Authors notes: A..nd we're back with Cooper and Sandiego folks! Now I know this is an odd change to the update order and schedule, but I decided you've all waited long enough for this chapter. Also a major thank you for your continued patience its been pretty tough balancing my work, home and personal life with my writing but I'm still going strong. Now there are some changes in this chapter to the canon episode some with good meaning. Otherwise though enjoy as we're off to Dubai!
Sly Cooper (c) Sucker Punch Productions
Carmen Sandiego 2019 (c) Netflix
Cooper,Sandiego and the Gang in
:The Fast and Furious Caper:
Zack and Ivy's POV:
The door slams shut on the Cooper Team Van and roared away from the Carmen Brand outerwear warehouse. Inside Zack was in the drivers seat while Murray sat in the passengers side. In the back Ivy, Carmen, Sly and Shadowsan were gathered around Bentley who had his computer running.
"Okay so maybe we put hideout hunting on hold for a bit and Shadowsan was a bit miffed but when VILE calls we come a knocking!" What the crew were looking at was the data that Player had recently decrypted about the prototype race car that was now on VILE's radar.
"You said it bro, and we were vroom and zooming to Dubai to stop VILE's little grand theft auto of a way cool racing prototype."
"I still say it's a flying race car sis!" Bentley was showing the location of the heist which was Dubai, Player then appeared in a small screen further discussing the recent data.
"According to Player this was an all electric race car that could change the future of racing, and with something this slick it was defiantly on VILE's Christmas list."
"Yeah but with us on the job all they're getting is a can of bad oil!" Soon the crew pulled up to the airport as they got ready to board their pre-booked redeye jet to stop VILE's latest scheme.
"Thats a lump of coal Zack."
End of POV
Isle of VILE:
Within the confines of the VILE Faculty Lounge, said Faculty were convening on the matter of seeking Shadowsan's replacement as the fifth member. Even Dr M was present this time for a second opinion. Bellum was showing an image of a candidate she was proposing. He was a skinny pale skinned individual with straight long black hair and he was wearing a black tight skin suit.
"And what about Neal the Eel?" Dr Bellum proposed to her fellow faculty members. "He's extremely conniving yet loyal to a fault."
"Ah yes loyalty is a very rare commodity indeed." Dr M agreed. "However in this instance Saira I think it's more a matter of the mind."
"I do agree with Dr M's assessment." Professor Malestrom agreed. "We require someone capable of masterminding Dr Bellum. The slippery one is hardly what I would call Faculty material."
"Yes, and as for Tigress while she's ambitious she thinks more with her claws instead of her head." Dr M agreed.
"I don't see you making any suggestions Doc or do I need to remind you you've been cooped up in that lab of yours for weeks now! Doing who knows what?!" Coach Brunt then said.
"Coach Brunt need I remind you, that the reason you summoned me from my studies is to narrow down possible candidates for Shadowsan's replacement." Dr M then said keeping his cool. "For as we've seen your recently failed candidates have proven to be ambitious but incompetent. Where I on the other hand study and observe their actions so we know where they went wrong."
"Both of you please back to the matter at hand." Cleo called to attention. "I agree with Gunnar's assessment, Neal's ech slimy trail isn't quite what we need."
"Who's game for a trail of grease then ay." Called a voice from behind Dr Bellum, and even put a happy look on Coach Brunts face, a very rare thing Bellum turned and behind her was a woman dressed in mechanic overalls, black gloves, blonde hair in a bun and carried a grease covered wrench.
"Or are you headmaster types all about manners?" She said. "And extended little pinky fingers." She made said gesture.
"Micky!" Coach Brunt exclaimed with joy as she rushed over and gave her a secret handshake then laughed. "Hahah. Everyone, you remember The Mechanic." The Mechanic crossed her arms and smirked evilly, this was VILE's Vehicle expert and apparently a friend of Coach Brunt.
"Hard to forget." Countess Cleo said rather bored while Gunnar sighed heavily.
"Hello, how are you." Dr Bellum said rather bored.
"Ah Micky, how good to see you." Dr M greeted. "And incidentally many thanks for your recent help with my mechanical problems."
"No prob doc, glad I could help." The Mechanic thanked with a two finger salute. "Hope it unclogged a few of your gears."
Dr M just laughed at that joke while Coach Brunt simply glared. "So how's the old chop shop Mic?" She then said in a cockney accent.
"Tip top Coach tip top." The Mechanic answered. "Got me crew pinching motor cars from the east end all the way to Blackpool." She looks passionate about her work. "Ah blimey when we get through striping them down to the floor board they look like piranha eat em!"
"Hahahaha." Coach Brunt laughed. "Isn't she the greatest."
The rest of the Faculty however remained unconvinced. "A mechanic who steals cars?" Cleo questioned. "How does that make her VILE Faculty material?"
"Oh oh I'm sorry, I'm not looking to pinch any old cherlopy for you princess." The Mechanic explained as she stepped forwards explaining her caper. "I am out to snatch a technological wonder I am. Real space age like." She projected.
"Hm I do agree on her observations." Dr M said bringing up said tech wonder on the big screen. "From what I understand it's a prototype racing vehicle with advanced new tech and even made to run on electric power said to be the next generation in racing technology."
"Yep you got it in one doc." The Mechanic winked.
"Yes but tell me what exactly would we do with it?" Cleo questioned.
"My dear Countess, not all treasure is silver and gold, but think of the potential the applications of this vehicle could mean to VILE." Dr M said.
"He's right we could reverse engineer it to see what makes it tick, maybe even build a fleet of our own!" Dr Bellum said rather excited.
"Which we would do what with?" Professor Malestrom questioned.
"Hello. car. Ever!" Coach Brunt explained sitting down in her seat.
"Yes one that could outrun even this ACME!" Dr M agreed. "Not surprising it's being shown in Dubai a landmark of innovation."
Cleo then looked to The Mechanic rather deadpanned as she scoffed. "Then shouldn't you be there now tending to this grand car jacking scheme of yours?"
"Oh no my drivers already there love, getting the lay of the land." The Mechanic explained coming up to the table holding out her wrench. "I just popped in to throw my wrench in the ring, for me seat at your bi…g fancy table." She tossed her wrench away and it clanged as it landed in the free seat leaving stains of grease behind.
"Ugh disgusting." Cleo groaned while Dr Bellum looked a little taken aback.
"Ta." The Mechanic said as she took her leave of the Faculty room.
"Hm I do like her confidence, but lets see if her eh wrenching can show muster." Dr M said as he picked up the wrench from the empty chair.
Coach Brunt however still looked at Dr M with suspicious eyes. "And since when did you ask Mikey for help with your cogs?" She asked.
"Ah Coach Brunt so the suspicious one, I was simply having some trouble with my interface device and so I consulted The Mechanic on getting it running." Dr M said innocently. "Now if you all excuse me I have my work to return to." He then said leaving the room and an even more suspicious Coach Brunt glaring at him.
San Diego airport:
At the San Diego airport the Cooper & Sandiego gang were boarding their flight. "Ah we gotta fly sixteen whole hours to save the fastest car in the world?" Zack sighed.
"Ah come on Zack the hours are gonna fly by!" Murray told him as they climbed the gangway.
"Yeah and you wanna know how?" Ivy then asked her brother. "With a little help from marathon peanut fights and extreme karaoke at thirty thousand feet!"
"Yeah I even packed the chips and dip!" Murray agreed as Zack now got even more excited as they boarded the plane while Shadowsan grunted disgruntled.
Carmen, Bentley and Sly came up from behind him before he boarded the plane. "We can handle Dubai, you should really use this time to focus on strategy with Player."
Carmen held up her phone showing Player on a video call. "Yeah call it a bonding experience, unless you fancy listening to Murray, Zack and Ivy's trio music." Sly agreed hinting.
Shadowsan turned to face them. "So I have a choice of playdates?" He asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I heard that." Player said his arms crossed indignantly.
"Believe it or not Shadowsan your expertise about VILE could be of great use to our future capers." Bentley explained.
"He's right, Players been decrypting the data on the hard drive you supplied with Bentleys help." Carmen explained. "but your the only one who can take the guess work out of how VILE might intend put any of it into use."
"Which in turn Player will send over to me so I can cook up a plan of attack on how to tackle it." Bentley agreed.
"Right seeing as how you know how the Faculty thinks better than anyone." Sly then said.
Shadowsan could see the groups valid point, as he knew his former colleagues well he would know how they plan their capers. So it did make sense to try and work with Player to discover their meanings. Plus it was better than sitting in a plane with Zack and Ivy for sixteen hours.
"Player, please arrange my air travel." Shadowsan said coming down the stairs. "And a town car to escort me to your place of residence."
This took Player completely aback. "Whoa what! You can't come here!"
Players room:
"What am I supposed to tell my parents? Meet my friend he's a ninja?!" Player said.
San Diego:
"Well you could say he's your new Japanese history tutor?" Sly suggested receiving a raised eyebrow from Shadowsan. "I'm just saying."
"While a positive thought Sly I'd advise against that. We know VILE has eyes and ears almost everywhere so we can't risk leading them right to Player." Bentley explained. "So the most logical action would be for him to work remotely."
"Good thinking Bentley." Carmen said handing Shadowsan a case containing her laptop. "Here take my laptop you can work remotely in a nearby coffee shop." She said as she boarded the plane as Bentley used his wheelchairs hover feature to hover over the stairs.
"Buy yourself a coffee while your there, we'll bring you back a souvenir from Dubai." Sly patted his shoulder as he boarded the plane leaving the master of stealth with an annoyed frown.
Soon the gang were high in the sky, and were gathered around Ivy as they looked at her laptop talking to Player. "Alright Player, get us up to speed before Shadowsan logs onto the free wifi at the local coffee house." Carmen explained.
Players room:
"Your currently on route to Dubai, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates." Player shared his facts. "That may sound like it's a bunch of places but it's actually a country in the Middle East."
"Yep Dubai sits on the Persian gulf, known locally as the Arabian Gulf in the Arabian desert." Carmen shared her facts. "And it's famous for its cutting edge architectural engineering."
"And for good reason, many of the buildings in Dubai are designed with ultra modern architecture, not surprising as one of its many exports is construction." Bentley shared his facts.
"Wow it's like looking at a futuristic city look at those buildings!" Murray said.
"You said it pal, and did you know its home to many landmarks like the Burj AI Arab and you can even enjoy the lively night life and decorative show of the Dubai fountain." Sly shared some facts he learned about Dubai.
"Thats right Sly. The most famous landmark is the Burji Khalifa sky scraper which holds all kinds of world records." Carmen explained. "Including tallest existing structure. Which means it has a great view of Dubai's artificial islands which are completely man made."
"They kinda look like plants?" Murray noticed.
"Yes Murray but in actual fact they are constructed to resemble the shape of a world map." Bentley shared his facts. "There are three of these islands. Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel Ali and Palm Deira, and together they make up the Dubai Palm Islands."
"Got it in one Bentley and it just so happens the Palm Jumeirah is where you'll be hobnobbing with the rich and famous tonight."Player explained.
"I scored you invites to a private party held by Ibrahim Alsurbac." Player shows the group a picture of said host as he explains. "He's the owner of Alsurbac Motors its a gala unveiling for his all electric prototype supercar." He shows them a picture of said car that they had seen previously.
"Ho ho yeah!" Zack said.
"Sweet!" Ivy said as well.
"Awesome!" Murray exclaimed.
"Okay so what's VILEs angle?" Sly asked.
"Well Sly according to our research the car is being tested at Dubai's Autodrome tomorrow morning." Bentley uses his tablet to bring up images of Dubai's famous Autodrome where many races have been held. "Accompanied with the VILE chatter Player and I were able to intercept tells me thats when they're planning to try and steal it." Bentley explained.
"Plain sight defiantly VILE's MO." Carmen realised. "We'll have to steal it tonight in order to keep it secure until then."
"Agreed, first things first we'll need recon photos of the premises itself along with its security systems." Bentley then said. "That way we can devise a plan of attack."
"And how do we do that?" Ivy asked.
"Like we always do Ivy we blend in. Cooper style." Sly said.
Dubai: Palm Jumeirah:
Night has fallen over Dubai and on the now lit island of Palm Jumeirah the guests had arrived at the venue for the party celebrating the showcase of the All electric prototype super car. Among the crowds a certain gentleman thief now in his hologuise and sporting a white tuxedo walked around and adjusted his watch. However a silent click noise sounded.
"How's it going Sly?" Bentley called in on the com.
"Flawlessly Bentley and this new wrist cam is awesome." Sly silently communicated.
"Well I figured you'd draw too much attention to yourself with the Binocucom so we decided to go a little low tech." Bentley relayed.
"Bentley you never cease to amaze me." Carmen agreed on the coms as Sly walked around the crowds.
"Yeah he has that affect on people." Murray agreed.
"Okay back to business, you need to get shots of the kind of security we're dealing with, not to mention a shot of the show room where the cars being stored and its electronic lock." Bentley listed the photos.
"The security belongs to Alsurbac he has his own private security force." Carmen noted.
Sly looked around and saw some of said security guards in black uniforms guarding an area close to the back. So he took a few quick snapshots of them. Then he made his way over to where they were standing, but as he approached he suddenly vanished within the crowds. The guards looked around vigilantly as the party goes on. However they hadn't noticed Sly was on the side of the building above them shimming along the edge of the wall before leaping down into the bushes which cracked and rustled as he hit the ground.
Moments later he emerged from bushes and he saw the building he was looking for. He crept over and peaked inside to see it was the showroom for the prototype. He quickly took a snapshot of the car in the showroom, then went over to the door to the show room itself. He took a snapshot of the security lock and sent them over to Bentley.
"Stunning photography work as always Sly, I think we have what we need meet us at the Van and we'll work out a plan of attack." Bentley relayed. Sly nodded and quickly snuck away before the security force came looking.
Back at the Van which was parked outside the party venue everyone was in the back while Murray sat up deactivated his hologuise revealing his true form. Bentley then started his presentation on his tablet.
"Alright, thanks to the recon photos provided by Sly we now know what we're dealing with." Bentley said showing the photos. "The car is being stored in a show room under guard by the security force locked with a duel lock encoded security system." He showed them the photo of the security lock. "But fortunately it's nothing I can't handle."
"Sounds like you've covered all the bases Bentley." Sly smirked impressed.
"Don't I always?" Bentley joked. "With Carmens insight we have a plan I like to call Operation: Fast and Furious." Bentley then explained. "Carmen if you would explain."
"Thank you Bentley." Carmen nodded. " Once the party's in full swing everyones attention will be away from the showroom where the supercars on display." She explained. "We'll mingle our way through the festivities to see if we can ID any VILE operatives. Taking care to avoid detection by Alsabac's Private security force. Bentley will break us into the show room, Ivy hot-wires the car, and Zack drives it out."
"Hey how come I can't drive it?" Murray asked.
"Sorry big guy but I don't think it has your head room, plus we need you on standby near the showroom in case things go south." Sly explained.
"Wouldn't worry about that, the engine is nearly silent so motor noise shouldn't attract any attention." Carmen said.
"A master plan." Zack smirked.
"From master thieves!" Ivy smirked finishing that sentence as they shared a high five.
Later the party was now in full swing as the Cooper & Sandiego Gang now dressed in their finest arrived. Murray wore a black and white tuxedo with his holo guise, while Bentley wore a dark green tux with his hologuise and sported sunglasses. Carmen was wearing a long black dress with gold sequins and her hair tied in a bun and sported a black cape with red linings, gold earrings and red heels. Zack wore the same tux when he played a duke and Ivy was in her Japanese outfit.
As they separated to mingle around the party Alsurbac himself was on stage giving his speech.
"The Alsurbac 9000 heralds the next generation of engineering marvels." He spoke showing some footage of the vehicle on stage. "It is a rocket ship on four wheels."
In the party, Zack, Ivy and Murray were mingling in the crowds. As Zack looked at the appetisers they were serving it was unfortunately a certain dish he recognised all too well. Caviar.
"Blech!" Zack nearly vomited. "Fish eggs, aww why don't we ever go to chip and dip parties!" He complained.
"Hey gag reflex no ones forcing you to eat'em." Ivy reminded him.
"Grr man!" Murray grumbled itching his shirt collar. "This shirts really bugging me, and this hologuise is making me itch."Ivy just shook her head at the two of them complaining about their discomfort be it fish, or even itching clothes.
Just then Zacks eyes were lay on something else, or rather someone else. "I'm in love." He gasped. Murray and Ivy looked at what he was looking at.
They saw a tall woman with dark skin, dressed in a green and dark green dress with flower patterns on them. Her dark raven hair was tied in a bun and had long gold earrings.
Zack now sporting a charming smile walked over to the mystery woman, while all Ivy could do was roll her eyes and Murray just watched to see what he was doing. Zack slid up to the mystery woman and greeted her.
"Some shindig huh." Zack said in a charming voice. "Any chance your into uh..chip and dip?"
The woman looked at him with a weird look and then walked away clearly not interested. Zack slumped with a sad look. "Wow, and I thought seeing you trying to bond with Shadowsan was awkward." Murray said.
"I think you've been spending too much time with Sly bro." Ivy agreed however Zacks look turned from shocked to grinding his teeth with anger as to who he saw next.
"Hey what's up?" Murray asked. It was then Ivy noticed.
"Whoa is that…" Ivy said.
"Excuse me are you.." The mystery woman who blew Zack off was now flirting with none other than.
"Trey. Sterling!" Zack growled angrily.
"Wait that spoiled brat of a racer you guys told us about?" Murray asked.
"Yep thats the one alright." Ivy said with a frown as they followed Zack to speak with him.
It was then that Trey noticed the two familiar faces that approached him. "Do I know you from somewhere?" He asked.
Zack maintained his frowning look. "Southie, we raced together?" Ivy jogged his memory.
"Jack and Daisy right?" Trey remembered while mocking them. "From the amateur tracks."
"Thats Zack and Ivy to you pal." Murray then spoke up.
"And you are?" Trey asked.
"The names Murray, I'm a friend of these two and they also raced on the pro tracks!" Murray said in a defending way.
"Not for long as I recall." Trey then said. "The last time we raced, Zacky boy here wound up crossing the finish line with your tires over his sunroof." He joked. "The wheels should be at the bottom." He then whispered to the mystery woman, before turning back to the siblings. "So what you two been up to?"
"Well since you asked, I'm a duke now and Ivy's a rocket scientist." Zack told him gesturing to his sister who maintained a nervous smile as her brother made things up. "Oh and our pal Murray here is a racing driver too, stock van class and demolition derby."
"Oh give you any more tips on crashing?" Trey teased much to Zacks annoyance and Murray was beginning to not like this guy.
"Actually The Murray has won many of these races and I remain undefeated its how we race real cars!" Murray said acting like the tough guy.
Elsewhere:
The showroom holding the super car was quiet and was being guarded by a single security guard. Little did he noticed Carmen, Sly and Bentley sneaking round to the show room unnoticed.
Bentley quietly and discreetly fired a sleep dart from his crossbow which hit the guard in the neck. However before he could react he collapsed to the ground. Sly quickly pulled the guard away and locked him in a store cupboard.
"Will he be okay?" Carmen asked.
"Don't worry my sleep darts will keep him out cold for a few hours and when he wakes up he'll be floppier than a damp old sock." Bentley explained.
Carmen and Sly looked in to see the car couldn't help but whistle impressively. "What a beaut."
"Yeah no way we're letting VILE reverse engineer it." Carmen agreed then Sly noticed the card board cut out of the racer.
"Whoa look at this guy who does he think he is?" Sly joked.
"I believe that would be the test driver for the car." Bentley said looking at his tablet. "A…Trey Sterling."
Carmen and Sly's eyes widened at that mention. "The racer back from when Zack and Ivy were racers." Sly remembered. "Wow even in cardboard he looks like a show off."
"We'll think about that later we need to get in the showroom." Carmen then said. "Bentley would you do the honours?"
"Your wish is my command my lady." Bentley said deactivating his hologuise while Sly just shook his head smiling. Bentley turned his attention to the electric lock. "Hello there my pretty." He said like the wicked witch of the west.
He pulled a wire from his tablet and connected it to the lock on the door. He began typing on his wheelchair keyboard and was hacking the lock, and a few keystrokes later.
"Boom! Open Sesame!" Bentley cheered and then the glass doors to the showroom slowly opened. "Shall we?" He asked Carmen and Sly.
"Thank you." Carmen nodded and they all went inside.
Back at the party Zack was still bragging. While Trey and the Mystery Woman looked bored "And I dabble in art collecting Vermeer's mainly perhaps you've heard of him."
Murray was bored and Ivy had just about enough. "Come on Zack, we have that thing we need to attend to!" Ivy said in a hinting way.
"Oh right yeah the thing can't be late for the thing!" Murray realised. While still itching his suit collar slightly.
"Now you two look familiar." Called a voice which immediately got the Boston Siblings attention. Coming over to them was an man with short gray hair and a moustache in a cream coloured suit. He was accompanying Alsurbac himself.
"Your from the racing circuits around Boston aren't ya?" The man said and it seemed he was from Boston as well.
"Thats right Dad, we used to 'compete' against them." Trey said to his father with air quotes. Much to Zacks irk.
"Sure I remember, the brother sister team with the do it yourself car." The father said.
"Exactly." Trey said hoping his father would join his mocking but to his surprise.
"That always beat my son." He said much to Trey's shock.
"Good memory Mr Sterling." Ivy said smirking impressed that he had a good recollection on how those races really turned out.
"Please call me Sterling." Sterling assured. "Sterling Sterling."
"Your last name is your first name?" Murray said scratching his head. "I don't get it?"
"Oh and who is this a friend of yours?" Mr Sterling asked.
"Oh right this is Murray he's a friend of ours and a fellow racer." Zack introduced.
"I see and what do you major in?" Sterling asked as he shook his hand.
"Oh I did stock van class for a while before moving into demolition derby." Murray explained. "Where The Murray remains undefeated!" He said striking a pose.
"Ha ha I love that kind of enthusiasm, you two made a good friend here." Sterling said laughing.
"Yeah we did!" Zack said.
"Dad!" Trey breathed trying to get back on track. "I'm sure our host would prefer to hear about the professional who's driving his car tomorrow. Instead of amateur drivers."
Zack growled angrier than ever while Murray glared this chump dare call him an amateur. It took all his restraint to not go Rambo on his face. "Wait your test driving the super car?" Ivy asked in surprise and a raised eyebrow.
"Mr Alsurbac demands the best of the best." Trey smirked.
"How very true." Alsurbac agreed.
"If by best of the best you mean hoping your ego doesn't get stuck in the door." Murray joked.
"Aww snap!" Zack chucked. However the mystery woman just chuckled and clung more to Trey.
"I want to hear all about your professional driving skills." She said as the two walked off but not before Trey gave a gun finger salute and a click towards the Boston siblings.
"Later Big Z." Trey smirked as he joined his new companion.
Zack glared with hate towards his old rival while Murray frowned shaking his head. "Wow he's even more of a jerk in person."
"I can't believe Trey gets to drive the new racer!" Zack exclaimed angrily.
"Well look at it this way." Murray then said. "What better way of getting back at this jerk then stealing the spot light by driving the racer first!"
"He has a point Zack he won't drive it before us tonight when we…" Suddenly they all remembered.
"Carmen and Sly!" They said in unison.
"Lets go!" Murray told them and they snuck away from the party.
As the security guard walked past the showroom, Ivy, Zack and Murray poked their heads round the corner, then entered through the main door."Nice of you guys to join us." Carmen told them.
"You guys get lost in the party?" Sly asked.
"Trust me Ringtail you don't want to know." Ivy said.
Carmen then opened the drivers side door of the car. "Lets get this kitten purring."
"On it Carm." Ivy smirked, she entered the car and pushed down on the panel below the dashboard and exposed the wiring inside.
"Think you can hotwire this tech?" Bentley asked.
"There ain't a car I can't hotwire." Ivy smirked confidently.
"Or boat." Sly joked while Ivy just shook her head smiling as she hot-wired the car.
"So what about you guys?" Zack asked.
"Two seater remember." Carmen smiled. "Luckily we have our own getaway vehicle."
"We'll head back to the van you guys meet us at the rondevu." Sly smiled to them. "Enjoy your joyride."
So Carmen, Sly, Murray and Bentley took their leave and headed back to the van leaving Zack looking back at the car. Suddenly it surged into life with the rear lights illuminating to Zacks shock posters of Trey Sterling a cardboard cut out and even trophies he'd won it was like he was bragging even when he wasn't in the room.
Zack growled angrily looking at his smug face. "Ready to roll!" Ivy called out and Zack climbed into the drivers seat of the race car and buckled up still frowning.
"Okay time to sneak this baby out of here like a panther in a library." Ivy said to her brother who saw the cardboard cutout of Trey in the rearview mirror.
""Later Big Z." He heard his voice echo. Suddenly without thinking Zack hit the accelerator pedal flat out and the tires on the car screeched loudly. This instantly caught the attention of the security guards on duty. In the showroom the car screeched as it did a large doughnut on the floor.
"What are you doing?!" Ivy exclaimed to her brother who was smirking at what he was doing as the rear end of the car knocked down the cardboard cut out of Trey.
"Ha ha who's laughing now Trey!" Zack laughed almost triumphantly.
"Dude only you could make an almost silent car that noisy!" Ivy scolded her brother. "Get us out of here!"
The car zoomed away leaving tire marks on Treys cardboard cut out just as the security guards arrived it zoomed past them. One guard with his glasses broken called in the theft. "Seal off the island!"
The car zoomed past the manor house then just before the gates closed it zoomed out of the premises but not without the security force in their fast Aston Martins close behind.
This was all seen from the team van by Carmen and the others. "Now that wasn't part of the plan?" Carmen questioned who was now wearing a red, black and yellow leather suit with her hair tied in a bun.
"What are Zack and Ivy doing!?" Bentley exclaimed.
"I don't know but we better hustle!" Sly realised when Carmen tossed him a helmet and blue leather suit.
"Then suit up Cooper we have a chase to stop!" Carmen said as she mounted a red motor bike with a yellow pinstripe down the side. Sly quickly changed into racing leathers and mounted behind her.
"You guys see if you can keep the cops off us!" Sly called as the bike zoomed out of the back of the van and straight after the escaping racing car. Murray revved up the van and raced down the streets after them.
The racer zoomed down the streets with Carmen and Sly following on the bike but were soon joined by two police Aston Martins with their sirens blaring as they zoomed ahead. Carmen revved the bike and they gained more speed after them.
Zack pushed the gear stick forwards and put pedal to the metal as they zoomed away from the police behind them. "Ohho man! If this is the future of racing sign me up!" Zack exclaimed to his sister. Just then Bentley called in on the coms.
"Bentley?" Ivy called.
"Question. What part of near silent didn't you understand!" Bentley yelled down the coms.
"Hey its Zacks fault!" Ivy exclaimed.
"Never mind that now you need to get that racer off the island we're gonna try and divert the police." Bentley explained the plan.
In the van he typed on the keyboard of the van computer to hack the traffic lights in the city and the private security forces private frequency. "Okay I have their whereabouts they're setting up roadblocks in the streets turn left and then the next right!" Bentley called.
Zack nodded and turned the car left down the next street with the security force close behind them as well as Carmen and Sly. "Carmen, Sly stay with them leave this to us!" Bentley called on the coms.
The racer sped down the streets then swerved right power sliding round the corner. Before the police could turn around leaping over them was the team van landing in front of them.
"Oh yeah demo derby time!" Murray exclaimed as he hit the breaks hard and slammed into the police car behind him which swerved out of control with the front badly dented and crashed into two of the other cars causing them to screech to a halt blocking the other cars approach. The bike Carmen and Sly were on zoomed forwards and then jumped the wrecked security cars to catch up to the others.
"Yahoo way to go Murray and Bentley!" Zack cheered.
"Stay focused bro we still gotta get off the island." Ivy reminded him.
"Relax sis we're in the clear!" Zack said all presumptuous like.
However when Bentley looked at the map on his computer he could see there was trouble ahead. "Oh no!"
For the Boston Siblings were in big trouble, because while they escaped the cars that were chasing them the security force was larger than they realised because ahead of them more of their cars had formed a road block.
"Zack Ivy abort there's a road block ahead!" Bentley exclaimed. Zack gasped and quickly slammed on the breaks bringing the car to a complete stop. The two were now completley surrounded with no means of escape.
The van stopped a distance away. "No!" Murray exclaimed. "Bentley we gotta help them we can't sit here and do nothing!"
"I'm sorry but there's no way to help them without being arrested ourselves." Bentley told Murray who looked very saddened at the events unfolding. "I promise we'll bust Zack and Ivy out."
"Exit the vehicle hands in the air!" The security force exclaimed to them, so Zack and Ivy stepped out of the car and were being detained.
Carmen and Sly watched this from a distance away. "Well a perfect end to a perfect night." Sly said disappointed while Carmens eyes squinted in frustration behind her helmet the plan was blown.
Elsewhere:
Meanwhile in a local coffee house in San Diego, Shadowsan sat at a table with Carmen's laptop speaking to player while enjoying a coffee. Player had just finished explaining how they handle decrypting the data from the hard drive.
"So thats our usual pattern." Player finished explaining. "Piece together some VILE chatter then cross-reference it with data from the drive to see where it might connect."
"You really are Carmens secret weapon." Shadowsan said admittedly he was impressed. "I suspect with assistance from Bentley it now takes half the time to make the connections." He said holding his coffee in hand.
"Got it in one." Player acknowledged. "Speaking of Carmen, shouldn't she and Sly have checked in by now?" In truth Shadowsan was wondering that very same thing, as it had been a while since they had an update on the Dubai caper.
Dubai:
Back in Dubai, Carmen, Sly, Murray and Bentley had now taken up position on a rooftop close to the police precinct. Just then their communicators rang. "Not a good time." Carmen answered.
"What is wrong?" Shadowsan asked.
"Well lets put it this way, tonights break in is now a coin toss away from being a break out." Sly explained as they saw Zack and Ivy being escorted into the precinct by the police.
"Do not tell me the pranksters are in jail!" Shadowsan said all knowingly.
Carmen and Sly looked at each other with dreading looks. "W..ould we be lying if we said they weren't?" He tried to lighten the mood.
"Not funny Sly." Carmen snapped at him.
Coffee house:
"I strongly urge you consider finding better help than those amateurs." Shadowsan said holding the phone and his coffee.
Dubai:
"Hey who you calling amateurs!" Murray exclaimed offended.
"Last time I checked Shadowsan you didn't call the shots on who we recruit." Sly said but Carmen then interjected.
"My circus my monkeys!" She said indignantly. "We managed just fine before you joined and we'll continue to manage!" She was getting more and more frustrated.
Coffee house:
"WITHOUT A HEADQUARTERS!" She said before hanging up the phone much to Shadowsan's annoyance as he grumbled.
Dubai:
"Ugh!" Carmen groaned in annoyance.
"So uh guys how are we gonna bust out Zack and Ivy? Smash and Grab?" Murray asked.
"No that would just draw unnecessary attention to ourselves and make it even harder to snatch the car again." Bentley disagreed. "Given how after this security will be on high to mention way may have an unwelcome surprise in the form of ACME."
"The hits just keep coming don't they." Carmen said getting more irritated.
"Okay first deep breaths Carmen, and second we'll find a way. We could always pull that lawyer disguise Murray pulled off once in Chicago." Sly then motioned.
"Possibly." Bentley considered things.
"Down!" Carmen told them and they quickly ducked out of sight as the head lights of a limo pulled up to the precinct. Then stepping out of it was Sterling himself.
"Whos that?" Carmen asked.
"Hey its that Sterling Sterling guy me and the guys met at the party, he's that jerk Trey's dad." Murray realised.
Carmen soon realised and connected the dots to what happened. "Then it looks like we might not have to worry about an escape plan."
In the Precinct:
"Oh man!" Zack breathed with his hair and suit messed up as he and Ivy were now in a cell in the police precinct. "What do you think they'll do to us!?" He asked his sister who was sitting on the bench.
"Maybe you should worry about what Carmens gonna do to us." Ivy said saddened. "We let her and Sly down." She said saddened before she turned to anger. "If You hadn't ignored the plan!"
"What hey don't go pinning this on me!" Zack exclaimed back.
"Why not because once again you let your personal rivalry with Trey mess with your head!" Ivy exclaimed.
"Personal rivalry come on! That jerk had it coming since we met him Ivy!" Zack exclaimed. "I just didn't think.."
"Thats just it bro! You never think! Its just like crashing Lydia all over again every time you let Trey get in your head you act without thinking at all!" Ivy scolded very harshly. Zack just hit the bars in frustration before he realised his mistake.
Just then the officer walked in with Mr Sterling in tow, and first appearances told them he was not best pleased.
"Well you certainly put on quite the show tonight." He said. "My friend Mr Alsurbac is none too happy that you took his crown jewel out for a joyride. But I know what you were really up to."He said.
"You do?" Ivy said rather worried as was her brother.
Then surprising Sterling was smiling. "You were trying to impress me with your skills behind the wheel."
"I was?" Zack asked only to be elbowed in the gut by his sister.
"Y-yep totally nailed it, totally what we were trying to do!" Ivy said with a smile.
"Did it work?" Zack asked, and to that answer Sterling shifted his eyes and the clattering of keys could be two saw the officer opening the cell door showing they were free to go. So Zack and Ivy stepped out of the cell.
"I've convinced my friend to drop all charges." Sterling explained. "In exchange I'm gonna ask that you consider driving for me." To say Zack and Ivy were shocked was an understatement, were they really being offered a chance to race on a real team!?
"You'll have your own car to race son, fully funded." He then said to Zack as he put supporting hands on their shoulders. "And you will have your very own pit crew to supervise."
Ivy and Zack shared a look as this sounded too good to be true. "What's the catch?" Ivy asked.
"No catch, with both you and my son Trey under my banner Team Sterling can win more races." Sterling explained as he walked to the exit. "I like to keep things in the family."
That last sentence caught the two by surprise as they ran round the corner after him. "We're family?"
"Your Boston proud like I am." Sterling smiled. "And thats family enough for me." He then left the precinct leaving a completely bewildered Zack and Ivy with much to think about.
Outside the precinct Sterlings limo pulled away just as Zack and Ivy stepped out of the precinct. They looked across the street and saw Sly, Bentley, Murray and a not very happy looking Carmen leaning on her bike.
Ivy and Zack rushed over to them Murray was the first to greet them with open arms literally as he hugged them. "Alright you guys are okay! But how'd you get out?"
"Wouldn't you believe it the best luck in the world Murray!" Zack said in delight he and Ivy then turned to Carmen. "Carm you're never gonna guess what just happened not in a million years!"
"Its wicked ridiculous." Ivy said even more excited.
"Uh guys…" Before Sly could say anything though. Carmen then spoke.
"Do you realise! You just jeopardised the entire mission!" Carmen exclaimed out of anger. "When are you going to stop behaving like amateurs!"
Then the Boston Siblings realised the amount of trouble they were in. "Sorry Carm."
"So lets hear what's so wicked ridiculous. What was possibly worth risking your necks and ours, and giving VILE a chance to win!?" Carmen exclaimed as she walked to them. "Go on I'm listening!"
"Hey cool it Carmen!" Sly told her. "They didn't mean for this to happen, we'll just have to restrategise thats all right Bentley?"
"Yes I'll have to work on that if the cars being test driven at the Autodrome tomorrow we'll have to keep our eyes open." Bentley said.
"Right since when do we not finish a job." Sly then said to her. This did calm her down but it just resulted in her putting her helmet on, getting on her bike and zooming off in a huff.
"Well that didn't go well." Murray said.
"Yeah you don't say." Ivy sighed sadly.
"Now any chance you guys wanna tell me what happened back there. I've never known you to slip up?" Sly then asked.
"Well uh…" Ivy was about to explain until Zack stepped in.
"It was my fault, we saw Trey Sterling at the party and when I heard he was driving the car I..I guess what happened back in Boston came back and…I lost it." Zack admitted.
"Ah wounded pride and a personal rivalry I know that all too well." Bentley realised.
"Look Zack, I get what this guy put you and Ivy through back in the races but, you should know better then to let a personal rivalry cloud your judgement." Sly told him as understanding as he could.
Zack just sighed. "So ya not mad at us?" Ivy asked.
"Hey come on I'm a forgiving guy, besides its not the first time when some of our plans don't always go to plan." Sly said.
"Right remember General Tsao's treasure temple." Bentley remembered well about some unforeseen events when they rescued Jin King and robbed said general of his treasure
"For the record I'm totally calling the architect of that temple I mean who puts in weakened floorboards!"Murray pointed out.
That did perk the two up a bit but they were still hurt by what Carmen had said to them. Zack was hurt most of all, for deep down he knew his sister was right, he knew this was his fault.
"Yeah well something tells me Carm has a different take on that." Ivy sighed.
"Yeah I've never seen her angry." Zack agreed.
"I'll talk to her see if I can smooth things over." Sly assured them both. "Now what was it you wanted to tell us?"
Zack and Ivy however just brushed it off, as this wasn't the time. "Nothing important." Zack brushed off.
"Nothing really." Ivy said, however Sly could see it was something alright, but he chose not to push the matter.
"Come on lets get back to the hotel." Sly said as he and the rest of the crew headed back to the van.
Later that night:
Later at the hotel where they were staying, Carmen was alone in the joint room she was sharing with Sly, she was looking out the window looking frustrated. Just then the door unlocked and Sly came in deactivating his hologuise and took off his tie.
"Okay Carmen what the heck was that?" Sly then asked her for once he was getting straight to the point.
"Sly please I'm not in the mood." Carmen said not even facing him.
"Well at the risk of getting my own head chewed off playing the blame game isn't gonna help us stop VILE." Sly then said tossing his tie on the bed.
"Yeah well neither is doing things half way!" Carmen then turned to face him now.
"Is that what you think is going on here Carmen?" Sly questioned. "Its not like they wanted this to happen they were distracted seeing their rival here tonight?"
"They jeopardise the mission for some past rivalry Sly what do you think!" Carmen argued. "Their childish amateur stunts put the mission at risk tonight!"
"Really?" Sly asked with a raised eyebrow. "Is that you talking or Shadowsan."
Carmen was rather taken aback by the raccoon thief's question. She sighed and sat down on the bed. "Look I get that Shadowsan is pestering about the idea of a hideout and its getting to you, but that doesn't mean you should take it out on them! I get that its too much like VILE island but…"
"Its not just that Sly." Carmen then said. "You know I spent the first few years of my life in one place never once getting to see the world and I don't want to be in that position again."
"But that wouldn't happen, you know that." Sly said sitting down on the bed.
"I wouldn't discern the difference." Carmen said.
"Look I get that but don't take this the wrong way but it isn't just about you." Sly said which made Carmen looked with a raised eyebrow. "With me and my gang our hideout in Paris it wasn't just a place to catch our breath between heists, it was our roots a place we called home, sure we traveled a lot but it was always a place we could return to." Carmen listened to what he was saying and started to see things from a different perspective.
"I'm not on Shadowsan's side or anything but when your in a crew, you consider everyone else. Like maybe setting down roots for Zack and Ivy?" Sly then said to her. Carmen sighed realising she was acting more like Shadowsan and her own issues. Yet she took it out on the two people who have been with her though thick and thin.
"You think I was a jerk to them right?" Carmen asked in all honesty.
"Your words not mine." Sly smiled understandingly. "Look just talk it out with them and I'm sure they'll understand."
Carmen couldn't help but smile warmly at her friends kind words of support. It did leave her much to think about, along with a certain other thing they learned about as well.
The next morning:
The sun was high over Dubai's Autodrome racing stadium and everything was ready for the inaugural test run of the new Supercar. Spying from the bleachers with their Binocucom and viewing lenses Carmen and Sly sat keeping a look out. However there were two people that weren't with them.
"I haven't seen Zack or Ivy, I hope I didn't scare them away." Carmen said hoping she hadn't scared them both.
"You were kinda direct." Player then said.
"Thanks for the reminder Player." Sly then said. "Don't worry Murray's with them in the pits they'll keep a look out for anything suspicious."
That did assure Carmen a little but there was something else. "Speaking of suspicious they're not the only no shows. VILE hasn't reared its head, not yet and the test drive is about to begin." She explained as they looked at the car now on the start line.
"Bentley anything from where your at?" Sly asked on the Binocucom.
"Nothing yet Sly but by carefully choosing my cover I have a clear view of the track." Bentley relayed from his position which was a disguised concession stand at the top of the bleachers which did grant him a clear view of the track. "Long range recon with my RC chopper hasn't turned up anything. If VILE is going to try and steal the car it would be more logical to take it before the test while in the pit lane or afterwards when everyone is busy at the celebrations."
"So what's their angle now?" Sly wondered as they all kept a look out.
Meanwhile down in the pits, Zack, Ivy and Murray were walking to the garages. The two siblings were still shaken up after last nights fiasco and with the proposal from Mr Sterling on their minds, which they shared with Murray on the way there.
"So Sterling offered you guys a chance to race on his team?" Murray asked. "Man that..thats huge so you guys planning on taking it?"
"I…I don't really know Murray we've been seriously considering Daddy Sterlings offer.." Ivy said unsure.
"Well why wouldn't we especially since Carm hates us." Zack then said still regretting his actions.
"Carm..doesn't hate us." Ivy corrected her brother before sighing. "But she maybe right about one thing."
"What's that?" Zack asked as Ivy walked up to a large trailer and leaned on it with her arms crossed.
"The amateur part." She sighed. "We may need to face the fact that we're better racers then we are thieves."
"Huh yeah." Zack sighed in agreement.
"Guys come on this isn't about what Carmen said or how Shadowsan's been dissing you?" Murray questioned.
"No it's us facing reality Murray, we screwed up big." Ivy then said. "So maybe its best we take the high road, and apologies to Trey for putting skid marks on his face."
They were actually standing outside the trailer belonging to Trey which literally had his face all over it looking smug. Zack scowled at the idea of having to apologies to that jerk. But Ivy was insistent. "Its the right thing to do if we wanna end up racing on his dads team."
"Guys come on don't go doing anything rash." Murray said to them. "So you messed up, every thief does even me."
"Thats easy for you to say big guy your the muscle and an awesome getaway driver." Zack sighed.
"Yeah but you can believe that even The Murray has made his own fair share of screwups." Murray said to them. "Look I'm gonna let you guys in on a secret okay, a little known secret of The Murray that no one outside of Sly or Bentley knows about." This seemed to get their attention. "When we first started out as the Cooper Gang and even going after the Fiendish Five I got scared."
Zack and Ivy were completely taken aback by him even saying that. "Wait wait wait, you scared?" Ivy said in disbelief.
"Come on man your THE MURRAY the fearless enforcer of the Cooper Gang who isn't scared of anything!" Zack said in disbelief.
"Yeah but back then I wasn't much of those things, I was just the getaway driver and going into the field with Sly terrifies me I mean we had our roles he was the thief, Bentley the brains and me the getaway driver." Murray continued. "I thought that was all I was good at that I was a better driver than a thief, but when we were facing down Clockwerk I knew I had to step up and so I joined Sly in the field and knew I had what it takes to be the muscle." Zack and Ivy listened to this even more and saw he was in a similar position to them once.
"But then when we took down ClockLa, Bentley was injured and he lost the use of his legs. It was all my fault it was my greatest mistake ever!" Murray said looking down still regretting it happened.
"But Murray, Bentley doesn't blame you for ending up in the wheelchair, no one did." Ivy assured him remembering the stories that Sly shared with them.
"I know that but, I still blamed myself that I wasn't strong enough to save him. Even after that when we went on heists I was off my game kept messing up." Murray explained remembering what happened in the aftermath of ClockLa's defeat and Sly escaping Interpol to reunite with them. "So I felt like leaving was my only option so I took on my training with the Guru, and it was awesome don't get me wrong but…in Venice I..I wasn't there for my friends when they needed me the most. Then when we went back to the Ice age and I felt useless because I couldn't steal eggs from Grizz like Sly's ancestor Bob as he was the better thief. But I never gave up and neither did they, because in the end we're more than just a crew, we're family."
That last sentence hit Zack and Ivy hard as they knew Sly thought of Carmen as family and now they were hearing that the hippo enforcer thought of the whole crew as family.
"Family makes mistakes but we also rise up from them, just like I did we just need to forgive each other and move on from this mess." Murray explained before he sighed. "But I'm not gonna tell you guys what to do just do what you think is right, and what ever happens The Murray is right behind you and I know Carm will be too."
The two Boston siblings smiled at him it seems his story speech did help them consider a few things. So they swallowed their pride and knocked on Trey's trailer door.
Meanwhile back at the track Alsurbac was giving his speech with Mr Sterling by his side. "And now, here to set a new land speed record with the Alsurbac 9000." He gestured to the driver arriving on the track. "Please welcome international racing sensation Trey Sterling!"
Trey now sporting his helmet and racing overalls was soaking in the cheering crowds with a wave and his signature gun hand waves. From the bleachers Carmen and Sly continued to watch out for signs of VILE and Bentley watched from the concession stands. However something was off.
Back at the pits, Ivy kept knocking on the door but still no reply. Suddenly they heard something it was someone screaming but behind a cloth gag. This immediately got their attention.
"Let me knock." Murray offered, the door was punched in by Murray who quickly activated his hologuise to avoid causing a scene. Ivy and Zack stepped into the trailer.
"Wow." Ivy breathed as they stepped in to on the ground, bound and gagged and was only wearing his vest and underwear with race cars on.
Zack just burst out laughing at the sight of his old rival in a very indignant sight. "Hahahaha he has race cars on his underwear." He laughed while Ivy just swatted his arm.
"He also has rope on his body!" Ivy reminded him as she knelt down and took off Trey's gag.
"Gah!" He cried as it didn't half hurt. "Hey watch it!"
"What happened?" Ivy asked.
"How should I know, one minute I was getting ready to totally rock it out there on the track then WHAM! Something hit me over the head and I woke up like this!" Trey explained.
"In your underwear?" Zack questioned trying to keep a straight face.
"Hey its my back up!" Trey explained.
"Hold on." Murray then said. "If he's here then who's…"Then suddenly it dawned on the three of them.
"THE CAR!"
Back at the track, 'Trey' got in the drivers seat of the supercar and got ready to go. The car surged into life as Carmen, Sly and Bentley watched from their positions looking through their binocucoms. While Sterling and Alsurbac watched from the grand stand.
Then the lights went red in sequence from five, four, three, two, one and finally on green. The racer put his foot down and the car zoomed round the track to the cheering crowds and everyones amazement. Sterling placed an encouraging arm round Alsurbac seeing this in action.
However at that moment. "SLY! GUYS WE GOT TROUBLE WITH A CAPITAL T!" Murray called in on the Binocuoms.
"What is it Murray?" Sly asked.
"Guys the driver in that car isn't Trey!" Ivy then joined the call getting Carmens attention.
"Yeah we found him tied up in his trailer, in race car underwear!" Zack also added.
"No need to mention that bro!" Ivy said scolding him.
"Wait, if he's not driving then who…" Just as Carmen said that the racer zoomed round the first turn on the track and was coming down the straights before disappearing behind a pit garage. However to everyones shock, it didn't come out the other end.
"Weh?" Sterling said in surprise while Alsurbac looked even greatly surprised.
"VILE!" Carmen and Sly suddenly realised. The Lady in Red growled in frustration not seeing this coming and hurried past Sly who communicated into his Binocuom.
"Guys meet us at the van!" Sly exclaimed and Bentley quickly used his wheelchair hover wheels to fly out of the Concession stand and raced away with his jet engine after the rest of the crew.
With no time to lose Carmen and Sly mounted her bike placed on their helmets, started the engine and zoomed away to try and catch up leaving Zack and Ivy behind.
"Wow she must be really mad at us." Zack said.
"What else were they gonna do take us for a piggy back ride." Ivy told him, just then a familiar La Cucaracha horn sounded and the van pulled up right in front of them.
The side door opened to reveal Bentley in the back while Murray was driving up front. "Someone call for a taxi?" Murray asked.
"Come on get in!" Bentley said to them and the Boston siblings wasted no time climbing into the van shutting the door behind them and with tires screeching zoomed after Carmen and the runaway race car.
Far ahead, the stolen race car had made it onto the highway in the city with Carmen and Sly close behind them. Weaving in and out between the cars so they didn't lose sight of the escaping vehicle.
In the car itself the racer removed the visor and helmet revealing it to be none other than the mystery woman from last night. She was a VILE operative codenamed The Driver.She placed her phone on the dashboard linking it to the cars bluetooth system. Which activated with the VILE logo on it. Then it opened a video chat to her partner, The Mechanic.
"Mission accomplished." She reported.
"I do fancy your fancy driving Driver." The Mechanic complimented. "You ready to take it to the next level?" She said with hinting words.
However before The Driver could answer that she looked in the rear view mirror and saw she had a little red and raccoon tail behind her. She scowled as she zoomed the car forwards. Carmen and Sly weaved through passing vehicles until soon they were right along side the supercar. They saw The Driver's face but soon realised they were on the other side of a dividing Driver smirked and gave them a two fingered wave as the car went up a ramp to the overpass.
"Carmen heads up!" Sly called, and she looked forwards to see roadworks ahead. They had nowhere to go, but it was then she noticed wooden boards leaning on the back of a truck which looked like it would make a good ramp.
"Hang on!" Carmen told him as she revved the bike and zoomed ahead onto the ramp and soaring into the air, seeing the stolen supercar below and a rather bewildered driver. The two super thieves landed onto the road right in front of Driver.
"Wooo Yeah! Evel knievel eat your heart out!" Sly cheered.
"Celebrate later." Carmen said as the supercar over took them. However back up was at hand as the team van soared into the air and landed on the overpass close behind.
In the van Zack and Ivy were gathered around Bentley at his computer. "Gah why didn't I see this coming of course VILE would send a driver to steal the car because taking it after the test drive would be impossible with the security force!"
"Hey don't take it so hard Bentley, there's no way you could've known." Ivy told him.
"You know VILE are being pretty stupid with their plan." Zack openly said which earned looks from Ivy and Bentley.
"I mean come on they steal the car during the test drive sure but just how are they gonna get the car out of Dubai?" Zack explained.
Ivy looked at the map on her phone which was tracking Carmen and Sly. "Water in front of us sand behind, not to mention the cops are gonna have this island quarantined so there's no way they can just drive it out of here."
Bentley was wondering the same thing, VILE couldn't get the car on a boat as it would instantly alert the coast guard and the local police would cut off all escape routes off the island so the road was out. There was only one route available.
"Unless, they have a rondevu in the works. So if they can't use the road and sea that leaves only…" Bentley wondered.
"The sky!" Ivy and Zack realised. "But they can't use an airport the cops would be over them in an instant." Ivy then said. Which was a good point just how were they gonna get that car off the island.
Driver still couldn't shake her tails, so she pushed the throttle to the max and the car lit up with energy and zoomed ahead leaving a blue light trail behind taking the gang completely like surprise. None the less, they continued their pursuit.
The car sped round a corner and headed straight into a large multi story car park. Just as Carmen, Sly and the team turned the same corner they saw the car had vanished when suddenly Sly saw something.
"There!" He pointed and thats when they saw it the supercar going up the multi-story carpark. They zoomed inside and headed up the ramp.
"Murray hang a right!" Ivy said pointing to the exit ramp from the top of the car park.
"Ah I get it box'em in!" Murray realised and swerved the van round the corner and up the ramp. The two zoomed up and up the ramps until finally they reached the top. Carmen and Sly came out one tunnel, the team van the other. They suddenly realised they were about to collide. Ivy, Bentley and Zack screamed as Murray quickly swerved the van missing them and screeched to a stop. As did, Sly and Carmen.
Ivy, Murray, Bentley and Zack got out of the van while Carmen and Sly dismounted the bike and removed their helmets.
"I..I don't get it where's the slick ride?" Murray asked shrugging.
"Come on is it invisible too!" Zack exclaimed annoyed.
"It vanished into thin air?" Ivy wondered, until Bentley noticed a large shadow that was hanging over them. He tilted his head up.
"Air is right just look up." Bentley pointed and everyone looked up to see a large looking blimp airship going high into the air.
"They're airlifting it!" Carmen realised.
"Oh of course they can't use airports so they use their own air transportation ingenious!" Bentley slapped himself on the head in realisation.
"Man I really hate blimps." Sly said remembering the last time he was on a blimp it didn't end too well "Then we have an airship to catch."
"Zack Ivy grab on!" Carmen said to them readying her grappling hook and Sly readied his.
"Oh boy." Zack and Ivy said nervously. Sly looked to his own gang.
"Sorry Murray your too heavy for the cable." Sly told him.
"Don't worry about us Sly!" Murray told him.
"You guys go we'll catch up!" Bentley agreed so the group nodded. Ivy and Zack latched onto Carmen and Sly as they fired their grappling hooks to the bottom of the blimp. They retracted their cables, and zoomed in the air with Zack and Ivy screaming as they zoomed up to the blimp.
"Uh so how are we getting up there little buddy?Murray asked.
Bentley then gave a confident smirk. "Using a little something I recently fixed on the van." Murray smirked in anticipation at the song of that.
On the blimp the rest of the crew found an access hatch below the cabin, so skilfully using his cane hook Sly opened the hatch. Sly climbed into the cabin and helped Carmen, Zack and Ivy inside.
"Okay lets go." Carmen said to them and they walked through the hallway of the ship.
"Carm, Sly, there's something we gotta tell you guys." Zack then said as they walked.
"There's a time and a place Zack, and being on a blimp over Dubai ain't either." Ivy sharply told her brother. However what Carmen said next left them stunned.
"Sterling wants you to drive for him." She said taking the two completely aback.
"You know!" Ivy and Zack said surprised.
"Yeah well when you two were detained Bentley may have used Red Drone to spy inside the precinct to see what was going on." Sly admitted rubbing the back of his head.
"Yeah your get out of jail free card wasn't that hard to figure out the rest." Carmen said with her hands on her hips.
Zack and Ivy looked down a little saddened as they didn't know what to do. If they accepted the offer they'd be abandoning Carmen but if they didn't they'd be giving up their dream career that they've longed for, it was like there was no right choice.
Both Carmen and Sly could see they had a difficult choice. "Look I think you both know your more than just my crew, you have my support no matter what you decide." She then looked in some remorse. "And I'm sorry how I acted towards you about last night it was unfair and I had no right to do that."
"Hey if anything I'm the one who should be apologising Carm. I should've known better than to let some stupid pride get in the way of our work." Zack said apologetically.
"Wow Zack never known you to realise your mistake?" Ivy wondered.
"Hey lets get that supercar first then we can talk about personal development." Sly said. "But for what its worth Zack don't let someone like Trey talk you down he can walk the walk but you can talk the talk when it comes to driving. And Ivy he's not as charming as he looks and your talking to an expert."
Ivy couldn't help but roll her eyes at that comment, plus it did boost Zacks confidence a also remembered back to what Murray had said. "Does your charm ever have an off switch Sly?"
"Eh comes and goes." Sly shrugged.
"Okay back to business gang, you search the blimps hold me and Sly will take the bridge and see about commandeering this vehicle." Carmen instructed. So the crew nodded and went in separate directions. Zack and Ivy went down the rear of the corridor while Carmen and Sly continued forwards.
In the hold of the blimp the Boston siblings looked round a corner and smirked as they found what they sought. The supercar was secure in place with ratchet straps.
"And bingo was his nameo." Ivy said, but as they approached the car they both heard strange sounds coming from inside it. They were the sounds of someone imitating the car engine.
Ivy clicked on the cars handle and it opened to reveal The Mechanic at the wheel pretending to drive it. Suddenly she saw the two siblings. "Allo allo, allo who do we have here." She pulled out a wrench and got out of the car slowly approaching the two red heads.
"Oh boy." Ivy said worried.
"Uhh." Zack said even more worried.
"A couple of Oliver Twists looking for some gruel. She tossed her wrench and Zack dodged it as it impaled into one of the crates. Leaving Zack and Ivy completely spooked.
"Oohh a harmful dodger he is." The Mechanic said as she pulled out two more wrenches from her back and twirled them like weapons. However all of a sudden the rear doors of the blimp opened all by themselves.
"What the bloody hell? Who opened the doors?!" The Mechanic asked in shock. Her answer came unexpectantly.
For then flying upwards was the Cooper Team Van, now with a large blue and yellow jet engine on the roof with its wheels angled like hover engines. Zack and Ivy smiled widely in amazement knowing who it was. However they noticed that it was Bentley driving the van and not a certain hippo friend.
The latter of which then came out of the side door which opened like a ramp as he leaped out of it and landed in the blimp with a bang! "Mind if The Murray throws a spanner in your works!" Murray smirked with his scarf flying in the wind.
"Who the heck are you?!" The Mechanic asked.
"That lady is the cavalry." Zack smirked.
Just then it hit the Mechanic. "Ohhh so your this hippo bloke Coach Brunt told me about, the way she knocked you on your butt it was priceless." She then went over to a crate and used a wrench to remove the lid.
"You know Doc M told me I might run into Sandiego and this Cooper bloke so he gave me a little edge!" She pulled out of the crate a pair of large looking gauntlets and they formed large looking wrenches leaving the three completely shocked.
"Not bad guns." Murray said. "But that is no obstacle to The Murray!" He stood ready for a fight.
"Alright gov! Bare knuckle it is!" The Mechanic lunged at Murray swinging her gauntlet fist which Murray grabbed and then swung her into one of the crates. She quickly got up and tossed one crate at the hippo.
Murray however grabbed the crate and crushed it in his hands only for the Mechanic to punch him in the jaw knocking him back and skidding across the ground. However Murray wasn't one to go down that easy so he charged towards The Mechanic and she charged at him the two clashed their hands trying to push each other back.
The two growled angrily at each other. "Come on Murray!" Zack cheered.
"Give it to her!" Ivy exclaimed. "Give her the old one two!"
Murray smirked at his friends encouragement, and so he head butted The Mechanic in the face and landed a solid punch in the face catapulting her back before he grabbed her by the leg and swung her into a pile of crates.
"Oh yeaahhh that felt good!" Murray cheered excitedly.
"Way to go!" Zack cheered.
"Yeah give it up for the reigning champ! The Murray!" Ivy cheered holding up his hand like the wrestler he was.
However their joy was short lived as the Mechanic got up again with sparks flying from her gauntlets. "Sorry luvs I'm not licked yet!"
Meanwhile:
Meanwhile on the bridge the Driver was piloting the blimp, when suddenly she noticed a beeping sound coming from the console telling her the rear doors had been opened.
She looked at the security camera footage of the hold and saw the intruders on board and the Mechanic fighting Murray. She quickly placed the blimp on autopilot and was about to go down and help her.
"Ahoy captain." She looked and saw Sly and Carmen leaning on the doorframe blocking her path.
"Care to land the blimp?" Carmen then asked.
The Driver scowled as she threw a karate chop at Carmen who quickly blocked it and narrowly dodged her kick. Just before the driver could throw a fist Sly quickly jabbed her in the gut with his cane sending her backwards.
"Thought you might need persuading." Carmen said.
"Luckily we know how to negotiate." Sly smirked as he twirled his cane in a fighting stance then the two threw a spin kick knocking the Driver back into the blimp controls her left arm caught the lever for the blimps direction.
The blimp suddenly pointed upwards and started gaining height. The movement inside the cabin knocked Carmen and Sly onto their backs.
In the hold Murray was about to land a punch on The Mechanic when suddenly they felt the ground shift and they started falling backwards along with the crates.
"Guys grab onto something!" Murray yelled as Zack and Ivy quickly grabbed the open doors of the super car, while Murray and the Mechanic fell towards the open door.
"Murray!" Zack and Ivy yelled but Murray quickly grabbed the handle of the open door as did the Mechanic with her metal gauntlets.
"BLIMEY!" The Mechanic shrieked.
From the flying van Bentley could see what was happening. "Guys what's going on in there!" Bentley called on the Binocucom.
"Little busy here Bentley!" Sly called in.
As the blimp ascended Carmen and Sly were still fighting The Driver. She threw a kick towards Carmen who blocked it with her hand allowing Sly to swat her back with his cane however the driver quickly recovered grabbed his cane and rammed him into the controls namely the steering wheel.
This caused the blimp to go downward and lose height. Carmen grabbed the Driver from behind and tossed her away from Sly before throwing a round house kick knocking her into the wall and knocking her out.
In the hold the Mechanic and Murray held onto the doors for their dear lives. Then suddenly they went down and fell back into the hold, slamming the entrance doors behind them. Zack quickly outreached his hand and Murray grabbed it and Zack felt pain as he tried to hang onto the heavy hippo.
"Gah you gotta cut back on the shakes big guy!" Zack grunted.
The Mechanic fell but grabbed onto the floor with her gauntlet hands, and started climbing back up again. She was heading for Ivy. Just then she noticed a wrench in the car and quickly grabbed it. As the Mechanic got closer, Ivy tossed the wrench that hit her square in the face then followed by Murray now in his Aboriginal ball form slamming her into the wall below. Knocking her out. Murray grabbed one of the straps from the car just as he bounced back up.
"Nice double team there sis!" Murray called.
"Thanks big guy!" Ivy called.
"Uh not to interrupt this moment but. There's trouble ahead!" Bentley called in on the coms.
He was right for the blimp was no on a collision course with a building, on the rooftop was people having a party. The people below enjoyed the party in their finest clothes when suddenly they gasped at hearing the engine noises and saw it was heading straight for them.
In the cabin The Driver was holding Carmens head back when an alert went off on the console. They saw they were about to hit a building.
"Sly the controls!" Carmen exclaimed and the raccoon thief dived for the steering wheel and pulled on it while Carmen gave one last roundhouse kick knocking the driver to the ground. Sly growled as he pulled on the wheel and Carmen quickly rushed to help him pull.
The blimp was starting to pull out of its dive and had just managed to clear the roof of the building. The people below panicked as they got out of its way, luckily though no-one was hurt.
From the hold of the blimp Zack, Ivy and Murray saw the rooftop was just about level with the blimp. The two siblings smirked which Murray shared with them.
"You two thinking what I'm thinking?" Murray asked.
"Vroom and zoom?" Zack asked his sister.
"Buckle up!" Ivy said and the two got in the car, while Murray tore off the ratchet straps holding the car in place and gave the two siblings a thumbs up. Zack nodded and thrusted the throttle stick forwards and the car screeched its tires and zoomed off the blimp at top speed soaring out of the back and into the air.
"WAHOOOOOOOO!" Zack yelled from the car as the whole world moved in slow motion. Murray looked amazed by this stunt.
From the bridge, Carmen and Sly looked at the two siblings making their escape with the car and were both in shock and amazement. The Driver had just come around and saw the car was escaping.
"Time to fly!" Carmen told Sly and the two made their escape.
In slow-motion the car reached the roof and landed with Ivy screaming her head off as the car screeched to a halt on the roof right in front of the guests. Murray smirked impressed from the blimp.
He heard a groaning coming from behind him and saw the Mechanic had just come around. "Hey lady, next time you see Coach Brunt tell her. The Murray is really looking forward to a rematch!" He yelled before he ran and jumped off the blimp to be caught by Bentley in the van.
They flew over and with the press of a button, the vans jet pack retracted back into the roof and the wheels returned to normal as they landed. "Did I call it?" Zack asked excitedly. "Flying race car!"
Ivy however was clutching the head of her seat and had her foot on the dashboard. "Just please tell me we're right side up."
The two siblings exited the car and were greeted by Murray and Bentley. "Awesome move guys!" He greeted with a high five which they accepted. "Vin Diesels got nothin on you two!"
"Thanks Murray, and thanks for the back up!" Ivy thanked.
"Hey the Murray has always got your back!" Murray said to which the two smiled and Bentley smiled to that as well.
Just then they all looked back to the blimp and saw Carmen and Sly running to the exit doors. They leaped out and pulled out their gliders gliding to the roof joining the others. The gliders retracted back to their back packs.
"Some pretty pro moves there you two." Carmen complimented.
"Yeah and thats why we pack our best drivers, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Especially Shadowsan." Sly smiled with pride.
"Well we had an awesome partner known as The Murray!" Zack smiled punching the hippos arm.
"Aww thanks guys." Murray said bashfully.
Back on the now carless blimp the Driver and Mechanic looked at their escaped cargo completely perplexed. "Now who in Dickens ghost were they?" The Mechanic asked.
"Some rocket scientist and a Duke." The Driver scowled while the Mechanic looked confused as two large red crosses appeared on their faces.
Isle of VILE:
The Faculty and Dr.M had just witnessed the whole thing. "Hmm a pity even with my enhancements they were ambitious, but overall rubbish." Dr M said in fake disappointment much to the Coach's anger as she growled.
"I do agree doctor." Cleo smirked knowing that a greasy mechanic wasn't joining the Faculty lounge any time soon. "Next."
"Say since when did you give Micky some new toys anyway Doc?" Coach Brunt asked.
"Well I knew Copper and Sandiego would be a hindrance so I made sure she went prepared, with something I'd been tinkering with." Dr M simply replied.
"So thats what you've been tinkering on in the lab?" Dr Bellum asked.
"Oh of course not Saira, what I'm working on will be of beneficial use to VILE." Dr M said as he politely took his leave of the Faculty room. "More than you'll ever know." He then said silently.
Dubai: Auto Drome:
Back at the track, the race car had been returned unharmed. Zack and Ivy were before Alsurbac, Sterling and Trey as the cars creator gave his gratitude for saving his prized creation.
"You are both true heroes." He congratulated.
"Ah it was nothin really." Ivy said humbly.
"Anyone would've jumped that building." Zack also said humbly. In the bleachers, Carmen, Sly, Murray and Bentley watched from afar. They decided to let them take the credit for stopping the thief from stealing the supercar. Give them some good publicity.
Sterling then stepped forwards pushing his sons back standing before them. "Which is why my son and I can't wait to have you join Team Sterling." He said, while Trey looked indignant on the matter, but his father shook him while giving him a knowing frown.
"It would be my privilege to." Trey then huffed swallowing his pride. "Race alongside you."
Sterling then smiled. "I assume you two have had a chance to consider my offer."
Zack and Ivy looked back towards the bleachers seeing their friends giving them a supportive smile especially Carmen. Murray gave a nod and a thumbs up. The siblings turned back to Sterling and Trey.
"We would be honoured to have you in our family." Sterling offered with his hand out.
Zack and his sister both looked at each other in wonder. But they gave each other the same knowing look and nodded in their decision.
A day later:San Diego:
Carmen, Sly, Shadowsan and Bentley were once again standing outside the Carmen Brand Outerwear warehouse. However this time it had a sold sign on it. They were now the proud owners of their own hideout.
"Funny, in a way it all began with Carmen Brand Outerwear." Carmen said to them. "Not sure there's a better place to hang my hat."
Shadowsan however couldn't help but bare a sorrowful look. "I know this was difficult for you." He said and Carmen looked a little sad, and Sly could see why.
"I'm really gonna miss ou…"
"Oh man!" Said a voice and they looked to see. Zack and Ivy coming out of the warehouse looking excited.
"It looks even bigger the second time!" Zack said excitedly. "You could totally park a blimp in there!"
"Our midnight calls to room service." Carmen smiled. So it seems Ivy and Zack had declined Sterlings offer to join, saying they were riding with a new family now and wouldn't want to leave it. Trey honestly looked more relieved and frankly so were they.
"But a good friend reminded me that when I'm in a crew I need to consider everyone else, and that everyone needs a place to return to." Carmen said looking towards Sly who smiled in response. Shadowsan couldn't help but smile too.
"This friend sounds very wise indeed." He said.
"Zack and Ivy chose family over career throwing down roots for them is the least I can do." Carmen smiled.
"Its wicked perfect for that workshop we always dreamed of, and now we'll have somewhere to park our cars." Ivy also said excitedly. Bentley thought for a moment and smiled. However just then Shadowsan noticed the absence of a certain hippo enforcer of theirs.
"Where is Murray?" He asked.
"Dunno?" Sly shrugged as Zack and Ivy came over. "He said something about taking a quick detour to Boston with the van."
This made Zack and Ivy confused. "Why would Murray wanna go down to Boston?" Ivy asked.
Then the familiar sound of a La cucaracha horn could be heard. "I have a feeling we're about to find out." Carmen said as they saw the Team Van arrive in the distance, but it had a trailer attached and something covered in drapes.
"Hey guys!" Murray called as he deactivated his hologuise stepping out of the van.
"Where'd you disappear off to?" Bentley asked.
"Oh just took a quick road trip down to Boston City." Murray said leaning on the side of the van.
"Why were you in Boston?" Ivy asked.
"Oh just took care of some business like…clearing the debt you guys owed to Sharkhead Eddie." Murray then said which took Zack and Ivy completely aback.
"Wait what!" They both said.
"Yeah with Bentleys help I tracked him down and I..convinced him to forget about the debt all together." Murray said stroking his knuckles on his chest.
"You convinced him?" Carmen asked.
"How?, what?, when?, where?" Zack asked wanting to know more.
"Well lets just say The Murray has a way of negotiating with sharks." Murray smirked.
Bentley recognised that smirk all too well as did Sly. "Murray. What did you do?" Bentley asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Well…I said pretty please." Murray began.
Several hours Earlier: Boston City:
A familiar looking diner was all quiet when suddenly loud booming noises could be heard and in a dark alley way blasting out of a wall was Sharkhead Eddie who crashed into a wall upside down and landed on his shark finned head. He groaned as he'd been punched through ten brick walls. He looked up and saw Murray standing over him.
"So we're clear that debt that Zack and Ivy owe ya is gone, like forever?!" Murray said cracking his knuckles, and the loan shark mobster nodded while whimpering.
San Diego: Present day:
To say everyone was shocked and surprised was an understatement while Shadowsan just had a why am I not surprised look."You. Punched him through ten brick walls?" He asked.
"Yeah pretty much." Murray bashfully admitted. "What sometimes I don't know my own strength?"
"But man what a way to negotiate looks like he had more than a few breadsticks broken!" Zack exclaimed in amazement.
"Yeah so long story short that sharks off your tail for good." Murray said with pride.
"Wicked awesome!" Zack exclaimed.
"Wow th..thanks Murray." Ivy said happily.
"So what's on the trailer?" Carmen asked gesturing to the trailer on the back of Murray's van.
"Oh yeah, see that Sharkhead guy wasn't the only reason I went to Boston." Murray explained as he removed the straps on the tarp as everyone gathered in curiosity.
"I also got you guys a hideout warming present." Murray then pulled back the tarp, and what was under it had Zack and Ivy smiling very warmly and almost in tears.
It was their race car Lydia, which was still battered from the last race but none the less it was here before them. "L…Lydia!" Zack stuttered.
"Yeah I managed to find her and she's a bit beaten up but with time and between two awesome mechanics."Murray explained with a warm smile. "She'll be ready to race!"
Ivy looked at Lydia and then at Murray almost in tears. "Murray we…We don't know what to say."
"Hey it's like I said before, we're family and we look out for each other." Murray simply said rubbing his hand behind his head.
Without even thinking, Zack and Ivy with tears in their eyes leaped up to Murray and gave him a huge hug. He was completely surprised but smiled and returned the couldn't help but wipe a tear from his glasses at this heart warming scene. While Carmen and Sly looked happy for their friends and Sly was the most proud of Murray.
"Perhaps I was wrong about those two after all." Shadowsan had to admit he was starting to see Zack and Ivy's worth and maybe there was more to them than first appears. The three then broke off their hug and Bentley rolled up.
"You know you two have given me the perfect cover for this place." Bentley explained. "How does Zack and Ivy's Autorepair sound to you guys?"
"It sounds wicked awesome Bentley!" Zack exclaimed. Just then Carmens phone rang.
"Hey gang." Player called in. "As much as I hate to throw a wrench in moving day."
Players Room:
"Shadowsans hunch about Neal the Eel was spot on." He explained showing visuals of Moscow Russia namely at a certain fortified landmark. "Something VILE is going down tomorrow at the Kremlin."
San Diego:
"Pack a toothbrush your going to Moscow." Player relayed.
"So it's off to Russia, and with no volcano base to worry about this time." Sly reminisced the last time he was in Russia. So he Shadowsan, and Carmen all looked at each other then to the rest of the crew.
"You guys go we'll get to work on retrofitting the hideout." Bentley told them. "And I'll work on some ID's that'll help get past security given what VILE is after."
"Thanks Bentley send them to us on the fly." Sly thanked.
"Hold down the fort crew, just try not to wreak it." Carmen called as she, Sly and Shadowsan took their leave to book a cab.
"We can stop for coffee on the way to the airport I know a place." Shadowsan offered with a smile.
"Great I could use a coffee." Sly said.
They left Zack, Ivy, Murray and Bentley at their new hideout as they went inside and started looking over the place. While Bentley used his tablet to create a holo layout for what it would look like.
Zack and Ivy's POV:
"So yeah after that rollercoaster of a caper, which did not go the way we planned. We decided our path." Bentley then showed the layout plan to Zack and Ivy and they thought it looked great but suggested a few things for the garage level.
"Yeah though it wasn't easy, we had our dream right there in front of us, but then we realised our real family was with us the whole time through good and bad."
Meanwhile Murray got to work of collecting all the scrap garbage out of the garage and tossed it outside. Later as night fell he reversed the van into the garage. Then Ivy and Zack slowly moved Lydia off the trailer.
"Sure we could've left and fulfilled our racing dreams, but what good is that if we don't have our friends and family by our sides. We get knocked down but we get back up strong."
Ivy lifted the bonnet on Lydia to inspect what needed doing and then she and Zack were handed a tool box by Murray who gave an encouraging smile as they set to work.
"Because in our lives…family means everything."
Authors notes: A...nd scene! Whew well that was a roller coaster of a caper and no mistake but all in all they saved a super car and are now the proud owners of a new hideout and cover as an auto repair garage. Now I know some reviews have asked me to have Murray be with Zack and Ivy in the car heist to avoid any uh pride troubles, however I kept it in as I felt it was time for Murray to shine as a voice of encoragement and helping them learn that everyone makes mistakes but no matter what they're family, plus the return of Lydia and Murray taking care of their debt was a cool addition as well. Also I added some elements of the recon mission in the Sly games before the heist as I felt that was a neglected element in Carmens capers, and made a reference to the comics that took place after Sly 2.
For now though off to Russia where its gonna be a slipery trip down to New Zealand where a certain, Crackle is gonna be of help to the crew in this next caper. I will try and update soon until then.
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS COOPER AND SANDIEGO!
