I'm here till the end. The second you made me come with you and tell you my secret, I knew I was in for an adventure and I am going to see the ending with my own two eyes."
"It's going to be dangerous, don't you think you'd rather go back to normal."
I sat up and looked off the side of the building staring down at a kid running along with his parents following quickly behind.
"What makes you think I even have a normal to go back to," I replied strictly.
"Don't you have a home or somewhere to go back to."
"I haven't had a 'home' to go back to in years."
Sly just looked at me slightly annoyed. He thought that he was stubborn, but he didn't really think of where Naiya and I were going to end up.
"I'm not going anywhere okay? Not 'till this is over. This isn't just for you and your family. I have to avenge my family and make Clockwerk pay his end of the deal."
Sly continued to stare down at me. He looked me over a few times as if trying to analyze me. He smiled a few moments later and rustled my hair.
"You two are so damn stubborn."
"You can't even keep a straight face and say that." I grinned looking at the family returning to their home.
I couldn't help but think of it. Where was I going to go when this was all over?
A week and a half had passed by seemingly instantly. There was really no time anymore. We were all preparing ourselves for what was ahead. Sly especially. It was hard for all of us to tell him to sit down and rest for a moment. We knew what this meant to him and we weren't about to stop him or hold him back in any way. That was, of course, until he pushed himself too hard and passed out while spire jumping ten feet above the ground. He was just lucky that there was a makeshift safety net at the bottom of the course for Naiya and I (mostly Naiya).
That was only a few hours ago. Once Sly had woken up after that whole ordeal, he was forced to stay in bed (or rather on the sofa) by Naiya and Bentley. Murray and I watched as the two held him down and attempted to stop him from getting up and hurting himself. This glorious moment was short-lived since Sly pulled Naiya down onto him and whispered something into her ear.
I didn't pick it up, unfortunately. However, whatever it was he said, it caused Naiya to pull away from him and slap him. She was now sitting in the corner turning a shade of red I hadn't seen in awhile. It had emblazoned itself upon her fur like a prod on a cattle, truly standing out against the whitish-grey fur.
I stood silently in the corner of the room staring at Sly who had seemed content and rested. My tail swayed anxiously. I had been excited for the past week. I was really attempting to fix everything and make sure nothing could go wrong on my end. I had even managed to explain to Bentley about my glove and capability to time travel and I also told Naiya who was more than confused. Bentley had become fascinated at the idea, but when I told him all of the drawbacks, he recommended that I didn't use it since it almost definitely would shorten my lifespan. I could understand his reasoning, but he had also come up with it on the spot, so I had a suspicion that Sly had already told him.
I sat down in the armchair in the corner and silently cleaned off my rifle. I had my knives too, but there wasn't much they would be useful for since Clockwerk himself was said to be completely mechanical. I looked through the scope. It was old and worn and I'd likely have to replace it soon. I wasn't really looking forward to that since after this whole adventure, I wouldn't be as under the radar as I'd like to be. Although given my previous history with the law, I wasn't exactly unknown among them.
They didn't even know my name. I had seen my file a few times from sneaking around. It was only titled 'Shadow Hunter'. I never understood why they gave me a title instead of just putting my name down as unknown. From what I had seen in my file, they had very little information on me. There was a lot of rumors in it listed and pieced together to create me. Their only concrete information they had on me was a report on my time in China.
It wasn't our recent trip to China, It was my mission with the siblings. I never really understood how that mission had been compromised so much. Apparently, everyone had seemed to know about our time in China. including Interpol.
Snapping back into focus, I looked over to see Naiya thoroughly explaining why his actions were completely unjustified and inappropriate. I just smiled at the conversation. The idea of someone trying to talk some sense into Sly. I found the idea strangely amusing and started to laugh a bit. That just shifted the focus of everyone to be on me, apart from Bentley who was clicking away on his computer.
"What's so funny?" Sly asked.
"Just the thought of someone trying to talk some sense into you."
Naiya laughed at this and Sly just looked at me annoyed, shrugged and let out a grunt in response.
"Well, you aren't exactly the most agreeable person either." He pouted.
I shrugged now and grinned. I knew this was true, even if he was joking, and I was a bit of a wreck for the past two months. But in two days, this would all be over and we would all be rid of this monster.
If you are wondering why this was so short, it's because I felt like I was taking too long and it wasn't really cohesive to the game's plot. Also when I put projected dates of completion down, ignore them, I am bad at life apparently. Also also, writing in school is next to impossible because 75% of my classes are honours/AP/IB so I have almost no time anymore. I will finish this! It will be soon! I will start another story! The last chapter will be a decent length and have an epilogue I think. So idk I took 4 days to revise this because I always get sidetracked. I am actually shooting to end this (epilogue and all) by September 25, 2016. Anyways. Cya~
