Chapter 3
Locksley...
"Ok so remind me of
the plan" Alan asked, hiding in the trees with the others
"You
get into sight so the guards can see you, cough, point at the trees
then fall to the ground and pretend to be unconscious" Robin
replied "Djaq will tip her special potion
on the floor, making it look like a fire"
"And when the guards
come storming over here what then" Much asked
"We attack"
Robin said
"And if we fail" Much said, obviously worried about
the plan
"Today is a good day to die" John replied
"No
its not, all this commotion to give these people our
food, whilst we could be safe in the camp eating it ourselves" Much
said
"Look Much, we have plenty of food left, these people need
food" Robin answered "Right Alan, Go!"
Alan ran out and
into sight, in the very well acted roll he had planned, a few of the
guards noticed him stumbling closer to them.
"...Please....my
wife... and kids... are in there" Alan said between coughs, and he
pointed to the smoke floating up out of the foliage before collapsing
to the ground in front of them. Automatically all that guards
panicked and ran towards what they thought was a fire. WHACK! The
first of the guards got knocked out by the strength of the staff that
John hit him round the head with. It suddenly turned into a massive
fight once the rest of the guards realised the trap they had fallen
into. The final guard fell to the floor, and Robin cheered at their
success.
"See Much, no problem at all really was it" Robin
said, Much did not reply but he shook his head and walked toward the
houses.
The People of Locksley had all left their houses to
witness the noise polluting scene and when they realised they were no
longer under observation thanks to Robin and his men, they all joined
together to applaud them.
"We bring you all food, and some
money" Robin smiled "Share it equally to each house hold" he
waited to find out their reactions.
"God bless you Robin Hood"
one of the women in the crowd said, Robin bowed his head then turned
and began to leave Locksley.
"I still stick by what I said you
know" Much said
"What is that Much?" Robin asked
"You
just want to be loved, don't you" Much replied
"I do not, I
simply care about my people" Robin said
"Yeah right" Much
said, and Robin laughed.
The Castle Of Nottingham...
Marian and her father
had been taken to one of the castle bed chambers, Gisborne had taken
them there so they could be left to get ready for the evenings
celebration, and so he could go and have a word with the Sheriff.
Marian paced up and down the room wondering whether she was able to
search the castle without being caught.
"Father, we need to do
something, we are meant to be helping Robin" Marian said
"The
castle looks rather secure to me Marian" Edward replied
"But
we are not sure, this is very important that Robin gets the treasures
that the sheriff has, the lives of the people of Locksley depend on
it" Marian whispered as she thought guard may be able to overhear
the conversation. She opened the door slightly and was surprised to
see there were no guards confining then to the room, so Marian
completely pulled the door open and stepped out.
"Marian please
be careful" Edward called after her
"I will" Marian
whispered.
She silently crept down the corridor and heard
two men talking round the corner; she stopped and peered round the
corner. They were carrying a large chest. That
must be the treasure of the Sheriffs, she
listened to see what they would say.
"The Sheriff wants this to
remain in here, no one is allowed to see it so no one enters"
demanded the main guard.
"Understood" the other agreed and
nodded. Now Marian knew where it was it would be easier for Robin to
get it.
"Marian!" she jumped and turned round to find
Gisborne standing a few feet away from her looking rather confused.
"What are you doing out of the bed chamber?"
"I could not
just stay in there, and I was actually going to the bathroom" she
replied but looked worried, is that the best
you could come up with Marian.
"Oh I
see, but you could always just ask" he said although he didn't
look convinced. Marian hoped the two guards talking, so it did not
look as though she heard anything she wasn't meant to.
"Anyway
Marian I wish to have a talk with you" Gisborne said
"Yes Sir
Guy" she allowed him to lead her down the corridor, and luckily the
guards had stopped talking and the treasure was safely locked away as
if she had never seen it.
Sherwood Forest...
The gang were headed
back to the camp; warn out from their previous battle. Will Had hurt
his ankle so both Alan and Djaq had one of his arms round their
shoulders.
"Will are you ok my friend?" Robin asked
sympathetically
"Yeah I think I'm alright" he replied "I
was just clumsy I think" and he then laughed
"I don't
actually find it funny" Much said "I think we are lucky to be
alive"
"Oh Much, the good thing is we are not, so be happy"
Robin replied and tapped Much on the shoulder
"No, Will was
lucky his accident could have cost him his life we should not plan
things dangerously like that" Much said, he did not listen to the
rest of the comment after.
The Camp...
"It's getting
darker now, we shall have a rest then we will meet Marian and the
market in Nottingham!" Robin said "Will if you don't feel up to
it, you can always stay here"
"No I want to help" Will said
"My ankle is ok; I won't slow you down promise"
Robin smiled
"Good I'm glad"
"Can we eat now, I'm starving" Much
asked
"I'll get another fire started" Djaq said "You and
your stomach Much do you never stop"
"No, I don't" he
replied, everyone else laughed but he didn't understand why because
he was being serious. They all ate and had a rest to build their
strength up, Wills ankle even began to feel better. It came to the
beginning of sun set and they all got ready to head to Nottingham.
Nottingham Market...
They all hid in the
darkest area of the market so it was certain they did not get noticed
and look around to see if Marian was there. Then Robin noticed her
standing not too far from them, so he walked over to her, whilst the
rest of the gang remained hidden.
"Tell me the news then"
Robin said
"The castle seems to be safe, and I know where the
treasure is" Marian replied
"Oh yes..." Robin said now
looking very interested
"It is in a cupboard at the north side
of the castle, there is only two guards watching over it" she
answered
"Well then this seems to be looking like an easy
mission the doesn't it, and we know a good way in" Robin smiled
and called the rest of the gang over " Right everyone, stick to the
plan, we are going to get ourselves some wealthy possessions"
