Chapter 18

Of course, we ran after Robin. We ran to Locksley, but there were no villagers. They ran up a hill. No one knows why. So... we followed. The villagers were surrounding two men, who were fighting. It must be Guy and Robin. Guy was winning. He had picked up Robin Hood over his head and threw him over a cliff. Much freaked and ran to kill Guy for killing Robin. Guy punch Much down and ordered him to be taken away. I gripped on to Allan's arm. He tried stopping the guards. John and I had to hold him back other wise he'd be taken too. When the crowd cleared, John, Allan, and I went down to the water to find Robin. John suddenly ran off. Allan and I had to run after him. John stopped at the edge of the water.

"I reckon he's gone for good." John said, hitting a piece of floating bark in the water, he thought was Robin. "And we weren't there to save him."

"We'd better go, John. Hey, we got to think about the living now, big man." Allan said. He grabbed my hand and all three of us ran.

Being with an outlaw involves alot of running. I'm pretty sure I'm losing weight.

"Allan, where are we going?" I aske, pulling my hand back.

Allan stopped. "We are going to get Much."

I started to back away. "I'm not going back. I will not go back. If I go back you know what my father is going to do. He will take me from you and make me marry Guy. He might yell at me. And I don't want that!"

Allan cupped my face with his hands. "Hey, hey. No, it will be alright." His hands left my face and suddenly I was in his arms. "We made it this far. They are not going to ruin anything just yet. Now let's get a move on." Allan gave me kiss before we started to run again.

We made it to the village. The guys were trying to come up with a plan to get Much out of the there.

"All I'm saying is its just us now, and we've got to get Much out of there." John said as we walked up to the Nottingham village gate.

"You're good aren't you." Allan joked to John. "You, stating the obvious."

I had to turn and giggle while Allan and John nick pick back and forth about coming up with a plan.

"You two are bad at planning." I laughed.

"Like you can do better." Allan sassed, grabbing my waist and trying to tickle me.

"I can." I laughed, pushing Allan off me.

John pushed the both of us to the side. Father was coming through with a few of his men. The three of us put our hoods up, so we would be seen. Father trotted by with his men and a cage, a cage that held Much, who was in chains.

"Should we go after him..?" I asked.

John and Allan looked baffled. The just became more difficult.

"Can I stay with you?" I asked Allan, trying to be cute.

"I have a plan." Allan said.

"Please, no more running." I whined.

The plan was to detract the guards and father and save Much. Allan was going to do the detracting part while John and I save Much.

When we found father, Much was in a hole in the ground. Before I left Allan, I gave him a kiss for good luck. John and I climbed up in a tree and threw down a rope for Much. Father started to freak out and was yelling for the guards.

"Hello, Much." I said, sitting back in the tree.

Much looked over and nodded. "Sirena."

"Can I go save Allan?" I asked John.

John looked at. "I have to keep you safe. That's all Allan cares about."

We waited until father left. Then we crawled down the tree and fled to the Robins camp. There we said our farewells and made a toast to Robin.

Just when everything was fine, the door of the camp opened, and a man walked through. He was tall, dark, and wearing a strange outfit. Everyone grabbed their weapons.

"Who are you?" Much questioned the strange man.

The man had no fear. "Tall, dark strange." He joked.

"Answer the question, big mouth." John gritted his teeth.

"You're a big lad, but you're out of condition." The man said, looking at Little John.

John took a swing, but the dark man knew how to fight. Then Allan went in, but was pushed down, landing on John, who threw Allan off.

"You want some of that?" The man asked Much.

Much had a nervous look on his. "Uh... nah. Got a bad arm."

I ran to Allan's side, helping him to his feet.

"Name's Tuck. I've just come from Robin. He'd like to see you if that's convenient." The man said, with a smile on his face.

The boys looked so confused.

"What? Robin's alive?" Much asked.

"Yep, he's fine. Be as right as rain in a week. He needs a little but of rest." Tuck informed.

Much was really happy. "He's alive? Alive. He's alive!"

John and Much were accepting the news, but not Allan or I.

"I don't believe." I said, walking over to the man.

"Well, he gave me this to prove my credentials." Tuck held up a ring that was on a string.

Much took it and it looked at it. "Marian's ring." He gave the ring back. "Thank you, brother."

Allan still didn't believe Tuck. "What's your game, eh?"

Tuck looked at Allan. "Same as yours."

"Why should I trust you?" Allan asked. I could tell Allan was uneasy about this, so I ran my hand down his arm, and grabbed his hand.

"Look, I think he's sorry for leaving you. He'll explain all himself. Dead man's crossing, midday." Then Tuck left.

"Are we gonna go?" I asked them all.

"Of course we are." Much answered.

We ran through the woods looking for dead man's crossing. I didn't know what dead man's crossing was until much pointed it out. Dead man's crossing was a place where people get hanged. It's an old hanging thing. With a rope and everything.

"Somethings not right." John said as we walked over to the crossing.

"Thing whole thing's not right." Allan replied.

Much looked back. "He'll come. Robin's alive. I can feel it. He'll be here."

We started to look around for Robin. Until I noticed a man wearing a cloak standing in one of the roads that lead to the hanging spot. I started to hit Allan. The boys came over and looked at the Robin.

"Hide." Allan whispered.

"Why?" I asked.

"What if it's not Robin. You have to hide until we know."

I turned around and kissed Allan. "I'll be close."

I hid in some bushes. I didn't go too far because I wanted to see who was under the cloak. When the cloak came off, Guy stepped out. I couldn't here anything which was a bummer. Suddenly, guards came out of hiding and took John, Allan, and Much.

What do I do? I cannot go back to the castle. If I don't do something, they'll die. I got to save Allan.