ROFL! Sorry to all you Much fans out there, but my friend called him Mulch, and then Munchkin, and then Muchkin!

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Chapter Three----------------------------------

As the gang returned one by one, Robin anxiously waited for them all to appear. Anna was last. "Even for a beginner, passing out coins shouldn't have taken that long," he said.

"Sorry," Anna blushed, "I got lost."

Robin smirked, "That's okay. Don't worry about. Next time you'll be with you're brother."

"Do I have to be?" she protested with a little too much concern.

"I'm not that bad of a brother, am I? Allan cut in.

"No, no, it's just. . . well- never mind."

"Alright now, while I was Nottingham, I discovered the taxes. So we will have to work quickly if we want to steal them. So, we need two guards, any volunteers?"

"I volunteer Allan!" Much exclaimed.

"Again! Well, I volunteer Much!" argued Allan.

Much pouted, "That's not fair! Plus, the sheriff knows me!"

"Much is right, I volunteer," Will said.

"Do you still need a servant girl?" Anna asked.

"No, one of Marian's wants to help."

"Oh. . . okay."

Later that night, the outlaws left for the Trip to Jerusalem Inn. They arrived to find Marian, "What took so long? I've been here for an hour!" She glared at Robin.

"Sorry, we were waiting for someone," he turned to look at Anna.

"Sorry!" Anna called.

"Do you remember Allan's sister, Anna?"

"Yes, now I do, hello!"

"There's no time for chit-chat, Marian." She rolled her eyes at Robin. "Now, Marian, you stay here. Anna, you come with us. Distract the guards at the front gate."

"And how do you expect me to do that?" Anna asked.

"Flirt with them or something. I don't know. Use the A-Dale charm."

Reluctantly, Anna agreed to Robin's suggestion, and walked over to the guards, "Hello, I'm new in this town, do you know any good places around here?" She smiled sweetly, then realized who it was. "Allan! Just let us in!"

"Alright, alright, no need to yell at me!"

"Um. . yeah there is! I'll talk to you about it later."

"No you won't! Robin!"

He appeared from behind a vendor's cart with the rest of the gang, "All clear?"

"Yep," Allan answered.

"Good, let's go. Anna, go back to the inn and stay with Marian."

Back at the Trip to Jerusalem, Marian and Anna sat at a table in the corner, talking. "Last time I saw you, you were with a man. What happened to him?"

"Joel? We went our separate ways. . ."

"You two were betrothed, were you not? That's strange. Robin and I broke off our engagement though. . ."

Anna, trying to change the subject, asked, "How is life in the castle?"

"Good, as well as can be imagined." Having no excitement in the castle, Marian would not be put off, "Why did you and Joel separate? You seemed so happy?"

"Um . . .uh. . . he-"

"Anna! Time to go!" Allan ran into the inn, grabbed Anna, and practically dragged her into the street and onto a horse. "Quick, come on, the sheriff is after us!"