George dreamily went inside, as his friends greeted him, but he didn't reply back.
"George? What's the matter with you?" Spider asked.
"She was like a sweet thief daughter of Sly Cooper..." George said while laughing.
"Who?" Diddy asked.
"That girl I saw on Ponyville, she was like a villain version of Batgirl..." George continued while laughing again.
"Really?" Rool arched an eyebrow.
"She was the crush I was looking fo--" George said, before being slapped by Luke.
"Snap out of it, man! Who's this girl?" Luke cried.
"Shadow Mavis."
"Shadow Mavis?!? The evil twin of Mavis???" everyone said, as thunder boomed.
"Yep. She ACTUALLY talked to me!" George cheered.
"Well, you got to be official on finding a girlfriend." Klump laughed, before seeing George glaring at him angrily.
"It's the truth, pinhead." he snapped.
"Who are you calling pinhead?" Klump shot back.
"Alright, enough you two!" Jesse said.
"Shut it, Jesse! Relax, guys. This isn't going to drift us apart."
"You sure?" Helen asked.
"Of course. I mean, I just only met her. How could it be bad?" George said.
The Next Day...
George was having a picnic with all his friends near his home when suddenly his phone rang.
"Hello?" George said as he picked up his phone. "Ok, I'll be there tomorrow night, sweetheart."
"What was that all about?" Conker asked as George put his phone away.
"Well, it's something personal."
"Really? That never happened before." Helen arched an eyebrow.
"You don't say." Rool sighed.
"Uh..." George sweated nervously.
"Let me guess: It's Shadow Mavis." Spider face-palmed.
"Uh..." George mumbled.
"Dude, how could you--?!?" Kellie cried, before being stopped by Alexia.
"Nah. Let's just have George have his moment."
"Really?!?" George said excitedly.
"Yep. Go ahead. It's like you don't love us anymore." Klump said solemnly.
"Whoa whoa whoa!" George said, getting close to the others. "Just because I'm suddenly in love with a new girl doesn't mean you are not my family anymore! You guys are one of those that matter to me, always."
"Really? If you love us so much, then why won't we come with you to this heist?" Angie asked.
"Because it will spoil everything and get us all arrested." a voice said, as the gang all turned to see Shadow Mavis.
"What?" Krusha asked.
"Hey, cutie!" George rose up to hug Shadow Mavis.
"Hi, sugar pie!" Shadow Mavis hugged George back.
"Wait, what?" Klump asked.
"But how could you guys be a couple? You've just met!" Trudy cried.
"Well, let me explain!" Pinkie Pie popped out of nowhere, which scared everyone. As she came up, George pulled out a gun, pulled the trigger, and shot Pinkie. Everyone gasped at his action.
"George, you killed Pinkie Pie!" Klump cried.
"She was alive?" George asked.
"Uh, yeah." Klump said, as they all stared each other for 15 seconds. After that, they all burst out laughing.
"Oh, man! That was real funny, dude!" Candy cried.
"You crack me up!" Stella laughed.
"Ok, now that's done. Let's get back to business. It all started after I just freed Shadow Mavis from the authorities..." George began, as everything went to a flashback.
Three days earlier...
After Shadow Mavis just flew off the Everfree Forest, George just stared at her flying in awe.
"Wow. After I saved her from being arrested, she said "Thank you". No girl has ever said that to me before." George thought.
But after going out of the entrance, George was suddenly tackled by an unknown pony. He tried to get up, but he couldn't, and he could feel metallic objects in hands hands.
"Subject has been captured. Authorities, come to the near entrance of the Everfree Forest." the pony said.
George tried to get up, but the pony wasn't letting him go. He tried to break his restraints, but they seemed reinforced. Suddenly, the guards arrived, surrounding George.
"Playtime is over, George." a guard said, as they all got closer to him.
George sighed in defeat, as he knew that he was no condition of fighting his way out. But just as they were about to touch him, several Timberwolves appeared out of nowhere, scaring all the guards and the mare. George flipped over to see angry Timberwolves in front of him. He prepared himself to be eaten, but opened his eyes when a whistle was heard. He saw the Timberwolves bowing, and saw the same girl that he saved from being arrested.
"It's the boy that rescued me. You kinda look pathetic." Shadow Mavis said.
George looked depressed after that.
"But you know what? I take that back. It did happen to me several times before, so I couldn't blame you since they caught you by surprise." Shadow Mavis said, as she came down to him. "Besides, you and I, we seem like a match." She then unlocked his handcuffs for him.
"That reminds me. You free Saturday night? Because call it a date!" Shadow Mavis exclaimed.
"Thank you, ma'am." George said gracefully, as Shadow Mavis flew off.
"Pretty much of that was valid. And as for our Saturday night party, it was a blast! There were honor among thieves!" Shadow Mavis exclaimed.
"Hey, I present that!" Sly cried.
"Nobody wants to hear your whining, Cooper!" George shouted. "Anyway, as the days progressed, I've got to learn more about my sugar pie, and we've been dating ever since!"
"Which, in terms, I'm part of his family now!" Shadow Mavis beamed a smile.
"HIS?!? You mean not 'OURS'?!?" Klump shouted.
"Calm down, Klump. It 'his' because George is the one protecting you all. If it weren't him, then all of you would be hanging out at a prison yard!" Shadow Mavis shot back.
"Thanks, li'l cutie." George said.
"What? First, new pet names, then she knew our names, now you're backing her u--" Bowser cried.
"Enough!" George shouted. "Just make her feel welcome. She's becoming a part of the family. If you guys can't treat her properly, then I might as well leave!"
"Alright, we'll do what you say." the others said.
"Good." George said.
After introducing the gang, George showed Shadow Mavis his house.
"So all of you live here?" Shaodw Mavis wondered.
"Of course. First we started out in a treehouse. It had some memories of us when we were in it. Sadly, some guys named Flim and Flam wanted to kill us, which they destroyed our treehouse while we escaped." George explained.
"Oh, you poor thing!" Shadow Mavis cooed, as she grabbed George into a hug. "Why would some mean villains destroy you?"
"Well, it is kind of a long story. Are you sure you want to hear it?" George asked, as his girlfriend nodded. "Alright, here is it how it goes..."
(George's story is explained in George Cunningham: The Story You Never Knew. Coming Soon.)
Shadow Mavis sniffed into nearby tissues after fully hearing George's and his friends' origin story.
"Yeah. It's for the best. She is your first girlfriend after all.
"Anyway, later guys!" George said, as he left the house.
"Wait! Where are you going?!?" Hort asked.
"I'm going to Manehattan! Shadow Mavis wants to meet me there!" George called.
"But the authorities will get you!" Jack cried.
"Don't worry, guys. I've played the Sly Cooper games before, and I'm sure I won't let anything bad happen between us!" George replied, as he ran off.
"Between us?" Michelle asked.
"That's George, alright." Diddy rolled his eyes.
Manehattan Museum...
George arrived at the entrance of the Manehattan museum. He grabbed on the pipes, and climbed to the top of the museum. He was supposed to meet Shadow Mavis here.
"Where is she?" George wondered.
"Looking for me?" a voice said, as George turned to see Shadow Mavis in a black latex suit.
"Wow. She gorgeous..." George thought, as hearts began to fly around his head.
"If you really are the most dangerous human in existence, you've got to prove it to me first." Shadow Mavis said.
"What will it be?" George asked.
"Just hold on this rope I'm attached to, and when I tug it, you pull me out. OK?" Shadow Mavis planned.
"Okay." George agreed. He watched Shadow Mavis do secret spy-stuff. She got to the jewelry, and removed the crystal that was guarding. She grabbed the jewel, and tugged at the rope. But the alarm went off, red lights were flashing, and sirens approached. George pulled the girl out of the museum, but it was too late, as the cops arrived with Trixie.
"Give it up, thieves!" Trixie shouted from a megaphone. "We have you surrounded! There is no way out!"
"Yeah right! We always get away!" George taunted.
"Really? Comrades, fire!" Trixie shouted, as guards began shooting projectiles at the kids.
"Get behind me!" George said, as Shadow Mavis grabbed him. George did a mega-jump while projectiles were flying. It was going well until a bullet hit Shadow Mavis on her wings.
"OWW!" she cried.
"Shadow Mavis!" George cried, as he landed in the ground. He glared at all the guards, and he sent a huge shockwave that damaged them all. He went to see his friend for damage.
"Where does it hurt?" George asked, as he helped the girl get up.
"In my wings!" she cried.
"Better give up now, or I'll tase her in the weak spot!" Trixie said, before levitating Shadow Mavis, and pointing a taser at the girl.
"Stop!" George called, as he crouched down. "You win."
"No." the girl whispered.
"Hahaha! I told you there's no escape! Get in position now! You can do it with the girl." Trixie said, as she levitated Shadow Mavis to George.
"Why would you surrender for me?" Shadow Mavis asked.
"Why would I leave a fellow thief like you behind? It's not right." George said.
Shadow Mavis smiled as she got up. "Wow. No one has done that for me before."
"Believe me. My buddies have my back." George replied.
"Alright! Time to get them to the Maximum Secuirty Detention Center!" Trixie called, as the guards arrested Shadow Mavis and George Cunningham.
"I'm scared." Shadow Mavis whispered, as she got behind George.
"It'll be fine. We just need to plan to escape." George whispered back, as the two were pushed on a prison cart, and were taken away.
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