Arriving at the park, Lucas and Erin were informed Beatrice was there. Looking around their surroundings they could see loads of people but, no sign of Beatrice.
"Tariq, can you give us any directions?" Lucas requested.
"I can ring her phone."
Within seconds later, they heard a ringing. The two of them searched the surroundings. Erin walked along the benches when she came upon a rubbish bin.
"Lucas! Over here." Erin shouted.
Lucas ran over to where Erin was. From the bin, she lifted out a phone. It was Beatrice's phone.
"Yeah, Tariq we found the phone. But, no Beatrice." Erin said.
After Erin had ended the call, an alert popped up on the screen. It was a text message from an unknown number. It read:
I told you to deal with her. I knew you couldn't be trusted. Bring your sister and meet me at the safe house.
Prince
"How did he know we'd be here?" Erin asked scanning around.
"I don't know. But, he's got Beatrice and he's going to kill her." Lucas responded.
Erin and Lucas arrived at the safe house. Giving a quick knock, the two of them waited. It wasn't long before the door opened. Kovalevski peered through the gap and opened the door wider.
"Guy, Isabella." Kovalevski said coldly.
This time Kovalevski led them down some steps. Reaching the bottom, the two MI-5 agents could see there was just a door. Kovalevski opened it.
"Ah, glad you could make it." Prince said as he stepped into the light.
"Why are we here?" Lucas asked.
"Like I said, I told you to deal with a certain little problem. However, you have seemed to disobeyed me." Prince said as he began to walk back and forth.
"I wasn't aware I had a deadline." Lucas said.
"When I say deal with it, I mean deal with it. Which means quickly." Prince replied. "Since you didn't do it, it means now that I have to."
Prince stopped where he was, turning towards the two agents.
"Unless," Prince paused."you can redeem yourself and prove your loyalty to me."
"You doubt our loyalty to you?" Lucas questioned.
Prince shook his head, chuckling.
"I didn't say 'our' loyalty. I said 'your' loyalty." Prince clarified. "I do not doubt your sister's loyalty. Yours, on the other hand, is questionable."
"I can assure you, sir, my loyalty to you is unquestionable." Lucas insisted, worried that his cover was about to be blown.
"Is it?" Prince doubted.
"Of course it is." Lucas said firmly.
"Before I can trust you again, you will have to do something for me." Prince ordered.
"What is it?"
"You're going to assassinate The Queen."
Lucas's heart stopped. He was in a dilemma. One he didn't want to be in. He didn't want to kill The Queen because that would be treason, but if he didn't then Prince would kill him. Prince could see his hesitation.
"Gisborne, you will kill the king or Marian will die." Prince threatened.
"Are you giving me an ultimatum?" Lucas warned.
"Oh, no. Just a little incentive. You see I know who you really are," Prince hinted.
Lucas swallowed nervously.
"You do?"
"Oh, yes I do. And you're going to kill The Queen."
"Why would I do that?"
"Because as you already know this little charade of the legend of Robin Hood is only that. A charade, a cover story. And if you know the legend, you will also know that it is Guy of Gisborne who is ordered to kill The King." Prince told him.
"Well, in the BBC version anyway." Kovalevski added in.
"That's irrelevant!" Prince snapped at Kovalevski.
Kovalevski bowed his head in silence. He knew it wasn't a very good move to anger Prince even more than he already was.
"So what will it be?" Prince asked.
"And what about Marian?" Lucas asked back.
"What about Marian?" Prince said. "I said she will be spared if you kill The Queen."
"Will she?" Lucas pushed a bit further.
"I'm not sure if I follow you." Prince returned.
"Well, it is like you said. If you are following a script, the BBC one to be precise then you will also know it is Guy who kills Marian. Something I'm sure both The Sheriff and Prince John was glad of."
"Ah, I'm sure. But, that was only because Guy didn't kill the King. This time he is. Or rather you are."
"Very well. I'll do it." Lucas relented.
"What?" Erin said.
All the while Prince was talking to Lucas, he had forgotten all about Erin.
"You heard him." Prince turned around to face her. "Your 'brother' is going to kill The Queen."
With that final word, Prince and Kovalevski left them. Erin let an angry sigh.
"Lucas, you cannot do this. If you do, you will be dishonoured and sentenced to jail." Erin said. "Plus you will blow all our covers."
"Our covers are already blown, Erin!" Lucas raised his voice. "I don't like it as much as you do but, what choice do we have? Maybe this was part of his plan all along. Getting one of us to kill The Queen."
"Why would he do that? How did he know we were going to investigate him?"
"What better way to destroy the country than to place the blame of its Secret Service. That's why he faked the medical notes. He'd knew we'd find his connection to Kovalevski. That's why he used Robin Hood. This was all part of his plan." Lucas explained.
"How do you know he still isn't going to kill us after you kill The Queen?" Erin wondered.
"We're going to have worry about that later on."
"Later on?" Erin said, looking at him with a shocked expression. "We won't have time later on if we're dead."
"Let's just go. We've got to tell Harry."
The two MI-5 agents left the house. Erin sat next to Lucas, a look of anger and horror still written on her face. She couldn't believe that he was about to commit treason. She just hoped Harry could come up with a better plan before he did.