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The Angel of Death Final,
Final Chapter,
We Are Robin Hood,
It was midday, Madison had prepared her horses for travel, Robin, and his gang stood by them, while she said her final good bye's to Guy.
She knelt beside his bunk holding his hand, simply starring at his calmed face, "I wish you had of woken up while I could remain here, unfortunately I have to go now Guy, I did not want you to think illy of me, but unfortunately I have not been able to speak to you. I hope you make up with Robin." She said quietly, as she leaned over and kissed him on the forehead, she then removed a medallion from around her neck, which was engraved in Saracen marks, and it was made of gold with trims of silver. She held it in her hand when she left the camp and walked over to where her horses awaited her.
"So where will you go?" Robin asked, as Madison joined them,
"I will go back to my brother Prince John, he loves me and I am thankful for his rescue so I do owe him something." She replied, "But I am not his supporter or his apologist, mark my words if my brother tries anything I know the first person who is going to learn of this Robin." She said teasingly, as she grabbed his arm and led him away from the others so they could talk.
"Make peace with Guy Robin, please don't give up on him, he needs to change and I think you are the way to do it." She said quietly,
"Making peace with my enemy...hmmm I would have to think about that." Robin teased,
"I'm serious Loxley he is a wanted outlaw, he's sick, he needs you're care, and he needs a friend." Madison said sternly,
"I know I know but what if he doesn't want to make peace? What if he still wants to kill me?" Robin asked,
"Then give him this." She replied as she held up her medallion,
"What is it?" He asked,
"It's a medallion I had when I was in the Holy Lands; give it to Guy so he will remember me." She said kindly,
"Allright but I'm not making any promises." Robin warned,
"I think he will join you, there will be a resistance but there will be an acceptance too." Madison replied,
"How can you be so sure?" Robin asked,
"It's just a feeling I have." She replied, as she walked back over to her horses, with Much's help she mounted,
"Well I can't say I will see you all later but I hope I will, Much, Allan no hard feelings I hope." She said,
"We'll try and forget for you're sake." Allan replied,
"I wish you all luck in you're crusade, God be with you." She said before she directed her horse in the direction of London,
"That's one strange woman I have to say, one minute she wants to kill you, and the next minute she's trying desperately to save you." Allan said,
"I'll never understand her I can tell you that." Much added as they turned, and walked back into their camp,
"So who wants to play nursemaid for Gisborne?" Allan teased,
"Well if you're so concerned why don't you do it." Robin replied,
"What you can't be serious." Allan asked,
"Oh comeon." He whined,
"What you used to be his right hand man this shouldn't seem unnatural for you." Much teased further,
"Comeon his son was bad enough just imagine what he's going to be like, you know how the saying goes, like father like son." Allan protested,
"That's allright Allan we'll all take shifts, but you can be first." Robin finished,
Once again, Gisborne found himself in the same peaceful setting of the forest as he had before only now he was standing, looking around, wandering what was going to happen next, but he was soon comforted when he once again saw Marian walking towards him.
He ran towards her, "Marian I've missed you I never thought I would see you again." Guy said as he ran over to her and hugged her,
"I have missed you too Guy but it is not I who has summoned you." She said as she hugged him too,
"Then how am I here?" He asked puzzled,
"Because you have summoned me." She replied,
"How?"
"Because you are looking to you're good side Guy." She replied,
"There is no good in me, all the good I had was suffocated when I became a lackey for the sheriff." He said convictingly,
"That is not true Guy." Marian defended,
"How can it not be? I tried to kill Hood and I killed you, how can you still say there is some good in me?" He asked angry with himself,
"Because Meg believed in you, I believed in you, and Madison believed in you." She replied,
"Madison did not believe in me she is the reason for my being here in the first place." He sneered,
"Guy this is the last time I can meet you face to face, in future you must look to you're heart, the good side of you, where I will be always." Marian said causing Gisborne's attitude to change,
"But what if I can't find you?" He asked worried,
"You will guy, you will." She reassured,
"Now it is time for me to go, and it is time for you to wake up and embrace you're new life." Marian uplifted,
"Where am I?" He asked as she began to walk away,
"You are in Robin's camp, he is beside you're bed, now wake up Guy, wake up." She said as she faded and changed to the setting of Robin's camp.
The next day found Robin by Gisborne's bed, after he noticed Guy stirring slightly, his patience was soon rewarded when he saw Guy's eyes start to open.
"Gisborne can you hear me?" Robin asked quietly,
For a moment, Gisborne only blinked his eyes, trying to get accustomed to the sudden rays of light, that were shining on him, then when he was more conscious, he winced from a sharp stabbing pain he could feel in his side, so Robin offered him some water.
Then as if nothing had happened to change his life, Gisborne was the same as usual, "Well isn't this touching Hood." He began slowly,
"What is?" Robin asked,
"The great hero of Loxley taking in his most feared enemy, how touching indeed." Gisborne mocked cruelly,
"You came to me for help remember?" Robin defended uselessly,
"I guess I was right after all." He mocked,
"About what Gisborne?" Robin asked annoyed,
"You are a warm, and wooly, only now you're taking in your enemies, to show them pity." He continued,
"Nothing changes you does it Gisborne? You're still the same man I've always known." Robin interrupted,
"Well you better get used to it Hood cause like it or not I'm not going to change for you or for..." Gisborne cut himself short, as he remembered what Marian had told him,
"Or for what Gisborne?" Robin pressed,
"Shut-it Hood!" Gisborne ordered, as he lay still lost in thought, thinking heavily on Marian's sincere words.
"Well Tuck will be around in a few minutes to change the bandages on you're wound, he should be back from Loxley soon." Robin said as he rose to his feet,
Then as if Marian had placed her heart inside of his, Gisborne spoke sincerely, and kindly, "Thank you Robin." He said gratefully,
Never in his whole life, had he found it so easy to thank he's enemy, for his much-needed medical care, especially when he was thanking Robin, his childhood enemy, who nearly got him hung, with every word he felt Marian's sincere nature, had he really been speaking with her? Had she really helped him contact his good side?
Never in his life had Robin been more shocked then now, he was more shocked now then, he was when he found out Gisborne had a son, of all the people to thank him. Gisborne? In addition, to use his first name in doing so too. What had happened just then to make him change from the Gisborne he knew, to the Gisborne he had never seen before?
As Robin had said, Tuck had returned from Loxley, with fresh bandages, he had walked over to Gisborne and noticed he was awake, "Well it's good to see you awake again Guy." Tuck began cheerily,
"How long was I out?" Gisborne asked,
"Give or take a few days." Was the reply,
"Where's Madison?" He asked,
"She went back to Prince John, but she promised to fill us in on anything he was going to do, oh and she wanted us to give you this." Tuck said, as he handed Gisborne the medallion,
"This was hers I saw it around her neck when I first met her." Gisborne said, as he held it into the sunlight to study it,
"Why would she give it to me?" He asked puzzled, that the woman who landed him here flat on his back, would give him her medallion,
"Because she saved your life." Tuck replied, as he began unbandaging Gisborne's wound,
"Why what happened?" Gisborne asked,
"And artery in your side was severed, and your wound refused to heal, you were going to die, halfway through the night you fell into a coma, after that she made some medicines, which saved your life." Tuck explained,
"Why would she want to save me? She was the one who did this to me." Gisborne asked,
"I think she likes you Guy." Tuck hinted,
After Tuck had bandaged Gisborne's wound, Robin, and his men went to go hunting, leaving Gisborne all alone with Kate, Gisborne knew someone was there with him, so he spoke.
"Kate is that you?" He asked,
"Yes Gisborne?" She asked,
"I want to tell you something." He said, refusing to give anything away, until he had her full attention,
"What is it?" She asked, when she stood by him,
"It's about you're brother." He began,
"I'm listening." She said impatiently,
"I'm sorry for what I did it was wrong...I realize that now and I'm sorry." Gisborne began, his voice still lacking the energy she was used too,
"If I don't believe you don't feel too bad about it." Kate mocked,
"I'm sincerely sorry for what I have done to you, I hope that one day you will forgive me, but I can never ask you to forgive me...like I can never ask Robin to forgive me." Gisborne said, his voice as sincere as Marian's, or maybe that was because he was looking to her for help,
Kate did not reply, instead she walked away from him, pondering over what she had just witnessed coming from Guy's own lips. This was strange even for him, she had never known him to ask for forgiveness, or ask so sincerely for that matter.
Soon after Robin, and his men had returned carrying rabbit's, when Gisborne had heard them come back he attempted to rise to his feet, he made it but he was still shaky, so Robin went to help him by slinging Guy's arm around his neck.
"I want to join you in you're struggle against Prince John." Gisborne said, accepting Robin's help,
"Of all people why would you want to help us?" Robin asked, shocked even further, to the point of dropping his jaw in amazement,
"Because we share a common goal now, to defeat Isabella and Prince John." Gisborne replied,
"And since when have you ever cared about us?" Much demanded,
"From this moment onward...will you let me help you, it appears you need all the help you can get." Gisborne asked again, using some facts in the process,
"Allright...but you abide by my rules." Robin warned, as he drove his hand into his pocket, and withdrew a wooden Medallion, that bore an arrowhead, and handed it to Gisborne; he handled it for a moment before he held it tightly in his hand.
"So tell me what makes you want to fight for England?" Robin asked again, a cheeky smile crossing his face, as he gazed into Gisborne's eyes,
"Because…we are Robin Hood." Gisborne called out, as the gang joined in, he raised the medallion into the air, but in the back of his mind, all he saw was Marian's delighted face.
THE END.
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