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"