Gathering: Take 1
The map led straight to Kaine Island(1), the location of the Cooper Vault. However, Dr. M had somehow acquired the deed to the island, and between the island's own hazards and Dr. M's security, we would need more force than we could normally bring to bear to get in. Dad, Mom, Uncle Bentley and I just wouldn't be enough. We'd need more help. We'd need...a Gang.
We needed a ballistics expert. We needed an aquatic expert. With Bentley having to focus his control on his wheelchair, we needed a RC expert. And we needed someone to bring the extra muscle. While the others would take some figuring out, there was only one answer for that last part: we needed Uncle Murray back. We didn't want to intrude if he still needed time to heal from what happened with the Clock-La incident, but we didn't want anyone else taking his place either.
This led us to Venice, Italy, the territory of the Vincenetti Gang, led by the former lion opera singer Don Octavio. It was dangerous, but we had to find Murray...
Coco stared around at the floating city of Venice. Its beauty shone in the lights playing over the endless canals...though it would have been more picturesque without the Ferris Wheel, and if the waters didn't have black stains within them. Still, the relaxing sail in the covered boat made it easy for them to reach Rialto Bridge, a rather prominent landmark.
When Carmelita had been informed they would be at work here, she had brought a task force here specifically to investigate the tainting of the waters and a possible connection to the Vincenetti Gang. She'd also carefully placed a Cooper Calling Card at the Rialto Bridge with a specific time marked on it. With luck, Murray would have found it and known to meet there...assuming he was willing to.
As they reached the bridge, Murray was waiting for them. "Uncle Murray!" Coco called out happily, rushing forward to embrace him.
Murray leaned down to return the embrace, seeming entirely at peace with himself now. "It's good to see you again, Coco," he assured her happily.
Coco stepped back for a clearer look at him. "You look...different."
Murray did look quite different. White body paint drew designs over his belly and face, and a yellow cape and rope necklace of teeth hung over his usual blue shirt. A grass crown rested atop his head. "A different walk of life calls for different garb," he explained readily. His expression then turned nervous. "Is...is Bentley here?"
"He's back at our temporary hideout," Sly explained as he hopped lightly out of the boat. "He didn't want to risk the meeting getting too emotional if you weren't ready to face him yet."
Murray sighed in relief. "I'm grateful. I...I think I'm ready, but..." He glanced away. "I have to complete my journey..."
"Then let us help you with that," Sly offered. "What is it you need to do here?"
"I cannot return to my Guru until the black waters run pure," Murray declared, gesturing to the river where black sludge of some sort was pouring out of a grate and into the water.
Looking closer, Coco frowned. "Looks like tar. Wonder where it's coming from?"
"We'll be looking into that," Sly confirmed. "You'll be here when we have information, right?"
"My ears are as wide as a whale neath the waves," Murray confirmed.
Coco blinked in surprise. "You're...really into that 'Dream Time' stuff you wrote us about, huh?"
"My mind is as clear as the woods after a forest fire," he declared profoundly.
It was a good thing we were already intending to help Mom deal with the tar in the water before leaving Venice. When we communicated with her that it was now our prime goal to help Uncle Murray complete his spiritual journey, she promised us complete cooperation of her entire task force under Megraw's authorization. Apparently, he hadn't been kidding about using us to flush out the real bad guys, and as long as no police officer actually saw us steal anything, all our actions would be marked in the official report as 'aid from civilian agents'.
...as if anyone would ever see us steal something, anyway...
Since we were targeting Don Octavio's operation, our first two missions involved tailing him to take pictures of his criminal activities, and breaking into the Opera House to learn of his plans. Dad took the former since he could still leap much higher than I to get up onto the rooftops to evade detection, while I took the break in where my smaller body would prove an advantage...as would Deik-Beck's aid. The little crab was an excellent multi-tool...
Coco and Deik-Beck made their way into the Opera House via a wooden hatch in the side yard. Several security measures within required activating two different switches simultaneously, which the pair were more than able to do together. The watery canal beneath the House proved more frustrating to navigate, as Deik-Beck had to cling to Coco's back to get across and she wasn't used to leaping about with cargo. However, they were able to manage it, only to come to a halt at a reinforced door. "Wish I had one of Uncle Bentley's bombs right about now..." Coco murmured thoughtfully.
"Have bomb!" Deik-Beck piped up, leveling one claw at the door and opening it to reveal a gun. "Here I go!"
Coco ducked back as the gun went off, the explosive charge rocking Deik-Beck back on his many legs and destroying the reinforced door. "...you're just full of surprises," she murmured, petting Deik-Beck on the head.
After a bit of vent crawling, the pair had to deal with a few guards...but Coco's needles had lost none of their effectiveness, rendering said guards momentary distractions at best. Finally, they reached the computer at the center of the base. "...wish I knew the first thing about hacking," Coco murmured softly. "I never could grasp Uncle Bentley's explanations."
"Plug me in!" Deik-Beck offered.
Smiling, Coco lifted the little robot onto the keyboard, where it promptly jammed its legs into the circuitry. He hummed for a time, then hopped back out. "Download complete!"
"Then let's go!" Coco directed, scooping up the little bot and rushing for the exit. Getting out proved far easier than getting in.
Getting back, I was unsurprised to learn that Don Octavio was indeed behind the tar in the waters...though a little upset Dad and Uncle Bentley destroyed the Ferris Wheel before I got a chance to ride it.
(1) I know the map was supposed to be in the museum, but I noticed an incongruity. Sly, Bentley, and Murray are together when the museum scene happens, but Sly and Bentley are going to recruit Murray again when they already know the Vault is on Kaine Island. One of those must be flawed, and as the museum scene isn't in the game, I'm going by the game.
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nicely done; also:
Deik-Beck has got some dakka
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Aww! Sly! Bentley, you jerks!
Also, nicely done!
starting to be concerned about Diek's loyalty... just paranoia right now, no evidence
It's beauty shone in the lights playing
1. Its.
I wonder how the cops would feel about Sly and the gang stealing the limelight in flushing out the baddies.
Seems the best way to break in through steel doors is to use The Claw.
Deik-Beik has to really leg it when it comes to hacking.
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And here I thought Bentley was the only one who can dance apoun the keys.
I am ready for the next fun chapter, for I know Murray is going to have a real Ball.
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Well it was hinted at when he was introduced. Most of this adventure is Coco telling someone about what happened to her. I am waiting to see when the betrayal will happen and how it will affect Coco. She is going to have massive trust issues by the end I think.
8058741 That assumes the expected betrayal occurs. Diek-Beck may have been made by Clockwork, but it seems to be it's own creature. I do not doubt that there's a darker personality hidden behind that metal shell, but it doesn't have one of those hate chips. We'll see where it goes. Really, if it does betray her, then I expect that the story that it was made by Clockwork may be false. If that does happen, I bet that it is Seft's work rather than Clockwork's.
you know there is a nasty little roomer about dr.m.
8058500 I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking about that crab...
8058741 I can't wait to see how Coco will lay into Suri the moment she returns home.
8059192 Last part sounds plausible.
There never was a museum at the beginning of the third game McSweenie gave them the location himself.
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But in the comics, it shows the trio breaking into a museum - clumsily - causing Carmelita to go get the map from the museum, after which Sly swipes it from her.
As I said, conflicting material that had been commented on last chapter.
8059443 Man I forgot those were even a thing. Never did read them myself though so I wouldn't know what happens in them. So, therefore ignore my ignorance.
8058443 It was a necessary evil. No Ferris Wheel should be used as a means of pollution.
8059728 hear hear
8058500 like mabay he is a flawed broken copy of clockwerk
Well, Sly and Carmelita could always take Coco to a Disneyland... or all of them across the globe. I bet Sly would enjoy breaking in and finding if Walt Disney's brain is really preserved in ice.
I can't wait to see the pollution get taken care of.\
Also, when Murray gets his rolling ball move.... can Coco end up landing on top of him and putting her experience with the log rolling competition with Jean Bison to help steer him???
8060566 That scheme was pretty evil, too. I read somewhere the waters of Venice were already dirty, but pumping tar into them from the building foundations?
Ech!
8059728
True... I still feel bad for Coco though, heheh
8060924 Meh. Bentley could build her one. You should see how tricked out his wheelchair is.
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That is true... it could even be rocket powered!
8062095 Or the same one from the Jimmy Neutron movie.
This is one of Tat's crossovers, after all.
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True... now I wanna see Coco get a rocket powered Ferris Wheel!
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That movie was the best Nickelodeon movie ever and kick started a great series with a sub par spin off.
Looking at the animation department this year: The first "Jimmy Neutron" movie is the best, hands down. Kung Fu Panda and other Dreamworks shows tied to movies don't count.