Disclaimer: I don't own Robin Hood BBC. I'm not sure who owns the rights but they are very lucky. So, I decided to add a small twist to the story just to keep things interesting. Keep reading if you wanna know what it is…
Robin widened his eyes, pulling the bowstring taunt. The girl named Charlotte glared at all of them, her hands gripping the sword angrily.
"Way to go Allan," Much whispered.
"Okay," Isabella said slowly, "You're going to let us pass, or risk ending up like the oaf!" Allan frowned, rubbing his nose.
"I'm not an oaf," he mumbled, standing next to Robin.
"I'm sorry girls, but that's not how is works…" Robin said, shaking his head at Allan. Marian's eyes widen, glancing at Robin over her bow. He glanced back at her. The three girls waited, their swords glinting in the sunlight.
"Robin let them go…" she whispered. He shook his head, narrowing his eyes as Isabella shifted her sword from one hand to another.
"Who are you?" he shouts. Charlotte rolled her eyes, leaning on the hilt of her sword.
"Charlotte. These are my sisters, Isabella, and Evangeline of North Hampton," the tallest replied, "Who are you?" He chuckled.
"I am Robin Hood." All the men plus Marian echoed the sentence around him. Charlotte's eye widened, looking around. Back in North Hampton, there had been rumors that the Lord of Locksley had returned from the Holy Land and refused to punish some of his own people so the Sheriff took away his land. Will guessed the smallest girl; looking to be about thirteen and the other two were fifteen and seventeen.
"Really? Robin Hood?" Evangeline asked, skepticism easily detectable in her voice.
"Yes." She snorted, sharing an amused look with her sisters. They all laughed together.
"I thought you stole from the rich and gave to the poor…" Isabella said. Robin nodded, a smile appearing on his face. These silly questions were clearly amusing to him. The air was now stale with all their breath, coming out in white clouds.
"Then where have you been all this time? Or is it only in Nottingham and Locksley where you're concerned?" Charlotte sneered. Robin frowned, lowering his bow.
"Excuse me?" he asked. Marian got closer to him, keeping her bow taunt and ready for action.
"Oh you didn't know?" Evangeline asked, her voice sounding like she talked with a child.
"You will show my Master some respect!" Much snapped, stepping forward bravely. Charlotte pointed her sword at his jugular.
"I wouldn't come any closer if I were you," she hissed. Much swallowed tensely, backing away to stand with the others.
"The legendary Robin Hood doesn't know about the rest of England," Isabella snarled, her face twisted in rage.
"What about the rest of England?" Marian inquired carefully.
"While the mouths here in Nottingham Province are being filled, the people out there to the north are starving and dying. And there's nothing we can do about it because of your stinking Sheriff!" Evangeline practically yelled. Isabella and Charlotte nodded in agreement.
"And you lot think we work with the sheriff?" Robin asked incredulously. They shrugged, "I don't see you starving. Even skin and bones over there looks well fed." Isabella gestures to Will. He frowned, studying them more carefully. They were telling the truth. All their dresses didn't fit them but more hung from their limbs. Their cheeks were sharp underneath their skin and the bones from their shoulders and wrists were easily seen, penetrating out of their tanned skin. But they were lean with muscle that made up for some of the lack of size. Though the two older girls were almost as tall as the tallest grown women he knew, they were both like saplings, likely to snap if Little John hugged them
"Then let us help you. We can feed you," Robin offered. Charlotte shook her head while the others nodded.
"I do not wish to eat if my people go hungry!" Charlotte said. The two other girls stared at her with wide mouths and eyes. Robin was impressed at this young girl protecting her people, even against her own sisters.
"But are you not nobles? Can you not feed your people?" Marian accused.
"Well we used to but since the bloody sheriff heard he was going to lose his job to our father, he began cutting off the food supplies for the town. So any food we had has to the people."
"What?"
"He cut off our food supply," Evangeline repeated. Robin shook his head, waving her away. The sheriff was going to lose his job. Lord Robert of North Hampton was going to be the new sheriff. He was a just man. Robin had met him a many years ago when he was just a boy with his father, visiting the provinces around Locksley.
"The sheriff losing his job is a good thing, right?" Much asked. Will, Little John, Allan, and Marian all nodded. Robin looked up sharply as the sound of approaching hooves drew his attention. He and his men backed into the trees, hoping the girls would not give away their position. Joining together his, the three girls knocked over the carriage, pushing a large rock in place of where the wheel would have gone over. Over the hill rode Sir Guy of Gisbourne, in his black leather suit as always, riding a black stallion.
"My ladies," he nodded to them, gesturing to the guards to circle up the horses that had wandered.
"Sir. All the horses are here and accounted for," a guard said, saluting. Guy nodded, descending from his horse and approaching the carriage.
"What happened to all your guards?" he asks, looking over his shoulder to regard them with suspicion. Charlotte was the first to speak up.
"They ran away. The carriage tipped and they all ran with their tails between their legs!" she said. He sighed.
"It's time to go. Guards, put the carriage right and we'll go to Nottingham," he instructed. The guards approached the wagon, struggling to put the carriage right again.
"Robin!" Will whispered, "We can't let them go. We could learn more about the Sheriff's plan!" Robin nodded, crawling forward on his stomach, standing behind a tree.
"Gisbourne!" he roared. The guards stopped their work, letting the carriage crash to the ground again. Guy started, drawing his sword as he spun in circles
"Hood!" he shouted, "Show your self!" Robin stepped out into the open.
"We can't let you take these girls. We're not done talking!" he said, pointing the arrow at Guy's chest. As the bowstring snapped, Guy dove out of the way, grabbing Evangeline and holding her in front of him.
"Kill her Hood! Go ahead and do it!" Evangeline cried out, struggling in Gisbourne's grip. Biting his lip, Robin fired an arrow at one of the guards. Getting the same idea, two more guards grabbed Isabella. Both girls struggled, clawing and kicking the men. As three more guards walk towards Charlotte, she swung out the sword, cutting one of them down. Her fist connected with a second guard's face, knocking him down. Evangeline screamed as Guy pressed a dagger into her throat.
"No!" Isabella and Charlotte both screamed together as the dagger was pushed closer to her windpipe, drawing a thin line of blood. Robin released an arrow, penetrating Guy's shoulder. He grunted, dropping the dagger but keeping his grip on Evangeline.
"One more arrow, Robin… and the girl dies!" he threatened, pulling out his sword. Evangeline kicked the dagger into the leaves. She spun around, elbowing Guy in the gut and then kneeing him in the groin. He groaned, smacking her temple with the hilt of his sword. Silently, she fell to the ground, blood dripping from her neck and temple. He grinned, heaving her over his shoulder and mounting his horse.
"Evangeline!" Isabella cried out, reaching for her fleeting sister. The guards holding Isabella yanked her hair back, dragging her towards their horses.
"Let her go!" Marian yelled, shooting an arrow.
"You heard Sir Guy! Another arrow, outlaws, and we kill the girl!" a guard called, pressing his own dagger to Isabella's neck. She shrieked, feeling the metal press into her soft neck. Charlotte growled, running forward, after taking own her guards.
Will watched with wide eyes as the guard holding the dagger turned on Charlotte, stabbing her. She groaned, falling to the ground, wrapping her arms around herself. With a sharp kick to the head, Charlotte lay on the ground, barely breathing as the rest of the guards took off with screaming Isabella and the other horses from the caravan.
"Get help!" Robin yelled as they all rushed towards the injured girl.
Note: Okay now it's over. But what will happen to Evangeline and Isabella? Will the sheriff imprison them or will he kill them or maybe let them live? And what of Charlotte? Will she live or die? All these questions will be answered if I get at least five reviews!
