"Oy get off me…." Jinx struggled to get out of Guy's grasp but he only held on tighter

"Oh feisty….." the sheriff laughed mockingly and peered down into the young girls face and at that point Jinx kicked out and hit him right in the crown jewels!

"OOOOOWWWWWW" the sheriff screamed out in pain rolling on the floor

Jinx burst out laughing and Guy dragged her off to the cells "You can add assault to your charges as well" he snarled

"It was worth it" Jinx smirked

Guy threw her into the cells and locked the door and turned to look at her

"Tomorrow you are going to pay for all the trouble you have caused England"

"No I won't be here because Robin's coming for me"

Guy laughed mockingly "We'll see about that" and he stormed out of the room

Jinx turned and sat down in the damp, dingy cell

"Oh well it could be a lot worse" she sighed then frowned as she realised she was talking to herself. She sat down and rested her head in her hands and wept she was in big trouble this time no doubt about it and there was little hope left and it came in the name of Robin Hood.

Robin sat just outside the camp planning their rescue when Marion came up from over a hill

"Robin" she said softly

"Marion it's all my fault" he whispered

"No……the sheriff was never going to rest until he got her"

"Have you any news?" Much asked joining them

"Yes today is when it is going to happen….at sunset in the courtyard she will be punished for treachery to the king…." She saw Robin's expression "I know she did nothing but let me continue" he nodded "Treachery to the king, stealing, avoiding arrest, communing with outlaws and assault of the sheriff"

"Assault of the sheriff?"

"Yes last night she after she was taken to the castle there was a struggle and she kicked him in…." Marion blushed as she tried to explain but Robin understood and laughed

"She's a real fighter that girl is" he grinned

"But she may not be for much longer" Marion said frowning "Have you a plan?"

Robin nodded "Tell her to hang on we'll be there before sun set"

Marion nodded and went to lave

"Marion" Robin called and she turned

"Thank you" she smiled and made her way back to Nottingham

Back in the cells Jinx was making as much noise as possible as she figured if she was going to go down she might as well go down fighting.

"Will you shut up!" Guy said as he stormed into the room

"Make me" she said and carried on screaming.

Guy stormed out the room and Jinx yelled after him "Yeah go back to your lord and master"

He stormed back onto the room and growled "What did you say?"

"I said go back to your lord and master he's waiting for you to shine that bald head of his" Jinx said working out she had touched a nerve

"I'll have you know that I am my own master" he said "And when the Sheriff rules England then people like you will suffer for your insolence"

"Oohh no I'm so scared Baldy and his little pet dog will rule the world" Jinx said sarcastically

"Shame you wont be around to see it because at sunset today you are going to loose" Guy sneered

"That's where you're wrong because Robin will save me"

"Oh really so where is he?"

"He's coming and when he does his is going to make a fool of you. You and your greasy locks" Jinx said

"I look forward to it and what's even better I'm going to make your punishment extra painful just so I can see the look on your face when you realise you are all alone"

"Yeah and I can't wait to see the look on your face when he's rescued me"

Guy laughed scornfully and went out of the room "Clocks ticking" he sneered.

Suddenly Jinx heard footsteps coming down the stairs again but she turned her back to them

"Careful you don't slip on the slime you left behind" she called out thinking Guy had come back

"I can assure you I will be careful" a voice said and Jinx whirled around and saw Marion standing there with a small smile playing across her face

"Oh! I thought you were someone else" Jinx blushed and Marion smiled

"Really?" and Jinx laughed

"You know you may make your situation better by not insulting everyone in this castle" said Marion with a grin

"But it's so much fun and anyway if I'm going to go down I'm going to go down fighting"

"That's what I came here to talk to you about"

"And there's me thinking you just enjoyed coming down here in the damp and dismal rooms of the castle" Jinx said sarcastically

"I see the Sheriff's facilities haven't stopped your sparkling wit" Marion said

"Well what can I say I just love what he's done with the place the rats are a lovely addition to the interior design you know stone and slime are very in this season"

"What I came to say was that Robin's coming for you" and Jinx nodded

Then a voice called from upstairs "Marion!"

"I must go" she whispered and Jinx nodded and with that Marion disappeared up the stairs and Jinx sat down with a new hope that she was going to be saved.

But by sun set Robin still hadn't appeared and Jinx was getting nervous she had started pacing up and down the cell a habit she always did when she felt this way

"Oh dear oh dear" Guy sauntered into the room and stood in front of her "Where's your brave Robin now"

"He'll come" she said bravely

"When will you get it in your head he's not coming" he snarled

"Oh he's coming because all outlaws stick together"

Guy shook his head and pulled her roughly out of the cell "Too late" he whispered in her ear and he dragged her out of the cells towards the courtyard as the pair burst into the cool evening a shiver crept up her spine but guy just smiled evilly

"Let me give you some advice when he cuts your hand off for the stealing charge if you clench your fist it makes it a whole lot more painful"

"Let me give you some advice" Jinx said "Rinse, lather repeat!" and that was the last straw for Guy, he threw her up onto the centre platform with such a force she cut both her knees as she fell

"Where's your saviour now" he snarled and walked back towards the sheriff

"This young girl" the sheriff announced "if you can call her that has been charged on five charges of breaking the law of England they are as follows; number one treachery to the king, number two stealing from the kings men, number three avoiding arrest, number four communing with outlaws and number five assaulting the sheriff, now these are very serious crimes and the law shall take full force and shall show no mercy for a child as she needs to learn. Her punishment shall be to have a hand cut off for stealing then death for the other four crimes and that shall be death by hanging now do you have anything to say for yourself" he said peering down at her.

As she was dragged to the block of wood in the middle as she drew closer she could see old stains of blood and could imagine all the poor people who had been there before her. As her hands were locked into position she looked up at the sheriff and said "Yeah actually I do….do you mind moving to the left slightly the sun is reflecting off that bald head of your straight into my eyes it's really rather tragic" and with that she grinned, she really was going down with a fight. The sheriff grimaced and then turned the guards

"Do it now I can't stand to be in the sight of this hooligan any longer"

And as the guards picked up the blade Jinx bit her lip this was it, the blade lifted high into the air and Jinx closed her eyes and as it was about to come down she heard a thud. Realising that the thud wasn't coming from the blade agsinst her wrist she opened her eyes and looked up. There was Robin standing on top of one of the towers armed with a bow, as she moved get a closer look she saw that an arrow had knocked the blade out of the guard's hand and right now he was scrambling around on the ground trying to grab it.

Robin looked down at Jinx and grinned "This is a rescue Sheriff did you really think I'd let the innocent life of a girl fall into your hands?"

"Hood!" the Sheriff snarled

Suddenley Jinx felt a presence behind her she tried to twist around to see who it was but she couldn't quite see

"Hang on in there" a familiar voice said

"Much!" Jinx squealed

"Yeah I bet you never though you'd be happy to see me again" and as he released her and picked her off the floor he gave her a big grin "Outlaws never desert one another"

"Much!"

"Yes I know emotional moment"

"Much!"

"Emotions everywhere"

"No Much! Behind you!" and he turned around and ducked just in time to avoid being punched by a guard

"That would be our cue to leave" he said echoing the words Jinx had said a few weeks ago. He took her hand and together than ran out of the courtyard dodging arrows from Robin.

A few moments later when they were away from the guards Much sat Jinx down and checked her over for injuries

"Did he hurt you?" he asked

"No" she said still breathless from the rush of adrenaline which had just been pumped through her body

Just then Allan.A.Dale, Will, John and Djaq ran over to meet them all grinnig, glad that Jinx was alive followed by Robin sprinting over to them beaming with joy he ran over to Jinx and gave her such a hug that she was whisked off her feet. As he let her go he looked at her and tears were streaming down her face

"I'm sorry" she said

"No I'm the one who should be sorry"

"Erm…guys I'm not being funny but don't you think we should play the blame game later?" Allan said and as the group turned they saw a dozen guards run towards them.

"Ok lets go" Robin shouted and they all run over the fields towards the forest, as they ran past a familiar tree Jinx looked up and saw the old boots hanging there, her old life and then she looked towards the forest and thought of her new life but there wad a pang of sadness inside her she couldn't account for and as Robin took her hand he felt this too.