Sly Cooper: Thick as Thieves

Somthing is Missing

Sly Cooper sat in the basement of his room looking at old files, photos and the Thievius Raccoonus. As he rests his gray furry chin on his paw, he thought to himself and pondered on the past. Now that the chase is over and Carmelita demanded him to stop his ways for justice and peace, he felt like a Piece of him and his family disappeared, there was nothing to pass down but old memories to future generations. As the Thought of this sunk deeper into his heart a deep dark depression grew stronger within, as he tried to hold back the tears of despair. His phone rings violently, he takes a deep breath and picks the phone up. " yes..." He answered with a tired tone. " hey, sly what's up?" It was Bentley and Murray, sly hasn't herd their voices in what seems to be years. "uhmmm not so much just....watching t.v...why?" He didn't want them to sense his feelings or allow them to even know what he was actually doing. " look we need to see each other man, it's been what? YEARS? Let's meet at The Rouge near Le Louvre. I promise Murray and I are not going to keep you long just to catch up." Bentley spoke in some what a begging tone. It went silent for a bit while sly thought to him self, unsure what Carmelita would say. " uh yea, yea that would be great! I'll meet you guys there around ten o'clock." They agreed and ended the call. With excitement sly bounced up and grabbed his boots, quickly slipping them on he decided to leave a note for his wife on the desk.
He wrote "Dear Carmelita, Bentley called, he said him and Murray need to speak to me, I should be home no later then 12 o'clock. I will throw you a text when I arrive. Also dinner is on the counter, you'll have to heat it up.
Love, Sly" with that he swiftly left their Apartment with his heart full of glee.

Sly leapt from roof top to roof top, feeling the shingles crumble under his feet and the crisp Paris air through his fur, he felt almost completely himself again. Sly arrived at The Rouge. with time to settle while waiting for his pals. He lit a cigarette, and stood under the street lamp listening the clubs music. Time passed and sly grew impatient, tapping his foot on the ground. He looked at his fathers pocket watch realize the time never really passed like he thought " I guess I'm just nervous, ha" sly chuckled a bit as he put the watch back. A van turned toward his direction, as sly looked up he saw the old van. Old and new feeling came to him, excitement grew stronger, he felt like dancing but held the urge back. As the van parked Murray jumped out of the van and bolted as fast as his chubby legs could carry him. Hugging sly like a boa constrictor, " SLY SLY SLY! WE MISSED YOU SO MUCH!" Murray started to cry and so did sly, his tears were not just of joy but the fact that he is slowly being crushed. A voice from the back of the van rang out " uh Murray you forgot about me, HELP!" Murray wiped his tears of joy and rushed to gather Bentley. Sly wasn't about to allow his brainy best bud to wheel his way over. so he made his way to him and stuck his paw out for a shake, as Bentley reached his hand out to sly he grabbed his hand and pulled sly in for a hug " no need for a manly shake buddy!" Sly wanted to cry remembering the moment Bentley lost his mobility. "okay fellas lets go get a few drinks!" sly yelled while waving his paw toward the club.

They laughed, sang, and had a bit to much to drink. Murray's head fell into a plate of cheese fries as he slept, Bentley and sly decided to let him be as they laughed. Bentley took a few more sips of his jack and coke, looking at sly with one eye open he spoke In a slur " SOOO ssly, h-how is that.... fox cop?" Bentley hiccuped a bit then burped which made Sly shake his head and smile a happy grin. He sighed, looked at his glass and stirred his drink " well... It's a long story, it's was great....We were happy as a couple and sexual but things have been difficult. I'm not sure we're to start." Sly paused and chucked back his Scotch, waving his hand for another " Sly I maybe be drunk....a little... No a lot...maybe, I don't know but what I do know is we are here for you, even Murray with his head deep in cheese." Bentley said as he cleaned his glasses. Sly felt a rock in his throat, the emotions of his thoughts were choking him " I-I have no idea what happen to us, we use to have this love, hate relationship that burned but now the hate is hotter then the love. I know I wanted to put our profession aside but not like this. I guess her being a cop and me a thief is truly not a match made in heaven. I feel like I lost all ties with my family..." Sly felt tears ready to roll but his pride held them back. Bentley sighed and look on his face showed question. Sly decided to end the conversation there thinking it was best to forget and move on.
Several hours passed by and the time showed to 11:25, Murray had finally woken from his cheese coma and the men decided to become boys again.