Title: Pride In the name of love
Genre: Musical drama
Author: Jacqui
Rating: K
Synopsis: Leroy and Sara, avid time travellers, as Dr. Who, have landed in Nottingham Town, round about 1192 and become acquainted with Sir Guy of Gisborne..
Credits/disclaimer: Robin Hood characters belong to BBC. Lyrics belong to the writers. Timeline: At the beginning of season 2.
Notes: Fanfic inspired by several songs on one and the same tape.
That evening Guy visits the Leroy's in their trailer and gets acquainted with Darjeeling tea and scones with raisins. Meanwhile Sara and Gisborne discuss the song 'Pride'. Guy asks:
'Where is this about, actually? Is it about Hood?'
'Hood? You mean Robin Hood?' Sara laughs. 'No. It's more about a desire for peace and tolerance in general.'
'Hmm. What about this then? One man to overthrow? It sounds like a call for rebellion.'
'Nah,' Sara reacts. 'Could be any man. You may interpret this song any way you like. What suits you best.'
'I see, and what is a barbed wire fence?'
'Oh! Yeah, that's a bit like… uh… rosebush with those nasty thorns but you have to imagine it been made by some kind of metal. Such as bronze, copper, iron or whatever.'
'Hmm.' Guy suddenly gets an idea. 'Maybe I should tell the Sheriff. If we had such fences around the castle.'
'Right! A handy security measure it would be for preventing any burglars or outlaws getting in.'
On a piece of paper Sara draws an example of how barbed wire looks like. Guy takes the drawing with him to show to the local blacksmith. The blacksmith gets to work and in no time barbed wire is put on roofs and other vulnerable places in and around the castle. The Sheriff again is pleased having the time travellers under his roof. One day the notorious outlaw Robin Hood makes an attempt to get inside the castle unseen, believing it's saver to make this attempt during the night. But he is making a bad mistake. His hands are caught on the barbed wire, like the man in the song who was trying to resist. Bleeding and hurt he has to make his way back to his hideout. The following day Leroy visits the town of Locksley, being called in to help an injured man, not realizing it is the outlaw Robin Hood. The Hood sympathizers are obviously unaware that Leroy works for their sworn enemy, Guy of Gisborne, but they needn't fear since Leroy is a 'doctor without borders'.
While stitching Hood's injuries, Leroy asks:
'Caught yourself on barbed wire, I see?'
Robin, who is not familiar with this new security strategy, doesn't know. Leroy explains:
'The Sherrif of Nottingham has put this nasty stuff everywhere, so you better be careful when you're trying to enter the town passing along unusual places.'
Hood is warned, but will this stop him resisting the Sheriff? A clue… No…
Gisborne learns that his physician has visited the town of Locksley to help a wounded person, presumably an outlaw. He regards this as a breach of loyalty towards him and confronts Leroy with this knowledge. Leroy explains he was unaware of the fact that the injured was a wanted man. But even if he was…
'I'm a médecin sans frontière..'
'What's that supposed to mean?' Guy asks.
'I assist friend or foe.'
'You're supposed to help my men, understood!?' Guy barks.
Leroy remains calm and says: 'They will always come first.'
'As long as you remember that!' Guy says. He is not a man to be trifled with.
Leroy isn't either: 'No need to snap at me..' he says looking at Gisborne with piercing blue eyes..
'I understand that the barbed wire works.' Leroy continues. 'If it wasn't for us you wouldn't have known.'
Guy understands that friendship with the travellers has proved to be useful to him and the Sherrif and decides it is better not to continue the dispute.