Here is the next chapter of Robyn Hood: The Masked Bandit. Thanks for all the reviews because I wasn't sure that this would get popular. So here it is. I'll shut up now. Don't forget to review. Please.
The ballroom was formally decorated. There were candles everywhere and the orchestra was playing the loveliest music. Couples danced as the king and queen of Kanto talked with the king and queen of Hoenn. The crowned prince stood watching the dancing waiting to meet the princess.
"It's a lovely ball but where is the princess?" The king of Kanto asked.
"She's still in her room. She should be coming down shortly. Ever since her father went off into the war, she hasn't left her room. I get very worried about her." May's mother replied.
"Oh, the poor darling must miss her father." The prince noticed someone trying to hide as they passed through each doorway trying not to be seen. The woman wore a hood and by the looks of it she was wearing a mask.
"She must. Her and my brother are very close. He must miss her too." The prince watched as she moved from doorway to doorway.
"Ash, it is not good to stare."
"I'm sorry, mother." He said.
"The boy is young. He mustn't want to hang around us old people."
"No… I'm fine, your highness… umm… excuse me, for a moment."
Ash walked off and followed this masked person. He snuck out of the ballroom without being seen.
"Who are you?" The masked person didn't turn around.
"Who wants to know?" she asked and hid herself.
"Ashton Satoshi of Pallet, Prince of Kanto."
"The prince of Kanto." The masked person whispered to herself.
"Who are you? The masked bandit who steals from the king and queen-"
"Only to feed my people." She whispered turning around to face him.
"Gua-" She quickly covered his mouth and shushed him. She took off her mask.
"Shh… Shush… It's only me. Princess Maybelline. I am the masked bandit."
"Princess? I'm sorry. I didn't know."
"Of course, you didn't. I didn't tell you." She ran off and he followed her.
"Wait… where are you going?" Ash asked running after her.
"Tomorrow is a big tax day. I haven't finished my work." He stood in front of her. "Now, please your highness let me pass."
"Let me help you."
"If you promise not to tell anyone."
"Okay."
"Now hurry the guards are coming." She pulled him around the corner as the guards walked by.
"Did you hear something?" one of the guards said.
"No. I just think you're going crazy."
"Continue talking about the masked bandit."
"Oh right. Some say the masked bandit is the princess."
"The princess?" the other guard said, "The princess can't steal for her life. She always gets caught stealing by her parents."
"Hey. I'm just repeating what I heard." Their voices were farther and farther away. May turned the corner and watched them walk away.
"The best thing about running away is that the guards are so stupid." Ash snickered.
"A.. A…"
"Please… don't." May said to him.
" Achoo!!!!"
"Bless you." One of the guards said.
"Thank you." Ash said aloud.
"Shh." May said silently hoping that they wouldn't think someone was there.
"Who's there?" The guards called.
"Great we're caught." May said taking off the mask.
"Wait. When I say go, Run."
"What are you thinking?" she whispered.
"Who's there?" the guards said holding their weapons. Ash walked out of the corner. May put on her mask back on and she was getting ready to run.
"Just me." Ash stepped out.
"Oh, your highness," They both bowed. "What are you doing outside of the ball?"
"I was following princess. She was escaping."
"Thanks." May whispered to herself.
"She went that way." The guards ran the opposite way. "Go." The guards ran. He looked back into the corner. "Princess… Go."
"Thank you."
"Go, princess. Save your people."
"Call me, May." Then she put on her hood and ran off. More guards were coming so she hid in another empty hallway. Guards were coming both ways. She took off the mask knowing she'd get caught and took off the peasant clothing she was wearing to show her dress. She expected to get caught but the guards ran the other way. She smiled, "This might turn out better than I planned."
She walked out of the corner and was about to run.
"Where do you think you're going?" She turned around to see her mother and uncle.
"Umm… I was…" They had their arms crossed, "going to my room to change for the ball." May walked away from her mother.
"Wait, May. Don't walk away from me." May stopped. "What's gotten into you? You've caused all of this commotion." Blah Blah Blah. May didn't hear a word after that. She really didn't care that she caused a scene. She just walked into her room and changed.
"May, Why do you insist on embarrassing yourself? The king and queen of Kanto are here. You know you have to make a good impression. Why do you run away as if they mean nothing?"
"They don't." May said to herself.
"May, what happened to you?" her mother asked. "I thought your father and I raised you better than that. You'd never pull a stunt like this if your father was here. What happened to the sweet daughter that we raised? Tell me is there something I did?"
"No mother." May said, "It was something you aren't doing. You aren't doing anything about the taxes. You know as well as I do that some are starving. Why can't you do something?"
"He's the king."
"Only until father returns. You are the queen even though you act like a commoner when you're near him."
"THAT'S ENOUGH!!! YOU'RE A CHILD. YOU DO NOT TALK TO AN ADULT LIKE THAT EVER. DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?"
"Yes mother."
"Now, you will go downstairs and make a good impression to the king and queen of Kanto and the crowned prince." May nodded her head and her mother walked out.
The door shut and May looked down and walked to her balcony. The stars were high in the dark sky as she looked at the eerie moon. It looked almost perfect as if someone painted it in the sky. She sighed and said aloud, "Where are you father? I can't do it alone."
After a couple moments looking into the sky, she turned around walking back into the room. She turned around to look once more into the sky and looked down.
She walked into the ball room. The night was still young and she was expected to impression the king and queen. As she passed everyone they bowed or curtsied. May nodded my head and stepped to the king and queen of Kanto. She curtsied low like my mother taught me to.
"Hello, your highnesses."
"Hello, Princess Maybelline." May smiled. "This is our son, Prince Ashton Satoshi of Kanto."
"Pleased to make your acquaintance." May said and curtsied. He bowed and kissed her hand.
"The pleasure is all mine. Would you like dance?" Ash asked.
"That would be wonderful, your highness."
"Please, call me, Ash."
May smiled, "Only if you call me May." Ash nodded and leads her to the middle of the dance floor. The music started again and they danced in the center of the ballroom alone.
"She is a beautiful girl." The king of Kanto said.
"You have taught her well." Kanto's queen said.
"I've tried my best."
"And your son is quite charming." The May's uncle said.
"What do you think they are talking about?"
Ash shrugged. "You can never know: Anything from politics to people."
"Thank you for helping me," May said.
"You're welcome," then he whispered into her ear. "Masked Bandit. I won't tell."
"Thank you. I don't know what would happen if they found out," she said referring to her mother and her uncle.
The night soon became old and it was time for them to say goodbye. Ash and May were saying their private goodbyes while the kings and queens had theirs. "They do seem to like each other, but we won't make any final decision until next week." The king of Kanto said, "After we talk to our son."
"Until then farewell."
May sat in her room at the end of the ball combing her hair in her bath robe. She heard a knock on her door.
"Come in." her mother walked in with a smile on her face.
"You did it, May." She smiled, "The king and queen were very impressed by you. You really did very way."
"As I always say it's up to the princess to make the king and queen look good."
"What was that, May?" she said while she stood next to her and braided her daughter's hair.
"Nothing… I mean… Why do we have to impress the king and queen of Kanto anyways? We are already allies in war. What is the point?"
"You will be wed to the crowned prince of Kanto if everything goes well."
"WHAT!!!" May stood. "I don't want to marry him."
"Didn't you like him?"
"No. Not enough to marry. I could never love him. I thought we agreed I wouldn't be arranged unless it was for the country."
"It will. It will unite our two countries and it'll ensure protection for both our countries."
"But it's not fair."
"Darling, you are a princess and you must do what's best for the country and not yourself."
"But-"
"You are the princess. Sometimes you have to make sacrifices for your country."
"It's still not fair."
"If everything goes right, then you will be marrying the crowned prince of Kanto." Her mother slammed the door. May took of her robe to show her hooded costume. She placed on her mask.
"Come on out everyone." She said silently. All of her pokemon came out of their poke-balls.
"Blaze."
"Glace."
"Beauti."
"Skitty."
"Venusaur."
"Wart."
"Okay, you guys I still have to hand out the rest of this money to the people. You guys know what to do." The Pokémon nodded their heads. Wartortle and Venusaur climbed down the tree near the balcony and hid in nearby bushes. Glaceon fell asleep under May's blankets and Skitty slept on top of it.
"Are you guys ready?" May said to Blaziken and Beautifly.
Beautifly flew out the window open door leading to the balcony. She flew down and there were two guards standing in front of the wall. Beautifly flew to one of the guards and took the metal hat he wore.
"Hey." The guard chased Beatuifly who was flying higher.
"It looks like the princess' beautifly likes you."
"Just help my get my hat before we both get in trouble." Beautifly flew in front of the open door and flew back down.
"That's our cue, Blaziken."
Blaziken held onto May as he climbed the tree. They both watched Beautifly drop the hat on the ground. Wartortle came out and grabbed the hat in his mouth and ran. The other guard chased it while the other one laughed. Then they heard something in the other bush.
"Todd, you handle that while I try to get my hat back." The guard said to the other one.
The other guard, Todd slowly walked to the bush pointing at its weapon.
"Ready Blaziken."
"Blaziken." He jumped across the wall and landed on the other side.
"Thank you, Blaziken."
"Blaze."
Then Beautifly rested on top of May's head. "Are you ready, Beautifly?" With that said May ran off.
"Okay, Beautifly, This is the last family." May yawned. We've been out of the palace for hours. May walked through the door silently. She walked into the nearby bed room to see the two adults asleep. She placed the bag on the night table along with the note.
From the Masked Bandit
May walked out of the house and into a nearby meadow filled with bluebells.
"Beauti Beau Beautifly ."
"I'm going to take a nap. I'm tired." May laid down in the meadow almost completely hidden. She quickly feel asleep while Beautifly perched itself on top on the nearest tree looking out for danger.
It was only a few hours later and the sun was already up.
Just before you review, I know Drew wasn't in this chapter but he is definitely in the next. So review and you'll see what happens next. Review.
