Voodoo Hoodoo
Following around the outside of the cauldron, the next area Sly and Coco came to had a strange vehicle in front of it. Hopping on, Sly guided it into the area as Bentley gave him a rundown. "That vehicle seems to be outfitted with some sort of high energy cannon. Use it to blast your way through to the Treasure Key. I'm not picking up any Vault in this area, though."
"Then we'll just blast our way to the key," Sly stated firmly, steering along the narrow wooden bridge and blasting their way forward.
Before long, they ended up on a moving wooden platform that floated slowly forward through the swamp. As it floated, more panther ghosts attacked them from gravestones until both ghosts and gravestones were blasted apart by the energy cannon. Once off the platform and moving over solid ground, they split the controls between them with Coco controlling the gun orientation and Sly steering. Between that and Coco's salted needles, they were able to make their way through without problems, and acquire the sixth Treasure Key.
The last Treasure Key was hidden in a granary of some sort, and Bentley had found a way to get it. "A panther ghost has the last Treasure Key, and he's willing to trade it for 50 dead chickens. He wants to make a big pot of gumbo, but he's scared of the bomb toting roosters."
"That seems...oddly convoluted," Coco murmured softly.
"Well, we have to play his rules," Bentley explained. "With the Key in his possession, if you hit him with a salt needle, the Key will vanish along with him."
"Well, we'll just have to start a big cookout, then," Sly concluded, leaping into the granary area.
"We'll go faster if we split up," Coco added, leaping off his shoulders.
The team up worked incredibly well, allowing them to whack and gather the chickens twice as fast, and Coco's stun needles left the roosters out cold until their own bombs destroyed them. Once they'd gathered the 50 chickens, the ghost dropped the final Key for them, allowing them to leave the area.
With all seven Keys in their possession, Sly and Coco unlocked the controls on the cauldron mechanism, allowing them to get to the center. Dropping onto the cap, they pressed it down until the pressure built up enough pressure to launch them into the skull temple. As they arrived, Mz. Ruby stared out at them as she swayed back and forth, her mystic energy gathered around her body. "Ah, so that's the power not of this world, Cooper. I have to say, I never expected her to be so small and adorable. Wonder just how much power she has?"
Coco narrowed her eyes as she drew her cane. "Why don't you try me and find out."
"Oh I intend to little chile," Mz. Ruby responded readily. "Let's see what the pair of you are made of."
Sly quickly made his way forward across tooth-shaped platforms, leaping from molar to incisor to molar, making sure to be off the incisor-shaped spires before the roof slammed down and the matching points directly above crushed the pair. Once they were across, Mz. Ruby slammed her tail into the ground, trying to take the pair out with shockwaves, only for Sly to strike said tail with his cane, forcing her to teleport away across a swampy area.
"You can't run away forever!" Sly shouted out angrily.
"Oh, I don't intend to," Mz. Ruby responded. She gestured to a small turtle at the edge of the swamp. "My servant Chumley will carry you across. Course, while that's happening...we're gonna play a little memory game. Let's see if you've got what it takes to handle a little magic. Repeat my movements exactly, and you won't die."
Frowning, Sly hopped onto the turtle's back, letting it carry him slowly forward. As it moved, Mz. Ruby threw off several blasts of magic, each one a different color and in a different position. As they approached however, Coco's eyes narrowed.
She could see the spheres flying towards her, focused to a single point. Something inside her mind clicked as ideas came together. The Water Bounce technique...Spire Jump...Magic... Putting them together, she leapt.
Before Sly and Mz. Ruby's startled eyes, Coco landed on the first sphere of magic before kicking off, sending the blast spiraling into the wall. She then landed on the second blast, kicking off it almost immediately before landing on the third, kicking it into the water as she finished the leap sequence to land at Mz. Ruby's feet, her hooves glowing from the magic technique she had instinctively crafted from the Cooper skills she'd memorized. Mz. Ruby could only stare as Coco whipped out her cane and struck, impacting the croc's belly and triggering her evac teleport to the next platform.
"How...?" Mz. Ruby started to say, only for a ripping sound in the air to cut her off as one of Coco's needles parted Mz. Ruby's hair, thunking into the wall behind her.
"You were part of the group that killed my grandfather, right in front of Dad's eyes," Coco stated bluntly. "You can surrender now, or the next one goes between your eyes."
Mz. Ruby's eyes widened, her hands going to her mouth. "He...he was there? Oh good lord..." To the surprise of both Sly and Coco...Mz. Ruby burst into tears.
"Uh..." Sly began, unsure what to say now.
"I had no hand in his death, Cooper," Mz. Ruby quickly offered. "None of us did. Not Raleigh, not Muggshot, not me, and not the Panda King. That...that beast that gathered us told us we were just going to take him out of the game. But then we busted in and he...he..." Mz. Ruby shuddered. "Cooper, I hope you didn't see what that beast did to your old man...or to his body."
"I didn't see details," Sly responded softly.
"Be glad you did not," Mz. Ruby continued. "And little lady, I...I wish I'd known ya when I was younger. I'd never have turned my magic to crime...if I hadn't been so alone. My folks...they could use magic, but they didn't have the gift, not like I do...but even my gift is nothing compared ta yours. I'm...I'm not alone no more..."
Sly and Coco exchanged glances, unsure what to say now.
"I know the weight on my juju is bad," Mz. Ruby continued. "But seeing you, chile..." Her eyes locked on Coco. "I can see the shining light of you if you reach your full potential. I can see what it'll do to the world..." She shook her head. "If I can give just a little help to get you closer to that...I can face what's coming to me with a smile. My vault's over there...and my spellbook's in it, too. You take it, little lady."
Sly glanced towards Coco, deciding to leave it to her whether or not to trust Mz. Ruby.
Coco stroked her chin. "My Mom, Inspector Carmelita Fox, should be here before long. Once she arrives, surrender to her and confess everything. Don't ask for any deals. Do that...and I know I'll be able to trust any magic instruction I might come to you for once you're out."
"Will do, chile," Mz. Ruby promised.
"Swear an oath," Sly spoke up. "One we can be sure you won't break."
Mz. Ruby smiled. "In my scrying of magic, I came across an oath none would dare break." Lifting one claw, she began to make motions over her chest and face. "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye."
Sly frowned. "I don't-"
"Alright," Coco responded immediately. At Sly's confused glance, she shrugged. "I don't know why...but we can trust that oath."
Mz. Ruby smiled. "I'll just head for the entrance to make things easier for your Mama, shall I?" With that, she dove into the swamp and began to swim towards the edge.
Mz. Ruby kept her word. She swam straight to the edge of the swamp and turned herself in when Mom arrived. Her vault not only contained her spellbook, but the pages of the Thievius Raccoonus that covered Slytunkahmen Cooper's invisibility technique, which could allow us to fade from sight completely just by standing still.
It would be a while before I could master everything in the spellbook, so I put it away for after we recovered the Thievius Raccoonus. I'd have plenty of time to peruse it later. In the meantime, we were off to the Kumlun Mountains in western China, to confront the Panda King.
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I'm gonna go out on a limb here, and say the "beast" was the scorpion guy from the first chapter?
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Nope.
Clockwerk.
7727937 I think she's talking about Clockwerk, actually.
7727937 no, the beast was clockwerk, arch enemy of the coopers. I assume youve played the games?
nice i always love how you twist the story around with the ponys
seif if i go the name right is a added in oc by tatsurour he is not cannon in the copper world
two things:
once again, even crime lords have their limits...
wow: Coco DOES subconsciously remember Equestria!!!
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The Panda King is a person who holds honor and family above all else. Honestly, if he wasn't a martial artist, I could easily see him as a samurai. This is why I believe it was him who made sure Sly got to an orphanage that would take good care of him. He probably wanted no part in murder once he realized Sly's dad was... well, a dad.
Actually...
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The Panda King looked up from his meditation when he felt, more than heard, the Coopers come in. Seeing Sly standing there with confidance and readiness to do what he needed to do, The Panda King smiled inside. He also noticed the little pony that he had adopted. She must have been the same age as Sly was when... He shook his head. There was a time and place for regrets. "Greetings, Sly Cooper, Coco Cooper." He stood and stretched slightly.
"Panda King." Sly responded, making no move beyond that.
"You are here for the pages, and revenge, I assume." The King grunted. He glanced to the side, where a vault rested in a far wall. "They are there."
Sly glanced at the vault, and blinked at the fact that it wasn't even shut, open and revealing the pages in their glory. He looked back at the Panda King in confusion.
"They are yours to take when you leave, no matter how our encounter goes. I have not read them," the Panda King stated.
Sly's confusion only grew, making the Panda King smirk. "You have questions." He settled into a martial arts pose, the opening kata of his own style. His hands flared with fire, making Sly tense. "I have answers. Fight me, Coopers! Show me how you have grown! Show me your strength! Show me your heart! Show me... that you are ready for him. Then I will answer your questions."
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This is how I imagine the Panda King fight going, along with a conversation with the Panda King afterward about how he was the one to take Sly to the orphanage in repentance, and had in fact been keeping an eye on Sly as he grew.
Hell, you could probably say the Panda King was like a distant father to Sly, guarding him from the shadows to ensure he grew into a proud Cooper.
Why oh why do I blame that BOX for that oath so how while it was bouncing around through the multiverse it released a portion of Pinkie with it! Also I think I called it on the Alliance of convenience with the the fiendish five I'm already looking foreword to Sly 3! but, that's a hell of a long ways off.
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7727949 Thanks. Guess it's kinda obvious I've never played any of the games before.
7728001 whether or not anything resembling that awesome sequence actually gets into the story you have all of my yes. Take a moustache good Sir
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...yoink!
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Don't forget his Yin/Yang self-argument from Sly 3. Part of him was still p!553d over his loss in this game. That said, I can see him dropping Sly off at the orphanage like you suggest, just not keeping tabs on him. If he finds out about Coco, however, that changes things. King is a Father as well, after all.
7728078 Yeah, without Coco the whole keeping an eye on him thing may have been a stretch.
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I don't know why, but that just made me bust out laughing. Well! Now I'm even more eager to see their encounter with the Panda King!
Bring it on!
You know what disappoints me the most? NO ONE HAS DONE AN EPIC REMIX/REMASTER/ORCHESTRATED VERSION OF CLOCKWERK'S FIGHT THEME! However I still like where Tatsuro is taking this series. BE AWESOME AND THANK YOU!
"Youdoo!"
I hope no one minds the voice over but I think it kinda adds to the music.
7727937 Just wait till you meet him. You'll understand why she called him that.
I'm sure that Panther ghost is going to have an explosive amount of flavour with that Salted Chicken Gumbo. Why I'd wager that it'd taste so good he could go to heaven.
Now that's how you gater done Coco just be careful of the crocodile tears, they're littered with Feels.
Poor Mz. Ruby... She suffered from a lonely childhood...
Clockwerk is the true villain... everyone else was just an innocent pawn...
Dang.
This was an interesting chapter...
Nicely done man, dang.
Mz. Ruby's reaction and confession caught me off-guard. Nice.
"Peruse."
Hoodoo you Voodoo?
Question, anyone else thinking of PWNYVerse Pinkie chasing a Pinkie Promise Breaker?
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I wish I hadn't.
7728209 I agree. Sure, Mugshot may have brawled with Cooper Senior, but no doubt Clockwerk was the one who cut him down.
I can't see the Panda King being apologetic yet, given his dialogue in the first and third game.
7728001 ...If the Panda King is Sly's distant father figure, would that mean he's technically Coco's grandpa figure? Because I could totally see that happening.
7729102 I'm sorry I couldn't resist.The title of the chapter demanded I show this
7729373 Wow... so could I. He'd be a gruff but well meaning grandfather always pushing you to be the best you could be.
7728130 Am I the only one hearing Sly say Zig, Zag, Voo, and Doo when he dodges???
7729901 I know, right?
Nah, I noticed it too the first time I played that bit. Also, Mz. Ruby says the same thing when she casts her spells - her voice is just distorted.
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For a master thief of Conner Cooper's caliber, a broken leg or arm and the stolen book would be all it would take to put him out of business. Both would make it all but permanent.
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Mmm, perhaps you are right about Panda King... but maybe Coco will change him with her deeds somehow?
Who knows.
none dare break this promise for fear of the pink demon coming to collect her recompense for breaking it
7731126 And lord help you if you make her upset, less incur the Ghost of Sparta's wrath.
7731677 i made a stupid and simple pinkie promise a few months ago and broke it... the nightmares i had didnt stop until i kept it...even if she is just a cartoon i think just the mere fact that pinkie exists in any form makes her have real power
HA! No matter what universe, you never break a pinkie promise.
also is it just me or has anyone else been replaying this game out of nostalgia? Reply if so.
Ah, there is the oath.
didnt she get a life sentence for breaking the internatonal anti zombie law? so she would need to cut a deal to have a chance to getout to teach coco
7734112 I lost my demo version. Am I the only one not only getting giddy over the Pinkie Promise but also loathing it for being a cop-out of sorts?
Pinkie can't even get you when you break it. Should we assume Krato's Pinkie (with an army of Apple Pie babies) is going to rip through the fabric of time and space to make an appearance?
Like a broken Pinkie Promise is going to kill you?
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If it helps any, in the Infinite Loops, Pinkie became the Warhammer 40K Chaos God of Parties... by eating Slaanesh.
So, no matter what world you are in, if you break a Pinkie Promise, Pinkie will come for you.
Mz Ruby's boss fight: BIG. F**CKING. HEADACHE.
Loved how you skipped it.
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Pinkie promises. Are. Multiversal!!!
Nice technique, Coco.
Interesting context to what happened to Sly's father. Also, that spellbook seems like it could be very useful in the future once Coco has a chance to study.
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It's actually not that bad... on the PS2. Someone screwed up the timing when they ported it to the PS3, so THAT version doesn't match the music. Or so I've heard.
this makes no sense the key is a physical object the ghost is not if the ghost was dispelled the key would just fall better would have been it hid the key
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Because the ghost is holding the key between the physical and material realms. In essence, the key was in the ghost's inventory, and a salt needle sends the ghost - and its inventory - fully into the realm of the dead as opposed to the between realm it's currently in.
You know, before, breaking a Pinkie Promise=Bad. If her dad is Kratos now? Don't think anyone is going to be breaking those promises any more.
I know you like TFS, but there are so many more abridged series you could be referencing. One in particular comes to mind. And although it's too late to add to this story, it could be fun for later. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GJcj0w4x_E&t=53s
"You can't defeat me! I can turn invisible."
"Wait. Did you say invisible or invincible?"
"Invisible."
"Oh hoho. That makes this a looot easier."
Bentley: he’s promised us a key if you can whack 50 chickens.
Sly: I’m sorry what?
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Jesus christ what did i just watch and who is meliodias voice actor