1. Chapter 1 (1/2)
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no bones about it
i peered around the corner of the chicago museum of natural history silently, keeping our presence to the nearby security guards to a minimum. after seeing that our coast was clear, murray, bentley, and i tiptoed through the hallways silently, looking for the prehistoric exhibit of the museum. bentley had concocted an ingenious plan…steal the t-rex skeleton, sue, from the museum! sure, it wouldn't be an easy task, but the rewards would be more than amazing. no thief had even attempted to steal anything from the dinosaur exhibits and if we could pull this off, then we would be legendary! the only issue about this would be getting to the real bones, which were locked up tight in the museums basement. the bones on display were simply replicas made of hard plaster, only making my job more difficult. pressing my back to the wall, i glanced around for any guards and making sure the coast was clear before signaling for bentley and murray to follow. with the amount of bones we were stealing and the weight of them, i was going to need murray's muscles to lug them out of the basement and bentley's
ains so we could find the fastest way out of there. seeing that the coast was clear, i signaled with a wave of my paw for my teammates to follow me. bentley was directly behind me, followed by murray, as we darted down a corridor towards the prehistoric exhibit.
"the security room is just through those doors," bentley whispered once we came to a halt, "all i have to do is hack that computer system and we are inside that exhibit!" bentley rolled around me, checking his surroundings before wheeling himself into the security room.
"go ahead pal," i whispered as he passed by me, "we'll keep watch out here in the meantime." once bentley was inside the security room, murray and i strolled down the hallway, glancing at the different artifacts on display as well as keeping an eye open for anything or anyone suspicious.
"how much of this dinosaur are we stealing, sly?" i chuckled, glancing to my large friend while twirling my cane in my paws.
"the whole thing pal, the whole thing." moving quietly around a corner, i found myself looking over the second floor balcony to the dinosaur exhibit, showing off the replica of sue. i placed my paws on the banister next to murray, looking over the banister at the exhibit below.
"that whole thing?" murray asked as he pointed at the skeleton standing in the middle of the room. i shrugged as i glanced to the hippo, who kept looking over the t-rex.
"well, not that one. the actual bones are in the basement to keep people from stealing the actual bones. that's what bentley's hacking into." he nodded, looking around the room
"like us?" i barked a laugh and nodded, agreeing with his statement.
"people like us pal." i noticed a bit of movement in the corner of the room, which made me a bit uneasy. i couldn't tell if it was a guard or another thief, but there was something over there. i pulled out my binoccucom, zooming in on the corner of the room, trying to figure out what was the cause of the movement.
"well isn't that just…peachy." i grumbled to myself after figuring it out what it was…i mean, who it was. no, it wasn't my long time rival, ramona bandicoot, but it was close enough; her
other, sitka, which wasn't as exciting as having ramona here. sitka and i didn't necessarily see eye to eye…on anything. i don't have a problem with the guy, but i got the feeling that he wasn't too fond on my constant flirtation with his baby sister. but then again, if he was here, ramona had to be somewhere in this museum. he rarely pulled a solo job and if i knew ramona the way i did, she wouldn't pass up the opportunity to make her name in a country other than france.
"keep an eye open up here, murray," i said after putting my binoccucom away, "i'm going to go scope out downstairs and see what's going on." giving me a thumb up, murray stayed in place while i went to investigate what the bandicoot family was up to. stepping down the stairs silently, i stuck to the shadows, spying on the rival family while bentley worked his magic with the security system.
"are you sure you can hack through that system? american security systems are much more complicated than codes in france." sitka's voice whispered as he spoke to someone else. i could ear his voice and footsteps coming closer to where i was. noticing that i couldn't run from him without getting caught by the raccoon, i ducked behind a display case, listening to his conversation.
"it hurts that you doubt me. i've been cracking codes since i was a kid, sitka. by the time you find ramona and get in front of that exhibit, i'll have it cracked wide open." the voice was female and it took me a minute, but it hit me who it was. along with ramona and her
other, one of their other sisters worked with them, as their tech specialist. i had to admit, the woman was smart…but a bit of a klutz. and because of that she was often left in the car to keep from alerting anyone. so if she was inside the building, it had to be a big job. but on the
ight side, ramona was somewhere in the building. darting around them quickly, i made my way down the hallway, closer to the dinosaur exhibit and figured that searching for ramona would be a decent way to pass the time. rounding yet another corner, i was finally on the ground floor of the museum and still in search of the unseen raccoon. i passed by countless display cases, looking at the things inside and waited for bentley to tell me that he had hacked the computer system. seeing that i was getting now where, i figured that returning to my post next to murray would be best anyway, considering i was on a job and really didn't need to mess with ramona tonight…although it was tempting.
i had just turned around and was ready to return to murray, when i came nose to nose with a rather rotund security guard. i was dead in his sights and was in a prime opportunity for his flashlight to hit the top of my head and a pair of handcuffs to be slapped on my wrists. i backed up a bit, smiling at his nervously as the pig snorted, ready to blow his whistle to alert the other guards. but, in a somewhat clichéd, predictable turn of events, he didn't attack. instead, he simply fell forward with a well placed sleeping dart jutting out from his neck. glancing up from the pig, who was out cold, i glanced around, looking for the source of the dart.
"you know," the all too familiar australia accented voice filled the hallways, telling me that i had just successfully found my rival, "i'm always amazed at how well these things work." plucking the dart from the neck of the guard, ramona strolled forward into one of the always on security lights, looking over the now empty dart curiously.
"you use them every time you steal something and you're still amazed by them? you are quite a character ms. bandicoot." she giggled, tossing the dart to the side as she knelt down to the guard, searching through his pockets.
"and i could say the same for you cooper. you always manage to end up where i do in a heist. honestly i think you follow me at times." smiling back at her, i watched her pull a key from the pig's pocket before gripping the top of his uniform, ready to pull him to the side.
"it is tempting at times, pretty lady," giving me a raised eye
ow, i shooed her away and pushed the guard over myself, "i've got him." she scoffed playfully, standing up only to cock a hip and cross her arms over her chest.
"sure, you've got him. i just took him out for you." giving her a sly smile i stood, tossing my paws up in the air.
"of course you took him out…his attention was focused on me." barking a laugh she shook her head.
"i put my job at risk to save your skin, mr. cooper." stepping towards her, watching where she placed the key.
"you mean my job, mademoiselle?" seeing what i was doing, she stepped to the side, slowly waltzing her way towards me.
"all i'm asking for is a simple thank you." her voice was soft and she stopped centimeters from my snout. chuckling, i shook my head as well, seeing what game she was playing…the game she always played.
"i don't need any help, ms. bandicoot." she rolled her eyes with a smile, walking past me slowly, and her tail flicking across my nose as she did so. leaving the guard asleep on the ground, i followed her, curious to see where she going and what she was up to.
"so what is ms. ramona bandicoot planning on stealing this fine evening in america? the knapsack of lewis and clark? cavalry sword of general lee? a rock sediment from the grand canyon? what is on your mind, mademoiselle?" she looked over her shoulder as she walked, her hips swaying slightly in the process, as i followed her throughout the museum.
"i'll show you," her voice was cheerful as she bounced down the hallways, "and it'll be the biggest heist that we've ever pulled off." by 'we've' she of course meant her
other and sister, but she was certainly excited about it.
"so it must be a high price item?" she nodded as i caught up with her, walking by her side as she continued to explain.
"very high price, cooper. it's worth over eight million american dollars." i felt my jaw almost hit the floor at the amount she told me.
"eight million dollars? what are you stealing, ramona? the entire museum?" she shook her head with a smile as she stopped in the center of the room, holding her arms out proudly.
"we are stealing a little lady…named sue." i simply stared at her…not believing what i was hearing. she was going to steal sue? the dinosaur i had flown half way across the world to steal for myself?
"no you're not." i finally said to her. ramona's ears perked as her eye
ows knitted together, "you're not stealing that dinosaur."
"excuse me?" she had gone a bit on the defensive, not fully understanding my sudden seriousness, "you don't tell me what i can and cannot steal, cooper. you're not my