Sly Cooper: Enemies In A Strange Land

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Prologue: The name's Sly, Sly Cooper
Easy as stealing candy from a foal
Caught red hoofed
Welcome to Equestria, Cooper Gang

Prologue: The name's Sly, Sly Cooper

Once again, my gang and I had given Inspector Carmelita Fox the slip. I was surprised to see how well she took it. Finally, the secret police file I'd been searching for all these years. With this, I could avenge my family and regain possession of our most valued treasure.

It all began when I was just a kid, bouncing on my father's knee. You see, I come from a long line of master thieves, who kept all their secrets of sneaking and stealing in an ancient book: the Thievius Raccoonus. Anyone who read it learned to be especially sneaky, which is why we specialize in stealing from criminals. After all, there's no honor, no challenge, no fun stealing from ordinary people. You rip off a master criminal, and you know you're a master thief. Well, on the night I was supposed to inherit the book, five visitors came unannounced to our door. My father fought to protect us, but the gang of villains known as the Fiendish Five overpowered him and ransacked our house until they found... the Thievius Raccoonus!

Our family's manual of thieving greatness fell into their filthy hands. They tore the book into five pieces and split it up, each villain disappearing to the farthest corners of the world to commit dastardly crimes. Broke and alone, I was dumped at the town orphanage. There, I met two guys who became my lifelong buddies and trusted crew. Bentley, techno-genius and strategist supreme, and Murray, part-time driver and full-time burden. Together, we pledged to track down the Fiendish Five, avenge my father and steal back the Thievius Raccoonus. I knew I was about to face the toughest test of my life. On this mission, I would either become a master thief like my ancestors before me, or fail and allow my family name to bite the dust.

I began reading up on the police file I had stolen, It had records from all members of the Fiendish Five. Sir Raleigh The Frog, Muggshot, Ms. Ruby, The Panda King, and finally Clockwerk. There was one mystery that links them all together, all members of the Fiendish Five have all disappeared. As if they all just dropped from the face of the earth, all their trails of crime run cold. All of their last known sighting was at the Krakarov Volcano in Russia, which so happens to be the secret base of Clockwerk. That can't be a coincidence, so me and the gang are on our way to Russia to see if we can find any clues to the Fiendish Five's whereabouts.

The Gang pulls up to the volcano, The whole place seemed to be abandoned except for a few falcons flying overhead, or were they even falcons. Their eyes were glowing bright yellow and their flight patterns seemed a bit... robotic. The van enters the volcano through a cave and soon into what appeared to be a lab. The security system long since deteriorated from no one being around for two years, and the heat from the lava below. Sly steps out of the van and begins to analyze the place with his binocucom.

"Whoa, this lab is impressive! Whoever owned this must be a genius!"

"Read me that police file again Bentley, Which member of the Fiendish Five owned this place?"

"You may not like this Sly, but from reading the file, it appears this facility is the base of operations of Clockwerk."

"Clockwerk?"

"Apparently he is the leader of the Fiendish Five, but he is also the smartest and deadliest!"

"Interesting, now how about you tell me the important parts?"

"Those ARE the important parts Sly! There is nothing else in the file regarding Clockwerk!"

"You can't be serious! We came all this way and that is all the details we have?"

"I'm afraid so, over 2 years ago, Clockwerk an the other Fiendish Five members just vanished out of thin air, like they dropped from the face of the earth. Inspector Fox left a footnote here expressing her frustration of Clockwerk's elusiveness. Perhaps looking around his lab may indicate the kind of person this Clockwerk is, and where he and the rest of the Fiendish Five disappeared to."

Sly began to explore the lab, hardly coming across anything, that was until he approached the very back of the lab. There was a single room with a strange device in the middle and computers surrounding it. Sly once again pulls out his Binocucom.

"Hey Bentley, you may want to come take a look at this, I have no idea what I'm looking at."

"Whoa, impressive! Alright, me and Murray are on our way!"

The van pulled right up to the back of the lab and both Bentley and Murray stepped out. Sly had his arms crossed while looking at the strange device, stepping back to allow Bentley to examine it. After a quick look over Bentley simply backs up and nods his head.

"So pal, what is this thing?" Sly looks to his friend

"I'm not entirely sure, but I am for certain it's a generator of sorts. What it generates I have no idea unless we turn it on." Bentley never took his eyes off the device, it really captured his interest.

"Then let's do just that." Sly said firmly

"Hold on Sly, I don't think that's such a good idea." Bently looked at Sly with uncertainty.

"This is the only clue we have in finding Clockwerk. For all we know, this will reveal all we need." Sly looked back at the device, something was telling him that he absolutely had to turn it on.

"Well, I doubt we even can. This place is so deteriorated, I don't even think I could charge my cell phone here. Unless... we hook it up to the van. It may supply this generator with enough power to turn it on!" Bently smiled at his own idea.

"Hold on there, you want to hook up this evil looking machine to our van!?" Said the giant pink hippo.

"Just to the engine Murray, if we could power up this generator, then it could give us some indication of Fiendish Five's where abouts."

"Alright, but this better not damage the van." Murray was a bit worried, but he goes to the back of the van and pulls out some jumper cables. He opens the hood of the van and attaches them to the engine. Bentley takes the other end and attaches them to the device and then backs away.

"Alright Murray, start the van!" Bently said as Murray turned the key. The engine hummed and he pressed on the gas to rev it. At first there was nothing, but the more Murray revved the engine, the machine started to light up.
"Yes! Just like that Murray! Keep it up!" The machine soon started to come alive, and the computers around them began to start up. A gyro in the middle of the Machine began to spin. at first slow, but it began to pick up more and more speed. it soon was spinning so fast, that it became a blur and a bright light began to emanate from the machine. Instinctively, all of them began to back away, as they could all feel a strong energy coming from the machine.
"Murray! Kill the power! Shut down the van!"

"What!?" Murray couldn't hear over the sound of the van.

"Everyone! Shake a leg, get out of here!" Sly and everyone else turned towards the exit, about to run away, when at the worst time possible, Sly's face was met with the barrel of a shock pistol.

"Freeze Cooper!" Carmelita Fox Said, aiming her pistol at Sly and stepping out from behind the van.
"You really thought that you could steal from Interpol and get away so easily!? Not this time! Whatever it is you are doing here, shut it down! You and your gang are coming with me!"

"Carmelita!?" Sly exclaims, surprised to see the inspector had followed him all this way from Paris.

"Everyone hit the dirt!" Bently called out as the bright light from the machine got brighter. They all looked towards the generator, and soon a bright flash engulfed everyone. The machine suddenly loses power and begins to shut down. As everything slowly goes back to a dormant state, Sly, Bently, Murray, Carmelita, and the van are gone.

Princess Celestia was pacing back and forth in the throne room of the castle. Recent events had filled her with dread and worry, the absolute worst thing had happened, and she is unsure how it even happened without her knowledge. Before she could continue to think, her most trusted student Twilight Sparkle came running into the throne room upon her request.

"Princess Celestia! I came as soon as I got your letter!"

Celestia is pulled from her stupor as she sees her student bow before her. Celestia lets out a small sigh and motions her student to rise.

"Twilight, thank goodness you came. Please understand, I bring the most terrible news that I could only share with you face to face! The most horrible thing has happened!" Twilight rises, she is a bit disturbed by how worried Celestia was. "I hate to drag you into another crisis, after recently helping purge the Crystal Empire from Sombra's influence, but this is detrimental. You remember when Discord stole the Elements of Harmony, right?

"Of course, how could I forget? He almost drove me and my friends apart."

Twilight approached her teacher, she was wondering where Celestia was going with this.

"Ever since then, we have been looking for a new place to hide the elements, a place where no pony would ever find them, but easily accessible to us. The answer was obvious, the catacombs beneath the castle... You remember what they are like?" Twilight only shudders at the memory of being sent to the catacombs by Chrysalis almost a year ago.

"I do. It's a maze down there"

"Absolutely, which is why we moved them down there... but, it was pointless. Just last night an alarm was raised by one of our guard ponies. By how important the elements were, me and Luna went down there ourselves to the underground vault holding the elements... what we saw... frightened us." Celestia closes her eyes and looks away. "Somepony broke into the catacombs, killed some of our guards, and tore the vault to shreds." Twilight gasps and flinches backwards hearing her mentor's words.
"It was as if some animal with claws sharp enough to shred metal tore through the vault... and stole the elements"

"The Elements have been stolen!?"

"Unfortunately... yes. We don't know the motive of why they were stolen, but they must be taken back by whoever stole them."

Twilight was left completely shocked, who on earth would ever steal the elements of harmony? Even more puzzling, why would whoever stole them need them. The scene described by Celestia about the guard casualties and how the metal vault was torn, indicating whoever stole them, desprately needed them. With all of this revealed to Twilight, one question was echoing in her mind.

"If everything you said is true Princess, why call me here? Why was I requested to come here?"

"Because, as you and your friends are the bearers of the elements, you are connected to them personally. I see no better ponies to help us locate the elements than you and your friends. So if you are going to aid in their return, you are going to need this."

Celestia's horn begins to glow a bright aura and levitates a small badge towards Twilight. It looked like a small golden star.

"This badge is only given out to my personal private investigators. I'm giving this to you to give you the authority to look through police records and to give you access to any at all crime scenes."

"Wow... Thank you Princess. But, why would you want me to go through police records?"

"While we launch our investigations here, I want you to travel back to ponyville, and access the police file to the ones who are labeled as the main suspects in this crime."

"Who are the main suspects?"

"A small gang of criminals who call themselves... The Fiendish Five."

Easy as stealing candy from a foal

Sly began to wake up, he was laying on his back and he had a massive headache. The last thing he remembered was a bright flash and then nothing. He rolled over onto his stomach, and slowly got to his knees. He sees that he is in a field of grass, he was taken back by that fact as he knew this place was a far cry compared to where he once was.

"What in the world? But wasn't I just in a volcano?" Sly soon stood up and got to his feet, that's when he noticed something even worse.
"Wait, where is my cane!?" Sly began to look all around him, seeing if his cane was nearby, it was not. He reaches for his pouch to pull out his Binocucom so he could scan the area for it, but...
"My Binocucom is gone too! What's going on here!?" Sly began to panic, without his cane and Binocucom, he was vulnerable. If things couldn't get any worse, one more detail caught his notice.
"Not only is my gear gone, but so isn't my gang! Bently! Murray!" Sly began to shout for his friends, but it was no use, there was no response.

Feeling alone and unsafe, Sly began to observe his surroundings to try and get a foothold of where he was. In the distance he could see a small town. If there was a good place to begin looking for his friends, it would be there. With much reluctance to move on without his cane, he had no choice but to try and seek some help. It wouldn't take him long to get into town, the sun was setting, giving him plenty of cover. He quickly climbs on top of a nearby roof and begins to analyze the town underneath him. There was hardly anyone out as it began to grow dark. However, Sly was a bit taken back when he did notice someone, or something. It looked like a horse, a brightly colored orange horse with a stetson hat. She appeared to be breaking down a market stand for the night. Sly raises an eyebrow as he noticed she walked on four feet, it wouldn't be all that weird if she walked on two, but she was on all four. Sly then notices a smaller one with her, with yellow fur and a big red bow in her hair. He was seconds away from hopping to the next roof top when he caught wind of their conversation.

"Hey sis, what did y'all do with that weird stick ya found?"

"Ah did the honest thing to do Applebloom, ah turned it in. Hopefully the mayor will give it back to the pony it belongs too."

Sly was interested in their conversation. He places his finger and thumb to his chin as he soaked in their words.

"Weird stick huh? I think I might know who that belongs too." Sly said to himself with a smile. He was thinking about jumping down from the roof and asking where the mayor may be. But where's the fun in that?

"Aweful strange it was found in one of our appletrees. When Big Mac bucked the tree, it fell right on his head. Left a pretty big welp on his head."

"Yeah, but Big Mac's tough, he'll get over it. Ah just wonder who would ever make a stick like that?"

"Should have kept it, finders keepers!"

"Now Applebloom, that wouldn’t be honest of us. You know that. "

"Yes Sis."

"Good. The mayor has it in her office, hopefully whoever lost it gets it back soon, looked real important."

"If I was the mayor, where would my office be?" Sly thought to himself before coming to a quick conclusion.
"It would be at the courthouse. I need to find someplace higher up so that I can scout this place out." Sly begins to look around his surroundings for the tallest building in the town. He quickly spots a clock tower, figuring that was the tallest he was going to get, he begins to run along the rooftops. He makes quick and silent work getting to the tower. He sees a gutter pipe that goes all the way to the top of the tower. Sly is quick to notice the blue auras, something that a master thief is trained to see and quickly begins to climb up the gutter. Once her makes it to the top, he takes a knee and looks over the entirety of the town. As the sun dipped lower into the horizon, he could see more of the four legged ponies going into their homes for the night.

"More of these four legged creatures. Just where the heck am I even at?" Sly begins to recall his last memory. He remembers that generator glowing a bright light, the next thing he knew he was in this strange place, with the rest of his gang missing. Just truly what was going on here? Sly was pulled out of his thoughts when he notices a circular building, directly in the center of the town.

"Ten bucks says that's the courthouse." Sly said to himself as he began to slide down the gutter pipe that led him up the clock tower. After hopping along a few more rooftops, he makes a giant jump and lands on the roof of the courthouse. He checks a nearby window, and it's unlocked. He opens it and steps inside. He appeared to be in the attic of the courthouse, a perfect hiding spot. He got down low and he could see a bunch of cracks in the floor. He peeks through one of them and sees a few ponies wrapping up their work for the day. He listens in on their conversations seeing if he can get any at all important info from any of them. He listens for a good ten minutes, getting incredibly bored, but his patience quickly rewards him as he sees two ponies begin to make their way down the hall under him.

"Oh deary me. Of course I would allow you to access our criminal files Ms. Sparkle. I already know how close you are to the princess even without that badge."

"You don't know how much I truly appreciate that Mayor. But I want to do everything as professionally as possible."

"Mayor! Bingo." Sly smirks as he approaches the attic hatch. He opens it very slowly and quietly. Dropping down onto the ground as quietly as he could. He closes the hatch, eliminating all evidence of it ever being opened. He tiptoes down the hallway where the two ponies went. He sees an open door and presses his back against the wall. He could hear them talking more inside.

"That's a weird looking stick Mayor, where did you get it?"

"Your friend Applejack turned it into me earlier today. Said it was stuck in her apple tree and that it must belong to somepony. We hope to give it back to whoever owns it tomorrow."

"That's... Interesting. Anyway, no time for that, do you have that file I asked for?"

"Of course Ms. Sparkle, here is the file that covers the entirety of the Fiendish Five."

WHAT!?" Sly thought to himself. He covers his mouth with his hand to keep himself from saying that outloud.
"How do these four-legs know about the Fiendish Five!? I need to know what they know! Sly could hear them approaching the door, he looks around for a place to hide. There wasn't any good hiding spots for him. He looks upwards, he jumps up as high as he could and spreads his arms and legs out to where they were touching both walls on the side. He presses his arms and legs hard to keep him suspended above the hallway. He sees the ponies walk out, a tan one with gray hair, and a purple one with dark hair. He prays silent, hoping neither of them would look upwards and blow his element of surprise. He could see the police file sticking out of the purple one's saddlebag. Can't get that yet till he gets his cane. He notices the tan one lock her office before they walk down the hallway. Sly drops back down silently and tries the office door.

"Yep, definitely locked." He looks to the side to see another window. Surely if the first one he entered was unlocked, perhaps maybe this one? He approaches it and it opens just fine. He steps out the window and steps out on the thin ledge. He presses his back against the wall and side steps to the next window. He looked inside, it had to be the Mayor's office, because on her desk was Sly's cane. He smirks before opening that window as well and stepping inside. He can't help but think of this being as easy as getting into Inspector Fox's office. He grabs the cane and gives it a hug.

"Safe and sound." Sly approaches the door and thankfully it was only locked from the outside. He steps back into the hallway and looks down.
"I gotta get those files off that purple one. Once I find Bentley and Murray, and we find a way back home, we are back on the Fiendish Five's trail." Sly quickly but silent treks down the hallway. Thankfully the two ponies were sauntering casually as they were talking to each other. He tip toes right up to them and with his cane, he fishes the files right out of the purple one's saddle bags. He pulls them back and takes ahold of them. He smiles at noticing that these files were thicker than the one Carmelita had. However, the silence was broken by an ear piercing scream behind Sly.

"Rodent! Who let that rodent in here!?" Said a female pony, prompting the two in front of sly to turn around. Both of their eyes widen and they make multiple steps back away from him. Sly looks at the pony who screamed and raises his eyebrow at her.

"Rodent? That's a bit offensive don't ya think?"

"H-Hey! He has the police files! Give those back!"

Sly turns to see the Purple one glaring at him with gritted teeth. He smirks at her before tipping his hat to her.

"Sorry, but no can do, these are more important to me than they are to you."

Sly wastes no time in sprinting a right at the two ponies. He jumps and does a front flip right over them and sprints down the hallway.

"Somepony stop that thief!"

Sly could see that the purple pony's yell caught the attention of another pony at the end of the hallway. He stood in Sly's way and dug his fore hoof into the ground. The pony charges him, but Sly quickly side steps him and uses his cane to pull out one of his front hooves, tripping him. The pony falls face first into the ground.

"Watch your footing."

Sly smirked at his own witty comment before turning a corner in the hall. He quickly shoves the files into his back back before running through a pair of double doors and ending up on a balcony. The balcony was on the top floor, which overlooked the main corridor of the courthouse. A few ponies look up at him, many pointing with their hooves and at him and talking amongst themselves about what they were seeing. Sly hears a few hoof steps behind him, prompting him to turn. He sees the purple pony glaring at him with a very angry expression.

"Give me those back!"

She was very angry, and Sly could see a large horn on the top of her head begin to glow. He held up his hands in mock surrender. He didn't understand why she had a horn, or why it was glowing, but he knew it didn't mean anything good. He looked back behind him, on the opposite end of the courthouse, he could see another window, and hanging from the ceiling was a chandelier. He smirks again before looking at the purple pony.

"If you want these so bad four-legs, you're gonna have to catch me!" Before the pony could react, Sly turns and leaps off the balcony, he uses his cane to grab a hold of the chandelier and attempts to swing himself towards the window. However, luck was not on his side as Sly heard a loud crack. He looks up and sees the Chandelier break loose from the ceiling. His eyes widen as he and the chandelier begin to fall. Sly and the Chandelier fall to the ground, a loud crash and a sickening thud. Sly quickly falls unconscious from hitting his head on the hard tiled floor.

Sly begins to wake up for the second time that day. His head ached even worse, and his back was sore. He tries to rub the back of his head where he landed, but found himself unable to. He opens his eyes and finds himself handcuffed by his wrists and feet to a chair. In front of him was a table sitting in the middle of an all white room. On the wall in front of him he could see a tinted window, he could just barely see some dark figures on the other side. Before he could register anything else, a door leading into the room opens. Walking into the room, was the same purple pony he stole from. She looks at him with a very upset expression. She approaches the table and glares at him.

"Name?" Was all she said to him.

"...Name?"

"What is your name!?" She said much louder. Sly let out a long sigh as he prepares himself for a long and tedious interrogation.

Caught red hoofed

Sly begins to chuckle at the unicorn in front of him, however, he winces from the pain in his head. The Unicorn narrows her eyes at the raccoon, she was frustrated he wasn't taking this seriously.

"What's so funny?"

"What's so funny? I'm talking to a four-legged unicorn. Any sane person would question their own sanity at that."

"Well let me tell you, it's not everyday anypony comes across a stick wielding bipedal raccoon either."

"Touché, but where I'm from that's normal."

"Can you please tell me your name?"

"Didn't you hear? I'm a Rodent."

The unicorn rolls her eyes and places her hoof on top of the table. Sly however was smirking at her, enjoying playing with her. She wasn't going to play his games, so she needed to bring out the big guns from the get go.

"Alright, if you won't cooperate, I'll make you."

"I'd like to see you try. Interpol's best inspector hasn't been able to catch me. I'll be outta here in 10 minutes."

"Very well, then let's begin."

09. Smooth, Swing Raccoon - Sly Cooper Movie Soundtrack

Twilight' horn began to glow a bright aura once again. Sly raised his eyebrow, uncertain of what her horn glowing meant. However, his eyes began to widen as his back was levitated right in front of him. His pack had the same aura glowing around it as Twilight's horn. Soon after, Sly's cane was then levitated next to it. He began to pull at the cuffs, trying to break himself free. Finally, His pack opened, and two police files were lifted out of it, all without anyone ever touching them. all four objects were then laid out in front of him on the table.

"Is this stick yours Mr. Raccoon?"

"Why should I tell you anything?"

"Because currently, your fate is in my hooves. Now don't lie to me, is this stick yours?"

"...Yes, and it's a cane. It's been passed down through my family for generations."

"Interesting, you use it well. The way you tripped the stallion and the way you tried to swing away from it was impressive... until you fell."

Sly rolls his eyes at the comment. He cringes again, wincing in pain from his headache again.

"Speaking of falling. Shouldn't I be in a hospital? You know it's not fair to interrogate someone who may have a concussion." Sly smiled, hoping to manipulate the pony in front of him into letting him go so he could escape. His thoughts were suddenly drawn to the Chandelier, why did it break so easily? Surely he doesn't weigh that much.

"No need Mr. Raccoon. While unconscious we had a doctor patch you up with his magic. You didn't suffer any serious injuries."

"Did you just say magic?" Sly then began to audibly chuckle at her. "Oh Bentley would be rolling in his shell if he heard something like that. There is no such thing as Magic Four-legs."

"No such thing eh?" Twilight's horn lit up again, and swiftly lifts the hat up off of Sly's head.

"Hey! Give that back to me!"

Sly furrowed his brow as he began to struggle a bit more. It was Twilight's turn to smirk at him. She used her magic to spin his hat like a top.

"How do you know I'm the one who has it Mr. Raccoon?"

"I can see you using your glowing horn thing. I'm not stupid."

"Excellent, now tell me, how exactly is my horn holding it?"

Sly opened his mouth to say something, but he was left completely dumbfounded. His eyes widen and he sits back in his seat as the thought dwelled on him. Twilight then used her magic to set Sly's hat on the table

"Explain to me how I made everything on this table float just now? I'll give you a hint, nothing to do with magnets." Twilight gets up on her hind legs. Placing her hooves on the table as her smirk grows wider. "While you give that a thought, allow me to surprise you a bit more, Mr. Sly Cooper."

Sly's head flinches backwards as the unicorn reveals she knew his real name.

"W-what!? But how...!?"

"This second police file." Twilight levitated the file Sly stole from Inspector Carmelita Fox. "I have no idea where you got this second file from, but judging how you tried to steal mine, I'm guessing you stole this one as well. Reading it was quite interesting. It not only documents the criminal record of the Fiendish Five, but you as well Mr. Cooper. This is your photo isn't it?"

Twilight levitated the black and white photo of Sly out of the police file, and hovered it in front of Sly's face. He'd hate to admit it, but this little unicorn was starting to impress him.

"I have no idea where you got this other police file, as it has documentation of crimes committed by the Fiendish Five that outdate our own records of them. Not only that, your file states that the Fiendish Five went missing just a little over 2 years ago. That's very interesting, because our own documentations of the Fiendish Five started around the same time, just over 2 years ago. As for you they suddenly disappeared, for us they suddenly appeared. This cannot be a coincidence, Mr. Cooper. You know certain things about the Fiendish Five that we don't, and by your actions, we have info you don't know. As hired by Princess Celestia herself to look into matters involving the Fiendish Five, I demand you to tell me what you know!...Please?"

01. Main Title Theme and Prologue - Sly Cooper Movie Soundtrack

Sly slumps back in his chair, he was far past impressed now. This little unicorn was able to deduce very little information provided to her, and was able to piece them all together. Her deduction was incredible and she pretty much hit the nail on the head. He stops fidgeting in his seat and lets out a long sigh.

"I must say four-legs, you got me by the tail here. I really do need to commend you for that, your the first person to ever do that to me."

Twilight couldn't help but smile, She too was silently congratulating herself as well before Sly continued to speak.

"Guess the first place to start is my name. Yes, it's Sly, Sly Cooper. Master thief, and one of Interpol's most wanted. I stole that file and was using it to get info on the Fiendish Five so I could track them down. My search led me to the Krakarov Volcano, located in Russia. Me and my gang were looking for clues, as that was the last place the Fiendish Five were last seen. We found a strange device, since it was our only clue, we turned it on. However, it emitted a bright flash, and the next thing I knew, I woke up in a prairie not too far from this town. I came here looking for my friends, heard your mayor had my cane, I came to retrieve it, but then you yourself started talking about the Fiendish Five. As my current lead ended in a cold trail, I figured yours would pick up where mine left off, so I tried to take it. You know the rest."

Twilight listened closely, using her hoof to rub her chin. She was extremely fascinated by Sly's story. He himself was hunting the Fiendish Five, but why?

"Interesting... Wait... Most wanted? You're a criminal too?"

"Guilty as charged."

"Why would you admit something like that to me?"

"You already have my case file, why try lying now? I'm trying to prove to you that you can trust me."

"Trust you? You tried to steal my files, and now I have proof that you have a history of you being a kleptomaniac. Why would I ever trust somepony like you?"

"Because four-legs, I'm being transparent with you. I know when my goose is cooked, and it's about well-done at the moment. Right now, the only thing on my mind at the moment is finding a way out of here so I can locate my friends. Lying isn't going to get me out of here faster when you have pretty much everything you need to know right in front of you."

Twilight just gives him an odd look. There was logic in his reasoning, he had no reason to lie to her. As much as she wanted to not trust him, she couldn't help but come to terms with his words. She lets out a long sigh before speaking again.

"Alright, Mr. Cooper."

"Please, Mr. Cooper was my father, call me Sly."

"Very well, Sly. My name is Twilight Sparkle."

"Cool name, though I wish we met under different circumstances."

Sly smiled at her in the friendliest face he could muster. He wasn't trying to manipulate her, just get friendly enough to have her take the cuffs off. Twilight nods her head in response to Sly's words.

"Likewise. Judging by your story and... how you look. I can tell your not from Equestria are you?"

"Equestria?"

"It's the name of this country, Sly. Where are you from?"

"...I'm from Paris France."

Twilight had a physical reaction to Sly's response. Her head shot backwards and she gave him an even weirder look. She had never heard of a place like that before. Sly even took a moment for himself as well. Equestria? What kind of name is that? Well, it makes sense the more he thinks about it. He most certainly wasn't in Russia anymore, and for all he knew, he may not even be on Earth. Not once had he ever heard of a place called Equestria filled with four legged ponies.

"France? I have never heard of such a place."

"And I have never heard of Equestria."

Twilight placed her hoof on her chin. She once again began to piece the information together. Sly could almost see the gears turning in her head as she thought to herself. Eventually, her face begins to light up, as if she figured it out.

"Ok, just hear me out. You described how you got here was with a flash of a light, correct?"

"Yeah, that's correct."

"The staple indication of a teleportation spell. It's quite possible that you were interdimensionally teleported here through a high concentration of magic." Sly rolls his eyes at that statement.

"Of course. Here, you can just say it's magic and it'll make perfect sense.."

"Oh hush you. I can figure out a way to get you back home with some research. But in the meantime, You're going to tell me what you know about the Fiendish Five."

"Why assume I know anything?"

"You came here with this second police file, and you admitted to me earlier that you were tracking them. I'm trying to find them as well, and I don't know anything about them. That is why I came here for the Equestrian copy. Since you were actively tracking them already, you already know much more than me, so spill it."

Sly began to smirk at her, he leaned back in his chair and let out a soft chuckle.

"You're not a cop are you?"

"What difference does that make?"

"I'll admit, you got me by the tongue earlier when you learned my name, doing research on a police file is nothing compared to actually being out in the field. You can research a topic all you want, but unless you get your hands dirty, you aren't going to find anything. I have nothing to say to you that can help you."

Twilight opened her mouth to protest, but she was unable to say anything, he was right. She had done some readings on the file earlier while Sly was out cold, but she honestly had nowhere to start looking for them. She needed more than info to find the Fiendish Five, she needed manpower to help find them, a team who was willing to go out and locate them and bring them down for good. She looked up at Sly who was still smiling at her.

"Alright Sly, you got me this time. I think you are right, I have never gone out looking for criminals before... and I'm not a cop. The only pony I know who has any kind of experience dealing with criminals is my brother, and he is in the Crystal Empire. *sigh* ...I might be a little in over my head."

Twilight's ears fold back and her whole body language seems to change. She was lazily slumped over and she was looking towards the ground. Sly eyes her, despite how well she handled herself earlier, you poke one hole in her and she crumbles. If she is serious enough to go after the Fiendish Five, she wouldn't be able to do it alone. Sly let's out a long sigh as he ponders a decision he was about to make.

"Are you absolutely sure you want to go after the Fiendish Five?"

"Yes, I'm absolutely sure. Princess Celestia trusts me to look for them... but I have no idea where to start."

"The how about this four-legs-"

"I told you it's Twilight, please stop calling me that, it's annoying."

"hehe, I know. Look, me and my gang have been training to go after them for a few years now. We have the ability to find them, and confront them. However, if they are here, in this unknown world, we're gonna need help from others who know this place. Since we both have a personal interest in the Fiendish Five, I suggest a truce so we can bring them down."

Twilight raises an eyebrow at him, she was very skeptical on how quick he was willing to team up, when he just tried to rob her earlier.

"What's the catch?"

"You honestly think I want something out of this?"

Sly had a sly grin on his face while Twilight had a deadpanned look. Her silence and expression said it all.

"Fine, just a little one. First, let's say we forget my break in, and my attempt to steal from you, and help me find my gang, and I'll offer you any kind of aid I can give."

"I knew it." Twilight narrows her eyes at him, he wanted to be absolved of his crime. She wanted to refuse, but she had to admit, Sly has been truthful so far, not once has he lied, tricked, or try to manipulate her, that she knew of.

"Fine, but step one hoof out of line Sly, you are staying in a cell till the job is done."

Twilight's horn began to light up, she levitated a key and the cuffs around his wrist and legs released. Sly stood up and began to rub his wrists. Twilight suddenly feels a bit intimidated at his height, she holds her breath as he grabs the cane off the table. She was expecting him to suddenly make a break for it, but to her surprise, he just casually places the files back in his pack, and puts it back on.

"Alright, That's much better."

"If you don't mind me asking, what's your motive for finding the Fiendish Five anyway?"

"I'll tell you once we find my gang, you got a base of operations, or a safehouse or something?

"I do, follow me Sly."

Welcome to Equestria, Cooper Gang

Sly Cooper Soundtrack - Police HQ / Hideout

Twilight, after filling out a bunch of paperwork, and refusing to press charges, Sly was free to walk out of the courthouse with her. He steps outside with her, cane in hand. The moon was high in the sky, and the streets were empty. Twilight stretches her back like a dog, it had been a very long day for her.

"Alright Sly, my home is...this...way?" Twilight turns around to see that Sly was nowhere around her.
"S-Sly?... Sly!... SLY COOPER!? Great! The very moment I turn my back you make a break for it! I knew it! I knew not to trust a thief! I can't go back and undo all that paperwork, GAH!"

Twilight began to storm off towards her home at Golden Oak Library. Since Sly still had both police files in his backpack, she would have to come up with a plan to hunt him down and find him. She approaches her home, her brow furrowing with anger. She pretty much barges in after unlocking it, and turns on the lights.

"SPIKE!? Come here, I need you to write a letter."

"If you're talking about that purple lizard, he's asleep four-legs." Sly's voice startles her as she quickly turns and sees Sly casually lounging on her couch, his feet up on her coffee table and his arms behind his back. His cane rested against the wall next to him.

"Huh? But you... you just... wait... wait what!?" Twilight gave the Raccoon a confused and surprised expression.

"Cool your jets there four-legs, I never left you."

"Stop calling me that! Where did you go!?"

"Streets aren't my thing, so I climbed up onto the rooftops and followed you while up there. Once I saw you approaching this treehouse, I came in through your bedroom window. Now that I think about it, the ponies here really should start locking those. Anyway, I saw your friend asleep, and I sat here waiting for you to come in."

Twilight was grinding her teeth. She wanted to strangle him with her magic. She swore he ditched her, and by the smug look on his face, it seemed like that was the main reason he did that. She wasn't going to play his games, she wasn't here for his amusement. She let's out a frustrated grunt and turned her back on him. She entered her kitchen, she hadn't eaten since she went to Canterlot earlier that day. She opens her fridge, looking for something to snack on. She levitated out a bag of carrots and a pitcher of grape juice. When she turns away from the fridge, Sly was there right behind her. She jumps back, startled to see him there. Her jump caused her to splash juice in her own face.

"Got anything for me? I haven't eaten all day."

"For Celestia's sake make some noise next time!"

Sly looks at her and chuckles as her face is covered in grape juice. He grabbed the juice and carrots out of her aura, and saw a roll of paper towels on the counter. He grabs them and hands them to her. Twilight looks at the towels and takes them, unrolling two sheets and ripping them off before wiping the juice off her face.

"Sorry, habit of mine. I don't like to make too much noise."

"It's fine, just please be mindful next time. What kind of food do you eat, Sly? I don't mind sharing for now."

"Hmm... Anything really. I don't have a preference."

Twilight nods and uses her magic to levitate out different foods from her cabinet and fridge for Sly to choose from. He ended up going with a bowl of an oat based cereal, and an apple. Twilight makes herself a salad and the two of them go back into the library. Sly sits back down on the couch, while Twilight sits in a chair. Things were deafeningly silent, which made Twilight uncomfortable, especially when she had a bipedal raccoon for a guest.

"So... Sly. What made you become a thief?"

"It's a family business."

"Really? That's interesting! So you parents are thieves too?"

"My dad was, and he was one of the best."

"What's his name."

"... ... Conner."

Twilight took notice at Sly's hesitation. When she glances at him, she also notices a change in his body language. His shoulder slumped, and the smirk he was known for had vanished. His eyes, which were usually so quick and analytical, went soft, only focussing on the bowl of cereal in front of him. Sly on the other hand felt strange. It's been awhile since he spoke his father's name. Though he thought of his father everyday, it was mostly his thoughts for revenge against the Fiendish Five. But talking and thinking about him casually, was something he hasn't done for a long time. He let out a soft sigh, as he took another bite from his cereal.

"Is everything alright Sly?"

"Yeah, I will be."

"Is something wrong?"

"...Yeah... My dad... he is no longer around. He died when I was 8 years old."

Twilight's eyes widened, she had no idea Sly's dad was dead. She felt bad for bringing up the subject.

"Oh!... I'm sorry Sly. I didn't know, I'll change the subject."

"No, it's fine. It's one of the reasons I'm tracking down the Fiendish Five anyway."

Twilight's eyes shot back up to Sly. He had lowered the bowl from his chest, now resting it in his lap. He was staring off in one direction, a facial expression he had barely ever worn, a scowl.

"I was 8 years old when the Fiendish Five broke into my home. My dad tried to fight them off, while my mother did her best to hide me... They killed them both."

Twilight's hoof went to her mouth. She had no idea that the Fiendish Five, had killed Sly's parents. She looks at him, with sorrowful eyes. He may be a bit annoying, but she had no idea he harbored that kind of pain. One question however, was on her mind.

"...Why did they kill them?" Twilight leaned forward towards Sly, he only sighed at her question.

"...Look, it's not that I don't trust you, but I really don't feel like getting into it until my pals, Bentley and Murray are here."

Twilight nods her head to him, letting out a sigh of her own. She looked towards the clock, it was approaching midnight, and by how busy Twilight has been today, she felt like now was as good as any time to go to bed. She uses her magic to lift her empty salad bowl, and Sly's empty cereal bowl out of his hands.

"I think it's about time I head to bed, you can sleep on the couch. Let me take care of these dishes and i'll bring you a blanket and a pillow."

"Thanks Twilight."

Twilight's ears perked up and she looked back at Sly. He just referred to her by her name, and not "Four-Legs." She could see that his arms were crossed and he was looking at the floor. Her ears flop again as she turns back around to head into the kitchen. After placing the dishes into the sink, she goes to her closet, and pulls out her spare blanket and pillow. She levitates it to him and he thanks her.

"If you need anything Sly, I will just be upstairs. Goodnight."

"'Night."

Twilight trotted upstairs, she sees Spike asleep in bed, she smiles and gently caresses his back. She climbs into bed and lays down with a sigh. She uses her magic to levitate a book she was half finished with to her. She began to read, but her mind was too preoccupied with Sly. After about 10 minutes of Twilight having to re-read the same page because of how distracted she was, she sighs and sets the book down. She looks to her window, moonlight glowing through it, shining on her face.

"Hoo?"

"Gah! Oh... Owlicious!" Twilight turns to her pet owl, and her number 2 assistant who had perched on her headboard. She pats his head and to which Owlicious happily nuzzles against her hoof. Twilight couldn't help but giggle at the loving bird.

"Sorry buddy, don't think I'm staying up studying tonight. You can take it easy tonight... wait a minute... unless..."

"Hoo?"

"Actually, Maybe you can do something for me tonight!"

Twilight uses her magic to levitate a scroll and quill. She quickly writes down a small note, and then uses a spell to make 4 extra copies of the note. She rolls all five of them up, and then ties them together with a ribbon before giving them to Owlicious. The owl uses its wings to lift up off the headboard, and grabs ahold of the ribbon which held the five notes.

"Could you drop those off to my friends for me Owlicious? I would most appreciate it."

"Hoo!"

Twilight opens her window and Owlicious flies right out. Twilight leaves the window open for when he comes back, and she lays back down in bed. She pulls her covers up with her magic, and she is finally able to relax. She closes her eyes and she finally drifts off to asleep.

02. The Police File and Carmelita - Sly Cooper Movie Soundtrack

Twilight groggily wakes up to a sudden tugging on her tail. She lifts her head up and yawns, when she looks back to see who is tugging her, she is met with a slightly unsure expression by Spike.

"S-Spike? What do you need?... What time is it?"

"Twilight... who exactly is the raccoon dude who is in our home?"

She rolls her eyes and slowly climbs out of bed. He was asleep last night, so he wouldn't know who Sly is yet.

"He's a guest Spike, he stayed the night last night. His name is Sly." Twilight said as she stretched like a dog.

"Oh, I know. Me and him have been talking all morning while I helped him find some of your books."

"Huh? Wait really?"

"Uh-huh. All he told me was his name, and you invited him over, but he wouldn't tell me anything else."

Twilight makes her way downstairs with Spike right behind her. To her surprise Sly was in fact up, and was sitting on a chair at her table with a few books open. He actually really wasn't sitting, he had his feet on the seat and he was crouched down way low. He had a book in his hand and he seemed to have a weird expression on his face. After hearing Twilight's hoofsteps behind him, he looks back at her and smirks.

"Morning Four-Legs."

"Ugh... Morning Sly."

"I'll be honest, your world is super weird." He closed the book he was holding and he set it back on the table.

"Huh? how so?" Twilight uses her magic to pour herself a cup of coffee that was already made by Spike.

"Where do I even start? Unicorns, Pegasi, and Earth Ponies are the main types of ponies you will meet in Equestria, but there are more species that still dwell here like Griffons, Cows, and Deer? Not only that, Your weather is manually controlled by Pegasi, your city names resemble the ones from my home, and you have two immortal Alicorn Princesses that rule over all of you."

"Sly... Have you been studying?" Twilight began to smile wide at the Raccoon thief, who slowly stepped off the chair to stretch his back.

"A little, your little purple dragon friend has been helping me all morning. I want to get to know this place a little more, seeing how the Fiendish Five is here in your home, and I may be tracking them here."

"Really?"

"Yeah, I read it all in the Equestrian Police file. It tells us the last sightings of the Fiendish Five, but I'm definitely going to need help in finding these locations. I have no idea where to find... Baltimare and these other places."

"Wow, you have been reading. I do say I am a bit impressed with you, Sly."

Twilight gave him a cheeky grin to which he just sticks his tongue out at her. Their conversation was interrupted by a sudden knock on the door. They both turn to look at it, Sly was looking for a quick place to hide, but before he could, Spike was already at the door. He opens it, and five other ponies began to spill into the library.

"Hey Twilight! We came as soon as we got your letter." A rainbow-maned pegasus said as she flew in.

Sly was just about to duck in cover, before he noticed two more figures enter the library, one short, and the other pretty big. Sly's eyes widened as he recognized the both of them.

"Murray! Bentley!" Sly shouted, which caught the attention of both of them.

"SLY!" Murray yelled, as he charged his way towards Sly, wrapping his large arms around him and squeezing tight.

"Oh it's so good to see you buddy!"

"Murray! Ribs... ribs are breaking!" Sly gasped as Murray pretty much squeezed the air out of him. Murray eventually lets him go, as Sly finally was able to catch his breath. Bently approaches Sly and once Sly catches his breath they both hug each other as well. Twilight herself then approaches her friends.

"I don't understand, how did you guys find them so quickly? I had only sent you my letter last night! I was only asking for your guys's help looking for two strange looking creatures".

"Ya can thank me and Fluttershy fer that. " Said the orange farm pony.

"Um... yeah. It was our pleasure."

Twilight Smiles at them before shifting her eyes back onto Sly and his two friends. Sly and his friends then look to Twilight and her friends, there was a big question on Sly's mind.

"Four-Legs, I don't understand. What's going on?"

"Last night when we went to bed, I sent a letter to my friends here to help us look for your friends. But I wasn't expecting them to be found so quickly!" Twilight looked back to her friends and Sly to his.

"What happened to you guys?"

"I would be happy to fill you in on our absence Sly."

Bentley

Bentley slowly wakes up, he was laying on his shell, looking towards the sky.

"Whoa... my vertigo is acting up again... Sly, Murray, a little help here?" Bentley called out as he was stuck on his back. He tried to rock himself forward, but he was unable too.

"Guys? Seriously, you know this isn't funny." Bentley lifted his head up, he seemed to be in the middle of a dirt road, and his friends were nowhere in sight. Bentley audibly gulps when realizing there was no-one there to help him.

"Alright Bentley... you gotta try to get up yourself, otherwise... who knows who will come across you. And a 1, and a 2, and a 3!" Bentley was struggling trying to get up off his shell, but in the end, it was no use, the best he could do was to spin himself slowly. He sighed as he looked up into the sky which only spun slowly.

"Well... I'm doomed." Bentley sighed once again before having another look around.

"I wonder where I am? This place doesn't seem to be anywhere near a volcano." Bentley's train of thought is cut off when he hears the noise of something approaching. He gasps and quickly retracts all parts of his body into his shell, his glasses fall onto the ground when he does. He began to shake inside his shell, hoping whoever was coming across him was friendly.

"Oh my goodness! You poor poor thing!" A soft and gentle voice could be heard. Bentley stayed in his shell, still unsure of the person's actions.

"How did you end up like this little guy? Let me help you." Bentley could feel whoever was there touch him on the back of the shell and gently flip him back over.

"There, that's better isn't it?" Bentely slowly began to peek out of his shell, the only thing he could see was a fuzzy block of yellow. Upon this discovery, Bentley became increasingly confused, he needed his glasses.

"It's ok little guy, I won't hurt you. You can come on out to say thank you." Still being largely unsure, he didn't sense any incoming danger. He slowly began to come out of his shell, however the thing that helped gasped upon Bentley standing upright.

"*Ahem!* Thank you Ma'am, I had no idea how long I would be like that. It's a bit humiliating if I'm being completely honest. By now, Bentley had picked up his glasses and had put them on. In front of him was a yellow horse with a pink mane... and she stood on 4 legs.

"Y-you can talk!?" The yellow horse said in a lot of surprise.

"Why are you walking on four legs? Most interesting."

"Oh! This is so exciting! A turtle who can talk!"

"I beg your pardon?"

"Oh there are so many questions I would love to ask you! Would you like to come to my cottage for some tea?" the Yellow horse had the biggest smile on her face. Bentley hesitated for a moment, but without anyone else around him, he figured he could ask her some questions as well. More specifically about where he was exactly.

"Well then, it certainly would be unwise not to accept. Very well, lead the way Miss...?"

"Fluttershy! You can call me Fluttershy!"

"Ok then Ms. Fluttershy, you can call me Bentley. Please lead the way."

Golden Oak

"After a lengthy discussion, Me and Miss Fluttershy got an understanding of each other. I learned of the place we are in and I have come to the conclusion we are no longer in our own world."

"Gee, one look around you could have told you that. Weird 4 legged horses are everywhere. That's a big red flag right there." Sly then looked to his hippo friend and gave him a smile."What about you big guy?"

"Oh, it's a long and awesome story... you got any gum?"

Murray

Murray was snoring loudly, he was sprawled across the top of the Cooper van and drool leaked from his mouth. he snorted himself awake and with a quick jolt, he accidentally fell off the top of the van and landed on his stomach. The impact was hard and loud as Murray let out an audible "Oof!" as he landed.

"Oh, ow... what a thunder flop." He said to himself as he picked himself up. He looked around his surroundings and he found himself surrounded by trees. "Oh wow... Where am I? Sly!? Bentley!?"

Murray called out to his friends, but no answer came. He looked at his van and opened the driver door. He looked in and found nothing, he was alone. He closed the door and his ears drooped down.

"What happened? Is this heaven? Did the volcano erupt and now we're dead!?" Murray began to panic. He turned and ran face first hard against one of the trees. The force of him hitting the tree caused an apple to shake loose and fall on his head. He looked down at it, and soon his mouth began to water.

"It's been awhile since I had a snack, perhaps just one." Murray bent over and grabbed the apple before placing the whole thing in his mouth. He bit down and crushed it, it's juices filling his mouth. His ears perked back up and he licked his lips.

"Wow! That's the best apple I ever had!" Murray looked up and saw the tree was full of apples. He licked his lips again and began to reach for another. He was unable to reach them, he sighs before looking at the trunk. He got an idea, if force knocked the first apple down, perhaps it needed more. He reeled back his fist and punched the log. about 4 more apples fell down into his arms. A large smile began to form across his face.

"Sweetness! Perhaps I should start bulking up, after my snack of course." Murray began to eat the apples that had fallen down. He was so distracted that he wasn't able to hear the sound of someone approaching.

"What in tarnation!?" A loud female voice sounded, startling Murray and he turned with an apple still in his mouth. In front of him was an orange pony on all fours staring at him like he was a monster. Murray let out a quick yelp and dove behind the van.

"Yipe! G-go away!" Murray cried out as he held his hands over his head. That's when the pony's expression went from shocked fear, to puzzling-confusion. That thing was probably 3 times her size, yet he was afraid of her? She shook her head and slowly approached the van.

"Now, now. I ain't gonna hurt ya." Applejack said in a calm voice. She heard Applebloom talking about a weird sound coming from the orchard, she came out to investigate, and was not expecting to come across anything. Murray slowly peeked out from behind the van, he was shaking badly.

"Y-you swear? I-I'm no fighter..." Murray's voice was shaky. He saw the orange pony take off her hat with her hoof.

"Ah swear, now come on out of there. Let's get a good look at ya." She encouraged. Slowly Murray began to step out from behind the van, and at his full height. Applejack's eyes widen at the sheer size of him. "Whoa nelly. Pretty sure ah'm sa'possed to be scared of you, and not the other way 'round." Her accent was thick.

"I... I'm not out very much, I just drive the van... who... who are you?" the hippo asked the pony who placed her hat back on her head.

"Names Applejack, pardner. And you?"

"Murray!"

"Murray huh? What in the hay are ya sa'possed to be anyway? And why are ya in my orchard?"

"If I'm being completely honest... I have no idea. I was with my pals one second, the next thing I know I'm out here all alone with my van."

Applejack eyes Murray and his van closely. She made her judgment of him right then and there.

"Well, Murray. It just ain't in my nature just ta leave ya like ya are. How about you come up to the barn with me and maybe We can figure out how I can help ya."

"Ok, that sounds good to me. Mind if I park the van there as well?"

"Me and Applejack are pretty much pals after spending the entire night talking! She's awesome you guys! She can cause all the apples on an apple tree to fall off with a single kick!"

"Aw Shucks." Applejack kicks at the ground and blushes.

"Well, it's great to know you guys weren't alone last night." Sly said before all three of them began hugging again.

"Uh, Twilight darling, some of us are still a bit out of the loop here." A marshmallow pony spoke up, causing Twilight to look back at her friends.

"Sorry Girls. Uh, This is Sly and his friends. We met last night as well. Sly, these are my friends, Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash." Sly nods to all of them as Twilight points to each one as she calls them by name.

"Pleasure, I'm Sly Cooper. These are my pals, Bentley and Murray." Sly uses his cane to point to his friends.

"Ooo! New friends! How did you meet Sly Twilight!?" Pinkie was bouncing up and down in place.

"Now that right there is an interesting story."

Both Sly and Twilight took a moment to explain their encounter with each other. Sly explaining when he first woke up, and Twilight explaining how she just came back from Canterlot and was headed to the courthouse. They then explain their first encounter where Sly stole from Twilight and tried to escape, and was finally captured after Sly fell from the chandelier. They talked about their discussion and their agreement which only led to more questions than answers.

"Wait! So this raccoon stole from you!?" Rarity said in shock.

"I have a name Marshmallow." Sly crosses his arms

"M-Marshmallow!" Rarity narrows her eyes and her cheeks flare red.

"Okay everypony! Settle down."

"Twilight, I'm still a bit confused. What in the hay were you even doing with police files anyway?" Asked Rainbow Dash, flying and hovering in front of Twilight. Her eyes widened, she had completely forgotten to tell her friends about the Elements of Harmony.

"Girls... you might want to sit down for this." Twilight's voice hinted at a bit of dread. The five ponies look at each other before looking back at Twilight with worried faces. All of them sit down as Twilight lets out a shaky sigh.

08. Go back home - Sly Cooper Movie Soundtrack

"Yesterday morning, the Princess requested I come to Canterlot at once. Of course I answered her summons, and what she told me..." Twilight turns her head to the side. "The Elements of Harmony have been stolen."

This news was met with loud gasps from the group of ponies. Their eyes widening and their jaws dropping. However Sly Bentley, and Murray just look at each other with confused faces.

"Te' elements are stolen'!?"

"Yes... And Celestia believes the Fiendish Five are the main suspects. So I went to the courthouse to retrieve the police files on them, and track them down." Bentley and Murray raise their Eyebrows at the mention of the Fiendish Five.

"T-The f-f-Fiendish Five?" Fluttershy squeaked and hid behind her mane.

"I think I've heard of them... They are a crime group that were started in Equestria about 2 years ago." Rarity put her hoof to her chin.

"What do those chumps want with the Elements!?" Rainbow scowled and was punching her hooves together.

"I don't entirely know why they want them, which is why you need to fill us in now Sly." Twilight turned to Sly. "The Fiendish Five are originally from your world, and why are you guys trying to find them? I know you said that they... killed your father Sly, but you never explained why they did that." Sly looks to his friends, they all give each other a look before Sly turns his attention back to Twilight.

"Well, I told you last night that thieving was the family business. I really meant that, as my family, the Cooper family, have been thieves for thousands of years. During this time, my ancestors have been perfecting their thieving moves, by documenting them in an ancient book." Sly reaches into his backpack and pulls out a book. He hands it To Twilight who takes it with her magic.

"The... Thievius Raccoonus?... Wait... Where are the pages!? Who would do such a thing to a book!"

"That's what the Fiendish Five was after. They broke into my home, killed my parents, and ripped the pages of the Thievius Raccoonus. They are using my ancestor's techniques to commit horrible crimes. After my parents were killed, I was dumped at an orphanage. But it wasn't all bad, that was where I met these guys and... they have been my life long friends ever since." Sly looks back at his friends, who smile at him. Sly smiles back at them before looking back to Twilight and the other ponies."So, I made a promise to myself that I would track down the Fiendish Five, avenge my father, and steal back my birthright."

Twilight looks up at Sly for a brief moment and then back at the Thievius Raccoonus. She may not fully understand the sentiment of this book. But she knew that she and Sly had a similar goal, to bring down the Fiendish Five. Even if they don't have the elements, at least they can take down their criminal empire.

"Alright Sly, I'll help you take down the Fiendish Five. To get back your book, and our elements."

"Yeah, your elements... Uh... what are the elements?" Said Sly as he crosses his arms.

"The Elements of Harmony are Equestria's greatest essence of Magic. They can be used as weapons, when used together, they unleash a very powerful magic where they can turn you to stone, expel darkness from your heart, and possibly even more outcomes. Magic that strong could possibly do anything."

"Hold on, let me take a moment to soak that in." Bentley began to think to himself. "The concept of Magic is still new to me... but I think I can come up with a hypothesis on why the Fiendish Five could want something that powerful."

"I suggest we locate one of the Fiendish Five members, once we confront them we could interrogate them on why they would need the elements."

"That's a fantastic idea! Whatever force brought us here, it had to have brought us here for a reason. That reason is to stop whatever the Fiendish Five is planning to do with the Elements of Harmony."

"Can't help but agree. Alright, get ready, because we are going after the Fiendish Five immediately!"

"I'll go get the van! It'll be easier to travel here with it!"

"Sounds good to me big guy." Sly then turns to Twilight and points at her with his cane. "You too Four-Legs. You're coming with us. Being a local here you can show us the way and help us out with anything natural from this world."

"It would be my pleasure Sly." Twilight smiles before turning to her friends. "Ok Everypony. I know you all are just finding out about everything, but I could use your help in locating the elements. Being connected to the elements could help us in locating the exact location of the Elements when we arive to face each member of the Fiendish Five. I'm asking a lot from you all, but Equestria needs our help in returning the Elements, and stopping the Fiendish Five once and for all!"

"OH YEAH! I'm with you Twilight!"

"Same 'ere! Ah got yer back Twilight!"

"Me too, to get back the elements."

"Me three I wanna go on an adventure!"

"We would never turn our backs on you darling."

Twilight smiles at all her friends, their bravery has never ever disappoints her. She then feels a tugging on her tail. She turns to look and sees her number one assistant Spike tugging on her tail. He looks up at her with wide puppy dog eyes. She rolls her eyes and giggles.

"You can come too spike, if you promise to stay with us." Twilight giggles more as Spike smiles and pumps his fist.

"Murray, think there will be enough room in the van for all of them?"

"Of course! Should be plenty of room!"

"Good, alright everyone. Pack what you need." Said Sly as he picked up the Equestrian Police file. "We go after our first target as soon as we're all ready!"