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"Okay, Harmony, go ahead," Sly's confident voice says behind me, as we stand before a rope tied between two buildings, and about a 40 foot drop if I don't make it across. The rope itself looks old and over-used, and not set for supporting my or anyone else's weight. What, did they think I was in the circus or something? I'm a college student! Not some acrobat or tightrope professional! I shudder at the thought of falling, the splat that would resound through the ancient japanese town, or the b-b-blood that would splatter the walls around us. I step forward to take a peek at what lay below us, and instantly jumped back, my tail swishing beneath me nervously.

"N-N-N-No, thanks," I stutter, covering my eyes from the image of the ground from high above. "M-Maybe there's s-something else I c-could do?"

"Aw, come on, Harm," Sly pats my back and I squeak in surprise. "You gotta prove yourself to us! Besides, if I can do it, then you can, too."

Yeah, but you had the Thievius Raccoonus, and I grew up with dance classes, I think to myself as I uncover my eyes and take a baby step forward. Taking a deep breath, I look back to the gang, and dammit, Bentley's unnerving glare was getting me even more nervous! I know he didn't trust me - then again, I can't really blame him, after that Neyla incident - but there's no need to stare me down like I'm a cop in disguise. This isn't a Javert type of situation, there's no barricade and there's no french revolution going on! I mean, we're in feudal japan for pete's sake, so just act calm and let me in the group, I don't even know how I got here! I think back to playing the games when I was little. Only Sly could walk on ropes and climb on pipes and things like that, Neyla could also, and basically any lithe character, so maybe I could too? This is a video game, not that they know it, but anything's possible. A rooster brought a dragon to life, a turtle got together with a mouse, and a fox and raccoon were temporarily together, I think I could walk on a measly little rope. Yeah! My confidence is boosted, I can totally do this!

"O-Okay...I guess I can t-try," I spoke up, taking an easy step onto the rope. My breath hitches in my throat, and I panic for a split-second. I'm gonna fall! I'm gonna die!

"Don't take your time, just run across it," Sly says, noticing my frozen state. I mentally facepalm, of course! So instead of staying frozen, I take another step and try to keep my balance with this unstable rope, trying to dash across quickly. I close my eyes and dart forward, going as fast I could possibly go on a tightrope. Without even opening my eyes, I trip over the ledge to the building across - I made it! My knee hurts, now, but I MADE IT! I sit up from where I landed and look across at Sly and the others. I flash a shy smile and stand up as Sly nodded in approval and satisfaction. Murray looks happy and proud, and Bentley looks less...intimidating. That's a start!

"Well, you can crawl through tight spaces, you can run across ropes, climb up pipes and ropes..." Bentley lists off the top of his head. I really hope I made it into the gang, at least until I figure out how to get back home. I can learn how to do new stuff, like pick pockets and disguise myself, I mean I do go to Juilliard! I'm studying acting and singing, I can probably pull of a disguise! My green eyes shine as I hopefully look towards the green turtle, and finally, he sighs. "I guess we could use your talents. You said you were a college student as well, right?"

"R-Right," I reply, "I study acting and singing at Juilliard."

That caught his attention. "Why didn't you say that before! Welcome to the Cooper team, Harmony."

I sigh a breath of relief, and Murray high-fives me along with Sly. "Thank God..." I say to myself as Bentley turns back to business on his computer. He pulls up a lot of information about where we were, and who we were after. I kind of have a feeling of who it it we're after - in Japan, during the era of ninjas and shurikens and basically a Naruto fan's wonderland - during this part of the game. After calming down over my triumph, we all took a look at one of Bentley's computers and listened as he went over the plan. First, before anything, we needed to find a hideout - which shouldn't be a problem, it never is in the games before - to be safe and unknown to the guards and boss in charge, whoever he was.

"First off," Bentley starts, after we all settled into a small cave-like safe house which was blended in with the bamboo and leaves around it, "We need to break Rioichi Cooper out of jail. My sources tell me that he's located in a prison not too far from here, so Sly, I need you to break him out."

I inwardly scream; Rioichi Cooper? Only the greatest Cooper in the family! The creator of the Ninja Spire Jump, not to mention he doesn't look too bad for an ancestor. I can't resist, I have to ask, "C-Can I help?" Bentley looks over at me in surprise. Quick, make an excuse! "U-Um, you know, to p-prove myself better!"

Reluctantly, it seems, he agrees, and Sly and myself head out to find this prison. On the way, we need to get recon photos of the guard's armor, and the front doors of the prison. Bentley said he'd have a new binocucom for me (I nearly fell out my chair at the news) when we got back. We hop on different buildings, avoiding the guards below until I know how to fight or at least how to flee from a fight - it feels a lot like Final Fantasy, I have to learn how to flee - and to get to the prison faster. Sly stops and snaps a quick picture of a burly guard in his armor and I ask, "..Are you excited to meet one of your ancestors?"

He tucks his binocucom into his leg pouch and replies, "I guess. It'll be kind of weird, but I'm also a bit worried."

"Worried?"

"What if he doesn't believe that I'm really his ancestor? I mean, Bentley says it's not even a possibility, but you know."

"Well, with all that's been going on around here, I'd believe you." I assure, and we start on our way towards the prison to get some snapshots of the entrance. Stepping onto a rope to dash towards the other building across from us, I notice something out of place. A...geisha house?

Geishas...

...

"EW!" I lose my balance on the rope and slip, but I managed to grab hold of the rope with one hand. I sure scared Sly, he looks like he almost had a heart attack, but says, "If you're trying to show off your 'skills', then maybe you should practice them a bit more first," I ignore the sarcastic comment and look again towards the geisha house to get another look. This is truly disgusting. There's basically a strip club in the middle of a feudal Japanese town. What the hell. I decide to drop down and crouch behind the building I was trying to get to. "What's the matter?"

"There's a geisha house right there," I reply quietly, and was about to add something when suddenly the front doors open and out steps a tall, buff-looking tiger, smoking a cigar in his mouth and wearing a glare. I crouch even more behind the building and motion to Sly his presence. Sly looks up and sees him, making a face at his smug look and jumps down to get a better view along with me. "Better get a pic of his ugly mug for Bentley, dont'cha think?" I nod and he quickly snaps a photo, and Bentley comes up on his screen to inform Sly that the tiger's wanted by Interpol for overthrowing several small countries.

Apparently, we aren't the only ones with a time machine.

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