User:Cardsknower/A Starry Eyed Encounter

A Starry Eyed Encounter is the second episode in Sly 2: Band of Thieves with the main antagonist being Rajan.

Overview
This time, Sly and the gang visit Rajan's newly bought 'ancestral' Indian palace, where he is throwing a party to display the Clockwerk Wings. Rajan has no use for the wings, except to show them off, so they should be easy to steal. The problem is that the wings are welded onto a statue directly behind Rajan himself and he has some guards patrolling around the statue.

First lead-up
Bentley states that stealing the Clockwerk Wings in the middle of a crowded ballroom is going to take some serious misdirection and the squad of undercover cops only makes things more complicated, but the gang might be able to use the cops to their advantage. However no matter what the gang do in the ballroom, they will need to deal with Rajan's security chopper, sooner or later. Murray can take it out with some of the local armaments, but he won't be able to get inside the palace until Sly lowers the drawbridge for him.

Second lead-up
Bentley states the gang is ready for the next phase. His plan to get at the Clockwerk Wings requires the use of the electric winch above the ballroom. To get control over the device, Bentley will need to hack the computers in Rajan's boardroom. Additionally, the gang will need an extra strong saw blade to cut the wings off the statue. To make a saw blade that durable, Sly will need to steal the gems off the headdresses of Rajan's prize elephants. Finally, Bentley will take to the field with his remote control helicopter and nullify the palace's surface to air defenses. That should clear things up for the heist.

Third lead-up
Bentley tells his friends to synchronize their watches as they are going to take extreme precision. The plan will go in the following steps. First, Bentley will start things off by demolishing the palace's main bridge. That should cut off reinforcements from the guest house and hopefully distract the ballroom guards standing guard over the Clockwerk Wings. Sly will then take Carmelita up on her offer for a dance and while the crowd is transfixed by their tango, Murray will lower into the ballroom on the electronic winch. Once down, he'll cut the wings free and then winch back up for an exit. Murray should then make his way out of the palace and Bentley will cover his exit with the RC chopper. Once he's past the drawbridge, the gang is home free.

/Operation: Hippo Drop/

 * /Bomb the Bridge/
 * /Tango with Carmelita/
 * /Clear the Way for Murray/

Level Ending
After the gang made off with the Clockwerk Wings, Carmelita blew her cover and started making arrests left and right. With his reputation in shambles, Rajan was forced to flee from his own party. He is apparently now hiding somewhere deep in the jungle.

The gang took a break and headed for Bollywood. Murray was able to sneak onto the set of a full blown Indian musical after some doing from the gang. Sly was happy the gang was able to unwind, but Rajan was still out there and he knew somehow things were about to get tough.