Disclaimer: i don't own Robin Hood

A/N: Thanx to RocMySox and xxCCxx your all great! I really want it to be Marian who through the dagger, but i really can't think of a way, and it would mess up the rest of the story...I'm not giving anything away! but i hope you like this chapter...

Chapter 10

"No! No! NO!" Gisborne watched as Robin and Allan sprinted across the courtyard, towards the rest of Robin's filthy gang of outlaws. Why did they always, always escape?!

He had thought that for once today might go as planned, but Hood always seemed to be there to foil their every plan. He thought he was going to hang Allan. Hood was their. He thought that he had killed Robin's annoying sidekick from the Holylands. But Hood was their. And when he had Robin and Allan, cornered up their on the battlements, they had escaped, again!

Gisborne turned to go back to the castle, when around half a dozen guards came through the castle gates. Guy felt a flutter of unease in his stomach. He had sent around six men to guard the money on the way to the Holylands. Hood couldn't have got the money, he just couldn't.

Gisborne walked slowly up to one of the guards, the commander, and looked him in the eye. Yes, this was defiantly the squad of men he had sent with the money.

"Tell me…" said Gisborne making the manlook him in the eye, who was looking down at the ground uneasily. "Tell me that Hood didn't get the money" he breathed

The man stayed silent but the scared look on his face told him the answer.

Gisborne turned around furious. He was going to consult the Sheriff about this. Hood could not keep winning.

Gisborne stormed into the Sheriff's quarters without knocking. Vaisey looked up uninterested from his aviary, one of his small birds cupped in his hands. When the Sheriff did not comment on his entrance Guy spoke:

"Hood got away, he escaped"

"He got away, what a surprise…a clue no. Hood always gets away…" the Sheriff said, angrily, but as he finished his sentence his face broke into an evil smile. "He got away, but that was only plan one, what about the money, the cart"

Gisborne took a deep breath. He was angry, but his anger would be no match to the Sheriffs.

"Hood got that too" he said quietly. He looked up at his master, but to his surprised he did not seem angry, not even mildly troubled. He seemed happy.

"Good, good… and the guards, they came back unharmed? They told you Robin Hood has got the money?"

"…yes…" said Gisborne, confused but all anger gone.

"My lord, what is going on?"

"Well, you see my full proof plan for catching our little Robin red breast, is almost complete. I knew that Hood would somehow manage to get hold of that money, no matter how many precautions I took to stop him. So I set a trap."

Gisborne was staring at the Sheriff. Could it be that they would finally catch Hood, if Vaisey's secret plan worked? "What trap," he breathed

"It's simple, simple but genius. One that Robin Hood used himself, even. Just fill the bottom of the chest of money with sand. Pull out the plug, and out comes a trail of sand a, leading us right to Hood's camp!" the Sheriff finished with an evil snigger.

Guy felt a thrill rise inside him. "When do we leave" he said excitedly.

"Nightfall, I would say. When our pray are asleep. Bring all the mercenaries, the castle guards, oh and your guards too Gisborne. We're not taking any chances, not since Hood has managed to escape all one hundred men. Off you go, prepare them for battle, or massacre, as it maybe" said Vaisey giving another mirthless laugh.

Gisborne turned and strode purposely out the door, a twisted smile upon his lips. Hood was finally going to get his comeuppance, for all the things he had done to him. Hood had destroyed his life, and now it was his turn to be destroyed. He would enjoy seeing his enemy plead for his life, and all his other useless so called outlaws.

"Beware Hood" Gisborne breathed, "Beware"

A/N: exciting? i'm not sure how i'm going to get the gang out of this one, it wasn't in the original story plan! so updation might be a little longer! but don't worry i'll just make it up as i go along! please review...