Hi! Hyena king here! This is the next mission in the game titled "A starry eyed encounter." So, without further ado, here's chapter 8!"
(Sly's POV)
Another Clockwerk part had surfaced in India, so the gang and I loaded up the van and narrowed in on our next target, A mysterious spice lord known as Rajan. A self-made man who grew up poor on the streets of Calcutta, he started his life of crime by selling illegal spices on the black market, eventually growing from small outfit to sizable operation and earning himself a seat in the prestigious Klaww gang.
He's since crowned himself "Lord of the hills" and while he goes to great length to convince others of his royalty, it's mostly to convince himself. True to form, he's throwing a lavish ball in his newly purchased "Ancestral palace." The reason, to show off his latest acquisition, the Clockwerk wings, a symbol of my enemy. If you saw the wings silhouetted against the night sky, it was already too late for you, especially, if your name was Cooper.
Rajan believes displaying the wings will bring him prestige and maybe they will. But they're also bringing me.
Sly, Thunder, Lightning, Rarity and Fluttershy quickly crossed the bridge that connected their current safe house with the rest of the jungle.
"Guys, stake out the palace, and find a way to get into the ballroom. Find out who's going to this party." Bentley instructed. The current group proceeded to do just that, leaving the rest behind to hang out at the Safe-house. Rarity was wearing some inappropriate attire for the job, a fashionable ninja suit that was sparkling with gems all over it.
"Rarity, you do know this is a stealth mission, right?" Sly asked with a raised eyebrow.
"No matter what we're doing, one must always look fashionable." Rarity answered with a proud smile. Sly just let it drop without further argument. The group quickly crossed the bridge that lead to Rajan's palace, with Thunder and Lightning having to carry the mares the whole way. (Fluttershy on account that she was jumpy and was spooked by the slightest sound, Rarity because she didn't want to get her suit ruined.) They somehow made good progress, with Sly wondering the whole time if bringing these particular mares was a good idea. In fact, he only agreed to this because Thunder had assured them that they would be helpful in the coming mission. He prayed Thunder was right.
They entered the town that led to the palace, dodging guards left in right. During one of these dodges, Fluttershy ended up talking to one of the elephants that were keeping watch without it's rider noticing. After a few minutes, the elephant agreed to turn a blind eye to their escapade and told his fellows to do the same, earning Fluttershy Sly's respect.
After some more crawling around, (Rarity shocked the whole group by knocking out on of the guards with her bare hooves.) They ended up on a rise leading to a balcony of the palace.
"We figured out a way for you guys to get in without being detected." Bentley said as he observed the place.
"The problem is, there doesn't seem to be a way to reach the balcony door." Twilight put in.
"Not a problem," Sly said confidently. "There are plenty of branches for me to walk on, and Thunder and Lightning can fly over there with the mares. We'll figure it out."
As Sly went to climb the branches, Lightning decided to have a little pep talk with Fluttershy.
"You should fly as well."
But I can't." Fluttershy said nervously, "What if I'm spotted and..."
"Hey, you didn't hesitate when you convinced those elephants to ignore us, right?" Fluttershy nodded in agreement. "Then this will be a cakewalk. Trust me."
After that, Sly went onto the balcony from the branches while Thunder flew in holding Rarity, who was holding onto him so hard she choked the pegasi. Meanwhile, Lightning flew in while reassuring Fluttershy, who also flew in. They quickly peeked around the corner to see inside the central ballroom.
"Just don't leave that balcony and you should be fine." Bentley said, as Sly took pictures of the Clockwerk Wings, which were currently attached to a golden statue.
"Looks like the Wings have been welded to that statue." Bentley observed. "and they look heavy. Getting the wings out of here will be a real challenge."
At that moment, Sly took a picture of an electronic winch that was suspended above the statue. "An electronic winch! That could be useful"
Then, Sly took a picture of the Lord of the Hills himself, Rajan. "That's him. Rajan's really pulled out all the stops to impress people with this party. Maybe you should get some shots of the guests."
"While Sly did that, Rarity continued to admire the ballroom. "While I may not approve of his behavior, I must say this Rajan has exquisite taste."
"Yeah, taking out the fact he's a criminal." Thunder pointed out.
"I'm just saying that if it wasn't for the whole spice thing or whatever, I'd understand where this guy is coming from."
Sly interrupted the heated debate they were about to have. "Come on, guys. We're heading back to come up with a game plan."
When they got back to the safe house, Rarity was delighted in the fact that it was a gameplan where her expertise was going to be put to good use.
There you go. Sorry for taking so long in updating, but I've been having a hectic couple of days. Hope you enjoyed the chapter. R&R please!