Flight of Fancy

"We'd prove to this Penelope that the Cooper Gang was up for the challenge, even if we were making it all up as we went along."

- Sly Cooper, from the episode's introduction

"Flight of Fancy" is the third episode of Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves. It is set in Kinderdijk, Holland, and the main antagonist is the Black Baron.

The Setup
After countless days and nights of analyzing the blueprints to Dr. M's fortress, Bentley concluded that if the gang was to get inside the Cooper Vault, they would need to recruit a dedicated RC specialist who had skills that far exceeded his own.

After weeks of searching techy chatrooms, Bentley finally found somebody who could keep up with him intellectually. He met a gear-head genius from Holland, named Penelope, who politely declined the gang's invitation to join them, saying she only works for "the best". However, her idea of "the best" was her boss, the Black Baron, a big-time dog-fighting champ in Holland. He has set up an international competition called ACES to attract competitors from across the globe.

Two weeks later, Penelope sent the Cooper Gang a counter-offer, in which she agreed to join them if they could defeat the Black Baron at his own game. With no time to waste, while Sly obtained his pilot license the fastest way possible... by stealing one from another pilot, Bentley and Murray worked on building a biplane for him. The gang would prove to Penelope that they were up for the challenge, even if they were making it all up as they went along.

The Getaway
After besting the Black Baron at a fist fight, Sly discovered that the Baron was Penelope all along. However, the Cooper Gang was rushed to the winners circle before they could process this turn of events. They stood there in front of a crowd of cheering fans, and against all odds, the gang became the champions of that year's ACES competition.

There was a bit of an awkward moment between Bentley and Penelope. Sly guessed that the pictures they sent to each other over the Internet were a bit... exaggerated. Afterwards, Penelope explained to the gang that she had invented the Black Baron disguise as a way to bypass the strict age requirements for the tournament. However, after winning, the Baron became a celebrity, and she found herself putting on the disguise more and more often.

However, the Black Baron was now out of the picture and Penelope joined the gang without hesitation. The next day, she treated the gang to a week-long aerial tour of Holland in Sly's biplane, and she began to fit in just fine.

Cinematics
The Setup  = The Getaway =