( Here we go, the weirdest idea I have had yet. Check out the title, does that scare you? Well, after watching a pretty old movie I figured it would be cool to write a Digimon story where the Digidestined have to be like Robin hood and stuff. I'm not gonna completely change their names to the person they're supposed to be, that would be too confusing. Here's a list to help you out: Matt = Robin Hood; Tai = Little John; Joe = King Richard; TK = Fryer Tuck; Mimi = Maid Marian; Sora = Only merry woman; Izzy and Davis = Merry men; Kari = Mimi's friend in castle; Cody and Yolei = villagers; Ken = Prince John Got it? Good. Have fun! )
Digidestined in tights
The arrow flew straight and true to its target, piercing the tire of the oncoming coach. The horses reared and stopped with a shriek, causing the knights on their backs to curse as they had to climb down. Inside the golden carriage, an angry man shouted at his men to find the cause of the abrupt stop. They mumbled as they inspected the horses, then moved on to look at the carriage for anything unusual. One of them saw the arrow and gasped, " Look, over here! "
The two other men ran to his side and caught sight of the arrow sticking out of the wooden tire. The round object was now cracked from the impact, and they'd never be able to use the wheel again without it breaking easily.
" Good God, what do we tell Prince Ken? ", one of them said shaking his head miserably. " He'll have our heads for this, I know it. "
" Then allow me to take pity on you. ", a cocky voice remarked from behind them. They turned to see a blonde teen standing there wearing a green tunic and dark green riding pants with a quiver of arrows on his back. All three of the men drew their swords as one of the breathed nervously, " It's that rogue, Yamato! "
" I see you've heard of me. Well, then, maybe my brother was right about my fame. No matter, I've come here to ask the Prince if he would kindly donate some of his gold to the poor of our kingdom. ", he retorted, still sounding confident.
" The prince does not give out donations, boy. The gold he has in his storage compartments are the taxes he has collected from peasants like you. ", the black haired knight stated snidely. " Now go home before we are forced to break your legs and drag you to the dungeon for interfering with a royal outing! "
An arrow seemed to come out of nowhere and pin the black haired knight by his sword arm to the carriage behind him. Another young man stepped out of the bushes, this one just as tall, and wearing a blue tunic with black riding pants. He was holding a bow in his hands, and an arrow was already to be shot from his weapon if need be. " We did not actually come here to ask for a donation, my friend is just to polite at times. We came here to take the good prince's gold. "
" My friend Taichi, blunt as usual. ", Yamato commented with a wide grin. But then his face turned serious as his hand hovered over the hilt of the sword at his hip. " But I am afraid what he says is true, our intentions were not to ask for the gold at all, for that's not what a rogue of my stature does. "
The royal guards laughed at the pair, despite the weapons they held. The one with flaming red hair stepped forward. " Yamato, you seem to forget that we are indeed older, and we outnumber you two to three. You have no reason to threaten us, for you are just children playing a game that will get you seriously hurt. "
" If it will make you happy, sir, why don't we even the odds a bit more? ", a female voice implied as a red haired girl with fuchsia eyes stepped up, holding a sword in her hands. The blade was a bit smaller and a little more slender than a normal sword, but it was still a blade none the less.
Laughter burst out of the knights one more, so much that they didn't notice Taichi look over at the lead rogue with a smirk. He then pulled out his own sword, preparing for the fight that they had intended from the beginning. Matt was first to take a swing, and it was aimed for the black haired knight who'd just freed himself from the arrow holding him back. The bad almost cut off his head.
" Why you little… ", the man roared in rage, swinging his own weapon at the boy. With that, the battle began, despite the fact that the outlaws had a woman on their side. But only Yamato and Taichi knew why she was one of their team.
Sora's sword was a blur as she kept moving in on her adversary. He had to back up and keep blocking her blows with his own sword. Taichi was handling his own member of the royal guard easily, not even putting in his full effort. Yamato was toying with his enemy, letting him exhaust himself by making furious swing at him while all he did was dodge with all the grace of an imp.
" You're under arrest in the name of Prince Ken! ", the black haired man shouted as he tried once again to slice of the blonde teen's head. Yamato only laughed as he stepped out of the knight's way and pushed him over and into the mud on the dirt path. He then stepped on his sword hand to keep him from attacking him again, putting his blade to the man's throat. There was a sudden whistle in the air, and it made him turn and look into the forest, but then he smiled down at his enemy with a devilish glare on his face.
" I guess we'll take our leave. But I want you to deliver a message to the prince for me. Can you handle that? ", the rogue said snidely. " Tell him that as long as he continues to tax the heart and soul out of the innocent people of this kingdom I will continue to fight him, as long as it takes. Got that? "
Without waiting for any sort of reply, the lead outlaw headed into the forest from which he had come. Taichi and the red headed girl headed after him before any of the men could follow them. Seconds later the door of the carriage flew open.
" What is going on here? Why haven't we continued back to the castle? ", demanded the dark haired prince that emerged from the carriage. His eyes peered down at the injured knights with a flame no on cloud match.
" We were attacked by that rogue Yamato! ", the red headed one told him in their defense. " He came to steal your gold that you've collected from peasants. "
" And did he get it? ", Prince Ken shouted outraged.
They scrambled to the other side of the coach only to find the storage compartments ransacked and cut open from the sides. They looked at each other horrified, and then one of them spoke. " I should've known. I heard that Yamato works with at least three other men, not another boy and a girl. There must've been more of them here while we were fighting those three off. "
" But now what do we tell the prince? ", one of them asked warily.
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" Do you have it, Koushiro? ", Taichi demanded of the shorter teen.
The red headed just laughed as he and his brunette companion pulled out several sacks and opened one of them revealed hundreds of pieces of gold. " Of, course, Taichi. Davis here may be new to the Merry Men, but I have been working with Yamato for almost as long as you have. Besides, Prince Ken made this too simple for us if you ask me, and King Joe was never a threat to our well being. "
" If King Joe was still here then I never would've turned rogue, Koushiro. But you and Davis have done well, and so have you, Sora and Taichi. ", Yamato implied from where he stood leaning against a tree in Sherwood Forest. " I owe a great deal to you all. It takes a lot of courage to oppose a man of royalty like Ken. "
" Yamato, you gave up more than any of us to fight the prince since King Joe was taken by the neighboring kingdom. ", Sora retorted soothingly, her voice unlike what it had been during the fight. " You had everything and you gave it up. "
He tried not to think about it too much but every once-in-a-while his friends would bring it up again. The lead rogue had been born into a family of nobles that were well financed and well set for the rest of their lives. He had grown up learning what the few privileged children in his kingdom were taught, and he'd grown up playing with his younger brother Takeru, and the fair Mimi. Every time he thought of her his heart yearned to see her radiant face once more. They had fallen in love years back, and just before he became an outsider, they had gotten betrothed, but now their love could never be. The sweet maiden deserved more than he could give. That's what he'd convinced himself, but still he missed her.
" We should really head to the village with this loot. There are people there that will need this money to keep from being beaten by the prince's guard. ", Davis spoke up after Yamato had fallen silent. Their leader nodded solemnly.
" Taichi and I will distribute it amongst the people, the rest of you stay here and guard our camp. I do not like to leave it unattended. ", the blonde young man instructed as he began to head for his horse. " Come, Taichi. "
" Shall we stop at the church and ask your brother's assistance, oh, master of disguise? ", the brunette archer asked as he mounted his own stead.
" Yes, " the leader nodded. " I have not seen Takeru for a while. "
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A knock came from the door. No one ever knocked. The sheriff didn't even knock when he came with the guards to collect the taxes. But Yolei was a well-mannered girl, she ran to the door only to be surprised by who was there.
" Fryer Takeru? What are you doing here? It isn't even Sunday. ", the young girl said as she opened the door wider. " Please come in and sit down. "
" Thank you, Yolei. I have to say you're the most hospitable household I've been to all night. I've been on my feet all evening trying to drop off all these little sacks. ", the blonde man of the church implied as he followed her to the dining room table and sat down. He let out a sigh, and she ran to get some refreshment for him.
" What's in them? ", Cody asked as he approached the table.
" Oh, I didn't see you there, young man! ", Takeru laughed as he turned to look at him. He handed him the small cloth bag. " Here, it's a gift. "
The adolescent slowly opened the bag to find over twenty gold pieces hidden inside that glittered like sunlight. His eyes went wide. " Yamato has struck again. I'd hate to be the poor soul who's clashing swords with him to save his money. "
" I wish your brother wouldn't risk his life just to keep everyone else safe. ", Yolei fussed as she poured each of them a cup of tea. " Real, what if he were to run into a situation that he couldn't get out of? And what about you, and his friends? Doesn't he realize that he's risking your lives as well? "
" He knows that, I know that, and so do the others. We want to help him. It's all we can do until King Joe takes the thrown back from Prince Ken. ", the fryer told her honestly. " He will be careful, you know that. "
" I hope you're right, Takeru. ", she mumbled shaking her head.
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" Maid Mimi, you have to listen to me. You do not want to see his majesty right now. He is in the foulest of moods, and is having a terrible time controlling his temper. ", Kari, the brunette girl's hand maiden insisted. " It's best you wait. "
" I will not wait. I heard from his men that he saw my Yamato, and I must know if it is true or not. ", she retorted as she pushed past her once more and into the study of the large stone castle. Inside the room, Prince Ken had thoroughly thrashed everything and was still continuing to do so. " You highness? "
He turned, and tried to hold back the rage on his face. " Maid Mimi, what are you doing here? I thought I told the servants I wished not to be disturbed. "
" I received word that your caravan was attacked by the notorious Yamato and his friends, your majesty. ", Mimi replied sweetly. " Is that true? "
" Yes, I saw your dear Yamato, and he made off with over half this months taxes! ", the teen yelled furiously, no longer concerned with holding back his anger. " I swear he does this just to try my patience! Now I will have to double this month's intake or I will be behind. Do me this, send for the sheriff. I'm finally going to do what I should have done from the very beginning, Maid Mimi. "
" And what is that, sire? ", she demanded snidely.
" I'm putting a price on that rogue's head. I am willing to pay anyone who will bring me Yamato, " Ken snapped turning away. " dead or alive. "
To be continued:
( What do you think? Please review! I have to know if this is good or not! I have to know if I should continue or not! Please, please, lease review! )