Set in modern day. The lives of the whole gang are set upside down when Robin and Marian's children go missing
I don't own these exept the children and new OC's (wish I did)
The phone rang. Abandoning her needlework, Marian calmly got up and went over to answer it.
"Hello?"
"Hello Mrs Locksley." It was the children's school secretary "I am just calling to inform you that your children didn't turn up at school today. Did you forget to call us?"
"No. Actually they were staying with my father this weekend. Thank you for calling, I will check with him"
"Goodbye Mrs Locksley"
Marian immediately rang her father, Edward Knighton, but knowing it wasn't like him to forget about phoning school
"Hello" Edward sounded normal, no worry for one of the children
"Father..." Marian quickly relayed what the school had told her, ignoring the sense of dread that crept up.
"No, they were all well. In fact I saw them off to school just before nine this morning..." silence hit his ears "Marian? Listen to me; call Robin, I'll come right away"
As her father cut off Marian clung to the table, frozen in shock
Your children didn't turn up at school today... I saw them off to school... Your children didn't turn up at school today... I saw them off to school
Call Robin. That's what he'd said.
Robin Locksley, permanent member of the Nottingham County Archery Team, thudded arrow after arrow into the bulls-eye just as his phone rang, piping "home...home...home"
"Marian, what do I owe this surprise?"
"come home.... Robin please come home now" it was a choked whisper
"Why, sweet, what's wrong?"
"come home... please" the line went dead
When he reached their house, something seemed immediately wrong. There was no thundering of feet as his key clicked in the latch, no cheery "Papa, guess what happened today". Instead he walked into the lounge to find Marian collapsed on the floor crying
"Marian, what's wrong"
"The children didn't go to school but Father said he saw them off this morning" the words came in rapid gasps as she tried to control herself
"You're telling me that Grace, Mary, and Freddie are missing?" She simply wailed, unable to confront the last word. Robin swallowed, pulling her into a tighter hug.
They weren't the only family to have the evening turned upside down due to those three. As the Gisborne's were eating their dinner Jake piped up "The Locksley trio weren't at school today"
"hmm" His mother half glanced sideways and continued to eat.
"They didn't turn up at all, I went to the secretary but she said they hadn't been called in as sick."
Guy gave his 10 year old son full attention "None of them turned up?"
"Not one father. Pardon me for being presumptuous but Mary always said her family would call in as soon as school started"
"It isn't like them, I agree with you there" he paused, thinking, then got up "keep this for me Lil. I'm going to find out what's happened" grabbing the coat he ran out into the darkening evening.
When he reached The Manor, Guy was relieved to see that both Robin and Edward were inside. At least Marian wasn't on her own.
A loud rata-tat-tat from the knocker made Edward jump, accidentally standing on Marian's foot as he comforted her
"I'll get it" he slipped quickly out into the hall before his daughter and opened the door "Guy, what...?
"Jake told me the children weren't at school today or called in sick"
"No, they're missing, Marian's in absolute hysterics of worry"
"Can I help?? Do anything?
"Yes actually... can you contact your friends in the Guard and tell them what has happened? Robin's already roused the gang and I phoned the police, who will arrive soon, get anyone you can to be here ASAP"
Reviews more than welcome. Next part coming very soon