Author note: Nothing belongs to me, everything belongs to those who wrote, Directed and produced the Movie 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves' in June of 1991.

All I own is my OC's I place in here; I do hope you enjoy! If you've read my previous stores of the Harry Potter, the Marauders Fox and its sequel I hope you'll enjoy this also! Wish me luck! :)

**This is T and or M rating, not really sure where I want this to lead too so bear with me for a bit. So, you've not only been given the rating on the introduction of the Fan-fiction summary, but also here on the first chapter.

THIS IS A Will Scarlet/OC Fanfiction :)

2020

Chapter 2

England

Ashley lightly laughed at Robin when he jumped out of the boat and landed in the sandy water at the English coast and splashed around with glee, "Thank you, Lord. I'm home... WE'RE HOME!" He shouted with excitement.

"You are strange, Christian," Azeem said with a smile.

"Yes, and I am free. As are you, return to the boat to return home, to your family. I know how painful it is to be so far from home." Robin said to Azeem with gladness.

Azeem smiled softly with gratitude but placed his arms at his side and nodded, "As much as I love them, I cannot dishonor them. I am indebted to you," He had continued saying that the past four months.

Ashley had no idea why Robin was not understanding that Azeem was strongly honor bound to a life debt once he promised to stay by that person's side after his life had been spared and saved.

Though Robin grinned with delight, "I thought you'd say that,"

Ashely was stunned when the men from the boat had come up behind Azeem and tried to grab him, to toss him back into the boat. Yet, before Ashley had a chance to shout out a warning or to give aid, Azeem had the five men beaten back and one slightly injured laying on the beach looking rather upset and sent a glare down to Robin, who was still lying where he was on the sandy water of the beach himself with a pleasing grin, "No man controls my destiny, especially not a man who attacks from downwind, and stinks of Garlic." Azeem growled with disapproval.

Robin simply laughed, holding a handout, a silent request for help getting up. Aid which Azeem had gladly given, "Well, then, let us be off then. Ashley -" His heart froze with fear, she was not standing where she had been, and the boat and men were already back out at sea, "Ashley!" Robin shouted, rushing back out into the water, knee deep and continued shouting for the girl, who just happened to be standing about fifty feet ahead of them and watching her friend like he was a lunatic, until she realized he was under the impression that the men in the boat currently leaving had kidnapped her, this made her begin to laugh.

"Robin! I'm not deaf! I just walked fifty feet ahead of you!" The woman shouted after her panicking friend with laughter, Azeem laughing along with her and was finally joined by Robin as he rushed up to her and picked her up into a tight hug, whispering into her hair thankful he at least still had Ashley.

"We're home… I got you home. Now, let's go find my father and drink the nights away with stories of our adventure!" Robin laughed, tossing her up into the air making her laugh.

But Ashley had other plans, her smile fell short with a saddened sigh, "Robin, I can't wait to see Marian. I've missed her and our parents too much. I must say goodbye once we get up onto the cliff tops. Give your father my best, will you Robin? Tell him I'll come see him soon?"

"So soon?" Robin asked with a fallen face, "At least let us give you an escort home Lady Ashley, you are after all home and a Lady of King Richard's house. It would be wrong of me to allow you to travel home all alone." He was trying to tease her, but he knew there was no good in it, they'd been chained up together for so long Robin knew it was very difficult to watch her just walk off away from him, even for Azeem, "I made a promise to your brother to protect you and Marian -"

Smiling, she placed her small fingered to her friend's lips to stop him talking, "You've done plenty for me Robin, go home for a while, check on your father. Get resettled with him. We are home, I desire to go to my sister, you need to go to your father. We will be fine for a while." Ashley said looking at her dearest friend and kissed his check with gratitude. She had stuck to her word, once they reached the top of the cliff Ashley bid them farewell. Hugging Robin tightly and Azeem as well. "Thank you Azeem, a dear friend you have become to me over the months we've traveled together. Thank you for coming with us. Believe it or not, Robin may need you more than any of us may think, he's just stubborn that way."

"I heard that Ash," Robin playfully laughed with her and their new friend as Ashley kissed Azeem on the cheek and smiled with excitement and took a deep breath of her home's air, "And welcome to England my friend." And with that, the three took their separate paths, two towards Locksley land the other towards Dubois Land. Ashely had no issues traveling home, whereas Robin had interrupted Guy and Adam of Gisborne, brothers and both cousins of the Sheriff of Nottingham, from hunting down a young boy to possibly kill him or arrest the poor boy and do worse in the prisons. Yet Robin had spared both brothers, knowing there was no point in spilling blood on the very same day he'd returned home, "I have seen enough bloodshed for two lifetimes, no get off my land… And tell Nottingham what happens to those who trespass, starve and harm children!" Robin shouted. He'd not realize any time soon just how much he may have regretted letting those two men live. Both brothers were not only their cousins right hand men, but his two most favored Lieutenants of his Guard.

Ashley smiled wide as she raced over the hillside and up to her family home, she began climbing over the wall for the final stretch. The place on the wall Ashely knew it had yet to be fixed of the climbing holes with laughter, "Still not fixed yet," She laughed as she landed over the wall and into a large bale of hay.

"Who goes there!" A man's voice shouted, rushing towards her as she climbed from the hay laughing, "Roger, is that you? It's me, Ashley!" She said, standing as she always hand, hay in her hair and clothes, her sword strapped her waist along with her bow and quivers across her back.

The man smiled with happiness and excitement, "Bless me, dear child is that really you?" Roger asked, tears in his aging eyes as the man looked her over, stumbling towards the grown woman he now saw before him and grasping her delicate face in his rough hands looking into her dark blue eyes, he always thought such eyes could make the night blue skies jealous. Her curling hair and the hay sticking out at odd parts and angels of her hair, she looked older and had grown taller. Her arms were strong. She looked like a Warrior Princess to him. He'd be a liar if he said he was not disappointed when he found she had run away after her brother and the young Master Robin of Locksley had left for the Crusade. But he was proud of her now as she stood before him, "It is you… Our Ashley, precious little Ashley. Angel of our nights and voice of the skies… Your sister will be ever so glad you've returned home." He smiled, pulling the young woman into a tight hug, one that she returned greatly.

Her own tears spilling over and clouding her eyes, "Yes, I'm home." She was home.

"Roger! What is going on out here? We have chores we need to get done for today- Who's that you have there?" A woman's voice called out.

The two reunited old friends and guardians of the girl she once was had separated and looked on.

Ashley found an older version of her sister she hadn't seen in years. Her dark brown hair held tight curls pulled up and back out of her face to help with chores, as she always had when they were growing up. Her gown was not of the rich fabric but still nice enough for the chilling England weather of green flex material with a belt tied around her waist.

Marian had stopped her strides towards her family's longtime friend and worker when she saw the out of sorts young woman that greatly resembled her baby sister, the only one that had even known how to get over their walls without falling to her death. Her hazel eyes watered, and her lower lip trembled as Marians' heart swelled with happiness at the young woman before her, "Ashley?" Marian spoke softly, thinking she was dreaming again as both sisters stared at one another with tears in their eyes. Marian knew those blue eyes anywhere. They were her sister's inheritance of their grandmother.

"Hello, Marian." Ashley's voice whimpered as she saw her sister.

Marian's anger towards her sister for running like she had, had vanished as the two women ran towards one another and Ashley threw herself into her older sister's waiting and warm arms as they sank to the ground to their knees crying into one another's embrace, "You are home! Thank God your home, Ashley." Marian cried into her little sister's hair, holding her closely, "I'll never let you go again, I swear… Where have you been, Richard said you were among the casualties that had been taken prisoner six years ago. What happened? … Where's Peter?" Marian was understandably worried, she had a right to know everything, but Ashley was having a hard time saying anything at all, but all Ashley wanted to do was cry into her sister's arms, and she had.

Ashley had held in as much of her sadness as she could. The horrors of that Prison they had escaped, the travel back home and having to be wary of being found and still under the cover of night and back alley trades to get them home. She was home and she knew she didn't have to be strong anymore for a while.

Marian was frightened by Ashley's sudden outburst of tears as her sister cried into her embrace. This had given Marian all she needed to know, the time away from home had made Ashley hold in her fear and given her the need to be strong on the outside like any other man on the battlefield on the inside. Richard had said he was to keep her with him and train her so she was not a burden on anyone or herself, and Marian had a setting feeling that their cousin had done a wonderful job, she was still alive and had made it home to them, to her, "We'll speak of this later. For now, let's get you into a bath, clean clothes and a proper meal… Come, I want to hear about anything and everything."

The two sisters had spent days together. Marian listened to the good and some bad things, and Ashley showed Marian a few better ways to use her sword she had taken up a year or so ago, "Wonderful, how you were never able to take Robin on I'll have no idea." Ashley giggled with pride in her sister.

But it was time Marian knew, "Ashley, you still haven't told me where Peter is?" But the heart shattering tears that clouded Ashley's blue eyes caused Marian regret asking, "Ashley? What happened?" The elder sister asked, setting her sword against the wall of their home and grabbed her sister's trembling arms as her tears rolled down her face. Marian had a sickening feeling she was not going to like her little sister's answer.

"He's dead… Dead because of me." Ashley cried out, into her sister's arms.

Marian was right, she didn't like the answer.

Marian's heart plummeted to her stomach. Her arms wrapped around Ashley and held her closely. "No, I refuse to believe you are at fault, what happened?"

"He to-took an a-arrow that wa-was meant for me!" Ashley hiccuped through her tears. She'd said it, Ashley Dale Dubois had finally said what was darkening her mind and heart, filling her with so much guilt.

Marian took in a thick breath of air, her own tears flowing over once more as she pulled her sister into her arms, holding her close, "It is not your fault. Do you hear me Ashley Dale? If he died taking an arrow for our sister, he did what any loving and protective sibling would have done. He saved our sister, sacrificing himself so I could have you back… At least I still have you, and you still have his memories of his greatest moments. You've had a hard six years, Ashley. You've earned those tears… So, you go ahead and cry." That night the house of Dubois was filled with sobs late into the night, Ashley Dale Dubois had cried herself to sleep in the arms of her elder sister, the last remaining family she had left. Marian had informed Ashley that a year after the boys and she had left their parents had moved from the countryside and into London with the rest of the courtiers only to lose their father two years later. Marian had returned to these lands when the people were most in need and had been left alone and Sarah had taken up the duties of where Ashley should have been.

The young Dubois had thanked Sarah and told her to go about as she would any other day and to treat her as she would any other person. She had been their young handmaiden as her and Marian grew. Sarah was only a few years older than Marian and had been like a friend and sister to both girls before Ashley had run away. Sarah smiled, hugging the young Dubois when she had laid eyes on the returning sister, "I'm just so glad you're home safely Ashley."

The day Robin had arrived he'd not only been accompanied by Azeem, but his father's loyal subject, Duncan, a sweet man who loved serving his Lord Locksley and missed the young Locksley. The old man had been beaten and blinded four months ago and was tripping over the rubble of what was left of Locksley Manor until Robin and Azeem had found him. The three had taken to journeying to Dubois Land and Manor for safe housing, and for Robin to begin his fulfillment of Peter's dying request. To safeguard his sisters. However, Robin had one small problem. He'd made a blood vow into the very earth over his father's grave to avenge his unjust murder and the false claims that had been placed upon him.

Ashley had been out on horse-back, practicing her bowmen-ship and her sword away from view. Marian had refused to allow her in trousers any longer since she had been in men's clothes then rags for six years and would no longer have her younger sister dress as such, nor in men's clothing, "I'd like it if you could attempt to learn to be the young woman I know you are Ashley, but I know readjusting will not be easy, let's just start with the gowns first." Marian informed a slightly grinning Ashley. Truthfully that was all her sister had to readapt her to. Richard had made clear that Ashley was to learn to be proper while with him and his men even if they were on the Crusades. He'd only suggested she continue wearing the trousers, boots and shirt while there in case she needed to move with ease at a sudden time. Something that had surely come in hand over the years. Even when they were imprisoned.

Upon the three men's arrival, Robin had been fooled by Sarah and Marian, with Sarah taking the place of Maid Marian while the real Lady of the house had dressed in black clothed armor and a helmet to fight him. Really Marian wanted to try her skills against him simply because he'd been a bully to her as children up until he and Peter left. He was 'a spoiled bully' that would burn Marian's hair as a child. But he'd only been a bully to Marian because he'd liked her.

Robin was getting tired of the attacker trying to stab him with the small dagger, moving their weapon held hand over the candle stands next to them causing the person to scream in pain, "No, stop!" They shouted. Robin was stunned, it was a woman's voice as she screamed from the pain of the fire he'd held her gloved hand too, trying to get the attacker to release the dagger. This had shocked him, leading Locksley to remove the helmet. The face revealed to him left him even more stunned, she was beautiful. Smooth pale skin and hazel eyes.

Their attention was drawn to two different doors being opened swiftly, one revealing Azeem coming in from the front and Ashley coming in from the back, swords drawn then both looking at the scene then one another in utter confusion. With Azeem's and Ashley's distraction and confusion as to what was going on Ashely voiced her confusion, "Robin, what on earth-" though her distraction of Robin's attention from Marian had led to her flinching involuntarily in sympathy for Robin when her sister kneed him straight up in the privates, sending him back and down onto his back to hold himself as he looked up.

"'Ello M'rian." He rasped painfully, leaving Ashley to gently giggle at him, though she had covered her mouth to try to keep Robin's extra humiliation back after being bested by a girl.

"Hello Robin, are you feeling well?" Ashley jested with him, this led to Azeem to begin his own round of laughter.

Groaning, Robin attempted to sigh out the pain from his throbbing and slightly injured groin, "Well, I adore you too darling Ashley." Robin rasped as he rolled a little from the pain.

Laughing a bit harder, Ashley attempted to control her giggles at this.

Even when Azeem took the time to take in the fact that Ashley was no longer in her trousers and shirt, but in a long wool dress dyed green, her bow and quivers strapped to her back and a belt strapped around her waist with her sword nestled nicely at her side, a fine waist as he saw. He'd never seen her in a dress until then and he saw the young woman she was. Like her sister, Ashley was a rarity. The years of the prison had done damage, but the four months they had spent free, the three of them had spent getting healthy once again and reacquainting themselves with their weapons of choice. "You are in a dress, young Ashley." Azeem clarified, mostly for himself.

This obvious observation caused Ashley to continue her laughter, "Yes, I am. I have been restricted from trousers for a time. Come, we'll show you around. Come on Robin, up you go." Ashley said, helping up the still pained Robin who groaned with a glare to the three people, but their laughter was short lived when Duncan stumbled in with a walking stick running into a few things here and there as he rambled about where his Master Robin was, his covered eyes were what caught Ashley. "Duncan? Robin Locksley, is this one of your young and petty games you've gone back to playing on this poor man!?" She huffed, walking up to the man servant to remove the cover, but his old withered hands had gently stopped the young woman with a weak smile.

"It was no game the young Master played on me, dear child. I was blinded by men under the Sheriff of Nottingham's order, when I refused to confirm unjust claims and lies about Lord Locksley. Even after he is rumored to have signed a confession." Duncan whimpered, the memories still cruel and fresh to him and Ashley had the impression that they would haunt the old man till he died.

Ashley's heart broke as Marian looked on in shock, she had heard of the charges by not of the Lord's murder, nor the cruel treatments of his homes servants, "The Sheriff? Bu-but why would they… Your eyes dear Duncan -"

"Because I was head of my Lord's servants and refused to believe the lies and confirm them, so they punished me by taking my eyes." The old man explained sadly.

Taking a breath, Ashley let the man be and helped him to a chair, "Come and sit, Duncan."

Moving from her spot against the wall Marian smiled welcoming towards the arrivals, "Dinner should be done soon anyways." She announced.

Dinner was nice for them all, especially Azeem, Robin and Duncan who greatly appreciated it, "I had no idea what had happened. I never even thought to go myself to look, I'm so sorry Duncan." Marian sighed sadly feeling regret.

"Worry not, my Lady. There was nothing you could have done… I believe they had the ruins watched for a while, to see who'd come to my Lord's aid." Duncan explained, taking another bite of bread, they'd offered him a seat at the table with them, but he had declined and taken a seat near the large fireplace as they spent their morning outside until afternoon.

When Robin thought it be a best idea to give Marian Peter's ring, he had handed it to her and explained the loss her family had suffered while they were away, "I'm sorry Marian. We didn't see the Guard, nor the arrow. He saved Ashley at least, his sacrifice was his sister's memories to live on. I just wish I'd been able to have brought them both home to you." Robin said sadly, he'd lost his best friend, watched Ashley the last six years shiver and barely sleep while they were imprisoned, fearful as they had each time nearly come close to finding her out as a woman, and he was sure that had they found out, he and Peter never would have seen her again. And that thought frightened him all the more.

"You know, if Ashley wouldn't have been with you and told me what had happened, I'd have probably wondered if you'd abandoned him to save your own skin." Marian said sniffing back tears, she'd been the strong one this time around, not wanting to cry like a little girl like she wanted too.

"I was hoping you'd have joined your mother -"

Marian shook her head in refusal, she'd never return to that place, "No, I have no desire for the courts and their ridiculous gossip. I came back here to these lands because the people needed more hope and help than anything. And as Richard's cousin's it is mine and my sister's duty, now that she is home, to look after the people and the land till his return." Marian said interrupting him, she refused to leave the family home, the people needed someone to try to help them, to speak for them. The land had gone into ruin as Richard had left and he'd left the land and people in good condition. However, with the Sheriff running things the way he had for the last nearly six to seven years; the land and the people were falling into chaos.

"Marian, I promised Peter I'd look after you and Ashley -" But his words would soon take a different approach as Marian moved from her place with mournful anger.

"You cannot replace our brother!" She scolded him, accusing the man of wishing to try to take her older brother's place in their life, but that was the farthest from Robin's mind.

"I do not wish to replace Peter! I returned home to find my home in ruins and my father murdered and all I have to tell me what happened are the ramblings of an old blind man, Marian." He clarified to her. He smiled gently when he watched her face turn from saddened anger to a soft glow of calmness.

"Robin," Marian sighed softly realizing of her over dramatics, "Whatever transpired between you and your father I am deeply sorry you both never had the chance to reconcile, but you must not believe a word that is said about him nor the accusations." but again, Robin had been interrupted, this time before he had the chance to speak to Marina by Azeem.

"Christian! Come quick!" Azeem shouted from the stone wall, he'd been up there showing Ashley how to use the telescope when they had found a few men on horse-back riding their way rather quickly.

Robin had pulled his sword free quickly, suddenly growing confused as he looked at the distance difference that the scope was showing him and tried to investigate the confusion further. Having enough of Robin's ridiculous confusion, Azeem took the telescope from the confused Englishman, "How did you and your uneducated people ever take Jerusalem." Azeem said with a shack of his head leaving Ashley silently laughing off to the side. Truthfully, she had been confused at first, but she had been entranced by the telescope and had the time previously to use it and test it out to understand the object.

"God only knows," Was Robin's only answer before Marian called out to them, "What is it?" With her sister up on the wall with Azeem and now Robin, Marian had been a bit frightened when he'd pulled his sword free, meaning something was heading their way.

The three looked between one another and jumped into the tall bale of hay, the way as Ashley had done the first day she arrived back home and climbed out, "Men on horseback," Ashley started.

"Is this your form of protection Robin of Locksley?" Marian scolded.

"I killed some of the Sheriff's men a few days ago," Robin admitted, "I apologize Ladies, I seem to have placed you in terrible danger." He said looking around, but he wouldn't run and leave them defenseless, even though he knew Ashley could do enough herself, Robin had silently admitted several times that she could be more of an opponent than one of England's soldiers.

"Oh dear… You should go. We'll be fine." Marian said looking around for any way for them to hide or make a run for it, but she saw none, but their answer came when Azeem helped Duncan up onto one of her horses, "That's my horse," She stated.

Azeem simply nodded with a prideful smile, "And a magnificent one at that Madam, young Ashley, take care of your sister, child." He said nodding to the young Dubois.

"Stay safe, all of you, now hurry their almost -" Ashley had stood corrected when the doors of the courtyard had been opened, Guy of Gisborne riding furiously towards them, "I'm not leaving you both here unprotected."

Robin was stubborn, both women knew this, and Ashley nodded to her sister, "Stop them, they're stealing our horses!" Marian shouted, a stern look set upon her face, glaring at Robin and nodded towards the other hours Azeem was holding for him.

With a grin, Robin laughed a bit, "How kind of you, Marian," He said then tapped her backside with his sword and laughed, the action had Ashley covering her mouth with laughter. Jumping onto the horse, Robin quickly ruffled Ashley's already tasseled hair and rode off just as Guy and his men came around the corner.

"GET THEM!" He shouted then turned to Marian as his men fired crossbow arrows, one hitting Robin's horse in backside, "Lady Marian, you've been harboring criminals." He said with a stern statement.

Ashley grinned knowing exactly how her sister was, even after being gone for six years she knew Marian would never take such a tone, or accusation, whether they were true or not.

"They are thieves' you imbeciles!" She scolded.

Guy had grinned at her, "Well, then if I may say, my lady, I am relieved they did not cause you harm," He said with a grinning charm and Marian had smiled back, a false smile as it may have been, the Sheriff's right hand had been easily fooled. Turning his horse to follow after Robin and Azeem just as his eyes landed on Ashley, who had rushed around them and into the arms of her sister, a grin spreading wider across his face, "Dare I say, is this the young sister Dubois that vanished all those years ago? Finally returned home?"

"Yes, my sister Ashley Dubois. Now, if you'd be so kind as to retrieve our horses?" Marian said sternly, a glare now turned to the man atop his horse as he eyed her younger sister. Not much caring about the way he was glancing at her sister caused Marian to move Ashley behind her and glad her little sister had allowed her to hide Ashley from the unwanted wandering eyes of Guy. In truth, Marian knew Ashley could hold her own, but she liked the idea that she was the one protecting Ashley and not the other way around.

With a grinning nod, Guy trotted his horse around the two ladies, "Of course, my ladies… Lady Ashley, glad of your safe return from that ungodly place we were all so fearful you were left in… Good day." Turning to the few me that were still there with him he began shouting out orders, "Bring me Locksley's head!" And took off himself after the three fleeing on horseback towards Sherwood Forest.

"Have we lost them Azeem?" Robin asked with hope, they were only a few miles away from the forest and he wasn't sure where else to go if they were still being followed.

"No, my horse carries two and your horse, I fear, is lame." Azeem stated, looking at the wound in its right hind hip. It wouldn't last long after that, the wound would become infected and be more of a hindrance than an aid to their escape and life's.

"Then we lose them in Sherwood," Robin said, moving his horses' reigns, Duncan shocked with fear and a whimper, "Sherwood Forest, Master Robin? But it is haunted." Duncan said fearful clinging onto Azeem.

"I'd rather take our chances with the forest's ghosts rather than become one ourselves, come Azeem." Knowing there was nowhere else to go they took after the forest.

Guy's men had stopped before entering the forest, shivering in their armor and horse saddles, "You cowards! Come on, they are right there!" Guy shouted with annoyance at his men.

"It's not the men, my liege, it's the forest's ghosts." One spoke up with fright, this had caused Robin to lightly laugh to himself as they all rode off, Guy screaming at his men and calling them bloody cowards.

"Robin Locksley! Son of a Devil Worshiper, your father died a coward and cursing your name while squealing like a stuck pig!" Guy shouted, hoping it would draw him out, sadly to no avail.

Azeem shook his head to his comrade, "You will bring no justice to your father's name by dying, we must move forward."

Nottingham Castle

"What happened!" The Sheriff shouted with rage, "I wanted his head cousin, first you and your brother failed me, now you alone." He said getting into his cousin's face, which remained impassive.

Guy held his body and face like a stone, no matter how badly his eye wished to twitch, "Believe me cousin, I'd have continued after the criminals. However, with my men being as cowardly as they were, I had no choice but to turn back myself. I couldn't very well have gone in alone and gotten ambushed. Then you wouldn't have the information you have now. Would you?" Guy said, returning his cousin stare.

"Hm, very well… Where are these men of yours?"

"They are currently in the dungeons, I have relieved them of their duties permanently, I cannot have cowards in my ranks least of all in your guard, now can I?"

The Sheriff grinned wickedly to his cousin, the eldest of the Gisborne brothers was clearly his favorite, "Indeed not cousin, wise choice."

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