My Babies

"To me, the Cooper Gang will always be Sly, Bentley, Murray, and Penelope."

Confessed by: Anonymous

(Editing the Guru out of this picture made me very sad. :( ~Mod)

Thieves In Time Redux Progress Meme

Because the fun stuff is in the later episodes.

I'm still working on Paris. Just... at a slower rate than before.

I will never not have immense feels for this ship, even if I don’t necessarily know what they are.

important Pride content

Bentley = sniping & typing

Murray = punching & munching

Carmelita = tailing & jailing

Sly = thieving………………………. & grieving. :(

Writing Trust Issues Tension

One keeps asking, “Are you sure?” and “What about…?” because they just can’t believe the other person.

Every little thing the other person says or does is met with suspicion, like, “Why are you really doing this?”

They start to open up, then stop, because they’re not sure if they can trust the other person yet.

One keeps asking for reassurance, like, “You wouldn’t lie to me, right?” but it’s clear they’re not convinced.

A tiny mistake or secret gets blown way out of proportion because the trust was already shaky.

Man, Sanzaru really saw my man Bentley get some bitches and said "absolutely not".

reuploading for valentines day and because i'm being very slow drawing new things. also because i'm incredibly starved for Content of these two

Thieves In Time Redux Mission Recaps

Here's what happens in each mission:

Paris Tutorial Intro: Our four heroes break into a museum to steal a dagger so they can travel through-- wait, hold up. Four?!

Sly Cooper, The Thief: A museum break-in goes almost according to plan.

Bentley, The Brains: A turtle and mouse run through a sewer system, then get separated.

Penelope, The Wild Card: A mouse feels overprotected and underestimated as she reunites with her other half.

Murray, The Brawn: A hippo cleans house with some weak rat guards.

Carmelita, The Ex-Girlfriend: One secret-keeper escapes suspicion by the skin of their teeth while another gets caught in the act.

Episode 1 Intro: The van goes on its maiden voyage as Penelope reconsiders her life choices.

Photo Op: Our heroes settle in while Sly does recon work.

Breakout: Sly breaks his first ancestor out of prison.

Sushi House Startup: Penelope does background research while Rioichi reclaims his sushi restauraunt.

Something's Fishy: A turtle, hippo, and mouse go fishing in a not-so-secret fishing hole.

Pretty In Pinker: Murray embraces his feminine side while Penelope does more background work.

Tiger Tail: Penelope convinces Bentley to take her place so she can go snooping around elsewhere.

Spiked Sushi: Rioichi spikes his sushi while Penelope does even more background work.

Altitude Sickness: Our heroes deal with El Jefe. Also, Penelope tries to go rogue.

Episode 2 Intro: A mouse gets parented as the team ventures off west.

Under Arrest: Sly gets himself arrested to save another of his ancestors.

Jailhouse Blues: Sly tries to break Tennessee out of prison. Meanwhile, Penelope re-examines her priorities.

Cooper For Hire: Scorpions attack a turtle. Tennessee reclaims his cane from Toothpick.

Saloon Bug: Lots of guards see double while Penelope snoops around in a saloon's air vents.

Blind Date: Penelope stays behind while everyone else tries to save a captured Carmelita.

Jail Break: Penelope, Carmelita, and Tennessee try to break the boys out of Toothpick's jail. At the same time, Penelope sees a dark future.

Grand Key Larceny: Murray, Sly, Carmelita, and Penelope compete to win keys to free the Cooper Van from its prison.

OP: Gold Digger: Our heroes reclaim their van, steal some gold, then take Toothpick down.

Episode 3 Intro: Our heroes get stranded in prehistory. A hot-headed fox storms off on her own.

Stone Age Reconnaissance: Sly scours a prehistoric ice age for missing time machine parts.

Unexpected Ties: Sly finds an ancestor in a cave wolf.

Getting Stronger: Bob gets training in, then someone else falls ill. Spoiler alert: It's Penelope who gets sick.

Going Up: A benched Murray searches for healing herbs while Bob scales a mountain.

Starving Starving Hippo: Murray searches for more healing herbs while reclaiming time machine parts from penguins.

Ice Ice Bentley: Bentley goes searching for healing herbs while tagging The Grizz.

Duty Calls: Sly chases The Grizz, then runs into a familiar fox… Meanwhile, Penelope sees the error of her ways.

OP: Jurassic Thievery: The Grizz gets his tail handed to him by a hippo and a newly reformed mouse.

Episode 4 Intro: Penelope treads familiar ground while evading suspicion.

Shopping Spree: Sly goes material hunting.

Juggling Act: Sly releases another ancestor from his prison.

Cane Swipe: Sly reclaims Sir Galleth's cane.

Eye In The Sky: Sir Galleth strikes down some evil-eyed blimps.

Mechanical Menace: A lady slays a mechanical dragon for a knight. Meanwhile, Sly gets relationship advice.

Short Supply: Our heroes systematically shut down some systems of the Black Knight.

Untitled SSH: Penelope's kidnappers are identified at last.

Hard Target: Sly engages in target practice, but trouble arises afterwards…

Princess Out Of Distress, Part 1: A somewhat distressed princess escapes from a tower.

Princess Out Of Distress, Part 2: A princess and her knight in a shining wheelchair defeat a robotic impostor. Confessions are made.

OP: Frog Trap: Sir Raleigh gets royally clapped by a reformed traitor and her blissfully ignorant friends.

Episode 5 Intro: A scorching hot desert does nothing to douse a mouse's rising spirits.

Lost And Found: Sly searches around for yet another ancestor.

Open Sesame: Sly pays a price with some priceless gems.

Rug Rats: Salim finds and frees the first of his friends.

Up In Smoke: A turtle and mouse double team some air defenses.

Copy Cats: A raccoon, a hippo, and a mouse get trapped in a cave.

Heavy Metal Meltdown: Miss Decibel gets a taste of modern music… and hates it.

???????????: Penelope finally starts to feel like she belongs in a real family.

All Rolled Up: A terrible secret is exposed. An elephant is also trounced by a mouse and her friends.

Episode 6 Intro: The boys make a deal with the traitor in their ranks.

The Final Plan: Penelope nearly cracks under the pressure while preparing for what may be her final mission.

Deja Vu All Over Again, Part 1: Penelope works to redeem herself for real.

Deja Vu All Over Again, Part 2: Le Paradox's plot finally meets its end.

Epilogue: Everything is wrapped up. Our heroes prepare for a new adventure in the present day.

Thieves In Time Redux: Full Story Preview

I thought I'd repost one of my full story previews from DeviantArt. A few months back, I posted this there. It's set during Episode 0, during Sly's portion of the tutorial in Chapter 2. We open just after Sly's little accident crossing over to the museum building...

It wasn't too long before Sly happened upon a small rat guard with a gas mask. Somehow he looked familiar upon a close inspection… Sly brushed it off and picked his pocket before taking him out. "Nah… It couldn't be." Just a coincidence, right? He didn't dare tell Bentley. What would he think?

Almost immediately afterwards, Sly started hearing voices coming from inside the museum. He could hardly make out what they were saying, but he did see shadows in the window. Among the figures he spotted was a strangely familiar… skunk? He didn't bother staying long enough to hear what they were talking about. There was a job that still needed completing.

Sly almost swore he could have heard a squeak coming from Bentley's end of the line, followed by a splash. "Something happen in there, you two?"

This time, it was Penelope, the mouse, talking. "No need to worry about us, Sly. We're fine! Just a literal rat!"

A smile escaped from Sly, followed by a small chuckle… "First-timers are the best, aren't they?" He pressed onward, happy to have someone other than just Bentley and Murray on the main roster for a change. He fondly remembered Bentley and Murray's first time way back in Cairo… Those two had come so far since those humble beginnings…

But whenever he recalled that memory, he couldn't help but remember Neyla, the traitorous Interpol officer/Klaww Gang member… Things were different now. She was purged from this world. Surely he'd never meet anyone like her again, right?

As it happened, Penelope had never been on a full scale adventure like this before. Not from the very beginning, at least. Her experience level easily dwarfed everyone else's. Not that it was her fault. Sly had the gall to retire before she could gain any real experience as a full time member.

He started to regret that decision as he kept going… How could he do that to someone he recently hired? Still, Sly looked forward to seeing what Penelope could do beyond what she had initially been hired for. Better later than never, he thought.