Hello Everyone. Here is my first robin hood story which is called Robin Hood: The journey. It will follow the 2006 TV series but with my own twist on it. I hope that you enjoy the story. Also the credit goes to Knarl for being the first one to do a story just like this before I came along.
England 1192.
I was exhausted as I keep running towards a town called Locksley where I hope that I can find a better life for myself ever since I became a outlaw in my county just because the law was unusually cruel and I was just protecting my people.
My legs were about to give way when I entered a forest which I didn't realize until I saw all of the trees and bushes which strangely enough made me feel safe and at home much to my happiness knowing that I was going to be ok.
Suddenly I hear some voices as I grabbed my bow and arrow before pulling my hood over my face as I crept towards the sound of the voices until I saw a man being held by a group of soldiers which gave me the hint that the man had gotten into trouble.
I couldn't make out what he was saying but he mentioned the words 'wife' and 'baby' which made me believe that he has a family that he is trying to protect which is something that made me proud of him since if he was trying to help his wife then he must be doing something right.
"Hold on buddy, I am going to get you out of there" I promised as I grabbed my Longbow. "I'm going to get you out of there, just hold on".
Soon the leader of the men ordered for the man's finger to be cut off much to my disgust since I didn't like it when someone get's punished just because they are trying to keep themselves and their families alive which really mattered to me personally.
I had just placed my arrow on my longbow when I suddenly saw 5 arrows had been shot at the guard with the small axe and they just barely missed him which caused the guards to look around in shock while I smiled knowing that someone is also not happy with the situation.
"WHO'S THERE!?" shouted one of the soldiers in a panicked voice. "Show yourself, whoever you are!".
Soon after the near miss, I suddenly hear another voice and I turned only to see a hooded man carrying a curve bow, who I figured had fired the five arrows at one of the soldiers and I had a strange feeling about who it was.
I quickly pulled my hood down as I started to watch current events unfold and I was really looking forward to the conversation that the hooded man was going to have with the soldiers which meant that the soldiers had a lot of explaining to do.
"It seems, that I missed your hand" said the voice in an even tone "Let him go before my aiming improves".
"Show yourself" said the leader of the soldiers while searching for the owner of the mysterious voice. "You interfere with the law of the land".
"The last time, I looked" said as the hooded man appeared out from his hiding place. "The law punished poaching with a tanning or a spell in the stocks".
"The law is under threat and must be severe" said the leader as he looks at the hooded man. "If it is to be respected".
"The law wants respect" said the hooded man as he walks briefly to the leader with his bow and arrow facing the ground. "Shouldn't the punishment fit the crime".
"I do not make the law" said the leader who kept his focus on the hooded man. "I do not decide".
"But you enforce it" said the hooded man as he stopped walking. "And my men and I suggest that you decide to go on your way".
I saw the bushes rustle around much to my surprise before I saw a man wearing a cap was pulling on some strings to make it seem that there were more than just him and the hooded figure hiding around this forest and I got to admit that I was impressed.
It was a move that clearly spooked the soldiers who began to look around them in horror knowing that the hooded man was probably right about the fact that he had more men than he seemed to have due to the evidence of the bushes shaking.
"They got us surrounded, sir" said one of the soldiers as they looked at the bushes. "We could be killed on the spot, if we don't move, sir".
"And let this man feed his hungry wife" said the hooded man as he kept his focus on the leader. "Or suffer the consequences".
"I don't know-" said the leader as he tried to explain his reason why he shouldn't follow through with the order. "I really don't-".
"You know!" said the hooded man as he brought his bow up. "I'll show you, right now, why, I think you should let the man go".
The hooded man shot another arrow which went straight into the air and it seemed to be still going up much to my amazement as I focused my attention on the two with the leader of the soldiers not being impressed with the shot.
"And what does that prove?" asked the leader in confusion. "What exactly, does that p-".
At that moment, the arrow came straight back down and it landed on the soft pillow on the horse while just missing the leader by a few meters which shocked the leader while I quietly chuckled in my hiding place since I loved the look on the man's face when he saw the arrow land.
"Missed again" said the hooded man in an unbothered tone. "I missed your friend's hand and yourself".
"Let him go" said the leader in a reluctant manner. "Let the man go".
"God bless you sir" said the man to the hooded man before turning to the leader and his men when the leader's men released him. "God bless you all, gentlemen".
"Come" said the leader to his men. "We leave these rogues to their crimes".
I watched as the leader along with the three other soldiers then turned round and began to leave the forest before I saw the man with the cap walk next to the hooded man and began talking.
"Us...rogues? asked the man who was obviously annoyed. "Don't show your faces here again COWARDS!".
"Shh, quiet" said the hooded man who has now pulled his head down only to reveal a man with brown hair along with a short brown beard and green eyes. "Don't shout".
"Why? we won and they should be ashamed" said the man with the cap before he started to shout. "SHAME ON YOU, Come back here again, my master and I shall see that you leave with more than just your tails between your legs".
"My master and I?" said the leader to himself until he realized what the man wearing the cap had meant. "THERE ARE ONLY TWO OF THEM!".
"I shouldn't have said that" said the man wearing the cap as he just realized his big mistake before urgently tell his master to run. "Run Robin Run!".
The man wearing the cap and the unhooded man had started to run and I followed them since I knew that they could help my find Locksley but first I knew I had to hide from the soldiers.
I finally found a open bush which I went straight into before holding the rest of the bush up as I waited for the soldiers to run past me although the leader had stopped to investigate before eventually running off.
When the leader of the group of soldiers had left, I pulled down the piece of the bush that I had been holding before eventually getting myself out and started to walk so I can find the two men who I saw confront the group of soldiers.
After a while, I saw something move and it turned out to be the same two men, who I saw confront the group of soldiers, getting out of their hiding spot while I hid once again as they started to speak.
"Five years in battle Much and you still forget the last man" said the man wearing a cloak who I now know as Robin. "Why, do you always, do that?".
"Well, there's so much to remember" said the man wearing a cap who I also now know as Much. "But can you really blame me?, remembering is not as easy as you think".
They started to walk as I watched them leave before eventually deciding to follow them which was lucky for me since they didn't noticed me as they kept on walking ahead of me while I still continued to listen to their conversation.
I found the two men quite interesting to listen to and they seemed to be good pals to each other with the evidence being the conversation that they were having which gave me a hint as to how long that the two men must have known each other.
"When I see the river Trent, I am going to cry, I'm going to cry like a baby" said Much as he walked with Robin. "When we get home, I'm going to eat roast beef".
"Yesterday, you said Pork" replied Robin as he kept his eyes on the path ahead of him. "That is what you said to me after all".
"Well Yesterday, I was not as hungry" answered Much in a matter-of-fact tone. "I could eat beef, pork and lamb, Mmmm, I like that very much, in fact I can feel a song coming on".
"NO!, no song" said Robin who quickly became annoyed as he faced his friend. "Absolutely no song".
"It would be a cheery song" said Much as he tried to cheer his master up. "Since everyone loves a cheery song".
"And it would be a tragedy too, a tragedy for you to have survived the Turk and made it to within a few miles of Locksley only to be killed by your own master" said Robin as he gently shoved Much before he carried on walking. "Think about that for a change before you even mention the word song".
"You know it is lucky I do not readily take offense" said Much in an offensive tone. "You know, a smaller man would be offended, a smaller man would be wounded".
"And a clever man would sing fewer songs" replied Robin as he kept on walking. "Especially when he has no idea, that the song could also be very sad".
They carried on walking as I carried on following them until we walked towards a house that we were about to pass by before Robin and Much were called over by a man called Nathan who was holding a shovel while I covered my face with my hood.
I kept close attention on Robin and Much since I know that they could be ones that I need to help me take back my village of Yorkshire which is where I was born and I was the Earl of the county as well as the lord of the manor until I was outlawed.
"Are you on the run?" asked Nathan as he looked at the two men. "Are you two, really on the run?".
"No" replied Robin as he looked at Nathan. "We are returning to Locksley".
"It looks like you're on the run" said Nathan with a smile. "Want to give me a hand with this ditch?, there's a good meal in it, my daughter Sarah and I, we have pork roasting".
"Master, we could, could we?" asked Much as he began begging Robin to let him help with the ditch while I just shook my head jokingly at what was happening. "Please?".
"This should be interesting" I said as I climbed the house and got on the roof to watch current events unfold. "This should be very interesting".
"Much we're nearly home" said Robin in an desperate manner. "A few more miles and we are back at Locksley".
"Please, please?" asked Much until Robin reluctantly agreed as Nathan passed a shovel to Robin who gave it to Much. "Thanks Master".
"This is going to take some time" I said as I continued to watch. "Very long time but this should also be fun".
"I love you, have I ever said that?" asked Much which Robin nodded his head to in confirmation. "Once again, thanks for giving me the shovel".
I smiled before I decided to take a quick nap for this could take quite a while and I knew that it was true from the moment that I had eventually woke up from my nap only to see that Robin and Much were still working on the ditch.
Time passed as Robin and Much were in the ditch while I watched from the roof of the house that Nathan and his daughter were living in before I eventually saw Robin go inside the house and it wasn't long before I heard the sound of kissing which made me smile cheekily because I knew that this could get Robin into trouble with Nathan.
Some minutes later, I heard the sound of fighting which confirmed my suspicions that Robin had got himself into trouble before I then saw him and Much start to run as I started to follow them once again with a smile on my face.
"I said no stopping!, why do you never ever listen!" shouted Much. "I keep telling you that, over and over, but you still don't listen!".
"Because you wanted to help with the ditch in the first place" I muttered as I rolled my eyes in annoyance. "It was your idea to stop in the first place".
"Faster! go!" shouted Robin in a cheerful manner as they continued to run. "Faster Much!, Faster!".
Some time later, it was night and I was just trying to get myself comfortable when I heard Much saying "I am not saying anything" which made me turn only to see Robin quietly mimic his words in a childish manner.
The next morning, we were finally at the place called Locksley which made me smile as I started to walk around the village only to see each villager run straight back into their house which got me both worried and confused.
Soon enough trouble came and I once again climbed on top of a house and laid down as I watched what was happening, during which, I saw a man with black hair wearing a black jacket, who also looked strangely familiar to me.
The man wearing the black jacket had started to ask if someone had helped a man steal some flour which got me confused as to why would someone be punished just because they stole some flour since they probably haven't got much food left.
"Guy of Gisborne?" said Robin as he walked towards the man wearing the black jacket. "It's no wonder, why, you still wear that jacket".
"Sir Guy of Gisborne to you" said a soldier who stood in front of Gisborne. "And bow before your master".
"Sir Guy of Gisborne" said Robin in a mocking tone. "My name is Robin, the Earl of Huntingdon and lord of this Manor, your services are no longer required".
I watched as Much wrapped an animal skin cloak around Robin before bowing to him along with the rest of the villagers which made me happy while the man wearing the black Jacket who I now know as Guy of Gisborne was not impressed in the least.
My eyes widened in amazement since I knew that point, that Robin is an Earl of Locksley which also meant that he owns the villages and I decided to bow to since this was his village after all and I wasn't planning on showing any disrespect to him.