Sly Cooper: Family of Thieves

Chapter 5: Fire in the Sky

Since I couldn't sleep for the night, I decided to sharpen my parkour skills for our next heist. One thing I love about those Parisian streets is there are so many obstacles and places to show off my moves, and since I too was a creature of night, like Sly; I rock the streets as if it was mine to own. I took the time, to map my favorite training spots and passageways. But as fate would have it, I so happened to stumble upon Interpol headquarters; most thieves would bag it, but then again, it wouldn't be me.

I wanted to meet this lady cop in person, or just to see what she looks like. Carmelita must've mistook me for the rogue himself; I gotta hand it to her the shadows are a pretty deceiving concept. 

"Freeze Raccoon!" She exclaimed.

I placed my hand up in the air.

"Whoa, I'm not Sly.

"No?"

I took the time to ask the inspector some questions, and before the night was over I dug a lot of dirt, more than I should have. I convinced the inspector to not judge a book by its cover, and maybe they are fighting for the same cause. Plus, I told her that he treats her like all woman wants to be treated, and even Sly's deserving of happiness.

"You know, you're pretty wise for your age, niña," she smiled, "but I'll see about that."

I smiled on the inside, as I sat on the window pane.

"I'm sure you will, I'm Sangue, by the way." I said, before I spread my wings, against the dusky skies.Just like that, I hurried on home, back to the hideout, not only that but I had a full sketch of Carmelita as we spoke.

My plan was to slip inside undetected, but unfortunatley I was busted by the brains of the Cooper Gang.

"Sangue, where have you been?" Bentley whispered, sharply.

"Flying, and mapping out stuff, in case I forget."

Bentley rolled his eyes, as Sly came in.

"Sangue, It's three in the morning, go to sleep."

I smiled smugly at the boys before I zeroed in to the couch, before I wrapped my small but agile body in my wings for a blanket.

"Heh, where does she gets it from?. Sly said, sweetly as he peered over with Bentley watching me sleep.

When we awoke, we loaded up the van and made it to none other than Kunlun mountain located in Western China, whilst we were going there, I studied the Panda King's file, and discovered that after being shunned away, he turned homocidal, and buried millions of villages in snow.

"Uh, Sly?" I said, "It also says that he has a daughter."

Sly couldn't believe his ears.

"Really?"

"Yes, and I have a plan..."

We did the same thing, as we did on our previous heists, even bumped into Carmelita Fox, which we had to run from.

"You've snuck inside her office, and you didn't tell me?" Sly whispered through his teeth, "Why'd you do that?"

"Curiosity," I replied, "She thought I was you."

Sly grinned, before he rolled his eye.

"Sheeee loves me..." He singsonged.

I gasped when I saw a bunch of unused rockets, strapped together in a rope. If Bentley was correct these would help us reach the Panda King in no time.

"Hey Sangue, you're up for a ride?"

I nodded, before we settled for where the Panda King's hideout. I'll make this short; our insults were the gateway to the battle, we had to dodge the flames the Panda King used, and it almost burnt one of my wings, but I managed to snuff it out. It took some quick thinking and agility, but we beat him.

"Your skill with that cane, is unparellel..." The Panda king uttered.

"Oh, I'll say," I said, "What will your own daughter think of all this homocide?"

Panda King grunted.

"Believe me, young bat; she knows..."

He then turned to Sly.

" Is she...?"

The big guy didn't get to finish his sentence, or was it a question? I sighed in relief, but cringed when I saw Sly scratching his back with the very cane he uses as a weapon.

"Backscratching with your cane, REALLY?!" I exclaimed.

"Oh, I'm so sorry."

Suddenly Bentley gave us the lowdown, the fifth and final member of the fiendish five was at the krak- karov volcano in Russia, and so we swiped the stolen page and got out the same way we got in. I laughed victoriously as I twirled a purple perminent marker on my hand, to which Sly quickly noticed.

"What's the deal with the marker?"

"Heh, remember the card you left when we bust the Panda King?

Sly already put two in two together.

"Of course..."

In truth, I have written:

SANGUE WAS HERE!!!

In purple marker, and afterwards we unwinded a bit in China before we headed back home in preparation for our final battle, and since I didn't sleep last night, I took a nap on the ride home. Let's just say Murray's arms, were comfy when it comes to embracing...