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-Sly
"It took some tricky maneuvering, but I managed to snatch the piece of the Thievius Raccoonus from Clockwerk's claw. I had taken down each member of the Fiendish Five: Raleigh, Muggshot, Mz. Ruby, Panda King, and finally Clockwerk. I'd beaten them all one by one and reclaimed my birthright. Of course, there was no way I could've gotten this far without the help of my pals." The van pulled up and the doors thrust open, Murray, Bentley and Naiya jumped out. Murray was bouncing around excitedly, "heh, Murray, boy, it took a lot of guts for him to get out in the field with me. I know he was scared, but he's got more heart than anyone I've ever known. Thank goodness for Bentley, without his expertise, I would've never found my way off that rooftop in Paris. Naiya, she might've joined up against her will, but she helped out a lot in the field and out. Without her knowledge of the Fiendish Five, we couldn't have figured out where even Raliegh was. A guy couldn't ask for a better gang of friends…" I turned around, "ha… who could ever forget the lovely Carmelita, Looks like we're not going to be friends anymore. Now that Clockwerk's death ray is out of commision, it likes we're back to playing cops and robbers. I thought for sure she was gonna slap handcuffs on me right then and there, but instead, she was true to her word and gave me that ten second head start."
-Milo
A ten second head start. I was standing behind Carmelita as she pointed her shock pistol at Sly, "10." She began counting down. I didn't actually think she would give him a ten second head start. After all, Sly would just be more of a nuisance if she didn't cuff him now. "9, 8, 7," I looked at Sly, who appeared to be getting more smug as the seconds passed, I never knew what he was planning at this point. I been getting to know him for around two months. For the better part of it, I thought he was just a jerk and maybe a bit sarcastic. He had his moments of kindness in the beginning, but I was never convinced at first. "6, 5, 4, 3, 2," This was a really long ten seconds. I never really had my internal celebration now that I thought about it. Clockwerk was dead and I never had to worry about him again. There was definitely a weight lifted off my shoulder. "1!" Carmelita pointed her pistol at Sly as he pulled down with his cane before moving in to kiss her.
"Clever bastard…" I muttered and headed over to the van. I vaulted over the railing and started my walk to the van when a familiar hand grabbed my arm and yanked me into a run towards the van.
"GET BACK HERE YOU BASTARD!" Carmelita shouted in pure fury and rage.
Oh Sly, what did you do this time.
I looked up at a raccoon, who was smiling uncontrollably. His eyes were sparklings a bit (which I've come to learn was not a good thing). We hopped into the van. Everyone was smiling and Murray was cheering. I didn't realize until just now the magnitude of what we had done, but my attentions were shifted back to Sly, who was still smiling, was laughing now.
"What did you do Sly? Why was Carmelita shouting at you? Well shouting louder than usual," someone had to ask.
"Well after I kissed her," Bentley facepalmed, Naiya laughed, Murray remained silent, "I might've handcuffed her to the bridge."
"What?" Naiya's laughter stopped and she looked even more concerned when he pulled out the key to the cuffs.
"She'll be fine. She's smart enough to get within the next five minutes."
We all sat in silence for the next two hours of driving, knowing what was going to happen after we got back to Paris. No one really wanted to talk about it. It dampened the mood slightly, but after Sly finally put the whole book back together (It took quite a bit of tape, but Bentley said he would repair it later). I sat back against the wall and sighed. In a few days, I'd probably continue to study things. I don't know what I am going to do overall.
"So, where are you two going after this is over?" Bentley finally broke the silence.
"I don't know." Naiya and I said simultaneously.
"I guess," but Naiya kept going, "I'm going to go back to school, and maybe find a different job."
"I will probably just continue to study without school. Other than that, I have no plans."
"Are you two staying in Paris still?" Bentley asked.
We looked at him slightly confused and nodded as if it was a strange thought that we would go anywhere else.
"Well, we were wondering if you guys wanted to…" He began
"Join the gang!" Sly and Murray finished the statement.
"Yes." "I don't know," were the responses of me and Naiya respectively.
Their looks weren't even close to surprised. I felt as if my answer was relatively simple and I couldn't really think about going to back living on the streets. Especially since I was probably going to have a real file since Carmelita knew what I looked like and I wouldn't be surprised if she picked up my name.
Naiya, though, she was the wildcard. She was the unknown. She was still undecided. We couldn't force her into anything major that could change her life, although her life was probably already completely changed. We all just sat in silence for a bit until Naiya finally broke the silence.
"I want to stay, and going on this adventure was great and all, but… I don't think I can stay really. I will keep in contact and if you are ever in a bend, just tell me. I can get you things if you need it and if you are in Paris for anything, just tell me and I'll help in whatever way I can, but for now… I can't stay."
"That's fine, we'll be sure to tell you if we are around," Sly seemed a bit disappointed, but nodded his head in understanding.
"Just don't forget about me okay!" Naiya laughed.
"Never," I smiled.
Maybe my this adventure was over… but I knew there were many more to come.
That's it. Ta-dah. I finished this almost 2 months after projected date. And on thanksgiving no less. 11/24/16. It's been a real fun time writing this and thank you to everyone who reads this. I will write more, but I will likely not post anything for a month or two (maybe more). It will be set during Sly 2. Yeah. Tell me your thoughts about this story. My writing style was altering a lot during this so it will likely be more concrete later. Anyways, I will probably post something during Winter Holiday. Till then. Cya~
Anecdote on 12/12/16, so um sister visits from Australia tomorrow for 2 weeks and other sister is on Holiday for a month starting 12/22, so Winter Holiday was a bit of a stretch for lots of chapters to be prepared. So it very well may be like 4 months till you hear from me again (Unless I really bang it out over Winter Holiday). I'll find a way to keep you posted, though. I'll see you then and thanks for reading
~Twilight (Matt).
