Title: Outlaws2006 - Chapter Two: Introducing Charli and Tanya
Rating: PG
Author: moonmajik and Tanya
Synopsis: Robin and his gang of outlaws, plus Guy of Gisnborne and the Sheriff, get swept 800 years into the future, to the year 2006, into the ladies bathroom of a Starbucks Coffee House. Follow their journey as they get to grips with their new surroundings. Based on the BBC's 2006 Robin Hood.
Pairings: Robin/OC, Will/OC, Alan/Djaq
Disclaimer: We do not own Robin Hood or any associated comments, such as "We go to Nottingham" or "Not being Funny, but..." Especially do not own the Sheriff. Damn. We do, however, own Charli and Tanya. In the later Chapters, there may be other characters that we own.

Present Day

"I'm in serious need of some coffee!" Tanya gasped as she and her friend Charli headed through their local shopping arcade of Lockly. "I spent half the night up on the internet just looking at random shite. Sooooo tired!"

"Stop whining, Tanya!" Charli rolled her eyes. "Maybe if you went to bed sooner, we could have more fun shopping. But no! You have to ruin it by moaning and complaining that you're tired and just want coffee and your bed!"

"But I…"

"Shut up!" Charli cut her off, but smiled anyway. It was just so typical of Tanya to have such a late night, knowing that she had to be up and out early the next day. "Come on, Starbucks is just around the corner. Let's go."

"You're a star…I love you, you know that?" Tanya flashed her best smile and batted her eyelashes.

"Yeah, yeah! Don't push your luck, girl!" Charli scowled as they approached the coffee house.

It felt warm inside in contrast to the cool autumn air they'd just been in. There were several people seated around the room, going about their usual business of chatting or reading the odd book or paper. Nothing out of the ordinary Charli thought.

"What do you fancy then?" Tanya nudged her friend as she skimmed over the large menu board on the wall.

"A hot sexy man?" Charli grinned wickedly. "Preferably with a sprinkle of chocolate."

"Yes…well…I wish for that too Charli, but unfortunately, they don't sell hot sexy men in Starbucks. Besides, you already have a boyfriend! So… pick again."

"Maybe one day, he will just 'fall from the sky'", Charli murmured to herself before looking back at the menu disapprovingly. "I guess I'll just have a regular mocha like you usually do."

"Right, so you're treat? Great! Be right back. I gotta go pee." Before Charli even had time to protest, Tanya was making her way to the ladies toilet.

"Cheeky cow," Charli laughed before ordering the coffees and taking a seat.

Tanya checked her appearance in the toilet mirror and grimaced at her reflection. "No wonder you can't get somebody as good looking as Orlando Bloom."

Wetting her palms with a sprinkle of water, she flattened down her wild short blonde hair as much as possible and studied her reflection again. The word scary came to mind. Feeling a little spontaneous, she instead ruffled her fingers through it and messed it up completely. Yeah, it was definitely time for a change. "Maybe a dark colour and some extensions would do the trick." She murmured to herself. "Or some plastic surgery."

"You know you really need to stop putting yourself down, Tanya. I swear I never hear you say anything good about yourself these days."

Tanya jumped out of her skin and whipped around on the spot quickly. "Charli! How long have you been stood there? I didn't hear you come in!"

"I've been here long enough. I came to check on you in case you'd fallen down the toilet or something. Plus, your coffee is going cold." Charli handed the cup over to Tanya and smiled.

"Thanks." Tanya studied Charli, noticing how her bright red highlights over her light brown hair looked awesome on her. If she'd done that herself, she would have looked ridiculous.

"What did you do to your hair!" Charli suddenly laughed. Tanya looked back into the mirror and realised that it was stuck up in all directions from where she'd messed it up earlier.

"Don't ask."

Charli giggled, running her hand threw her own recently died shoulder length fuzz.

"Looks like a hurricane hit"

There was a flash of lightning as she uttered those words, and all the lights in the bathroom went off. This was not a particular problem, as it was the middle of the morning and the sun was shining, so the room stayed light, but it was enough to prompt both girls to utter small screams. The reason for their screams was justified when a strong wind blew through the room, making Charli grab hold of the sink and giving a new meaning to the word 'windswept.' In Tanya's case, her hair would resemble an electrified golliwog until she was able to hop into her shower.

When the two girls had recovered from the phenomenon, they were met by a deadly silence. Not a sound echoed through the café's bathroom, no drip or drop. And then, all of a sudden, there was a clap of air not unlike thunder and a group of people dropped from the ceiling onto the tiled floor.