Hi!! Quick A/N to say hi to Elz and to mention that i'm co writing this with her. I wrote the first chapter and the next one but she's writing up the third one.
DISCLAIMER: No i don't own robin hood, if i did i'd be the happiest girl alive cause then i'd have got to meet the darling Harry Lloyd.
Chapter 1- Partying Like You've Never Seen It Before
"Master they are still after us." The panicked voice came in frantic gasps from behind Will.
From beside Will came the reply. "I know Much but keep running." It was difficult not to notice the worried glances Robin kept throwing the limp Marian being carried in John's arms.
If the gang didn't shake off Gisborne and the Sheriff soon, Marian would bleed to death.
Throwing all his energy and concentration into it, Will forced himself to keep running. He forced himself to concentrate on nothing but pounding his legs on the ground as hard as they could.
Slowly, agonizing slowly the sounds of pursuit died away to be replaced by the gentle murmuring of the forest.
Much, as always, was the first to stop. "Finally! I thought they'd never go away." As usual he was ignored while the gang rushed to Marian.
Her face was flushed and the only movement in her was a slight quaking. "We must get back to the Den immediately," Djaq hissed but only spared a moment to glare at Robin. She was too busy trying to keep Marian alive.
Robin looked around, using the sun and his surroundings to get his bearings. Will was awful at that kind of stuff so he decided to give himself a panic attack instead by worrying about Marian. There was an awful lot of blood and the blood hadn't even begun to slow, let alone clot yet.
Robin had been muttering something to John and now it looked like it was ready to go. "Come on," he commanded and only gave Marian one tragic look before striding off into the forest.
By making himself lag behind, Will levelled with Djaq, "How is she?"
The woman looked slightly sick as she answered Will. "Very bad. She is very bad Will. There is a very big chance that she may..."
Thankfully Djaq didn't say it.
"What in God's name is that sound?" Allan's voice rang through the forest. Finally, as the others stopped and quiet reigned in the forest, Will felt the pulsing of the ground. Then he noticed the pulsing thrum in the air.
And Robin was heading straight for it.
"Master, what are you doing?" Panic made Much's voice go high in pitch. "We should run in the other direction. It's wizardry; can't you feel the ground moving?"
But Robin didn't seem to hear him. Without hesitation Will's leader continued to stride forward.
"Robin", even Little John's dangerous warning went unheeded.
Will pulled out his sword and followed warily. The others followed suit and silently they crept towards the noise.
As they got closer they became aware that the pulsing noise was only a small part in what turned out to be just a whole load of random noise. It was a random noise that appeared to revolve around the thrumming of drums which was making the ground pulse with the volume of it. Even the sound of it, still so far away made Will want to rip his ears off. But the others seemed oblivious and so he pretended it didn't affect him either.
Gradually, the rocket got closer and louder. It was close to deafening when they noticed that the forest was getting brighter, even though it was close to sunset. Almost as soon as Will noticed the lights, the trees ended and the gang hit the edge of a crowded clearing.
Will almost sighed with relief. The clearing was simply the venue for a costume party. He could see people dressed as pirates and nymphs. Djaq then gasped something in her native language. An oath or a prayer Will couldn't tell and he turned to see what she was looking at. Four boxes were placed at the points of a square around the crowd. The one box that Will could see clearly was also pulsing to the sound. From the wide berth it was being given Will would have to assume that this was the source of the noise. Only music couldn't possibly come out of a box. And never so loud.
Much suddenly decided he'd had enough, he grabbed at his master and tried to force him to a halt. Somehow, amazingly he managed or maybe Robin was also in shock. Allan helped Much and together the gang backed away from the crowd. Over the noise they didn't hear the man behind them until he grabbed hold of Will. Will Scarlett whirled around with his sword ready, and saw the biggest man he'd ever seen in his life. And considering he lived with Little John that was saying something.
"You guys are heading the wrong way, you'll get lost in the forest. The path back to the main road is that way." He pointed it out to them. Then the man's gaze narrowed on Will's sword. "The prop's too sharp. You'll have to leave it with me and pick it up before you leave.
Before Will could even protest the sword and both his axe's were out of his hands and on the floor next to giant. Similarly, the rest of the speech less gang was stripped of visible weapons.
"What's happened to your friend," the man asked a furious John. Will backed towards John in case he lost control and attacked the man. He doubted that the big man would take that lightly, both big men.
The giant stepped closer and Will grabbed John's stick which thankfully hadn't been taken to defend John and Marian.
"What's going on Bert?" A girl with elaborate curls and dressed in a deep scarlet dress that swept the floor glided over to the gang.
'Bert' looked to the girl and replied in a softer tone than he'd been using earlier, "the girl's collapsed."
Concern gripped the girl's face and she peered and Marian's now deathly pale face. "Oh bother," the girl exclaimed softly as she finally noticed the blood on John's shirt. Then for some strange reason she stepped immediately in front of John, shielding them both from view as she turned back to the giant. "I'll call her an ambulance. Thank you for letting me know. Could you check on the birthday girl and make sure she's not having a heart attack back stage?" Flashing him a perfect, grateful smile she turned back to the John. Silently, she gestured for him to follow and walked swiftly towards the crowd.
Will was all for making a run for it, but Robin was talking frantically to the girl. Whatever she was murmuring to him seemed to calm Robin. He moved away from the girl peacefully and walked with John, his arm stroking Marian's face tenderly as they walked. Thankfully they walked around the crowd; Will would have killed himself if the music had got any louder.
The scarlet girl led them to a gap in the trees were a path hit it. The trees bordering the path were lit with twinkly lights. But Will was so anxious and confused that even the thought of trees burning down couldn't worry him anymore.
"A car's going to come to take you back to my house. A doctor will meet you there. This must be all very confusing but please try not to panic. I promise to explain everything when I get back." She hugged a surprised Robin and left them there. Whirling around to face the others she grabbed Will
with one hand and Allan with another. "You two come with me, there won't be enough room for you in the taxi."
She lead them into the throbbing crowd, leaving Djaq, Much, Robin, John and a dying Marian behind them.
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